Night has finally fallen.

Ding Hanqiang and Ding Hanwei came to the house of the village chief Ding at that time.

"Let's go!" Ding Yiguang waved his hand, took the village chief Ding, Ding Hanqiang and other people, lit torches, walked out of Dingjia Village, and walked in the direction of Longtan.

The mountains at night are so dark that you can't see your fingers, the frogs and insects on the side of the road beside the stream are chirping, and the fireflies are swimming in the mountains and forests, twinkling with the stars in the night sky, and the cold mountain wind is calling fiercely, adding a bit of mysterious fear to the mountains.

The group followed Ding Yiguang and walked with difficulty in the dark, and finally came to the vicinity of Longtan.

As soon as he stopped, there was a child's cry in the pool.

Village Chief Ding was suddenly so frightened that his legs trembled, and he fell forward with a thud.

Ding Yiguang whispered: "Village Chief Ding, what are you afraid of?" ”

Village Chief Ding's voice trembled: "There is a little ghost crying......"

Ding Yiguang patted his chest, lowered his voice, and said to everyone: "Where are there ghosts in the world? With me in front, don't be afraid, just follow me. But when we got to the pool, everyone tried to keep it quiet. ”

"Uh-huh, we're after you." Everyone trembled and followed Ding Yiguang forward.

The dark clouds of the night sky were blown away by the wind, and the clear sky was like a huge piece of unmatched blue satin.

The bright moon is like a disk, and the moonlight shines on the surrounding mountains and flowers and trees, like a layer of silver brilliance.

Ding Yiguang and his party quietly came to the waterhole.

The waterfall cascading down from the high rocks crashed into the raised rocks in the pool like a white stream, causing waves to stir up.

Ding Yiguang asked everyone to light the torches, in the firelight, but saw that the water in the pool was clear to the bottom, and there was a spring water in the stone crack at the bottom of the pool, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" surging straight up, forming a turbulent whirlwind flow.

Suddenly, the cries of children rang out from the pool.

With sensitivity and experience, Ding Yiguang discovered the source of the sound at a glance, waved his hand to ask everyone to stop making a sound, and then pointed to the pool.

Everyone followed Ding Yiguang's gesture and looked, only to see a few strangely shaped fish swimming on the pond: this fish was nearly a foot long, the back was black and brown mixed with each other, the head was flat and wide, with a pair of small eyes embedded in it, the tail was flattened, and the outstretched limbs were short and fat.

Ding Yiguang blurted out: "Ah! Giant salamander! ”

Village Chief Ding put his mouth to the root of Ding Yiguang's ear and asked in a low voice, "What?" Ah Hui, you say this fish is called baby fish? ”

Ding Yiguang nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, village chief, these are baby fish." ”

By the light of the torches, Village Chief Ding saw that those fish had four legs, so he looked at Ding Yiguang curiously and asked, "Ah Hui, how can this fish have legs?" ”

Ding Yiguang pointed to the baby fish swimming freely in the stream, and replied with a smile: "Yes, village chief, this baby fish is different from other fish, it has four legs, it can swim in the water, and it can also climb on the rocks on the shore. ”

"Baby fish, baby fish...... "Village Chief Ding said to himself, "why are so many names unaffordable, but it is called baby fish?" ”

"Village Chief Ding, this fish makes a baby-like crying sound at night, so people call it a baby fish. You've heard it with your own ears, and the cry of this fish is like a doll's cry. Ding Yiguang pointed to the baby fish in the stream and explained patiently.

Village Chief Ding seemed to have realized: "Such a cry is nothing if you hear it during the day, but it is strange and terrifying to hear it in the middle of the night." ”

"During the day, the baby fish doesn't bark." Ding Yiguang explained with a smile.

