In Jinshan Temple, two monks, one tall and one short, are whispering.

"Senior brother, do you think this Jiang Liu'er is weird? In the past few days, I have been chattering and debating with others. A short monk said.

"Oh, Senior Brother, what is this Jiang Liu'er talking about?" the tall monk asked curiously.

"What else could there be? This Jiang Liuer is eccentric, and the debate with people is nothing more than the topic of life and death. ”

The short monk's eyebrows fluttered, and he continued: "On that day, Senior Brother, I was also on the spot, and he asked everyone: Can a human soul be immortal? Will our bodies definitely come to naught? Will we really be reincarnated? If we can be reincarnated, can we retain the memories of this life? Can Zen make us all transcend life and death?。。。。。。 You said that Jiang Liu'er asked so many mysterious and mysterious things, isn't this full of food? ”

With that, the short monk shook his head frequently.

The tall monk also echoed and agreed with the short monk's statement.

"Ahem!" an old, majestic voice sounded.

"What are you talking about?" it turned out that the abbot, Monk Fa Ming, happened to be passing by.

"Master, I didn't say anything, my brother and I were talking about the Dharma. The short monk glanced at the tall monk, and the tall monk understood, and was busy beside him to help say yes.

"The monks don't speak, you tell the truth. Elder Fa Ming's face sank, and the two of them flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that the abbot couldn't hide it, the tall monk repeated what the two had just said, which made the short monk next to him look extremely embarrassed.

"Hmph, you know something!"

If there is no doubt, how is it different from eating all day long and having no intentions?!"

"How can a person like you, who eats, sleeps, and recites sutras every day, without asking why, have the time to become enlightened?"

As he spoke, Elder Fa Ming also took a special look at the fat body of the short monk.

The two monks, the tall and the short, listened to Elder Fa Ming's instructions, and their faces immediately sweated, and they didn't dare to argue, but they just bowed their heads and said nothing.

"Alright, you two go and call Jiang Liu'er to me. Elder Fa Ming felt that he had almost trained himself, and gave another command.

"Yes. The two monks were sweating profusely, and after the heads were put together, they retreated.

After a while, Jiang Liu'er, who was wearing a gray robe, came to the abbot's room, Jiang Liu'er stepped into the door, and said with a salute: "Master." ”

"Jiang Liu'er, I once asked you to go to the Tibetan Scripture Building to enjoy the Buddhist scriptures, how are you studying now?" Elder Fa Ming asked.

"Master, my disciple has learned more than 100 volumes of sutras such as the Mahayana Treatise, the Miscellaneous Abhidharma Treatise, the Enlightenment Treatise, the Kusha Sutra and the Great Nirvana Sutra, and has memorized them to the fullest. Inadvertently, Jiang Liuer's face showed a sense of pride.

Elder Fa Ming's eyes were like torches, and he saw Jiang Liu'er's momentary pride in his eyes, and shook his head slightly.

"Jiang Liu'er, for the teacher, I asked you, what is enough?"

"Master, if it's enough, it's full, and I can't fit it anymore. Jiang Liu'er replied quickly.

"Is the stone in this basin full?" Elder Fa Ming asked, pointing to a pot of pebbles in the meditation room.

"Master, it's full. Jiang Liu'er glanced at the basin full of pebbles, and immediately replied.

Elder Faming grabbed several handfuls of sand from the side and threw them into the basin filled with pebbles, and the sand disappeared in an instant.

"Is it full now?" Elder Faming asked again.

"It's full!" replied Jiang Liu'er.

As if by magic, Elder Fa Ming grabbed another handful of lime from his side and threw it into the basin, and immediately the lime disappeared again.

"Is it full?" Elder Faming asked again.

"It seems to be full. Jiang Liu'er's tone was a little less confident.

Elder Fa Ming picked up another glass of water and poured it into the basin, and suddenly the water disappeared again.

"Is it full?" asked Elder Fa Ming.

"......" Jiang Liu'er was silent. After a while, Jiang Liu'er replied, "Master, disciple understands, thank you for your teaching." ”

"Well, it's good that you understand. Elder Fa Ming stroked his slender white beard and said.

"By the way, Jiang Liu'er, yesterday you said that you wanted to go to Jiangzhou to find your mother, are you ready?"

"Master, the disciple is preparing to pack up, and I am about to say goodbye to you, master. ”

"Okay, you have to pay attention to your own safety this time when you are looking for your mother. After finding your mother's whereabouts and reuniting your mother and son, be sure to go back to Jinshan Temple again, as the teacher still has something to tell you. ”

"Yes, master. Jiang Liu'er agreed

Elder Fa Ming waved his hand, Jiang Liu'er hurriedly withdrew from the meditation room, and Monk Fa Ming was still meditating on a futon in the room.

"Brother Jiang Liu'er, are you going to leave?" Li Rong'er's eyes were red, and she had a small mouth, and hurriedly walked into Jiang Liu'er's room.

"Brother Jiang Liu'er, why don't you tell me when you leave?" Li Rong'er said with an angry mouth.

"Sister Rong'er, I have something to do outside, it's not convenient to take a girl with you, do you understand?" Jiang Liu'er touched the top of Li Rong'er's head.

Li Rong'er suddenly became coquettish, a moment of nonsense, a moment of pity, I had to ask Jiang Liu'er to take her with her, Jiang Liu'er knew that this trip was dangerous, and she was also worried about the safety of Li Rong'er's girl's family, so she immediately made a tiger face and made up her mind, just not to let Li Rong'er go with her.

"Hmph, if you don't go, you won't go, who is rare!" Seeing Jiang Liu'er's resolute attitude and repeated persuasion, the little girl also became angry, and turned her face at the moment and ignored Jiang Liu'er.

After only a moment's work, Li Rong'er caught a glimpse of Jiang Liu'er thinking about her thoughts, but still didn't pay attention to her own meaning, so she became more and more angry.

"Bang!", the annoyed Li Rong'er slammed the door and ran away with tears in her eyes......

Jiang Liu'er sighed, didn't think about it anymore, and meditated in the room, preparing to leave for Najiangzhou early tomorrow morning.

Thinking that she was about to see her mother, whom she had not seen for eighteen years, Jiang Liu'er was full of excitement, and then she burst into tears, and muttered to herself:

"Who was I before I was born? Who was I when I was born? Who was I when I was happy, when I was sad, and who was I when I closed my eyes?"

Early the next morning, without waiting for the rooster to crow, Jiang Liuer put on his suit, took a change of clothes, rain gear and dry food, and quietly left the Jinshan Temple, which was still asleep at this time.

Walking out of the temple gate for about 100 meters, Jiang Liuer couldn't help but look back at Jinshan Temple. At this time, the Jinshan Temple, which shows the outline in the little twilight, is like a layer of gold plated under the reflection of the rising sun, which is brilliant and sacred and solemn.

For a while, Jiang Liu'er's heart was extremely emotional, it was this Jinshan Temple, she had raised herself for a full eighteen years, and the abbot Faming monk had also changed from a sturdy middle-aged man to an old man with white hair!

In the eighteen years, his infancy, childhood, youth, and youth have all been spent here, and he has never left Jinshan Temple for half a step. Thinking of this, Jiang Liu'er was full of tears, embarrassed, and slowly knelt down towards Jinshan Temple, and kowtowed respectfully to Jinshan Temple three times!

Then, Jiang Liu'er stood up, picked up the packages and bags on the ground, patted the dust on his body, and resolutely turned around and left......