Wandering

Chapter 37

There are no stools in the lecture hall, but futons all over the floor.There were dozens of people in the room, all standing, and when they saw me coming in, they all looked over to me.I don't know why, when these dozens of eyes looked over at the same time, I immediately felt an invisible pressure, and I almost took a step back and exited the door-this place is indeed full of experts in the cultivation world!
At this time, I saw an acquaintance, Mr. Zhang was leading a bald old monk over, and introduced to me: "Buddha, this child is Shi Ye, the person you want to meet today."

"Hello little benefactor Shi, the old monk disturbed you today and invited you all the way to Guangjiao Temple. I really have something to ask, I hope you don't mind." The old monk politely raised his hand and came over to greet I said hello.

"Buddha, you don't have to be so polite to me. You are the elder and I am the junior. If the elder wants to talk to the junior, the junior should come here." I don't know what to call him. Mr. Zhang is called Buddha, and I also Then call Buddha.When I was talking, I also looked up at the famous Living Buddha Ge Jujizan in front of me.I heard that this old man is almost a hundred years old this year, but the old monk in front of him looks only in his sixties, with a shaved head and no beard, no false hair, just a pair of long eyebrows. And dense, even curled at the end, but it is black and white.

Masters in the practice world The most powerful masters I have ever seen are Guanzhu Hechen of Qiyun Temple and Abbot Fayuan of Jiulin Temple.Monk Fayuan is tall and straight, looks dignified, and even his forehead is shiny; while Hechen Taoist priest looks elegant and elegant, even his eyes are shining.But the old living Buddha in front of him was not tall, with slightly dark skin, regular and ordinary facial features, and calm and soft eyes.If he wasn't wearing a monk's robe, he would be an ordinary country old man.This is the Living Buddha?It was just too surprising.In my original imagination, I thought it was the kind of golden light sitting on the Buddhist altar.

Not to mention how I felt, the old living Buddha had already led the crowd to the lecture hall. He first sat down on a futon cross-legged, then pointed to the opposite futon and waved to me: "Benefactor Shi, please sit down too."

He asked me to sit and I sat down, and I sat down straight in front of him according to my usual meditation posture.As soon as his butt touched the futon, he felt a few cold eyes piercing over him, and he heard a few cold snorts vaguely in his ears.I didn't know at the time that there are many rules in the practice world, especially the emphasis on seniority.Lafayette asked me to sit, so I sat, and I didn't care that there were so many high-level people around me who were still standing.

After I sat down, the Living Buddha waved his hand again and asked others to sit down as well.These people sat down, but some people stood and did not sit down.These standing people are also regular, and most of them stand neatly behind a certain sitting person, probably that person's disciple or junior.I was sitting opposite the Living Buddha Ge Jujizan. On the right was Mr. Zhang, and on the left was a middle-aged man with long hair. Seeing his long hair, he might be a Taoist priest who traveled casually.As a result, when Mr. Zhang introduced him, he was indeed a Taoist priest, and his background was not small. He was actually the senior brother Hexi of Zhengyimen and Daoist Master Hexi!

Although the old living Buddha and I played the main roles in today’s occasion, Mr. Zhang seems to be playing the role of “host”. After sitting down, he introduced to me the situation, sect and name of everyone sitting around.These people ranged from monks to Taoists to vulgar people, and there were all sorts of strange things. I couldn’t remember so many of them for a while, so I just kept nodding my head and saying hello.Some people return the gift politely, while others just raise their eyelids.

Besides Master He Xi, I also remember another person.This man was a monk with a bald head, and he looked quite old, at least eight or ninety years old, with a short, messy white beard.He is sitting in the very front of the hall, so his status should not be low, but his expression looks like an eight or nine-year-old child, staring around with curious eyes, as if everything is very new Same thing.When I greeted him, he gave me a grin that was so innocent.

According to Mr. Zhang's introduction, this monk's name is Facheng, and he is the younger brother of the presiding Fayuan of Jiulin Temple.I have heard that Fayuan has a brother named Fa Hai, and now there is another brother named Fa Cheng.Fahai, Fayuan, and Facheng are all next to the word Shui. It feels like three parallel importers. This monk Facheng is really interesting.I was thinking about these messy things in my heart. Mr. Zhang had already finished his introduction, and the old living Buddha coughed: "Benefactor, little benefactor Shi..."

Seeing that I was distracted, the old lama greeted me.I have never heard anyone call me a benefactor since I was a child, and I felt a little uncomfortable when I heard it suddenly, and subconsciously replied: "Buddha, don't call me a benefactor, I have never donated anything to your temple, and I even got a ticket when I entered the door. None of them..."

