The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Gu Xiangtan used to go in and out of Yuzi Lane so often, how could Zhao Yuan, who was very concerned about it, not know about this, so it is not difficult to find the existence of Nong Jinxiu and Bai Shuicai by following the clues.Zhao Yuan brought Gu Xiangtan to Luli for this reason, and Gu Xiangtan also came to Luli to prevent Zhao Yuan from fulfilling his wish. They both knew each other well, but they never said anything.But Gu Xiangtan's words seemed to have driven Zhao Yuan, who was still hopeful, into the abyss overnight. He was silent there for a long time, and finally walked away with red eyes.

Looking at the back of the other party in despair and pain, Gu Xiangtan was helpless.

He half leaned in front of the futon in the Buddhist hall, quietly looking at the Buddha statue not far away, he really wanted to ask the Bodhisattva how to make Yuan Qing live well after he left, but he really couldn't open it Mouth, if a person wants to leave his soul, it would be like a walking corpse if he keeps his skin, how could he be willing to live like this with Yuan Qing.

Gu Xiangtan fell into deep despair. After all, he couldn't see through life and death, and he couldn't do the non-desire and inaction as the Buddha wished.He suddenly wanted to know how the previous generation of Lingfo thought during this period of time, he must be much more open-minded and calm than himself.

Gu Xiangtan opened the letter that his master gave him before he left.

It was an unfamiliar handwriting, wrapped in iron and covered with paper, which made people feel awe when they looked at it.

And only a few words were written on it:

life is death life, death is life death

The two roads are calm and flat, there is no other and no this

There is neither life nor death, nor each other.

Gu Xiangtan thought about these few words for a whole afternoon, from bewilderment to bewilderment, and finally, like a glimmer of light, he gradually found some ways, and then Gu Xiangtan was frightened by his own thoughts, and he sat there for a long time , It wasn't until the door of the Buddhist hall opened and Zhao Yuan came in to help him up that Gu Xiangtan could barely regain his senses, and immediately felt profoundly tired, dizzy, and aching all over.

His hands and feet were a little swollen, and his originally pale skin had also darkened, just like the poisoned child he saw in the yard back then. Gu Xiangtan also had the first appearance of the yellow grass poisoning his lungs, but he Not as scary as Zhao Yuan was then, but it doesn't mean that Gu Xiangtan was less poisoned than him.

Gu Xiangtan looked at Zhao Yuan's dark eyebrows, and although he tried his best to maintain his composure, the other party was no longer as calm as before. The corners of his lips were tightly pursed, and his eyelashes were trembling frequently, which could be seen when facing Gu Xiangtan. The turmoil in Tan Shi's heart.

Gu Xiangtan turned his head and said, "I want to find the abbot."

……

When he handed the letter in his hand to Guanshi, he saw that the other party didn't show any surprise or confusion. Gu Xiangtan understood that Guanshi knew the meaning of the poem, but he didn't ask him immediately. Instead, tell the story.

"Master Abbot... One year, I went to Jiwan County to appease the victims. There... there is a mountain called 'Mingfeng'. There are several tombstones under the mountain. One of the inscriptions belongs to a villager named Qiao Ying. , he was born in Jiarui 27th year, March 51th, Maoshi, and died in [-]st year, July [-]th, Chenshi..."

Gu Xiangtan's strength was insufficient, and it took a long time to finish these words a little bit, with a clear face, but neither the abbot nor Zhao Yuan interrupted him, Zhao Yuan had a cold face, caressing Gu Xiangtan The hand on Xiangtan's back was gentle and soft, and his eyes stared blankly at his side face, until Gu Xiangtan's next sentence made Zhao Yuan's face change suddenly.

Gu Xiangtan said: "When I wake up, I will not be able to read all the historical books in the temple in the future, but I also know that in Jiarui's 27th year, March [-]th, Maoshi... is the birthday of the tenth generation of Lingfo... ..."

