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As soon as these words came out, Li Baideng was shocked and was directly stunned, never expecting that Lingyun Zen Master would say this. On the contrary, Zen Master Lingyun was unimpressed, turned around, and continued to walk forward.

"Zen Master." Li Bai followed and asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”

"Not really." Zen Master Lingyun replied unhurriedly, without impetuousness, "It's just that I just want to die." ”

Li Bai was speechless for a moment, feeling that the Lingyun Zen Master in front of him was so strange, and guessed in his heart that he must have something unspeakable, and it would never be so simple. But at this time, Li Bai is not what he used to be, and he understands that if Zen Master Lingyun wants to say it, even if he doesn't ask him, he will say it. And if Zen Master Lingyun doesn't want to say it, then no matter how he asks, he won't say it. Therefore, Li Bai didn't ask again, and followed Zen Master Lingyun to the meditation room.

The Zen room is not big, very chic, and the four-wood walls are full of simplicity. There are no beds and chairs, only a long square table, on which are placed a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures, a wooden fish, and a straw mat.

After coming in, Zen Master Lingyun first took out a paper painting from those Buddhist scriptures and handed it to Li Bai. At first glance, I saw that this paper painting vividly painted a monster, a strange, ugly, and vicious fish.

"Zen Master." Li Bai asked, "This is the monster?" ”

"Not bad." Zen Master Lingyun sat on the straw mat behind the table, closed his eyes and twisted the Bodhi Buddha beads in his hand, and said, "It was originally a fish raised by a poor monk. ”

"Anthracene?" Li Bai was stunned, he had a lot of questions in his heart that he wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to ask.

Zen Master Lingyun didn't open his eyes, but he seemed to have known Li Bai's state of mind here. Therefore, the voice first grabbed people, and said: "The name of this fish is called 'Fin', and your master gave it to the poor monk." ”

"My master?" Li Bai: "Zhao Rui? ”

Hearing Li Bai's words, Zen Master Lingyun suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him with a strange look, and the Bodhi Buddha beads in his hand also stopped twisting. But after a moment, Zen Master Lingyun closed his eyes again and continued to twist the Bodhi Buddha beads.

"This fin is naturally vicious, murderous, and likes to eat babies the most." Zen Master Lingyun said: "Back then, the poor monk, your master, and the poor monk's brother Huineng, once gathered here to discuss the Buddha and the Tao for seven days and seven nights. ”

Li Bai saw that Zen Master Lingyun began to talk about the beginning and end of everything, and his heart was also interested, so he sat opposite Zen Master Lingyun and listened to Zen Master Lingyun continue to speak: "Later, we made a bet, your master took out this fin and gave it to the poor monk and Senior Brother Huineng, so that the two of us can live in captivity, and see how powerful is the Dharma we hold?" Can you educate this fin? If we can, then we will overcome him. ”

"Who won in the end?" Li Bai asked curiously.

"After the first twenty-four years, it was Senior Brother Huineng and the poor monk who won." Lingyun Zen Master: "But the second twenty-four years later, it was your master who won." ”

"Anthracene?" Li Bai: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Senior Brother Huineng is the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, and his Buddhist attainments are superb, which is very comparable." Zen Master Lingyun paused and continued: "When he was alive, he relied on Buddhism to teach this fin like a cat in his arms, and he was very obedient. So, after the first twenty-four years, it was we who won. ”

"That!" Hearing this, Li Bai already knew a general idea of the matter, but the details were unclear, so he asked: "Then why did this fin become the way it is now?" ”

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is good, are you really right?" Zen Master Lingyun paused and said, "Senior Brother Huineng asked before he died, Senior Brother, what are you and I doing to participate in Buddhism for a lifetime?" I didn't answer, but I knew how to answer it, because I didn't know why I was going to the Buddha, I just knew that this was what I had to do. ”

Li Bai didn't speak, and quietly listened to Zen Master Lingyun continue: "Senior Brother Huineng saw that I was silent, smiled, and said to me, Senior Brother, I have understood!" I asked him what he had learned. Unexpectedly, he only said one word to me. ”

"Dare to ask the Zen master?" Li Bai: "Which word?" ”

"Empty!"

"Empty?"

