Immortality: Starting from meeting the fox girl

Chapter 90 We scholars, with a sincere heart, can restore peace to this prosperous age.

Lu Chenran looked at the piece of lean meat being pinched here and there in the bowl, raised his head and glanced at her strangely, wondering what the Jade Rabbit was doing.

"Lu can pick up his own food."

Perhaps because Yi Su and Yue Fu were closer to Lu Chenran, no difference could be noticed in the title page of the golden book.

This Moon Rabbit's temperament is always out-of-the-box, and he didn't notice anything wrong for a while.

'Yue Fu' coughed unnaturally, plucked at the rice in the bowl, and seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked:

"Of course, there are people outside the door these days asking to see you, why don't you go and see you?"

"Find me?"

Lu Chenran was a little confused, when did it happen?

In the past few days, I have been meditating in the house, or practicing the art of soaring into the clouds outside the courtyard, and I have never heard anyone looking for me.

What's more, does he know anyone in this mirage?

Zhi Zhu, who was eating cold food on the side, swallowed the food in his mouth, wiped the corners of his lips lightly, and said lightly:

"you are busy."

"I refused."

As the words fell, her snow-colored eyelashes flickered slightly, and her fair cheeks were quite unnatural.

In the past few days, Lu Chenran was meditating, studying and practicing. She thought that she had just done what she should do as a maid, so she blocked those people from the door. When she saw him looking at her in surprise, she thought it was Lu Chenran. Chenran was dissatisfied with her arbitrary assertion.

Lu Chenran's lips moved, a little bit dumbfounded:

"Why don't you ask me?"

For example, not long ago, I added a random stroke to a calligraphy and painting without permission. The person inquired about it and wanted to find an explanation for it.

The shark girl lowered her head slightly, stood up, stood behind Lu Chenran, and said calmly:

"I'm afraid to disturb you."

Lu Chenran was silent for a while, sighing in his heart.

This shark girl just did it silently and didn't say a word. Some of the small actions, although rough, did feel a little warm in her heart at the moment she knew it.

When a normal person learns that he has been given to someone else as a maid by an elder of the clan, he will definitely feel at a loss. The process of finally accepting his fate is just a matter of speed, length and depth of the feeling.

But she didn't have any of it, or it was hidden under her cold cheek.

Although she didn't know what was going on in her mind, she seemed to accept this 'identity' immediately.

Lu Chenran suppressed his thoughts and looked at her with somewhat complicated eyes:

"Who are they?"

She whispered:

"The scholar holding the painting."

Lu Chenran knew it in his heart.

Sure enough, it seemed that the owner of the East China Sea scroll came to visit.

No matter what the reason is, sketching on other people's calligraphy and paintings without authorization is indeed my fault.

He stood up slowly, straightened his clothes, and said gently:

"Are they still outside the door?"

Zhi Zhu nodded:

"Standing for three days."

"Three days?"

"Ah."

"You haven't moved yet?"

"Ah."

Lu Chenran suddenly woke up and looked up at the gray sky outside the window.

It has been raining and snowing these past few days.

Although the rain and snow were not heavy, the dampness and coldness blowing on my body could not be wiped away. I stood outside the door for three days in a row, just to see myself. It didn't look like I was coming to ask for an explanation.

Lu Chenran didn't think that the gentleman who could draw that East China Sea picture was a narrow-minded person.

After thinking for a while, I had a vague idea of ​​what the gentleman meant.

"Do you want me to invite them in?"

"I want to meet you."

The same woman nodded, turned and walked out of the room.

'Yue Fu' silently looked at the retreating figure of the shark girl. For some reason, he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart that he could not describe. It was as if there was an irreplaceable place in his heart, but suddenly The ground was stabbed horizontally.

Love in the world, family affection is only one of them.

On Fox Mountain, more than ten years of long-term relationship allowed this family affection to permeate his heart. But one day, when he met a man and a woman at the foot of the mountain, this family affection could be included, and his aunt's caring care would no longer be the only one.

'Yue Fu' was confused, and for the first time he looked at the disappearing Shark Girl with a bit of anxiety.

However, he will eventually marry a wife and have children.

