Taiping Inn

Li Xuan straightened his waist and glanced at the water pavilion. He happened to see the scene of two women talking about each other. He did not deliberately eavesdrop on his face, but said to Yan Feiqing: "I don't know what these two young ladies are talking about. Most of us two old farmers are inseparable from us.”

Yan Feiqing also looked at it and was slightly stunned, "She hasn't smiled like this for a long time. She always has a stern face, which is very boring."

Li Xuandu said in one sentence, "Brother Xuanji still doesn't understand? You two are making a fuss about this half acre of paddy fields. In the dialect of my hometown, that is to fight famine. It is the time when the east and west winds are not giving in to each other. If she has a good face to you, wouldn’t she destroy her morale and increase your prestige? How can I fight in the future? If this couple wants to separate from each other, they must always be arrogant and not let go of it. It's because her husband looks down on her. In the final analysis, it's about the status of the family, which is the same as the father's harsh words and majesty in front of his son. But the sisters in the boudoir are different. First, they understand each other, and second, they don't have to live together, so it's nothing The interests are related. It doesn’t matter whether you take it lightly or not, and you will naturally reveal your true nature.”

Yan Feiqing pondered for a moment and said, "What Brother Zifu said is reasonable. The couple has more benefits and more constraints, and the distance is far away. If you say this, Aiyun and I must think about it carefully. After a while, I learned about Zifu and Miss Qin, laughed and scolded without restraint."

"Don't leave." Li Xuandu waved his hand quickly, "Although the saint once said, "When you see a wise man, you think of a righteous man, and you reflect on yourself when you see a bad man.' But you may not be unvirtuous, and we may not be virtuous. Besides, let's talk about it. Yes, you two are both square and can’t learn from us. Everyone has their own path, and the path that suits us may not be suitable for you.”

Yan Feiqing nodded, "Brother Zifu said, but I also want to ask Zifu a few words. Do you think like Aiyun that I am escaping reality when farming at this time?"

Li Xuandu had long expected Yan Feiqing to ask such a question. He came today and said for this matter: "I don't think so, because I have had such an experience. The Asian Saint has said: 'Heaven will give great responsibilities. For this person, he must first suffer his mind and mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, and lose his body, and act and disturb his actions. Therefore, he can move his heart and endure his nature and increase his ability. 'The past twenty years of Brother Xuanji It’s not a good thing to be too smooth in the middle of the year, and it’s not a bad thing to suffer this setback today.”

There are mostly couples between men and women, and there are few confidants, because men and women have different thinking. For men, it would be a blessing in this life if they can really have a confidant. But whether it is Li Xuandu or Yan Feiqing, he doesn't have this blessing. For them, the best confidant is a man.

Yan Feiqing was excited when she heard Li Xuandu’s words and felt like she was meeting her confidant. She said, “This statement from Zifu is very consistent with my heart. My heart is endless, and the heaven can learn from it.”

Li Xuandu said, "If you sharpen your mind, I won't say it. Brother Xuanji himself knows it. The key is that Brother Xuanji must figure out something during this period."

Yan Feiqing asked seriously, "Purple Mansion will teach me."

Li Xuandu said: "Everyone knows the truth that goes in the opposite direction. If the direction is wrong, the more you work hard, the further you will be from the place you really want to go. Since Brother Xuanji has retreated, he will not do anything in his position. , maybe think carefully about what Brother Xuanji wants. If you understand this, it will not be too late to do it."

Yan Feiqing was silent for a moment and asked, "Where is Brother Zifu? Brother Zifu has been thinking about it for four years from the second year of Tianbao to the sixth year of Tianbao, but has he figured it out?"

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "I figured it out."

Yan Feiqing then asked, "What do Brother Zifu wants? Is he the leader of the Qingwei Sect? The leader of the righteous alliance? The great wise mentor of Taiping Dao? Or the great master of the Taoist sect? Or the giant son of the Mo family?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "None of them are. These can be used for use, but not for Tao."

Yan Feiqing's eyes lit up, "What a useful person, not the way. What exactly is Zifu asking for?"

Li Xuan did not answer directly, but said, "Since the first year of Wude, the northwest has been repeatedly war-torn, so the people there are the most miserable. When I was grabbing the sword in the northwest, I went to the northwest and saw the tragedy of people eating each other. When I arrived at Yizi, I saw the tragedy of Cairen Market. "

Li Xuan took a deep breath, and the hands that broke the gold and jade were trembling slightly, "I have killed many people and seen many dead people. I am not that delicate, and some dead people can't let me do anything. But until That day, I met Cairen Market. It was an open space, with only a little deserted tomb. There was a thatched hut not far away. There were butchers in the hut. The apron was covered in blood and dark in color. I don’t know how thick it was.上屠刀已经有了缺口。在棚外围着许多人。然后来了一家三口，男人走在前头，一妇一幼跟在后头，那男子走入棚内，也不言语，只是用手指了下自己The butcher glanced at it and stretched out his two fingers. The man didn't bargain, so he took out two hanging money and walked out of the shed. "

说到这儿，颜飞卿已经隐隐知道李玄都要说什么了，他虽然丢了修为，可修道多年的体魄还在，还是寒暑不侵，可此时竟也渗出冷汗。

李玄都继续说道：“我听那幼女朝那男子喊了一声'爹'，可那男子并不回应，甚至不敢回头，快步离去，转眼就看不到了。那些屠夫们把这母The two females brought into the shed and removed the clothes, and they did not resist, just like two pigs waiting to be slaughtered."

Yan Feiqing's face turned pale.

