I used to worry about hurting the Brahman, and I was afraid that I would not fall into the city when I entered the mountains;

The cold wind is like a knife, the snow is flying, and the wind and snow trample on everything on the earth unscrupulously, treating all living beings as fish and meat.

The earth was white, and the snow buried everything on the ground, whether it was good luck or misfortune, human life or vegetation.

The monk dragged his tired steps, braved the wind and snow, and walked on the snow with difficulty step by step. He walked slowly, but with firm steps. The raging wind and snow in front of him and the endless fear and unknown could not stop him from moving forward!

He had neither an umbrella nor a hat, but a thin and shabby monk's robe. The melted snow and ice flowed down his face and into his neck.

In the tyrannical wind and snow, only his thin figure was firewood. His face was flushed with cold, and he was gasping for faint breath. But his back was still straight, as if it were iron, and neither the ice nor the snow, nor the cold, nor the tiredness, nor the fatigue, nor the hunger, could bring him to his knees.

He was very young, only about seventeen or eighteen. His eyes, ethereal and clear, reveal a firm conviction.

In the silence of the world, he saw a man lying on the snow in the distance. He hurriedly ran over and took a closer look, it was a girl, about ten years old. He screamed and quickly helped the girl up. It's just that the girl's body is stiff, her face is pale, her pupils have dilated, and she is a dead person.

He didn't know if she starved to death or froze to death, let alone that her parents and relatives were still alive.

Over the years, the heavenly demons in the world of desire have been in power, demons and monsters have lurked in the world, bewitching all beings, the world has been reversed, people's hearts are greedy and ugly, life is weak and strong, warlords and bandits have been fighting for territory for many years, and lives have been ruined and starved. There is no mercy for life.

The monk picked up the girl's body, tears of grief dripping on the girl's face, he looked up to the sky and roared, shouting full of sorrow and compassion for life.

Ice and snow are cold, but people's hearts are warm.

His eyes, full of pain and resentment, were like the flames of hell, burning his soul.

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs, and saints are unkind, and people are dogs......"

"Buddha, Buddha, why is there so much suffering in the world?"

"Buddha, Buddha, in order to subdue demons and subdue demons, I have been practicing supernatural powers for many years, but I have never been able to comprehend them. How can I get rid of my troubles and confusion?"

He asked the Buddha every day, but he could not find an answer. Over the years, he has practiced asceticism, clothed and clothed, eaten and begged, lay on the grass, covered the heavens and the earth, ate and drank dew, and tasted the sufferings of the world, trying to minimize his desires and self-grasping and realize the Buddha's teachings.

He took off the monk's robe and wrapped it around the girl, and then simply buried the girl's body with snow and ice mixed with dirt.

At this moment, he has not eaten for three days and three nights, and his physical strength is almost at the limit.

In a daze, he saw a wisp of green smoke rising not far away, and he stumbled in the direction of the fireworks.

This was once a temple with a lot of fireworks, but after years of war, it is now very deserted.

An ascetic is a monk who is not accepted by the big temple and not left by the small temple. The monk stumbled, and one fainted at the door of the temple.

……

"In this kind of weather, I can't imagine that there are wandering monks outside?"

"Master, how are you? Wake up?"

He was dazed and heard someone calling to him.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that his frozen and numb body was wrapped in a layer of cotton jacket, and gradually his body warmed up.

At this time, he tasted the moist gruel in his mouth, like a sweet rain, there was food in his belly, his blood and qi rose, and his consciousness gradually recovered.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that from death to life, after three years of abstinence and penance, not only did not cut off his troubles, but made himself more painful.

It turns out that true cultivation is not the body, but the cultivation of the mind! The truth is not to fall into the extreme, but to be separated from the two sides, that is, the middle way.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a woman in front of him was looking at him with concern.

This woman was kind and dignified. He secretly exclaimed, "Could it be that this is Avalokiteshvara, a kind woman, to enlighten me, a dervishe, who has fallen astray?"

"Master, why are you so dressed in the snow?" asked the woman.

"Back to the donor, the little monk is practicing the power of supernatural powers. ”

"Master, you're going to die like this. ”

"The donor is right, just now when I was born and died, I had an epiphany, and I should follow the middle way in my practice, and I almost fell into the devil's way. The donor saved the life of the little monk!"

The woman folded her hands together at him: "Master is not polite, offering the Three Jewels is also my practice." ”

He got up slowly and bowed deeply: "On his day, the little monk will definitely repay the donor for saving his life!"

After saying goodbye to the woman, he moved on.

The woman looked at the back of the departing suffering, only his lonely figure in the wind and snow, and couldn't help but be a little worried, this extremely bad weather, this dervishew only had a single coat on his body.

