When Guo Dalu first arrived at the bitter sea, he has been recalling the Buddhist verse of the rotten street in his heart: "The bitter sea is boundless, and turning back is the shore." ”

But he didn't associate this sentence with crossing the sea of suffering to find the spirit child, especially after experiencing so many myths and legends, he simply threw this sentence out of the clouds.

After a person has experienced so many thrilling passes, what he is thinking about in his mind must be what is the next step and where to go next, which is human nature and thinking inertia.

For example, in cultivation, when you have gone through many hardships, overcome dense thorns, overcome the benefits and harms of the three calamities, and see that the opportunity to break through the realm is just around the corner, how can you not want to go further?

The cultivation world said: "For the sake of the mountain, the achievements are short." It's about perseverance to the end, so when Guo Dalu broke all the way to the island for the first time, and was only one last step away from landing on the island, he raised his steps without hesitation.

However, the truth is that he still missed the last step.

For ordinary people, this kind of ending is tantamount to going through a hurricane with sea tides, and finally capsizing in a gutter, no matter what kind of psychology, you have to start all over again, be sure to make zero mistakes, take that last step, otherwise you are sorry for all the previous efforts.

In fact, Guo Dalu and Tang Sanzang did the same, they started from the starting point again, followed the original road, and crossed the sea of suffering again.

This time, they not only carried the task of finding the Buddha, but also the obsession with the "missing step", so compared to the first time, their will to reach the other side was more urgent and strong.

According to normal logic, once they successfully break through the level this time and come to the front of the island, the first thing they have to do is to hold their breath, calculate the distance, stabilize their feet, and strive to step onto the island in one step, so as to be ashamed.

However, Guo Dalu came here after the second "torture" of a mirage, but resolutely chose to retreat.

This is not a wise decision, and it is not in line with the principle of "nothing more than three", Guo Dalu is even more uncertain whether the first "misstep" is a mistake or a "setting", and he also does not dare to guarantee that this retreat will not enter those mythical illusions again...... He makes decisions purely based on his own feelings, just as he does every time he faces a major hurdle.

Daozu has a saying about this matter: "Lao Tao acts all his life, pays attention to nature, and follows the trend." ”

The same is true of Guo Dalu – and of course he is.

Fortunately, the result is not bad, the serial mythological fantasy is not the real pass to cross the sea of suffering, and "turning back" is.

He landed on the island and greeted the white-clothed novice.

The white-clothed novice said: "Master Guo Shi has worked hard. ”

Guo Dalu shook his head, then looked at the white-clothed novice, and asked straight to the point: "Little master, are you the reincarnation of the Buddha?"

didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, the white-clothed novice was stunned for a moment, then folded his hands and said, "Amitabha, don't laugh at the donor." ”

When Guo Dalu heard this, he was also stunned for a moment, because he could clearly detect that this little novice was indeed not the reincarnation of the Buddha without asking.

"Who are you, little master?"

"Little monk Yingran, practice on this empty island. ”

"Oh, and who's on this island?"

"There is also the little monk's master, Zen Master Haici, but the teacher has traveled out of the island for several years, so now there is only one little monk on the island. ”

"Are you the only one?" asked Guo Dalu.

"If the monk doesn't say anything, if the donor doesn't believe it, even if he searches the island, if he finds that there is a second person, he can pull out the tongue of the little monk and throw the little monk into the sea. ”

Guo Dalu: "......"

"Since you are the only one on this island, when I landed on the island just now, why did you pretend to say something deep, 'The sea of bitterness is boundless, turn back to the shore' and something like 'Donor, you are here', as if you were waiting for me here? ”

Ying Ran scratched the back of her head and said with some embarrassment: "This empty island is located in the bitter sea, so the guests who can land on the island can be said to be turning back to the shore, as for the latter sentence, it was ordered by the master when he left." ”

"You mean, the Venerable Master told you to wait for me here?"

Xiao Shami nodded hurriedly, "That's right. ”

Guo Dalu asked again: "Then does your master have anything else to say?" ”

The little novice shook his head.

Guo Dalu frowned, faintly feeling that something was wrong, but if he left, he felt unwilling, and intuitively he couldn't leave this empty island for the time being, because what he wanted was on this island.

The little novice in white introduced Guo Dalu to a simple and clean monastery, invited him to sit down, and made him tea.

"Master Guo said that Master Guo is proficient in the study of hundreds of schools of thought other than Buddhism, and you can ask for advice if you have any questions. The white-clothed little novice looked at Guo Dalu modestly, and his tone was sincere.

Guo Dalu's heart moved, remembering that the Buddhists love to play in dialogue, and then accidentally revealed the true meaning of the mystery, so he said kindly: "Little master, it doesn't hurt to ask." ”

Xiao Shami was really unkind, and began to ask Guo Dalu for advice, the questions he asked were not very complicated and profound, but they were very scattered, one sentence in the east and one sentence in the west, there was no point, but he would add a sentence when Guo Dalu explained to the end: "There is also an explanation of this in the Buddhist scriptures......"

In the eyes of the white-clothed novice, the Buddhist scriptures are all-encompassing and include hundreds of schools of thought, which can be said to be very pious.

The two were engaged in an aimless question-and-answer when the little novice suddenly stood up and said, "The second guest has also arrived." ”

Guo Dalu also stood up and said, "Go and see." ”

The second guest is naturally the meritorious Buddha Golden Cicada Tang Sanzang.

Tang Sanzang also woke up after stepping into the air, and immediately understood the true meaning of "turning back is the shore", but he did not return the same way as Guo Dalu, but went backwards directly at the starting point, and as a result, he also successfully found this small island and successfully arrived at the other side.

Sometimes it's easiest to ignore the truths that lie on the lips.

After Tang Sanzang landed on the island, he greeted him politely, and when he was sure that the white-clothed novice was not a spirit child, and there was no one else on this island, he was also very surprised, and exchanged glances with Guo Dalu, generally confused.

The two quietly released their divine thoughts, searched the empty island, and found that the island was as its name suggested, and it was indeed empty.

After so many tosses, it was somewhat frustrating to finally get this result, but out of the only remaining unwillingness in their hearts, the two still stayed on the island with the novice for a day and a night, and the result was ......

Confirm once and for all that the spirit child is not here.

The next day, the two left, and before leaving, Guo Dalu asked the white-clothed novice: "Master Ling went out to travel, did you say where you were going?"

The white-clothed novice said, "Over there." ”

Guo Dalu smiled and nodded, "Okay." "No more questions.

Unexpectedly, the white-clothed novice added, "Master also said that this place is the other place, and the horizon is in front of you. ”

Guo Dalu didn't have the heart to play this kind of wit now, and said: "Hey, hey, it's ......."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped talking, a lightning bolt struck his heart, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Tang Sanzang.

Tang Sanzang also happened to turn his head to look at himself at this time.

Crossing the sea of suffering, when you reach the other side, you will see the spirit child.

This is clearly stated in the Buddha's verses.

At this time, both of them arrived on the other side and landed on the empty island, but they did not find the spirit child on the island, could it be that the Buddha was lying?

This is impossible.

Because the Buddha never lied.

In this way, the answer becomes subtle.

And the empty island and the little novice in white have disappeared.