On this occasion, in order to survive, people called Sha Danju and Blind Tou Han to do whatever they wanted.

Sure enough, Sha Danju and Blind Head Han kowtowed to the tigress three times in succession, and said again and again: "Thank you Brother Tiger for not biting!" Thank you Brother Tiger for not biting! ”

The tigress didn't understand what they were talking about, but she stepped on the grass on her forelegs, opened her mouth wide, bared her fangs, and stared at them with round eyes.

Sha Danju and Blind Tou Han kowtowed to Huineng and the tigress respectively, and then stood up tremblingly.

Huineng asked, "What are you going to do now?" ”

Blind Tou Han's ass was eaten by a tiger just now, although the wound was not too deep, but it was bleeding, very painful, he covered his ass with his hands, bared his teeth, endured the pain, and said, "What should I do?" Brother Ju, I have always listened to you, and you will be the master of today's matter. ”

The sand urchin's upper jaw bumped against the teeth below: "This ...... This ......"

Liang Yulian saw them like bears, her face sank, and her tone became stern: "Will you come to Xinzhou to hunt down Brother Aneng in the future?" ”

"No, no......" Sha Danju patted his chest, let out a long breath, let the heart that was beating like a deer settle down a little, and said, "Master Huineng, this time, if you give me an urn, I won't dare to catch you back to Dongchan Temple." ”

The blind man was resigned, and echoed: "Yes, we don't dare to mention your arrest in front of others." Let's put an end to our grievances. ”

Liang Yulian deliberately asked: "Are you two telling the truth?" ”

Sha Danju pointed to the sky, and then to the ground: "I can swear to the sky, I will never tell me about meeting Master Huineng today, otherwise I will be hit by five thunders and will not die well." ”

The blind man saw that the sand urchin was the first to swear a poisonous oath, and he was also vowing: "If we tell this story, we will let this tiger eat us in the future." ”

This poisonous oath made by the blind man was really strange, and it amused Liang Yulian: "Okay, if the tiger wants to eat you, it won't have to wait so long in the future." I estimate that after today's toss, you will use a sedan chair to carry you in the future, and you will not come to Tianlu Mountain to do evil again. ”

At this time, Sha Danju's heart settled down a little, and he asked Liang Yulian, "Why did you bring us to this ghost place, what is this place called?" ”

Huineng: "This place is called the Tiger Pit. ”

Sha Danju muttered, "No wonder there are tigers hiding here, it's really worthy of the name." ”

Blind Han was shocked: "Just hearing the name of this place is weird and scary." ”

Sha Danju was puzzled: "Master Huineng, the tiger is extremely ferocious, how can he listen to you like this?" ”

Before Huineng could answer, Liang Yulian had already grabbed the words: "Some time ago, this tigress also did a lot of evil, eating a lot of pigs and cattle from our mountain people, and then fell into our animal trap, and was almost killed that day. At this time, Brother Aneng stepped forward, persuaded everyone, saved the tiger, and slowly tamed it with sincerity and clever tricks. Now, the tigress and Aneng have become good friends. Liang Yulian said as she pointed to the tigress and the two tiger cubs next to them.

Huineng's words are positive: "As the saying goes, this is called good retribution, evil retribution." It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come. When the time comes, everything will be reported. ”

"Good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil", this sentence has been heard thousands of times in the ears of Sha Danju and Blind Han, but today it can be said to go straight to the source of the heart, deeply shocking! They nodded like chickens pecking rice: "Yes, yes!" Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil. ”

Huineng's words are like sharp needles: "You enter the Buddha Gate in order to learn Buddhism and practice meditation, sow good fruits, and seek to benefit all sentient beings." ”

Liang Yulian: "Yes, people in Buddhism, they are talking about doing good deeds, but you are doing the opposite, which is incomprehensible!" ”

After this battle, Sha Danju admired from the bottom of his heart, and said with emotion: "I have been in the Dongchan Temple for nearly nine years, listening to the teachings day and night, reciting the scriptures night and night, but I still have not obtained the true meaning, it seems that it is not easy to cultivate the Zen method!" ”

Blind Tou Han also felt the same way: "Yes, I have been practicing meditation at Dongchan Temple for more than seven years, and I have not been able to make any progress in Buddhism. ”

