61 Master of Harmony

Yuan Rong said this, helped the big elm tree, and said to Guangsen: "The elm tree that Cui'er has become has grown. She deliberately planted herself between you and me, and after years of baptism of heaven, earth, sun and moon, she already has aura. Now that Guanyin Hall lacks a jade girl, she is actually waiting for her. Cui'er, do you say yes? The emerald branches of the big elm tree kept nodding in the wind. ”

Guangsen asked, "You just said that these two humanoid stone statues are you and me. Why are the two of us standing here alive and stone statues again?"

Yuanrong looked into the distance and said, "You and I have a lot of problems. You are greedy and greedy, and I like to divulge heavenly secrets. Because of this nature, it is very difficult to become a Buddha just by practicing in the world. ”

"So, before I came to the world, I pointed to these two stone statues and came here to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, which is also a convenient method. ”

"Now that the stone statue has been completed, from today onwards, you and I will come here every day, carve it with tools by ourselves, and then hide it in the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave. In this way, in the next life, you and I can go straight to the Elysian Realm, and we will no longer be reincarnated in this world. When we carved the stone statues ourselves, we were actually getting rid of our own bad habits. ”

Guangsen asked, "Where is the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave?"

Yuan Rong pointed to the cliff next to the stone statue and said, "Isn't that?"

Guangsen looked up, only to see the vines on the cliff automatically separated, a round big stone cave with a faint yellow light, surrounded by colorful clouds, after a while, the light dissipated, the stone cave gradually became smaller, and hidden in the vines.

Back to Leiming Temple: "The abbot of Guangsen sent people to cut down elm trees and carve the statue of a jade girl. and specially received the three altar precepts for harmony. He presides over the affairs of the Kannon Temple.

In this way, Yuanrong went from a novice doing rough work to a master who was worshiped by others.

There are too many masters in the temple, and even if Yuan Rong wears a magic robe, no one looks at him squarely.

He didn't care, and just took advantage of the time to carve a stone Buddha statue in front of the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave. Master Guangsen was busy with temple affairs and couldn't spare his hands, and the mellow stone Buddha had begun to take shape, and he had just found a tool.

February 19 is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva. It just so happens that the jade girl has just been carved. The people of the neighboring towns flocked to the Leiming Temple, and the incense was not lively. On such a grand day, Yuanrong didn't dare to leave easily, so he hid the carving utensils, dressed Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng, stood at the entrance of the hall with his hands folded, and instructed the laymen to burn incense and kowtow.

It was almost noon, Yuanrong was tired and hungry, and he was at a loss.

A young woman walked in, she knelt on the lotus futon and muttered to herself, and when she finished kowtowing, she looked at the round man who was scratching her ears and cheeks and said, "Master, do you know how to tell hexagrams?"

Yuan Rong was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "Your wish, the Bodhisattva already knows, your husband is returning home, and about an hour later, there will be news." ”

The young woman's heart rejoiced when she heard this, and she took out a handful of broken silver and put it in front of Yuanrong.

A sharp-mouthed man next to him said loudly: "Liar, pretend to be a god and trick women for their money." ”

Yuan Rong looked at the man and the young woman, and argued: "What I said will be fulfilled by itself, how can I be a pit person?"

An old lady ran over in a hurry and said, "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. Quick, you can help me see, I just worshiped the Buddha when I thought the gold jewelry was in the way, so I took it off, and now I don't know where to put it. Alas, this is still bought for me by my daughter-in-law with filial piety, how can I lose it now?"

Yuan Rong said softly: "Where are you from, where are you going, you want jewelry and ask your daughter-in-law." ”

The sharp-mouthed man screamed, "Liar, liar." I just deceived the young woman, and now I am lying to the old lady again. Everyone was talking, the old lady was confused, and the daughter-in-law's cry came from outside the crowd: "Mom, come out quickly, I'll put the bracelet on for you, always hold it for you, I can't spare my hands to burn incense." ”

The old lady hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, took the jewelry from her daughter-in-law, folded her hands and muttered: "Amitabha, I thought it was lost, but it was in your hands." ”

The daughter-in-law smiled and said, "You are in a hurry to burn incense, take off the bracelet and hand it to me." Why did you forget it in a blink of an eye?"

The sharp-mouthed man shouted again: "To, this is a pre-arranged Tot." ”

As soon as the words fell, a little guy desperately squeezed into the crowd, pulled the young woman who was fluting and said, "Young grandma, go back quickly, the young master has returned to his hometown in fine clothes." ”

The young woman was stunned for a moment, turned around and knelt in front of Yuanrong and kowtowed, "Master, you are simply a fairy, and now it has just been an hour, and my husband has really come back," After speaking, she took out a large silver ingot from her arms and put it at Yuanrong's feet. The old lady also hurriedly took out the scattered silver and offered it to Yuanrong.

