[Used some small concepts of quantum physics, and modified it to make it look more suitable for the situation. For those who are proficient in quantum mechanics, please don’t criticize me.]
Liu Xiaoshan's words made Chen Yunsheng's heart sink, and he hurriedly asked: "May I ask Master Tianyuan, is what Xiaoshan saw true?"
Tianyuan said with an inscrutable expression: "Maybe it's true, maybe it's false. It's true from another angle, but it's false from this angle. Who can tell what's true or false, what's true or false, what's true or false."
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"Old monk bullied me!" Liu Xiaoshan stood up, his face full of anger, as if he had been greatly insulted.
The smile on Tianyuan's face did not diminish, and he said: "You two might as well follow me and watch a very simple but interesting thing, and then understand what I am talking about."
After that, he waved his sleeves and drew the curtains. The room became dark, and not even a trace of light came in. Chen Yunsheng seemed to have fallen into another world. The old monk lit a lamp, and the light illuminated
On the faces of the three of them, Liu Xiaoshan looked slightly uneasy, Chen Yunsheng looked slightly embarrassed, and the old monk looked full of smiles.
He hung a piece of black cloth on the thatch roof. There were two extremely thin gaps in the black cloth, which could just pass through two rays of light.
The three people sat on one side of the black cloth, and the candle was placed on the other side of the black cloth. Except for the light coming through the double slits, the room was dark. The black cloth completely isolated the light of the candle from the other side of the room.
side.
"What do you plan to show us?" Liu Xiaoshan asked.
Tianyuan pointed to the wall facing the black cloth and said: "You two, please come to your eyes."
Chen Yunsheng saw alternating light and dark patterns on the wall, but nothing else.
"Are they just these alternating light and dark patterns?" Liu Xiaoshan asked.
"There are so many stripes appearing in two gaps. Although this is a strange thing, what does this have to do with what we just said?" Even Chen Yunsheng couldn't help but ask.
The smile disappeared from Tianyuan's face and he said: "If you want to understand the world in the eyes of Buddha, you must first understand this matter."
After that, he took out a huge piece of white paper from his sleeve and stuck it on the wall. The light and dark patterns were printed on the white paper, as many as seven or eight. Although this kind of white paper
The ability to print light and dark stripes was rather unusual, but it didn't surprise either of them.
The old monk took off the white paper, handed it to Liu Xiaoshan and Chen Yunsheng, and said, "You accept this."
He covered the two light slits on the curtain, and the room fell into darkness again. The old monk said: "Both of you, all face the curtain. I will not make a sound, and you are not allowed to turn your head."
Chen Yunsheng did as he was told, but he could clearly feel that Tianyuan hung another piece of white paper on the wall. After doing this, Tianyuan turned around and said again: "You two are not allowed to use spiritual thoughts or
Yuan Ci detected the situation on the white paper behind him, do you understand?"
Chen and Liu nodded.
The monk stretched out his hand to remove the black cloth from the light seam. Two light filaments shot into the room. Under the weak light, Chen Yunsheng and Liu Xiaoshan looked at each other with puzzled faces. Even he doubted whether the old monk
Some are mentally disturbed.
After a while, Monk Tianyuan covered the black cloth on the light seam, and the room fell into darkness again. He took off the white paper on the wall, put it in Chen Yunsheng's hand, then opened the curtain and said, "Look at it
The situation on this white paper."
Chen Yunsheng lowered his head and found that there were only two bright lines printed on the white paper, which was very different from the seven or eight light and dark stripes on the previous white paper.
"But what does this mean?" he asked puzzledly.
Liu Xiaoshan fell into deep thought. She held Chen Yunsheng's hand tightly, her fingers almost sinking into her flesh, as if she was thinking about something extremely profound. Chen Yunsheng kept quiet and kept his questions in his heart.
After a while, Liu Xiaoshan raised his head and said: "As long as we are watching, the two light filaments will be diffracted into seven or eight alternating light and dark stripes. When we are not looking, there will be only two. This proves that our eyes are very sensitive to things."
The progress is effective."
Tianyuan nodded and said, "Now do you understand why all you see are bubbles?"
Liu Xiaoshan nodded and said: "I have seen Yun Sheng die seventy-two times before, but the results were all under my observation. If no one observed, the results may be completely different."
"In addition to observation, there are infinite ways that everyone can affect the future, so we can only see one possibility at every moment, and these possibilities change with people's actions."
Tianyuan nodded and said: "Yes. So those are all in vain. Even if you see him dead, don't worry. Even if you see him alive and well, don't take it lightly."
"Then what's the use of Buddha's eyes to see the future?" Chen Yunsheng asked, and Liu Xiaoshan looked at Tianyuan with the same confusion.
The old monk nodded and said: "You can see a possibility. If you see him die a thousand times and only live once, it means that he is very likely to die."
"That means the possibility of the world's destruction is still very high?" Chen Yunsheng said.
Tianyuan nodded and said: "That should be said. But after all, there is still hope."
"How much hope do we have?" Chen Yunsheng's voice was dry.
