Great Wilderness Snow White Song

There is a saying that there is no time in the mountains, and there is no age in the cold.For immortals who live forever, the years and months are like passing clouds. Changyuan only felt that he had only been lazy for a few times on the bamboo bridge on the cliff in the sea of ​​clouds, but hundreds of years had passed without knowing it. .

This sea of ​​clouds cliff is located at the edge of Lihentian. In ancient times, the Buzhou Mountain was broken and the sky collapsed, so such a cliff was left behind.This place has always been inaccessible to people, but Changyuan likes it very much. When he has nothing to do, he strolls here from Lingtai, rests for a while on the half-sided bamboo bridge left on the cliff, and takes a look at the vast sea of ​​clouds under his feet. Flowing light and floating clouds are as bright as clouds.

This time he was only in a trance for half a day, then he heard the wind rustling behind him, someone riding the wind fell behind him, and said in a low voice, "Why is Master here looking at the clouds again?"

He didn't turn his head, just smiled and said: "How beautiful this cloud is, even if I look at it for thousands of years, I won't get tired of it."

The man sat behind him, looked down, and muttered softly: "I don't understand, what's so beautiful about such a vast expanse of whiteness."

Hearing his muttering, Changyuan turned his head a little funny, and looked at the apprentice who had grown into a boy in front of him: "Have you finished all the homework to be studied today, why do you have time to come here?"

"I've finished my training a long time ago," Zhao Yan said, lying on his side on the bridge, resting his head on his lap, "I guessed that Master is here, and it's as expected."

Now he is not as childish as when he first started, his stature is a little taller than the other disciples of the same level, his outline is much sharper, the corners of his eyebrows and lips are curved like sharp blades, which is completely different from that of ordinary immortals. With his gentle and gentle demeanor, coupled with his red hair and red eyes, he is very eye-catching in the fairy world.Most of the Lingtai disciples devoted themselves to cultivating the Tao, and rarely gossiped, but some people couldn't help it, and occasionally talked about his strange appearance in private.Maybe it was because he was used to seeing him, but Chang Yuan felt that his appearance was very pleasing to the eye. At this moment, he lowered his head to look at the apprentice who was resting on his lap, and shook his head with a smile: "How old is he, and still so tired of Master, let others see , Excuse me?" Having said that, he still stretched out his hand as usual to caress the apprentice's red hair.

Zhao Yan rubbed against his palm, and said nonchalantly: "What others think has nothing to do with me, why should I be embarrassed."

Changyuan knew that he had such a temper, so he was not surprised, he just smiled lowly, and turned his head to watch the changing clouds under the bridge, feeling a little dazed.

Zhao Yan lay on his lap for a while, and noticed that he hadn't moved, so she couldn't help but raised her face again.I saw that his eyes were misty, and there was a faint smile on his lips. For some reason, that smile looked very lonely.

"Master." He called softly, stretched out his hand uncontrollably, to reach the corner of the other's lips.

Chang Yuan came back to his senses after being summoned by him, and lowered his eyes: "What?"

When he looked into Master's eyes like this, he suddenly felt flustered in his heart, he withdrew his hand hastily, and said, "Master, tell me about the mortal affairs again."

Changyuan smiled helplessly: "Why do you want to talk about the world again?"

Zhaoyan opened his dark red pupils and looked up at him: "Didn't Master say that Master and I came from the mortal world, although I have no memory of it, but I always feel a little curious." He said, and Shaking Changyuan's sleeve, "Master, just tell me."

Changyuan couldn't be bothered by him, so he thought for a moment and said: "The mortal world is not the same as the heavenly court, especially the places where mortals gather are mostly bustling and lively. There are fields and villages, and there are also towns and markets. In the fields, there are unseen There are many flowers on the mosque, and there are many shops in the market, and the traffic is like weaving." He said, his eyes drifted, and he was actually fixed on a cloud far away, as if he saw thousands of people through the sky. In the prosperous world he walked through years ago, "there are four seasons in the mortal world. There are flowers in spring, moon in autumn, cool wind in summer and snow in winter. In the past, I loved boating on the lake in autumn, lying on the bow of the boat, pillowed on the sound of water, Then fall into a dream. After autumn, the starry sky is high and far away. In the middle of the night, the sky is full of stars reflected in the water. When I wake up from a dream, I really don’t know it’s the sky on earth.”

After he finished speaking, he suddenly pushed his apprentice away, stood up slowly, and walked to the front of the bamboo bridge, his expression as if in a dream: "At that time, I never thought that I would become a fairy one day, nor did I imagine that I would become a fairy." I am really lucky to be able to wander in this vast Milky Way, but now when I am resting on the clouds beside the Milky Way, I can never regain the state of mind that I used to look up at the stars in the mortal world."

