I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

The seven-year-old Xiao Wuji is happy and busy. He not only has to study culture and martial arts, but also reasonably allocates his play time with Xiaotiangou, human children in the town, and little monsters in the mountains. Buddhist scriptures, he feels that time flies by every day.

On this day, just after Wuji and Xiaotiangou finished eating a large piece of super sweet white sugar cake sprinkled with black silk roses, he heard his mother and uncle Zhenjun discussing a long trip.

"Zhenjun, I planned it before. When Wuji can run and jump, I will take him around. Now Wuji is seven years old. Although he looks like a child, his strength In fact, he is no longer defeated by adults. Therefore, I plan to take him away from the Guanjiangkou area."

"How long does Fellow Daoist Yin plan to go out? Which direction are you planning to go?"

The voice was as deep and melodious as ever, and the tone was very flat, as if there was no feeling of reluctance.

On the contrary, Wuji and Xiaotiangou, who were squatting under the window, looked at each other. After the shock, there was more tearful parting in each other's eyes, and then both of them continued to "eavesdrop" on the parents' conversation seriously with red eye circles.

"The length of time is undecided." Pei Xiang's tone was still soft and pleasant, and he said slowly, "I plan to go to Chang'an first to visit the elders in the family. After that, I will travel far west. The visit is still under the Five Elements Mountain... …By the way, it has been renamed Liangjie Mountain now, anyway, I just went to meet Monkey King and explain to him about the impostor.”

"Wuji should really meet his grandparents." Yang Jian agreed with Pei Xiang's idea of ​​visiting relatives in Chang'an, and reminded her, "I heard that Wuji's grandmother is still alive, so why don't you let Wuji go to Haizhou to meet relatives?" ?”

Pei Xiang shook his head slightly, glanced at the direction outside the window, and then explained:

"After arriving in Chang'an, I am not going to let my parents and the Yin family see Wuji. Similarly, I will not let Wuji's grandmother know that Wuji grew up by my side. It's not that I am indifferent, but It's a last resort.

"Zhenjun, if Wuji is allowed to go to Haizhou, I'm worried that the doll will be exposed early. Therefore, I plan to wait until Wuji turns eighteen before letting him go to Haizhou to recognize his relatives. By then , he can also meet the reincarnation of his biological father. As for myself... there is no need to appear."

"Alright, since it has been successfully concealed for seven years, it is indeed not appropriate to make any further incidents at this time, so as not to fail." Yang Jian nodded and analyzed in a calm tone.

However, when the words were finished, he couldn't help but slowly glanced over Pei Xiang's unhealthy complexion, his eyes gradually deepened a little bit, and a feeling of concern emerged spontaneously.

As Wuji grew up, the doll in Jinshan Temple in Jiangzhou needed more and more mana. For this reason, Pei Xiang had to endure various discomforts caused by weakness.Although there is no hindrance to daily practice, how can the daily feelings of a weak person with Qi deficiency be the same as that of a healthy person with full Qi?

Thinking of Pei Xiang's hard work and patience in the past few years, Zhenjun Erlang's brows moved slightly.He was silent for a moment, unable to maintain his calm and calm demeanor after all, he couldn't help but express his true thoughts:

"Fellow Daoist Yin, why don't you continue to recuperate in Guanjiangkou for a few more years? For your lord Lingci, you can send someone to deliver some medicinal pills and local delicacies. When the time is right, you can go to Chang'an to pay a visit."

Pei Xiang rubbed the teacup in his hand, smiled and refused Zhenjun Erlang's persuasion:

"No, if I have been coveting ease and comfort and living under the protection of Zhenjun, how can I go further on the road? I will never be able to do what I promised at the beginning. Zhenjun, I always remember that in the future I will I will invite you to a banquet in my dojo."

Hearing this, True Monarch Erlang sighed silently, he really wanted to persuade Pei Xiang to stay, but Pei Xiang had already made up his mind to leave, and since it involved the path of cultivation, he didn't say anything more to persuade him.

"According to what Fellow Daoist Yin said, after you have seen the Great Sage Equaling Heaven who was suppressed by the Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain, you should continue to travel around in search of opportunities. In this case, I wish Fellow Daoist to find the Way of Longevity as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Yang Jian touched the long table with his hand, and dozens of spiritual fruits and a box full of rare treasures of immortals such as purple sesame, Yaocao, fire apricot, etc. appeared.

