red and white

Chapter 76

Mu Gesheng and Chai Shuxin wandered around Fengdu for a long time, and it was late at night when they returned to the Temple of the City God.

It was still the twelfth lunar month when they entered the mirage, and now it is midsummer. The ginkgo tree in the front yard of the Town God’s Temple is in full bloom.

Chai Shuxin turned around and went to the backyard. When he came back, he held an enamel jar in his hand, "Sour plum soup with dried osmanthus."

"Madam, you've worked hard." Mu Gesheng took the enamel jar, patted the wicker chair beside him, "Madam, sit down."

Chai Shuxin looked at him helplessly, "How long do you want to play?"

"Enjoy it."

The two lay under the ginkgo tree, with the cool breeze blowing, Mu Gesheng thought about it, and told Chai Shuxin about meeting the little novice monk in the mountain ghost money.

The ins and outs of the whole incident were very complicated, and it took him quite a while to talk about it.Chai Shuxin was always very quiet, and after listening to him slowly finish speaking, he finally said, "Why did you tell me?"

Mu Gesheng: "Because I think you should know."

Chai Shuxin thought for a moment, and said, "Can I meet your master?"

"What are you doing?"

"The new daughter-in-law will serve tea to the elders on the second day after she enters the house." Chai Shuxin said solemnly.

Mu Gesheng was convinced, but he still took out the mountain ghost to spend money, dripped a drop of blood on it, and then entered the illusion.

He didn't know if there were any restrictions on the mountain ghost's spending money. This is the inheritance of the Tiansuan lineage. Chai Shuxin may not be able to enter the place he can enter. However, unexpectedly, this time Chai Shuxin joined him. came in.

Sitting in the empty space, the little novice seemed to see his doubts, and said with a smile, "Disciple, you have the aura of Rakshasa on you, you paid money to recognize him."

Chai Shuxin stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "I have met Master."

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations." The little novice helped him up and nodded with satisfaction, "The Tiansuan lineage has been passed down for generations, and finally there is a Tiansuan who is not a bachelor."

There are three major traditions under Tiansuan's sect: swindling and abducting, becoming a monk halfway, and beating a bachelor.

Needless to say, cheating and abduction, as for becoming a monk on the way—Xiao Shami ran away halfway through his monkhood, Mo Qingbei ran away halfway through his monkhood, and Mu Gesheng did not run away halfway through his soldiership, but the price he paid was quite tragic .

Don't forget the original intention to die quickly.

But you can marry a wife.

Mu Gesheng calculated the account, although it took a lot of effort to be a fortune teller, but looking at Chai Shuxin's face, he felt that he still made money.

"Go to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing." The little novice looked up at him, "Tell me, my good disciple, what's the matter this time?"

Although it was for Chai Shuxin to meet the little monk, Mu Gesheng did have something to ask him.

"Sanjiutian and I were in the mirage back then, and what we saw was Master's memory." Mu Gesheng looked at the little novice, and said, "I always wanted to ask, who exactly stored that memory?"

At the beginning, what he and Chai Shuxin saw in the mirage was the past of Mo Qingbei and the unfinished painting. He had always had a guess about this, and what the little novice said later also verified his idea—to store this memory as a medicine The person who inherited the family is Song Wentong.

This is something only the second child can do.

Then the problem came again—the reason why Song Wentong was able to get this memory was probably because Ginkgo Zhaizhu asked him to do so.

Why did Master do this?

Mu Gesheng asked himself, if one day he really dies, maybe he will leave a memory for future generations, but it will definitely be full of all kinds of trivial daily life of him and Sanjiutian, show off so hard that everyone will be blinded dog eyes.

But that was not the case with Mo Qingbei and Unfinished Painting back then, it was a tragedy.

No one is willing to uncover the old scars, and the master is not a masochist, so there is only one other possibility left - there are very important things in this memory, which must be left to future generations.

But Muge thought about it many times before and after his death, but he didn't notice any clues.

Why did Master keep this memory?Let them be more polite to Penglai?

Then it would be fucking embarrassing, Chai Shuxin killed the painting himself and couldn't finish it.

If it is a big deal to deceive teachers and destroy ancestors, Ginkgo Study is really higher than a mountain.

The little monk smiled slightly, "I know, you will ask me this question sooner or later."

Mu Gesheng thought: Then why didn't you say it earlier?

