Situ Xue's eyes flashed with memories and a trace of sadness, but there was no regret, and she said with a smile:
"Senior is right. If I had to do it again, I would still make the same choice."
Tianjizi stroked his long beard and sighed:
"Although Pindao has the power of divination and can point out the best path for others, sometimes the so-called best choice may not necessarily be the most correct for him. As the saying goes, do your best to obey fate, and human destiny is complicated. How can a piece of hexagram be easily changed?"
Bu Xiaotian heard what the old Taoist said and thought it made sense. He couldn't help but ask:
"Senior, can fate really not be changed?"
Tianjizi followed the two of them and sat on the stone bench under the tree in the courtyard, shook his head slightly and said:
"My little friend, if you want to know the answer to this question, you must first understand what fate is."
"What is fate?" Bu Xiaotian couldn't help but fell into thinking, but after pondering for a long time, he still couldn't think of how to explain the word fate, so he sincerely asked for advice:
"Please give me some advice, senior."
Tianjizi didn't show off, looked at Bu Xiaotian and Situ Xue who looked puzzled, and said:
"According to Pindao, the word fate should be understood separately.
People living in the world are like fish in a river. This fate is the water of the river flowing down. It is an external cause and the general trend of the world. It rushes down day and night. Fish can stir up the water and splash water, but The flow of a river cannot be changed.
Even a cultivator is just a bigger fish in the face of the general trend of the world, able to stir up more currents and set off bigger waves, but the general trend of the world will not be changed by the power of one person.
Fate is our own character, thoughts, and will. It is the internal cause and the fundamental reason for the choices we make when facing the external environment.
When the world's major events and our own choices come together, it is destiny.
Just like a fish in the water, you can choose to swim upstream or follow the current.
When it chooses to follow the waves, it is like a person being pushed by the general trend of the world. The chance of changing its destiny will become smaller and smaller until the river merges into the sea. At that time, no matter how big the fish is, it will be very small compared to the entire sea. Tiny.
And if it chooses to swim upstream, if its character is brave enough, its thoughts are clear enough, and its will is firm enough, then when it swims to the source of the river, it can leap over the dragon gate, transform into a dragon, and transcend the water. Large currents cannot affect it. At that time, its fate is truly in its own hands. "
After Tianjizi finished speaking, he quietly looked at Bu Xiaotian who was lost in thought again, with deep meaning in his eyes.
After hearing this, Situ Xue smiled slightly and said nothing. She turned around and took out the tea from the room and put it on the stone table. Then she turned back into the kitchen and prepared the meal.
In the small courtyard, Bu Xiaotian and Tian Jizi were sitting opposite each other. The old man and the young man both had white hair as white as snow, and they seemed to have a somewhat ethereal mood.
After a long time, Bu Xiaotian, who had closed his eyes at some point, suddenly felt mysterious thoughts all over his body. His whole body seemed to be integrated into the nature of heaven and earth, and he actually fell into an epiphany.
Tianjizi looked at all this, but there was no hint of surprise in his eyes, only a smile of appreciation.
I don't know how long this scene lasted. It wasn't until Tianjizi drank the last cup of tea that the breath around Bu Xiaotian slowly calmed down and he opened his eyes.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior!"
Bu Xiaotian stood up, bowed to the old Taoist priest, and thanked him.
Tianjizi didn't shy away and accepted the gift calmly.
At this time, Bu Xiaotian didn't seem to have any change, but the aura around him was more restrained. It was obvious that his state of enlightenment had improved a lot because of this, and he even had a sense of returning to his original nature.
At this time, Situ Xue had also prepared the meal and came out to greet the two of them into the house for dinner.
Situ Xue also felt Bu Xiaotian's changes, but her cultivation level was no longer as good as Bu Xiaotian's now. She couldn't clearly tell how much Bu Xiaotian had improved, but as long as she could be sure that this was not a bad thing for Bu Xiaotian, That's enough.
The three of them went into the house to eat together. Tianjizi praised Situ Xue's cooking skills and almost never stopped picking up the food.
After knowing that all the food was eaten, Tian Jizi put down his chopsticks. After Situ Xue packed up the dishes and left, he looked at Bu Xiaotian and said:
"But still remember when we first met outside Liaozhou City, Pindao once said that he would give you a hexagram?"
After hearing this, Bu Xiaotian only thought about it for a moment and then remembered that when he first met Tianjizi outside Liaozhou City, the other party did say that he would give him a hexagram.
But it was later interrupted by Wu Fu, and what happened to Xuanyin Ghost Mother later, it was not fulfilled until Tianjizi left.
At this time, Bu Xiaotian already knew that Tianjizi was definitely not an ordinary charlatan, so he immediately stood up and bowed, saying:
"Junior would like to thank senior in advance. I do have something I would like to ask senior for advice, but..."
Before Bu Xiaotian finished speaking, Tian Jizi waved his hand and said:
"Pindao already knows what you want to ask about, but it involves reincarnation. Pindao can't say much about it. There is only one place I can tell you about, Southern Xinjiang, the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
"The Hundred Thousand Mountains, the territory of the demon clan?"
Bu Xiaotian was a little confused.
But Tianjizi didn't want to say any more and just said:
"Everything you want to know can be found somewhere. Well, it's getting late and it's time for Pindao to hit the road."
After saying that, regardless of Bu Xiaotian's attempts to persuade him to stay, he picked up the canvas beside him and walked leisurely out of the courtyard.
The old Taoist priest's movements seemed very slow, but Bu Xiaotian didn't even have a chance to speak, and he was outside the small courtyard in a blink of an eye.
