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Chapter 119 All five aggregates are empty (1)
Gu Zhen stared blankly for a while, let out a breath, gave up the idea of ​​catching up, and walked forward at a slow pace.The scenery in the mountains is beautiful, all the way, there are clouds and rime, the wind is noisy and the forest is howling, there are thousands of emerald screens, and the purple atmosphere is full. Suddenly, a clear spring splashes like stone pulp, falling down hundreds of feet, flowing snow and silver. , Turned into thousands of pearls and jade.

Beside the spring is a stone cliff, which is majestic and flat, and is full of handwriting. The large fonts are several feet long, and the small ones are several feet square.

Gu Zhen didn't know where he was wandering, but what he came to was the "Stone Carvings on the Valley, Flowing Springs and Cliffs" on the west side of Sanzu Temple. Since Tang and Song Dynasties, scholars of all dynasties have had inscriptions here.Gu Zhen is very good at appreciating everything from clothing and silk gouache to antique calligraphy and painting.Seeing the elegant prose and the beauty of five styles on the wall, I couldn't help but be fascinated by it, especially when I saw the eight skyscraper giant characters "One pillar supports the sky, Wanyue returns to the clan", a clear and strong heart surged in my heart, and I blurted out praise: "As expected of Tianzhu's family tradition!"

Before the cry was over, someone laughed and said: "How is Tianzhu's family tradition?"

Gu Zhen looked over in a blink of an eye, and Shen Zhouxu was driving towards him pushing a wheelchair.Gu Zhen heard what he was thinking about himself, smiled slightly, and chanted: "Sometimes there will be white clouds to close the house, and there will be no wind, moon, and mountains!"

Shen Zhouxu's wheelchair got closer: "How is the Tao?"

Gu Zhen said: "White clouds cover the green peaks, and hummingbirds walk in the garden."

Shen Zhouxu said: "How can a monk benefit others?"

Gu Zhen said: "One rain is generally nourishing, and a thousand mountains are beautiful."

Shen Zhouxu said: "How can you be a person from Tianzhu Mountain?"

Gu Zhen said: "Standing alone on the top of the thousand peaks, you can enjoy the Jiuqu Spring."

Shen Zhouxu said: "What is the meaning of coming from the West?"

Gu Zhen responded, "White apes come to Qingzhang with their babies, and bees and butterflies carry flowers and green pistils."

Asked here, the two laughed at each other, Shen Zhouxu nodded and said: "Good boy, you have a good memory." Mo Yiqia also followed, and said with a sneer: "This is the case of Chan Master Chonghui. Remember a few words, it’s nothing special.”

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "When it comes to memory, Mr. Mo Da is unparalleled in the world, and he is ashamed to be inferior." Mo Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words, but just grinned foolishly.

It turned out that Shen and Gu's questions and answers were originally a Zen koan, which was left by the eminent monk Chonghui of Tianzhu Mountain.Shen Zhouxu thought at first that he would be able to catch Gu Zhen because of his sharp edge, but who knew that Gu Zhen was well-informed and strong-willed, and his response was correct. Even though Shen Zhouxu was an enemy, he couldn't help admiring him.

Gu Zhen glanced away, and Mo, Xue, Yan, and Su formed a semicircle behind Shen Zhouxu, and then looked at the nearby grass, there was a soft rustling, clearly someone was lurking, and he smiled unconsciously: "Cripple Shen, you Wouldn't it be too much for a teacher to mobilize people to deal with him?"

Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "Shen has always been timid, it would be the best if he could press Mount Tai on his eggs." Gu Zhen said: "What do you want?"

"Not much." Shen Zhouxu said lightly, "I just want to invite you to go to the 'Jiaping Pavilion' for a day, and talk about the loneliness in the mountains." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "There are so many people, why bother to find me?" Shen Zhou Xu said: "There are too many mortals, but too few understanding people."

Gu Zhen poohed, and said with a smile: "I play shit chess, what kind of solution is it? Cripple Shen, if you want to stay, I will tell you clearly, why bother so much? Dongdao detained Shen Xiu, you should keep me, Can you get straight with Dong Dao? But I don’t know that Lao Tzu is an unworthy son of Dong Dao, and the people there wish they could kill them and make it quick. You made me a hostage, it’s really a miscalculation.”

Shen Zhouxu shook his head and said: "If your father wants to kill you, why didn't he kill you when you committed a crime back then, but put you in the prison island? It shows that father and son love deeply, and the world cannot avoid it." Gu Zhen said coldly: "You also Know about me?" Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Gu Zhen's expression softened, and he smiled again: "Will you go to the Jiaping Pavilion to go?" If you win, you can go and stay; if I win, you have to play with me until noon the day after tomorrow." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "It's wonderful, but it's just that you play chess well, but the kid has been in the deep prison for a long time, and you have neglected your chess skills. My game is not fair enough, how about another game?"

