There's a story here, a story that everyone knows.

Legend has it that there was a demon named Bo Shun in ancient India, who incited the people of Naqi to kill the monks and hijack all the Buddhist scriptures to Na Quan. The dragon king flooded the country with a flood and hid the Buddhist scriptures in the dragon palace. Later, the Buddha sat down and Qingyou Venerable subdued the Dragon King to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, and made great contributions, so he was respected by the world as "the dragon Arhat".

The eighteen arhats are disciples of Shakyamuni, and the Buddhist scriptures say that they have been instructed by the Buddha not to enter Nirvana, to live in the world forever, and to be blessed by the world's offerings for sentient beings.

Descending the dragon Arhat, the magic power is boundless, helping the Buddha to subdue the dragon and subduing the demon, and has made a lot of miraculous achievements. But the dragon cultivation for hundreds of years, but can not get the right result, so to ask Guanyin master, learned that hundreds of years ago had rescued a silver fox in the hands of the hunter, the silver fox was saved after biting off a Buddha bead on the body of the dragon Venerable left, five hundred years later the silver fox cultivated into a fine, in the mortal world to do evil, this is the dragon of the rescue caused by his seven generations of dust, can not get the right result, so the dragon by the Guanyin guidance to go down to the reincarnation of Tiantai Yongning Village generations of eunuchs of the Li family, want to end the dust.

A.D. 1148

In Yongtiantai County, Yongning Town, the generation of eunuch Li family, Li Maochun was nearly forty years old and still had no children under his knees, worshiped Buddha and burned incense all year round, and finally Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son, and worshiped the abbot of Guoqing Temple to give the name of Xiuyuan.

The moment the child landed, there was a pair of eyes in the courtyard of the Li family paying attention, until Xiu Yuan grew from a squeaky little milk baby who couldn't speak to a weak-crowned boy, and there was always a pair of eyes looking at him all the time.

Even Xiu Yuan himself became more and more aware that there always seemed to be such a person, watching his every move in secret, it was a kind of fiery eyes, there seemed to be a fire, I couldn't tell what the intention was, just looked at him so straight.

For example, Xiu Yuan was reading at night, holding up the window, and his eyes flashed and fled from the window, Xiu Yuan noticed that something was wrong and got up and stretched the bamboo window to look outside, "Who is there?" It was pitch black, and no one answered.

Those eyes continued to look at him in a different place, and Xiu Yuan thought to himself if this was an illusion?

During the day, Xiu Yuan went to the school to study, there was a cart full of wet grass on the road, the cart person was unstable, the handlebar shook in his hand, and he saw that a cart of wet grass was about to turn over and hit the body bones were still immature Xiu Yuan, Xiu Yuan pestle did not react there, a gust of wind pushed him away, and when he reacted, the person had been far away from the grass cart that had been turned over and stood safely away.

There are many more such things, and as Xiu Yuan gradually grew up, he felt more and more clearly that there was no hostility in those eyes, although they were as hot as a fire, they were not meant to burn him.

When Xiuyuan was fourteen years old, his father Li Maochun took Xiuyuan to Guoqing Temple to worship Buddha, the Li family believed in Buddhism for generations, and Xiuyuan was also quite influenced since childhood. Li Maochun told Xiu Yuan that his name was given by the abbot of Guoqing Temple.

Xiu Yuan came to the temple, listened to the master and monks chanting the Buddha, he sat quietly on the side and felt that his heart had never been calm, and this Sanskrit sound holy place seemed to have been in his previous life, and he was immersed in it at once.

Li Maochun saw that his son was quite Buddha and took him to see the abbot, the pleasing Xiu Yuan saw the abbot salute, the presiding abbot glanced at him, and the eyes of Cihe immediately showed a strange look, he said a few words to Mao Chun, and Mao Chun let Xiu Yuan go out and wait.

Xiu Yuan walked out, the abbot's backyard was also full of sandalwood, he found a place to sit down, holding his chin, this eye still did not leave on the way, but when he entered the temple, his eyes were gone.

Xiu Yuanzheng felt strange, got up and looked around, and no longer had the feeling of being watched.

And the abbot and Maochun were also avoiding Xiu Yuan in the house and said a vision, the abbot stroked his beard, "There is a righteous spirit between Xiu Yuan's eyebrows, the Buddha roots are deep, and the birth date is like this, which Buddha must be the reincarnation." ”

Li Maochun was overjoyed when he heard this, "Master, my son has delicate bones and has been sick since he was a child, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to grow up?"

