Chapter 185 Food is the most important thing, the temple of the five internal organs
Juma City, evening.
Wang Xiangqian came out of the military camp and returned to his residence. He saw several children in the small courtyard loading washed and dried wheat into bamboo baskets.
"Sister, you are back!"
Wang Qiang responded, smiling and touching the little sister's head.
When Su Hanshan sent someone to take Wang Xiangqian to Juma City, Wang Xiangqian left several children at Dongping. After all, they were already used to living there and had people taking care of them.
Although Juma City is more lively and prosperous, it also means greater uneasiness in the hearts of the people in Wangjiacun.
Unexpectedly, a while ago, a few children actually sneaked into the caravan arranged by the city lords on both sides.
Although Wang Xiangqian blamed a few words at the time, he later arranged for the children to live here.
She is now regarded as a trainer among Jiangdong soldiers and horses, with accommodation, food and salary. After teaching the Mahamudra training method to the Jiangdong veterans, she was arranged to teach the new recruits who were selected and trained from the city. , the time is fully scheduled, and those worries have long since faded.
Now that winter has come, she is still thinking about what the elders said, thinking about having a meal of dumplings, and asking her younger brothers and sisters to prepare them first.
"I asked around. Aunt Liu's house on the west side of the street has a big millstone and a donkey to grind the mill. Recently, several people have come to her place to grind wheat, and they can just share some flour as payment."
My sister said, "Shall we go now? If we go late, there may be someone else. "The house is occupied."
"No need."
Wang Xiangqian sat on the small stool, took the sieve and the bucket, and dug out a large handful from the bamboo basket. Wheat was placed on a plate between the palms of both hands, and soon a large pile of broken wheat husks mixed with flour fell on the sieve.
After shaking a little, the flour leaked into the barrel, leaving only the yellow wheat husks.
If you are a person who specializes in spiritual martial arts, grinding wheat with bare hands is still a troublesome thing, even if you have reached the state of perfecting the inner soul.
After all, you can only rely on the strength of your muscles and bones, grab it, knead it, and grab it. The wheat husks are broken into pieces like flour. You can’t pick them out when mixed in. The taste is not good.
Wang Xiangqian also practiced the breathing and breathing technique. Several strands of internal force emitted from his hands, and he wrapped a lot of wheat in one breath. When grinding, the internal force intervened in layers. The wheat bran was crushed and flattened, but it would not be crushed. After being crushed, the wheat kernels become powder after being flattened, which is much more convenient than a millstone.
The dumplings prepared are filled with wild vegetables and chicken, mixed with cooked chicken fat. When making the dumplings, they smell fragrant. As soon as I made a few, my little brother couldn't wait to boil water.
The dumplings were put into the pot in three batches. The first batch was the smallest, so everyone had a taste of it. The next two batches made the children's stomachs grow round and they laughed for a while before they stopped.
“It’s so delicious.”
The younger sister touched her belly and thought of her parents, “I used to eat dumplings once during the winter solstice. Dad had to work and ate them. The dumplings are not filling enough, but we have to eat an extra bowl of wheat rice. Now we can be full just by eating the dumplings. "
Wang Xiangqian was about to say something, but the younger sister had already raised her head and said with a smile: "Sister, are we still eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice this year?"
"Yes, I made them. There are more than today, and a table is provided for the villagers.”
Wang Qianqian said with relief, "It will be like this every year from now on."
The children cheered, wiped their faces, cleared the table, and went back to their rooms to rest.
Wang Xiangqian drank two bowls of hot water and sat on his kang in a daze for a while.
She didn’t know what she was thinking about. When she came back to her senses, she glanced at the sky, quickly closed her eyes, breathed evenly, and soon she fell into a dream.
Different from the cold night and the deserted moonlight in reality, the dreamland does not feel cold at all, but is extremely lively.
In the past month, more and more people have entered the dream world, and the distance in the dream world is different from reality.
Since the soldiers and horses from Juma City went to teach the people from Bonan City to practice sparring for the first time, every time they fell asleep, they were familiar with the road, and it didn't take long to find the opposite side.
Bonan, Luoxi, Tongchuan, and various cities in Chang'an. Until now, a large number of people have fallen asleep in each city. The number is so large that Wang Xiangqian can't figure it out anyway.
If you climb to the height of a strange tree and look out, even if you are more than ten feet above the ground, you can only see an endless line of people among the mountains and desert sand.
Every veteran has to lead a large group of people to practice there, ranging from a dozen or dozens of people to more experienced coaches who may lead hundreds of novices at night.
"Xiao Wang, these five hundred are handed over to you. They are all new today. After tonight, I will keep the worst one hundred tomorrow and continue to be taught by you. Otherwise, let them practice in groups by themselves." br>
Ms. Cui led a large group of people over and explained a few words.
Wang Xiangqian is used to being a coach and is very comfortable organizing hundreds of people to practice, but today's few hundred people are a little different.
"Teacher!"
