Chapter 36: The Buddha and the Bodhisattva

Drunken Dream Building, a second-rate brothel in Qinglou, it is difficult to have any other pastimes except taking off and lifting pants.

However, a few days ago, the old bustard of the drunken dream building exchanged a girl from the Qinglou for a song and song, which made the guests more interesting in addition to their business.

found a few unsatisfactory tunes to survive the first half, which was a song "Water Tune Song Head", which made many people feel a different kind of charm.

It's really from the poetry, it's too difficult to be brilliant.

Although Daliang occupies the Central Plains, there are few such words that are both literary and emotional.

If it weren't for Xiao Yuan Zhuyu in front of him, this song from Qinglou would have set off even more waves in the literary world.

In the early morning of this day, it was the time for Qin Tianjian and Taichang Temple to greet the delegation of the Buddhist Kingdom in the Western Regions.

The boss and guests of Zuimenglou naturally don't have the heart to pay attention to this, and the kung fu on the bed curtain is the right thing.

However, the thousands of lotus seeds scattered by the disciples who were closing the door of the Qin Heavenly Prison actually fell into the backyard of the Zuimenglou, purifying a pool of mud in the backyard into a full lotus pond.

This surprised everyone.

Life on weekdays is too boring, except for men and women who eat color, after all, they need a little other flavor to add color.

Whether it's vassalage elegance or sincerity, but this lotus pond is indeed a place to relax after hard work.

What's more, in recent days, there have been some readers who want to find out the author of the lyrics.

The keen old bustard immediately discovered the business opportunity, no matter how long the lotus flower can bloom, but at this time, it will definitely be able to use it for profit.

After instructing his subordinates to get rid of the dirty mess and unknown things in the backyard, the old bustard set up some tables and chairs next to the lotus pond, and also made a flat boat to stop next to the pool, creating a little atmosphere.

This is exactly what is in the minds of those who are looking for books to no avail.

"Zhou Zhijun's poetry meeting will be here soon, why don't we hold a small poetry meeting here and exchange experiences."

"Goodness, great goodness! Say it! ”

So when Chen Liu was entangled for a while and came here after listening to the prison official's explanation, Zuimenglou had already held a small lotus pond poetry meeting.

As soon as he arrived, after the old bustard found Chen Liu, he immediately planned to come forward and ask Chen Liu for a few poems, and it was best to live in Zuimenglou.

It's just that this suggestion was not accepted by Chen Liu, and he said a sentence of "business is in the body" to persuade the old bustard to retire.

Just as he was about to find a place to sit, he suddenly saw two familiar people sitting in the corner.

"Okay, you assigned me a task to tease the family members of your subordinates?"

Chen Liu strode over, walked directly to a man and a woman with light makeup, and sat opposite them, a little like catching a rape in bed.

Opposite him was Yuan Ping and Jiang Yuan.

Today's Yuan Ping was not very casual, but found a blue and white Confucian shirt to wear, wearing a Confucian scarf crown.

Although Chen Liu will feel a little unaccustomed, he has to deny that he has the bearing of a Ximen official.

It's just that Jiang Xiaoniang doesn't seem to be very cooperative, although she came out with her, but her capital is covered quite tightly.

The burgundy dress wrapped around the whole body, and what should and shouldn't be exposed was not revealed, and there was even a veil on the face.

Her long jet-black hair was tied with only a red headband, which danced in the breeze with her strands.

When the two saw Chen Liu, Yuan Ping didn't react, just asked him to quickly cover his body and not attract attention; Jiang Yuan was a little flustered.

In broad daylight, a private meeting with Childe's boss is really something that can be pointed out by Wanfu.

But just when she was about to explain that she was here to help, Chen Liu didn't seem to notice it at all, went to bring a few plates of side dishes, and shared with her what she saw and heard outside the door of the pavilion.

"Let me tell you, that little junior sister Qingyun is really unseemly, thirty-two! Who would have thought. ”

When Chen Liu was unilaterally exporting, two more people came outside.

"There's a dinner! Senior brother, senior brother, I want to go too, I want to go too! ”

Bai Jiu doted on his junior sister and entered the door, just when he saw Chen Liu and Jiang Yuan, he walked straight over, completely ignoring Yuan Ping's black lines.

"What a coincidence! Chen Liu, what are you talking about? ”

"Talking...... The weather is really nice today. ”

Qing Yun and Chen Liu met again, but in two hours, everything at this meeting was harmonious, and absolutely no one slandered each other behind their backs.

But the weather is really good.

A small table sat five people with different minds.

Chen Liu was thinking about whether he had any flaws just now, Jiang Yuan was struggling with whether to explain, Yuan Ping really thought that it was the worst fate for him to meet Chen Liu, and Bai Jiu was thinking about who the man opposite was.

Qingyun is very simple, a few people don't eat or drink, and the things on the table will be handed over to her.

"Dare to ask who this brother is?"

Although he had heard from Youlan's mouth that someone had dragged Chen Liu away from the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, Bai Jiu had never met him.

Looking at Yuan Ping at this moment, Bai Jiu vaguely felt a majestic force sleeping in his body through the warlock's spiritual sense.

"He's ...... Half of my master. ”

"I see. It's no wonder that you haven't seen each other for a few days before and your cultivation has changed significantly. ”

Bai Jiu suddenly realized that it was a teacher-student relationship.

As for why it was half, Bai Jiu didn't ask much.

He, Qingyun and Yuan Ping simply said hello and didn't talk much.

The awkward atmosphere lasted for a while, until a group of uninvited guests broke into the Drunken Dream Building.

