Song You didn't go far when he saw a horse in front of him.
It is a maroon horse.
Bei Yuanma's appearance is a bit thin, and the color of his fur is really conspicuous in this ice and snow.
As soon as he saw it, the horse ran over.
"Huh?"
Song You was a little surprised. When it stopped in front of him, he couldn't help but ask: "Why did you come here?"
"..."
"That's fate."
The Taoist seemed to be talking to himself.
The cat behind him was extremely happy.
It's quite a fate to say it.
The place separated from the bay red horse was obviously in the other direction of Changjing, and this place was not close to Changjing. This horse actually ran here, and happened to meet him here.
It should be because of the rich aura of Beiqin Mountain.
"Then let's go."
"..."
"We will leave Beijing in more than a month. During this time, you can be wherever you want."
The Taoist said as he walked forward along the snake path.
The red horse poop also followed behind him.
After climbing over a mountain, I soon saw the lake in the mountains below and the huts beside the lake. The mountain wind seemed to have no effect here, and the lake was as calm as a mirror. There was a small boat above, and a coir raincoat man was sitting on the boat fishing. It was as quiet as a painting.
Song You stood here and stared for a moment, thinking to himself, did the Snake Immortal learn this hobby from the original Fuyang Patriarch?
Just like Kuroba Daoye's laziness and aggressiveness.
What hobbies will Sanhua Empress have in the future?
The last time I came here, I felt a little emotional knowing that Snake Immortal and Patriarch Fuyang had an old relationship. Now that the master has left, Taoist Black Feather has also gone to see the world they once saw. When he comes here again, there is naturally something new. emotion.
Time is long and ever-changing.
Who knows what it will look like before it arrives?
Song You walked over.
From a distance, I saw the figure on the fishing boat making a movement to close the pole, as if he had caught a fish, put the fish away, then stood up, slowly poled the boat to the shore, and got off the boat with a bucket.
When the young Taoist came to him, he was holding a bucket in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. He looked at him and said the same words:
"There's nothing else to entertain you in the mountains, especially now, except to catch a few fish."
"I've seen the snake fairy."
"No gift."
"The master has left."
"I know, at the beginning of the year, that myna flew here to find me."
The Snake Immortal said calmly that it seemed that he had seen such a thing several times since the beginning of this dynasty.
But when I was walking towards the hut with a bucket and a fishing rod, I stopped briefly and said to him: "It's all like this."
"yes."
Song You also replied calmly.
Immediately, he followed the snake fairy into the hut, closed the firewood door, and found that the stove was burning inside, so it wasn't cold at all.
The Snake Fairy sat down slowly and looked at his movements. It seemed like an old man in the human world was saying to him: "I heard about the noise you made in the north. Compared to the others before me, it's not too small."
"Just for fun."
"The swallows in the sky outside..."
"He is the descendant of Yanxian. He is independent by nature and loves open places. Just let him fly in the sky."
"Then sit down."
"Thank you."
Song You also sat down.
The lighting in the room was very poor, and it was already dark outside. Without the sun, the light coming in was even weaker. But this kind of dim environment where you can see things and light a fire makes people feel comfortable.
"I heard that Divine Doctor Cai placed a copy of the first half of the latest edition of "Cai's Medical Classic" with Snake Immortal?"
"You're welcome."
"Although I only met Snake Immortal three years ago, I know that Snake Immortal is an old friend of our sect and is an elder of our sect." Song You said calmly, "Since he is an elder of our sect, there is no need to be polite."
"You were not so casual three years ago."
"Suddenly I figured it out." Song You said, stroking the cat.
"Go down the mountain and think about a lot of things."
"Indeed there are quite a few."
Song You answered truthfully.
This is indeed one of the meanings of going down the mountain from Fulongguan.
"I do have a copy here." Snake Fairy said leisurely, "It has lived up to its trust and is in good condition."
"With Snake Immortal, everything will be fine, but in the hands of Divine Doctor Cai and his students, there will be all kinds of accidents." Song You asked bluntly, "Isn't this a coincidence?"
"Who knows..."
The snake fairy picked up a long-handled pottery pot in a hurry.
Shake the clay pot, and water will come out of the empty pot.
"Snake Immortal lives in Beiqin Mountain, didn't you notice anything unusual there?" Song You asked.
"You are overthinking. Harming mortals is a taboo for gods, let alone interfering with something so obvious that can benefit all people. Haha, there are quite a few such gods, like the one you beheaded." The Snake Immortal put the one in his hand. The long-handled clay pot was placed on the stove to fry. "Even if it is done by the gods of the heavenly palace, it will not be easily noticed by others."
"rational."
Song You nodded.
There are indeed many gods who are not godly and even harm the world in turn. Fulongguan has to spend some effort on this in almost every generation. The typical example is Snake Immortal's old friend Fuyang Taoist, who can be called the slayer of all gods.
Lei Bu is the God of War, and Fu Leigong was born as a military general, but he was a fool. He couldn't be blatant, and he still had to quibble when Song You found out, let alone the other gods of the Heavenly Palace.
Except for a few lucky ones among the gods in the Heavenly Palace, the others are either people with outstanding virtues or people who play with people's hearts. Anyway, gods want to win people's hearts, either by strength or by other means. Most of these gods were human beings when they were alive. After death, they have longer lifespans, more incredible supernatural powers, and naturally more patience and means. It should be difficult to grasp solid evidence.
