Zhuo Yifei heard the words of Taoist Jingxu and was very puzzled. The more he thought about it, the more mysterious it became.
I thought to myself, although I have never witnessed the swordsmanship of Yijian Sect in Longmen Yique, when I was a child and listened to my father commenting on the swordsmanship of various sects in the world, the swordsmanship of Yijian Sect only has four words, which is very common. Except for Tian Tianyu who was rampant in the world for a while, the other members of the Yijian Sect could not even compete with second-rate swordsmen, and were looked down upon by martial arts people in the world.
In today's words, Taoist Master Jingxu spoke highly of the swordsmanship of the Yijian Sect. Is it not that the swordsmanship of the Yijian Sect has a problem, but that the swordsman himself has a problem? My father once said that swordsmanship is actually a human skill. If you can do it with ease and lift with ease, the sword will become an arm extending outward, and you can use it as you like. After more than ten years of practicing swordsmanship, Zhuo Yifei couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself for having finally understood such a simple truth today.
Seeing Zhuo Yifei's expressionless face and his eyes fixed, Hu Yanqing thought something had happened, pulled his sleeve and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong there?"
Zhuo Yifei calmed down and said with a smile: "No. I just heard Taoist Master Jingxu mention the words Yijianmen, and I unconsciously remembered something, and I was confused."
Hu Yanqing asked in a low voice: "Do you think Brother Bai is really a descendant of the Yijian Sect?"
Zhuo Yifei replied: "That should be the case! Taoist Master Jingxu is a famous swordsman and has extensive knowledge. He said that the swordsmanship used by Bai Yutian comes from the Yijian Sect, so there should be nothing wrong with it."
Hu Yanqing was a little puzzled and said: "But people in the world are very unfavorable to the swordsmanship of Yijianmen. When they talk about it, they just say "it is ordinary and difficult to reach the hall of elegance" without any good words. Extremely disdainful.”
Zhuo Yifei smiled slightly and said: "I would like to ask those swordsmen in the world who don't want to reach the realm of saints overnight. But they are ordinary mortals, but they look down on simple sword moves and yearn for novelty. Take a clever path. The tricks they come up with are flashy and useless. They are useless except for sneak attacks on the enemy. They are truly invincible in the world. Not only do they have the inner beauty of ten years of sharpening their swords, but they have accumulated a lot of experience. , and also know how to realize one's true knowledge and insights from ordinary things, constantly improve oneself, truly step out of the ordinary, and get closer and closer to the extraordinary and the saint."
Seeing that what Zhuo Yifei said was correct, Hu Yanqing joked: "When will you be able to get close to transcendence and become a saint?"
Zhuo Yifei smiled and replied: "If you can remain humble and prudent, sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions, and constantly comprehend, in ten or twenty years, you may be able to become a first-class swordsman."
Hu Yanqing smiled and said, "Isn't it a little too long? By then, I'm afraid my beard will be a little gray."
Zhuo Yifei smiled and replied: "What are you afraid of? The ancient sages and sages can live and learn, so what do I, a mortal, have to worry about?"
Zhang Yan'er was drinking tea alone, feeling bored. She came over and said to Bai Yutian, "Brother Bai, it's time for us to set off."
Bai Yutian was puzzled. He had hidden the edge of his original swordsmanship very well, but Taoist Jingxu could see it at a glance. Could it be that he and his father had fought against each other in the past? If this is the case, he will no longer be able to use the sword. If he encounters an expert like Taoist Master Jingxu again, who recognizes his swordsmanship and inquires about his origin, won't it bring disaster to the Longwei Escort Agency?
After listening to Zhang Yan'er's shouting, she slowly came back from her thoughts and said politely to Taoist Master Jingyin beside her: "Taoist Master, if there is nothing else, I will leave now."
Taoist Master Jingyin replied with a smile: "Okay, let's get on the road now, cross this mountain, and have dinner at the foot of the mountain."
Bai Yutian didn't understand what he meant and asked, "Taoist Priest, are you going to Quzhou to have something to do?"
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and replied: "You are going to Quzhou to succeed the chief helmsman of Longwei Escort Bureau. As an old friend of Jiang Daogong, how can I not go and congratulate you."
Zhang Yaner came over and answered: "Taoist Priest, he went to the Longwei Escort Agency to pursue fame and fortune. If you go with him, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation. If it really brings you unnecessary trouble in the future, He will feel bad about it."
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled slightly at Zhang Yan'er and said, "This girl is still nice to talk to. But the pure will be clear from themselves, and the turbid will be turbid. It doesn't matter how others see it, as long as you little friends don't see it that way."
Zhuo Yifei led Hu Yanqing over and said happily: "Taoist Master, in our hearts, you are already half an immortal. Those who pursue fame and fortune have long been completely trimmed by the Moral God. As far as you are concerned, it is like yesterday’s floating clouds that have long since disappeared.”
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled cheerfully at Zhuo Yifei and said, "Young Master Zhuo, you have a lot of wisdom. How about joining our Taoist practice and becoming a disciple of my senior brother?"
Hu Yanqing said with a smile: "Taoist Master, he already has a wife, I'm afraid it won't work out."
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and replied: "It doesn't matter. We southern Taoists don't have to pay too much attention to Taoism. It's the same for being a monk at home, as long as you have the Tao in your heart."
