Zhang Xiaohe's eyes were spinning, and pictures flashed through his mind.
The year before last, when he was looking for medicinal herbs on the cliff, he saw a nest of beautiful birds chirping. He often went to see them without telling anyone. It is afraid that other children will take them away...
Last year, I caught a big turtle while fishing and picking up stones in the Lingjiang River. My hand was bitten hard, but I happily dragged it home. I cooked it with my mother and invited Xu Huaigu and his family to come. eat……
And the figure of the mother doing housework and farm work really appeared in front of her. Her body was as thin as before, but even with her back to him, he could feel his mother's warmth.
He really wanted to take one last look at his mother, but her back was always turned to him. Finally turning around, she smiled kindly and said in a soft tone that she hadn't heard in a long time: "Zhang Xiaohe, live well."
He suddenly woke up, he was still falling, and the scene just now lasted only in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, his body seemed to be affected by a strange force, and he slowly fell down, and then he was grabbed by the back collar again, unable to move.
He looked back in panic and saw that it was still the beautiful Taoist priest. The Taoist priest seemed to be confused and asked him: "Kid, didn't you jump off the cliff? Why did you fall so slowly?"
Zhang Xiaohe was confused and didn't know how to answer this weird question.
The Taoist priest asked him again: "Then you didn't succeed this time. Do you blame Taoist for stopping you again?"
Zhang Xiaohe said quickly: "No, no... I don't want to die."
The Taoist priest nodded and said, "Everyone in the world is like this."
Zhang Xiaohe quickly replied: "The Taoist priest is right. I have experienced death once, and I am so scared that I no longer have the courage to seek death."
"No, that's not what I'm talking about. After all, there are all kinds of things that people in the world can't let go of. For example, you saw beautiful memories before you died, so you covet life and don't dare to die anymore. This is a kind of obsession. It's because I rely on you, but I can't let go of the concern on my shoulders. In fact, it's a big mistake."
Zhang Xiaohe didn't quite understand, but he could tell that he was criticizing himself. He didn't dare to say anything in front of this Taoist priest of unknown origin, and just nodded in acquiescence.
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Why are you nodding your head? Are you afraid of me, or do you really feel that you are wrong?"
Zhang Xiaohe didn't nod either, or not, so he could only stare at him blankly.
"Hahaha, everyone in this world still has a long way to go. Let's see how far they can go..."
The Taoist priest randomly muttered silently: "No, no, Taoism is not like this. I still have people in the world in my heart, so I think this way, and I can't let it go. I have to learn from it in the future."
He said to Zhang Xiaohe: "Are you from this village?"
"Hmm, yes."
"Okay, then you take me to see the village."
Zhang Xiaohe was so confused that he took the Taoist priest to the village without asking anything.
The scene in the village was shocking, with everyone hiding in their homes for fear of being implicated. The priest's platform in the center of the village was surrounded by corpses that had been cut in half. The blood mixed with the soil and turned into a strange black color.
Zhang Xiaohe only took one look at the gut-wrenching scene, and immediately turned his head and vomited.
The Taoist priest turned a blind eye, walked to Li Zi who was holding her father and crying, and said to her: "Are you the one who made the choice?"
Li Zi ignored him and continued to hold her father and cry bitterly. Her father went from mumbling to himself to talking loudly and randomly, shouting the names of those who died, and punching himself in the head from time to time. He was crazy.
The Taoist priest looked at her and asked, "You saved the villagers, but no one was grateful to you. Instead, it got to the point where you are now. Do you regret it?"
Li Zi cried and replied: "Can you save my father?"
"Of course, but you have to make another choice. I kill everyone else in your village and save your father, or your father and the villagers continue like this. Choose quickly."
After hearing this, Li Zi looked painful and said angrily: "Then kill everyone else in the village!"
The beautiful Taoist priest's eyes were filled with admiration and he said: "First I exchanged the lives of a few for many lives, and now I exchange the lives of many for one life. I speak from the heart and do not pretend to be kind, which is in line with my way. How about I accept you as a disciple?"
Li Zi asked anxiously: "Can you save my father?"
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Of course you can. It's only natural for master to help his apprentice with small things."
"Okay, then I promise you!"
The Taoist priest took out a piece of yellow paper, put it on her father's forehead, and muttered a few words in a low voice. The talisman paper turned into dots of starlight and penetrated into his body. His father also stopped going crazy and fell asleep quietly. .
Seeing that her father was finally well, she cried quietly, and then wiped the sweat from her eyes. She looked at the master she had just vaguely recognized, without any emotion in her heart. Maybe too many things happened today, and this usually strong girl didn't know how to deal with it, so she squatted on the ground, not knowing how to place her hands and feet.
The Taoist priest looked at the village after the disaster, cursed in his heart, and whispered: "I knew it would be up to no good if my senior brother asked me to come here. How do I know what to do? I might as well let that Molong burn him down."
He really finds it troublesome. These ordinary villagers are meaningless and valuable to him. It doesn't matter whether they live or die. But this little girl is decisive in doing things and kills according to her heart. She is quite qualified and looks likeable, so it doesn't matter. The reason is not to accept her as a disciple.
He spoke to the people in the village and said: "All of you stay in the village and do whatever you have to do. No one can leave the village." His voice was not loud, but everyone in the village could hear it clearly.
Li Zi frowned and looked at him, so he added another sentence: "Well... uh, this little girl's parents can leave the village with me, but no one else can."
Someone immediately protested: "Why should we listen to you? We also want to live! We also want to get out!"
The Taoist priest immediately stretched out his hand to grab the family member. The door of the family's room was broken, and a person was caught in his hand from a distance. He grabbed his throat tightly. His face had turned blue and he was struggling.
He stared at the man and said flatly: "Do you think I'm being reasonable? What does it matter to me whether you live or not? I might as well tell you that the ink dragon who killed someone before is already very reasonable, at least... ." He emphasized his tone, "You are more reasonable than me."
He let go of the man suddenly and fell to the ground, breathing air with a frightened look on his face. Others saw it and dared to say anything wrong.
He turned his head and said to Li Zi: "You can take your parents and follow me now."
Li Zi hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Can you leave later? I have to pack my things."
The Taoist priest was very gentle to her and said, "Yes, but you have to agree to one condition."
Li Zi suddenly became nervous again and asked: "What are the conditions?"
"Of course it's your name, otherwise would I keep calling you little girl?"
Li Zi didn't react and looked at him in surprise. Is this really what a person who was about to kill someone just a second ago said?
She answered carefully: "My name is Li Zi."
The Taoist priest laughed out loud and said: "It's a very good name. Also, since you will be my disciple in the future, don't be restrained in front of me, just speak your true thoughts."
Li Zi replied: "Yes."
She thought again and asked, "Then can I take Xu Huaigu's family with me?"
"Okay, since you opened your mouth, it's all right." He smiled again, "Do you like him?"
Li Zi said shyly: "No."
The beautiful Taoist priest laughed and said to her: "I just told you that you should follow your heart. If you offend for the first time, forget it. You won't do it again."
Li Zi covered her face and ran away. Unfortunately, the sharp-eyed Taoist priest saw that her earlobes turned red.
He sighed with emotion when he was new to life: "This is the great freedom of my Tao. It's a pity that after all these years of studying Taoism, I still go farther and farther."
Seeing the back of the little girl running away, the beautiful Taoist priest laughed infatuatedly, even more refined among the blood around him.
There should be a few such beautiful and pure things in life, and they must be cherished.