The abbot smiled, "Xiuyuan Yangshou is not short, it's just-" The abbot stretched his voice, which made Mao Chun's heart rise to his throat.

"Just what?"

"Xiu Yuan's body is full of demonic energy. ”

Mao Chun was shocked, "Demonic energy, how can there be demonic energy?" He recalled that every time Xiu Yuan told him about those eyes, he felt a chill behind him, "Master, could Xiu Yuan be entangled by something?" and then told the abbot what his son said to him.

The abbot narrowed his eyes after hearing this, "No wonder, but this demon is not an immortal, and his cultivation is profound, I'm afraid that ordinary practices can't be subdued." ”

Mao Chun was shocked and sweated, "How can this be good? I'm just this child, the master must help him." ”

The abbot got up and went into the inner room, and soon took out a square sandalwood plate with two utensils on it.

Li Maochun took the sandalwood plate and looked at it carefully, and the two utensils were a string of Buddhist beads and a long whip.

The abbot gave Mao Chun, "These two Buddha objects are sacred relics for exorcism and demon subjugation, you can't give them to him now, because the cultivation of the fate of the body is tender and the mind is not yet mature, after he is sixteen years old, if the body is strong and the mind is mature, you can give him these two objects." ”

Li Maochun took the utensils and thanked him again and again, and before leaving, the abbot repeatedly instructed, "Remember, these two years are the key to cultivating the fate of becoming an immortal and entering the demon, be optimistic about him, if the cultivation is seriously ill, that is, the soul will be seized by the monster, and the Buddha beads must be hung at the east end to the bed of the cultivation of the edge." ”

Li Maochun cautiously took the treasure and put it away in the baggage, carefully thanked him and went out, seeing that he was sitting there waiting for his son outside the door, Xiu Yuan smiled at his father, Maochun couldn't help but have sour eyes and rolled out tears, and hugged his son tightly into his arms.

Hurried home overnight, Xiu Yuan and his father walked on a deserted road, because it was too late to come out of Guoqing Temple, and could not find a suitable inn in the town, so he had to stay at a more remote inn at the foot of the mountain after being instructed.

Li Maochun rushed here with his son in the middle of the night, knocked on the door and called the store, the yawning shopkeeper got up and opened the door, and saw the father and son who were in a mess outside the door because of the hurry, without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, Maochun pulled his son in, "Shop, a clean guest room." ”

The store shopkeeper swept the two people up and down, only to see that the two of them were embarrassed and wanted to be expelled, "Where is there any clean and empty room at this hour?"

Li Maochun saw that the stables outside the door were not tied to a few horses that were hurrying, and knew that it must be perfunctory on the part of the shopkeeper, so he reached out and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and flashed it in front of the shopkeeper, "Do you think this is a convenient way to clean up and come out?"

The shopkeeper looked at the silver ingot, raised the candle and looked at it carefully, and couldn't believe that there would be such a generous customer in the middle of the night, "Yes, yes, I'll go and clean it up." ”

Xiu Yuan looked at his father, Mao Chun dusted the soil on his son's shoulder, "Let's stay overnight, and tomorrow Dad will take you home." ”

Xiu Yuan nodded sensibly, and as he came in, the shopkeeper wanted to lead the way, so he turned back again and again to greet him, "Pay attention to your feet objectively, don't fall and touch the road black." It doesn't matter if you look around, this look, the faint light of the moonlight coming in reflects the shadows of three people, and the shopkeeper shuddered, and couldn't help but rub his eyes and look hard.

Mao Chun frowned, "What's wrong?

"It's okay, it's okay," the shopkeeper tried to keep his eyes open, and he really thought that it might have been an illusion just now, that the extra shadow was gone, and it was obviously two people standing there. "The guest officer comes with me. ”

Xiu Yuan followed his father to the store to a room upstairs, the room was not large, and there was a window where the bright moon could be seen.

"Please get some hot water. Maochun put down his burden and helped Xiu Yuan take off his coat.

"Okay, okay," the shopkeeper promised to quit again and again.

After a while, the shopkeeper came in with a pot of hot water, and he was holding a plate of some steamed buns and cooked meat in his hand, "The guest officer must be hungry after rushing for so long, let's have some food to eat, it's hot, warm up." As he spoke, he put water and food on the table. Xiu Yuan was hungry and felt very comforted when he saw the food, but the shopkeeper looked at the father and son with a smile and didn't go out.

