Chapter 27: The Way of Buddhism (3)

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For Xiao Xia, these few days are a time of nostalgia for him.

Unconsciously, he hadn't really slept in the open like a wild Taoist for a long time, and he was hungry and cold. Since following the group of young heroes of the Zhengdao League, the food and drink are all good things that I have never thought of before, and I sleep in the best inns everywhere, and even the problem that made him scratch his scalp before: the cost of the talisman is no longer a problem. With the identity of a disciple of Maoshan, there is a case of silver from the imperial court every month, and then with the explanations of He Xi'er and Nangong Tong, there are many materials that can be used at will in any Taoist temple under the command of the Maoshan faction. Xiao Xia also had to admit that even if he didn't change his ways, he honestly followed Fairy He and Nangong Gongzi's idea of being a serious Taoist priest from now on, and this life was indeed too comfortable.

And the days with Shifang in the past few days are completely back to the past, as long as they don't stay in the dilapidated temple, they have to light a fire in the wild every day to cook and keep warm, and find a way to find a cave or even dig a hole to avoid the rain. He finally understood now why Shifang was able to eat so much in Nangong Tong, it turned out that in this land of Jingnan, it was an absolute luxury for a monk to want to eat.

With the fame of the Ten Directions Divine Monk, even for the Nangong family, it is a rare and distinguished guest, but it is impossible for such a situation to occur in other places. The reason why it is like this now is also very simple, because this land of Jingnan is the fundamental territory of the Heavenly Master Sect.

Since the white horse came to the west thousands of years ago and Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, Buddhism and Taoism began to have contradictions in the competition for incense believers. Although the overall surface is harmonious, the masters of Buddhism and Taoism often learn from each other in learning and Taoism, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, but the various frictions that fall on the actual interests have never stopped for thousands of years, especially at the Zixiao Dharma held by the court of the previous dynasty, the great masters of Buddhism and Taoism debated the classics in the Jinluan Palace, and then sealed the spells, which pushed the dispute between the two religions to the peak. It's just that with the rise of the later Demon Sect, the previous dynasty collapsed. Sidi invaded the south, and both Buddhism and Taoism were hit hard in the turmoil, so they didn't have the heart to fight anything.

After the establishment of the Great Qian, under the mediation of the imperial court, the two religions basically restored peace on the surface, but that was only in other places, in the land of Jingnan, or in the eyes of the Heavenly Master. These Buddhist donkeys are still the undoubted enemies of life and death. In the land of Jingnan, everyone worships the Tao, and it can almost be said that everyone regards monks as enemies. Not to mention the small Ten Directions Divine Monk here, even if the presiding elders of the Pure Land Zen Monastery come together, don't think about turning into a copper coin, don't want to eat a bite of food, even if you take out real money and silver to walk into the restaurant inn. It can also be splashed out by the boss guy with a basin of dishwashing water.

"So you really need our help. Xiao Xia said to Shifang very angrily. At this time, Shifang was taking the steamed buns he bought back and eating them in a big gulp.

"Of course. The monks don't speak, and the poor monk said that he would ask Lord Xia and Miss Mingyue for help, so he would definitely ask Lord Xia and Miss Mingyue for help. Shifang finished the steamed bun and burped contentedly. "These days are hard for the Xia donor, if it weren't for the Xia donor's help, the poor monk would have to go to the wild vegetables and eat wild fruits. ”

They didn't stay in the ruined temple in Wuxi County now, but were in the wilderness near Wuxi City. Shifang said that he would come out to find the traces of the monster. These days, I've been wandering around the city to inquire. The ten directions can't be fateful, and Xiao Xia can only be responsible for food and drink. I don't know if Nangong Tong thinks that it is too vulgar to send any gold and silver with the status of the Ten Directions Divine Monk, or whether he thinks that it is impossible for a person of the level of the Ten Directions Master to worry about money at all, and when they left Nangong Mansion, they didn't send any travel expenses. Xiao Xia did have some spare silver money on his body, but he used up it when he bought the three horses to travel, and the food money in the past few days was all exchanged for Xiao Xia after he went to sell a few spare talismans. And Mingyue was not interested in things like steamed bread and cooking cakes brought by Xiao Xia, so she ran to the woods not far away to pick fruits and eat them.

"Since you know that this Jingnan land rejects your Buddhism, then why did you come here to suffer?" Xiao Xia stretched out his hand and dotted a few times in the air. A low-grade fire practice spell came into hand, and with a finger of his hand, the dry wood on the ground began to burn. At this time, it was getting late, so I could only rest in this wilderness, but fortunately, the weather was clear, and it seemed that there was no need to look for a cave.

Shifang shook his head again and again after hearing this: "Amitabha." The poor monk came to lure a demon benefactor out of the sea of suffering and to the Pure Land Monastery to receive ordination. What is the slightest tribulation, and how can it be sinned?"

