Taoist is a plush control

This night I fell asleep and woke up, woke up and slept again, tiredness was all over my face.Fortunately, the wind and snow had weakened for the time being, so Gu Wangshu hastily wrote a letter and stuffed it into the dark pocket of his green saddle, and put three new sticks of incense on the statue of the Riyou God, knelt down to worship the god, the old man I also woke up coughing and smelling the fragrance.

"You little fairy, did you wake up so early?" The old man saw that he was kneeling straight and serious, and turned to stand behind him curiously.Just at this time when the fragrance was falling, Gu Wangshu stood up slowly with his eyes wide open.

"Uncle, you can ride my horse and go."

Gu Wangshu turned around with a relieved smile, patted the dust on his knees, and said: "Go home early to see your daughter, you are inconvenient, the journey is difficult, and you need horses more than me. I put some coils in it, although it is not much It’s enough for you to buy some medicinal wine on the way, and when you get there, just ask someone to send the horse back to the address on the letter. Although this young horse is not a good horse, it runs fast.”

Where has the old man been so well received?First, he digs his ears in disbelief, stumbles and asks in a daze, "Then... what about you?"

"I'm young and strong, and I have nothing wrong with my body. I have fast legs and feet. I just need to find a post in the next town and borrow another horse."

Hearing this, the old man immediately knelt down in front of him with tears running down his cheeks and kowtowed. A man who had never worshiped a god, Gu Wangshu was standing in front of the statue, his eyes brighter than the gods and Buddhas behind him. The gods appeared, and the priests gave blessings and thanked them repeatedly.

"A real fairy, you are a real fairy! I, old man Wen, is a rough man, and I can't say anything worthwhile. I have nothing to say except thank you. I can only wish you great blessings, and you will become a true god!"

Gu Wangshu helped him up with a smile, and only said "Thank you for your kindness", and carried his bag on his back, gradually disappearing into the boundless snowstorm.

Gu Wangshu never cared about doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. From the beginning to the end, the task of subduing demons and demons was entrusted by others, and he acted passively. After all, it was hard enough for him to live, so how could he have the time to care about others? .

But I don't want to have fun with it.

On the fourth day of Gu Wangshu's long journey, his pace slowed down, and he was happy alone.

On the fifth day, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, break five festivals.

It is said to welcome the God of Wealth and break the five sacrifices, but it is actually a day for the people to burn fireworks for fun.There was a lot of laughter in the Qingxu Temple, and the sound of firecrackers continued, and the talented Gu Mo came to pull Ai Ye to make dumplings.

Ai Ye had never done housework before, he was clumsy, he didn't know whether he was making noodles or playing with noodles, his whole body was covered in white, and even the little Taoist priests who didn't dare to look at him at ordinary times were laughing loudly at this moment , he was not angry, but had fun with everyone.

The dumplings finally got out of the pot, and they floated in the pot, each of them was white and fat, with thin skin and big filling, crystal clear and very attractive.Only the ones with the mugwort leaf twisted and crooked broke their skins when they went there, and the oil star green onion leaves floated on the water surface. He just felt embarrassed, his hands were full of flour, and he wiped his forehead with his sleeves. Khan smiled bitterly and said, "I'll eat, I'll eat this pot."

"If there's such a good thing, I'll wrap it up too, and the pot will be mine too!" Gu Mo stared at the pot full of dumplings and joked, "I think you did it on purpose!"

At night, the sky turns dark, and the bright moon is in the sky.Ai Ye jumped to the roof with the unfinished dumplings, looking up at the moonlight and gnashing his teeth in a daze. Suddenly, he heard a burst of cheers from below. In front of the bright and clear moon, a huge colorful firework rose.

The fireworks went straight to the supper, as if blooming in the sky, with Venus scattered all over the sky, and little fluorescent lights lighting up the night sky.One wave has not yet finished, and the next wave has begun.

With the sound of fireworks bursting, the sky has already been dazzled, stunning and charming.All kinds of stars are smooth and smooth, like a colorful snow of sparks, mixed with human voices, it is too beautiful to behold.

