Urban Night Returner

"Zhang Suqin!" Shen Gu almost lost his composure and stood up again, "You are Zhang Suqin?" Could it be such a coincidence that they have the same name and surname?

The woman at the stern raised her head in surprise, and Monk Leshan was also surprised: "The benefactor recognizes her?"

Shen Gu barely suppressed the surprise in his heart: "Who are you atoning for?"

The woman opened her mouth, but made no sound.The monk explained: "She was poisoned to death in her previous life, and her voice was also hoarse."

Shen Gu tentatively asked: "The person you redeemed for him is not surnamed Zuo?"

The bamboo fence in the woman's hand suddenly emptied, and the whole boat tilted to one side. Fortunately, the monk managed to balance by paddling quickly, but the river also overflowed.Monk Leshan was busy using his oars to poke those souls, but Shen Gu was completely sure that this Zhang Suqin was that Zhang Suqin: "It's Zuo Mu?" No wonder he felt a little familiar, this, this is his mother in this body!However, her appearance has completely changed. Presumably this face is Zhang Suqin's real face.

Suqin made a hoarse voice, with an anxious expression, obviously wanting to speak.Shen Gu quickly said: "Speak slowly, I can see what you want to say."

Suqin calmed down, her lips opened and closed slowly, Shen Gu saw that what she said was: "Do you know Zuo Mu?"

"I know him." Not only did he know him, but he was very familiar with him, "and he's here too."

"What?" Suqin suddenly became nervous, she didn't care about the punting, and looked around, "Where is he?"

"Don't know yet. He brought my friend here, and I came to find my friend."

Suqin's expression was ready to cry: "Is he still committing crimes?"

"You know?" Shen Gu was a little surprised, "You are here as a ferryman just to atone for him?"

Suqin nodded slowly: "I came here after giving birth to a child, and only then did I know how many things he did against the heavens in order to find me. I am ferrying here, and I only hope that when he comes here, I can see him and persuade him to come here." Repent, and redeem some of his sins, so that he will not fall into the endless hell forever..." Her tears fell drop by drop, dripping into the river.The souls in the river rushed to catch her tears and huddled together.

Shen Gu looked at her and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.In a sense, she is still his mother, but this face is completely unfamiliar to Shen Gu, and he can't find any feeling of a mother.

Monk Leshan recited a Buddha's name in a low voice, and said, "Don't be sad, Master Zhang. Since the person you are waiting for has arrived, there will always be a day to meet you. This young benefactor, you came here to find friends. A good deed, but the crime itself is too serious to be offset, I am afraid--it will not be possible to find someone."

Shen Gu's expression changed: "What do you mean, master? Where are you going to take me?"

Monk Leshan bowed his head and said, "That's good, that's good. Now that the benefactor has boarded the boat, the old monk can't be the master. The ferry will take the benefactor to where he should go."

Now Shen Gu only felt that he was on a thief boat, so he simply asked: "The ferry is in charge? This is strange, how does the ferry know where I should go?"

Monk Leshan sighed: "When the dead soul boards the ferry, its weight is determined by the sins in life. The ferry will automatically send the dead soul to the corresponding place according to the weight. The donor is so heavy, and the sins in life must be extremely heavy. I am afraid that, except for the endless hell, Don't think about it."

Shen Gu simply didn't know whether he should be angry or happy: "This ferry boat is amazing, isn't it?"

"This ferry boat is a boat that indirectly attracts the souls of the dead, so it is naturally extraordinary."

"Hmph!" Shen Gu sneered, "If you are so godlike, why can't you tell the difference between the soul and the body?"

Monk Leshan was startled: "What?"

Shen Gu said coldly: "Since the great monk has been ferrying here for a long time, can he tell the difference between the soul and the body?" In fact, he is not very sure that he is in the dead with the body, but no matter how he thinks about it, he feels that he should be in the same place as the Infernal Hell. There is a certain gap.Besides, if according to what the old monk said, if he crossed the river, he would have to enter the endless hell, so how can he find Zhong Lecen?

Monk Leshan put down his oars, stared at Shen Gu for a while, and the expression of surprise on his face became more and more serious: "The benefactor is actually in the dead! For hundreds of years, the old monk has never seen one... No wonder the ferry is so heavy. Speaking of which, we can't cross the river, otherwise we will have to enter the endless hell. Donor Zhang, let's push the boat back quickly and find another way."

Shen Gu suddenly thought of one thing: "Wait! My friends may also enter the underworld in the flesh. According to what the master said, I am afraid that they will have to go to Hell after getting on the ferry!" This is too bad, should we cross the river or not?

Monk Leshan was inexplicably surprised: "The friend of the benefactor can also go to hell?"

Shen Gu glanced at Suqin: "It's Zuo Mu's idea."

Suqin listened with her eyes wide open, and lowered her head involuntarily.Monk Leshan pondered for a moment and said, "If the benefactor trusts the old monk, let's cross the river. If the benefactor's friend is not in the Infernal Hell, the old monk will speak to the Bodhisattva on behalf of the benefactor and ask the Bodhisattva to allow the benefactor to leave the Infernal Hell and look for it elsewhere."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?" Shen Gu recalled, "The Bodhisattva who vowed not to become a Buddha before hell?"

