There aren't that many interesting stories these days.
After drinking the soup and eating the meat, the villagers, tired from chopping wood all day, didn't chat much. After complaining for a while, they leaned against the wall to rest.
Zhang Jingqing and Zhang Zhiwei were meditating with their eyes closed.
For a moment, the stone temple fell into silence, with only the crackling sound of the burning fire.
Time passed slowly, and the rain outside became heavier and heavier. After it was completely dark, a faint sound of human voices could be heard outside.
"Boss, look, there's a stone temple up ahead, and there's a fire inside."
After a while, the door of the stone temple was pushed open with a bang.
Several men wearing straw raincoats, conical hats and holding long swords walked in.
When the villagers saw this, they became nervous again and subconsciously tightened their hands on the hatchets.
Zhang Zhiwei glanced at his master, and seeing that Zhang Jingqing was indifferent and too lazy to even lift his eyelids, he continued to meditate.
"Excuse me, everyone. It's raining so hard that we can't stay outside. I had to come in and ask for the place to stay for the night. Please bear with me."
The leader said with his arms folded.
After saying that, he took off his bamboo hat, revealing a weathered face covered with a beard. He looked like a gangster, and the words "not easy to mess with" were almost engraved on his face.
Several villagers hurriedly said they were welcome and asked them to do as they pleased.
Afterwards, the bearded man went over and talked to the villagers for a few words, asked for some firewood, and lit a bonfire on the other side of the stone temple.
A group of people gathered around the campfire, eating the dry food they brought with them, talking and laughing.
One of them laughed and said, "Bingjianzi, when will Qingzi greet you?"
The bearded man replied, "Pull the lantern higher. Those water holes are a yellow grass brothel!"
The man said again: "That candle looks like a fire point!"
The bearded man replied: "It's just a bit of a melody, alright, that melody is a bit off!"
During the conversation, the bearded man looked around, his eyes lingering intentionally or unintentionally on the tall Zhang Zhiwei.
The villagers couldn't understand what these people were saying and were whispering to each other.
"Where's this dialect from? It's weird."
"Who knows? Oh, uncle, these guys look like they have great abilities. Should we ask them to subdue that man-eating blind bear?"
The old man who was called uncle shook his head and said, "No, I don't think these people are good people. It's not good to let wolves into the house. It's better to go find those reputable swordsmen!"
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Zhang Zhiwei didn't understand what the other party was saying, but he sensed the hostility in the bearded man's eyes, and knew that this man had bad intentions.
He transmitted the message, "Master, what are these people whispering about?"
Zhang Jingqing transmitted a message: "They're not speaking a dialect, they're speaking the jargon of Jianghu Chundian..."
Immediately, Zhang Jingqing explained to Zhang Zhiwei.
In this world, all walks of life include the three religions, the eight schools and nine classes, as well as the aristocratic families in various regions, gangs, halls, and even the general term for various black and white forces.
This is the world of extraordinary people. There are no rules in this world. Whoever has more power and more money sets the rules.
There is a hierarchy of seating, people are divided into different classes, and the underworld is even more divided into different classes. The high ones look down on the low ones, the rich ones look down on the lowly ones, and the rich ones even bully the poor.
Among them, the three religions are Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Their Longhu Mountain Tianshi Taoism is the Taoism among the three religions.
The so-called Jianghu Chundian is a kind of jargon that is only popular among the nine sects outside the three religions.
Of course, in order to make it easier to travel around the world, many people from the three religions would speak a few jargons. Zhang Jingqing, the Heavenly Master, knew it, and it seemed that he was also an uneasy person when he was young.
With the explanation of his master Zhang Jingqing, Zhang Zhiwei barely understood what the men in straw raincoats said.
The man in the straw raincoat said, "Bingjianzi, when will Qingzi greet you?"
It means "Brothers, when will we draw our weapons and fight?"
Among them, "shoulder to shoulder" refers to brothers.
In later TV dramas, one can often hear people shouting "Let's go shoulder to shoulder", which means brothers, go up.
"Qingzi" refers to weapons, and "huahu" generally means to take action.
And the bearded man said, "Pull the lantern higher, those water meters are a yellow grass brothel!"
It means "Take a long-term view. Those rural people are poor and have no money."
"Lantern" means vision, "Shuimaozi" refers to rural people, and "Huangcaoyaozi" refers to poor people.
The man in the straw raincoat said again, "Those two torches look like sparks of fire!"
It means "Those two Taoists look like rich people!"
Among them, "Hua Ba" refers to Taoist priests, and "Huo Dian" refers to rich people.
The bearded man replied: "Well, that one is the best!"
It means "Forget it, that Taoist priest looks a bit scary!"
"Dinglegua" means very scary.
The main reason is that Zhang Zhiwei's height is a bit intimidating. In this era where everyone looks pale, he is nearly 1.9 meters tall, and you can tell at a glance that he is not someone to be messed with.
The bearded man's gaze lingered on Zhang Zhiwei for a long time.
In the end, he suppressed his thoughts and gave up the intention of doing evil.
There is a prophecy in the underworld: there are four types of people you should avoid messing with - Taoist priests, monks, women, and children.
Now, in a deserted mountain and a dilapidated temple, I suddenly met two Taoists, and one of them was extremely tall. No matter how you look at it, this Taoist priest does not seem like a small character who is easy to get along with.
When traveling in the martial world, you must keep your eyes open. Don't mess with this Taoist priest!
The bearded man muttered to himself, withdrew his gaze, and warned his companions in jargon not to cause trouble.
"They are a group of murderous robbers, Master, is this necessary?"
Zhang Zhiwei wiped his neck with his hand.
"Don't rush when things get tough!"
Zhang Jingqing transmitted a message: "They only have this idea, but haven't put it into action. You go and kill them, then what's the difference between you and them? No one is saintly, there will always be a moment of error. Always look at what people do, not what they say!"
"Got it, Master!"
"Also, what did you understand here?" Zhang Jingqing said again.
Zhang Zhiwei: “…………”
"We should... respect the elderly and love the young?"
"It's not too much to hide your shortcomings!"
Zhang Jingqing didn't scold him, but explained, "The world is in chaos these days. Never try to play the pig and eat the tiger. In troubled times, if you behave like a pig, you will experience the greatest evil in the world. Who knows, those villagers who earlier offered hot soup with such a friendly face might now raise their axes."
"Disciple will remember this!" Zhang Zhiwei said in a voice transmission.
Zhang Jingqing continued, "But don't be too ostentatious. A gentleman hides his talents within himself. He must know how to restrain himself and leave himself a way out. Show three points and keep seven points inward. This is the golden mean!"
"Disciple will definitely pay attention. By the way, Master, how should we deal with that man-eating bear?"
Zhang Zhiwei was still thinking about the man-eating bear that was almost becoming a demon.
"Look, it's urgent again!"
"Master, I really want to improve!"