Outside the stone gate, the monkey and Su Bodhi two masters and apprentices held a golden hoop stick and a dust whisk, staring at each other intentionally or unintentionally, without saying a word. It was an eerie atmosphere. The rest of the crowd watched cautiously.

Inside the stone gate, there was silence.

Nuwa's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and after a long time, she sighed softly, "About 'water'...... In the past, Hongu had heard another person who also compared his way to water. It's a pity that in the end, it's not ...... That's it. ”

"Laojun?"

Nuwa nodded slightly. seems to remember some of the past, and in that expression, there is indescribable helplessness.

Xuanzang sighed lightly: "What Niangniang said must be 'good as water'." ”

"It seems that you have also dabbled in Taoist classics. ”

"Poor monks are also people who are in a hurry. All sentient beings are suffering, and if they can, the poor monks don't want to wait for a moment. The 'Path of Pudu' benefits all sentient beings and should not be confined to sectarianism. Xuanzang chuckled helplessly: "On that day, there were also some Taoist books in the scripture collection pavilion of Jinshan Temple, and the poor monks had no way to seek the law, so they read them together." I was expecting that Buddhism would not be solved, can I find some traces from the Taoism......"

"And you found it?"

Xuanzang slowly shook his head: "Buddhism escapes the world, Taoism, why not?" In fact, Niangniang said wrongly, 'goodness is like water', Lao Jun really did it. If he doesn't do it, how can he cultivate 'inaction'? It's just that this 'water' is not the other 'water'. ”

"The difference?"

"As Lao Jun said, the water of 'goodness is like water', which is the water that moistens all things, and the water flows to the lower places. Ultimately. It is 'non-action', a 'run' word. ”

Nuwa listened quietly.

Xuanzang paused slightly, and then said: "The water that the poor monk said is not in the word 'run', but in 'melting'. It is true that those who wish to take the bait will take the bait, but those who do not want to. Could it be that he really let him sink into the sea of misery and turn a blind eye?"

"So?"

Therefore, the poor monks thought that the way of Pudu was not to sit on the Buddha's seat and wait for sentient beings to come to pray for the Dharma, not to flow water to a low place, and the wisher would take the bait. It's ......"

At this point, Xuanzang didn't say any more. Just pursed her lips slightly.

He looked at Nuwa quietly.

Slowly, Nuwa's eyes widened, stared at Xuanzang with some dismay, and took a deep breath.

In the dark cave, a few candles flickered slightly, and the dim red fire shone on the faces of the two, giving them a light and faint feeling.

A moment, after that. Nuwa retracted her attention slightly, narrowed her eyes and sighed, "This method is very wonderful. This law is proven. It is a great blessing for the Three Realms. ”

Xuanzang took his gaze back and stood quietly, the expression on his face was like a lake blown by the breeze, rippling slightly, but it was exceptionally peaceful and quiet.

After a long time, Nuwa opened her eyes. sighed lightly: "After you said this, this palace suddenly felt that this Dharma and Taoism were the same. They all stopped before taking the final step...... And no wonder. On that day, it was the Shakyamuni that Laojun lit. It's just that I didn't expect him to be even better. It's just that the palace was too gullible that day. ”

After a moment of silence, Nuwa asked softly, "How to prove this method of crossing people, do you have a clue now?"

"Yes. It's just that there are too many clues, and the poor monk is also at a loss. ”

"What are the clues, can you tell me a thing or two? Perhaps, this palace has lived for tens of thousands of years, and it can also give you some advice. ”

Xuanzang smiled back politely and said, "I'm afraid, it's difficult." ”

Nuwa raised her hand slightly, signaling Xuanzang to continue.

He bowed to Nuwa again, and Xuanzang said softly: "The poor monk traveled westward, saying that he traveled west to learn scriptures, but in fact, he traveled west to argue the law. ”

Speaking of this, Xuanzang smiled helplessly again, and said: "Don't hide it from Niangniang, whether you can finally preach, in fact, even the poor monk himself doesn't know." As Niangniang said, the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism both stopped before the last step...... One step forward is the abyss. In fact, such a result is due to the cultivation methods of the two schools. If you go against the trend, you will inevitably be contaminated with cause and effect, and it will only increase your heart knots, which will not be beneficial to your cultivation. If it's a Taoist, it's just that, at most, it's hard to cultivate. If it is a Buddha, it is not surprising that the Buddha's heart is broken and escapes into reincarnation. But, even if one step forward is an abyss, someone has to try to get there, doesn't it?"

Nuwa looked at Xuanzang quietly, and her eyes slowly narrowed into a slit.

"Along the way, the poor monk was careful everywhere and enlightened everywhere. Since all living beings are suffering, why don't you understand their suffering and help them get rid of the sea of suffering?" shook his sleeves, Xuanzang paced back and forth in the cave, and began to tell the thoughts along the way: "In the Guanyin Monastery, the poor monk met Elder Jinchi. Because of 'greed', he confused his own heart and missed the true meaning of Buddhism. ”

"In Gao Laozhuang, the poor monk met Marshal Tianpeng, trapped in love, and could not be freed for thousands of years. As the saying goes, monks don't speak...... The poor monk lied there once. Although he did not get good results, he found a way out of the sea of suffering, which can be regarded as an explanation. ”

"This is a good situation, from a cursory point of view, from the marshal of the heavenly court to the mortals, the suffering of all living beings is solved. But when I think about it, I am shocked. There are so many beings in the Three Realms, if we need to be rescued in this way every time we can get out of the sea of suffering...... After all, the poor monk is just a mortal ear, and there will always be a day when he will die. At that time, who will continue the great cause of Pudu?"

