The wide official road leads straight ahead, with no end as far as the eye can see. The ground is covered with a thin layer of white snow, but it has little impact on travel. There are withered trees on both sides of the road, and the leaves on the branches have long fallen.
It was bare and looked skeletal and lonely.
Zhao Zheng was traveling alone, with only the sword on his waist and the white horse on his crotch for company. One night had passed since he left the Hongchen Inn. After a night spent, the feeling of separation in his heart had diminished a lot, and was replaced by a feeling of love for him.
The longing for future life.
After all, he is young at heart and full of vitality in his body. Even if he encounters sad things, he will soon forget them.
Along the way, we have passed through Qibao County and reached the south of Qibao County. Zhao Zheng has never set foot on every land here, and it is full of strangeness.
Dozens of kilometers south of Qibao County, there is a small forest growing. Because the soil quality there is very poor, the trees grow very sparsely, so it is called "sparse forest".
Zhao Zheng's trip to Changchun will take more than two months and will pass through many places. When passing some special places, he will stop and do something. In his plan, this trip is not just a simple trip.
I'm in a hurry, but I have a lot to do.
Among these special places, the sparse forest was the first place that attracted him to stop.
This place is special because a special person lives here.
This man is an ascetic with the dharma name Xuan Mie. Like many ascetics of the "Tianyi Sect", he uses self-abuse and suffering as a means of cultivation. He hopes to use this extreme method to escape suffering, gain happiness, and achieve positive results.
The reason why Zhao Zheng came here was to convince Xuan Mie to go with him and leave here together.
In the game, Xuan Mie has a very rewarding mission. The player must guide Xuan Mie to the next place to practice and prompt Xuan Mie to change places to practice. Every once in a while, the player must guide Xuan Mie once, several times in a row.
After that, Xuan Mie will have a certain chance of achieving enlightenment and becoming a great monk.
Xuan Mie's purpose is to learn Buddhism and enlightenment, not to practice martial arts. When he becomes a senior monk, in order to repay the player's guidance, he will pass on the skills he has practiced throughout his life to the player, allowing the player to gain a large amount of experience points. Xuan Mie Certificate
At the time of Taoism, he was already a majestic eighth-level heavenly martial artist, and his internal strength was very powerful and upright. Anyone who could obtain it would be greatly improved.
Therefore, guiding Xuan Mie is a thing with many benefits, and it is not that difficult to do, it just takes a little more time.
Zhao Zheng easily found this sparse forest beside the road. He pulled the reins in his hands, walked down the official road, and turned into the forest. He walked deep into the forest, stopped, opened the stable and warehouse, and stored the things inside.
He took out another brown horse to prepare for the ascetic to ride. He held the two horses by hand and looked around while walking, looking for traces of Xuan Mie.
In the distance, I saw a dark figure falling on the tree in front of me. His legs were hooked on the branches, his body was hanging downward, his hands were clasped together, and his eyes were closed in silence, as if he was chanting the Buddha's name silently.
This man was still naked in the ice and snow, with only his lower body covered by a few pieces of cloth. This is exactly the characteristic of the ascetic monks of the Tianyi Sect. The so-called "Heavenly Clothes" means not wearing clothes and using heaven and earth as clothing. He is not very old.
He was young, at least over fifty years old, and his whole body was covered with wrinkles. Coupled with his thin appearance, the wrinkles became more obvious.
Because he hadn't showered for many days, his skin was dark and stained with dirt. His hair was as messy as a chicken coop and tied together with strips of cloth.
Presumably this person is Xuan Mie.
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Zheng's mouth. He led the horse and walked forward slowly. When he came to the ascetic, he raised his head and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The ascetic monk remained silent, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable hanging yourself on a tree like this?" Zhao Zheng didn't take it seriously and asked again. In the game, you need to say several words to talk to Xuan Mie, and you need to select a specific
The mission can only be triggered by selecting the correct dialogue, and if you choose the wrong dialogue, you will fail. He remembers all these dialogues, and although he cannot be accurate word for word, he can still give the general meaning.
The ascetic still didn't answer. His body hanging upside down on the tree swayed slightly and emitted an unpleasant smell.
"You are not deaf-mute, right? Why don't you speak?" Zhao Zheng continued to talk patiently.
This time, the old ascetic finally reacted. He slowly opened his closed eyes. Despite his skinny appearance, his eyes were very bright. There was no sadness or joy in his eyes, like a calm pool of water.
The ascetic monk maintained the hanging posture, and Zhao Zheng's majestic figure came into his eyes, but it was upside down. He opened his chapped lips, recited the Buddha's name, and replied: "I don't speak because I am afraid of saying the wrong thing."
"If you say the wrong thing, you will create bad karma."
"It seems that you are a monk." Zhao Zheng was even more delighted and continued to talk.
"The donor was right, I am an ascetic."
"May I ask the master's name?"
"The poor monk's dharma name is Xuan Mie."
Zhao Zheng nodded secretly. This person was indeed Xuan Mie. He paused and continued to ask: "I wonder why Master Xuan Mie wants to practice asceticism?"
"In order to reduce sin karma through suffering, so as to open the door to the afterlife and lead to the paradise world as soon as possible." Xuan Mie replied.
"So, the greater the pain you suffer, the better it is for you?" Zhao Zheng took the opportunity to ask with his eyes moving.
"Yes, the greater the pain you suffer in this mortal world, the sooner you can escape the sea of suffering and be reborn in bliss."
"Do you feel that you are suffering a lot now?"
"The poor monk now feeds on the potatoes he planted every day. He only eats half a day and drinks very little water. He suffers from hunger and thirst. In addition, he hangs on the tree every day, assuming various weird postures and suffering from skin and flesh.
