The little Taoist priest's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the corners of his eyes clearly curved to a beautiful angle.
"But let's not help here. Let's go out to Zhuangzi and find a place to wait. After all, they don't welcome us."
The corners of the little Taoist priest's eyes curled up a little more.
Cao An held his little hand and walked out of Wangzhuang with Zhuang Min's slightly disappointed eyes, "Does it fit in with the world in your mind?"
"Are all heroes like this? Uncle Cao."
"how is it like?"
"Just like Uncle Cao, he punishes the strong and supports the weak, helps the world and saves the people, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune and hides his fame deeply!"
"Where did you learn these words? Don't tell me these are in the Taoist scriptures."
The little Taoist priest chuckled and said, "No, these are what I heard from the old man Shu in the teahouse every time I followed the master into the city. I thought it was very interesting, so I remembered it."
"You must remember when doing things in the future, if there are no taboos, just uphold the moral principles in your heart, be brave and move forward; if..." Cao An stopped here and did not continue.
"Uncle Cao?"
"Forget it, don't listen. You are too young. Your master will teach you in the future."
He thought about himself. In fact, his own path seemed free and easy, but only he understood how great the rules and restrictions were. This was why he had always acted cautiously and tried not to interfere with other people's cause and effect.
In a nutshell: Either you don't believe it and just act according to your own principles, or you don't step beyond the gap. The most taboo thing is to sway between the two. It neither brings the pleasure of the former, but also bears the consequences of the latter.
He himself sometimes wants to be happy, but the habits he has developed over the past few decades and what he has learned have not given him the opportunity to follow this path. Behavior can deceive others. You can use behavior and words to deceive others for decades. Just like one day, there are no taboos, and there is no need to be brave. But you can't deceive your own heart. If you can't pass the test of questioning your heart, you will have inner demons and you can't live in peace.
Two people and one dog left Zhuangzi.
"Master, where are you going?"
"Look for a place that's not too far away, where you can see Zhuangzi, but where Zhuangzi's people won't find you."
Old Huang sniffed sharply, "When I came here, I noticed a hilltop nearby. I can see this side and it's not far away. Do you want to go there?"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's ride the wind."
The breeze swept the two of them through the mountains and forests, and the breeze passed through the stream without disturbing any living thing.
When he settled down, Cao An discovered that the scenery here was unique. The mountain was in the shape of a wolf roaring at the moon. On the top of the single peak, he had a panoramic view of the entire Wangzhuang. It was hundreds of feet away from Wangzhuang below. According to Cao An's eyesight, this distance But it's not a problem. When running at full strength, everyone in Wangzhuang can be seen.
It's just that it's too far away and the details can't be seen. It's enough to observe the situation inside Zhuangzi.
"The village chief of Wangzhuang obviously knows your master. Do you have any impression of him?"
"No, I have never seen him. He should be a friend that my master knew before me. Daokou Temple is a bit remote to begin with, and few people visit. Most of the people who come are my master's own friends, so I remember it very clearly. "
Cao An nodded, "That's right. He didn't recognize you either. It must be our friendship a long time ago."
"I came in a hurry. I only have a few cakes left over from before. Let's take a few bites."
Sitting in the open space of 'Wolf Head', Cao An took out two pancakes and handed one to Dao Qing. No one expected that such a thing would happen. Although he came, he was kicked out again.
Facing Zhuangzi at the bottom of the mountain, Cao An chewed the pancakes one by one, took out a straw made of reed poles from the strap tied with the big gourd, and swallowed it with water. Dao Qing sat beside him eagerly, Seeing that his thoughts were wandering, he didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only look at his own cake and Cao An's cake.
After taking a few bites, I held it in my hand and didn't eat any more.
By the time Cao An came to his senses, almost a quarter of an hour had passed. He found that the pancake in Dao Qing's hand had only been eaten for a few bites, and he was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it to your liking? Children can't be picky eaters."
"Me, I only eat water."
"Ah! Look at my brain. Come on, come and sit over here. There is another pipe over here." He picked up Dao Qing, put it on the other side of him, and took out a reed pipe from his strap. Pass it to Dao Qing.
After the gourd grew bigger, drinking water became a problem. Cao An had no choice but to do this. According to the characteristics of the treasure weapon, the gourd behind him can be as big or small as he wants, at least until it grows to the tenth grade treasure weapon.
Cao An felt a little confused. If it had been in the past, when the yellow-skinned gourd could see the treasure soldiers and be safe, it would have been eager to devour the other treasure soldiers immediately, but this was not the first time that it followed Nian Jian came together, but there was no reaction at all. That can only mean one problem. The yellow-skinned gourd is still far from reaching the level of swallowing Nian Sword.
"Can you feel anything? Old Huang."
"Other than making the little demon feel uncomfortable, I don't seem to have any other feeling. It's just that these people in Zhuangzi don't feel like living people to the little demon." Lao Huang squatted next to Cao An, and his face wrinkled when Cao An asked. After getting together, I thought for a while and finally expressed my feelings.
These words shocked both Cao An and Dao Qing.
Suddenly I felt a chill rush into my heart.
"What does it mean not to be alive? It's impossible for the entire Zhuangzi to be dead, right? What do you feel is wrong?"
"No, no, no, the little demon doesn't mean that they are all dead people, but they make the little demon feel like dead people." Old Huang shook his dog's head and said.
"What's the difference?"
"A dying person feels like a dead person to the little demon."
Cao An understood its meaning, "I don't understand. What is causing trouble? There is no evil spirit, no ghost spirit, demon? I don't seem to have come into contact with demons so far. It would be great if your master Chiyangzi was here. He is well-informed, and even if he doesn’t recognize it, he can probably deduce something from it.”
Cao An fell down, with the gourd cushion behind him, just leaning on it comfortably. The sun was setting in the west, and there was still some time before dark. This thing was weird from beginning to end.
…
In Zhuangzi, everyone had dinner early. As usual, at this time, no one who went to the fields had returned yet.
It's just that things are different now. In the ancestral hall, Wang Quan'an looked at less than half of the people who came, with terrifyingly gloomy faces. He sent Wang Shi and a group of escorts to go door to door to urge them.
This old man, who used to be the master of Zhuangzi, had his authority challenged after repeated defeats.
"Uncle Genzi, why haven't you gone to the ancestral hall yet? It's almost dark today?"
"Don't come to my funeral. Go call someone else. Our family won't go. What can we do if we go? Get together so that the monster can eat it? Get out, we have to close the door and go to bed. ." The man had a cold face and didn't have a good look on these escorts. He also held a large guillotine in his hand, which was usually used to chop pig grass.
Wang Shi and others from the escort team were rushing out.
"We all still have a chance to survive when we get together, but Uncle Genzi, your family is alone outside, and what will you do if the monster comes to you?"
"Go back and tell Old Man Wang that he doesn't have to worry about our family's life and death. Who said monsters will definitely come back to find us? There are so many of you there, so they might go to your place to look for you. Anyway, we will be picked on and eaten. What's wrong with you? There's nothing you can do about it, get out quickly, or don't blame me for being rude."
With a bang, the door closed.
"Uncle Genzi, Uncle Genzi..."