At this point, Xuanzang raised his head slightly, his eyes were full of helplessness, and his thoughts wandered in the picture of memories.

From then on, the poor monk began to replan the way he traveled west. Mortals have a limited lifespan, and the path of enlightenment is only a few decades left for poor monks. Moreover, in the final analysis, the poor monks are guarded by the great sage all the way, so that they can turn evil into good fortune. Therefore, for the poor monks, the most important thing is not to cross who and who cannot cross, but to find a practical path for those who come after them. In the name of turning into a relationship, the poor monks wrote letters for the people and treated the people, all in order to find this way. 'For the sake of a bhikshu, he went down to beg for food and self-reliance', and at the same time he entered the world and became self-reliant. Although it is not easy, if the latecomers can follow the way of the poor monks, they will not be unable to move an inch. But. This is just the beginning......"

"The country of black chickens, the curtain general originally wanted to benefit the people, but in the end, he ended up in disrepute. If it weren't for the help of the Great Sage, I'm afraid it would ...... The consequences are unimaginable. At this time. New confusion has arisen. ”

"Heishui River, Fei Jie did dangerous things to save his father, the great sage was angry and tortured in every way, but the poor monk only watched from the sidelines. At this time, the choice faced by the poor monks is between great goodness and small goodness. If you do small kindness and be kind to the dragon, it will be difficult to go west. But if you decide to go west with a small kindness, can you expect great goodness?" After a long time, Xuanzang slowly shook his head, and sighed helplessly: "There is no small goodness, and the great goodness is just a page of tulle to cover the shame." In the end, it was in vain. ”

"This is a dead end. Xuanzang thought about it all night, and finally realized it. The snake and the farmer have their own positions, and there is no right or wrong. There is no solution. Why don't you open your mind and influence sentient beings? With a kind heart, maybe you can still find a glimmer of life. ”

"If you can influence sentient beings and make sentient beings walk with Xuanzang on the law of Pudu, then the law of Pudu will be successful!" Speaking of this, the excited look on Xuanzang's face suddenly dissipated. Instead, he changed to a hint of worry and said softly: "However, this is not the case. The poor monk thought too simply. ”

"Che Chi country, the poor monk has a good heart to save the monks, and in the end. But it was just trapping the monks in danger, and there were many casualties...... Although the Great Sage returned in time, the monks were saved. The end result is also very good. However, others may not know, how can the poor monk not see through it? In the final analysis, it is just a whitewash of the peace. Good flowers can also bear evil fruits...... If this is the case, if you open your mind, you can still influence sentient beings? Not to mention crossing sentient beings, poor monks can't even cross the monks of Che Chi Kingdom, so how can they cross sentient beings?"

"If you go to Pudu with the power of the Great Sage everywhere, in the end, Pudu will just be a flash in the pan, and it is not a law, and there is no way to talk about it. ”

"The poor monk has doubted more than once that the suffering and evil of all living beings are innate...... If that is the case, perhaps the poor monk will be doing something in vain. Fortunately, today's mother has solved the puzzle. However, how to Pudu, as the poor monk just said, is still an unsolved problem. The only thing the poor monk can do now is to believe. There is no other way. ”

In an instant, the entire stone chamber fell silent.

The two of them looked at each other quietly, and Nuwa's eyes widened slightly.

After a while, Xuanzang seemed to have woken up, and hurriedly collected his mind, folded his hands, and bowed: "The poor monk has lost his temper, please forgive Nuwa Niangniang." ”

"Is that what you call not thinking about everything?"

Xuanzang nodded.

"Then when you set out for the west, you didn't know anything, and you didn't have courage and determination?"

Xuanzang lowered his head slightly, folded his hands, stared at the empty ground, and said nothing.

"I can't ask for it. Nuwa smiled and made the final comment.

Xuanzang's folded hands were a little harder.

"It's 'asking for no suffering'. Nuwa pursed her lips and looked at Xuanzang with a gentle gaze like a mother. She chuckled and said, "You yourself are already in a sea of suffering, and you are no longer detached. ”

Xuanzang stood quietly, closed his eyes tightly, and was silent.

"Not bad. Nuwa slowly got up with the handrails and sighed: "Think well, speak well, this sea of suffering is also just right." Hongu understood. ”

Xuanzang opened his eyes and looked at Nuwa with some puzzlement.

......

The heavy stone door slowly opened.

The red firelight peeked out of the door, and the monkey unconsciously clenched the golden hoop stick, but Su Bodhi laughed hehehe.

Inside the stone gate, Nuwa stood quietly, and Xuanzang stood not far behind her.

"Finished talking?" Seeing that Xuanzang was safe and sound, the monkey calmed down a little.

Before going out, Nuwa turned to Xuanzang again and said, "Your westward journey is to the daughter country, right?"

After a pause, she continued: "Do you need this palace to give you a ride, and when you return to your daughter's country, you can continue your original trip?" (to be continued......)

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