Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

The plain small courtyard is the same as the courtyard outside. It is simply a house against the mountain wall. A path in the middle is paved with green bricks and leads to the door. There are bushes on both sides, but it seems that no one has seriously opened it. Reason, weeds have grown in many places.Different from the meditation room outside, there is a rather thick black cloth curtain hanging on the door of this room, and apart from this door, there seems to be no other exits like windows in the room. Gui Li looked at this ordinary and ordinary hut, his throat felt thirsty, but his hands clenched involuntarily.He looked at Master Pu Hong, but he saw that Master Pu Hong had a very complicated expression on his face, like regret, pain, and he couldn't say anything, and he was also staring at the small door in a daze Preoccupied.

For a moment, no one spoke, and there was silence, only the low humming of insects came from an unknown place in the weeds beside him, and he didn't know what he was calling. After a long time, Master Puhong sighed softly and said, "Let's go in." The muscles on Gui Li's face twitched, and he said in a low voice, "Okay." Master Puhong walked forward slowly, stretched out his hand and opened the curtain, and pushed open the door with a creak. The faint sound came from the rotor on the door. I don’t know how many days no one has pushed the door open. It was heavy and desolate.

A gust of cold air suddenly rushed out from the house, even though Gui Li was still standing outside the door, but being rushed by this cold air, with his level of cultivation, he couldn't help shivering.In this small room, it seems to be the coldest place in the world. Gui Li frowned, hesitated a bit, at this moment Master Pu Hong's voice came from behind the curtain, saying: "Little benefactor, come in." Gui Li took a deep breath, shook his head, stretched out his hand to open the curtain, and strode in. The curtain fell slowly, and the door made a desolate "squeak" sound again and closed gently.In the small courtyard, calm was restored again. The figure of Faxiang walked slowly from the front, looked at the plain and unpretentious hut, and chanted Buddha softly in his mouth, but bowed down and bowed, with a solemn and peaceful expression on his face. solemn.

※※※ The curtains were lowered and the wooden door closed. Because there were no windows, the room was suddenly dark. A bone-piercing chill rushed over from all directions in an instant, as if countless cold steel needles were about to pierce the skin.Gui Li had just recovered from a serious illness, and had a few cold wars for a while, but he is not an ordinary person after all, and the true law in his body was running, so he gradually got used to it.Even so, although the chill cannot enter the body, the biting cold is still extremely uncomfortable. This hut on Mount Sumeru seems to be colder than the bitterly cold place on the Arctic Ice Field.

Gui Li was astonished in his heart, when he was in doubt, he heard Master Pu Hong sighed in front of him, and said: "Junior brother, we came to see you, this person, you have been wanting to see him for a long time!" His voice was deep and full of strange feelings, and the chill in the room suddenly turned a little colder, almost freezing human blood into ice.Then, a ray of light, a faint silver light, slowly lit up from the end of the hut in front of Master Puhong and Ghost Li. The ray of light is as light as snow, first a ray of light blooms, and then another silver-white gleam slowly lights up at the edge of the light, but it gets closer to it and merges into one, and then one gleam of light shines one after another, gradually seeing , is a disc shape about one foot square.

The light is soft, pure white like snow, the light rises no more than one foot high, and at the end it seems to turn into little snowflakes, like white fireflies, dancing gently, falling slowly, almost like a dream. Afterwards, the ray of light slowly merged and gradually became brighter, Master Ghost Li and Master Pu Hong only heard a soft whistling sound from the room, the sound was pure and pleasant, the white light exploded and instantly radiated brilliance, illuminating the whole room. At that moment, Master Pu Hong bowed his head and recited the Buddha's name, but Gui Li felt that the blood in his whole body was frozen in an instant, and he could no longer feel the slightest warmth, even his own heartbeat. It also seemed to stop for an instant.

He just stood there like a stiff icicle, staring blankly into the depths of the light, and there was no other thought in his mind, only two words echoed: Puzhi! The gloomy light is like snow, flowing brilliantly, emanating from a pure white jade disc, and at the same time braving a deep chill.And on that one-foot-square disc, there is a person sitting cross-legged, it is the person who changed the fate of Zhang Xiaofan's life back then, and who is now unforgettable for Gui Li-Pu Zhi. Seen from a distance, Puzhi's face was lifelike, although his skin looked pale and lifeless, but upon careful observation, there was no sign of dryness.What's more, he is still the compassionate and peaceful old monk in Zhang Xiaofan's memory back then, he has not changed at all, but there is a hint of pain in his expression.

But Puzhi's body has shrunk to twice its original size for some reason, and it is because of this that he was able to sit cross-legged on the pure white cold jade plate, thinking that the cold air in the room was overwhelming, but he didn't see anything. Most of the ice cubes should be placed on this rare treasure.And Puzhi's body can be kept for so long, probably because of this rare treasure. However, Gui Li could no longer think of so many things in his mind. The compassionate and peaceful monk sitting on the jade plate was clearly engraved deeply in his heart, and he has not forgotten it in the past ten years.