When each generation of spiritual Buddha passed away, the birth date of the next generation of spiritual Buddha will be written down, so that Xiangguo Temple can go to pick up the spiritual boy for cultivation.In his previous life, when Gu Xiangtan was dying, he was able to know such an hour inexplicably in a daze, just like the Buddha taught him, it is mysterious and unspeakable, and this hour should also be unique, there is no other newborn that can replace the overlapping, this time It was also the reason why Gu Xiangtan was so shocked when he saw this inscription.

Even if there is an accident in the reincarnated Buddha's fate, and there is another person who is exactly the same as the birth date of the spiritual Buddha, what about the death date?The seventh day of July is Gu Xiangtan's birthday and the day that person passed away. The only difference is that Gu Xiangtan was born in the 49th year of Jiarui, when the first emperor was still in power, and this man named Qiao Ying died. After two full years!

Is it really a coincidence, or is there an opportunity that cannot be explained to outsiders?

Gu Xiangtan stared at Guanshi intently, waiting for the abbot to give him an explanation.

Abbot Guanshi persisted in the letter and sighed "Amitabha", then took a deep look at Gu Xiangtan, his eyes seemed to be filled with boundless brilliance, turned around to face the Buddha statue not far away, bowed his head, and said quietly for a moment: "Ling The Buddha's return to the world is rebirth and nirvana."

Rebirth? !

Gu Xiangtan was surprised that the abbot really knew about the rebirth of the Lingfo, and was shocked by the phrase "Nirvana".

"The end of the Three Realms is Nirvana. The Buddha was sympathetic to all living beings, so he sent a spirit Buddha to accompany him. The Buddha himself cared about the Spirit Buddha, so he used rebirth to help him Nirvana." The abbot clasped his hands together, and his voice echoed far away.

The so-called Nirvana in Buddhism means that the disciples of the Buddha will enter the empty space without form and wish after extinction. Death in the eyes of the world is just that the one who was reborn was the Lingfo, while the one who died was Gu Xiangtan.

It turns out that Gu Xiangtan was reborn once in order to die better?

Gu Xiangtan regained his composure and hurriedly went to look at Zhao Yuan, only to see that the other party was pale, staring at the Buddha statue in front of him with stern eyes, and clenched his fists.

"What if I don't want to leave this world of mortals and am willing to sink and float in the karma of the Three Realms?"

Abbot Guanshi was taken aback for a moment, and turned around suddenly to look at Gu Xiangtan who said these words.

It was rare for Gu Xiangtan not to avoid the abbot's gaze, and he straightened his back. The excitement made him lose some of his sickness, his face flushed a little, and his eyes brightened.

"Someone must have chosen to stay, right?! Xing Zhi ventured to guess that Qiao Ying is actually the previous generation of Spirit Buddha. When I was born, the Spirit Buddha should have been destroyed, but he did not die! Thinking about it carefully, Two years after that...the edict that suddenly appeared when Emperor Zongzheng was fighting with the three kings was not left by Lingfo at all, but written by Qiao Ying later. At that time, he was actually still alive!"

At that time, Gu Jingchang, the head of the Gu family, was unwilling to let his son become a monk, so the hearts of the people in the world were scattered. At that time, Qiao Ying had already relinquished the important task of Lingfo and lived in seclusion. , and not long after that, he really passed away, it was death, not passing away, because Qiao Ying at that time was no longer a Lingfo.

"Abbot..."

Gu Xiangtan stood up tremblingly, but when he moved, he was about to fall. Zhao Yuan who was beside him carefully supported him, but Gu Xiangtan dodged him.

Gu Xiangtan's feet softened, and he knelt down in front of Guanshi, and said in a deep voice: "I want to... stay, I am greedy for the world, and I can't afford this chance of heaven, but even if I am ashamed of the Buddha, I can't be ashamed of myself heart..." and the person who gave everything for himself, "Wake up, it's hard to wake up..."

Guanshi frowned, with pity in his eyes: "Silly boy, even if you stay, how long can you stay?" Gu Xiangtan's current appearance is not something that he can stay with just saying "I want to stay". There is no cure for the poison.

