Chapter 360: The cause and effect of the previous life is determined in this life, two white mice come to the door
Gu Qingyuan was alone on the mountain. Although the two men were at the foot of the mountain, his conversation seemed to be right beside his ears. Hearing that someone was going to make a fortune that would wipe out the entire family, and that it was not a matter of righteousness, he could not help but sneer.
"People like this who cultivate in an unorthodox way do not know the time and the cause and effect. They eat as much as they can and take as much as they can. They are like the protagonists of the evil immortals. They want to take all the opportunities and obtain all the magic weapons. They do not leave any room for error. They are like the locusts that pass through the land. They want to turn the land upside down. No roots of the immortal grass will be left, and no treasure will be left. Don't they know that under the cause and effect, it is difficult to escape the law. When the disaster comes, life and death are unpredictable."
He looked at the two cultivators. Their cultivation was mediocre, and their magic powers were extremely mixed. Only their remaining power was somewhat impressive. They had a lot of cobbled-together treasures and messy and broken skills. They were the typical examples of casual cultivators.
It's not that those who practice as independent cultivators are bad. Having that side door is also a righteous path. If you keep your nature, you can become an earthly immortal or an independent immortal, living freely and happily in the human world, and live a long and healthy life. When one day you have completed your good deeds and cut off the cause and effect, you will have a chance to become a celestial immortal, which is also a positive result.
As for the two people at the foot of the mountain, they behaved improperly, and mostly achieved enlightenment through cheating, murder and robbery. They did not practice external skills, but instead created bad karma. They were entangled in cause and effect, and along the way, they had touched countless other people's peaches and caused countless schemes. When the catastrophe came, the red lotus fire burned away all their sins. The ashes of the catastrophe of cause and effect were already a foregone conclusion, and they had no merits and achievements to protect them. They were bound to be cattle and horses for several lifetimes in the future, and would go back and forth in the animal realm for several times.
At a glance, he could almost see through the two people. Gu Qingyuan counted with his fingers and even calculated the past lives of the two people clearly, not to mention the cause and effect here.
"It turns out that it is applicable to enemies," Gu Qingyuan said, "but now that my achievements have come to an end, the law of cause and effect has to use my hands to make that person suffer a human calamity."
The previous story is trivial, to put it simply, one of these two people is named Wang Hao and the other is called Gao Song. They were mortal enemies in their previous life. Because of an opportunity, they became each other's victims and were both killed. After reincarnation, they were mixed up again.
Wang Hao's fate is water, and Gao Song's fate is wood. Wang Hao is destined to have a fight between water and fire. According to the so-called five elements, wood gives birth to fire. If Gu Qingyuan does not intervene, the two of them will divide the spoils unevenly in the future. Gao Song will feel resentful and attract a monk with fire fate, which will lead to the fight between water and fire.
Now that cause and effect have changed, Gu Qingyuan has taken treasures from heaven and earth to refine weapons. Although he has returned the Tao to heaven, he himself is not the wonderful body of Tao that is untouched by cause and effect and untainted by the mundane world. Once he has been tainted by cause and effect, the law of cause and effect will start to operate, causing him to become a human calamity.
Just because the cause and effect are not too involved, this calamity is not dangerous at all for Gu Qingyuan. On the contrary, the skills and magic weapons of the two people will be handed over, which will become an opportunity for Gu Qingyuan. The transformation of fate and calamity is so mysterious.
He frowned. Although the two people below were the transport captain who delivered treasures and the boy who scattered coins, the law of cause and effect arranged them casually without asking any questions, just like the chess player sitting high on the chessboard. This made Gu Qingyuan somewhat unhappy.
Looking up, cause and effect are entangled, the law is tightly woven, covering the sky and the earth. He laughed and said, "Now I am swimming in the shallows and I still don't listen to you. When the trapped dragon ascends to heaven, don't blame me for turning the world upside down." I have made up my mind. It depends on whether those two people know what's good for them. If they are kind enough, they can be let go. Otherwise, they will only die under the knife for two deaths, so it is better to avoid making trouble for nothing.
