Chapter 34: Jizo Bodhisattva (1)
With a few painful coughs, Meng Xingyuan woke up, he moved his head slightly, and saw himself lying on a bed, Meng Po and Ah Feng by his side.
"You're finally awake. Their eyes were full of concern.
Meng Xingyuan asked, "How long have I been asleep?"
"According to Yangshi, there should be two days. Meng Po replied, "We originally wanted to feed you the 'Three Yang Soul Rejuvenation Pill', but we were worried that the medicine would be too strong for your body to bear. ”
"What kind of place is this?" Meng Xingyuan felt that he was weak, and his voice was very small.
"This is Hades. We're back again. Ah Feng also answered him softly.
Meng Xingyuan finally remembered what he had experienced, and he said to Meng Po: "I'm sorry, we still haven't helped you. ”
Meng Po smiled miserably and shook her head: "It should be me to thank you." In any case, it was you who helped me to see the joy and loved ones I missed. It's just that providence is hard to do. I was relieved too. “
"Don't say it," Ah Feng's eyes were a little red, and he almost burst into tears, "Although we helped you meet your lover and relatives, we also made you experience the pain and despair of losing them again. ”
Meng Xingyuan knew that Ah Feng must have remembered her former Wang Lang, so he deliberately changed the topic: "By the way, why don't you see my 'stand-in'? There is a person who is exactly like himself, which is also a very interesting thing." ”
Ah Feng wiped the corners of his eyes. He said, "With you as a 'deity', what else do you need to do as a 'substitute'? I took him back. ”
"In other words, my 'stand-in' has disappeared from this world?" Meng Xingyuan felt a little regret in his heart.
Meng Po said: "Some people have disappeared here, but there are also people who have not belonged here. ”
"This is the underworld, and of course new ghosts will arrive. Meng Xingyuan didn't think much about it.
Ah Feng's face changed, and he looked at Meng Po solemnly: "Are there some Taoist priests?"
Meng Xingyuan also realized the seriousness of the matter, and also opened his eyes wide, staring at Meng Po.
Nodding, Meng Po said slowly: "They are indeed cultivators, and I feel the aura of the Dao on them. However, the aura of the Dao Sect in their bodies has a very evil nature. During this time, one of you was unconscious, and the other was carefully cared for. That's why I haven't had a chance to tell you until now. ”
"Who the hell are they?" Meng Xingyuan couldn't help but ask loudly.
Meng Po still said unhurriedly: "I don't know either. However, if they are not good, I guess they will definitely be bad for you. ”
"They are cultivators, and they can actually chase them to the underworld, which shows that their Taoism is also very deep. However, since two thousand years ago, the Daomen rebel demon 'Zhutian Crazy Dao' was burned by Taishang Laojun in a gossip furnace until his soul was scattered, and he has never heard of the Daomen being scum again. Also, why do they keep chasing after us? Meng Xingyuan is a mortal and worthless. I'm just a lonely ghost, and there's nothing special about me. Is it for my 'phoenix tail whip'? However, although there are not many weapons in heaven and earth with higher mana than it, they are not few. Ah Feng carefully analyzed it, but still didn't find the reason.
"Isn't there anyone who can know their details?" Meng Xingyuan asked again.
"Of course someone can know," Meng Po smiled mysteriously, "and there are even people in the underworld who know, we can go to him and ask about it." Guess who?"
"King Yama. Meng Xingyuan shouted out very loudly, and it was in a smug tone.
"King Jizo. Ah Feng's voice sounded at the same time.
Ah Feng gave Meng Xingyuan a big white eye: "King Yama is so serious and rigid, you can go find him yourself." After speaking, she pulled Meng Po and prepared to leave.
"Hey, where are you going? Don't leave me alone. Meng Xingyuan shouted behind him.
This time, he got Ah Feng a bigger white eye. Meng Xingyuan reacted, and hurriedly jumped up and followed them to the Lotus Terrace.
When the three of them arrived, King Jizo was preaching.
I saw the King of Jizo Bodhisattva wearing a crown of Pilu on his head, wearing a robe, holding a tin staff in one hand and a lotus flower in the other, sitting on the lotus platform (the so-called knot sitting on the second leg, that is, sitting with two feet intersecting, placing the right foot on the left leg and the left foot on the right leg) on the lotus platform, in front of him is a group of ghosts.
As soon as Meng Xingyuan and the three of them approached, a strange-looking spirit beast beside the Jizo King Bodhisattva stood up and stared straight at the three of them.
This spirit beast tiger head, single horn, dog ears, dragon body, lion tail, and unicorn feet must be the mount of the Jizo King Bodhisattva. According to folklore, the original body of Di Ting was a white dog, which was once accompanied by the incarnation of Jizo Bodhisattva, the prince of ancient Silla in the Tang Dynasty, Kim Qiaojue, who practiced penance for 75 years, so it was revered as a sacred dog by Buddhism. It is said that Di Ting is stained with "nine qi", namely: aura, spirit, blessing, wealth, sharpness, luck, vitality, strength and backbone, and also knows Buddhism, understands human nature, avoids evil, and is a more mysterious "nine dislikes" than Jiang Ziya's mount "four dislikes".
