In the summer of this year, the sun was shining, the wind was blowing, the cicadas were singing on the tall Bodhi tree at the temple gate, and Huineng returned to Baolin Temple to give lectures and promote the Zen method of epiphany.

There are a lot of people who come to Baolin Temple to pray, shoulder to shoulder, and the flow of people is like a carp. Inside and outside the main hall, cigarettes curled and candles were in full bloom.

The sixth ancestor Hui Neng returned to Shaozhou from other places, and saw that the looks of those donors who came to Baolin Temple to worship incense were very different from the past, and they were all full of sadness.

An old man with fluttering hair had just finished entering the incense and walked out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and when he saw the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, you are finally back." ”

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng clasped his hands together and returned the salute: "Amitabha, good!" Wonderful! May I ask the donor, what has happened in recent days that makes you so worried? ”

The old man's name was Liu Ruguang, and he was a respected local patriarch.

Liu Ruguang stroked his long beard, sighed, raised his hand to the outside, and said, "Master, you don't know, you have been out for a while, and a white dragon came out of nowhere, hidden in the deep pool of Cao Xi in front of the temple. ”

Seeing that the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng was talking to the old patriarch, many pilgrims immediately surrounded him.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "There is a way for the tiger to follow the wind, and the dragon to follow the cloud." The arrival of this white dragon is not a bad thing for me Cao Xi. ”

Liu Ruguang's eyes flashed with indignation: "But this white dragon is proud of his superb spells, and he is making waves here and doing many evils. ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng was taken aback: "Ah, there is such a thing? Donor, I beg you to explain it in detail. ”

Liu Ruguang complained: "This white dragon has been involved in wind and rain from time to time, and many houses, trees and crops around it have suffered greatly from it. Many of the livestock in our village have been devoured by it. ”

Pilgrim A complained to the sixth ancestor Huineng: "My family's acres of rice are heading and flowering. The dragon rolled up a violent storm for no reason, flooding my family's rice field, and this year it turned into no harvest. Next year, my family won't know what to do to make a living. ”

Pilgrim B also took the lead: "A few days ago, I was grazing cattle and sheep in the mountains, but suddenly dark clouds covered the top, a gust of wind blew wildly, and then a white light flashed, and after flying sand and rocks, all the cattle and sheep of my family on the mountain were gone. Later, I learned that it was devoured alive by the hateful white dragon. ”

Other pilgrims also recounted the dragon's crimes.

Liu Ruguang's expression was gloomy: "There are countless victims from near and far. Not to mention, it tore off the roof of my house, and when it rained, my whole family could not be at peace. ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "In this way, this white dragon is really hateful. ”

At this time, Shi Ruwei, the foreman of the monks who protected the temple, took several monks to the place not far from the Sixth Ancestor Huineng.

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng beckoned them over with his hand, and his voice was a little reproachful: "Ruwei, the people outside the temple suffered from the evil dragon, as a monk of the courtyard, since that white dragon harmed the people nearby, why don't you come forward and subdue it?" ”

After Shi Ruwei made a big salute, he replied with a depressed expression: "Two days ago, I once led more than a dozen brothers, armed with weapons, to the edge of the deep pool, waiting for the rabbit, waiting for the evil dragon to appear. But when the dragon suddenly emerged from the deep pool, the sky was surrounded by dark clouds, lightning and thunder, wind and rain, and fierce winds. Before we could come forward to reason, the evil dragon became fierce and aggressive, and blew down several big trees by the pool. We were also blown to and fro by the wind, unable to stand and unable to get close to its side. So our swords, guns, swords, and halberds are all useless. ”

The other warrior monks had palpitations when they spoke, and their voices trembled: "Yes, the tail of the evil dragon flicked, and the voice was strange and scary. If we had fled more slowly that day, we would have been swept into the pool by the tail of the dragon. ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "Ah, is it just to let it do evil." ”

Shi Ruwei sighed helplessly: "Master, we have discussed for a long time and there is no good plan, and our Taoism alone cannot match that evil dragon." So I have to wait for your old man to come back and see if you can find a good way to subdue the dragon. ”

Other Warrior Monks: "Yes, Master, this problem is waiting for you to solve." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng turned to Liu Ruguang: "There are a lot of hunters near our Cao Xi, of course we won't be willing to suffer from them. Haven't you thought of a good way to deal with it? ”

Liu Ruguang also sighed and said: "The villagers were so angry that they once organized more than a dozen hunters, lined up in arrays, and ambushed around the deep pool, waiting for the evil dragon to emerge from the deep pool and shoot it with a row of arrows. Unexpectedly, those dense sharp arrows shot into the body of the white dragon, and all of them were bounced into the pool, and they couldn't hurt its skin and scales, let alone its flesh. ”

A young pilgrim next to him acclaimed, "That day, the evil dragon was enraged, and its long chant was louder than thunder, and it chased after us. We were so frightened that we lost our bows and arrows and ran away desperately. ”

Another middle-aged pilgrim took over: "Fortunately, we escaped quickly and hid in the Baoling Temple, so that the evil dragon did not dare to chase into the temple." Otherwise, we will lose even this life. ”

After the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng fixed his eyes and pondered, he said, "It seems that this is an unusual dragon. ”

Liu Ruguang saluted and pleaded: "Seeing that no one can deal with it, the evil dragon has become more and more arrogant, and now it is even more fearless to come out and do evil deeds at any time. We hate it to the core, but we can't help it. Therefore, we all came to Baoling Temple to offer incense and pray for peace. Master, you are profound, I hope you can personally go out and find a way to subdue that dragon and return my people to a peaceful and peaceful living environment. ”

Shi Ruwei: "Yes, Master, it is up to you to get rid of that dragon sin." ”

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng had a serious face and said: "Eliminating harm for the people and relieving the people is our unshirkable responsibility as a monk. Don't worry, I should do my duty to ensure the peace of the land and water. ”

Liu Ruguang: "I hope that Master, you will eliminate the harm for us as soon as possible." ”

The pilgrims gathered around them all spoke up, begging Hui to act quickly and sweep away this scourge for them.