Cha Cha, this woman is very good at taking care of people.

'This can't go on'

Fortunately, we are almost arriving in Shangjing.

Standing outside the elegant courtyard at the far corner of Mirage Avenue were three Confucian scholars.

From time to time, people passed by and looked at the three gentlemen standing like wooden stakes.

The rain kept dripping, soaking the clothes of the three people and sticking to their bodies. The cold wind blew by, and it was faintly visible that the Confucian scholar's calves shivered.

These three Confucian scholars are quite famous, and one of them is the famous painting sage Wu Dao throughout the Zhou Dynasty.

The middle-aged man standing next to the Painting Saint is rarely recognized by anyone.

As for the young Confucian scholar at the end, his reputation is not inferior to that of a painting sage. He is known as a prodigy for a while. However, he offended a prince in the capital some time ago. It is said that he wrote some kind of admonishment and violated a big taboo, so he was demoted. Township.

Pedestrians coming and going, some were joining in the fun, some were in awe, some were ridiculing, and there were many discussions:

"Is that person Wang Zi'an?"

"Wu Huasheng has been standing here for three days, right? Who is so proud?"

"What about the other one holding a book? He's from the Confucian school, too."

"We don't know each other."

"Everyone has disappeared, and they are still waiting here with their faces licked."

A waiter who was quite proficient in gossip said:

"It is said that the person in the courtyard is a living immortal. The hurricane people didn't see it at that time. The immortal made a random stroke and the whole sky became clear."

"hiss--"

"I see!"

Everyone was stunned.

At the same time, they looked at the three people with admiration in their eyes.

These three people have been standing outside the courtyard for three days.

Rain or shine, at noon every day, Confucian scholars would knock on the door, wanting to visit Mr., but the white-haired woman who opened the door usually said "Mr. Missing" and turned everyone away.

Although they were curious about who the gentlemen in the courtyard were, everyone was still in awe of these three great Confucian gentlemen for their humility in asking for advice.

Snow mixed with rain hangs on the winter plum blossoms that came out of the painting a few days ago, like jade clusters wrapped in silver.

The three scholars let out a deep breath. The wind was blowing, the snow was falling, and the cold wind was pouring into their collars unbridled. They wrapped their clothes tightly and did not come to visit, but stood respectfully outside the door, waiting. The gentleman in the courtyard met them.

"Brother, why don't you see us?"

One of Wu Dao's feet was frozen and he was shivering from the cold, but he still stood respectfully.

The snow under my feet was more than a foot thick, and my legs were numb.

Wang Yun looked at the door calmly and said:

"You already know it in your heart, why do you need to ask me?"

Wu Dao nodded, the look of awe between his brows getting stronger.

"The Immortal is testing us. If we can't bear the cold, how can we express our great ambitions? How can we preach in this world? If we can't bear these hardships, how can we, the Confucian scholars, show our strength?"

Wang Zi'an shuddered and said.

Wang Yun looked at his junior, with a hint of admiration in his eyebrows. This Confucian junior was known as a child prodigy in his early years, and his literary talents were among the best in the world, but he was devastated because of being demoted.

The immortal's random rainbow awakened his obsession, and his Taoist heart began to take shape.

Looking at the young Wang Zi'an, Wang Yun felt quite emotional. He did not expect that he had studied Confucianism for fifty years and had an epiphany from the world of immortals.

My nephew, who is less than 30 years old, has already made great achievements in his mind.

Today's Confucianism adheres to the principles of Neo-Confucianism and advocates knowledge first and action later. However, this great enlightenment gave Wang Yun a completely different idea in his mind.

Knowing and doing, why should we divide it into two parts?

Following the original intention, knowing what one should do, seeking truth from the original intention, advocating seeking truth from the heart, is the way that scholars all over the world deserve.

"good!"

Wang Yun smiled.

At this moment, the door creaked open.

The expressions of everyone watching the excitement suddenly condensed, and then they began to speculate:

"Do you think they can get in this time?"

"Want to make a bet?"

"Huh, bad nature. Such a picture is a beautiful story that can be passed down through the ages. Among you people in the world, it is so unbearable that we, the Confucian scholars, are ashamed to associate with you."