"Demon benefactor, didn't you say demon before?"

"The one who is deeply trapped in the cause and effect of the injustice and does evil karma is the demon, and if he has a heart of liberation for good, he is the demon benefactor, and he is a demon before the poor monk meets the demon benefactor. After seeing it, it's the demon benefactor. Speaking of which, this move must be the guidance of the Buddha, if the poor monk did not come here to receive this demon benefactor, he would not have met the flying pigeon of Nangong Gongzi in Jingzhou, and he would not know that Mingyue girl was actually trapped by Xiaoxiao, so the poor monk hurried to Nangong Gongzi and brought the two here, one can protect the Mingyue girl from the small disturbance, and the other is also to ask the two to help the poor monk to complete this merit together. ”

Xiao Xia was stunned when he heard this: "So that's the case? You received Nangong Tong's letter in Jingzhou here? Didn't his letter be sent to the Pure Land Monastery?"

"If you come out of the Pure Land Monastery, how can the poor monk arrive in Jingyang City so quickly? The poor monk occasionally rescued a carrier pigeon under the capture of an eagle falcon, and there was a letter sent by Nangong Gongzi to my master's door on it. ”

Xiao Xia threw a few pieces of wood into the fire and asked, "Then does your master know about Miss Mingyue now?"

"Of course I know this. Miss Mingyue is more or less walking with the young heroes of the Zhengdao League, and she is also under the name of my Pure Land Zen Temple, even if my master is not as good at information as the Tang family and Yingwei, but he is not deaf or dumb. ”

"Then what do you think about Mingyue Girl?" Xiao Xia asked. This is already the biggest pimple in his heart now, but although the trouble on his own body is much bigger, maybe it is too big but a little numb, far less annoying than Mingyue. Before, the Pure Land Zen Temple didn't care about Mingyue, but it was because of the face, and I was afraid that some things would spread out, but if I sent it to my own door, it would be completely different. Any old man knows that the best thing to keep a secret is the dead.

Although Xiao Xia said very vaguely, Shifang undoubtedly knew the meaning very well, and replied, "Daoist Xia, don't worry. No matter what my master thinks, even if the poor monk fights for his life, he will definitely protect the thoughtfulness of the bright moon girl. ”

It's just that Xiao Xia frowned when he heard it. Such an answer doesn't sound very reassuring. Shi Fang seemed to see his concerns, and added: "And the life of the poor monk still has some weight in the eyes of my master, at least it is far more important than some false names. ”

Xiao Xia didn't speak, just nodded.

"Xia Daochang is still not at ease?" Shi Fang frowned, and his eyebrows also wrinkled into two round black balls. It's kind of funny. "If the poor monk said that Miss Mingyue was alive and running around happily and freely, which would be of great benefit to my Pure Land Zen Temple, then Daoist Xia, you would be relieved, right?"

"Really?" Xiao Xia was not only relieved when she heard this, but she was simply overjoyed.

Shifang sighed: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit." The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit. In vain, I have always thought that Xia Shizhu is a person with deep wisdom roots and unearthly vision. Doesn't it turn out that the world is also so important about profit over righteousness?"

Xiao Xia couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this: "It's not that I want to see how the world is, is this world so good?" There is still friendship and morality between individuals, and when it comes to sectarian forces, it is natural to use interests to speak." ”

"Can't my Buddhism purify sentient beings with compassion? For example, the poor monk came to Jingzhou to pick up the demon benefactor and go to the Zen monastery."

"If you want to come by yourself, I still have some faith, if your master wants you to come, I think you are looking for an opportunity to save face in Longhu Mountain. You must be able to catch a monster that harms one side in this Jingnan land and go back to the Pure Land Zen Temple. Zhang Tianshi's demon extermination next year makes me think there is no need to write it. ”

"Amitabha Buddha Amitabha" Shifang shook his head again and again, as if he finally had a little annoyance on his face, and then finally sighed again, and said astringently: "Okay." This point is indeed right for Lord Xia Shi, and the abbot asked me to lead this demon donor with a bit of this meaning. But this is indeed a merit in the first place. Otherwise, whether you let him do evil here or let him fall into the hands of the Heavenly Master Sect, you will be harming your own life in vain. ”

Xiao Xia didn't care much about this, and asked, "Then what you said before is true?

"The poor monk just said, 'If you say', it's just an assumption, so how can it be a lie?" Shifang argued. Then there was another look on his face. However, what the poor monk said before is indeed half true, even if the poor monk fights for his life, he must protect the thoughtfulness of Miss Mingyue. Xia Daochang, don't you believe it?"