The sharp-mouthed man sneered: "Look at these Toduo working hard, start cheating money now." ”

Yuan Rong couldn't help it, and the man with his fingers pointed his mouth said angrily: "Bai Shen, you old goblin." Erben is a thousand-year-old ape, and I don't want to expose it. You don't give up, and you keep humiliating me. Even if you are such a mischief, I am not a good person. When will you not show up?"

As soon as the words fell, the sharp-mouthed man started from the top of his head and gradually faded into a human form like flowing water. It turned out to be a thousand-year-old white-haired ape.

When I heard that a goblin had been caught, the scene suddenly became lively, and the people inside were so frightened that they hurriedly ran out. The people outside wanted to squeeze in to see what was going on, but the scene was immediately chaotic, and some people were trampled on by everyone after being squeezed down, and they kept screaming.

Yuan Rong saw that he was in trouble, and he couldn't care about pretending to be calm anymore. He shouted and pushed forward with both hands, and the walls on all sides suddenly moved outward, and the space was immediately much larger. Then a number of low lattices were born out of the wall, which were automatically separated by groups of ten, and the chaotic situation was brought into order, and the wind and waves were calm.

Yuan Rong wiped his sweat and said loudly to everyone: "All laymen, great Bodhisattvas, please be restless, today is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, everyone burns incense and recites the Buddha with sincerity, which is originally a good thing." But the white-haired ape took on a human form and came to tempt and harass me. is also not enough to be round, but he was angered by him, so that he cast a spell to make him show his original form. Thus shocking the world. Now that I know I'm wrong, I don't dare to use spells in front of the public. Thank you for your forgiveness. ”

The crowd hula-la-la-knelt on the ground,

I don't know who shouted first: "Master Harmony is merciful." My mother has been lost for three years, please show me if I can find it?" ”

Yuan Rong looked around in embarrassment and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, don't shout." Let the abbot see it, and it's time to punish me. ”

Everyone said in a hurry: "Please let Master Yuanrong guide us through the maze and solve the disaster, otherwise we won't be able to get up on our knees." ”

Yuan Rong said anxiously: "Get up first." Let's get up first,"

The people cried out unrelentingly, "If you don't agree, you won't get up." ”

Yuan Rong couldn't cry or laugh, shook his head and said helplessly: "Promise, can't I promise?"

After answering for everyone one by one, Yuan Rong led the ape back to the retreat tiredly.

The thousand-year-old white ape was not afraid, purring and looking around with big eyes.

Yuan Rong asked: "What are you deliberately provoking me for?"

Only then did the white ape kneel down and said, "Three thousand years ago, I had your guidance and had cultivated the art of longevity and change. But the heavens stipulate that people have the ability to be immortals, and beasts have the ability to be demons, and every three hundred years, Lei Gong will come to get rid of the demons. You told me that if I avoided three lightning strikes, I would be reincarnated as a human and practice Buddhism. Now I've avoided it twice, and next February, it's the day of the thunderbolt again, and this time I'm on the list, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to escape. So, please teach me how to avoid this last hurdle. ”

Yuan Rong scratched his head and asked suspiciously: "This is all that and that, when did I point to you?"

The white ape hurriedly said: "Why don't you admit it? At the beginning, we were all in Tianji Garden, at that time, your name was Zhifeng, and my name was Shi Yuan. You and Guohao have both eaten the peaches I stole. ”

"During the war of the gods, I took advantage of the chaos to steal a few heavenly books, and later after order was restored, the heavenly court pursued the past, and I was beaten into the mortal dust, turned into a monkey-shaped stubborn stone and fixed on the top of the mountain, and withstood the wind and rain. ”

"You can't bear it, so you engrave a mantra at the bottom of the stone and chant a blessing. When I have recovered my physical and spiritual qualities, you say, "Go, take the book of heaven that you stolen, and practice slowly, if you avoid the three thunder tribulations." You can be reincarnated as a human being, and after a few lifetimes, you take refuge in my Buddha, and when your merits are complete, you can go directly to the Buddha country. Now, now that it's the last minute, can't you leave me alone?"

Yuan Rong smiled bitterly: "Why is it that every time I violate the rules of heaven, there is me?

After speaking, he closed his eyes and pinched his fingers and searched hard. After a long time, Yuan Rong jumped up from the futon and smiled: "It turned out to be you." ”

Bai Shen smiled: "Do you remember? I gradually gained supernatural powers by practicing according to the book. But I can't avoid the great calamity in front of me? Or when the time comes, I'll hide in your arms, and you will defend me against lightning strikes?"

