In the evening, Ye Haotian and Lan'er led a group of singers and samurai to stroll through the streets of Kyoto.

Everyone stayed in the hotel for several days in a row, and everyone was bored. It is rare to have a chance to go out sightseeing, and naturally everyone is elated, and the steps are unusually brisk.

Ye Haotian and Lan'er walked at the back.

Since the mission went smoothly and saw that it was completed, everyone was very relieved.

The weather in April is excellent, the afterglow of the sunset hangs in the sky, the breeze comes slowly, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility.

Lan'er looked at the purple and red cherry blossoms on the side of the street, leaned her head close to Ye Haotian's ear, exhaled like an orchid, and sighed in a low voice: "In such a beautiful and peaceful place, there are so many evil widows, it is really incomprehensible." ”

Ye Haotian felt depressed when he thought of this, so he shook his head slightly, and said with a long sigh: "The Japanese people have more than enough self-cultivation, but not enough heart cultivation, so the demons in their hearts are difficult to get rid of, and they always want to expand outward. If you don't know how to restrain yourself, there will be great disasters in the future. ”

Lan'er looked at the busy people on the street, and sighed softly: "The Japanese are inexhaustible, inexhaustible, come and go, go and come, when will it end?"

Ye Haotian pondered for a long time and replied, "This question is the same as the principle of mutual roots of the Demon Dao. It can be said that where there is water, there are fish, and where there are people, there are thieves, so it is difficult to completely eradicate the Japanese pirates. Besides, even if there are no pirates, there is no guarantee that there will be no rogue bandits from elsewhere who will enter Middle-earth and harass the people. ”

Lan'er felt uncomfortable when she heard this, and asked with a frown: "Are you saying that even if we expel the Japanese invaders this time, it will be 'treating the symptoms but not the root cause', right? ”

Ye Haotian said with a solemn expression: "The Japanese are not terrible, as long as Middle-earth can be self-reliant, it will be difficult for them to become rampant." ”

Lan'er thought about it, stared at the sunset on the horizon and said, "But I'm still very worried." If the Japanese people continue to slaughter the people of Middle-earth in this way, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not cause a catastrophe in the future. Once the seeds of hatred sprout in the heart, I am afraid that it will be difficult to expel them. One day, the wind will blow and the rain will pour, and one side will be wiped out!"

Ye Haotian sighed when he heard this, and his heart also felt extremely heavy.

Lan'er stopped, stood in front of a delicate cherry tree, looked at it for a long time, and then said, "I hope that tomorrow we can talk better with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and let them do their best to restrain their people." ”

Ye Haotian raised his hand to pick a pale yellow cherry blossom, smiled and put Lan'er in his sideburns, and said softly: "How about we go to Ise Jingu tonight?"

Lan'er glanced at him in surprise and nodded slightly.

In the middle of the night, the two flew for more than 100 miles, quietly landed on the ground, and came to a dense forest less than 30 zhang away from the shrine.

The body was surrounded by tall and large ancient trees, and there was no sound at all.

There was a very fresh breath in the air, and it felt like returning to the Xianyan Valley where Nuwa Niangniang was.

At this moment, Lan'er's heart was very peaceful, and she added a touch of goodwill to Amaterasu.

Through the gap in the leaves, Ye Haotian carefully observed the movement of the Divine Palace.

Ise Jingu is not just a lonely palace, but a complex of large houses, large and small, with thousands of palaces in front of and behind. The entire shrine is surrounded by thick and large trees, and the only way to enter and exit is a winding path.

He didn't dare to be careless, holding the turtle mirror in his hand, he couldn't help but input his skills, and asked, "What is the situation in the palace?

Turtle Mirror's voice soon came: "Master, please look, I have shown everyone's location." There are a total of 310 people in the Divine Palace, including 65 people from the Immortal Realm, 23 people from the Divine Realm, and two Sanqing Heavenly Gods. The two Sanqing Heavenly Gods were ranked 5,800 and 30,000 respectively on the Immortal List. As for whether there are peerless masters within the two thousand on the immortal list, hehe, I don't know. ”

"There are so many masters?" Ye Haotian looked at the speckled yellow and red shadows on the turtle mirror, and couldn't help frowning, "Huh, why isn't it black?"

