The middle-aged man looked at the Taoist priest who was standing calmly, and said to the steward who lowered his hands: "Ah Fu, go get a stool for the Taoist priest to sit down."
After hearing this, the steward respectfully accepted the promise. Just as he was about to turn around, he heard the man say: "Boss Wang, there is no need to be polite. I am here just to perform a few tricks to give you some fun. I will leave later.
I don’t have to worry about labor anymore.”
"Oh! This Taoist priest came here uninvited. Isn't it to ask for some alms? All the tricks you perform are given for free?"
Before the middle-aged man could speak, the fat man beside him took over and asked.
The person in charge was obviously very polite to the person who spoke. When he saw him speaking, he looked at Li Xuan with a smile. The other person also had the same expression. They seemed to be surprised and puzzled by this behavior without asking for anything in return.
Wu Jianguo also pretended to be confused, and took time to echo the expressions of several people.
After hearing the fat man's words, Li Xuan looked him up and down, with a profound expression on his face, and said calmly:
"I don't know that old age is coming, and wealth is like floating clouds to me. A foreigner like me spends all his time playing in the green mountains and green waters. A coarse coat is better than a purple robe, and a cloth belt with roots is better than a black gauze hat."
Xubu Anxing can be used as a luxurious car, and the gourd on the waist is full of beauty. Green mango cloth shoes are better than leather boots. Sleeping early is better than wind, flowers, snow and moon, or sometimes traveling in China, using mountains and rivers as pictures, and heaven and earth as luggage. Or
Sometimes I live in a rock dwelling, with the wind and moon as my master, and the haze as my companion. Therefore, I often chant:
'There is nothing in the deep mountains. There are many white clouds on the mountains. I can only entertain myself and cannot invite you to give me gifts.' It's just like this. I don't want anything in return. I am happy and peaceful while traveling outside!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he saw the man standing up with a look of joy on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that the fat man beside him seemed to have an unnatural expression. His mind immediately changed and he sat back down and said:
"I don't know what to call the leader. I just saw that the Taoist leader has an extraordinary bearing, and I heard the subtle principles hidden in his words. I think he must be a moral person!" After saying that, he looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile, and the other two people.
He also greeted him with lukewarm eyes.
Without waiting for Li Xuan's answer, he heard the fat man's tepid voice say: "Yes, I also really want to know the name of the Taoist priest. After listening to the Taoist priest's words just now, I think it makes sense, but I also have some thoughts in my heart.
If you have any questions, you still need to ask the Taoist Priest to clarify your doubts!"
When the man at the head saw the fat man speaking, he felt relieved, and he happily watched on the wall, smiling and saying nothing.
After hearing this, Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Poverty-stricken people only know how to love the mountains and rivers, accumulate virtue and understand the Tao. Those whose names are taboo, have long been forgotten in the deep mountains and secluded streams; but it's just like this
What the layman said, but if you have any questions, as long as the poor man knows about it, he will definitely tell you."
"Okay, although the Taoist Priest is an outsider, he can still tell that he is a generous person in his words..." The fat man said calmly, sneered twice, and then said: "Based on what the Taoist Priest said just now.
, I don’t care about the glory, wealth, food, clothing, housing and transportation in this world, so I am a little confused. How do I think that the Taoist priest is also a mortal body? Could it be that he just forgets about the mountains and rivers all day long, and there is no time to grow old?
Do you need food and daily life? Do you not suffer from wind, cold and diseases? If this is the case, then as long as people in this world learn Taoism, they don’t need to eat, drink or give birth. Just like the Taoist priest, he only looks at the scenery all over the mountains and plains. I think so.
Life is a great joy! But can this 'Tao' be eaten? Can it be worn? Can it be used?"
After the fat man finished speaking, he looked at the Taoist opposite with some pride, wanting only to make him look embarrassed. Several other people had the same idea, and just to see how the Taoist answered, they forgot all about the magic performance for a while. Only Wu Jianguo looked normal, but his heart felt like an ant on a hot pot. He was deeply worried that Li Xuan would not be able to answer, and he was worried.
