After Meixi took the sand, Taigong stood in front of the hall and waved his hand and said, "Go to the kitchen and pour the sand into the rice jar."

"What? Pour sand into the rice jar?" Mei Xi couldn't believe his ears.

Mei Taigong said with a squinting goats when he spoke: "If you let me fall down, you will fall down, don't ask so much."

Mei Xi had no choice but to grit her teeth and walked into the kitchen, poured a bowl of wet river sand into the rice jar. As soon as the head of the rice jar was covered, one hand was stretched out behind her to open the lid again. She looked sideways and saw that the grandfather had been standing beside her at some point, and the other hand was holding a net bag with a handle - the kind of shrimps catching in the shallows. Mei Tai Gong smiled and didn't say anything, reached out and inserted the net bag into the rice jar. When she lifted up, the rice grains and sand leaked out of the mesh, but she lifted the big river shrimp that was two inches long and jumping!

Mei Xi has seen all kinds of tricks since she was a child, but she has never seen such magic! In fact, it is not difficult for people who use magic tricks to perform such tricks, but with the help of various props, only cleverness cannot be said to be magic in the eyes of insiders. But his rice jar is not a prop for magic tricks, Mei Xi is very clear in his heart. He just finished scooping rice in the rice jar, and that net bag is what he usually uses to catch shrimps, and there is nothing special about it.

It was very hot, and the great-grandfather was naked, his skin was slightly dark and healthy, and he didn't even have an old spot. It was impossible for him to hide so many live shrimps on his body. Moreover, his movements were very slow, and Mei Xi could see clearly. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't believe his eyes. The great-grandfather looked at Mei Xi with a bag of live shrimps and smiled: "Why are you stunned? Wash the shrimps quickly, so you can cook and drink."

Mei Xi let out a long sigh, widened her eyes and asked, "Grandmaster, what kind of trick is this? How did you do it? Can you teach me?"

Mei Taigong laughed: "This is not a trick, this is a spell, a real spell!" The tone of his speech specifically emphasized the word "real".

"Spell?" Mei Xi was a little confused. He had seen many scams since he was a child, so of course he didn't believe that there would be any real spells.

Mei Taigong reached out and patted the back of his head, sighed slightly and said, "I will perform the trick in front of you today. I want to ask you a question. If you let your third uncle perform such a trick, can you do it?"

Mei Xi thought for a while and replied, "Uncle San's trick has become very good. He will pick out a bag of shrimps in the rice jar. If there is a design in advance, there are at least five or six ways, but I can't figure out how you did it, Grandpa?"

Mei Taigong: "Your third uncle and others are just magic tricks, and I am real casting at this time, but in the eyes of laymen, they all seem ordinary. Boy, have you figured out what's going on?"

Mei Xi blinked and didn't answer. The grandfather looked at him and smiled faintly: "You are still too young and know little about the world. It's really hard for you to ask this question... Go and cook two dishes quickly and drink with the grandfather. I have something to say to you."

He put his own local soy sauce on the spicy food and stir-fry a large plate of fragrant river shrimps. He then pulled a few garlic seedlings in the yard to make a vegetarian dish, put it on the Eight Immortals table in the main hall, poured a glass of wine for Mr. Mei. Mei Xi sat aside and respectfully accompanied the master to have dinner.

Mei Taigong asked him to add a cup and pour a glass of wine for himself. Mei Xi shook her head and said, "Grandmaster, I won't drink."

Mei Taigong held the chopsticks and said, "Child, you will go to the city to go to high school in a few days. You are considered an adult, just have a drink... You must be very strange about what happened just now. Let me ask you another question. In your eyes, who are the relatives of Mei Family Yuan?"

Mei Xi lowered her head: "I also know my life experience, and of course I understand that everyone is a good person."

Mei Taigong looked at him meaningfully: "Good people are good people, but you are not a child anymore. You also know that they are all liars in the world, right?... Don't stop talking. Actually, I understand what you are thinking. Today I want to tell you all about the eight major gates in the world."

Mei Xi looked up: "Eight major gates of the rivers and lakes? What?"

Mei Taigong: "The past art of the martial arts was divided into shock, fatigue, floating, album, wind, fire, and rank, and the villagers of the Mei family were also considered to be able to make a living among the eight gates. But the real eight gates of the martial arts world are not just these, but all the ways in this world. You sit down and listen to me to explain carefully..."

Three mountains and five mountains, five lakes and all seas, from the temple to the market, are all called Jianghu. As the saying goes, there are Jianghu where there are people. All the arts of doing things in the world can be called Jianghu. There was an ancient saying of the Eight Great Gate. However, since the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the so-called Jianghu art has become a small way for wandering artists to cheat and eat. This is a narrow sense of Jianghu. To this day, the eight major gates of Jianghu that people talk about are completely narrow.

