There have been visitors to Mr. Chao's house since the morning, and there are also visitors to the place where old man Shan Weng spends his time repairing.
The old man lives in seclusion in the Hermit Valley in Xiaowutai. The Hermit Valley is surrounded by peaks. The outer peaks are surrounded by mountains. The inner mountains are beautiful, with misty clouds and mist in spring, green waves in summer, golden autumn and silver in winter. The decoration is plain and the scenery is picturesque in all seasons.
The place is famous for its outstanding people. From ancient times to the present, Hermit Valley has been a place of spiritual cultivation for hermits. Its reputation is not as famous as Zhongnan Mountain, but it is a favorite place for true hermits who are indifferent to fame and fortune. In this era of rapid technological advancement, there are dozens of monks living in seclusion in the Hermit Valley.
The residences of the hermits are either natural caves, houses made of grass, houses made of earth, or walls made of stones. Various huts are scattered in the deep valleys and forests. Weave a magnificent natural tapestry.
The place where Old Man Shanweng retreats is halfway up a mountain. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides. It was also the residence of hermits a long time ago. A path with only one foot on the ground climbed over the cliffs to reach the residence. Drinking water must be obtained from mountain streams between the peaks about two miles apart.
There are four huts in total, with stone walls, mud coating on the inside, and bark and grass roofs. The land where the houses are built is less than 200 square meters wide, and the owner also built stone concrete borders around and around the house. , grow vegetables and melons.
Qian Zongzhu led the little Taoist boy to walk leisurely along the cliff path. Some places on the path require bending down to get through, and some places require you to stick to the stone wall to imitate the walking of a gecko. There are several places that are extremely dangerous.
Climb along the path to the mountainside, and walk along a dangerous road to reach the stone house on the mountainside. The old mountain man in blue robes stands in front of the house, watching an old man and a young man in blue robes flying gracefully. When he came, he was speechless, "Brother, headmaster, why did you come back again?"
He also felt powerless towards his brother, who traveled far and wide and came to Xiaowu half a month ago. Taiwan visited him, and the senior brother tasted tea and drank wine and looked at the mountain moon for more than half a month. A few days ago, the senior brother went to Beijing to give a gift to a little girl. He thought that the senior brother would return to the sect after entering Beijing, but he never thought that he would come back again. Here he comes.
"Senior Brother, I miss you so much that I want to come and spend some time with you. It really hurts my heart that I don't like your visit." Qian Sect Master held the Buddha dust in his arms, passing through the sky like light clouds, and drifted to In front of his junior brother.
The trail boy carrying a big backpack fell behind, walking slowly and leisurely.
"Senior brother, it's not that I miss my junior brother, it's because I still have something to do and I'm reluctant to leave." Zhong Liyu flicked his sleeves, turned back to the stone house, moved out a small table and a long stool and placed them in the open space in front of the house. Then he went to the cooking area and brought the small clay stove and teapot, and then went to get the tea sets.
The sun has shone on the earth, reaching halfway up the mountain. The mountains and mountains are green and green, and the sun is warm and clear. Drinking tea in the sun is undoubtedly a beautiful thing in the world.
Qian Sect Master sat down with a smile, and the little Taoist boy walked to the stone house, saluted his uncle first, then sent things into the main room, took out the fruits he carried on his back, washed them, and went to the kitchen to get a bamboo basket to put them in Get up and take it outside, sit down and boil water for tea.
A pair of classmates sitting in the sunBrothers, drink the tea brewed by the Taoist boy, leisurely enjoy the sunshine and the mountain breeze, feel comfortable and relaxed.
"Senior brother, what are you doing here?" Zhong Liyu didn't believe that his senior brother was really just here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
“Junior brother, I went to send congratulations yesterday, but I didn’t see my nephew, and he was not in the capital either.”
“Xiao Longbao once said that he would accompany the little girl to go out to look for medicinal materials in May. I'm staying with the little girl. Why did my senior brother ask about your nephew's arrival? He's planning to give you a greeting gift."
"Junior brother, you are so protective of your shortcomings, why do you ask senior brother for a greeting gift? You're afraid that I won't agree with you as a disciple, or that my greeting gift is too light."
"Senior brother has always been very stingy."
"Senior brother has always waited for his nephew to come back. "Senior brother, as a senior uncle, naturally has to give a greeting gift."
"Senior brother has never been generous, but this time I may be more generous with my congratulations to the little girl. After all, I am too stingy. But the face of the sect is not the face of senior brother alone.”
“Senior brother is so insignificant in the eyes of junior brother.”
“Sad and heartbroken. If so, go get the batter and put it on."
"Junior brother is still so ruthless, always attacking me."
"Senior brother, let's get down to business, why don't you go back. He said that my elder brother and father will be here at the latest, and we senior brothers may not have time to talk about trivial matters of the sect."
"I guessed that the head of the Zhongli family would come, so senior brother came here yesterday. "Xiao Wutai, I got a head start today," Qian Sect Master's peaceful face exuded brilliance, and his smile was particularly complacent, "I don't have anything big to do. I just came back to stay for a few days and waited for the little girl to return to Beijing. I hope to meet her alone. By the way, I thought I said to your senior brother that I am getting older and want to hand over the position of leader to the younger generation. You can also help me examine which disciple is most suitable for the position of leader."
"Senior brother, it's your birthday on this little girl's birthday. Why did you get hit again at the banquet, so you have to see the little girl?" Zhong Liyu's first thought was that the head brother must have been hit, so he decided to leave the head position to the younger generation, so that he could feel more at ease.
"I didn't suffer any shock. I just found that among the guests in the hall, Penglai Immortal Master was still carrying a big burden like me. The other old heads of the ancient cultivator families had retired to Qingxiu, and the younger one was I have so much time to take over, and my senior brother also wants to be an idle cloud and wild crane."