"Haste makes waste." The little novice said, "In fact, there are two memories stored in the mirage, one is left to you by Qing Cup, and the other is left to you by Mozi. The memory of Qing Cup is directly sealed in the medicine The place where the family inherits, you can see it when you open the Baizi cabinet on the top floor, which is the century-old past that you and Rakshazi saw together."

"And the remaining share is stored in the mountain ghost's money. Using Pan Geng's oracle bone as a guide, you use it to enter the illusion, so that you can see the past after your death that year."

Mu Gesheng: "Both these two memories were released by the second child?"

The little novice nodded, "That's right."

Mu Gesheng frowned.

Chai Shuxin noticed that his expression was different, "Is there something wrong?"

"I entered the second illusion by myself. You don't know what I saw inside." Mu Gesheng sighed, "I experienced some unimaginable things, but that's not the point. When the illusion ended, I saw It won’t work until you kill the painting.”

Chai Shuxin nodded, "It is indeed my fault that the painting cannot be completed."

He looked at Mugesheng, they knew each other's talking habits, Mugesheng mentioned that he couldn't finish the painting at this time, it was definitely not for the sake of raising the teacher, what he wanted to say next was the key point.

"If this is the memory left by the second child, then there is something wrong with this memory." Mu Gesheng said: "It caused me a big misunderstanding. I thought at the time that the reason why you were punished by heaven was because you killed The eldest son of the previous generation."

Chai Shuxin was slightly taken aback.

"Afterwards, I saw the mountain ghost spending money left by the third child in the first high school in the city, and I realized what was going on." Mu Gesheng said slowly: "The memory left by the second child is incomplete, and it is very likely that it will be destroyed by the third child." People deleted part of it."

As he spoke, he smiled and took Chai Shuxin's hand, "It's also the most important part."

"Ahem." The little monk cleared his throat, "Let's talk about business first, then what?"

"Then shouldn't you have said it?" Mu Gesheng turned to look at him, "It is impossible for the second child to hide the marriage between me and Sanjiutian, he will definitely leave this part in the mountain ghost's money, but now he is being held by others. Deleted, who did it? You live in the mountain ghost money, don't you know?"

In fact, he had doubts about the little novice monk. After all, this person can directly edit in the background and show whatever he wants the audience to watch. He was once played around.

But the little novice obviously didn't need to do this. The other party's previous concealment was more like a guide, allowing him to gradually reveal the truth of the year in a more secure way.

But what is the purpose of spending so much effort?Just to make him accept everything better?Take it step by step, since when did such a kind-hearted person come out of Tiansuan sect?

The little novice clasped his palms together and chanted the Buddha's name. Three futons appeared out of thin air in the illusion. The little novice said, "Sit."

"What I'm going to say next is very long, and my legs may be sore while standing."

The three sat down, and the little novice said, "First of all, you guessed it right, the mountain ghost money left by Mozi has indeed been tampered with."

Although he had expected it, Mu Gesheng still found it unbelievable.

Shangui spends money as a token of the Tiansuan lineage, and only recognizes the Tiansuan of the past as the main one. Apart from him and the little novice, it is hard to imagine anyone else who can edit the memory in it.

It is difficult to describe in words the power required to interfere with the mountain ghost's spending.

It's almost a hand-eye.

"People who can do this kind of thing are indeed rare in the world."

The little novice looked at him and said slowly: "Actually, you have a candidate in your heart, don't you?"

To be able to tamper with Song Wentong's memory left in Mirage, there are many conditions that need to be met.

First of all, this person must have a very thorough understanding of the seven schools of thought, at least familiar with the three generations of philosophers from Mu Gesheng's generation; Very strong, even stronger than Chai Shuxin and Mu Gesheng.

Chai Shuxin thought of someone, he looked at Mugesheng, but the other person was silent.

Finally, he spoke out for Mu Gesheng: "Lin Juansheng."

In fact, Mu Gesheng was vaguely aware of this matter. Back in Penglai, Lin Juansheng lied to him.

He asked Lin Juansheng if it was because Chai Shuxin killed the eldest son of the previous generation that he was cursed by the sky.

Although Lin Juansheng didn't answer directly at the time, every word and every sentence afterwards was to lead him to this line of thought.

But he didn't think much about it at the time. Even if Lin Juansheng was lying, he had enough reasons to believe that Lin Juansheng didn't want him to waste his efforts. After all, no matter what caused the curse, it was never easy to undo it. .From Lin Juansheng's standpoint, it's understandable that he doesn't want to involve him too deeply.

Asking himself, Mu Gesheng thought about many possibilities, but he never doubted Lin Juansheng.

