On a large winding mountain, a woman in plain clothes walked quickly on a mountain path. There were lush ancient trees on both sides of the mountain. The forest was quiet. Except for the occasional sound of insects, the mountain was completely silent.
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The mountain road is winding and rugged, but the woman is marching steadily along it, full of aura, which shows that she is a martial arts girl.
The further you walk towards the top of the mountain, the lower the temperature becomes. When you reach the center of the mountain, heavy snow has fallen from the sky, and the walking becomes more difficult. Although the woman has martial arts skills, she has obviously not reached the level of immunity from cold and heat.
Her thin clothes couldn't withstand the increasingly cold weather. It was so cold that she couldn't help rubbing her hands and patting her shoulders. There was white mist in her breathing, which showed that the temperature on the mountain top was already extremely low.
This woman, who was dressed in plain clothes and looked like a peasant woman, was none other than Gongsun Lu'e, who had escaped from Xiangyang City not long ago. She had been hiding in a farmer's house since her escape that day, and carefully lurked for two days before taking advantage of the chaos to follow the man who was out farming.
Peasants sneaked out of Xiangyang City.
It just so happened that there were not many shadow guards around Yang Guo, and there was a serious shortage of manpower. The search intensity was naturally conceivable, and Gongsun Lue took advantage of the chaos and escaped from Xiangyang City.
After leaving the city, she remembered her mother Qiu Qianchi's instructions, which was to rush all the way to Dali to find Master Yideng, one of the five unique talents, because her uncle might be beside Yideng.
The girl has been growing up in the Valley of Heartlessness since she was born. This is also her first real trip away from home. Naturally, she has also taken many detours and wrong paths.
Feeling that his body temperature was getting lower and lower, Gongsun Lu'e was determined in his heart, gritted his teeth and continued to walk up the mountain, taking steps deeper and shallower.
Just when she was exhausted physically and mentally and thought she was hallucinating, two wooden huts suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain in front of her. Her eyes lit up, and Gongsun Lu'e quickened her pace and walked towards the top of the mountain.
Arriving in front of the wooden house, Gongsun Lv'e stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, saying, "Excuse me, is there anyone here?"
The girl asked politely. After a moment, the sound of pulling a stool was heard in the back room, and a dull voice sounded: "It's coming, it's coming."
With a "squeak" sound, the wooden door opened a crack from the inside, and a weathered old face flashed behind the door. A pair of tired and dull eyes stared at Gongsun Lu'e outside the door warily.
When Leng Buding met these deep eyes, Gongsun Lu'e was startled. He subconsciously covered his chest and backed away, and almost screamed out.
The old man ignored her reaction. Seeing that it was a young girl, the wariness in his eyes softened a lot, and he said, "Who are you looking for, girl?"
Gongsun Lv'e calmed down his inner uneasiness a little and said softly: "Old uncle, I wanted to go over the mountain on my way, but I encountered this heavy snowfall by chance. In desperation, I dare to ask my uncle, is it convenient for the little girl to stay overnight?"
Afraid that the other party would not agree, the girl quickly said: "Don't worry, I won't stay in vain, I can pay for the accommodation."
She completely didn't notice the astonished expression on the face of the man behind the door and the lonely look in his eyes when she said the words 'old uncle'.
"Are you alone?" the man asked.
Nodding, Gongsun Lv'e said: "Yes."
After a long silence, the 'old man' opened the wooden door and said, "Come in."
The girl was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, uncle."
After saying that, he walked sideways into the wooden house. The 'old man' walked straight to the central fire rack, sat down, and said expressionlessly: "I just passed this year."
Gongsun Lu'e was stunned when he heard this, turned around and closed the wooden door to hide the embarrassment on his face, and thought to himself: This man looks quite old. I didn't expect that he was just past his age, but it was my stupid eyes that offended him. It will be much longer.
It would be better if you give me some silver to make amends.
With this thought in mind, the girl followed her and walked to the fire. The man glanced at her thin clothes and said, "Is this your first time walking in the mountains, girl? You want to climb this mountain with so little clothing. Don't do it."
Are you dead?"
Gongsun Lu'e blushed after hearing this, and sat down next to the fire frame. He put his hands on the fire to absorb the heat, and said softly: "Well, I really don't have much experience."
As soon as he entered the house, Gongsun Lv'e had quickly scanned the small house and found two longbows hanging on the walls and many animal skins drying in the house. He thought that this man must have been a hunter in the mountains.
I also noticed that his right leg was bumpy when walking, so he must have a hidden disease.
When Gongsun Lu'e entered the house, Orion also noticed the long sword she was holding tightly in her left hand. He knew that this girl dared to go up the mountain at such a young age, so she must have martial arts skills with her.
They both have their own thoughts.
There was silence for a while.
The hunter handed forward the golden deer leg meat roasted on the fire rack and said: "You can't enter the mountain with your thin clothes. You eat first, and I will find you some mountain attire."
