Chapter Twenty-Three: The Spirited Skeleton
The stunning beauty in my arms twisted her limbs slightly, and her hands naturally hooked my neck. I was so confused that I forgot where I was for a while, and I hugged the beautiful woman tightly and refused to let go.
"Senior brother, I hate it, you wet my skirt." She turned her head sideways and whispered in my ear.
I was so embarrassed that I let go of her and said, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! ”
She smiled and said, "Senior brother, I'm joking with you!" It's windy, it's a little cold, I like my brother to hold me like this! ”
I was secretly happy that she was strongly suggesting that I could continue to hug her. Although the weather is not so hot and humid compared to what I just thought, it will not feel cold.
Only then did I realize that it was true that the Buddha said that now is the end of the Dharma period, and I once saw that many people in the Buddha group had criticized it, and now many men and women have taken refuge in monasteries for so-called 'purification' under the pretext of learning Buddhism in order to escape the pressure of real life. This part of the people is already a lot of mixed society, and it is inevitable that men and women will do things in the monastery to defile the quiet place of Buddhism.
I gently hugged the woman from behind, feeling the pleasure of her soft body. Although I don't know her identity, at this moment, I have nothing else to think about, I just want to enjoy her warmth and teasing.
She hooked my neck with her backhand, and one hand slowly reached underneath the skull. In the faint light of the night, I saw her white dress slowly rolling up.
I was about to take it anymore, when suddenly a golden light flashed.
I heard her scream bitterly, and she disappeared all at once. I also felt a pain in my chest and smashed something unknown on my chest.
The object was cold and clean, and it turned out to be a string of Buddhist beads. While I was in shock, a thin old monk in a yellow robe stood in front of me at some point. The old monk did not say a word, took the beads from my hand, and disappeared like a ghost in my great fear.
I was so frightened that I collapsed to the ground. I don't know how long it took, but when I came to my senses, I quickly ran to the row of squatters with the lights on.
As I passed by the lighted room, I was about to knock on the door when I suddenly realized that I was wearing only a pair of pants, and I couldn't help but stand at the door of the room. After hesitating, I hurried to the squatter room where I lived.
When I got back to the dormitory, I immediately locked the door, and out of fear in my heart, I put the old table and chair on top of the door. I watched the warm incandescent light fill the small room, and I was terrified. After smoking a few cigarettes in a row, I saw that there was no unusual movement, and I began to wonder if I had hallucinated just now.
The water on my body had already dried, so I wiped my whole body with both hands, wiped the dust off my body, and quickly took out my clothes from my travel bag and put them on.
Looking at the strange Buddha statue posted on the wall, I put my hands together, and although I didn't make a sound, I silently chanted words like 'Buddha bless'.
I finally managed to stay up until dawn, and I vaguely heard someone talking in the aisle outside, and then I was reassured. I decided to take a look at the pool before many people got up, and at the same time retrieve my basin and clothes.
Quietly opening the door, I saw a monk sweeping the floor not far away, and two female monks living in the temple talking softly in the morning mist. I composed myself and quickly walked to the backyard.
My clothes and basins were scattered around the pool, and there was no one. I hurriedly stepped forward, put my clothes in the basin, filled a basin with water, and scrubbed them a few times.
As I walked back to my room with a washbasin, an old monk came up another hallway. The old monk looked up at me with a look of surprise.
I don't understand why he's looking at me like that, could it be that my shirt is buttoned in the wrong place? Just as I was subconsciously checking, I was suddenly stunned: Isn't that old monk the old monk I saw hitting me with Buddha beads during that fragrant and terrible experience last night?
Is he a human or a ghost? I was so frightened that the basin in my hand fell to the ground. The old monk stared at me and said, "Amitabha! Is this benefactor a layman who has just moved into the monastery? ”
I said in horror, "You...... Are you a human or a ghost? ”
When the old monk heard me ask me so frightenedly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He said slowly, "Has the donor seen me?" Could it be true that last night's events were true? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I am the presiding officer of this Pudu Temple. Donor, please come with me, I have something to ask you. ”
At this time, the number of people in the aisle began to gradually increase, and everyone who passed by leaned over to greet the old monk. Only then did I become convinced that this old monk was not only not a ghost, but also the presiding officer of this monastery.
I was also anxious to know the truth about the terrible scene of the previous night, so as to relieve the fear in my heart, and when I saw the presiding officer turn around and leave, I did not bother to pick up the basin and clothes on the ground, and followed the presiding officer to his meditation room.