"Exactly."

"If that's the case, master, please take more care." Shen Gu said while thinking, it turned out that the old monk actually knew Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, it seems that the background is not small.It's just that I don't know what crime I committed in my previous life, and I want to ferry here to atone for my sin.

"Could it be that the master is ferrying here to wait for someone?"

Monk Leshan lowered his head and paddled vigorously, and after a while he said slowly: "The old monk has no face to see who he is waiting for."

Shen Gu was a little surprised.The old monk looks benevolent and kind, but he would be shameless?

Monk Leshan looked down at the struggling soul in the weak water, and said slowly: "The person that the old monk waited for was killed by the old monk. After the old monk died in his previous life, he made atonement in the Red Lotus Hell, but he always missed him in his heart." The old man cannot be freed. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha showed great compassion and allowed the old monk to ferry here once every 30 years. If the person he is waiting for arrives here, he will be escorted across the river and re-enter the Red Lotus Hell to redeem his sins. It is a pity that the old monk The crime is too serious, and I have been waiting many times, but I have not been able to attract anyone."

Shen Gu asked strangely: "Why do you ferry here every 30 years?"

Monk Leshan looked disappointed and said, "Because every time he reincarnates, his lifespan is only 30 years old."

Shen Gu's heart moved, this 30-year-old is so similar to Zhong Lecen: "Why is his life span only 30 years old?"

Monk Leshan bowed his head and sighed, "It's all the sins of the old monk!"

The more Shen Gu listened, the more suspicious he became, and tentatively asked: "I don't know what was the last name of this person in his previous life? Why didn't the master pick him up?"

Monk Leshan looked at the river and sighed again: "Either he refused to forgive the old monk's crimes, or maybe the old monk has no chance to see him again. In fact, sometimes the old monk doesn't feel it, and if he does, even if he is willing to see him again Call the old monk a master, and the old monk has no face to recognize him as a disciple again. If the old monk didn't commit some crimes, how could he end his life with Ji Sha until thirty..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Gu was so suspicious that he could no longer doubt it: "May I ask the name of this person in his previous life? It can't be, is his surname Shen?"

Monk Leshan was stunned, and raised his head to look at Shen Gu: "How does the benefactor know—" There is no need to finish this sentence, Shen Gu asked in a deep voice: "Shen Mobai?"

Monk Leshan's expression changed: "Does the benefactor recognize him?"

Shen Gu shouted and wanted to stand up again, but finally remembered that he was on the boat, and sat down reluctantly: "No, he said that his master's name is Shi Yin!"

Monk Leshan was stunned for a moment, with a shameless expression on his face, as if someone had ripped off his clothes in broad daylight, even the last piece of fig leaf: "The benefactor is indeed a close friend of Mo Bai... When the old monk first became a monk, the master took It was named Leshan, and Shi Yin changed his name after he settled in Zhongshan, so Mo Bai only knew that the old monk was named Shi Yin."

Shen Gu stared at him closely: "Le Cen—no, why does Mo Bai have such a terrible life? Why is his life expectancy only 30 years old?" Obviously, the answer is right in front of him.

Monk Leshan lowered his head lower than before, as if he couldn't bear the pressure of his steady gaze, and his paddle hand lost strength. After a long time, he said: "When I was young, my master ordained me to become a monk, and I practiced together with my younger brother Dingshan. Dingshan Good Tao, but I love Buddha, we both stick to our own views, and finally meet each other to practice, to see which one will be the first to achieve the right result. So the two of us left the teacher's door and traveled everywhere. I have the compassionate heart of Buddhism, and I do good everywhere. Accumulate nine thousand nine hundred and ninety merits and virtues to achieve righteous results. Who knows that although the Buddha is merciful, the good deeds with the heart of utilitarianism are not true and good, and cannot accumulate merits."

Shen Gu remembered what Zhong Lecen once said in a casual chat: "If you do good with your heart, you will not be rewarded even though you are good. If you do evil without intention, you will not be punished even though you are evil."

Monk Leshan smiled wryly and said, "What the benefactor said is in line with the way of the underworld, he is a man of great wisdom."

Shen Gu shook his head: "It's Le Cen who said it. It's Shen Mobai. His name is Zhong Le Cen in this life."

Leshan monk read the three characters Zhong Lecen several times: "The benevolent Leshan, the wise man enjoys the water, Mobai was a benevolent person in his previous life, this name is very good."

Shen Gu asked: "The master hasn't said yet, how did Le Cen become this fate in his previous life?"

Monk Leshan smiled wryly, and continued: "At that time, I was still young, and I was too determined to win or lose. I thought I was serious about practicing, but in fact, I fell into the mundane world early, even worse than ordinary people. After decades of practicing, I still couldn't achieve a positive result. On the other hand, my younger brother, Dingshan, acts according to his will, and travels around the world. Although he can't avoid the word 'anger', his practice is superior to mine. After thinking over and over again, I finally realized that I have too much evil thoughts about fame, fortune, and practice like this. It will never be beneficial. Who knows My evil roots are hard to get rid of. Although I want to eliminate evil thoughts, I am too eager for quick success. I want to use my own practice to force the evil thoughts out of my body. I used practice to kill the evil soul, but I only wanted quick results, so I chose a deserted wilderness, and after I wanted to force out the evil thoughts, I sent it to the underworld as a residual soul. "

Shen Gu was a little confused.I thought to myself, if the po is evil, wouldn't it be the same as throwing away the po if you want to cut off evil thoughts?Can a person with three souls and seven souls lack one or two?Without it, you won't become an idiot or something?

