On the boundless prairie, there are two sacred mountains,

Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain are like the cradle of the mother,

The grass is lush and the flowers are blooming,

The water of the lake is clear, the cattle and sheep are fat,

It's a nomad's paradise,

It's the best place,

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Losing my own mountains, making my women colorless,

Lose my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest!

In the spring of March, the ice and snow melt, everything grows, thriving, on the boundless prairie, the herdsmen wave long whips, sing songs, drive herds of livestock, look for pastures, for the nomads, there is abundant water and grass, there is home!

Spring in the north came late, the grass had just covered the earth, and the herds that had been struggling for a winter were desperately gnawing on the tips of the grass and making cheerful chirps, and if they did not eat enough and accumulate enough fat, they would not be able to survive the next winter!

The grass is the life of cattle and sheep, the cattle and sheep are the life of herdsmen, more than a dozen Huns gallop on horseback, carefully manage the herd, the grassland life is difficult, white plague, black plague, wolf plague, mosquito plague...... It happened from time to time, a large number of livestock were lost, and many tribesmen starved to death, and in the past, with fast horses and scimitars, they could also go to the Han land to plunder, but in the last seven or eight years, no one dared to cross the Great Wall!

Hulik is a small herdsman, in charge of dozens of herdsmen, owning a piece of pasture with a radius of 100 miles, as well as hundreds of horses, hundreds of strong cattle, and thousands of fat sheep, which he bought with a scar, and is also the capital to live!

Hulik is proud for two reasons: first, he is fifty years old this year, his temples are white, wrinkles are piled up, he is a weathered old herdsman, the environment on the grassland is harsh, coupled with the epidemic of diseases, years of war, the life span of the Huns is extremely short, most people do not live to be forty years old, fifty years old is considered a high life!

Second, he rode ** Zhan, brave, with countless military exploits, finally became a shepherd, married four women, gave birth to twelve children, three sons and one daughter survived, and grew up, one-third of the survival rate, is already very satisfactory!

Hulik is also sad, he has been fighting for many years, covered with scars, one eye is left on the battlefield, his left leg is also injured and disabled, every time it is windy and rainy, he is miserable, and his sons who have worked hard to raise him have also left him one after another......

Ten years ago, the eldest son went out with King Zuo Xian and died in battle by a river in Youzhou-Yuyang County, and it is said that he was burned to death by fire, and his bones were gone!

Eight years ago, the second son went out with Da Dan Yu, but in the battle of Yanmen Pass, the rolling wood of the Han army was stoned to death, and the bones were piled up into 'Jingguan', and the soul was put into hell, and he could not be reborn forever!

Half a month ago, the youngest son, who had just become an adult, was also forcibly conscripted, and was in the court of the Huns-crossed horses and bows, preparing to go on the expedition, once he stepped into the battlefield, I am afraid that life and death are unpredictable!

"Great Immortal Heaven bless, let my youngest son be safe, don't follow Da Danyu on the expedition, don't cross the border of the Great Wall, and don't meet the demon general...... Herding horses and sheep, chasing water and grass, this is the life of the Huns! ”

Thinking of the past tragedy, Hu Lik knelt on the ground, kissed the prairie, and prayed silently for his youngest son, which was the last bloodline of the family!

The Huns are brave and good at fighting, and have always thought that they are wolves, and the Han people in the mainland are sheep, which can be bullied at will, and will never change, but a battle of Yanmen has changed this concept, and Hulik is also on the battlefield and has witnessed the process......

In the horn of the earth-shattering, the Hun warriors rushed up one by one, and fell down one by one, the corpses piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river, no matter how much the price was paid, they just couldn't capture the Han city, and they fainted in the pile of dead, so they picked up a life, but they became crippled!

Da Dan Yu - Yu Fuluo, the great hero of the grassland, also let the Han army guard be seriously injured by an arrow, died on the way back, the warriors of each department died 20,000, countless disabled people, since then, the word "ghost face demon" has become a nightmare of the Huns, used to curse and swear, intimidate children, the effect is surprisingly good!

"Hello Grandpa Hulik, we're back from herding sheep, hurry up and tell a story!"

"Tell a nice story, about the ghost-faced demon, what does he look like, does he really skin people and eat people's hearts?"

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At noon, the herdsmen all gathered around, except for the old people and women, that is, some children, the Xiongnu royal court recruited soldiers on a large scale, and pulled the young men away, leaving only the old and weak women and children, barely herding horses and sheep, it can be expected that many people will starve to death this year!

The life of the Huns is boring, in addition to eating, the greatest pleasure is to listen to stories, children are curious, the most favorite stories of war, especially the 'ghost-faced demon', it is really never tired of hearing it!

"The Devil-Faced Demon is two feet tall, with a green face and fangs, a tongue as hard as a cone, and fingers as sharp as knives, he is the embodiment of a wild wolf, with a hairy tail, and he is infinitely powerful, and he can shoot an arrow through a mountain!