"You'll understand later!" Zen Master Lingyun continued to twist the Bodhi Buddha beads and said, "This fin is inherently evil, so no matter how it is taught, it is evil. Like a human being, a person's evil will not be completely wiped out, but only temporarily hidden in the heart, so as to deceive and deceive the world, and even himself. ”

"What does the Zen master mean!" Li Bai immediately understood and said, "The reason why this fin has eliminated the viciousness and become obedient is because he is afraid of Master Huineng?" ”

"Yes." Zen Master Lingyun: "After the senior brother left, the fins began to gradually reveal their true nature and became more and more evil. In the past, with the ability of the poor monk and another senior brother of the poor monk, Haitong, he was still able to seal this fin in the river, so that it could not escape, and it could not cause trouble to the world. It's a pity that the catastrophe that should be there is no way to avoid it after all. ”

Li Bai was silent, he had already guessed a rough idea in his heart, so his face became not very good-looking. Suddenly, I listened to Zen Master Lingyun continue: "With the passage of time, this guy's fin ability is getting bigger and bigger, although he is trapped at the bottom of the river, but he often causes some floods, causing the people to suffer. In order to completely suppress this fin of the house, Senior Brother Haitong planned to build a big Buddha and seal it with the Buddha Gate Formation. ”

Li Bai had heard a little about the construction of the Giant Buddha, and he had heard some about it soon after his family moved to Sichuan and Shu, especially in the days when he went out to practice, Li Bai heard more. That year, Li Bai and the shopkeeper of a tea shop were almost stoned to death by a big Buddha head. And this Buddha head was originally transported to Leshan to build a Buddha, but later it was thrown away when it was not suitable. At this time, Master Zhou Dawei saw it and bought it with Gao Lishi at a great price.

Li Bai also heard that the construction of the Big Buddha was indeed initiated by Zen Master Haitong, and the people were very supportive. But the strength of the masses is sometimes weak, so it has not been cultivated many times.

Li Bai didn't know why he couldn't cultivate at that time, and felt that it was just a big Buddha, something that could be done with some effort. Now listening to what Zen Master Lingyun said, Li Bai knew that the reason why he couldn't cultivate was because there was a monster at the bottom of the river.

But fortunately, when the power of the people is combined with the power of the state, then it is the most powerful. In the early years of Kaiyuan, Li Bai had not yet entered Sichuan, and he was studying qin, chess, and poetry in Turkic broken leaves. After Li Longji, the son of heaven, learned about the construction of the Giant Buddha in Leshan, he sent people to support and contribute money and efforts.

It's a pity, as Zen Master Lingyun said, the catastrophe that should be there is no way to avoid it after all. Haitong, dead.

"Senior Brother Haitong has cultivated Buddhism all his life, and he has never done anything bad, and his heart is very good, but he didn't expect it," Zen Master Lingyun paused when he said this, his face overflowed with a trace ......of helplessness, and said: "That day coincided with the fin trouble, and the big Buddha that had just been built collapsed. Senior Brother Haitong, I was the people, and I was stoned to death by a Buddha's hand weighing hundreds of pounds. Born, in the midst of the world; Cultivation, in the Buddha's door, death, in the hands of the Buddha. ”

Suddenly, Li Bai seemed to understand why Zen Master Lingyun wanted to let him kill him, but this understanding was still a little hazy, so Li Bai was not sure. After a pause, he suddenly couldn't hold back for a while, and asked Zen Master Lingyun: "You, hate the Buddha?" ”

Li Bai thought that Zen Master Lingyun would hate in his heart, but unexpectedly, Zen Master Lingyun said to him: "I hated at first, but now I don't hate!" ”

"Why?" Li Bai was puzzled.

"The poor monk asks you a question." Zen Master Lingyun opened his eyes and looked at Li Bai with a strange look.

Li Bai was a little uncomfortable, like a grain of rice sticking to his face, and wanted to reach out to wipe it off, but he knew that now was not the time. I had no choice but to smile back and say, "Zen master, please speak." ”

"The poor monk asks you!" Zen Master Lingyun: "You say, is a person suffering in life, or in death?" ”

Li Bai was stunned, a seemingly simple question, but in fact it was not simple at all. At least, Li Bai doesn't know how to answer now, it seems that no matter who he chooses, it is a mistake and a kind of correctness.

"Die." Zen Master Lingyun suddenly said, "It's empty." ”

Li Bai was stunned again, as if he understood the meaning of these words, but he didn't seem to understand anything. Just wanted to ask, but Lingyun Zen Master suddenly closed his eyes and twisted the Bodhi Buddha beads in his hand again.

