"Brother Bai, wake up." Zhang Yan'er's clear and soft voice came into the room from outside the door, waking Bai Yutian from a deep sleep. He pulled out of bed, put on clothes, tidied up his appearance, and opened the door. Seeing Bai Yutian sleepy and tired, he asked with concern: "Brother Bai, it's already early in the morning, why are you listless? Is it because you didn't sleep last night?"
Bai Yutian walked out of the room and looked outside. The sun was a little high. He closed the door and replied with a smile: "Sleep well" and walked towards the courtyard door.
Zhang Yan'er held Bai Yutian's arm and asked, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
After leaving the courtyard, Bai Yutian smiled and said: "I feel a little uncomfortable. But it's not my body, it's my heart."
Zhang Yan'er believed it and reached out to rub Bai Yutian's chest: "Are you feeling better now?"
Bai Yutian said: "Miss Yanyan is very clever and handy. Once she touches it, she will feel much better."
Zhang Yaner said with a smile: "Then after you have finished your breakfast, I will help you rub it."
"good."
Bai Yutian went to the bathroom to wash up, then walked to the front yard and entered the hall. After greeting everyone, Zhang Yan'er pulled him to sit down at the dining table and started eating breakfast. Bai Yutian, who usually didn't feel full after three bowls of porridge, felt full after drinking half a bowl of porridge.
Zhang Yaner suspected that he must have drunk wine and eaten meat secretly last night. She approached him and smelled it, but there was no smell of alcohol.
Seeing Zhang Yan'er's strange behavior, Bai Yutian asked in a low voice: "What are you doing by smelling my clothes? Are you afraid that I will go behind your back to find other women, or are you afraid that I will eat and drink secretly behind your back?"
Zhang Yaner smiled and whispered softly: "I'm not afraid of you having a tryst with a woman."
"It's good not to be afraid, so as not to be suspicious and have no peace." Bai Yutian brushed Zhang Yan'er's hair, stood up and sat towards Xie Mubai and others, and said: "Mr. Xie, Daxia Bao, Brother Lei, I will leave the villa in a moment, If there is any disrespect, please forgive me."
Lei Zhenxiang said: "Brother Bai, if you have something to do, just go and get busy. The green mountains will not change and the green water will always flow. As long as the rivers and lakes are still there, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet."
Bai Yutian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Lei."
Bao Dalei said: "Tian'er, the mountains and rivers here are the most beautiful in the world. If you don't have urgent things to do, why don't you stay longer and enjoy the scenery before leaving?"
"Brother Bai, why don't you listen to Senior Bao and go to the mountains for fun tomorrow?" Zhang Yan'er walked over, her soft eyes full of longing, and even a good man couldn't bear to refuse.
Bai Yutian smiled slightly and said: "Senior Bao, good landscapes are good for your eyes, good faith is good for your heart."
Bao Dalei said: "Then stay and stay for a while, take good care of your eyes and take good care of your heart."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Master Meng said: 'There is nothing better than the eyes. The eyes cannot hide the evil. If the heart is upright, the eyes will be unclear; if the chest is not upright, the eyes will be dim.' Listen to what he said, Looking at his eyes, how can a person be emaciated? Since the eyes are the windows of the soul, if you want to nourish the eyes of others, you must first nourish your own heart. I have promised the Longwei Escort Bureau to escort the escort to Beijing. If I ignore my promise and ignore it, wouldn't it be wrong? When the heart is dark and the eyes are dim, how can one distinguish between good mountains and good water? It is better to nourish the heart first, then look back to nourish the eyes, and the heart will be clear and the eyes will be clear."
After Bao Dalei heard this, he laughed heartily and his bones laughed, but his skin laughed hard. He was speechless and looked at Xie Mubai. I thought to myself that although faith is not omnipotent when traveling in the world, if you want to achieve great things, it is absolutely impossible without faith.
Xie Mubai licked his lips, pulled his eyebrows upward, exhaled the exhaustion in his chest, and said softly: "Go."
