Sitting on one side of the table, looking at the steaming food on the table, Xiaodao kept telling herself that she must remember this farewell meal. This was not just a table of delicious food, it was their blessing and blessing to themselves. Abandon. Xiaodao suppressed his moved expression and made himself look very happy, eating with big mouthfuls like a child. They just watched him eat in silence without saying a word. Xiaodao knew their reluctance and expectations, and all he could do was not to worry them in the future.
After dinner, we left Aunt Wang's house without stopping on the trail and walked towards the only small shop in the village. Although he didn't sell many things, he could still buy some snacks to go with the wine. Xiaodao wanted to buy some snacks for Old Man Zhang. Uncle Li, the owner of the small shop, saw Xiaodao coming and said quickly and enthusiastically: "You have a lot of potential. You did so well in the exam. Don't forget about you, Uncle Li, when you get rich in the future!"
Xiaodao also teased: "Uncle Li, do you want to give me something? I don't want much, just some food and drinks and a few bottles of liquor!" Xiaodao put his hands on the counter and looked at Uncle Li with a smile. When Uncle Li saw me like this, he also laughed and said: "Just give it to me. You have such a good thing. Your uncle Li didn't give you anything. Tell me what you want."
After coming out of Uncle Li's shop, Xiaodao walked quickly towards the Taoist temple on the mountain, carrying pork head meat, peanuts and other snacks in his left hand, and two bottles of high-altitude white wine in his right hand. He knew that Old Man Zhang must still be waiting for him, because they had agreed to have a good drink to say goodbye to Xiaodao.
The master, Mr. Zhang, feels that fate is like this. Don't refuse when you come, don't resist when you say goodbye, just let everything take its course. That was the Taoist mind he had cultivated, but the small Tao was something he couldn't achieve. He was still very reluctant to leave his master. After returning to the Taoist temple, he went directly to Old Man Zhang's room. As expected, Old Man Zhang was pretending to meditate, but in fact he had been waiting for him to come back.
Xiaodao quickly put the things on the small wooden table, filled the wine glass with wine, and respectfully went to invite the master. Maybe Xiaodao's sudden respectful look was so scary, the old man suddenly shivered. He said a little uneasily: "Maybe you didn't hold your shit when you suddenly showed respect to me like this. Please tell me your purpose quickly, otherwise I won't drink your wine. I'm afraid you'll poison me to death."
Xiaodao chuckled and said: "Old man Zhang, look how much you think about it. After all, I am also your apprentice. Isn't it right to be nice to the master? Besides, what's the benefit of poisoning you and me? I think you must Leave me some tips and tricks to use when I'm in danger, right, my dear master." Xiaodao looked at Old Man Zhang with a humble and pious expression, hoping to get a positive answer from him.
When Old Man Zhang heard his apprentice call him this, his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He said with a look of disgust: "As I said, your boy is waiting for me here! Your master and I don't have any tricks up our sleeves. I'm not Zhuge Liang. But! It's not like I have nothing."
As soon as Xiaodao heard what Old Man Zhang said, he felt that something was going on. He quickly gave Old Man Zhang a piece of pig head meat with a dogged look on his face and said: "I knew, Master, you must be that kind of unfathomable expert. There must be something." An astonishing family background or a shocking secret. Come on, master, tell me everything and destroy my knowledge of you as much as you like! Come on!" Xiaodao slapped his chest hard to see what he looked like. It also looks a bit tragic!
The old man had a black line on his face, and his expression was a bit regretful. He seemed to regret picking him up and said, "What is going on in your little head? Have you read too many novels? If I were like that Background, do I still have to live here for so long? I was really blind at the beginning, so I saved you. The master is unfortunate!"
Xiaodao said in a low voice, a little embarrassed: "Master, do you really have nothing to give me? I will go down the mountain to join the world tomorrow! I am your only disciple, so you are not afraid that I will die before I am born!"
Seeing the aggrieved look on his apprentice's face, Old Man Zhang said happily: "I'm not giving you anything, but I've prepared a little surprise for you. I guarantee you'll like it." As soon as Xiaodao heard this, his eyes widened and he hurriedly He slapped Old Zhang's back awkwardly, and asked him again and again how strong he was and whether he needed more strength. The posture of a high-end masseur made Old Man Zhang laugh endlessly.
