In the summer evening, the sky is golden and red.
The Taoists sat in the panasonic to eat.
Today there is a large pot of roasted pork with dried bamboo shoots on the table. It is made from the young bamboo shoots I dug in the mountains during the New Year. I only used the bamboo shoots and cooked the three-strand pork belly.
The ham was sent by a pilgrim down the mountain, and it was of good quality. Plus a pot of fish head and tofu soup, the fish caught by the seventh senior brother, and the tofu made by the younger junior sister, all of which are suitable for meals.
It's a pity that Master is missing today, he is meditating in seclusion.
Lin Jue took advantage of the meal to talk to his eldest brother and sixth brother about his failure to seek help from the Immortal, and asked: "Did the eldest brother and the sixth brother also look for the Immortal many times?"
"How could you have searched so many times?" Senior Brother said whatever he had to say, "I only searched once."
"I only looked for it twice."
"Um?"
Lin Jue looked puzzled.
The little junior sister was cooking rice beside her, making a clanking sound.
The third senior brother was also adding rice and turning the bowls, and said at the same time: "It's over, junior brother, you must have bad character, your heart is not sincere, and your five qi are mixed, you are a evil person, that's why you are like this."
"Because our seven magic spells in Fuqiu Peak are passed down from our ancestors, almost all the fairies and ghosts in Yishan who are suitable to be immortals know about us. Even some immortals were once the ancestors' immortals, and now there are none.
After chatting, they will become our 乩仙 again, or the ancestors of the 乩仙 were once our ancestor’s 乩仙.” The sixth senior brother directly ignored the third senior brother and said to him, “Of course it is easy to find the 乩仙
.”
"Please tell me in detail, where you invited the Immortal, how you recited the poem to seek the Immortal, and what you said. Tell me everything."
The senior brother also stopped his chopsticks and looked at him with concern.
Lin Jue told the story in detail, and then said:
"At first, I thought it was Fuyao who was nearby, making the immortals think that I had broken the rules and were unwilling to interact with me. But then I went up the mountain alone again, but it was still the same as last time."
"Is there a possibility? The news that you broke the rules spread among the fairies and ghosts in Yishan, and they all agreed not to talk to you again?" The third senior brother speculated while eating.
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a blank look from his senior brother.
The junior sister also silently took a spoon, scooped up a large spoonful of dried bamboo shoots and pork belly, and put it into his bowl, trying to stop his mouth.
"This is strange." Sixth Senior Brother said, "After dinner, I can ask my family the reason why."
"Don't be anxious, just be patient. Ji Xian should pay attention to fate and never force it." Senior Brother said, "Besides, even if it doesn't work, there are many familiar Ji Xian seniors in our temple, such as Master, his old friend and me.
, and the Sixth Junior Brother’s Immortals are of the same race and lineage, I will ask you when the time comes to see which one of their tribes is willing to be your Immortal.”
"good."
Lin Jue then felt relieved.
Actually, it's not that urgent.
After finishing the meal, he took a chair and sat under the eaves of the main hall, thinking about nothing, quietly watching the sunset in the distance and playing with the fox's tail.
After a while, there was a noise around me.
It was the junior sister who came with another chair and put it with him. She also brought two bowls of brown sugar cold cake, one bowl for each of him, and sat down to eat.
Some of the senior brothers were pacing in the yard, and some were tinkering with something of their own. Swallows were chasing each other in the sky, bat wings were flapping heavily, and cats were playing and playing or sitting and yawning. Such scenes reminded Lin Jue of his thoughts.
It was the first day that I and my junior sister went up the mountain.
There was such a beautiful sunset that night, and the Taoist temple was so quiet and indifferent.
How can we not miss such a time?
I just looked around, but Master was nowhere to be seen.
…
Night has already fallen.
Lin Jue had a lamp burning in his room. There was no lamp oil and the light was not dazzling, so he continued writing by the light.
The fox was still watching him.
Now that I have finished writing the Fossil Law, I have started writing another spell.
This process is indeed very rewarding. It seems to be another careful understanding of magic. In the process of writing, new discoveries and experiences will be made. It is undoubtedly another way to improve in addition to practice.
By the time I finished writing, I was already a little tired.
Stretched out and went to bed.
Even in summer, it is still a bit cool at night in the mountains, and with the bamboo mats spread underneath, it is even cooler.
Now it is covered with a bearskin blanket, which is soft and comfortable.