Like the several twists and turns of Dr. Cai.
It rained heavily and the hut was damaged by the wind and rain. This is a normal celestial phenomenon. A mudslide caused by an earth dragon turning over is absolutely impossible to be an earthquake specially caused by the gods for this trivial matter. An earthquake of this level must be very serious. It took a lot of effort for the gods to create it.
If nothing else, just the most recent one.
The disciple of Divine Doctor Cai fell into the water and wet the medical scriptures. When it was dried, it was blown away by the wind. There were no waves or whirlpools on the river surface, no wind or rain, no water monsters causing trouble, and even the boat did not leak. It was because the apprentice carried too much weight and did not have much space to sit on. After experiencing the boat, they slipped and couldn't help it, so they fell into the water. From then on, whether it was drying, pressing it with pebbles, or drying, they chose the place themselves.
Even if there is a god, it is just a gust of wind.
Just an ordinary mountain breeze.
"What do the snake immortals think?"
Song You simply asked him directly.
"In those troubled times, I followed your ancestor and saw too many gods. After helping that mortal create Dayan, I also had many opportunities to become a god. Later, the imperial court gave me the title of Snake Immortal, which is almost considered a god. I'm an earth god. At least when the Heavenly Palace sees me, I won't be troubled by ordinary monsters, and people will come to worship me." Snake Fairy said slowly, then smiled, "Over the years, I have gained the greatest understanding of the human world and the gods. That is, the people of Dayan actually lack real respect for the gods."
Song You's expression condensed after hearing this.
You can naturally tell from his insights——
Snake Fairy seemed to be talking casually, even the first half of the sentence was irrelevant, but in fact he talked about the most essential things in one go.
The people of Dayan lacked essential and heartfelt respect for the gods' virtues. This kind of reverence may only be possessed by some gods when they become gods.
What is this reverence?
To put it more closely, it is like He Xiang decades ago. When the world was in crisis and the people were suffering, he stood up to introduce fine rice seeds from the East, issued good strategies, returned the land to the people, and solved the people's crisis. But he knew full well that If you do this, you will incur public outrage and will not end well, but you will die generously. A poem he wrote before his death was sung all over the country, and is still used by many officials to spur themselves on, or to pretend to be dedicated to the people. As expected, the people did not fail him and spontaneously built temples for him and helped him. He was in the Immortal Class, and the reverence at that time was this kind of reverence.
However, as time goes by, people in the world will gradually forget his achievements and get used to the things around them that were brought about by him. Because they are born with them, they feel that they have always been like this.
Even if future generations read about it in books, listen to others talk about it, and feel deeply in their hearts, their feelings are far less profound than those of the people who were pulled out of suffering by his own hands. If there is such a person occasionally, when reading from the book, he can clearly feel his greatness, as if he saw that scene across time and space, that is extremely rare, and I think the gods will be pleased by it.
When will people in the future worship God?
Most of them will ask for help when they need something.
This is the reason for not cultivating the idle spirit.
Fulong Guan’s experience of this could not be more profound, nor could Song You’s experience be more profound. As early as the time of Xuzhou, he had taught folk gentlemen how to use gods to exorcise evil spirits. He also taught a group of ghosts on the Yanzhou grassland. Soldiers benefit the people to seek the position of earth god and yin god.
The gods rely on the people to exist, but in fact they are interdependent and exploit each other.
One drawback of this kind of relationship is that it is often out of balance.
"As the saying goes, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall when you have nothing to do. Most people in the world often only go to offer incense to gods when they have something to ask for. This is the meaning of the word "Qiu" in praying to gods and Buddhas. Even if they worship gods regularly, most people I also want to pray for the help and blessing of the gods, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to pay tribute and be remembered and blamed by the gods. The essence is not to worship gods, but to worship the gods' magic power and magical powers." Snake Fairy continued to speak slowly, with a smile on his face, "When I have something to ask for, I go to the temple diligently. The more urgent the matter, the more pious the heart, the more powerful the incense and incense will be. These descendants who want to come to Fulong Temple know this all too well."
Song You listened and thought slowly.
What the Snake Fairy said is actually quite right.
This is also part of the problem.
There are indeed gods in this world. It does not mean that people go to pray to gods and worship Buddha when they encounter problems, but the gods often do not have the power that people believe.
The so-called eternal existence, boundless power, and omnipotence are the praises of the gods by the world, and they are also the means used by the gods to ensure the incense. In fact, the greatness of the gods does not lie in these. The magical power of the gods is also limited, and they often do not have three heads and six arms and countless clones, and they cannot take care of the millions of people in the world.
Just like the sick people who most often go to temples to pray to gods and Buddhas, the gods they worship may not be able to cure diseases. Even if they can cure diseases, they cannot cure millions of people in the world.
In comparison, some gods are very transparent.
For example, the person who wrote directly on the door of the temple "You seek fame and fortune, he predicts good or bad luck, but I have no heart, how can I come up with any ideas?" A lot of money has been wasted." The Yuewang Shenjun in this couplet tells you directly that he can't help you, so you can worship me or not.
Refreshing, transparent and heroic.
He is an incredible divine king.
Some gods cannot do this and have to rely on this to survive.
"It's not just the imperial court that wants to fool the people?" Snake Fairy said with a smile while handing him the freshly brewed tea.
Thank you to the leaders of the "Cosmic Reincarnation" boss, there are still two of them, bow and show your chest! Ju twice!
(End of chapter)