Li Xuan paused for a long time before he said slowly: "Even if I don't say anything about what happened next, Yan Zhenren can imagine it, right? The mother and daughter eventually became on the chopping board, in the basket, and in the belly. Maybe Yan Zhenren wanted to ask me why I didn’t take the initiative to rescue him. I wasn’t afraid of Yan Zhenren’s jokes. Ning Yi did not scare me, Wudao Sect did not scare me, I was actually scared by the scene in front of me. I was stunned, I was confused, my mind was blank, I just stood there, looking from a distance, but I didn't come back to my senses at that time. At that time, I didn't know that there was such a thing in this world. Such a thing. What I am afraid of is not killing people, but fathers, mothers, and children. Why did it become like this?”

Yan Feiqing opened her mouth and said nothing. After a while, she asked hoarsely: "What people around?"

Li Xuandu said, "I am insensitive and unmoved. If those butchers are evil spirits who take human life, they are wandering souls and will not be much better. When I come back to my senses, the woman takes advantage of it. The butcher was bargaining with the customer and secretly picked up a knife placed on the ground. She first stabbed her daughter to death and then to death. It was considered a relief. There was nothing to be left to nostalgic for in this world."

Yan Feiqing sat on the ridge of the field, speechless for a long time.

Li Xuan looked at the sky, as if he had returned to that year. "I left there as if I was running away, and I didn't even dare to look back, so I just waited for the scene to remind me of myself. I can't remember my life Who are my parents? As far as I can remember, my master raised me. If I hadn’t adopted me, would I have become flesh on the chopping board? Will it become the bone-killing thing that others say?”

Li Xuan retracted his gaze, "For a long time, I was unwilling to recall this matter, but I forcibly forgot about it. Although I have three feet in my hand, I really want to save it. How many people can I save? I left Northwest, I went to the imperial capital and met Zhang Baiyue and Zhang Baigui, and then joined Zhang Suqing's command and was valued by his master. Everything seemed to be back on track. What I saw that day was just a nightmare. What happened next, mysteries Brother knows it, so I won’t say much. When things fail, I developed ambitions of life and death, but I was saved by my second senior brother. However, Zhang Xiang died, Bai Gui and Bai Yue brothers and sisters also died, and the blow was beyond words Not too big, the grief is deep. I buried Zhang Baiyue, buried the 'human world', returned to Qingwei Sect, and abandoned all my cultivation. In the midst of a daze, suddenly those deliberately forgotten things came to my heart again, ten consecutive days I have nightmares for several days, sometimes in the blazing imperial capital, sometimes in the deserted vegetable market, the dismembered mother and daughter, the beaten Zhang Baigui, and the gold swallowed Zhang Baiyue, constantly The ground appeared in front of my eyes. I just felt that I was stuttering in my heart and chest in one breath, making me worse than death.”

Li Xuandu raised his fist and beat his heart hard, "So in these four years, I didn't spend much time restoring my realm and cultivating. In addition to working, I also started to study and study Taoism. , those who read Confucianism and various schools of thought, I began to wonder why this happened, why I had no parents since I was a child, why did my mother and daughter be treated as livestock items, and why did the Zhang family die tragically? ”

Yan Feiqing put his hands on his knees and slowly clenched his fists.

Li Xuandu's eyes were a little red and he said, "Why did this world become like this today? Whose fault is it? For this reason, I have asked many people. The Confucian priests told me that this is the rise and fall. Regardless, today's chaos is for the sake of the rest of the chaos for hundreds of years in the future. So... should people today die? "

Yan Feiqing couldn't answer Li Xuandu.

Li Xuan didn't even think that Yan Feiqing answered him and said slowly: "In four years, I have figured out one thing. In the eyes of others, I have become a different person. In the past, I was called "Zi". The Sword Immortal of the Mansion, draws the sword if he doesn't agree, and kills people if he draws the sword. He seems strong, but in fact he is weak, so now I often use a few sentences of a poem to encourage myself."

Yan Feiqing looked at him and asked, "What words?"

Li Xuandu said in a deep voice: "A man is so determined to give up. Let's try it out and repair the cracks of the sky."

Yan Feiqing murmured and repeated.

Li Xuandu said softly: "What I want is only four words, and the world is peaceful."

Yan Feiqing was silent for a long time and whispered, "I heard from Zifu today. If there is a future, I will not seek immortality, but I will only seek peace in the world. If the Zifu can jump out of Qingwei Sect, I may not be able to jump out of the Zhengyi Sect."

By the time the two finished cooking the farmland, it was already the end of Shen and the hour of You, and they both packed up and came out of the paddy fields covered in mud. The two women had prepared hot water for them. After a little cleaning, they came to the hall and had prepared a banquet. There were no one else, only four of them.

This private banquet was a joy for the host and guests.

It was not until the end of the You hour that the moon rose, and it was over. Su Yunying and Yan Feiqing wanted to keep guests and let Li Xuandu and Qin Su stay for one night. It was hard for them to refuse, so they agreed. After the dinner, Su Yunxian pulled Qin Su to his room. The two of them had to sleep with each other tonight and talk about private conversations between women. Li Xuandu and Yan Feiqing, the two men, had their own leisure. I moved a recliner and lay side by side in the porch, watching the bright moon.

Li Xuandu said, "The day after tomorrow, the Great Heavenly Master is coming, and I don't have much time in Jinling."

Yan Feiqing said, "Go to Qingweizong to discuss peace. The road is difficult and difficult. You should take care of yourself."

Li Xuandu smiled faintly and took out a booklet, "This is what I prepared for you. Because the 'Taiping Qingling Sutra' involves the inheritance of Qingwei Sect and Taiping Sect, I can't give it all to you. This part is selected by me. It will help you to restore your cultivation."

Yan Feiqing was silent for a while, and slowly reached out to take it.

Li Xuandu patted the back of his hand.

The moonlight fell on the two of them.

Yan Feiqing said softly: "There is no moon, and no moon does not shine on people, but there is no one like us two."