The old Heavenly Master Zhang Yin sat on the Heavenly Master's chair, facing the east. Even if it was windy and raining outside, the gates of the Heavenly Master's Hall were all open.
It was as if he was welcoming an important guest.
Yu Luming sat next to the old Heavenly Master.
After the battle with Liu Yiren in the afternoon, Yu Luming was seriously injured. Although he took the elixir given by Master Tian, his face was still a little pale and his body was a little weak.
"Master, it's windy and rainy outside, why do you still open the door?" Yu Luming asked.
The gate of Tianshi Temple is not open at ordinary times. It is only opened during special ceremonies. Even for Luotian Dajiao, the gate of Tianshi Temple is only opened at the opening and closed the next day.
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But now that it was late at night, Master Tian opened the door unusually, which made Yu Luming realize that something was wrong.
The old master replied: "I am waiting for someone."
Yu Luming was surprised: "What guest is so important?"
"You'll know then."
The Heavenly Master signaled to Yu Luming, and Yu Luming immediately stood up and poured tea for the Heavenly Master.
After pouring the tea, Yu Luming wanted to return to his seat, but the Heavenly Master stopped him and said, "Pour yourself a cup."
Yu Luming could only do as he was told.
The old Heavenly Master drank tea, put it down and asked: "Are you confident that we will face Yan Shouyi tomorrow?"
Yu Luming was stunned for a moment. The hand he wanted to hold the tea with was suspended in mid-air. Finally, he reluctantly took his hand back, shook his head and said, "No."
"It's not like you to admit defeat before the fight begins."
"I was able to have smooth sailing before, mainly because of the skills I gained from studying for fifteen years, but the battle with Liu Yiren made me understand my shortcomings. Yan Shou and his party have been traveling in the world for many years, and they have many tricks. I... don't have it.
Confidence will win him over.”
The old master nodded and gently stirred the tea foam with the tea lid.
Yu Luming thought that the old Heavenly Master was angry, and said with some guilt: "Master, if I can't defeat Yan Shouyi, he will become the next Heavenly Master."
"Are you willing to give up the position of Heavenly Master to him?" the old Heavenly Master asked.
Yu Luming gritted his teeth: "My skills are inferior to others, so I am willing to admit defeat. What's more, Yan Shou's character is not bad. If he becomes a heavenly master, I will also be convinced."
"It seems that you agree with him very much," the old master smiled, "is it because of the approval of your friends?"
"friend?"
Yu Luming thought about it and felt that the word friend was far away from him.
Now that I think about it, he has been studying at Longhu Mountain for fifteen years. People around him are always coming and going, and no one remains.
In such a huge Longhu Mountain, no one could be called Yu Luming's friend.
But Yan Shouyi is very different.
For fifteen years, only Yan Shouyi sat with him on the steps outside the Tianshi Temple and watched the sunset.
Maybe this is a friend?
Yu Luming thought for a long time and finally nodded.
The Heavenly Master smiled, very pleased.
"Lu Ming, you are very, very close to the Heavenly Master."
This sentence, which was only a dozen words, fell into Yu Luming's ears, but it seemed to be worth a thousand pieces of gold. It made him feel dizzy for a while, and he took several breaths before he regained consciousness.
"Why?" he asked puzzledly.
The Heavenly Master smiled and said nothing, picked up the teapot, and wanted to pour tea for Yu Luming.
How could Yu Luming let his master pour him tea? He quickly covered the tea cup with his hand, but the old master forced his hand away and filled him with tea.
"Master..."
The Heavenly Master waved his hand, signaling Yu Luming not to interrupt.
He smiled and said: "Since the first time I met you as a master, I have already determined that this position of Heavenly Master is exactly what I want to pass on to you."
"The leader of the Taoist lineage in the world cannot take on the important responsibilities without a pure heart. When I first met you as a master, your eyes were pure and you had a Taoist heart. You are the best candidate to inherit the position of Heavenly Master.
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"In the past fifteen years, you have been studying hard at Longhu Mountain. You have been living in your own world. You have never cared about others. Gradually, you can't find the meaning of existence. My teacher has seen it all. The reason why I say that you have never cared about others.
