86: Re-entry into the underground lake
Today's first update
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After a while, Maha Jinghong finished a bowl of porridge, but did not add any more. He put down the dishes and chopsticks. Standing up, he said, "Thank you three donors for your alms." ”
Cheng Li said: "It's just a bowl of porridge." The master was too polite. ”
Maha Jinghong said seriously: "You're welcome. The three donors have to work again. I don't know which direction Yongzhou City is? ”
"What does this monk want to do in Yongzhou City......?
In an instant, many doubts sprung up in Cheng Li's heart. But in the end, he didn't say anything about these doubts. Just said: "Out of this valley, and then go northeast for about thirty or forty miles, it will be Yongzhou City." ”
Maha shook his head and said, "I see." Thank you for your advice. The poor monk will not bother you anymore, and will take his leave. ”
Cheng Li said: "Okay." Master please. ”
Maha Jinghong saluted again, and then turned away. The pace seems not fast, but the actual speed is really not slow. In a few moments, he left the valley and headed northeast.
Cheng Li watched his back leave and nodded slightly. There was a thoughtful look between his eyebrows. After a while, he looked back at the little boy of the Yan family and the peacock and said, "If you are full, hurry up and clean up...... What's wrong with you?"
As far as the eye could see, I saw the peacock and the little son of the Yan family, both sitting on the ground limp and paralyzed, their foreheads and bodies dripping with cold sweat. Between the eyebrows, there was a look of relief.
Cheng Liqi said: "You two, why do you look like this?"
The peacock gasped, "That...... The monk. He gave me the feeling ...... It's weird. As soon as I saw him, I couldn't stop trembling and felt scared in my heart. ”
The little boy of the Yan family also nodded again and again: "That's right." As soon as I saw him, I was afraid. And the longer I was with him, the more nervous I felt, and I couldn't even breathe properly. It's like...... It was as if a large stone had been pressed against his chest. ”
"How can such a thing ......?"
Cheng Li groaned, and suddenly remembered that when he was in the underground lake before, Xiaoqing also listened to the chanting of those monks and Taoists on the island in the middle of the lake, and he felt a splitting headache, and even fainted. But I don't know, what is the principle of this?
After thinking for a while, Cheng Li finally shook his head and said, "Anyway, this monk is gone." He went to Yongzhou City. We're going to the underground lake now, and he's not all the way. What is the origin of this monk, we don't have to worry about it. Well, you two, if you're full, lead the way. ”
It's got to this point, and it's irresistible. At that moment, the little boy of the Yan family had no choice but to stand up with the peacock and walk in front to lead the way.
The three of them left the valley and headed straight north-northwest. After a short time, I entered a rather hidden cave. In the depths of the cave, there is a deep tunnel, twisting and turning, constantly descending. There are many forks in the road, but there are hidden notes left in advance at the forks to indicate the direction. Needless to say, these secret marks were also left by the little son of the Yan family and the peacock.
After walking for about two pillars of incense, his eyes suddenly emptied, and then he suddenly became bright. Holding a torch high and looking around, I saw strange stalactites everywhere. It turned out that they had reached the underworld, and they were in another huge cavern.
The underworld is extremely vast. I've already come in, but it's still a long way from the underground lake. The little boy of the Yan family and the peacock didn't say a word, and continued to lead the way.
After walking for about two hours, suddenly the smell of water wafted from ahead. Cheng Li was overjoyed and knew that he had arrived at his destination. At the moment, three steps are sandwiched into two steps, and you rush out of the tunnel where you are. The blue waves rippled in front of me. It's the underground lake I've been to before.
Around the lake, there was silence, and there was no movement at all. The traces of the fierce fighting that had happened before have also disappeared under the washing of the lake.
Cheng Li frowned, couldn't help but speak, and immediately let out a long howl. The sound is like a dragon roaring Daze, and the tiger roars in the mountains and forests, sweeping across the entire lake like a violent wind. Suddenly the waves rolled, and I don't know how many fish and shrimp surfaced, struggling desperately. But at this point......
"There is no birth, no death, no virtue and no merit. One step originates, one thought of Zen emptiness. ”
Soft and mellow Sanskrit chanting rises on the island in the middle of the lake. Although the sound is not too loud. But even Cheng Li's long howl couldn't suppress it.
Cheng Li's spirits perked up, knowing that this must be another master. stopped howling at the moment and shouted loudly: "I am Liaodong Cheng Li." Who are the people on the island? Please come out and meet. ”
In the middle of the words, on the island in the middle of the lake, a figure really stood up. Then he walked through the waves, crossed the lake safely, and walked to the shore of the lake. Cheng Li casually inserted the torch into a stalagmite beside him, and with the help of the torch light, he looked intently.
But I saw that the man was also a monk. He was dressed in a plain white robe and wore a crown of Pilu on his head. Long and elegant. If it weren't for the bald monk's uniform, it would be like a scholar with poetry and books, magnificent, broad and sparkling. Although his eyes are introverted, just by virtue of his light skills of pedaling and treading the waves, he knows that he must be a top master.
The white-clothed monk clasped his palms together and said politely: "The poor monk Bodhi Zenkong has seen three donors. I don't know what the donor is inviting me to do?"
"Ah, it's you, you're not dead, Uncle Bodhi, be careful, he's the companion of those demons!"
Cheng Li has not yet spoken. Suddenly, on the island in the middle of the lake, four more figures stood up, swept across the lake as fast as a wind, and quickly rushed to the white-clothed monk's side. I saw that these four people all had white eyebrows, but they were four old monks. One with a calm smile, one like an angry King Kong, and one with a sad face. A grinning and happy to know fate. It is the four monks of joy, anger, sorrow and joy who have dealt with before.
The angry monk glared at Cheng Li with vigilance. Ning said: "Uncle Bodhi, this person is the companion of the demon. He's been here before. Moreover, the three elders of Zhenwu Palace, Zi, Chi, and Bi, were beaten to death by him. ”
The mourning monk glanced behind Cheng Li, and immediately saw the little boy of the Yan family and the peacock. He said with a sad face: "Uncle Shi, can you take a look? This young man and this woman are not good people, they are all demons." ”
Le Seng shook his head again and again: "Alas~ This benefactor surnamed Cheng, the first time you came before, you only brought a demon. This second time, I actually brought a two-headed demon? Alas~ If you let you go again this time, wouldn't you bring a three-headed demon over next time? ”
Xi Seng said: "Uncle Bodhi, this person is very powerful. I was swallowed by a dragon in the water before, and I was able to live without dying. The four of them, including his nephew and nephew, were incompetent and were not his opponents. I also asked my uncle to go out and subdue the demons with his own hands. ”
The three monks of anger, sorrow, and music also shouted in unison: "Uncle Merciful, please take action to subdue demons and subdue demons, and prevent this misfortune for the people of the world!"