Mao Chun looked behind him, "Is there anything else going on in the store?" just put down the food, we have to rest." ”

"Yes, yes," the shopkeeper retreated. "Then eat while it's hot, and then rest early. ”

When the store withdrew, Xiu Yuan walked over and picked up the steamed buns to eat, and a female voice suddenly spoke in her ear, "Xiu Yuan don't eat." ”

Xiu Yuan was startled, put down the steamed bun, and looked around, there was no one else, only his father was washing his face with hot water there.

But he did hear a woman's voice, right in his ears.

The father washed his face and came over, "Why don't you eat, is the food cold?" and picked up a steamed bun to eat.

"Father," Xiu Yuanyi grasped his father's hand, "I can't eat it." ”

Mao Chun was stunned, Xiu Yuan didn't know what he was for, so firmly believed in that voice, what this voice wanted to tell him was that the food was poisonous, "Father, this is a black shop." ”

Mao Chun was puzzled, "How do you know?"

"There aren't many rooms along the way, and I guess no one usually comes to stay, but the guy's brocade cloth shoes are not cheap. ”

Mao Chun rolled his eyes and felt that it made sense, "Kid, you're right, I just think the shopkeeper doesn't look right, you're so careful." ”

"It's nothing, the shoes the year before last my aunt also ordered me a pair, there is a gold embroidered sun and moon on the brocade surface, which ordinary people can afford to wear, Xiuyuan is reluctant to wear it. ”

Mao Chun and Xiu Yuan sat on the bed, "Whether it's a black shop or not, we have to be careful, we can't sleep at night." ”

Xiu Yuan widened his hair belt, "It's nothing, although the father sleeps, the son just watches." ”

Mao Chun looked at his son and couldn't help but smile happily, "You are not in good health, you are already thin, you sleep, just close the door for your father and guard it." ”

"Let's not shirk it," Xiu Yuan locked the door and sat back, "It's so decided, you sleep, I'll keep an eye on it, does your father have any weapons to defend himself?"

Mao Chun was stunned, "This, this was not prepared." ”

"It's okay," Xiu Yuan picked up the candlestick and weighed it in his hand, "That's it." ”

So Mao Chun, who was tired for a day, lay down and snored loudly after a while, Xiu Yuan looked at his father, his father was kind by nature, but he was harmless and defenseless.

Xiu Yuan sat in front of the window and did not take it lightly for a moment, at night, the quiet night against the crescent moon became quieter and quieter. Xiu Yuan's sleepiness hit, his eyelids began to fight unconsciously, and his head drooped little by little.

Outside the window, the eyes were as bright as the stars in the night, it looked at Xiuyuan, there was a sound of tiptoeing outside the door, someone slowly went upstairs, the shopkeeper and the guy held sharp knives and guessed that the father and son who were bound to take sweat medicine were already asleep, so they decided to do it. Two men walked up softly in the dark and came to the door.

"Open the door," the shopkeeper instructed the man.

"It's me again," was hesitating, the two wanted to shirk each other, and suddenly noticed a woman in white standing next to him, tall and slender, and the two of them exclaimed in surprise, "Ah-"

Then he covered his mouth again, "You, you, are you a human or a ghost?"

The shopkeeper hid behind the guy, not daring to look at the woman, and by the moonlight, he could see the woman's fair and delicate face, a pair of bright pupils, cherry lips, and the corners of her mouth were always gently upturned, as beautiful as a fairy.

"Is it a human or a ghost?" the woman almost floated in front of the two of them, close to their faces, and a demonic aura that a human woman could never have surrounded the two people with evil intentions.

The two of them were so frightened that they rolled down the stairs and rolled down the stairs, hurriedly got up and ran out, and when they ran out, they looked up sharply and found that the woman in white was standing in front of them, leaning sideways, playing with her hair, the pinch smile at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes glowed strangely in the night.

"Ahh ”

The woman in white came to them in a blink of an eye, "Immortal, hehehe, am I like?"

The smile at the corner of his mouth instantly widened, so big that it took up half of his face, his blood-red mouth showed fangs, and his bright eyes in the dark turned pure green, "Call me a fox demon - but you don't have a chance." ”

Then a terrible cry pierced the night sky.