Qian Chao got up very early in the morning, but even so, Lu Pingchuan had long since disappeared. It seemed that he had missed the point again, so Qian Chao had to give up.
After breakfast, Qian Chao went back to his room to tidy up a little, took a futon, and was about to go there to practice again. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by a few boys who came out of the woods halfway.
"Your name is Qian Chao?" The leader looked at Qian Chao maliciously.
Qian Chao secretly thought that something was wrong. These boys had bad intentions at first glance. He was still thinking about being wary of Qin Suijie. It seemed that he had figured it out. Now he seemed to be going to fight with them, but how could he do it? In a fight, last time Liang Bake was alone, he could still trick him. Now that there are so many people, he can only trick them, so he can only think of ways to deal with them.
While he was anxious, a loud voice suddenly spoke from the side.
"Brother Qian, who are these boys? Do you know them?"
Upon hearing this voice, Qian Chao's heart immediately calmed down. He turned around and saw Lu Pingchuan walking out of the woods with an unhappy look on his face.
It turned out that Lu Pingchuan ran out early in the morning. He planned to catch some traps in the forest in the past few days, but unexpectedly there was no prey after wandering around. It was already past breakfast time, so he I could only find a few wild fruits in the forest, but those wild fruits were also very sour. I was just about to go back to my residence and take a nap when I realized that Qian Chao was being stalked by some sneaky people. The boy surrounded him. He had heard Qian Chao talk about how he had offended a well-connected kid. It seemed that they were here for him today, so he came over to help Qian Chao.
Those bad boys have been following Qian Chao for some time, but either Qian Chao has been with Lu Pingchuan and it's hard to make a move, or his whereabouts are elusive, and it's hard to even see him in Chunxiang Hall during meals. I finally succeeded today. I saw that Qian Chao was thin and there was no one else around. I thought I could beat Qian Chao to death, so I just gave him a good beating and went back to work.
Who knew that Lu Pingchuan would show up somehow. I saw that Lu Pingchuan was tall and burly. These boys had to raise their heads to see his face clearly. They also saw that Lu Pingchuan's face was ferocious at this time. In fact, Lu Pingchuan didn't have a ferocious look, it was just that he had a fierce look in the morning. Wu Prey Er missed breakfast again and was angry with himself, but how could these boys know that Lu Pingchuan already had a bad reputation in the valley, and a few blind guys had once provoked Lu Pingchuan with their own fists and kicks? Pingchuan was beaten violently by Lu Pingchuan without exception. Therefore, there were not many people in the valley who dared to provoke him. Therefore, when these boys saw Lu Pingchuan, they started to fight with each other, and their courage was exhausted.
"I don't know, we got the wrong person!" I don't know who shouted first, and then I saw that these bad boys were running faster than the other and had disappeared long ago.
Lu Pingchuan looked at the backs of those boys and cursed: "These boys can't run very fast, huh!"
Qian Chao secretly thought it was a fluke. He thanked Lu Pingchuan and asked, "Brother Lu, what are you going to do?"
"I woke up too early in the morning and missed breakfast. Now go back and sleep for a while." Lu Pingchuan replied.
When he turned to leave, he was grabbed by Qian Chao, "Brother Lu, come with me." After finally meeting him, how could Qian Chao let him go so easily, so he ignored Lu Pingchuan's muttering and pulled him all the way up the mountain. go.
The group of boys surrounding Qian Chao actually didn't go far, but when they saw Qian Chao dragging the untouchable Lu Pingchuan up the mountain, they knew there was no chance this time, so they cursed "Cunning" and went back angrily. .
"Hey, Brother Qian, I'm sleepy!"
"We're here!" Qian Chao let go of Lu Pingchuan, "This is it."
"Here," Lu Pingchuan looked around, "I've been here before, and I've set traps here. There's a big rock here, and there's a river over there. Oh, by the way, there's a lot of game here. Come on, If I don’t go back to sleep, I’ll get some covers here, and I can probably catch a few and roast them at night.”
Qian Chao was really a little surprised that Lu Pingchuan had been here before him, but he knew that Brother Lu only came here to play, so he said: "Brother Lu, you can't set traps in this forest every day." Catch game, we always come here to practice.”
"Practice, hey, what's the point of practicing?" Lu Pingchuan said.
"Brother Lu, I told you last time, do you remember? Even if you want to go back to your Lujiazhuang, it will be six years later. Do you have to hunt every day in these six years? Besides, if you don't Someone will take care of you as soon as you enter the outer gate, and there will be people to arrange things for you every day. It is impossible to let you play according to your temper every day."
