Chapter 559 Heart Jane

It was a bit unkind to ask people to study hard when the moon had already risen, but Pei Ye actually liked the atmosphere of being alone at night. He walked on the shadows of pine and cypress trees to this small courtyard, with the bright moon as a lamp, and it was clear again.

The school was quiet, and the library was quiet. Pei Ye walked under the eaves of the dark hall, and when he stopped, a piece of moonlight filled the backyard.

The close heaven and earth surrounded him again. This must be a precious place for enlightenment. Unfortunately, the young man didn't have much to understand. He drew out his sword, only to feel that it was tightly wrapped by invisible silk threads.

Since that day when he realized the world around him very clearly, every time he wanted to get away from it, he felt a sense of vastness and insignificance, just like a drop of water suffocating in the lake.

It's not that he can't defeat a powerful enemy, but there is nothing to swing the sword. Pei Ye was stuck here, so when the expectations of the people in Shenjing had reached the Winter Sword Platform ten days later, he was still a little confused, because what was in front of him was a cliff, far from being described by the word bottleneck.

It would be better to tell him that you will kill a Xuanmen in ten days, which might make him feel easier.

However, the boy's current state of mind is much clearer and tougher, and it is not easy for him to feel heavy and depressed. He sat cross-legged on the ground by the lake, quietly looking and thinking. When he couldn't think of anything, he sighed lightly, stood up and danced with a sword under the moon, trying to find inspiration.

Unfortunately, a few more hours passed, and neither his state of mind nor his long sword could give him any guidance. He cut through the air, pierced the grass, and cut through the lake... Everything around him is heaven and earth, your sword is, your clothes are, your bones and blood are also.

This sword is invincible, and it can make its owner create countless miracles, and it can also destroy everything in sight, but after they are damaged or dead, they will turn into soil and water, and they are still the composition of this harmonious world.

Pei Ye leaned on the stone by the pool, picked up a water droplet and rolled it on the sword, stunned and speechless.

In fact, he had roughly sorted out the path he was going to take. Feeling the world was of course an extremely important step. If he could not feel the bondage of his body and mind, he would not be able to transcend.

When he felt this bondage, the sword was the weapon to cut off the bondage, and the heart was the hand holding the sword.

The problem now was this hand.

Pei Ye was very grateful to Xu Chuo for telling him her choice firmly and clearly, but the doubts in his heart were not just about sadness. Although he had completed "seeing me" once in Kongtong Mountain, he was rarely confused by himself now, but how to influence the world was indeed another big problem.

Because what he was doing now was indeed this kind of thing.

Of course, he could not take himself too seriously, he could simply regard himself as a tool for gambling. No matter what he thought, he should do his best in ten days. As for the result, the meat eaters could figure it out.

However, the young man was still used to reading and thinking less. He would be a little stubborn to determine whether he had to do something, and Pei Ye who "did his best" was indeed not at the same level as Pei Ye who "really did his best".

Even, he may not be entangled in this matter.

What he was thinking was... Which side will you stand on, Pei Ye?

The eternal bright moon that Mr. Zhu looked up to, or the bright blood on the stone tablet under the imperial city.

With such confusion in his heart, it is like a hand that is about to stretch in the cold weather, and naturally it is not possible to hold the sword well, and the sword enlightenment is stuck here.

Pei Ye sighed softly, holding the sword across his knees and looking into the distance. The east was about to dawn, and the light white climbed up to the sky.

...

"Then I will go with you to see it."

At dawn, Pei Ye was holding the sword and returning to the old house. He ran into Xu Chuo who had just woken up, and the two ordered soup noodles downstairs for breakfast.

Pei Ye poked the bottom of the bowl and talked about the bottleneck of his sword practice. Xu Chuo ate the noodles elegantly, held his chin and thought for a while, and said so.

"Look?" Pei Ye was slightly surprised. "Do you know swords?"

"Not really, but I'm pretty smart."

Pei Ye felt that this was a little unpleasant to hear, but it was just the kind of thing that would make you look very fussy if you were fussy. Pei Ye had no choice but to thank the owner. After eating the noodles, he went back to the house and lay down for two hours. When he woke up, Xu Chuo was already standing at the door in a cloak and waiting for him.

Since coming to this old house, this woman seemed to rarely take a carriage. She was used to changing into a cloak and measuring this old market with her legs. Pei Ye was used to eating buns every morning, but her recipe seemed to be different every time. West Street cakes, East Street noodles, sugar-coated snacks... From time to time, she would bring some back for him, but Pei Ye sometimes suspected that it was not a special kindness, but that the woman who paid was tired of it or had leftovers.

