Chapter 22: Discerning Good from Evil

The snow on the road melted and turned into ice, and the horses pulling the cart slipped and stumbled from time to time, and the south wind drove the cart cautiously, moving very slowly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The blind man sat in the car and continued to teach the scriptures, this time the Dongxuan Sutra.

The previous scriptures Nanfeng was completely blind and listened to thunder, and he couldn't understand a word. But when he arrived at the Dongxuan Sutra, he was able to understand a few sentences, compared with the obscure and jerky of the first three parts, this fourth scripture is not so difficult to understand, and there are many of them for the understanding of heaven and earth, yin and yang, and the guidance of acting and behaving.

While the blind man was drinking water, Nanfeng asked, "Master, how do I feel that this fourth scripture is easier than the first three?"

The blind man put down the jug and cleared his throat, "The nine scriptures can be divided into upper, middle and lower classes according to the depth of their recorded contents, and the three parts of the cave god, high Xuan, and ascending Xuan are inferior, which are introductory scriptures, and they talk more about the cultivation method, and they have less knowledge of heaven and earth, yin and yang. The three parts of the cave and the three big caves are medium, and the cultivation method and the yin and yang of heaven and earth each account for fifty percent. Jushan, Dongyuan, and Taixuan are the best, mainly talking about the yin and yang of heaven and earth, and the cultivation method only accounts for thirty percent. ”

The blind man paused for a moment when he said this, leaving time for Nanfeng to think, and after waiting for a while, he continued, "Heaven and earth, yin and yang are collectively called the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is both profound and subtle, as if this sentence 'be loyal and filial, self-discipline and righteousness' is a simple truth, and the person who cultivates should be loyal and filial piety, and not take advantage of the situation to do evil. Cultivation is divided into two sides: self-cultivation is the practice of Reiki, so that people in practice can gain superhuman abilities. Mind cultivation is the improvement of the mind and moral conduct, so that the people in the practice have a strong and righteous spirit. ”

"Uh-huh. Nanfeng answered while driving.

The blind man continued, "If you don't cultivate your body, you can't do good, and if you don't cultivate your mind, you don't have the idea of doing good." The horse that pulls the cart is like self-cultivation, the rope in your hand is like cultivating the mind, the cart is not good if there is no horse in front of the wheel, and the reins in your hand are going astray. ”

"I understand, Master, what you mean is that the greater the ability, the better the moral character. Nanfeng didn't feel comfortable speaking, because he felt that although he understood the truth, he couldn't express it clearly.

"That's right," the blind man's voice came from the canopy, "the more profound the scriptures, the more they expound on the way of heaven, and the higher the requirements for the moral conduct of the cultivators. There are as many bad people as there are good people in this world, and bad people are not to be feared, but they are afraid of their superior abilities. ”

"Master, why didn't the people who left these scriptures set a ban on the bad guys from practicing spells?" Nanfeng asked.

"Good question!" the blind man raised his voice, "you should know that the human mind will change, and if you are a bad person today, you may become a good person tomorrow." A good person today may become a bad person tomorrow. Even those who do good deeds are not a pool of clear water in their hearts, and they will be mixed with evil thoughts. Even those who do evil may have good thoughts hidden in their hearts, but they have not been awakened. If you demand the best in people's hearts, I am afraid that no one in the whole world will be able to cultivate, and even the immortal family above the nine heavens will have to lay down a lot. ”

Although the blind man tried to be straightforward, Nanfeng still couldn't fully comprehend it, but what he had to do at this time was to keep in mind what the blind man had said, and he hoped that the blind man would turn evil into good fortune and raise his face to him in the days to come. But he also knew very well that it was difficult for the two of them to get rid of Lin Zhentian's clutches, and the blind man could not always be by his side and guide him.

"Although it is difficult to practice spells, there is a way to go, although it is difficult to cultivate the mind, there are traces to follow, the most difficult thing in this world is to distinguish between good and evil, whether it is to do good or punish evil, you need to be extremely cautious, and if you don't check and do good, you will help evil, and if you don't investigate, punishment is equivalent to killing in vain. The blind man said.

Nanfeng nodded heavily, "Master, I have memorized everything, if I grow my ability in the future, I must see if he is worthy of help before helping others, and see if he really deserves to die before I kill someone." ”

"Very good, very good, very good!" the blind man complimented.

Walking forward in the snow, the speed is slow, only a dozen miles in the morning, at noon, the two passed by a forest, the south wind saw a few people lying in the woods on the west side of the road.

"Master, there are a few people in the woods. Nanfeng said.

The blind man lifted the curtain and frowned and tilted his head, "There is a bloody smell." ”

When Nanfeng heard this, he immediately cheered up, but he was not afraid, because there was a blind man beside him.

