Chapter 204: The Porcelain Jar is Broken
I put down the kettle in my hand in a little discouraged and followed my master Jiuyan to the front yard silently.
At this time, the sky was completely dark. The master walked to the middle of the front yard and stopped in front of a stone table. He asked with his back to me:
"Wang Cheng, I want to ask you, what do you think is Gangqi?"
I didn't expect my master to ask me this question suddenly. Although I had had a few dealings with this qi before, the last time I was having a drink with Biaozi last time. Could it be that it was a stream of air that moved in my body? But I always felt that it was not that simple. After thinking about it, I could only speak:
"Master, I really don't know this."
The master was silent for a while, and said:
"The destiny of heaven is called nature, the way is to follow nature, and the way to practice Tao is called Gang. Tao is called Gang, which cannot be separated in a moment; it can be separated, but not Tao."
After hearing what the master said to me, I silently recited it in my heart and became even more confused:
"Master, you...what do you mean just now? Does Gangqi have anything to do with this? I don't understand a little."
The master turned around and looked at me and said:
"Before I teach you how to practice Qi, you must remember the passage I said to you just now. Do you need me to repeat it again?"
"No need to repeat, I remember." I nodded and said.
The master came over and pointed his finger at my chest, then asked:
"My request is: You should not only remember this passage, but also understand it and memorize it in your heart. No matter what happens in the future, you should not forget this passage. Have you heard it clearly?"
"I heard it clearly, but Master, there is no problem for me to remember what you said to me just now. However, I am stupid and can only understand it in half, and I cannot fully understand it. Master, can you explain it to me?" I asked.
Master Jiuyan glanced at me and explained to me:
"The temperament given to us by God is called nature, and doing things according to our nature is called Tao. The method of practicing Tao is to cultivate the qi. Only when the body is upright and the mind is clear can you realize the qi. Only after you realize the qi can you enter the qi. After entering the qi path, you must not leave or deviate from your body and mind; if you leave, it is not the right way." The master looked at me with his eyes and continued with earnest words:
"Wang Cheng, what I told you before was the great way of borrowing skills. Now I will tell you about the little way of being potters. Since you are my apprentice, I still want to tell you some things. People who live in this life must not forget four words, that is: Have a clear conscience, you should always ask yourself your heart, reflect on yourself, and do some things, do you do the right thing; do you should treat some people like that.
Although it only has four words to say with a clear conscience, it is difficult to actually do it. Wang Cheng, you have to remember that the most difficult thing in a person's life is the word "ke". What should we restrain?" The master paused and continued, "We must restrain the innate animal nature, restrain the desire for money, power and women. But restraint is not to make you give up, but to make you understand the right actions and choices. After saying so much, do you understand?"
I nodded and recalled what the master said.
At this time, the master turned around and looked at the wooden house: "For example, your good friend, Taoist Yangwei, what he needs most now is to practice the word "Ke". If he lets him continue like this, there will be no big problem at the moment, but it will still harm others and yourself in the end."
"Master, I will definitely keep these words you said to me today in mind. As for the Taoist Yangwei, I will also talk to him when I look back." I said.
What Master said to me today is indeed a good intention. I have said so much to me, but I am actually worried that I will go on a wrong path in the future and will never be restored.
"Wang Cheng, you have to be clear that what I said to you today is not to preach to you. These are the ancestral teachings left by our ancestors and ancestors for thousands of years. No matter what you will in the future, this ancestral teachings must not be forgotten." The master said, glanced at the wound on my chest, and then asked:
"You haven't lost the portrait of the ancestor, right?"
"No, how dare I lose the portrait of the ancestor? I kept it in my backpack." I said.
"Then let's go to the house, take out the portrait, hang it in the north, and after worshiping the ancestor, I will start to formally teach you how to feel and cultivate your own qi. There are three main aspects: using qi to control the scraper, using qi to refine porcelain, and using qi to open the eyes." The master said as he quickly walked into the house.
I followed quickly, and at this time I was already very excited.
I can finally learn skills after my master. I must seize this opportunity and study hard and practice hard behind my master.
After entering the room, Taoist Yangwei jumped out with the tiger. The tiger walked to my feet and meowed twice. Taoist Yangwei happened to see my master Jiuyan, so he asked:
"Master Nine, do you have any entertainment programs nearby at night? I can't sleep like this and feel so tired."
Master Jiuyan glanced at Taoist Yangwei and said:
"Master Yangwei, if you feel bored, you might as well go outside the yard and find a herb with red leaves and yellow roots. It can help Wang Cheng speed up the healing of his wounds."
Taoist Yangwei was already idle and wanted to go out for a walk, so he agreed, went back to the room and took a flashlight, and ran out of the yard quickly.
"Master Yangwei, this is not our city. Don't go far and be careful to get lost." Before Taoist Yangwei left, I told him. Taoist Yangwei has an unreliable personality. I am really worried that he will not be able to find the way back when he leaves.
Taoist Yangwei waved his back to me:
"Don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child. Go out for a while and come back to help you pick the medicinal materials."
After a while, Taoist Yangwei disappeared into the night...
At this moment, Qimeng also walked out of the room. She first said hello to my master, walked quickly behind me, and asked me in a low voice:
"Wang Cheng, is the wound on your body still hurting? Is it better?"
"Well, it's much better. Sister Qimeng, don't worry, it's okay anymore." I smiled at her and said.
After hearing this, Qimeng reminded me to pay more attention to the wounds on my body, then picked up the tiger and returned to the room.
I also followed Qimeng, walked to the room, and took out the portrait of the ancestor in my backpack.
But just as I took out the portrait from my backpack, I noticed the porcelain jar I kept in the bag from the corner of my eyes.
This porcelain jar contains the wronged soul of my sister Qimeng. What puzzled me was that I was carefully protecting my backpack along the way, but at some point, several cracks had been cracked, and there was even a hole in one place.
Seeing this, I hurriedly picked up the porcelain jar from my backpack. As a result, when I touched it gently, the already cracked porcelain jar completely broke down and fell on the table, becoming porcelain pieces of different sizes. My heart sank suddenly.
"Wang Cheng, why did this porcelain jar break down?" Sister Qimeng also looked at the fragments of the porcelain jar landing on the table in surprise and asked.
I thought that my sister's wronged soul was in this porcelain jar before, but now the porcelain jar is broken, so where is her wronged soul?! Is it really as Princess Agu said to me in her dream before, my sister had an accident because of the dissipation of yin energy?!
Chapter completed!