On that day, when the two of them went to the dock at night, they happened to hear that the big ship of Tianzhu was going to Middle-earth, and the captain asked for a hundred taels of silver per person, which could cover food and lodging.

But Fa Xian did not have a penny, only one hundred and seventy-seven taels of silver incense money brought by Jushan, and when he saw that they had rummaged through their burdens and had no big money, the captain of the ship acted as a generous and good man, and took pity on them, one old and one young, and reluctantly let them get on the boat.

The owner of the ship, who was originally a Tianzhu merchant who sold silk and tea, weighed the silver, and at the same time told Jushan and Fa Xian not to run around, and when he left, he was still complaining that Fa Xian had brought too many things and had lost too much of the ship's fare.

When the big ship leaves the river, there is a boundless sea. The weather was fine and calm along the way, but it was quite smooth. Jushan is young, and he has never had this longitudinal sail trip, and his mood is open and comfortable, which is indescribable.

Fa Xian thought that he was going to die in that Tianzhu wharf, but now because of the help of a teenager, he actually made the trip, it was really "a dream of the township is like a hand, and the wind and waves go three thousand miles", before setting off, he was actually a little cowardly in his hometown, and he couldn't help but feel agitated after many years of cultivation.

Although it is just a few leftovers from the captain's order, it is also indescribably enjoyable to be able to watch the sunrise and sunset, the waves rise and fall, and the whale sharks on the deck every day.

In fact, there are rice, noodles, vegetables and meat on the ship, if you want to eat well, but if you have money, you must call for a hundred responses. Not to mention the seafood, I dare not say that the dishes are everything, and there are several exquisite ones, but the price is naturally ten times that of the land.

Since they have no money, they just talk about leftover cold rice or cakes every day to satisfy their hunger, and "leftovers are cold" is already rare.

On this day, there were only some rancid chicken fat bibimbaps, and there were no leftovers. Fa Xian said that he felt uncomfortable in his abdomen, and he was eaten by the giant mountain. In the next two days, these chicken fat bibimbaps are still these ones, but the taste is more rancid. Jushan knew that it was not Faxian's abdominal discomfort, but that he was strict and would rather be hungry than eat meat.

Late at night on the fourth day, Jushan went to the kitchen and stole two mixed noodles steamed buns, which relieved Fa Xian, and admired Fa Xian even more in his heart.

This old and young, one is a transparent old monk who "crosses the catastrophe waves", and the other is an upright young man who is "bent on looking for jade", they do not suffer from rough diet, do not suffer from bumps in the sea, do not suffer from being penniless, and are at peace with the encounter, the days on the boat are hard, and the heart is also comfortable, this moment, more than 20 days have passed.

The big ship also stopped in the Lion Country (note: maybe it is today's Sri Lanka), Yavati country (note: maybe it is today's Sumatra Island in Indonesia, etc.) and other countries, Fa Xian collected many precious Buddhist scriptures in the Wudreadnought Mountain Temple in the Lion Country, and gained a lot. The ship went along the Northeast Sea Road to Middle-earth.

On the ship, there was a middle-earth merchant surnamed Wu, but he was about thirty years old, richly dressed, and generous, and people called him Wu Sanye. He has a heroic personality, but he is also modest in conversation, and he understands Buddhism slightly. Sometimes they chatted in the C-class cabin on the lower floor, and sometimes they were invited to tea in the first-class cabin on the top floor of the ship.

The weather was fine on this day, and Wu Sanye came to the deck with a fishing rod to fish. Before I knew it, Wu Sanye called a lot of wine and food and invited them to enjoy it.

Jushan is not afraid of meat, at first fashionable and reserved, and later saw that the two of them stopped moving, so they swept away the rest of the wine and food, and the half of the roast chicken was even more bone-and-flesh, chewed and swallowed all.

The third master smiled: "I have never seen this way of eating, but it is not wasted at all, very good, very good!" ”

Jushan smiled and said: "Our diet in the mountains is bitter, if there is meat, I am like this, Brother Wu smiled!" ”

Wu Sanye said with a straight face: "Who dares to laugh? Every mile is the blood and sweat of farmers, if everyone in the world is like a little brother, make the best use of it. I don't know how many hungry people are missing in this world! However, not to mention the teeth, the stomach of the little brother is not mortal. ”

After the meal, Fa Xian thanked him and went back to rest, and the giant mountain was fine, so he watched the third master fishing on the deck. After a drink, he was a little drunk, the big boat gently fluctuated with the waves, and the third master held the fishing rod sleepily attacked, and some napped.

