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Master Huikong sat cross-legged on the chairman's seat facing the door of the hall, and his eyes and eyes looked at the two young men, as if he was contemplative, his brows furrowed as if he had a deep meaning, and he was silent for a long time.

"I don't know what the master has for calling me in?" Xuan Yunzhuo stood calmly with his hands in his hands, although his arrogant posture overflowed in his eyebrows, he still bowed and bowed between his words, and in the face of the worldly monks who had reached the realm of Zen martial arts, he was in awe, and did not dare to have the slightest slack.

Yue Xiaofeng had already saluted at the beginning of his entry into the hall, and then stood aside with a respectful expression, because of the mystery of his heart and mind with Fang Cai this morning, he never dared to look directly again, Master Huikong had a thorough gaze that seemed to have a real insight into the soul. He even felt ridiculous, he didn't understand or didn't want to understand whether he was acting like this, whether he was afraid that the master would see his heart again, or whether he was escaping his own contradictions.

Master Huikong quietly observed the two, the two young people in front of them were moving and quiet, with different temperaments, and their talents and qualifications were all the best choices, and they contemplated their fateful qualities, which secretly coincided with the omen of "dragon leaping and winding" in the four phases of today's Tiangan Branch of the Great Six Classes of the Heavenly Stem Branch. Could it be that they are what Senior Brother Huaixue said, and it is the "fateful contract" about the "Great Tibetan Zen Temple"?

With a sigh of emptiness, Master Huikong said: "Since you have been implicated, it can be seen that you have a fate with me." The poor monk has a question for you, and you can answer whatever comes to your mind, without being formal. ”

Master Huikong paused for a moment and slowly asked, "People, should they succumb to fate?" ”

Xuan Yunzhuo smiled lightly and replied without thinking, "What is fate? Is it all predestined? ”

"I don't believe in its existence because I know very well what I want, and I choose it calmly, I have never hesitated, and I use my talent and strength to prove that I am different and the value of my efforts! Everything in life is in the hands of the self, how can it be said that it is already predestined? ”

"If there is really a so-called fate, as the master said, the only destined thing is that you and I will inevitably die step by step. Life and death are both fate and reality. So, should a person who dares to face reality also be considered a kind of submission? ”

Master Huikong nodded silently, noncommittal, and turned his concerned gaze to the side, looking at Yue Xiaofeng, who was meditating while listening, his eyes full of expectation.

Yue Xiaofeng listened to Xuan Yunzhuo's words, and couldn't help but look back on the past in his childhood in meditation. couldn't help but sigh secretly, compared with Xuan Yunzhuo, his experience was more tortuous and bumpy, the kind of life that was completely uncontrollable and chosen by himself, was it the so-called fate?

Yue Xiaofeng straightened his thoughts for a moment and said, "Xiaofeng thinks that it doesn't matter whether 'fate' exists or not. Or rather, fate is just a state of mind, a fear of the long unknown, a desolation that sighs at the impermanence of the world......"

"If a person succumbs to fate, it is actually an escape. And in the face of fate, people are more resentful and helpless! I also believe in the saying that my fate is up to me. Make every effort to give for what you think, no matter what the result is, life will also reflect the meaning of life because of self-grasping, even if it is already doomed! ”

The words blurted out, and Yue Xiaofeng sighed to himself. It's easy to say, when he looks back on his life experience, he was in the torrent of intertwined fates in the past, wandering around, and the palpitations of being helpless and powerless are still fresh in his memory.

If all this is predestined, how should the road go forward?

Yue Xiaofeng can't even be sure what kind of life he wants, let alone himself, life and life. Whenever he is in a conflicted and confused state of mind, the only thing that makes him get rid of the confusion and wake up is his mother!

"Amitabha, good ......" A clear chant was sung, and Master Huikong stood up from the lotus cushion, walked down the platform and walked slowly, saying, "Have you ever known? ”

"There are three aspects of human nature, one is to seek, the second is to change, and the third is to regret."