As soon as the distance was close, Nanfeng saw clearly the few people lying in the snow, these people were all men in the prime of life, dressed as peasants, and there were kitchen knives, firewood axes and other things left beside them, but these people were already dead, and the death was miserable, either beheaded or beheaded, blood sprayed everywhere, and the intestines flowed out of the abdominal cavity, stacked on the ground.

After listening to Nanfeng's description of the scene, the blind man asked, "Are the weapons they use a good weapon?"

Nanfeng shook his head, "No, there are two axes, and the rest are kitchen knives." ”

"Let's go, they're not bandits, they're poor peasants. The blind man lowered the curtain.

"Master, did Lin Zhendong kill them?" the south wind drove forward.

"Naturally, it's him. The blind man said.

"Master, he has been currying favor with us, is it so that you can't wipe your face and teach him the scriptures?" Nanfeng asked.

A cold snort came from the canopy of the blind man, "Do you think that he is only doing this to flatter and curry favor? With his cultivation, it is easy to drive away these peasants, and besides, he does not need to use a knife to kill people with his practice of Heavenly Evil Palm, and he does a lot of bloody murder to put pressure on me." ”

When Nanfeng heard this, he suddenly realized, and immediately began to be afraid, "Master, can't we really find a helper?"

"It's easy to put the icing on the cake, it's hard to send charcoal in the snow, when I was a disciple of Taiqing's palm, people who climbed one after another, but at this time they avoided me like filth, and they were already friends if they didn't fall into the well. The blind man smiled wryly.

"Master, what did you do wrong?" asked Nanfeng.

"Moved and blinded. The blind man's voice was filled with endless sorrow and remorse.

Although Nanfeng is young, he knows that temptation refers to the love between men and women, and the meaning of a blind man should mean that he has seen the wrong person and liked someone he shouldn't like. And that night, Lin Zhendong once made the blind man's festival mourn and change, indicating that the blind man died of his relatives, and the south wind came to a conclusion that the blind man fell in love with a person he shouldn't like, and this person killed one of the blind man's relatives.

But whether this conclusion is correct or not, he does not dare to ask the blind man for verification, and he cannot expose other people's scars in order to satisfy his curiosity.

The blind man was asked about his heartache and did not speak for a long time.

Nanfeng drove forward, and suddenly remembered something, "Master, I have thought of a way, there is deep snow on the ground, you can hide in the snow, I will drive the car forward and lead him away." ”

"Hahahaha, filial piety is commendable, but although you are smart, you are always young, you can think of anything he will think, don't think about it anymore, listen to it......" The blind man continued the above and began to speak the scriptures again.

When studying becomes a habit, it will not be so tiring, and at the end of the day, a Dongxuan Sutra has been memorized by Nanfeng.

Nanfeng has been staying in Chang'an before, this is the first time in his life to go out, only to find that the life of the people outside is much more difficult than he imagined, the heavy snow closes the door, the situation of not opening the pot is very common, in order to make a living, some people choose to block the road and rob, but most people choose to beg, the road from time to time can be seen ragged beggars, carrying straw baskets and rattan baskets, pulling young children.

There is no comparison, there is no good or bad, seeing these people, Nanfeng secretly congratulated himself that he was a beggar in Chang'an City instead of a beggar in the countryside, begging a little in the city, stealing a little, it is not so difficult to make a living, but when it comes to the countryside and villages, begging becomes very difficult, and the people's lives are not easy, how can there be extra grain and rice to give to others.

The request was agreed by the blind man, and when Nanfeng met a very poor beggar, he would give some dry food and copper coins, and then the copper coins were gone, and he began to give gold beans again, and he was reluctant to give more, one grain per person.

It is easy for a hundred families to help one household, and it is difficult for a hundred families to help a hundred families, and the golden beans are quickly divided, and in the end, Nanfeng left three grains, in case Lin Zhendong doesn't care about the meal, he has to keep it to buy something to eat.

When they met the town again, someone led the two to the inn, which was very lively, because the town was opening a porridge field to give porridge to the hungry, and the porridge field was funded by a good man named Taidong.

Outsiders may not know who this person is, but the blind man and Nanfeng know, Taiqing Sect, Lin Zhendong in the east, this porridge field was opened with Lin Zhendong's support, and the purpose was naturally to please the blind man.

Before this, Nanfeng had always thought that good people were smarter than bad people, but now he doesn't think so, Lin Zhendong put pressure on the two of them in order to get what he wanted, and on the other hand, he tried his best to curry favor, this person's mental scheming is really terrifying.

After waking up early, the two of them went on the road again, and although they knew that sooner or later they would be stopped by someone, they could only continue to walk......