Chapter 97
Do one good deed a day
As time goes by, the chaos of the world will inevitably reach Chongyang Palace!
In recent years, as Mongolia's war with the Southern Song Dynasty was at a stalemate, the Quanzhen Sect, as the patron of the "tax package" in Guanzhong, repeatedly resisted tax increases and always only paid the pitiful meager land tax.
They neither perform corvee nor pay official or oral duties. How can officials like them endure this?
For this reason, in recent years, overt and covert struggles between Quanzhen disciples and local officials can be seen everywhere in Guanzhong. As the conflicts escalate, both the officials and Quanzhen disciples have suffered losses in Guanzhong.
As the helmsman of Quanzhen, Qiu Zhiqing, as well as the person in charge of the Five Pavilions and One Hall, could no longer continue to retreat, and they came out of seclusion one after another and went down the mountain to deal with such problems.
In the blink of an eye, only Qiu Zhiqing and six deputies from the Five Pavilions and One Hall were left to stay in the Chongyang Palace. Among the eighteen brothers from the Five Pavilions and One Hall, twelve of them came down the mountain. This time they can be said to be here.
Not kind!
I just hope that the funds from the trade with Mingjiao over the years can block the corrupt officials of the Jin Kingdom who surrendered to Mongolia. Otherwise, I will need to visit in the middle of the night, which will indeed damage the reputation of Taoism and is a bit taboo!
In the evening of that day, the disciples guarding the mountain came to report that there was a crazy and strange old man who disappeared after climbing Zhongnan Mountain. This man was very skilled in martial arts and very good in Qinggong. He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qiu Zhiqing frowned, this...
It shouldn't be right. Zhao Zhijing has already been sent down the mountain by him. The plot should be changed, right?
There was no reply from Wang Chuyi, so he probably didn’t go there.
But think about it, Zhao Zhijing's presence or absence doesn't seem to have much to do with whether Ouyang Feng comes or not. Then the old madman now will probably still be Ouyang Feng.
Just in case, Qiu Zhiqing still planned to go and see it himself. Not long after he came out of seclusion, he encountered such a famous scene. It was really exciting... and he wanted to change something.
Don’t get me wrong! Qiu Zhiqing didn’t have any thoughts about the little girl he picked up, and even if he did, it was just appreciation!
It is said that when Qiu Zhiqing saw Xiao Longnu for the first time, he was really shocked, not because of Xiao Longnu's appearance, but because of Xiao Longnu's state of mind.
That is simply a half-step into the state of a real person described in "Zhuangzi: The Great Master", who does not know how to enjoy life, does not know how to hate death, is not limited by things, and does not linger in the heart...
Of course, this is just based on the state of mind!
But then he discovered something was abnormal. This was a way of suppressing the human heart and approaching the heavenly heart. He had never experienced it or understood it, so that the human heart would not overwhelm the heavenly heart, so he behaved like this.
It may also be caused by Qigong.
But that's not important. What's important is that Ouyang Feng has come to Zhongnan Mountain. He has to go out and keep an eye on things. He doesn't want his fellow sect or his descendants to get into trouble.
After two consecutive days of sensory search with no results, Qiu Zhiqing had to wonder if he had made a mistake. Maybe this was not the case?
But what was surprising was that he discovered the hiding place of Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu, but the stone door of the ancient tomb was also closed. Could it be that Li Mochou had come back?
He had just left seclusion not long ago and had not paid much attention to what happened in the ancient tomb. But now, although the stone door of the ancient tomb is usually closed, Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu have moved out, so it is estimated that Li Mochou has indeed come back.
Since Ouyang Feng can't be found, he should just wait and see. Ouyang Feng is looking for his son, Yang Guo!
Just guard them by yourself.
Sure enough, after only one day of waiting, on the second night after Qiu Zhiqing discovered Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu, Ouyang Feng also found this place.
Another person who also found this place was Zhen Zhibing, but it seemed that he was a familiar customer.
Qiu Zhiqing meditated silently on a big tree, waiting for the plot to develop.
As expected, Xiao Longnu was still hit, but this time she managed a few more moves and didn't look like she was injured.
After seeing what Ouyang Feng did, he finally solved his long-standing doubts about why Xiao Longnu couldn't solve Ouyang Feng's acupuncture points even though he knew how to do so.
But it was caused by Ouyang Feng practicing Jiuyin backwards. Just like normal people can't understand mental illness, the acupoint-breaking method used to deal with normal people naturally cannot solve Ouyang Feng's acupoints.
After taking Yang Guo away, Zhen Zhibing came on stage a moment later!
I saw this guy flying across the sky like a nightingale, passing through the flowers, and landed lightly behind Xiao Longnu, landing silently.
Good guy, I haven't seen him use such powerful Qing Kung in normal times. Why is he so powerful all of a sudden? Is it the power of love?
However, after this guy landed, he actually stood there motionless, stretching and retracting his hands, and you didn't know what he was hesitating and struggling for.
After about a cup of tea, this guy started to take action. He covered his face and put it down in one go. Sure enough, as long as he passed the hurdle in his heart, there was nothing he couldn't let go of.
The next step is probably the payment part. Qiu Zhiqing sighed and didn't want to read any more!
