Chapter 150 Tao
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The escorts were like frozen pictures, frozen in place for a moment, having apparently crashed due to receiving too much information.
If there were not a Nanzhou Dynasty in the south and a Xizhou Xuanyuan Dynasty in the west, these people who had been traveling with Qilin for thousands of years would not have any concepts of "rebellion" and "military remonstration". They had never even heard of "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers different in kind?"
It seems extremely normal to show such a pitiful and lovely expression.
Liuwei couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The head escort came to his senses first, his Adam's apple rolling nervously, and he said uneasily: "Master, are you kidding me?"
Liu Wei stared at him for a long while, which made his expression more solemn. Then he raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Who knows? Maybe the emperor on the throne is really willing to let me sit on the throne for a few days!"
Remembering the leader's joking nature, the escorts reluctantly regarded Liuwei's relaxed performance as bragging.
After a brief rest, he waited for those people to come over. Liu Wei was not very interested in shopping. He would occasionally go out with Shi Yuan, but more often he would listen to storytellers in teahouses.
"Why are you here?" A figure flashed out from the crowd and sat next to Liu Wei. He looked at Liu Wei for a long while and asked curiously, "Why are you going out alone? Where's the wheelchair?"
The man was covered in black cloth, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. The difference from before was that he had a token given by the Heavenly Supervisor on his waist. The man was none other than the secret sect member Weng Ke.
Weng Ke snatched a handful of peeled melon seeds from Liu Wei's hand, covered his face and swallowed them, chewing as he said, "The monk is looking for you everywhere. Did you forget to inform him of your inn?"
Liuwei just smiled and said nothing.
The storyteller on the stage clapped his hands and said, "It is said that there is a rare beauty hidden in the palace. One glance at her will make you completely bewildered and unable to escape."
Weng Ke understood the storyteller's ups and downs and said, "You don't want to bother with that monk? He's very anxious."
"Do you want more?" Liu Wei put the melon seeds on the plate and smiled, "Why are you wandering around randomly and listening to books instead of coming to Zhongzhou to work for your client?"
"I'm not needed for now," Weng Ke shrugged. He muttered, "There are so many scary guys in Zhongzhou Capital. When I entered the city, I even wanted to cover my eyes. My employer didn't look for someone in the city, but came to me. He is really stupid and has a lot of money."
"Be careful not to be overheard by your employer, or you'll have made a wasted trip." Liuwei joked.
"Hmph, they dare! Even if it is..." Weng Ke's face was fierce for a moment: "I can also make them pay the price for fooling me."
Weng Ke's temper came and went quickly. When the storyteller's face became ambiguous and he began to hint in his words that the relationship between this peerless beauty and the current emperor was not simple, Weng Ke instantly shifted his attention and started to eat melons.
The storyteller had been telling stories for many years and could easily come up with all kinds of tacitly understood words. He was especially good at using ambiguous expressions, which made the tea drinkers almost mesmerized.
"How dare you - who allowed you to arrange it like this!"
A loud shout suddenly pierced the sky.
Interrupted, Weng Ke looked in the direction of the sound with an extremely grim expression, only to see an old enemy. In the middle of the teahouse, a majestic Taoist priest jumped out. The Taoist priest was dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a floating incense stick, wearing a Taoist crown on his head, and a Sanqing bell on his waist. Even if you ask a strict person to identify him, they will think that this person is a Taoist priest who walked down from a Taoist mural.
Esoteric Buddhism and Taoism are two old enemies. The methods used by the two are almost the same and both are related to flesh and blood. There are even rumors in Taoism that Esoteric Buddhism could not develop as well as Taoism and therefore shifted its focus to Nanzhou to preach. Of course, the Esotericists in Nanzhou scoffed at this, but in short, the feud was definitely formed.
"The Imperial Master is such a great man. How can you, the ignorant people, know his power?" The Taoist priest was furious, his eyebrows raised, and shouted loudly: "Why don't you apologize to the Imperial Master immediately!"