"Well, Brother Qian, you are right. If I go back in six years, the brothers who went hunting together in the mountains before will probably even have children, let alone married wives. I will still be single. Well, it will be embarrassing."
Qian Chao found that what Brother Lu thought was always different from what he persuaded him, and he couldn't help but feel helpless. Then he thought about it and prepared to find another way to enlighten him, so he asked again: "Brother Lu, can you please help me?" Can you tell me about your participation in the first round?"
"What is the first choice?"
"Uh... that's how you got here."
"Oh, well, speaking of it, I was tricked into coming here by two glasses of wine."
When he said this, Qian Chao became interested and asked Lu Pingchuan to explain it in detail.
Lu Pingchuan did not hide anything, and told Qian Chao in detail about the situation in Lujiazhuang at that time. However, his description was very disrespectful to Tang Bonian, who presided over the election. There was an old man on the left and an old man on the right. The old man seemed very dissatisfied with Tang Bonian. But when he later talked about the old man's wine, he couldn't stop praising him, and kept talking about when he could have another drink.
But after hearing these words, Qian Chao had a different picture in his heart. He looked at Lu Pingchuan blankly for a while, and said to himself that Brother Lu was a bit stupid, but now he really wanted to look at him with new eyes. He could still remember clearly the scene at the Qian family when he came here. His ancestor Qian Shoulin had kowtowed to Tang Bonian with great piety in order to allow him to make the trip.
I really didn’t expect that Senior Tang, who was also an immortal, would completely put down his posture when he saw Lu Pingchuan, and coaxed and lied to him like a human being, and even poured wine for him himself. Dan’s senior! This made Qian Chao not only look at Lu Pingchuan with new eyes, but also gain an additional understanding of Senior Tang.
After thinking about it in his mind, Qian Chao probably knew how to persuade Brother Lu, so he said again: "Brother Lu, do you know what happened when I came here?"
"Oh, then how do I know? Let me tell you." Lu Pingchuan said.
Qian Chao told Lu Pingchuan everything about his situation at that time. After that, he understood that Lu Pingchuan definitely did not have his intentions, so he continued to enlighten: "Brother Lu, do you know why I can I came here because my elder kowtowed to beg Senior Tang, but you were kidnapped and coaxed and coaxed by Senior Tang?"
When Qian Chao said this, Lu Pingchuan felt a little strange when he thought about it. He didn't have a flower blooming on his face, so why did the old man have to bring him here?
He scratched his head and couldn't think of a reason, so he said: "Hey, I really don't know this, so tell me."
Qian Chao smiled and sighed again before saying: "Brother Lu, there is only one reason, and that is that your spiritual root qualifications are so good that it is worthy for Senior Tang to bring you here even if he uses coaxing methods." Come here!"
Lu Pingchuan didn't quite understand what he heard, and he actually didn't blame him, because at this point he didn't even know what a spiritual root was.
"Brother Lu, did Senior Tang give you a jade Ruyi to hold that day?" Qian Chao was not in a hurry and continued to ask.
"Yes, all the children in our village have touched that thing."
"Is it only different when you touch that thing?"
"Yes, it's okay for others to touch it. As soon as I touch it, it starts to glow, obediently, and it lights up our entire Zhuangzi."
As soon as Qian Chao heard that Yu Ruyi's light could illuminate the entire Zhuangzi, he knew that Brother Lu's qualifications must be extraordinary.
"Brother Lu, the Ruyi jade is a magic weapon to test the spiritual root aptitude. If other children in your village touch the Ruyi jade and there is no change in the Ruyi jade, it means that those children have no spiritual roots, so they cannot Come on. Talking about me, I was holding the jade Ruyi, and the place where the Ruyi touched my hand lit up. Where my hand did not touch, the Ruyi did not change. This shows that I have spiritual roots, but My spiritual roots are very poor, so the senior in my family had to go to great lengths to beg Senior Tang to let me come.
As for you, Brother Lu, when you touch the Ruyi jade, the Ruyi light can actually illuminate the entire Zhuangzi. This shows that your spiritual root is not generally good, it must be very, very good, and you have no interest in cultivation. , so that Senior Tang had to lower his body and coax you to come here.
