In the morning, at Wenwen Private School, Master Wang Chan completed his teachings to all his disciples.
After class at noon,
The private school suddenly became lively.
Brother Tian Qing, a farmer from the countryside, led an old green ox and plowed the fields in his private school.
Shaoling, a Taoist monk in white clothes, was leaning on the attic, looking at Tian Qing and the green cow in the distance in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lan Xuance insisted on dragging Li Kuzhou to play chess. Senior Brother Li had a look of reluctance on his face, but he couldn't resist.
A silly little pig with a big palm was chased by the Goose King in the yard. It was so frightened that it jumped up and down, fled to the pavilion and jumped on Shen Wanbao, looking aggrieved.
Shang Shen Wanbao hugged the aggrieved little fragrant pig and immediately shouted: "Junior brother Xiang, take care of your stupid goose! You always bully my fragrant pig~!"
The Goose Emperor was unusually tall and mighty, and he didn't dare to provoke him.
Xiang Tiange was sitting at the table watching Lan Xuance and Li Kuzhou play chess. Hearing this, he said disapprovingly: "Senior Brother Shen, you want your rich pig to be more sensible and give way! Whoever gets in the way of my Goose King? Who to hit!"
Amidst the commotion,
Senior Brother Cao Ruzhong's eyes were excited, and he whispered to Su Chen: "Junior Brother Su!... I bought a crispy roasted chicken and a pot of wine at a street shop early this morning.
How about we eat chicken and drink wine tonight while holding a candle and talking about my book about gods and demons? "
Although there are many disciples and brothers in the private school, they are all "defenders of Taoism" and they firmly defend the orthodoxy of various schools.
Su Chen cultivated the Yin and Yang Sect and was good at the changes of Yin and Yang. His ideas were not limited to one pattern and his ideas were very bold, which gave him a lot of fresh inspiration.
"Senior Brother Cao...Okay!"
Su Chen couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw Cao Ruzhong being so persistent and pulling him to talk at night.
However, he changed his mind and thought,
In this Great Ji Immortal Dynasty, although there are many cave heavens and various mysterious small spiritual realms, most of them are occupied by high-level monks and will not let others enter easily.
It would be extremely difficult to find the ownerless spiritual realm and be used by him like the scroll of the ink painting "Peach Blossom" that was picked up at the night market last time.
When he passed by the night market yesterday, he even went out of his way to see if the Tao boy was there.
However, the figure of the Tao boy was not seen. He probably made some black silver to cover the expenses for the time being, so he did not leave the stall.
Senior Brother Cao can really create a new high-level spiritual realm in a novel about gods and demons, which is not occupied by other high-level monks.
If I can enter and exit this small world, it will also be of great benefit to my future practice.
After thinking about this, Su Chen agreed.
...
evening.
The sky gradually darkened.
Su Chen came to follow senior brother Cao Ruzhong to his humble residence.
Cao Ruzhong also rented a small house in Xinghua Lane, another civilian alley near Gutong Lane.
However, this small house is much smaller than Su Chen's residence. It has only one tiled house and a small courtyard and well in front of the house, which is about 10 feet long, to receive rainwater.
“My family is poor!
This room requires three taels of silver per month to rent. Plus the private school, dozens of taels of silver per month.
Master, it is not easy for me to remember you, and the cost of repairing has been reduced by half.
The monthly expenses are still very high.
Fortunately, my ancestors still had some small savings and sold some of their property, so they could barely make ends meet. ...In a few years, if there is still no book completed, I am afraid it will be difficult! "
Cao Ruzhong was a little embarrassed.
"Senior brother, I have been practicing fiction for ten years.
Wen has no talent for governing the country and safeguarding the country. Unlike senior brother Li Kuzhou, who has practiced Confucianism and swordsmanship, he can become a general and become a prime minister in the future, and seek a ministerial position in the princely states.
Wu has no fighting ability on the battlefield, does not know how to use swords, and does not have the bravery of his brothers.
However, realm cultivation is still very slow.
Senior Brother Tian, Senior Brother Shaoling, and Senior Brother Li have been apprentices for ten years, and they have already reached the lower level of the second level among the disciples.
Junior Brother Su is fifteen years old, but he has cultivated very quickly. He has already reached the ninth level of the first level of the Yin-Yang Sect. Breaking through to the second level is probably just around the corner.
Junior Brother Xiang also has amazing talent in the military.
I am twenty-five years old, but I am still only in the first or third rank of the novel sect. Among the fellow disciples in Tao Dao private school, my cultivation level is at the bottom.