Is it hate? yes? Sometimes his mind was empty, sometimes it was like a violent storm, thunder and lightning rumbled, all kinds of pain and grievances flooded into his heart all at once! That kind monk was the one who saved his life, the one who taught him the true way and treated him like a son, but it was this seemingly merciful monk who ruined his life and made him suffer day and night, like falling to the ground House Abyss... The entanglement of grievances and grievances, I thought it was only in my heart, but I didn't expect to see his face again today. Under the agitation of Gui Li's mind, he couldn't stand still, became dizzy, and fell to the side.At this moment, a gentle and warm hand stretched out from the side to support him, and at the same time, a familiar breath, the Buddhist true Dharma Dafan Prajna, came from the palm of that hand, very thick and powerful, and ghost Li The turbulent blood in his heart slowly calmed down.

"Amitabha, little benefactor, don't get too excited, it's important to take care of your health." Master Puhong's peaceful voice came softly from the side. Gui Liru woke up from the dream, gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, let go of Puhong's hand, and stood up straight again, but his eyes never left Puzhi's face.In the dim light, the pained look on Pu Zhi's peaceful face seemed to grow deeper. Master Puhong was at the side, looking carefully at Ghost Li. In his eyes, this young man's painful face was changing in the dim light. At this moment, it seemed that Ghost Li was no longer that famous Demon Cult demon, but It's just a painful mortal in his eyes, just like that boy many years ago.

