The sky today is a clear sky, with only a few scattered white clouds floating high in the sky. Although the sun is very strong, it is warm when it shines on people. Autumn has been here for a while, and the weather has become a little cooler, and the slightly warm sunshine just brings a warm feeling.
People often use the word "autumn air" to describe the weather in autumn. This is true. Just like today's weather, the air is very fresh and makes people feel very comfortable. But not everyone feels like this. For example, Zhang Xiaodao has been standing in front of the table with a frown on his face for some time. The brush instrument made of thunder bamboo in his hand has been held in the air by Xiaodao for a long time, but he has no intention of writing.
Liu Yating was different from him. She was sitting on the swing on the side of the courtyard, holding a book in her hand, not paying any attention to the abnormality of the path. She gently flipped through the book in her hand while enjoying the beautiful autumn weather. She nodded from time to time to express her agreement with the content written in the book.
Liu Yating didn't seem to care at all that Xiaodao was in such a daze. She couldn't blame her. Xiaodao would be like this for several hours almost every day these days. It was as if he had encountered a big problem, always stuck in one place and unable to solve it, and Liu Yating was not surprised by his state. Now she can draw talisman with Xiao Dao while reading her favorite book, so she no longer has to stare at him stupidly.
Not only can she practice with him, but she can also read some books she likes. Liu Yating feels that such a life is so wonderful. In the past, she was either studying in school or rushing to various meetings, working hard all day long for the benefit of the family. It was different now. She could spend time with the people she wanted to spend time with and read the books she wanted to read. This was what she wanted most.
Different from Liu Yating's leisurely and contented mood, Xiaodao is now a little depressed. These days, he has been spending various materials to make a large number of yellow talismans. In order to make up for the gap after the previous batch use, he even painted a lot of purple talismans. In the past few days, it can be said that Xiaodao has been making talismans non-stop except eating and sleeping.
Of course, drawing ordinary talismans such as yellow can already be done with almost no effort. As for purple talismans, Xiaodao still needs to take them seriously. But because Xiaodao has the blessing of a talisman-making instrument, he now doesn't need to expend a lot of energy in painting purple talismans.
Therefore, Xiaodao can now make a large number of low-level talismans in a day, which also allows him to gain a little understanding in the process of making talismans. Unfortunately, the realization this time was different from before. It was relatively vague in Xiaodao's mind, and it was the kind of feeling that seemed to be there but not at all. When he put down the pen, Xiaodao felt that he could make a new kind of red talisman, but when he raised the pen, he didn't know how to write, which made Xiaodao repeat the two actions of lifting and putting down the pen.
Xiaodao has been in such distress these past few days. Every time he gets stuck, Xiaodao will spend a lot of time thinking. Until he couldn't think of anything at all, he started making a lot of talismans again, and continued to search for insights in this way. The trail has been like this these days. Sometimes the table will be filled with yellow talismans, sometimes there will be a dozen purple talismans, and sometimes the table will be piled with scraps of talisman paper.
After spending nearly an hour again, Xiaodao finally gently put down the brush instrument in his hand, which also meant that he failed again. Helplessly, he was too mentally exhausted and had to take a rest quickly, otherwise he would not be able to continue drawing talismans today.
With a gentle sigh, Xiaodao turned around and walked towards Liu Yating. In fact, Xiaodao was not particularly frustrated because this was what he expected. You must know that this is what cultivation is like, especially those who practice Talisman. Usually when they encounter bottlenecks, they will travel far away or go into retreat, in order to find opportunities for breakthroughs from the laws of heaven.
It is also for this reason that many Fu Dao masters do not make breakthroughs for several years, but once they do, their strength will be greatly improved. Moreover, the vast majority of Talisman masters do not practice too many talismans, because each high-level talisman needs to be understood by oneself, which means that it takes a lot of time to comprehend.
Old man Zhang had told Xiaodao this truth a long time ago, and Xiaodao also agreed with it. Originally, Xiaodao was not in a hurry, and wanted to understand it slowly. But the situation is not controlled by anyone. In the coming chaos, every time Xiaodao improves his strength, he will be safer. It is for this reason that he has been practicing so crazily these days. Even though his body has just recovered, he is still so urgent.
When he came to Liu Yating's side, Xiaodao also sat on the swing, swinging gently with his feet to make the swing move gently. A smile finally appeared on Xiaodao's face, as if the swing had taken away his bad mood. In fact, Xiaodao didn't want Liu Yating to see that he was a little tired at the moment.