"People, why do you 'seek'? It's all because of mental karma, instinctive thoughts, lust and greed...... And so on and so forth; However, there may not be a response to a request, and gains and losses are often repeated in an instant. However, with the passage of time, the mood changes impermanently, and the reincarnation of what is sought must be lost, and there is a reincarnation of giving and gaining; therefore, after fully understanding the past, suddenly having a sense of 'regret', putting aside the right and wrong and the right and wrong of the mind and obsessing with cause and effect, and truly learning how to let go! ”

Master Huikong walked slowly in front of Yue Xiaofeng and Xuan Yunzhuo, who were listening, and at such a close distance, the subtle changes in the luck and godhead in their faces were all collected in the immovable Zen mind, and then said: "The poor monk said so much, in fact, there are a few words for you. ”

Between the words, Master Huikong walked steadily through the sides of the two of them, walked straight to the front of the hall door, raised his head, and his deep gaze swept over the towering trees outside the library, looking directly at the clear blue sky in the afternoon, and said in a surprisingly solemn and profound tone:

"In this chaotic world, there may be an unchanging future fate of destiny, but it may not be enough to influence the consistent free mind of you and me!"

"Whether you are now unaware of what you want, whether you are looking up or not knowing what to do...... In the end, I still can't avoid the fateful catastrophe that has long been doomed! Therefore, only in the reciprocation of karma, how to grasp and adhere to one's true nature is the most crucial! ”

"Life, of course, is the source of liberation and enlightenment, but it is also the greatest obstacle to mental concern!"

"It's yours to gain, it's yours to lose!"

"Bell...... Bell ......"

Just as Yue Xiaofeng and Xuan Yunzhuo were in a state of flux when they heard this, and before they could think about it, the school's lunch class bell rang leisurely.

"Go ahead!" Master Huikong stood in place, his distant gaze slowly retracted, his eyes closed slightly, and he was silent and silent. I only saw that the prayer beads were held in front of me with both hands, and the movement of the fingers turning and dialing stopped for a while, which made people feel extraordinarily calm and relaxed.

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Walking out of the book pavilion, Yue Xiaofeng was inexplicably depressed and moved forward silently.

He likes to think about the answers to certain questions, and although sometimes he can't do anything about it, whether the result is a sudden joy or a perplexing trouble, he can experience a kind of happiness in it, which makes him ignore everything around him and savor the happiness of his own existence.

"Nature, life, and destiny ......" what Master Huikong mentioned was the question that he had often examined his heart over the years. For him at this age, there was nothing to blame. However, due to his different identity, bumpy experiences and contradictory emotions, he has not been able to find an answer for himself that belongs only to himself.

"I can't help myself, I don't know what to do......" Thinking back to Master Huikong's words, is this the reality that he has been escaping if he is unwilling to give in? Evade? Yue Xiaofeng smiled bitterly and asked himself, but did he have a choice?

"Fate...... Self-Authenticity...... Gain and lose by yourself......" Master Huikong's admonition lingered in his mind, entangled with the contradictions of the past, and Yue Xiaofeng suddenly felt irritability, unable to figure out the direction of his thinking.

At this time, inadvertently, a fresh breeze came in front of him, brushing up the long hair with scattered sideburns in front of his forehead, and under the hot sun in early autumn, such a burst of freshness made Yue Xiaofeng stop suddenly, and couldn't help but sigh pleasantly, closed his eyes slightly, and his mind precipitated in a moment of experience, and his thoughts were suddenly empty.

At this moment, Yue Xiaofeng suddenly felt an understanding in his heart, and suddenly felt that his depressed mood was swept away, shook his head and sighed, and finally smiled lightly.

Xuan Yunzhuo, who was walking in front, was shocked in his contemplation, and couldn't help but stop, looking back at Yue Xiaofeng, who was smiling indifferently in the sun, and thought in surprise: This young man who is the same age as himself, has a gentle and elegant temperament, is a little upright and old-fashioned, and his qi path cultivation is strange and impermanent. Could it be that he has already understood?

