On the bank of the Wenshui River, a lush tree surrounds a gray brick and gray tile house on the left, right and back. Pedestrians walking on the road in front can see that it is an inn as long as they pay a little attention. There is a flagpole erected in front of the house, with a large flag with the word "shop" flying in the wind at the top of the flagpole.
There are two large pergolas on the left and right sides of the flagpole, which do not block the wind, but only block the rain and provide shade from the sun. Four Taoist priests were sitting under the thatched hut on the right, practicing Taoism over tea, each one talking incessantly. The waiter who was refilling water and tea beside him was confused and could not understand what he was saying. Fortunately, he didn't have the time to spare. He saw many people walking towards the inn and thought he would be very busy next time.
The visitors were none other than the Wu brothers and others from Wudetang of the Dragon Slaying Association. They glanced at the four Taoist priests under the pergola on the right and sat down under the pergola on the left.
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The Taoist priest said: "Walking in the green mountains, the reflection is by the green water."
The Taoist priest said: "Open your eyes and the heaven and earth are in harmony, and raise your ears to make thousands of voices harmonious."
The Taoist priest said: "The toad swallows the day when it is sleepy, and the crow swallows the night when it wakes up."
The Taoist priest said: "Where can I have good dreams? The clouds are clear and the mist is free."
Seeing that the four Taoist priests were chirping like sparrows, they sounded a little annoyed when they listened carefully. The Wu brothers couldn't help but want to give them a few words.
Wu Ci recognized one of them as Lu Youyuan, a Taoist monk in Zhongnan Mountain, and shouted, "Taoist Master Lu, are you drinking tea? Or practicing Taoism?"
Taoist priest Lu smiled and replied: "The Great Way is as simple as it can be found everywhere. Anyone can practice it by eating, drinking, and eating."
Wu Bei said: "I don't know what kind of Tao I have cultivated for a long time? Is it the Tao of greed for profit that leads to death? Or the Tao of good reputation that leads to death?"
Director Lu smiled warmly and said with a bright smile: "Greeting for profit is like overeating and urinating a lot; a good reputation is like overeating and excreting a lot. The poor Taoist has always been simple and simple, and has never been overeating or overeating. The way to be greedy for profit and good reputation is definitely If you can’t cultivate, you won’t have the opportunity to meditate.”
Wu Xi said: "I don't know what kind of Tao you are practicing with the surname Lu?"
Daochang Lu smiled and replied: "I have been cultivating Taoism for decades, but I have not been able to open the door to immortality. However, I know that eating more vegetarian food, eating less meat, walking often under the moonlight, letting go of all bad karma, and cultivating good karma with joy, if you can If you don’t seek fame or profit, you will be free both physically and mentally, and live as long as Peng Zu.”
Wu She sneered and said, "Lu Youyuan, even farmers know how to do these jobs well. Do you need decades of hard work?"
The Taoist priest smiled and said: "Don't say that farmers know it, even birds and animals, mayflies, insects and ants know it, so what? You have to practice what you need to practice. All living beings in the world are generally equal and generally good. If they do not appear humble, they will not Look small, don't look stupid, why are you arrogant, pretentious, and above all things as a human being?"
Wu Ci was very unhappy when he saw the Taoist's sharp words and said, "May I ask who this Taoist priest is? What is his Taoist name?"
The Taoist priest smiled and replied: "A poor Taoist whose Taoist name is Jingyin but always goes out cannot become a god."
Wu Bei sneered and said, "Think about the way to becoming an immortal. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. Even those who possess immortal bones and spiritual roots still need to work hard for many years before they can achieve the right results and become immortals. I look at your name. I'm a Taoist priest, and I'm just a mortal with naked eyes. If I just walk a few more steps and play around, I'm afraid I won't be able to move God to come down the ladder to heaven. It's great to have this kind of self-knowledge!"
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled and said: "It is precisely because the poor Taoist has a mortal body with physical eyes, so he must cultivate his eyes, mouth, and ears, and then cultivate his heart, so that he can be sincere to the Tao."
