Wuhu Mingyue

Chapter 66: On the Way

Mingyue's heart was shocked, where is the Tao, even if there are tens of thousands of people, do I still go there?This is what Mencius said. He, an old monk who looks like a person from the Western Regions, knows it. Does he really know the meaning of this sentence?

"You want to persuade me not to be obsessed with how my relatives died, but to calmly consider whether I am so lucky to have survived, and whether I can do something, right?"

"The little benefactor is really wise.<"

"Hehe, you don't know how much hatred I have in my heart. Even if I am covered by anger and resentment, who can say anything about me?"

"The wisdom of the little benefactor is not like a boy who is only 5,6 or [-] years old."

Mingyue has long known that the old monk has known the secrets of her body, but what does it matter now, what is she now, the old monk at most regards herself as a stunted child.

"My mother passed away as soon as I was born, and then my father was poisoned to death, and then the relatives who raised me were also killed by barbarians. Now even my only relative, Aunt Hong, has passed away. As a child, I should How to survive? Don’t you think it’s ridiculous to talk about something and do something?”

"Amitabha, the little benefactor will be blessed after many disasters without dying."

"Old monk, you are not from the Central Plains, are you?"

"I am from Kucha".

"Ah, is it that Fotucheng who became a monk in Wuchang country at the age of 9 and went to Gubin (Jiabishi country in northern Tianzhu, today's Kashmir area) twice to study the law!"

Fotucheng never thought that the child he rescued knew him, he had seen countless people, and he never remembered such a child carved in powder and jade, so he opened his eyes wide and looked at me in surprise.

Mingyue was a little bit proud, but it eased the grief of Aunt Hong's death. Sometimes, this brain of hers really has a clear memory of historical figures, but it's strange recently, as long as she thinks about some historical information I will have a splitting headache and it will get worse and worse, but no matter what, I am really grateful to my sleeping self!

Mingyue's tone also became respectful, Mingyue really respected such an eminent monk who had a strong influence in the "Biography of Eminent Monks".

"Master, I've been calling you old monk before, I'm really sorry."

"The old monk is very nice."

Hehe, hearing what the old monk said, Mingyue really likes this old man more and more, very, very free and easy.

"Don't you ask me why I know your name and origin?"

"The little benefactor has deep roots of wisdom, and there are some things that should be known naturally."

Mingyue looked at the old monk's calm expression, she really couldn't figure out whether he was curious or not why she knew his origin.I had no choice but to continue: "My name is Xiaocao. Because of my poor physique since I was a child, I have been raised as a girl. The adults hope that I can grow up safely."

"Little benefactor, if you tell a lie, you will go to tongue pulling hell!"

"Old monk, do you want to tell the truth about everything? Do you know that people have desires?"

"Monks must not listen to lies, nor speak lies!"

Mingyue is a little helpless, yes, she wants to hide her identity, so that not only can she feel safe, but she can also order freely.But facing the old monk in front of him and his savior, what kind of greed would an old man who is 80 years old according to historical calculations have for himself?And I don't want to lie to him...

The old monk was still taking a seat, and did not look at Mingyue again. The old monk closed his eyes and meditated, and said softly: "Xiaocao, it should be your nickname, um, and, don't tell me your real identity now. , I also want to be safe and sound."

Mingyue got angry for a while, this old monk is really interesting!

Time passed by like this, because in the tunnel, I don't know what's going on outside, so I can only wait quietly.

Just like this, I don’t know how many days later, all relying on the little food that the old monk brought with him, even if the old monk didn’t eat it himself, he would keep the little food left for himself...

It is still inconvenient for Mingyue to walk now. Although a famous doctor and old monk reattached my bones, the injury recovered quickly, but after all, the conditions are limited and it is impossible to get the best care, so it is impossible to recover immediately.

Mingyue quietly leaned against the wall of the tunnel, thinking blankly.Suddenly I heard the old monk say: "Xiaocao, your voice is a girl's voice, and your body is a boy's. Did you get drugged to practice child molestation when you were young?"

When Mingyue heard what the old monk said, she was shocked. Is there a way to cure it?Mingyue immediately replied: "Yes, can the monk cure me?"

"No, I have carefully checked your meridians, because the medicine has been given since birth, and the medicine is very poisonous. It has melted into the meridians as you grow up, and will affect your physique and even body structure throughout your life. , cannot be cured."

Although Mingyue knew in her heart that this might be the result, she was still a little disappointed after hearing the old monk's answer.

Mingyue and the other self experienced the past events and experiences together, especially through this catastrophe, Mingyue and the other self actually had a soul fusion phenomenon, although it could not completely make the other self disappear , but all the feelings, knowledge, mentality, and character of the other self are inherited and integrated by the new self, so even the new Ming Yue doesn't care too much about the abnormality of her body, but who doesn't want to be a normal person Woolen cloth?Just because she was young, the newly born Mingyue didn't know how much trouble her body abnormality would cause her in the future...

Mingyue said lightly: "Monk, I don't hate the person who poisoned me, and I don't blame you for being unable to heal me. Do you believe it or not?"

"Don't blame me, I should. I can't cure any disease. I don't hate people who poison me. I can't understand. Have you seen through the world at a young age? When you grow up, you want to marry a wife and have children. If this body is not adjusted well, it will be difficult to have children."

"I know, but I really don't hate anyone, and I am very satisfied to survive."

Although Fotucheng is an eminent monk, after all, he cannot remember his past and present lives, but Mingyue still retains the memories of his previous life. Many things may be more open than what he sees in Mingyue...

Fotucheng looked at Mingyue in surprise, he could see that the child was not lying, but really looked very lightly...

