"I see, you want to force me to cultivate by drinking, right?"

Shi Xing waved his hand, an expression on his face that I already understood everything.

"Yes or no, you won't give up the wine in front of you, so what's there to ask?"

A faint smile appeared on the face of the Master of Empty Purification, as if he had seen through the release at a glance.

That's right. Then you ask, but it's too wasteful to fall on the ground, the volcano is a good wine, and Maoshan is rarely sold to the outside world, I heard that Wanlin kid said that a sip will kill people. Don't waste it, if I answer incorrectly, it's a big deal not to drink......"

When Shi Xing talked about the wine, he showed a pleading expression again.

"Don't ......"

Master Kongjing waved his palm lightly, then sat down cross-legged and said to Shi Xing, and whispered, "This first question, how old are you to enter the White Horse Temple?" ”

After asking, Master Empty Purity looked at Shi Xing calmly, and Shi Xing looked at him with a surprised expression and said in surprise, "This is the end?" Just ask me how old I was at the White Horse Temple? ”

The Master of Void Purification nodded. Shi Xing laughed and said, "You should remember this, I entered the White Horse Temple when I was five years old!" Come on, I'm not welcome to take the first sip of wine. ”

As if he had picked up a leather wallet, he poured a spoonful from the flask and slowly inhaled it into his mouth, then his face was red, his whole body was as hot as if it was on fire, and a large amount of white steam came out of his body. It's like you've finished soaking in a hot spring in the middle of winter.

"Haha, good wine!"

After taking a sip of the volcano, Shi Xing laughed out loud and shouted with great satisfaction. He touched his head, shook off the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then said: "This wine is so strong, I like it so much!" ”

The Master of Empty Purification smiled and said, "Then let me ask the second question." What was the first sutra you came to the temple to read? ”

Shi Xing was stunned, but he was a little blindsided, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "It seems to be the Lotus Sutra, and it seems to be the Great Compassion Mantra, I forgot, but it was a long time ago, how can I still remember it!" ”

"It's true that it's been a bit long from the age of five to today, but since you haven't answered, then you can't drink this spoonful of wine."

Master Kongjing poured out a spoonful of wine from the jug and gently sprinkled it on the ground in front of Shi Xing, who looked distressed and shouted, "Master, what are you doing here?" What a waste! ”

"Well, the third question, if you still don't answer it correctly, you'll waste another spoonful of wine." Master Empty Purity said softly, "Why did you leave the temple alone later? ”

Hearing this question, Shi Xing, who had a smooth face just now, suddenly stopped laughing, lowered his head but did not speak.

"I know why you don't practice well, and I also know why you are addicted to alcohol, I have told the world a lot of great truths, and the Buddhist scriptures also contain all kinds of truths in the world, but only for you, I want to talk to you as a parent. You can not answer, but this spoonful of wine, I will pour it out. ”

The Air Purification Master's voice is very soft, but the surrounding environment is quieter. Make his voice sound particularly clear.

"I, I ......"

Shi Xing's words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything, and his voice became softer and softer.

"Hey......"

Master Empty Purity placed the spoonful of wine on the ground, then picked up the flask and turned to walk out, saying as he went, "I'll come back tomorrow, I hope you can answer my question." ”

He walked out of the hall, leaving Shi Xing alone to look at the spoonful of wine on the ground, memories flooded into his mind like a tide, and gently covered his face with his hand, there were only him and the lonely spoonful of wine in the dark hall.

"Master, today's intentions are not very clear to the disciples."

Deng Ran walked behind Shi Xing, bowed and asked.

"Shi Xing is a disciple received by the teacher in this realm, he has a very good talent and a high Buddha nature, but he suddenly went down the mountain and left. Now that he has become like this, he is addicted to alcohol and does not like to cultivate, even if he is placed among mortals, he is like a muddy person, there must be a reason. If I force him to cultivate, it will be useless if his heart is not brought back for a long time. Therefore, it is better to tie the knot in his heart first, so as to help him be reborn. ”

"Then master, do you think Shi Xing can come out?"

Deng Ran asked.