In the end, after Xiaodao's repeated coaxing and service, Old Man Zhang took out the things without holding on for long. When Xiaodao held the card in both hands, Xiaodao's hands were trembling, his lips were trembling, and his heart was in turmoil. It’s all money! Old Man Zhang said: "I know you will need money when you show off and slap others in the face in the future, so I have prepared it for you in advance. How about a surprise?"
At that moment, Xiaodao quickly put the card into his trouser pocket, held Old Man Zhang's hand tightly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, you are really the best master in the world! I will never be able to thank you for your kindness to me in my whole life." To repay, I can only repay your kindness by working as a cow or a horse in my next life, master!"
Old man Zhang pushed his apprentice's hand away with a look of disgust and said, "Okay, stop acting with me. You're not an actor. How can you get so many performances!" He picked up another piece of meat and said, "My Money is not that easy to come by. There will be things for you to do in the future, but I will contact you then."
Suddenly Xiaodao had a bad premonition. Why did he feel that all this was a trap by the old man? Old man Zhang wouldn't have been setting him up, right? But after thinking about it, I felt relieved. I arrived in a strange big city, without any friends, and if I had no money, it would be really miserable. Besides, the master is his only apprentice, so even if he doesn't pay him, he still has to do things for him. So Xiaodao simply stopped thinking about it, just drank with the old man in a down-to-earth manner, and fulfilled his responsibilities as a disciple once again.
Watching old man Zhang drunkenly fall on the bed, he covered him with a quilt. Xiaodao cleaned up the food, left a note on the table and went back to his room. Carrying the packed travel bag on his back, he took a closer look at the room that had been with him for many years, then slowly closed the door of the room, walked carefully through the yard, came to the gate of the Taoist Temple, and slowly opened it door.
Xiaodao knows that leaving this time will be a major choice in his life. What awaits him in the future may be opportunities or various hardships, but he must move towards the goal in his heart, no matter what the future holds. challenge. Because he knows that people who practice Taoism also need to experience the warmth and coldness of the world. Otherwise, it will be difficult to improve their mental state by hiding in the mountains all the time.
The reason why I chose to leave silently was because I didn't want to see Old Man Zhang sad, and I was also afraid that I couldn't control my emotions. Xiaodao gently closed the door of the Taoist temple and walked firmly down the mountain. It was dark outside, but there was light in his heart. Walking on the way down the mountain, I felt excited but also sad about leaving, because from now on this Taoist temple may become desolate again. The feelings in his heart were mixed. Xiaodao suddenly felt that his mood had improved, and his understanding of the world had changed. So Xiaodao used his mental skills and found that his skills had improved.
The technique practiced in Xiaodao is called "Lianxu Xinjue", which is one of the core techniques of Mr. Zhang's sect. It is said that if you can practice this mind skill to the state of great achievement, there will be no problem even ascending. Because this set of heart determination is used to assist Taoism, once the heart determination is completed, Taoism will be so perfect that it will not be a problem to break the void. However, another characteristic of this determination is that it is very difficult to practice, because after you have reached a small level of practice, you need to continuously improve your state of mind during practice.
The so-called state of mind is to understand the various emotions and moods in life, such as the joy of success, the sadness of the death of a loved one, etc. Use these various emotions in the world to understand the profound meaning of Tao. Each new understanding of Tao will improve your state of mind. This is also the main reason why Old Man Zhang travels down the mountain, but few of his fellow disciples who are in retreat have succeeded in practicing.
Of course, the current Xiaodao is still only a small success, and the realm has just broken through the Qi training stage. The realm of cultivation is generally divided into the body refining period, the qi refining stage, the spirit refining stage and finally the void refining stage. Each realm is divided into three small levels, namely the early stage, the middle stage and the late stage. The current path has just entered the early stage of Qi refining.
However, I heard from the old man that most of the people at the foot of the mountain practice some exercises transformed from martial arts. They pay more attention to polishing their strength and body, so they are different from the Taoist methods practiced by Xiaodao. They do not require To feel the aura between heaven and earth themselves, what they pursue is another way.
It's just that the current Xiaodao doesn't know how powerful they are, so he can only compare their combat power with his own when they meet. Therefore, this time of joining the world to practice is a big challenge for Xiaodao, no matter from any aspect. There are many unknowns.
