Chapter 454 Immortals are made by humans, and demons are born from ghosts
"The twenty-four heroes of Zhenguan,
Who is the devil and who is the fairy?
The fruits are ripe, the stems are falling, the flowers are blooming,
Green cows and white clouds reach Gu Pass."
This is a poem that Wang Chongxian left behind when he was in retreat.
Taoist Master Jin Sanmu said that Wang Guan's seclusion is a death pass. Only someone who breaks the verse can get out of the seclusion, otherwise he will die of old age in the seclusion.
Regarding the disappearance of the Li family overnight, Li Muchen already had a rough outline in his mind, but he still couldn't tell the truth clearly.
Judging from the clues currently available, Wang Chongxian should be related to this matter. Moreover, Baiyun Temple is in the capital. As the owner of the largest temple in the north, there cannot be no intersection between Wang Chongxian and the first aristocratic family in the capital. What he knows
There must be many. As long as he comes out of confinement, maybe the truth will be revealed.
"Twenty-Four Heroes of Zhenguan..."
Lin Manqing frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Li Muchen and said, "Zhenguan is the reign name of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. So this should refer to Li Tang, or the Li family."
Li Muchen did not formally go to school when he was a child. Later in Tiandu, he was forced to study by his senior sisters. He mostly read the Xuanmen Book of Heaven, and only dabbled in history. He knew about the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and Li Shimin, but he did not know that Zhenguan was Li Shimin.
year number.
Hearing what Lin Manqing said, he suddenly said: "That's it."
Lin Manqing continued: "The Twenty-Four Heroes of Zhenguan refer to the twenty-four famous founding officials of Li Tang. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to commemorate these twenty-four people and make them immortal in history, he ordered the famous painter Yan Liben to
The portraits of these twenty-four people were drawn in Lingyan Pavilion at a ratio of one to one, so these twenty-four people are also called the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. These are famous figures in history.
For example, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong..."
"Wait a minute." Li Muchen interrupted, "What pavilion did you just say?"
"Lingyan Pavilion," Lin Manqing replied, "is located in Chang'an City. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the war and can no longer be seen."
Li Muchen frowned and began to think deeply.
Seeing that he was silent, Lin Manqing continued to explain the poem, saying: "Who is the devil and who is the immortal? The literal meaning of this sentence is easy to understand, but the connection with the previous sentence is more confusing. It seems to be saying, Lingyan Pavilion II
Among the fourteen heroes, there are demons and immortals, which may mean that there are treacherous officials among them..."
"My mother's name is Ling Yan, Gong Lingyan." Li Muchen said suddenly.
Lin Manqing was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Muchen in surprise, and murmured: "Ling Yan... the Li family... who is the devil and who is the immortal..."
Lin Manqing seemed to have guessed something and said nothing more.
Li Muchen did not hide anything from her and said: "My mother is a saint from the Demon Cult. These two lines of poems should refer to this."
Lin Manqing shook her head and said: "If it is certain that your mother is a witch, why did he use a question?"
Li Muchen said: "Being born a devil, you can't choose. But after she fell in love with my father, she decided to get rid of the devil's heart and become an ordinary person."
Just tell him everything he has learned during this period.
When Lin Manqing heard the story of Gong Lingyan and Li Yunhua falling in love, she yearned for it and said, "What a romantic story!"
Li Muchen sighed: "It's a pity that it's a tragedy."
Lin Manqing said: "Although it was a tragedy, they did everything they could and gave everything they had for what they loved without hesitation. Even if they died, they should have no regrets."
Li Muchen turned around and looked at Lin Manqing blankly, speechless for a long time.
Lin Manqing felt uncomfortable with his look and asked guiltily: "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say the wrong thing?"
"No, you're not wrong." Li Muchen said, "I always thought that their lives were miserable, but I didn't expect you to see clearly. As you said, they are together because of love, and they have no regrets even if they die. It seems that they have no regrets in the world of mortals.
My understanding is still too shallow and not as good as yours."
Lin Manqing smiled and said: "You have been in the mountains and have only been down for a few days. How can you understand the world of mortals? In fact, I don't understand either. At our age, when we are still being loved without knowing it, our understanding of love is still very shallow.
I just think that what a touching love it is to be together like an uncle and aunt who have loved so vigorously and knew that they would be opposed by the whole world! Only in this way can this life be lived in vain and truly lived.
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Li Muchen smiled and said: "Uncle and aunt? Shouldn't we call you mom and dad?"
Lin Manqing was stunned, her face turned slightly red, and she said, "When you restore the glory of the Li family in the capital, you can call me again when I go to burn incense in front of their graves."
He was afraid that Li Muchen would continue to talk nonsense, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "People who are in love are happy, and they will not feel pain. In fact, the ones who really suffer are the innocent people of the Li family. I don't know how many of the number one family in the capital there are.
People disappeared from this world overnight. Many of them may not know what happened until their death."
Li Muchen felt a pain in his heart.
Lin Manqing's words touched his sore point.
This is what he hates the most. It is also the fundamental reason why he wants to find out the truth of the matter.
But looking back now, when I was killing the Beggar Clan disciples and members of the Pan family, did I ever think that there were innocent people among them?
"Who is the devil and who is the immortal?" He murmured, "There is a thin line between immortality and devil. Perhaps Wang Daozhang's words are not talking about my parents, but he is asking himself."
Lin Manqing saw Li Muchen's face and knew what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Muchen, I have just entered the practice of cultivation, and I know very little about immortality and Xuanmen. With my shallow cultivation and knowledge, I think that people have
Birth, old age, illness and death are the constant ways of nature. Those who cultivate immortals are going against nature, so they will suffer the punishment of heaven and thunder.
There may not be any difference between immortals and demons, except that immortals are made by humans and demons are born from ghosts. What a practitioner does is not a demonic act. The difference is whether your heart and your behavior are caused by desires. If it is because of
If you act recklessly due to desire, then you have ghosts in your heart, you are a devil.
What you have done recently is indeed an excessive amount of killing, and there is peace in the world, but you are selfless and have no desires in your heart, and it cannot be considered a demonic act, so you don’t have to blame yourself. You just need to be vigilant at all times in the future to prevent falling into it."
After Lin Manqing finished speaking, she looked at Li Muchen with some anxiety, fearing that she had said something wrong.
Li Muchen looked straight at Lin Manqing, making her heart beat wildly.
After a while, Li Muchen suddenly laughed.
Lin Manqing was even more hesitant and asked: "Why are you laughing?"
"Hahahaha..." Li Muchen grabbed her hand, held it tightly, and said with a smile, "My wife is really a genius! What more can a husband ask for when he has a wife like this!"
He slowly raised Lin Manqing's hand to his mouth, and suddenly took her finger in his mouth.
Lin Manqing let out a soft cry, and her face suddenly turned red and hot.
But then, a heartbreaking pain came, making her face turn pale again.
It turned out that Li Muchen actually bit her finger with his teeth.
"Muchen!" Lin Manqing called out softly despite the pain, not understanding why Li Muchen did this.