Wang Lin's strength woke up suddenly, rubbed his eyes with his thick palm, and after making sure that he was not mistaken, he showed a look of admiration to Shen Fei: "Amazing, great, the Taoist exercises are really eye-catching, Shen Daozun sees that you are extraordinary, you are the top master of the Taoist Sect, it is the first time for a Taoist priest to intervene in the affairs of the human kingdom in this way, do you have any tasks on your side?" Wang Lin is an old fritter after all, and immediately guessed the clue, for several years, only some Taoist priests who are not in the stream are willing to come to the human country to wander and serve the princes and nobles; It seems that Shen Fei, a powerful Taoist priest who only exists in legends, is willing to intervene deeply in human affairs has never happened, and it must have an unusual purpose.

Shen Fei saw that he said this, removed the seal of his left hand, and the flowers blooming in the water immediately withered, as if to warn Tuoba Lie, your blooming and withering are all under my control.

"Don't hide it from General Wang, Shen went down the mountain and came to Renmin Kingdom to preach on the orders of the master. ”

"Shen Daozun, your teacher is ......"

"Li Yizhi, the thirteenth-generation head of Shushan!"

"I see!" General Wang Lin gasped, only then did he know that Shen Fei was the envoy of the Dao Sect to descend the mountain, and from this he thought that the Dao Sect was ready to enter the human kingdom to preach and compete for the territory of the Buddhist faith.

Shen Fei saw Wang Lin's shocked expression, and immediately quipped, "How is General Wang Lin going to stand in line?"

Wang Lin's hands trembled in fright, and the wine glass fell to the ground, falling to pieces.

"Hahaha, make General Wang happy, the Taoist Buddha belongs to the righteous path, the same qi is connected, there is no reason to fight with each other, what the people believe, it is all up to them, no one will force the people. "How smart Shen Fei is, seeing that he was not lightly frightened, he immediately changed his tone and was relieved.

General Wang Lin ordered someone to clean up the broken wine glass, and brought a brand new one, drank and was shocked, and sank for a long time before saying: "Buddhism is a belief in the world, if you want to establish a new faith on this basis, you need to break it and then stand up, if you want to coexist, I am afraid it is very difficult." ”

"Let's not talk about this topic, let's talk lightly. ”

"Yes, General Wang, let's say something light, I have heard for a long time that General Wang loves to collect, so it is better to take out a few treasures to open the eyes of this king and Daozun. Tuoba Lie echoed from the side, he and Shen Fei either kicked or stood on their feet, and the tacit understanding was simply the standard between monarchs and ministers.

"A few calligraphy and paintings, it will definitely not be able to enter the eyes of His Royal Highness, it can only be said to be lively. After that, Wang Lin clapped his hands twice in a row and ordered: "Come on, bring my calligraphy and paintings, master." ”

Martial artists are so happy, Wang Lin is a typical martial artist, a little treasure doesn't like to hide and tuck, and happily ordered his subordinates to pick up the collection of calligraphy and paintings. After a moment's effort, a subordinate came up with a large jar, which contained all kinds of painting scrolls, horizontal and vertical, and indeed had the uninhibited presence of martial artists appreciating paintings.

Wang Lin said: "This is Cai Yong's "Hongdu Stone Classic" rubbing, this is Qiu Jing's "Ode to the Western Narrows", this is ......" All this, dazzling, Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie are martial artists, to be honest, I don't know much about calligraphy and painting, listening to Wang Lin's introduction, it is completely in the clouds and fog to echo the voice, Wang Lin is relishing it, a look of calligraphy and painting collection is very experienced, proud of extraordinary.

Speaking of which, the more people don't have anything, the more they like to show off, Wang Lin is a person, born in a family of officers, has been in the army since he was a child, and he doesn't know two big characters, but he likes to brag about his calligraphy and painting collection, which really makes people laugh.

After the calligraphy and paintings in the jar were displayed one by one, Wang Lin woke up a little, and pulled the two of them to continue eating and drinking, when they were touting each other, Chu Xie had already found the housekeeper in the house and went to the room to rest, he was a person with a true temperament, and he didn't like to entertain hypocritically.

