Chapter 974: Is Eighty Ok?
Although Baoyu still has some sequelae, his life is no longer in danger. It is because the Rongguo Mansion is in danger that Mrs. Wang and Lady Jia, who rushed over after hearing the news , have to make a grand ceremony.
But given the current situation, we have no choice but to postpone the celebration.
After chatting with the old and young in the mansion about some human relationships and legal principles, and once again promising to do his best to rescue Jia She and his daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng, Sun Shaozong took the opportunity to take his leave .
When he left Rongguo Mansion, he specifically asked the gatekeeper who sent the message, and confirmed that the gatekeeper also didn't remember what Prince Yi Zhong looked like, and he felt relieved.
It seems that the old intellectual had planned this in advance and did not leave any evidence.
In this way, as long as the news of his appearance in Rongguo Mansion does not leak out, this storm can be averted without any danger.
but……
Since Prince Yi Zhong can appear in Rongguo Mansion today, there is no guarantee that he will show up somewhere else tomorrow. It is always uneasy to leave him alone.
But even if he has many extraordinary strengths, when faced with such an inhuman existence, he is like a dog biting a turtle and has nowhere to start.
Just as I was adding to my worries, I felt a sudden shock beneath me. It turned out that the wheel had run over something hard, causing it to shake violently.
It's not unusual that the road is difficult to see in the heavy snow.
But as the car body shook, an object fell from the roof and landed into Sun Shaozong's arms with a snap.
This is?
He subconsciously picked it up and looked at it. It turned out to be a palm-sized piece of cardboard. It was dark red in color with some fine wood grain. It was almost identical to the wood of the carport. If you didn't look closely, you might have thought it was the carport that had shed its skin. No wonder he didn't notice anything unusual just now.
Since there was nothing unusual on this side, Sun Shaozong turned it over and saw a seven-character quatrain gilded with gold on the back:
[《Hao Le Song》
Everyone knows that being an immortal is good, but they can’t forget fame and fortune!
Where are the generals and ministers of the past and present? Their graves are covered with grass.
Everyone knows that being a god is good, but only gold and silver can’t be forgotten!
I regretted all day that we didn't spend much time together, and when it was time to leave, I closed my eyes.
Everyone knows that being a god is good, but only a beautiful wife can’t be forgotten!
You talk about your kindness every day when you are alive, but when you die, you will be gone with others.
Everyone knows that being a god is good, but only children and grandchildren can’t forget them!
There have been many foolish parents since ancient times, but who has ever seen filial children and grandchildren? 】
Isn't this the same song that Prince Yoshitada sang when he first met him that day?
It was originally called "Hao Le Ge".
Looking at its content, it is about the emptiness of the seven emotions and six desires, and that only by abandoning them all can one achieve enlightenment and become an immortal.
Sun Shaozong read the poem twice and suddenly an idea came to his mind: Could it be that Prince Yi Zhong wants to help me become an immortal?
I was overjoyed at first, but then I became worried.
As the poem says, is it easy to leave behind all the worldly things?
Wealth and glory are fine, but how can you bear to abandon your wife and children?
Not to mention who would take possession of his many beautiful wives and concubines if he were to leave. Just the blood relatives in his family and abroad are only three or five years old now. How could he bear to just leave them like this?
Isn't this asking too much?
Isn't it said that 'when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit'?
Even if the whole family cannot be promoted, at least the wife, concubines and children should be flexible, right?
Besides, the old intellectual was able to give up everything because his family had long been broken up and he had nothing to begin with - more importantly, he had lived to the age of sixty!
If I were to reach that age, with my children becoming independent, my wives and concubines becoming old, and I having experienced wealth and luxury and tasted the sweetness and bitterness of life, I would naturally be willing to give up everything and seek the immortal way.
But just as Sun Shaozong was thinking about this, he suddenly saw another line of small words at the end of "Hao Le Ge":
[Sixty is OK? ]
This piece of paper actually has instant messaging function!
Sun Shaozong was startled and quickly sat up straight.
He studied the four words for a long while, and was about to nod his head to confirm, but stopped himself hastily and said hesitantly, "Sixty seems a little early, but seventy... eighty isn't too late, right?"
【Then it's eighty】
It turns out that becoming an immortal is so easy to discuss?
When it comes to things, people love to get more and more. But after getting something easily, they often can't help but feel suspicious, always feeling that there is something fishy going on.
Therefore, after Sun Shaozong was overjoyed, he could not help but ask cautiously: "Senior, I wonder if you...are you free up there?"
This is something that must be found out clearly. Otherwise, once you get to that place, if you don't have any freedom at all and your daily actions are all controlled by others, then it's better not to cultivate as an immortal.
Of course, Sun Shaozong was not opposed to taking charge of some business tasks after becoming an immortal - if he could become , why would he be afraid of the ninety-nine and sixty blessings?
Just don’t do it 7X12 (hours)!
However, he waited for a long time, but there was no reply on the post.
Is it possible that I am speechless?
Sun Shaozong frowned and thought to himself, is it true that being a god means there is no freedom at all?
If that's the case, since we're all from the same hometown, could you please send a message saying 'don't ascend'?
After hesitating for a moment, he tried to ask some trivial questions, but still got no response. He had to comfort himself that the other party was probably offline.
With a sigh, Sun Shaozong leaned back on the soft pillow again, stroking the lines of small gold-painted characters. He felt mixed emotions for a long time, and suddenly he felt a little regretful.
Isn't it a bit late to seek immortality when you are eighty years old?
Although my physique is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
But the bone-scraping steel knife at home is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
If you add one thing and subtract one thing from another, I'm afraid you may not live longer than ordinary people when you get old.
What if he died when he was just 79? Wouldn't that be the most ridiculous thing in the world?
But he was asked to cultivate his character and become a pure widower, but he refused to do so.
There are already fewer entertainment options these days than in later generations. If these trivial things were missing, what would be the point of living?
Alas~
How can one achieve the best of both worlds, without disappointing the Tathagata and without disappointing...
Wait, what kind of immortality is he cultivating?
A monk or a Taoist?
This question reminded him of Baoyu's foolish words, and he couldn't help rubbing the paper heavily a few times, thinking to himself, could this gold-embossed calligraphy be an illusion?
Hey!
As he was stroking it, Sun Shaozong suddenly paused, and put the card in front of his eyes to examine it carefully with confusion.
The texture of this thing seems to have been seen there before, it seems to be...
Black post?!
How come the "immortal fate" left by Prince Yi Zhong is made of the same material as the black note?
Upon closer thought, the burly man hiding his head and showing his tail beside Prince Yizhong was none other than Ding Xiu, whom he had once suspected!
Subconsciously straightening his back, Sun Shaozong stared at the calligraphy for a long time, but he couldn't figure out why the black calligraphy was related to Prince Yi Zhong.
If he had not yet attained immortality and was still thinking about usurping the throne, he might have been able to list a few motives.
But why should he bother with such trivial matters now?
After thinking about it over and over again, I really can't figure it out.
This old literary youth...
You can't be bored and have nothing to do, right?