Jingmen is the leader of the eight major gates of the rivers and lakes. It mainly studies good fortune and good fortune and guides people. Nowadays, those who know fortune tellers are all considered to be the people of the rivers and lakes in Jingmen. The ancestors of Jingmen were Fuxi and King Wen of Zhou. Legend has it that Fuxi painted the Eight Trigrams and King Wen of Zhou performed the Zhou Yi. Another ancestor who often worships the sorcerers of the rivers and lakes is Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty. It is said that Dongfang Shuo once set up a stall in Chang'an City to make divination. If Jingmen also has classics, it is the "Book of Changes".

It is not unreasonable that the eight major gates of the Jianghu are led by Jingmen, because they study the changes in the way of heaven. Once Jingmen is proficient, the other seven Jianghu techniques can be understood by the other seven Jianghu techniques, and deduce the changes in the world's changes in good and bad fortune are the core of the world's Tao. Modern fortune tellers may not have this ability, but they still have basic skills to look at people's eyesight, and the world's Jianghu techniques are all about looking at people's dishes.

The Immortals emphasize the way of practicing medicine and saving the world. The practice of medicine here not only includes traveling doctors in the martial arts world, but also doctors in the church, and even ancient witch Zhu, etc. As long as you use various methods to treat people, you will all go to the Immortals. There are two ancestors worshipped by the Immortals, the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing and the medicine king Sun Simiao. But now when talking about the Immortals world, most of them refer to the wandering doctors.

Second only to Jingmen, it is located among the eight major gates of the Jianghu, and its status is also very important because it studies people's own knowledge. Strictly speaking, the ancestors of the Imperial Sect are Huangdi Xuanyuan and Yandi Shennong. They are also the legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation. The classics of Imperial Sect are of course "Huangdi Neijing" and "Shennong Bencao Jing".

Piaomen emphasizes the way of studying in the clouds. The ancestor of Piaomen was Confucius and Confucius, which is probably something that many people would never imagine. Today, people who are juggling and performing on stage, and even firework prostitutes call themselves people in Piaomen.

The Cemen focuses on the study of the modern and ancient learning. The founder of the Cemen was Sima Qian. To this day, people who make up for real and fake antiques, sell chun palaces, and sell calligraphy and paintings all claim to be people in the Cemen, and even robbers of tombs.

Fengmen studies the geography and mountains and rivers of the world. The ancestor of Fengmen is said to be Guo Pu, so today's Fengshui masters and Yin-Yang Homeland Masters are all from Fengmen.

The Fire Gate focuses on various health preservation techniques. The ancestor of the Fire Gate is Ge Hong Ge Tianshi, and the classics include "Baopuzi" and "Santongqi". Then alchemy, alchemy, and room art are all tricks of the people in the Huomen River.

Juemen emphasizes the way of being an official. It is said that the ancestor of Juemen is Mr. Guigu, and the classics are "Guiguzi" and "The Strategies of the Warring States". Mr. Guigu has two very famous disciples, Su Qin and Zhang Yi. The traditional Juemen actually talks about the art of vertical and horizontal. Since modern times, the tricks of buying and selling officials, including fraud in the name of official institutions, can also be regarded as the art of the Juemen.

The key school focuses on the way of downs and downs. This school has profound knowledge, how should we deal with ourselves when we are not lucky and how to overcome difficulties? The key school’s ancestor is said to be Zhu Yuanzhang, and there is also a saying that it is Liuxiatuo, which is no longer verified. In modern times, those who beg for lotus flowers, those who eat the autumn wind, those who pretend to be monks and nuns beg for alms, or even those who take medicine for sweat can be considered as people in the sect.

From this point of view, the eight gates of the world are all-encompassing, and they talk about the means and principles of doing things in the world. The martial arts of the world itself have no good or bad, they are all kinds of means, but the good and bad people in the martial arts are not uniform. However, the eight gates of the modern martial arts talk about almost all the tricks of the martial arts, which belong to the narrow meaning of "going around the martial arts".

In ancient times, people in the world had two priorities: "li" and "sharp", also known as "skill" and "tao". "li" refers to means, similar to business scriptures, to understand what methods a person's psychological use can achieve his goal; tip refers to real skills, real kung fu and the great way to pursue. For example, Idiom talks about practicing medicine, "li" refers to how to be mysterious and can deceive people, while "sharp" refers to the real medical cultivation.

When acting in the world, the words "li" and "sharp" should not be neglected. Otherwise, even if you have real skills, no one will be willing to buy it. Throughout history, there have been many people who have talent in the world. As the saying goes, "Sharp is great, but the best in the inside is better than the gods." This is what it means. However, in modern times, the sorcerers and artists who have been in the world have studied tricks and cheating, and most of them have become inferior. In fact, the art of martial arts itself is a great subject. If you use the method well, you can travel the world.

Speaking of this, Mei Taigong took a sip of wine, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Can you answer the question about shrimp curling in the rice jar now?"

Mei Xi blinked her eyes and thought for a long time: "I understand a little bit."

Mei Taigong nodded: "Just understand a little, think about the rest of the truth slowly. In fact, the martial arts are not useless. It depends on how you use them. Doing good and evil is your own thoughts and will also bring rewards. The greatness of the martial arts is not just about walking on the streets and performing arts. The world is the martial arts world, and there is no need to subdividing eight major gates."

