WUSHU XUANXUE 4

"Well, this time you have a little more understanding about Daoism!"

Zhu Youdun gawked.

"Your son said earlier, you are an expert in Yi. I want to know about your understanding of Yi. Answer it with your apprehension, not memorization. You must recite thousands of concoctions if your answers are only based on memorization!"

Gao Qing laughed. Zhu Su also smiled slightly at his joke.

"Actually Yi isn't just talking about acupuncture, or medical prescription. The treatment itself consists of various ways, yet the most important is we can achieve our ultimate goal - to heal the sick, or if you can't heal, at least to reduce the suffering of his sickness. Medical science can't be applied just by memorizing the treatment way such as memorizing the composition of a concoction, instead, we should adjust it to the condition of each patient. For example, the patients' condition in Yunnan is different from Henan since the climate between the two areas is very different."

Unlike before, this time Gao Qing smiled happily. "Good! I admit, you really understand Yi. Well, then! It is just the same way you should understand the thought of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Just be simple, be natural, something that purely comes from your mind, not from the result of recitating what is written inside the books."

Zhu Su felt as if the lightning had struck his brain when he finally understood what Gao Qing actually wanted.

Gao Qing wanted them to create their own thoughts, and instead of being arrogant because they thought that they had memorized a whole book, Gao Qing preferred those who understood knowledge and expressed it with their own thoughts. For that reason, he appreciated Hu Nayin who understood nothing and the confused Zhu Youdun more, because they were grounded in their own thoughts. After all, zero was better than negative.

Zhu Su said with confidence. "Yes, Sir Gao! Now I can express my own understanding of Laozi and Zhuangzi to you!"

"Then what is your own understanding?"

"That is, I want to learn more about the knowledge, as well as the other parts. I want to learn all parts of Wushu Xuanxue!"

"Hahaha! Absolutely! Is that the reason why you are here, Boy?" Gao Qing stood up. "Our session here is over. Now, let's go somewhere else."

The three of them followed Gao Qing, inside their mind was the mixture of curiosity and excitement about where they were going to and what Gao Qing would share with them on the next session.

Gao Qing led them to walk down a small forest towards a cave. The mouth of the cave gaped widely, showed them how dark it was inside. Gao Qing stopped.

"Tell me about your opinion of this cave."

He nodded to Zhu Su, who answered. "This cave must be spacious... and pitch dark. Nothing we know what is inside it."

Gao Qing then nodded to Zhu Youdun, who said, "My opinion is the same with Fu Wang's. Although I am interested to know, what kind of stuff can be inside this cave?"

Finally, it was Hu Nayin's turn. "I agree with the opinion of Their Highnesses."

"Alright. Let's go inside. Be careful, walk by putting your hands on the wall."

They entered the cave. As they walked further, the light had completely disappeared. They were walking in total darkness, their walking movement was very slow as they totally depended on the way of fingering.

Suddenly, the cave turned not to be so dark. The light appeared, the cave became brighter and brighter. Shortly after, the sunlight entered the cave from above their heads. The light entered the cave from the large holes formed on the high ceiling above. Thin dust floating around the sunlight appeared like the twinkling of stars in daylight. It was as if golden light came down from Heaven.

"We have arrived at the part where the light can enter. Do you have any special feelings?" Gao Qing asked.

"If we only see this cave from its front, then we will think this cave is scary. Walking a few steps inward, we are more certain with our opinion. However, when we have arrived here, we know that, besides the scary things, this cave also owns a beautiful part," Zhu Su praised.

"I also never thought that there can be such a beautiful view in this cave," Zhu Youdun continued.

"I thought there would be bats or something like that, but fortunately no such creatures here," Hu Nayin chimed in.

"Oh really? There are bats in the cave?" Zhu Youdun asked.

"Bats usually live in caves. Because they like dark places, you know, they only come out at night."

"Oh, I see! Wow, all this time I am lack of interacting with nature! Such new knowledge for me!" Zhu Youdun shouted excitedly.

Gao Qing turned around. "Okay, let's continue our journey."

They continued their walk, and passed through the pitch-black area once again. They must walk by putting their hands on the wall one more time. Few moments later, they could see the sunlight. They had arrived at another mouth of the cave. Which apparently had taken them near to residential areas.

"We have been out of this cave," Zhu Youdun muttered.

Gao Qing sat on a large rock. The three of them sat on the rocks besides his. "Now, tell me about your experiences just now." He pointed at Hu Nayin. "You start first, Girl."

"Yes... errr, in my opinion... that is... nothing special..."

Hu Nayin looked embarrassed as she could not be able to explain more detailed and with the precise descriptions as the two former royals did, but Gao Qing did not give any comment. He turned to Zhu Youdun. "How about you, Boy?"

"This is the first time for me to contact directly with nature. According to me, this is fantastic. Before I always thought that a cave is such a frightening place and full of dangerous wild such as poisonous snake, or tiger, or bear, but apparently there is a kind of beauty I've never seen before... that is, a hollow cave ceiling and the sunlight coming down from it - its beauty is like a heaven light."

"And you?" At last, Gao Qing asked Zhu Su.

"The first time I entered the cave, to be honest, I was scared. Because it is so dark inside, totally has no light. And then suddenly I realize, the light that we always assume as insignificant stuff all this time, now turns out to be very useful when we need it. As we arrived at the area where the hollow ceiling is located, and when I saw sunlight again, I felt very grateful. But when I passed through the dark pathway again, I felt a sense of regret for having left the bright area. Then suddenly I get this lesson; never underestimate something insignificant, perhaps without its existence, our life will be miserable. Learn to be grateful for even a little fortune we get."

Zhu Youdun uttered in admiration. "A very deep philosophy, Fu Wang! I can't think that far!"

"That is a kind of philosophy thought only by those who have experienced the bitterness of life."

Just when Zhu Su was about to express his thoughts, Gao Qing had interrupted him. He was so surprised as what Gao Qing said was the same as what he was about to express.