I don't know where I said it, Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie were a little dazed, sleepy, but Wang Lin's eyes suddenly changed, and he knelt on the ground with a "poof", "His Royal Highness the Prince, Shen Daozun, you came at the right time, Wang has something to ask for." The two of them were sleepy, trying to think about how to get rid of Wang Lin's entanglement without saving his face, but they were blinded by his sudden kneeling, and they glanced at each other, and their brains were much clearer.

Tuoba Lie took the initiative to step forward and support him and said, "General Wang, what are you talking about, what are you doing, please hurry up, let's talk slowly if you have anything to say." ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, if you don't agree to Wang's request, Wang won't get up. There was a crying voice in his tone, and it was unbelievable that he was the same as the two people just now.

Tuoba Lie looked up at Shen Fei again, made eye contact with him, and then lowered his head and persuaded him with good words: "General Wang, if you have anything to say, let's say it slowly, you stand up first and say your embarrassment, if we can help, we will definitely not shirk." ”

"No, if His Royal Highness doesn't agree to Wang, Wang won't get up. ”

"That's ...... Hey, General Wang, what are you...... Forget it, you get up quickly, no matter what you ask, this king will just agree. ”

Wang Lin got up at this time, sat on the table and sighed heavily, and said eloquently with tears in his eyes...... "It turns out that General Wang's seemingly harmonious and happy life actually has unspeakable secrets.

Everything has to start from ten years ago, at that time, Wang Lin had just been released from the prison, and was sent by His Majesty to Nantong City as a city guard, dragging his family along the way, and not going well, the family had already broken his heart for him, and suddenly accepted such a great joy, and rushed for several days in a row, and was infected with wind and cold one after another, so he settled down in a broken Guanyin temple, and he couldn't move a step.

The military law is strict, if he can't catch up with Nantong after three days, Wang Lin will be held accountable for violating the military order, and the punishment must be death, His Majesty the Emperor has already given him a chance, but he is afraid that he will not be able to save him a second time.

On this night, the family was sick, hungry and destitute, and to add insult to injury, it also rained heavily in the sky, and the dilapidated Guanyin Temple leaked wind and rain everywhere, crumbling, full of sadness. Wang Lin knelt in front of the dilapidated statue of Guanyin and asked the Venerable Master Guanyin to offer everything to him as long as he could help him overcome the difficulties in front of him.

Somehow, after swearing in despair, Wang Lin fainted, and when he woke up, it was the next morning, Wang Lin was surprised to find that the wind and cold infected by the family had all healed overnight, not only that, but there was a lost donkey carrying the owner's dry food supplies to the temple. This donkey has simply become Wang Lin's life-saving straw, it is by virtue of it, Wang Lin gave up his wife and children, and went to Nantong City to take up his post, he thought very well, the dry food carried on the donkey is enough for a family of old snacks for a week, and the lesions on their bodies have also healed, as long as they take office in time, become the city guard of Nantong City, and then rush back with soldiers to welcome their families.

At that moment, he left all the rations to his family, rode a donkey to take office, walked non-stop for a whole day and night, came to Nantong to take office smoothly, and the next day after receiving the general's letter, he anxiously took his subordinates back to find his family. How do you know that this search is ten days, rummaging through the poor mountains and bad waters, and never finding the Guanyin Temple where he was hiding that day.

Wang Lin was anxious, remembering the donkey who appeared in the Guanyin Temple by mistake and saved his life, his heart moved, and he returned to Nantong City again, and took the donkey back to the mountains to look for it. But what Wang never expected was that finding his family was not a happy thing, but the beginning of a tragedy. ”

"The beginning of the tragedy?" Hearing this, Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie were stunned at the same time, and they couldn't guess why Wang Lin said this.

But I heard the other party continue, " Wang saw his wife and children again, there was a feeling of rebirth, only cared about the family reunion, completely ignored his family's life-saving benefactor is this donkey who ran from nowhere, that is, it caused a catastrophe, due to the bumpy road, too hard, the donkey fell ill on the way back, the accompanying soldiers were hungry, seeing that the donkey was sick, they wanted to kill to satisfy hunger, Wang had just taken over the position of general at that time, although he was grateful for the kindness of the donkey, but he did not dare to disobey the wishes of the soldiers too much, and was forced to compromise under their repeated insistence, and finally killed the donkey who saved the life of the whole family to satisfy the hunger of the brothers。 Speaking of this, Wang Lin burst into tears and regretted his actions.