Wu Xi smiled and said: "Taoist, where is Cheng in your heart? Is Cheng traveling around?"
Jingyin Taoist Master said loudly: "Only when you have walked thousands of miles can you see that all living beings are in trouble. Only by cultivating your conduct with good deeds and cultivating your heart by conduct can you be sincere and achieve the Tao."
Wu She sneered and said, "Oh! So, Taoist, the Tao you practice is not simple? Why don't you tell us and listen."
Taoist Master Jingyin smiled warmly and said: "The simplicity of the great road can be concealed by a single thought of the best."
Wu Ci said: "One thought is the best? Where is the best?"
Taoist Master Jingyin said: "May heaven no longer lie and fool people, may the earth no longer be displaced, and may people no longer have an unfair heart."
One person in Wudetang laughed loudly: "Haha! What a small insect shaking the tree!" Then everyone laughed non-stop.
The laughter weakened and Wu Ci laughed loudly: "Jingyin, do you know what fate is?"
Wu Bei said: "Brother, why do you ask this? If he knew his fate, how could he say such crazy things?"
Wu Xidao: "Second brother is still sensible, he doesn't understand fate. If not, he would have become an immortal long ago, so why would he talk nonsense here and tell people lies. I want heaven and earth to be one, and one will be prosperous and the other will suffer. They are all damaged, and ordinary people are just like grass and grass. They can nourish them when they are not needed and use them when they are needed."
Wu She said: "Jingyin, where destiny belongs, is one with fate. It's not your idle words that can mislead the world. It's your heart that dies."
Director Lu shook his fly whisk over his shoulder and said, "Wu Ci, you are here today. It seems that you are here where you are destined and destined."
Wu Ci smiled and said, "No. My brothers and I are here today because we heard that someone was talking nonsense all the time and making people unhappy. We are specially asked to come and teach him a lesson."
The Taoist priest smiled and said: "May I ask the donor, how do you want to use the word 'teaching'?"
Wu Ci smiled and said: "If you have an unclean mouth, you'll slap your mouth; if your hands are unclean, you'll cut off your hands; if your heart is unclean, you'll dig out your heart. That's all."
The Taoist priest smiled and said: "Very good, very good."
A member of the Wudetang congregation asked: "You say it's very good to me, what do you mean?"
The Taoist priest smiled and said: "It's very good, it's not very bad, it's not not very good either."
"I told you to talk nonsense." The man picked up a big knife, jumped out of the table and chair, rushed to the Taoist priest, and slashed his head with the knife with a majestic momentum.
The Taoist priest swung his whisk whisk, deflected the blade, sent the man flying away with a wave of his palm, picked up the tea bowl and drank tea.
Before the man fell to the ground, Wu Ci stood up and left his seat, saying: "Taoist, I just said, cut off your hands if they are not clean. Your hands are no longer clean. Do you do it yourself, or do you want me to help you?" Do it for you.”
Taoist Master Lu Youyuan stood up and said: "Donor Wu, there is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures: 'May all living beings always have peace and happiness as kindness, may all living beings forever be free from suffering as compassion, may all living beings forever have happiness without suffering, and may my heart be happy. I wish all living beings would give up their thoughts of resentment and become equal. Your parents have named your brothers Yi Ci, Er Compassion, San Xi, and Si She. Do you really want to abandon your ancestors and change your names? Is it possible to turn a good-looking 'Wu' surname into a useless 'wu'?"
When Wu Ci heard this, he couldn't help but take a half step back. Suddenly I saw a fly flying around my ear, chirping and nagging, which made me feel disgusted. So he saw the right moment, grabbed it with his right hand, threw it to the ground, stepped on it, took a step forward, and said with a big smile: "Lu Youyuan, my parents just named it for convenience. It sounds refreshing." That’s all. Why bother with the meaning of the name, struggle with it, tie your hands and feet, and work so hard that your soul can’t find happiness? "
Lu Youyuan said: "Okay then. I just hope that after this battle, no matter whether you win or lose, your surname will not be that 'nothing' thing, but your surname will be that 'Wu' King Zheng of Zhou."