And Brother Lu, that senior Tang is none other than Tang Ping’s sixth grandfather. He is a great alchemy monk. It is said that he is a very important monk in the Five Spirits Sect. Don’t do this in front of Tang Ping. speak. "
Lu Pingchuan had a good impression of Tang Ping. Although the girl was very frail, she had a good temper and was not shy at all.
"Ah, it turns out that Girl Tang is the granddaughter of that old man. Then you can't say that in front of Girl Tang. However, Brother Qian, I still don't believe what you said. That spiritual root of mine is really that good. ?"
"I'm absolutely not wrong, Brother Lu. If I'm wrong, then I won't practice any more and will follow you every day to catch pheasants."
"Well, why do I think that every time I think about it, I feel that the old guy has some evil intentions and is just trying to trick me? It turns out he is interested in my spiritual roots. But brother Qian, what if my spiritual roots are good?"
"It must be good for practice, Brother Lu. People with better spiritual roots will find it easier to practice. My spiritual roots are very poor. You don't even know how difficult it was for me to start practicing! If you don't know You are much faster than me! I really envy you. Oh, by the way, you just said that Senior Tang gave you two glasses of wine, how about the wine?"
"Hey! That's really good wine, the best wine I've ever tasted!" Lu Pingchuan suddenly became more energetic when talking about the wine Tang Bonian gave him. "Take a sip and you will feel as light as if you can fly. The taste, Hey, I really can’t say it, I’m so greedy when I say it!”
Qian Chao couldn't help laughing when he said this, and he said: "Then you should practice hard, Brother Lu, think about it, if you want to return to Lujiazhuang, you will never have the chance to drink such good wine again. . If you practice with me now and enter the inner sect of Wuling Sect in the future, you can go to Senior Tang to beg for a drink. Even if Senior Tang doesn’t give it, don’t be afraid. At least we can encourage that girl Tang Ping to go. What do you think about stealing her Sixth Grandpa’s wine?"
"Oh!" Lu Pingchuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then is Miss Tang willing?"
"Why don't you want to? As far as I know, she has a lot of good things now, but they were all secretly obtained from her sixth grandfather."
At this time, Lu Pingchuan was already mentally active. The main reason was not that Qian Chao persuaded him, but that he felt that even if he didn't practice, he would have to wait six years before he could go back. At that time, his father and grandfather would have to scold him. After a while, maybe the hot-tempered grandpa will kick him in the butt a few times. This is actually not the most embarrassing thing, but six years later, I am already in my twenties. When I came here, others were envious of me. But if I went back without learning anything, my buddies and brothers who were with me before would have been long gone. How embarrassing it would be to be single even though you have a wife and a baby!
Forget it, since Brother Qian said that he has good spiritual roots and should practice with him, then he should practice with him. At worst, if he doesn't have the intention to go back to Lujiazhuang after practicing, he will have to go back to Lujiazhuang.
"Well, okay, then I will practice with you. I will do whatever you ask me to do." Lu Pingchuan made up his mind.
Qian Chao was overjoyed and finally persuaded Brother Lu. In fact, he had discovered that Brother Lu was a very "red when he is close to red, red when he is close to ink and black when he is close to ink". If he was with a lazy person, he would be worse than that person. Lazy, he can only move forward bit by bit if someone close to him keeps pushing or pulling him.
Fortunately, Brother Lu is not a bad person, and he is also warm-hearted.
"Since you want to practice, you must first start with the Jade Sea Sutra." Qian Chao said, taking out his own sutra from his arms, "Brother Lu, you must not have read this book during this time. First, Read this book thoroughly and memorize it before talking about it."
This really put Lu Pingchuan in trouble. He took the scripture with his big hand, flipped through it, and said to Qian Chao very embarrassedly: "Brother Qian, I will take this book first if you give it to me, but They know me and I don’t know the words in this book!”
Qian Chao suddenly realized this and secretly thought that he was confused. He should have expected that Brother Lu was illiterate.
"Don't worry, Brother Lu, this scripture is not long, and in terms of my understanding of this scripture, Senior Brother Guan who lectured us also tested me and said that my understanding of the scriptures is not wrong. In this way, Lu Brother, I will tell you this scripture, but you must remember it after I finish speaking."
"Well, that's no problem."
In this way, Qian Chao took the scriptures and began to lecture Lu Pingchuan. The "Jade Sea Sutra" is actually a set of mental methods. Qian Chao first taught Lu Pingchuan how to meditate and how to hold the Yuan Shouyi. Then he used his fingers to point at Lu Pingchuan's body and explained to him clearly all the energy channels of the human body. Finally, there was the set of mental techniques and the path of the Dantian energy in the body.
