Shimen is poisonous

It's just a drama, Zilin King took it for granted that this thing wouldn't cause any trouble.

But in fact, he far underestimated the impact of entertainment gossip on this impoverished world.Even if one's cultivation is advanced, the world of practice is not a world of pursuit of pleasure.Even though they have the ability to complete various difficult entertainment projects, monks spend more time and energy on cultivation and fighting.

Of course, to a certain extent, fighting itself is a kind of entertainment.As the most combative sword sect disciple, Ye Bohan has to admit that even though he has a quiet personality, he has to admit that the competition of swordsmanship and spells is the most exciting and thrilling confrontational sport, which is better than most outdoor entertainment activities. .

But even so, it doesn't mean that monks don't need other entertainment.Otherwise, there would not be a place like Liyuan in the abbot city, where the business is actually pretty good with the performances of mortals.

But the repertoire of mortals is still a layer behind for monks.If I have to describe it, it is like a native who reads a story written by a foreigner. Even if he understands it after adding heavy annotations, it still has the effect of entertainment, but it is separated by a layer.

Cultivators look at mortals, although they are not foreign, but the meaning is the same.The levels of the two sides are too different, so the stories of mortals are often like scratches, and they can't really hit the itch.

Ye Bohan's story is not unusual to tell, but it is actually just a little discussion of the core philosophy of Zen.It's just that while discussing, he subtly changed his position and wrote a story about a monk's practice.The content is really not rare, but the sense of substitution is much stronger.

Here, the protagonist is no longer a high-ranking immortal (from the perspective of the author of this type of play), but an ordinary Zen practitioner who has entered the Tao from a mortal.His whole life is also in line with the way of practice generally advocated by Zen Buddhism - entering the Tao with one thought, cultivating the Tao with good deeds, and attaining enlightenment in one day.

Although it is mixed with nondescript things like Western Buddhist countries, the core of the story is both close and novel.To put it bluntly, it is not surprising at all, but it is the script of Xianrenliu.

But it quickly attracted the attention of many monks.

In addition, the core of this playbook itself is closer to Zen Buddhism, and the Zen monks who gather the most in Abbot City may be Zen monks, so this playbook has really gradually gained popularity.

The business in Liyuan is booming, and the boss is even grinning from ear to ear.However, there are also times when it is not so peaceful. For example, at this time, some people have a dispute over whether the Western Heaven Buddha Kingdom exists.

"That's all. It's just that the statement of the three thousand worlds is too exaggerated. How can we, as cultivators, be so exaggerated and dishonest?"

Another monk disagreed, and said, "The so-called three thousand worlds are just a reference, implying the infinity of the Tao. As the play says, one flower is one world, one leaf is one bodhi (wisdom) If the flowers are not real, the leaves are not real leaves, they are just a symbol.”

Another meditation practitioner pondered for a while, but then said, "I think it's not just a symbol."

The other two monks looked at him.

The monk then said: "Don't you think it's strange? This play looks like an ordinary play, but it feels like it's talking about the Zen method. When talking about the Zen method, it's the only way to create a story that seems absurd at first glance, but it's really interesting when you think about it carefully." The so-called Buddhism that is quite mysterious...and there are quite a few Zen witty sayings in the playbook, no matter how you look at it, ordinary people can't write it."

His companion was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "You mean, the person who wrote this script may be a master of Zen Buddhism?"

The monk then called the waiter and asked, "Do you know who the gentleman who wrote this playbook is?"

The waiter suddenly looked embarrassed, and said: "Most of the playbooks here are obtained by the troupe master through various channels, and I don't know the specific source."

The monk said: "Then please come out and speak."

After the troupe master came out, the monk asked the same question, and the troupe master replied: "The gentleman who wrote this drama book is indeed a monk, but it is inconvenient for me to reveal his name. This gentleman lives in the museum in the west of the city." , and don’t mind someone visiting.”

The monk was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What is the name of this gentleman? If we are looking for someone, there must be a clue, right?"

The class leader said: "His surname is Ye, he is an alchemist, and he is currently living in the largest house in the museum. When you get there, you should tell the doorman when you get there."

The monk was a little surprised by this answer, and said, "It turned out to be a alchemist? I thought the author should be a great Zen practitioner..." There were still some unfinished words in his words, but he thought about this alchemist. Did Xiu compile such a playbook himself, or did he read related classics somewhere else?

But it was useless to ask this question, so the monk didn't ask too much, and wanted to wait until he saw this Danxiu later.

The number of visitors to the house increased rashly, and they all came to see Ye Baihan, which actually caused both the steward and King Zilin quite a headache.

But people just came here to ask questions about the script, and many of them were disciples of the meditation sect in the state, not Ye Baihan's rescuers, and the steward and Zilin King couldn't stop them.

But Zilin King has a keen intuition, and he has faintly noticed that allowing Ye Baihan to contact people like this will soon cause serious consequences.Ye Bohan is collecting information through contacts and exchanges with these Zen disciples, and the results have been remarkable.

In the process, he learned a lot about Lin Mocheng's stay on Fangzhang Mountain.For example, Lin Mocheng is not acting in his original identity in Abbot Mountain. Many people know the owner here as a "Zen Master".

