Wu Jue felt a pain in his chest from the sneeze. He covered his ribs and cried out "ouch". When he raised his eyes, he saw the boy pounding medicine nearby rolling his eyes at him in disgust.
Wu Jue, who was leaning back in a rattan chair to enjoy the cool air, was somewhat irritated by the cold stare and said angrily, "...how can you be so rude, you naughty boy? I am your uncle after all!"
As he said this, he turned around and complained to the newcomer: "Brother, what kind of disciple are you teaching?"
The man who came was wearing a wide-sleeved Taoist robe, with his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. He looked to be in his early forties. Upon hearing this, he did not help Wu Jue scold his disciple, but said, "Brother, since you know that the problem lies with yourself, why are you bothering with a child?"
"It's because of myself? What have I done to be so evil?" Wu Jue, who was sitting in the rattan chair, was so angry that he blew his beard and slapped his thigh, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"..." The Taoist sighed and reminded him, "Brother, please don't do this. This unreasonable attitude makes you even more annoying."
Wu Jue paused from slapping his thigh, a look of pain appeared on his face, he fell heavily onto the back of the chair, and wailed to the sky.
The boy shrank his neck and said, "I'm sorry, Master, I didn't mean it..."
When he first met this master uncle who suddenly came to his house, he felt that he was very unpleasant to the eye. After that, no matter what the master uncle did, he would always feel annoyed for no reason...
He was very distressed and blamed himself for this. One day, he finally couldn't help but go to his master to confess, wanting his master to help see if he was possessed by some evil spirit.
Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, the master said: [It’s not your fault. The master had the same feeling when he met your uncle.]
It turns out that Master often couldn't help feeling annoyed with Master Uncle, but Master was older and had the good quality of an adult to conceal his likes and dislikes!
But... why? When he didn't see Master Uncle, he thought back to what Master Uncle had done, and there was clearly nothing worthy of disgust.
He asked his master, only to hear his master sigh: [Your great uncle did something against the will of heaven, his fate and luck declined, and he was hated and abandoned by all living things. This is all the evil result of the backlash of the evil formation.]
When the boy heard this, he was shocked and felt sympathy. However, when he saw the master the next day, he couldn't help but pouting angrily.
At this moment, his master uncle was pointing his finger at the sky and cursing, "...Damn God, I accept it even if I die a miserable death or am not reborn in the next life! Now you want me to be hated by everyone, what kind of logic is this!"
"This is the result of the backlash of the evil formation. It has nothing to do with the way of heaven." The Taoist held up his wide sleeves and sighed, "Everything has cause and effect. What you did violated the cycle of heaven. It is already a mercy of heaven that you can save your life."
Wu Jue's hand that was pointing to the sky dropped down listlessly, and he sighed, "It's because of Master's kindness. He knew that I would have this disaster in my life, so he tried every means to avoid it for me."
The Taoist subconsciously looked at the ring in Wu Jue's hand. This ring was made of a flying stone from outer space. Things from outer space were not affected by the law of cause and effect of this world, so it had the effect of keeping away evil and avoiding disasters.
This ring was a sacred object of his master's sect. Before his death, his master passed the position of sect leader to him, but gave the ring to his senior brother and asked him to go down the mountain.
Senior Brother has had excellent comprehension since childhood, but his mind is unstable and he lacks reverence for the laws of nature. He is most likely to cause trouble and create disputes. Therefore, Master has always strictly disciplined Senior Brother and never allowed him to leave the sect alone.
Before his master passed away, when he took over the position of the sect leader, he thought that from then on, the troublesome task of "disciplining his troublesome senior brother" would fall on him. However, he did not expect that his master would allow and even order his senior brother to leave.
Since his senior brother came down from the mountain, he has indeed been causing troubles constantly. However, while he felt a headache about the troubles his senior brother caused at the beginning, he also felt that "it's nothing special" from time to time...
It was not until more than ten years ago that he learned about the Heavenly Maiden Tower when his senior brother sent him an urgent letter, claiming that his life was in danger and inviting him to help!
At that time, he was shocked, but also felt that it was "natural" - he knew that his senior brother would make something big sooner or later! And today, more than ten years later, when his senior brother dragged his frail body back to the master's sect to ask for help, he realized that his senior brother not only made something big, but also really made it! So, recently he has been wondering, as early as more than 20 years ago, did the master have already predicted this?
However, since the master had foreseen this, why didn't he try to stop it, but indirectly planted the seeds for this to happen? The master had clearly been teaching them to follow the laws of heaven when he was alive... but why did he "allow" the senior brother to do something that violated the laws of heaven? Or... the master's "facilitation" and "not stopping" were "following the will of heaven"? The Taoist looked up at the sky and felt that it was difficult to understand for a moment, but at this time he was sure that the senior brother still had a glimmer of hope, and that hope was in the "person" that the senior brother had exchanged for against the will of heaven.
