In the rustling autumn rain, the maples are falling and the sky is cold.
The frost is getting colder, the wind is getting colder, and the dusk rain is pouring over the river.
Fenglindu Inn.
Looking at the misty rain and the red maple leaves covering the ground, Yu Youquan couldn't help but feel emotional. After merging with Dragon Ball, he and Feng Yu became more and more destined.
This ferry is not that big, even far smaller than the pier of Zheng's Waterside Villa.
The passenger flow is also relatively small, and the only means of transportation is a wooden boat that is not particularly large.
But it is such a small ferry. Due to the remote and dangerous road section, there is almost no alternative ferry for dozens of miles around, and guests continue to arrive.
And because of this sudden autumn rain, it even caused a rare congestion at the ferry.
He and his master were "trapped" at this ferry for only two or three days, when a team of escorts, a young monk, the upcoming vulgar governor and his beautiful concubine arrived.
There is nothing good to say about the escort team. They are all good players and have great skills!
They were suspected of being escorted by a highly confidential dumb escort, and they were very cautious throughout the process. Everyone looked like a green forest hero who wanted to rob the escort, and they looked like they should not be approached by strangers.
This also caused everyone in the inn to be very smart and too lazy to talk to these escorts.
The governor was also accompanied by a group of stewards and guards, which was very impressive.
As for the most special one, he was a handsome young man who seemed to be a poor scholar who went to the provincial governor.
Feather fan silk scarf, elegant and suave, from Yu Youquan's perspective, it seems to have some meaning to the concubine that the governor carries with him.
The most interesting thing is that young monk, with a handsome face, which gives people a sense of cleanliness, purity, kindness and compassion.
Wearing some tattered linen monk robes, he looked a little down and out, much like a "poor monk" with no status.
But in fact, this monk Mai has a very high level of cultivation!
Yu Youquan guessed that this monk was probably an ascetic from a temple in the Northern Wei Dynasty who went south to promote Buddhism.
I have to admit that faith is indeed amazing in some aspects.
Especially when a religion is still in the rising stage of "pioneering", those "missionaries" all have great ideals and great perseverance.
They are willing to endure hardships for the faith in their hearts!
This is a bit like Xuanzang's journey to the East in his previous life to learn the truth, overcome many difficulties, and narrowly escape death, which is of very positive significance...
If we include their masters and disciples, this little Fenglindu has a rare "cultivation level"!
It was the arrival of these river-crossers with different identities and classes one after another that made Fenglindu this small ferry slowly become lively.
certainly.
If the master and apprentice didn't mind being trapped, strictly speaking, the wind, rain and turbulence wouldn't be able to truly "trap" them both.
In the view of master Zheng Xuancheng, Yu Youquan's practice of the Cloud-turning Rain Sword is naturally related to wind and rain. This ferry and this wind and rain are undoubtedly an excellent practice experience.
Therefore, the master and the disciple were so willing to be "trapped" by the wind and rain in this Fenglin Crossing!
Because they arrived earlier, the master and apprentice occupied the better guest rooms. Looking around, they could see the vast expanse of the river.
Perhaps it has already arrived in late autumn, which makes it a bit more desolate and cold.
At this moment, the sound of reciting poetry sounded in Yu Youquan's ears.
"It's better to sail the boat in the evening rain, but it's too late for the gentle wind to cause waves.
The bamboo is deep in the guest house, and the maples fall to enjoy the coolness.
The young master mixes ice water, and the beautiful lady snows in lotus root silk.
The clouds are dark above the head, which should be the rain prompting the poem. "(Note)
Yu Youquan looked around and saw the fat and short Governor Pang Bipang, who looked a bit like a monkey, shaking his head and reciting poems.
And the person he was pretending to be was the beautiful concubine next to him, with a slim figure and a slim waist, holding an oil-paper umbrella.
I saw that she had black hair and a lazy bun. A branch of her crow-crow hair was inserted at an angle to make her long neck appear. Endless romance, arousing endless reverie.
And when she heard her devoted master reciting poems for her affectionately, the beauty's beautiful eyes were full of hope and grace, showing unspeakable affection.
When Yu Youquan saw this, he felt helpless to complain.
I lamented that Governor Pang had no limit to his pretense and didn't even know what he was doing, but he also admired his acting skills as the umbrella-holding concubine.
Doesn’t this concubine know what the governor’s poetry level is?
No, she knew it very well!
