Just the thought of it left Fangzheng's scalp tingling. He called out to Lone Wolf and was in no hurry to head down. Instead, he followed the bamboo path up the mountain. After walking for about two hundred meters, he reached the end of the bamboo path.
Fangzheng looked at the last bamboo. The carvings on it were relatively new. From the looks of it, it had been placed there recently.
Back when Fangzheng taught Lame Ma and Squirrel how to carve, Lone Wolf would often listen by the side. Although he was not considered an expert, he could tell from the influence of what he saw and heard. He shook his head and mumbled. "How bored is he to do such a thing? Isn't it easier to get a few rocks? At the very least, wood would do. Master, don't you agree? "
Fangzheng shook his head and did not say a word. He led Lone Wolf down the mountain.
When Lone Wolf saw this, he believed that Fangzheng was tacitly agreeing. He flicked his tail and followed.
As he walked down the bamboo steps, Fangzheng looked around. As the saying went, the layman enjoyed the show, while the expert appreciated the artistry. The more Fangzheng walked, the more alarmed he became! The look in his eyes kept changing!
To others, this was something done by a bored person or a perverted person who had nothing better to do than to pursue the extreme. However, Fangzheng could see more things from the carvings!
Previously, he had looked up from midway and had not seen anything. But this time, he walked from the end to the beginning. As he walked, Fangzheng saw many different things.
Fangzheng stopped at the intersection and patted Lone Wolf on the head. "Jingfa, what do you see?"
Lone Wolf was taken aback. What did he see? He looked up into the sky and his surroundings. "The mountain is not bad."
Fangzheng rolled his eyes at him. "Look at the bamboo beneath your feet. What do you see?"
Lone Wolf rolled his eyes. He wanted to say that he saw a mental patient. However, he could tell that Fangzheng did not want him to say that. But the problem was that he had only been looking at the flowers, birds, and bamboo forest on the way down the mountain. He had not looked at the bamboo on the ground at all! However, Lone Wolf was a little clever. His eyes darted around and he immediately said, "This bamboo carving technique is becoming more and more immature. Is he practicing carving? Yes, he has improved quite a bit. "
Fangzheng slapped him on the head and scolded him jokingly. "If you can't tell, just say so. Why are you acting all high and mighty?"
Lone Wolf was immediately unhappy when he heard that. He raised his head and raised his tail. With a serious expression, he said, "Master, there's something I need to clarify with you!"
"Speak." Fangzheng was also curious about what Lone Wolf had to say.
Lone Wolf said very seriously, "I'm really a big-tailed wolf. Look at my tail, how big it is! There's no need to pretend! "
Fangzheng was infuriated by the darn dog when he heard that. He smacked him and looked down at the bamboo on the ground. "If you wish to improve your cultivation, you can't always think about playing. You have to learn to observe. Look at the bamboos on the ground. From the bottom to the top, not only are the carvings and polishing skills getting more and more exquisite. In fact, this kind of thing, as long as one was willing to put in the effort, anyone could achieve it. But the real essence was not the skill, but the person who carved the bamboo! He wasn't honing his skills, he was honing himself! This was a form of cultivation! It was a different kind of cultivation! Through figuring out the bamboo's patterns, one can comprehend the Heart of Nature! "
With that said, Fangzheng looked at Lone Wolf. The fellow was staring intently at something behind Fangzheng and was even giving him a meaningful look. Fangzheng was taken aback. What was this fellow doing?
Fangzheng subconsciously turned his head and saw that not far behind him, there was an additional person! The person was wearing a Carefree Headband, three headdresses, and a sea-blue Daoist robe. She wore a pair of shoes.
When he looked at the face, Fangzheng was instantly stunned. It was a woman with a face that exuded a hint of an immortal! She was actually a female Perfected One!
Fangzheng knew that Daoists' attire was similar to that of monks. They were very particular. Be it the color or the type, they were not dressed randomly. If they dressed randomly, they were likely to be fake Daoists.
In the early days of Daoism, the rules for attire were extremely simple. But ever since Lu Xiujing of the Liu Song dynasty, the rules for Daoists' attire became stricter. The difference in attire became more obvious. According to the fifth volume of Nanbei Chao's' Cave Mystic Numinous Treasure Three Caves', there were clear rules for the attire of various Daoists. The book said, "Attire should be in the form of an image of virtue. Daoists should wear a headdress. Daoists should be the first to wear the sutras. Everything must be in accordance with the sutras. Violations will be counted as 3,600. "
It was also from then on that one could guess what Daoists were just by looking at their attire.
The female Perfected One wore a Nine-Beam Headband. The front of the headband was flat and slanted like a tail. There were nine folds and nine seams. Daoism believed that nine was the number of extreme Yang. It was the ultimate goal of all cultivation. Therefore, the Nine-Beam Headband symbolized the Daoist disciples' yearning for the Great Dao.
It was obvious that this female Perfected One was someone who yearned for the Great Dao of Daoism. She was not an ordinary mischievous Daoist.
At the same time, the three headdresses on her head indicated that she was not an ordinary Daoist. She was a Daoist who had received the Extreme Middle Precepts. She was not to be underestimated.
She wore a sea-green Daoist robe. This Daoist robe was usually worn by Daoists when they did chores. It also meant that she was quite free at the moment.
Finally, she wore a pair of shoes and a pair of white stockings. The stockings wrapped around her pant legs. This was to prevent her body from getting dirty when she entered the hall.
Of course, this was not something he knew for himself. It was something he had researched in his free time after his conversation with Perfected Letian.
These thoughts flashed through Fangzheng's mind in an instant. Fangzheng knew that although the female Perfected One looked weak and beautiful, she was a true cultivator. She needed to be treated with respect.
Fangzheng pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. This Penniless Monk is One Finger Monastery's Fangzheng. Greetings, Perfected One."
When the female Daoist saw this, she smiled and bowed with her hands in front of her. "So it's Venerable Fangzheng. This Penniless Priest is Perfected One Ingenious. From what you said, could it be that you have gained some insight into engraving? "
One True Daoist was truly curious. Although Daoists were similar to monks in that they needed to be self-sufficient most of the time, Daoists were ultimately more worldly than monks. They lived deep in the mountains, far away from humans. Therefore, nearly all Daoists had pretty good medical skills, self-defense skills, as well as the ability to repair houses and survive in the wilderness.
However, monks were different. Monks lived between worldly affairs and worldly affairs. A monastery would have accomplished monks who lived in an ancient monastery and did not concern themselves with worldly affairs, or ascetic monks who lived in asceticism. There were also monks who entered the world. These monks had not completely severed their mortal worries. Apart from not being able to eat meat or drink alcohol in the monastery, they were no different from ordinary people once they left the monastery. For example, layman disciples …
And the existence of these people was firstly to provide for the monastery's food and clothing. Secondly, it allowed the monks to understand the people of the world better. From there, they could gain great wisdom from the mortal world.
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