19. Blackwater
"Master, did you see that nun turn dead flies back to life?" Zhang Qingyin asked suspiciously.
Chen Qingtang nodded and said, "That's what I saw with my own eyes. The nun brought a dead fly to life, and then she folded her hands and smiled at your master, "Dao Master, have you ever seen clearly, if you can bring the dead back to life, just like me?" The poor nun didn't say a word, turned around and left. β
My master looked out the window, muttered for a long time, and said, 'The mana of the predecessors is very strong, and the poor Dao is ashamed of himself. β
'In that case, how about asking the Taoist chief to answer the three questions of the poor nuns?'
I don't dare to answer the question, and I am willing to discuss one or two with my predecessors. Master's tone softened a lot.
The nun sealed her hands and recited a spell in her mouth, a gust of wind blew, and the confetti that burned to ashes swirled in the air, slowly merging into one, and re-turning into a "Tao Te Ching", which fell into the hands of the nun, but the cover and content were incomplete, full of traces of burning. She opened the book, turned a few pages, and asked: 'The third chapter of the Tao Te Ching: Do not be virtuous, so that the people do not fight, do not value the hard-to-get goods, so that the people do not become thieves, do not see what you want, so that the people's hearts are not disturbed. It is the rule of a saint, who is humble in his heart, in his belly, weak in his will, and strong in his bones. and often make the people ignorant and desireless. The wise man does not dare to do it. If we do nothing, we will not be able to do anything but keep the people from fighting, we will not be able to afford goods that are hard to come by, and we will not be robbers, and we will not be in turmoil if we do not see what we want. Excuse me, sir, do you know what it means to 'make a wise man dare not do it'?"
The master glanced at the nun and said coldly, "There is something in the senior's words.
The nun smiled slightly, did not respond to Master's words, and continued to ask: "The seventh chapter of the Tao Te Ching is eternal. Therefore, those who can live long and long in heaven and earth can live forever because they do not generate by themselves.
It is the body that comes after the saint and the body that precedes it, and the body that exists outside the body. It is not because it is selfless and evil, so it can become selfish. May I ask the chief, what is the meaning of this sentence?
When Master heard this, he became more vigilant and asked, 'Who sent you?'
Still ignoring Master's words, the nun turned a few pages of the book and continued to ask: 'There is benevolence and righteousness, wisdom is out and there is great hypocrisy, there is discord between the six relatives and filial piety, and the country is in chaos and there are loyal ministers. May I ask the chief, do you know what the discord between the six relatives is?'
When the master heard this, he took out the wooden sword in his sleeve, held it tightly in his hand, and asked sharply, "Today's situation, could it be ......?"
The nun smiled and said, 'You guessed right, he sent me. β
I was standing on the side of the nun, but I saw her holding the book in her left hand and her right hand behind her back, quietly making a seal. I knew it was bad, and I yelled that it was not good. The master also sensed the abnormality and was fully on guard.
I saw the nun chanting a mantra in her mouth, shaking the "Tao Te Ching" three times in the air, and the paper figure sandwiched in the book was shaken out by her, and as soon as she landed, she turned into a tall golden-bodied Arhat.
Luo Han took a deep breath and spat out a large cloud of black water at our master and apprentice. Master's hands were sealed, and he recited a mantra in his mouth, and a huge stone tablet came out of the ground, blocking in front of us, black water sprayed on the stone tablet, making a 'bang' sound, and the air exuded a pungent smell, and the extremely hard stone tablet was melted in half.
Our master and apprentice took a step back, and the arhat didn't stop, spitting out black water from his mouth, and in the blink of an eye, the stele melted away, and the black water flowed to his feet, stuck to the shoes, and melted the soles of the shoes.
The master took a step back and threw out the wooden sword in his hand, hitting the Arhat's big belly. It was as if it had pierced the eye of the sea, and black water gushed out, flooding the entire house in the blink of an eye. The master was in a hurry, threw out the wine gourd on his waist, recited a mantra, the wine gourd became several times larger, he grabbed my belt, threw me on the gourd, and got out of the black water. Master rescued me, and jumped up the gourd again, but countless rotten human hands poked out of the black water, one of which grabbed Master's ankle, and half of Master's body fell into the black water.
The Master snorted, and his robe was burned, and his bare skin was covered with black blisters.
The master was in agony, his body was soaked in black water, his teeth were biting his lower lip, and blood was flowing for a long time, but he held back and did not say a word.
I was so grieved and indignant that I tried to pull him out of the black water, but I couldn't. As soon as he looked up, he saw the nun stepping on a reed under her feet, floating on the black water, and she was angry in her heart, and took out thirty-six money darts from the treasure bag, and threw them all over. I thought I had succeeded, but when I looked closely, the nun turned into a paper figure, and a demonic wind blew, and the pieces of paper scattered, turning into countless paper butterflies, flying everywhere in the house, and finally gathered in one place, and became the nun again.
The nun smiled at me and said, "I didn't expect that among the third generation of Rong Ruotang's disciples, there was such a character as you. As he spoke, he took out a paper dragon from his sleeve and recited a mantra.
The master soaked in the water, grabbed my trouser leg, and said in a weak voice, "Qingtang, you can't fight herβthe way is too far behind!" β
Hearing this, the nun pondered for a while, then put away the paper dragon in her hand, sneered, and asked, 'Bu Xiangchen, do you know why you ended up in such a world?'
Master smiled bitterly and said, 'Yes. β
Then the nun asked, 'Do you know who asked me to kill you?'
Master nodded and said, "My predecessor is a master of making water, and I know who is behind it. β
After listening to Master's words, the nun nodded with satisfaction and said, "In that case, I will spare your little apprentice." With that, she recited a spell, and the black water gradually receded, and the nun took the Arhat paper figure and turned to leave.
Master lay on the ground, took my hand, and said with tears in his eyes, "Master can only accompany you here, and you have to walk the rest of the way by yourself, and don't look back." In the land of right and wrong, do not stay for a long time, flee quickly. ββ
"And then?" Zhang Qingyin asked.
"Then, Master passed away, and I fled from Wangshu County overnight and didn't dare to come back for ten years. Chen Qingtang said with a guilty face.
Zhang Qingyin asked again: "What do you want to come back to Wangshu County this time?"
Chen Qingtang said with a straight face: "Take revenge on the teacher and revitalize Rong Ruotang." β