When little monk Fahai stayed at home, Wang Xu had an extra playmate, at least that's how Mrs. Wang saw it.
In fact, it's not that simple. Fahai seems young, only ten years old this year, but in fact he is born with wisdom and profound Taoism, which makes him feel like his peers.
This person of the same age is, of course, not the same age as eight years old, but Wang Xu's real age.
Sometimes, Wang Xudu suspected that Fahai might be the reincarnation of a certain eminent monk. He only needed to embark on the path of spiritual practice, and he would be able to make great strides forward, and his future would be limitless.
With this feeling, he felt more and more that Fahai was a good place to live. Now that Buddhism and Taoism were beginning to show their heritage, Fahai was likely to be a representative figure of southern Buddhism in the future and was worth investing in.
Unlike ordinary Confucian scholars, he has never looked down upon the Buddhist and Taoist families. Previously, the Buddhist and Taoist families avoided the mountain gate, which gave people the impression of nothing more than this.
But Buddhism and Taoism have been away from the world for millions of years. Who knows how deep the foundation is. You must know that the life span of Buddhist and Taoist monks can be more than just a few hundred years. After millions of years of accumulation, once an outbreak occurs, Confucianism may not be able to win steadily.
"Fahai, what are you doing here? Why didn't you do your morning classes?"
One morning, as soon as Wang Xu went out, he saw Fa Hai sitting in the corridor in a daze.
In the past, Fa Hai would knock on sutras and recite Buddha's name in the morning, noon and evening, and his life was very regular. Today, he broke the rules, which is not like his style.
"Master has been gone for five days, and I don't know if he has found the blood demon. I'm a little worried." Fahai sat in the yard, staring blankly at the sky.
When Wang Xu counted the days, it was only five days.
In the past five days, there has been no news about the leprosy-headed monk, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead. No wonder Fahai is worried.
"Don't worry, your master has profound Buddhist teachings. He must have not found the blood demon yet. If he does, the blood demon will not be your master's opponent."
"I think so too."
Fahai knew that Wang Xu was comforting him, but he still smiled gratefully.
He was raised by his master since he was a child. He and the mangy monk were like master and father, and their relationship was very unusual.
Fahai would never admit that his master was no match for the blood demon.
If the blood demon was so powerful, he would not hide from the Liyang County magistrate. It is generally accepted that the blood demon should be stronger than the scholar and weaker than the Jinshi. The cultivation level is probably between level 3 and 4. The possibility of level 4 is very small.
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The scabby monk was actually a fourth-level eminent monk. He had even suppressed a fourth-level demon, so there was no reason for him to capsize in the gutter.
"Fahai, what will you do in the future?"
Wang Xu sat next to Fahai, looked at the sky with him, and asked nonchalantly.
"have not thought"
Fahai answered truthfully, and then added: "Maybe like my master, he travels around the world to subjugate demons! You have never been outside, so you don't know how ferocious the monsters are. Some big monsters dominate the mountains and become kings, and even force local people to do so.
Offer up boys and girls, and if you don’t obey, you will kill people and massacre the village.”
"There are still such monsters, and the local government doesn't care about them?"
Wang Xu was secretly frightened. Jiuzhou was the basis of the human race, and the base of the demon clan was in the far north. According to the information he had received all along, the demon clan in the human race was only a disease of moss, and even the big demons had to be protected.
The tail makes a man.
"It's not as simple as you think. Those who can be called great monsters are all old monsters who have lived for more than a thousand years. They would have been killed long ago without a few life-saving skills.
These big monsters who are causing trouble do not give the government a chance to kill them. They will flee thousands of miles away at the slightest sign of trouble, and will only come out to commit crimes after the limelight has passed.
My master and I were fighting demons and we once met a wolf demon who liked to eat boys and girls. Once, the wolf demon forced a village to offer him a pair of boys and girls, but the village did not comply.
Instead, he sued the official.
Faced with the government's encirclement and suppression, the wolf demon escaped. Unfortunately, within a few months, the escaped wolf demon returned and killed everyone in the village.
Therefore, when faced with a demon clan at the level of a big demon, people often dare to get angry but dare not speak out, and are even afraid of alerting the government and being retaliated against. As for the government, it is better to do less than to do more, as long as it does not make the world angry or people are angry.
I am absolutely sure that I will not take action easily, lest it trigger the big demon's revenge.
Especially some big monsters in the rivers, if they cause trouble at the slightest inconvenience, they are more terrifying than the monsters on land. Fortunately, there are dragons to control them, otherwise the water monsters that cause trouble will be a headache for the court."