The turtle mirror's gong-like voice said, "These are not demons, they should be white." I have so much power that I can turn white into yellow so you can see it at a glance. ”

Ye Haotian was even more strange: "The Divine Palace of the Wa Kingdom actually worships decent immortals?

At this time, the voice of Jiupin Liantai came: "Ah Jing is right, although the true number of Buddha's hearts of these people is high and low, it is also within the range of normal immortals. ”

Hearing this, Ye Haotian couldn't help but hesitate in his heart: "How can this be?

After thinking about it, he decided not to change his original intention, and first took the eight-foot mirror in his hand.

At this time, the voice of the turtle mirror sounded again: "Pay attention to those few red spots, they are 'howling dogs', which can bite people's necks from thirty zhang away, and their power is far higher than that of the barking dogs raised by ordinary immortals." ”

Ye Haotian stared at the turtle mirror, and found that the red and yellow dots in the turtle mirror were densely packed, and it seemed that it was not easy for him to enter the Ise Shrine quietly.

After a moment of silence, he quietly asked the Demon Suppression Pagoda: "How is the watchdog you helped me train?"

The demon suppression pagoda urn said angrily: "The evil surname of 'Iron Monster' has not been eliminated, and he is not yet listening. However, the Golden Retriever Pixiu, which ranks ninth in the list of evil beasts, has been trained and can be used by its owner. ”

Ye Haotian smiled when he heard this: "Okay, then let three or five golden retrievers come out!"

As soon as the words fell, a small hole two inches square suddenly opened on the side of the Demon Suppression Pagoda, and four golden retrievers spit out.

The golden retriever Pixiu is good at the wind, and as soon as it lands, it will restore the original height of two feet, the head of the dragon and the claws of the tiger, and the monster image of the body of the ox and the feet of the horse.

Seeing this, Lan'er couldn't help but take a few steps back, and only then did she relax when she saw the monster bowing down to Ye Haotian.

Ye Haotian shouted in a deep voice: "Brother Pixiu, you entered the Divine Palace from the northeast corner in order to attract the attention of the defenders, pay attention not to hurt people!"

The Golden Retriever Pixiu nodded frequently when he heard this, and seemed to have understood what he meant.

Ye Haotian was still not at ease, so he called Bijin out again, and advised: "You lead them forward, the bigger the momentum, the better, but don't make a killing!"

Bijin excitedly agreed, and led a few behemoths away.

Not long after, there was a roar of a golden retriever in the northeast corner of Ise Jingu, mixed with the screams of Jazin, followed by a burst of human voices: "Oh, the desolate beast is here! Hurry up and report to the great god of Toyoshi!" The shouts came one after another, and people ran to the northeast corner.

Ye Haotian stared at the turtle mirror quietly, until nearly seventy percent of the red and yellow spots gathered in the area where the golden retriever Pixiu appeared, and he still stood motionless in the forest.

Soon, I heard someone screaming: "Oh my God, where did all these evil beasts come from? What the hell are they? Why are they so powerful? Oops, even the prefect Tsuhiko God and the prefect Tobe God have been defeated...... Come on, people!" At this time, the entire Ise Jingu really panicked, and people ran over to watch, and more and more people came to intercept them.

Ye Haotian saw that most of the red and yellow spots in the turtle mirror were out of place, so he led Lan'er out of the dense forest with a swagger and flew forward.

According to the guidance of Tongling Baoyu, the two swept through the Duoga Palace, the Earth Palace, and the Moon Night Seeing Palace and the Moon Desecration Palace like lightning, and came to the Deserted Sacrifice Palace.

The Arashori Palace is a wooden palace with a peculiar style, the windows are half-open and half-closed, and the red candles are not extinguished all year round.