He then said, "The most urgent thing is that you should go to Jiangdu as soon as possible and explain the inside story to that person, so that you can save your life."
Wu Jue: "First, find a way to remove this disgusting aura from me!"
The Taoist shook his head helplessly: "Please forgive my shallow skills, I have read through the ancient books of my sect these days, but I still can't find a way to get rid of it."
"Then you can think of a way to suppress it. I remember that Master left behind a lot of treasures. You can lend them to me first. I will return them when I find a solution!"
The Taoist was even more helpless: "The greatest treasure is already on you, Senior Brother. I think it has been suppressed by you to the greatest extent. If you don't believe me, you can take off this ring and give it a try."
Wu Jue pretended to be unconvinced and was about to take off the ring, but when he saw his strong and healthy junior brother, he stopped and decided not to try. He was afraid that without the ring to suppress him, he would really become disliked and be grabbed and beaten by his junior brother.
Under the stick, not only did a filial son emerge, but also a good-tempered senior brother. Wu Jue was forced to calm down and ask, "Junior brother, is there really no other way?"
The reason why he returned to his master's sect was to resolve this matter.
The Taoist shook his head and said something to comfort him: "Although it may be disliked by others, it is the right thing to do to seize that glimmer of hope. Brother, there is a saying that it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death..."
Wu Jue's brows were twisted together in worry, he didn't care about the world's eyes, but when he thought that Lao Chang or even His Highness would look at him with disgust, he felt sad and aggrieved, as if his life was ultimately in vain.
A gentleman will die for his confidant, and live for his confidant. If the confidant no longer understands him, and turns against him and becomes disgusted with him...this kind of "living on" is better off not being there.
He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that his true self will "disappear" in the eyes of his lord and good friends in this way of erasing his soul, so he dare not meet them easily.
Wu Jue leaned back in his chair and looked at the sky, feeling depressed and sad as he felt empty and helpless.
At this time, another boy came quickly, crossed his hands and bowed, saying, "A fellow Taoist wants to see the sect master."
The Taoist raised his eyebrows. This place is secluded and secluded, not many people know about it, and there is a blinding formation. Who would come here to look for it? So he asked, "Who is the one who came, and what does he look like?"
"He is a Taoist priest with white hair and beard. His self-proclaimed Taoist name is..." The boy thought for a moment before saying, "His Taoist name is Tianjing."
"...Heavenly Mirror?" The Taoist was slightly surprised and subconsciously looked at his senior brother. He remembered that the current national teacher's Taoist name was this? Wu Jue was startled and sat up: "Damn it, how did he find me here!"
This old man would not come to the temple for no reason. He must have noticed that he had faked his death and tracked him all the way here! At this moment, Tianjing was saying to the two people on his left and right: "The owner of this place does not like others to disturb him. You two wait outside."
Although the two guards were wearing Taoist robes, they had a restrained aura and responded with "yes" when they heard this.
They were ordered to follow the Imperial Master out of the capital. It was not surprising that the Imperial Master often visited friends during his travels.
Not long after, the boy came back and said in a childish voice that his master invited fellow Taoist to come in and talk.
Tianjing followed the boy inside and looked around. He saw that the mountain courtyard was not very big and was far from the famous Taoist family he remembered in the past.
Tianjing soon saw the leader of this place, raised his hand and greeted him with a smile: "Hermit of Wuwei Mountain."
Taoist Wuwei was surprised and said with a smile: "I have been living in seclusion with my master for many years. I didn't expect to see Senior Tianjing come today."
Tianjing's eyes fell on the empty rattan chair, then he looked towards the back door of the mountain courtyard, and asked with a sigh, "In the past, your master's school was well-known in Qianzhou. I wonder why you chose to live in seclusion?"
Wuwei had a calm smile on his face: "This is what our master told me before he died. I am just following his orders."
Before his death, the master left two instructions. One was for him to go down the mountain, and the other was for him to live in seclusion with his sect to avoid disaster.
Putting these two instructions together, it was hard for him not to suspect that his senior brother would cause trouble that would bring disaster to the sect.
Out of trust in his senior brother's ability to cause trouble, in order to avoid disaster more thoroughly, he simply moved away from Qianzhou and came here.
Facts have proved that the senior brother did not let him down. He got into troubles of all sizes and finally became a monk. He was playing two games at the same time... Such omnivorousness and lack of moral integrity are rare in ancient and modern times.
Tianjing didn't know what he was thinking about, and said with admiration: "Master, your predictions are far-reaching. You are a true master."
So, all these causes and effects have already been seen through by some experts, right?
Tianjing felt insignificant, yet curious about the road ahead.