When the host saw me coming in, he smiled slightly, closed the door gently, and said to me, "Amitabha! I am the presiding officer of this Pudu Zen Temple, Zhiming, dare to ask what the benefactor is called? ”
I hurriedly replied, "Master Zhiming, my name is Mo Xun, and I only came to your temple yesterday afternoon. I saw that Master Zhiming seemed to know me just now, I don't know what is going on? ”
Master Zhiming smiled and said, "Master Mo, why were you so panicked when you saw Lao Wei just now? Isn't it that Lord Mo Shi has also seen the old man? ”
Thinking of the unsightly scene when I was naked and with that unknown stunning beauty last night, I blushed and covered up: "Master Zhiming, I have only been in your temple for less than a day, how can I know you?" ”
Master Zhiming smiled slightly, no longer pursued, and said slowly: "Since Lord Mo Shi doesn't believe in the old man, then the old man will first say one thing for Master Mo to hear." ”
He paused and said, "Last night, when the old man was meditating quietly in the meditation room with his eyes closed, he suddenly saw a golden armor god appear out of thin air. The golden armor god shouted to me: 'The phantom body of the King of the Immovable Ming is now in the temple, and the demons want to obtain the essence of the King of the Ming, why doesn't the abbot go to protect the Dharma?' ’”
I looked blankly at the god general, only to see him point with his hand, and a circle of light appeared in front of my eyes. In the aperture, I saw a skeleton wrapped around a teenager. The Golden Armor God will tell me that this young man is the phantom body of the Immovable King of the Ming Dynasty, and ordered me to go to the rescue, and I must not let the body of the King of the Ming be invaded by demons. ”
"The golden armor god disappeared after speaking, and I suddenly remembered that the place I saw in the aperture just now was on the edge of the pool in the backyard of the temple. I didn't think much of it and immediately rushed to the edge of the pool. When I got to the pool, I saw a skeleton wrapped around a teenager. In desperation, I took off the beads hanging around my neck and smashed them at the skeleton. ”
"I was amazed to find that my ordinary string of Buddha beads actually emitted ten thousand golden lights, and the skeleton was suddenly beaten without a trace. I looked at the young man carefully, and I was surprised: Could it be that this young man turned out to be the King of Fudo Ming who the Golden Armor God was going to ask me to come to protect the Dharma? ”
"I took the beads from the boy's arms, and was about to ask him when I suddenly lost consciousness. It was a long time before I woke up and realized that I was sitting and not moving at all, just having a strange dream. ”
"I couldn't sleep anymore and continued to meditate, but my heart was restless. At dawn, I realized that although I had been sitting still, my monk's shoes were stained with the yellow mud of the backyard. I wondered if what had happened last night was a dream, so I wanted to go to the backyard pool to see what was going on, but I ran into you in the hallway. ”
Listening to Master Zhiming's words, I was very surprised in my heart. However, I'm sure that the level of surprise in my heart is definitely not as serious as that of Zen Master Zhiming, after all, that golden armor god general has appeared in my dreams more than once.
I picked up Zen Master Zhiming's words and said, "Master Zhiming, did you notice that I was very similar to the young man you saw at night, so you looked at me so surprised?" ”
Zen Master Zhiming nodded slowly, stared into my eyes and said, "Master Mo, I'm really ashamed, the old man has lived in Buddhism for so many years, and he still hasn't been able to cultivate to the point where the four major ones are empty, and he is confused by what he saw in his dream. Master Mo, if you can trust the old man, can you tell the old man what happened last night, is it true or a dream? ”
I looked around in horror and saw that the sky was already bright, and even saw a glimmer of the early sun shining through the wooden panes, and my heart was half settled. I whispered, "Master Zhiming, to tell you the truth, I was really frightened when I saw you. Last night I experienced a terrible thing, almost exactly what you just said. ”
Master Zhiming said in surprise: "Lord Moshi, all this is true? Did I really meet the Golden Armor Divine General? Lao Qu has been a monk since he was a child, and although he recites scriptures and worships Buddha every day, he has never seen a god. Amitabha, the Mo Shi turned out to be the phantom body of the immovable Ming King in the mortal world, and he actually appeared in this temple! ”
What I was most concerned about at this time was the stunningly beautiful woman, and asked nervously: "Master Zhiming, it's obviously a beautiful woman holding me, how do you say that she is a skeleton?" ”
Master Zhiming said in surprise: "Beauty? I didn't see it! The monks don't speak, I really see a white skeleton clinging to your chest! ”