By the time Bu Xiaotian chased him out, the old Taoist priest had already disappeared.
When all this was happening, Bu Xiaotian couldn't see any trace of him performing any Taoist techniques.
With Bu Xiaotian's current cultivation level, this is almost impossible.
After a while, Situ Xue also came to the entrance of the small courtyard, looked at the empty path, and asked:
"Senior has left?"
"Um."
Bu Xiaotian nodded, looking a little regretful for not leaving Tianjizi behind.
Situ Xue looked at Bu Xiaotian's expression and comforted:
"Since senior is leaving, you can't stop him, so don't worry about it."
Bu Xiaotian looked at Situ Xue, finally unable to suppress the doubts in his heart, he asked:
"Mom, who is senior?"
Situ Xue shook her head:
"Mother doesn't know, but I met Senior once by chance back then.
That was when the war between good and evil had just begun. We found out about a group of devils from the demon sect. Just when we were about to catch up, we met our senior and he told me, 'If you turn back now, , everything will go smoothly in the future. If you continue to move forward, I'm afraid your life will be bumpy in the future.'
At that time, we, your master, uncle, and others had just achieved some success in cultivation, and we were very satisfied with our ambitions. We finally found the traces of the demon sect, so how could we give up the action because of a charlatan sorcerer we met by chance?
So I didn't follow the advice of my seniors and chose to hunt down those demon sect monsters.
It was at that time that we met your father and rescued him from the siege of the demon sect, and that's what happened next. "
Situ Xue didn't say what happened next, but Bu Xiaotian already knew what happened next from Xiao Tianxiong's mouth.
After that encounter, Situ Xue and Bu Yunxiao got to know each other, and developed feelings for each other.
Later, Bu Yunxiao's cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and he gained a great reputation in the righteous path, and was respected by countless righteous disciples.
Until Bu Yunxiao revealed that he was possessing the supreme magic of the Demon Sect, "The Art of Holy Heaven", and was hunted by both the good and the evil. Situ Xue was not ashamed of the ungrateful behavior of the right way, and helped Bu Yunxiao, and was hunted down together with him. In the end, In order to protect their mother and son, Bu Yunxiao chose to intercept the demon sect alone. Since then, there has been no news about him from either the good or the evil side.
Bu Xiaotian looked at the flash of pain on Situ Xue's face and asked:
"Mom, do you regret meeting my father?"
Bu Xiaotian thought that if Situ Xue had not known Bu Yunxiao, she might not have left the right path. With her qualifications, if she had not been hunted for a hundred years and imprisoned by the Black Flame Palace, but had devoted herself to cultivation in Situ Villa, she said Maybe his cultivation level will not be lower than Xiao Tianxiong's, and Situ Villa will not be wiped out easily.
After listening to Bu Xiaotian's words, Situ Xue shook her head and said:
"Mom has never regretted meeting your father. Although I have gone through a lot of hardships because of meeting your father, as I said before, even if I am given another chance to choose, I will still make the same choice!"
After Situ Xue finished speaking, Bu Xiaotian also fell silent and stopped talking.
He did not tell Situ Xue what Tianjizi told him. After his cultivation breakthrough again, Bu Xiaotian's understanding of the avenue of heaven and earth reached a higher level. He had a clearer perception of the changes between heaven and earth, and he also understood more clearly what was coming. The catastrophe was so terrifying that even he was not sure of surviving it safely.
He wanted to live with Situ Xue for a while longer to make up for the unfulfilled filial piety over the years.
The green leaves are yellowing and the dead leaves are falling.
Until the first heavy snow of winter arrives.
The snow was heavy and a thick layer accumulated in the yard.
Bu Xiaotian looked at the snow in the courtyard and thought of the heavy snowfall in Shaliu Town. The two of them walked in the snow together and built a snowman in the small courtyard.
Situ Xue looked at Bu Xiaotian's lost look, with a hint of distress in her eyes.
Since Tianjizi left, Bu Xiaotian would often look outside in a daze. She saw everything, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
"Xiao Tian."
Situ Xue called softly.
Bu Xiaotian immediately came back to his senses and looked at Situ Xue.
Situ Xue looked into Bu Xiaotian's eyes and said:
"My mother is very satisfied to be able to live with you these years, but Xiaotian, you still have things to do, so you shouldn't waste your time here. Although my mother can't help you with anything, I don't want to be yours either. Tie, time is running out, do what you should do!"
Bu Xiaotian looked at Situ Xue's loving face, remained silent for a long time, and finally nodded:
"Um."
In the evening, Situ Xue cooked a very sumptuous meal.
When the mother and son were sitting in the hall eating, Situ Xue kept picking up food for Bu Xiaotian. Bu Xiaotian just lowered his head and ate the food in the bowl without saying a word.
No matter how rich the meal is, there will eventually be a time when it is finished.
Neither of them said a word until they finished the meal.
The atmosphere of parting lingered on the dining table, in the house, in the courtyard, and even in the entire valley.
Early the next morning, Bu Xiaotian left.
Before leaving, he placed two jade swords outside Situ Xue's door.
One is a jade sword used for communication, and the other is a sword talisman, which contains Bu Xiaotian's strongest sword energy now, which can be activated when Situ Xue encounters a life-threatening situation.
With Bu Xiaotian's current level of cultivation, there are very few people in the world who can take on this sword intent.
It wasn't until Bu Xiaotian's sword disappeared from the horizon that Situ Xue's door opened.
She picked up the two jade swords on the ground, put them in her hands and rubbed them gently, but her eyes were fixed on the direction Bu Xiaotian left, as if she had crossed many mountains and saw Bu Xiaotian who had already moved away.