Just like he would never doubt Wu Zixu and Song Wentong.

That was his senior brother.

But Lin Juansheng was indeed the candidate who met all the conditions.

Mu Gesheng was silent for a long time, let out a breath slowly, looked at the little monk, "I have a few questions."

"Teacher, preaching and accepting karma to solve doubts." The little novice said: "If you want to ask anything, just say it."

"The first question, I have to ask for three or nine days." Mu Gesheng said: "I saw the past in the illusion. You seriously injured your brother when you burned Penglai. At that time, he was not your opponent at all. Why can't you beat him now? him?"

"Because he married you in the dark, and in order to save you, he was cursed by heaven." It was the little novice who answered him, "This will greatly reduce the strength of Rakshasa."

"I'm wishful thinking." Chai Shuxin grabbed Mu Gesheng's hand, "It's not your fault."

"I know." Mu Gesheng patted his hand, "I'm fine."

"The second question, we are all fortune tellers, and we all know how strong the prohibition on spending money by the mountain ghost is. Even if the brother becomes the eldest son, breaking through the prohibition and tampering with memory, is it really possible to do such a thing?"

The little novice said: "Generally speaking, it is really impossible. Mountain ghosts have always only regarded the fortune teller as the main factor in spending money. Even if he is the eldest son, even if he really ascends to the Tao, it is impossible to forcibly interfere with the mountain ghost's spending money." Different from idiots talking about dreams."

Mu Gesheng: "Then how did senior brother do it?"

The little novice did not answer directly, but asked, "How many mountain ghosts do you have now?"

Mu Gesheng was taken aback, Chai Shuxin was always by his side, he rarely needed to spend money from the mountain ghost, and he really hadn't checked it for a long time.Moreover, it was too heavy to carry all 49 coins on him, and he scattered them in every corner of the Town God's Temple.

He took out the mountain ghost money he was carrying and counted it, there were 37 in total.

Chai Shuxin said: "There are three on the head of the bed, two under the plum-blossom porcelain basin, five on the side of the stove, two on the beams of the east wing, and one in the stone lion's mouth."

Mu Gesheng wondered: "How do you know so clearly?"

Chai Shuxin: "I found it when I was cleaning the room."

"Three or nine days, you are so virtuous... wait a minute." Mu Gesheng suddenly realized something was wrong, "Say it again, how many coins are there in the Town God's Temple?"

Chai Shuxin counted it again, "There are thirteen coins in total." Then he also realized something was wrong.

There are 37 pieces on Mu Gesheng's body and [-] pieces in the Town God's Temple.

A total of fifty mountain ghosts spent money.

Mu Gesheng: "Did you misremember the three or nine days?"

Chai Shuxin shook his head, "No, I just cleaned it yesterday."

"Luo Shazi remembered correctly." The little novice said, "There are indeed fifty mountain ghosts to spend."

He looked at Mu Gesheng, "You should still remember that Lin Juansheng was not the eldest son back then, you need to count the fortune of the country, Luo Shazi once begged a mountain ghost from him to spend money."

Mu Gesheng remembered.

At that time, he needed to draw a hexagram to calculate the fortune of the country, but in order to make the mountain ghost town, he had already used up one mountain ghost to spend money.Chai Shuxin went to Jiange to intercede with Lin Juansheng, and finally got a mountain ghost to spend money.

The money spent by the mountain ghost came from Song Wentong. According to the rules of Tian Suan's sect, once the new Tian Suanzi succeeds to the throne, his brothers and sisters of the same generation will be expelled from the sect.

But the disciples who were expelled did not mean that they could no longer deduce the art of calculation. On the contrary, in order to help the disciples make a living, the master would give a mountain ghost to spend money.

This mountain ghost spending money is not passed down from ancient times, but it is also made by contemporary Mozi, which can be called a supernatural workmanship.

Mu Gesheng said: "...You mean that the mountain ghost that the second child left in the mirage spends money, and it is not the original thing."

"That's right, the mountain ghost he left in the mirage is the one he made himself." The little novice nodded, "After all, it's something he made himself, so it's easier to use."

This also explains why Lin Juansheng can tamper with the memory in it.

"I still don't understand." Mu Gesheng shook his head, "Although these evidences are very convincing, there is a very crucial link, that is, there is no need for senior brother to do so."

"The seven schools of thought have been one since ancient times, so what good is it for him to deceive us?"