"Monk, don't be surprised. There are many things in the world that don't make sense. Don't you think so?"

Fotucheng nodded, and said in his heart: "People in the Middle Kingdom say that those who are masters come first, and this has nothing to do with people's age. Back then, Confucius in the Middle Kingdom also asked the boy for advice. There is no common sense in the world. Word.

Seeing that Fotucheng seems to agree with her point of view, and that this person is really free and easy, and never thinks too much about things that she can't understand, but Mingyue is still very curious to know what is said in Buddhism about people's past and present lives , so Mingyue thought about a question carefully, and asked: "Monk, you said that people are born, old, sick and die, so is there really a past life or a present life?"

"Zoom it up, yes! Zoom it out, no!"

"How to say?"

"The Buddha said that there have been countless kalpas, that is, countless lives, but we have not seen it, but we cannot prove that there is no such thing, so I said there is. If I let it go, I only know what I am going to pursue in this life. If I die, I will nothing left".

"Didn't you say that there are hells and bliss, and that there are countless lives?"

"I don't know until I die, but I don't know now."

Mingyue was really speechless for a moment, what the old monk said was really very Zen.

"Then why did God or your Buddha make you and me go through so many disasters? There are so many people in the world, why are you and me?"

"Fated".

Mingyue smiled helplessly, this is a proposition that cannot be explained clearly, and Mingyue doesn't like to play tricks, but in such a tunnel, if you don't talk, you will really be suffocated to death.Mingyue had no choice but to search for a lot of things about Buddhism in her mind, and wanted to test this old monk again. Suddenly, Mingyue searched for a poem in her memory, and immediately said: "Bodhi is not a tree, and the mirror is not a stand. A thing, where is the dust?"

The old monk was shocked at once, he was shocked by such a brilliant and concise thinking!But before he could ponder over the poem written by Huineng, the sixth Zen patriarch of his descendant, Mingyue continued: "This is idealism, and materialism is: the body is a bodhi tree, and the heart is a mirror stand. Always wipe it diligently, and don't let it disturb you." Dust (from the poem in the game Xuan Yuan Sword).

The old monk looked at me with wide eyes, and murmured: "Materialism, idealism???"

"To put it simply, there is a flagpole where the wind suddenly blows and the flag flutters. Is it the wind or the flag?"

The old monk thought for a long time, and blurted out: "My heart is moved!"

Mingyue was surprised that the content of the famous story of the sixth patriarch Huineng was exactly the same as what Huineng thought.It seems that the popular "Geyi" Buddhism really has a great influence on people's thinking.

Mingyue shook her head slowly and said: "The wind is indeed moving, but you can't see it, and the flag is also moving, but you don't want to say that it is blown by an invisible wind."

The old monk was obviously lost in thought. It was normal for Mingyue to say these words, but for a person like him who has been deeply versed in Buddhism all his life, these words opened a door for him that he had never thought about before. Without falling into deep thought, this theory seems simple, but it basically subverts the foundation of all his knowledge, how can he accept it?But he couldn't refute Mingyue's logic, which made him extremely painful.

After a long time, the old monk let out a breath and said slowly: "When the wind moves, the flag moves, and the heart also moves, so everything in the world will show various forms due to different environments."

Mingyue is also very surprised that this old monk can be so flexible. You must know that some people will either become demented or crazy if the ideas they have held all their lives are broken, and they will even destroy their irreversible ideas in order to achieve self-deception. purpose, but Fotucheng did not. He not only accepted it, but also formed a fusion with his own knowledge, and immediately had a new understanding of his own. Will the intervention of the Buddha bring a little difference to Buddhism?Mingyue didn't know, Mingyue didn't think so much at this time.

Mingyue imitated the appearance of an adult, shook her head and said: "You can teach me, so you say that you are sitting cross-legged and not moving now, and if I keep walking back and forth in front of you, compared to me, have you moved?" ?”

This is the famous "Theory of Relativity" of later generations. Mingyue really doesn't believe that this old monk can figure it out.

The old monk did fall into deep thinking again, and thought: Yes, I did sit and didn’t move, but he was on my left before, and now he’s on my right. Compared to him, my position has changed or even moved. So I moved, this, this, what logic is this?But it makes sense..."

Mingyue continued: "Then if you and I walk in the same direction at the same speed, can it be said that compared to you and me, you and I have not moved?"

The old monk blurted out: "That's right, we haven't moved, but..."

"But we did walk a lot, didn't we?"

"Um……"

"I call this the theory of relativity, because there is no way to prove that an object is in absolute rest. So there is no such thing as an absolutely stationary object. Rest is just that an object maintains its position with respect to another reference object around it, Therefore, it can only be relative movement and relative stillness, and movement and stillness are relative. To judge whether an object is at rest or in motion, an appropriate reference object must be selected. Different reference objects are selected, and the state of motion of the object is different.” .

"Reference object?"

"Well, it's a reference, I'm going to talk about it today, I'm really sleepy..."

After talking for so long and not having enough to eat, Mingyue was really going to sleep. As she was talking, Mingyue fell asleep...

Fotucheng looked at Mingyue sleeping soundly, and was still thinking about the "relativity theory" that Mingyue said in his heart. This child really has a predestined relationship with Buddha...

Fotucheng felt faintly sad for Mingyue's life experience in his heart. Although Mingyue didn't say anything, he could guess that although his body looked haggard due to various experiences, but he was pampered since childhood and his temperament was different. He was almost sure that Mingyue's background was extraordinary.

Fotucheng shook his head and said in his heart: Lord Buddha, you must bless this child to grow up safely, maybe this child is really different and can take on great responsibilities!