Chapter 17: Life's guide

The next day is Sunday. After breakfast, Li Changsheng rode to Huadi Village. As soon as he entered the backyard of the Wong Tai Sin Temple, he saw the little girl who was leading the way yesterday waving to him at the edge of the bamboo forest. Li Changsheng still followed her around the bamboo forest, but instead of entering the room, they walked into a mountain path opposite the house. On both sides of the path are metasequoia trees planted by Taoists. They are tall and green, which adds a lot of quiet and mysterious atmosphere to the Wong Tai Sin Temple.

The autumn afternoon sun in South China is lazily falling from behind tall branches. There was a white figure standing under the tree to catch a fallen dead leaf. The golden sun shines on her, and the brown leaves are in her hands. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Yin Lingzhi looked back and smiled and said hello. Li Changsheng was dazed by her breathtaking beauty.

Li Changsheng also understood yesterday that the female Taoist wanted to talk with him alone.

It is impossible for a man to refuse the invitation of a beauty, and she is also the person who leads her to learn the Tao. The ancients said that if you can gain the wisdom of life and the universe in the morning, it is worth dying at night. Tao is such wisdom. Yin Lingzhi is Li Changsheng's most respected person.

The arrival of Li Changsheng interrupted Yin Lingzhi's meditation. She smiled and invited Li Changsheng to take a seat at the stone pavilion next to her. She said bluntly, "You should call me Elder Martial Sister. Last year I preached to you for the leader of Wenshi Temple in Guangzhou, so I accepted you as an apprentice for him. When you came in yesterday, the leader had seen you and was quite satisfied with your qualifications and potential.

The leader suddenly has something urgent to deal with. At this time, he has returned to Zhongnan Mountain. I see that the foundation of your Taoist Kung Fu has been completed. Although this is very rare, there is no one in a million, but the foundation can only help you live longer, it can not make you immortal. Your current kungfu is the top level in this country, but among the practitioners of Taoist kungfu, you are still the most common beginner. Why don't you quit your job now and go back to Zhongnan Mountain with me to practice, so that you can go further. "

Li Changsheng's head is in a mess. Where is it? Suddenly, a colleague turned into a beautiful woman and hoped that he would not go to Zhongnan Mountain to practice in seclusion. Another beautiful Taoist asked him to give up everything in front of him and return to Zhongnan Mountain with her to continue to practice.

After Li Changsheng was confused for a short time, The brain quickly clear out its thoughts and said: "I am very grateful to Elder Martial Sister you for leading me into a world of Taoist Kung Fu that other people dream of. I have great admiration and respect for the Taoist concept of Wenshi Temple, and I also intend to pursue the Tao as my ideal in this life. But am I not practicing now? I have a practice every morning and evening. I don't have to go to the remote mountains and forests! And you were in Guangzhou last year, and you also lived in the street every day at that time."

Yin Lingzhi laughed contentedly when she heard him call her elder martial sister. She gently placed the fallen leaves on the ground, Then stood up and said seriously: "Younger martial brother, to be honest, the leader came to Guangzhou just to see if you have the potential to learn Taoist Kung Fu. He also thought that you are a rare Taoist prodigy in a hundred years. Elder martial sister has practiced Taoist Kung Fu for many years and has many experiences. I must lead you to the right direction, and live up to the gift given to you by heaven. Perhaps you are the person who once again breaks the limit of life and lives forever."

Li Changsheng said modestly, "The leader flattered me, and I was flattered. I am just a very ordinary college student of science and engineering. I happen to like reading, and more coincidentally, I also like Taoist classics. Young people like me are all over the street, right? What is different from others?"

Yin Lingzhi enthusiastically said, "You may not know that you are different from other young people. Taoist practice itself is exploration, and you need to understand more. You have accumulated modern scientific and technological knowledge that other practitioners do not have, and at the same time, you use the knowledge you have learned to test and think about Taoist classics, so you has rapid progress.