Faced with such explicit words, Li Xuan certainly understood that he had offended the fat man with his overt and covert accusations. At the moment, he didn't care and just smiled and said: "We, as people who have studied the Tao, only follow the Tao. Guang." Accumulating merit and spreading virtue is a matter of conformity to the creation of heaven and earth. However, the Tao is a thing, only vague and trance. In trance, there are images in it. In trance, there are things in it. In trance, there are things. There is essence, and its essence is very true, and there is faith in it. From ancient times to the present, its name has not been forgotten, and there is a little bit of rebellion in the adaptation. There is always something mysterious about the truth, which cannot be summarized in words.
Just as the layman said, the Taoist brings the medicine from inside and outside, gathers it in the body, swallows the essence of heaven and earth, performs exercises and refines Qi. When the years go by, the elixir will fall into the Huangting. Hunger, cold, illness and pain have gone their separate ways and have nothing to do with each other. However, people in the world always rely on an opportunity to learn Taoism. Without that opportunity, even if you put the moral Bible in front of you, it will be just a piece of waste paper."
At this point, Li Xuan paused, looked at the fat man and said: "I look at the layman's appearance and good fortune, and look at his high status. I think he is also a person who has been in a high position in the yamen for a long time. I have a message to say to him here." Flowers are similar every year, but people are different from year to year. If you don't accumulate more merits in your lifetime, I'm afraid the end will come soon and you will regret it."
In fact, during the time when Li Xuan entered the living room, he had already used secret deduction methods to roughly understand the details of these people. They were nothing more than treacherous people who colluded with each other. Therefore, what he said was Zhongye still implies the meaning of enlightenment. After all, Taoists take kindness as their foundation, and words can enlighten people. It is a great good thing, so why not do it?
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, he saw the fat man standing up with a slap on the table, an angry look on his face, pointing at Li Xuan and said: "Nonsense, you are a stinky Taoist priest with nothing to offer and a clean body. When you say these things to me, you are either envious or jealous." Bar!"
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and smiled but did not answer.
While the fat man was embarrassed, the middle-aged man standing up stood up and smoothed things over: "Master Liu, please calm down. A wandering man like this has no sense of propriety in his words. Why should we be on the same level as him! Haha, since he is He's here to perform a trick, so why don't we see if he really has some skills? If he's a liar, it won't be too late to ridicule him."
"Yes! Why bother to break up the friendship over this!" Wu Jianguo on the side also said.
After listening to what the master and Wu Jianguo said, the fat man glared at Li Xuan fiercely, sat back down, and waited for the master's arrangements.
After appeasing the fat man, the middle-aged man said seriously to Li Xuan:
"Taoist Priest, since you know how to perform tricks, you should quickly perform them for us. Why do you need to show off your rhetoric here? If you don't know how to do tricks, I'm afraid you will inevitably suffer some hardships." Firstly, I told it to Li Xuan, but actually I told it to the fat man on the side. I don’t think he, the dignified CEO of the group, would get into trouble with an unrelated Taoist priest for a few words of argument.
Hearing this, Li Xuan said: "I'm about to perform." After saying that, he looked at the tall vases erected by people on both sides of the living room, and a smile appeared on his face. He didn't show any gestures, he just opened his mouth and blew out a ball of purple air, and at the same time read: "Five Elements"
From the same origin, the four seasons follow your heart." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the purple air hovering in the air for a moment, then divided into six strands, as thin as gossamer, and each penetrated into the vases on both sides, making no sound.
Several people in the living room first saw Li Xuan breathing purple energy, including the fat man, and they were all a little surprised. However, after the six streams of purple energy entered the vase, they waited for half a minute without any reaction, and they all looked at Li Xuan.
Seeing this, Li Xuan raised his hand and said:
"Get up, get up, get up..." After shouting three times in a row, everyone held their breath and watched the changes. At this time, when they listened carefully, there were faint sounds coming from the vases on both sides of the living room. They were surprised and suspicious.
, several people quickly stood up and looked towards the vase.
I saw three petals of tender green orchid grass slowly sprouting out from the middle of the bottle mouth, which was smooth and round and covered with various patterns. It didn't stop until it was about a foot and a half high out of the bottle mouth. But I saw that the leaves were elegant and green.
The texture is clear and meticulous, and although there are only three leaves per bottle, it can give people a sense of harmony and elegance in monotony.
