"Dao can't be dao, Zen can't participate, life is as lonely as an avalanche."
"Master, you're sad again."
"Stupid Nanbei, when you have a wife one day, you'll be like this too."
"Sigh, it must be that master's wife went down the mountain to buy rouge again."
— —
"Master, why do you keep sharpening the kitchen knife these days?"
"It's sharpened so that it can cut people."
"What? Master, don't take it too hard. We're already monks. If we take it too hard, what should we do with those Buddhist believers who go up the mountain to burn incense? Although master's wife and things always like to spend money … "
"It has nothing to do with your master's wife."
"Oh, that's good. Then which abbot is not pleasing to the eye? I think Abbot Hui Guang is quite easy to beat, but it's not good to use a knife. Master, let's follow the old rules. It won't hurt the harmony. "
"…"
"Ah? Not Abbot Hui Guang? "
"It's for that kid surnamed Xu."
"Ah? Why? Hsu Fengnian is quite a good person. "
"This bastard dares to snatch my daughter. If I don't chop him, who should I chop?"
"Master, disciple wants to recite scriptures."
"What are you afraid of? With your little ability, I've let you snatch things for so many years, but I haven't seen you snatch them away. Besides, if I chop you, who will do the laundry and cook? "
"…"
"Nanbei, Dongbei and Dongbei talk about that kid every day. Don't you have any opinions?"
"No."
"Taking in such a stupid disciple like you, it's really Buddha's fault. Aren't you afraid that things will run away with him? Don't cry to master then. "
"Hey, it's definitely master who cries harder."
— —
"Master, if one day I really become a Buddha and burn a Sarira, will this thing be sad?"
"Nanbei, go and cook first. We'll think about this problem after we're full, okay?"
"Oh."
— —
"Master, why are you always the first to admit your mistakes when you quarrel with master's wife?"
"It doesn't matter if some things are right and some things are wrong. Do you understand? "
"I don't really understand."
"For example, you're right about liking things, so …"
"Master, don't say anymore, I understand."
"En? How come your perception is even better than Master's now? "
"Heh, so this is the Zen that your disciple cultivates."
— —
"North and South, haven't you seen a girl prettier than Thing since you left the mountain? Remember, monks don't lie. "
"No!"
"Not bad."
"Master, why did you mention the wine gourd?"
"If you answer yes, you'll know why."
— —
"Master, other than that thing and Mistress, who else are you afraid of?"
"The abbot of our temple has lived for more than 150 years. Master is afraid that he won't give us the copper coins."
"Outside the temple?"
"That's all?"
"Master, monks don't lie!"
"Allow Master to think about it. Oh, there really is one. Back then, he fought with your Master's wife over your Master. They quarreled with each other. Fortunately, Master's fists were stronger than his. I believe that in the entire world, that old hooligan would only dare not come to our temple."
"Old hooligan? Wait a minute, what do you mean by snatching master from master's wife?! "
"Let bygones be bygones."
— —
Everyone in Xiangfan City knew that the most seductive woman in Qingzhou lived in Xiangguo Alley. She was clearly a prostitute who had fallen into the secular world, but no one dared to treat her as a prostitute. Her name was Li Baishi. Her real name was Li Xiaoru. Her ancestors were from a third-class official family in Dongyue. Although the country was not destroyed, her father's generation was not good at management. After his death, he left a mess for his young children. Li Baishi followed her wet nurse to Xiling Lake in Guangling to make a living by selling her ancestral property. She lived in a small building in the pine forest and enjoyed the scenery. She grew up into a beautiful girl with an extraordinarily exquisite figure. Every time she went out, there would always be many handsome young men following her. Later, in order to avoid being forcibly abducted by a fierce general under Lord Guangling's command, she wandered thousands of miles to Xiangfan City in Qingzhou. She first became a Taoist nun, then entered Xiangguo Alley. With her proficiency in music, singing, and observing people's expressions, she quickly became a famous prostitute in the three provinces. She was especially good at singing and dancing in her hometown, Xiling. She was known as "the most beautiful woman in the world."
This time, she was the only woman who was listed as a prostitute in the Rouge Review. The title of "the most beautiful woman in the world" was also affirmed. This made all the men in Xiangfan City who had visited brothels feel very satisfied. After all, the Rouge Review was more convincing than the Four Top Ten Courtesans.
However, it was said that Li Baishi was not in a good mood recently because all the Taoist priests in Xiangfan City seemed to have left the city overnight. It seemed that the Taoist ancestral court, Mount Longhu, had made a bet with the Buddhist sect before the Grand Heavenly Ritual. Now it seemed that Mount Longhu had lost. Mount Longhu had the Four Great Celestial Masters in charge? How could they lose? For a time, rumors spread in the streets. People had different opinions. Some said that they saw a female Bodhisattva dressed in a snow-white monk's robe that led thousands of ghosts out of the city that night. Some said that Mount Longhu did not lose. It was just that the Taoist priests had to go to Mount Longhu to receive merit after ten years of transcendence from the demons. For some reason, when people talked about the white-robed monk, they talked about the White Clothed Imperial Advisor of the past. He was a living Bodhisattva who made hundreds of thousands of people in the capital kneel to him. Then there was the rumor that the Crown Prince of Beiliang had entered the city. These days, the people of Xiangfan City had endless topics to talk about. Business in the taverns and teahouses was unusually good.
All of Xiangfan City knew about the Jade White Lion, Li Shuangjia. They also knew that she had a young blind man who never showed up when he played the zither.
Early in the morning, the blind chess player who had moved into the Jing 'an Palace yesterday arrived at the Jade White Lion Pavilion in the middle of Xiangguo Alley. Unlike the past where he carried the zither in the night, he was empty-handed this time. The little servant who was in charge of the back door of the brothel woke up sleepily and squatted on the stone steps at the entrance.
When Li Huakui's guqin master arrived, he immediately jumped up and put on a smiling face. His smiling face was filled with more sincerity than usual when he was welcoming guests. Young Master Lu played the guqin in the White Jade Lion Pavilion, and the hundreds of people in the pavilion knew that he had an exceptionally good temper, extremely high character, and extremely elegant temperament. He was able to converse with anyone in a cultured and refined manner. Some of the real gold and silver that he received as a reward would always be given away by Young Master Lu before they left the pavilion, leaving only a few copper coins for himself. Therefore, the little doorkeeper who had spat on this blind guqin master in the past always boasted that he and Young Master Lu had become friends after exchanging blows. He was even more attentive to the blind guqin master, who did not bring along his guqin today.
The little servant said happily, "Young Master Lu, I've remembered the name I asked you to teach me last time."
Lu Xu smiled slightly.
The young servant with a delicate face said kindly, "The fairy sisters in the Red Fish Pavilion all like to wake up late. Young Master Lu, you'll have to be patient and wait for a while when you get there."
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