"It turns out that the island owner of Penglai Island is also here. Penglai Island is isolated from the world. The Immortal Medicine Sect also attaches great importance to the rebirth."
"This is natural, just like our sect, which has been hidden in the world for hundreds of years and has not been involved in the secular world. This time, the leader of the sect has personally taken action, which fully shows the importance of the Immortal Medicine Sect. Importance."
"Brother, what are you hiding? It stands to reason that this sect and Xiandao are one of the most hidden sects in the world and one of the oldest sects. Send disciples to It is enough to send congratulatory gifts."
"More than a hundred years ago, the ground was full of war. Similarly, the monks behind the scenes were also in smoke. At that time, the monks at home and abroad were everywhere.In a desperate battle, both sides suffered losses, and their vitality was severely damaged. Therefore, they have been recuperating for more than a hundred years. There is no dispute for the time being. In recent years, the alien cultivators have committed crimes. It is not predicted that there will be another fight in thirty years. The fairy doctor The disciple's rebirth is a powerful addition to the great Chinese monks, but it is the biggest obstacle to the foreign cultivators. The foreign cultivators will not tolerate her. I came out this time just to meet the immortal doctor disciple in person. I asked her to be careful to protect herself. , Secondly, I also hope that the Immortal Medicine Sect can refine some elixirs for our sect to make early preparations.
In addition, junior brother should also have heard that many elders of the ancient cultivator family died in the great melee a hundred years ago. As far as I know, the husband of the current owner of Immortal Island lost his meridians in that battle. With only one breath left, the Immortal Island was frozen in an ice coffin. The Penglai Immortal Master has been looking for elixirs, hoping to save her husband.
The owner of Fairy Island must have invited the fairy doctor to go to Fairy Island for medical treatment. I also really want to know whether the little girl can bring people back to life, so I must stay in Beijing and wait for the little girl to come back. . "
"Senior brother, you win, you can stay here as long as you like. "Senior brother said a lot, just wanting to stay and wait for the little girl to return to Beijing for an appointment.
"Senior brother knows that junior brother understands the righteousness and will not drive senior brother away. "Qian Sect Master happily clapped his hands. His junior brother was too serious and always needed to be teased before he spoke. It was not fun at all.
Zhong Liyu ignored it directly. He was surprised that his master was so serious back then. How could a serious and serious person receive such a lively disciple from his senior brother? It is probably because his senior brother is too good at pretending. He behaves like a gentleman in front of others, but in private he is a fool who wants to commit suicide.
For the leader and him. The master-uncle's conversation style was unusual for a Taoist boy. He made two pots of tea, carried buckets to the mountain stream to get water, came back to water the vegetables, cleaned the kitchen, and cooked at almost noon.
The Lotus True Tradition is Confucianism and Taoism. The pie does not prohibit meat and vegetables. At noon, the Taoist cooks braised fish, one roasted eggplant, and one pot roasted knives. It is simple, but as comfortable as the breeze and white clouds.
In the middle of the afternoon, Zhongli’s hometown. Masters Zhongli Yunling and Zhongli Jing each took a personal escort to the stone house halfway up the mountain to visit the master.
At that time, the sun was warm, and the master Qian was lying on the clothes-drying rope in the stone house to bask in the sun. The wind swayed gently, as if he was about to fly away; the old man sat in the open space in front of the house, preparing tea and waiting for his family members.
When the Zhong family and his son climbed the mountainside, Zhong Liyu went to the intersection to greet him. Saluting his father, "Ayu has met his father and the head of the family. "
Zhongli Yunling's beard and hair were all white. When he saw his youngest son, he nodded and said only one word "free".
"Fourth brother, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still the same old temper. "Zhongli Jing supported his younger brother on behalf of his father and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "You are the most leisurely, so you look younger than your brothers. ”
Following the old family master and his bodyguard, he greeted the Fourth Master.
Zhong Liyu received the gift from the bodyguard, supported his father with one hand, and held his brother’s hand with the other to go to the stone house.
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Qian Sect Master floated down, holding Buddha dust in his hand, smiling and saying hello "Master Zhongli, I haven’t seen you for many years. Your beauty has not changed and your majesty is still strong. ”
“After more than sixty years of separation, Master Qian is here in good health.” Zhongli Yunling bowed his hand in return. Master Qian is the head of the ancient sect, and he is more famous than the Guxiu family. , even if his youngest son and Master Qian are brothers, he would not dare to think that Master Qian is a junior.
"Thank you, Shang Jian, Master Zhongli, please-"
"Master Qian. Please-"
The two of them greeted each other politely and took their seats.
Brother Zhongli and the guards all sat down first. Zhongliyu poured the tea himself and drank the tea. Master Qian led the Taoist boy Halfway down the mountain, he went fishing in the river to let Zhongli's father, son and brothers say goodbye.
Zhongli Yu had not returned to Zhongli's house for twenty years and asked about the current situation of his family members and their lives. After death, it is inevitable to lament the impermanence of the world. He did not say anything about Zhongli's next young master. After he entered the Lotus Orthodox Sect, for him, the Zhongli family was a lay family, so it was not convenient for him to get involved in too many Zhongli family affairs. If necessary, he could only Gu, it is not appropriate to interfere with the family's internal affairs.
Zhongli Yunling asked about his disciple Yanxing. He heard that he had not returned from the trip, so he did not ask where he had gone, and only talked about family matters.
Zhongli Yu knew that his father and brother would probably stay for a few days, so they were accommodated in the guest room. The four stone houses were a bit cramped and could barely fit in.
Zhongli, his son and Sect Leader Qian stayed there peacefully and contentedly. Wait for the little girl to return to Beijing.