Holding a pine nut in his hand, he prepared to relieve Xiao Longnu's acupuncture points. After all, it was a few of them who carried her out of the grass on the roadside.
This kind of thing is too embarrassing, so let them solve it by themselves. It will be even more embarrassing if they show up on their own.
Just when Qiu Zhiqing was about to take action, Zhen Zhibing actually took Xiao Longnu's slender hand, rubbed it for a moment, turned around and ran towards Yuzhen Temple without looking back...
Qiu Zhiqing was speechless. He had been fighting for a long time and had such a big battle, and you just wanted to hold hands? What kind of state is this?
I don’t know if I should say that the Quanzhen Sect’s teachings over the years have been good, or that this version of Little Dragon Girl is not tempting enough, but it doesn’t look like it, forget it, human thoughts are the most complicated things.
After Zhen Zhibing's back disappeared, Xiao Longnu only felt something fall on her acupuncture point, and her true energy began to circulate for a week. The numbness subsided, and she jumped up, uncovered her face and looked around...
Here, Zhen Zhibing ran all the way, holding on to a small tree, gasping for air, making a fist with his left hand, veins popping out, and after a moment, he slapped the tree trunk with his palm. The poor little tree, these days, can't do good things.
Easy.
More than ten years ago, I helped the man in black, but he was slapped off with a palm. More than ten years later, he finally grew back, but he was slapped off by this Taoist priest again. It is really unpredictable in the world!
Regardless of Xiaoshu's thoughts, Zhen Zhibing's face kept changing at this moment. He felt a noise behind him. When he turned around, he saw Qiu Zhiqing standing behind him...
Zhen Zhibing was startled at first, and then the blood drained from his face, turning pale, and his pale face became even whiter under the moonlight.
The same white lips trembled, the mouth squirmed, and a few words came out: "Zhang... Brother Zhang... I..."
Qiu Zhiqing, however, had no expression on his face. After a moment of silence, he said: "Junior Brother Zhen, if you really admire the mortal world, then go down the mountain!"
What he said about going down the mountain was to let Zhen Zhibing sell his Taoism and go down the mountain to return to secular life, but what they said was "going down the mountain"!
"Senior brother~" There was pleading in his tone, but Qiu Zhiqing was unmoved.
Zhen Zhibing's already pale face turned even paler. He knew that Quanzhen was not prohibited from going down the mountain, but he didn't expect that one day he would be forced down the mountain. He just felt sad.
For a moment, the chirping of insects and birds, the rustling breeze in the forest, and even the moonlight peeking through the gaps in the leaves seemed to be laughing at him.
Ridiculing him, he has been practicing Taoism for so many years, but he is obsessed with lust, blinded by lust, and obsessed by himself...
Seeing this, Qiu Zhiqing stopped looking at him. If he took this step, he would have truly entered the Tao! If not, going down the mountain might not be a bad choice.
Seeing Qiu Zhiqing about to leave, Zhen Zhibing suddenly reacted.
"Brother!"
With his words filled with determination, Qiu Zhiqing frowned and looked back, only to see a bright sword light shining...
"Ding~"
There was a sound of iron and stone, and a figure flew out in the moonlight and hit the small tree that he had just broken, breaking another section.
With a "呲~" sound, the long sword was inserted into the ground not far away, trembling slightly...
After a moment, the figure staggered and struggled to get up, and finally stood up. He looked at the sword stuck in the distance with a puzzled expression, and the headmaster brother who stood there as if he had never moved...
"What are you doing!"
With a wry smile, Zhen Zhibing did not answer Qiu Zhiqing's question. He had been practicing Taoism for many years and had worshiped his master Qiu Chuji since childhood. Going down the mountain like this would not discredit his master.
In this case, it is better to show your ambition to the headmaster brother!
Faced with Zhen Zhibing's sudden draw of his sword, Qiu Zhiqing initially thought that he had lost his mind and wanted to kill someone to silence him. But the moment he swung his sword downwards, he realized that he had misunderstood.
This guy doesn't want to kill people and silence them. He obviously wants to make himself worry-free from now on...
Seeing that he still had a determined look on his face and lowered his head without saying a word, Qiu Zhiqing sighed and said, "Go to the Shouzheng Pavilion to receive your punishment. Go to the Sutra Pavilion and face the wall for five years. Go!"
After saying that, the Taoist robe sleeves flicked, and the long sword stuck on the ground flew out upside down and submerged into Zhen Zhibing's scabbard. Zhen Zhibing looked at the sheathed long sword and remained silent for a long time.
In this way, Qiu Zhiqing stopped caring about him and disappeared in a flash. He also wanted to keep an eye on Ouyang Feng to avoid hurting the disciples in the Chongyang Palace.
After Qiu Zhiqing left for a while, Zhen Zhibing came to his senses, looked away from the sword, and after a while, walked in the direction of Yuzhen Temple.
At the beginning, my steps were a little staggering, a little vain, and there was still confusion in my eyes!
Gradually, his steps became firmer and his eyes became brighter. There was light in his eyes again...
This is what happens in the world. When you can't let go, after losing it, you will only feel that the world has collapsed and there is no interest in life!
But when you really look away and let go, you will feel that the mountains are still mountains, the water is still water, and you are still yourself!
At that moment, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump!
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Chapter completed!