Master Meng's smile faltered, he turned to look at Bai Dutou aside, and said angrily: "Who is talking nonsense behind your back?"
Baidu's head and neck shrank, his mouth opened slightly, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Just looking at his cowardice, how could he be connected with the legendary ghosts from the underworld who are so haunting and frightening?
Seeing this scene, Qi Jingzhi suddenly felt that it looked familiar, and he couldn't help but cursed: "If everyone in the world is so miserable, then Magistrate Xiong really needs to think carefully about his request."
While he was thinking wildly, the old city god pointed at Master Meng and said in a feigned anger: "You are obviously the one who deliberately spread the complaints. Don't bother others here! If you don't want to do the Yin and Yang Division's errands anymore, go back to study and take the scientific examination as soon as possible. , I guess it’s still too late!”
"Sir, what are you talking about? When Xiaguan stayed in the deserted garden at night, his heart and liver were taken away by the evil woman, and he became a living corpse for her to drive. If you hadn't taken it back with your righteousness, I'm afraid that Xianguan would still be in a sea of misery today. relief!"
Master Meng bowed to the Old City God again, and his tone was respectful and brisk: "Now that I'm running an errand in front of you, it's too late to risk my life to repay the service, so it's not worth the effort!"
Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but be a little surprised. He had known Master Meng for many years and knew that he always behaved upright and respected the most important rules and regulations in his words and deeds. He had never seen him with such an unscrupulous side. As for having his heart and liver removed and turned into a living corpse. He has never mentioned the shocking past events of the past year.
After expressing his loyalty, Master Meng raised his hand and pointed to the young man, and said sincerely: "Sir, you have seen my student, and you have called him here today. Firstly, the case is special and he needs to be a circumstantial witness; secondly, He is a Yehu Zen who has just started to practice. Please give me a few pointers to avoid making mistakes in the future."
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi was stunned at first, and then a warm current surged into his heart.
In the private school that day, Master Meng had already guessed that he might have a cultivation technique in his hands, but he did not point it out. He also showed an attitude of not wanting to interfere and letting things go. Unexpectedly, he was thinking about this matter all the time. Whenever he had the opportunity, So he begged the city god for him.
Faced with the rare opportunity that the teacher had won, Qi Jingzhi naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Qi Jingzhi, the hunter from Songling County, has met your Excellency!"
"No need to be polite!"
The old city god waved his hand to the young man, and then said to Master Meng: "This student of yours is not some wild fox Zen! I saw him as soon as he came in. Although his energy and blood were a little weak, his chest was full of energy. It's just that he had only been practicing for a short time, and his eyes were full of energy. The light inside couldn’t be restrained, and it made me a little dizzy.”
Qi Jingzhi quickly lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, no longer looking at the fourth-grade righteous god in front of him.
"Ha! I was just joking. You kid is a real person. You are nothing like your teacher."
The old city god made fun of the young man, then put away the faint smile on his face and said seriously: "When you looked at me just now, your eyes were straight and clear. It can be seen that you are selfless in your heart, without fear or clinging. Mind you, this kind of mind is quite good and is a good material for practice."
"However, cultivation is difficult, and your character and qualifications are only the most basic. You will suffer the disadvantages because you are not of high family status and have not many good fortunes. You have no family support behind you, and you have not been accepted by those famous families early on. You can only find your way out on your own. Not to mention anything else, just because of your surname, Fanfan's family has some foundation, and he has already caught the attention of the Demon Suppressing Academy."
As the old city god spoke, he turned to look at Master Meng again and said, "I am practicing Shinto, so I can't really talk about it. Have you mentioned those two sentences about the human bones to him?"
Master Meng nodded: "I've mentioned it, but I'm just a low-ranking official and I'm just about to ask the boss to explain the word "heart and bone" to him."
"What can't be explained is not just looking for chapters and sentences, explaining the words. Is this the heart and soul..."