While everyone was marveling at Li Xuan's miraculous skills, they saw the orchid grass trembling slightly. From the center of the three leaves, a young stem was slowly pulled out. The top gradually became rounded, and the bracts slowly stretched out.
As the bracts opened, bursts of refreshing fragrance filled the air. Under the soft light in the hall, it showed a different kind of simplicity and elegance in the mysterious tranquility.
The ethereal fragrance of flowers really lingered around everyone, and they were intoxicated. After a while, Wu Jianguo was the first to come back to his senses and sighed: "It's a miracle. Taoist priest's magic is really miraculous, Wu."
I admire you, I admire you!" Since Wu Jianguo had known about Li Xuan's methods earlier, it was unclear whether he was really sighing or deliberately cooperating with someone.
After Wu Jianguo finished speaking, the other people also came to their senses one after another. At this time, there were some subtle changes in the eyes of Li Xuan.
"Wang is very impressed by Taoist Priest's magical skills, but I'm still a little confused. Are these orchid plants really real?" the middle-aged man stared at the petals for a while and asked.
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Li Xuan listened and said calmly: "Boss Wang is joking. The method performed by Pindao is not an illusion and is not a blindfold. How can you say it is not real? And because this orchid is nourished by the immortal energy, it itself
There’s already something extraordinary about it!”
"Oh! According to you, is this flower still a fairy grass?" The old man who had been silent could not help but jokingly asked.
Li Xuan smiled and said: "You can also say that!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he saw the fat man from before and said, "Immortal grass? Can you grow fairy grass in such a short time? I'm afraid it's impossible. If it's really that easy, why doesn't the Taoist priest also grow it for himself?"
If you eat these immortal fruits or something, won’t you be done with your immortality? Why do you need to practice hard and stay in this mundane world?”
The fat man's words seemed to resonate with several other people, and they all looked at Li Xuan, waiting for his answer.
Hearing this, Li Xuan just smiled and said: "What this layman said makes sense, but I can't grow the fairy fruit that can make people ascend in the daytime if I eat it. The most I can do is
Grow some flowers and plants with slightly special functions. 7 "Oh! Do you know what's special about the orchids you just planted?" the fat man asked next.
Li Xuan smiled and said: "I often hear that orchids are noble and noble, and they are gentlemen among flowers. Adhering to this characteristic, these few plants I planted have the ability to distinguish between good and evil in the world. If people touch them, the flowers will be able to distinguish the good and evil in the world according to the person's kindness.
The evil nature shows some unusual strangeness. As for what strangeness it is, it always varies from person to person and from time to time. Even a poor person cannot explain it clearly. It depends on how good and evil the person who touches it is.
How deep is it? I remember that last time I divided good and evil according to black and white, I wonder if it will be the same this time."
After hearing this, the fat man and a few others had doubts on their faces and hesitated to speak.
Wu Jianguo quietly looked at the expressions of a few people, and then asked deliberately: "The Taoist Master is talking nonsense, how can you make us believe that what you say is true? There must be a factual basis!"
After listening, Li Xuanyi said with a profound look on the 1st:
"If this layman doesn't believe it, you might as well give it a try."
After Li Xuan finished speaking, Wu Jianguo pretended to be embarrassed, and his face turned slightly red. Seeing this scene, Li Xuan couldn't help but secretly sweat for Wu Jianguo; indeed, he was indeed an experienced businessman.
, even the acting skills are so skillful.
By the way, the few people next to me didn't really believe in the theory that a single orchid grass can tell the difference between good and evil. But at this time, they saw Wu Jianguo's embarrassment and thought that Wu Jianguo was really shady. Therefore, they felt guilty. Although it was funny, they couldn't help but feel a little gloating in their hearts.
They all looked at Wu Jianguo with their thoughts, and the fat man even said: "Boss Wu, what the Taoist said makes sense. You might as well try it. We also want to know if this grass is that magical... Could it be
Is Boss Wu really a little scared?" After saying that, he looked at Wu Jianguo with a half-smile.
After hearing this, Wu Jianguo said seriously: "Master Liu, what are you talking about? Wu will try to show it to you right now." After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves, walked to the vase, and carefully stretched out his hand. It looked like he was
As if afraid of the thorns on the flower stems.
Wu Jianguo stood by the vase, with an unnatural look on his face. He gently held the green stem with one hand and stared at the orchid for a long time before the color changed. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said to a few people, "Haha!