He sighed softly, with deep eyes, turned his head to look at Puzhi in front of him, walked forward slowly, stared at Puzhi's face, and said in a low voice: "Brother, your last wish, the brother has already fulfilled it for you. Senior brother is incompetent, so he couldn’t save you back then. Evil causes come out of evil results, and you have to suffer the debt yourself. This is what you said back then. May you let go of your past evils and reincarnate as soon as possible. Amitabha Buddha!” He clasped his palms together and bowed to Puzhi's body, then walked out straight away. The moment he was about to leave, he said indifferently: "Little benefactor, I think you also want to be alone with Puzhi for a while. I In the meditation room ahead, if you need anything, just come and find me." Gui Li didn't say a word, he seemed to turn a deaf ear to it, at this moment, he only had that monk Puzhi in the dim light in his eyes. Master Pu Hong sighed, opened the door and lifted the curtain, and walked out.In the house, there was silence. Ghost Li moved slowly, slowly, walking towards Pu Zhi bit by bit.He seemed to be afraid of something, and he was a little at a loss, obviously he used to gnash his teeth and hate so much, but for what, at this moment, his heart was filled with infinite sadness. That person sat there quietly, without the slightest anger, but seemed to be waiting for something, even on his painful face, there seemed to be more desire and expectation. Gui Li slowly walked in front of him, stared at Pu Zhi, slowly clenched his hands, his nails were deeply buried in his flesh, but finally he let go.He seemed to have lost his support and was powerless, just like that, he quietly fell to the ground, sitting in front of Puzhi, without saying a word. The twilight flickered, shining on Puzhi and him, the two figures! Time, stopped in this room, sometimes flowed backwards, sometimes jumped, but after all, it was the two hearts that did not change? Even if one is still beating, the other is silent! ※※※ "Boom...boom...boom...boom..." The morning bell rings again, echoing in every corner of Mount Sumeru, melodious and melodious, awakening people from their dreams, but it also has the feeling of taking people away from the mundane world. On the top of Mount Sumeru, Little Tianyin Temple, outside the silent Zen room, there was a knock on the door. Master Puhong raised his eyebrows, then shook his head slightly, sighed, and said: "Is it the Faxiang, come in." Fa Ying came in, walked over and bowed to Venerable Puhong, looked at his face, but there seemed to be a hint of worry, and said: "Master, it has been a whole day and night, Master Zhang has not yet come out." Master Puhong shook his head, and said: "The fate of the past life, the love and hatred of the whole life, how can it be so easy to let go!" The dharma is in harmony, and he said in a low voice: "Yes." Then he frowned and said to Master Puhong: "Master, I am worried that there is a 'jade ice plate' in the hut. The cold air is very harmful to ordinary people. Besides, Master Zhang is just recovering from a serious injury, and he is in a state of turmoil and pain, if something... the root cause of the disease, how can we be worthy of Master Puzhi's dying confession?" Master Puhong said calmly: "It's okay, I used Dafan Prajna to protect his heart veins yesterday, plus his own practice, although the cold air is poisonous, it is expected to be fine." After listening to Fa Xiang, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with palms together: "So that's the case, the disciple is also relieved." Venerable Puhong nodded, and at the same time glanced at Faxiang, and said: "I see that you are very concerned about this benefactor Zhang, although your master Puzhi confessed on his deathbed that day, but you yourself seem to treat him differently. " Faxiang smiled and said: "Master's eyes are indeed so." As he spoke, he seemed to recall the past, sighed, and said, "To tell the truth, Master, ten years have passed by in a hurry since the first time I met Zhang benefactor. Over the years, my disciples may have made some small progress in learning Buddhism, but in this life, they walk like a baby, and there is little change. Only this benefactor Zhang, watching his life, is full of turbulent waves, ups and downs, great compassion and great suffering, kindness and hatred, and the Buddha said all kinds of things. The pain, let him taste it all." Master Pu Hong was slightly moved, he put his palms together and lightly recited a Buddha's name. Dharma Xiang said again: "My disciple also thought of this benefactor Zhang in the middle of the night, and he also used his body to replace him. Just imagine that all kinds of pain happened to this disciple. It's a pity that my disciple's Buddhism is not deep after all, and it's terrifying. Fear arises. The Buddha said that the skin of the flesh is nothing more than dust after all, but the way of the heart is the key to understanding. Every time I think of this, I think of the rough life of the benefactor Zhang, and now he is still able to support it. My disciples really admire it.” Speaking of this, Faxiang's expression suddenly changed, but he knelt down to Master Puhong.Master Pu Hong was startled, and said, "Why are you doing this?" Dharma Xiang said in a low voice: "Master, my disciple's practice is shallow and I don't have a deep understanding of Buddhism. I really can't bear to see a person like Zhang Benefactor who suffers from demons in his heart. I would like to ask my mentor to show you great supernatural powers, and use my Buddha's boundless power to enlighten me." For him; use the compassion of Buddhism to transform his hostility, and free him from the sea of ​​demons and suffering. This is also a matter of great merit and virtue. Above, it should be kind to the heart of heaven, and below, it can comfort the deceased Master Puzhi. Master is merciful!" After all, he put his hands on the ground and bowed three times. Master Pu Hong shook his head and sighed, "Fool! Fool! Do you know that your words like this have provoked anger. Besides, it's not because you are a teacher and you don't want to convert this person, but because he has experienced so much. Difficulties and ups and downs in life, and today his mind is as firm as a rock, and extraordinary people can shake his heart. As the saying goes, Buddha is in the heart, and all living beings have the fate of Buddha. In the future, they will fall into the sea of ​​suffering, or turn back to bliss, all in his heart With one thought, we have no power to impose on him." Faxiang stood up slowly, bowed his head and folded his palms together, with a look of disappointment on his face, but he still whispered: "Yes, disciple understands." Pu Hong pondered for a moment, and said: "You should go to the back room to see him, although the cold air in the room should be fine, but with his current body, it's not a good thing if he doesn't get water all day and night." Fa responded, gathered himself together, and walked out of the house. When he opened the door and wanted to go out, he suddenly saw a man standing outside the door. The sun shone in from behind. face. Faxiang was taken aback, took a step back, only then did he see clearly that it was Ghost Li who unexpectedly came to the door outside the house, standing quietly.Not seeing each other for a day and a night, Gui Li didn't seem tired, but his face had become very pale, his eyes were bloodshot, he probably didn't close his eyes all night. Seeing that it was Fa Xiang, Gui Li's mouth twitched, and he nodded slowly towards Fa Xiang, Fa Xiang was stunned for a moment, and joined hands to return the salute.Then Gui Li walked in slowly, and stood opposite Master Pu Hong. Master Pu Hong was still the same as yesterday, sitting cross-legged on the meditation bed, holding a rosary in his hand, and kept turning it.Seeing that Gui Li hesitated to speak, he was not surprised, he said to Faxiang indifferently: "Give me a chair for the little benefactor, besides, you can sit down too." Fa Xiang agreed, and dragged a chair over for Gui Li to sit on, while he sat beside him. Master Pu Hong was silent for a moment, and said: "If you have anything to ask me now, just ask." Gui Li's eyes seemed to be a little wandering, as if his state of mind had not been subdued until now, and after a long while, he heard him whisper: "Why did you Tianyin Temple save me?" Venerable Pu Hong put together his palms together and said: "Everything has its fruit and its cause has its cause. The benefactor has a difficult situation today, and most of them have the evil fruits planted by Pu Zhi disciple of Tianyin Temple in the past. If this is the case, Tianyin Temple cannot just ignore death." Gui Li snorted and said: "If you do this, aren't you afraid that Qingyun Sect will turn against you?" Master Puhong smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid." Gui Li was taken aback when he heard him being so straightforward, and said: "Then you still..." Master Puhong shook his head and said: "Tianyin Temple and Qingyunmen have been friends for generations, and the ancestors of all generations have reprimanded you, don't destroy it at will. That's why I ordered them to wrap you in black and snatch you back without showing any trace." Gui Li sneered and said: "There are so many masters in Qingyun Sect, what if you expose your traces?" Master Puhong said indifferently: "I ordered them to hide for the sake of harmony between the two factions, and I didn't want the right way and the two schools to have side effects, so I did this bad policy. But if it happens unexpectedly, it's nothing, for the sake of saving the benefactor, you can't say it. I had to turn around." Gui Li stared at Master Pu Hong, said in a deep voice: "Why do you want to save me so recklessly?" Master Puhong fell silent this time, but Ghost Li didn't ask any more questions, just stared at him.After a long time, Venerable Puhong sighed and said, "Do you want to know about the time when Junior Brother Puzhi was dying, he struggled back to Tianyin Temple and passed away?" Gui Li's body trembled, and he couldn't speak for a while, seeing the pain in his eyes, it seemed that there was another turmoil in his heart, finally, he whispered: "I want to." For some reason, his voice was hoarse.