Chapter 43: A Fish

"Hehe, monks are the most deceitful. Master of Pure Heart, if Shen is not mistaken, you should have known about the existence of the Pure Spirit Monk and had already been in contact with him. Otherwise, when I just accepted the teacher's order to go down the mountain to preach and enter Ruyang, the attitude of the host of Huayan Temple would not be so strange, you and Jingling may be out of the same nostrils in Shen's eyes, maybe you and him have the same purpose, but one sings with a white face and the other with a red face, deliberately creating a false impression of the Buddha's compassion and falling into your trap. ”

"Good, good, Lord Shen, you misunderstood the old man. ”

If the Buddha is truly compassionate, how can he sit idly by and watch all sentient beings be enslaved by those in power; if the Buddha is truly compassionate, how can he sit back and watch the heavens fall and all things fall into disregard; if the Buddha is truly compassionate, how can he sit back and wait for the Tao and demons to fight and profit from it. According to Shen, you monks are delicate egoists dressed in hypocrisy, you use the concept of reincarnation to bind the minds of believers, you only care about yourself, you only care about what kind of life you live after experiencing reincarnation, but you never pay attention to the miserable situation of the people around you. You are hypocritical at all, and the equality of all living beings in your mouth is just a reason to teach the people to give up resistance and resign themselves to fate, and you are an accomplice in maintaining imperial power!"

"Good, good, Lord Shen, you are too extreme. ”

"It's better to be radical than to deceive yourself, Master of Pure Heart, you ask yourself, the Dao Demon has been fighting for half a year, and the Buddha Sect has not moved its troops, and there is no trace of selfishness in it without giving Shushan any support!

"Good, good, good, old man is absolutely selfless. ”

"You don't, what about the pure altar, what about the Buddha, he doesn't have selfishness, don't be kidding. Master of Pure Heart, your Buddhism is full of mysteries, and Shen can't understand it as an outsider, but after entering the human kingdom, Shen realized that the compassion in the monk's mouth is not real compassion, and the people of the human kingdom are living in water and fire, and Shen wants to change all this, and the spread of Taoism and religion in the human kingdom cannot be delayed. ”

"Good, good, Lord Shen, please listen to the old man again, put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the ground. ”

Shen raised his sword in order to counter violence with violence and return fairness and justice to the world. ”

"To kill is to kill, and it has nothing to do with reason. ”

"You are wrong, break and stand, the world can prosper. ”

"As everyone knows, the cost is huge. ”

"A life full of lowliness or a glorious death, how does the master choose. ”

Lao Wei chose the latter, but the world may not have the same idea, and Lord Shen Shi cannot make decisions for the world. ”

"The world is like a sheep roaming on the mountain, without the guidance of a sheepdog, it will never find the exit of the mountain road, and will be eaten one by one by the fierce and cunning wolves. ”

"Lord Shen describes himself as a dog?"

"I am faithful only to the righteousness of my heart. ”

"Is this what the Venerable Master is looking forward to?"

Shen Fei was struck by lightning.

......

Is what you want to do is what Master wants to do yourself?

Shen Fei had never thought about this problem, he went down the mountain to preach because the master felt the need to warn the Buddha Sect, and at the same time probe the truth to see if there was any problem within the Buddha Sect, and why there was no help at such a critical time.

If it is said that it will completely change the status quo of the human kingdom, the master is afraid that he has never thought about it that way, he is an old antique, and he wholeheartedly believes in the doctrine of doing the right thing for heaven and doing the Tao for the heavens, and he will not be willing for the Taoist sect to intervene too much in the affairs of the human kingdom.

But he doesn't think so, Shen Fei can't ignore the people living in dire straits, doesn't want to sit back and watch them continue to exist like pigs and dogs, and hopes to wake them up with his own strength, change them, completely reshape the human country, and root Taoist teachings on this basis.

Compared with the master's expectations, in the process of completing the master's order, Shen Fei obviously integrated his own ideas, whether it violated the master's order, it is unknown.

Shen Fei's mood was shaken a little, and the face of the Pure Heart Master showed a knowing smile, he had an extremely old face, big ears, wide face, slender eyes, the corners of the eyes were covered with broken lines, his face was ruddy, his skin was sagging, and he was covered with age spots, wearing a pure white robe, and there was a layer of hazy light lingering on his body. At first glance, you will think that this is a monk who is about to pass away, continue to gaze, you can feel the kindness released from the inside out of his whole body, and then stare for a while, suddenly realize that this is the reincarnation of the true Buddha, and can't help but kneel down.