Because not long ago, the governor Pang wrote an awesome and unique poem.
"Fenglin Ferry, crossing Linfeng, there is a broken boat at Fenglin Ferry."
"There is an old man on the broken boat, limping and half bald."
After hearing this, Yu Youquan immediately doubted his life.
The level of this poem is comparable to that of Zhang Zongchang of the previous Republic of China!
What made him even more doubtful about his life was that this young woman was able to interpret the poem with infinite meaning.
for example.
A few words in the first half describe the dilapidation and decline of Fenglindu.
The broken boat and the lame and bald old man all show that he cares about the country and the people's livelihood and loves the people like his own children...
As soon as the woman said this, the governor was stunned for a moment.
After some tasting, I also had endless aftertaste. Was he actually so talented in writing this poem?
Worrying about the national economy and people's livelihood, ah yes, yes, the little beauty really guessed it right!
Governor Pang turned around and rewarded the old man punting with a piece of silver, which made the old man shed tears of gratitude.
Yu Youquan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
This concubine is very well-rounded and has excellent acting skills. She knows how to please a man very well. She can turn a black man into a white man with just one lip. She is not a good person in the traditional sense.
But he seemed kind-hearted, and while making the master happy with his small mouth, he also gained substantial benefits for the boss of the ship.
It’s so annoying!
The woman holding the umbrella must have known that the poem was plagiarized by the governor's aide Lu Heng, but her performance was flawless.
His water-like eyes were filled with admiration and tenderness, making the governor, who was wearing a monkey's head, look in a daze.
But no matter what, he could still see the attitude of Governor Pang and his staff Lu Heng towards the rain... joy!
Especially for staff member Lu Heng, this "visit to encourage poetry" gave him an excellent opportunity to perform.
Once he became interested, Governor Pang directly pulled the beauty in his arms into the house, and an impromptu conversation ensued.
The spring tide brings rain that comes late, and the clouds and rain fall red in Wushan.
But Lu Heng, the staff member, was in trouble. Not long ago, he was so excited that "the clouds and rain inspired poems", but in an instant he became miserable.
The bitter wine enters the throat and the heart aches, the night is still young without her in the dream!
To think that he is full of talents but succumbs to this idiot governor... How can Youyou Cangtian be inferior to me?
certainly.
Also anxious was the escort team, led by Mr. Zhang, the escort leader, who repeatedly came to the ferry to watch the sky and rain.
However, he did not have the leisurely elegance of Governor Pang and Staff Officer Lu. The purpose of watching the rain was to see if the continuous autumn rain had any intention of stopping.
Seeing that it was raining continuously, the bearded escort chief was even more worried, as if everyone owed him millions of money.
During this process, the bearded man asked the boat boss more than once if he could cross the river. The boat boss just shook his head after hearing this.
His little broken boat really didn't dare to cross the river in this violent storm, maybe both the man and the boat would be lost!
As for the calmest ones, they still belong to Master and Disciple Yu Youquan and the monk in sackcloth.
Faced with the miserable wind and rain, the monk in sackcloth remained calm, chanting sutras and doing homework on time every day.
This resulted in the sound of monks knocking on wooden fish every morning and evening in Fenglindu Inn.
Besides doing his homework every day, Yu Youquan also spends more time watching the rain and water. The wind, rain, and endless turbulence are more like opportunities for enlightenment to him.
It can only be said that the feelings between people are not connected!
"Ju Li, when will you be able to understand 'shi'?"
"anytime."
Yu Youquan said very confidently.
For most practitioners, understanding "shi" is the key threshold for stepping from the Tianmen realm to the Qi-eating realm.
This is just like the first level requires breaking through the gate of heaven, and the key to the second level of practice is to use "momentum" to more efficiently refine the various treasures you eat.
For Yu Youquan, who has the ability to look inwards and observe himself, there is no secret to him about the inhalation and transformation of vitality, the amount of vitality, the flow of energy in the meridians, the restraint of momentum, and the explosive release.
Zheng Xuancheng: "Then don't pierce the window paper for the time being, and then start refining the treasures gained along the way."
Are you going to start breathing right now? And you don’t use “momentum” to refine it?
Yu Youquan didn't understand Master's arrangement for a while, because it was essentially against the common sense of spiritual practice!
(Note: Adapted from Du Fu's "Bringing a Prostitute to Enjoy the Coolness and Encountering the Rain at Night".)