I didn't realize that speaking like this was a suspicion of picking a ditch on the occasion at that time, because there were Buddhist and Taoist families sitting there, and strictly speaking, I should be from a Taoist school.It is indeed inappropriate for Buddhist disciples to call Taoist disciples benefactors.As soon as I said that, I found that there was a smile in the eyes of He Xi on the left, but he held back and didn't show it.

"The way of heaven is like drawing a bow. Those who are high suppress it, and those who are low lift it up. Those who have excess damage it, and those who are deficient make up for it. ... The damage is not enough to serve the surplus. Who can have surplus to serve the world? Only the Taoist." …People in the Taoist sect, if they have more than enough to serve the world’s inadequacies, of course they can also be called benefactors. Master Shi Xiaoren, what do you think?" The old lama didn’t change his face when he saw what I said just now, and instead quoted a passage from "Lao Tzu" In the text, come to ask me, but the address has changed, no longer call me a benefactor, but real Shi Xiaoren.

I have guessed many times how the Living Buddha will speak when he sees me, whether he will be so full of Buddhist scriptures that I can't understand, but I never thought that he would say the words from the Tao Te Ching when he opened his mouth.This old lama is indeed not simple, and he is not as obvious as his disciple Shang Yunfei. He is also very peaceful and has no airs at all.After hearing what he said, all the people present immediately calmed down a lot, and the eyes of Daoist He Xi also showed awe.Everyone consciously did not interrupt, only Monk Facheng applauded and laughed: "The master said well! All the sages regard inaction as the law, but there is a difference... The Taishang Laojun, the Taoist monk, also said inaction. .”

Monk Facheng's smile sounded innocent, but it was a little booing on this occasion.He Xi coughed slightly.The Living Buddha also heard He Xi's cough, and said instead: "The old monk will not talk too much. I came to find Master Shi Xiaoren today mainly because everyone wants to ask you...He Xi, you should ask."

The Master Hexi nodded slightly to the old living Buddha, and asked me: "Shi Ye, the poor Taoist is straight to the point...you broke the wall in my Zhengyun Temple a few days ago and caused chaos among the people, how do you explain it? "

He Xi's words had the meaning of questioning, but the tone was not harsh.His appearance is different from his junior brother He Chen, this Taoist priest is white and fat, the corners of his mouth and eyebrows are curved upwards, even when he is not smiling, his expression seems to be smiling.So even though he was asking me, the words coming out of his mouth do not feel like blame.

I remembered Mr. Zhang’s instructions, and answered, “Actually, I couldn’t explain what happened that day alone. There were many people present who saw it. You can ask them. There are also witnesses here today… I have seen this senior in Qiyunguan." As I spoke, I turned around and pointed at a big bearded man sitting not far behind.This man's beard is very special, and his temples and cheeks are very thick and knotted together. I remembered that I saw it in Qiyun Temple that day.

Seeing me pointing at that person, He Xi also asked: "Layman Xuanhua, since you were also at Qiyun Temple that day, please tell me about the scene you saw at that time."

Unexpectedly, this burly man was actually called Layman Xuanhua. Layman Xuanhua stood up, bowed to the living Buddha, and then said: "I went to watch the excitement that day. I heard that Qi Yunguan caught him. The auspicious beast looks at the sky and roars. I have never seen the auspicious beast before, and I want to feast my eyes. I didn’t expect Hechen Guanzhu to say that no matter who has no Hei Ruyi, you can’t see the auspicious beast... Later, someone called Taoist priests to abduct children. The gang broke into the backyard, and I followed in..."

Lay Xuanhua's voice was so loud that it made my ears buzz, and I only heard him continue: "Zezhong said that the broken mirror in the child's hand was something from Qi Yunguan, and then the child rushed to Zezhong, He was shot out with one sleeve by Zeren, and when he landed, he intentionally hit a big hole in the wall. I saw this with my own eyes!"

Lay Xuan Hua has a loud voice and good eyesight, so he told the truth when he opened his mouth - I broke the wall on purpose.At this time, Mr. Zhang asked me: "Shi Ye, please explain why you deliberately smashed the wall of Qiyun Temple - all the people present are seniors, you don't need to lie, everyone knows that Zeren didn't hit it .”

Mr. Zhang is clearly reminding me to tell the truth where I should tell the truth.I thought for a while and replied: "I'm angry. If you come to the door and want to use a utensil to exchange things, if you don't exchange it, you don't exchange it. Why do you frame me as a thief for no reason? Qi Yunguan did this. If Mr. Zhang would you , are you angry? If you are angry, will you express it?"

