Chang Sheng walked in first, followed closely by Da Tou carrying large and small packages of gifts from behind.
Just as Changsheng was looking around at the scenery in the courtyard, a little Taoist boy walked over from the north. Changsheng saw this person at a glance. At first, he thought that this person was just a little Taoist boy, but suddenly he found that although this person was short in stature, he had both beard and hair. Bai immediately understood that this man was a dwarf just like Da Tou. Without waiting for the visitor to speak, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Junior Li Changsheng, pay your respects to Master Fufeng."
"No need to be too polite, no need to be too polite," Master Fufeng looked up with a smile on his face, "I heard Zhang Bingyi say something about you. It's because he is so powerful that he never left you."
When Master Fufeng mentioned Ge Zao Mountain, Chang Sheng was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the question.
Immediately, Master Fufeng pointed at Changsheng and said to a group of Taoists, "Did you see that, this is the young man I told you about. He keeps his word and respects his teacher. How valuable it is. If a teacher loses his reputation one day, he will be blamed by thousands of people. , if you can be as persistent as him, you will be satisfied as a teacher."
This was probably not the first time that Master Fufeng had said similar words, and the Taoist priests did not appear to be embarrassed. They just answered with a smile and said that they would be able to share weal and woe with Master and never abandon him.
"Look, look, none of them have any good intentions. They really expect to be ruined as a teacher." Master Fufeng waved his hand in displeasure.
Fufeng Zhenren and Zhang Bingyi are the same generation, he should be between the age of seventy and eighty-year-old, but this person is informal, free and easy-going. When he saw the big head carrying various gifts, he hurriedly smiled at Changsheng and said, "Oh, come on. You’re here, why don’t you bring anything with you, really.”
After saying that, without waiting for Chang Sheng to answer, he said to a group of Taoists, "What are you still doing in a daze? Come on quickly."
Hearing Master Fufeng's words, a group of Taoists hurriedly stepped forward to take what was in Da Tou's hand.
Since the gifts were all wrapped in colored paper, Da Tou was worried that Master Fufeng would not know what was inside, so he explained them to everyone one by one.
At first, Master Fufeng thought that Datou was just a boy. After discovering that he was also a dwarf like himself, he walked over with short legs and said, "Haha, it turns out you are also a three-inch boy. Come on, let's go." Let’s compete to see who is taller.”
The two of them had the same problem, and what's more, Master Fufeng was still an elder, so Datou stood there and let him compare.
"Haha, I'm two fingers taller than you," Master Fufeng said very proudly, "It's fate that I'm here. I'll teach you a few tricks later, and I'll keep you busy."
Hearing Master Fufeng's words, Datou turned to look at Changsheng. When Changsheng nodded, he hurriedly turned back to Master Fufeng and said thank you.
Before he could stand up after the big head ceremony, Master Fufeng had already turned around and walked towards the old man in coir raincoat. He took the two carps from his hands and looked them around, "Oh, you really have four beards, did you really run to the big river? "
"If I don't go, you might do something else." The old man in coir raincoat looked helpless.
"Don't worry, I won't lure bees to sting you again." Master Fufeng chuckled.
"Is that a bee? It's obviously a wasp," the old man in coir raincoat corrected and complained, "You are really cruel. You stung me to death. Who will you bully in the future?"
Master Fufeng knew that he was in the wrong, so he didn't answer the question. Instead, he handed the two carps to the Taoist on the side, and then gave him detailed instructions on how to change the knife and how to cook.
After explaining, he turned around and called the two of them and the old man in coir raincoat to go to the residence at the back of the palace. After walking, he pointed at the old man in coir raincoat and said to Changsheng, "You should be able to tell, this old guy is a monkey spirit, and it's me too." My good friend, even though it’s not a human being, its chess skills are frighteningly good. Zhang Bingyi also played chess with it before.”
If it were anyone else, if someone pointed at the nose and said he was not a human being, he would probably have turned against him long ago. However, the old man in the raincoat seemed to be used to Master Fufeng's speechless words, and he didn't take it seriously. He treated Changsheng as a courtesy to him. , The old man in coir raincoat was not dissatisfied. After all, he was an alien, and it was not easy for Changsheng to pay him the courtesy of an equal.