Although Lu Pingchuan seems a little stupider than ordinary people, this does have his advantage, that is, if there is one thing in his heart, there will be nothing else, so when he makes up his mind to practice, he will listen to Qian Chao He was also fully focused on the explanation, no longer thinking about his daily activities of setting traps in the woods.
Qian Chao also put a lot of thought into explaining it to him. There was nothing he said that Lu Pingchuan needed to think about. He only had to remember everything Qian Chao said. The "Jade Sea Scripture" is not very long and does not contain much content. When I listened to Senior Brother Guan from Tao Pavilion's lecture, it actually didn't take long, so Qian Chao spent less than half of it when he taught it to Lu Pingchuan. The explanation was finished in an hour. After finishing the explanation, Qian Chao was afraid that Lu Pingchuan might not understand, so he explained it again in more detail.
After telling the story twice, Qian Chao saw that although Lu Pingchuan had listened carefully, he was still worried, so he began to question him carefully. After questioning, he discovered that although Lu Pingchuan didn't seem to have a very bright mind, he actually had a good memory. Yes, everything Qian Chao said has been remembered in his heart. This made Qian Chao breathe a sigh of relief, but he still planned to ask a few more questions in the afternoon or tomorrow until Brother Lu had firmly memorized the contents of this scripture.
Just like this, the morning passed in the blink of an eye. When lunch was approaching, Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan went down the mountain together. Lu Pingchuan had not eaten breakfast and was already hungry, so he had a big meal in Chunxiang Hall. That’s all.
After lunch, Qian Chao did not let Lu Pingchuan go back to his room. Instead, he pulled him towards the mountain. Although Lu Pingchuan was very reluctant, according to his opinion, he should go back to his room and have a good sleep at this time. In the last sleep, he also understood that this money brother was doing this for his own good, so although he was a little sleepy, he still followed the money tide up the mountain.
"Brother Lu, everything is difficult at the beginning. After these two days when you really start to practice, we won't have to work so hard. From now on, we can practice for a while every day, and then go to the mountains and forests to set traps and catch some wild animals." Wuwu, well, your cooking skills are really good, none of the chefs I hired in my family have such good skills as you."
After saying this, Lu Pingchuan was happy, "Hey, that's right, my father taught me the art of barbecued game. Oh, by the way, Brother Qian, why are we back here again?"
Lu Pingchuan saw that he was still at the same place in the morning when he went up the mountain in the afternoon and asked Qian Chao.
Qian Chao smiled slightly, but did not say anything clearly. He only said: "Well, Brother Lu, you will know the benefits of this place later."
In the afternoon, Qian Chao asked Lu Pingchuan to start meditating, but he felt a little uneasy. After all, there was nothing he could do to help meditate and enter the realm of Baoyuan Shouyi. This brother Lu usually seemed to be very happy. People who like tranquility, but this meditation requires the skill of calmness and concentration. After Lu Pingchuan sat cross-legged on the grass, Qian Chao casually asked a few questions about what he had said that morning, and then asked Lu Pingchuan to try to enter Baoyuan Shouyi according to what he said.
Staring at Lu Pingchuan's big face, Qian Chao was really worried that Brother Lu would suddenly snore loudly, which would be embarrassing, and he would have to push him awake himself. But it seemed that he was too worried. Brother Lu sat there in the cross-legged position without moving for nearly two cups of tea, with a calm and serene expression on his face, and his breathing between his mouth and nose was also extremely long.
It seems that this Brother Lu must have meditated and entered samadhi, Qian Chao thought. Unexpectedly, he really underestimated this Brother Lu. He did not expect that a good spiritual root qualification could have so many wonderful benefits.
I thought I would practice for a while while Brother Lu was meditating, but after thinking about it, I decided not to do it. Brother Lu started practicing seriously for the first time, so I just watched it for a while, not because I was afraid that something would go wrong with Lu Pingchuan, but because I was worried about him. give up halfway.
The noon sun slowly crossed half of the sky as time went by. When the shadows of the trees were stretched diagonally, Lu Pingchuan finally opened his eyes. He turned his neck and stretched out his arms in one fell swoop. He held his waist and felt extremely comfortable. When he saw Qian Chao sitting cross-legged across from him and looking at him, he smiled and said, "Brother Qian, it's really comfortable. Sitting for a while is actually more relaxing than sleeping for a while!"