Zhao Yan followed him and stood up, looking at his profile with some hesitation: "Master, many disciples in the Lingtai were mortals before, but when they mentioned the human world, they all said it was the mortal world, which is not worth mentioning. Why did the master say When talking about all kinds of things in the mortal world, he looks melancholy, as if he is always unforgettable."

Changyuan came back to his senses, the melancholy look in his brows seemed to be blown away by the wind, and he returned to his usual indifferent appearance. He looked at his disciples and smiled slightly: "I'm not the same as them," he paused "There are indeed many immortals in the heavens who have attained the Tao, but they are either born with wisdom roots and have the qualities of becoming immortals, or they have the ambition to become immortals in order to transcend life and death. Are you my teacher...but they have nothing, and neither have the roots of wisdom He has no ambitions, he has never even practiced Taoism, he is just an ordinary mortal."

Zhaoyan had never heard him tell the whole story of his becoming an immortal, so he was surprised for a moment: "Since Master has never practiced Taoism, why did he ascend to become an immortal?"

Changyuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at him: "Don't you know, I am enlightened by Patriarch Qianyuan, and I am an immortal who ascended in the daytime." He clasped his hands, shook his head and chuckled, "When I first entered the heaven, everyone The fairy elders all said that I don't know where the good fortune came from, to have such a fortuitous encounter, among the immortals in the heaven, it is the easiest to count my immortal body."

In all fairness, although there are some immortals who have undergone enlightenment, most of them are just loose immortals and earth immortals, but Patriarch Qianyuan is an ancient celestial being, so it is no small thing to be willing to enlighten mortals. Attract the envy of others.However, when he said it at this time, he didn't show any complacency, he was so calm as if he was talking about other people's affairs.

Zhao Yan couldn't help asking: "Then why did Patriarch Qianyuan want to enlighten Master?"

Changyuan just shook his head: "Even I don't know the reason for this incident. I just remember that the dynasty just passed the prosperous age, and was suddenly swept up by the chaos of war. For a while, the flames of war broke out everywhere, and the people were in dire straits. My family was destroyed in the chaos of war. , only I was rescued by my friends and sent to Shu to escape the troubled times, and then I met the Patriarch by the river." When he said this, he gradually looked a little dazed, "The Patriarch changed into an ordinary old man at that time, Sitting on the edge of the river with a bamboo stick, washing his feet, he said to people passing by, "I had a dream last night. The sky will fall, the earth will sink, the sun and the moon will sink to the east, and the river and sea will dry up. I don't know where you want to go." At that time Everyone said that he was a down-and-out crazy person, and they only laughed at him and ignored him. Occasionally, some people answered him, some said that they would flee to the mountains, some said that they would flee overseas on a huge ship, and some said that they would simply I lie at home and wait for the destiny. But I was young and energetic at that time, and I was not angry with the troubled times, so I said to him, since the world has collapsed and the rivers and seas have dried up, there is no place for me to flee, so it is better to turn this broken body into Wouldn't it be a pleasure to connect the pillar of the sky and the needle to fix the sea? The patriarch laughed and said, "Since you have the heart to be a pillar to connect the sky and a needle to fix the sea, you can come with me." Jiangshui, I panicked and jumped into the river with him, forgetting that I don’t know how to swim.”

Zhao Yan was stunned when he heard that, and asked in a daze, "What about after that?"

Changyuan looked at him and smiled faintly: "Afterwards, I will take off the womb and obtain a fairy body."

Zhaoyan suddenly realized: "It turns out that Master became immortal like this." He thought for a while, then looked at Changyuan, "It sounds so lucky, why did Master not seem very happy when he said it, could it be... Master still likes it?" Being a mortal, don’t you like being a fairy?”

After Changyuan heard this sentence, he sneered: "Ordinary people are born, old, sick, and die, suffering and suffering. How can becoming an immortal be happy? Who wouldn't like to be an immortal?"

He paused, then continued: "After I ascended to immortality, I came to the Lingtai with my patriarch. The Emperor of Heaven named me Changyuan Xingjun and ordered me to lead many stars in Taiweiyuan. Then the patriarch passed on that I was a young master of the ancient gods. The tiny sword is intended for me to slay demons and eliminate demons, and support the way of heaven. That sword is a heavy weapon forged by Emperor Ye. It has been sealed in the morning palace for thousands of years. Once it is taken out, it is handed over to me with unknown origins For mortals, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of discussion in the fairy world." When he said this, he bowed his head and smiled bitterly, "Actually, let alone the immortals, even I don't know what virtue and ability I have to be so favored by the ancestors. Everyone must concentrate on enlightenment, go through many trials, and endure all kinds of karma and calamities. Only those who are lucky can soar. But I have never experienced anything. I have been ignorant and lazy for thousands of years. Because of this, I don't even have a word with those gods in the heavens who are detached and forget nothing. I only occasionally chat with those simple juniors, but I don't have any close friends. It's Senior Brother Zichen who takes care of me like that After all, I feel a little alienated from him in my heart. After all, this fairy has been a fairy for a long time, and he is really lonely."