"The seven schools of thought have been one since ancient times." The little novice repeated Mu Gesheng's words, "But back then, didn't you also want to overthrow the seven schools of thought?"

"The root of all this actually goes back to many years ago." The little novice said slowly: "You have seen the memories left by pouring the cup, and you also know the past between him and Hua Bucheng in Penglai."

Mu Gesheng: "Didn't those things end long ago?"

"That's not the case." The little novice shook his head, "That was the beginning of everything."

Ever since Penglai joined the Seven Schools of Philosophers, for thousands of years, there has never been a person who ascended.

Although Penglaizhou is a blessed land, and there are not a few disciples who have been amazingly talented in the past, but there seems to be some invisible obstacles. No matter how good the monks are, they will eventually die on the long road of seeking Tao.

Although the Changshengzi lives forever, he is not immortal. Although he is at ease, he is still confined between heaven and earth.

"Penglai hasn't had a person who attained Taoism and ascension for a long time. If things go on like this, it finally became an obsession." The little novice said: "You should have seen in your memory how stubborn the eldest son was in order to seek the Tao, even at the expense of disobedience." The covenant of the seven masters prevents the painting from going out of the mountain and entering the world."

If the obsession is too deep, demons will arise.

"Thousands of years are too long, Penglai has forgotten the original intention." The little novice sighed, "Penglai has a motto-the immortal does not save the world. Its meaning was completely misinterpreted later, it was actually left by the first eldest son, The purpose is to tell future generations that since you choose to save the world, you should stop dreaming about the immortal journey."

"Since Penglai joined the Seven Schools of Philosophers, it is tantamount to using his own energy to guide the world. From then on, it is impossible for Penglai to have anyone who ascends."

"Leaving such a sentence is to let future generations not covet longevity."

Mu Gesheng couldn't help but said: "Then why don't you tell Changshengzi directly and cut off his delusions?"

"The obsession has been born, and he can't listen to it at all." The little novice said: "If you forcefully pull out this idea, it will only make him do crazier things. The other party is the eldest son. Once he goes astray, it will hurt the whole world." have a big impact."

As he spoke, he seemed to be remembering a long time ago, slightly lost in thought, "It's hard to get over the water."

In order to stop the obsession with the eldest son of that generation, the little novice set up a trick to lure Mo Qingbei into the world.

In that generation of Penglai, Mo Qingbei and Hua Bucheng were the two most promising disciples to ascend to the Tao. The little novice invited you into the urn, hoping to influence Hua Bucheng through Mo Qingbei and turn their hearts back to the common people in the world. In the end, the two worked together to save the country and the people together.

But something went wrong, he didn't expect to be a ruthless person who couldn't be painted, he became ruthless because of Mo Qingbei, and became ruthless again to save him.

A mistake in the chess game, but by accident, it added a helping hand to Penglai, making Hua Wucheng a step closer to becoming a new generation of longevity son, and also continuing Penglai's obsession with seeking Taoism and immortality.

The little novice knows that there will be troubles left behind, and it is impossible for Penglai to have people who ascend, but if the painting is too strong, and the heart is broken, if you blindly cling to the fairy fate, it will only become a chaotic number in the end, and even subvert it. There are seven schools of thought.

He did a fortune-telling, and it was the only big fortune-telling in his life - he needed to figure out seven turning points.

According to the hexagram, the turning point appeared after one generation, that is, Mu Gesheng's generation.

He couldn't predict what kind of changes would be brought about by the failure of the painting. In order to prevent the disintegration of the Qijia, the little novice left his last words before his death, asking Mo Qingbei to build the Ginkgo Study and gather the young scholars together.The brotherhood established since childhood will be their last card in the face of variables in the future.

"You were lured up the mountain by Qingbei with a candied haws." The little novice smiled at Mugesheng, "Actually, that was my will, that if he goes down the mountain on that day, he will meet the next one in the city." Fortune teller, and he will be the turning point for everything."

"That person is you."

Tian Suanzi has been passed down from generation to generation, and every master will leave something before his death, such as the national fortune left by Mo Qingbei to Mu Gesheng, such as the last words left by the little novice to Mo Qingbei.

The road ahead is long, and the torch is passed on from generation to generation.

"The facts later proved that everything I was worried about happened." The little novice said: "At the time when the soldiers were in chaos, Penglai stood by and watched; later, when you were asked to calculate the fate of the country, it was Penglai's insistence; until the end, everything was the truth. When he realized it, Lin Juansheng still wanted to hide it from you, making you think that the reason why Chai Shuxin was under the heavenly curse was because he couldn't make a painting after killing him."

