nownovels Chapter 19 Why did you go up the mountain again?
Chapter 19 Why did you go up the mountain again?
Lu Qian looked at Wang Ye, who seemed a little embarrassed, and didn't mind his question. He sat down on the steps in front of the side hall, smiled, and answered.
"There's nothing we can't say. We're friends now."
"Is that so? Then please tell me about it, Master Lü."
Wang Ye sat down on the stone steps with Lü Qian, looking at Lü Qian with curiosity.
At this moment, he was just as Lü Qian had described him.
Born into a wealthy and happy family, he was intelligent from a young age and once helped his parents see through the schemes against them in the business world. At this stage, he is still a minor and can be said to have obtained everything he wanted.
Of course, this is also because Wang is a person who knows how to be content.
Although he has already obtained all of the above, if the king is still not satisfied, then he should not be practicing standing meditation and boxing with a group of Taoists on Wudang Mountain, but should be indulging his insatiable desires somewhere.
Although Wang Ye was quite content with life down in the mountains, he was beginning to feel weary of it.
He had visited Wudang Mountain once with his family when he was young, unlike his two older brothers who traveled all over the mountain praying to gods and Buddhas.
When Wang Ye was a child, he faced the statue of Zhenwu and asked a question: What is he?
This seemingly odd question reflects Wang Ye's precocious talent and his search for his own path.
Now, after spending several more years in the mortal world, Wang Ye's weariness of it has only intensified.
At home, watching Wang Weiguo busy in the business world, he suddenly remembered his experience on Wudang Mountain. So he begged his father, Wang Weiguo, to send him there, which is how Wang Ye came to be practicing boxing on Wudang Mountain.
Lu Qian glanced at Wang Ye sitting next to him and knew that he was currently in a period of confusion.
He didn't know who he was, what he was supposed to do, or where he was going.
People come to Wudang Mountain simply to escape the chaos of the world below through its tranquility.
But this is also Wang Ye's transformation.
Wugensheng, the leader of the Quanxing Sect, once divided people into four classes.
The first class consists of the masses who passively live their lives.
The second type possesses skills but lacks moral principles. They have abilities and techniques that surpass those of the masses, but they don't know why they live.
The third type possesses skills but lacks principles, yet they are knowledgeable. The difference between them and the second type is that they know they need a goal, but they cannot find where that goal lies; many in the Quanxing sect are like this.
The fourth tier consists of those with both skill and principle. These individuals are dazzling but extremely rare. They know what they must do and have the ability to do it, and they will have no regrets even if they die.
In Lü Qian's view, Wang Ye has now awakened to his own cognition and thinking, and has begun to pursue his own skills and principles instead of passively living.
Upon hearing Wugensheng's theory, Lü Qian reflected on his own situation and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. "I can now proudly call myself a fourth-rate person, but I wonder if the techniques I use are truly techniques, or the path I walk is truly the path. In my past life, I was mediocre; in this life, I'm determined to prove myself to be a god!"
Lu Qian withdrew his gaze from Wang Ye, looked up at the blue sky and bright sun, and said, "As for me, I went up the mountain whenever I wanted. There's nothing more to say."
Before Wang Ye could show his disappointment, Lü Qian continued, "I can tell that you're feeling lost, Brother Wang Ye. I can tell you about my past experiences and my journey, but I don't know if it will be helpful to you."
"Don't thank me yet. I have a question for you first, and you can tell me the answer after I finish telling my story, okay?"
Seeing the surprised expression on Wang Ye's face, Lü Qian stopped him from thanking him and asked him with a smile.
"Alright!" Wang Ye nodded.
"Alright! Since you've asked me why I became a monk, then I'd like to ask you why you went up the mountain?"
"Alright, it's time to tell my story. Since you're still a newbie, Brother Wang Ye, and haven't attained Qi yet, I'll use some metaphors to keep it simple. By the way, you should understand the extraordinary nature of the masters at Wudang Mountain, right?"
After asking his question, Lü Qian didn't waste any time. Seeing Wang Ye nod, he turned to look at the blue sky and white clouds above.
White clouds drifted lazily across the sky. After a moment of contemplation, Lü Qian spoke, "I use 'jianghu' to refer to our circle. As for me, I come from a jianghu family, the Lü family."
"There are many families in the martial arts world similar to ours, but the most famous and the most frequently interacting are only four, including the Lü family."
"Unlike the other families, our Lü family can be considered to have come from the underworld, relying on our fists to make a living. The law of the jungle prevails in our family."
"The current head of the family is my great-grandfather, who is of the same generation as the leader of Wudang Sect. He's the one with the scar on his face that you saw yesterday."
"Then he must be almost a hundred years old?" Wang Ye interjected at the opportune moment.
"Yes, but this old man is really not a kind elder. Everyone in the martial arts world is afraid of him. He doesn't treat us descendants very well either, but if you have enough talent, he will definitely think highly of you."
Lu Qian swung his leg and fell backward on the steps. "Unfortunately, I can be said to be a prodigy in the family, having been ranked first among my peers for several consecutive years."
As he spoke, he pointed to himself upside down with his thumb.
"I, Lü Qian, am talented enough and can endure the hardships of cultivation. So I thought, a small Lü family can't hold me back, and my great-grandfather, the head of the family, is not my end point. It should be my starting point, the starting point of a great goal."
"So a few months ago I mentioned to my great-grandfather that I wanted to come to Wudang, and my great-grandfather gave me a good beating. I even broke a few bones at the time."
"After I slapped someone, my great-grandfather finally relented and sent me to Wudang Mountain a few days ago, watching me become a disciple."
"Alright, that concludes my story. What's your answer?"
Lu Qian sat up from the steps, patted the dust off his Taoist robe, turned to look at Wang Ye who was deep in thought, and asked.
A gentle breeze blew, and Wang Ye's hair was lifted by the wind, swaying on his forehead.
After waiting for a while, Wang Ye raised his head and said, still somewhat confused.
"Master Zhou Meng asked me this question before, and I said it was about the tranquility of the mountain."
"But I just thought about it again and realized that I find it quiet on the mountain. I think it's because I find the place down below too boring. But if we're talking about tranquility, the mountain is even more tranquil."
"I'm not sure what I want anymore."
Wang Ye looked up at the sky in confusion. Lazy white clouds drifted across the sky, leaving behind a clear blue sky.
But his thoughts were far from clear at that moment.
"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore. Since you came to Wudang Mountain following your heart, you must have your reasons. Follow your heart, and you'll never go wrong."
Lu Qian smiled, stood up, patted Wang Ye on the shoulder, and instead of rushing him to understand his own path, he began to offer advice.
"Going to Wudang Mountain was your own decision, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, I don't want to think about it too much, my mind is all jumbled up."
Wang Ye casually lay back, just like Lü Qian had done earlier, lounging lazily on the steps.
But the question he just asked has planted a seed in his heart, and one day it will take root and sprout.
"Now that you've rested enough, stand until noon, then I'll take you to the dining hall."
Lu Qian shook his head, stepped up the steps, and arrived in front of the side hall. He stood in the same spot as before and shouted to Wang Ye, who was lying on the ground.
"They're here!"