The place where the trail is located is in the northeast of China. There are many famous mountains and rivers here, and there is very little human development and destruction here, so the scenery is extremely beautiful, but, this also means that the living standard here is not special. High, for example, if you want to take a train to travel, then you have to rush to a small county town dozens of kilometers away, because only there you have a train station.
Xiaodao did well in the college entrance examination this time and was admitted to Beijing University. It is said that this university is a relatively good university. There are many beauties there, there is a strong academic atmosphere, there is a breath of freedom, and students are not prevented from falling in love. Because of these reasons, Xiaodao applied for Beijing University. Originally, Xiaodao never regarded himself as a Taoist priest, and with an unreliable old man as his master, Xiaodao was essentially a normal big boy. The only thing that was different from ordinary boys was that he had Just an extraordinary ability.
Thinking of the beautiful world outside, Xiaodao couldn't wait, so under the cover of night, he increased the speed to the maximum. If he passed by passers-by at this time, the passers-by would only feel a gust of wind blowing by, and The trail was almost invisible, but how could we meet passers-by in the deep mountains in the dark night, so we didn’t have any worries along the trail, it could be said to be a wild run.
For the dark night, the running of the trail has no impact. At most, it is just another black shadow in the dark night. After a period of running, Xiaodao finally arrived at the outskirts of the small county town before dawn, so Xiaodao rushed out of the woods, just like a tired bird landing on the ground. .
After patting the dust and leaves on his body, Xiaodao looked around and found that there was no one around. Then he slowly walked towards the small county town. The roads and trails here were still very familiar. I used to buy something for the old man that was not available in the village. Xiaodao has been here a few times, and once Aunt Wang’s daughter Xiaojiao had a high fever in the middle of the night. At that time, there were no cars from the village to the county seat, and the doctors in the village were helpless, so Xiaodao carried Xiaojiao and the master on his back. I ran all the way here, so Xiaodao is quite familiar with the roads in this county.
It was already two hours later when Xiaodao arrived outside the train station. Xiaodao didn't have much money, so he was not willing to take a taxi. Maybe he was used to this relatively frugal life, so he just We walked like this for several kilometers before arriving outside the train station.
Looking at the time, it was already past 8 o'clock in the morning. Xiaodao found a breakfast stall and had something to eat before entering the station. Maybe everyone has experienced this feeling. It was the first time to travel to a strange city. I want to get to school as soon as possible to see what the place where I will live in the next few years will be like, but I also feel a little bit reluctant to leave my hometown.
When I got on the train, I found that there were quite a lot of people. Fortunately, I asked the teacher to buy tickets in advance, otherwise there would probably be no seats. In fact, all Xiaodao has is a travel backpack, which contains a few clothes and documents. There is also a little cash in the wallet and the card given by the old man. Suddenly I remembered that the balance of the card the old man gave me hadn’t been checked yet. It couldn’t be just a few hundred yuan! I secretly thought to myself that the first thing I did after getting off the car was to check the balance. The old man wouldn't cheat his poor apprentice when they were saying goodbye!
Just when Xiaodao was still thinking wildly, the train had already started, heading towards the place everyone longed for. Only then did Xiaodao have time to look at his fellow passengers. Sitting next to him by the window was a middle-aged uncle. He looked like a white-collar worker who went out to work. His clothes were somewhat fashionable. Opposite are two girls, both wearing hats and black masks. I just took a quick look and felt that she was in good shape.
Xiaodao didn't pay special attention to what their faces looked like. After all, their hats were lowered, which showed that they didn't want to be easily known by others, so it would be rude to inquire too much about what they looked like. Xiaodao considers himself a handsome and sunny gentleman, how could he do such an rude thing! Unless he meets a beautiful woman, he will not easily break through his bottom line.
Seeing that there was nothing special, Xiaodao slowly closed his eyes and prepared to take a rest. After all, he didn't sleep all night. Three hours passed in a flash. The train stopped at a platform in a provincial capital city, and most of the people got off. The train has to stop at this big station for eight minutes, and the platform is full of people coming down to breathe and smoke.
After being awakened by the announcement on the bus, Xiaodao came to the platform out of curiosity. He wanted to feel the different atmosphere of this stop, but he also had mixed feelings in his heart. He has not been to any big cities, and his first trip was to the capital of China. It would be a lie to say he was not excited. It was not because he was afraid or worried about anything, but because it would be a new starting point for his life. .