Village Chief Ding was puzzled: "So when will it call in the middle of the night?" ”

Ding Yiguang smiled and said: "The baby fish will only live in streams with excellent water quality in the mountains, hiding in the stone crevices of the streams during the day, and only coming out at night. They only call in the middle of the night when they are in heat. ”

After hearing this, Village Chief Ding suddenly realized and said, "Ah, I see! These nights I heard the cries of children outside, and I always thought it was the middle of the night when the little ghost was screaming! The witch said that the wild spirits on the other side possessed my son, and I was so frightened that I almost pulled my urine down. ”

Ding Yiguang saw that Village Chief Ding's face calmed down, so he said: "Village Chief Ding, now you can see it with your own eyes, the wild ghost that the witch refers to is crying, in fact, it is the cry of these cute baby fish!" ”

"Ahh We all thought it was a ghost. After Ding Yiguang's explanation, the village chief Ding completely understood the truth of the wild ghosts' night crying, thinking that he had spent a lot of money some time ago to invite Witch Hao to his house to exorcise ghosts, he really regretted it, and said stupidly, "It turns out that Witch Hao also used lies to deceive me, so that I almost delayed the opportunity to treat my son!" ”

Ding Yiguang admonished: "In order to cheat money, of course, those witches want to make up some ghost stories to deceive people, and when you encounter these things in the future, you still have to think carefully about it first." ”

With this personal experience, it can be regarded as a profound lesson, and Village Chief Ding felt a lot in his heart, and nodded: "This is also!" This too! ”

Ding Yiguang told him solemnly: "In the world, if you have ghosts in your heart, there will be ghosts around you. If you don't have a ghost in your heart, there won't be a ghost. ”

"If there are ghosts in your heart, there will be ghosts all around you. If you don't have a ghost in your heart, there won't be a ghost? Ah Hui, you have a point. Village Chief Ding, who had experienced a period of intimidation, had a deep understanding at this time, as if he had thought of something again, looked at Ding Yiguang, and asked, "Ah Hui, you brought us to Longtan, it seems that you came prepared, did you already know that there would be baby fish in Longtan before?" ”

"This morning, you said that you heard the cry of a child in Longtan in the middle of the night last night, like a little ghost crying. This reminded me of a past incident, when I had a hunch that there should be baby fish in this dragon pool. Ding Yiguang recalled.

It turned out that a few years ago, when Ding Yiguang was in Jiming Temple on the road, there was a respected old monk Zhikai Zen Master in the temple for some reason, he had anemia, anorexia every day, getting thinner and thinner, and his face was pale.

Sun Zhongming, who lived with Ding Yiguang, received daily teachings and guidance from Zen Master Zhikai, although he also knew pharmacology, but he was not a full-time man in the temple.

On a hot night, there was not a trace of wind, and the meditation room was exposed to the fierce sun all day, and the heat wave was pressing. Sun Zhongming and Ding Yiguang tossed and turned in the meditation room, unable to sleep.

Sun Zhongming proposed to Ding Yiguang: "Hengzhu can't sleep in this steamer-like room, so it's better to go to the back mountain for a walk." Ding Yiguang went up the back mountain with him overnight.

There is a long-flowing mountain spring water on the back mountain, which is for more than 100 monks in the whole temple to drink. As they walked along the stream, they were almost at the top of the hill when they heard the cries of dolls.

Ding Yiguang couldn't help but shudder, stopped, and asked: "Buddhism is a pure land, we go up the mountain to collect firewood and medicine on weekdays, and we have never seen the world's people, and now it is the middle of the night, how can there be children crying on the mountain?" ”

Sun Zhongming listened attentively for a while, and said, "Ah, this is the cry of the baby fish." ”

Ding Yiguang heard the name "baby fish" for the first time and asked: "baby fish? Do all fish have dolls? ”

Sun Zhongming pretended to reply mysteriously: "You go with me, and you will understand later." ”

So, Sun Zhongming took Ding Yiguang up the stone steps, the doll's cry got closer and closer, and they finally came to a waterhole on the back mountain.