The peaceful candlelight spilled out of the window, along with the faint moonlight, illuminating the clusters of purple and red cherry blossoms outside the hall.

Lan'er's eyes couldn't help but stare at those cherry blossoms, only to feel that the cherry blossoms here were exceptionally beautiful, not only vibrant, but also fragrant and refreshing, which made her nostalgic and almost didn't want to move.

Seeing that there was no one around, Ye Haotian gently pushed open the door of the hall and walked in.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw a statue of a goddess with a good appearance in the middle of the main hall, about thirty years old, tall, with a kind face, lifelike facial features, and it seemed that even the eyes could be turned.

Along the way, Lan'er has always felt very peaceful in her heart, so she is full of affection for the rumored Amaterasu. At this time, seeing the statue with a kind face and a noble posture, she couldn't help but bow down to the statue twice.

Ye Haotian kept his hands and feet, and after a while, he had already flipped through the temple up and down, and finally found a three-inch bronze mirror, walked back to Lan'er's side and laughed in a low voice: "What kind of eight-foot mirror, who would have thought that it would be such a small thing." It's all too much work!That's it, let's go. ”

Lan'er only felt that this trip was not thrilling and dangerous, it was too simple.

She still wanted to stay in the temple for a while, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't stay for a long time, so she had to look at the idol again, and said reluctantly: "I'm really sorry, we have to leave, I hope there will be a chance to meet the seniors in the future." After speaking, he turned around and followed Ye Haotian out.

The two of them were about to step out of the threshold, when they suddenly heard a very soft voice behind them: "Senior sister go slowly, Emperor Haotian, please wait!"

Ye Haotian was so frightened that he jumped out of eight feet away, and for a while, his soul was full of death, and he was drenched in cold sweat!

Lan'er also trembled involuntarily.

When he looked back, he saw that the statue of the goddess was alive! and looked at the two with a smile on his face, and gently exchanged one hand, just like a sister who had not seen her for many years was calling her younger brother and sister.

Seeing this, Lan'er involuntarily walked back, but was pulled by Ye Haotian.

Ye Haotian's heart "plop, plop" kept jumping, and suddenly increased his skill to 12 percent, ready to shoot if he didn't agree with him, even if the other party's skill was high, he had to rush out with all his strength.

His mind flashed, and he felt very puzzled: "Who is this person? How can he call out the name of 'Haotian Emperor' in one mouth? How can he call Lan'er his junior sister?"

The goddess seemed to know his concerns, and shook her hand gently with a smile, while taking out an eight-inch golden wat card and showing it to him.

Ye Haotian looked fixedly, but saw five big characters engraved on the wat card: "Houtu Emperor Diyi"!

"This, this ......" he couldn't believe his eyes!

How can the Emperor be Amaterasu? This is absolutely impossible!

At this time, the voice of the Heavenly Guardian Imperial Seal sounded after a long absence: "Yes, I personally supervised the production of this wat card. This person in front of him is one of the four emperors who dominate all things in heaven and earth below the Sanqing Zun God, and his official position is closely following the Jade Emperor, the Zhongtian Ziwei Arctic Emperor, and the Houtu Emperor after the Emperor of Gou Chen Shanggong!"

At this point, Ye Haotian didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down, shouting: "The younger Shenzhouzi has eyes and no beads, and he actually came to the Niangniang Palace to steal, it is really a crime to die!"

The goddess waved him up slightly, and said angrily: "Where did you learn the bastard rules, they are all second-grade immortals, and you still come to this set!

Ye Haotian laughed at himself: "Weichen worships the Houtu Niangniang who is in charge of yin and yang fertility, the beauty of all things, and the beauty of the earth, mountains and rivers, not the god Amaterasu of the Wa Kingdom!"

