Chapter 8 Brother Zhuge
"I want to remind you of several frictions that have existed all along. First, there are inevitably some new disciples who have grudges in the secular world. Although the secular world is vast, the chance of meeting acquaintances is not high."
"Secondly, local disciples will inevitably look down on disciples from the secular world. There are not many disciples born and raised in Xianzhou and sects, but some of them are better. In addition, they are not subject to the 60-year restriction on recruiting disciples. They can be recommended and reviewed at any time. Those who have entered the school before this year are considered as previous disciples."
"Third, Taoist disciples claim to be orthodox, some people will discriminate against lay disciples. In addition, those who major in mysterious skills also have people who disdain for formations, weapon refining, etc., and finally there will be a battle between the peaks and the halls."
"These frictions are not serious, but they exist in reality. We are all fellow disciples of the same generation. This is our first meeting. We should be more harmonious than to fight with each other. Moreover, we are ranked among the nine main peaks of the building sect, and we have never had the strength to compete for short and long. In the past, we rarely participated in civil and military battles, and most of them were difficult to win."
"But there are three requirements. First, we don't take the initiative to cause trouble but are not afraid of trouble. If someone insists on picking up soft persimmons, you can't show weakness. If you fight, you have to fight first. Second, it's fine. If you have a fight with the fire stove and the procurement hall, you'd better not embarrass my supervisor. Third, if you fail this time, I won't punish you. If you can fight for us, I will naturally be rewarded."
He looked at the three of them meaningfully, and Mu Zi's eyes became enthusiastic: "At the time, this time, you are the only three of you who are assigned to the construction office, which is the least number of people in history. However, this manager has seen countless people, and the quality of the three boys is finally a little better than in the past. Maybe Lao Zhao, who is in the kitchen, will suffer a lot this time."
After thinking for a while, Mu Zi suddenly said, "I almost forgot that it's not three. You have another senior brother who just arrived yesterday, and I have sent someone to call me."
"There are still people? Aren't we the only three this time?" Yi Liunian asked.
"It was originally like this, and there were many strange things every year, and this year it was very many. This kid was originally divided into the second peak, but he said that he had just started to believe in Buddhism before coming. He didn't want to see that there were Taoist priests around him, so he went to the fourth peak. After staying for more than a month, he said that the fourth peak was full of kung fu, which was not conducive to cultivation. The elder in charge sent him to our construction office in anger, and punished him to be able to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival event and not take action. But this kid is a talented man, although a few years older than you, was rated as the first in talent and kung fu for this generation. It seems that this is the rhythm of my construction office to be popular."
Mu Zi rubbed his hands, but said bitterly: "Extraordinary people must have extraordinary things. I have talked about this kid. Human nature is actually very good. He is not only stubborn, but also has a very abnormal way of thinking. He has no understanding of human relationships and worldly styles. He only knows martial arts. You will know when people come later."
Speaking of this, Mu Zi looked stern: "I just praised you for not letting you belittle yourself because you came to the creation site. You have all heard a saying that genius is created by one percent inspiration plus ninety-nine percent sweat, and inspiration is often more important than sweat."
"Actually, this latter sentence was verified by later generations. If you can be selected into a sect, everyone has more or less inspiration. The difference in the future will be largely reflected in this sweat. I have no time to urge you every day and grasp it yourself, and don't let me hurt Zhongyong in the future."
While speaking, a person came in from outside the door. He was tall and tall, with a big head as big as a bucket. His eyes were white and less black, and his expression was calm. His appearance outside the world gave people the feeling of staring at you, but it seemed that his eyes were not focused on you. There was a small cloth bag hanging under his neck, and he couldn't tell what was in it.
Mu Zi said: "Let me introduce this person, Zhuge Yun, the three of them are Lin Xianjing, Hua Lanting, Yi Liunian, and you will be the four major disciples of my creation department in the future. You should be as close to each other."
Zhuge Yun nodded to the three of them: "Hello everyone, it's early for everyone."
The three of them thought it was indeed different. The first sentence was fine, but it was almost evening, so it was not early. We all greeted each other now.
Yi Liunian asked curiously: "Senior Brother Zhuge, what are you hanging on your chest? Are you herbs?"
Zhuge Yun: "I was just very interested in Buddhism before I came, so I can't wear Tieguanyin?"
The three of them were dizzy and thought to themselves that this senior brother had a unique skeleton, unique thinking, and unique.
Mu Zi seemed to be used to it, and said without a doubt: "Tomorrow, you four will participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival activities of the 60th generation of disciples, take care of each other, don't embarrass me, Zhuge cannot take action, you should cheer everyone on the watch array."
Zhuge Yun replied: "Okay, I can, Master Manager." At the end, he added: "But beasts always walk alone, and only cattle and sheep are in groups."
The three of them were stunned again and looked at each other.
Mu Zi had already experienced Zhuge Yun's way of speaking and came out to smooth things out: "Understand the spirit, understand the spirit, Zhuge means that the team is very important, but practicing Taoism pays more attention to individual cultivation."
Zhuge Yun nodded and asked again: Where will you go tomorrow?"
