Sky burial is a ritual praised by Buddhism, the prince said that since it was a practice, he sat cross-legged I heard the scriptures recited in his mouth, and knew that he was exceeding the dead, we were originally attracted by the beautiful scenery here, but I didn't expect to encounter a mysterious and rare sky burial, Han Yu is a cultivator after all, and he can't understand the sky burial somewhat, in his words, the Taoist family pays attention to entering the earth for safety, and there are many taboos in the wilderness.

However, he was still very curious about this ritual, which he rarely had the opportunity to touch and see, and walked with us, and when he got closer, in addition to hearing the prayers of the heavenly burial ceremony, I suddenly heard the sound of a knife and axe cutting flesh and bones.

"What are you chopping?"

I asked in surprise.

“……”

I felt Yun Duruo's hand twitch, and a thin cold sweat broke out in my palm, and it took a long time to hear her voice in some fright.

"It turned out that the white cloth was wrapped in corpses, and after the men had finished the ritual, a man sat on the ground with a knife and axe...... Chop up corpses in dismemberment! ”

I was stunned, I had heard the shock of the sky burial, but I didn't know that there were still people chopping up corpses, although I couldn't see it, but I felt creepy when I thought about it.

"This is also one of the celestial burial ceremonies, and the person responsible for chopping up the body is called the celestial burial master, which has a very high status."

Nangong Yi is well-informed and explained to us.

"Heavenly Burial Master?"

Gu Xiaoxiao asked dumbfounded.

"What do they do?"

"Sky burial is a kind of funeral ritual in their hearts, and it is the sky burial masters who carry out this process, they are the people who specialize in dissecting corpses for the consumption of heavenly objects."

Nangong Yi replied.

"Ah, there are still such people?"

Gu Xiaoxiao was a little afraid.

"Don't underestimate the celestial burial masters, they have an extremely lofty status, and in the hearts of the Mongols, the celestial burial masters can take the dead from the earth into heaven or reincarnation, and have the power that ordinary people do not have."

Nangong Yi said to us in a low voice.

"In the hearts of those who believe in celestial burial, the sacredness and special mana possessed by the celestial burial master are amazing and awe-inspiring, but because they deal with ghosts and gods, they usually stay away from it, as if they are gods and demons."

"What kind of person can be a day burial master?"

Xiao Lianshan also asked curiously.

"There are many rumors, but it is said that the real Celestial Burial Master is a guide for ghosts and demons in the human world, passed down through the generations."

Nangong Yi replied.

I heard that the sacrificial text praised over there had been completed, and the heavenly burial must have begun, and I asked Yun Duruo about the process of the heavenly burial, and Yun Duruo must have been terrified to see it now, and it was difficult to describe it in words.

Nangong Yi's ability to bear it seems to be better than her, and told me that the sky burial here should be to feed the body of the deceased to the Eagle Eagle.

Just now, many people gathered around the dead to burn incense and offer to the gods, and the vultures gathered around the celestial burial ground when they saw the fireworks, and now the celestial burial master strips off the clothes of the corpse, dismemberes the corpse according to a certain procedure, and strips the flesh and bones.

The bones are crushed with stones, mixed with glutinous rice cakes, the meat is cut into small pieces and set aside, and finally the vulture is called with a whistle and fed in the order of flesh and bone until it is swallowed up.

"This funeral custom is related to Buddhism."

The prince has overlived the dead, walked up to us and said calmly.

"Giving in Buddhism is the standard pursued by believers, there are many kinds of charity, and sacrificing oneself is also a kind of charity."

The whole process of the sky burial lasted for a long time, although I couldn't see it, I could also feel the mysterious and solemn funeral with my heart, but when the sky burial was about to end, I heard Gu Xiaoxiao rushing behind us retching, I smiled bitterly in my heart Where have she seen such a bloody scene, I must have watched it for so long, the knife and axe in the hand of the sky burial master flickering with natural light are familiar with the dismemberment action, and the vulture hovering in the air waiting for the sound of the conch to rise and peck has been intensifying the endurance of her organs, and I admire her a little until now.

