C25 Dao and Dao

Just now, he was walking with his head down, so I didn't notice him.

At this moment, when I saw the side of his face, I was stunned.

He was blind!

His eyes were bulging out, and there were many sprouts on them. Just looking at them made me feel a little numb.

His head was covered in white hair, as if it was covered in snowflakes.

His chin was sharp, his cheekbones were high, and his ears were like a pair of horns.

The wrinkles on his face were like a thousand layers of cheese. The wrinkles were so deep that if a mosquito were to slip into them, it would be impossible for it to come out alive.

Hearing the old man's words, I felt a little unhappy.

What the hell? I have no grudge with you, so why are you cursing me?

If it wasn't for the fact that this old man was old, I would have spat on him and washed his face.

Suppressing the anger in my heart, I said patiently, "Grandpa, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! It's broad daylight, so why are you saying that I can't do anything?"

"You only meet people with good tempers like me. If you meet blind people in the city, they might beat you up."

I heard from Bai Xiaotiao that there were a lot of blind people in the city.

They didn't know how to respect the old and love the young. When they attacked, they were very ruthless.

If the old man talked to them like that, he would most likely be beaten to death, and his hair would be pulled out and tied to a stone to be thrown into a river!

"Hey! Do you still not believe what I said?"

"Oh, that's true! I didn't see it clearly just now!"

"Young man, not only are you in trouble, you should be in trouble!" The old man straightened his back and said.

I am really angry now!

What the hell?

How could you add more stuff in such a short time?

And say that I am in trouble? I am a car of disaster!

He didn't say anything more. He turned around and didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, he heard him say from behind, "Young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave! Let me ask you, is there a string of plum blossoms on your left butt?"

Hmm?

I was about to step forward, but my right leg suddenly stopped in midair.

This was a bit strange. How did he know?

To be honest, there was really such a mark on my left butt.

Those were five black spots that formed a small circle.

My father said that the pattern looked like a plum blossom at first glance.

Other than my parents, no one else knew about it. Even when I sent out Bai Xiaotiao, I didn't tell him.

Where did this old man know?

While I was hesitating, a series of "tststs" came. It was the old man who came over with his walking stick.

"Young thief, are you wondering why this old man knows about you? Hehe, it's not hard to guess!"

“In the book, there is a saying, ‘If you ride on a plum blossom, you will meet with disasters. If you stand up and leave, you will be in trouble again and again. Look, isn’t that what you are talking about?”

When I heard these words, I started to feel that this old man was a little unusual.

I didn’t completely understand what he was saying, but I could feel the meaning behind it.

I said, “Old man, can you help me explain it? What do you mean by what you just said?”

When I said these words, my attitude and tone were much more respectful. I was no longer the old man who treated me like a swindler.

“Young man, if you have no urgent matters, why don’t you come over to sit with me? I can explain it to you slowly.”

The old man didn’t reply to me directly. Instead, he lowered his voice and talked to me.

I thought to myself, although he seemed to be talking to me in a business-like tone, was there any room for negotiation?

I was facing a life-and-death situation, so how could I dare to say no?

When we entered the main entrance of the county hospital, there was a large courtyard. Under the lush old trees, there were some long chairs.

I led the old man to a place where there were fewer people.

When he sat on the long chair, I leaned on the side of the chair and looked at him with anticipation.

There was a saying in my hometown: ‘An ordinary person cannot be judged by his appearance.’

Perhaps this unremarkable person in front of him was an expert!

"This old man is called Taoist. As for my real name, it has been a long time since I have called myself Taoist! So, I won't mention it!"

"Little thief, today, you and I are fated to meet. So, this old man will talk a bit more with you."

After sitting down, the old man muttered softly.

Hearing the other party's name, I couldn't help but feel respect for him. I thought to myself, 'Look at his Taoist name, there are actually two 'Taoist' in it. Isn't that a bit too much?'

Moreover, he even called himself 'this old man'. From the way he used the words, he had the demeanor of an ancient person.

After sizing him up again, I felt different from before. No matter how I looked at him, I felt that he was like a living immortal who was hiding his true colors.

I heard from the stories that true experts would have a face preserving technique. They lived for over a hundred years, but in fact, they were only half a hundred years old. This taoist might be like that.

With that thought in mind, I became even more respectful to him. I didn't dare to sit next to the chair anymore, so I straightened my legs and stood up.

"Taoist, my name is Zhang Deshui. I am from Hengdao River. Just now, you said that we are fated to meet. Then, hurry up and tell me what the Plum Blossom Spot is about. Also, what is the meaning of the ancient poem you are reciting?" I asked respectfully.

Taoist coughed lightly and went straight to the point.

The so-called plum blossoms on the back of the horse was referring to the spots that appeared on the body, such as the back of the butt or the root of the thigh.

If one encountered a calamity in succession, one would naturally say that he was unlucky. If one was unlucky, it would be as if someone had put a piece of daddy on his head.

As for standing up straight, it meant that one would be able to stand up straight after reaching the age of thirty. When one reached the age of thirty, one would suddenly leave the world without any illness or disaster.

Year after year, it was a metaphor.