"Take these."

"Zhenjun, this..."

"Don't refuse, this is what you deserve, it's not a generous gift from me. A few days ago, you and I deduced and improved the ancient Huangquan reincarnation formation together, and the effect was quite good. I will present the improved formation diagram to you. Master Yu Ding took a real look at it, and the master was very satisfied after the detailed inspection, and praised him again and again, and even sent cranes and spirit birds to bring these wonderful fruits and rare treasures. I invite you to drink tea in the post today, and I originally planned to give these spiritual treasures You, I didn't expect... but I heard the news that you were going to go on a long journey first."

Pei Xiang was slightly taken aback, and then asked with some uncertainty:

"Does Reverend Yuding really think it's okay? Master, please don't lie to me just to give me fruit for nothing."

Yang Jian raised his brows lightly, and his starry eyes smiled:

"When did I ever lie to you? It's not that kid Wuji. The master did praise him repeatedly, and said that it's a pity that I don't have the fate of a master and apprentice with you. Otherwise, I would have one more junior sister."

"Master-student fate..." Pei Xiangyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a thoughtful look flickered across his eyes, "Since there is no fate, why did Master Yuding suddenly bring up this... Zhenjun, you asked the teacher for me, right? ?”

Yang Jian, who originally planned to do good deeds without leaving a name, paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly:

"I can't hide it from you. But I didn't ask on purpose, I just mentioned a few words in the casual chat. Seeing Master and the old man shaking his head and saying nothing, I knew it was over, and I never mentioned it again."

Pei Xiang smiled and nodded lightly, assuming he believed Zhenjun Erlang's explanation of "avoid the important and take the lightest".

The two said a few more words, Pei Xiang glanced at the time, turned his head and raised his voice to the direction outside the window:

"Wuji, I also ate the white sugar cake for extra meals, and Lazy also stole it. Hurry up and practice calligraphy."

"Mother," Xiao Wuji was not at all surprised that he was discovered. He heard Pei Xiang's urging to remind him, and he didn't haggle over the price, so he quickly and sweetly agreed, "I'll go right away! And oh, I'm not being lazy , I just came out with a restless mind to calm down, and then, um, sure enough, I heard something important about my future life arrangement."

"Well, what next?" Pei Xiang looked at his son, who was lying on the windowsill and pretending to be well-behaved, raised his eyebrows and waited for the next sentence.

"Mother, I think besides Buddhist studies, I'm also quite talented in divination and divination. Do you want me to stay with the old turtle master by the river for a few days and learn from him the ability to measure good and bad luck?"

"Do you want to stay with Old Turtle Master for a few days, or do you want to take the opportunity to play in the river for a few days without class? Hurry up and practice calligraphy, and I will check in half an hour."

"Oh, I know."

The child responded with a dull sound, and walked towards his small study obediently, but the footsteps were quite heavy, without the brisk feeling of "da da da" in the past.The Xiaotian dog cooperated tacitly, and whimpered twice in response to the situation, and the backs of one person and one dog were inexplicably bleak.

Pei Xiangan took a sip of tea calmly, indifferent to his poor son and poor dog.

On the contrary, Yang Jian's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to speak out, but he was stopped by Pei Xiang's smiling eyes.So, until the backs of Xiao Wuji and Xiao Tiangou disappeared into the bamboo shadows, Erlang Zhenjun also failed to make a voice of support and maintenance.

After that day, about ten days later, Pei Xiang set off with Wuji.Under the reluctant eyes of friends, the mother and son embarked on the journey to the capital Chang'an.

"Mother, you really don't want my grandfather and grandmother to see me?"

"Well, they are ordinary people, and they don't have much means of self-protection and defense. Therefore, whether it is for the safety of our mother and child or for their stable life, some truths cannot be revealed for the time being. Of course, if you despise being a mother The homework you assigned, I am willing to accept the original destiny arrangement to study Buddhism in the temple to the fullest, but we can go to Jinshan Temple in Jiangzhou..."

"Then can we live near Jinshan Temple?" Wuji asked eagerly without waiting for Pei Xiang to finish speaking slowly, "Then, I will go to the temple as a young monk in the morning, go home for dinner at noon, and eat in the afternoon. Practice martial arts by the river, and then go home to play and accompany you at night, okay?"