Yuan Rong said angrily: "I have helped you many times, but now that you have ended up like this, you don't repay the favor, but always want to harm me." It's hard to be a good person. ”

"In this way, since we have such a relationship, we may have to meet again in the next life, and I will guide you once. Don't forget that when the thunder strikes the demon. There will be signs, at this time you quickly hide in the cave of ten thousand Buddhas, kneel in front of the Buddha without looking up, and pray for protection. Before that, no matter what strange things happen, you only need to recite the Great Compassion Mantra to protect yourself. This third lightning strike is too violent, and only by relying on the power of Buddha can you protect you. ”

Since this white ape incident, Yuanrong's reputation has been greatly enhanced, and there is an endless stream of people who come to ask for divination from a radius of hundreds of miles. Every day from morning to night, there is no leisure, and the silver that people give when they pay their respects is piled up into a small mountain. Yuanrong is busy with mundane things all day long, gaining fame and fortune. The major event of carving stone Buddha statues was abandoned, and when he woke up, the Buddha statues of Guangsen had already been carved.

Yuanrong pretended to be sick and closed the door. Hurried to the backyard to find the tools, by this time the hammer carving knife and steel chisel were rusty. Yuan Rong sighed while polishing his tools in annoyance, the word fame and fortune is really harmful. Caught in it, no one can extricate themselves.

Before coming to the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, Guangsen was touching the Buddha statue carved by himself, looking very proud.

Yuan Rong said angrily: "No wonder you asked me to preside over the Guanyin Palace, it turned out that you let mundane things tie me up." Hello, you have time to carve yourself. ”

Guang Sen said with a smile: "Aren't you enjoying so many people complimenting you and surround you with so much silver? Look at the stone statue you carved? The waste stone that was chiseled some time ago has grown again." Can I be blamed for this? I have moved my mortal heart, but I blame everything for seducing. You're still a member of the heavenly realm. ”

Yuanrong didn't dare to answer, sweating profusely and only carved. Even if you try your best, you can't help but lose the other.

The sky gradually got hotter, and the scorching sun turned the round and sunning body black. At this time, the Buddha statue and the left eye were not carved. He sweated like rain and stepped up his progress.

Guangsen felt sorry for the Buddha statue he carved in the sun, so he suggested: "First move these two Buddha statues into the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, and then carve your left eye after entering the cave, so that you can avoid the scorching heat, and my Buddha statue will also be protected from wind and rain." Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Yuan Rong thought about it and felt that this method was really good, so he put down his tools and washed his face in the stream next to him. Then he said something to the cliff, a ray of yellow light flashed from the cliff, the vines moved, a small cave gradually became larger, and colorful auspicious clouds surrounded it.

Yuanrong tapped the Buddha statue and shouted: "Disease." I saw the Buddha statue slowly rising in the air, and two auspicious clouds supporting the Buddha statue slowly flew into the cave. Yuanrong greeted Guangsen and said, "Quick, let's go in," and I have the last process left.

The two of them went into the cave, arranged the two Buddha statues on a high platform in the middle, and then looked left and right, only to see rows of exquisite Buddha statues in the cave, leading to the bottom of the cave in an orderly manner, and the two of them could not appreciate it. Yuanrong climbed directly onto the high platform and continued to carve the left eye of the Buddha statue.

Guang Sen complained: "Why is your Buddha statue higher than mine?"

As soon as the words fell, I heard a thunderclap in the sky. The earth shook, and the tools in his hands fell in response. He hurried down to the ground to look for it, but there was no trace of him. Guangsen was also shocked and retreated, just hitting the Buddha statue he carved. The Buddha statue was knocked to the side, and with a bang, the wrist of the Buddha statue cracked with a fine line.

The sound of thunderclaps outside the cave was endless, and on the undulating mountain road, a white ape walked briskly. Behind him, lightning struck, but they all happened to be dodged a few inches away from him.

The white ape recited the mantra of great compassion, desperately ran to the mouth of the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, and was just about to enter the cave, when a thunderbolt struck, and the mountain stone next to the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave was blown to pieces.

The cave of ten thousand Buddhas is shaking, and the gravel keeps falling, as if it will collapse at any time. Guangsen pulled Yuanrong and said loudly: "Run, or you will be buried in the hole." ”

Yuan Rong said anxiously: "No, my left eye has not been carved yet." Help me find my tools and see where my tools have gone?"

Guangsen pulled him anxiously and shouted: "I can't care about these now." Escape matters. Come with me," he said, tightening his rounded arm, and rushing out of the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave with an arrow step.

The white ape happened to be about to enter the cave, and when he passed by, Yuan Rong shouted loudly: "Bai Shen, after you go in, see where my hammer and steel chisel are lost?"

Before he finished speaking, the white ape had already run into the cave, and the entrance of the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave was slowly closed. The clouds dissipated, and the rumbling thunder faded away. The earth is calm, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the wild deer in the distance are leisurely eating the grass, as if nothing had happened.