Poor Monk

Abbot Yuan Mie wanted to say that Shanzai had already entered the Karma Pagoda to reflect on his sins and face the wall to contemplate his mistakes, and the benefactor Shen might not be able to see him again.

However, Shen Du didn't give him a chance to speak.

Before Abbot Yuan Mie could give him any reply, he said indifferently: "If the abbot won't let me see, it's not a big deal that I passed out and died in front of the mountain gate, but it's a big deal that the world's evil spirits reappeared."

"Are you threatening my monastery?!"

Abbot Yuan Mie frowned and didn't answer, but a monk holding a stick behind him raised his eyebrows, obviously he couldn't understand Shen Du to the extreme.

But where would Shen Du talk to him?

From the beginning to the end, it was as if he hadn't heard these words, and he didn't even look away, just still staring at Yuan Mie: "Have you thought about it, Abbot?"

Abbot Yuan Mie had experienced Shen Du's difficulty as early as the last time when Yao Mo Dao and Zheng Dao forced him up to the mountain gate. He didn't expect that although he was seriously injured, he was even more difficult to deal with than before.However, Buddhism treats all suffering beings equally, no matter whether it is to let him watch Shen Du return to kill outside the mountain, or watch him die in front of the mountain gate, it cannot be done.

So he finally sighed helplessly.

"Amitabha, the heavens are merciful to the world, and my Buddha is merciful. The person the benefactor wants to see is already in the karma tower at this moment. It's just that the karma tower is a sin tower, and the monk who guards the tower may not let you in, and the person the benefactor wants to see may not be willing." meet you."

"So what if he doesn't want to see me?" Shen Du laughed, and understood that Yuan Mieyan had no intention of obstructing him, and said, "I want to see him, that's enough."

The monks of Tianji Temple have never seen such a shameless person, let alone thought that many rumors that always make people think about it will fall to the most intelligent monk who they can't even look up to. body.

At this moment, everyone looked at him speechless.

Shen Du didn't pay attention to these, just said "thank you" softly to Abbot Yuan Mie, and stepped up the steps.

On the mountain of Bukong, the morning light is faint.

The thin mist floats in the mountains like a veil, and the bamboo sea below the mountain shakes like blue waves. The steps up the mountain are one after another, illuminated by the rising sun, like a ladder leading to a high place.

The monks looked at each other and finally made way for him.

The old devil, who was covered in blood and hadn't been washed off, climbed up the stairs step by step, reminding everyone behind him for no reason of the attitude of another monk who knelt down step by step after returning to the monastery a month ago.

Abbot Yuan Mie was speechless.

It's just that since he agreed, he won't block it at this moment, so he just watched peacefully and sympathetically from the beginning to the end.

The killing outside the Mountain Gate Canyon continued.

Shen Du's footsteps did not stop.

He walked through the triple mountain gate step by step, looking at the seal characters of mountains, rivers and waters on the mountain gate, if he realized something, but when he thought about it, he still didn't understand anything, so he remembered that the monk said that he had elm bumps and a little bit of wisdom. None, it's true.

The corner of the robe soaked in blood left a bloodstain on the long steps, but it gradually dried up as he walked away.

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, Shen Du felt that he had walked for a long time.

But when I stood in front of the magnificent building of the Buddhist monastery and saw the lonely and desolate shadow of the Karma Pagoda, I felt that it was just such a moment.

The Sutra Pavilion lies in the northwest, the Thousand Buddha Hall sits in the northeast, and the tall Ye Pagoda is in the southeast corner.The octagonal relic tower, the old tower body is full of traces of wind and rain erosion, and the lines of scriptures written on it, some are still clear, but some have been blurred.

On the body of the eight-sided pagoda, there are engraved Tianlong tribes.

A tall and powerful old tree is planted beside the tower, and the tree is full of golden flowers, which are piled up one by one.

On the steps under the tree, a gaunt old monk sat cross-legged.

When Shen Du walked down the steps, his wrinkled eyelids moved, opened slowly, and looked at him.

Shen Du stopped and looked up at the tall pagoda.

He asked, "Master, is he in there?"

The old monk glanced at the blood all over his body and his calm face, and neither nodded nor shook his head, but just said sharply: "It's not the wind, it's not the flag, the benevolent..."

"Damn you."

Shen Du had heard this part of the gongan before, but he didn't want to listen to it at all. In front of this obviously not simple old monk, he sneered: "Bullshit 'benevolent heartbeat'! A slap No sound, the wind blows and the flag moves, so naturally the wind blows and the flag also moves. The wind doesn’t move, the flag doesn’t move, let me see if you move your heart?”