Bai Yutian stood up and said goodbye to everyone, returned to the bedroom, took the bag and saluted, returned to the front hall, saluted everyone and said goodbye, walked out of the manor, took the reins from the old man's hand, refused Zhang Yan'er's kindness to accompany him, got on the horse, and rode. He whipped up his whip and left. Zhang Yan'er chased all the way. Although Bai Yutian turned around occasionally, the horse's hooves never stopped.
Running all the way to the mouth of the soup, horses' hooves stepped on the official road, and people and horses walked against the wind.
The scorching sun was in the sky, and it was already noon. The horse was panting heavily, and Bai Yutian also felt hungry. When he saw a wine shop by the roadside, he dismounted and walked away.
Under the tea tent of the wine shop, a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing an old Taoist robe sat upright behind the table, with a face like a crown of jade and a lotus Taoist crown on his head. When he saw Bai Yutian approaching with a horse and a peach tree on his waist, he looked bad. He quickly greeted him: "Young man, come here to draw lots and do some fortune-telling. Pindao can help you turn bad luck into good luck and get rid of misfortune."
Bai Yutian tied the horse under the stable, smiled slightly, and walked to the table far away from the Taoist priest.
The Taoist finally bumped into a customer who was expected to do business. How could he miss it so easily? He leaned forward and raised his voice: "Young man, in the past, poor Taoists charged ten cents for interpreting people's signatures. Today I will make an exception for you." , how about only charging five cents? Of course, if you draw a lottery ticket, you can give an extra cent as a bonus. If you are lucky enough to draw a lottery ticket, you might as well give two or three coins more to win the lottery, everyone will be happy. "
Seeing that Bai Yutian paused for a moment, the Taoist stood up quickly, struck while the iron was hot, and said loudly: "The sun is in the sky, it's far away, and we draw lots to tell fortunes and look for good luck. Young man, you are the first guest today. I am in a good mood and have good luck." , good fortune, good hexagrams, and good luck are definitely waiting for you.”
Bai Yutian smiled slightly, turned around, walked over, and sat down opposite the Taoist.
The Taoist was very happy, sat upright, smiled and stretched out his hand, indicating to Bai Yutian to pick up the lottery tube.
Bai Yutian did not act according to the Taoist's wishes and said with a smile: "Taoist, the lot will not be drawn. Can I ask a question?
The Taoist smiled and replied: "Sir, I make a living by interpreting lots, divination, and fortune-telling. I can't go sideways if I miss my profession. Draw the lots first, and tell the story later."
Bai Yutian saw that the Taoist spoke the truth and acted like everyone, so he admired him very much and said: "Taoist Master, have you had lunch?"
The Taoist replied: "Having a meal is a small matter, but opening a business is a big deal."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "That's right. May I ask, when your business is good on a good day, how many people can draw lots, how many people can do divination, and how many people can tell fortunes?"
The Taoist said boldly: "When business is booming, a thousand people draw lots, a hundred people make divination, and ten people tell fortunes."
Bai Yutian said: "Wouldn't it mean that we would make a lot of money every day?"
The Taoist smiled and said: "It's not worth talking about making a fortune every day, but I still have one or two taels of silver."
Bai Yutian said: "Then business is so deserted today, doesn't it mean that our good luck has come to an end?"
The Taoist smiled and said: "The other guests thought that you would have to go through this today, sir, so they specially spared my time to give it to you, waiting to come back tomorrow."
Bai Yutian laughed and said in a good voice: "Taoist Priest, do you know how to write about pretending to be a ghost and resisting deception?"
The Taoist laughed and replied: "I usually help people by touching their bones, reading fortunes, telling fortunes, drawing lots, and writing family letters. Occasionally, when encountering minor disasters or illnesses, drawing a bowl of talisman water is also quite effective. As for pretending to be gods and ghosts, Fighting against deception and abduction is rarely involved by poor people. If you don’t know how to write it, please don’t laugh at it.”
