Chapter 297: Stone Monk

"What's the hurry?" Piao Ranzi stared at Meng Ge, the female ghost official under Meng Po, who was slim and elegant, with red skirts and green sleeves, two slender temples, and slender ten fingers fiddling with the dress, looking very moving.

"Brother Chu, I want to ask you for help. Meng Ge gritted his teeth and said with determination: "You can also help me find the old man." ”

"Oh, is he far away?" Piao Ranzi understood, this female ghost has not been out of the underworld for a long time, and she is not used to walking in the world, so please help yourself, and your peers will also take care of it.

"It's not too far. Mongo said. "I know where we live, but I don't know how to get there. ”

"Okay, I'll help you. Piao Ranzi took out the "Sketch of the Four Great Continents" in his pocket, opened it, and asked, "Where is your old friend?"

"Nakatake Songshan. Meng Ge also looked down at the map, but he couldn't make it clear.

"Songshan is here. Piao Ranzi pointed to the map, and said to Meng Ge: "Let's fly from here, take a shortcut and arrive early." ”

"I grew up in Shaomu Mountain, and after jumping off the cliff and dying, I was arranged by the Ten Palaces Yan Jun to go to Meng Pozhuang, and I never walked far. Meng Ge said: "How to go, it's all up to you." ”

"Alright, let's go. Piao Ranzi put away the map, and the two of them picked up the remote place to fly.

On the way, when he was resting, Piaoranzi asked Meng Ge who he was going to find in Songshan.

"Go find him. Meng Ge said his words, his eyes shining.

"Is it your husband?"

"No, we are not married yet. Mongo said. "We made a private decision for life, and as a result, we killed him. ”

"What's his name?

"His name is Juexing. It's not dead, it's a stone man who was magically turned into a stone man by the Bodhidharma Patriarch. ”

"Patriarch Bodhidharma, isn't he the first ancestor of Zen Buddhism? Is it this god and Buddha who broke you apart?"

"Brother Chu, we were torn apart alive by this monk. Mongo said. "We are worse than the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and they also have an annual Queqiao Meeting. "Mongo told the story of fifteen hundred years ago.

At the foot of the Shaomu Mountain, there is a peasant family, only a mother and daughter. That year, her mother was seriously ill, and her daughter Menggu was already a big girl, so she went up the mountain to look for Song Shen and treat her mother. She walked farther and farther, thirsty and hungry, found a meditation monastery, knocked on the door and entered.

There is only one little monk in the monastery, named Juexing, who is sitting in meditation. Seeing this girl come in to find water to drink, she told him where he had put the water tank, and then went to zazen. In the afternoon, Aunt Meng came again and asked the little monk if he had anything to eat.

Jue Xing saw this plainly dressed village girl, pouted his head, and asked him what he was doing in the mountains. Aunt Meng said that her mother was seriously ill and poor, so she had to come to collect medicine by herself. Juexing was very moved, so he helped him collect medicine.

Before leaving the Zen courtyard, Meng Gu asked about Juexing's life experience.

It turned out that Juexing was an orphan who begged for food since he was a child, and was saved by his master Hui Ke from the mouths of the wolves and taken in by his side.

Hui Ke's original name was Ji Shenguang, and he once studied art with Kou Tianshi, a disciple of Emperor Zhenwu. At that time, the patriarch of Bodhidharma had been facing the wall for nine years and had just started a school of Zen Buddhism. Ji Shenguang felt that Buddhism was boundless, so he changed his name to Hui Ke and studied Buddhist scriptures with Patriarch Bodhidharma. However, Patriarch Bodhidharma did not trust him, and said to him: Red snow falls from the sky, and Fang Er will be given the mantle.

When Juexing was twenty years old, in order to show his sincerity, Hui Ke resolutely cut off his left arm when it snowed one day, and the blood stained the snow red. Patriarch Bodhidharma was deeply moved and ordered him to stay at the foot of the bowl to recuperate and heal his wounds, so that he could pass on his mantle in the future. Juexing also came to serve Hui Ke and was thoughtful in every way.

Hui can see that Juexing is smart and clever, and secretly thought: Patriarch Bodhidharma has promised to pass on my mantle, so what about me in a hundred years? This Juexing, who follows me freely, is a rare child, and he intends to pass on the Dharma to him in the future, but this still has to be discussed with Patriarch Bodhidharma.

On this day, Hui Ke felt that his arm injury was healed, and he wanted to go to see Bodhidharma and explain the matter of Fa Juexing. He instructed Juexing to take care of the Zen Temple, and he went to Wuru Peak to find the patriarch.

