After leaving the temple, they got on the carriage and went all the way to the Xuanwu Gate. They witnessed the rise of Emperor Taizong and the teahouse where Li Xiuyuan later stood up for weak women.
He didn't know if the young lady from the Xiao Mansion would be angry later, and how she would cause trouble for him if she was angry.
In short, today he sat by the window where he had sat with the old shopkeeper and Yelu Mingzhu.
The difference is that the person opposite is replaced by Wang Yi, the weirdo Sanzang said.
After ordering a pot of tea and two plates of snacks, Li Xiuyuan continued the previous topic.
He looked at Wang Yi and smiled: "Have you ever regretted giving up the sword? Or will you look for a better sword if you have the chance?"
Wang Yi thought for a while and shook his head: "That sword is the best sword. It has been with me for ten years. In my heart, there is no better sword than it, and I will not look for it again in the future."
Li Xiuyuan nodded first, then shook his head.
Looking at him, he said seriously: "As far as I know, there is no sword worth owning in this world!"
"Why?"
Wang Yi frowned slightly. In his opinion, Lantian Villa had a sword passed down from generation to generation, and the Meteor Sword given to him by his master had been buried in the lake at the foot of Lantian Mountain.
At the very least, these two swords are the best in his heart.
The guy he just met in front of him told him that this world was not worthy of a sword that could be passed down from generation to generation, which made him deeply confused and even a little scared.
"Why?" Li Xiuyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and replied calmly: "Because the laws of heaven in this world have determined that the sword in your dream cannot appear in this world."
"That sword in my dream? Do you know what kind of sword it is?"
Wang Yi was shocked again and asked softly: "Is it possible that sir has seen my sword?"
"How could I have seen your sword? I just met you."
Li Xiuyuan did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he put his hand into the cup, dipped some tea in it, and drew several circles of different sizes on the table.
Then he said quietly: "The world is big, how many places have you been to?"
Wang Yi thought for a while and replied: "The desert, the south of the Yangtze River, and the hundreds of miles near Chang'an Imperial City."
Li Xiuyuan nodded: "You have been to many places in your heart, but in fact, in your eyes, all places are just inside this circle. This is a world."
After speaking, he pointed to the smallest circle and said: "This is the world in your eyes, this is the world you can't see yet, this is the farther, wider world..."
After living for nineteen years, Wang Tou listened to Li Xiuyuan telling him about the world and more worlds.
Looking at the circle on the table, he was really confused. Could it be that after the master disappeared, he went to that larger world?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Li Xiuyuan and said, "Didn't it mean that when a person dies, he enters reincarnation or disappears into thin air?"
"Yes, but that statement refers to mortals in the world."
Li Xiuyuan looked at Wang Yi's confused expression and couldn't help but laugh: "As a monk, you have the opportunity to undergo hard training, and then you may get an opportunity to ascend to another world."
Wang Yi then nodded: "It seems that my master went to another world back then because he could no longer find anyone else here."
Similarly, Li Xiuyuan still did not continue his topic and went back to the original topic.
Said: "Because the way of heaven is different, you can't see a better sword in your eyes. There is nothing you can do about it. It is a pity that you finally have a sword but abandon it."
Wang Yi smiled faintly when he heard this: "Just abandon it. Is it possible that I have to get into the bottom of the lake and find it again?"
Thinking about it, he looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked: "Sir, you used to practice swordsmanship. What sword do you use?"
Li Xiuyuan laughed when he said this: "I have used wooden swords, bamboo swords, iron swords, and copper swords. I have countless swords, but I can discard them all."
"But you don't have a sword right now." Wang Yi laughed.
"That's because you can't see."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "Your experience and your cultivation limit your vision. Just imagine, you haven't given up the sword before and met me."
I have countless swords, so many that you will despair. As soon as you cut off one of my swords, I immediately took out another sword. I can abandon every sword, but you cannot.
I can use countless mortal swords to fight against your precious sword and let you cut until you doubt your life.
And I only need one chance, one chance for you to make a mistake, and I can kill you.
At that time, which one is more important, the sword or the person?
Take Datang for example, I can spend five silver coins to buy an ordinary sword, and buy ten or even fifty swords to fight with you.
I can lose any sword and kill you at will, but you can't lose the sword in your hand. How can you fight with me? How to duel with someone?
"That is absolutely impossible. Let me ask you, who in the world does not have a long sword to conquer the world, and who does not walk around the world with dozens of swords in his arms?"
Wang Yi shook his head and murmured: "That's impossible."
At this point, Li Xiuyuan pointed at the second circle formed by the undried tea stains on the table and laughed.
"Because you haven't reached this world yet, in your eyes you only have the sword in someone else's waist. Can you understand what I say?"
He didn't want to say more truth. Can you understand it? In his opinion, it was Wang Yi's own knowledge and had nothing to do with him.
Wang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "So it turns out that sitting in a well and looking at the sky is true?"
"if not?"
Li Xiuyuan laughed: "Let's put this topic aside for now. Let's talk about swordsmanship. In your opinion, is the fast sword more powerful, or the heavy sword?"
When Wang thought of the guy who held the heavy sword and died in his own hands, a confident smile appeared on his face.
He replied: "Since I have been walking in the world, I have always been disadvantageous without speed. No one can defeat me with my quick sword."
Li Xiuyuan nodded again and smiled: "That's because you haven't met the swordsman who really wants your life. Believe me, some people would rather hide in the world than take action easily."
At this time, he suddenly remembered Ajue who had been hiding in Yingyue Tower, and later became a bricklayer, and was finally picked up by Qin Xiangyu and brought back to Hongchen Inn.
