Chapter 652 Discussion
When Li Ziwang left Lejia, he did not wait for the bus. He took a van on Jiudao Street to the county seat, and then took the tourist bus back to the sect.
Wudang is on the way from Fang County to Shishi. Li Ziwang returned to the foot of Wudang Mountain at about four o'clock, walked up the mountain, and went to a quiet Taoist temple located on the middle level of the mountain. He went to the private living room of the practitioners that was not open to the public to meet his master. Yu Hui.
There are many Taoist temples in Shengwu Mountain that are inhabited by lay people. Most of the Wudang sect members live in the Eight Great Dao Temples. The antique-level elders like to live in random places. Some live in the mountains that are half caves and half self-built houses. It is not for experts. People who saw it didn't know whether it was a hermit who had seen through the world of mortals or a member of the Wudang Clan.
The Taoist temple where Yu Hui lives is small. Half of the house is built under the cliff. On one side it faces the cliff, and on the other side there is a small natural terrace for viewing the scenery. There are stone tables and chairs, and the edges of the terrace are filled with orchid pots. .
When Li Ziwang arrived, Yu Hui was sitting around the table with the two of them on the terrace. I don’t know how long they had been sitting there. The pot of tea on the table had already become cold. Nearby, the shadow of the mountain covered the terrace, and the distant peaks reflected the faint sunlight. Golden, green peaks and continuous sunshine. Sitting on the terrace and looking out into the distance, I feel like I am alone in the world, taking in all the mountains.
Yu Hui is an authentic Taoist disciple. He wears Taoist robes, a bun, and a bamboo hairpin. He is about fifty years old and has a slender face without any beard. Sitting at the same table with him is a man who is about seventy years old and has black hair mixed with a few white hairs. He has white eyebrows and a white beard, a round face, a bit plump and chubby, and he is the most joyful to look at.
The younger of the two old men is Li Ziwang's master, Taoist Master Liu Changhe, and the one with white eyebrows and eyebrows is Taoist Master Liu's fellow disciple Long Yan, both of whom are one generation older than Yu Hui.
The shadow of the mountain fell down, making the terrace look cold. The three Taoist priests, who are already in their old age, all wear sky-blue robes and sit still, like three blue stalagmites.
Walking quietly to the terrace, Li Ziwang bent down and said, "I have met my uncle, my master, and my uncle Yu."
The three people, who were looking down in concentration, slowly opened their eyes. There was still a little sparkle in the eyes of the seventy-year-old man. The eyes of the old man with white eyebrows and white beard were as calm as an ancient well, without any waves: "Have you seen the little girl from the Le family?"
Long Yan originally wanted to say "little girl from the Le family", but in the end, although the girl from the Le family was the granddaughter of Le Hong, a famous disciple of Wudang, she was now a recognized disciple of the Immortal Medicine Sect, and her status was not what it used to be. Even if she was the same generation as Master Le Hong You can no longer call them random names.
Liu Changhe was speechless, and Yu Hui didn't speak either.
Li Ziwang greeted the elders, walked to the stone table and sat down, poured a cup of herbal tea for the three elders, gave himself a cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then replied: "Disciple saw my nephew, but... the result was not the same. To everyone’s satisfaction.”
Yu Hui was slightly startled: "Have all the gifts been returned?"
"The gift has not been returned," Li Ziwang smiled bitterly: "My nephew is a crystal-like person with a clear mind. I call her my nephew, but she never calls me uncle or uncle in return. She calls me Uncle Li, too. He does not call his uncles and uncles as masters. He only greets the sect envoys on behalf of his uncle Lehong and calls the sect masters as seniors. ”
There is only one word difference between Uncle Li and Master Li, but the difference is a thousand miles away. The missing word "Master" is the difference between familiarity and unfamiliarity. Calling Uncle Li is similar to calling someone "Uncle" on the street. At most, they are slightly more familiar than passers-by.
Long Yan was silent, and Liu Changhe breathed softly: "It seems that Lehong has told his descendants everything, and his descendants are worried."
No one spoke. After a long silence, Yu Hui asked: "How is the newborn baby?"
The master and uncle didn't say anything. Li Ziwang didn't know how to express his opinion. When the master asked, he respectfully replied: "Come back to the master, my little nephew looks like a tiger with a tough head. He is very smart. It is pleasing to look at. I guess it must be Excellent bones.”
"You kid is not talking nonsense. How can you be so bad with a sister like that? I guess he has been well-nurtured while still in his mother's belly." Yu Hui couldn't help but joked: "Your nephew saw the gift in the gift box. What did you say in the post? ”
Li Ziwang shook his head and sighed: "I didn't say a word, but my nephew Guan Leyun's expression was not at all joyful, and could even be said to be very resistant. When he saw the jade sign you gave him, he also expressed seriousness. I was hesitant and seemed not to accept it, so I explained that it was a personal gift from you, my uncle. My nephew hesitated for a moment before reluctantly accepting it, and asked me to say 'Thank you, senior, for your kindness'."
"Judging from this, sooner or later she will send the gift back in other ways. Fortunately, she still remembers that her grandfather and I have a brotherhood, and there is still the possibility of resolving the embarrassment."
"Uncle, my little nephew said something to me when she saw me off before I came back. She said that when she becomes an adult, she will go up the mountain to visit Master Yu."
Long Yan was surprised and asked suspiciously: "Aren't you worshiping the Wudang Sect?"
"Back to my uncle, my disciples heard clearly that my nephew Leyun said he was visiting Uncle Yu, not to worship Wudang."
Li Ziwang had no other expression other than a wry smile. Junior Nephew Le was very guarded and never mentioned her friendship with the Wudang Sect while chatting with her. How could she promise to worship the Wudang Sect in public? She said that she wanted to go back to Shengwu Mountain to worship the Wudang Sect, which was tantamount to admitting it. It's a Wu-Tang disciple.
"..." Yu Hui was silent for a moment and nodded gently: "I understand. She came to visit me because of some last words of Junior Brother Lehong. My grandnephew is only fifteen this year and will not reach adulthood in three years. Can this be eliminated? The grudge in her heart has been lingering for three years.”
He paused and asked: "Are there any people from the Jianghu sect in the Le family?"
"Yes, and no," Li Ziwang explained softly: "No one from the Jianghu sect went to Lejia to congratulate them today, but Yan, a disciple of the ancient Wuzhongli family and the brother of the head of the Wanqi family of a well-known medical family, are at the Lejia. It seems that he is visiting the Lejia with a few dignitaries and descendants in his private capacity, and it is not a ceremonial interaction between sects.”
Liu Changhe expressed his opinion: "This is better. If all the ancient martial arts cultivators come to the Le family, they will definitely see some clues. His sect will definitely fight for the new Xiao Lin'er of the Le family as a disciple. The reason why no one from each sect comes is because they are worried about their reputation as the leader of the place, and it is not convenient for them to compete directly.”
"Master, what if Junior Nephew Le helps her brother find another sect or the Guwu family to be a master?"
"We don't rule out that possibility, so you should pay attention to collecting information at any time, and we will also find time to discuss it with the elders."
Liu Changhe stood up quietly: "I'm going to see Uncle Dongfang tonight and ask for some advice. Junior Brother Yu, Li Ziwang, you also come with me."
"I'll go with you." Long Yan also stood up, took the fly whisk on his waist, and walked ahead.
Li Ziwang responded respectfully and followed his seniors to meet his great uncle Dongfang Taishi who was meditating in a temple on the top of the mountain.
(End of chapter)