The ghost-faced demon likes to eat people the most, eating three children in the morning, five men at noon, and two beautiful women at night, and then sleeping on human skin mattresses, and ten beautiful women to sleep, if anyone behaves badly, they will be eaten the next day!

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Sooner or later, one day, the Immortal Heaven will send a golden armor god general, riding a white dragon horse, holding a jack hammer, to defeat the terrible demons, forever suppress the hell, and accept the torment of endless fire! ”

All heroic characters are either sacred, demonized, or both, Xiao Yi is like this, that is, the hero of the Han people, but also the demon of the Huns, of course, according to the rules of storytelling, the ending must be: justice defeats evil, heroes marry beautiful women......

So, the Huns fantasized that there would be a god wearing gold armor and holding a silver hammer to defeat the 'ghost-faced demon', regain their grassland, and live a happy life.

But there is also a disadvantage, the story says that only the gods can defeat the demons, in other words, before the gods descend to earth, demons are invincible, mortals can only be sent to death, the question is, when will the gods descend to earth...... Is it a thousand years? Or 10,000 years?

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"Woo! - Woo! - Woo! ”

"The living Buddha master, the Dharma drives the grassland, the magic power is vast, and the mana is boundless!"

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A low trumpet sounded, melodious and tactful, shocking the soul, and the shepherds were stunned for a moment, and then fell to their knees, touching the ground with their foreheads, and their faces were pious, as if they had seen gods!

A moment later, a procession appeared, sixteen little novices, dressed in baina clothes, playing the horn vigorously, and then sixteen maidens, holding flower baskets and throwing flower petals into the air, and dozens of riders, carrying bows and arrows, to protect the safety of the team!

In the middle of the procession, there is a tall Chinese cart, pulled by eight white yaks, and white curtains hang down all around, on which are embroidered with the sun and moon, stars, mountains and rivers, wind and clouds...... Various patterns, a lotus altar inside, sitting a mage wearing a robe and a golden crown, is the Wuxin monk!

Ten years ago, Xiao Yat and Wuxin met, and after a battle of wits and courage, they became close friends and rivals who calculated each other, and then parted ways and moved forward towards their respective lives!

Ten years later, Xiao Yi fought in the south and the north, and became the 'first general of the Han Dynasty', the official worship - Da Sima, the title - the Marquis of no worries, in charge of thousands of troops and horses, dominating the world, mentioning the word 'ghost face Xiao Lang', everyone in the world knows and everyone knows!

Ten years later, he wandered the grasslands unintentionally, spread Buddhism, and with his clever mind and profound knowledge, he defeated the shamans and wizards, recruited countless believers, and became the grassland master, the god in the hearts of the herdsmen!

Two extremely smart people have achieved great success in their respective fields, and they are both happy, but under the traction of fate, it may not be a good thing for two people who have nothing to do with each other to meet together again!

"I beg the Guru to give me medicine to remove the sickness of the grassland and bring vitality and joy!"

"I beg the Guru to bless and dispel the gloom from the grasslands and bring happiness and fulfillment!"

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The herdsmen stepped forward on their knees, prostrated step by step, and gathered around the vehicles, cheering through the grassland, as if bowing to the gods!

In just ten years, Wuxin was able to defeat shamanism, gain a firm foothold in the grassland, and become a teacher worshiped by the people, relying on two advantages:

First, Buddhism is profound, erudite and talented, and you can calculate solar and lunar eclipses, predict clouds, rain and snow, and play a few miracles casually, you can crush those wizards, so knowledge is power!

The second is superb medical skills, cure the disease and save people, the environment on the grassland is harsh, the medical conditions are backward, the herdsmen can only resist when they are sick, life and death are left to fate, the unintentional monk gives the decoction medicine, saves countless patients, and is naturally deeply supported by the herdsmen, even the big chiefs of the ministries regard it as a guest of honor!

"The Buddha told Subodhi, all Bodhisattvas Mahasattva, to subdue their minds as suviparous, all sentient beings and the like, if they are oviparous, if viviparous, if wet, if incarnated, if colored, if colorless.................."

The novices took out their gourds and poured out some black pills, which were analgesic, hemostasis, and detoxifying...... In the eyes of the Han people, all kinds of effects are just some ordinary medicines, but in the eyes of the Huns, they are panacea!

It is not surprising that the novices recite the scriptures and touch the top to give blessings, and as for the blessings of the unintentional masters, only the nobles can enjoy them, and it is not surprising that the Buddha said: 'The four great beings are empty, and all beings are equal', but within the Buddhist family, they are divided into Buddhas, bodhisattvas, arhats, and messengers...... There are many levels, and they are not equal, so how can they equal all beings?

In the cheers, the car driver continued to set off, and had no intention of going to the court of the Huns, persuading Dadan Yu-Liu Bao to strike the army and negotiate peace with the Han people, and form an alliance forever, which is the long-term solution!

What are the benefits of this, first, to stop fighting, to live countless people, and to establish supreme merit by yourself; The second is to tell a good friend that it is not the sword that can conquer the grassland, but the Dharma!

(End of chapter)