Gu Xiangtan's eyes turned red, and he shook his head: "It's okay, even for a day..." He doesn't want to be a spiritual Buddha anymore, he just wants to be Gu Xiangtan, to be with the person he loves, to be together in an open and honest manner .

"—Boom!"

When Gu Xiangtan finished speaking these words, a thunder suddenly exploded outside the house, and the originally dark sky suddenly lit up, and then fell silent again.

Zhao Yuan knelt down and hugged the trembling Gu Xiangtan in her arms. Abbot Guanshi looked at the two embracing each other with a helpless expression on his face.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Yuan, who had been silent all this time, spoke suddenly.

He asked Abbot Guanshi, "Where are they?"

Zhao Yuan thought absurdly before that it was because of the child's arrival that it was like a reminder to expel Gu Xiangtan's life. If the child was gone, would Xiangtan be able to survive?But the reason why he didn't do anything was not because he knew that Gu Xiangtan would stop him, but because Guanshi hid the couple. Zhao Yuan sent Mou Fei to look for him every day, but in the land of Luli, he gave up everything and left his hometown. The six kings are really nothing, so he can't find anyone.

Zhao Yuan said: "I won't touch them, I just want to meet..."

Guan Shi was taken aback for a moment, as if he had guessed what Zhao Yuan meant, he couldn't help shaking his head: "That's useless."

"Try whether it is useful or not! The Buddha saves everything, how can he be willing to see two dying people have obsession?"

Two dying people... one is Gu Xiangtan, and the other, of course, is himself.

Abbot Guanshi sensed the profound meaning in it, and couldn't help but sighed deeply.

After all, he has selfish intentions towards Xingzhi.

……

However, in the evening, the sky was already pitch black, with occasional flashes of lightning, like a silver blade, cutting the sky to pieces.

A carriage drove slowly over several short hills, and slowly stopped in front of a farmhouse.

The lights in front were dim, and a few figures could be seen standing in front of them from a distance. The one standing at the top was Guanzheng, followed by Guandu, Guanhuo and Guanyun. Seeing Zhao Yuan getting off the car, the Zen masters There was a slight touch on the face.

In the hut behind him, a woman could be faintly heard moaning in pain, occasionally mixed with the shouts of the midwife and a man's voice of concern.

Zhao Yuan stood and listened for a while, and then she was about to take a step, but Zen Master Guanzheng stood sideways in front of him.

Zhao Yuan looked at him coldly, Zen Master Guanzheng looked back silently, the two men's gazes met, neither was willing to back down a step.

Mou Fei and Bi Fu behind them quietly put their hands on the sabers at their waists and abdomen.

"Guanzheng."

At this time, a soft call came from inside the carriage, and then Abbot Guanshi came down.

"Let him go."

Guanzheng was stunned for a while, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Gu Xiangtan sitting on the side. Today, today is much more than what Gu Xiangtan said and felt in the past three months. He is already extremely tired, but it is rare to hold on. Concentrated, he only looked at Guanzheng and the Zen masters quietly, his eyes were as warm and soft as before.

But no one knew that Gu Xiangtan's eyes were blurred at this time, and he felt that he was about to lose sight of things, but he still opened his eyes in the direction of Yuan Qing with the greatest strength.

As soon as Guan Zheng saw Gu Xiangtan, he couldn't bear it, finally lowered his eyes, and turned back to get out of the way.

Guanyun approached to check on Gu Xiangtan's situation, and several Zen masters also took a step back, letting Zhao Yuan come to the front of the house.

Zhao Yuan raised her hand and knocked on the door, and a man came to open the door in a hurry, the man quickly looked around the monk outside the door, his eyes were filled with embarrassment, and when he met Zhao Yuan, he said coldly: "No matter who you are, I don't want to hear what I want to say at this moment, you go, go quickly."

If Zhao Yuan had the momentum in the past, how could it be driven by a countryman? The reason why Bai Shui dared to treat him like this was because he missed his wife, and because Zhao Yuan didn't have the slightest vigor now, and he was all overwhelmed. He put it away abruptly.