Xiao Xia looked at Shifang's face, which still looked a little joyful and cute, even if it was very strict and serious, thought about it, sighed and nodded: "Letter." Didn't the master say that it was the Buddha's guidance that made you meet the bright moon girl?"

"Amitabha, that's exactly what happened. Shifang nodded. "From the first time I saw the bright moon girl. The poor monk has this feeling, and it is the guidance of the Buddha that the poor monk can meet the bright moon girl in this turbid world. In fact, it's not just that, Xia Daochang, you can meet and get acquainted with Miss Mingyue, and you can have such a fate. This is also the guidance of the Buddha. ”

"Of course. "Xiao Xia is sunning. "Didn't the master say, what in the world is not Bodhi, who is not a Buddha, and what is not the guidance of the Buddha?"

"Amitabha, exactly. The ten directions sang a Buddha horn. "Xia Daochang can have such an opinion, and he really has deep wisdom roots. Have you ever considered it, maybe my Buddhism ** is more in line with Xia Daochang's temperament"

"Excuse me. Xiao Xia waved his hand and said that these mantras were what he was good at. "There is a cloud in my Taoist scriptures: the Tao gives birth to one, one life to two, two to three, and three to all things, and everything in this world is derived from the Great Dao. It can be seen that the Buddha of the Great Road is the same destination on different paths, learning Buddhism is cultivating the Tao, cultivating the Tao is learning Buddhism, and the master still should not be too attached to the view of the portal. ”

"Amitabha, good, good. Xia Daochang's words have great wisdom, and the poor monks admire them, and the poor monks admire them."

"Daoist Xia, little monk, what are you talking about? Come and taste it, the fruit here is delicious. At this time, the white shadow flashed, but it was Mingyue who came back. She was holding a large pile of wild fruits in her hands, and she was eating one in her mouth, and she seemed to be in good spirits. These days, she searches around in the wilderness, and complains about some bitterness to others, but she seems to be very comfortable. In addition, there are no young heroes from the Zhengdao League who make her unaccustomed to it, which makes Miss Mingyue as happy as if she is coming for an outing.

Distributing the wild fruits in his hand to Shifang and Xiao Xia, Mingyue also sat by the fire, and asked while eating the fruit: "By the way, little monk, I have been looking for it for the past few days, but I can't find the monster you said." When will I find it? I'd like to see it too. What kind of yokai are you talking about? ”

Speaking of this, Shifang also frowned: "Is this this, the poor monk also thinks it is strange." Uncle Huiguang, a poor monk, has a very deep realm of Guanyin who has leaked out of the ten directions, and even the opportunity of karmic rotation can be observed. Under the use of my uncle's supernatural powers, he realized that there should be a demon benefactor here who is hiding and doing evil, and he urgently needs my Buddhism to be transformed. But needless to say, the poor monk came here last time and found nothing, and he has been walking around these days to investigate, and he has not asked for any news, and he has not even felt a trace of demonic energy, which is really a little strange. ”

"Could it be in Wuxi County?"

Xiao Xia asked casually, but then he smiled dumbly. This is the root place of Longhu Mountain. There are not only four or five Taoist temples in the city, but also Taoist priests who walk around the ground like dogs, and they are not the kind of wild Taoist priests who can only come out with a few hands of the Five Elements Talisman to mix and eat, but they are authentic disciples of the Heavenly Master, no matter what kind of monster they want to hide, it is impossible to hide in it.

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When Wang Wuwei sneaked out of Widow Zhang's house, it was exactly three o'clock, and at this time it was already dark and silent in Wuxi County, and it was rainy for the past two days, and the sky could not see the slightest bit of moonlight and starlight. However, the occasional sound of the vigilant and the lantern at the entrance of the house still add some life to the night.

Wang Wuwei took two steps crookedly with one foot and one foot shallow with one foot, his feet slipped and almost fell in the muddy water, after standing firmly, he thought about it, laughed inexplicably, and then he felt out two pieces of rune paper from his arms to face the air, and a yellow halo lit up in his hand. Although the rune paper was slowly turning away, the light was not fire. In fact, it wasn't much bright, but it was barely enough to illuminate in the darkness, so Wang Wuwei took advantage of the light to staggered towards the Taoist temple.

While walking and humming an old-fashioned tune, Wang Wuwei's mind was still hanging on Widow Zhang's snow-white and delicate flesh. After sweating profusely on the couch, the stamina of the previous pot of rice wine also came up, and the slight dizziness was mixed with the refreshing energy afterwards, which made him feel that probably the gods could only be so happy. An old man on the street corner who was on the shift saw the light in his hand and immediately stopped, and when he staggered over, he immediately gave a flattering smile, bowed down and said, "Good Taoist, do you want the old man to give you a ride?"

