When he walked out of Donglinfang, Zhong Zhengyuan saw Chen Changsheng drinking non-stop. There was an unknown amount of wine in the gourd, as if he couldn't finish it.
In fact, he was a little puzzled. The so-called world of mortals refining the heart, I think it is like this, but it is always not as satisfactory.
"It's hard to tell the truth from the false..."
Zhong Zhengyuan shook his head and sighed, and followed Chen Changsheng into the distance.
The sky was dark, and when the last ray of light dispersed, the bright moon appeared in the sky, mist and clouds fell in the eyes, and everything around seemed to become quiet.
Walk to a mountain temple.
The fire in front of him was burning fiercely, and the firewood in it crackled, occasionally emitting sparks.
Chen Changsheng added some firewood and looked at the flickering candlelight quietly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Mr. Chen seems to have been silent a lot since he came out of Donglinfang."
Chen Changsheng raised his head and said, "I just feel a little ridiculous."
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "It's all absurd. I know it's a lie, but I still fall into it. In the end, I'm just deceiving myself. But now the result is still satisfactory."
Chen Changsheng added another firewood to the fire. He took a sip of wine and said, "How many things are perfect in this world? In fact, if we really talk about it, it is not good to be really perfect. Leave everything for a while." Only through lack can we be able to persevere.”
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Since Mr. Chen understands, why bother?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said bluntly.
"It's just unpleasant."
If we say it is an illusion, it is better to say it is a big dream.
The dreamer knows it is a dream but does not want to wake up.
Just like what the poem says.
In the dream, I didn't know that I was a guest, and I was greedy for pleasure for a while.
But no matter how unhappy he is, what can he not be happy about? What makes Chen Changsheng unhappy is the miserable world, the messy things that make people unable to distinguish between good and evil.
Maybe he forgot about it after one night, or maybe he forgot all about it in the blink of an eye after taking a few sips of Qiuyue Brewing with the fire in front of him.
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Mist overflowed from the forest, and the fire in the temple had long been extinguished. Only a little bit of white smoke remained floating outside the temple, blending with the heavy fog in the mountains and hiding in it.
The two gentlemen left the temple and walked among the mist.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "The heavy fog this morning is a bit confusing."
"Although I am confused, the path under my feet is always there, isn't it?" Chen Changsheng said.
Zhong Zhengyuan paused for a moment and said with a smile: "What you said is absolutely true. Isn't this worldly road just the road under your feet?"
Before the fog, all I could see was the road under my feet.
Even if you don't know the direction, as long as you walk forward, you are walking on the road of mortals.
Zhong Zhengyuan felt more and more that this gentleman was a wonderful person.
I was trapped by things last night, but after the night, it seems I don't remember it. I am as warm and fun as before. I am not trapped by everything, and I should have the road ahead.
By noon, the fog gradually dissipated.
The two of them walked forward, seeing a desolate scene everywhere they looked.
The door of the wine shop in Guandao was ajar, and there were overgrown weeds at the door. Looking inside, I saw that it was already covered with dust, and it seemed that it had been abandoned for a long time.
The cultivated fields in the distance were desolate and had been abandoned for a long time. After walking for more than ten miles, there was no human habitation.
This world is so chaotic!
At a glance, I saw only four or five houses in the small village outside the square. When I entered, I found that the place had long been empty, and the things inside were in a mess, as if they had been smashed.
"This place is all empty..." Zhong Zhengyuan said.
Chen Changsheng said: "In troubled times, bandits are rampant. I'm afraid something is in trouble here."
Zhong Zhengyuan raised his hand, and three copper coins fell into his palm. He shook it and took a look at the hexagram.
"Mr. Chen hit the nail on the head."
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "There is a Tengxing Mountain not far away, and a group of bandits are entrenched in the mountain. Coupled with the wars in recent years, the government has no time to deal with these matters. This group of bandits has become more and more rampant, and sometimes even breaks into the village to rob money. Over time, no one lived in the area, so that the fields were abandoned.”
Chen Changsheng said: "Maybe you and I will be targeted if we go further."
Zhong Zhengyuan thought for a moment and said, "What are Mr. Chen's plans?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "That depends on how courageous they are."
Zhong Zhengyuan smiled knowingly and said: "That's right, that's right."
The two of them walked forward.
The road ahead is relatively narrow, with mountains and forests on both sides. It is a road opened between two mountains. In addition, the mountains and forests are dense, which is very suitable for Tibetans.
Behind a certain tree in the forest, a pair of eyes looked at the two people walking slowly on the road.
One of them looked poor, and the other one was wearing a blue shirt, and he looked like a rich man, but in fact, the one wearing a green shirt was the least wealthy one.
"Second Master, do you want to stop them?"
"Whoever has lived here doesn't have some money on his body."
Chen Changsheng and the other two were walking.
There was sudden movement in the mountains and forests on both sides.
"stop!"
Chen Changsheng raised his eyes and saw two strong men holding long swords suddenly appeared in the forest on the left, and the same was true in the forest on the right.
The roads in front and behind are blocked.
Chen Changsheng and Zhong Zhengyuan looked at each other, as expected.
"Zheng."
Four bright long knives were pointed at the two of them.
The leader raised a sinister smile on his lips and said, "My four brothers are waiting for a sale at the edge of the field. Unfortunately, we bumped into the road and were offended."
Chen Changsheng asked: "You guys, Chen forgot to bring some silver when he went out, and now he doesn't have much money on him."
"No money?"
Qiao Laoer frowned, he stepped forward with the knife, put it directly on Chen Changsheng's neck, and said, "Do you have any money now?"
Zhong Zhengyuan glanced at the robber and couldn't help but think: You can't fight anyone, but you choose to fight Mr. Chen.
He looked at Qiao Laoer with a little pity in his eyes.
"If you don't believe me, just search me." Chen Changsheng said.
Qiao Laoer held Chen Changsheng on his side and immediately signaled his men to come over and search him.
Chen Changsheng also cooperated and raised his hand to let him search everything.
The vicious man searched Chen Changsheng's whole body, but in the end he only found a penny.
"Didn't you say you have no money! What is this!"
The long knife was placed on Chen Changsheng's neck. The strong man held the penny and questioned Chen Changsheng, as if he was about to chop him.
Chen Changsheng said calmly: "Perhaps Chen has forgotten. Besides, it's just a penny. With or without it, it doesn't matter."
"Cut the nonsense!"
Qiao Laoer frowned. Seeing that this man was so calm, he felt a little unsure for a moment.
Is there any passerby who is not afraid of the robber?
This man could be so calm.
Qiao Laoer then turned to look at Zhong Zhengyuan and said, "Search him again."
Zhong Zhengyuan performed a magic trick and hid the money bag.
This was his tea money along the way, how could he be willing to fall into the hands of these bandits.
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It's a bit stuck, there is another chapter today, please bear with me.