Now Xu Chuo handed him another string of candied haws. I don't know where he went while he was catching up on his sleep.

Pei Ye had already chewed and swallowed the candy string before leaving the alley, but when he arrived at Tianliyuan, Xu Chuo still held the string in his hand and chewed it slowly.

The owner of Xiuwen Hall seemed to have some special access here. When the two entered the courtyard, they ran into the descendant of the philosopher Xin Dongxue. When he saw the woman, he was stunned and bowed respectfully. The woman chewed the candy string and nodded slightly, without looking at it, and did not stop.

When they arrived at the backyard, the problem was described more simply and practically. Pei Ye still sat by the pool and stroked the water with a sword, talking about his thoughts in detail, and finally sighed: "That's it."

Xu Chuo did not answer. She walked around the small courtyard with her hands behind her back, walked on the stone path, stepped on the grass roots, looked at the ripples of the pool, lowered her eyebrows and thought quietly.

"In fact, I don't think we have to dwell on this problem, but it is like a cloud that cannot be waved away." Pei Ye crossed his legs and said slowly, "I think I must solve it first."

Xu Chuo frowned slightly and thought in thought: "I talked with Cui Zhaoye, but she never mentioned this matter."

Pei Ye smiled: "You have a pretty good mind and don't have any ideas?"

Xu Chuo also laughed: "You have to talk about this, you are really a child."

"I think..." The woman raised her head, looking seriously thinking, "Has Zhu Wen said anything related to you?"

Pei Ye was slightly startled: "What?"

"I mean, well... when you stand in this little world of Zhu Wen, will you have this kind of confusion that needs to be solved urgently in your heart?"

"yes."

"Then do you still have time to go out?"

"go out……"

"You also asked me this question last night on the Maple Shadow Stage, but I advise you not to think too much about it. Aren't you no longer entangled in it?"

Pei Ye was startled: "Yes."

He was at a loss for a while, as if he had suddenly discovered a new world, and looked at the woman: "Why?"

He could indeed not think about this problem and leave it to his future self, but he should stand here...

Xu Chuo came to the eaves and stood leaning against a pillar. He raised his chin and looked at him: "So I think this is probably the way Zhu Wen intended to show you."

Pei Ye was shocked.

"Because you were originally confused about the 'Sword State' and didn't know where to look to reach its true meaning. Now Zhu Wen has laid out this path for you." Xu Chuo said, "The reason why you are here is to worry about this. If you don’t understand it, you can’t calm down. It’s precisely because the mind you understand after solving this question is the true meaning of ‘sword posture’.”

"..."

It was the night after I finished the make-up lesson.

——"Now I am willing to teach you a career, can you?"

The job he was taught... Pei Ye was stunned for a while, thinking about it from this direction for the first time.

In the eyes of the philosopher, the boy's character seemed simple and clear. He could see his choice and probably guess why he was confused.

He had asked the young man about Jian Zi, so he probably knew where he would meet Guan Guan?

Xu Chuo said: "Confucianism is very profound in cultivating the mind. You are studying sword postures and are confused in your heart. It is natural for Zhu Wen to do something about it. He made you obsessed with this question, so naturally he didn't force it on you. But let it appear in your heart through guidance... I think maybe you can put this question aside for a while and take a look at what kind of karma Zhu Zhezi has taught you?"

"..."

The quiet courtyard was as it always was, with moss-stained walls and ice floes in the small pond. Pei Ye looked at it silently, her body and mind in a trance.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Xu Chuo didn't speak anymore. He returned to the dark hall, lit up the small stove, made himself a pot of crude tea, and looked at the young man in the courtyard seriously while holding a small bowl.

But the young man didn't draw his sword anymore. He just sat quietly by the pool. Sometimes he got up and walked around casually, and spent the whole day like this.

"Are you hungry?" When the boy came out, Xu Chuo didn't ask him about his progress. "When I went back, I passed by Longquan Lane and there was a wonton restaurant that was delicious."

"Okay." Pei Ye now believed the owner of the hall while eating. He packed up his sword and said, "Has the owner been here all day? Are you not busy today?"

"The most important thing now is your matter. What should I do?" Xu Chuo waited for him with his fan.

"The master of the museum does have a good mind, I'm convinced." Pei Ye came out and smiled, "No wonder he became a tutor at the Imperial College at such a young age and still manages everything."

Xu Chuo didn't look impressed by the compliment and looked at him lightly.

Pei Ye smiled twice.