In order to buy time for his senior brother to escape, Wuwei raised his hand and invited Tianjing to drink tea and talk about Taoism.
Tianjing pretended not to notice and stayed here for half a day before leaving.
Wu Jue escaped successfully, and after hesitating for a long time, he decided to head south.
But the road to the south was not easy to travel. He could not travel fast due to his sick body, and at the same time he had to avoid those who were searching for his whereabouts - he had not yet figured out how to meet His Highness.
Besides, his bad luck and dislikeable aura were also very troublesome, from small things like always buying the smallest buns in the basket and being deliberately directed to the wrong way when asking for directions to big things like one day when it was getting dark and he was walking on the road when he was suddenly caught by two officers, who said that there was a thief on the street and saw him acting sneaky and wanted to search him.
Wu Jue kept making excuses, but the two officers didn't listen at all. In front of the crowd, they turned out all the things on his body, and copper coins, silver pieces, and compasses were scattered all over the ground.
"Two officers, look, there's nothing here..." Wu Jue apologized with a smile and squatted down to pick up something, but the compass was picked up by an officer first.
The official frowned and said to his companion, "This item seems to be used for divination... It seems that this person is most likely a liar."
"This kind of monk is not like a monk. His methods are always cunning. Maybe he has hidden the stolen things somewhere... Why not take him back to the government office and interrogate him strictly!"
"Officer! It's really unfair!" Wu Jue was about to bow when one of the officers grabbed his arm.
Amid the pointing and talking of the people around them, when the two officers were about to drag Wu Jue away, a whisk blocked their way.
"Who are you?" The officer looked over and saw that the man had an unusual appearance. His tone suddenly became a little more hesitant: "...Why are you stopping us from doing our job?"
He was an old Taoist priest with an immortal demeanor. No one could underestimate him at first sight. His aura was completely different from that of the half-bald, sneaky man they had caught.
The old Taoist took out a token with a smile.
An officer took it and looked at it, his expression suddenly changed: "Oh my God..."
Just as he was about to say something, the old Taoist interrupted him: "He is my fellow disciple, not a thief."
The officer understood what he meant and hurriedly returned the token and released Wu Jue. After a round of bows and apologies, he left the place in a hurry.
"...Is it really the Imperial Master of the Heavenly Mirror in the capital?"
"Look at that aura, it doesn't look fake... who cares if it's real or not, it's better to have less trouble than more!"
After the two officers walked away, Wu Jue shook his arm which was hurt by the grab, glanced at the Heavenly Mirror, frowned and walked away.
Tian Jing followed.
After walking out of the chaotic crowd, Wu Jue suddenly stopped and turned back, staring at him: "What, you want to take me back to the capital to see the emperor? To punish me for deceiving the emperor?"
Tianjing shook his head and looked at him thoughtfully: "I feel relieved to see that you are okay."
Wu Jue rolled his eyes: "Which eye of yours saw that I was 'fine'?"
The other party followed him all the way like a dog-skin plaster. He had been embarrassed and ostracized a lot along the way. Why should he pretend that he had a peaceful life?
Seeing Wu Jue's depressed face, thinking of his unfortunate experience along the way, Tianjing's eyes showed sympathy: "I left the people I brought with me at the inn under the pretext of meditation - let's sit down and talk in detail."
He was sincere in helping, but he also had questions that needed to be verified.
"Who wants to talk to you in detail?" Wu Jue waved his sleeves and left.
Quarter of an hour later, Wu Jue and Tianjing were sitting opposite each other in a private room of a restaurant, with the finest wine and food in front of them.
Wu Jue didn't look uncomfortable at all. He originally planned to leave, but Tianjing suddenly said he would treat him.
Wu Jue, who was short of money, took the opportunity to order some good food and wine and had a feast.
The two of them had no past worth mentioning, and Tianjing had no intention of exposing Wu Jue's fake death. At this moment, under the influence of alcohol, Wu Jue temporarily put aside his prejudice.
Seeing that Tianjing had been very kind and friendly to him from beginning to end, Wu Jue, who had suffered all kinds of indifference and grievances along the way, couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Only after seeing Wu Jue had let go of his hostility did Tianjing try to speak.
(In view of the content written in this chapter, let me talk about the scope of "fantasy" in this article. It is only based on the low-mysterious logic range derived from the magic circle and destiny of [The Rebirth of the Heroine] as the standard. In addition, it will draw on some background of the development of Feng Shui and numerology in the Tang Dynasty. There is no intention to turn to fantasy, and the space occupied by the whole article is very small and can be ignored.) Thank you all for your monthly tickets, thank you book friends Ziyetong momo, book friend 20211119022903334, Lemon Yaoer, and book friend 001 for your rewards ~ Good night ~
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