A young man who looked about the same age as her brother asked loudly, "Have you been in this dream for a long time? Do you know if someone is If you fall asleep before death and your body dies, what will happen to you in the dream? Can you still live? ”
Wang Qianqian was stunned. He had never considered this issue before.
However, based on her current understanding of martial arts and the connection between the physical body and the soul, even if a master has a spiritual soul in his body, if his body dies, his soul will soon have problems, even if he is in a dream , it should also dissipate.
"I..."
Before Wang Xiangqian answered, someone shouted again.
"Coach, coach, if we are in good health, but we pretend to be chased by a large group of living corpses in our dreams, let others beat me and bite me, and we are bitten to death in the dream, what will happen? What?”
The person who asked this question was actually a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard. He did not have the poise that one should have at such an age when he was starting a family and starting a business.
“Why do you think about such things?”
Wang Qianqian had a headache, “Whether it’s physical death or death in a dream, there are always great harms, very It's a dangerous thing, don't try this. If you really die, you won't regret it."
"Sparring. When doing this, follow the steps we taught, mainly to arouse the emotion of confrontation, rather than to kill the opponent."
The middle-aged man smiled sheepishly: "We just thought about what if. If you can practice in a dream, you may have a greater chance of escaping when you are actually chased and bitten by a living corpse.”
There was a huge chorus of agreement immediately among the hundreds of people, all of them were talking happily about the possibility of being chased and bitten by living corpses.
Wang Xiangqian always felt something was wrong.
Normal people should be very scared when talking about this kind of thing, or at least they are worried. Even in order to seek good luck, it is best not to mention it at all.
Wangjiacun used to be like this.
Moreover, Wang Xiangqian and the others knew that there was a war in Chang'an. When they recently met people from other cities in Chang'an, they found that those people also had the idea of seeking good luck and did not want to mention the living corpses too much.
Why are these people in front of me so completely opposite? Are they all fearless and brave people who look down on life and death?
“They have been stretched for too long, exceeded the limit, and have become accustomed to it. When they suddenly encounter something extraordinary like a group dream, their mentality will become more strange.”
Su Hanshan’s A voice suddenly came from behind, "After all, these people are from the west. Guan, the city that is really on the front line." Wang Qianqian was startled: "The city lord?"
Su Hanshan touched a big tree behind and looked at it with a smile. He came over and said, "I haven't seen you for a while. How have you been lately?"
"It's very good. I also ate dumplings today. The snow-white dough and swollen fillings are very fragrant."
Wang Xiangqian said sincerely, "It would be great if I could always live like this in the future. "
A man in black stood beside Su Hanshan, his eyes glancing over.
"If Chang'an is defeated, Juma City will have no choice but to go out to sea to eat salted fish."
Wang Xiangqian couldn't help but frown, bah bah bah, why is this man speaking so unluckily?
However, the hundreds of people who were noisy just now became much quieter after seeing this man in black. They looked at each other and wanted to bow and salute.
"That's it."
The man in black waved his hand, "You should practice well with the instructor. Don't think about those dangerous things. Remain useful and dedicate your fighting spirit to be more successful. It may help our soldiers to protect our homeland.”
Su Hanshan said. Wang Xiangqian moved to another place to teach these people, then turned around and said: "Old Du, you seem to be a little dissatisfied with my instructor?"
"Chang'an and the world share weal and woe. At this critical time of life and death, your The subordinates are not nervous and solemn at all, and they are talking about dumplings here."
Du Wentong snorted, "That is to say, if you are here, if you are one of my subordinates, you will definitely reprimand them and rectify their atmosphere!"
He obviously not only has opinions about Wang Xiangqian, but also towards Wang Xiangqian. Yang Baifa also has some opinions on the veteran style.
Because Wang Qianqian was not the only one who greeted his colleagues and talked about dinner.
“Food is the most important thing for the people, and it is not strange to talk about such important matters as heaven. Moreover, things must be done in a hurry and life must be slow. If you wait too long, you will be damaged.”
Su Hanshan shook his head and said, "You don't really think that those people in Xiongguan in the West who always come up with dangerous and fantastic ideas are really because they have a good mentality. In fact, it's because they are under too much pressure. .”
"People like those in Juma City who know about the war in Chang'an may not be nervous. Think about it, in this world, who can really relax after hearing the words "living zombie army"?"
< br>"It was Lao Yang who had thought carefully from the beginning and made many orders to let them You can take more care of your own life, and don't put everything in a place of anxiety, wasting your mind, and instead creating an atmosphere of restlessness."
Du Wentong frowned, remembering that he was fighting in the west, in the cities of Chang'an. The easternmost part of the country almost caused a big mess.
Although it is said that some people are fanning the flames, the overall depressing and unbearable atmosphere is an indisputable fact.
“I did hear that the folk customs in various cities have become much more stable recently. It turns out that it is not only because of the hope brought to them by the dream of the sky, but also because of the mentality of your subordinates, which has formed a new attitude towards them. Influence? ”
Du Wentong's mentality relaxed a little, and then he was able to take stock of the surrounding environment.