Yin Lingzhi continued: "You know Lao zi said that learning Taoist Kung Fu should reduce all kinds of thoughts in the brain every day, until you have no thoughts or interest in anything in the world, so that you can learn Taoist Kung Fu well. Although Taoism advocates living regularly in busy cities, this is to understand human nature and improve their understanding. So I often live in big cities. I'm just a bystander, observing people's behavior and the world Changes in the world to increase the understanding of Tao Te Ching. As you are now, your main energy should be spent on making money every day. You have to deal with all kinds of people. So your Taoist Kung Fu will not improve in the future. You should know, how far is the difference between professional work and hobbies? At present, you are practicing in your hobby. "

Li Changsheng looked down and picked up a golden ginkgo leaf on the ground. He put the leafstalk in his mouth and chewed it gently. A bitter and fresh taste spreads in the mouth. He avoided Yin Lingzhi's already burning eyes and said, "Elder martial sister, I can't go into the mountain to practice now. At my age, I still have some worries and need time to deal with them."

"Younger Martial Brother, are you reluctant to leave Shen Ziyu? Although he is a handsome and talented young man, you don't seem to be gay!"

Li Changsheng did not expect that she would say this, and was immediately shocked and dumbfounded. He accidentally swallowed the ginkgo leaf in his mouth, causing a violent cough.

After coughing for a long time, Li Changsheng awkwardly said, "Elder martial sister, don't misunderstand me! My relationship with Shen Ziyu is not what you think."

Yin Lingzhi looked at the golden leaves on the ground, felt its beautiful appearance and lifeless interior, and then asked, "Why? Are you unwilling to give up fame and wealth?"

Li Changsheng sighed, "As the old saying goes, benevolent people should not be generals to lead army to fight. Kind people should not be officials to manage the people. I know my own character very well. I am not the kind of person who is full of lies and is mercenary. I am not suitable to become an official or become rich. The purpose of my work is that as long as I have food to eat and clothes to wear."

"Do you have a girlfriend? Can't let go of the love with her?"

"I have just graduated from college, and my current job can only support myself. I have no energy and money to make girlfriend."

Yin Lingzhi finally looked up and asked curiously, "You are not for love, not for money, nor for being an official. What else is there in the world that you cannot give up?"

Li Changsheng explained: "I have parents and sisters. They live in a poor and hard life in the countryside. My parents raised me until I graduated from college, but I did not repay their great kindness. I hope that through my hard work, I can improve their lives."

"If so, it would be easy. In his life, the leader will use his Taoist Kung Fu to cure people and save others from danger when he goes down the mountain to experience life in the city. He has done too many good deeds. Elder martial sister, I can guarantee that your family will get a sum of money to improve their life. So you can learn Taoist Kung Fu in Zhongnan Mountain with peace of mind, and you can also go home to be filial to your parents on New Year's Day."

Li Changsheng simply stood up and paced back and forth under the fir tree. Since just now, he himself has been thinking, why did I refuse to go to Zhongnan Mountain with Yin Lingzhi? The pursuit of immortality and infinite power like immortals should be the most direct idea of mankind. How many emperors and millionaires hope to get the elixir of life. Even ants and cockroaches will run away when faced with danger. Insects are greedy for life and fear death, let alone humans?

Isn't the pursuit of eternal life and endless power the ultimate ideal of every man? He used to think that such things were illusory and ridiculous. Since he learned the kungfu written by the Lao zi himself in the Tao Te Ching, he suddenly opened a window in his heart and the sunshine of hope came in. At this time, the first Taoist temple Wenshi Temple suddenly gave him a great opportunity. Why did he give up?

Li Changsheng looked up at Yin Lingzhi sincerely and said, "Elder martial sister's kindness to me is as high as the sky and thick as the earth. I can't thank you enough. I really have no reason to refuse. But I still need one month to hand over my work, and then I will go home to visit my parents and eliminate their worries. Then I will go to Zhongnan Mountain to see you.