Chapter 13 Fat Master
Listening to the fat master's serious nonsense, Ajiu wanted to laugh and cry. Of course he knew what was going on with his Dharma name. That was when the new White Snake legend was played, he and his brothers were talking bad about his master behind his back, saying that he was like Fahai and didn't want to hear it. In just two days, the name Fahai fell on his head. He was obviously petty with his apprentice, but he could still make such a big condom. But now, as long as he thinks that he may never hear Fahai's idle talk again, Ajiu felt very uncomfortable and could not talk back to him.
"Player remember."
"Advisor, don't do this." The fat master laughed and said, "On September 9th this year, I will only ask you to come back. Do you know why?"
"The disciple doesn't know."
The fat master became silent, his eyes drifted to the distant mountains, as if he was recalling the past, his eyes were deep and his vicissitudes changed, and it took a hundred years to go.
"Since your Master Skin told you about his affairs, I can't fall behind the monk. This is how I will tell you about my affairs, so that you can't guess it if I die."
"I was born in a wealthy family, and I was doing the canal transportation at home. My father and uncle were both the masters of the canal gang. They were considered to be people in the world and had Kung Fu. I was born in this environment and had a lot of obsessed with martial arts since I was a child. When I came to visit, I always pestered them to teach me Kung Fu. My talent was good, and they were more willing to teach me. Over time, their reputation spread. I was young at that time. I thought my kung Fu was good, but I didn't know how to restrain myself. Although I couldn't be arrogant and domineering, I would always come and challenged me and injured many people."
"At that time, people from the rivers and lakes divided the north and south with the Yangtze River as the boundary. The north was respected by the Baji Sect. The Baji Fist was extremely strong and easy to learn and practice, and there were many disciples. There was a guy who was the adopted son of the Baji Sect leader, who was about the same age as me. He came to Cao Gang to do business. After hearing about my name, he was going to fight with me. Seeing that he was arrogant, I wanted to teach him a lesson, and did his best when he took action. Unexpectedly, he accidentally beat him to death."
"Although my family is a Cao Gang, I am just the master of the hall and can't compare with the Baji Sect. In order not to cause trouble for my family, I ran away overnight."
"I became a fool in martial arts practice, and I had long wanted to go out for a journey. After getting this opportunity, I could walk legitimately. Not only was I not depressed, but I was also very happy. In the past two years, I kept walking through the five mountains and famous mountains of the five mountains and the top ten sects, using all means, and using all kinds of methods to learn a lot of kung fu. Now that I think about it, that was the happiest time in my life."
"But the good times didn't last long. The court ordered the abolition of the Governor of the Cao Transportation because the British ships came in, afraid that we would rob the business. The brothers of the Cao Gang were dissatisfied and fought with many foreign miscellaneous men. The uncle died tragically and his father was seriously injured. I rushed back after hearing the news, and I had only had time to meet my father for the last time."
The fat master sighed and said, "After the funeral, I handed over my family to my second brother and decided to take revenge. At that time, I was in a row of Boxer Rebellion. I heard that they were fighting foreigners, so I went. At the beginning, many churches were burned and a few foreigners were killed, but later I found out that the group of people were harming more. I was ashamed to be with them, so I left again."
"After several years, new troops have begun to be formed in various parts of the country to overthrow the imperial court. At that time, I thought. There is nothing good about this broken imperial court. Foreigners have stooled and peed on our territory, and they don't even fart. I just happened to have nowhere to go, so I wanted to do it with them. I am a member of the Cao Gang. Although the Cao Gang has declined, the Qing Gang formed by some people has been doing well. Through an old time, I joined the organization led by a boy from the Hongmen and worked as his bodyguard for several years."
Ajiu guessed who it was, but he didn't say anything and waited for the master to continue talking.
"This person," the fat master smacked his mouth and said, "I admire him very much. But I don't like him very much. His private life is not very careful. I advised him many times, and he should not be too greedy for women, but he never listened to me. Later, I was angry and stopped serving him!"
"Soon the warlords began. Everyone beat me, I beat you, I beat you, and I beat you for many years. I was very angry when I helped everyone beat my own people, but I couldn't control it. I felt helpless. At that time, I was over 60 years old. I didn't know how many years I could live, so I went to Wudang Mountain to become a monk and became a Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, I still jumped around after living for five years and could no longer stay, so I came out to walk around again."