The originally bustling teahouse suddenly became quiet. Everyone's faces were a little confused and puzzled. All kinds of complicated emotions came together and finally boiled down to anger.
In the past, they would even spread the shameful history of the present emperor’s ascension to the throne, and the emperor would not care at all. Yet today, they were suddenly refuted in this way just for telling two stories about the emperor’s tutor’s scandals.
How come this imperial teacher can be more honorable than the emperor?
Everyone's faces turned grim. A scholar was about to stand up when he suddenly saw a man as tall as a mountain stepping in. He had obviously heard the Taoist's rebuke just now and cheered loudly: "That's right! How can you understand the teacher's extensive knowledge and ideas! How can you understand the teacher's greatness! You only know how to be beautiful!"
Weng Ke turned sideways, protecting himself a little, and whispered, "It's someone from the academy."
In Zhongzhou, there are countless academies that teach scholars, but when people in Zhongzhou say the word "academy", they will only tacitly think of that academy - the academy created by the scholars of ghosts and gods, which teaches humans, demons and ghosts, and is a place where everyone is taught!
But Weng Ke paused at this time, considering that Liuwei was a thorough Nanzhou person, and explained: "It is a very powerful place. The disciples who come out of it, whether they are human or ghost, are all very powerful. This one is a disciple of the academy."
"I know, I know it very well." Liuwei said in his heart, even clearer and more understanding than you.
The appearance of the academy people instantly intensified the dissatisfaction of everyone in the teahouse, but the academy disciples could almost be regarded as candidate officials in Zhongzhou. The scholar sat back and drank a sip of tea with a cold face.
Liuwei Congbai's fingers pressed into the teacup, spinning it around. He stared at the spinning teacup in front of him, his emotions suppressed deep in his heart: "Oh, this is really a bad development."
***
Recently Shi Yuan likes to take Octopus shopping. Although Octopus is small, he is very strong, so if he buys a lot of things, he can help carry the bag.
Compared to the harsh capital of Zhongzhou in the past, it is now obviously more tolerant. On the streets, Shi Yuan can often see ghosts dressed as scholars walking around. Some of them are very familiar with the people around them and can even help to watch the stalls, just like the monkey in front of him with the monkey hair on his face not completely removed.
With a cunning look on his face, he quickly calculated the price of the pearl flowers that Shi Yuan had purchased. There was a little girl hooked by his tail behind him. The girl was happily pulling the monkey monster's fur and trying to lick it from time to time, but the monkey monster brushed her away in disgust.
The calculation was done very quickly. Shi Yuan was distracted by the discount information on the stalls, which completely destroyed her image as a family accountant. She counted on her fingers, bit by bit, but still got confused. She couldn't help but look at the monkey monster: "Are you accurate?"
The monkey monster snorted coldly and said in a sarcastic tone: "Then you can slowly calculate it yourself, sir."
"You!" Shi Yuan pretended to be calm, glared at the monkey monster, and looked down at the octopus: "Let's go and calculate together."
The octopus has several more hands than her, so he can definitely figure it out!
The child immediately felt a heavy burden and nodded seriously.
One pearl flower is 10% off, three pearl flowers together are 20% off, six pearl flowers are 40% off, and she also bought several pearl flowers that were not in the discount area...ah, what was she and the octopus thinking about?
They stayed in the alley of the Zhuhua Shop and calculated for a long time. Octopus almost got out of the way and didn't even figure out what to do. In a hurry, Shi Yuan reached behind her neck and touched something spinning. She was silent for a moment and pressed it away expressionlessly.
At noon, Shiyuan decided to let him go. Octopus sighed and puffed up his face sadly: "If only my aunt was here."
The only smart person in their family must be able to calculate quickly and well.
Suddenly, a shadow was cast from above. Shi Yuan, who had already sensed that it was the monkey monster, looked up reluctantly and said stubbornly: "We will be able to figure it out soon."