Xiao Lianshan helped Gu Xiaoxiao pat her back, there was no sound on the Tianchi side, presumably the heavenly burial had ended, everyone else had left, and she hadn't heard Yun Duruo's voice for a long time, only feeling that her hands, which were cold before, were gradually warming.

"Anyway...... You're quite similar to this celestial burial master. ”

The voice came from next to me, and it was Han Yu jokingly saying to me.

"Me? How did I resemble the celestial burial master? ”

I asked, looking at me in surprise.

"The celestial burial master is the embodiment of ghosts, the guide of the dead, what about you, what do you do every day?"

Han Yu asked me with a meaningful smile.

"I, I'm a forensic doctor, of course an autopsy ......"

I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that what Han Yu said really made some sense, and the Heavenly Burial Master and I were both people who dealt with corpses and the dead.

"So you're dealing with the dead every day, and you're doing the same thing with the celestial burial master, you're dismembering corpses every day."

Han Yu let out a faint laugh.

"You are the closest to Hades."

"So I still have the ability to be a day burial master, hehe."

I smiled self-deprecatingly, rubbed my forehead, and said helplessly.

"But it used to be, and now it ...... Now that I can't see, I can't do it. ”

"Why would the sky burial allow vultures to devour the corpses of the dead?"

Xiao Lianshan asked with interest while patting Gu Xiaoxiao's back.

"These vultures are not ordinary birds, in the hearts of those who believe in celestial burial, vultures are messengers of the gods who can bring the souls of the dead to the heavenly realm, these vultures will only devour corpses, and nothing else will eat, so they are called sacred birds."

Nangong Yi replied.

"The vulture is actually the incarnation of the big golden peng bird in the Buddhist family, and there is an allusion to the Buddha sacrificing himself to feed the eagle, and the eagle actually refers to the big golden peng."

The prince explained on the side.

"Don't say it, don't say it, it makes me sick to think about it."

Gu Xiaoxiao shouted loudly behind us, probably thinking about the previous process of the heavenly burial.

"The Golden Peng?!"

Yun Duruo suddenly spoke and his voice was very excited, let go of my hand and asked the prince.

"Brother, what is the Golden Pengniao?"

"The Dapeng Bird, also known as the Dapeng Golden-winged Bird, is a kind of sacred bird, and there are records about this bird in Taoism and Buddhism."

The prince replied calmly.

Han Yu estimated that Yun Du was interested, and told her that the Taoist Dapeng Golden-winged Bird should be Kunpeng, and Zhuangzi depicted this sacred bird with the weight of the first sentence of the opening sentence in the leisurely travel.

There is a fish in the northern underworld, and its name is Kun.

Kun is so big, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is, and it turns into a bird, and its name is Peng; Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky.

It is a bird, and the sea will migrate to the south of the world, and the heavenly pool will also be migrated.

"Don't give me a crepe of words, what do you mean to put it simply?"

Yun Duruo asked anxiously.

"Sister Du Ruo, this is to say, there is a fish in the North Pole, its name is Kun, the Kun is huge, I don't know how many thousands of miles long, it has turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back doesn't know how many thousands of miles long; It spreads its wings, puffs up its strength, and when it rises and flies, its wings are like clouds covering the sky. This bird flies to the Nandi Tianchi when the sea is moving and the wind is up. ”

Gu Xiaoxiao should have eased up and gasped to explain to Yun Duruo.

Kunpeng...... Tianchi! ”

Yun Duruo muttered repeatedly in her mouth, and I heard her voice hurry.

"What's wrong?"

I asked, confused.

Yun Duruo didn't pay attention to me, but turned to the prince and continued to ask.

"Brother, what is the Goldenfinch Bird doing in the Buddhist family?"

The prince replied calmly, the Dapeng Golden-winged Bird is known as Garuda in Buddhism, and is one of the eight heavenly dragons, with its body above the navel like a heavenly king, only its beak like an eagle's beak, and its face is in the shape of anger and teeth.

Below the navel, the image of an eagle wears a crowned peak, a shawl with two hairs, a garment and a ring on his hands.