One side is warm and the other side is cool, suitable for dreaming.
I really had a dream tonight.
The dream was a mess, first there were strange and mysterious spells, then there were magnificent and rugged mountain scenery, there was the magnificent sunset, and then I was flying in the wind, and probably my hair was also picked up by the birds in the mountains.
The last thing I dreamed about was the past.
It was a time earlier than when I came into this world.
However, Lin Jue unexpectedly discovered that a few years is not too long, but the past in the dream is very vague and misty, even compared to those strange and mysterious spells, compared to the sunset mountain scenery and the scenery that can only be seen on Yishan Mountain.
Flying on the wind is still blurry and ethereal.
Even when I wake up and sit on the bed, recalling the past, my memories are still so blurry.
I know that "the closer things are, the clearer they are" is true, but I still feel a sense of loss and bewilderment.
After sitting there for a long time, I got up.
The sun dispersed the morning fog in the mountains and gradually rose into the sky. One person and one fox left the Taoist temple again and came to the mountains.
But it's not going up, but going down.
At this time, the road is full of attractive fruity fragrance.
When Lin Jue sat down in the forest, he was already at the foot of Fuqiu Peak. He was sitting on a piece of dead wood. The fox stood beside him, stepped on the dead wood with his front feet, raised his upper body and looked up.
In the forest.
There is a strange sound coming from deep in the woods:
"Why are you feeling so moody today?"
The fox's ears immediately twitched, turning forward and then back, and at the same time turning its head around, looking for the source of the sound.
"Junior had a dream last night. The things in the dream were true, but they were really vague, as if they were not real, and seemed to be far away from me. Therefore, when I woke up, I felt confused and it was difficult to tell the truth from the false."
Hearing the Taoist beside him respond, he turned his head and looked at Lin Jue following the sound.
"What does it mean to be difficult to distinguish between true and false?"
"I wonder if seniors have this feeling. Sometimes when I think about the past, because we have been away for a long time and are far away, it feels like the past or just a dream."
"Everyone in the world feels this way."
"That's it..."
"Dreams are inherently mysterious. In the past life, this life, this life and the next life, who knows which life he is in at this time, and which life he is in the dream?" The voice in the forest replied, "In ancient times, there was a sage who dreamed of butterflies.
But if it’s true, I can’t tell whether the butterfly is a dream or is it a dream now? Did I dream about the butterfly last night, or did the butterfly just fall asleep and dream about myself now?”
"What do you think, senior?"
Lin Jue followed the sound and looked into the distance.
"The Buddhist theory is wrong! If you think about the past life, you will delay this life, and if you think about the next life, you will neglect this life. According to me, only the word "now" is truly precious!"
"rational!"
Lin Jue stood up and said to him: "Junior, during this trip, I also want to ask my senior a question." "Hmph! Who are you? Who am I? Why do you ask me when you want to?"
"..."
Lin Jue smiled and continued:
"Recently, I have been studying the art of supporting the ji in the temple. However, I have found several 'immortals' on the mountain using the technique of supporting the ji to invite immortals. However, they all just looked at me or talked to me for one or two words, as if
As if he discovered something surprising, he left without even saying hello. This junior has been troubled for a long time, and I don’t know the reason."
"You still don't know why? You're so stupid!"
"Senior, please give me some advice."
Lin Jue put on an attitude of humility and sincerity, but heard the voice in the forest say bluntly:
"Why am I telling you?"
"Could it be that this junior's five qi are impure?"
"Then you guessed wrong! Although your five qi are not as pure as those of a saint, among the current disciples of your Taoist temple, they are still at the middle level. The only one who can be purer than your five qi is your junior sister.
There are just three of you, your senior brother and your fourth senior brother who practices gathering beasts and regulating birds."
It turns out that I am only ranked fourth!
It seems that Guanzhong's ability to "know people and fate" is really good.
Thinking like this, he kept saying:
"What's the reason for that?"
"Ask yourself carefully?" the voice said, "What kind of Immortal do you want to find? And what do you want the Immortal to help you with?"
"this……"
"If you still don't know! Then let me ask you, what do you think the abilities of the 'Immortals' who come for appointments at your invitation should be?"
"He is good at answering questions and making predictions."
"If you invite immortals, what do you want to ask them?"
"is that so?"
"What about yourself?"
"I see."
Lin Jue vaguely knew it, and there was a little inspiration in his mind. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized it.