"Dare to ask the Zen master!" Li Bai suddenly turned his head and said, "How should I go about collecting this monster?" Kill? Or not kill? ”

"You can't kill it." Lingyun Zen Master: "It can only be sealed." ”

"For." Li Bai: "What? ”

"The place where the fins of this guy is located is the confluence of the three rivers of Dadu River, Tsing Yi River and Min River." Lingyun Zen Master: "The reason why the poor monk and Senior Brother Haitong wanted to seal it here was because there was a spring under the river, and if you didn't try to block it, it would become bigger and bigger with the undercurrent, and finally the water overflowed the river bank, causing a big flood." ”

"This monster." Li Bai frowned, he didn't expect that there was such a thing behind the matter, and asked, "Is it used to block the spring?" ”

"Not bad." Zen Master Lingyun: "Only by continuing to seal this fin here, will the spring not be in serious trouble." ”

"Tricky!" Li Bai was stunned and asked, "That Zen master, how can the younger generation seal it back?" Can you just knock it out and throw it down? ”

Hearing this, the corners of Zen Master Lingyun's mouth suddenly rose, revealing a puzzled smile, and said, "This fin is not what it used to be, it is very powerful, so I helped you find two helpers." ”

"Helper?" Li Bai finally understood the meaning of Zen Master Lingyun's smile, and although he was a little displeased, he still asked politely, "Who are they?" Can you see it or not? ”

"You've seen it." Zen Master Lingyun: "It's not long ago. ”

"Anthracene?" Li Bai was stunned: "At the entrance of the temple, those two little novices who twisted Buddha beads?" ”

"Definitely!" Lingyun Zen Master: "The other two. ”

"The other two?" Li Bai muttered, saying that among the people he had just seen, there were only those two little novices and ...... Ho! Li Bai was startled and said, "It's them?" ”

"Not bad." Zen Master Lingyun smiled: "It's them." ”

"What are you kidding?" Li Bai stood up directly in shock, and said with a worried face: "They are weak...... Woman! ”

Zen Master Lingyun didn't open his eyes to look at Li Bai here, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he smiled and didn't speak. Seeing this, Li Bai was even more anxious and worried, so angry that he directly put down his cruel words, and said: "If they have a long and two short, I will not be finished with you." ”

"Go ahead!" Zen Master Lingyun smiled and said, "They will definitely be able to help you a little." ”

"This is going to let me go?" Li Bai was taken aback, and continued to be anxious and worried: "Okay, you should tell me, how to collect that monster, right?" ”

"The two helpers that the poor monk has already told you, they know." Lingyun Zen Master: "I think, compared to the poor monk and the Xu Lanxian benefactor, you are more willing to listen to her!" ”

"You!" Li Bai was stunned at first, then smiled tacitly, and joked at Zen Master Lingyun: "You old bald donkey! ”

"Hahaha!" Zen Master Lingyun laughed heartily and said, "Go ahead, the man-eating fin will be left to you to deal with." ”

"Anthracene." Li Bai put away his smile, one yard to another, and bowed his hand and said, "The junior will go all out to collect that monster to where it should go." ”

In this way, Li Bai said goodbye, left the Wenfo Temple, and walked to the inn. Along the way, Li Bai was very worried, sometimes happy, sometimes sad.

I was happy, thinking that I would be able to see Xu Lanxian soon, and I could go with her to subdue demons and eliminate demons. is worried, but he is afraid to see Lu Xiaoyu.

Li Bai was very incomprehensible, and it was incomprehensible why Lu Xiaoyu's temperament suddenly changed drastically, and he wanted to kill himself. So, when Li Bai came, he didn't rush into the inn, but quietly hid in a street tea shop opposite and looked inside. I want to find a way to get the best of both worlds, not only to meet Xu Lanxian, but also to resolve the misunderstanding between him and Lu Xiaoyu.

Unexpectedly, after staying in this tea shop for half an hour, he didn't think about it, but saw Lu Xiaoyu suddenly angry and walked out of the inn with her snow sword on her face. From time to time, he sat down on the stone steps beside him, and kept chanting some kind of incantations in his mouth. Because the distance was too far, Li Bai didn't hear what Lu Xiaoyu said, and saw that she seemed to be waiting for someone else.

Not long after Lu Xiaoyu sat down, Xu Lanxian hurriedly walked out of the inn, pulled Lu Xiaoyu's hand, and persuaded him. When Li Bai saw this scene, he was puzzled, and guessed that Lu Xiaoyu must have known that he was also living in this inn, so he came out with his sword and waited, so as to kill himself.

"How's that okay?" Li Bai: "Alas! ”

Li Bai frowned, and was anxiously thinking of a way, when suddenly, the tea drinker sitting in front of him who resisted the line of sight checked out and left. In such an instant, a coincidental effort, Lu Xiaoyu on the opposite side stared at each other, and saw Li Bai who was dressed in white and won the snow.

"Lee! White! Lu Xiaoyu stood up as soon as he 'rubbed' the ground, pointed directly at Li Bai opposite with his sword, and scolded loudly: "You stop for me, don't run!" ”。

"Huh?"

Li Bai was frightened and saw Lu Xiaoyu carrying the snow sword in his hand and killing his side. Immediately, seeing that the situation was not good, Li Bai took out some broken silver and put it on the table, and after shouting 'Xiao Er checkout', he picked up his Sun and Moon Sword and jumped and ran away.