"Master Xiao, why are you here?" Monk Daofan stepped over the threshold, saw me first, and asked with a puzzled expression.

I was about to explain, but the old monk preemptively asked, "Dao Fan knows this little benefactor?"

Dao Fan clasped his hands together and respectfully saluted the old monk: "Returning to the master, the disciple is going to the Agarwood Valley of the Daimyo Mansion, thanks to the rescue of this Xiao Zuo Xiao benefactor, otherwise I may not be able to return to the temple safely." ”

"Oh?" the old monk looked deep, and when he heard Dao Fan's words, he seemed to have encountered some danger, so he said with concern: "You will tell the story of this trip slowly." ”

Dao Fan nodded, and then explained to the old monk in detail the evil deeds of the Taiping Sect occupying the Agarwood Valley to control the medicine people, as well as the causes and consequences of our repeated fierce battles.

I've been sitting quietly and not daring to speak, but in fact, my heart is going up and down. It turned out that this old monk was Daofan's master, the host of Yongming Temple, and the longevity Zen master who was admired by the world. When I think of what physics I was talking to him just now, I don't know if he will take my remarks as heresy.

The more I think about it, the colder my heart becomes, and the first impression I give to Zen Master Yanshou is probably a pompous and pompous boy who talks and pretends to be, will he dislike me because of this and no longer give me poison?

I listened absentmindedly to the sermon and told his master in every detail. The eloquence of this monk is not bad, and he speaks eloquently, making people feel immersive, and the longevity Zen master who has been listening to it with a calm face also frowned.

Dao Fan talked for more than half an hour before he talked about how I detoxified them, how I poisoned them again, and why I followed him all to Yongming Temple.

"The disciple brought Master Xiao back to the temple this time, just to ask the master to remove the poison from his body. ”

Finally, when it came to my most concerned part, I looked at Yanshou excitedly, hoping with anticipation that he would immediately agree to give me luck to ward off the poison.

It's a pity that after waiting for a long time, the longevity was noncommittal, but turned to something else: "I don't know how the water invisible water donor after taking the yin mushroom is now?"

Seeing that his master didn't react to anything about expelling poison for me, Dao Fan looked at me embarrassedly before replying: "Back to Master, that water donor seems to have lost all his skills since the battle in Agarwood Valley, and was later taken away by Yaoyin's seniors. ”

Yanshou nodded, and said, "Daofan, you go down to rest first." ”

The disciple took Master Xiao back to the meditation room to rest. As he spoke, Daofan glanced at me, and I nodded knowingly. Although I was quite disappointed with my attitude towards longevity, I didn't know what I thought about longevity in my heart, and I was happy that the old monk was angry that I used nutrition to squeeze out the unscientific nature of not killing and eating meat.

Forget it, I'll leave with Daofan first, and I'll talk about it when the longevity is gone. Just as I stood up and was about to leave, Yanshou said coldly: "I am also in love with Lord Xiao, and this time I have some doubts that he needs to answer for me. ”

Yanshou waved his hand at Daofan, and Daofan didn't say anything more, so he retreated alone. As soon as he left, I was even more embarrassed, and I wanted to salute the monk politely, but I was afraid that he would think I was hypocritical. I wanted to ask him directly what he was doing to drive drugs for me, but I didn't dare to speak.

However, it would be a good thing if Yanshou still wanted to discuss natural science with me, and this time I will definitely seize the opportunity to pick up good ones and use scientific religious views to redeem his impression of me. I thought to myself, a little anxiously waiting for the extension of life to speak.

"Donor, when the food is cold, it will not be delicious. Yanshou picked up the rice bowl and held the chopsticks but did not move, but looked at me with burning eyes.

I looked blankly at the food on the table, didn't I want to discuss physics? It seems that he saw through my previous intention of using physics as an introduction to lead to the theory of the dangers of not eating meat: in fact, I was picky about the food and didn't want to eat it.

Hey, I sighed, the old monk is taking revenge on me. Knowing that I have a request for him, he can throw me a face at will. I endured it, as long as you can dissipate your anger, I can't eat it I looked at the table of vegetables bitterly, picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched the stewed vegetable leaves into the bowl, and smiled far-fetched: "I didn't expect the food in Yongming Temple to be really delicious." ”

"Eat silently, sleep silently. ”

“.........”

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, stir-frying was not popular in cooking, and most of the techniques about stir-frying were swept away by some culinary masters, and generally only high-end restaurants and wealthy families had the opportunity to taste the taste of stir-frying. Although I haven't tasted stir-fried food in the first five years I've been here, I can at least occasionally eat vegetable and meat buns. But now when I am confronted with the light food made by these monks in front of me who have no cooking skills, I feel panicked when I take a mouthful.

I wanted to eat a few bites of perfunctory old monk at will, but Yanshou didn't give me this opportunity, and kept smiling and enthusiastically putting vegetables in my bowl.