Shen Zhouxu said: "What kind of chess?" Gu Zhen said: "Play Shuanglu, nine games and five wins." Shen Zhouxu looked at him, smiled strangely, nodded and said: "Very good, it is better than Shuanglu, there is no need for nine games." One game, one game is enough." Seeing his air, Gu Zhen grumbled in his heart: "He knows my past, and he must also know that I like Shuanglu. According to his heart, he must have set a trap early. Then he said that he would do it. Go, I thought Go was his specialty, the enemy was strong and I was weak, so I definitely wouldn’t do it. Nineteen asked to play Shuanglu instead. At that time, he didn’t waste any effort, and he agreed lightly. In this way, wouldn’t it be that I went to the noose by myself? Drill in?"

Gu Zhen had a smile on his face, but was very depressed in his heart. Seeing Shen Zhouxu turning his wheelchair and driving towards Jiaping Pavilion, he walked forward and followed.The two walked forward side by side, talking and laughing happily, pointing at the twilight mountain scenery, flying waterfalls and flowing clouds, and endless witty chatter. scene.

Mountains and rivers resurfaced, and we came to a cave with stone chambers. There are many boulders, dense ancient trees, thick and oily mosses, colorful and beautiful, exotic flowers and grasses with a subtle fragrance, beautiful and natural.A few white cranes perched on the old pine in front of the cave, startled by the footsteps of the crowd, they made a few long calls and flew towards the sky.

Shen Zhou smiled and pointed out: "When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng taught the Dharma to Huairang of Nanyue, he said: 'You gave birth to a horse, which trampled and killed the people of the world. The prophecy. Ma Zu’s Taoism is unique, and the Dharma is so clear that at that time, Buddhism respected Zen. He was actually a great Zen man after the Sixth Patriarch. This Jiaping Pavilion is the place where Ma Zu practiced Taoism. , you and I come here, you can also get a taste of the spiritual energy of the ancestors."

Gu Zhen stared at the old traces in front of him, and thought of Ma Zu's demeanor in those days when he held the light of his heart, took advantage of the machine, and galloped the world without any opponent.

The sky is getting darker, the twilight is rising, and there is a strange and melancholy feeling in the surroundings.Approaching the cave mansion, geese lined up in front of the hall, and there were two rows of disciples from the Heavenly Department standing up.

Gu Zhen felt very uncomfortable, he knew everything about the other party because of his hobby and temperament, but he knew nothing about the opponent's strategy, even if he tried his best, he still couldn't predict Shen Zhouxu's next move.Ever since he escaped from the Nine Nether Prison, Gu Zhen felt mentally retarded for the first time.

After walking a few more steps, in the darkness ahead, a bluestone round table and a small stone drum stool appeared. In the depths of the cave, a woman sat cross-legged, as stiff as a clay sculpture, not like a stranger.

The flames flickered, and two exhaust wind lamps were lit on the left and right walls of the cave, illuminating the cave brightly.Gu Zhen fixed his eyes and saw that the woman sitting cross-legged was Yao Qing, her eyes were slightly closed, her mouth was tightly closed, as if she was wearing a jade mask, her face was expressionless.

Gu Zhen couldn't figure out what happened to her despite his imagination.Shen Zhouxu smiled nonchalantly, and pushed the wheelchair to the side of the stone table.Gu Zhen pondered for a moment, then took two steps forward, sat down on the stone bench, and said with a smile, "What's wrong with Miss Yao?" Do you believe it or not?"

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Gu Zhen clapped his hands and smiled, "It's like eating shit, drinking wind and farting, I believe everything." Shen Zhouxu's eyes flashed coldly, and he remained silent.

A Tianbu disciple looked respectful and held up a backgammon board.The chessboard is made of crystal and is semi-transparent. The board is colorful and pearly, and it looks like a colorful picture. But if you look closely, the picture does not look like figures, animals, gods and ghosts, nor does it look like mountains, rivers, plants, sun, moon and stars. , but like a cloud of colored smoke, it is only in the midst of nothingness.

The chess pieces and dice are also colored, bright and bright, each chess piece has a different color, the only thing that can distinguish the enemy from the enemy is the gold stars inlaid on the chess pieces of Gu Zhen's side.

Gu Zhen picked up a chess piece, looked at it for a while, and said with a smile: "Is this the pure gold glass from the Western Great Qin? Coincidentally, I saw it in Central Earth."