King Jizo Bodhisattva looked at them, smiled slightly, and continued to speak: "Plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans, karma, selflessness, drink and peck, there is no mistake. Those who sow good causes will reap good results. Those who sow evil causes reap evil results. Since you are here today, you must have done things that were either good or evil when you were human beings......"
The man below wailed again and again: "Jizo Bodhisattva, I sincerely regret it now, and I also hate what I did in my life. Ask Jizo Bodhisattva to show you a clear path. ”
King Jizo Bodhisattva continued: "There are five types of people who should fall into the hell of the Abi and seek no time out: first, those who are unfilial to their parents or even kill their parents, second, those who come out of the Buddha's body and blood, slander the Three Jewels, and disrespect the sutras, third, those who defile the monks, or those who wantonly engage in desires, or kill or harm, fourth, those who have a non-shaman, who break their permanent habits, deceive their white clothes, violate the precepts, and do all kinds of evil, and fifth, those who steal the food and clothing of their permanent residence. You don't belong to these five categories, that's why you're here to hear me preach. As the saying goes, 'there is no end to the sea of suffering, and turning back is the shore', as long as you are truly repentant, you can also practice hard in the underworld and eliminate your sinful karma. When the karma of sin is gone, you can also die. Okay, that's all for this time, so think about it for yourselves. “
After the crowd dispersed, the three of them stepped forward and met the Bodhisattva, the king of the earth. Meng Xingyuan's excited heart beat faster, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't dare to look directly, so he could only peek at it.
Jizo King Bodhisattva looked at Meng Xingyuan, smiled and said, "Meng Po, Ah Feng girl, I know you. It's just that another destined person has some faces. ”
Meng Po Shili: "This person is my benefactor, and he is also a kind-hearted person. Then, he told Meng Xingyuan how to rescue her and Ah Feng.
King Jizo Bodhisattva nodded again and again, and said, "This little benefactor is not very old, but he is so kind-hearted, and he will definitely have good fortune in the future." ”
Meng Xingyuan hurriedly stepped forward, "The Bodhisattva is above, my name is Meng Xingyuan, and I have given a gift to the Bodhisattva." As he spoke, he folded his hands and bent deeply.
"Lord Meng Shi doesn't have to be polite," the voice of the Jizo King Bodhisattva sounded very comfortable, "As long as we meet, we are destined to be someone." ”
Ah Feng couldn't bear it anymore and interjected: "Bodhisattva, a group of uninvited guests have recently come to the underworld. I wonder if the Bodhisattva is aware of it?"
"Will there be any uninvited guests here?" said the Jizo King Bodhisattva frowned slightly, "That's a very strange thing. Listen, is there such a thing?"
Di Ting at the Bodhisattva's feet nodded: "This is indeed the case. ”
Meng Xingyuan has been following Ah Feng for a period of time, and he can be regarded as seeing a lot of things that he couldn't think of before, so it is not strange that he speaks to this "nine dislikes".
"Who is this? Can you tell Miss Ah Feng?"
Di Ting thought for a moment and said, "Although the person who comes has a name, he must not tell it. ”
King Jizo's face changed slightly, and he asked, "Why can't you say it?"
"If you tell the truth, I am afraid that the person who comes will be evil and disturb the peace of the Bodhisattva and the hell. When Di heard this, he lowered his head and closed his eyes.
King Jizo Bodhisattva asked, "Can you help the three of them?"
Di Ting shook his head: "No." The person who comes has great powers, and the mana is shallow, so it is not possible. ”
After a moment of silence, the Jizo King Bodhisattva spoke again: "Like this, what should it be?"
"Good and evil are rewarded, and the Dharma is boundless. After saying that, Di Ting closed his eyes again and never opened them again.
Meng Xingyuan suddenly felt that the conversation between the King of the Earth and Di Ting was very familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on him that these words were too similar to the dialogue in "The True and False Monkey King" in "Journey to the West".
In "The True and False Monkey King", Di Ting didn't dare to tell the truth because he was afraid of the mana of the "Fake Monkey King", could it be that those Taoist priests also had such mana? Meng Xingyuan was not only secretly surprised.
"Bodhisattva," Meng Xingyuan said boldly, "then what should we do?"
King Jizo Bodhisattva returned to the smile he had just had just faced, and said, "The little benefactor is a person of great fortune, and when he encounters danger, even if the process will be extremely dangerous, he can turn evil into good fortune. Also, please remember one sentence: evil prevails over good. This is an eternal truth. “
"Thank you Bodhisattva for teaching. Meng Xingyuan also bowed deeply.