Mr. Zhang shook his head and smiled without answering.The old living Buddha spoke: "I asked my disciple Shang Yunfei, and he also personally confirmed to me that the ancient mirror is indeed the property of the real Shi Xiaoren. He Xi, how do you explain this?"

The real person He Xi's expression was a little embarrassed: "This--it is indeed that Qi Yunguan made a mistake first, and Zezhong has already returned to the mountain to be punished. Regarding the matter of the collapse of the wall and the destruction of paintings, today Zhengyi will not pursue it. There are so many people today. The fellow is present, and Zheng Yimen just wants to ask a question, who is the expert who broke the demon formation and stole the auspicious beast? And who is the one who set the fire in the middle of the chaos? Shi Ye, you don’t know, do you?”

"No, no, no, I don't know, it's not me anyway! I don't even know what the Subduing Demon Formation is! When the Qiyun temple was on fire, I had already gone out—there are hundreds of people who can testify."

Having said that, I froze a bit here, if I just come to kill me and refuse to admit it, He Xi probably has nothing to do.At this time, the old Living Buddha said: "One wants to ask, but the other doesn't know. It's better not to ask. Shi Ye, the old monk asked you a question, but today you have to answer it in front of so many people."

"Buddha, you can ask whatever you want, as long as I know, I will tell you."

The living Buddha smiled slightly: "You must know, it is impossible not to know. You have such a cultivation level at such a young age, especially the external skills of self-cultivation, you must be a master's disciple. May I ask where you are from and who is your teacher?"

Depend on!This is my biggest headache.I don't know what sect I come from, and I can't tell them that I learned the way of alchemy from Feng Junzi, who is three years younger than me.Only picked up the rules of the practice world, and replied: "Isn't there a rule of 'don't ask' in the practice world?"

At this time, Mr. Zhang interjected: "There is indeed a rule of not asking, but it is not forbidden to ask under any circumstances. We don't need to ask about your background, but you must tell how you learned the Dharma."

The process of learning the preaching method?I suddenly remembered Feng Junzi once told me that if anyone asks, just say that I met a fairy in my dream, which is a good idea!So he replied half-truthfully, "When I was young, I could often see things that others couldn't see..."

"Born with dark eyes!" Someone in the crowd said.

"Don't interrupt, listen to what he has to say." Someone next to him stopped him.

"Not only can I see things that others cannot see, but I can often dream about things that will happen in the future. One night, I dreamed of a person who came to teach me how to cultivate alchemy and told me that only in this way can I cure my weakness The problem... I was in very bad health when I was a child, and almost died of illness a few times. Later, I learned alchemy from this person in my dream, and I grew up healthy and healthy."

This speech was half-truth and half-false, and the listeners fell silent.It is true that there have been cases in the practice world where disciples were taught in dreams. Although it is very rare, everyone can't say that it is impossible.At this time, He Xi said: "Shi Ye, you said that person has reached the realm of teaching the Dharma, so can you describe this person's appearance?"

How would you describe this person?Of course, you can’t say what Feng Junzi looks like, let’s make a nonsense: "He is an old Taoist priest, walking like a fairy! He is wearing a green cloth Taoist robe, and he is holding a whisk in his hand. The whisk is golden... ..."

I was talking nonsense, but I found that the faces of He Xi and Mr. Zhang sitting on both sides changed. It was an unbelievable surprise.Mr. Zhang asked suddenly: "Is there a big white patch in the center of the old fairy's Taoist robe?"

Mr. Zhang, what does this mean?Since he said so, I followed him and said: "Yes, there is a big white patch on the front of the Taoist robe, and I don't know why."

"Does the hairpin on the old fairy's head look like a sword?" Daoist He Xi also asked.

The more I listened, the more strange I became, and I simply said along the way: "Yes, the hairpin on his head is four inches long, and it looks like a small sword...Senior, do you know him too?"

Having said that, the surroundings suddenly became a little chaotic, everyone started whispering, I vaguely heard someone saying: "How could it be the real person who keeps the integrity?", "Why did the head of the Zhengyi sect go to Qiyunguan to make trouble?", " The actions of an expert are really unfathomable!" After hearing this, I understood a little bit, it turned out that I was talking nonsense just now, and I actually said that the head of the Zhengyi sect, Shouzheng, looks like a real person!God testifies, I didn't say what I said, they all asked it out!
(End of this chapter)