"What's the point of having a strong character? How can a scholar's mouth compare to this big sword in my hand? What's the picture?"

"Hum, if you stand still in the wind and snow, you are afraid of disturbing the immortals' rest, and you should study humbly. This is the immortal gate standing in the snow!"

"Xianmen Lixue?"

A storyteller blinked and chewed on these words.

This scene is indeed interesting. In addition, the status of the three Confucian scholars is extraordinary, and the four words "Xianmen Lixue" mentioned by the sour scholar are suitable for the scene.

If a little processing is done with words and ink, maybe this elegant and interesting thing will really be remembered for generations to come.

When Wang Yun and the others saw the door open, their expressions suddenly became solemn. They shook off the snow water on their bodies, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Girl, do we have a chance to meet you sir today?"

Snowflakes were flying, falling on the tips of the white-haired woman's hair. Her light blue pupils looked at the three of them, then looked at the crowd of spectators, and said lightly:

"Please come in."

After finishing his words, Zhi Zhu turned around and returned to the courtyard.

The three of them were immediately overjoyed.

Three days of waiting finally influenced this living immortal. If such an opportunity is missed, all sentient beings may never have another chance.

It's a pity that the three people's feet have long been frozen, making it inconvenient to walk. They limped behind the white-haired fairy, supporting each other, which was quite funny.

It's almost the twelfth lunar month and the wind is very cold.

The soil in the courtyard is neither hard nor soft, with the fragrance of vegetation and mist spreading here, making it look like a fairyland on earth.

There is a big cat and a girl playing in the courtyard. The plain snow is elegant, and the winter plum blossoms are lightly dotted with a touch of cinnabar red.

Finally, the three of them followed the white-haired woman to the study, stopped, and bowed respectfully:

".Greetings, sir."

The white-haired woman opened the door, holding a mithril halberd, indicating that they could enter.

The three of them calmed down their nervousness, straightened their messy clothes, and walked into the study respectfully.

There was a gentleman sitting on a futon in front of the low desk.

Her long hair was tied with a white ribbon, and her fox fur was put aside. She was also covered in white. She was reading a book at this time. When she heard the footsteps of the three people, she slowly folded her hands on her legs. Then he raised his head. Only then did the three of them take a closer look at the face of this immortal for the first time.

He is not young enough, and does not look like a weathered old man. His face is like tender jade, with the sunlight in his mouth half-hearted, and his lips are like pale red, and he has not spoken a word.

The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

A word comes to mind:

'Rejuvenation? '

".Greetings, sir."

Lu Chenran stood up and welcomed the three of them in. With a hint of apology on his cheeks, he said gently:

"I'm Lu Chenran, I don't know how many people have been waiting at the door for so long. Zhi Zhu didn't tell me. It's my fault. Please don't take it to heart."

The three of them had a look of fear on their faces. How could they dare to accept this gentleman's gift? They shook their heads repeatedly:

"Mr. Lu is not in the way, not in the way."

Zhi Zhu came over with a pot of tea. After pouring tea for several people, he knelt down and sat down behind Lu Chenran silently.

The three of them carefully glanced at the white-haired woman from the corner of their eyes. Her cheeks were not even painted with any makeup, but she was already stunningly beautiful. Her ears were very different from those of ordinary people. Seeing her actions, they silently guessed in their hearts. her identity.

This woman is definitely not a human race, and she is probably not the legendary shark.

'It's true that he is a living immortal. '

Several people felt emotional in their hearts.

A few people sat across from each other, and after chatting for a while, Lu Chenran said:

"I wonder what important business the three of you have come here to meet Mr. Lu?"

The three Confucian scholars looked at each other, and then the eldest Wang Yun paused heavily and spoke first:

"I am Wang Yun, a native of Yuyao County. I have met Mr. Lu."

"Not long ago, I had the honor to meet my husband at a tea stall. My husband saw the obsession in someone's heart and gave me some guidance. I am very grateful."

"I came here to pay my respects to Mr. Sir and to express my gratitude for his kindness in enlightening me and remaking me."

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As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down and bowed heavily.

