Chapter 53 Shen Ji's Apology
Xiaoqiu had no need to prove Yang Baozhen's identity. When he had breakfast the next day, the news that Shen Ji's mother came to Yangshenfeng Dangdu Sect had spread among the disciples. The long table was full of stretched necks, erected ears and fast-moving lips.
Even those Liuyang disciples who had been at Yangshen Peak for at least one year also showed strong curiosity. Most people did not chew food according to the rules for this breakfast. Xiaoqiu observed it specifically, but no one came forward to interfere.
He was also discussing in a low voice with the teenagers in Yelin Town. He heard about Yang Baozhen's experience of persuading the four of them last night. Everyone thought that this might not be a bad thing. Chen Hao especially adhered to this view: "I think Yang Du is quite kind, unlike the two brothers of the Shen family. Shen Geng... must follow his father, right, Brother Xiao Qiu?"
Xiaoqiu responded vaguely. Yang Baozhen did not have a arrogant aura, but Shen Geng and Shen Ji did not. If there had never been a tragedy of fighting and murder, no one would have thought that Shen Geng would be so cruel and ruthless, even the Marquis of Meng Yuan would have thought.
Coincidentally, the Ducai who led the disciples to practice today was Yang Baozhen, which was also Xiaoqiu's first lesson at Yangshen Peak.
When I went to the Sizu Hall, the teaching location, something strange happened. A strange disciple of fifteen or sixteen years old ran over from the front, stared at Xiaoqiu for a while, and asked suddenly: "Are you Mu Xingqiu?"
"yes."
"Oh." The visitor didn't say a word more and ran back.
"What does this mean?" Xiaoqiu was puzzled, and Daliang Chen Xiuming was also puzzled, "I have never seen Liu Yang disciples so impolite and unruly."
In Sizu Hall, Xiaoqiu knew the reason. At this time, he was sitting on a futon at the end according to the room number. He was imitating other disciples to adjust his sitting posture and walked a female disciple from the other side of the hall.
This is also a disciple who stayed and raised. She headed straight for Xiaoqiu from behind the team and did not attract much attention. She stood five steps in front of him, looking up and down without being polite, her eyes looking down were filled with unconcealed curiosity and exploration.
"Do I know you?" Xiaoqiu asked angrily. From the dining room to the Sizu Hall, there had been such a look several times.
"Your name is Mu Xingqiu." said the female disciple.
"Thank you for reminding me of what it is. I almost forgot about it." Xiao Qiu couldn't help but speak sarcastic.
"Hate will lead you astray. At the least, it will affect the progress of your practice, and at the worst, it will make you devil." The female disciple did not get angry, but instead approached and taught condescendingly, "And you have no chance of success at all. Instead of fantasizing about being able to do everything, why not cultivate your mind and follow the heavens?"
These words...
Xiaoqiu immediately realized that the content of Banyuelin's party last night was leaked! And it was leaked very thoroughly. They knew about the five-year revenge plan, and they also knew about Xiaoqiu's claim to be open to Santian.
Xiaoqiu pressed the shock in his heart and raised his head to ask, "How many years have you been in Yangshen Peak?"
The female disciple's face changed slightly, and she turned around and left. The longer she stayed at Yangshen Peak, the more average the qualifications were. This was the heartache for many disciples who stayed to support her.
"Daliang, is it the rule here to meddle in other people's business? How did she know that we..." Xiaoqiu frowned slightly, and Daliang said two ummy words as an answer. He was already sitting in a correct position and was about to enter the state of indulgence.
Xiaoqiu did not disturb Daliang anymore and looked around. Fangfang was too far away. Chen Hao only responded among the disciples of Yelin Town. He turned around and looked at Xiaoqiu for a moment, expressing the same doubt in his eyes: How did the content of the party be spread?
The first one to be suspected was of course the friends of Yelin Town. Xiaoqiu was deeply annoyed when he thought of this possibility. Although no one said that it must be kept confidential, it was self-evident. Otherwise, why should I go to the remote Banyuelin to discuss it?
The last bit of clothes rubbing in Sizu Hall also disappeared. Xiaoqiu turned his head and looked, and told Yang Baozhen to stand in the aisle not far away beside him.
"Imagination is the only way to practice Taoism. You will be with it for life." Yang Baozhen stood there and started teaching before he walked forward. The disciples looked back when they heard the sound, but were stopped. "I am your Five Elements Department and teach Yang Baozhen. Please don't be distracted and look back. I'm curious about it but the flowers and plants on the roadside. Seeing too much will slow down your pace. Okay, start Imagination now."
The silence of Sizu Hall, Xiaoqiu also tried to abandon his thoughts. Fangfang taught him a simple method yesterday, but after a while, he opened his eyes and found that Yang Baozhen was staring at him.
"You just arrived yesterday and haven't learned how to keep your ideas."
“Yes, teach them all.”
"Emptying your thoughts is the first step. The Taoist fire is pure and the spiritual energy is clear and quiet. If there are impurities in the heart, you cannot accommodate the spiritual energy and cannot burn the Taoist fire."
"Even hatred must be cleared?" Since the revenge plan is no longer a secret, Xiaoqiu simply pierced the window paper.
"Follow your nature." Yang Baozhen's tone did not change at all, as if he was just the most ordinary disciple raised the most ordinary question, "Happiness, anger, sorrow and happiness are both nature, and this statement has never been eliminated. If you pursue the great way, you will naturally have no time to look around. If you are reluctant to leave, you will naturally be slow. Therefore, everything must follow your nature. What you want most will determine what you will get in the end."
Xiaoqiu didn't say anything anymore. He knew that if he continued to ask, he would only get more vague and mysterious answers.