"Of course it's not good," Pei Xiang ruthlessly rejected the son who arranged the time clearly, "Stop dreaming, good son."

"Oh fine."

Wuji was disappointed for a while, and was quickly distracted by the scenery on the side of the road. After a while, he left behind the blueprint for a better life he had just planned, and said sincerely:

"So it's like this outside. I haven't seen those flowers and trees just now. Mother, hey, mother, there are jugglers there. I don't know who is better than the jugglers near Guanjiangkou? If they are almost the same If so... Mom, I think with my current ability, I can support my family. I can perform on the street as a boulder-crushing performer. Look, there are quite a lot of people who watch the excitement and donate rewards."

Pei Xiang looked at his son who had been chattering all the time after he left the house very tolerantly, and said in his heart that he would be the champion in every way, and his mother had no objection.I just don't know if the Xiaotian dog who is particularly protective of the master will chase and bite you to the ends of the earth after learning that you performed the boulder breaking in the chest with the martial arts taught by Erlang Zhenjun himself.

"Ah, mother, look over there..."

"Wow, so this is so useful, we don't even have it in Guanjiangkou."

"Hahahahahaha..."

"That looks delicious."

"Yawn, woo woo, I'm so sleepy, no, I won't sleep... so sleepy..."

"call--"

The energetic child finally fell asleep peacefully like a little angel.

Pei Xiang rubbed his ears, and suddenly felt that the whole world was clean, and couldn't help but let out a long breath of relief.

She tucked the quilt for her sleeping son, and she silently missed the beautiful days when the child could not speak before one year old, and also missed the quiet time when she left her son in the care of Zhenjun Erlang and Xiaotiangou while she could drink tea and read a book leisurely.

In this way, the mother and son played together and increased their knowledge. It took more than three months to reach Chang'an City.

Afterwards, Pei Xiang quietly went to Yin's house and met Yin Wenjiao's parents, Yin Kaishan and his wife, in private.Faced with Yin's mother's crying and anxiety about her marriage, Pei Xiang, who was suddenly urged to marry, had no choice but to say that now that he has entered the Taoist sect and worshiped his master, he is already an outsider and will not consider marriage.

Afterwards, she hurriedly took out the pills and two mild fruits that she had prepared in advance, and presented them respectfully to the Yin family couple, and carefully instructed them how to take them in batches and how to maintain their health.

Pei Xiang didn't visit the Yin couple for a long time.One is that it is not suitable for her to show up in front of people, and the other is that the Yin family has a big business, and they are accompanied by many children and grandchildren. Every day is lively and lively, and the parents are short-lived, so they really can't spend much time alone with Pei Xiang.So five days later, Pei Xiang bid farewell and left.

From the beginning to the end, she didn't let anyone except the Yin couple see her.

In addition, her ability to appear and disappear also made Prime Minister Yin Kaishan finally believe that his daughter really met the fairy fate, and also learned the skills of the fairy family and has the ability to protect himself. At this point, he is completely relieved.

After bidding farewell to Yin Kaishan and his wife, Pei Xiang did not leave Chang'an capital immediately.Because both she and Wuji wanted to stay in the bustling and bustling city of Chang'an for a period of time, to experience the daily life of the people in the capital.

Of course, in order to appease Xiao Wuji's "lonely, sensitive and fragile" soul these days, Pei Xiang promised his son to suspend his homework for seven days and not limit snacks and candies, and then led him to visit all the temples and pagodas inside and outside Chang'an City.

When agreeing to this condition, Pei Xiang looked at Wuji's joyful expression, and was a little uncertain for a while, whether the child was happy about having no homework for seven days and eating snacks to his heart's content, or if he was really a Buddhist by nature...

On the second day, Pei Xiang combed his hair, washed his face and ate breakfast unhurriedly, urged by his son who got up early to get dressed and carried a snack bag across his shoulders.Then, she left the residence in the cyclic fun of annoying the child for a while, coaxing the child for a while, and teasing the child for a while.In the morning breeze, the mother and son drove together to the famous Huasheng Temple in Chang'an City.

This Huasheng Temple is indeed a good place, with layers of halls and pavilions, winding corridors, colorful clouds and rays of light inside and outside the temple, and auspicious light and auspicious atmosphere.After entering the main gate, you can see the quiet pines and bamboos on the roadside, the cypresses and junipers, and there are tall buildings with bells and drums in the distance.The monks who come and go in the temple are even more clear-eyed and peaceful, and their appearance and behavior are not turbid and vulgar. It really is a pure land of treasure temples.