He just looked straight at the other party, and softened his tone: "There is someone who wants to see your wife." It was actually the child in her belly.

"Who is it?!" Bai Shui immediately looked around nervously, and finally his eyes fell on Gu Xiangtan, and he saw that the other person's complexion was dark, his body was weak, and he looked terminally ill. How could this dying appearance make him After agreeing, Bai Shui firmly refused, "My wife is about to give birth, men and women are different, you don't want to enter!"

"It's okay if I don't go in, just let him in, and use a curtain to surround your wife and children. Your children are born extraordinary, and they will have a great career in the future. They will never be so short-lived."

Zhao Yuan spoke earnestly, but Gu Xiangtan felt extremely uncomfortable on the sidelines. This person has always been arrogant and his heart is higher than the sky. When has he ever spoken to someone in such a begging and flattering tone?

Gu Xiangtan shook his head frequently: "Yuanqing..."

Bai Shuicai was eager to protect his wife, Zhao Yuan refused to nod no matter how much he lobbied, and finally pushed him away.

"Don't even think about it, get out, don't force me to drive people away!"

But Zhao Yuan held him tight, her voice hoarse: "Just one side is fine, we will never stay for long, you can do whatever you want, I can give you glory, wealth, fame and fortune, and you can kill me if you want. , I just beg you... save him, save him!"

"Yuan Qing... Yuan Qing..."

Gu Xiangtan endured the tears for more than three months and finally couldn't hold back the tears that fell. The person who is arrogant, phoenix flying, and bloody on the battlefield should be Zhao Yuan, the sixth prince, and King Xiao. Now this person is Who, for the sake of himself, gave up everything, even his self-esteem, Gu Xiangtan couldn't see it, he would rather die.

But he couldn't say such a thing, as if he knew Yuan Qing's plan, Gu Xiangtan couldn't say to him, "I beg you to live well after I leave, don't follow me." This is too cruel, crueler than death The most painful thing is never life and death, but parting. Gu Xiangtan has suffered so much, so he knows that if he didn't say it before, he won't say it now. He can only helplessly watch Zhao Yuan doing this useless work. In front of many people, for the dying self, give up everything.

At this time, Wen Po suddenly rushed out in a panic, pulled Bai Shui and said: "Your mother-in-law is afraid, I am afraid that it will be a dystocia, the fetal movement has stopped, and it will not be born in a while, my lord It's all in danger."

Bai Shui was shocked, he didn't care about entanglement with Zhao Yuan, he hurriedly got rid of him and walked in.

The sky was struck by two thunderbolts again, and there was a rumbling sound, as if it was going to shake the earth out of a hole.

The groaning of the woman in the room became weaker and weaker, and it didn't take long before it completely lost its sound.

Bai Shuicai kept moaning sadly, and the Zen master Guanyun outside entered the house without hesitation, and everyone waited outside with bated breath. After more than an hour, there was another sound, it was Bai Shuicai's cry .

Zen Master Guanyun came out, holding a baby in his arms. Everyone leaned over to take a look, and saw that the little face was blue and purple, the eyelids were closed tightly, and there was no breath. The mother's womb had already died! ?

The Zen masters looked at each other, unable to comprehend the current situation for a while, and wept bitterly when they heard Baishui in their ears, from life to death, the tragedy in the world, it is really horrific and unspeakable.

Just when the scene was at an impasse, a man stumbled up and walked towards here with the strength he didn't know where. He took the child in front of everyone, walked out of the hut with weak steps, and knelt down facing the western sky. down.

Gu Xiangtan raised his voice and said: "Infinite Wisdom Buddha can save all worlds, how can he not tolerate a small child!"

At this time, there was another thunder in the sky, which directly struck Gu Xiangtan's feet.

Gu Xiangtan didn't move at all, he just hugged the baby in his arms tightly to protect his chest, shivering from the cold.

"Life and death depend on each other, once we go and return, Xiangtan can't stay anymore, then trade me for him, life for life!

Not only Zhao Yuan, but also all the Zen masters were shocked beyond words.

