Buddha

That night, Lu Chi brought back a wet puppy.The puppy seemed to have been born not long ago, its eyes drooped softly and did not open, and the hair on its body was tangled together in wet strands.He wiped it clean, then asked the shopkeeper for goat milk, put it in a small basin and fed it spoonful by spoonful.

Xie Lannan squatted beside him, gently stroking the puppy's freshly wiped hair.He asked Lu Chi how the puppy got here.

"I picked it up by the river. This little guy is lying in the bushes. If he couldn't make a sound, I really thought he was dead." The yellow-haired puppy seemed to understand Lu Chi's words, sobbing loudly, Even the voice is soft.

Xie Lannan's hand paused, "Really?" He smiled and said, "He is really a clever little guy."

Lu Chi really likes this puppy who can't even stand upright. He has a natural love for animals, but Xie Lannan also likes it, so he just snatched the job of feeding the puppy from him.He thought, it was rare for an apprentice to show his liking so clearly for the first time, as a master, he couldn't compete with the apprentice, so he let him feed it.

However, on the first night when they left Zening County, when Lu Chi was busy packing his luggage, Xie Lannan pushed open the door and sat on a chair in a daze with a dazed expression.Lu Chi had never seen Xie Lannan in such a state of despair, so he hurried over and touched his forehead first. If he didn't have a fever or illness, then something happened.

Lu Chi's hands had thin calluses and were slightly rough to the touch, but the temperature on his hands was hot, the heat that fascinated Xie Lannan.He held Lu Chi's hand, feeling an urge to lick and kiss each one of them, to bite hard to bleed and leave his mark.

"Xie Lannan?" Lu Chi called his name hesitantly.

Xie Lannan met Lu Chi with deep eyes, and smiled, "Master, the puppy has run away." He stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and clenched them in vain.

"It ran away."

"I've been looking for it for a long time and can't find it."

Lu Chi was stunned, then rubbed his hair, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Master will accompany you to find it."

They searched every nook and cranny of the inn, and asked everyone who might have seen the puppy, but found nothing. The naughty little guy seemed to have disappeared without a word.

Lu Chi felt a little uncomfortable, as if he had lost something in his heart.He has not been with this puppy for a short time, but his affection is deep. It always loves to whimper and whimper, whimpering and whimpering around his feet, hugging him and licking his face.

Unexpectedly, he left without saying a word.

He felt so uncomfortable, and Xie Lannan must have had nothing better to do, so he said to him: "If you are really sad, go and buy another one."

But Xie Lannan shook his head and refused, he said: "I don't want to raise any more."

Lu Chi thought, he must have a deep relationship with that puppy, and he couldn't give any more affection to the other one.

On the second day, the sky was clear. From a distance, the sky looked like a smooth blue silk without any flaws, and even the air was clear and fresh.Xie Lannan walked to the big pear tree in the center of the inn. It will be the season when pear blossoms are blooming. Clusters of snow-white pear blossoms are piled up on the branches. Looking from a distance, it looks like snow has fallen.

Xie Lannan didn't look at the pear blossoms in full bloom, his eyes fell on the slightly soft soil under the pear tree, and he laughed silently.

Yesterday, he broke off the puppy's limbs, then cut off its flesh one by one with a knife, and shaved off its bones, until the blood was all over his hands, and the dog could no longer bark, and then he took the pile out of shape. His flesh and blood are buried here.He loves the picture of blood splattered, and loves the feeling of controlling other people's life and death.

Xie Lannan thought that he must have rotted inch by inch from the inside.

He took one last look at the burial site, and now it could no longer distract the Master.

There was a thin layer of white mist in the mountains, and it had just rained. The branches, leaves, plants and trees were dotted with rain, and they were bright green.Lu Chi took Xie Lannan and knocked on the mountain gate of Lingtai Temple.The little novice came to open the door, saw Lu Chi, and bowed first.Lu Chi bowed his head and bowed, explaining to the little novice the purpose of his visit. He was ordered by his elder brother to visit Zen Master Shangshan, the abbot of Lingtai Temple.