"..."

The old Zen master has experienced many things in the world and seen many winds and rains, but Shen Du is the only one who dares to be so vulgar in front of him.The way he looked at Shen Du suddenly became speechless.In the end, it was a long sigh and a Buddha's name was proclaimed.

"Sin! Dead wood cannot be carved!"

It was just out of my mouth, but what I thought in my heart was: I can't stop this devil, I don't want to entangle the hot potato for too long, let someone who has the ability clean it up.

So the haggard monk clasped his palms together and smiled.

Only tolerantly said to Shen Du in front of him: "Yeta repents, people inside can't go out, but I never said people outside can't enter. Since the benefactor came here with obsession, it doesn't matter if he enters naturally."

"..."

Is it a little too easy?

Shen Dulai was thinking all the way, if the bald donkeys in Tianji Temple were as ignorant as the outsiders, they would simply go down the mountain to recharge their batteries, or they would make friends with Gu Zhao and set up a Buddhist temple together, robbing the monks. just go.

But now there is no need for it.

Looking at the old monk's seemingly ordinary but inscrutable smile, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he couldn't figure out what was going on for a while, and he didn't feel that his dying body was worth calculating. , so I just looked at the other party, hesitated for a moment, and didn't bother to think too much.

After thinking about it for the rest of my life, I'm tired.

Now?Whoever loves his mother can go.

Shen Du wasn't very used to this old bald donkey, so although the other party didn't make things difficult for him and gave him a way out of the way, he just raised his eyebrows and walked up the steps without even saying "thank you". , pushed open the closed door of the industry tower.

The seven-fold pagoda is solemn and solemn.

The sky outside the door slanted into the door, and there were bright dust floating in the air. The tall Buddha statue stood in the pagoda, with lowered brows and eyes, and the surrounding walls were piled up with ancient scriptures. Occasionally, I saw the traces left by the old swords, I don't know if it was hundreds or thousands of years old, it was a bit shocking to look at.

It is rumored that this karma pagoda was erected by a "killing Buddha" in Zen sect a long time ago. Because of the evil of killing, it was named "karma pagoda".

The relic, which has been cured of the poison of the tongue, is left behind after He passed away.

Shen Du never believed in gods and Buddhas, and when he entered this pagoda and saw this Buddha, he couldn't feel any reverence, so he didn't bother to worship, and went up directly from the old wooden ladder on the other side.

The pagoda gets narrower as it goes up.

He counted the layers in his mind.

When I counted to a "seven", I felt my heart tremble slightly, and the last step was under my feet.For a moment, he suddenly had the urge to turn around and leave.

just in case……

What if the monk really doesn't want to see him, what if it's just wishful thinking for him to go desperately, what if...

There are so many what-ifs.

But what if he still likes him?

Everything in the world, everything that has not yet happened, has endless possibilities.But if you don't dare to do it, if you don't do it, the one case that you really hope for in your heart will always be just one case.

Shen Du thought, what is there to be afraid of?

That's the worst it can be.

"Clap."

So he still stepped up, turned around two steps, and saw that familiar figure.

Surrounded by old scriptures still piled high, an ordinary long table was placed in the middle, two stacks of scriptures were stacked aside, but two yellowed scriptures were opened and spread out on the desk.

The monk sat cross-legged on the futon and buried himself in copying scriptures.

The robes were snow-white, falling to the ground, and being illuminated by the skylight coming in from the window, it seemed to be shining.

He knew he was in.

Shen Du also knew that he knew he had come in.

It's just that standing behind and looking at his back at this time, there is another feeling that thousands of words have been returned to silence.

Mountains do not speak, water does not speak; you do not speak, I do not speak.

After standing silently for a long time, he walked over, looking at his slender fingers still copying the scriptures, and the beautiful handwriting on the page.

Shen Du suddenly laughed lowly.

He asked him, "I'm here, but you ignore me, do you want me to go?"

Regarding his arrival and questions, Shanzai didn't seem to be surprised at all, the hand holding the pen just paused slightly, without looking back, and smiled: "Gu Zhao is a man worth thinking about."

I have only heard others advance Gu Zhao with hatred or envy, and most of the evaluations of him go to two extremes.Demons call him sinister, despicable and scheming, and righteous people praise him for his resourcefulness and resourcefulness.

But it's still the first time to listen to such a light weight.

Shen Du knew what he was referring to, and only said: "He can't beat you. You have nothing but me, but he still has ambitions."

