The Monkey King

Regarding the monkey's question, Ling Yunzi hesitated for a long time, put down the melon seeds in his hand, sighed deeply, lowered his head, and replied: "The practice of the Enlightenment Path is not as simple as the practitioner's path. It has seventy-two side doors, including alchemy. , weapon smelting, and even room skills. Every practitioner of the enlightenment path has his or her own strengths, and among them, the art of deduction is a compulsory course for every practitioner of the enlightenment path. Different from the practitioner's path, the practice of the enlightenment path is the most important. The most important thing is not qualifications, but time, and the second is understanding.”

After a slight pause, seeing the monkey listening attentively, he continued: "Cultivation can take hundreds of years, and life is not long enough. No matter how good your qualifications are, no matter how good your understanding is, it will be all in vain. I heard that senior brother's qualifications back then were all in vain. It is inconspicuous, just because the master brought the flat peaches from heaven, and now he is also a first-class earthly immortal."

"No matter what method is used, being able to save life, extend life span, and survive is the most important thing for every enlightened Taoist cultivator. Therefore, deductions that can seek advantages and avoid disadvantages are also what every enlightened Taoist cultivator is eager to do. As long as you can win With time, everything will happen.”

The monkey shook his head helplessly and smiled faintly: "In comparison, I like Dantongzi better. When you are angry, you will be angry. If you want to fight, you will fight. When you need to draw the sword, you will draw the sword. There is not so much to hide. "

Ling Yunzi sighed: "Actually, I don't like it either. Although the master always said that I am the best at deduction, I haven't done it for a long time. If I had, I definitely wouldn't put Yang Chan here."

Regardless of whether this sentence is true or false, it makes Monkey a little happy to hear it.

The two were silent for a long time, and the monkey asked: "Senior Brother Lingyun, I heard that you were practicing Buddhism before, and you changed to Taoism later."

"Yes. It must have been that little girl named Feng Ling who told you, right?"

"Why did you come here to practice Taoism after practicing Buddhism? I heard that Master first cultivated Taoism, and later wanted to practice Buddhism, but failed. The power of Tathagata Buddha in the West is increasing day by day. If he cultivates Buddhism, he is not inferior to cultivating Taoism, right? "

Ling Yunzi stretched out, rubbed his neck, and said, "That's because Master didn't know what it meant to practice Buddhism before."

"oh?"

"Practice has been around for a long time, and there are many methods. Even if you don't cut off the worldly ties and give up your obsession, you may not achieve anything. But cultivating Buddhism... let me tell you a story."

"Yeah." Monkey nodded silently.

"Once upon a time, there was a woman who was breastfeeding and eating while holding her one-month-old child. At this time, a mosquito flew over and bit her on the neck. She slapped her to death immediately. After a while, after eating, She threw away the remaining scraps. Following the smell, a scrawny wild dog ran over and tried to eat it, but she scolded him and beat him away with a stone."

After saying that, Ling Yunzi looked at the monkey expressionlessly.

The monkey was stunned for a while, confused and completely confused.

Ling Yunzi smiled bitterly and continued: "Then the Buddha pointed at the woman and told the disciples: 'This woman had no idea that the mosquito she killed was the reincarnation of her mother, and the wild dog she killed was her. The old father was reincarnated. And the child she held in her arms was indeed the reincarnation of her hated father-killing enemy.'"

The monkey suddenly became speechless.

Ling Yunzi continued: "The Buddha used this story to warn his disciples not to kill. It also metaphorized the mortal eyes of mortals, unable to distinguish between true and false. As well as the suffering of the mortal world and the emptiness of human feelings. He exhorted his disciples to practice hard and achieve success as soon as possible. Become a Buddha."

The monkey thought this boring story was over, but it wasn't.

When he said the last sentence, there was obviously a hint of helplessness in Ling Yunzi's eyes: "But do you know that this Buddha has already intervened in the cycle of life and death in the underworld. Why is there such a coincidental arrangement that brings all the sufferings together? Ruined A woman's filial piety is only to achieve his supreme theory. I think I can't do all this. But the Buddhas can do it. Get rid of the eight sufferings and get rid of obsessions. The day you become a Buddha, you will lose your heart and heart. This It’s the Buddha.”