Sun Zhongming looked down at the fish that were swimming back and said, "Look, this is the baby fish." You listen to its cry, like a doll crying in the middle of the night. ”

Ding Yiguang nodded and said, "Well, its cry is very similar to a crying doll." ”

Sun Zhongming said: "It is not easy to find salamanders in the world, and they can only inhabit caves in mountain streams 300 zhang high, with little sand content, clear water, and turbulent backflow. The stream behind us is just right for its living environment. They also climb ashore to rest. ”

Ding Yiguang felt even more fresh and asked, "Why does it cry in the middle of the night?" ”

Sun Zhongming replied: "The baby fish hides in the cave on weekdays, and comes out at night during the day, and every time they are in estrus and looking for a mate, they make a 'wow' cry to attract the opposite sex. ”

Ding Yiguang sighed and said: "Ah, it turns out that there are such strange creatures in the world! ”

"The world is full of wonders. I have heard Lao Langzhong in my hometown say that this kind of baby fish is very nutritious, some people call it water ginseng, and some people say that it is 'soft gold', which has a special medicinal effect on the treatment of anemia! Sun Zhongming is worthy of being the successor of Sun Simiao's hometown, and when it comes to medicine, it is the first thing to say, "Heaven is a creation, this is a gift from nature." I think that with these baby fish as the main medicine, plus chicken blood vine and other medicines, I think that Zhikai Zen Master's illness will be cured. However, we can't catch or kill this baby fish. ”

Ding Yiguang was puzzled: "This ......"

After all, Sun Zhongming, a disciple of Buddhism, has a bodhisattva-like heart: "This is a rare animal that is on the verge of extinction in the world, if we catch and kill them, there will be no such species in the world in the future, but we can find substitutes." ”

Ding Yiguang scratched his head and asked, "What are the substitutes?" ”

Sun Zhongming said loudly: "Bird's nest." Bird's nest can nourish yin and moisten dryness, nourish qi and replenish the middle, clear away deficiency and heat, and cure deficiency and damage. ”

Ding Yiguang was embarrassed: "Where to find bird's nest now?" ”

"Luckily, my ancestors left some bird's nests for us to defend ourselves. When I came to Jiming Temple, I also brought those bird's nests. However, if bird's nest is to be introduced with a medicine, it will have a special effect on the anemia of Zen Master Zhikai. Sun Zhongming looked at Ding Yiguang and said.

"That'...... So what kind of medicine is introduced? Ding Yiguang couldn't help but ask.

"Chicken blood vine. Chicken blood vine has the effect of invigorating blood and soothing tendons, nourishing blood circulation, and correcting and replenishing deficiency. Sun Zhongming said the medicine and explained its efficacy.

Ding Yiguang heard a new name: "Where are we going to find the chicken blood vine?" ”

Sun Zhongming pointed to the peak opposite the East Mountain: "I have been there to collect medicine, and there is a chicken blood vine on the cliff. ”

The next day, Sun Zhongming took Ding Yiguang to the mountain peak over there to collect mountain herbs such as chicken blood vine.

Only then did Sun Zhongming tell Zen Master Zhikai his thoughts. At the beginning, Zen Master Zhikai was skeptical that the miscellaneous servants in the miscellaneous room could prescribe a miracle medicine, but those skilled Lang Zhong could not cure their own diseases.

Therefore, Zen Master Zhikai just silently ate the medicine that Sun Zhongming gave him.

Sun Zhongming took out the bird's nest that he had brought from home and treasured for many years, and mixed it with chicken blood vine and other mountain herbs to fry it.

Ding Yiguang is a caring person, he watched Sun Zhongming carefully formulating the decoction from beginning to end, and asked while watching, keeping his essentials in mind.

It's really a medicine to rejuvenate! Zen Master Zhikai's anemia that was difficult to recover from his long-term illness was alleviated, the amount of food gradually increased, and his face gradually became ruddy. After more than a month of medication and conditioning, Zen Master Zhikai was cured of a serious illness.

Zen Master Zhikai is a Buddhist who has been practicing for more than 50 years in Shaolin Temple, and the seat in the temple is in the front position. Now, his stubborn illness was cured by an unknown handyman with a Duwei Danfang, which is nothing less than explosive news in the temple. Sun Zhongming's reputation rose as a result.