Zhang Yan'er smiled and said: "That's right. Doesn't Shixian Taibai call himself Qinglian layman? He also has several marriages."
Bai Yutian said: "It's a pity that you are from a daughter's family. There is no point in envying her. It's better to forget about the romantic affairs of the banished immortal."
Seeing that Bai Yutian looked down on her as a daughter, Zhang Yaner got a little angry and retorted: "Aren't you a man? You can remember those romantic affairs of the banished immortal!"
Zhuo Yifei said: "It takes ten thousand years to banish one immortal. There are so many romantic affairs. Remember to come here."
Hu Yanqing said: "Don't you think it's inappropriate to talk about romantic affairs next to the Taoist priest? It's too disrespectful to the elders."
The Taoist Master smiled and said: "Speak as you wish. If you listen, you will listen. If you don't, it will be like hearing nothing. You can do whatever you want."
Three young Taoist priests came over and said, "Master, should we follow you to Quzhou or go back to the Taoist temple?"
Taoist Master Jingyin replied: "Go back to the Taoist temple. Forget about this trip, I will take you with me next time."
Little Taoist Alai said with a smile: "Master, you have said it dozens of times. You must remember it next time."
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and replied: "Master has a good memory and will definitely remember it next time. Go ahead."
The three young Taoist priests bid farewell to the Taoist Priest, bowed slightly to Bai Yutian and Zhuo Yifei, and walked towards Sanqing Mountain.
Seeing the little Taoist priest walking away, Bai Yutian asked Taoist Master Jingyin, "Taoist Master, are there any horses around Sanqingshan?"
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and replied: "What, you want to buy me a horse to ride on?"
Zhuo Yifei smiled and replied: "That's natural. The four of us are riding horses, and it's unreasonable for you, an expert, to walk on foot. People passing by will gossip about us."
Taoist Master Jingyin glanced at Hu Yanqing and said with a smile: "Aren't you two already married? It's enough to ride a horse together. It would be so expensive. Besides, monks rarely ride horses, and they can only ride backwards. donkey."
Zhuo Yifei smiled and replied: "Taoist Master, isn't it a little bad for the two of them to ride a horse together and show off all the way?"
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with it, as long as you feel good in your heart, it doesn't matter whether others envy you or not."
Zhang Yan'er answered: "The Taoist Master thinks it's good, so what else is there to say? Save money so that the Taoist Master can have more comfortable food and accommodation on the way."
Zhuo Yifei walked to the wooden post, untied the horse's reins, handed it to Taoist Master Jingyin, and said: "Taoist Master, can you tell us which ones you don't want to eat? In the future, you will have a better idea, so you won't make mistakes when ordering." Your taboo.”
Taoist Master Jingyin took the reins and replied, "I don't have any taboos, so I won't eat beef."
Zhang Yaner was very curious and asked: "Taoist Priest, why don't you eat beef?"
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and replied: "It's nothing. Firstly, I feel that cows are used for plowing the fields, and poor people cannot live without them. Secondly, my teacher is a cow, and eating it seems a bit disrespectful to the master. Thirdly, I heard that When the ancestor of the family came out of Hangu to transform into a barbarian, he was accompanied by a cow. Eating beef was a bit disrespectful."
Hu Yanqing smiled and said: "Taoist Priest, after your enlightenment today, I will no longer eat beef in the future."
Bai Yutian smiled and said, "Zhuo Yifei, you're in a terrible situation. If you want to eat beef in the future, you'll have to eat it secretly."
Hu Yanqing said with a smile: "How dare he? What does it mean for a woman to follow her husband? You can't enter the house after eating beef."
Zhang Yan'er smiled and said: "Sister Qingqing, it's too domineering for your wife to accompany her husband when you eat. Then Brother Zhuo is a man!"
When Zhuo Yifei saw someone supporting him, he said sternly: "Listen, sister Yan'er knows that you are too domineering, and you can't hurt your husband like this in the future. How unbecoming is it for a man to listen to his wife when he eats! "
Hu Yanqing smiled and said: "You are a child from a poor family and don't even know how to respect cattle. Who else can you respect?"
Bai Yutian took off the reins, turned around, and echoed: "Zhuo Yifei, look, a man doesn't understand justice as well as a woman, and you still talk back, are you ashamed?"
Zhuo Yifei took off the horse's reins, put Hu Yanqing on the horse's back, led the horse, and said as he walked: "Okay, just listen to my wife. If you want to eat beef in the future, go to the grassland in the north. The cattle there don't plow the land. They are raised for food.”
Bai Yutian helped Zhang Yan'er onto the horse's back and said, "That's right. The cattle in the south plow the fields and work hard all their lives. It's better not to eat them."
Zhang Yaner tightened her grip on the reins, held onto the saddle, and said softly: "Brother Bai, I've never seen you eat beef. Are they the cattle that plow the fields in the south and you can't bear to eat them?"
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "The horses riding down, the cattle in the field, the frogs in the rice fields, the civets in the granary, these are not in my diet, because they are living for themselves, consciously or unconsciously. Live for us and be friends, not enemies.”
Taoist Master Jingyin got on his horse and said, "Young disciples, let's go and find a place to stay before sunset."
Bai Yutian and Zhuo Yifei got on their horses, whipped their horses, and galloped along the mountain road to the east, the sound of horse hooves singing all the way.
