You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 174 Keep

"You're already here, so don't ask so many questions. My mother-in-law will still harm you."

"Auntie, please don't come up with random things. If you act recklessly, I will complain to my father when I get back."

"Come on, let's go in. You're not young anymore. You have to be more concerned about your marriage."

"Auntie, don't say such things outside."

Shi Zelan walked forward without looking back and walked into the old lady's yard. When she saw the fallen petals under the snow-pressed flower branches, she made a sound of regret along with everyone else.

The servants waiting in the yard looked relaxed. Everyone saw the real situation and no one wanted to go in to enjoy the flowers at night.

After Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu walked around, they saw Shi Zelan stopping in front of a flower bush. They walked over and looked at it carefully for a while.

"The flower fell, leaving only a half-broken flower on the ground."

After Shi Xiaoliu spoke out, Shi Zelan looked back at him and signaled him to take a closer look at the flower.

After Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu looked at the flowers carefully, they asked Shi Zelan: "We are ready to go out, what about you?"

"Together."

Shi Zelan followed Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu out of the courtyard gate. They stopped near the courtyard gate and listened to some people waiting to talk about what happened in the yard.

"There were several flower-viewers here last night."

"Didn't you go to the government to report the case?"

"When other people come, they don't steal anything, they just come to enjoy the flowers.

Their family did not suffer any losses, so they naturally did not go to the government to speak. "

"I heard that the old lady is going to stay in the monastery for a while. The weather is so cold. Isn't it even colder in the mountains?"

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan exchanged glances. Seeing the expression on Xia Yu's face, they decided to walk aside.

After a while, Xia Yu came back to her senses and turned around to see Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan: "Let's go back."

After the three of them returned to the courtyard, Xia Yu said to them: "I heard a news that the old lady's courtyard was shrouded in black fog for a long time last night."

Shi Zelan suddenly understood: "I think that flower is a bit strange, that's it."

"You mean there is a demon coming to suck the spiritual energy from the flowers?"

"It's empty, the spiritual energy is empty. When the flower is broken, the spiritual energy will dissipate directly."

"We know about it, but the people who did it don't know about it."

The three of them frowned at the same time, and Shi Xiaoliu said directly: "We won't go out of the courtyard these days."

"Okay." Xia Yu and Shi Zelan responded one after another. Xia Yu glanced at Shi Zelan and said, "My practice is not going well these days."

Shi Zelan looked at him: "I have always had trouble practicing. If you pass this level, your practice will definitely become smoother."

"I originally wanted to succeed in building the foundation when I was thirty-five years old, but now that I have encountered such troubles, I don't want to think about my subsequent cultivation."

"Why don't you want to?

I think what you are encountering now has just polished your character, and it will definitely be of great benefit to your cultivation. "

Shi Xiaoliu listened to Shi Zelan's words and then said to Xia Yu: "You see, Sister Lan has never given up on her cultivation despite being cursed, and she firmly believes that she will be able to successfully build the foundation in the future."

Xia Yu looked at Shi Zelan and said, "I didn't know you were in such trouble before. After what happened this time, I understood why you had been so indifferent to me before."

After listening to Xia Yu's words, Shi Zelan said a little embarrassedly: "I'm not indifferent to you either.

I just talked to you. After being seen by the little girls who like you, they will look for trouble with me in private. I find this very annoying and don't want to deal with their subtlety. "

Xia Yu looked at her dumbfounded: "They used to be very cute and considerate in front of me."

"puff.

Wanyu told me that compared to them, she finds me much more pleasing to the eye. At least I won't pretend to have a good relationship with you in front of her. "

"I never thought that you and Wanyu would become friends."

"She doesn't hold grudges, and she doesn't hold grudges against people, and I haven't thought about trying to rob you from her. I think she can still get along."

Xia Yu's face turned red with embarrassment: "I'm not old now, and I don't think about these things. I just want to cultivate."

"That's right, if you think about these things between men and women now, I won't even bother to treat you as a friend."

Xia Yu took a breath and said, "Okay, then you have to be more careful. Don't one day call me your uncle."

Shi Zelan immediately turned to Shi Xiaoliu and said, "Xiaoliu, I think the two of us are enough for going up the mountain in the spring."

"Sister Lan, I'm just trying to encourage you in a roundabout way. I'll go up the mountain with you to pick herbs in the spring."

Shi Xiaoliu said with a smile: "Winter has not passed yet, so we are not worried about spring for the time being."

Decheng Zhenren and his party came back from outside, but their expressions were not very good.

Shi Xiaoliu poured tea for the four of them. Xia Yu stood by and was ready to serve them tea. Shi Zelan plucked up the courage to ask, "What bad thing happened?"

"Today I encountered the most tragic case of a mother killing her child."

Shi Zelan's expression changed: "Where are her husband's family members?"

Master Decheng took a deep breath: "Let's recite sutras for the child, hoping that he will never encounter such an evil mother in the next life."

Master Shanzheng reached out and patted Shi Zelan's shoulder in a comforting manner: "Sister Lan, there are too many injustices in this world."

"Master, I feel very uncomfortable."

"Sister Lan, then you can recite sutras for that poor child."

After thinking for a while, Shi Xiaoliu, Shi Zelan, and Xia Yu memorized the Tao Te Ching almost at the same time.

That night, Xia Yu was never at peace. Master Qiyuan and Master Qicheng kept guarding him.

On the second day, Shi Zelan looked at the pale Xia Yu and said, "I think we should practice hard so that one day we can take action to rectify the injustices in the world."

"Sister Lan, you have forgotten that we cannot interfere with the cause and effect here."

“Saving people from water and fire should be our original intention in practicing.

To the end of our cultivation, if it is just to live a mediocre life, I think why should we work so hard and grind our hearts? "

Shi Xiaoliu nodded in agreement: "We will not destroy the cause and effect in this world.

However, we cannot clearly know that others are in danger. We can reach out to save someone's life, but due to causal reasons, we can only turn a blind eye. Then why should we embark on the path of spiritual practice? "

Master Shan Zheng turned to look at Master Decheng: "You taught Xiao Liu very well."

"Sister Lan has a very good nature, and you are really quick to recognize her as a disciple."

Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he fell into concentration for a moment.

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan looked at each other and heard the voices of Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng: "He has an epiphany."

Brother Qiyuan rushed over and looked at the barrier-lined courtyard. They were guarding Xia Yu.