Chapter 157 The test of everyone
Yang Zheng said bitterly: "You know my situation very well. Does this make sense?"
Zhang Cang was originally a Confucian disciple. Before Li Si had entered the fourth realm, the two could completely worship Xunzi as their teacher. As for Han Fei, although he was a disciple of the Legalist, he could at least understand the truth, and he might be inspired by other things.
Yang Zheng even shattered his heart to Tao, and he was destined to be without fate with Tao in this life. Even if he participated in this test, he was just a mess.
When Xunzi heard this, he sighed, waved his sleeves, and released the pure milky white true energy, which gathered over the front of the bed, forming a vertical screen.
A clear lake appeared on the screen. Not far from the shore, two middle-aged men were sitting on the ground, holding fishing rods in their hands, and were all fishing quietly.
The two of them were divided into two green and white robes, which were Wen Qing and Xiao Bai.
Yang Zheng's eyes were slightly condensed, "What does this mean?"
As we all know, Qingbai and the two are incompatible with each other. They rarely meet each other and they will quarrel when they meet. It is impossible to sit together calmly and enjoy the fun of fishing like now. This scene is too weird.
Could it be just an illusion?
Xunzi stroked his beard, stared at the figures of his two beloved disciples, and said, "What you see is the scene happening at this moment. This lake is not far from the back mountain. I just told them to go to the lake to catch a few fish."
No wonder Qingbai and the other two were willing to sit together, but they turned out to be following the teacher's orders.
Han Fei said in confusion: "Based on the two gentlemen's teachings, it is not easy to catch a few fish, and it is easy to catch them. Do you need to sit there and wait for the fish to take the bait?"
Xunzi smiled, "There is a kind of spiritual fish in the lake called the Fire-Scale Carp. It is full of treasures, and its blood and flesh are excellent supplements. Scale and bone can be used to refine weapons. I told them that they should not be grabbed by force, so as not to fall off the scales to the bottom of the lake."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cang couldn't help swallowing his saliva and asked weakly: "Senior, do you want to treat us with the spirit fish?"
Yang Zheng frowned slightly, knowing that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
Xunzi said again: "I have been used to these two brothers who compete with each other when they meet. I am afraid that they will delay things, so I added a rule to whoever catches three fire-scaled carp first will give me a reward."
Qingbai and the other two met in tit. Even if Xunzi didn't speak, their relationship would definitely not be outdone and would beat each other in fishing. Now, Xunzi gave a reward, which was tantamount to fanning the flames. It was a foregone conclusion that the two of them competed.
What will happen next will be unpredictable.
Li Si thoughtfully and said, "It sounds like a test for the two gentlemen. I wonder what we need to do?"
Xunzi replied: "Nothing needs to be done, you just need to sit here and watch them quietly. After fishing, everyone has to express their feelings. Whoever feels in line with my wishes will accept them as their disciple."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Yang Zheng was even speechless. Suddenly, he remembered that when he was a child, the teacher took the students to watch movies and assigned homework to write a review. Isn’t this exactly the same? If you just watch someone fishing, you can feel like a hammer!
He suddenly realized that no wonder Xunzi deliberately provoked Qingbai and the other two and asked them to fight. It turned out that it was a hidden meaning and wanted everyone to get inspiration from the two of them.
So, the five old and young people in the room sat together and watched Qingbai quietly. The two of them remained motionless, and the picture seemed to be still, and the five were silent, as if they had entered a state of meditation.
After a long time, everyone felt tired and drowsy.
Before they knew it, most of the day had passed. The setting sun was setting, and the afterglow was on the faces of the blue and white men. They narrowed their eyes, and strong anxiety appeared between their eyebrows and eyes.
Xunzi explained clearly that they must catch the fish, when to complete the task, and when to come back. Both of them respected their teachers and loved Xunzi very much, and obeyed them only by their will. If they could not even do such a small matter and make the teacher angry, they would sit here and dare not go back.
However, the reality is cruel. So far, they have caught a lot of fish, but unfortunately, none of them are the fire-scaled carp they are looking for, all of which are mixed fish. The tasks assigned by the teacher are far more difficult than they imagined.
In a moment, the night was about to fall, and it seemed that they had to go fishing at night.
In the hut, Yang Zheng saw the scene in the picture in a real way and smiled bitterly: "Senior, can you tell me how many fire-scale carp are there in the lake?"
In such a huge lake, many other fish live in it. It is difficult to catch fire-scaled carp. If it is sparse in number, it will be even more difficult. This has nothing to do with fishing skills, it is purely a matter of probability.
Xunzi looked calm and stretched out a hand.
In other words, there are only five fire-scale carp in the lake.
Yang Zheng was stunned.
Among the tens of millions of fish, there were only five fire-scaled carp. Xunzi actually ordered Wen Qing and Xiao Bai to catch three. How unlucky are they? They have become such a perverted teacher!
Even if it is to set a test for Han Li and others, there is no need to be so vulgar. It is necessary to deliberately make things difficult for both gentlemen!
Han Fei was also unbearable and said, "The two gentlemen sat for a day, with wind and sunlight, which was very hard. In order to test us, I was really sorry for them to accept such a difficult task."
Xunzi remained indifferent, picked up the teacup, took a sip leisurely, and said, "When you are in trouble, you can see a person's true heart best. For them, this is also a tempering, and it is not a bad thing to make the heart of Tao tenacious."
Seeing him say this, Han Fei couldn't say anything else, so he stretched his body and continued to stare at the picture.
Soon, the sunset fell to the west and the sky gradually became darker.
Xiao Bai, who had always been fierce and impatient, sat patiently for a day. At this time, he finally couldn't help but throw away the hat on his head and stood up suddenly.
Not far away, Wen Qing turned his head and smiled slightly, "Young brother, don't be discouraged. The teacher's arrangement is not just a training of our nature. Why, do you have to give up?"
A gentleman does not fight. This gentle and elegant gentleman is usually gentle and humble and never compete with others for victory. However, his attitude towards his junior brother Xiao Bai is definitely different. The conflict between the two is not out of interests, but a pure struggle for ideas.
If things involve the great way, it is related to the heart of the Tao, and he will never give in.
Xiao Bai snorted coldly, stared at the deep lake water under the night, and retorted: "What tempers your mind and character? You can never change the problem of thinking too much. The teacher asked us to catch fire-scaled carp, but we just wanted to use it to help young people recover their vitality!"
As he said that, he reached into his sleeve, found a ring, and then took out a small jade bottle from it.
Chapter completed!