In stark contrast to the appearance of the young man of the pure spirit monk, the state of the old monk with a pure heart is more in line with the judgment of the holy monk in people's hearts, and he is so weak and slumped there, and every edge and corner of his body reveals a compassionate atmosphere.

He squinted his eyes, the light in his eyes shone on everything in the world, and the smile on the corner of his mouth contained great meaning, making Shen Fei feel chills for a while.

"If preaching down the mountain deviates from Master's intentions, then is there any point in preaching!" Shen Fei muttered in his heart, he never imagined that a sentence from a monk with a pure heart would bring him such trouble.

"Master Shen, although the change is good, but the resulting river of blood is what the master wants to see, is it acceptable to the teacher, it is better than this, as long as Lord Shen gives up the mission and returns to the mountain, my Buddhism is willing to go to Shushan in person to make amends to the teacher, okay!"

"Reparations?"

"Yes, since Buddhism is wrong, it should take the initiative to admit and correct it, it was the old man who made the decision not to give support, then the old man should go up the mountain to make amends, if the respected teacher is not willing to accept the old man's apology, the old man is willing to die to apologize. ”

"Apologize for sin with death?" Looking at the Pure Heart Monk, Shen Fei fell into deep thought, the other party's attitude made him unable to start, feeling that after he finished saying it in a few words, his purpose of preaching was simply and easily disintegrated, and the struggle with the Buddha Sect was no longer necessary.

After a long time, Shen Fei gasped: "Amazing, really powerful, worthy of being the former host of Lingyin Temple, he almost broke Shen's will, maybe I will talk to you more, Shen will switch to your sect." ”

"Good, good, the door of Buddhism is open for anyone who puts down the butcher's knife. ”

"Master Pure Heart, Shen asks you, if you really have the heart to admit your mistakes, why don't you go to Shushan before Shen arrives at the imperial capital, why don't you wait until you are arguing at the Dharma Propagation Altar to say this! You are certainly not afraid, because Shen's strength is not worth mentioning in front of the monks, and you are not sincere, if you have sincerity, you will never act at this moment. You are simply breaking my will, making me lose the reason to preach, and losing the process of dialectic. It's really an insidious method, and the local disciples of Buddhism who were able to defeat the human kingdom must have used the same method. ”

"Good, good, Shen Shi, you are too extreme, what the old man said and did was sincere, our current conversation will not be heard by people outside, and the debate between the Buddha and the Tao has not officially begun!

"I can't turn back, since Shen is here, I can't turn back. ”

"I really hope that Master Shen Shizhu can seriously consider Lao Wei's opinion, and be able to talk to the respected teacher, so as not to cause more harm. ”

"There is a saying in the world that the general will not be subject to military orders abroad! Since I have already gone down the mountain, then I will follow my wishes, and the master will naturally have an explanation that you don't need to care. ”

"Master Shen Shi, the sins planted in this matter will be repaid in the next life. ”

"My life is up to me, not to God!"

"In that case, let's get started. The Master of Pure Heart suddenly waved his hand, and the white clouds were cleared, the sky was pale blue, and the chirping birds returned to human voices. ”

"Stabbing someone needs to pay for his life, and he will be beaten sooner or later if he scolds someone, the Buddha Sect should understand the principle of the cycle of cause and effect best, since Shen is here, he must do something. Master of Pure Heart, please give advice, the poor path method is Yuanzheng. ”

"Please advise. ”

......

Ordinary people were concerned about why the long-sealed Dharma Propagation Altar was opened, and they didn't know anything about Shen Fei's identity until he reported his home.

"In Xia Shu Mountain, the thirteenth generation of the head of the family passed on the disciple Shen Fei, the Taoist name Yuanzheng. Today, I am here to debate with the Buddhist monks, and I hope to give you advice. ”

"Daoist people, no wonder they are so personable! But how could a Taoist priest who has always seen the head and the end of the dragon appear here with us. The people talked.

"Aren't you stupid, haven't you heard of what happened in Jinling City, the Taoist priest went down the mountain to preach. ”

"The Taoist priest came down the mountain to preach, there is such a good thing?"

"I heard that we were going to build a temple and make disciples. ”

"I don't know what the difference is with Buddhism. ”

"One with a shaved head, one with an unshaved head. ”

"Oh, I see. ”

Listening to people's discussions, Shen Fei couldn't help but laugh out loud, the difference between Taoism and Buddhism is that Taoist priests have hair, and monks don't have hair, this is the most interesting answer he has ever heard.

