The next day, Liezi and Wu Jixian visited the pot together. Ji Xian went out and said to Liezi, "Ah! Your husband is dying! I can't live, not more than ten days! I observed his strange appearance before he died. He looked like ashes in the water. " Fierce son came into the room, tears wet her skirt, and sadly told the pot what Jixian had said. The pot said, "Just now, I showed him my mind as quiet as the surface, but there was neither vibration nor stillness. I'm afraid I can only see the vitality of my blockade. Try to come with him again. "
The next day (the day after), Liezi and Wu Jixian went to the pot together. Ji Xian went out and said to Liezi, "You are so lucky that your husband met me! The symptoms have been alleviated and completely saved. I observed a slight movement in a closed life. " Fierce son came into the room and told the pot what Jixian said. Nothing said: "Just now, I showed him the corresponding mentality of heaven and earth, and all other distractions such as fame and fortune were excluded, and the vitality spread from the heel to the whole body." So I'm afraid I saw an opportunity. Try to do it with him again. "
The next day, Liezi and Wu Jixian went to visit the pot god together. Ji Xian came out of the door and said to Liezi, "Your husband is out of his mind and in a trance. I can't visit his wealth. Show it to him when his mind is stable. " Fierce son came into the room and told the pot what Jixian said. Nothing said: "Just now I showed him a balanced and harmonious mentality of Yin and Yang. In this way, I'm afraid I can see the gas balance and the corresponding proportion of vitality in my body. The place where big fish haunt is called the abyss, the place where still river water accumulates is called the abyss, and the place where flowing river water stays is called the abyss. Deep has nine names, and only the above three are mentioned here. Try to come with him again. "
On the third day, Liezi and Wu Jixian went to the pot together. Ji xian can't run without standing well. The pot said, "Catch up with him!" Liezi failed to catch up, came back and told the pot, saying, "Without a trace, he ran away, and I failed to catch up." The pot said, "What I showed him at first never left my source. I dealt with him casually, and he didn't know what was wrong with me, so he made himself decadent and obedient, and he ran away like water drifting with the tide. "
After that, Liezi deeply felt as if he had never studied with the teacher, returned home and stayed indoors for three years. He helps his wife cook and feed the pigs like a waiter. For all kinds of things, there is no bias, and the past carvings and decorations are restored to the original simplicity and innocence, making the remains of the world as indifferent as the earth. Although they are involved in the troubles of the world, they can stick to the truth all their lives.
Analysis: The message that Zhuangzi wants to convey through such a thing is that "skill" is always just the skin of "Tao", and people can only follow the direction of "Tao" and cannot be influenced by small skills.