Seeing that he suddenly looked dazed, Zhaoyan couldn't help holding his sleeve and shaking it lightly: "Master?"

He has grown a lot taller now, and his behavior is no longer as innocent and childish as when he was young. Fortunately, Zhang Yuan is not surprised, he just smiled, and there was a hint of self-deprecating in his smile: "It's fine if it's just loneliness, but who knows Afterwards, the Haoyuan incident occurred."

Zhaoyan had heard of that senior brother named Hao Yuan, and knew that Master would get very upset every time he mentioned this person, so he immediately said: "Master, that incident has been in the past for hundreds of years, and no one except you remembers it. Why don't you forget about it?"

"I must never forget it," Changyuan said in a low voice with a slightly cold expression, "When the patriarch passed on the Shaowei sword to me, how could I ever have thought that not only would I never kill any monsters, but I would even personally teach a monster. Although I don't care about my own reputation, I don't want to bring down the reputation of the Patriarch. Originally, the heavens suspected that I was not qualified to wield the Shaowei Sword. This made people think that the Patriarch chose the wrong disciple. I felt ashamed , I don’t know how to face the elders, I pushed back the dharma meeting and the banquet that I was supposed to go to, and just hid in the Qionghua Palace behind closed doors. It took several months in a flash, and then Senior Brother Zichen came in person , relieved me, and persuaded me to come out. But since then, I have completely alienated myself from Heaven, and I will never go there again."

Zhaoyan had also heard about these things in Lingtai, so he tilted his head at this moment and said: "Actually, what happened to brother is obviously his own fault, and no one in the heavenly court blamed master. Why did the master refuse to accept the promotion of master to be Emperor Beichen Jiuyao?"

Changyuan shook his head and said: "The Emperor of Heaven promoted me in this way, maybe he was looking at the face of the patriarch, but there is a saying in the mortal world that is 'no merits are not rewarded'. Such a high immortal position is too ridiculous, it's better to push it away."

After he finished speaking, he saw the bewildered look on Zhaoyan's face in a blink of an eye, and he couldn't help but smile again, and reached out and patted his apprentice on the shoulder: "Do you think that worrying about the teacher is too much, you don't understand at all .”

Zhao Yan nodded hesitantly.

Changyuan smiled again, and there was some other meaning vaguely in the smile. He waved his hand: "It's not because you don't understand. The immortals always talk about calming the mind and calming the mind, thinking less and wanting less. It's true that a sentimental person like me I'm a different kind. When my brother warned me before, he wondered why I couldn't stop those unnecessary worries. He said at that time that I had an empty fairy body, but I still had a weak heart of a mortal inside. I thought about it afterwards, What he said was absolutely true.”

He flicked his sleeves and sighed softly: "The art of cultivating the Tao requires first cultivating the mind. It is precisely because I have never practiced the Tao that I have not forgotten my original mind. Maybe it is this mortal heart that caused me to be enlightened by my ancestors, but after thousands of years, But still can't get into this fairy world." He said here, then looked at the vast sea of ​​clouds under his feet, and said in a low voice, "Do you know why I always look at the clouds here?"

Seeing the question, Zhaoyan tentatively replied: "Because Master likes clouds?"

Chang Yuan shook his head and smiled lightly: "You also said, what's so interesting about the vast expanse of whiteness." He paused, "I just like the solitude of the sky here, looking at the clouds here, as if I'm the only one left in the Nine Heavens Alone. That's right... For thousands of years, I have been alone."

When he was speaking, his plain white sleeves fluttered with the wind at the top of the bridge, just like the clouds passing by under the bridge. Zhao Yan looked at it, and suddenly had an illusion that Master would fly away with the wind at any time and disappear in the Between layers of clouds.He suddenly had an impulse that he didn't know where to come from, and hugged Master's waist from behind.

Changyuan was not surprised by his sudden action, but was slightly taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Yan put his face on his back, and said in a low voice: "Master is not alone, I will accompany Master." His pupils were red and magnificent, and he looked at Changyuan burningly, "Master feels that he is from the fairy world. I'm a different kind, and I'm also a different kind. If that's the case, then it's fine for Master and I to be different. No matter what, I will never leave Master."

After Chang Yuan heard this, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he stretched out his hand and patted his apprentice's head.