"Can the dragon clan control the water demon?"
"Of course, it is not unreasonable for all dynasties to enthrone the dragon clan and respect them as water gods. When it comes to facing the demon clan, the human race and the dragon clan have always advanced and retreated together, and all the waters in the world are under the control of the dragon clan. Ten of the water monsters in the human clan's territory are
Bajiu is also closely related to the dragon clan. I even heard that some dragon girls married mortals, or mortal girls married into dragon palaces."
Fa Hai has been traveling around the world with the leprous monk. He has been to many places and learned many secrets.
For example, in the West Lake that spans Jinshan Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture, he clearly told Wang Xu that there was a West Lake Dragon Palace in the West Lake, and a West Lake Dragon Lord that was comparable to a sixth-order demon god.
Over the years, West Lake has never flooded, because the Dragon King of West Lake has restrained his men.
In return, every year, a huge West Lake memorial ceremony is held on the West Lake, and southern scribes gather together to write poems and lyrics for the dragon king to appreciate.
If the writing is good, the Dragon Lord will even give treasures and invite the scribes to attend the West Lake Night Banquet. At the night banquet, the Dragon Lord's family will also appear. If he can win the favor of the Dragon Girl, he may become a dragon-riding son-in-law of West Lake.
Since ancient times, those who become the son-in-law of Xihu can at worst be awarded the title of top three Jinshi.
Even if he is not knowledgeable enough, he will be given a Jinshi background and be placed as an official in a county near the West Lake. As the son-in-law of the West Lake Dragon Palace, he will naturally be able to use the power of the West Lake to make the weather smooth, and the court is also happy to see it.
become.
"What about you, what will you do in the future?"
After Fahai finished answering Wang Xu's words, he couldn't help but ask.
Wang Xu thought about the West Lake Dragon Palace and replied casually: "Of course I will study and then get the honor. However, I may not necessarily be an official. Being an official is too tiring and will be restricted by the official position. My plan
After gaining fame, he traveled around the world and wrote books and biographies!"
"Writing a book and writing a biography, it sounds so awesome!" Fahai touched his bald head. He was a Buddhist and did not have a deep understanding of writing a book and writing a biography.
If it were a student, he would definitely laugh out loud when he heard this.
Writing a book and biography is not just a matter of talk. Even the great Confucians do not have the courage. The most they can do is write a preface to the works of their predecessors.
Throughout the ages, those who can write books and establish legends are all Confucian sages. Such people have a place in the Confucian Temple.
Wang Xu is not even a child now. He writes books and biographies when he talks and is heard by outsiders. It is like asking a child who has not gone to kindergarten what his dream is when he grows up. The child says that he is to become Einstein. Ten
After hearing this, nine people laughed.
However, Fahai had no idea about writing a book and writing a biography. When he heard that Wang Xu’s dream was this, he still encouraged him: “My dream is to conquer demons and demons, and your dream is to write a book and write a biography. The two of us will definitely succeed.” They will realize their dreams."
"Of course, I'm quite confident in myself, but you, don't let me leave you behind!" Wang Xu is much more confident than the master who gives people a bath in the bath. There are many people in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties who have done the best. Backing up, I only talk about books and biographies. Although the world is big, who else can I do?
On the other hand, the little monk Fahai, if he is really Fahai from the White Snake, his end may not be too good.
Basically, in the ending of The Legend of White Snake, Fa Hai either passed away in regret, or hid in a crab shell and was too embarrassed to see others, or had his Buddha mind broken and became a Buddha.
Especially in the movie version of The Legend of the Green Snake, Fahai went crazy several times and moved his heart. Finally, when he saw that Bai Suzhen gave birth to a human instead of a snake, he vomited blood.
Of course, Fa Hai did not have a happy ending. In a certain version of the Legend of White Snake, Fa Hai eventually turned enemies into friends with White Snake and her group, laughed off their grudges, and finally ranked among the immortals.
As for why a monk in Fahai is a member of the Immortal Class instead of becoming a Buddha and becoming an ancestor, this is not something that outsiders can know.
In any case, Fahai should have suffered more catastrophes than him, and the possibility of being robbed is also greater.
If we say that Wang Xu's chance of becoming a saint is 70%, or 50-50 at worst, Fahai's chance of becoming a saint is only half a percent at most.
This half-percent chance is an exaggeration. It is more likely that the dragon is swimming in shallow water and everything is in vain.