"Brother Lu, how did you feel when you meditated just now?" Qian Chao asked.
"I don't feel anything. You told me not to think about anything, so I won't think about anything, huh?" Lu Pingchuan tilted his head towards the sun and felt a little confused. He still remembered where the sun was in the sky when he started meditating. " Why did it take so long to pass after just closing your eyes for a while?"
Hearing Lu Pingchuan say this, Qian Chao felt relieved, "Brother Lu, you have good qualifications. It seems that this practice is really difficult for you. I think you can come here today. I haven't worked hard this day. I’ll sit down for a while, didn’t you say there are a lot of wild things around here, go look for them, and then we’ll go down the mountain together.”
"Yeah, okay." Lu Pingchuan immediately became energetic upon hearing this.
Early next morning, following Qian Chao's instructions, Lu Pingchuan did not run out again, but obediently had breakfast with Qian Chao, and the two of them returned to the place where they practiced yesterday.
What the two of them didn't know was that the group of bad guys who surrounded Qian Chao that day saw Qian Chao come in and stayed with Lu Pingchuan almost every day. They really had no chance to make a move. They were disappointed and had to give up and look for opportunities later. Bar.
In the morning, Lu Pingchuan practiced meditation, while Qian Chao used the mental method of "Jade Sea Sutra" in this spiritual vein for several weeks and felt that he had gained something.
Because at noon, according to Lu Pingchuan, it was lunch time after closing his eyes and sitting for a while. From this, it seems that Lu Pingchuan's meditation is very natural and smooth, and he can enter the realm of holding Yuan Shouyi, so in the afternoon Chao then asked Lu Pingchuan to start studying the Jade Sea Scripture.
Before starting, Qian Chao, who was worried, still used his fingers to point out the Qi channels one by one on Lu Pingchuan's body. When Lu Pingchuan started, he did not practice any practice himself. He sat across from Lu Pingchuan and concentrated. He watched him practice, because he had experienced something, and if Lu Pingchuan was like him at that time, he would be able to wake up Lu Pingchuan.
But Qian Chao's worries are unnecessary.
Lu Pingchuan, who was sitting cross-legged, looked much rosier than usual, with a calm and serene expression, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was happy in his heart. What surprised Qian Chao was that the whole body of Lu Pingchuan was steaming with heat like a steamer. Qian Chao Although he was surprised, he didn't dare to disturb Lu Pingchuan easily when he saw that there was nothing unusual about him. He just sat calmly opposite Lu Pingchuan and watched him nervously.
As dusk approached, the steaming heat around Lu Pingchuan gradually dissipated. Finally, after seeing two more white mist-like hot breaths spurting out from his nostrils, Lu Pingchuan slowly opened his eyes. But he stared blankly at the ground and said nothing.
This situation made Qian Chao a little nervous, "Brother Lu," he called softly.
"Hahahaha!" Lu Pingchuan didn't answer but laughed first, as if he was extremely happy.
"Brother Qian, I really should have practiced with you as soon as possible. I didn't expect that this practice would have such benefits!"
"Oh?" Qian Chao was naturally happy to see that Lu Pingchuan was fine. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lu, what's the benefit?"
"Brother Qian, you don't know that during this practice, my whole body felt warm and comfortable, but it is not as bright as after this practice. I know exactly where there are pheasants and rabbits in the forest. Chu, do you think it’s strange? Now I know where to put the trap, but it’s a pity that I don’t have a bow. Otherwise, I can shoot a lot now and roast it! By the way, I don’t know where there are more wild animals in the future. If you practice for a while, you won’t be able to run away!”
Qian Chao also had the feeling of having sharp ears and eyes and being able to surround his surroundings after practicing cultivation, but he didn't expect that Lu Pingchuan would be the most fond of this feeling, and using it for hunting made Qian Chao a little bit dumbfounded, but the most important thing is this Brother Lu is completely able to practice here, and he is very safe without having to look after him. It is not as dangerous as when he first practiced in this spiritual vein. It seems that if the spiritual vein qualification is good, it will be of great use!
"Hey, why is it getting dark again? Forget it, tomorrow, tomorrow we will practice first, then I will put on the trap, and then we will continue to practice, and then we will roast some game at night. How about it, Brother Qian?" Lu Pingchuan looked at it He was a little disappointed by the weather, but his first practice inspired him to continue practicing, which was a good thing.
"Okay, let's follow Brother Lu's instructions tomorrow."
"good!"
