Exorcism

Xiaoqiu thought that he didn't faint, but he couldn't just pass out, so he woke up.

This is not the stone steps of Laozu Peak. There are no boulders above our heads and no cliffs behind us. But in front of us are Fangfang and Xiao Qingtao, as well as the giggling Erliang Shen Xiuwei and other Yelin Town teenagers. He is lying on his own in the library. On the kang in the room.

"I……"

As soon as Xiaoqiu said a word, his friends rushed to speak, "You really lifted a thousand-jin stone?" "You didn't wake up all day, which really scared us." "It's a pity that you didn't climb to the top of the mountain."

Shen Hao opened his arms and said to everyone like he was chasing away chickens and ducks: "Okay, okay, Brother Xiaoqiu has just woken up, don't bother him, just let Fangfang talk to him alone, hurry up, everyone get out. "

"I still have something very important to say." Erliang Shen Xiuwei stood there and didn't want to leave.

Shen Hao pushed him to the door, "Fangfang will tell you."

"But I want to tell Brother Xiaoqiu myself." Erliang Shen Xiuwei still wanted to stay, but was pushed and pulled by Shen Hao and his brother. He had no choice but to go out and shouted outside, "Fangfang, please be more specific. , just call me if you have any questions.”

Fangfang's face turned red and she stood there motionless.

Xiaoqiu sat up from the kang, her whole body ached, her limbs seemed to have been broken and then reconnected, and she couldn't help but hum softly.

Fangfang sat on the edge of the Kang and asked with concern: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Xiaoqiu shook his head. He was a little dizzy and his thoughts were unclear, but he didn't know where to start.

Fangfang retracted her arms and said with a smile: "Meng Dujiao arrived in time, knocked away the stone, and took us back to the building."

Xiaoqiu had no impression at all and slapped her forehead twice, "I fainted?"

"Well, this happened yesterday. Meng Dujiao said that you are fine, just rest for two days."

Xiaoqiu was a little frustrated and suddenly remembered something, "Why did Meng Dujiao appear? Could it be... could it be..."

Fangfang smiled brighter and raised her hand to cover her mouth out of habit, "Shen Xiu ran to the top of the mountain and won the reward. He has been by your side and wanted to tell you this in person.

Xiaoqiu was stunned for a while, then she clenched her fist and beat it hard on the kang, "This brat actually ran in front of me." After saying that, he laughed and his mind suddenly cleared, "But how could he run away? So fast?"

"Because he was shouting that someone was in danger while climbing the mountain. Meng Dujiao heard the sound and came down to check the situation, but Shen Xiuwei didn't know it and continued running up, and reached the top of the mountain."

Xiaoqiu was sincerely happy for Erliang Shen Xiuwei, but also a little disappointed. Everyone, including Xiaoqiu herself, thought that he would be the first to reach the top.

Fangfang understood what he was thinking, "Everyone admires you. For such a heavy stone, Meng Du teaches that it weighs six to seven hundred kilograms."

"How did you and Xiao Qingtao fall down the cliff?" Xiao Qiu thought of more scenes and the doubts she had at that time.

"We couldn't hold on anymore when we got there. Xiao Qingtao wanted to go down the mountain. I said to go up to the tenth level. While we were discussing, a stone rolled down from the side. Xiao Qingtao accidentally fell down in order to avoid it. I He grabbed her hand and fell down. If it weren't for you..."

Fangfang felt palpitated just thinking about it.

"Xin Youtao." Xiaoqiu said bitterly.

“But he finally reached out to help save people.

"Fangfang is not sure.

"Because his purpose is to force out the demon species, and he is afraid that the real dead person will not be able to escape his involvement, remember? He said that my great-uncle is very familiar with someone in Pangshan, and can even make him climb ten thousand steps. No need to ask, that person It must be Zuo Liuying.”

Fangfang couldn't think of a reason to refute, and she wasn't prepared to refute. She said softly: "Anyway, we don't have a demon seed. It will be useless if he does evil again."

Xiaoqiu looked down at her hands, "Why can I suddenly lift such a heavy stone? Did Meng Du teach me the reason?"

There was a cough at the door, and Meng Yuanhou stood with his hands behind his hands, his face showing sufficient intimidation without any stern expression.

"I want to have a few words with him."

Fangfang glanced at Xiaoqiu, her eyes full of support and encouragement, and then she resigned to Dujiao.

Meng Yuanhou looked around. The room was very simple, with a kang bed, several sets of quilts and luggage piled in the corner, and a table and a chair by the window. There was nothing on the table. "To practice Taoism, you will inevitably have to live in poverty. Are you still used to it?"

"I used to sleep in a stable, and the bedroom was no bigger than a corner of this room. I didn't have enough to eat half the time every winter, so I didn't feel miserable here at all."

Meng Yuanhou's smile was more ferocious than his normal face, "I forgot that not everyone gave up their fine clothes and food to come to Pang Mountain. Well, it seems that you will quickly get used to the life of Yangshen Peak."

Xiaoqiu said nothing. He knew that Meng Yuanhou was not here to chat, and he was also trying to get an explanation from Du Jiao.

"Speak out your doubts."

Xiaoqiu stared at her hands again. Yesterday they had lifted nearly hundreds of kilograms of boulders, but now they were limp on her knees, unable to even lift herself. "I don't understand...where does my strength come from?" of?"