The Zen master is said to have lived in seclusion here for nearly 400 years.

For 400 years... Ye Baihan guessed that he may have been operating here since he was still in contact with Yuebai's senior brother.

This is not surprising. Considering that his Taoist companion was a member of the Zen sect back then, Lin Mocheng should also have some contact with the Zen sect.It's just that Ye Baihan couldn't judge how he obtained this identity here.

He considered the possibility of exposing Lin Mocheng's true identity in front of several masters in Abbot City, but later he felt it was inappropriate.Just because ordinary monks don't know, it doesn't mean that some powerful people in Fangzhang Mountain don't know either.If Ye Baihan wants to hit the target immediately, he must first understand the true attitudes of the various forces in Fangzhang Mountain, and this is very difficult for him.

Even if he used something like a playbook to attract the attention of others, all he could attract was some low-level attention, which was useless against Lin Mocheng.

Ye Bohan could only be patient and continue to take steps, trying to open up the situation bit by bit.

He knew that it would be difficult for him to break into the circle of monks in a normal way now that his skills were restricted, so he could only change his route, attract people's attention with some eye-catching actions and words and deeds, and take the initiative to attract people to inquire about news.

Writing a playbook is a relatively unorthodox approach, and whether it can attract attention depends entirely on luck.But in Ye Bohan's view, regardless of whether the Buddhism in the previous life has real magic power or not, at least it is attractive to people in terms of concepts and scriptures.He cleverly used his knowledge in this section as bait to try to attract Zen people.

And in fact, he succeeded.

When the Purple Scale King appeared that day, he saw someone visiting Ye Baihan.In fact, during this period of time, Zen monks came to visit Ye Baihan basically every day, and as time passed, the level gradually increased.

The Purple Scale King also felt very troubled by this.It seems that there is no such need to prevent Ye Bohan from communicating with people. After all, they are just some ordinary monks, and they are talking about some Zen theories.But if he doesn't stop it, Ye Baihan will start to find a point of leverage and take the opportunity to exert his strength.

Because of this, King Zilin began to order the stewards and attendants to selectively reject some visitors for Ye Baihan.It's a pity that once Ye Baihan's social circle is opened, it will be very difficult to control its spread. After all, visitors will bring visitors, and rejected guests can also be accompanied by some acquaintances.

The Purple Scale King could only stare at Ye Baihan as urgently as possible.

Ye Baihan also felt a little troubled by this, so he asked: "Speaking of which, you are the king of the sharks, and you should have a lot of affairs. Don't you care about your clansmen?"

King Zilin shrugged and said, "Our clan is different from the human race. We don't have as many tricks as yours, and the clansmen generally don't need a king to manage them. They naturally have their own way of life."

After hearing this, Ye Baihan was silent for a while, and said, "Understood." Compared with the actual power, the king of the mermaid tribe may have more symbolic meaning, so the purple scale king can run around on the land.

He thought for a while and asked, "Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to be out of the water for so long?"

King Zilin said: "Do you want to get rid of me? I'm afraid it's not so easy. The land is not as comfortable as the sea, but taking a few more baths on weekdays can barely relieve the dryness. In any case, before Lin Mocheng returns, I will take care of myself." Watching yours."

After hearing this, Ye Baihan didn't get angry. He just straightened his loose forehead hair and said meaningfully: "So that's how it is."

The sun was shining brightly on this day, and it should be a day that would make Zilin King feel dry. Ye Baihan specially invited people to the garden party to appreciate his recently completed paintings.

He told Lin Mocheng that he wanted to do something related to "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting" for entertainment, and he kept his promise.After writing the playbook, he began to draw the Ten Thousand Buddhas Record.

Ten Thousand Buddha Records is a picture book that combines countless Buddha statues.Ye Bohan actually can't remember how many Buddhas there are in Buddhism, so he just draws randomly based on the only memory he has. If he can't remember, he will add it now. Anyway, no one knows which ones are true and which ones are false.

The style of the portrait is completely different from that of the Buddha in the previous life. Basically, except for some main features, the whole style is not similar at all.This world doesn't worship Buddhas with bald heads and big bellies, so in Ye Baihan's portraits, the Buddha's appearance is more like the feminine beauty of the native Southeast Asia, but with a little more demeanor of this world's immortals.

However, the paintings are done as one likes, but the narration of his life is more cautious and attentive.Ye Bohan wanted to use this thing to open up the situation.

The atmosphere in the garden was lively, but Zilin King felt restless.He saw Ye Baihan being surrounded by people, and felt that the garden party would not end for a while, and the other party would not be able to get away in a short time, so he thought about it, and then left alone.

Seeing him walk away, Ye Bohan said to a monk, "I really know the answer to this question."

The Zen practitioner said: "I don't believe that Master can solve the problem that the Master is difficult to solve."

Ye Bohan said: "Why don't we make a bet, if I can answer His Holiness' doubts..." He suddenly approached the Zen practitioner and whispered something in his ear.

The Zen cultivator was stunned for a moment, but he laughed and said, "If I can really solve it, why should I bet on it?"