"There is a couplet on the innermost wall!"
Jiao Yue waved her hands in front of her face, pushing aside the clumps, strips of spider silk, and cotton-like "hanging ash" hanging from the beam. She walked straight inside and took Gong Dan to see the official script couplet:
"Fish forget each other in the rivers and lakes, and people forget each other in Taoism."
Jiaoyue pointed to these two characters and read.
"These two sentences are very meaningful!"
Gong Dan also read this couplet and found it very interesting.
But here, there is no longer the bustling scene of the past with fish and tourists. Whether it is the world of fish or the world of people, it is now all lifeless darkness and depression.
"The 'shu' created by my master, Mu Yi, the master of 'shu', and the 'Tao' created by the master's lover Xin Wu, have been practiced here for many years. People who still live here can remember their , has become less and less. Maybe, this is 'people forget each other'!"
Jiao found a feather duster again and dusted off the dust on the two words. She rolled up the corners of the bottom of the couplet and pressed it again and again, hoping that it would become flat again.
"This tank is so big. It's black, white and black. What are they?"
Gong Dan pointed to the middle of this couplet, where the huge white sand ant kingdom was originally placed. Now, this giant three-dimensional thin-walled decorative glass cabinet has a fully enclosed outer frame. From the nursery to the countless three-dimensional and complex compartments formed by the hard work of worker ants one by one, just like human architecture, the full picture of the tortuous, three-dimensional and complex ant kingdom is still in front of us, but only The fine sand is pure white, and the ants have shrunk into gray briquettes. The entire picture that can be seen now is still extremely plain, and still has the meaning of wabi-sabi and despair.
Further down, in the huge aquarium, except for the remains of a thick circle of moss, there is not a single fish or shrimp in the waterless space, and there is a rusty deep wire mesh fence. Beyond the thick dust at the bottom of the first floor, there was nothing.
Today's "Jiu Shi", where diners once had to queue up to eat, various fish swimming in layers, and teams who took the initiative to wash dishes, have become distant memories.
"I heard that the memory of fish is very poor. It only lasts 7 seconds. Do they easily forget each other and start over again every time? Do you think this is what you mean?"
Gong Dan also began to associate, analyze and discuss the "first couplet" of the couplet.
"Huh? Master, look, are these two fishes?"
Jiao Yue took out the deep wire mesh fence and wanted to clean the bottom of the tank. When she lifted the fence, she found two strange fish inside:
Those were the flounder and the scavenger who were once at the bottom of the fish world! Although the two fishes were already dead and dry, they maintained the back-to-back posture of "you can't see me, and I can't see you."
"Master Muyi once told us that the white 'flounder' and the black 'scavenger' symbolize yin and yang respectively. Although they obviously live in almost the same place, they can never see each other."
"Since they have never seen each other, then they have never been in each other's memory. They have never 'remembered', so how can they 'forget' each other? They will die in a net, It's just because of people's arrangements, not their own will! If they were in the free world that truly belonged to them, they wouldn't have to live in such a humiliating way and die in a cowardly manner."
Gong Dan looked at these two "dead fishes" and let out almost the same "sentiment" that Mu Yi had thought about before!
This shocked Jiao Yue, she couldn't help but clapped her hands and said:
"Oh my God, how old are you, Master? The word 'deep' doesn't suit you! Haha!"
"This used to be the cleaning area, but now it's all been demolished, leaving only this row of empty troughs."
Jiaoyue pointed to the entire row of dishwashing sinks, which could once accommodate 10 people washing together at the same time, but now they were empty.
"Alas! This place is really 'empty'!"
"There is nothing here originally. It is your heart that is full and empty, that is why you feel that this place is 'empty'."
"Yes, Taoist Master?"
Jiao Yue was pleasantly surprised by the sudden comment. She couldn't help but look around, excited. shouted:
Cleaning up the remnants of the relatively dark store, she and Gong Dan were originally the only two people, but now it was clear that a third person's voice could be heard.
"Yes! That's right, little girl! It's me. Where's your magic master? I'm looking for her. When I got here, I heard you two sighing loudly!"
Xin Wu jumped in from outside the low pillar-side dining table, holding the pole with his hand, and stood in front of Jiao Yue and Gong Dan with his hands behind his back.
"Who is this?"
"Taoist Master, he is the main master Taiyi, and now he is the owner of the 'Dingpan Xin Pavilion'. I have become his disciple. Today, we are here to select the site for the construction of the Xin Pavilion. Unexpectedly , you will come here too! I don’t know where the Master is now. It’s been a long time since she left the ‘Open Fire Place’ last time and she hasn’t come back to see us.”
Jiaoyue formally introduced Gongdan to the Taoist master.
"Well, I've heard of the Master, but I didn't expect him to be so young and handsome! Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!"
Xin Wu took the initiative to reach out his hand and shook Gong Dan's hand vigorously. The two of them knew each other so well.
"Tao Master, I didn't expect that your hands are so strong!"
Gong Dan is a man who doesn't hide anything in his heart, and speaks out immediately if he has anything to say. He looks like a "working machine" without "memory".
However, this is also very good. It makes people not tired and does not need to use their brains to guess.
"No, no! You haven't had a fight with the master! Wait until you see her before you judge me."
Xin Wu was right at all. Zhou Shukang could easily defeat him with her "one-finger Zen" skills! That kind of hand strength that I can't remember, especially the one I developed during rock climbing - I can't describe it!
"Oh! That's awesome! I'll definitely ask for advice when I get the chance!"
Gong Dan holds his fists with both hands, and his salute posture is standard. His left palm presses his right fist. At first glance, he is a "practice man".
"You're welcome, you're welcome! Well, let me ask you something: Wu came out here to look for me a few days ago. Have you seen him?"
Xin Wu explained his intention.
"Mude? Is he here too? We just came here and we don't know yet!"
Jiaoyue replied.
"Oh! Well, take it seriously. If you see him, ask him to come to me. I have someone I want to see in the next few days."
After Xin Wu finished speaking, he wanted to leave.
"Who is it?"
Jiaoyue asked.
"Listen to that person - Emperor Minghuang, his name is Da Ni, the master of the 'Fan Bu Dao Hall'. This is his address. I want to take Wu Chu with me."
"Are you looking for my brother?"