She took off her cotton clothes, took out a handful of broken silver from her bosom, and beckoned to the maid beside her.

The maid saluted and said respectfully, "Princess, what do you command?"

"Pan'er, you quickly catch up with the little master, and be sure to give him this padded jacket and silver. ”

This maid is equivalent to the bitter years, and her name is Pan'er. Under her white face, her eyebrows are slightly frowned, her eyelashes are very long, and she has a pair of watery eyes, like a pool of clear water, rippling slightly. It's just that these eyes seem to hide a hint of sorrow and sorrow.

She took the padded jacket and the silver, and chased after her.

Running out of the temple, the cold wind was biting, and Pan'er was shivering from the cold, so you can imagine how cold the ascetic in single clothes would be. She ran a few steps quickly and saw Liku, who was walking in front.

"Little master, please stay!"

Turning back from suffering, Pan'er saw his face clearly. His eyebrows were thick, and his eyes were as clear and bright as glass jewels, but he had not eaten all year round, and he was hungry and cold, and his face looked thin and red, a sickly haggard.

But this is the most handsome face Pan'er has ever seen in her life. Although she was the same age as her, there was a maturity beyond his age.

Pan'er said in her heart: "In this kind of weather, he still has to run around and suffer in the ice and snow, I think he must be a very poor person, maybe, the same as my life experience." ”

Liku smiled slightly, nodded politely to her, and said, "Is there anything wrong?"

Pan'er handed him the cotton clothes and silver, and said, "Little master, the princess instructed me to give this to you!"

Liku took the padded jacket, but returned the silver to Pan'er, and said: "It turns out that the benefactor is the princess Niangniang!" ”

Pan'er said: "Little master, there is a shortage of soldiers outside here, and the silver can be exchanged for some food to satisfy hunger, so you should accept it." ”

Li said bitterly: "Thank you to the donor, it's just that the little monk only begs for food, not money." ”

Pan'er was very surprised, the princess devout and believed in Buddhism, and often donated money to support the temple, this ascetic who did not collect money, she saw it for the first time. "What's the difference between begging for food and begging for money?" she asked.

"Begging is just to survive, but money can make people desire." ”

Pan'er persuaded: "It's so difficult to live, how can you live without money? This is her sincere words, she hopes to accept the money from suffering, at least, no longer have to suffer from the cold and hunger. Perhaps, only those who have experienced suffering will truly empathize with the suffering of others.

"It is precisely because of people's greed that the world is so difficult. What I want to do is not to live for myself. ”

He was very sincere, and Pan'er couldn't help but feel that this little master was very different, and asked, "Little master, where are you going with such a big snowstorm?"

"Back to the donor, I'm going to the snowy plateau. ”

"What are you going to do in that bitter cold place?"

"Go and seek the power to subdue demons. ”

"What is supernatural power? Is it that with supernatural power, you don't have to suffer anymore?"

He said, "Not for yourself, but for the happiness of all sentient beings!" His tone was innocent, but sincere.

Pan'er was amazed, this ascetic was not even sure that he would be able to live, but he was thinking about the happiness of all beings. There is no shortage of capable people in this world, there is no shortage of so-called heroes, in the final analysis, they are all for their own selfish desires. Is it true that there are people who live not for themselves, but for the happiness of others?

Pan'er had more respect for him, and said, "The happiness of all beings, can a lowly person like me be happy?" Her voice seemed to hide her sad life experience.

Li Ku shook his head slightly, and said: "Life is equal, no one is noble and no one is lowly. ”

"Equal?" Pan'er had never heard of this remark, and said with a wry smile: "If this is really the case, it would be great." ”

At this time, only to hear the narrow streets of the town from the sound of the car bell and horses, a carriage speeding on, looking graceful and luxurious, driving the car is a bearded man, wearing a brocade sheepskin jacket, this wind and snow weather, the people are not enough to eat and warm, but he is open, it seems that only in this way, can show his dignity.

"Get out of the way!" the big man shouted as he waved his whip in his hand.

When the people saw the carriage, they were so frightened that they hid on the side of the road.

However, there was also a little boy on the street who was asking for food, and he was slow to react, seeing that the carriage was about to crash into him.

He jumped forward, hugged the child who asked for food, and protected him with his whole body.

The big man who was driving the car immediately shouted and reined in the carriage. He scolded angrily: "If you stinky for food, tell you to get out, is it death?"

Liku picked up the frightened child and said, "Get out quickly." As he spoke, he turned his back to the big man and ignored him.