That is Dasha now. In his eyes, Ajue is a swordsman who doesn't want to be born.
When Wang heard this, he frowned tightly. Each mountain is higher than the other. This is what his master taught him back then.
It's just that he has yet to meet a more ruthless swordsman than himself. He finally had a Sword Thirteen, but unexpectedly that guy died young again.
So, he had no choice but to look at Li Xiuyuan and ask: "Excuse me, sir, does a heavy sword count as an epee?"
Having said this, Li Xiuyuan began to like the guy in front of him.
He smiled and said, "Epee has two meanings. First, your sword is very heavy, weighing one hundred kilograms, three hundred kilograms or even more."
After a pause, he added: "The second thing is that you have only a wooden sword in your hand, but you can strike out with sword intent that can move mountains and seas!"
It was this truth that Wang Yi heard Li Xiuyuan talk about for the first time.
This was something his master had never told him before. As if he saw a bright light in the fog, Wang Yi's eyes gradually brightened.
He looked at Li Xiuyuan and smiled: "Sir, please help me clear up my doubts."
Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly: "You have a three-hundred-jin heavy sword in your hand. What you want is a heavy sword without an edge, a large and skillful sword, and use your invincible power to make your enemies despair and cannot defeat you." Its front."
In the same way, you have an ordinary wooden sword in your hand, but you can cut mountains and fill seas with an epee. This is great wisdom and foolishness.
The wooden sword in your hand is a mountain, and that mountain is you.
Just imagine, when you use a mountain to fight against someone, what kind of sword in the world can defeat you?
Is a 500-pound epee important? Or is it more important that the wooden sword in your hand can cut out a mountain of sword intent?
Think about it carefully, then find the path you want to take, and then keep walking without hesitation.
At this point, Li Xiuyuan said seriously: "Before making this choice, you must have a strong state of mind and a strong cultivation level, otherwise everything will be empty talk."
"call!"
Wang Yi let out a heavy breath that had been held in his chest for several years, and then laughed, like a child.
He stood up and bowed deeply to Li Xiuyuan.
He said: "After listening to what my husband said, I finally understood a truth that has troubled me for many years. Thank you."
"Oh, tell me."
Being able to make people hear the truth at once was something Li Xiu Pinkou was willing to do, not to mention that he and Wang Yi just met by chance, and they didn't know when they would meet next time.
Wang Yi thought for a while and replied: "Speaking of one thousand, saying ten thousand, the most fundamental thing is that my person is important. It is important enough that one day I can step out of the circle that the teacher mentioned and go to the other world."
"Yes, that's not necessarily true."
Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said seriously: "You can slowly ponder the two different ways of swordsmanship, practice by yourself, and verify each other. After all, practice is a very long process."
"The road is long. You can hone your cultivation, improve your swordsmanship, and temper your state of mind at the same time. These three are indispensable."
When Li Xiuyuan said this, he thought of Tripitaka.
So he said to Wang Yi: "As for the truth about the state of mind, if you encounter trouble and don't understand something, you can ask Tripitaka for advice and find the truth you want from Buddhism."
Wang nodded and said with a wry smile: "The great monk is very tired all day long, how can I dare to disturb him?"
Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan said seriously: "Not only can you go to him, but you can also go often. Tell Sanzang that I asked you to help him practice..."
Wang Yi was startled when he heard this. He looked at Li Xiuyuan and shook his head: "These words are not said casually. The great monk is the most respected monk in the Tang Dynasty."
"He, he is just an idiot."
Li Xiuyuan sighed, took out a pot of spiritual wine from his body, took two empty tea cups, and slowly poured it into it.
Putting one of the cups in front of Wang Yi, he smiled and said, "Just tell him my exact words. Sanzang will understand and he won't blame you."
After speaking, he raised the wine glass in front of him: "We are destined to meet each other. I'll treat you to two drinks."
Wang Yi didn't expect that Li Xiuyuan was drinking tea well, but suddenly poured two glasses of wine. He couldn't shirk it, so he had to raise the wine glass in front of him.
Hehe smiled and said: "Where does Mr. live? I would like to come and ask for advice when I have time."
Li Xiuyuan drank the spiritual wine in the glass in one gulp and said with a smile: "I have no fixed place. You have already embarked on the path of spiritual practice. If you have something you don't understand, just ask the monk."
Wang Yi then drank up the spiritual tea in the cup in one gulp. He silently felt a strong fire burning in his chest and abdomen. He couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, such strong wine."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "It tastes good. Just drink two more cups. After you finish drinking, go back to the temple to find Sanzang."
After that, Wang Yi was given another glass of spiritual wine. It wasn't until the two of them drank three glasses of spiritual wine that they put away the wine flask on the table.
Looking at Wang Yi, he said, "Remember, following a monk may not improve your cultivation much, but at least it won't make you go astray."
Wang Yi was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help asking: "What if I accidentally step on the wrong path?"
Li Xiuyuan patted the lapel of his clothes, waved to the waiter, handed over the silver coins in his hand, then stood up and walked down the teahouse.
When Wang saw Li Xiuyuan suddenly leaving without saying goodbye, he had no choice but to follow him downstairs.
Li Xiuyuan, who was standing on the street and looking away, shouted: "Sir, you haven't replied to me yet."
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "If I were you, I would go to the monk's temple right now. Are you still here to enjoy the scenery?"
Until Li Xiuyuan's back could no longer be seen, until Wang Yi got on the carriage on the roadside and went to Hongfu Temple.
A cold voice came to my ears: "If you do something wrong, I will kill you with one sword!"