You are qualified to inherit the position of Heavenly Master precisely because you only have yourself in your heart and no one else. To become a Heavenly Master, you must shoulder a heavy responsibility. If your heart is not concerned with the world or the common people, how can you become a Heavenly Master?"
"But I don't understand," Yu Luming said in confusion, "haven't you always supported Master Yan Shouyi?"
"There are two reasons why I asked Yan Shouyi to win the title of Heavenly Master."
The old Heavenly Master slowly said: "First, the world has been peaceful for a long time, but there are also turbulent undercurrents. I know in my heart that a heavy rain is coming, but the traditional sects still don't know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace. They only think about immortality every day, and they only know how to live forever."
Refining alchemy! Letting Yan Shouyi participate in the Luotian Festival this time is precisely because I hope that he will bring the successors of the folk sects to give them a good slap in the face!"
"Let them know that there are people outside the world, and there is a heaven outside the world! Let them learn to reflect, not to be arrogant and arrogant, let alone have a sense of superiority!"
Only then did Yu Luming wake up.
Indeed, since Yan Shouyi came to the mountain, the views of traditional sects on them have been changing every day, from initial disdain to later acceptance, and finally all sects required young disciples to make friends with Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shou and his entourage were like a mudslide rushing into the Luotian Dajiao, washing away the fig leaf of the traditional sect!
"What about the second reason?" he asked.
The Heavenly Master smiled and hit Yu Luming's head with a whisk: "Of course it's for you."
"For me?" Yu Luming looked puzzled.
"You have no friends and no one you care about, but Yan Shouyi is surrounded by friends. He cares about everyone related to him. I have known for a long time that once you two meet, you will definitely become good friends and talk about everything.
"
Yu Luming opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Master did this just to let me make a close friend?
When Yu Luming recalled it, he gradually realized that in the past, his heart was cold and he only opened his heart to his master.
But after meeting Yan Shouyi, there were suddenly many more people around me.
At this moment, Yu Luming was filled with emotion and felt that he was not worthy of his master's efforts.
"Although Yan Shouyi is extremely talented and values love and righteousness, he is after all a descendant of a folk sect, and his ambition is to be in the world rather than in the temple. Even if his teacher forcibly supports him to become a leader, he will still be a hands-off shopkeeper."
"And you, Lu Ming, the position of Heavenly Master is yours from beginning to end, but only when you understand the meaning of your existence and can tolerate the common people in your heart can you truly be qualified to inherit the position of Heavenly Master!!"
With a few words to wake up the dreamer, Yu Luming finally understood the Heavenly Master’s good intentions!
He finally understood why his master's evaluation of him had changed again and again in the past few days.
The more people he has in his heart, the closer he is to the position of the Heavenly Master!
Yu Luming took a deep breath, took two steps back, knelt down and kowtowed to the Heavenly Master.
"Deer Ming."
The Heavenly Master looked at Yu Luming with a loving face, as if he were looking at his own grandson.
He stroked Yu Luming's head and said softly: "I really hope to see the day when you succeed as the Heavenly Master."
Yu Luming did not realize the hidden meaning of Lao Tianshi's words. He clenched his fists and said to Lao Tianshi:
"Master, don't worry, I will do my best tomorrow!"
The Heavenly Master was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Hahahaha! Okay! Master is watching! Get up quickly!"
Yu Luming was happy in his heart, but as soon as he straightened up, his expression suddenly changed.
He looked outside the Tianshi Temple.
"Master, did you hear something?" Yu Luming asked softly.
"I heard it."
The old Heavenly Master smiled slightly and said, "Isn't that the guest who is about to go up the mountain?"
After saying that, the old Heavenly Master leaned on the Heavenly Master's chair, closed his eyes, and gently tapped the rhythm on the armrest with his fingers.
He hummed softly:
"The orchid dew is like crying eyes... Nothing can unite the heart, and the fireworks cannot be cut... The grass is like a carpet, and the pines are like a canopy. The wind is a garment, and the water is a pendant... Oil-walled carriages, treat each other at dusk. Cold green candles, the glory of labor
...Under the Xiling Mountains, the wind blows and rains..."