"How did they get here? Planning to break the vows? ”

Yuan Ping couldn't wait to give Chen Liu a roll of his eyes.

As for the people who came, it was a thin old monk in a yellow-robed monk's robe, and a little novice.

"Arhat is here!"

Originally, in Yuan Ping's prediction, Xuankong Arhat should not show up so easily.

As soon as he appeared, he represented a certain purpose of the Western Regions Mission.

Although the time of three days is tight, it should not have just arrived, and Luohan came out in person.

Yuan Ping was a little at a loss for a while.

Rohan's appearance had basically limited his possible responses, and the two silver rods lurking around couldn't do much.

The gold rod is not out, and it is indeed difficult for someone to compete with Luohan at the rod play.

"Everyone's bothering."

"Why did the Master come here?"

The arrival of the two monks really made everyone present a little at a loss.

Although this old monk is kind and kind-eyed, it makes people feel gentle, but it is really unbelievable that Buddhist disciples come to this place without doing anything clean.

"When fate comes, come in and take a look; Fate is gone, and he leaves. The poor monk will not interfere with the donor, please continue. ”

A few mysterious words did not dispel everyone's doubts, but a few people recognized the identity of the old monk, and no one gave full play to the traditional art of the scholar - Weidao, also known as the war of words.

The Xuankong Arhat and the Novice sat quietly together, and after the Novice sat in silence, he began to recite the scriptures silently, while the Arhat looked at the lotus pond with his eyes attentively, and nodded to Chen Liu's table.

Yuan Ping felt that the situation was a little bad, and Bai Jiu and Jiang Yuan didn't react.

Two social cows, one toasted Luohan with wine, and the other waved hello with a smile.

"Do you know him?"

"No, do you know?"

"I don't recognize either. But does it matter? ”

"Hahahaha."

Seeing this, the Xuankong Arhat not far away was also a little dumbfounded, and nodded again with a smile.

Of course, Chen Liu couldn't be as heartless as Qingyun, he looked at Yuan Ping, and then at Bai Jiu and Qingyun's senior brothers and sisters.

It turns out that today's fate is not the real fate, just because the people from the Western Regions Mission don't know why they are here.

Yuan Ping was inconvenient, so Chen Liu looked at Bai Jiu.

Bai Jiu's fingers dipped in wine and wrote the word "lotus" on the table.

Chen Liu was suddenly, and instantly thought of the legend of the lotus god that Bai Jiu had told him.

"To stop?"

Bai Jiu nodded.

This is the instruction of the superintendent.

Although he did not let the disciple intervene directly, the supervisor allowed the disciple to help the people who were destined for the lotus seed.

Chen Liu also nodded after knowing it, and looked at Yuan Ping again, but saw that he didn't react.

"It seems that the leaders of the two sides are not ventilating."

At this time, Chen Liu turned around again and saw that the Xuankong Arhat was still looking at the lotus pond and did not move.

He knew that the Arhats of the third grade, even if everyone here rushed up, they were just a little brother with a punch.

So, after thinking for a moment, he boldly stood up.

In the shock of several people, he walked over and sat down at a table with the Xuankong Arhat.

"Master."

"Donor."

Xuankong clasped his hands together and saluted Chen Liu.

Even he couldn't guess what Chen Liu's intention was when he suddenly came over.

"I have a few questions that I would like to ask the master."

"Donor, excuse me."

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.

"Dare to ask the master if you know the Bodhisattva of the King of Jizo."

Xuankong gave Chen Liu the answer he wanted, and he shook his head. - That's easy to deceive.

"Then can I tell the master the story of this bodhisattva?"

"Poor monks, listen."

"Legend has it that among the six realms of reincarnation, two of them have gone through thousands of calamities and attained positive results, and they will both become Buddhas on this day. However, before leaving the Six Realms, both of them had seen sentient beings suffering in the Three Evil Realms, felt the sinking of the Human Dao and the Asura Path, and even the Heavenly Dao sentient beings had three thousand threads of affliction. One of them chose to become a Buddha and went to Lingshan, hoping to reincarnate sentient beings with this Buddha's fruition, and called the Buddha; Another person lamented the hardships of sentient beings, made a great wish, gave up becoming a Buddha, fell into the River Styx, and called the Jizo King Bodhisattva. Master, what do you think of these two people? ”

This novel story attracted the interest of the monk Xuankong, and after a moment of silence, he replied:

"Both of these people live in this way, which can be called great merit and perseverance."

Chen Liu secretly said that he deserves to be an old monk, and he likes a bowl of water when he speaks.

However, since he is here, he can't make this bowl stable.

"Then why is one person a bodhisattva and the other a Buddha?"

"This ......"

"Why is the Buddha the leader of the world's Buddhist sects, not the Bodhisattva? Not an Arhat? Not King Kong? Is there already a big and small good deed? ”

"This ......"

Chen Liu increased his firepower and threw a key question:

"Can I become a Buddha?"

“……”

"Can he become a Buddha?"

Chen Liu slapped the novice who was calming down with the scriptures and pointed at him.

When Shami heard Chen Liu compare himself with the Buddha, he panicked and hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

"Can they become Buddhas?"

He raised his voice and pointed to everyone present, to all living beings in the world.

Then Chen Liu lowered his body again and said to the Xuankong monk:

"The Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth said: All sentient beings are exhausted, and Bodhi is proven; Hell is not empty, and you will not become a Buddha. ”

Chen Liu greeted the Xuankong Arhat again, and then left in style.

The Xuankong Arhat was a little puzzled, and fell into thought again, and was silent for a long time.

The reaction of the still panicked little novice seemed to tell him that something seemed wrong with the situation.