Pei Xiang saw that Xiao Wuji really liked this kind of place, so he didn't restrain his actions and curiosity, and let him make his own decisions.Walking and stopping, I don't know when, Wuji gradually restrained his innocent and mischievous demeanor, and the immature and delicate eyebrows became more calm and pious.

It was not until the evening that the mother and son left Huasheng Temple.

On the small road not far from the gate of the temple, they passed a group of people.This was supposed to be an ordinary meeting moment, but because an old monk among the group of people took an extra look at Wuji, it changed.

"Female benefactor, please wait a moment, can you let the poor monk take a good look at this child." Ciming, the most respected elder in Huasheng Temple, called to Pei Xiang.

Pei Xiang's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly sized up the old monk and the people around him, and immediately judged that the group of people was not dominated by the old monk, and the real authority was the majestic man standing beside the old monk.As for the monk who called out to stop their mother and son, judging by his age, clothes and appearance, he should be the respected elder Ciming who is proficient in Buddhism in Huasheng Temple.

"Master, you are polite." Pei Xiang pulled Wuji to stand still and turned around, and said with a slight smile, "May I ask you how to address him?"

"The poor monk is kind. Don't panic, the poor monk. The poor monk just suddenly realized that the young master is destined to be with the Buddha."

Pei Xiang showed a moderately surprised expression, lightly stroked Wuji's hair, and said softly:

"Amitabha, this child can really calm down and listen to Buddhist scriptures. I didn't expect such a rare fate."

Ciming looked at Wuji seriously, but he didn't feel the clear and mysterious throbbing just now, so he couldn't help chanting a Buddha's name in a low voice.

Pei Xiang saw that Elder Ciming had been observing Wuji with a good eye, and he was not afraid that the other party would see the truth. Instead, he pushed his son forward and said with a smile:

"Wuji, the master said that you have a predestined relationship with the Buddha. Don't you usually like to listen to Buddhist scriptures? There are still many questions that you can't understand. Why don't you take this opportunity to ask Elder Ciming to enlighten you. If you can't explain it, you will be enlightened."

Wuji looked up at his own mother, and found that she was indeed encouraging him to ask questions, so he knew that the monk could not separate their mother and child.What's more, this Elder Ciming should be a good teacher with profound Buddhist teachings.So, he stepped forward to salute very cleverly, and then called out "Master Chang" respectfully.

Next, he was not stage-frightened, and without waiting for Ciming to open his mouth, he asked the doubts in his heart seriously with a clear and crisp voice unique to children, and then looked at the kind-hearted eminent monk with eager eyes seeking knowledge.

Seeing such pure admiration from Ciming's eyes, coupled with the feeling that this child is destined for the Buddha, he suddenly had an illusion that answering questions for a strange child was more important than accompanying His Majesty the King of Tang, who was visiting him in disguise .

Just when the old monk was about to make the mistake of neglecting the king, Tang Wang smiled heartily.He waved his hand and asked Master Ciming to answer the child's question first, because he also wanted to listen to whether this child with Buddha's fate is different.

So, a group of people came to the roadside tea stand, making tea, making tea, playing fans, clearing the place, busy but orderly.

As the child's mother, Pei Xiang was not "invited" to the side, but sat down next to her son, who happened to sit diagonally opposite to the Emperor Taizong in the white dragon fish suit...

That night, when Xiao Wuji, who was in a good mood, wrote a letter to his good brother Xiao Tiangou, he focused on describing what happened outside Huasheng Temple today.He also specially wrote a few more sentences about the scene where Pei Xiang had a happy conversation with the King of Tang, so as to prove that he took good care of his mother and did not make her feel lonely and boring.

"While Elder Ciming and I were discussing the Dharma, my mother met a new uncle. The two also made an appointment to go on an outing together to appreciate flowers, play the piano and draw pictures. The talk was so lively and interesting that I almost wanted to leave the Buddhist scriptures to answer questions. , turn around and join the ranks of eating, drinking and having fun..."

The letter flew to Guanjiangkou that night, and Yang Jian and Xiao Tiangou finished reading Xiao Wuji's one-day tour of Huasheng Temple together.