It was dusk, the magnificent sunset was full of sky, a layer of gold was smeared on the large and small halls, and the Baoling Temple was solemn in the glory.

The sixth ancestor Hui Neng wore the ancestral red robe, held a golden bowl and came to the deep pool outside the temple, sat on a big stone, burned incense and prayed, and recited words.

At this time, the pond water is a Hongping Lake, which is dark green and bottomless.

Soon, bursts of bubbles rose in the calm deep pool, a cold wind blew, "grunt", a white light rose to the sky, and a white dragon came up from the bottom of the pool, the dragon scales flashed, glowing with silver light. It spewed air at the six ancestors Huineng, its wide nostrils spewed violently, its teeth and claws danced, and it was extremely fierce

The Sixth Ancestor Hui could see the dragon emerging from the water and make a provocative appearance, but he was not surprised by the change, and shouted: "Evil Dragon, Hugh is rampant!" ”

The white dragon was stunned, and his round eyes stared at the sixth ancestor Huineng.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng calmly clasped his hands together and shouted, "Amitabha." Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Knowing that the six ancestors were going to the deep pool to subdue the dragon, some bold people hid behind the big tree far away, stretched out their heads to peek at the excitement, and now saw such a big dragon suddenly appearing in the deep pool, frightened that their feet were weak, trembling, and their hands were clutching the trees, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Seeing a senior monk sitting on the edge of the pool, the white dragon was not panicked in the face of his own turmoil, his expression was calm, and he asked: "It seems that you should be the abbot of Baolin Temple, the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, right?" ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "It's Huineng." ”

The white dragon felt strange and asked, "The people around me are trembling with fear when they see me, why do you see me as if nothing happened?" ”

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng clasped his hands together and replied with a straight face: "Amitabha, the bottom of my heart is selfless and the world is wide, there is no evil in my heart, and everything in front of me is not evil." So, where does fear come from? ”

White Jiaolong: "Ah, it's really a master of Buddhism, and his words are extraordinary." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "The deep pool in front of my temple has always been calm and calm, and it is level. But when you came, you made the chickens and dogs around you restless and complained. Dare to ask, where are you sacred? ”

The white dragon laughed: "I won't change my name, and I won't change my surname." This dragon is Ao Xiaobing, the fourth son of the Dragon King of the South China Sea. ”

"Ah, it turns out that you are the four dragons of the South China Sea." Huineng's voice seemed to be peaceful on the surface, but there was a sharp edge in his words, "The universe is so big, the five lakes and seas, the sea is vast, and the vastness is boundless, you can swim and show your talents." Moreover, your father has set aside your brothers' districts for their respective jurisdictions. Why did you come thousands of miles to Shaozhou, a remote mountain and wilderness, to make wind and rain in my Buddhist gate? ”

Ao Xiaobing replied proudly: "I am unruly by nature, I like challenges, and I am not willing to live a calm but mediocre and monotonous life in the sea, so I came to Cao Xi specifically." ”

Sixth Patriarch Huineng: "My Caoxi Baolin Temple is a retreat place for monks to recite Buddha and practice meditation. If you come to learn the Tao and practice meditation, you should be disciplined, sincerely worship the Buddha, and be diligent in your practice. But why are you occupying this deep pool and doing evil? ”

This Ao Xiaobing, has always been arrogant by nature, after sowing rain in the clouds, transformed into the mortal world, I heard people say that Caoxi Baolin Temple has a Taoist monk six ancestors Hui Neng boundless mana, the heart is not angry, at this time straight to the heart: "I am confident that the spell is boundless, I heard that the master spell is superb, famous all over the world." I have come to compete with you. ”

After the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng learned the origin of it, he raised his eyebrows, sank his face, and scolded: "Since you are coming at me, there is no need to make trouble here and harm the people." It is necessary to know that the people around my Baoling Temple have always lived and worked in peace and contentment, and lived in peace. ”

Ao Xiaobing seemed full of reason: "If I don't mess up the surroundings of Baolin Temple, why did I invite you, Master, from the temple to come here to compete with me?" ”

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng Zhengse said: "Standing in the world, you should be compassionate, if the heart is not right, the higher the spell, the greater the harm to the world." If you intend to benefit the people, the higher the spell, the greater the contribution to the world. ”

Ao Xiaobing said angrily: "As a dragon, I don't want to hear your endless truths." I came to Cao Xi this time just to test my spells and challenge your supreme authority. ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng inquired: "Okay, I agree to compete with you." Excuse me, what do you want to try? ”

Ao Xiaobing swiped his five claws into the air a few times, and said ashorely: "What you want to compare, you can choose." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky, and then pointed to the deep pool, and said: "It is the nature of your dragons to go up to the sky and enter the sea, to sow rain in the clouds. How can we humans compare this with you dragons? ”

Ao Xiaobing's voice was as loud as thunder: "Then, let's compare our strength." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "Than strength? ”