Su Hanshan goes from east to west, leaving resonances of dreams in the sky in every city, and finally reaches the western pass.
Although Du Wentong has seen news about these things before, tonight is the first time he has entered this dream.
“The existence of the dream in the sky can confirm what you said. However, thousands of soldiers and civilians have been dreaming for dozens of days. So far, I still haven’t felt that it has any concrete help on the battlefield.”
Du Wentong stared at Su Hanshan, "Yuanzhen realized a set of methods for condensing the Burning Sky Baoyu back then, which was to transform high towers in each city, absorb the wandering thoughts of all the spirits in the city, condense the treasure mist of all spirits, and wait until the treasure mist reaches the limit and gather them together. , it can be precipitated into jade.”
"This set of methods is only related to the number of people and has nothing to do with their mentality. Therefore, since the war started, the speed of the gathering of the Wanling Baoyu is still the same. Without new Baoyu, we have accumulated only the Burning Heaven Baoyu. ”
Su Hanshan said: "The will of heaven is prepared to accumulate for a period of time, and to show the results of the dream at a suitable time. Only in this way can the corpse demon side be faced with a heavy setback and form a truly effective counterattack."
Du Wentong looked up: "Do you have to trust the sky? But until now, I have never seen the blue sun above the sea that you mentioned."
"Then tell me something about you. It’s something you can control yourself.”
Su Hanshan said, "I heard that the Nine Phoenix Pill, one of the twenty-four holy spirits, is in your hand. The Nine Phoenix Pill corresponds to a dream symbol shaped like a nine-headed phoenix. The power contained in it is not only It is comparable to that of a god.”
"If you or your sister can bypass the filter of the Holy Spirit and get the blessing directly from the nine-headed phoenix, there should be a significant increase in combat power."
A person, after receiving a god After acquiring a soul, it is impossible to absorb a different type of soul, because the alien soul will be directly dispelled and destroyed by the characteristics of one's own soul.
And if it is the same type of soul, absorbing it will not have any effect, because the soul and body of the warrior have already been alienated in that direction, and the same type of soul can no longer bring good benefits. It's exciting.
However, dream symbols are different. Even those dream symbols that correspond to the Holy Spirit and appear to have been carefully crafted, the power contained within them is still vast and varied, and there is by no means just one. Directional specialty.
If a spiritual warrior can directly communicate with the dream symbols, there will be similarities that can be used to take over, and differences that can be blessed, they will definitely gain a lot.
Compared with the mystical skills of the soul, resonance explores the path of the energy of heaven and earth.
This kind of direct communication with the symbols of the underwater dreams of all living beings is many times more difficult than exploring the energy of heaven and earth in normal times.
However, due to the invasion of the source of the corpse transformation, the will of heaven was awakened in advance to resist, and the dreams of all living beings communicated with reality on a large scale. This route has the possibility of a rapid advancement.
"In addition to the Jiufeng Dan, the Elephant King Bell and the Lingxi Ring are also here."
Du Wentong said, "But Yuan Zhen has followed your guidance before to comprehend the Nine Heads Phoenix, whether she is sitting quietly to comprehend or directly attacking with a gun, has not received a response. Her understanding is the highest among us. If she has no clue, it will be even more difficult for us. "
Among the local warriors Su Hanshan had seen, not to mention Zen Master Haha, who had been confused for many years after turning into a corpse demon, Yang Baifa and Du Yuanzhen were the most outstanding among the living.
One of these two people can directly leave the body with his soul, pass through the Holy Spirit Portal, and reach the sea of dreams of all living beings.
The other one can understand the method of condensing the Burning Sky Baoyu through the use of the Soft Spear and deep contemplation.
If the source of the corpse transformation hadn't interfered so violently, the Will of Heaven would have contacted the two of them long ago.
“Both Princess Du and Lao Yang have enough understanding, but there is no such precedent in the world, and there is no experience to follow, which makes them hesitant.”
Su Hanshan looked at the tree in front of him and said, "Please do me a favor, Lao Du, to call them over. I will try and give them an example."
Du Wentong said in surprise: "You are already sure...wait a minute, is the dream symbol corresponding to your practice concept this tree?"
"The dream symbol corresponding to my major practice method is too vast. , I don’t have anything I have to control it, so I settle for the next best thing.”
Su Hanshan said, “Although my self-created skills are still immature and weak, my control is the highest, so I use this as the starting point. , looking for the corresponding concept, I found this tree, what do you think it looks like? "
The roots of this strange tree are huge and knotted, divided into five colors, and bulge in all directions, like A quaint house.
Compared with the tree roots, the trunk is too slender. It does not look like the relationship between the trunk and the roots, but more like a flagpole erected from the house. The branches and leaves at the top are the flags.
"A house? But most people don't hang flags at home..."
Du Wentong had a flash of inspiration and said, "Is this a temple?"
Su Hanshan smiled Said: "Yes, this is the Temple of the Five Internal Organs."
(End of Chapter)