Lu Chenran was slightly stunned. When had he enlightened this person? But this Confucian scholar does look familiar.

Seeing Mr. Lu just sitting there, Wang Yun thought for a while, and then suddenly woke up.

'Sir, you are testing yourself in school.'

He just said that he had an epiphany, but he didn't say anything about the actual enlightenment. Naturally, he felt that he was perfunctory.

So he took a deep breath and said:

"Sir, I have been practicing hard in Yangming Cave in Kuaiji Mountain for thirty years, and I am determined to be Confucian and Taoist. Unfortunately, I have been drunk on Buddhism for thirty years, and my heart is more confused. The Buddha and the Elder are very particular about becoming an immortal and becoming a Taoist. When you leave the world and abandon all love in the world, Fundamentally, but I saw my husband and his wife playing in the mortal world, which was completely contrary to what the Buddha said, so I thought carefully about the nature of human beings."

"Students believe that human relations are the destiny and ethics are the laws of heaven. To avoid human relations is to violate the destiny and to be obsessed with selfish desires. The approach of Buddhism is exactly to 'focus'. Confucianism seems to be 'following the phase', but in fact it is not 'following the phase' '."

"Confucianism recognizes human relations such as father and son, monarch and minister, husband and wife, and handles human relations with ethics such as benevolence, righteousness, and distinction. Complying with ethics means complying with the laws of nature, which means not being 'obsessed with'."

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Lu Chenran's brows raised, and as the Confucian scholar spoke more and more, he became more and more shocked.

——Xinxinxue?

In this world, is there no mind learning?

When did you enlighten him?

From the corner of his eye, Wang Yun saw Mr. Lu's eyebrows raised slightly, and he was not unhappy with the person he secretly claimed to be his student, but was secretly happy in his heart.

Does this count as accepting yourself as a disciple?

He suddenly became more confident and spoke louder. His old cheeks were covered with blush. He took a deep breath and continued:

"Students continue to think deeply from this perspective. In the Diamond Sutra of Buddhism, there is a saying that 'emotions follow all things but are ruthless' and 'the mind has no destination'."

"The students were confused before. They felt that the true meaning of this sentence was not to be a callous and heartless person."

"Students believe that the true meaning of this sentence is: the saint's conscience is not obscured by selfish desires, and things come to him, and the principles of all things come into being. This is 'emotion follows all things' and 'gives birth to his heart'!"

"But all things have no 'contamination' on the essence of conscience, and conscience is still as clear as a mirror. This is 'ruthless' and 'going nowhere'."

"so--"

"As long as your heart is clear and pure, you look at all things in the world with a clear heart, and do not move your emotions with selfish intentions, then the saint's emotions will be in accordance with everything. He will be happy when he is happy, and angry when he is angry. He will not be like ordinary people who worry about the sky and bother themselves. What do you think, sir?"

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Lu Chenran looked at him with complicated eyes.

'What do you think? '

Speaking of which, all this was just a misunderstanding at the right time.

Mr. Wang Yunjian did not give him the affirmation he understood clearly in his heart.

I was quite disappointed, but not depressed. I took a deep breath and recounted all the thoughts in my heart during this period:

"Mr. Lu, students believe that everything in the world depends on the heart!"

"If we look at it based on the heart, all the Buddhas in this world are all hypocritical people who will accept what they want but will be selfish."

Before Wang Yun could finish his words, Wang Zi An and Wu Dao, who were sitting next to him, were startled. He quickly stretched out his hand and glanced at him, saying:

"Brother! Be careful what you say!"

"Uncle Master! Don't want it"

This kind of words can be said in private, but how can it be said openly in front of the immortal?

Doesn’t Mr. Lu have any Buddhist friends?

Such blunt criticism is totally rebellious.

Wang Yun pushed their hands away, raised his head, and looked at Mr. Lu with bright eyes:

"Mr. Lu!"

"In the eyes of students, those Buddhists who pay attention to 'emptiness', 'nothingness', and 'quietness', haha, are simply ridiculous!"

"The purpose of Buddhism is to get rid of burdens and escape from the sea of ​​suffering. All this violates the laws of nature and harms human nature. In the final analysis - it is selfishness!!"