"The root of all this is that Penglai wants to be the dominant family."

"After so many years, Penglai should have discovered that the biggest obstacle to their quest for immortality was the covenant made by the seven families of the philosophers thousands of years ago. In the ancient covenant, the first eldest son voluntarily gave up all his celestial karma and used his own luck as his own. The price, guide the world, and seek peace in the mountains and rivers."

"The violence of the Yin soldiers back then was Penglai's first attempt. They hoped to use the evil spirit of the Yin soldiers to disrupt the luck of the world, so as to break the covenant and seek ascension."

"But it failed, because you were too persistent, and in the end you even managed to stop the Yin soldiers from rioting."

"After that, Penglai started a bigger layout. They wanted to swallow the other six families directly, so as to swallow up the luck of the six families and make one family dominate."

"The first step they take is to get rid of you, the fortune teller, because you are really a traitor among the seven families, and it is too big a variable for them to control."

The little novice said with a smile, "Penglai wanted one family to dominate, and you wanted to eradicate the seven schools of thought, but you had some coincidences. For so many years, Penglai even pushed back your plan. "

"For example, allowing the Mohist School to determine the succession, like sitting back and watching the Yinyang School decline, or like Lin Juansheng knew that Luo Shazi was under the curse of heaven, and the inheritance of the Yao School was cut off, but he didn't say anything until the mirage incident, and the seven schools were in chaos."

"Do you know why Lin Juansheng didn't tell you the truth? Why did you want to make you think that Luo Shazi was cursed because he couldn't kill Hua?" The little novice looked at Mu Gesheng and said, "Because he I know, if that's the case, in order to lift the curse and preserve the inheritance of the Yao family, you will even choose to die with Rakshazi."

Chai Shuxin suddenly looked at Mu Gesheng.

Mu Gesheng couldn't refute it, he really thought so at the beginning, and asked Lin Juansheng if this method would work.

"This is exactly what he wants. He tampered with the memory of the mountain ghost's money to cause misunderstanding between you, and you will die together in the end. In this way, the inheritance of the seven families will be broken."

"I've said so much, you should understand that Lin Juansheng's tampering with the memory of the mountain ghost's money, including lying to you later, is not unnecessary, but it has been planned for a long time."

The little novice finished his narration, and the space became dead silent.

Finally, it was Chai Shuxin who spoke. He kept holding Mu Gesheng's hand, "Master, I want to ask one thing."

Little novice: "Speak."

"If you knew all this earlier, why didn't you tell the truth earlier?" Chai Shuxin said, "Why do you want Mu Gesheng to believe Lin Juansheng's words? So that there is such a big circle?"

The little novice looked at Mu Gesheng, "What do you think?"

Mu Gesheng recalled the scene when he first met the little novice monk in Mirage. Many things the other party said to him at that time were not true, but there were enough hints.

The little novice said that the money spent by the mountain ghost in the mirage came from Mozi.

In fact, it is implying that the mountain ghost spending money left in the mirage is not the original.

The little novice said that before his death, he did a fortune-telling, which was the lifeline of the seven families.

In fact, it is implying that this is the hexagram that Mu Gesheng made before his death that year.

The little novice said that now the Yin-Yang family is declining, the Mohist family is dating, and the Zhu family is avoiding the world.

But he did not mention Penglai alone.

……

Mu Gesheng shook his head, his voice was hoarse, "I still can't believe it."

"Brother, he won't do all this. Even if he becomes the new eldest son, he was raised by Master. With his heart, it is enough to understand how ridiculous Penglai's pursuit of ascension is."

Unexpectedly, the little novice nodded, "Not only you, but I also can't believe it."

Mu Gesheng raised his head abruptly, "Then what are you doing all this for?"

"Because I want to make sure of one thing." The little novice said, "I watched the growth of everyone in Gingko Study in Shangui Huaqian, and I also think that Lin Juansheng doesn't look like a crazy person."

"The reason why I didn't tell you in advance that the money spent by the mountain ghost has been tampered with is because I want to see Lin Juansheng's reaction and see if he will tell you the truth."

"If he told you the truth about Luo Shazi's body being cursed, it would mean that I was superstitious." The little novice said: "But the fact is not the case, and it also made me sure of one thing."

Mu Gesheng: "What's the matter?"

"The current eldest son is not the brother you know."

"If I'm not mistaken." The little novice said slowly, "The person in that skin can't be painted."