After Gu Xiangtan finished speaking, he touched his forehead to the ground, and kowtowed his head heavily, but after a few kowtows, his head became dizzy and he couldn't stabilize his body and fell to one side, but he still struggled to kneel properly, regardless of the blood mist. If you are confused, you have to ask to the end.

Zhao Yuan wanted to pull him, but seeing that Gu Xiangtan was so persistent, she could only kneel down beside him in the end.

Abbot Guanshi on the other side saw this for a long time without saying a word, and finally put his hands together, lowered his head, and recited the scriptures of blessing. , It seems that two inexplicable forces are scattered in this world, entangled and dissolved.

Bai Shui just got out of the door, and saw the half-dead sick man just now hugging his newborn son, knelt and kowtowed in the distance, black clouds burst out in the sky, and lightning flashed from time to time, just like a boat Drifting in the vast sea, bumping on the waves.

So small, but unreasonably shocking.

At that moment, even Bai Shui could not help feeling boundless resentment in his heart.

"What kind of Buddha, what kind of Bodhisattva, if God really has eyes, why would he treat us like this? No, he is also fair, whether it is a spiritual Buddha or me and other ants, they are all treated equally, and there is no good reward, no good reward! "

Just after he finished yelling these words, another thunderbolt struck, Gu Xiangtan was shocked, and fell down slowly as if he had finally run out of fuel.

Bai Shui was taken aback, and ran forward to check on his own initiative.

The child in Gu Xiangtan's arms fell down, and he fell into Zhao Yuan's arms. His eyes were spinning and he couldn't see anything clearly, but Gu Xiangtan still tried his best to raise his hand to touch Zhao Yuan's appearance again. .

At least in the endless days to come, I have something to think about, no matter how long the road ahead is, this person, he will never forget...

Yuan Qing...

Gu Xiangtan shouted in his heart, he could hear Zhao Yuan calling him too, Gu Xiangtan still had a lot to say to him, the days they spent together were too few, and there were still many places he wanted to go, if there were still Time, if there is still... just fine.

Just when Gu Xiangtan fell into the darkness, a loud cry suddenly sounded at this moment!

Bai Shui just picked up his own baby, but he vaguely felt the baby in the swaddling clothes struggled a bit, and when he took a look at the cloth, he heard a cry of "——wow", which shocked everyone around him.

The child who died just now came back to life? !

Zen Master Guan Yun hurriedly came to check the child's breath, although it was a little fast, but his heartbeat and pulse were the same as those of ordinary people, but on the other side of Gu Xiangtan, he saw that his face was darkly embraced by Zhao Yuan, and he was already lifeless.

The thunder in the sky stopped at some point, and there was only the rustling of the cold wind and the whimpering of children in the countryside, as if everything just now was nothing.

Bai Shui looked at the silent Zen masters on both sides, then looked at Zhao Yuan with lifeless eyes, and finally his eyes fell on Gu Xiangtan in his arms and the child in his hands.

After a long while, Bai Shui recovered from the panic and ecstasy, and he said, "I don't understand these things, but you just said to let my child save him, can you still do it now?"

Zhao Yuan was taken aback, her eyes were dazed.

If it is said that Gu Xiangtan rescued the child in exchange for the life of the Lingfo just now, but now, he is no longer the Lingfo, he is just an ordinary citizen, and this child, for a commoner, will there be a Spiritual Buddha? What about miracles of life and death, flesh and bones?

Thinking of this, a strange light flashed in Zhao Yuan's silent eyes.

-

In the 21st year of Zongzheng, in January, the No.11 Dailing Buddha passed away.

On the same day, the monks of Xiangguo Temple found the reincarnated soul boy of the No. 12 generation Buddha in the Luli Mountains, and brought him into the temple to teach and train him to carry on his great task.

……

The mountain flowers are red like brocade, and the stream is as blue as blue.

The spring day is beautiful, the new emperor ascends the throne, and the year is named Chu Xi. Because the new emperor is still young, I write Fu Yalian, the right minister, and Xue Yiyang, the left minister, to assist the country. I wish the sun and the moon to be clear and the world will be peaceful.