Yang Baozhen also changed the topic and explained in detail the way to maintain thoughts, how to have a thought, how to breathe, how to overcome the itch and numbness on her body...
Xiao Qiu entered the state of thought as he spoke. This was the first time. He couldn't hold on for too long. He opened his eyes and saw other disciples still practicing, while Yang Baozhen walked slowly back and forth in the aisle, reciting something at a strange rhythm.
Xiaoqiu couldn't hear a word clearly, but she felt her voice refreshing. He suddenly remembered the spring in Yelin Town. The soft wind was mixed with the warmth of the south and the coolness of the melting snow. He drove the horses to grazing, picking wild vegetables that had just been budged along the way...
He closed his eyes and entered the state of indifference again. This time his feelings became clearer. After a while, an invisible and intangible breath penetrated from the pores of his body, flowing in his blood vessels, brushing through his internal organs, and then leaving him, leaving nothing behind and taking nothing away.
Xiaoqiu suddenly felt lost. He wanted to keep that breath. He knew that it was the so-called spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Every cultivator was trying every means to keep it in his body to condense the inner alchemy.
At this time, Yang Baozhen's chanting of scriptures became clear in his ears, as if he was encouragement or urging. Xiaoqiu entered the state of thought for the third time.
Reciting scriptures is an important magical art of Taoism, which is very helpful for practice. It can even be completed in one subject. Taoist priests in other subjects need to study it. Yang Baozhen is a teaching subject in the Five Elements subject, but his skill in reciting scriptures is extraordinary. Two hours later, the disciples opened their eyes one after another, and all looked happy, and admired the new female teaching.
Xiaoqiu's thoughts were not skilled and interrupted seven times, but he also felt that this morning was not wasted. He had a new goal for himself and the future: to seize all the time to practice, and strive to condense qi into a pill as soon as possible.
The disciples stood up and performed the ceremony of Taoism to the Ministry of Education in unison. Yang Baozhen returned the ceremony, and the morning's homework was over.
Everyone was about to leave Sizu Hall in order, but Shen Ji did something unexpected to everyone - he left the team, walked to Daliang Chen Xiuming, and saluted.
Everyone stopped to look at it. The teenagers in Yelin Town were a little unresponsive, and Daliang was even more stunned.
After Shen Ji's courtesy, he said sincerely: "Fellow Daoist Chen Xiuming, I'll ask for your understanding. My brother did something very wrong and was punished as he deserved. What I want to say is: The road to cultivation is difficult, but it is difficult to concentrate, let alone being distracted? Once you enter Pangshan, you are brothers and sisters. Can you forgive my stupid behavior in Jinghu Village?"
Daliang was shocked and stayed for a while before returning the favor, "Of course... that's your brother's business, you haven't done anything, and I don't need my understanding. I am willing to practice side by side with fellow Taoists."
"Thank you." Shen Ji bowed again, then walked to Xiaoqiu and bowed the same way, "We have had some misunderstandings in Jinghu Village. Will fellow Taoist Mu Xingqiu let them disappear?"
Xiaoqiu felt a conflict in his heart. It was difficult for him to believe Shen Ji's sincerity, but they did not have much celebration in Jinghu Village. Siguojie's visit was not true or false... He did not accept the apology in full view of everyone, so he seemed stingy, so he said, "Okay, it's just a misunderstanding."
Shen Ji bowed again and returned to the team. At this time, Yang Du Sect had left. The disciples came out one after another, calm and no one was talking about it. Except for the initial accident, it seemed that nothing had happened. The few disciples who were concerned about Xiao Qiu seemed to have no curiosity and did not look at Xiao Qiu.
Daliang has returned to normal and is waiting to join the queue for leaving the hall. It seems that he has no distractions. Xiaoqiu always feels that something is wrong, and at this moment he sees Fangfang's gaze.
Fangfang had joined the female disciples moving forward, dozens of steps away from Xiaoqiu. Her eyes were just a glance, without a special expression, but a hint of doubt. Xiaoqiu suddenly woke up.
In the dining room, dozens of disciples ate quietly, even the chewing movements were so neat and uniform. One sip of rice was thirty-six times, no more or less, and after seven sips, one sip of water, neither early nor late. No one except Xiaoqiu noticed the strangeness of doing this.
Yesterday was the day of the Zu, and everyone showed a little autonomy. After thinking about this morning, even Chen Hao became extremely obedient. He did not even sit opposite Xiaoqiu, but sat at another long table according to the room number.
Xiaoqiu held the bowl and couldn't eat it even with a bite of rice. Is this the way to follow the heavens of Yangshen Peak? He suddenly understood why Meng Yuanhou said that to him - "Remember I am the master of teaching the art of defiance of heaven."
Could it be...Meng Yuanhou is the only sect who teaches the art of defiance of heaven?
Xiaoqiu put down his job and walked out of the dining room with the confused eyes of several disciples. He wanted to try again. He wanted to walk out of the Yangshen Peak. This was his real goal. It was not only to test his own achievements in his practice, nor to show anyone his independence and special conduct. He just wanted to prove that he had not forgotten the Mengdu Sect.
Not long after walking, Xiaoqiu stopped. He promised to try with Fangfang, so he was not in a hurry. Before that, he should figure out one thing: what tricks are Yang Baozhen and Shen Ji playing?
Shen Geng's curse is still echoing in his ears. Xiao Qiu never believes that hatred will really destroy itself for no reason. Shen Ji was not so humble yesterday. When his mother arrived, he immediately apologized sincerely. There must be a reason for this.
It is impossible for the scholars to help with this kind of thing. There is probably only one disciple in the entire Yangshen Peak who can explain it clearly.
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