Li Ji was a little self-reproachful and sad, and asked with a crying voice: "Dare to ask why the ancestor drove the disciple down the mountain, whether the disciple did something wrong, or broke the rules of the temple." As he spoke, tears flowed.

The elder said, "Where, you are too worried. ”

Li Ji said: "The disciple has received the grace of the master and the master, and has not repaid the great kindness and virtue, but he has not yet repaid it, but he is unwilling to go down the mountain; since he entered the temple, he has taken refuge in my Buddha wholeheartedly, and he will never dare to deceive his heart, and now he has caused trouble and caused trouble, and he is willing to be punished, and there is no complaint. I just hope that the ancestor will be gracious, so that the disciple can stay, so that he can reform himself, take care of himself, and then repay the kindness and kindness. ”

The elder said, "Don't dare, you're worried about yourself." It's not about driving you down the mountain. ”

Li Ji was shocked: "If you don't drive me down the mountain, then why does the ancestor want me to go down the mountain?"

The elder said: "Just now I asked you how long you have been in the temple, and you have been in the temple for more than five years; during this period, you also cleaned the courtyard, hit the bell with water, and entered the temple to study Buddhism, copy and chant scriptures, and have gained extraordinary results and achieved small successes. ”

Li Ji said with tears in his eyes: "The master has praised it, all of this is due to the merits of the masters. ”

The elder added, "No, it's man-made, it's all your creation. Your master also often said that you don't talk much, but you are immersed in work, but you have a very high level of understanding, which is the great virtue of a practitioner. Why not make use of it and make the most of it. ”

Li Jiye said: "Thank you for Master's care, otherwise I would not have had a chance." ”

The elder continued: "That is to say, you have made a lot of achievements in the monastery, you have gained a lot, and you have the ability, it is time to go out to the outside world, why not go down the mountain. As the saying goes: 'A good man is determined in all directions', you can't be trapped here for a long time, you should live under people for a long time, you should go out and go to the outside world. When you go outside, if you go through the training again, entrust you with important tasks, promote the Dharma, make a wide range of Buddha relationships, and help all sentient beings, this is the grand wish of the practitioners, and it is also the fortunate thing of my Buddhism. Maybe in the future, he will be able to make great achievements and become a high-ranking monk. ”

After listening to what the elder said, Li Ji felt a lot of pressure and didn't dare to agree, and replied: "How can the disciple be virtuous, how can he be so promoted by the master, I really don't dare, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it." ”

The elder was not in a hurry, and said, "You and I are both fellow believers, and spreading the Dharma is our lifelong volunteer. Going down the mountain is good for you, it's a calamity, it's also a creation, you can decide for yourself. ”

When Li Ji heard his ancestor say such a thing, he knew that he had no way out, and said with emotion: "The intention of the master, the disciple remembers the teachings, but there is no way to repay it, but there is actually a loss." The disciple will go down the mountain this time, and he will definitely live up to his high expectations, comprehend it with his heart, and carry it forward. ”

After hearing this, the elder recited: "Good, good, you can understand the intention, going down the mountain and Puji, all are positive fruits, and they are also good karma for cultivation." Monks practice and propagate the Dharma, and their merits are immeasurable. ”

Li Jidao: "The disciple is not talented, and he must do his best when he goes down the mountain." ”

The elder nodded again and again, and said earnestly: "The future is uncertain, people's hearts are unpredictable, you are alone, you must be more careful." At all times, we must not be arrogant or pretentious, nor should we be sneaky and tricky, so as to make a false mistake and cause trouble. This is a big taboo, you have to do it yourself. ”

Li Ji also said rigorously: "The disciple does not dare, obey the teacher's orders." ”

The elder said, "But it's good, it's good." ”

After a conversation, I didn't realize that it was very late. Li Ji realized that the time was very late, so he wanted to go back early to say goodbye to the senior brothers, so that he could go down the mountain early at dawn, so he asked: "Master, there are other things to entrust, if not, the disciples will go back and say goodbye to the senior brothers, and go down the mountain early when the morning dawns." ”

The elder said meaningfully, unhurriedly, "There is one more thing!"

Li Ji was surprised: "What's the matter? Master might as well say it directly." As he spoke, his mind was also thinking back and forth, and his heart was muttering: What else could happen? Now, the descent is a foregone conclusion, and it cannot be changed, it is only a matter of time. Do you still have to stipulate the time to go down the mountain, look at the old yellow calendar, and choose an auspicious day for the zodiac? There is no need, I can't be sure in my heart, and I am also thinking nonsense, pondering left and right.

The elder did not play tricks, nor did he sell Guanzi, and said word by word: "There is something for you." ”

When Li Ji heard that the elder was going to give him something, his face was a little flustered and at a loss.

I never thought about giving things, and I would never find a reason for this from any point of view, and I would let myself go down the mountain, and I had to give myself something, which was really incomprehensible. Besides, it is unknown what it is.

Li Ji tensed his nerves and wondered: "I don't know what the master wants to give to the disciple, but is it related to going down the mountain?" In his heart, he was guessing what could be related to going down the mountain, Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist beads, Buddhist clothes, monk shoes, or anything else, but he didn't know. Guess and guess.

The elder said: "This thing is a rare thing in the world, and its power is extraordinary. Those who get this thing can observe the four elephants, the cave gossip, the ancient and the modern, and know the destiny of heaven and the right and wrong. It can also perceive people's hearts, know human nature, and destroy people's desires. Good and evil come to an end, and gods and ghosts are hard to deceive. The unity of knowledge and action is also. ”

When Li Ji heard this, he was shocked, he didn't know whether he was worried or afraid, and he didn't dare to speak.

The elder added, "It's just one thing, it's not trivial, and you need to keep it in mind. ”

Li Ji hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" The disciple is serious and listens attentively. ”

The elder said solemnly, "Don't open it lightly until it's in a pinch. ”

Li Ji heard the 'open' and thought: Could it be that the trick is not successful?

So Li Jigu didn't think much about it, and asked casually: "Dare to ask the ancestor, this thing is a trick?"

Shi Zu had expected Li Ji to think like this, and he didn't increase his doubts, and said bluntly: "It's a scroll." ”

The bluffed Li Ji was dumbfounded, and his intuition was swaying back and forth, at a loss. After a pause, he reacted, and he couldn't help but lose his soul. I was also trembling in my heart, I didn't know if what the master said was true or not, and I didn't dare to ask more, but I didn't know how to ask.

Standing still, thinking in my heart: Is what the master said true? Is there really such a thing in the world? A scroll, can it have such divine power?

Seeing that Li Ji didn't speak, as if he was frightened, he stood in place, and the elder didn't care, just went to the bed.

I saw the elder take the headrest and take out a brocade box from the back. The color of this brocade box is earthy, the surface is shabby, tattered, gray-haired, and has no spirit, as if it has experienced many twists and turns, and it feels useless.

When Li Ji saw that the elder had taken such a thing, he couldn't help but feel a little cold, but he didn't dare to say it, and he was a little disapproving. I thought: It shouldn't be the elders who fool people, what they said is so mysterious and so evil. I thought it was dazzling, shiny, and unobtrusive in the world, but it seemed that it was just a brocade box, but maybe it was contained in a brocade box, and even so, just by looking at the appearance, you probably knew that the inside was not much better.