Whenever I think of this, I feel ashamed.
Brother, I am immersed in novels. For more than ten years, I have been scrawling like I am walking on thin ice.
I can only write novels and create the world through writing... I hope to follow this path of "making my words a saint"! "
Cao Ruzhong said sadly.
Although Confucian disciples also read the books of saints and were good at writing and poetry, they also practiced swordsmanship and could practice swordsmanship.
The novelist has completely given up everything and only has a pen in his hand, immersing himself in creating a world through his pen.
As he spoke, he brought out a pot of crispy-skinned roast chicken, a pot of warm brewed wine, and two small cups, and placed them on the couch.
"Senior Brother Cao has been sharpening his sword for ten years, and his writing power has already become extremely strong. It's just that the dragon was trapped in a shallow pond and he didn't get the chance!"
Su Chen sat down on the couch and said with a smile.
Senior Brother Cao is bound by the rules and regulations of various schools, and indeed lacks some inspiration.
The two of them chatted while drinking wine and eating roast chicken.
"Junior Brother Su,
I have already considered that the two protagonists of this book about gods and demons are a saint and a demon saint.
But for this saint, which one of the disciples of our Great Ji Immortal Dynasty would be better for him to practice?
The main reason is that the secrets of the various sects are difficult and obscure! ....My realm is low and I don’t have a deep understanding of various sects.
If you write about a saint from Confucianism, Taoism, or Mohism.
I may not understand it thoroughly, and if I write down the secrets of their Taoist practice by mistake... I'm afraid of making the world laugh!
Not sure how to solve this problem? "
As Cao Ruzhong spoke, he took out a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstones and put them on the couch while talking and writing, and asked with some shame.
He only studied novels and never practiced other schools of thought. He only read many books of various schools and could read a few passages.
There are many schools of thought, and each mystical meaning is broad and profound.
The saints of the Great Ji Immortal Dynasty are still there, and the various disciples are powerful and have many disciples.
If he makes a mistake in writing and is criticized and scolded, he will be in trouble.
"Um!"
Su Chen thought for a while and nodded.
This is indeed a headache.
If what is written in this novel dissatisfies the disciples, the disciples will really dare to knock on the door!
"correct!
Senior Brother Cao, I encountered a strange thing early this morning.
At dawn, an ascetic monk called himself San Buran and came to ask for food. He said he came from Nanzhan Buzhou and brought a demon monkey with him.
I was thinking, why not just write about a Buddhist monk who came from Nanzhan Buzhou, went to Xihe Niuzhou to become a disciple, and traveled around various Buzhous.
Buddhist disciples are one of the disciples in China, but their number is extremely small and they are alone.
Then, you mix some Taoist immortals, monsters, gods and demons into this novel.
The world has never seen it before, and it looks fresh!
Even if you write blindly about the profound meaning of Buddhism, others will still not understand it and will not be able to detect it. ...In our Great Ji Immortal Dynasty, the number of Buddhist disciples is extremely small. They will not come to block your door! "
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
Cao Ruzhong's eyes lit up and he was convinced by Su Chen's words.
The Buddhist sect is one of the disciples in the Middle-earth China. Although it is the lowest existence, it is still among the various disciples and sects.
Even if he doesn't understand the mysteries of Buddhism and makes a few mistakes at random, it's not a big deal and no one will be able to tell.
"Junior Brother Su, let me write about Master Tripitaka!
If I write this Master Sanzang poorly and turn him into a pretty boy, will he come to trouble me? "
"It doesn't matter, Master Wang Chan is here, and all the brothers and sisters are here to support you!
If these three burial monks dare to come!
Let's beat him out with sticks! "
Su Chen laughed.
The ascetic was a hundred-year-old man, and he seemed to be kind and not so irritable.
But the old demon monkey looked a little unruly and quite savage. However, the demon monkey is uneducated and may not understand Daji writing, nor can he understand Senior Brother Cao's novels about gods and demons.
"By the way, what kind of demon is that Demon Saint?"
Cao Ruzhong asked.
"Monkey!"
Su Chen couldn't help but smile when he thought of the old monkey with a tired face.
It doesn’t matter what kind of monster you write about, the difference won’t be big anyway.
"Then how can the opening chapter of this novel about gods and demons be so shocking that everyone in the Great Ji Immortal Dynasty will be amazed after reading it?"
“Just take it literally!
When this demon saint was born, the rocks broke and the sky was shocked. The gods and demons in the sky were shaken!
Isn’t this groundbreaking! "
Su Chen thought for a while and said.
"Is this... okay?"