The monkey's heart skipped a beat, his eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth opened slightly, unable to speak a word. Ling Yunzi, however, continued talking to himself.

"If you are freed from the eight kinds of suffering and obsessions, where will the happiness come from? The so-called ultimate happiness is just because of the suffering of all living beings."

"In their hearts, there is only Buddhism and no room for anything else. I think I will never be able to practice like them. In this case, it is better to give up early and find another way out."

After listening, the monkey was completely silent.

In his heart, he vaguely felt that Buddha was a more disgusting existence than the Enlightened One.

In essence, they are on the same page.

Slowly, a smile appeared on Ling Yunzi's face again, and he said with a smile: "I relied on this story to sneak into the Xianyue Sanxing Cave. Hahaha, the master didn't accept it at first. After all, I am a disciple of Buddhism. But later The master accepted it after all, and even praised me for my wisdom. Hahahahaha."

The monkey also smiled faintly along with it.

"It's time for me to leave. I still have some things to deal with and I have to go to the master's place. Junior brother, don't be in a hurry to practice and take good care of yourself. Longevity is the key. Don't be too hasty in cultivating immortality. Still Yes." Ling Yunzi stretched, pursed his lips, looked at the monkey, slowed down his speech, and whispered: "Actually, Senior Brother Qingyun and Senior Brother Dantong are both good people. If they are really vicious people, , you can’t even enter the Three-Star Cave with the Setting Moon.”

After saying goodbye, Ling Yunzi left.

Looking at Ling Yunzi's leaving figure, the monkey's mind was filled with what Ling Yunzi said.

That strange story...

"Buddhist..."

I don’t know enough about everything in this world.

"Tathagata..."

Staring at the empty ground and thinking for a long time, he murmured to himself: "Just take the golden cudgel and go to the underworld at most. Don't do other things. As long as you don't make trouble in the heaven, Buddhism should not Intervene.”

At noon, the wind chime came back, holding Qingyunzi's handwriting like a treasure and smiling like a flower.

The monkey has not seen this little girl so happy for a long time.

Perhaps to her, Qingyunzi's handwriting is indeed a treasure. It can not only save the lives of the two little demons, but also marks that the conflict between the monkey and Qingyunzi will no longer continue.

It is said that when he first went there, Qingyunzi hesitated for a long time and did not answer, which made Fengling think that he would not agree. As a result, Qingyunzi pulled out a sheepskin map of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, circled a few points on it, and asked Fengzhong which place he thought was the best.

Thinking back, what he was hesitating about was not whether to agree, but how to choose a suitable place that would allow the two little demons to stay here without posing a threat to the safety of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain due to their presence.

At the very least, you should avoid areas with dense magic circles.

This behavior directly caused Feng Ling to praise Qingyunzi profusely in the next few days.

Monkey really didn't expect Qingyunzi to agree so readily, but even if they reconciled now, what would they do about going to the Sutra Pavilion in the future?

When everyone is fighting to the death, it is reasonable for the monkey to go and destroy the place. People are already losing face, so it seems inappropriate to slap them in the face.

But this is a story for another day. In the past few months, it seems that the monkey has not successfully entered the Sutra Pavilion, and he has been beaten twice.

Just thinking about it makes me relieved.

Three days later, Dantongzi suddenly made an announcement saying that he was going to Yunyou and resigned as the leader of the temple, and Qingyunzi came back again.

The originally chaotic Taoist temple suddenly became orderly. The Taoist disciples still practiced and chanted sutras every day. Everything seemed to be back to the way it was before the monkey broke into the Sutra Pavilion at night.

After about seven days of this, the monkey recovered and his practice became smoother.

Although the injury this time was not minor compared to the last time, at least Subhuti was given the elixir to stabilize the injury first, and with the help of medicine prepared by Qingyunzi himself, these must not be Feng Ling's self-taught herbal formulas. comparable.

And during this period of time, Yang Chan went to nowhere and disappeared all day long. When she saw him occasionally, she was cold and indifferent to the monkey. Maybe it was because of the unresolved knot in her heart.

The monkey didn't take it seriously. After all, the relationship with this woman was just mutual use. And judging from that matter, the monkey should be angry now, right?

On the morning of the eighth day, Yu Yi knocked on the door of Feng Chime.