Adventure of picking up a mermaid egg

Seeing Jing Hai looking at the ship in amazement, Xu Fu, who was sitting on the bed, sighed secretly, pointed to a wooden chair beside the bed and said, "Please sit down, my friend, I think you are very concerned about why Xu was left in the end." Curious, listen to me carefully."

Jing Hai nodded, knowing that for thousands of years, this famous senior has lacked a person to confide in.

"I think back then, I was the number one apprentice under my master Guiguzi, and I was sent out by my master to help King Zhao Zheng of Qin, who ruled the world, achieve hegemony." Recalling the past, Xu Fu looked overwhelmed, "Before I left the mountain, my master once told me, In terms of academic knowledge, no one in the teacher's school can match my talent and talent. However, in the world, only the word "human heart" is the most difficult to understand, so I must be more careful."

People's hearts are unpredictable, this truth is easy to understand, but how many people can really understand it?

Just like he was inexplicably hostile and plotted by Xie Luo on the boat, who would have thought that a person with no integrity would also secretly murder him?

Jing Hai nodded with deep understanding.

"It seems that you have a deep understanding, my friend..." Xu Fu stroked his beard, cast his eyes on the far side, and smiled wryly, "Unfortunately, I was just a teacher at that time, and I was quickly confused by the world of mortals outside. , did not take the master's advice to heart."

"I think Xu Fu is proficient in arithmetic and astronomy and geography. I have been adhering to the purpose of helping the world as a teacher. Since I came out of the mountain, I have always taken it as my duty to help the world out of suffering. At the beginning, the emperor really appreciated and reused my talents. He sent me to manage the coastal areas. People's lives, I am committed to improving the lives of the people, teaching them how to predict the weather at sea, how to fish better. Xu is not talented, the people have experienced long-term wars, and their lives are full of holes. It has improved a bit. In addition, I am proficient in Qihuang medical skills and the way of self-cultivation. The common people learn medical principles and self-cultivation under my teaching, and their physical conditions are much better than before. Not Xu boasting, even the emperor usually hugs his body. Qi also called me into the palace to heal him."

Talking about his previous efforts, Xu Fu’s eyes filled with pride and relief: “The most gratifying thing for Xu is that the local people can finally eat enough and wear warm clothes, and their lives are getting better and better... For this reason, under my governance Now, corrupt officials along the coast are almost extinct, in order to gain a chance for the people to breathe. However, Xu did not expect that he would become a stumbling block for some people because of this.”

Xu Hai let out a long sigh: "At that time, the emperor was getting older, and gradually became fascinated by the art of immortality, and pursued the art of immortality, just to let the hegemony he created be in his hands, forever..."

Speaking of this, Xu Hai laughed sarcastically in a low voice: "Xu's teacher is indeed good at cultivating immortals and keeping in good health, but the master once said that the most important thing in cultivating immortals is the state of mind. To the emperor who controls the life and death of the people in the world like the emperor , My heart is always full of dominance and desire, how can I calm down to practice? Even if I dedicate my cultivation techniques to the king for cultivation, it will be difficult for him to make progress."

Each cultivation base depends on oneself, Jing Hai nodded understandingly.

"Xu believes that if the emperor wants to practice cultivation, he must first let go of his ambitions and desires, but this is absolutely impossible for a generation of emperors. Thinking about it is also true. King Qin pursues immortality in order to further expand his territory. And Baye, how can you put the cart before the horse and ask him to give up the most fundamental thing?" Xu Fu smiled wryly again, "When Xu and the emperor disagree, others are naturally happy to take advantage of the loopholes to please the emperor to gain more favor and favor. Prosperity and wealth."

"Oh?" Jing Hai was puzzled, "Didn't the senior be appreciated and reused by King Qin at that time?"

Xu Fu smiled: "In front of a generation of emperors, there is no eternal favor. At that time, the monks who were valued at the same time as me were Xige, a disciple of another sect. Their practice methods were very different from mine. Planting elixir and magic medicine to achieve immortality. This party has always sneered at their approach, because the root of cultivation lies in one's own subconscious cultivation, and the elixir can at most play a supporting role. If the elixir is used, it will be counterproductive."

"But obviously, the emperor at that time didn't think so. At that time, Xi Ge saw that I had a disagreement with King Qin, so he was very happy, and quickly offered several so-called elixir. In [-], Xi Ge was highly praised. Seeing the elixir offered by Xi Ge, Xu became very anxious. Although the elixir offered by Xi Ge was good medicine, it was a big deal for a mortal like the emperor. If you overdo it, it’s not enough, once the effect of the medicine wears off, the emperor’s body will age faster instead. That hateful Xi Ge, who is greedy for glory and wealth, actually let the emperor take such a pill that is equivalent to poison!"

