Under one person, the mountains and seas are painted as demons

Half an hour later.

The sun sets in the west.

In the main hall of Qingyang Palace.

Fuchen pressed the equal sign key, then showed the number on the calculator to Yu Fang with a smile on his face:

"Fellow Daoist You, the total cost of lamps, dishes, furniture, and venue repairs that were broken during this competition is this amount. Do you pay by credit card, cash, or Alipay?"

"..."

"Just use Alipay."

"Ding! Alipay has arrived, 117,868 yuan!"

You Fang scanned the QR code and paid the debt, with a flash of pain in his eyes:

"Is this okay?"

"Well, dinner should be ready. You three should finish your meal before leaving." After saying that, Fu Chen stretched out his hand to say "please" and took the lead in raising his feet, leading the three of them to the dining hall.

When they came to the door of the canteen and saw the food laid out, the three of them looked at each other with expressions of embarrassment on their faces.

although……

They had all heard about the Quanzhen sect's pure cultivation methods, and they also knew that they did not eat meat and fish, and their food was bland, and they had been mentally prepared beforehand.

But when they saw the clear soup on the table, all their mental preparations collapsed. As people from Sichuan and Chongqing, the three of them all have strong tastes, including spicy food. Looking at these meals, they really couldn't stop eating them. .

"that……"

For a moment, Hong Bin couldn't bear it anymore and was ready to ask.

And this time:

"There are hot and sour kimchi here, specially prepared for visitors. You can help yourself if you want."

As if sensing their embarrassment, Fu Chen directly brought three stacks of pickles and placed them in front of them.

"..."

"saved!"

For a moment, the same cry floated in the hearts of the three of them, and then the three of them reached out at the same time and took the kimchi plate!

then……

They carefully stretched out their chopsticks for fear of losing the kimchi, then took a sip of the white porridge on the side, and then put the kimchi...in their mouths!

Um!

Withstand it!

…

…

After meal.

You Fang and the other two people did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they sat on the steps in front of the mountain gate together with Taoist Fu Chen. They all raised their heads and looked up at the stars.

Of course, because Tang Yingjie had something on his mind, he couldn't relax like the other three. He looked at the mountain gate and chose a comfortable position with his arms around each other.

The weather is very good today.

There are no clouds gathering in the sky.

The stars are very bright and the moon is very round. Looking at it, You Fang seems to have seen it before.

Beside him, Hong Bin seemed to have something on his mind. He changed from his usual boldness and looked coy...

Fu Chen was still smiling and watching carefully, as if he wanted to take in the starry sky into his eyes.

The four of them were speechless and silent for a moment. Each of them was thinking about different things and fell into their own world.

After a while, Fu Chen, the most relaxed among the four, suddenly said:

"Fellow Taoist Traveler, can I ask you, why do you want to practice by traveling?"

Speaking of which, Fu Chen had doubts in his heart since he heard You Fang chatting with his master in the main hall and learned about his plan.

He is very talented, but not everything can be figured out. Especially in a sect like the Quanzhen Sect, which advocates rebirth, and has accepted the concept of "pure and uncontaminated, unstained by dust" since childhood, it is even more difficult for him to understand. .

"Because in my opinion, this is cultivation..." You Fang smiled slightly and continued to look up while responding.

"I know what your Quanzhen sect stands for, and I don't think there is anything wrong with you. But there is one thing we can discuss, and that is..."

"Can you really survive?"

"this……"

Fu Chen thought for a moment, then replied with a serious face:

"If we stay away from the mortal world, do not take the initiative to be contaminated by cause and effect, purify our minds, and do things without doing anything, isn't it still considered transcendent?"

"No matter how much the earth under the mountain is turned upside down, my mountain gate remains the same. All the brothers and sisters in Guanzhong are just pursuing the Tao and ascending. Aren't they still born?"

Faced with his rhetorical question, You Fang smiled. He found that although the guy next to him often acted enigmatic, he was quite simple in his understanding of the world.

No wonder, according to the old Taoist priest, this guy seems to have been admitted to the mountain gate since he was a child and has been practicing on the mountain. He only has a basic understanding of the worldly world and has never really stepped out.

So, You Fang decided to teach him a lesson:

"In that case, let me ask you a few more questions. You can think about it carefully and don't rush to reply..."

"You can think about it, what is the 'world'? Is it the rolling red dust under the mountain, or is it the vast world and everything in it?"

"If it's just the rolling red dust, then how can you be sure that what's under this mountain is red dust, but what's on this mountain...isn't?"

"If it is a vast world, then you can only be in it. The world is so long and there is no way out, so how can you talk about 'exiting'?"

"Of course, my statement may be a bit sophistical. Whether you can figure it out or not, you can put it aside for the time being..."

"But there is one thing that you Quanzhen Longmen cannot avoid, and that is that the founder of the Longmen Sect, Senior Qiu Chuji, first waded in the rolling dust of earth, and then washed away the dust, and then realized the wonder of the great way! "

"So, if you have never entered this world of mortals under the mountain...how can you talk about it?"

"this……"

"..."

After hearing what You Fang said, Fu Chen was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth to argue, but found...

I couldn't speak at all.

Then, after thinking carefully, he fell into silence, but at this moment, in his eyes...

It shone brightly.

Shine like never before.

After another long while, Fu Chen seemed to have figured out something, but he didn't seem to understand anything. Then he blinked and did as You Fang suggested...

Let it go for now.

Then, he looked at You Fang again with curiosity on his face:

"So, Fellow Daoist Traveler, did you choose to practice and travel in order to truly 'rebirth'?"

"Born?"

"hehe……"

Hearing this question, You Fang smiled again, with a bright smile and a relaxed expression, and then... shook his head slightly.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. My realm is not as high as yours, and I really don't like your kind of pure cultivation. It would be too boring to lock me up in a mountain all day long..."

he teased.

"For me, this rolling world of mortals is more suitable for me. I can see thousands of unseen scenery in it, just like the stars in the sky, collected one by one..."

"Go light up my night sky!"

And speaking of this...

You Fang suddenly choked up.

Because he discovered...

Does this sound familiar?

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to that starry night more than a month ago. The starry sky that night was also like this, but the person opposite...

"call……"

You Fang breathed a long sigh of relief, put his hand on the urn beside his leg, and said with a smile:

"Someone very important once told me..."

"The starry sky is rare, don't let it down!"