"After coming out, the world has changed a lot. The warlords stopped fighting, and the Japanese have entered. I am over 70 years old and are useless, but I still want to do my best, so I took two disciples in the Qing Gang and taught them for a few years. I hope they can have a future and can kill the enemy and serve the country for their master."
"When the Japanese were defeated, I was nearly eighty, and my family was gone. I died of epidemics and wars, and there was no one left. I was left, and I was becoming more and more boring. Suddenly, one day, I wanted to die, but I had a wish. I practiced martial arts for my whole life, and learned all the sects. Some of these sects have been cut off. If I die, wouldn't these skills be lost?"
"I was thinking about finding someone to inherit my legacy. Before I could find it, I met your Master Shou. He was in his forties and although he had some foundation, his roots and bones were not good. Moreover, he had to start practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he was over the age. I thought at that time that if I couldn't find an apprentice and died first, someone would have to bury me. I would take the apprentice on behalf of the master and become his brothers. Unexpectedly, seventy years would pass in a moment."
"In order to lay a solid foundation for my good disciple, I came to Shaolin Temple and wanted to borrow the marrow washing scripture to see it. I didn't expect to meet a guy older than me and lost to him." The fat master smiled bitterly and said, "I still recognize a master at 80. It's so embarrassing to think about it."
Ajiu didn't laugh. He finally understood that his master's intentions were good. He had been walking in the world for many years. The fat master had no other internal strength to build a foundation for him. The old monk was not sure that he was much better than him. But in order to get the best, he still worshipped others as his teacher at the age of 80. This kind of kindness is even heavier than a mountain.
"It's not that easy to find a good disciple. After the dynasty, my eldest disciple found me and asked me to teach a few more disciples. I also wanted to find a few good scholars, so I told him to find some hardship children for me. So many people died in the war. It would be a blessing for me to be able to help."
"I accepted four apprentices for the first time, but I didn't have the same eyes as I closed my eyes. The second time I accepted eight apprentices. Although each has its own strengths, the roots and bones still did not meet the standards I wanted. By the time I was 120 years old, I really didn't feel like I was alive. At that time, my eldest apprentice was dead and the second apprentice was still alive. I told him that I was planning to die, but the second apprentice had no choice, so I went to find my apprentice again and finally sent your father."
"Your father's roots are only slightly worse than you, and much better than me. I am so sorry for this good disciple. But I didn't expect your father to be." The fat master choked and couldn't continue.
"I was exhausted when I heard the bad news, and I wanted to die again." The fat master sighed and said, "Advisor, it's not that Master likes to seek short-term opinions. In fact, this person is not a blessing to live too long. All the people, relatives, and friends you know are dead, and you are left, and there is no meaning to live."
"At this time, you were born, and your mother raised you for nine months, and then asked someone to send you over. I had no choice but to not die and raise you."
"Now that you are grown up and can stand alone, your senior brother Longgen often tells me what you do, and I am very pleased. I am determined to live for two more years and watch you get married and start a career. But God does not follow others' wishes. I can't die when I want to die, and I can't live when I want to live."
"Master"
Ajiu was lying on the ground, crying in silence.
"The book I gave you is the secret of Wudang, called Bao Puzi. It is said that you can give birth to a son after practicing it. I don't know if you have practiced it. You kid, let you bring a wife back to see me. You are not as good as this, so I can't see it anymore."
Ajiu felt that the fat master's breath became weaker and weaker, and his heartache was as painful as a knife. If he knew that this was the case, even if he tied him up, he would definitely tie his wife back!
"Advisor," the fat master's breath became weaker: "I will leave my master's robe and mantle to you. I can have an apprentice like you, this life is enough."
"Master"
"You go, go to my room, there is a mahogany box in the scriptures bookcase. It is the contact method of your senior brothers. You go and get it."
"Yes, Master, you wait a moment, I'll be back soon, I'll be back soon."
Ajiu stood up, wiped his tears, spread his body and ran towards the fat master's Zen room. Suddenly he stopped because there was no sound behind him.
"Master"
"Master!!!"
"ah!!"
Ajiu howled at the top of his lungs, and tears blurred his vision at some point. To be continued.
Chapter completed!