"Good insight." Shen Zhouxu clapped his hands and laughed, "Last year when Gouzi went to sea, he happened to meet a Daqin craftsman. He invited him to his home and melted them into a batch of glass chess pieces. Although interesting, they are just ordinary playthings."

Gu Zhen giggled, and cursed in his heart: "Ordinary plaything? Huh, ordinary fart." After calming down and looking again, a ball of colorful smoke on the chessboard swayed with the candlelight. After a few more glances, he suddenly felt dizzy and looked up. , Shen Zhouxu's eyes were deep and deep, and he focused on it, and his heart jumped suddenly: "It's better to strike first, and then you will suffer." He immediately picked up the dice and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, the boy took the lead..."

Before Shen Zhouxu could answer, he suddenly heard someone say: "The atmosphere in the cave is gloomy and humid. Let me introduce you to my slave to present a burner of precious incense to ward off evil spirits and dampness, and cleanse the dust." come over.

The incense burner is in the shape of the Boshan furnace in the Han Dynasty. The copper quality is excellent and crystal clear.There are mountains, sea waves, characters, gods and animals cast on the furnace, all of which are portrayed in detail.Gu Zhen liked it a lot, and praised him incessantly, "Covering the wilderness with a thousand trees, haunting the Ten Thousand Mountains, engraving Prince Qin on it, riding a crane and riding purple smoke..."

When I read this, I suddenly lost my composure, and was about to stop, but Shen Zhouxu laughed and said: "The next step is to engrave the dragon's posture, and the head is half a lotus. Next to it is Yishuili, and Zhigai came out of the rock. Then there is Hanyu Girl, pick up feathers and play with Yu Yan."

Gu Zhen smiled unconsciously and said, "Cripple Shen, are we going to play chess or take the number one prize? If it's the top prize, I'll just leave after flattering me, and I will never be sour." , I added a few more sentences, but this poem is about the Boshan stove, but as for this incense burner, it is slightly different."

Gu Zhen frowned, and through the gaps in the pattern, he vaguely saw a copper ball hanging in the center of the incense burner, nine holes were chiseled on the ball, exquisite and ingenious.

Su Wenxiang ignited the agarwood charcoal under the copper ball, and the blue flame rose. After a while, the copper ball automatically and automatically rotated with the fire, and every time it turned around, one of the nine holes on the ball emitted a fragrant breath. Rich, or tranquil, or honest, or quiet, or mind-boggling, or refreshing, each time the copper ball rotates, it gives people a different feeling.

Gu Zhen, who has seen the precious stoves of all dynasties, has no idea. This incense burner has a clever mechanism and a wonderful fragrance, but he has only seen it in his life. He can't help but close his eyes and dive in, savoring the fragrance carefully. ... Well, styrax, myrrh, cloves... yes, there is another kind of incense, what is it, woody incense? No, tulips, not right..."

He is proficient in the way of incense, and the more he tastes, the more he feels that the fragrance is mixed with various spices. For a while, he couldn't help but stare at the incense burner, showing a trace of surprise.

Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "This incense burner is called 'Nine Orifices Incense Wheel'. The copper ball in the furnace is divided into two layers. The inner layer holds water, and the outer layer is divided into nine areas. Each area contains a kind of spice. , or agarwood, sandalwood, or musk, clove. When the charcoal fire is ignited, the inner water tank will turn into water vapor when heated, and drive the copper ball to heat the nine outer areas one by one. The spices in the area are heated and diffused through the ball. The curved pipes are fused together and sprayed out from the orifice. Because the heating time is long or short, and the divergence of the spices is also fast or slow, so the aroma is sometimes strong and sometimes light. Every time the copper ball turns, different aromas are fused. produced different changes."

Gu Zhen listened silently, and said with a smile: "It's nothing special to be cunning and ingenious. Cripple Shen, you are a scholar. If you don't learn the way of the sages of Confucius, but concentrate on studying these fragrant and stinky things, you can be said to be demoralized. In the future If you die, I’m afraid you won’t have the face to see your most holy teacher.”

His words were aggressive, but Shen Zhouxu didn't get angry, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, what you said is wrong. Mencius once said: 'Scent is what one desires', which shows that it is the nature of the world to like fragrance and stench. Saints can't help it. How can a certain writer be exempt from vulgarity if his writing is weak?"

Gu Zhen didn't expect the other party to change so quickly, he had nothing to say for a while, he looked up to the sky and laughed, but he felt suspicious in his heart, thinking that there must be a deceit hidden in the "Nine-Aperture Incense Wheel" set up by Shen Zhou, but he guessed where the deceit was. not out.