Mei Xi frowned and asked again, "Since the great master understands so many truths, why are the uncle and the others...?"

He stopped talking halfway through his words. Grand Duke Mei glanced at him and said with a wry smile: "They are just villagers in poor villages. They just learn some means to make a living. Do you still expect them to govern the country and maintain peace? Just understand... The martial arts should not be abused. The Mei family's atomic children have their own rules. For example, if your fourth aunt's family makes antiques, they will never allow tomb robbers to disturb the cemetery. The fake artifacts they make must leave flaws for real experts as unique marks... But I can't control whether other people in the world have these rules."

Mei Xi asked again: "Then do they have real skills?"

He smiled too publicly: "Of course, if you don't have any real things, how can you get involved in the world? But most of them rely on the martial arts to hide your eyes and ears. Not to mention anything else, the monkey whip you and Uncle San learned is a unique skill. I'm afraid even Uncle San himself doesn't know the mystery of it."

Mei Xi was intrigued: "I have learned the unique skills of hitting monkey whip, but my third uncle's son still can't learn it?"

Mei Taigong: "Some things depend on temperament, qualifications, and understanding. People who can't learn will never learn them in their entire lives. They don't have that aptitude. Sometimes we can only remember the methods and requirements, and hope to teach the younger generations again not to cut off the inheritance. In fact, your monkey whip method is far from complete. There are so many tricks passed down from ancestors, and there is nothing we can do about it."

Mei Xi's eyes turned and thought of serious things: "Grandmaster, what kind of spell did you use to catch shrimps today? Can you teach me?"

Mei Taigong twisted the goatee with his hand and said with a slight slight sarcastic name: "This magic is very famous, called - Shenxiao Tianlei! It is a secret skill passed down by the original clan leader of the Mei family for all generations."

When he heard that it was the secret skill of the original clan leader of the Mei family, Mei Xi's eyes were a little dim, and he lowered his head to pick up the food without answering the conversation. He originally wanted to learn, but he was just an abandoned baby picked up in the village, and he was afraid he was not qualified to learn the unique skills of the single legacy of the clan leader of the past dynasties. Of course, Mei Taigong saw his expression and said with a questioning look: "Mei Xi, are you very disappointed? Actually, I cast spells in front of you today, just to teach you."

Mei Xi's eyes lit up, and then she said weakly: "But I..."

Mei Taigong interrupted him: "Although I don't know where you were born, you grew up in the Mei family. The surname is Mei, and we are a family. I have been observing you for a long time. You are innocent and have good qualifications. Among the Mei family's children, you are the most suitable to learn the magic of the Mei family's past. I don't expect you to do anything, but I just hope you will continue to pass on it. I am old and it's time to find a suitable successor."

Mei Xi felt a little joy and a little nervous. After a while, she asked, "Why is it me?"

Mei Taigong asked back, "Why can't it be you? You have learned all the monkey-beating whip. Even your third uncle has not mastered the last skill. If you are in terms of qualifications and understanding, you are the best. Unfortunately, there is no great talent among the younger generation of the Mei family, and I have been observing for many years."

Mei Xi did not dare to answer the words. Mei Taigong praised him privately, but if he interrupted himself, he would offend the young people in the village if it was transmitted outside. Do Mei Xi want to learn the great master's magic? Of course, he was just a fifteen-year-old boy at this time, and anyone would think about it. Mei Xi changed the topic and asked, "Grandmaster, when are you going to teach me?"

Mei Taigong laughed twice: "Although you have good qualifications and insights, you still need to be tested and trained by a person's nature. The Mei family was originally a small dye vat, and the world is the real big dye vat. I will teach you after you go to the world outside to experience it. You will only teach you after you are over 20 years old. You must experience many things to make people feel at ease."

Mei Xi: "Don't worry? How can I reassure the great master?"

Mei Taigong: "There are many things to pay attention to when learning the Fa. It is not enough to have qualifications and understanding. If your temperament is not correct, you will cause trouble. Let me tell you a story..."

During the Republic of China, Mei Taigong had a cousin named Mei Taineng. He was very qualified and loved by his elders. He was selected as his successor by the previous clan leader of the Mei family. However, after teaching for a while, he found that Mei Taineng's character was impure, so he did not continue to teach. Instead, he chose Mei Taigong with slightly inferior qualifications. But Mei Taineng was his own child after all, and the elders did not have the heart to destroy his cultivation.

Mei Tai was able to learn the Dharma halfway, but he also ordered real things. He had a "unique skill", that is, if he fell in love with a young widow from someone's family, he would have a way to make people take the initiative to go to his residence on the mountain at night. This kind of life was very comfortable, and the people around him hated and feared him, and knew that he had magic but did not dare to provoke him. Later, when he was liberated, Mei Tai was taken to the target by the People's Liberation Army.

"Target shooting? What target? Do you want to join the army to practice shooting skills?" Mei Xi didn't react for a moment when she heard this.

Mei Taigong sighed: "What kind of shooting skills are you practicing? You are shot by someone as a target and shot by the people's government." When he spoke, his expression was a little bitter, and his eyes were narrowed to a slight desolation.
Chapter completed!