Strange mountains and rivers

When he came out of the tea shop, he saw that Xiong Zhuang had a slightly fat belly, a wide embroidered belt tied around his waist, long black boots on his feet, an ox-ear waist knife hanging on his waist, and a felt hat. Hat, really looks a bit like a merchant from Beirong Mountain.

Seeing Xiong Zhuang let out a wine burp, Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but shake his head: "Brother Xiong, you can't eat too much of this ordinary food. You can try it occasionally. Seeing you like this, I'm really afraid that you will indulge in it. I can’t help myself.”

"Hey, don't worry, dear brother, I just want to take you to have a taste..."

Xiong Zhuang scratched his head in embarrassment, which made Chen Huaisheng roll his eyes.

"Brother, these words are too false. After all these years, do I still need you to lead me to try new things? I have stopped eating ordinary food for a long time. I will just watch you chew happily tonight. Don't be addicted to it, right? ?”

Xiong Zhuang shook his head like a rattle.

"Nothing, this month, plus this meal, it is the third meal, and it is also my last meal this year. I usually go to Jinzhenlou to eat, but the Lingsu and Yumai are a bit too tasteless. Animal meat is expensive and scarce. If you give me the fifty spirit stones, I guess I won’t be able to survive three months. Fortunately, I brought dozens of kilograms of dried mutton, so I can still hold on for a while..."

Chen Huaisheng also knew that although Xiong Zhuang's food intake had been reduced a lot compared to a few years ago, he still had to eat a lot every day.

If it's meat from monsters and beasts, it's probably about five to ten kilograms. And if it's vegetarian food, such as moss, mushrooms, rice and millet, it's a bit much, at least. It takes twenty to thirty kilograms.

However, for a Taoist species, although this kind of food intake is slightly large, it is still acceptable to ordinary people.

The word "wealth" will be reflected at this time.

Chen Huaisheng also sighed and handed the five spiritual sands in his hand to Xiong Zhuang.

"I have long thought that you will not have enough. These are five spiritual sands, which can be exchanged for more than a hundred spiritual stones at will. It will be no problem until next year. I guess you will join the world by then. Then I will I’ll prepare two hundred spirit stones for you, but you may have to earn money to support yourself in the future.”

Xiong Zhuang said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I've thought about it. If it doesn't work out, I'll just go hungry and go hunting in the mountains. I'll hunt down a few arrow deer or something like that, or dig some beeswax to exchange for some souls." Shi, I can hold on for a while..."

This is probably Xiong Zhuang's biggest reliance. If it doesn't work, he will run to the mountains.

As a foreign cultivator, he is naturally good at hunting, and the miasma has little effect on him. If he works a few votes and exchanges for a hundred or eighty spirit stones, he can survive for a few months as long as he saves a little.

It's just that if a cultivator like him doesn't find other ways to survive, it will be difficult to survive in a metropolis. There are densely populated areas within a hundred miles. Where can you go hunting?

Therefore, the true cultivators in today's world must either have a lot of money and not worry about their livelihood, or they must have a stable source of income.

Xiong Zhuang obviously didn't plan in this area before, so he thought of taking the most primitive and roughest way of life, hunting.

However, I believe that after ten or eight years, Xiong Zhuang will become more familiar with human life and find his place.

Returning to Xiong Zhuang's rented residence, it was a very narrow courtyard, but it was enough for Xiong Zhuang alone.

"Every day when I go to the tea shop, I hear all kinds of stories. I pretend to be taking a nap there. The tea doctors all know that I am here to collect medicinal herbs and will not go into the mountains until it snows heavily, so I don't rush me. I can drink a bowl of tea until lunch time, and sometimes I just bring back a few kilograms of dried meat to make ends meet..."

"I really like this kind of day. Sitting there and hearing all kinds of interesting stories about my family..."

"It's because the parents are just gossiping and gossiping..." Chen Huaisheng still played the role of teacher.

"Yes, even if the parents are short-lived, they hear interesting stories directly, even if they don't want to hear them. It's quite interesting. Everyone likes to hear the stories told by the storyteller, about the sect competition in Da Zhao, the turmoil of the clans in Nan Chu, Da Xia and us I find the grievances and hatreds of Da Zhao very interesting..."

