Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 348 347. With its light, with its dust.Zhanxi, seems or exists

"woke up?"

When Li Zhen opened his eyes, he heard a cool voice.

He blinked subconsciously, his pupils slowly focusing.

found himself lying on a bed.

Turning his head to look for the sound, he saw the female Taoist leaning against the window.

Outside, it's snowing.

The beautiful female Taoist priest seems to be admiring the snow, but also seems to be guarding him.There was tea on the couch table in front of him, but there was no mist floating out.

The tea is already cold.

And looking at the house...simple, unadorned, not even elegant.

Just a simple bedroom.

"This is……"

As he spoke, he sat up with his arms propped up.

I just feel that the world is shaking and dizzy.

"My bedroom."

"...?"

Li Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then got up quickly:

"This...this...poor...my...disciple...uh..."

A girl's boudoir... It's definitely inappropriate to lie here by yourself.

hiss.

No wonder the pillow smells so good... Ahh!
What do you think?
Seeing his flustered appearance, the female Taoist shook her head:
"It's just a place to sleep. There is no need to look at each other with common etiquette, just drink the porridge when you wake up. It's not cold yet."

Following her words, Li Zhen, who was afraid that he would continue to stain the bed, stepped on his shoes and got off the floor and sat at the table.

On the table is a casserole, still warm.

As soon as the lid of the pot was picked up, the mist drifted away very little, but there were drops of water dripping from the lid, mixed with a puff of...

Ok? ? ?
Li Zhen's nose moved...

Why is there a burnt smell?
But looking at the porridge and rice, it is quite clean, and there are some things like diced vegetables in it. I don't know what is mixed with the porridge.

For some reason, he felt very hungry and didn't care so much:
"Disciple is rude."

Picking up the spoon, I subconsciously wanted to stir the porridge bowl... As a result, I heard a "cha-cha" swipe sound from the bottom of the bowl.Then black flakes appeared in the porridge water.

The bottom of this porridge is burnt.

"..."

Li Zhen couldn't help turning her head to look at Xuan Suning.

But the Taoist was calm and calm, looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window...

The years are quiet.

"Maillard reaction!"

"It's the Maillard reaction!"

"This is the Maillard reaction that Michelin chefs love..."

"Why chant scriptures?"

Following Li Zhen's whispering, Xuan Suning asked.

Li Zhenxin said, do you still have the nerve to ask?

But on the surface, he still said respectfully:

"Disciple... this... is a tribute to the teacher for cooking porridge for the disciple."

Hearing this, the Taoist woman responded:
"Well, some of the porridge is overcooked. Don't eat the lower layer, it's very bitter. Just eat the upper layer."

Do you know that you are overcooked?
Mom...

But for some reason, she seemed to sense Li Zhen's thoughts, and said:
"A person who cultivates the Tao keeps himself pure, and it is enough to fill his stomach, and his appetite is not important."

"..."

Fine.

You make sense.

you're right.

He took a spoonful of porridge mixed with an unknown amount of paste, and took a sip...

Good guy, it's really hard.

……

After drinking up a bowl of porridge, although the taste was unpalatable, at least Li Zhen regained his strength.

There should be some medicinal ingredients in the porridge, and he felt warm all over after eating it.

Wiping his mouth, he got up and asked:

"Teacher, what happened after the disciple passed out last night?"

"last night?"

Xuan Suning turned his head and glanced at him.

"Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year."

"……What?"

Li Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and instinctively said:
"Where did you go on New Year's Day?"

Immediately, he realized that what he asked was nonsense, and quickly added:

"The disciple slept all day?"

"Spiritual thoughts are exhausted, and you can recover after a day of practice, which means your foundation is solid."

"Uh……"

Looking at the stunned Li Zhen, the female Taoist pointed to the opposite side of the table and motioned him to sit down.

Then he said:

"How does it feel?"

"I've got a little strength now, but my head is still a little dizzy..."

"I'm talking about real martial arts."

"...?"

For no reason, Li Zhen felt that she... seemed a little angry?
But now I dare not ask again, after thinking about it, I decided to tell the truth:
"do not like."

"Ok?"

The female Taoist raised her eyebrows.

This time, I was really surprised:

"Don't like it?... Let me not ask when you mastered it. Why don't you like it?"

"..."

Li Zhen was silent for a while.

After organizing the language, he said:

"Thoughts...too pure...too calm...When I was thinking about it, I didn't really feel much. From being hazy at the beginning, to being able to see the real body of the emperor...it's just that the more I look at it, the more I feel. The more I feel that there are many truths hidden in it. I understand it, but I don’t understand it. But when I really use it, I realize... When I see the world, I am the world, and when I see all beings, I am all beings. No desires, no desires. I feel that everything I see has nothing to do with me, and I don’t care about it. It’s enough to achieve the mission.”

Xuan Suning was really surprised this time.