Please take a look at your seat, isn't it just a touch? What's so difficult about this!" There was a hint of excitement on his expression.
The fat man and others saw that nothing strange happened as the Taoist said. Although the fat man and others did not believe that the flower was as magical as Li Xuan said, at this time it was confirmed by Wu Jianguo.
, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Just because I saw Wu Jianguo's hesitant expression before, I thought that he, like the others, was doing some shameful things. But now that Wu Jianguo has been involved, there is nothing weird about it.
This happened, so the three of them tacitly understood each other, and they all despised the Taoist in their hearts. The good image that the Taoist had established in the hearts of the three of them was riddled with holes, but it didn't show it at all on their faces.
He also pretended to believe it, firstly to satisfy Wu Jianguo's vanity, and secondly, to create some atmosphere for his appearance. Originally, they didn't have to accept this childish agreement in the name of good and evil, but after all, some of them already
Someone gave the demonstration first, but maybe they had to be brave and follow suit.
Seeing Wu Jianguo's slightly proud expression, the fat man's eyes flashed with displeasure, and then he smiled and said: "I just said, with Boss Wu's personality, how can there be any discrepancy? You think so!"
After saying that, he looked at the two people beside him, and they both agreed.
Wu Jianguo glanced at a few people, then walked to Li Xuan with a smile and asked: "Taoist Priest, what does the orchid grass's lack of reaction mean?"
Li Xuandao: "Well... the unchanged color of the flowers should be due to the balance between good and evil, and the merits and demerits are mixed..." His expression did not change, but his words seemed to be evasive.
After hearing this, Wu Jianguo showed some displeasure on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the owner, Mr. Wang, say: "Boss Wu, there is no need to be angry. I think it is better for the three of us to try it together. If there is no movement like you,
That means the Taoist priest is lying, and it won’t be too late to punish him a little and kick him out!”
After hearing Mr. Wang's words, Wu Jianguo's expression softened slightly, he glared at the Taoist priest, walked aside and stopped talking.
"Taoist Priest, can I try?"
"Can."
After the three of them tried it one by one, the orchid grass was still there spraying fragrance and cleaning it, without any change in color. On the contrary, the flowers and plants that were blooming all stopped and disappeared in a moment like a fleeting glimpse.
Without a trace... Looking at the calm-looking Taoist priest in front of him, Boss Wang had a sneer on his lips, walked a few steps slowly, turned around and said:
"You are a bluffing Taoist priest. If you don't practice meditation in your own Taoist temple, you will come to my place to deceive people by relying on your tricks. You have wasted us a lot of time in vain. Why don't I, Wang Jinshui, give me some money today?"
If you punish me a little, I'm afraid you'll come here more often in the future!" After Wang Jinshui finished speaking, he shouted for someone to come, and saw the door of the living room opened, and four men in black robes with sturdy builds and fierce faces filed in.
Go and stand next to Wang Jinshui.
The fat man and the other person looked at the scene in front of them with expressions of familiarity. The thin old man said in a sarcastic tone:
"He is indeed a fool who doesn't know how to live or die. You have to inquire first before trying to deceive. Otherwise, if you bump into a big shot, you won't know why you died."
After saying that, You Zi sneered again and again.
Li Xuan looked at the few people, with a trace of pity on his face, and said slowly: "Flowers and plants will have their own fragrance, and good and evil will have to be judged by heaven." After saying this, he clapped his hands lightly, and amidst crisp applause,
I heard an exclamation... As soon as Li Xuan clapped his hands, there was a crisp sound. After the sound, Wang Jinshui let out an exclamation, covering his neck with both hands, with a painful and horrified expression. At this time, he slowly
Looking at it, I saw that where Wang Jin was covering his hands, a black tumor the size of a fist had sprouted out of nowhere. Something seemed to be slowly crawling inside. Looking at it yesterday, it was so shocking that one couldn't help but feel...
Somewhat disgusting.
Looking at several other people, the same was true. Even Wu Jianguo was not spared. Everyone covered their necks with their hands in horror.
Wu Jianguo touched a tumor on his neck and couldn't help but feel doubtful in his heart. Then he remembered Li Xuan's previous explanation, so he felt relieved and just followed the mourning of everyone.