Hua Lanting suddenly had an idea and replied, "Come from where you come from, go where you go." Zhuge Yun's eyes lit up: "What is the place you come from? What is the place you go?"
Hua Lanting replied, "From the way, from wherever you come, the Buddha came from the name of Tathagata, and came from the truth, and came from the way, and came from the way, and came from the way, and came and went freely."
Seeing that Zhuge Yun was going to ask questions, Mu Zi slapped his forehead and said, "Okay, okay, go and fight back. You guys go and discuss tomorrow's response, and the meeting will be over."
Zhuge Yun grabbed Hua Lanting and walked with him, and the four of them went to discuss it themselves.
The next day, when the sky was getting dark, a senior brother led the four people to the direction of the Taoist Academy.
The mountain road winds up. On the way, everyone saw a man and a horse slowly walking in front of him. After this period, the four newcomers could identify that the horse was a pony, which was not fast but had excellent endurance. It was a popular breed that ordinary disciples in the sect often used for transportation. The horse was once, and from the back, he could only tell that he was a famous Taoist priest.
The five people walked over the man and looked back. They saw that it was an old Taoist. Although the Taoist robe was clean, there were a few patches on it. The old Taoist's face was unshaven, his eyes were half open and half closed, and he was content with his leisure and ignoring everyone.
Several people were about to continue moving forward, but suddenly heard the sound of people behind them from afar and near. When they stopped and looked back, they saw more than a dozen people running up the mountain. One of them was riding a tall horse in the middle, and the rest of them ran and followed. The horse was very fast, with a one-horn on its head, called a one-horned horse, but it was one level higher than a horse.
The rider thought that the Taoist was blocking the road, so he waved his whip and shouted, "Do away, the good dog will not block the road." While saying that, he rode his horse and rushed forward. Everyone behind him whistled past, and the old Taoist and the ponies were tilted left and right.
Hua Lanting and his party frowned secretly, but they did not want to cause trouble and avoided the side of the mountain road. The group rushed past. However, they saw one of them suddenly stop, turned around and looked at Lin Xian in shock, and said, "I said who is it? Isn't this the third young master of the Lin family? It seems that you and I have a great fate, which makes people happy."
Lin Xian was shocked to see this person and his eyebrows were closed and he laughed, "It's such a coincidence. I didn't expect that Prince He is here too. I am very happy. When will you pay back the three thousand taels of gold you owe me?"
The man called He Crown Prince was round, short and chubby, and said with a dark face: "Lin Xianjing, don't be too arrogant. This is a holy place for cultivation. You don't need to bring in any relationship between the prince and money, such as the world."
The two of them said a few words. When Prince He saw that the leader was riding a horse was impatient, he yelled and said something, and then he would leave with the group of people.
Lin Xianjing then explained a few words. It turned out that the man was named He Zhuo, the prince of the Daqi Dynasty. The Dayuan Dynasty and the Daqi Dynasty bordered. Although there was no major war between the two countries, there were constant small conflicts on the border. Although there were exchanges between the aristocratic families of the two countries, they were not harmonious. As juniors, Lin and He had several open or secret battles during this period. He Zhuo rarely won, so the meeting was a bit of gunpowder.
Yi Liunian asked, "How is this person?" Lin Xianjing said, "It's not entirely a playboy. He can fight with me for a few rounds. He has two skills in literary and martial arts, otherwise he wouldn't be selected. I don't have a deep hatred. He just didn't agree with me, so he didn't have to care. He's here to meet an acquaintance. I wonder if there will be other surprises. In addition, senior brother, who is the one riding a horse?"
The senior brother led the team replied: "That is Wang Zongxi, a child of a cultivation family in the sect. His family has some power, so he has always been domineering among the low-class disciples. He is a lord who bullies the weak and fears the strong. I heard that he has entered the third peak. The sect has always advocated respecting teachers and respecting Taoism. I guess he saw the Taoist priest riding a short horde from behind, thinking he was an ordinary nameless disciple, otherwise he would not have been so arrogant and rude."
Everyone was talking, but the Taoist priest behind him rode up. Hua Lanting clasped his fists and said, "Senior, they didn't bump into you, right?"
The old Taoist opened his eyes and glanced at everyone. His eyes flashed and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm very tough. You are new disciples, you should go to the academy to participate in the event, right? You know that you know how etiquette, why not do this? I heard that there will be several competitions in the academy activities. You can help the old Taoist vent their lessons and teach those kids just now. I will have a meeting gift."
Yi Liunian said: "Master, you are going to participate in the event?"
The old Taoist said: "The disciples of each peak, palace and generation have their own Mid-Autumn Festival activities. The old guys are not interested in getting involved in the new disciples. However, I am from the academy and no one cares about them when I go in. How about it, my proposal is good?"
Lin Xian was surprised to think about Zhou Xiang and said, "We are going to participate in the competition, but it is hard to say that they must be better than those people and may not be able to vent their anger for you."
The old Taoist smiled and said, "It's okay, the event is just for fun. As long as you do your best, I will not let you suffer any losses as elders."
Chapter completed!