A figure in white was practicing sword in the forest, his steps were scurrying, and his momentum was scorching. One move swept across the branches and leaves on both sides of the dense forest, and it fell down like a rain of blue and white flowers.

When the sun rose, the man put away his sword, straightened his robes and headed towards the small courtyard.

On the way, I met Mou Fei, and handed him the letter from Beijing, but I flipped through it casually, and saw that Zhao Ze has now been promoted to the chief general. And you, now is the time to test him.

Zhao Yuan read the letter, picked out two more letters written by Fu Yalian, and wanted to read it to that person later, but who knew that as soon as she entered the room, she heard strange babbling noises, and when she took a closer look, she saw On the bed not far away, a half-year-old child was crawling on top of another sleeping person with his buttocks pouted.

Su Xi walked in behind holding the water basin, was startled when he saw the scene, then looked at Zhao Yuan's face, his brows were furrowed, obviously very unhappy, he hurried forward to pick up the child.

"Little ancestor, Little Spirit Buddha, how many times have I said it, lie down well, don't press my son down."

It’s just that the rest was probably in a hurry, the water basin was only placed on one side, and when holding the child, he was waved by Lingfo’s little hand, and with a "boom", the water spilled all over the ground, not only startled the child, but also splashed a few drops of water on the ground. It splashed on the face of the person on the bed.

Su Xi knew he was going to suffer, and sure enough, his arms suddenly emptied, and Zhao Yuan grabbed the Little Spirit Buddha and lifted it up by the neck. If he hadn't been too far away from Gu Xiangtan, he might have been thrown out by Zhao Yuan Finally, he threw it at the foot of the bed, ignored the anger and fear on that little face, took a cloth and wiped Gu Xiangtan's face himself.

Half a year later, the face in front of my eyes was not as thin and gray as before, but slowly returned to round and crimson, and the wound on my chest healed little by little, leaving only a new scar the size of a coin. The good direction changed, but Gu Xiangtan never woke up.

Zhao Yuan is not in a hurry, as far as he is concerned, one more day is good right now, and he believes that as long as Gu Xiangtan is alive, he will definitely wake up, because he knows that he is eagerly waiting here.

After wiping his face, Zhao Yuan just turned around and saw the Little Spirit Buddha pounced on Gu Xiangtan again, pulling his hair without letting go, biting and gnawing, pulling Gu Xiangtan's head off the pillow ripped off.

Zhao Yuan squinted her eyes, her face sank like water, and just about to drive people away, her outstretched hand paused suddenly, and she turned her head to stare at the sleeping face in front of her for a long while, and she saw Gu Xiangtan's peaceful brows slightly frowned. When I got up, I thought I felt pain or discomfort, and then my lips parted slightly, as if about to mumble something, and then even my eyelashes began to tremble slightly, and my eyelids slightly lifted, and lifted up little by little.

At that moment, Zhao Yuan felt that her heartbeat was still, until she opened her eyes completely, turning left and right in a trance, and finally landed on her face.

From bewilderment to surprise, Gu Xiangtan saw Zhao Yuan before he knew everything.

Then, Gu Xiangtan tried his best to raise his lips, and gave him a slight smile.

Yuan Qing...

Seeing the other party calling to him silently, Zhao Yuan lowered his head in a daze and approached him.

It took a while for Gu Xiangtan to say to him tremblingly: "I had a very long dream..."

Zhao Yuan nodded, wiped his forehead hair, her voice trembled: "Now you wake up, just wake up."

"Buddha, after all, be merciful..."

Gu Xiangtan turned his face to look at the Little Lingfo, and happened to meet a pair of big, round and clear eyes.

"Thank you..." Gu Xiangtan said softly, just like he saved Zhao Yuan back then, thank you for saving me.

Little Spirit Buddha blinked strangely, looked at Gu Xiangtan, then at Zhao Yuan, and then crawled onto Gu Xiangtan while grinning as if he found something interesting.

But this time, Zhao Yuan finally threw him out with sharp eyes and quick hands before he made trouble.

【Finish】