Cao Ruzhong's eyes widened, holding the ink pen, looking at Su Chen in disbelief,
Su Chen's idea is simple, direct and crude!
Cao Ruzhong thought for a while, slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Sure, let's do it!"
...
Su Chen and Cao Ruzhong talked about Cao Ruzhong's novel about gods and demons until late at night in the Xinghua Lane house.
Su Chen ate the fragrant crispy roast chicken, sipped the spirit wine, and talked casually.
Cao Ruzhong wrote quickly, writing down Su Chen's many inspirations on paper to prepare for the first chapter of his novel about gods and demons.
The night is getting darker.
"Junior Brother Su, I have solved many confusions. I will write the first chapter first. If I encounter anything unclear, I will ask you for advice."
Cao Ruzhong's face was excited, without the slightest hint of sleepiness, and he wrote quickly.
"Boom~!"
Suddenly, a muffled thunder sounded in the night sky.
I don't know when, a thick dark cloud came over the top, and the silver snake shimmered, covering the sky of Luoyi Imperial City.
There was a dull thunderstorm atmosphere that made people breathless.
Storm is coming!
"Winter rain seems to be coming!"
Su Chen couldn't help but raise his head and took a sip of the warm wine.
I muttered in my heart,
Feeling a little guilty for no reason.
He didn't know much about novels either, so he gave Senior Brother Cao a lot of bad ideas, all of which he said casually, naturally speaking whatever came to his mind.
What if Senior Brother Cao’s book on gods and demons is not completed?
Will I be struck by lightning? ?
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PS: To explain, the framework of this book is [Xianxia Zhuzi], which is written in the first sentence of the introduction of the book.
With "Emperor Sect, Confucian Sect, Taoist Sect, Yin Yang Sect, Military Sect, Nong Sect...Buddhist Sect, Novel Sect", it involves the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the practice of various disciples, and the emperors throughout the ages. , the disputes between saints and disciples in the past dynasties are the main line of the whole book.
The Emperor's Gate did not appear in any of the schools of thought in ancient times.
However, it has been passed down from ancient times that the emperor and the princes "learned literature and martial arts, and their goods were transferred to the emperor's family." Obviously, the ancients were very aware of the existence of the emperor's family.
Most of them are taboo, not mentioning the imperial family, the most core among the scholars.
Therefore, a separate emperor gate is added to this book to complete the hundreds of schools of thought.
Because it involves saints from various dynasties, saints from subsequent dynasties will also be written in advance and integrated into this book.
This book is not "Confucian Sage", and it will not specifically write about one of the major schools of thought, Confucianism or Taoism.
It is inevitable that it will be huge, complex and big.
If the subscription for this book had not been broken, there is a high probability that it would have been written as a very long novel.
As long as it is from [Hundred Schools of Thoughts], sooner or later it will appear in this book.
As one of the schools of thought, Buddhism cannot exist, and it must exist, but it only occupies a very small space.
Tang Sanzang is the most classic historical figure in Buddhism.
If there are book friends who don’t like Tripitaka of Gods and Demons, you can treat him as the historical figure Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty through artistic processing. Instead of looking at it as the mythical Tripitaka in Journey to the West.
"Journey to the West", one of the four major novels about gods and demons, involves the novel sect, the emperor sect, Taoist sects, immortals, Buddhism, demons, and many historical figures. This novel cannot be avoided.
My book is "Journey to the West" written by Cao Ruzhong's novel "Journey to the West" by Zhuzi Xianxia to create a spiritual world. It is obviously more suitable to appear than the other three novels Three Kingdoms, Red Mansions and Water Margin.
There is also a novel about gods and demons, "The Legend of the Gods", but the realm of the characters in it is too high. When they appear, they are saints, gods and demons, and it cannot be allowed to appear for the time being.
This book is not simply about the war between princes and dynasties in the Spring and Autumn Period, nor is it simply about cultivating immortals, nor is it a stew of gods and demons.
Like it or not, Buddhism and "Journey to the West" both exist in history.
The character's name is a bit similar, just because it's classic.
This is a fairy tale novel about the practice of [all the disciples]!
Once the book begins, it becomes a world of immortals and heroes, running according to the established rules.
As an author, I can't help it. After the opening chapter, everything follows naturally.
I am responsible for maintaining the rules of this world of immortals and heroes, rather than interfering with and interrupting it.
Even if I am the author, whether I personally like it or not, they will appear in this book.
This does not depend on my personal will.
Please forgive me!
If you really don't like a certain character, just skip it and it won't affect the content of the book.