Although Zen Master Shangshan was over seventy years old, he was still in good spirits. When he saw Xie Lannan following behind Lu Chi, he asked kindly, "Are you Xiaoyou's disciple?"

Lu Chi said yes, and asked Xie Lannan to go up to meet him.

Shangshan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Xie Lannan intently for a while, then smiled and patted him on the shoulder after a while, but did not speak.

Lu Chi and Shang Shan went into the wing room to reminisce about the old days, but they didn't bring Xie Lannan in.After Shangshan asked about the recent situation of Tai Nian Sect, Lu Chi thought about it, but still couldn't help asking: "Zen Master, please forgive me for being rude, I dare to ask Zen Master just now... seems to have something to say to me."

There is a faint fragrance of Buddha in the wing room. If you smell it carefully, it should be snow sandalwood.

Shangshan smiled faintly: "I think this son is tenacious, compassionate and forbearing, and his accomplishments in martial arts will definitely be extraordinary in the future."

Lu Chi listened quietly without interrupting. He knew that if Shang Shan only thought that Xie Lannan was a martial arts genius, he would definitely not react like this.

Shangshan stopped and saw Lu Chi listening carefully. After a long time, he sighed and said, "It's just that although he is young, there is a gloomy look on his brows. If he is not guided well, he may go astray."

Lu Chiying said: "He has been in a bad situation since he was a child, lost his parents and mother, and has always been depressed because of these things. Thank you for the Zen master's words, I will take care of him."

After talking with the Zen master, Lu Chi came out of the wing room and saw Xie Lannan sitting on a stone bench facing a young novice from a distance.Perhaps it was because it was still early, and the incense in the temple was not strong, only a light mountain mist.Xie Lannan rested her chin with one hand and listened to the little novice with a bright smile.

When Lu Chi saw the young man's smile, his heart always softened.He walked between the two of them and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing Lu Chi come out, Xie Lannan moved aside to make room for Lu Chi.He motioned for Lu Chi to sit down beside him, and then said, "I'm listening to the little master tell a story."

"what story?"

The little novice on the opposite side seemed a little shy. He lowered his head and didn't look at Lu Chi. After a while, he said as thinly as a gnat: "Futu ghost."

Lu Chi smiled: "What kind of allusion is this?"

The little novice raised his head to look at him, and his eyes fell into Lu Chi's smiling eyes. The morning light was faint, not as bright as the thousands of brilliance in his eyes.The little novice was stunned for a while, until Lu Chi coughed lightly, and then shyly said the Buddha's name.

Lu Chi said: "Little master, can you explain what is a Buddha ghost?"

Lu Chi's voice was very gentle, and the little novice lowered his head, stumbling even to speak.

According to legend, there is a kind of evil spirit in Infernal Hell who likes to eat flesh and blood and is very good at disguising.Once, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva walked in the world, taught Buddhism, and stayed overnight in a pagoda.The owner of the stupa entertained Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva carefully, but at night, when Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was resting in meditation, the owner of the stupa sent wine and property to lure Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.The Bodhisattva refused, but the master finally revealed his original form and turned into a hideous evil ghost. The Bodhisattva was unprepared, and was forcefully taken away by the evil ghost.

Since then, the evil ghost has been called the Buddha ghost in Buddhist scriptures.

After listening to it, Xie Lannan turned his head and smiled at Lu Chi, his eyes curled up: "It's an interesting story."

Lu Chi said, "I don't know that you like to listen to Buddhist allusions."

Xie Lannan tilted her head and looked innocent: "I don't like to hear these things, but I just think the name Futu Ghost sounds interesting."

Futu ghost means a person with a compassionate face and a Rakshasa heart.

Isn't he just a floating butcher ghost, with a radiant face and a rotten and festering inside.