The reason why Changsheng paid tribute to the monkey spirit as an equal was also after careful consideration and weighing. What he was given at this time was the Shangqing Lu, which is actually the Taoist's bounden duty to hunt for the heavens and to do the Dao for the heavens. The seniority of the Taoist represents the elder and the younger. , and the Taoist's 瓓 grade represents superiority and inferiority. The Shangqing 瓓 or even the higher grade he was awarded, no matter who he met, he would not be inferior to anyone.
After introducing the two of them, Master Fufeng began to apologize to Changsheng, saying that he was good at everything except that he didn't know how to teach his disciples. There were rebel disciples who had participated in the siege of him in Yizhuang before, and he, as a master, could not absolve himself of the blame.
Listening to what Master Fufeng said, Changsheng knew that the Heavenly Master had been here before, otherwise Master Fufeng would not have known about it.
Master Fufeng liked to talk to himself. After finishing speaking, without waiting for Changsheng to say some polite words, he turned to talk to the old man in coir raincoat. He was talking about playing chess. He only said that he finally discovered why playing chess with the Monkey Spirit was so difficult. Losing more and winning less, in the final analysis, it is because he pays too much attention to rules and is not as unruly as the monkey. In fact, the monkey spirit is not that his chess skills are better than his, but he benefits from his alien nature.
Monkey Spirit was a little nervous when facing Changsheng, but he was not afraid of Master Fufeng. He only said that Master Fufeng was obviously a bad chess player, and he made excuses for not being as good as others.
Master Fufeng and Hou Jing kept bickering, but Changsheng and Datou couldn't get a word in at all.
Not long after, Master Fufeng brought a few people to his residence. The house was not big, and it was very empty. Except for a simple bed, table, chair and a small number of living utensils, there were few sundries.
Although he had known for a long time that Master Fufeng was an eminent person, Changsheng still took a high look at him after seeing the furnishings in the room. To see how high a person's realm is, he only looked at the furnishings and displays of the room in which he lived. Just the tidiness of the room is not enough. It also depends on the number of utensils. The simpler the furnishings and the fewer clutter, the higher the level of the person. Vice versa, if the room is full of people, it means that the person has not transcended the constraints of external objects. If the room is like a pig's nest, it is even worse, because it means that the person has a messy mind and does things without any order.
Master Fufeng and Houjing started playing chess as soon as they entered the house without even lighting the oil lamps. Changsheng and Datou could only watch the game from the sidelines.
There are only two kinds of chess played by people in the Tang Dynasty, one is Go and the other is chess. Master Fufeng and Hou Jing play chess. They know that Master Fufeng loses more and wins less than Hou Jing. They didn't dare to go out, for fear that Master Fufeng would blame others if he lost the chess game.
Sure enough, as the Monkey Spirit said, Master Fufeng's chess skills were not very good. He would complain all over the place when he lost a piece. At one moment, he complained that the Monkey Spirit was wearing a coir raincoat and looked like a dog, which made him very awkward. He complained that the monkey spirit was careless. Before he could make a move, the monkey spirit ate his cannon.
The monkey spirit also refused to let Master Fufeng, because Master Fufeng thought it was an eyesore when it transformed into a human form, so it appeared in its original form and squatted on a chair. Master Fufeng complained that it was eager to play chess, so it waited for Master Fufeng to make a move before taking action. The monkey was different from other aliens in that it could speak human words even when it showed its true form. While playing chess, it kept mocking Master Fufeng. In order to anger him, he just retorted casually and spoke quickly.
Master Fufeng was a dwarf. At the critical moment, he felt nervous and squatted on a chair. A dwarf and a monkey were chattering, teasing and cursing. They were noisy and excited to kill.
Datou has always been on tenterhooks, fearing that if Master Fufeng loses money again, it will be his fault, so he is trembling and cautious.
In the eyes of outsiders, Master Fufeng and Hou Jing are just two lunatics with no chess skills, but what Changsheng sees is not quarrels and calculations, but freedom and straightforwardness. Neither Master Fufeng nor Hou Jing makes any pretense. , do what you want to do, say what you want to say, and are not afraid that the other party will be dissatisfied if you say the wrong thing. This is the invisible way of returning to nature.
