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There is a scholar named Wang in the county, ranking seventh. He is an official's family, advocating Taoism since childhood. He heard that there were many immortals on Laoshan Mountain, so he packed his bags and went to find immortals to visit Tao. He climbed to the top of the mountain and saw a Taoist temple. The environment is very quiet. There was a Taoist priest sitting on a futon, his white hair hanging down to his collar, and his face was refreshing and superb. Wang Sheng went to Li See and talked to him. He thinks the truth told by the Taoist priest is very mysterious. He asked the Taoist priest to accept him as an apprentice. The Taoist priest said, "I'm afraid you're used to being delicate and lazy, and you can't suffer." Wang Sheng replied, "I can bear hardships." There are many disciples of Taoist priests who get together at night. As soon as Wang Sheng saw them, he stayed in the Taoist temple.
Early the next morning, the Taoist called Wang Sheng and gave him an axe to chop wood with other Taoist priests. Wang Sheng respectfully agreed. A month later, Wang Sheng's hands and feet were covered with thick calluses. He couldn't stand such suffering any longer, and secretly had the idea of going home.
One night, when he returned to Guanli, he saw two guests and their host sitting together drinking. It's getting late. I haven't lit the candle yet. The master cut a piece of paper into the shape of a mirror and stuck it on the wall. After a while, the paper turned into a bright moon and lit up the room. The disciples rushed to wait on a guest and said, "The beauty of the night is endless, so we must enjoy it all." So I picked up the hip flask from the table and handed it to my disciples, telling them to drink as much as they wanted. Wang Sheng thought, how can seven or eight people drink a pot of wine? So, everyone found cups and bowls and rushed to drink, for fear that the wine in the pot would dry up. However, people kept pouring wine, and there was no wine in the pot. Wang Sheng was very confused. After a while, a guest said, "it's very kind of you to give us moonlight illumination, but it's still a little lonely to drink like this." Why not call it Chang 'e? " So he threw chopsticks into the moon. I saw a beautiful woman floating out of the moonlight, less than a foot at first, and fell to the ground just like ordinary people. She twisted her slender waist and beautiful neck and danced the "dress dance" gracefully. Then he sang, "Fairy, why did you return to earth and imprison me in Guanghan Palace? "The song is crisp and melodious, as beautiful as playing a flute. After singing, they circled and jumped on the table, and everyone was surprised to see that they were back to chopsticks. The host and two guests laughed heartily. Another guest said, "I am the happiest tonight, but I am almost drunk." Can you accompany me to the Moon Palace for a farewell drink? "So the three men moved their seats and gradually walked into the moon palace. Disciples looked up at the three men, sitting in the Moon Palace drinking, and their beards and eyebrows were clearly seen, just like the shadow of Byakki Smoker. After a while, the light of the moon gradually dimmed, and the disciples lit candles, only to see the Taoist sitting there alone, and the guests had disappeared. The stones on the plates on the table are still there. The moon on the wall is just a round piece of paper like a mirror. The Taoist priest asked his apprentice, "Have you had enough?" Everyone replied, "That's enough. "The Taoist said," Go to bed early after drinking enough, and don't delay firewood tomorrow. " The disciples agreed to retreat. Wang Sheng was surprised and envious, and immediately dismissed the idea of going home.
Another month passed, and Wang Sheng couldn't stand the pain, but the Taoist didn't even teach a spell. He couldn't hold back, so he said goodbye to the Taoist priest and said, "My apprentice has come all the way to visit the immortal teacher. Even if he can't get the immortal spell, it would be a comfort to ask for advice if he can learn a little magic. It's been two or three months now, but I go out to collect firewood in the morning and come back to sleep at night. Disciples have never suffered so much at home. " The Taoist priest smiled and said, "I told you you can't suffer, and now it is." I'll take you back tomorrow morning. "Wang Sheng said," the disciples have been working here for many days. Ask me a little magic. I didn't come for nothing. The Taoist asked, "What magic do you want to learn?" Wang Sheng said, "Usually, no matter where I meet the master, the wall can't stop me. As long as I can learn this spell, I will be satisfied. " The Taoist agreed with a smile. So I taught him the secret and let him read it himself. The Taoist priest shouted, "Go to the wall!" "Wang Sheng facing the wall, dare not go in. The Taoist priest added, "Try going in." Wang Sheng walked unhurriedly to the front of the wall and was blocked by it. The Taoist priest said, "Don't hesitate!" As expected, Wang Sheng rushed past the wall in a few steps. When crossing the wall, it looks empty. Looking back, the body was really outside the wall. Wang Sheng was very happy and went back to thank his master. The Taoist priest said, "Be chaste when you go back, and love yourself, or the magic won't work." So I gave him some money and sent him back.
When Wang Sheng came home, he boasted that he had met Xiandao, and the solid wall could not stop him. His wife doesn't believe it. Wang Sheng imitated every movement of that day, ran a few feet away from the wall, hit his head on the hard wall and suddenly fell to the ground. His wife lifted him up and looked at him, bulging a big bag on her forehead like a big egg. His wife laughed at him, and Wang Sheng was ashamed and angry, calling the old Taoist unreasonable.
Yi Shi said: Everyone who has heard the story of Wang Sheng can't help laughing, but I didn't know there were many "Wang Sheng" in the world. Now there is a person who likes flattery rather than advice, so those flatterers show off their arrogance and violence to cater to him and cheat him: with this skill, they can be bullying. At the beginning, all the experiments were small and effective, so I said that the world is so big that it can run amok like this. What a man who never touches the south wall and never looks back!