northernbook Chapter 132: An old man on the mountain, his name is Shanren
Chapter 132: An old man on the mountain, his name is Shanren
"what?"
Mr. Ding was stunned. He didn't understand what was said at first, but he always felt like he was being scolded.
Zhang Wuling didn't explain and asked directly, "Where are the two of them?"
"Oh, they're gone."
"Which way did you go?"
"I don't know. I don't go out at night, but I must have walked quite far."
Zhang Wuling pointed at his stomach and asked with a dark face, "What should I do here?"
Elder Ding smiled and said, "Oh, don't worry, this isn't a bad thing. If this fetus grows up, it will be truly... extraordinary."
Zhang Wuling asked, "You mean, I'll have to carry a big belly forever? Then when will the baby come out? Soon?"
"It's not that bad that you're always pregnant." Old Ding picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth. "If you're really worried, there's an old immortal living on this mountaintop. You can go see him. He's sure he can find a way to solve the problem."
"Top of the mountain? Old Immortal?"
"Yes, it's not far. It won't take more than half a day to get up there. It's very fast."
Phew...it's good to have a solution.
Zhang Wuling breathed a sigh of relief. Although he thought this was ridiculous, he didn't really want to abort the baby.
After all, he is not Tang Monk. He is also a life after all - although it is not just his own. He always feels like a surrogate for others.
He just didn't want to have a big belly. How would he fight with others in the future?
Maybe there's no need to fight, he can just stand there and make the enemy laugh to death.
And there was another thing that made him particularly uncomfortable.
After pregnancy and delivery, which door will the baby come out from?
It seems that there is only a sphincter, so how is it different from pooping? It is too disgusting and dirty.
Although this idea is absurd and funny, it is normal to have such thoughts when you are really pregnant.
Zhang Wuling took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and asked, "Where can I get to the top of the mountain?"
Old Ding pointed eastward and said, "Just keep walking in this direction. When you reach the end of the willow forest, you will see a road leading up the mountain."
Without stopping, Zhang Wuling stood up and walked in the direction that Old Ding said.
As soon as I walked out of the yard, I heard the voice of Mr. Ding behind me.
"Son."
Zhang Wuling turned around and saw Old Ding holding up the teacup in his hand. He raised it from a distance and said with a smile, "I wish you a safe journey in the future."
Zhang Wuling heard this and nodded: "Goodbye."
We walked towards the dawn in the east and after less than an hour, we arrived at the edge of the cliff.
On the right is a willow forest, and on the left is a winding mountain road.
Compared with the previous white jade steps, this road up the mountain seems much simpler, but very ancient.
Zhang Wuling took a rest. He felt a little tired after walking such a long distance with a big belly.
But fortunately, I didn’t feel uncomfortable. My stomach felt warm and there was no movement.
After resting for a while, we started climbing the mountain. We went up all the way, concentrating on the journey and had no time to appreciate the scenery.
The way up the mountain was quite long, but just as Mr. Ding said, Zhang Wuling saw the end of the mountain road before noon.
After climbing the mountain, the top of the mountain is open.
There is a thatched house near the cliff and a field in front of it, but there is nothing there.
On the east side, near the cliff, there is a stone table. An old man with white hair and a youthful face, wearing a cloak, is playing chess alone.
This should be the old immortal that Mr. Ding mentioned.
Zhang Wuling stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Junior Zhang Wuling, greetings to the senior."
The old man turned his head, staring at Zhang Wuling with a pair of bright eyes, and smiled slightly: "Qi is full and Shen is sufficient. My friend has gained a lot along the way."
Zhang Wuling smiled bitterly, touched his belly, and said, "Indeed, I have a belly full of food. Please, senior, save me."
"Hahaha." The old man stroked his beard and laughed, "Don't panic, my friend. The baby in your belly is just a little naughty. You just need to comfort it."
After saying that, the old man stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Zhang Wuling's stomach twice. Immediately, the bulging belly began to deflate and finally returned to normal.
When Zhang Wuling saw that his big belly had finally gone down, he immediately smiled and jumped twice on the spot.
"Thank you for your help, senior!"
"It's a small matter." The old man held out his hand and said, "Come, sit down and play chess for a while, how about it?"
Zhang Wuling readily agreed and sat down opposite the old man. "Senior, please don't be offended by my average chess skills."
"It's okay, just get off now."
Zhang Wuling first looked at the chessboard layout that the old man had already made, and then he picked up a black piece and placed it down.
"Young man, do you know where this place is?" asked the old man.
Zhang Wuling replied, "I heard from an old farmer at the foot of the mountain that this place is called Yujing Mountain."
"So do you think this is the real Yujing or the fake Yujing?"
Zhang Wuling pondered for a moment before saying, "It's both the real Yujing and the fake Yujing."
"Oh, why?" the old man asked calmly.
"This Jade Capital is not the White Jade Capital in heaven, but the manifestation of heaven and earth in the human body."
The old man nodded and said, "That's right, but it's not right either."
Now it was Zhang Wuling's turn to be puzzled. "Excuse me, what's wrong, Senior?"
The old man picked up the white piece and put it down, replying, "The Jade Capital you speak of is the transformation of the human body from the heaven and earth. It is real, but not entirely real, just like the inner world. Do you think a person's inner world belongs to that person, or to the heaven and earth?"
Zhang Wuling frowned slightly. He understood this question.
Those who practice Taoism enter the inner scene, but the inner scene does not belong to just one person.
It can be said that the inner scene is connected with the outside world.
To use an analogy, when a sorcerer enters the inner scene, he can calculate many things and see the truth of things, just like a hacker entering the system and being able to decipher and obtain the desired files in the system of heaven and earth.
Therefore, man’s inner landscape is not separate from or independent of heaven and earth.
The old man saw Zhang Wuling was thinking, and without waiting for his answer, he pointed to the sky and said slowly: "This is a blessed land of cave heaven, where heaven, earth and man are united as one. It is the gate of the mysterious and the place of all wonders."
Zhang Wuling seemed to understand after hearing this. He clasped his fists and asked, "What's your name, Senior?"
The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "I am just a country bumpkin, not a famous person, you can just call me the old man."
Mountain man?
Zhang Wuling always felt that the old man was hiding his identity, but he did not delve into it. Instead, he shouted:
"Senior Mountain Man."
The old man named Shanren nodded slightly, placed another child, and said, "Your arrival here is a coincidence and a sign of your great fortune. Did you obtain a seed when you were at the foot of the mountain?"
"Yes." Zhang Wuling did not hide it and took out the golden seeds given by the old farmer.
The old man took the seeds and said, "I will sow these seeds for you. If you come again next time, these seeds should be ripe."
"Then it's Senior Lao."
Zhang Wuling had no objection to the old man taking the seeds. After all, the seeds were in his hands and he could do nothing with them.
In comparison, the old man's words were obviously more interesting.
come back next time?
Could it be that this is all he has done this time?
And this also shows that he seems not to have reached the real top of the mountain yet.