For several years, powerful immortals hid among the clouds, overlooking the lives and deaths of all beings, while powerful monks stayed among the crowds, eating, sleeping, and walking with ordinary people, until today, all this is finally about to change.

Shen Fei stretched out his hand, and Yan'er swooped down, landing on his rough calloused fingertips, chirping at the pure heart.

Master Pure Heart smiled charitentially: "What a lovely bird, did the donor raise it?" ”

"Yes, it was originally just an ordinary swallow, but after knowing me, it opened its mind and gained eternal life. ”

"It seems that the bird has accumulated a lot of merit in his last life. ”

"This is what I can give it, can you. It turned out that there was such a sharp edge hidden between the ordinary words, and Shen Fei had obviously been brewing for a long time.

After he said this, the audience in the audience began to discuss, "Hey, hey, did you hear, that young Taoist said that he could turn an ordinary bird into a spirit beast...... Having said that, who knows what a spirit animal is. ”

"Whatever, it's nothing more than immortality, I heard that a Taoist priest can turn stones into gold and live forever, it turned out to be true. ”

"Then if we want to believe in religion, won't we be able to live forever? ”

"You are stupid, what's the use of being immortal, is it possible to be poor all your life and be bullied all your life, it's better to die early and be reincarnated, maybe you can transfer it in the next life. ”

"How much merit do you have to accumulate to be reincarnated in the royal family. ”

"There is always a chance, and it is better than being a cow and a horse all your life. ”

"That's just as well. ”

The conversation of the people made Jingxin smile and said slowly: "Master Shen, can you hear me. Although Lao Wei can't turn an ordinary bird into a spirit animal, he can teach it to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, and turn into a phoenix in the next life, with a broader blue sky. ”

"You can really talk nonsense, how do you know that it won't turn into an earthworm in the next life. Shen Fei poked his nose.

"The Buddha said: If you do good deeds in this life, you will enjoy wealth and freedom in the next life; if you plant the evil results of karma today, you will become pigs, dogs, cows and horses in the next life; all sentient beings, walking and stopping, the suffering you suffer is the evil result of your evil deeds in your previous life, and the wealth you inherit is the good virtue accumulated by doing good deeds in your previous life. And so on and so forth. ”

"Huh. Shen Fei sneered, suddenly let go of his hand, Yan'er pounced forward, spread her wings like an eagle, stretched out her claws, and actually grabbed a one-foot-long carp in the release pond not far away and turned it back, disemboweling the carp in front of everyone, and eating it one bite at a time.

The Master of Pure Heart couldn't bear to look at it, closed his eyes and folded his hands and said, "Good and good, my Buddha is compassionate." ”

Shen Fei said: "But understand? My Dao Sect can make an insectivorous swallow turn into a meat-eating eagle, and there is no need to wait for the liberation of the next life, and you can control your destiny and have a future in this life!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and their greed made the people's eyes light up for Shen Fei's words, and their appearance of being dead or alive changed instantly, as if there was a jar of gold in front of them.

What surprised them even more was still behind, only to see Shen Fei raise his hand, Yan'er immediately knew that there was still a trace of breath in his mouth and flew up, this fish had been disemboweled, miserable, Shen Fei ordered it to fly, everyone didn't understand what it meant, but saw his palm open and closed, a projectile exuding immortal essence appeared in the palm of the palm, and sent it forward into the mouth of the fish, and after a while, a miracle happened, only to see that the fish was reborn with flesh and blood, and the breath was powerful, and it suddenly flicked its tail to break free from the shackles of Yan'er's claws, and fell back into the release pond.

"Poof!", a huge splash was made.

"My Dao Sect can also regenerate carrion and rekindle the dying, what does Master Pure Heart think!"

Shen Fei's words were like beads falling on a copper plate, setting off huge waves in the hearts of everyone present.

- Amazing!

Only in the legend of the Shu Mountain immortals for mortals to show their dream of the scene, the world for a lifetime, nothing more than wealth and health, Shen Fei can not only make the weak swallow into an eagle, but also give the dying fish to rebirth, it is really in line with everyone's wishes.

The Pure Heart Monk could feel the shaking of the people in the audience, and could feel that more and more spectators were gathering towards the Dharma Propagation Altar, hooking the cuffs with his left hand, and stretching forward with his right hand, the carp that had regained its vitality immediately flew up, and came to him in front of him, staying in the void, the carp's body had clearly visible wounds, but it was obviously more energetic than its counterparts in the release pool, and it was swimming in the void without flinching.