After saying that, he ignored Gongsun Lu'e and put the deer's leg into the girl's hand. Then he stood up and walked towards the back room. Gongsun Lu'e frowned and looked at the fragrant deer's leg in his hand, and then looked at the hunter who had entered the back room. He felt in his heart
hesitate.
In the end, the girl couldn't help her hunger, secretly swallowed, then gently pulled off a piece of leg meat, hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly put it into her mouth.
After a while, Orion walked out carrying a set of heavy clothes and said: "This clothes may be a bit big for you, but it is the minimum size, so you can make do with it."
Gongsun Lu'e stretched out his hand to take the clothes, feeling moved in his heart. How could he have doubted such a good person just now? He really shouldn't have. He immediately smiled and said: "Thank you, brother. With this Lu'e, I can enter the mountains."
Orion was surprised and said, "Are you going to go into the mountain soon?"
Gongsun Lv'e nodded and said, "Well, to be honest with you, brother, there is something urgent at home and we really can't afford to delay. We need to leave as soon as possible."
With these clothes, Gongsun Lv'e no longer wanted to stay overnight because she was worried about her mother Qiu Qianchi's safety. She would set off as soon as she was full to find her uncle, whom she had never met, one day earlier.
Putting on clothes that were a few sizes too big, Gongsun Lu'e felt that his whole body was surrounded by warmth, and his heart felt a lot more peaceful. Just as the two of them were chatting, a long voice suddenly came from outside the house: "Amitabha,
A poor monk encountered snow in the mountains and asked the donor to borrow him for a night."
The two looked at each other, then stood up and came to the window, opened a small opening, and stared outside. They saw two figures walking slowly in the strong wind and snow, still a long way away from the wooden house.
The two of them were shocked in their hearts. They had just heard the sound that was clearly outside the house, but when they looked outside the door, there was no one there at the moment, except for two figures walking in the distance.
Among them, Gongsun Lu'e was the most shocked. She had martial arts experience, so she knew that she had encountered the legendary Thousand Miles Sound Transmission. She had heard of this skill from Gongsun Zhi. It was an extremely rare skill that required
It takes extremely deep inner strength cultivation to bring it out.
There are only a handful of people who know this skill in the world, and they are among the best. Gongsun Zhi has only heard about it from his elders, and has never seen it himself.
So Gongsun Lv'e was shocked, knowing that he had met a real Buddhist monk.
In the midst of his thoughts, the two figures were getting closer and closer. Gongsun Lu'e quickly interrupted his thoughts, quickly opened the door and came to greet them. Orion glanced at the eager girl and followed closely.
The two of them came outside the door and saw two old monks standing on the snow in front of them. One had long white eyebrows and a kind expression, and the other was much shorter, with a green beard and a silk robe. Although he was standing in the wind,
It was a snowy day, but both of them were wearing very thin clothes.
The Orion looked at the two of them and said: "Masters, please come in. This little Orion is worth nothing. You two can stay here."
Gongsun Lv'e stared at the two of them closely, thinking: Look at these two old monks, they are definitely extraordinary people, especially the monk in black, who has a ferocious appearance and a strange light in his eyes, but for some reason, I always feel that when I look at him,
They were a bit friendly, and they didn't know which one of them had used the magical skill of "Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission" just now.
As the girl looked at her secretly, Orion asked again: "Master, we poor people in the mountains don't have beds for you to sleep on. Do you two eat game?"
The old monk with white eyebrows clasped his hands together and said: "Sin, sin, we have dry food and dare not bother the donor."
Nodding, Orion walked straight into the house. Gongsun Lu'e did not follow him in, but stood at the door and looked at the two of them. The old monk with white eyebrows nodded kindly to her and followed Orion into the house first. The monk in black followed dully.
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Gongsun Lu'e finally entered the house and kept observing their walking posture. He found that they really walked in the snow without leaving any footprints. Gongsun Lu'e secretly thought: These two old monks seem to be the best in the world.
A very strong master.
The four of them entered the room and sat on each side. The hunter was minding his own business eating the deer meat. Gongsun Lv'e secretly glanced at the two monks from time to time. The white-browed monk took out four balls of fried noodles from his backpack and handed them two balls to the black monk.
, the other two groups chewed slowly on their own.
Gongsun Lv'e thought to himself: This white-browed old monk has a kind expression and a peaceful demeanor. He really looks like a virtuous and eminent monk. However, there are many people with good intentions and evil intentions in the world, so... That Dongzhang doesn't have a nice smile, but
What he did was so evil, and why was the look in the black monk's eyes so evil?
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard two squeaking sounds, and the monk in black took out two dark iron objects from his arms.
The hunter was so frightened that he stood up and picked up the long bow on the wall. The monk in black ignored him, clicked twice, and fastened a black object on his feet. It turned out to be a pair of iron cuffs, and the other pair of iron cuffs.