"When I looked at it three hundred years ago, there was still a one percent chance, but now it's only one in ten thousand." Monk Tianyuan showed a trace of compassion on his face, as if a compassionate old man had reached the end of his life.
The kind of indifference that shocked the world was revealed in a moment.
Silence spread in the room, and the two young men undoubtedly believed Tianyuan's words, but the one in ten thousand chance was too small after all. Is it meaningful to work hard for such a small hope?
"If silence works, the old monk is willing not to speak for the rest of his life. But there is not only one way before you. At least I can see that there is only a 50% chance that Almsgiver Chen and Miss Liu will not survive this catastrophe. They can survive it at the same time.
There is a 30% chance of surviving the catastrophe." Tianyuan Monk said calmly.
"The possibility of this world being destroyed by a catastrophe is almost certain. How can there be any intact eggs under the overturned nest?" Chen Yunsheng said.
"Yes. You can leave this world. After the poor monk figures out how to use that astrolabe, he will teach you how to use it. You two can naturally use it to escape from this world. The life and death of Cathay has nothing to do with you."
"I don't understand. You first said that we should collect all the golden skeletons, unlock their secrets, and fight against the coming Baiji. But why did you agree to let us leave privately? These are obviously two contradictory approaches. Could it be that Master
Are you going to ignore the lives of the people?"
"I'm not a guardian, so why can't I ignore the common people?"
"But you once said that you firmly believe in the kindness of Buddhism. Isn't this contrary to the morality advocated by Buddhism?"
Tianyuan smiled lightly and said: "Do you believe in the six paths of reincarnation?"
Chen Yunsheng didn't know the meaning behind Tianyuan's question. He shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
Tianyuan Dao: "The reincarnation of all living beings is the fundamental teaching of Buddhism. If it weren't for the fear of retribution in the next life, it is estimated that few people would be willing to thoroughly accumulate virtue and do good, and do things that are contrary to human nature."
"Are you saying that the idea of six paths of reincarnation is just to make sentient beings more pious?" Chen Yunsheng felt more and more that Master Tianyuan was enigmatic and unreliable.
The old monk nodded and said: "What the Buddha said is certainly correct. I personally believe in reincarnation, but in whose hands this reincarnation is held, and whether it is really in the hands of the Buddha, I don't know. Maybe I can only take this path myself."
Only after entering the underworld can we truly understand.”
"Will you die too? Aren't you going to become immortal after you sleep?" Liu Xiaoshan asked.
Tian Yuan said: "Of course you will die. There are many kinds of disasters in Buddhism, and thunder from the sky is just one of them. The more common ones are choking to death while eating, getting angry after arguing with others, and accidentally falling to death while walking. Life is originally a countercurrent.
The river will one day flow down along the terrain and complete a cycle. It only goes up but not down, which is against the way of heaven."
"What the master said is profound, but what does it have to do with saving the common people?" Chen Yunsheng asked.
"If there is reincarnation in the six realms, then the number of living beings in the world must be a fixed number. It's just that some people are reincarnated as animals, and some are reincarnated as humans. Since the world of Cathay experienced a catastrophe two hundred thousand years ago, the number of living beings has skyrocketed.
, what does this mean?”
"There must be a decrease in the number of other astral creatures." Liu Xiaoshan said casually.
"You can teach me. The old monk inferred from this that for the way of heaven, the destruction of a world is like the destruction of a person. It happens every day and every moment. If we cannot prevent such things from happening, then at least leave some space for this world.
Put some seeds and let them take root and sprout in other star realms. This can be regarded as great compassion and great wisdom."
Chen Yunsheng and Liu Xiaoshan looked at each other in silence, and a tragic feeling emerged in his heart. The vast sky might be a huge black forest, with countless ferocious ethnic groups in it. If the human race wants to continue to survive in Cathay, they must sharpen themselves.
minions, or hide in the dark to avoid letting enemies see you.
"Having said so much must have made the two little donors feel depressed. In fact, there is no need for it. There are some things that just need to be done with a clear conscience. You do your best and the rest depends on God's will."
Although Tian Yuan said it very easily, Chen Yunsheng did not feel that the burden on him was much lighter. If the world was destroyed because of his laziness, the hundreds of millions of living beings who died in vain would put a heavy burden on his heart.
"We try our best to gather together the golden skeletons and work hard to decipher the secrets. Please rest assured, master." Chen Yunsheng said in a calm and resilient tone.
Tianyuan said with a smile: "The little donor is really a person, I thank you in advance."
After that, he stood up, clasped his hands, and bowed respectfully to Chen Yunsheng. Chen Yunsheng accepted Tianyuan's bow. He had already planned to risk his life when necessary to complete this matter, so he naturally tolerated the other party.
A bow.
Monk Tianyuan waved his sleeves, and the wooden door of the thatched cottage opened. The two monks who knew guests at the door saluted respectfully towards the three people inside.
"Wu Ming, Wu Liang, take two guests to the Sutra Cave to select scriptures."
The two Zhike monks followed the instructions and disappeared among the rows of palaces of Chongfa Temple with Chen Yunsheng and Liu Xiaoshan.
A figure suddenly flashed before the thatched cottage, and Wu Nian appeared quietly in front of Tian Yuan.