"Let's go, Dao Ye is not drunk yet, by the way, don't tell others that I have seen Dao Ye today. Wang Wuwei waved his hand, beat away the older man, turned around and staggered towards the alley on the other side. This long voice made Wang Wuwei's pores loose again, and he began to think about it again, I don't know when he can really worship the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Gate and become a Heavenly Master Sect Master? Although he is still just a person who helps the Pure Heart Guan to do miscellaneous purchases, but the two talismans in his hand, this talisman are all spells taught by the orthodox Heavenly Master, who called his father a childhood friend of the Pure Heart Meditation Lord? It's just that after really becoming a Taoist master of Longhu Mountain, although it is not like those bald donkeys, he can still have wine and meat to marry a wife and have children, but this widow's family can never go again

As he walked, Wang Wuwei suddenly saw the road in front of him brighten up. Looking at the rune paper in his hand, which was almost completely dissolved, he was sure that this was not the light he had made, and then he fixed his mind, only to realize that this light was coming from the corner of the alley in front of him.

Wang Wuwei was slightly surprised and immediately strode forward, this light was the same as the light in his hand, and he knew at a glance that it was the pure runic light that could only be emitted by the authentic Heavenly Master's Dao Method. There are at least hundreds of regular Heavenly Master Sect Taoists in Wuxi City, and at least a thousand can use superficial spells with two hands like him, but judging from the brightness of this kind of rune light, it is unlikely that a three-legged cat like him will do it, and I don't know which Taoist master came here in the middle of the night.

As soon as he turned the corner of the alley, Wang Wuwei saw a human figure shrouded in golden light. This humanoid is tangible and substantial, as if it is simply condensed by an incomparably strong golden light, it looks a little dazzling in this dark night, although the facial features of this humanoid are blurred, but the body and limbs can be seen clearly, it is a set of incomparably powerful military armor.

"I don't know which real person is here? The villain Wang Wuwei, Qingfeng Guan Foreign Affairs Miscellaneous Officer, is polite here. "Although Wang Wuwei has only learned a little bit of the Dao method, he still has eyesight, and he can see at a glance that this is a very profound and high-grade golden armor god general in the Heavenly Master rune, and judging from the golden light on the body of this golden armor god general, the Taoist who used this spell is definitely not good. Wang Wuwei's wine strength immediately woke up more than half, and he immediately bowed down and bowed his hand.

But at the same time, he also secretly felt a little strange in his heart, this midnight three watches, in the corner of this alley is just casting spells, and he seems to have just turned around and faintly saw that the golden armor god will just come out of the ditch under the wall. There is a lot of rain in the south, and the land of Jingnan occasionally encounters typhoons carrying a huge amount of rain and seawater together6, so the sewers in the city are built extremely wide and wide, and this Wuxi county is naturally no exception. But no matter how wide the ditch is, it is still a ditch, and garbage and filth are absolutely inevitable, and this golden armor god will not be far away from the caster, and there is no one around, as if the Taoist of this spell casting has also drilled into the ditch.

No one spoke, only the golden armor god walked in front of Wang Wuwei in one step.

"What kind of dispatch does the real person send?" Even though this scene seemed a little strange in the middle of the night, Wang Wuwei still didn't have the slightest fear in his heart, and still bowed down to ask. It's not because of the little bit of wine on his head, but the heart qi that has grown and cultivated in this Jingnan land for more than 30 years, as well as the golden light of this Heavenly Master's talisman, all give him an incomparable sense of security. Just as a child and a woman will feel afraid when they meet a vicious dog, and the butchers and heroes will only have an appetite when they see it, whether it is the concept of a monster or a demon, there will be no fear in the hearts of the people in Jingnan at all.

Therefore, Wang Wuwei didn't even think about any other possibility, even if he looked at the hand of the golden armor god general stretched out, he was still just thinking about whether this real human chief had any secrets to sue him in a more secret way.

With a soft sound, Wang Wuwei's neck was gently pinched off like a dry straw in the hands of the Golden Armor God General, and his body softened like an empty cloth pocket. However, his body did not fall to the ground, but was lifted in the air by the Golden Armor God General, and the Golden Armor God General, who had just pinched his neck, did not stop moving, his hands kept pulling and folding, and with the crisp and muffled sound of bone breaking, Wang Wuwei's body was quickly kneaded into a ball, like a strange package. The movements of the Golden Armor Divine General were very fast and smooth, as if he had already done this very skillfully, and even if Wang Wuwei's body was almost inhumanoid at a glance, not even a drop of blood came out.

Grabbing the flesh wrap that was still a few breaths in one hand, the Golden Armor God turned around and walked into the sewer again, his movements seemed stiff, but he didn't make the slightest sound. As he walked into the depths of the sewer, the golden light emitted by the Golden Armor God General also disappeared from the corner of the alley, and the silence and peace were completely restored here, only the voice of the old man in the distance was still repeating monotonously.