Yue Xiaofeng met Xuan Yunzhuo's suspicious eyes, and smiled slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, just because I felt it in my heart for a moment, and I occasionally realized it, so that I behaved abnormally and disturbed Brother Yun Zhuo's meditation!" ”

Xuan Yunzhuo thought for a while, always thinking that Master Huikong's words were just for warning and admonishment, even though they were quite enlightening, but they were only superficial words, which seemed contradictory and meaningless. But Yue Xiaofeng's reaction was the opposite of his own, so he was surprised: "Oh, since Brother Xiaofeng has comprehended, I wonder if you can talk about it?" ”

"Actually, it's just a little touching, and I can't talk about comprehension!" After the dialogue and encounter, Yue Xiaofeng seemed to have a little understanding of this arrogant young man, and became more determined in his initial guess of his character, so he stepped forward and said happily, "It's time for lunch, why don't you and I talk while walking!" ”

Under the afternoon sun and the sometimes cool autumn breeze, the two walked side by side along the garden path towards the "Three Thoughts Courtyard".

Ren Ming's dazzling sunlight shone on his body, stepping on the soft grass in the middle garden of the academy, Yue Xiaofeng thought about it, and was about to say something, but he chuckled in his heart, and the lingering joy was still full of his heart, but he didn't know what to say or where to start.

"I don't know how to describe the feeling just now, just as Tang Xiang Pei Xiu's notation should say, 'like a person drinking water, cold and warm self-knowing', it is also like the master's question is different from you and me. Maybe it's a different state of mind, and I know myself clearly in a moment of silence! ”

"Know yourself!" Xuan Yunzhuo was shocked when he heard this, thinking that his father had explained the sword path of "Fanjian Ruyi", he couldn't help but glance at Yue Xiaofeng beside him in surprise, and still said in a calm and confident tone, "I want to know most now, what exactly does the fate and dust tribulation mentioned by the master refer to?" ”

"Maybe it's because my experiences are too different from Brother Yun Zhuo's, so it doesn't matter to me what fate is. What I want in my heart is just a very simple idea, and it is enough to live every day in a down-to-earth way! Yue Xiaofeng smiled indifferently and remembered her mother.

Xuan Yunzhuo frowned, looked at Yue Xiaofeng again, from his slightly tired expression and sincere smile, he was sure that these words were sincere, and a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Over the years, Xuan Yunzhuo has rapidly risen among the young masters of Jiangnan martial arts with his powerful family background and outstanding kendo talent. When it comes to martial arts, there are few enemies in the same generation. Over time, it is natural to have more habits of loneliness and pride. It's rare to encounter a peer like Yue Xiaofeng who shocked him regardless of temperament or cultivation on this trip to the west, which made Xuan Yunzhuo's self-improvement heart add to the excitement of the challenge? How could Yue Xiaofeng's honesty make him both regretful and disappointed, as the "White Lotus Venerable Lord" Xu Hongru said, how could a martial arts person who pursues a higher level of heaven and man realm and strives to "defy the heavens and extreme fate" tolerate such a passable and depressed thought?

Xuan Yunzhuo shook his head unabashedly and sighed, and said proudly: "I want to know that the result of the so-called fate is because I believe that I have the ability to reverse it, not because the efforts I put in after achieving everything in myself were deceived and forcibly named 'fate', which has long been doomed to wait for unknown words." It's also because I don't imagine some people being depressed and afraid of the fallacy that seems to be nothing! ”

How could Yue Xiaofeng not know the meaning of Xuan Yun Zhuo's sarcasm and provocation, but he had to admire his pride and conceit, and couldn't help but think, maybe his smooth sailing fate since he was a child has long been destined to dare to challenge fate. Isn't there any shackles or hesitation in his heart?

Yue Xiaofeng turned her head and said not to be outdone: "Brother Yun Zhuo's idea is admired by Xiaofeng, but it is inevitably a little extreme, too persistent!" ”

Xuan Yunzhuo laughed out loud as expected, and asked rhetorically, "You, why not?" ”

When Yue Xiaofeng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized the paranoia of his physical and mental thoughts, and looked back at Xuan Yunzhuo in surprise, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

The two looked at each other and smiled, stopping to look ahead.

The white stone arch with the inscription "Three Thoughts Courtyard" has been erected in front of you.

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