Bai Yutian said: "So, the Taoist priest behaves like a child."
The Taoist smiled proudly: "That's right."
Bai Yutian said: "Then please tell me, Master, how can I get the lottery?"
The Taoist said: "Young master, if you have good luck, you can draw it once. If you have bad luck, you can draw eighty-one lots."
Bai Yutian said: "Eighty-one lots, ninety-nine, is too big."
The Taoist smiled and said: "The world is full of troubles after ninety-nine. It's just right."
Bai Yutian said: "Why don't I treat you to a meal? Even if it's ninety-nine full, I'll draw the lottery."
The Taoist said with a smile: "The lot has been drawn, and the young master will surely have endless blessings, prosperous wealth, and full ambition."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Taoist Priest, there are times in life that must come to you, but there are no times in life, so don't force yourself. Do you think I'm right?"
The Taoist smiled and replied: "Look at impermanent things with a normal mind, and win in this life and win in the next life. The first-class perfect method."
Bai Yutian said: "True transmission is one sentence, false transmission is thousands of books, the road is simple. Thank you, Taoist Master!" He stood up and shouted to the waiter who was feeding the horses: "Waiter, serve the wine and the food." A table sat down.
The Taoist priest sat opposite Bai Yutian and asked softly: "Sir, what do you want to ask about?"
Bai Yutian said: "Taoist priest, can you see the first escort team passing by here?"
The waiter brought the drinks and put them on the table. He asked from the side: "Sir, what dishes would you like to go with your drinks?"
Bai Yutian looked at the Taoist and asked, "Taoist, what do you want to eat?"
The Taoist said politely: "One fat chicken, one fish, two pounds of pork, and a plate of tofu."
The waiter in the white jade shop said: "Take care."
"Okay!" the waiter cheered and left.
Bai Yutian filled the wine glass and gave a toast to the Taoist.
The Taoist drank the wine in his glass and said: "Yesterday morning, the escort car of Longwei Escort Agency passed by. A black man and nine gangsters attacked them, and the two sides fought fiercely."
Bai Yutian said: "What happened next?"
The Taoist said: "The man in black has strange skills, which are extremely impressive. Master Mingzhi fought with him and accidentally hit a silver needle. Brother Wu Liu came to the rescue in time and almost lost his life. Later, the hero of the Yellow River Gu Huai, Zhang Tianhao, Taoist Huang Ting, Le Xiaotian, and the three heroes of the Jiang family used seven swords against a silver needle and barely defeated the man in black and drove them away."
Bai Yutian said: "Are they injured?"
The Taoist smiled and said: "Silver needles hurt people. As long as they don't blind their eyes or kill them on the spot, it's not an injury."
Bai Yutian heard the implication and felt much better. He filled up the wine glass, gave a toast to the Taoist, and said, "During the battle yesterday, did Master Mingzhi realize the origin of the man in black?"
The Taoist drank the wine in one gulp and whispered, "Master Mingzhi must have never seen those eyes before. They are too unappetizing."
Bai Yutian smiled and said, "The Taoist priest must have seen those eyes before?"
The Taoist replied: "I've seen it before. It's just under Wudang Mountain in the north."
"North Wudang Mountain!" Bai Yutian drank the wine in the glass.
The Taoist said: "According to legend, Emperor Xuanwu sincerely practiced Taoism when he was fourteen years old, and achieved enlightenment in Wudang Mountain in Jingxiang. He traveled around, trying to find a palace in the north. Later, he came to Longwang Mountain and was attracted by the strange mountains and beautiful peaks. I felt that the main peak was a little lower, so I held the main peak with two fingers and lifted it up slightly. The main peak rose ninety-nine feet, higher than the surrounding peaks. He received his kind words: "Another Wudang Mountain" Come on!' From then on, Dragon King Mountain became the northern palace of Emperor Zhenwu, North Wudang Mountain."
Bai Yutian asked: "I guess that man in black is a Taoist priest?"
The Taoist smiled and replied: "The Taoist name is Xuanzhen."