After Hui Ke went, Juexing sat in meditation with peace of mind and cleaned the Zen temple. On this day, I was just in time for Aunt Meng to come, so I told my life experience. The two climbed the mountain and climbed the cliff, and went to the mountains to find the Song ginseng. The hard work paid off, and before sunset, I finally found a piece of precious Song ginseng.

Juexing shaved a basket full of Menggu and brought it back. When going down the mountain, Meng Gu looked back at Juexing several times, Juexing was very happy in his heart, and there was an indescribable taste. When I saw the cold and bleak Zen temple, I felt a kind of loneliness that I had never felt before.

This is the end of the matter, and Juexing will become the third ancestor of Zen Buddhism. However, a few days later, Aunt Meng came again. She had come to thank her, carrying a basket full of pastries she had made, and asked Juexing to accept them. Juexing shirked it, but still accepted it. The two chatted, and Juexing finally said: You go, don't come back in the future. Meng Gu lowered her head and smiled, and finally replied shyly: Juexing, can you still be vulgar? Juexing was surprised: I have followed my master since I was a child, studied Buddhism, and will inherit the mantle of Patriarch Bodhidharma in the future, how can I be vulgar?

Meng Gu suddenly said boldly: What is the good of becoming an immortal and a Buddha? If you are still vulgar, my mother will let you come to my house, and we will get married.

Juexing listened to the surprise, thought about it, he was taken in by the master since he was a child, although he hated this bleak monk life, but he never dared to disobey the master's words. But now, I was still moved by Aunt Meng. Finally, he said to Menggu: Buddhism has strict rules, and I have to wait for the master to come back and ask for a return to the world before I can go down the mountain and get married.

The two discussed for a while, and in the end, Juexing swore by Shaomu Mountain that he would never live up to Aunt Meng's affection. The two agreed to meet three days later at the place where the cucumber was originally dug up.

The next day, Hui Ke came back from Shaolin Temple and told him that he had agreed with Patriarch Bodhidharma to choose him as the heir, and taught him to strictly abide by the rules, study Buddhism, and achieve positive results as soon as possible.

When Juexing heard this, he hurriedly shirked it and asked Hui Ke to choose someone else. When Hui Ke heard this, he was furious and walked out of the meditation hall.

In the blink of an eye, on the third day, Juexing felt that he couldn't wait any longer, so he had to be bold and came to Hui Ke and asked for a return to the customs.

Hui Ke was even more furious: I have worked hard to get the consent of the patriarch, how can I change it?

Juexing had no choice but to kneel on the ground, explain the matter of Menggu, and tell all about the private decision to go down the mountain today and marry the vulgar.

Hui Ke listened, looked up to the sky and sighed: Patriarch Bodhidharma has already determined that you will inherit the heir, and I can't do it. Since you no longer have the heart to cultivate, I have no choice but to enlighten the Dharma Patriarch, and you can listen to it

Hui Ke said, hurriedly went down the mountain, and informed the Bodhidharma Patriarch. Patriarch Bodhidharma was furious: With a single thought, he fell into the outer way, how could Buddhism allow this rebellious person to find the apologetic Garan and deal with Juexing.

Juexing waited until noon in the Zen monastery, but he didn't see Hui Ke coming, thinking that the date time with Menggu was approaching, and he thought: No matter what the patriarch does with him, he must also see Menggu. So in addition to the Zen Temple, I ran to the slopes of Mt. Shaomuro. Finally, I waited halfway up the mountain before the date time.

Meng Gu came from the bottom of the mountain, and she could see Juexing from afar. Juexing also saw Menggu, and before he could take a step, in the auspicious clouds in the sky, he stretched out a huge hand and pointed at Juexing, Juexing suddenly felt cold, knowing that he was finished, Menggu, goodbye suddenly had a sad face, and in a blink of an eye, he was extremely angry: Master, ancestor, why are you so ruthless

Meng Gu also saw the giant palm in the air, and his heart was cold, and when he ran to Juexing's side, he had turned into a dead corpse, standing dumbfounded, no matter how Meng Gu slapped and called, Juexing could no longer live.

Meng Gu cried for a few days, and Juexing's body gradually stiffened and turned into a stone. Meng Gu went home and settled her mother, and then came back to see the monk Juexing who had turned into stone, all thoughts were lost, and finally crying Juexing's name and jumping off the cliff ・・・・・・ sacrifice. V