Little Master Qingfa hasn't spoken to him for a long time. Ever since he witnessed Jiang Ergou's murder last time, Little Master Qingfa seems to have fallen into a very strange state.
It is said that he is enlightening Zen, but sometimes he frowns for several hours. It is said that he is caught in the dilemma of killing and saving people, but sometimes he shows a look of sudden enlightenment.
Looking at the state of little master Qingfa, the two women in the team were a little worried, except for Jiang Ergou and the old god He Huaichun.
This is not to say that they don’t care about Little Master Qingfa, but they understand that practicing Zen and enlightenment is the same as practicing swordsmanship and swordsmanship. If they can understand it, they will naturally be invincible with the light and sword energy. But if they can’t understand it, they will be just a fool in this life.
They are just ordinary people who carry swords and swords.
From a distance, Jiang Ergou and his party could already see the surging Huaihe River, which meant that they were not far from Gusu, the capital of Suzhou. You must know that the Hanshan Temple where Master Qingfa was located was built on
On the edge of Huaihe River.
Some distance away from the Huaihe River, an inn appeared in everyone's sight. It was already getting late, and Jiang Ergou and the others did not intend to travel all night, so they rested in the inn.
There was a rich dinner on the table, and Qingfa returned to his room after eating a bowl of plain noodles. Judging from his appearance, he had not yet figured out the issue of killing and saving.
The night was as cool as water. After thinking about it all day, Little Master Qingfa came to the window and stared at the bright moon in the sky in a daze. The former Little Master Qingfa only felt that he should save no matter whether they were good people, evil people, evil people, or evil people, because he had always
Wen Chang said that Buddha wanted to save all sentient beings.
But Jiang Ergou's words last time gave him a huge impact, especially the sentence that if you let him go today, you may be responsible for the life and death of ten or hundreds of people in the future. So are you considered a villain?
These days, this problem has been bothering him. It seems that whether to save him or not is contrary to the Dharma in his heart.
Somewhere along the way, Little Master Qingfa seemed to have returned to his childhood, when the Master looked into his eyes and asked.
"If you can save another person by killing him, then you should kill him or not."
At that time, Little Master Qingfa shook his head vigorously and felt that one should not deprive another person of his right to life just because of his life or death.
Then, his master asked again.
"If you can save ten people by killing one person, do you kill them or not?"
This time, Little Master Qingfa shook his head. Although killing one person can save the lives of ten other people, this is still not a reason to deprive another life.
But as his master gradually increased the number of rescued people to hundreds, thousands, and ten thousand, little master Qingfa panicked. It seemed that he really didn't know how to answer the master's questions.
Little Master Qingfa thought for a whole afternoon but couldn't come up with the answer. He stayed there thinking until Master left.
Killing one person and saving ten thousand people seems to be a choice that a child can make. But every time the little master Qingfa wants to make the choice that he least wants to face, a face that is about to die tragically will appear.
in front of him.
After thinking about it all night, little Master Qingfa's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes. He finally came to the Master and shook his head firmly.
At that time, Master's eyes showed a look of relief and he warned.
"Celebrate the Dharma! You must remember that the Buddha said that all living beings
Equality does not mean that one person's life is equal to another person's life, but that life is equal to life. This equality does not need to be measured by quantity, so one person's life and death are not the same as those of ten thousand people.
The same goes for life and death. Killing one person to save ten thousand people may appear to be a compassionate act of Buddha, but in fact you are already an executioner."
Thinking of Master's words, the problem faced by Little Master Qingfa seems to have been answered, but this is not the case, because the person he wants to kill this time is a bad guy!
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Bad people only harm others when they live. They have no reverence for life and no compassion for all living things. So in this case, should the Buddha save people?
Little Master Qingfa really wanted to say no to killing as firmly as he did when he answered Master's question, but he would stop when he said it, because when he was about to make this choice, there would be hundreds of people who would kill him in the future.
The faces that were responsible for his life and death appeared in his mind.
Looking at the moonlight, Little Master Qingfa murmured quietly.
"Master, if it were you, would you kill me?"
Somehow, Little Master Qingfa's master waiting in Hanshan Temple seemed to hear his question. Outside Little Master Qingfa's window, there seemed to be a night cloud slowly transforming into his master's appearance.
"Celebrate the Fa! You have forgotten Master's words again. Master once told you the meaning of equality among all living beings. In fact, the equality between life and life cannot be measured not only by quantity, but also by wealth, poverty, good, evil and evil.