Hou Tu Niangniang seemed to understand the complaint in his heart, and said with a slight smile: "When I first came here from the Heavenly Realm, I happened to land here, so I have some feelings for Fusang. You don't have to be so resentful, there are enough immortals in Middle-earth, and even Yu Yanjing is helping you, what else is there to be dissatisfied with? Not to mention that I have incarnated into tens of millions, and I also have three palaces in Middle-earth. If you count carefully, I'll stay in Middle-earth at least three times as long as I've been here, so aren't you satisfied?"

Hearing her say this, Ye Haotian also became embarrassed, feeling that he seemed to be too stingy.

Lan'er quietly walked up to Hou Tu Niangniang and stood respectfully with her hands down, as if a child who had made a mistake was waiting for his parents to punish her.

She was worried about Ye Haotian, and she didn't know what kind of crime stealing was in the Heavenly Rules.

Hou Tu Niangniang stretched out her hand and pulled Lan'er over, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I am the founding disciple of Nuwa Niangniang, and I am your senior sister in charge! But I didn't expect to see you today! Did you come to see me?"

Lan'er was speechless with a red face, but she was sighing in her heart, the master made people out of the soil, and the senior sister was in charge of yin and yang fertility, it seems that it is really in the same line, I don't know what I can do in the future?

Ye Haotian was still holding the eight-foot mirror, and when he saw that the other party was so inquiring, he had to tell the truth: "Niangniang, we are here to steal treasures." Unexpectedly, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the treasure thief came to his house! ”

Hou Tu Niang Niang glanced at him and asked: "The master has always praised you, and it must have a deep meaning in stealing the treasure, so you can tell me, if the reason is sufficient, I will hand over the eight-foot mirror to you." Speaking of this, she turned her head to Lan'er and smiled: "I just arrived, and I saw that you were leaving, so I had to make a call, not to scare you." Senior sister wasn't scared, was she?"

Lan'er quickly shook her head to say that it was okay, but said in her heart: "I was almost scared to death by you!"

Ye Haotian immediately recounted the origin of the hatred between China and the two countries, and finally said: "Niangniang, you are always the head of the eight million immortals in the Japanese Kingdom, and you also have to manage all the immortals and the people of the lower realm! If the hatred is allowed to develop, I am afraid that it will cause a catastrophe of tens of millions of deaths and injuries, and it will be too late to take care of it!"

Hou Tu Niangniang frowned when she heard this, and sighed: "In my impression, China says that the two countries are separated by a strip of water, live in harmony, and have a long history. If you talk about hatred, I'm afraid it's only happened in recent years, and it may be related to the true god of the big devil. As long as the true God is removed, relations between the two countries should be better. ”

Ye Haotian shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the Japanese will continue, and the grievances between the two countries will become deeper and deeper, even if the true God has been eliminated, it still can't resolve the hatred between the two countries." In the future, once there is a stir, the dregs will rise again, and eventually it will inevitably lead to a catastrophe! Niangniang, I wonder if you have any good strategies to resolve hatred, can you take precautions and prepare early?"

Hou Tu Niangniang looked at the cherry blossoms in full bloom outside the window, and said softly: "If you want to resolve hatred, you must be able to break through life and death." There is a "law of death" in death, and there is a "rule of life" in life. Do you know the rules of life? What is the mystery of life?"

Ye Haotian and Lan'er widened their eyes and shook their heads in unison: "You are always in charge of yin and yang fertility, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful, please tell us about it." ”

Hou Tu Niangniang pointed to the cherry tree in front of the window with her hand, and said: "You see, this tree has roots, trunks, branches and leaves, and stamens at the tips. Again, those flowers that fall do not want to be with the branches and leaves, and would rather fall alone and turn into dirt, which is the form of 'death'. ”

Ye Haotian and Lan'er looked at her without blinking, as if they understood in their hearts, waiting for her to explain further.

Hou Tu Niangniang turned her head and looked at the two of them and said kindly: "A flower and a tree, a mountain and a water, all of them are endless, and the new is endless." What is the 'mystery' of this new and ever-new opportunity? This question seems difficult, but in fact there is only one very simple word, that is, 'love'! Love is the mystery of life! Love is the source of all things in the universe, and love is the mother of conception and generation of all things...... It is precisely because of love that there are all living beings, with love, there are beautiful mountains and rivers, and with love there is all life. This is the first article of the opening of the "Life Rules": 'Born of love'!"