"Daogen is extremely rare, and not even one person among ten thousand people may have it." Meng Yuanhou sat down on the edge of the Kang, but did not look at Xiaoqiu, "But Daogen is not everything. People in the world are born with strength, There is almost no difference in wisdom. Even if some people are born with extraordinary abilities, they are not enough to surpass all babies. However, as time goes by, some people become stronger and smarter, but most people fall behind. Why? ?”

"Because...some people eat well, and some people eat poorly."

"Haha, this is a reason, but children from almost the same family background will also be distinguished when they grow up."

"Because -" Xiaoqiu thought for a while, "Some people just want to live a better life, so they keep working hard, while some people are easily satisfied and stop working hard."

"This is exactly the truth." Meng Yuanhou patted Xiaoqiu on the shoulder, but still did not turn around, "Everything goes against nature, and will eventually die according to nature. A small grass is still a seed from it. At that time, you have to work hard to break through the soil layer, absorb the essence of heaven and earth throughout your life, and finally wither, rot, and return to the soil. To a heaven-defying degree, trees are higher than flowers and grass, human beings are higher than trees, human beings are higher than human beings, and ascetics. Higher than all living beings.”

Meng Yuanhou did not mention the demons, and his voice gradually became lower and lower, as if the listener in front of him was not just Xiaoqiu, but hundreds of students. From the moment you step onto the first level, you have to fight against your own nature. Some people don’t want to try at all, some stop trying, some give up halfway, and some persist to the end. At the foot of the mountain, everyone has about the same strength, no matter how good you are at Mu Xingqiu’s stick technique. , can't stop the siege of three or two people, but you set a higher goal for yourself, you want to climb to the top, so you succeeded."

"It's not me who succeeds, it's Shen Xiuwei." Xiaoqiu corrected in a low voice, vaguely understanding Dujiao's intention.

"Shen Xiuwei originally wanted to give up halfway, but in order to save people, he climbed all the way to the top, so he had this strength, but he didn't use it before because he didn't want to, and he almost failed on the road that defied heaven. Of course, No matter what, he succeeded, but you are more successful. Lifting a boulder is even more incredible than climbing to the top.”

"Because I want to save people."

"Because you think." Meng Yuanhou emphasized the word "think", "Everyone's Dao roots are similar. What makes the difference is that 'thinking'. Without Dao roots, lifting a huge boulder is a stupid choice. , you will be crushed into meat paste, without 'a thought', Daogen can't help, you will still be crushed into meat paste. "

"So the 10,000 steps of the Ancestor Peak should be divided into three stages. The first stage is for body training, the second stage is for heart training, and the third stage is for both mind and body training." Xiao Qiu expressed her feelings.

Meng Yuanhou nodded and jumped off the edge of the Kang, "Have a good rest, but only for today. In the early morning of tomorrow, you have to go out and practice sticks even if you crawl."

"Yes." Xiaoqiu was in a good mood and wanted to laugh. The two of them never mentioned the "demon species" from beginning to end, but he had already got the answer, more answers than he expected.

Meng Yuanhou walked outside, and Xiaoqiu asked: "The stones on the Ancestor Peak won't just fall off, right?"

"No." Meng Yuanhou said firmly, turning to face Xiaoqiu, his voice became stern, "Think about what you should think about, and leave this matter to others."

"Yes." Xiaoqiu reluctantly responded. He really wanted to ask: What was the background of Xin Youtao's great-uncle that allowed Pang Shan to make an exception for him.

Just as Dujiao left, Erliang Shen Xiuwei rushed in like a whirlwind, jumped on the kang without taking off his shoes, took out the prize and placed it in front of Xiaoqiu, "This is a gold soul, but it is so light. I don't think it is more than a tael. This is Ginpo, and it's actually black. I thought it would be white, but it's too bright now and it can't be seen. I don't dare to take it out at night. It's so bright. There's also this Bairun Dan. The box is small enough. , the elixir is smaller, about the same as a grain of rice. Mengdu teaches that it is better not to eat it in a hurry. It is better to wait until the cultivation level has stagnated. It will have miraculous effects. "

Xiaoqiu listened with a smile, and was full of curiosity about the Taoist treasures. He picked up the gold and silver souls and weighed them twice. They were indeed very light. As for the Bairun Dan, it was like a grain of corn, bright yellow, so small that he didn't dare Touch it, fearing that if you lose it, you will never find it again.

Erliang Chenxiu only had something to say, "By the way, there are new disciples in the hall this morning."

"Oh." Xiaoqiu responded casually. It was getting closer and closer to the official initiation time, and the new disciples were almost due to arrive.

"There are five people in total, and their parents are all Pangshan Taoist priests." Erliang Shen Xiuwei was particularly excited today, "It's really different, they all look like... coming out of a painting. It is said that one of them had it in his mother's womb. Daogen. Everyone wants to make friends with them, but no one is embarrassed to ask. They are new and a little shy and don’t interact with others. "

Xiaoqiu was a little moved when he was told that it turned out that ascetics could also get married and have children. He also wanted to see these five natural disciples of Pangshan.

Erliang Shen Xiuwei pushed the small box containing Bairun Pill to Xiaoqiu, "Brother Xiaoqiu, this is for you."

"This is yours..." Xiaoqiu was surprised.

"No, if it weren't for you as an example, I would definitely not have been able to reach the summit. You lifted the boulder and made the greatest contribution to saving people, so you should be rewarded." Shen Xiuwei said seriously, "And I will also do it when I practice Taoism in the future. If I follow you, the farther you go, the farther I can follow you.”

Xiaoqiu closed the box and stuffed it into Shen Xiuwei's hand, "We will all go far, as long as you want."

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