"I'm actually much smarter than others since I was very young." The two of them walked out of Tianliyuan, the stars hung low, Xu Chuo said, "According to the current standards of the Imperial College, when I was ten years old, I probably already knew all the Five Classics." ”

Pei Ye's eyes widened.

But the woman didn't say any more. She handed him a rolled-up paper with fine ink stains inside, and said seriously: "As for your entangled problem, I just thought about it carefully and wrote an article to sort it out. The language is very simple, and you can read it yourself. At the end of the chapter, there is a list of ancient books. I will help you look for them in the library after I go back today. You can also read them yourself on weekdays. Since you are interested in this, we will. Break it down and understand it more carefully.”

"Um...ok."

Pei Ye was quiet for a while, then turned around and said with a smile: "I thought the owner would think I was pretentious."

"Always express your true feelings frankly. It can easily remind people of the smell of sunshine. It is much more profound and approachable than pretending to be deep. I like it quite a lot."

"..." Pei Ye glanced at her again inexplicably.

The two had dinner together and returned to their former residence to spend two hours in the library. The woman's late rise was probably not due to sleepiness, but because she was accustomed to sleeping late. It was already late at night when the two separated.

Pei Ye clearly felt the woman's seriousness in this matter and worked hard to solve every confusion he had.

"I think Cui Zhaoye is not as reliable as I thought. I will follow you to learn the sword in the next few days." The woman said softly before parting.

This was the case for the next two days.

It must be admitted that this person who does not know how to practice is really helpful. Her understanding and rationality are frighteningly high, and her vision is often far and deep. She does not naturally know the answers to those questions, but she can hold her chin up and work with the young man. Think and reason, and soon the hidden aspects of these issues will appear in conversation.

Pei Ye was surprised that after reaching the "Spiritual Enlightenment" level, the woman could still talk to him about the state of the sword.

And the sword... Pei Ye hasn't drawn his sword for three days.

Because he suddenly realized that that was not what he wanted to do here, and even the race against time for more than twenty days of practice was actually because of the situation at hand, and he could not relax.

While sitting in this backyard for the past two days, he had somewhat forgotten the world around him. He was enjoying this quiet courtyard peacefully, just like a drop of water wandering casually in the water... It was in this state, He suddenly had a legitimate question - does the boundless lake and sea have no direction?

As one of them, where should I go?

So he stood up from the edge of the pool, stood up, sat and lay down in confusion, and began to want to do something.

In this quiet courtyard, in front of the eaves where I have spent more than 20 days, under this old building, you can see the wind tower under the square moon when you raise your head... What do you want to do? Woolen cloth?

He wants to study.

So at noon that day, he crossed his legs by the pool and opened the book "Rituals".

After he read a sentence, what he entered was not the book, but his own state of mind.

It's really a bit far away. The Purple Forest Snow Mountain is high and distant, and Pei Ye stands in the center of it. After spending two months together, he already understands this realm - they exist hugely in his mind and spirit, but they are not controlled by him. ; The worlds in which the two divine objects unfold coexist in a strange balance, and his mental state is the small fulcrum that carries them. He can come and go between the two worlds like an adventure, but they will not be like the real mental state. Controlled by his will.

Because although the young man's mind had worn the armor and held the sword, it had not received any training.

He doesn't know that kind of technique, just like the use of [Quail Head] is limited to its high status.

But now... things seem to have changed.

He had never felt his "heart" so clearly. Everything in the mental realm seemed to suddenly become very clear, so much so that he began to have a vague sense of control over the purple forest and white mist... It was at this moment that he saw the mist. The latter are the carvings that appear on the bamboo body.

It's a word.

[The beauty of words, Emperor Mu Mu. The beauty of the imperial court, Jiji Xiangxiang]

[Rites are the ultimate form of humanity]

[If you are in a superior position, you will not support your subordinates, if you are in a subordinate position, you will not support your superiors, if you are righteous to yourself and not asking for help from others, then you will have no resentment. Don't blame heaven when you are above, don't blame others when you are below. 】

…

It was "Ritual" that he had read.

They were etched so clearly in his mind and spirit,

"It seems to be the legendary Confucian [Heart Slips], which are mainly used to understand the mind." Xu Chuo said, "Those who can teach this magic are said to have read books that will be engraved in the mind and spirit, no matter what attitude you hold towards them. , can help you see the shape of your own heart more clearly.”

"..."

——"This book is for you. Tomorrow you can go to the Sword Xiuyuan to practice swordsmanship in the morning and come here in the afternoon. You don't have to go to the school. You just come to the backyard to have a look. If the pond is frozen, you can walk in the courtyard. Go, practice swordsmanship and study, maybe you can gain something, and you can do this in the next few days."