He once sat on the top of Kunlun Mountain, and saw countless scenes of snow falling like a marching army, or falling softly and gracefully like a singing girl dancing lightly, but he has never had such a special snowfall that can fall in his heart like this, warm Heart warming like wine.

It turns out that this is the joy of the world.

It is said that it is difficult to be a human being, but being a human being is really a sea of ​​suffering, a life is short, birth, old age, sickness and death, happy gatherings and parting, mixed senses.Working hard to make a living, working hard to communicate, and indignant at the injustice of the world.People's hearts have been honed so that they are riddled with holes and bruises, but in the end it is only a few short decades.

As a result, mortals who have experienced suffering decided to seek relief from faith for themselves, and there will be gods in this world.

So the melancholy mortals decided to get together to have a carnival and forget their worries, and there will be festivals in this world.

Who in the world doesn't enjoy suffering?

Let me ask, in life, who is free from suffering and who is not suffering?

You can laugh at them that ants generally only live for a few short decades, like dust falling into the desert or dripping into the sea, they will eventually disappear in the long river without a trace, but each of them is true and tried their best to live.

Their life is too short, so short that they can't hold a few people in their hearts, they will be full, and too short to wait for a few years, and then they will be old.

Ai Ye looked at the endless sea of ​​sparks and flowers, and his eyes were full of jumping waves of different colors.

A bird with red and blue wings made a long cry and came through the firework forest, but was covered by the noise.

Ai Ye stretched out her hand to the bird, allowing it to perch briefly on her shoulder.

At that moment, he smiled quietly, as if he had made up his mind, raised his hands and raised the wind, and jumped up, like an agile white bird flying high under the waning moon, throwing the cheers and celebrations under him, with the moonlight into one.

On the eighth day of Gu Wangshu's long trip, he was only close to the boundary of Minzhou when he was staggering.

Although walking without horses these days has delayed the process for nearly a whole day, it also has more thoughts on enjoying the scenery along the road. In addition, there are few people on the official road in the first month of the lunar year, which is refreshing.Now that the nearest town is getting closer and closer, I stopped thinking about playing, and it is time to go looking for horses.

Gu Wangshu stood on the top of the mountain, and as far as he could see Fushui Town at the foot of the mountain, there was occasional cooking smoke rising and united in mid-air, peaceful and peaceful.The taste of the new year is still in the head, even if you are far away, you can see the scenery of fresh tiled lamps and red cages.

Gu Wangshu stepped on the soft mud under his feet. After the heavy snow fell in recent days, the weather suddenly became warmer after yesterday's clearing.

He took a few steps forward, but still felt shaky, and even a little unsteady on his feet.Thinking that he was dizzy because he hadn't rested in the past few days, he shook his head to stabilize his mind, but he didn't expect that not only did it not relieve, but the shaking became more severe, until even the trees and flowers in front of him began to sway violently.

Suddenly sober!

It wasn't that my feet were unsteady and shaking, it was... an earthquake!

Just as he realized this, the entire mountain began to shake violently, accompanied by a terrifying roar!The surrounding trees rattled, followed by the sound of snapping and snapping. He had never experienced such a strong earthquake before. He couldn't stand still and could only fall on the ground in horror, but the next scene made him completely stupid!

The top of the mountain, less than a few miles away from him, was soaked in snow water and the soil was softened. Under this earth-shattering shaking, with a loud "bang", the whole mountain was like a giant piece of quicksand. The brush collapsed!

Suddenly, the sky was full of dust, flying rocks and mud splashed everywhere, the vegetation was uprooted, and the roar continued!

Gu Wangshu firmly grasped the ground with both hands, as if the collapsed mountain was the mountain below him... That's right, as long as he walks a little forward and a few more hours...

The overwhelming loud noise infinitely magnified the sense of terror. Gu Wangshu's legs were weak, and he couldn't stand up at all. He could only crawl forward, letting the ground sway, as helpless as rice on a sieve, he barely crawled forward.After finally crawling to a place where he could see the front clearly, the terrifying impact in front of him made him cover his mouth tightly, his knuckles turned white with such force, he could not make a sound in his throat, and even the sunshade umbrella fell to the side I didn't even realize that I was picking it up, only my eyes were wide open!