The gesture of turning one's back to the person is the greatest contempt. The big man was completely enraged, he waved his horsewhip and threw it on the ground, and the whipping sound of "snap" resounded throughout the street, and he rushed away and yelled: "Stinky for food! Turn around for the uncle! Do you know who I am?"

"I just want to save people, and I don't want to know who you are." ”

"Grandma's!" the big man raised the whip in his hand and swung it towards Liku.

This whip struck firmly on the straight back of Liku. Suddenly, a new hole broke out of his shabby monk's robe, and red blood marks leaked out.

Seeing this, Pan'er hurriedly stood in front of Liku, glared at the big man, and said, "Why do you beat people casually?"

The big man looked down and saw that it was a girl, and was stunned for a moment.

He wanted to scare and scare the dervishe, but the whip came down, but he didn't expect that he didn't hide from the suffering, nor did he cry out for mercy.

"Are you a monk with a bad brain, presumptuous in front of the deity, don't hurry up and retreat!" Dahan softened his tone slightly, obviously looking for himself to go down the stairs.

Pan'er glared at the big man, thinking that this ascetic was hungry and cold, and now there was another wound on his body, and he was afraid that he would not be able to bear it. She tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes, trying to bandage her wounds.

Li Ku thanked him and said, "Girl, you ...... It's a pity that your clothes are not tight, the little monk is not tight. ”

While bandaging him, she said indignantly, "Little master, don't pay attention to this wicked man! Let me help you look at the wound." ”

The big man was angry and funny, and said, "You little girl is really tricky! Do you know who the deity is?"

Pan'er glanced at him and said, "Who knows which ...... is a bully" She wanted to say the word "dog", but in the end she held back.

The big man was a little impatient, and said, "Get out of the way!"

Pan'er said angrily: "If you want to be so presumptuous again, be careful what I tell ......"

On impulse, she wanted to reveal her identity and tell the big man that she was the person next to the princess. But I thought about it again and again, the princess visited the temple this time just to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and told her a thousand times not to publicize it outside.

At this time, the child who asked for food was frightened and stupid. He shivered all over his body, and he didn't know whether he was frozen or frightened, and he didn't dare to move a single step. And he still did not turn around from suffering, and always treated it in silence. There was no trace of blood on his face, even his lips were blue, and anyone could tell that his body was extremely weak.

Looking at the child who was asking for food, his eyes were full of compassion. He put the padded jacket given to him by the princess over the child's body, and said kindly: "Child, it's cold, put on this padded jacket." ”

The child looked at the suffering pitifully, with an expression of disbelief, perhaps in his world, there will always be only ice and snow, wasteland, hunger, tigers and wolves, or a series of endless disasters, torment, and suffering...... But the monk in front of him showed a loving smile to him.

"Don't be afraid of the children, are you hungry?" asked Liku.

The child nodded timidly.

Liku suddenly turned around and bowed to Pan'er, and said, "Girl, please give the silver to the little monk." ”

Pan'er was surprised and handed him the silver.

Holding the silver, he handed it to the child who asked for food, and said, "Child, go buy some food." ”

At this scene, Pan'er was stunned. The dervish had said that he would not accept the money, but now he had accepted it, and the reason was only to give it to the poor child. In front of this great man, he was not afraid, but in front of this child, he was merciful and merciful.

Pan'er felt that this ascetic was too different, and his calm face revealed a stubbornness, which was a heroic spirit that would never follow the crowd. Wealth, power, fame, and status seem to be irrelevant.

I saw that the child suddenly burst into tears, fell to his knees with a puff, and said, "Master." Please take me as an apprentice and let me serve you!"

Li Ku smiled and said, "Child, I am a monk and I don't need anyone to serve me. ”

The child said, "Then, please ask the master to shave my degree for me, I am willing to become a monk." ”

"Child, I am a monk who is wandering outside, and I am not in the temple, so I can't shave for you. ”

The child asked, "Excuse me, master, where are you going?"

"I'm going to the snowy plateau." ”

At this time, I only heard the big man say sharply: "Don't stand in the way of the deity! There are demons and evil spirits here who come out to harm people at night, and if you delay the deity to perform the Dharma platform, you can't afford this sin!"

Stunned for a moment, this time he finally turned around and looked up at the big man: "You say, there are demons here?"

The big man smiled proudly: "It's good to know! You monks will only ask for food everywhere, you really encounter demons, and it depends on our Heavenly Master!"

He asked suspiciously, "Are you a true person of the Heavenly Master's Dao?"

Dahan said: "Exactly! I am the descendant of the Heavenly Master, and I came here to subdue demons and subdue demons by order!"

