When he walked out of Donglinfang, Zhong Zhengyuan saw Chen Changsheng drinking non-stop. There was an unknown amount of wine in the gourd, as if he couldn't finish it.
In fact, he was a little puzzled. The so-called world of mortals refining the heart, I think it was like this, but it was always not as satisfactory.
"It's hard to tell the truth from the false..."
Zhong Zhengyuan shook his head and sighed, and followed Chen Changsheng into the distance.
The sky became dark, and when the last ray of light dispersed, the bright moon appeared in the sky, mist and clouds fell in the eyes, and everything around seemed to become quiet.
We walked to a mountain temple.
The fire in front of him was burning fiercely, and the firewood crackled and sparks occasionally appeared.
Chen Changsheng added some firewood and looked at the flickering candlelight quietly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Mr. Chen seems to have been silent a lot since he came out of Donglinfang."
Chen Changsheng raised his head and said, "I just feel a little ridiculous."
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "It's all absurd. I knew it was a falsehood, but I fell into it. In the end, I was just deceiving myself. But now the result is still satisfactory."
Chen Changsheng added another firewood to the fire. He took a sip of wine and said: "How many things are perfect in this world? In fact, if we really talk about it, it is not good to be really perfect. Leave everything for a while."
Only by lacking something can we persevere.”
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Since Mr. Chen understands, why bother?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said bluntly.
"It's just unpleasant."
If you say it was an illusion, it would be better to say it was a big dream.
The dreamer knows that it is a dream but does not want to wake up.
Just like what was said in the poem.
In the dream, I didn't realize that I was a guest, and I just had a lot of fun.
But how can we not be happy if we don't feel happy? What makes Chen Changsheng unhappy is this miserable world, the messy things that make people unable to distinguish between good and evil.
Maybe he forgot about it after one night, or maybe he forgot all about it in the blink of an eye after taking a few sips of Autumn Moon Brew and the fire in front of him.
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Mist overflowed from the forest, and the fire in the temple had long been extinguished. Only a little bit of white smoke remained floating outside the temple, blending with the heavy fog in the mountains and hiding in it.
The two gentlemen left the temple and walked among the mist.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "The heavy fog this morning is a bit confusing."
"Although I am confused, the path under my feet is always there, isn't it?" Chen Changsheng said.
Zhong Zhengyuan paused and said with a smile: "What you said is absolutely true. Isn't this worldly road the road you walk on?"
Before the heavy fog, all I could see was the road under my feet.
Even if you don't know the direction, as long as you keep walking forward, you are walking on the road of the mortal world.
Zhong Zhengyuan felt more and more that this gentleman was a wonderful person.
I was trapped by things last night, but after the night, it seems I don't remember it. I am as warm and fun as before. I am not trapped by everything, and I should have the road ahead.
By noon, the fog gradually dissipated.
The two of them walked forward, seeing a desolate scene everywhere they looked.
The door of the wine shop in Guandao was ajar, and there were overgrown weeds at the door. Looking inside, I saw that it was already covered with dust, and it seemed that it had been abandoned for a long time.
The cultivated fields in the distance are desolate. They have been abandoned for a long time. After walking for more than ten miles, there is no human habitation.
This world is so chaotic!
At a glance, I saw only four or five houses in the small village outside the square. When I entered, I found that the place had long been empty and the things inside were in a mess, as if they had been smashed.
"This place is all empty..." Zhong Zhengyuan said.
Chen Changsheng said: "In troubled times, bandits are rampant. I'm afraid something is in trouble here."
Zhong Zhengyuan raised his hand, and three copper coins fell into his palm. He shook it and took a look at the hexagram.
"Mr. Chen hit the nail on the head."
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "There is a Tengxing Mountain not far away, and a group of bandits are entrenched in the mountain. Coupled with the wars in recent years, the government has no time to deal with these matters. This group of bandits has become more and more rampant, and sometimes even breaks into the village to rob money.
As time went by, no one lived in the area, and the fields were abandoned."
Chen Changsheng said: "Maybe you and I will be targeted if we go further."
Zhong Zhengyuan thought for a moment and said, "What are Mr. Chen's plans?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "That depends on how courageous they are."
Zhong Zhengyuan smiled knowingly and said: "That's right, that's right."
The two of them walked forward.
The road ahead is relatively narrow, with mountains and forests on both sides. It is a road cut between two mountains. In addition, the mountains and forests are dense, making it extremely suitable for Tibetans.
Behind a certain tree in the forest, a pair of eyes looked at the two people walking slowly on the road.
One of them looks poor, and the other one is wearing a blue shirt, and he looks like a rich man, but in fact, the one wearing a green shirt is the least wealthy one.
"Second Master, do you want to stop them?"
"Whoever has lived here doesn't have some money on his body."
Chen Changsheng and the other two were walking.
There was sudden movement in the mountains and forests on both sides.
"stop!"
Chen Changsheng raised his eyes and saw two strong men holding long swords suddenly appeared in the forest on the left, and the same was true in the forest on the right.
The roads in front and behind are blocked.
Chen Changsheng and Zhong Zhengyuan looked at each other, as expected.
"Zheng."
Four bright long knives were pointed at the two of them.
The leader raised a sinister smile on his lips and said: "My four brothers are waiting for a sale at the edge of the field. Unfortunately, we bumped into the road and were offended."
Chen Changsheng asked: "You guys, Chen forgot to bring some silver when he went out, and now he doesn't have much money on him."
"No money?"
Qiao Laoer frowned, stepped forward with the knife, put it directly on Chen Changsheng's neck, and said, "Do you have any money now?"
Zhong Zhengyuan glanced at the robber and couldn't help but think: You can't fight anyone, but you chose to fight Mr. Chen.
He looked at Qiao Laoer with a little pity in his eyes.
"If the hero doesn't believe me, just search him." Chen Changsheng said.
Qiao Laoer held Chen Changsheng up and immediately signaled his men to come over and search him.
Chen Changsheng also cooperated and raised his hand to let him search everything.
The vicious man searched Chen Changsheng's whole body, but in the end he only found a penny.
"Didn't you say you have no money? What is this!"
The long knife was placed on Chen Changsheng's neck. The strong man held the penny and questioned Chen Changsheng, as if he was about to chop him.
Chen Changsheng said calmly: "Perhaps Chen has forgotten. Besides, it's just a penny. With or without it, it doesn't matter."
"Cut the nonsense!"
Qiao Laoer frowned. Seeing that this man was so calm, he felt a little unsure for a moment.
Is there any passerby who is not afraid of the robber?
How could this man be so calm?
Qiao Laoer then turned to look at Zhong Zhengyuan and said, "Search him again."
Zhong Zhengyuan performed a Taoist magic and hid the money bag.
This was his tea money along the way. How could he be willing to fall into the hands of these bandits?
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It's a bit stuck, there is another chapter today, please bear with me.