The two kinds of pain are superimposed, and they have tortured me to the point of being transformed into a human being for many years." Xuan Mie said this, but there was no hint of complaint in his tone, he was very calm.
"In this case, do you think you have suffered a lot?" Zhao Zheng gradually approached the topic, secretly recalling the dialogue options in the game, for fear of making mistakes.
"Compared with the bad karma that the poor monk has committed in the past, all the suffering that the poor monk is suffering now is small and far from enough." Xuan Mie replied modestly.
"Does Master want to suffer more?"
"What do you mean by this, donor?" Xuan Mie gradually realized something was wrong. If anyone else had seen his strange look, before he could dodge, the young man in front of him actually took the initiative to strike up a conversation and was very interested in his practice. Could it be that?
...This young man possesses the good roots of Buddha nature?
Zhao Zheng took a deep breath and finally revealed the purpose buried in his heart, saying: "I am about to rush to Changchun Mansion. There is a place there that is suitable for suffering. If the master wants to practice through suffering, he might as well
Go there and practice, I think you will definitely be able to advance to the bliss of rebirth when you get there."
"Changchun Mansion has a pleasant climate and luxuriant flowers and plants. How could there be a place like that?" Xuan Mie wondered.
"There is a Bad Bee Valley in Changchun Prefecture. There is a kind of poisonous bee called 'red-eyed bee' living in it. This kind of poisonous bee likes to sting people, but a small amount of stings will not be fatal, but will only cause unbearable pain. You went there
, wouldn’t it be beautiful if you could sting yourself with a red-eyed wasp every day and use the suffering to practice cultivation?" Zhao Zheng explained.
"Thank you for the reminder, donor, but the poor monk has no plans to leave this place for the time being, because as long as you have Buddha in your heart, your practice will be the same no matter where you go." Xuan Mie shook his head and said.
Zhao Zheng was not in a hurry. He expected Xuan Mie's answer. He had a response in mind and asked according to the dialogue in the game: "Since the practice is the same wherever you go, why don't you practice in the land of fireworks?
?”
"The land of fireworks is full of smoke and smog, and water flows across it. How can it be a place for cultivation?"
"Isn't that the end? Even if the master has a Buddha in his heart, he still has to find a suitable place to practice. I think Evil Bee Valley is very suitable for self-cultivation. You should move there to practice."
"The donor is embarrassing the poor monk."
"I'm not trying to embarrass the master, but it's for your own good." Zhao Zheng straightened his body and pretended to be enigmatic, "Today I will meet the master and invite him. This is a kind of fate.
Monks should pay attention to following the circumstances. Maybe this move will be an important turning point in your spiritual path."
"Follow the fate...Follow the fate..." Xuan Mie muttered these words over and over again, and came to a realization. His eyes lit up. He raised his legs and fell from the branch. He did another somersault and landed steadily.
The spot fell in front of Zhao Zheng. He clasped his hands together and bowed, "Thank you for the benefactor's enlightenment. I will get up and leave here right now, heading to the Evil Bee Valley you mentioned."
"I am going to Changchun Mansion on this trip. The two of us can go together." Zhao Zheng happily invited.
"There is no need to bother the donor, the poor monk can just go by himself." Xuan Mie shook his head and said.
"Master, you don't have to be polite. If I can help you achieve success, it will be a blessing to me. Let me lead the way for you."
"The poor monk is traveling slowly, for fear of delaying the donor's schedule."
"Master, you are worrying too much. I just wanted to give you a ride after chatting about people. If anything else happens on the way, it won't be too late for us to say goodbye."
"In this case, I won't postpone it any longer. As you just said, this is also a kind of fate." Xuan Mie compromised.
"Master, please get on the horse. Let's talk while walking." Zhao Zheng loosened the reins of the brown horse and pointed at the horse's body.
"Donor, wait a moment. The poor monk will go and get his luggage first." After Xuan Mie finished speaking, he put a little force on his feet, jumped up, jumped high to the top of the tree, and picked off a worn package.
It was all his belongings. His feet did not stop, and his body turned around and landed on the ground. In the process, the several strips of cloth between his crotch did not have much covering effect, but he did not
As expected.
Xuan Mie is a kind of practice in the process of asceticism, so over the years, the internal strength has been very high, reaching the fourth level of heaven, and it is not a problem to jump several feet.
Zhao Zheng handed the brown horse to Xuan Mie and asked Xuan Mie to ride forward. Xuan Mie did not agree at first because he planned to go on foot and suffer more. But Zhao Zheng said that he would suffer more if he arrived at the Evil Bee Valley as soon as possible, so he should ride a horse.
It is better. Although horseback riding is not as fast as Qinggong in a short period of time, it is better because of long-lasting endurance. If you are traveling for a long time, horseback riding is faster.
Zhao Zheng persuaded him for a long time, Zuo said one sentence and followed the situation, and the other sentence followed the situation. Xuan Mie couldn't resist, so he had to ride on the brown horse. The two rode side by side, left the sparse forest, and arrived at the official road. They walked along the way. , the two of them had questions and answers, and gradually deepened their understanding.
When Xuan Mie met Zhao Zheng, he had a Zen-like tone in his speech, and mistakenly thought that Zhao Zheng had wisdom and was a monk. After getting familiar with him, he often gave Zhao Zheng lectures on Buddhist scriptures and instilled Buddhism into him. Zhao Zheng was not interested in religion, and this world was This is a pure martial arts world, and there are no supernatural things, so I am not interested in learning Buddhism. Whenever Xuan Mie brings up the subject of learning Buddhism, he responds in a perfunctory manner. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for more novel updates. Good to update faster!)