The eyes of the black donkey before he died are still unforgettable, vivid, and he will linger in front of his eyes every night since then, resulting in sleepless nights.

Half a year later, the parents of the ancestors died, and a year later, the two infant children had grown black fur and hard skin like donkeys, and their ears became sharp and long, just like donkeys. The old man died, but the child could not die, since then suffered the curse of the black donkey and lived in the dark, afraid of being regarded as a monster by the world and did not dare to see people, Wang's wife was too stimulated, crazy life, eating fasting and chanting Buddha is useless; not only that, up and down the general's mansion, you can hear the sound of the donkey every night, clear but no trace can be found, so that everyone is in danger, and the night can not sleep. Speaking of this, General Wang, who seemed to be five big and three coarse, couldn't help but cry loudly.

"No wonder I didn't see any family members when I walked through the door. Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie glanced at each other, and gasped at the same time, who would have thought that the great general, who looked majestic, had such an unspeakable secret. But to be honest, it is also self-inflicted, not to mention whether the prayer in front of the statue of Guanyin has an effect, the black donkey has the grace of reinvention to Wang Lin's family, he is not grateful, and he actually ate the black donkey with the sergeant, which is simply a model of ruthlessness and unrighteousness. It's just that the donkey is a demon after all, and Wang Lin is a human, and when there is a conflict between humans and demons, they still have to stand on the side of people.

"General Wang, speaking of which, the house is still being harassed by the black donkey. ”

"It's not just harassment, it's a curse, it's a nightmare, an all-encompassing nightmare. Wang's two children grew up day by day, the black skin and black hair on their bodies grew more and more, their noses bulged outward, their backs arched, and they even began to walk on all fours like donkeys. Wang's wife couldn't bear the children to be looked at by others, so she took the two children to live in a courtyard at the back of the general's mansion, living an isolated life.

But the hateful black donkey doesn't want to let go of Wang's family at all, in the past half a year, often possessed by my child's body, the child possessed by it is like a loss of heart, bite when you see someone, beat when you see someone, so that the matter is getting bigger and bigger, and you can't hold it anymore, fortunately, Your Highness, you came here with two Daozun, and now only you can save the lives of Wang's family. ”

After listening to him, Shen Fei showed a suspicious look and asked: "General Wang, forgive Shen's bluntness, General, you are in a high position and have a wide range of contacts, haven't you thought of inviting a monk to chant and drive away evil spirits, you know, when it comes to restraining evil spirits, monks should not be inferior to Taoism." ”

"Hey, don't mention it, how could Wang not think of inviting a monk to come and do something, but no matter what status a monk is, once he hears what happened, he shakes his head again and again, shouting Amitabha, no matter what, he is not willing to come to help. Later, it was through a monk with a good relationship that Wang learned the reason why they were unwilling to help: it turned out that in the eyes of monks, everything has a cause and effect, and Wang did unrighteous things in the first place, and he deserved the evil consequences of the curse of the black donkey. ”

"But as far as I know, the monk should be ruthless to demons. ”

"Yes, Wang was like Daozun at that time, and he also had this question, who would have thought that the monk said: Putting aside the cycle of cause and effect, the Buddhist scriptures say that the black donkey is a form that Guanyin Bodhisattva saw the peasants working hard and transformed into a form in order to alleviate their hardship, in other words, the black donkey is a symbol of Guanyin Bodhisattva in their eyes, and the place where Wang prayed is the Guanyin Temple, and the help he got is from the black donkey, which undoubtedly confirms the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva in it, and did the thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, they can't lend a hand no matter what, and Wang must suffer enough, remember the lesson, and repay the sins。 ”

"I see. After seeing the pure spirit monk's views on the Pure Land of the world, and listening to Wang Lin's narration, Shen Fei felt that it was very possible that the monks living in the human kingdom had their firm beliefs and persistence, and they longed for the Buddha of the year, and hoped to establish a pure land on earth, and in addition, they recognized the existence of reincarnation, thinking that they were cultivating the next life, and the world should bear the law of cause and effect. Although they have compassion in their hearts, in a sense, they are very terrible paranoia, so they will not give Wang Lin, the imperial general, face at all, and persistently believe in the law of cause and effect.