On a street somewhere in Suizhou, pedestrians come and go, so it's not lively. Pick-up merchants carry rattles and sell ordinary things, but there are groups of naughty children, and small merchants with carts selling stewed and fried liver, and before they even get to the front, they can smell the fragrance. From time to time, there are tourists from outside the fan who stop here, and there are also many martial arts practitioners wearing various clothes, carrying swords, clubs and other weapons to wander around, and they do not shy away from the strange eyes of the people guarding the city.

This place is located on the plain, people from all over the world gather, the people are open, and it is different from other state towns.

At this moment, in front of a stall facing a noodle restaurant, two monks are eating Yangchun noodles with peace of mind. The older monk, with a ring scar on his head, was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was vicious, but he liked to grin, which frightened the female relatives walking next to him to lose their face, and cursed the flower monk from time to time.

The little novice beside him, with the brown-red Star Moon Bodhi bead around his neck, was about to hang to the ground. Look at it, but the skin is white and the flesh is tender, the slight cold of the autumn blows his face red, looking like he is only about seven years old, he is picking up a noodle at the moment, eating slowly, it is very lovely.

Longguo admired Wendao, many young men from a young age, will be sent to private schools to study ancient books, and some wealthy businessmen hired teachers to come to the house to teach piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all kinds of holidays, if you encounter a chance, enter the Tai Academy, it can be said that the glory of the ancestors. However, only some poor families are worried about their livelihoods, so they will send their children to Taoist temples and other places to seek temporary food and clothing. Although there are many eminent monks who are good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, this kind of person who is proficient in literature and Buddhism will only produce one in decades.

Looking at the number of people coming and going, they have been staring at themselves, this little novice has also felt the hot eyes, so he put down the dishes and chopsticks, stared at the crowd and smiled without saying a word, the owner of the noodle restaurant next to him saw this, and smiled at the few women who stopped: "This monk is rare to come out and wander, being stared at by you like this, how can you have the heart to eat, hurry up." Don't disturb other people's appetite for dinner. ”

Hearing the words of the proprietress, a woman wearing goose yellow clothes and a graceful figure held a gauze fan in her hand, covered her red lips and said, "This little novice is so delicate, but it makes people feel distressed." If you follow us to a private school, maybe you can go to the temple and become a bachelor of arts, which is much happier than meditating in the temple and beating the wooden fish. ”

The few female dependents who followed next to him also responded to the voice, and it was a pity that such a delicate child turned out to be a monk, and there were words in his mouth, but the people in the noodle restaurant could hear that this was cursing the fierce monk next to him, presumably he forcibly accepted this little novice as an apprentice.

The little novice bowed to the people next to him, sang a Buddha horn and said: "Sisters, my Dharma name is stone, the master said that I am stubborn and unknown, firewood, rice, oil and salt, not a drop of water, so I have practiced for a few years, I have not yet understood the Dharma, today I have traveled with the master here, I am fortunate to have a meeting with you, and please leave a pure world, let me finish the noodles." ”

The person wearing goose yellow clothes before was laughed by the stone at this moment: "It turns out that this little master, whose Dharma name is stone, is much more interesting than those empty and pure old monks in the temple, you are eating slowly here today, we are watching from the side, we just think you are very interesting, how can anyone eat noodles is eaten one by one, eat according to this, a meal has to be eaten for a day." Don't make a noise about us, we're just waiting by and won't disturb you. ”

At this time, the great monk next to him had finished eating, and there were still oil stains on his mouth, looking at the women surrounding the stones, the great monk touched his round belly and said: "Everyone, my apprentice is shy by nature, if you look at him, I am afraid that this bowl of noodles will not be eaten today, it is better for you to follow my nagging, and after he finishes eating, it is not too late for you to chat." The great monk was very serious, if it weren't for his round belly, he would really be a monk from a well-known temple.

The woman in goose yellow clothes, after hearing the words of the great monk, suddenly lost all interest, beckoned the female relatives next to her to turn away, seemed to hate the big monk in front of her very much, and was unwilling to say more.

Shi picked up the dishes and chopsticks again, still eating the noodles one by one, and asked after a while: "Master, you said earlier that you were going to a certain place in Longguo, and now we have reached the realm of Longguo, but you have been in Suizhou for several days, I'm afraid this is not the destination, right?"

The great monk ordered a bowl of Yangchun noodles again, wiped his greasy lips and said, "Hey, according to your slow speed, I expect it to take a lot of time, but I can't imagine that now, we can still rush to Longguo, as for when we can get there, everything is fate." This place is called Suizhou, which is the place of my birth, and I will take you to see the customs and customs. ”

Hearing that he had arrived in Longguo, Shi became happy, his frown began to stretch, and the speed of eating noodles began to increase. On top of the bright noodle soup, there are a few cabbages, and the small noodles of two taels are soaked in the soup, and after a long time, they have begun to swell a little, but the stone still drinks the soup base and eats the noodles.

"Master, we have very little friendship with outsiders, I have never heard outsiders talk about your Dharma name, and you have never told me that I don't know anything about you. Since we are not in a hurry, you have time to talk to me and see if I can also have an epiphany and practice meditation like you. ”

The shopkeeper brought a bowl of Yangchun noodles again, and looked at the amount, which was a lot more than the previous one.

This great monk took a few bites, and this bowl of Yangchun noodles had already bottomed out. The great monk touched the scar on the top of his head, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and then began to say seriously: "My common name is Yao Guangling, I was born here thirty years ago, and when I was five years old, I read all the Buddhist scriptures, began to meditate, and wanted to use Buddhism to edify people. However, not long after, my family was tragically changed, and I was the only one left, so the people at that time thought that I was a body of bad luck and drove me out of Suizhou. After traveling through the mountains and rivers of the world, watching the raindrops and having an epiphany, and then went to the temple, rang the bell for decades, took care of the oil lamp every month, copied a lot of Buddhist scriptures, once went down the mountain to travel, found you crying on the road, and took you into the temple with compassion, and wanted you to take my mantle. How do you know that you are so stupid, you will still make mistakes after copying Buddhist scriptures a hundred times, hey...... Our temple is going to break the inheritance. ”

Hearing the master comment on himself, the stone scratched his head embarrassedly, and replied slowly: "Master, I am dull by nature, and I do things slowly and leisurely, I really copied the scriptures with my heart, but for some reason, after sleeping, it seems that I have forgotten what happened yesterday and can no longer remember." Why don't you tell me how those masters formed relics?"

When Yao Guangling heard this, he suddenly laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, if you follow in the footsteps of others and cultivate someone else's Buddha, you can't do it really." The Buddha has a thousand bodies and faces, and only the Buddha you see is the Buddha you want to participate in, so you don't need to be anxious, maybe you will have an epiphany tomorrow. ”

Shi nodded, and seemed to believe what the master said, but after glancing at the master, he still couldn't help but complain: "Master, if I can become a Buddha tomorrow, then is it a little inappropriate for you to dress like this." ”

The stone pointed to the soles of Yao Guangling's shoes, which were already in tatters, and at the tips of the shoes, two toes were exposed, and it was already pitch black.

Yao Guangling looked down, smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, a monk, as long as the Buddha nature is inside, then it doesn't matter how his form is outside." ”