Monk Leshan naturally didn't know what he was thinking, and continued: "The place I chose is a very dark place, and there is a spring. I want to spend some effort to use this spring to open up the underworld. Enter the Yellow Spring, and then stop the spring. Who knows that people are not as good as God, probably because God can’t forgive me for being so speculative. When I opened up the Yellow Spring, it coincided with a solar eclipse. The yin in the yang is the most yin , Huangquan spewed out, carrying countless evil ghosts and resentful souls, I couldn't seal it! Originally, there was no one in the extremely dark place, but that day there was a couple of beggars who wandered here with a child, wanting to find Drink some water, and follow the sound of the water, just as I am drawing out the resentful spirits of these evil spirits--" His voice trembled slightly, "The couple's souls were immediately devoured by the evil spirits. At that time, only the child was alive. I was helpless at the time, and accidentally discovered that the child was a yin body, and was born with three points of spiritual power, which was an excellent container."

"Container?" Hearing this, Shen Gu already guessed that the child must be Zhong Lecen. He didn't want to interrupt Monk Leshan, but he couldn't help it when he heard him call Lecen a container.

Monk Leshan smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, I knew at that time that I had made a big mistake. If the water of the underworld was allowed to flow across, the place I passed would surely become hell! I was in a hurry to go to the doctor, so I used the child as a container and poured it All the evil spirits in the water of the Yellow Spring are sealed in his body, and the spring can only be sealed again after the solar eclipse."

Shen Gu almost wanted to stand up again: "You! You actually treat Le Cen as—"

Monk Leshan bowed his head and said: "I also had no choice. After this incident, I knew that I had committed a serious crime. Not to mention the cultivation of a righteous fruit, even a good death may not be possible. So I changed my name and took my child to find Zhongshan to live in seclusion. The Feng Shui of Zhongshan is full of Zhengyang, which is the place to cultivate the demonic nature. I taught the child to recite scriptures and hold the Buddha, and gradually refined the evil spirits in his body through my own practice. I thought that after three or 40 years, I could The evil spirits in his body are refined and purified, and nothing will happen. I don’t want me to open the underworld and kill innocent couples. I will have my own retribution. I have lived in seclusion for only 20 years, and my lifespan is exhausted. I can’t do anything. Guard the child. It's just that my junior brother is wandering outside, and I let go before he came."

Shen Gu finally understands why Zhong Lecen has such a terrible fate. I dare say that this good master regards him as a memory of evil spirits!

"Then why is Le Cen only 30 years old?"

"Evil ghosts are entangled, and life will inevitably be lost. It would be fine if I could refine the evil spirits in his body, but God forbids me to do so. I came from the underworld to redeem my sins in the Red Lotus Hell. Minus that child’s crimes. It’s just that I come here every 30 years to ferry, but I’ve never met…”

Shen Gu thought that Shen Mobai died at the age of 25, and even if he was reincarnated, he would live for 30 years, and there would still be a five-year gap between them, not to mention that he might not be reincarnated immediately after death. It would be strange if such a rigid method as Monk Leshan could be accepted. up.

After Monk Leshan said these words, his whole body seemed to be hunched over, as if he was bent over by endless regrets, and it took him a long time to summon up the courage to ask: "Since the benefactor is acquainted with Mo Bai, do you know how he is doing in this life? "He paddled for half a day, his monk robe was a little messy, and the neckline was torn a little. When he raised his head, Shen Gu saw that the skin covered by his clothes was torn, and the blood was clotted at the crack. It was terrifying, and he couldn't help it. Q: "Is this--"

Monk Leshan lowered his head and took a look: "This is the appearance of the Red Lotus Hell. Because the body freezes and bleeds like a red lotus, it is called the Red Lotus Hell. This old monk deserves what he deserves."

At this time, Shen Gu really didn't know what to say about him.After a while, he said: "Le Cen has lived a good life, but he was harmed by those evil spirits you brought out, that's why Zuo Mu took a fancy to him and dragged him to hell."

Monk Leshan pinched his fingers and calculated: "In this life, he should be 30 years old..."

Shen Gu sighed: "He has a turning point in his life, he doesn't have to die at the age of 30."

"Ah?" Monk Leshan looked up in surprise, "I don't know what happened?"

Shen Gu was about to speak, when suddenly there was a muffled sound from somewhere, it didn't sound very loud, but it made people's ears buzz.The weak water suddenly set off waves, the ferry swayed from side to side, and the souls of those dead in the river also took the opportunity to climb onto the boat.Monk Leshan used his oars to pick left and right, but the river surged so violently that the boat swayed twice and finally capsized. The three of them fell into the water with a splash...