As soon as these words came out, Pan'er also observed this big man with half a doubt. In recent years, natural and man-made disasters, bandits and thieves have been everywhere, and the people's lives have been hard enough, but there are still all kinds of monsters and harmful incidents circulating among the people, and they are endless.

Today, the saint has no choice but to issue a holy decree and order the Heavenly Master to obey the decree to subdue the demon.

Pan'er never expected that the big man in front of her would be a person from the Heavenly Master's Dao? I just don't know if I have the true ability to subdue demons.

But seeing the bitterness of leaving, he asked, "May I ask what the real person is called?"

The big man sneered and said, "You, a little monk, are also worthy of knowing the Dharma name of the deity?"

Li Ku said: "Real person, the little monk also knows a little bit about the spells of subduing demons and subduing demons, and I hope I can do some modest efforts." ”

Pan'er was taken aback, and thought, this little master will also use the spell of subduing demons and subduing demons?

Dahan looked at him suspiciously, and said, "What spell do you know?"

He said: "The little monk has practiced supernatural powers. ”

The big man looked at the ragged and bitter man with disdain, and said, "I haven't heard of the magic power?" If you really have the ability, why bother asking for food here?"

Leaving the bitter road: "The little monk subdues demons and subdues demons, and is not subject to money." ”

Pan'er asked, "Where is this monster?"

Dahan said: "If you want to see the excitement, come along." So saying, he waved his whip and galloped away.

He turned his head and bowed to Pan'er again, and said, "Thank you so much, the little monk has nothing to repay, but to chant and pray for the girl." It's just that now, the little monk wants to go and see it first, so don't say goodbye, and see you again!"

Looking at the back of leaving the suffering, at that moment, Pan'er couldn't help but feel a little reluctant, and then, a trace of curiosity rose in her heart, thinking, if there is really a monster, what does the monster look like, I want to see.

She hurriedly chased after her.

"Little master, wait for me!"

When he turned around, he saw Pan'er running towards him.

Li Ku shook his head and said, "Girl, if there are really monsters, it will be dangerous!"

Pan'er smiled: "Don't you know how to use magical powers? Besides, where are the monsters? ”

At this moment, I saw that in the snow forest on the right, four people suddenly appeared, dry and thin, with no flesh on their faces, as if a gust of wind could blow them down.

Although these four people are not young, they are dressed like children, the clothes they wear are colorful, colorful and green, and they are wearing children's shoes embroidered with tigers on their feet, and they have aprons tied around their waists.

These four strange people are standing in front of a snowman.

The big man frowned tightly and shouted: "The monster is right in front of you!"

He jumped up suddenly, took off all the clothes on his body, roared like a thunderbolt, quickly drew a spell in the palm of his right hand with his left fingers, and then raised his right hand in the air, and chanted the incantation loudly: "Soar in the air and ride a unicorn, command the five hundred thunder gods, the ghosts are driven away and have nowhere to hide, and it is difficult for the demons to come, and suddenly release the three-flavor fire, and the whole sect has collected hundreds of millions of essences, and I am in a hurry as the law of Emperor Leizu!"

In an instant, a black wind struck, dark clouds were thick, and an aurora lightning flashed in the sky!

I saw that patches of ice and snow spread out from the snowman's body, and the round face also spread out, but a dead face was revealed.

The cold wind was like a knife, and a flock of jackdaws suddenly rose on the snowy ridge, and then there was a bleak roar of cold wind in the air.

The snow was splashing, and the snowman was not knocked down by him.

There is a real person hidden in the snowman.

Dead person!

A dead man's face will never look good, and this face is especially hideous and ugly, with a pair of vicious eyes that bulge out like a dead fish.

When Pan'er saw the face of this dead man, she was immediately terrified, and she was cold, and shouted: "There is a dead man hidden in this snowman!?"

Dahan said: "See clearly! These are the eight demons of the Heavenly Demons, they turned into human forms, killed people, and then built snowmen. ”

I saw the four of them crying miserably, and they tore up their faces and hair. The current scene is terrifying.

These four people actually stripped off all the skin on their bodies, and blood dripped on the white snow.

The big man said: "This is human skin! They are going to show their true colors!"

Suddenly, the roads were lined with officers and soldiers. I saw that the road had been surrounded by a large group of soldiers and horses, and all the soldiers held torches in their hands, and seven or eight generals rode on horses and galloped back and forth.

When the local county order arrived, he trotted all the way and said loudly: "It turns out that the Lord of the Heavenly Master Dao is here! This county commander led the officers and soldiers to come to help the real people subdue the demons and subdue the demons!"

The big man smiled proudly and arched his hand: "There is labor! The tired military master retreats first! I can subdue these four demons myself!"