Then I heard a voice in the forest continue:
"It's normal for other fairies and ghosts not to recognize the fox next to you. But as someone who practices in Yishan and can be a shaman, how can he not know or guess that he can't recognize him? If you find a shaman,
You ask them about the ancient great sage empress, ask them about Yili Shenjun, ask them about the emperor Tianweng, how do they answer it? Will they come to you if you answer it? And what reward can you give them? "
What this "rebuttal senior" said is very reasonable.
Especially the last sentence——
What can you give them in return?
The Sixth Senior Brother compared Ji Xian to a counselor. In fact, it was only one aspect of the analogy. Fortunately, under the circumstances at that time, Lin Jue could understand the process of inviting Ji Xian. If we really want to make an analogy, the two are very different.
For example, it is difficult for immortals to "share wealth and honor" with Taoists.
If people at the foot of the mountain invite immortals, most of them take the initiative. They make a living and gain incense for the immortals, and the immortals benefit.
However, the Taoist priests in Fuqiu Peak are not like this. They do not travel around for money to make a living, support people and ask questions. Naturally, they do not get much incense for the Ji Immortals. Therefore, the friendship between the Taoists in Fuqiu Peak and the Ji Immortals is still there.
A little lighter.
Many Taoists are just for entertainment and to relieve the boredom and anguish in life. They interact with Taoists based on their hearts, which means that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
Lin Jue wanted to seek immortality and immortality.
But even if he seeks immortality and immortality, it will be difficult for the Immortal to become a powerful person or follow him to become an Immortal.
However, making friends with him, once he reaches a higher level, will involve big things. Asking the Immortal about something is naturally also a big thing. Not to mention whether the Immortal knows, even if he knows, it will be a big risk to speak out.
"well……"
Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that it will be difficult for the younger generation to find a suitable shaman."
"It's good to know!"
Lin Jue chatted with it for a few more words, but it didn't last long. This was because this "senior refutation" seemed to like to interrupt, but in fact he didn't have much patience. He wanted to chase people away or just stopped talking.
"I'll take my leave."
Lin Jue had no choice but to get up, take the fox with him, and walk up the mountain step by step.
I have some thoughts in my heart.
It was really hard to stop his thoughts, so before he had gone far, he stopped again on the sloping mountain road and turned around:
"Actually, I still have some thoughts."
"I know even if you don't tell me! Is it your master who is about to expire?"
"That's right."
Lin Jue nodded and said thoughtfully:
"There is no need to say more about my master. However, after my master's life is over, we will go down the mountain. The fate between the junior and the senior will probably end here."
There was silence in the forest, no answer.
Lin Jue then continued:
"Originally, I came down the mountain to find my senior today because I wanted to ask if my senior would be willing to form an immortal relationship with my junior. Yesterday, I went up the mountain to ask for help from the Immortal. I actually wanted to test my magic. But after hearing what my senior said today, my junior felt a little bad.
, so I said goodbye and left."
Pause:
"But I have just walked out of a journey, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I am unwilling to let the fate with my senior end here. Therefore, I still want to ask my senior, if I would like to form a fairy fate with my junior?"
Lin Jue did not salute, but just stood.
I'm really afraid that bowing will burden it, or seem to urge it.
There was silence in the forest for a while.
Finally the voice sounded again:
"How stupid! You and I have known each other for so long, but you don't know that I am such a person who dare not say anything?"
"It was because I had asked my senior, Yaohua Empress, about the Yili Shenjun and the Corpse Tiger King that I had already answered, and I knew that I was more courageous, so I turned around and asked again."
There was silence in the forest for a long time.
"I don't want to be your Immortal. However, it is lonely in the mountains and it is rare to get to know you. I can give you a talisman. You can use this talisman to talk to me with the help of the talisman."
As he spoke, a talisman flew over.
"Thank you, senior."
Lin Jue took the talisman.
Seeing that the whole body is grey-brown, like wood or stone, shapeless, and there are no words on it, as if it had just been picked up from the mountains or buckled from a tree, I felt a little strange in my heart.
This is the talisman.
As a Taoist of the Spiritual Method Sect, this may be one of the few opportunities in my life to own and use a talisman.
And this "rebuttal senior" said that he didn't want to be a jiaxian, but he gave him a jiaxian talisman and asked him to use the talisman to talk to it. What is this if he is not a jiaxian?
I have finally found the Immortal.
Lin Jue thought so, then he put away the talisman and saluted towards the forest.
Chapter completed!