, if you save someone because he is a good person and you kill someone because he is a bad person, how can you talk about the equality of all living beings? In fact, when we save a person, we not only want to save his life, but also his soul.
If you are afraid that the evil person you saved will continue to do evil, then you should guide him to do good. For an evil person, persuading him to do good is the best way to save him!"
In the moonlight, Little Master Qingfa had crawled onto the bed and fell asleep, with a faint smile on his lips, as if the problem that had been troubling him had been solved...
It was ten minutes in the middle of the night, and the inn was very quiet. Even the night clerk had dozed off at the counter. If there were no guests passing by in the middle of the night, the clerk would probably have died of sleep very soon.
Coming out of the inn, there was endless darkness, and the only road was quiet with no one passing by. There seemed to be something terrible hidden in the woods on both sides of the road that could swallow people's lives at any time.
"Who are you!"
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the darkness. From the sound of the voice, it seemed that the woman was not very old.
"You don't need to know who I am yet. Let me ask you, if I wanted to accept you as my disciple, would you be willing?"
In the darkness, there was an old woman shrouded in a black robe. As for why she was called an old woman, it was because her speaking voice was so hoarse that it felt like she was picking out each word from her throat.
But at this moment, the young woman standing opposite the old woman shocked everyone! She was the peach blossom girl who was gentle and quiet all the way.
"You are very powerful. Why do I want you to be my master? What are you going to do by kidnapping me? I can tell you that my brother Ergou is very powerful. If he finds you later, you will eat him.
I just walked away in circles."
Facing strangers, Little Peach Blossom Girl was not only not afraid, but she even asked questions angrily. It was just that Little Girl Peach Blossom's reaction was so...
But the old woman looked very ridiculous.
"Are you talking about Jiang Ergou in the inn? Hahaha, I don't deny that he has some abilities, but to be honest, I don't take him seriously yet, otherwise why would it take me so long to bring you out?
, he still hasn’t discovered it? If he were a third-level sword cultivator, I would be more afraid of him, but he is too weak for me at this time! As for my strength, don’t worry, at least it is better than yours at the moment.
Brother Ergou is more than three times stronger, so are you willing to be my disciple?"
Little Peach Blossom Girl is very smart. In fact, when she was brought here, she knew that the person in front of her was more powerful than Brother Ergou, because just now this person sneaked into the inn to bring her out, and the person living next door
Brother Ergou didn't notice at all.
But when it comes to being someone else's apprentice, she really doesn't want to, because! She still wants to follow that bald head!
However, the old woman seemed to see through her thoughts and said to her.
"I've been with you for half a month. I know you like the little monk in the inn, but he doesn't like you!"
Speaking of this, the little peach blossom girl suddenly became anxious and shouted at the old woman in black robe.
"You're talking nonsense!"
The old woman wasn't angry at all, she just sighed after seeing the peach blossom girl reacting like this and then continued.
"Even if he likes you, he is a monk after all. Although I don't understand Buddhism, that boy is not simple at first glance. It is possible for him to become a Buddha and become an ancestor in the future. He will never return to secular life for you."
This time, the peach blossom girl surprisingly did not refute, but stood there alone and sobbed.
The old woman shook her head and said.
"Of all things in the world, love is the most murderous word. It's not good for you, little girl, to like anyone, but you like a monk. That's all you like, but you also like a monk who is determined to become a Buddha."
At this time, the little peach blossom girl was not only sobbing, but she squatted on the ground and cried loudly. She had been hiding well from Jiang Ergou and the others, but who knew that the bald head saved her in the first place?
She had already fallen in love with that bald head since childhood.
The old woman approached the little peach blossom girl and reached out to pat her shoulder.
"My child, don't cry. If you become my disciple, I will teach you how to have a relationship with that monk. If you wish, it will be a worthwhile experience for you to come to this world!"
The little peach blossom girl didn't say anything, but her crying became louder and louder, and her face slowly became stained with tears. Perhaps she felt that she was too ugly like this, so she buried her face that was originally looking at the ground between her legs.
, no one can see her expression.
The old woman touched her shoulders, slowly knelt down, and then reached out to take the little peach blossom girl into her arms.
"Good boy, don't be afraid. From now on, our grandparents and grandchildren will depend on each other and we will never let you suffer again."
Time passed by, and the little peach blossom girl had fallen asleep in the old woman's arms. She gently picked up the little peach blossom girl and walked towards the inn, still mumbling.
"Good boy, I originally hoped that you could inherit my mantle, but since you like that little monk so much, I will help you understand this earthly fate. Even if this fate is a bad fate for you, then this
A love affair is a catastrophe that can kill you!"