The scenery reflected in his wufei-colored pupils was the ordinary and beautiful Fushui Town just now, how could he see it now?Those houses, those cooking smokes, were completely buried by the collapsed hill in an instant!

In a village in Nuoda, less than [-]% of the houses are still barely exposed on the surface of the mud.

In the blink of an eye, the peaceful and stable life of more than a hundred households was completely destroyed.

This is... a natural disaster!

It took a long time for Gu Wangshu to stand up again, but he saw that the only inn in the town with a flag was already buried under the mud and rocks.

Gu Wangshu was shocked.

If he didn't have to borrow the horse he used for transportation to the old man that day, then he is probably lying in the inn at this moment to catch up on sleep...

Quietly, still in sleep...

Don't dare to think about it anymore!

We met by chance, just doing our duty to help.Gu Wangshu thought that he fulfilled the old man's last wish, but he didn't want to invisibly save his own life.

Maybe this is Huang Chang Yuanji, karma reincarnation.

***

The sky is near dusk, the sun is setting, the sky is yellow with autumn leaves, and the birds are hiding behind a few floating clouds, which is quiet and beautiful.

Ai Ye looked at the map with a grass stalk in his mouth. He guessed that at the speed of ordinary people, Gu Wangshu should have passed the border of Minzhou at this time, but he was walking on the official road opened in this forest. , Somehow, I could smell some of his residual smell.

How come you walk so slowly.

Ai Ye became suspicious, took advantage of the smell and sniffed hard, suddenly panicked.

Swallowing the grass stalks out of his mouth, he jumped up and flew up, using the branch of the tree as a pedal, the afterimage traveled a few miles like an arrow, and landed steadily on the top of the mountain. He was shocked by the tragedy in front of him!

There are ruins and ruins everywhere, corpses everywhere, ghosts crying and wolves howling...

The victims who barely crawled out from under the ruins were covered in mud, some had dull eyes, some were crying loudly, and some were madly picking up broken wood and gravel with their hands, blood-stained and mud-stained, to dig out their relatives who were covered under ...

Helpless children stood in front of the collapsed door, sobbing.The brand-new Spring Festival couplets were stained earthy with muddy water, and the red lanterns were smashed flat on the ground and let people step into the mud. All the survivors lost their minds and were still alive, screaming continuously...

After hearing the news, the soldiers rushed to dig people up, and the wounded were carried out one by one, leaving almost no time for people to mourn.Disasters come quickly, and people are not even given a chance to suffer.

Ai Ye stood dumbly among the ruins, the smell of mud mixed with the smell of dead corpses made him retch.But what made him even more afraid that his scalp tingled was that Gu Wangshu's smell also stayed here.

He should be here, but there are too many mixed smells here, the smell of blood and muddy water, no matter which one is the factor that keeps disturbing his thoughts and judgments...

Ai Ye looked around anxiously, and all the living people were busy helping or sitting on the ground crying, but he was not there.

He was mad with anxiety.It was no different from those disaster victims who were looking for relatives and help. They rushed forward quickly when they saw people, and they shouted so loudly that they almost screamed:

"Have you ever seen a white-haired Taoist priest!"

"White-haired, Taoist priest!"

"do you have……"

People are terrified and helpless by this strange man wearing a hood who can't see his face clearly. People who can't take care of themselves are already extremely sad or shocked. The only answer Ai Ye can hear is, I don't know, I don't know...

Until he pulled an officer and soldier who was sweating profusely, the officer glanced at the Ai Ye dressed as a foreigner, and said.

"Are you looking for a foreigner to stay overnight? Then go to the inn at the entrance of the village. There is only one inn in Fushui Town, but I'm afraid it's..."

Before he finished listening to the words, he ran all the way there, splashing mud and water all over his body.He could feel Gu Wangshu's smell getting stronger and stronger, he should be there, should...

Ai Ye suddenly stopped.Both arms slumped to the sides weakly.

There is no inn at the location that the official pointed out just now. There is only mud, broken wood and broken tiles on the ground, and the mud is three stories high.

There is only a broken plaque on the ground, and the word "ke" can be vaguely discerned under the cover of wet mud.