"Everything in the world has a certain number, and his certain number is in his heart, and wine may help him get out of trouble......"

Master Kongjing looked back at the main hall, and at this time, Shi Xing, who was sitting in the main hall, grabbed the spoon on the ground and swallowed the wine in it into his stomach in one gulp, and the entire abdomen seemed to be burning. When he drank the first sip, he was actually a little upset, and now after drinking the second sip, he immediately felt dizzy, Shi Xing simply lay on the ground, facing the zenith on all sides, did not speak for a long time, his face was red, he suddenly smirked, and said in a low voice: "The cycle of life and death, shouldn't you have seen through it a long time ago?" Haha, hahaha......"

On the second day, in the evening, Master Kongjing walked to the front of the main hall with the pot of fiery volcanoes, and when he opened the door, he saw Shi Xing leaning on the desk, and he had not left for a day, and the whole person looked haggard and weak.

He walked over and put the wine jug down, Shi Xing raised his head and looked at Master Kongjing standing in the light, and said with a miserable laugh: "Master, you are really here." ”

"You haven't answered the third question I asked yesterday, why did you go down the mountain alone?"

Master Kongjing poured out another spoonful of wine, and today's Shi Xing finally spoke: "Because, I want to escape from the White Horse Temple......

Master Kongjing handed the spoon over, and after taking the spoon, Shi Xing took the wine in it and drank it in a gulp, and then heard the Master of Kongjing ask, "Why do you want to escape from the White Horse Temple?" ”

Shi Xing was not surprised at all that he would ask this, because he had already guessed that this secret hidden in his heart was what the Empty Purity Master really wanted to know, and he also knew that he would definitely ask it.

Holding the spoon, he gritted his teeth, his arm trembled slightly and looked very hard, and then he raised his head and shouted, "What's your business!" I don't want to say, I don't want to drink this wine, you go, go! ”

It seemed that he had forgotten that it was his master standing in front of him, but the master of empty purity did not move, stood up and picked up the hot volcano, walked outside, walked outside the hall without saying a word, and gently closed the door, and only Shi Xing was left in the hall, he sat on the ground in a dejected manner, and suddenly beat the ground with his fists like fiercely, and shouted a roar like a beast in his mouth, shouting: "Damn, why do you want to make me think about it again, I don't want to think about it!" ”

Deng Ran stood outside the hall, walked over with a volume of copywriting in his hand, and said: "Master, I have asked Shi Xing to check his whereabouts after leaving the White Horse Temple over the years, if you want to know, you should get the answer from this." ”

Master Empty Purity shook his head and said, "Actually, I already knew, I just wanted him to say it himself, if he didn't come out on his own, then everything we did would be in vain." ”

"But, master, is it really worth it for you to do this?"

Deng Ran asked.

"There is no such thing as worthlessness in the world, all living beings are equal, and the lives of flowers and plants on earth are as precious as ours. Tomorrow, I think there will be an answer......"

Master Empty Purity left slowly, Deng Ran held the scroll in his hand, looked at the direction of the main hall, sighed and turned to leave.

In the main hall, Shi Xing's fists were clenched, his face was full of tears, and those painful memories hidden deep in his memory were waking up, and the memories that had been paralyzed by alcohol for so many years had gradually recovered.

On the third day, Master Kongjing appeared outside the hall on time with a wine jug, and after pushing the door open, Shi Xing looked even more haggard, looked up at Master Kongjing with a pale face and said, "Master, why do you want to make a big fuss for such an unscrupulous apprentice as me? ”

Master Empty Purity walked over, looked at the Buddha on the ground, and whispered, "You can become a Buddha, why do you want to become a demon?" ”

This sentence made Shi Xing's whole body tremble slightly, raised his head to look at the Master of Empty Purity in front of him, and suddenly burst into tears, shouting: "Master, it wasn't the disciple who said goodbye back then, but the disciple had to leave!" ”

Master Kongjing put down the wine jug in his hand and whispered, "You say, I listen, after tonight, I will help you become a Buddha." ”

Shi Xing nodded, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and finally spoke......