He clasped his hands.
Gongsun Lu'e and Orion were extremely surprised, and they couldn't figure out what he meant by handcuffing his hands and feet. However, in this way, their wariness against him was reduced a bit.
The white-browed old monk had a caring look on his face and whispered: "Are you going to have another attack?"
The monk in black said: "This disciple always feels that something is wrong along the way, and is afraid that it will happen again."
After saying that, he suddenly knelt down on the ground, clasped his hands together, and said, "Please ask the Buddha for mercy."
After he said those words, he lowered his head and shrank down, kneeling motionless. After a while, his body trembled slightly, and he gasped for breath.
He was also shaken by the roar, and white snow fell from the tent head in plumes.
Gongsun Lv'e was horrified and his heart was beating fast. Orion's face was also horrified. He didn't know what the monk was doing.
But from the roar, it seemed that he was experiencing great pain, as if he was suppressing it.
Gongsun Lv'e thought to himself: Did the black-robed monk suffer from some strange disease? Why was he in such pain?
Seeing how uncomfortable he was, Gongsun Lu'e felt uncomfortable in her heart for some reason. She didn't know what was going on, but she felt inexplicable pity for this strange monk she had never met.
After a while, the black-robed monk's roar became even more rapid, as if he was out of breath.
Seeing this, the white-browed old monk said slowly: "Do what you shouldn't do, do what you should do but don't do it, be burned by regret and anger, and your enlightenment will begin from this..."
These verses are spoken softly, like a breeze, and can still be heard clearly amidst the black-robed monk's breathing like a bull's roar.
Gongsun Lv'e was convinced in his heart that the person who had just transmitted the message thousands of miles away must be this white-browed old monk. His inner strength was rare in this world, and he didn't know who could rival him.
In the midst of my thoughts, I heard the white-browed old monk continue to read: "If a person can regret his sins, he will no longer worry about regrets. If his heart is happy, he should not think about it often. If he does not regret with his heart, he will do all the evil things he did not do.
If you do it, you can’t make it stop doing it.”
After he finished reciting the verse, the monk in black paused for breath, thought blankly, and muttered in a low voice: "If a person can regret his sins, he will never have to worry about regrets... Master and disciples know that all the things in the past are sins.
I am troubled, resentful, and unable to control myself. I just think, 'all the evil things have been done, and I can't stop doing them.' My heart never feels peaceful. What should I do?"
The white-browed old monk said: "It is rare to be able to regret one's actions. People are not saints. How can anyone be without faults? If you know your faults, you can correct them. There is no greater good."
The black-clothed monk continued: "It is difficult to eradicate the evil roots of my disciple. Ten years ago, I took refuge under my master for a long time, but I still injured three people. Today, the blood in my body is boiling. I can't control myself. I am afraid that I will commit a serious crime again."
Please ask my master for mercy and cut off my disciple’s hands.”
The white-browed old monk said: "That's so good! I can cut off your hands for you, but you have to get rid of the evil thoughts in your heart. If you don't get rid of the evil thoughts, your hands and feet will be cut off. What's the help?"
The black monk's bones were rattling all over his body, and he suddenly burst into tears and said, "Master has given me all kinds of enlightenment, but I still can't get rid of my evil thoughts."
The old monk with white eyebrows sighed and said: "You are full of hatred in your heart. Although you know that your past behavior was wrong, because of the lack of kindness, you always have evil thoughts. Let me tell you a story about "The Buddha Speaks of the Deer Mother Sutra".
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After speaking, he sat down cross-legged, Gongsun Lu'e and Orion also listened in silence.
But it was a Buddhist fable about a hunter and a doe. After listening to this story, the monk in black burst into tears and said: "This deer is full of faith and justice, and has a loving mother and a filial son. It is beyond the reach of my disciples."
The white-browed old monk said: "With compassion, the karma of killing will disappear."
The monk in black responded: "Yes!"
The white-browed old monk said: "If you want to make up for your mistakes, you can only do good deeds. Instead of regretting what you shouldn't have done in the past, it's better to do more of what you should do in the future."
As he spoke, he sighed slightly and said, "It's me. I have done many wrong things in my life." He closed his eyes and meditated.
The black-robed monk seemed to have some enlightenment, but he was always irritable and could not control himself. He raised his head and saw the girl opposite staring at him blankly, her eyes seeming to shine.
The monk in black clothes was startled, feeling that he had met this person somewhere before, and that he was extremely friendly. As soon as he turned his head, he couldn't help but look at her again.
Gongsun Lv'e couldn't help the suspicion in his heart, and turned to the white-browed old monk and asked: "Are you Master Yideng?"
The white-browed old monk was startled when he heard this, and then nodded slowly: "Donor, do you recognize me?"
Gongsun Lu'e's heart was shaken, and his eyes instantly shed tears. He turned his head to look at the black monk and cried: "Uncle..."