Xue didn't look at it either, her eyes fell on Li Zhen's face and she asked:

"This is the reason why Emperor Zhenwu established himself. Standing in the north, clearing away demons and demons. Being one with the Dharma, you can understand the heart of the emperor. It should be of great benefit to you. Mingdao, Shendao, enlightened Dao, and finally united in the sky. This, isn't it good?"

"Okay...it must be good."

Li Zhen nodded:
"But... this is not back to the topic I had with the teacher before. When the teacher passed on my Dharma portrait, he said that I would like to understand it, saying that everything else is a matter of the world, and I should not involve too much, otherwise I will be entangled in the secular world. , There will never be a period of Dao... In fact, I wanted to ask at that time, what is the difference between cultivating the Dao in this way... and becoming a stone?"

There was a hint of incomprehension in his eyes sincerely.

Incomparably firm puzzled.

It was like denying Xuan Suning's statement.

The female Taoist frowned:
"The upper body and the heavenly heart are in harmony with the Tao, which is the pursuit of the Taoist."

"This... okay."

"...What? You don't think so?"

Seeing that the Taoist didn't seem to want to argue with him, Xuan Suning asked.

Li Zhen really didn't want to argue with her.

Because faith insists on this thing...it is very idealistic.What you think is right, others think is wrong.

What do you say?

Did you convince her?

Or does she sleep with you?

Why bother?
How tiring.

The best solution is, um, you are right, you are right.

And then...be yourself.

But...

Maybe it's because of that bowl of bitter porridge, or because of how the other party took care of me yesterday... the night before.

Li Zhen, who never liked to argue with others, thought about it and said:

"Is this the teacher's own way? Or is it the way of others to teach the Dharma?"

"..."

A simple question made Xuan Suning's face show a trace of astonishment again.

Then, just when Li Zhen wanted to change the subject and didn't want to argue about these things, he heard the other party's words:
"Is this why you didn't want all sentient beings to bow down the night before?"

"……Um."

Seeing that she had seen through it, Li Zhen nodded.

"I always feel that all beings don't need to be pious in their beliefs, and the function of belief is to strengthen the shackles of morality, so that everyone... can be more considerate when doing bad things, and more persistent when doing good things. But kneeling down... …Whether it is burning incense, worshiping immortals or Buddha, what are you asking for? You are asking for the blessing of immortals and Buddhas, or praying that you can do something smoothly... Teacher, when you say that all living beings kneel down, are you worshiping immortals? Or worshiping gods? The desire in my heart? So... I don't need others to worship me. They are not worshiping me. And even if they worship, with Dijun's pure thoughts...how can he care about it?"

This is actually a bit disrespectful.

But who would have thought that Xuan Suning thought about it after hearing this, and nodded:
"Well, it makes sense."

"Uh……"

Looking at the stunned Taoist, Xuan Suning didn't continue to ask more questions, but said:

"I'll have to think about this question for a while before I can answer you. Write it down for now, and I'll tell you when I figure it out."

"……it is good."

Nodding, Li Zhen wanted to ask about Pegasus City again.

Just when she was about to speak, Xuan Suning said again without thinking:
"Have you understood?"

"Fly...huh?"

Looking at the face that looked more and more beautiful, Li Zhen's thoughts were interrupted again.

"Learn...understand what?"

Seeing his blank face, Xuan Suning frowned.

After observing for a while, she suddenly pointed to the cup of tea in front of her.

She pointed at the already cold tea, and suddenly it was filled with smoke, and the hot air had dissipated in an instant.

"Do you understand?"

"..."

Li Zhen also frowned.

This hand, he has seen.

When Master Huqiu entertains him, he can light a fire out of thin air, or heat up cold wine instantly.

However, that is to heat up the qi of heaven and earth instantly, just like placing a high-temperature stove under the teacup.

To warm up the wine.

But the means in front of him are different.

Although he didn't know how to do it, Li Zhen understood the principle when he saw the mist rise for the first time.

This tea is not heated by the qi of heaven and earth.

Even the qi of heaven and earth didn't even move.

Not heating up.

But... go back.

Back to this cup of tea... how it started.

When it is poured out, it is hot.

As time passed, the heat dissipated little by little, the temperature dropped little by little, and finally turned into ice cold.

And that finger made this cup of tea suddenly go back in the time that was originally flowing forward, back to the time when it was just poured out of the pot!
time...

Backflow!

Look, I understand.

but……

"This... what kind of spell?"

Today's tea, the gazebo on the twenty-ninth day... After two experiences, Li Zhen finally couldn't help asking.

And Xuan Suning didn't hide anything.

With a light tap of your fingertips, you can see that the tea in this cup is hot and cold, and the rising breath is flickering.

She played with time... between applause.

Then she said softly:

"This is... the light and the dust."

The fourth chapter of the "Tao Te Ching" says: Destroy its sharpness, resolve its confusion, harmonize its light, and harmonize its dust.Zhanxi, seems or exists.

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