Chapter 28 Master and apprentice, brothers and sisters
"No...can't?" Guangyuan Qiqi Ai Ai.
"Why not?" the old man asked immediately. Although his expression was not sharp, it was inexplicably forced to make Guangyuan breathless.
Guangyuan had no answer.
"Guanghe, tell me!" the old man said to the other young man.
"Master, although spiritual practice can extend one's lifespan, it has a limit." Although Guanghe also appeared a little nervous, he was generally calm, "Since ancient times, according to rumors, people who have lived for more than 100,000 years have been taught to practice Buddhism.
As for those who live for millions of years, that is unheard of. But as Master said, those who live for tens of thousands of years are beyond the imagination of my disciples."
"Yes." The old man nodded slightly, his expression still calm, but his tone seemed to have softened a lot, "Guang Ming, what are your views on immortality?"
"Master, immortality may not have a limit, but there is a limit to spiritual practice." Guangming's head is a bit big, but his body is thin, which looks a bit funny, but his expression is very solemn, making people not laugh easily.
, "This disciple is not thinking too far now. He just wants to see the end of his practice to see if there is a road leading to the distance beyond the end."
"You..." The old man gave a rare smile, then shook his head, and then said: "Okay, your ambition is commendable, and you will live up to the name of our sect Ling Xiao! It depends on your future performance as a teacher.
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After saying this, he said to the last girl standing in front of him: "Guangqing, please tell me your understanding of immortality."
"Yes, Master."
"The sun and the yin will shine forever. Why can't people live forever?"
"Dirt and dust have been around for eternity. Why can't people be like dirt? Is it possible that we are the spirit of all things, but at this point, we are not even as good as a tiny grain of dust? In this case, we can't call it the spirit of all things.
Under all things, it’s possible.”
After hearing this, the old man smiled, shook his head, and then asked: "Then what do you understand by the fact that ordinary people's lifespan does not exceed a hundred years?"
"If there is normal, there will be extraordinary."
"To be very devoted to death is to die young; to be very devoted to life is to live a long life. The extreme longevity may not be as big as the sun, moon and stars, or as small as dirt and dust, but it will last for thousands of years."
The old man nodded, seeming to agree, but his words were questioning: "But according to the records of our sect, even the founder of the sect only lived for more than 86,000 years. From generation to generation, the lifespan of our sect has not been long."
There are more than this number."
"Disciple is willing to make an exception." Guang Qing lowered his head slightly, but said in a very sonorous tone.
"Haha! Haha! Haha!" The old man seemed to be a little uncontrollable and laughed three times in succession, "What a willing exception!"
After saying this, he looked at the four teenagers standing in front of him with bright eyes.
"Guangyuan, starting from today, you will go back to the mountain to retreat for ten years. During these ten years, you will copy the Purity Sutra ten thousand times." The old man said calmly.
Guangyuan was shocked, stunned, and couldn't believe it, but the next moment, he lowered his hands and said solemnly: "Yes, Master, Guangyuan takes the order!"
"Guang Ming, as my master, I have a good relationship with Elder Daoyuan of the Taiyuan Sect. From today on, you will bear my name and go to his seat to listen to his orders for ten years."
"Yes, Master!"
Guang Ming was also stunned for a moment, and then responded solemnly.
"Guanghe, Guangqing, starting from today, you will sit in this lower courtyard as teachers, responsible for teaching a group of junior brothers and sisters, and taking charge of all other related matters. If you two have any disputes," the old man paused after saying this.
, looking at the two people, "For teaching matters, Guangqing is the main one; for other matters, Guanghe is the main one."
"Yes, Master!"
Guanghe and Guangqing looked at each other and then responded respectively.
"Master, what about you?" Guangqing asked.
"Master, I just walk around and look at the mountains and the water. The world is so big and the mountains and rivers have unimaginable beauty." The old man smiled slightly and said, "That's it. We, master and disciple, will meet again in ten years."
Having said this, he looked at the four people separately and said, "I hope you won't let me down."
Guangyuan, Guanghe, Guangming and Guangqing all bowed.
"Okay, I'll go as a teacher."
After saying this, his figure disappeared in the courtyard instantly.
After a long time, the four of them slowly straightened up and looked at each other.
Guangyuan looked at Guanghe, Guangming, and Guangqing. He looked at Guangqing for a particularly long time. Then, he lowered his gaze slightly, his tone full of melancholy, "Junior brother, junior sister, I
He's gone too, see you in ten years."
"If we say goodbye today, we will see you again for ten years." Guang He said, "Senior Brother Guangyuan, Junior Brother Guangming, and Junior Sister Guangqing, how about we get drunk today and say goodbye after drinking?"
"No." Guang Ming shook his head, "It's better to be drunk than to be awake. It's better to be drunk than to be awake. You three, just don't forget me."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
Guang Yuan hesitated, his eyes first followed Guang Ming to the outside of the hospital, then came back to look at Guang He and Guang Qing, especially Guang Qing. Then, his expression slowly turned firm.
After looking at the two of them for the last time and saying nothing, Guang Yuan followed Guang Ming and walked out of the hospital.
There are only two people left in the courtyard, Guanghe and Guangqing, and in the next ten years, they will be the only ones presiding over the lower courtyard of Lingxiao.
"Unexpectedly, Master suddenly made such a decision." After a while, Guanghe said with emotion.
"Master's arrangement has deep meaning." Guang Qing said in a gentle tone, "Senior brother, let's figure it out how to act in the future?"
"good!"
Lingxiao Lower Courtyard is a place where Lingxiao Sect resides in the secular world.
How many Lingxiao Lower Courtyards there are in the world? Guanghe and Guangqing are not clear, but there must be only one Lingxiao Lower Courtyard thousands of miles away. Because there is only this one big city within thousands of miles, "Zhenxi City"
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However, within the city, there are many lower courtyards of other sects, so much so that they are directly other sects.
In the past, due to the master's duties, Guanghe and Guangqing, as disciples, only devoted themselves to practice wholeheartedly. But at this time, the master was not around, and all matters were handed over to them. The two senior brothers and sisters suddenly felt confused.
There are so many threads in my head, and the more I sort them out, the more they become, and the more I sort them out, the more confusing they become.
"Senior Brother, let's do this first from the inside and then from the outside, little by little." After discussing for a long time, everyone felt a little headache, Guang Qing raised his palm to touch his forehead and said this.
"Okay, let's talk about it first." Guanghe agreed, "We'll list them all."
"Teach the new junior brothers and sisters." Guanghe listed the first item first.
"Organize the food, clothing and other purchases in the hospital." Guangqing listed the second item.
After the second item was listed, Guanghe said: "We need to control the money expenses in the hospital." After saying this, he was stunned, "How much money did Master leave us?"
The two then went to the warehouse.
After a while, the two looked at each other, both speechless.
All that was left in the warehouse was a piece of gold foil and several hundred taels of silver.
Not to mention gold foil, hundreds of taels of silver...
Even if other expenses are ignored, how long can a few hundred taels of silver support the food and clothing of the 100 people in their compound?
It was clear that during the day, they were still thinking about immortality and discussing their aspirations for spiritual practice, but before nightfall, they were already worrying about money.
It’s not necessarily a worry, at least it needs to be considered.