Ye Haotian felt that this statement was very interesting, and he couldn't help but want to hear it.

Lan'er felt even deeper, and felt that these sayings had something in common with Nuwa Niangniang's "making people from the soil" exercise, and there must be unexpected benefits for her future practice.

But after hearing this, Tu Niangniang continued: "Look at that cherry tree, it is precisely because the roots have love that it can penetrate deep into the soil, the trunk can carry the canopy, the leaves have love to spread in the wind, and the flowers can reproduce with love...... The whole tree is in harmony with each other, and there is affection and love, so that it can be vibrant. On the contrary, the cherry blossoms that fell off had to fall into the earth and die because their love had come to an end.

The same is true of life. Returning blood for blood may seem like a pleasure, but it cannot resolve the accumulated grievances between the two countries, and the omnipotence of force is only a myth that cannot be tested, and love and forgiveness are the real way to resolve hatred...... Killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred themselves, and slaughtering without love hurts not only the enemy, but also oneself, that is a sad dead end......"

Speaking of this, she reached out and took the eight-foot mirror, stroked the smooth mirror and said: "This mirror was originally an artifact for me to observe the four major changes of heaven and earth feng shui, karma and the transformation of love and hate, and I can gain insight into the love and hate of the gods of the Japanese kingdom, and understand their life and death, so that the gods can scruple and dare not come back to worship even if they are far away in the sky." This is the secret of the eight-foot mirror, knowing this, do you still want this mirror?"

Ye Haotian waved his hand again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare, a gentleman doesn't take people's love." This is your old man's dinner guy, what are you going to do if you give it to us?"

Hou Tu Niangniang handed over the eight-foot mirror to Lan'er and said: "This mirror can only control the gods of the Japanese country, not the gods of the world." I have a lot of mirrors like this, and I don't lack this one, so I'll give it to my junior sister. It's been too enchanting lately, and it's not in harmony with my life, so I may not be here for a while. If you have time, you may wish to help me take care of the affairs of Fuso. At this point she sighed, "Don't blame me. For me, the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat! The people of Middle-earth are precious, and the people of Fusang are also connected to their hearts. ”

Lan'er looked at the eight-foot mirror in her hand, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Ye Haotian raised his eyebrows and said, "Niangniang, can you also use love to resolve the murderous demon?"

Hou Tu Niangniang paused for a moment when she heard this, and said earnestly: "There are very few heinous demons, and everyone has a good side; When there is no end to retribution, only love is eternal......"

Before the words fell, I heard a screaming voice in the distance: "Stop that little beast quickly, don't let it rush into the inner palace, don't disturb Amaterasu." ”

Then someone said, "Why are you running so fast?"

At this time, the wat card in Hou Tu Niangniang's hand suddenly changed greatly, she glanced at Ye Haotian, and said with a slight smile: "Someone is calling me again, I have to go." Emperor Haotian, these people are all my subordinates, please be merciful. After speaking, he hugged Lan'er and whispered a few words, and then stood back and returned to the previous state of clay sculpture and wood carving.

Ye Haotian and Lan'er didn't want to face the immortals, so they didn't stay any longer, flew out of the Divine Palace, and then recalled Bijin and Golden Retriever Pixiu, and after asking if they had hurt anyone, they gave them the elixir and ordered them to return to their original places to cultivate.

When the two returned to the inn, the east was already white, and the sky was almost dawn.

Ye Haotian sat on the bed and pondered quietly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Houtu Niangniang's words were very reasonable, and they had something in common with the Confucian saying of "benevolence". The Confucian concept of "benevolence" includes three meanings: love, birth, and communication. In the past, he only understood the truth of "born of love", but today he has completely understood the meaning of "born of love".

