Yellow Spring, Lonely Boat.

On this silent river, which is as wide as the ocean, the white fog around is getting thicker and thicker, the visibility is extremely low, the water is murmuring, I don't know how far it is from the shore, and where is the end of the Yellow Spring?

"I was separated from Gu Qianchou and abandoned here, I don't know how many years." The old monk sat opposite us, under his pale eyebrows, his eyes looked lifeless: "I have witnessed countless poor deceased, passing through the Yellow Spring, reaching the other side of the reincarnation ......"

"From birth, to death, to birth, reincarnation is not extinguished, and creation is not stopped."

I glanced at the saucer next to me, she was still into a painting, her long hair was like a black cloth, covering her entire face, if you are curious and try to uncover that black cloth, you will see a scene even more terrible than hell.

No one dares to look directly at the face of the Saucer Immortal, not even me.

I asked the old monk, "How did the deceased cross the river?" ”

Old monk: "Don't worry about this, there are ships to pick them up." ”

"Master Li, do you know what reincarnation is?" He asked me with a soft sigh.

"Yes, I read a description of the law of reincarnation in a book." I replied, "Reincarnation is a big circle composed of the six realms, and all species are in the six realms of reincarnation. ”

The old monk nodded: "In the six realms of reincarnation, there is no concept of time, or in other words, time is chaotic and disorderly, we can become anyone, anyone, or us, you in the previous life, that is, me in the next life, and it can even be said that everyone we see is actually ourselves." ”

"The world is nothing, and when your life ends, when you look back, you will find that this world has also disintegrated with your departure. One person, one universe, the whole world, in fact, you are the only one. ”

I am everyone, everyone, and I am ......

The old monk's words, listening to my back straight out of a cold sweat, the profound Zen contained in it, can not be analyzed by human logic, I lowered my head, meditated for a long time, sometimes clear in my mind, sometimes confused.

For a moment, I felt like I had an epiphany, but soon, I was denied by other thoughts, and the secret between life and death was too deep.

If it is really what the old monk said, all the people I see, whether male or female, good or evil, are another "reincarnated" me, then what is the meaning of my existence in this world?

One person, one universe, is this the truth of reincarnation? Life is so lonely and desolate......

Seeing my face painfully holding his head and thinking bitterly, the old monk smiled slightly: "Master Li Shizhu is wise and foolish, the law is unpredictable, he seems to be stupid, but in fact, his heart is like a mirror, and he has already gained insight into the universe. ”

I was stunned, crying and laughing: "Master, don't praise me, I'm not pretending to be stupid, I'm really stupid, these things you said are too profound, I can't understand them at all." ”

The old monk nodded and said: "I don't understand, it's just that the time has not come, don't worry, Master Li, I have two words, please keep in mind." ”

I hurriedly shook my spirits: "Master, please speak." ”

The old monk's face became sad, his eyes glowed with gray light, and he said in a low voice: "Not long after, Master Li will die in the world." ”

My heart throbbed, the old monk's prophecy was exactly the same as that of the Saucer Immortal.

This person is the opposite of Gu Qianchou, even if the realm is not as good as Gu Qianchou ontology, the difference is not large, even he predicted this, it seems that I am afraid that I am destined to die.

"But Master Li Shi doesn't have to be afraid, in the eyes of Buddhism, death is just the beginning, the ancients said, what joy is life, why is death painful?"

"I heard that when a baby phoenix breaks out of its eggs, it will first experience death, and if it can be reborn in Nirvana, it can spread its wings."

I gasped as he saw the secret of my soul!

Regarding the matter of the phoenix egg, the old monk just clicked to the end, so he avoided talking about it, and looked at the slowly flowing river on the side, and he continued to say to me:

"In the future, Master Li Shi will definitely fall into hell and experience trillions of years of immeasurable calamity."

My veins are about to freeze: "Please master for advice, how do I escape from the Boundless Hell?" ”

The old monk looked at me with a smile: "Regarding the avenue of soul liberation, I think, someone has already told you. ”

A thunderclap flashed in my mind, and I lost my body and said, "If people are not for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed?" ”

The old monk nodded at me in admiration: "The extraordinary characteristics of Lord Li Shi's soul are fully revealed. ”

Regarding the true meaning of the phrase that man is not for himself, heaven and earth will be destroyed, Lu Tu has long explained, this sentence from the Buddhist scriptures, is misunderstood by the stupid world.

Simple explanation: If a person can sacrifice himself to become the perfection of others, then his soul will transcend the heaven and earth in which he lives.

From the mouth of the old monk, I heard this sutra for the second time, and it turned out that the way to liberation from hell was in it.

I think there is a reason why the old monk reminded me of this, and soon after, I am about to die, and because of the sins of killing and other sins in my life, I may skip the underworld and fall directly into hell.