As long as a certain spot on the body appeared with a plum blossom, then one would have a bad fate. One would be sure to be cursed by the four sentences of the taoist.

I shut my mouth and did not speak in a hurry, but I felt a little unhappy in my heart.

Although I usually did not mention this, I was quite afraid of the Evil Curse in the family tree. It was as if there was a small bone stuck in my throat that kept stinging me day and night.

Now that the taoist had brought up the old wound in my heart, I was a little hesitant. How could I ask him to help me think of a way to solve it?

Sensing my hesitation, the other party obviously misunderstood my meaning. He thought that I was suspicious of his words.

"Deshui, don't look down on my ability. Let me tell you something else. Think back carefully. When you were five and ten years old, did you meet a bottleneck?" The taoist paused for a moment on the ground.

Five years old? Ten years old?

I searched through the memories in my mind and paused for a moment. Then, I slapped my thigh and said, "Oh my god! Isn't that right? In those two years, I did meet two obstacles in my life!"

First, it was when I was five years old.

After I watched Journey to the West on the black and white TV in Village Chief Li's house, I fell in love with magic. I wholeheartedly wanted to become an immortal.

I wanted to ride the clouds and fly like Sun Wukong. I wanted to flip the clouds and fly. If I went out again, I wouldn't need to ride a carriage.

I told my father about my thoughts. My father only glared at me and scolded, "Look at you! You want to flip the clouds! Go play by the side."

I was depressed. I thought to myself, 'My father doesn't support me becoming an immortal either!'

What should I do?

When I was strolling around the village entrance, I happened to meet Wang Dakui.

He was five years older than me. I thought that he was older and had more experience, so I told him what I was thinking.

This grandson was f*cking dumb!

After I finished listening, he didn't even think about it and just told me that it was easy to become an immortal.

As long as I went back and took out a nail, I could hit it on the electric door at home and become an immortal.

I was young at that time and stayed in the village all day. I didn't know anything, so I believed him.

When I went home excitedly, my parents were not in the house. So I took out a nail and hit it on the electric door.

The f*ck!

At that moment, I didn't become an immortal, but I became epilepsy.

I was directly electrocuted and thrown more than a meter away.

From the back of my head to the spine, it was all numb, but I didn't feel any pain at all.

My mouth was continuously foaming, and it flowed out of the corner of my mouth into my cheeks.

My body was also twitching, as if I had epilepsy!

Fortunately, I had only quickly touched the electric current, and it was only for a short period of time. If it had been a little longer, I would have been electrocuted into a little black man on the spot!

Otherwise, when I heard that Huang Hua had borrowed a bicycle to Wang Dakui and had helped him become a cripple out of kindness, I would have been so happy!

I was just venting my anger.

When I was ten years old, I could be considered to have walked through the gates of hell.

That summer, I, Bai Xiaotiao, and Bai Xiaotiao went to the Northern Groove's reservoir to play with the boat.

The second uncle of the reservoir was very stubborn. He refused to let us touch the boat, saying that he was afraid that something would happen to us.

The two of us were not in a hurry, and we didn't argue with him.

After all, it was summer vacation, and we had nothing to do at home. So, we pretended to be there and played with stones.

When it was close to noon, the second uncle was going back to the house to cook.

Just as he left, the two of us unlocked the chains and rowed the boat towards the reservoir.

At the beginning, I and Bai Xiaotiao were still playing according to the rules. As time passed, the two of us lost our rhythm.

Bai Xiaotiao suggested, "Deshui, why don't we stand by the side of the boat and compete to see who can pee the farthest? If the pee falls into the water, it can even be used as fertilizer for fish. It will definitely not be mocked."

When I heard this, I thought that this was a good thing. Without the slightest hesitation, I agreed.

Bai Xiaotiao's pee had already been filled to the brim. His pee was really far. I reckoned that if he used more strength, he could even make it into the rice pot of Second Uncle's cooking!

Of course, I was not willing to admit defeat.

When it was my turn, I stood on the boat's stump. The moment I peed, I pushed my stomach forward with all my strength.

Unexpectedly, I used too much strength and slipped.

Then, I fell into the reservoir with a splash.

At that time, I didn't know how to swim, so I kicked and kicked in a flurry.

In the end, the more I struggled, the more it hurt. I directly sank into the water. I didn't even have time to grab the oar that Bai Xiaotiao gave me.

Later on, I didn't know anything.

When I opened my eyes, I found that I was already lying in Second Uncle's shabby house. Beside me stood his son, who was drenched.

Beside me, Bai Xiaotiao's tears were falling like raindrops.

Only then did I know that I had gotten back my life.

If it wasn't for the timely arrival of the Second Uncle's son, I would have already sunk to the bottom of the reservoir to feed the salamander (a type of aquatic animal, similar to a prawn, with two sharp claws in front).

Thinking back to this, I was even more impressed with this taoist.

Those two karmic paths were the real things that I had experienced!

This old man was really amazing. How could he calculate it so accurately?

I rubbed my hands together in a complicated mood and said, "Hey! You are really strange. Everything you said just now was accurate! I just don't know if you can be good and teach me how to resolve it?"

After saying that, I stared straight into his eyes.

I was breathing a little hurriedly, afraid that he would say no from his mouth.