Speaking of the hateful thing, Xu Fuhu opened his eyes, and slapped the wooden case beside him vigorously. With a loud bang, the wooden case turned into dust.

Jing Hai was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Then what happened next?" The historical truth of thousands of years ago is about to be revealed, so it's no surprise that Jing Hai is not curious.

"Later, Xu spoke directly in front of the emperor, saying that this elixir must never be taken again. But the emperor didn't believe Xu's words. It must be because he thought that Xu's exercises were not effective for him, while Xi Ge However, the elixir of his medicine can keep him youthful quickly. In such an obvious contrast, the emperor naturally leaned more towards Xige. I just said that I am not happy to see the emperor live forever, so I can hide the secret of longevity, and prevent the emperor from taking the elixir, hindering the emperor's great cause. This crime was a heinous crime for the emperor who was pursuing immortality at that time! So, Xu Someone was dismissed from office and sent to prison."

Jing Hai opened his mouth in disbelief, not only admired Xu Fu's persistence, but also broke into a cold sweat for his behavior.

Xu Fu sighed: "On the night Xu was dismissed from office and sent to prison, I watched the stars at night and knew that Daqin's strength was about to end. Then I looked at the treacherous Daqin court and felt disheartened. Xu decided to try one last time. Xu once recorded in an ancient book that there is a Penglai fairy island above the East China Sea, and there are countless rare and precious medicinal materials in the world. , and it is more suitable for the emperor to cultivate the elixir of longevity. So I wrote a letter to the emperor, willing to take a hundred virgins and virgins to the Penglai fairy island in the East Sea, ask for the elixir of Ganoderma lucidum, and bring back the elixir to the emperor."

Hearing this, Jing Hai couldn't help but ask the question in his heart: "Why do you have to bring boys and girls with you when picking the fairy medicine?"

Xu Fu smiled: "Little friend, I don't know something. You should know that not everyone can pick the precious medicinal materials in this world. It must be picked by boys and girls with clean mind and body. The efficacy of the medicine will naturally be greatly reduced."

"It's a pity..." Xu Fu sighed deeply, "Before leaving, Xu's master suddenly came late at night, and Xu, who was with him that night, will never forget it..."

Xu Fu's eyes fell on a certain point in the distance, and he fell into a distant memory...

That day, before going out to sea, the sea was very quiet. He stood alone on the side of the boat and looked at the calm sea. Pieces of moonlight scattered on the sea surface and were torn into pieces by the waves.

For the future, he fell into an unprecedented confusion.

"My apprentice..."

When the familiar kind voice came, he was startled, and quickly turned his head to find the familiar hunched figure standing quietly in the sea breeze.

Xu Fu's eyes became hot, and he remembered his master's careful instructions before he left the mountain. He hurried forward and knelt down, and shouted excitedly: "Master! This apprentice is incompetent!"

The master quickly lifted himself up with his thin hands, his eyes still kindly: "Fu'er, you have done your best. You have done a good job, and I feel very gratified for the master...It is a pity that people's hearts are unpredictable in this world. Count to two words, Daqin's strength will not be long..." After finishing speaking, the master let out a long sigh.

He was also heartbroken: "But, these people..." The war is about to break out, and the people began to be displaced again, losing their homes...

"Master, I know that you are worried about the people everywhere, but the fate of the Tang Dynasty can hardly be changed with the meager power of the two of us, the master and the apprentice..." The master said in a sad voice, "Take the hundred boys and girls Settle down well on the island, Penglai Xiandao is not a place that you and I can set foot in."

"But..." He still wanted to fight for something, but when he saw the face of the master sinking like water, the words he fought for finally turned into a sigh and overflowed his chest.

So far, I can only do my best to keep those boys and girls and their parents away from the disaster of war...

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"Parents?" Jinghai asked at the right time.

Xu Fu nodded: "At that time, I insisted on taking their parents with me. Although the imperial supervisor who accompanied me at the beginning disagreed, the action was planned by Xu, so even if he was dissatisfied, he could not stop my decision."

"What then?"

"Later, our boat sailed eastward and passed an island with a pleasant climate. I tricked the people on the boat that it was the legendary Penglai Island, and left them all on that island. I sailed the boat alone. Continue to go east. I still don’t give up, and want to go to Penglai Island to find out. After that, there is no more..." Xu Fu smiled wryly.

"No more?" Jinghai wondered, why is this ending so broken?

"On the way to the east, this ship encountered a big storm and the ancestors on the sea got angry, and sank." Frustration flashed across Xu Fu's face.

Jinghai twitched, it seemed that the heavens did not want Xu Fu to reach Penglai Island, and the boat sank before leaving...