It must be so, otherwise why would the old monk deliberately mention this?

The Yellow Springs were still shrouded in a thick fog, and no one knew when the journey would end.

Sitting on the slowly drifting lonely boat, I folded my hands and bowed slightly to the old monk: "I have memorized the master's teachings." ”

"After talking about me, please also ask the master to talk about himself, I really want to know, what kind of person is Gu Qianchou?"

Hearing my question, the sadness on the old monk's face was intense to the extreme, and tears of sadness flowed from the corners of his eyes:

"I ...... He killed his wife with his own hands. ”

What the? Wang Yan? Killed by his husband?

He raised his finger slightly, and immediately an illusory picture appeared in front of him, like a slide, and I looked at it in horror, and the scene in the picture was very familiar to me, which was on the ninth floor of the waterworks, in the gloomy temple.

Gu Qianchou woke up from the retreat and was gently combing his wife's hair:

"Yan'er, you are all I have, I love you deeply with my life......"

Wang Yan sat in front of the dresser, lit a red candle on the side, and the shadows illuminated her delicate face, her husband had been in the netherworld for so long, she endured the emptiness and loneliness day after day, year after year, this loneliness is really not something ordinary people can bear.

I recalled the picture of Wang Yan doing something to me when I went to the bardo before, and I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.

But the husband and wife, who were originally cultivators, were bent on pursuing the liberation of the soul from the six realms and achieving eternal life, and for this goal, of course, they had to endure unimaginable tribulations, but now that all the sufferings have ended, her beloved husband has returned.

Returned to her.

"Yan'er, do you remember? That year, I knelt outside your window for three days and three nights, just so that you could look at me more. Gu Qianchou's face looked very gentle, and he gently stroked his wife's hair from behind.

"Yes." Wang Yan's face flushed slightly, and she was also immersed in the happy memories of her youth: "There are so many people chasing me, they are all better looking than you, and they are more capable than you." ”

"But in the end, I married you."

Gu Qianchou bent down and kissed Wang Yan's neck: "Your family does not agree to our marriage, and your father said that if I dare to pester you again, he will break my legs." ”

Wang Yan took her husband's words and said with a sweet smile: "But you still come to my house every day, after my father beat your left cheek, you stretched out the right cheek, you can't fight back, you don't scold back, you get up early and are greedy for darkness, hard work and resentment, all the farm work in my family is covered by you alone." ”

Gu Qianchou wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Later, our father said that although this young man is poor and has no ability, he is at least diligent and responsible, and our daughter will marry him and not suffer a loss." ”

I saw Gu Qianchou crying, and a big suspicion arose in my heart: this person cultivates a ruthless aura, and even the last emotion and kindness of his human nature were deliberately stripped out by him and sealed in the Yellow Spring.

How could such a person shed tears?

Deliberately acted? What's the point?

"No, it's not acting." The old monk saw my doubts, pointed to the picture and explained, "Wait a minute, you will understand why he is crying." ”

Wang Yan hummed and stroked her husband's hand: "I have followed you all these years, and I have indeed not suffered a loss, what do I want, what do you give me, I still remember, seventeen years ago, I joked, saying that I would use the most beautiful snow lotus petals in the Tianshan Mountains to decorate my bath, but you took it seriously, on a snowy day, a person killed in the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains, almost froze and broke his legs, not to mention, he was surrounded and chased by the ancient shaman tribe of the guardian god flower, and was seriously injured......

Wang Yan couldn't help crying in distress: "At that time, you were not good at learning, because of stealing divine flowers, you forced those old shamans to a dead end, and had to jump off the mountain to escape...... If the snow under the mountain is a little thinner, you will fall to your death. ”

Gu Qianchou shook his head with a smile and said, "For you, it's worth it!" ”

Wang Yan lowered her long eyelashes: "The most dangerous time is that in the 100,000 mountains of Guangxi, I offended the local black witch with my words and was injured by the black witch. ”

"How can it be so exaggerated?" Gu Qianchou gently stroked his wife's snow shoulders and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand mountains, how can I slaughter them alone?" I've only razed more than thirty villages, and as for the black witch who injured you, the end will be miserable. ”

"Yan'er." Gu Qianchou stood behind Wang Yan, and the doting color on her face became even stronger: "You are the woman I love with my life, for you, I don't even want my life."

"But I must kill you."

Without waiting for Wang Yan to react, Gu Qianchou pulled out Wang Yan's eyes with his hand and killed his wife in the most cruel and bloody way.

At this point, the picture disappeared suddenly, and witnessing Wang Yan's death with my own eyes, my whole body was shrouded in deep sadness and anger.

"Why...... Why did he do it? "My teeth are crushing.