This meal was the most painful meal I've ever had in my life. I can't help but eat tastelessly, and I am still trembling. Although the old monk was silent, he kept staring at me, and that look felt like as long as I didn't eat it up.

"Is the donor satisfied with the food in our temple?"

"Satisfied... Satisfied, satisfied. ”

Putting down my job, I nodded to Yanshou when I was busy. Yanshou bowed slightly, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, "The donor's opinion on diet makes the poor monk refreshed, I don't know if the donor doesn't eat grains, what if?"

"That's starvation, of course. I replied without thinking.

"Then what does the donor think is the difference between birds and beasts in the world?"

I looked at the longevity hesitantly, the Buddhists talked about all things in the world, all living beings are equal, and said that God has the virtue of a good life. The question of longevity seems to refute my argument about meat, but it is actually a test of my character.

I thought about it for a while and said, "Everything in the world, flowers, plants, insects, trees, things running on the ground, swimming in the water, and flying in the sky, including us, all live in a fair and natural environment, regardless of whether they are high or low. ”

Yan Shouxin nodded, looking satisfied with my answer. "The way of heaven is impermanent, the world is endless, and all living beings are miserable. The earthly world is disturbed, and even the Buddha cannot be transformed one degree, let alone us. Monks, self-cultivation, and Buddhism in order to promote it in the world. My Buddha is compassionate and knows that life is precious, and it is not easy to live in the world. To do so is to spread the Dharma by not killing, and not to eat meat is compassion. ”

I laughed, the monk's heart is indeed compassionate. But if you don't kill, others won't kill? If you don't do evil, you can make others ashamed? I have always lived with an attitude that no one will offend me, and I will not offend others. But in fact, in the past ten days, I have not provoked others, but I have always caused too many disasters. Several twists and turns, life and death, made me exhausted, and at the same time, I also felt that this river and lake is so bloody, if you say poison, you will poison, and if you say that you will use the knife, you will use the knife, and I don't fear life at all.

Now this old monk, a monk, told me about the noble theory of not killing living beings and being compassionate, which instantly stimulated the grief and indignation in my heart, "The master knows that people do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger harms people's hearts. If you are merciful to others, others will only think that you are weak and deceitful, and if you are merciful to others, others will only treat you as ridiculous. The rivers and lakes are a quagmire, once they fall into it, they can only fall deeper and deeper, even if Zuihou is lucky to pull it out, he is also a filthy person. The way of heaven is impermanent, how vicious the human heart is, and how can it be safe and sound if you want to be alone. If you don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of you, and if you have compassion and don't kill or eat meat, the birds and dogs will become meat on someone else's chopping board. ”

Yanshou heard my sarcastic words, but he didn't laugh angrily, looked at me gently, and said happily: "All things and all laws are practiced in heaven and earth, and they all have their reasons." Distinguish between right and wrong, but in fact it has become right and wrong. In the midst of difficulties, we must also see the inquisitive nature of the heart, and do not be disturbed by external objects. There is a taste in the heart, but you don't know the taste of what you eat? There is no bitterness in your heart, where is there trouble? If you cling to a thought, you will have the pain of a thought, and if you let go of everything, everything will be in you. ”

If you cling to one thought, you will have the pain of one thought, and if you let go of everything, everything will be in you.

I silently recalled these two sentences in my heart, and suddenly understood! Only then did I understand the true meaning of the words of Zen Master Yanshou. He's not debating with me whether or not you should eat meat, whether eating meat counts as killing, and whether killing cats and dogs counts as sin. Instead, he wanted to draw out my heart, let me vent my frustration for many days, and then tell me that the most important thing for people is to have an open-minded heart. As the saying goes, "Pointing directly to the hearts of the people, seeing the nature becomes a Buddha".

Although I seemed to care about nothing on the surface, I was actually confused all the time. He saw through my heart and saw that I had lost my heart because of the days of fighting and killing. For a while, I didn't know how to face the dangers of the rivers and lakes, and I didn't know what mentality to hold to face my future life.

At this moment, I heard his words, like an enlightenment, which made me suddenly enlightened. I don't belong to this era, and I shouldn't use my original view of shijie to measure this shijie. I adapt to this world, and I should not abandon my own heart and be influenced by others. I shouldn't be obsessed with thinking about human nature, but I should be myself and move forward along my heart.

"Master," I bowed deeply to Yanshou, and at this moment I surrendered to him with pleasure and gratefully said, "It's the kid who is reckless, don't blame Master Wanwang." ”

"I also hope that the depression in the donor's heart has dissipated, and it is better not to go against his heart. ”

Yanshou stood up and put away the dishes and chopsticks, put them in the food box, and then lifted the food box and said to me, "The donor would like to go out for a walk with me?"