Lao Tianshi is the Heavenly Master of the Shangqing Dynasty, an expert in Taoism. The reason why he occasionally comes to Tianxian Temple to stay for a few days must be because he appreciates the frankness and straightforwardness of Master Fufeng. In fact, the more senior people are, the more they hate intrigues and any tricks. They can see through everything at a glance, and they don't like anything hypocritical. They only like one thing, and that is truth.
Never pretend to be in front of people in high positions, otherwise you will die.
Datou had previously beaten up the pretentious sword-maker and ridiculed the county magistrate who was visiting incognito. It was precisely because he couldn't stand their hypocrisy and pretentiousness. Fortunately, he met Datou. If he had met Master Fufeng, the two The fate of people will probably be even worse.
Changsheng is not very good at playing chess, but he still understands the basic principles of chess. While watching the game, he quickly discovered the problem of Master Fufeng. The biggest problem of Master Fufeng in playing chess is that he is careful about every step, he is too sparing of pieces, he always wants to have both offense and defense, and weighs the gains and losses. .
It has to be said that Master Fufeng's mind is indeed far superior to ordinary people's, and his thinking is extremely meticulous. They say that he can only think three steps after one move. When playing chess, Master Fufeng can even think ahead for more than ten steps, which is almost astonishing to the world.
Looking back at the monkey spirit, it makes moves very quickly and rarely thinks about it. It's not that it doesn't think about it at all, but judging from the speed at which it reacts to its moves, it definitely doesn't have sufficient foresight and at most it has judged one or two steps in front of it.
There is a saying about beating a master to death with random punches, and there is also an idiom about playing the piano against a cow. This is what happened when Fufeng Master played chess with the monkey spirit. The monkey spirit was completely unruly. No matter how deep or far you think, I will just look at it. , and there is another characteristic of the Monkey Spirit's chess, that is, he does not care about the pieces, whether the chariots, horses and artillery should be replaced or lost, in the worst case, they will both perish.
Changsheng doesn't play chess very much. He has always heard people say that life is like chess and chess is like life. He actually doesn't agree with this statement. However, after watching chess this time, he finally has a personal experience. This statement is true. Chess and life do have something in common.
Take the monkey spirit as an example. The reason why it dares to charge and fight, even if they die together, is because it does not have as rigorous thinking as Master Fufeng. The fewer the pieces on the chessboard, the easier it will be to control. In this mentality Driven by this, it plays chess with murderous intent and high morale. It takes advantage of the attack from the beginning. As the saying goes, when two armies meet, the brave will win. If one side is brave and not afraid of death, the momentum of the other side will be at a disadvantage.
On the other hand, Master Fufeng always looks ahead and tries to control the overall situation. As a result, he loses his sharpness and is always passively beaten. In fact, when dealing with an opponent like Monkey Jing, you have to treat him in his own way and face him directly. Carry it hard.
In fact, Master Fufeng himself understood this and tried to fight head-on with the monkey spirit, but the monkey spirit was really not afraid of death, and Master Fufeng's fearlessness was forced out of him. At the critical moment, he still considered the consequences and still did not dare. The fish dies and the net breaks.
If you want to defeat an opponent like the Monkey Spirit, there is actually only one way, and that is to fight to the death regardless of the consequences. Don't think about what to do after losing your son. If you are always worried about the consequences, you will always be suppressed by the Monkey Spirit. beat.
At the end of the game, as expected, Master Fufeng lost again. Seeing Master Fufeng's nostrils opening and closing, showing signs of getting angry, the monkey spirit hurriedly raised his finger and said, "What do you want to do? If you dare to hit me again, I won't come." "
"Which one wants to hit you?" Master Fufeng gasped for air, "Show it again, hit it again."
Seeing that the two of them were only focused on playing chess, leaving themselves and Changsheng aside, Datou became a little anxious and looked up at Changsheng sitting opposite.
Immortal felt this, and hurriedly cast a calm look at Datou. Master Fufeng had previously said that he wanted to give Datou some guidance, but now he interrupted, fearing that Master Fufeng would become irritated, and he would have to find a way to give some guidance to Datou. He's in a good mood. He's a real master. When he's in a good mood, he might teach Big Tou some mysterious skills...