The old city god pondered, walked slowly to the courtyard, and then walked back slowly, and then said: "As the saying goes, poetry and calligraphy are in the heart. In my opinion, the heart and bones are actually a person's mind, wisdom, and knowledge. Insight and other inner things are combined in one place, and the result is such a mysterious and mysterious thing, which has no entity, but actually exists."
He looked at Qi Jingzhi with a very solemn expression: "I am an official, let's use this as an analogy. The official in the court should serve as the ruler of the country, and his heart should be to serve the country with loyalty and benefit the world; the official in charge of the local government , the heart of the government should be benevolent and benevolent, and make decisions for the people; the military ministers who guard one side should have the heart of helping dangers, quelling difficulties, and making meritorious deeds on the battlefield. Without such ambitions and ethics, it is absolutely impossible to become a famous minister or general, and a monk will be on the road. The same goes for trekking.”
"The so-called heart and bones are internalized in the heart and externally manifested in actions. It is called the unity of knowledge and action."
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but frown slightly.
Lu Yunzi mentioned in the memory fragment that the heart and soul are the spirit in the chest of the warrior. This is slightly different from what the old city god said, but it is vaguely similar. I don’t know which explanation is more accurate.
I heard the old Cheng Huang continue to say: "Those disciples of famous sects have been studying the sect's classics for many years since they were young, in order to understand the subtle words and great meanings of the previous ancestors. Only when their hearts and minds have taken shape can they start to practice. The so-called residence transfer qi , Yang Shibo, the disciples of each sect who have received the true inheritance can be identified at a glance just by their conversation and temperament."
"In short, the heart and bones are the foundation of a monk or even a sect, and the specific practice skills come second. It is precisely because of such an invisible threshold that a monk who has acquired the skills of a Taoist dare not say that he will definitely practice them. If it doesn’t work, at least it will be half the result with half the effort, similar in appearance but not in spirit.”
Upon hearing the word "monk", Qi Jingzhi's eyes widened suddenly, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"When the tiger spirit was still a monk, he listened to many Zen tiger stories told by his master since he was a child. He was quite envious in his heart. Under the influence of the influence, his heart and bones must also shift in this direction. Perhaps this is how he can truly transform. The reason for the tiger? Thinking further, the tiger king came to him and gave him a tiger skin. It was probably for this reason..."
Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what do you mean, people choose their skills, and skills also choose their people? If a skill is strong and domineering, the person who practices it should also have a nature like burning fire. If it is A person who is indifferent and has few desires, like a wandering cloud and wild crane, should find a natural, non-action, free and elegant method?"
"That's what it means! To inherit a Taoist tradition, the first thing is to win people! The more closely the disciples are consistent with their own ideas and techniques, the higher their achievements will be in the future."
The old city god touched his palm and praised: "Judging from your progress in cultivation, the skills you practice are very compatible with yourself. This is a great fortune that many people can't envy. Next, we must continue to work hard from the heart and bones. To start with, in other words, what kind of heart and soul your practice requires is the kind of person you should strive to become."
Qi Jingzhi was horrified: "In this case, wouldn't it mean that he gradually loses himself and becomes the shadow of the person who created the technique?"
The old city god laughed dumbly: "How could it be? There are never two identical people in this world, and naturally there will be no two identical hearts. Even those disciples who were trained by famous families since childhood only have similar ideas and temperaments. There are more or less differences. Let’s take reading as an example..."
He paused, shook his head slightly and said: "When you read the works of your predecessors, don't you have your own understanding and likes and dislikes? Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. This is the right way. If not Adding trade-offs, even decapitating the head and cutting off the feet to fit the shoes, isn't it putting the cart before the horse and downright stupid? Speaking of this, your Qi family ancestor once had a great painter, and he left a famous saying..."
Qi Jingzhi was shocked and blurted out: "Those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die?"
When he said this sentence, the young man felt like he was enlightened, and he had a clear understanding in his heart: "Yes, I want to nurture my heart and soul. Naturally, it is based on the "Immortal Feather Sutra", but I cannot blindly cater to them. After all, After all, I am a human being, not a real crane. I control the skills, not the skills control me!"