Suddenly, the fishing line fell sharply, as if a fish had been hooked, and when he woke up, he pulled the fishing rod violently, but unexpectedly, the fish was huge, and its body sank, and it suddenly dived. The third master was taken by this big fish, and his body immediately turned out of the string......

The giant mountain eye is fast, one pounces forward, reaches out and grabs, grabs him in the air, and lifts him up. The waves below are turbulent, and the big fish are around, if you fall into the sea, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck.

The third master was so shocked that he didn't have time to thank him, but just sat on the deck and gasped...... The thick clouds hit, the fine weather was no longer in an instant, the wind blew the flag on the ship, and the waves gradually increased.

Jushan returned to the cabin, and saw that Faxian had already fallen asleep. Seeing that it was time to reach Yin (note: from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the morning), he still couldn't sleep, so he simply sat up and practiced internal strength, but in front of him passed the figures of Luo Hu, Ma Nasha, Jin Sanpang and others, and finally his mother's broken head......

He clenched his fists, his whole body chilled, and then the heat was steaming, and he was sweating like pulp, and he was about to go crazy again......

Suddenly, a soft voice said, "Why is the little benefactor worried?" The sea is vast, and there will eventually be another shore, and in the end, it will be difficult to escape that day. This life is so short, if there is no attachment, nothing can be accomplished, if it is too persistent and fast, it will not be achieved. ”

It's strange to say, Jushan was almost bad just now, and at this time, he was woken up by this voice, and finally opened his eyes, only to see the wrinkled Fa Xian looking at him with a kind face.

Jushan said: "Mage, I have a blood feud, but that enemy is a great god who reaches the sky, my skills are low, I can't even practice internal skills, and my swordsmanship is also rough, I just feel that I am getting farther and farther away from the other side of revenge......" Jushan couldn't help but say what was in his heart.

Fa Xian said: "Little brother, you have mercy in your heart, since you have a big revenge that has not been avenged, I don't dare to let you go lightly." Buddhism once said that if you let go of attachment, you will be liberated. But what can be done without attachment? Thinking of my old body, five out of sixty set off from Chang'an, along the way, there were no birds on the top, no beasts on the bottom, only the dead people's dry bones as the identification ear. (Note: Quoted from "The Legend of the Buddha")

If you don't have the dedication to seek Buddhahood, how can you succeed? Now that I am seventy-seven years old, and still adrift at sea, who knows if I will be able to return to Middle-earth...... Where you should go, you will eventually arrive, and that attachment is like my scriptures, you can't carry it on your body all day, and it doesn't hurt to let go for a while. ”

"Master, with your mental strength, what can't we do? You will be able to reach Middle-earth and spread the Dharma! "Jushan Dao," I can understand the truth that the mage said, but it is just ...... Nightmares night after night, unable to face ......"

Fa Xian said: "You should have heard that one day of floating life, mayfly I." But do you know about the little thing called mayflies? ”

Jushan asked, "Is it the kind of little bug that only lives for one day?" ”

Fa Xian sighed: "Yes, dying in the twilight of life, it is they who are talking about." But for the sake of this day's survival, they have to be buried in the cold sludge under the water, and they will not see the light of day for three years. When they come out of the water as adults, they fly and play, and finally have sex on the water, and then die after giving birth...... And so on and so forth. ”

Jushan exclaimed: "I haven't seen the light of day for three years, just to live that day?" ”

Fa Xian said: "Yes, isn't it enough to have that day's brilliance? Don't say that the old man was sixty and fifty back then, even if I am nearly eighty years old today, if I return to Chang'an and come back, I still have to come to Tianzhu to learn from the scriptures! ”

"Thank you, Mage, for your advice!" Jushan felt a strange feeling in his heart. There is often a big distance between "thinking" and "can", life is powerless, if you are dormant and painstakingly cultivating your body and mind, one day, you will have to go all out when you have the opportunity, whether it is revenge or something else, you must live as bright as smoke.