"Master, master, please open the door quickly, there are guests coming!"
The gate of the temple was knocked as two people came to visit. The tall Wang Hao pounded on the door, and the short Gao Song, whose surname was Gao, followed behind nervously.
The wooden door slightly opened, revealing Gu Qingyuan's face: "Where did this hermit come from in this desolate mountain?"
Wang Hao was stunned. He had inquired clearly that there was a foolish Taoist in the temple, who was not very old. He had originally thought that he would use courtesy first and then force, to ask someone to trick the door open, and then find out the details, clean up the magic weapons and deeds, and slowly plan, but he didn't expect that a smart Taoist would appear. Just now, he saw clearly that the one who opened the door was a Taoist with tied hair. Looking at his body, he had a noble air. Looking at his mind, he followed the way of nature. He had bright eyes and starry eyebrows, and he had an air of transcendence. I don't know where this treasure tree came from, or where the fairy seedling came from.
"Greetings, young Taoist priest. I'm Song Wen, and this is Fang Wu. We are old acquaintances of the abbot of Fulong Temple, so we've come to visit specially." Wang Hao made up two names casually and looked at Gu Qingyuan, thinking that maybe the deceased Taoist priest had one or two old friends who came to him for protection, but he just made up nonsense.
Gu Qingyuan's heart moved, and he also said with a smile: "It turns out that it is my master's distinguished guest who has come. Please come in quickly." Then he opened the door to welcome the guest.
It turned out to be that foolish Taoist priest. Wang Hao suddenly realized that he was confused. He was always said to be stupid, but now he looked at his words and actions and found that he was not ignorant at all. "It turned out to be the disciple of an old friend. I have known your master for a long time. We have exchanged letters and I heard him mention it before."
After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Hao asked knowingly, "An old friend is visiting, why is my old friend not here?"
If you want to put on a show, I will set the stage. Gu Qingyuan showed a sad look on his face: "It's an unfortunate coincidence. My master has completed his work and achieved the results of his Taoism. He has already passed away and is planning his next immortal fate."
"Oh, why is this happening? I was wondering why we lost contact. It happened so long ago, but I am late." Wang Hao had a sad face, as if he had truly arrived, but his friend had already left the world. However, his eyes were rolling around as he looked at the layout of the Taoist temple, and his spiritual sense was probing outside to check if there was any magical aura.
Gu Qingyuan just pretended not to know that this man was destined to die. Although he looked smooth and tactful, he was covered with evil spirit, his magic power was mixed, and his mind was polluted. He looked cautious, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see through him clearly.
"Well, I was just about to delve into the law of cause and effect and the way of destiny when two little white mice came. They can teach me something and help me deduce the most vicious and fierce magic method in this world. However, Wang Hao seems to be a bit impatient and is destined to meet his doom early. Gao Song can still be used."
He looked at the two of them and said, after they entered the hall and introduced themselves, Wang Hao began to act again, acting with sincerity but with an empty heart, talking about how affectionate he was with the old Taoist, as if he were a poor relative who had not seen his elder for eight hundred years and who had just heard that the elder had passed away and was rushing to divide the inheritance.
Gu Qingyuan didn't like these two people very much. He didn't even call them "Uncle Master" as a compliment, let alone serve them tea. It was good enough that they didn't get hit by a flying knife, and they also wanted to drink tea, but that was not possible. The three of them just sat there and watched a mourning play with Wang Hao as the main actor.
Wang Hao was so exhausted from talking that his mouth was dry and he couldn't even shed a tear. His throat was almost smoking. Seeing that Gao Song and Gu Qingyuan didn't say a word and he couldn't get the precious silver out, he felt angry.
"Damn it, it's just a small temple, how many secrets can there be? Gu Qingyuan doesn't look that old and doesn't have much cultivation. It's better to catch him and interrogate him carefully. At worst, we can turn this place upside down."
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Wang Hao was about to take action.
"Well, there is something I have to say after thinking about it."
(End of this chapter)