The monkey monster snorted coldly: "With your calculation method, you will be wrong by tomorrow!"
"You!" Shi Yuan was angry again. Something that shouldn't be there appeared on her neck again. She reacted quickly and tried to pull up her collar to cover it.
The monkey monster seemed to have finished his job of watching over the stall. He leaned against the wall and said speechlessly, "I saw it! You and the kid beside you saw it! Why are you hiding it?"
The monkey monster's tail was pointing at a bronze mirror behind the stall, and it was aimed right at this side. With the help of the reflection, one could see the entire scene in the alley.
Octopus grabbed Shi Yuan's sleeve with an uneasy look on his face: "What do you want to do!"
"Tsk." The monkey monster smacked his lips, "I can't stand stupid people in my eyes!"
Her shadow gradually rose higher and fell on the terrified octopus's face.
Noodle stall.
“… Do you understand?”
The monkey monster swung its tail, raised its chin, and looked at Shi Yuan and Octopus who were sitting opposite the noodle stall. She had just taught them several times how to calculate the discount. Finally, the two opposite showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. The monkey monster shook his head: "Thank God."
After taking a mouthful of noodles and swallowing it, the monkey monster asked, "Are you two also here to seek a teacher to learn from you?"
Shi Yuan: “?”
"What academy?"
"No?" Monkey Monster said in a depressed tone, "Then why are you all coming to Zhongzhou at this time?"
Octopus whispered, "We came to do business with the caravan."
"Doing business?" The monkey monster gave them a mocking look.
Shi Yuan said calmly: "There is a smart person in charge of the family."
The monkey monster pondered: "The same people as you?"
Shi Yuan did not answer: "Is your teacher famous? Why do so many people want to learn from him?"
The monkey monster was really surprised this time: "Did you come out of the ravine? You don't even recognize my teacher? The imperial teacher of the Zhongzhou Dynasty, the dean of the academy, a ghost from tens of millions of years ago, surrounded by countless evil ghost disciples, but also taught countless evil ghost disciples, our benefactor who teaches without discrimination."
“…Who is this?” Is there still such an old ghost in the world?
The octopus was struck in the heart and said hesitantly: "We came out of the ravine."
"Oh - no wonder." The monkey monster replied in a long voice: "But don't think about it. The teacher hasn't accepted disciples for a long time. The people who are teaching now are those he trained. But occasionally, if you are lucky, you can still see his people."
"Why are you helping others watch the stall?" Shi Yuan asked curiously.
The monkey monster's body is filled with extremely thick Yin energy, almost touching the threshold of transformation into a ghost. With this kind of strength, instead of thinking about how to break through or hold a ceremony, he actually tends a pearl flower stall in the city and takes care of other people's children. He doesn't look like a guy who can transform into a ghost at all.
"Just do it if you want to. Entering the world as a human and experiencing the world may be the path I'm looking for." The monkey monster said calmly.
Shi Yuan was suddenly stunned. She seemed to realize that the monkey monster in front of her had extremely stretched hair all over its body, shining with a faint, peaceful luster in the sun. There was only silence in the monkey monster's eyes, like a calm sea. A monkey, but it faintly exuded an aura of transcendence.
How strange.
She seemed different.
It’s different from the people and ghosts nowadays.
It’s really strange, are there still ghosts in this world who would think about Tao?
They are completely different from the human ghosts who reap lives and perform rituals today.
Shi Yuan couldn't help but feel dazed. The monkey monster started talking again, and the fairyness in that moment seemed to be just Shi Yuan's illusion.
Shi Yuan could feel that eyes were popping up one after another on her body, just like the wild grass growing wildly in the spring rain, just in line with the ups and downs of her heart at the moment.
That period of time was really too short, so short that it seemed only a moment in her long, endless life. But even though she had only experienced the end, the last glimmer of that era thousands of years ago, she could never forget that feeling of horror.
That is the true path that should be cultivated and the immortality that should be sought.
Compared with the ugliness at this moment, it was so brilliant.
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