After a while of distress, Gu Zhen threw the dice, which was also glass, and fell on the board, clanging and spinning like electricity, reflecting the colorful smoke on the board.Gu Zhen was confused for no reason, the surrounding scenery dimmed slightly, and suddenly became blurred.

Gu Zhen was taken aback, took a quick breath, and calmed down, seeing the dice turning slower and slower, as if melting into the crystal dish, no matter how much Gu Zhen stared at it, he couldn't see the number clearly.It seems to be six o'clock and five o'clock, and it seems to be three o'clock and four o'clock. The more I want to stare at it, the more I can't understand it.

This situation has never been seen before, Gu Zhen hurriedly looked away from the plate.If so, I still feel dizzy, my heart is beating wildly, thinking: "Damn it, is it because of the chessboard, or is it the 'Nine Orifices Fragrance Wheel'? That's right, Su Wenxiang and Qin Zhiwei are the same couple. Upside down sentient beings, a person who confuses the world with fragrance, could it be said that this furnace of strange fragrance contains ecstasy medicine, which can cause people to hallucinate?"

While pondering, he suddenly heard Shen Zhouxu laughingly saying: "The first step is the first, why don't you make a move?" Seeing his calm demeanor, Gu Zhen became more and more suspicious: "The old thief watches and smells chess like me. There is something wrong with the incense burner, how could he be spared? Could it be that he had taken the antidote of Mixiang?" He couldn't figure it out, but felt that today's situation was very strange, no matter how he imagined it, it was difficult to find a clue.

Shen Zhouxu guessed what he was thinking, and said with a slight smile: "Your Excellency is not willing to take the lead, how about letting Shen go first?" Gu Zhen frowned slightly, thinking about knowing himself and the enemy, and first seeing how he would deal with it, he immediately smiled and said: "Okay, okay, Please first."

Shen Zhouxu smiled, picked up the dice with his second and middle fingers, and threw them out casually, the strange thing is, when he rolled the dice, the colored smoke on the chessboard solidified, the situation became clear, and when the dice stopped spinning, it was clearly exactly six o'clock.Shen Zhouxu smiled slightly and said: "Acceptance, acquiescence." As he spoke, he picked up the chess and went straight forward.

Gu Zhen wondered in his heart: "He also smelled the general fragrance and played chess on the same chessboard. Why did countless strange things happen to me when he was fine?" Think, pick up the dice and throw.Unexpectedly, as soon as the dice fell, the brilliance of the chessboard flourished, Gu Zhen's eyes blurred, his mind was confused, he vaguely saw the number of dice was one, he couldn't help lifting the chess piece, and took a step forward.

Shen Zhouxu smiled, and responded casually, and Gu Zhen also responded, so tight and slow, it took about ten moves.For some reason, as long as it is Shen Zhouxu Tizi, the board will be clear and bright, but when it is Gu Zhen's turn, suddenly there will be haze and changes, and the things on the board will immediately fall into chaos.Gu Zhen only felt that his eyes were blurry, his hands were out of focus, what he was thinking about was taking one step, but when making a move, he took two steps, what he thought was taking two steps, but when making a move, he took one step.

Backgammon is the simplest game of chess. There are borders on the left and right sides of the board, and the one whose pieces cross the border of the opponent first wins.Gu Zhen saw that Shen Zhouxu's chess pieces kept jumping out of his side's borders, but his own chess pieces only spun within the borders. Sometimes the number of dice was clearly enough, but when the pieces were dropped, they couldn't help but fall elsewhere.The thin border in front of Shen Zhouxu is like a great wall, obstructing and impenetrable.Whether Gu Zhen plucked it with his fingers or threw it hard, tried all kinds of methods, the chess piece could not cross the border by half a step.He seemed to be in a dream, and the person on the opposite side was clearly within reach, but no matter how much he ran and chased, he couldn't touch a piece of the person's clothes.

In this way, Gu Zhen fell into a predicament of losing but not winning. He didn't know that his mind had been intimidated by the colorful light on the chessboard. Seeing that he was about to lose, he felt very anxious, but the more anxious he was, the more he was addicted to hallucinations. .Unknowingly, the aroma from that "Nine-Aperture Incense Wheel" also changed.At first, it was like sesame or orchid, and then it quietly turned into a virgin fragrance, clear and beautiful, this fragrance lasted for a short time, and then became cloudy again, like a woman's warm fragrance, with a greasy smell in the softness, this smell It lingers on the tip of the nose and gradually becomes pungent. The smell is absolutely like that of a man from Lu.The smell became more and more stinky, like being caught by an abalone.

(End of this chapter)