The monk fell silent.

It's not useless for Shen Du's head to grow on his neck.

As early as when Gu Zhao gave him the medicine made from the Buddha's relics, he had already understood the monk's "calculation".

"I told you not to leave, but you lied to me and coaxed me, and in the end you just left and ran back to Laoshizi's Tianji Temple to get the relics of the Buddha who killed life. And you didn't save Yao Qing on purpose. Are you Seeing me too clearly, I knew that I would take the risk to find Gu Zhao. After I got the relic, I was sent directly to Pengshan..."

"The person surnamed Gu is afraid that you will be mad at me to death."

"Monk, do you think you are a sinner, a monk, a wise man, or a fisherman who reaps the benefits?"

Shen Duchang knelt down behind him, stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around his waist, and put his head on his shoulder: "I'm asking you something, who are you?"

"No one."

The scriptures could not be copied anymore, Shanzai sighed, put down his pen lightly, and turned his head, Shen Du's pale face with some scars and blood stains was close in front of his eyes.

And those lips with a little smile.

He lowered his brows and eyes, and kissed the corner of his lips naturally, and when his lips parted, he remembered that he shouldn't do such things in the Karma Pagoda, so he smiled inexplicably, and said lightly: "It's just someone you like. "

Shen Du's eyes turned red.

It's just that he was always stubborn and refused to admit defeat in front of the bald donkey, so he forced a snort, his voice was a little choked and hoarse: "I also like Lao Tzu."

Shanzai can't express the feeling in his heart at this moment, because Shen Du is hugging him and leaning on his shoulder, so he can easily feel his heartbeat, his trembling, his nervousness...

There is also the love of claws and claws.

The wind blew in from the outside, and a butterfly was flying back and forth in the sky. He looked at it for a long time, and then slowly followed his heart and said, "Yes."

"Then do you also know that I will definitely come to you?"

"know."

"You also know that I can come in?"

"know."

"why?"

"There are no gods and Buddhas in the world, and the Buddhist monastery is full of mortals. Ordinary people have all kinds of emotions and desires, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. I have searched the Buddhist teachings and searched for the bottom line, but I can't get rid of the word 'reasonable'. Besides, all the eminent monks in the Zen monastery don't want to get involved with you. No one can solve this trouble except me."

"...Isn't that a little too much?"

"Ah."

……

I don't know why, but at this moment, Shen Du really wanted to hit someone again, as if returning to the time when Shanzai said to him flatly, "You can't beat me with just one hand", this is a fucking word that a human can say ? !

Also "huh"?

Well, sir.

Shen Du gritted his teeth and stared at him for a long time, his stomach full of evil fire, almost immediately wanted to quarrel with him.I just raised my eyes to meet his warm eyes staring at me, the clear outline, just like when I first saw him, was tainted with a bit of moving smoke.

He said, my heart is the Buddha's heart.

All emotions melted away at this moment, and were replaced by a strange sourness, spreading in his chest.

The monk's broad back was pressed against his hot chest, Shen Du blinked, and suddenly he didn't dare to look at him, but put his forehead on his neck where the Buddhist beads were hung, and said slowly: "You said that there is no real God and Buddha, there is only one word of goodness. You also promised that I will not die and you will not leave. I don’t want you to break your promise. I should stay. But I neither believe in gods and Buddhas, nor in goodness, and I don’t want to be bald When a monk..."

Shanzai looked out the window silently.

A hot tear fell on his neck, and Shen Du lowered his head and lowered his eyes, kissing the Buddhist beads on the back of his neck like a brand mark: "Monk, I only believe in you. You take refuge in Buddha, and I take refuge in you, okay?"

It must be the worry-free flowers in the Zen garden, right?

A small butterfly flapped its light wings, passed by the narrow window many times, and finally flew in.

Shanzai stretched out his hand, and the butterfly landed on his fingertips.

At this moment, he suddenly couldn't tell whether he was the falling butterfly or the blooming heart flower, so he just smiled slowly.

The light of the sky penetrates into the wisdom eye, as clear as glass.

Then I heard my own vague and peaceful voice: "...OK."

Butterflies fly in and fly out again.

The clear sky is clear and blue, and on the mountain, the worry-free flowers that bloomed more than a month late are in full bloom, and the golden red color is piled up on the branches, as if a series of golden clouds are piled on the top of the Buddha. .

The Karma Pagoda is towering, but the Buddha just smiled while holding flowers.

Thousands of sins and thousands of karma, but finally a word of refuge.

That's all.