"You will still enjoy it, reading a book and basking in the sun, but the weather today is really good. Why don't we go out for a walk? This yard is a bit too small. Let's go to your big garden. look."
"Okay, you can change your mood by going for a walk. Maybe in a different place and environment, you can think about some issues clearly and understand them!"
Liu Yating is a smart woman. After she discovered that Xiaodao failed again, she did not say anything to persuade her. Instead, he let Xiaodao speak first. She just echoed his words, but her words were full of comfort. This level is enough. For a man like Xiaodao, just showing support is enough. If it was really a long speech to comfort him, Xiaodao would probably feel burdened or bored.
This is Liu Yating's many years of social experience. For capable and capable men, there is no need for too much comfort, as long as she appropriately expresses her concern. Because they all understand the principles and laws, and Liu Yating doesn't understand the knowledge about cultivation, so she can only provide some emotional value.
After finishing speaking, Liu Yating stood up first and led the path towards the largest garden in the Liu family villa area. She was as lively and cute as a little girl, which made Xiaodao lose his mind for a moment. Is the woman in front of him really Liu Yating? This was different from the Liu Yating in his mind. The Liu Yating in his mind was a very cold girl with extremely high wisdom and depth. How could she be as cute as a little girl like she is now?
"What's wrong? You're used to my indifference. Aren't you used to my relaxed state now? I'm also a normal girl, okay? In such good weather, I also want to release my innocence and cuteness, isn't it okay? ?”
Seeing Zhang Xiaodao's dazed look, Liu Yating knew what he was thinking at the moment, so she explained it to Xiaodao with a smile, and then walked quickly towards the garden with a burst of fragrance and laughter. past. Only the trail was left messy in the wind. He felt that his brain was a bit out of use. Are all women so changeable?
This garden is the largest in the entire villa area. There are rockeries, flowing water, and artificial lakes in the garden. The scenery is really beautiful. There are fish of various colors in the lake, as well as various types of flowers and aquatic plants. When you come to it, you feel like you are really visiting a wild river.
Compared with the large rivers and lakes in nature, the artificial lake in front of you is a bit too small, but its scenery is not bad at all. I guess the Liu family has worked hard on it. Walking along it, my mood really brightened up instantly, and the frustration in my heart disappeared instantly. I felt instantly relaxed on the trail.
This is the power of beautiful scenery, and also human beings' dependence on scenery. This is how people often are. As long as the hurdle in the heart is not particularly big, beautiful scenery can usually heal it and purify people's hearts instantly. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, which can be reached through a wooden plank bridge. Xiaodao and Liu Yating walked on the wooden plank. The mood of the two people suddenly became calm. No one said anything, they just walked quietly on it, listening to the sound of the wooden boards and looking at the sparkling water.
He walked to the side of the pavilion and looked at the red goldfish in the water at his feet. He found that the individual fish were quite large. If they were fished out and stewed in soup, they would probably be enough for him and Old Man Zhang to have a good meal. Xiaodao couldn't help but think of what happened when Xiaodao was a child. At that time, in order to get some food and drinks for Old Man Zhang, he had to soak in the river for a while and catch a few fish. Unfortunately, the fish in that river were much smaller than the fish here. He had to catch a few fish every time to have enough for a meal.
Looking at the fish in the lake, Xiaodao fell into memories, and unconsciously he began to observe the creatures in the water. I saw a lot of fish on the trail, aquatic plants in the water, and even lotus flowers floating on the water. Xiaodao even saw a turtle the size of a washbasin, swimming slowly in the water. The turtle shell was covered with green moss, at least that's what Xiaodao thought.
I don’t know if that turtle was specially raised here. It was really quite big, and its four short legs were swinging leisurely in the water. The turtle does not swim very fast, and even the trail feels a bit too slow, but when the fish around it see it, they will unconsciously avoid it. I guess it's because its turtle shell is too hard. Although it swims very slowly and is not aggressive, other fish can't even try to bite it!
Suddenly Xiaodao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly seemed to have grasped that glimmer of understanding. Although the tortoise moved very slowly, it had a hard tortoise shell, which made it invincible. It's like two people are fighting. One person is carrying a very hard shield. This shield is still unable to be broken by the opponent. Then the opponent does not need to take action and will directly admit defeat.
Furthermore, the tortoise not only has a hard tortoise shell, but its speed is also slow enough, which gives it a strong tenacity, which means that its lifespan is long enough. So if a tortoise becomes an immortal, which aspect of it will be infinitely magnified? It must be the hardness of the tortoise shell and infinite vitality!