"The study of Zen starts from selfishness, but it is not free from the internal and external differences of selfishness!"

"!!"

There was silence in the side room, you could hear a needle drop.

Wu Dao and Wang Zi'an stared blankly at Wang Yun, who was so boastful. They didn't dare to say anything and just swallowed lightly.

This, this criticism is a bit over the top.

Wang Yun didn't care about their opinions.

As long as the husband doesn't let himself stop, what he thinks in his heart is also what he says!

This is your own way.

The heart is reason!

He took a deep breath, and his cloudy eyes became clearer and clearer. His emotions were high, and he looked up to the sky with no regrets. He made a fist with one hand and punched it hard on his chest, feeling the blazing heat. A transparent heart said deeply:

"Mr. Lu!!"

"From the student's perspective, everything in the world is the function of conscience, and there is no need to look for it from outside. Our Confucianism contains the spirit of the world in which all things are integrated!!"

“Only when all things in the world are regarded as a closely related whole, can ‘things’ truly become ‘self’.”

"The conscience in the heart is the perfect and perfect body!!"

"Heart is reason."

"!!"

When he said this, Wang Yun suddenly stood up from the futon, his words were sharp, his fists clenched in excitement, and his joints creaked.

Then he seemed to realize that he was a little too excited. He slowly sat on the futon, prostrated himself in front of Mr. Lu, and said word by word:

"Sir, this is the student's understanding."

"Buddhism cannot rule the world."

"We scholars should be sincere and return this prosperous age to peace and a bright future!!"

"!!"

call--

After his words fell.

A wisp of wind surrounded Wang Yun's body.

The originally meticulous bun has been broken up and is hanging down.

His hot and clear heart seemed to break through the unknown darkness ahead.

A ray of pale white light slowly fell on his body, and then the strong wind blew, blowing his wide sleeves and extending outward.

Lu Chenran stared blankly at the scholar who prostrated himself in front of him.

In his mind's eye observation, the heart of the person in front of him exuded a faint luster, and the surrounding spiritual energy rushed towards Wang Yun's body crazily, without stopping for a moment, like a big river rushing into the sea.

The originally ordinary mortal body was instantly filled with purple energy, and became somewhat magical like the innocent body after attaining enlightenment.

——Ask yourself, if you can answer yourself, then you will break through the mortal realm.

This Confucian scholar, who had never practiced Buddhism before, established the 'Tao Fruit in the Heart' at this moment.

A rising "bright moon" appeared between his chest, rising continuously.

Lu Chenran suddenly remembered the chivalrous ladies and monsters he had seen along the way when he was in Longxuan Palace. What he was thinking at that time was:

'If the scholar has some insights in his heart, he has never practiced cultivation. As long as he finds the way to the future, he will probably be able to sit down and talk, realize the Tao and achieve the Tao and the fruit. '

Wang Yun just opened the door to his heart right in front of him.

It seems that what I guessed is correct.

'The fruit of the heart'

This is the first realm of the great road.

——Knock on the heart.

Breaking free from the shackles of the mortal world, going straight up to the sky, seeing the clouds rolling and relaxing, watching the wind rise and fall, it is like being in a fairyland, feeling relaxed and happy.

This may not be an immortal, but at least he has embarked on the path to immortality.

'It seems that there will be one more saint in this world in the future. '

Lu Chenran sighed in his heart:

'Holy heart. '

Wang Yun felt the changes in his body in a daze. The endless power that his body brought to him seemed to be felt in this world with every wave of his hand.

"This is--"

Wang Yun swallowed, and then looked at Mr. Lu with a look of disbelief on his face.

The breeze caressed the corners of the scholar's robe, and silence returned between heaven and earth, with only the sound of falling rain remaining.

It seemed to be talking about something, and it seemed to be congratulating this human race.

The human race that broke through the first realm.

Wang Yun took a deep breath, trembling all over, and then he finally realized something and stood up slowly.

"Puff-"

A sound.

He knelt down heavily on the ground, looked at the gentleman in front of him with a look full of awe, and said softly:

"Student Wang Yun."

"Meet the Immortal Master."

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ps: The next chapter will be later.

(End of this chapter)