Liang Yulian has read some books, and also heard Li and Huineng talk about Buddhism, and came to beat snakes and sticks: "Yes, you are in the Buddha's door, you should do good deeds, how can you hold weapons in your hands, wander the world, and chase and kill everywhere?" Isn't this contrary to the teachings of the Buddha and contrary to your original intention when you became a monk?! ”

Huineng's voice was quite stern: "When you first learned martial arts, you were in order to strengthen your body, promote the righteous path of martial arts, and support justice. After escaping into the empty gate, as the monk of the Dongchan Temple, even if you pick up a weapon, it is just to protect the temple from being violated by foreign evildoers, but you put the cart before the horse, go into the wrong way, bully the weak, and even pick up a weapon to chase and kill people, which is contrary to your purpose of learning martial arts and Buddhism. ”

"This ......" Sha Danju and the blind man lowered their heads in shame after hearing this, and their faces were red.

Seeing the change in their facial expressions, Hui Neng also deduced what they were thinking, and continued: "If a tree has poisonous roots, then its flowers and fruits will also be poisonous. Even if you enter the empty door, if your foundation is not right, your mind is still in the world, the root of evil has not been eliminated, and you will lose the road of cultivation. If you live with Zen in life, you can have no desires, no desires, no illnesses, and embark on the road of great happiness. ”

Sha Danju said sincerely: "Master Wanghui Neng pointed out to us a broad road to meditation. ”

Blind Han: "Yes, let us get lost and return to the right path as soon as possible." ”

Hui Neng showed his cultivation method: "Actually, asking the Buddha to practice meditation is not easy to say, and it is not difficult to say. All sentient beings can become Buddhas. You need to know why you have to recite scriptures in the Buddha hall when you practice meditation? The ferocious nature of the tiger is well known, but if you domesticate it with kindness, it can also become submissive. People are more rational than tigers, as long as they are sincere. You must know that if you are forever free from the evil way, you will be born into the good way. ”

Sha Danju pondered: "If you leave the evil path forever, you will be born into the good way?" ”

Huineng raised his voice again: "Well, as long as you put down the butcher knife, you can also become a Buddha on the spot." ”

"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground." Huineng's words seemed to ring an alarm bell in their ears, shaking the heartstrings of Sha Danju and Blind Han, causing a burst of echoes. After today's thrilling moment of life and death, and hearing Huineng's concise words, they also had an epiphany in their hearts, and suddenly opened up, and said again and again: "What Master Huineng said is extremely true, and the disciples will change their minds and face in the future, and change from evil to good." ”

The homing birds in the sky chirped and flew over and into the woods over there.

The setting sun sprinkled the golden afterglow on the flowers and trees on Tianlu Mountain.

Smoke began to billows from the farmhouse below the hill.

Huineng pointed to the red sun that was slanting to the west, and said, "You go back to cross the big ridge of Fengmen Pass, and now that the sun is setting, you should return to Longshan as soon as possible, so as not to be too dark to hurry." ”

Liang Yulian: "After you leave Tianlu Mountain and go back today, don't do evil again in the future." ”

"Yes, yes." Sha Danju and Blind Han were about to leave, but suddenly thought of something, turned around, and made a bitter face: "Master Huineng, this time we will go back, even if we hide what happened in Tianlu Mountain today and don't leak out what I saw you, but the trouble still hasn't been eradicated?" ”

Hui Neng stared at them: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Sha Danju raised his hand to Longshan and explained, "In the integrated market town near Longshan, there are also more than ten brothers from Huangmei Dongchan Temple who came to hunt you down with us. Even if we keep it a secret, they will still scatter and search for you everywhere in the future. Maybe I will meet you unexpectedly. ”

Huineng listened, looked up at the sinking remnant sun in the west, and muttered: "This ......"

Blind Tou Han said the reason: "Before we left, the eldest brother Shi Rulong in the temple said that you are a filial son, and during the escape, you will definitely quietly run back to visit your mother, so you sent more than ten brothers to Longshan, stationed in the local area, in addition to ambush, but also sent people to search around. ”

Liang Yulian: "They're waiting for the rabbit to do this. Buddhism has always preached to teach people to be good, why are you so stirring up teachers and mobilizing people, and making a big killing? ”

Seeing that Hui Neng was still thinking silently, Sha Danju had no choice but to express his bitter feelings: "Master Hui Neng, since you got the robe and golden bowl of the Fifth Ancestor Hongnin Master, Senior Brother Shenxiu does not agree with us coming to hunt you down. ”