Xiong Zhuang's eyebrows were dancing with joy, but Chen Huaisheng nodded and shook his head repeatedly.

Xiong Zhuang's knowledge of human discourse has made great progress. He can speak words such as contention, wind and cloud, love and resentment, and he is very accurate. He probably picked up the words of a storyteller, but it is still rare.

He keeps saying that we are the Great Zhao, which shows a strong sense of identity and belonging.

Why is a cultivator so interested in these nonsense in the world of human cultivation?

Shouldn't you be chasing after someone who can't bear the world's feelings, should you be robbed and enter the Tao?

Seeing Xiong Zhuang's leisurely and fascinated expression, Chen Huaisheng didn't know how to "teach" him for a moment.

"Brother, it seems that you feel very comfortable and satisfied with your current little life?" Chen Huaisheng asked gently.

"Well, yes, it's really interesting. It's much more interesting than life in the Wild Bee Ditch. What's that called? It's not fun..."

Xiong Zhuang nodded repeatedly.

Chen Huaisheng responded angrily: "Don't you want to miss Sichuan? Then you have to go to Bashu. Maybe you prefer the life in Bashu? People there live a more comfortable and leisurely life and pay attention to the art of food. It is the most suitable Your mentality of not seeking improvement..."

Xiong Zhuang finally heard the teasing and teasing tone in Chen Huaisheng's words, and said a little sarcastically: "Didn't I just take the initiative to adapt to the familiar? You also arranged this for me. I am still very pursuing,..."

"It's true that I arranged this for you, but you can't get addicted to it and be unable to extricate yourself. I'm afraid that you will get stuck and become unmotivated." Chen Huaisheng looked up and down, "I'm afraid you are running for 250 pounds. Right? Didn’t we agree to limit it to two hundred and two? With a broad heart and a fat body, and being able to eat, no wonder we don’t have enough spiritual stones.”

Xiong Zhuang scratched his head in embarrassment, "Not even two hundred and five, just two hundred and four,..."

Chen Huaisheng almost laughed out loud. This guy was still sincere and could tell the truth in just one sentence.

"Brother Xiong, it is indeed necessary to be familiar with the world, but you must understand your own purpose. You are making these preparations to join the world, but what is the purpose of your joining the world?" Chen Huaisheng asked leisurely: "It is to achieve enlightenment and ascend. How can we do it? Understand all the things in the world, and finally achieve enlightenment and ascension when the heavenly calamity comes. If you just indulge in joy and enjoyment, it will be counterproductive, and the way will disappear and people will perish."

Chen Huaisheng's words were quite warning, and Xiong Zhuang nodded in agreement.

He understood that Chen Huaisheng was doing this for his own good. Isn't this why he came out of the world after three hundred years of cultivation?

The biggest challenge he faces is to cope with the calamity. Only if he succeeds in the calamity can he truly get rid of his hairy body and become a true human being.

As for how to cope with the tribulation, you need to imitate human cultivation and learn from them. Their success rate in coping with the tribulation is much higher than that of the other categories of the Five Insects.

This is why he not only needs to be familiar with the world, but also needs to learn about human beings' living habits, speech and behavior, and higher-level spiritual cultivation, and the latter is said to be the key to enlightenment.

"Okay, I don't intend to interfere too much in your life, but Brother Xiong, you should make a study plan. Of course, you need to understand the world, but learning is indispensable. You have already memorized the "Thousand Character Classic", and it is useful for daily use. You can also roughly use words to make sentences. Now it’s about how to appreciate the meaning of these contexts in a specific atmosphere, and then sublimate the perception. Maybe this is the true meaning of Ying Jie,..."

Xiong Zhuang listened very carefully, but in fact Chen Huaisheng, who was talking endlessly, was just like a layman when talking about Jie Yi.

How could he, a small character who has not yet mastered Qi refining, understand the issues that only need to be considered at the peak of foundation building?

These specious descriptions were all slowly copied by him from the writings of some senior monks in the Menzhong Daojing Pavilion. As for how true they are, it is unknown, but at least they are better than Xiong Zhuang's own random remarks.

"Brother Xiong, after returning to the mountain this time, I'm afraid I won't come out again for a long time. I need to calm down and cultivate my Qi, and you also need to take good care of yourself..."

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