The two red wings behind it spread outward, and its tail drooped and spread out, so it was called the Roc Goldfinch because of its golden body.

"Why did you ask about this all of a sudden?"

Nangong Yi asked in surprise.

"Brother, the Dapeng Goldenfinch Bird is one of the eight Heavenly Dragons, so is this the relationship between this divine bird and the dragon?"

Yun Duruo didn't answer Nangong Yi, but still asked the prince eagerly.

"You misunderstood, the Dapeng Goldenfinch Bird is one of the eight Heavenly Dragons, but the relationship between the Divine Bird and the Dragon is not like this."

The prince replied calmly.

"What's that relationship? Tell me quickly. ”

Yun Duruo became more and more anxious.

"Dapeng Golden-winged Bird is one of the eight dragons that protect the Buddha, there are all kinds of solemn treasures, the golden body is born with wishful beads, the song is sad and eats the dragon clan, devouring a dragon king and five hundred poisonous dragons every day, with the gathering of poisonous gas in the body, Garuda finally could not eat, flew up and down seven times and then flew to King Kong Wheel Mountain, the poisonous gas attack the whole body **, only a pure green glass heart remained."

The prince said.

"The Roc Goldfinch is a ...... that specializes in dragon eating"

Yun Duruo suddenly grabbed my hand in ecstasy.

"Do you remember the last two sentences left by that person, the first of which is the silver dragon of Jinpeng Snow Summit!"

I was stunned and suddenly remembered, the man did leave me two sentences before leaving, saying that whether I can participate in enlightenment depends on my own creation, according to Yun Duruo's understanding, Jin Peng should refer to the goshawk that is now hovering and soaring above our heads, and the snow top is better explained, this mountain top is covered with snow all year round, and the snow top should be here, although I haven't figured out what the battle silver dragon means, but the words left by the person are obviously implied here.

I just opened my mouth excitedly, suddenly stopped and then slowly closed it, and said to Yun Duruo with a faint smile.

"That person left these two sentences should be related to the restoration of my eyes, since I have chosen the Qinglong position, presumably my eyes will not be able to see the light of day again, as for what these two sentences mean, there is no need to think about it, the road is my own choice, I have no regrets."

I didn't hear Yun Duruo's answer for a long time after I finished speaking, I thought she didn't remember the path I chose, probably she still wanted to help me treat my eyes, I must be sorry to hear me say this, I was trying to comfort her.

"Road...... The path is not your choice. ”

“……”

I was stunned and my outstretched hand hovered in mid-air, the corners of my mouth squirmed and trembled as I asked.

"Why didn't I choose it? Aren't we walking on the road with water? ”

I still didn't hear Yun Duruo's answer, my mouth slowly opened and sank down happily, I didn't need her to answer to understand that we didn't take the road I chose at all, Yun Duruo finally chose the road for me to unearth the pearl hexagram.

"For ...... Why? Why? ”

I asked in surprise.

"No matter what you do, I will accompany you, but I don't want to see your regrets and losses, if I can make your eyes clear, no matter what the result, I will face it with you."

Yun Duruo replied very sincerely.

I couldn't speak, my body involuntarily took a step back, of course I was grateful to her in my heart, but at that moment I realized what helplessness was, and I finally understood what the last action of the man last night meant.

I held the copper coin in my hand and said confidently that man will win the day, I stubbornly thought that I could dominate everything about me, but that person finally put the copper coin in my hand in Yun Duruo's hand, although he didn't say anything, but now that I think about it, in fact, he told me at the beginning that it is not up to me whether my eye disease can regain my sight, and it is Yun Duruo who controls all this.

Providence is hard to disobey!

The corners of my mouth squirmed and suddenly I understood the loneliness and helplessness of the man, he knew from the beginning that this would be the result, I had no chance to choose from beginning to end, everything was destined in the dark, even if I chose a path, I couldn't help myself.

I even went so far as to say that my fate was up to me, and that it was a big joke for that man to say this, and I could never understand how a man as proud and majestic as he could submit to his destiny, and now I understand what he really meant