Only with love can we protect and communicate with each other, so he can naturally communicate with the true body bodhisattva of Jiuhua Pure Land, which is the meaning of "communication through love".

"Born of love" is another very important aspect.

Love is the root of all things. The improvement of human quality and the transcendence of the surname spirit must be based on love. When small love is expanded into big love, an ordinary person will become a sage and a saint. Confucius, Mencius...... Even the Buddha is a person who elevates and expands love to benevolence. Some people say: "Heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity is like a long night, and if there is no Buddha in the world, all living beings will perish forever!" It can be seen that the most indispensable thing in life is love, and when love becomes infinite, it will reach the perfection of life - heaven and earth have the same root, and all things are one.

Thinking like this, his mind gradually sank into the realm of Confucianism's righteousness and benevolence, and he felt that his mind was broadening and broadening, and a sense of peace and tranquility extended from his chest to the outside of his chest, from the cherry blossoms in front of the window to the sea hundreds of miles away, from the ground to the sky.

Gradually, he felt that his whole body and mind were integrated with all things in the universe, regardless of each other...... Love yourself, love others, love flowers, love grass, love clouds, love heaven and earth, the whole world is so warm and full of endless love.

When that warmth and love gradually reached its peak, Ye Haotian suddenly saw a rainbow rising in the distant sky, looming at first, and then gradually becoming clearer, and getting closer and closer, from the edge of the sky, through the house and straight into the bottom of his heart! For a while, he felt his heart fluctuate, his blood was surging, and the divine pill in the Mud Pill Palace was suddenly filled with a lot.

He was surprised and delighted, and at the same time confused, not knowing what had happened.

"I just thought that 'born of love' can give birth to a beautiful rainbow, where did this rainbow come about, and why does it contain so much energy?"

He quickly checked the condition of his body and found that there was no other discomfort except that his strength had greatly increased, so he was a little relieved.

At this time, he left only one thought in his heart: "The heart is tied to the sky, and the qi runs through the Changhong! Collect the righteous qi of heaven and earth since ancient times for his own use, only the cultivation of the legendary Confucian saints can achieve this realm, is it that I am so young that I have cultivated to the point that Confucian students dream of-'The saint, in the sum of heaven and earth, from the principle of the eight winds, suitable for the world, without fear and hatred┄┄ to enjoy the pleasure, to self-satisfaction as the merit, the body is not broken, the spirit is not scattered, and the longevity is ...... than Nanshan'"

Although he was familiar with millions of books, he rarely saw what the superior realm of Confucian cultivation was like, and the few profound theories of inner saint cultivation were obtained from the three great Confucians who hid in the wild goose.

At that time, Kong Xiuwen once said: "Confucian practice focuses on refining the mind, refining qi and refining the gods, not only there are different stages of cultivation such as Haoran righteousness and qi through Changhong, but also can be divided into different levels according to the depth of skill, from low to high are fools, mortals, sapiens, sages, sub-sages and saints." ”

Ye Haotian pondered for a long time, and felt that he was likely to have practiced the preliminary kung fu of the Confucian Sage. It is precisely because of Niangniang's guidance that he understood the true meaning of Confucianism's "benevolence", so that Confucianism has taken a big step forward.

At the same time, he felt that Qi Changhong might not be the highest level of Confucian cultivation, and there should be another layer above, and that layer might as well be called "Haoqi Forever".

Although the air runs through Changhong, it is a pity that it is still a body of life and destruction. Only when we reach the realm of eternal prosperity can we live with heaven and earth, and the moon is full of light, that is, to reach the point where heaven and earth have the same root and all things are one.

"Praise the cultivation of heaven and earth, and you can participate in heaven and earth. ”

Thinking of this, he felt both excited and frightened, excited that he had become one of the very few people who had cultivated to the realm of Qi through Changhong, and what was terrifying was that he had to reach the peak in the future, "the ancients were not seen before, and the people who came after were not seen", the long road was far away, and he was the only one who searched up and down.

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