Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

"That happened more than ten years ago, but it seems to have happened yesterday, and there is no indifference at all." Master Pu Hong's voice was calm, floating slowly in the room, and he began to slowly tell the past . "I remember very clearly that it was a cloudy day. From the morning on that day, I felt restless, but I couldn't tell what was wrong, and I couldn't help being distracted even during homework. This kind of situation is rare, I didn't know what it was for, so I wasn't in a good mood at the time." "In this way, until the evening, I heard the sound of the evening drum in my ears, and saw that the sky was getting darker, and I felt better. At that time, I just felt that most of my practice was not enough to purify my heart. Unexpectedly, on that day When it was almost dark, suddenly, I heard a shrill cry from the gate of Tianyin Temple..." Having said this, Master Pu Hong turned his head and looked at his face.

Faxiang nodded and said: "Yes, it was my disciple who was patrolling the mountain gate at that time. Suddenly there was a person fainted on the ground not far from the gate of the monastery. The disciple hurried over to check, but...it turned out to be Master Puzhi." He sighed , said: "At that time, Master Puzhi was unconscious and his face was extremely haggard, but his cheeks were flushed for some reason. I didn't know until later that it was Master Puzhi who took the medicine to save his life temporarily. Because of the medicine 'Three Days Certain Death Pill'."

Hearing this, Gui Li was stunned for a moment, this pill was really unheard of, he couldn't help but asked: "What is the three-day certain death pill?" Venerable Pu Hong said: "This strange medicine is not used for the righteous way. It is said that it was concocted by a strange man named 'Ghost Doctor' in the Demon Cult in the past. It is said that as long as you take this medicine, even No matter how serious the injury is, this medicine can also stimulate your own potential, allowing you to live for three more days, and during these three days, you can maintain normal physical strength. But once the three days pass, this medicine becomes the world again The most highly poisonous thing in the world is a person with a healthy body, and his cultivation is as high as the sky, and he is no match for this strange medicine, and he will definitely die. That's why we took this strange name."

Gui Li was speechless, Master Pu Hong continued: "At that time, we naturally didn't know so much, but after I received the urgent report from Fa Xiang disciple, I was shocked for a moment. Master Pu Zhi is gifted and intelligent, and his practice is profound. The Yin Temple has always been an outstanding figure, but I never thought it would turn out like this. At that time, I immediately asked someone to bring him in, and he was treated in the Zen room, but he was unconscious all the time, and the breath in his body was scattered. At the same time, he was seriously injured by a person with extremely high morals, and he has reached the point where the oil is exhausted..."

When Venerable Puhong said this, even though it had been more than ten years, he still had a sad look on his face. It was obvious that this past incident had dealt a great blow to him. "That night, I tried my best to treat Puzhi Junior Brother, but even though I used up all the elixir and real energy, I couldn't wake up Puzhi Junior Brother. Seeing his breath getting weaker and weaker, I was really in pain. Could it be that my junior brother died for no apparent reason like this? His body suffered such heavy injuries, even if he died a few days earlier, it would not be surprising. It's just that he forced himself to go back to Tianyin Temple. Before, if you have something to say to us, or something important, you must explain to us."

Master Puhong sighed and fell silent when he said this. It seemed that those days in the past reappeared in his mind. I have always been by your side and Uncle Puzhi, why not let me describe the next thing." Master Puhong nodded silently and said nothing more. Faxiang coughed, and then continued: "I was always by Master's side all those years ago, watching Master and Uncle Pufang try their best to treat Uncle Puzhi, but nothing worked, and I was very anxious. Uncle Puzhi used to treat I'm very good, I just hate that I'm shallow and can't do anything for him. Unexpectedly, when Master and Uncle and I were at our wit's end, in the middle of the night that night, Uncle Puzhi woke up on his own."

"Ah..." Gui Li raised his eyebrows, and let out a low cry, then he quickly controlled himself, and his face calmed down again. Fa Xiang glanced at him, and continued: "At that time, I was on duty at night to guard Uncle Puzhi. I was so surprised that I immediately called Master and Uncle Pufang over. Although more than ten years have passed, I I still remember that Master Puzhi's face was slumped that night, but his cheeks were as red as blood, it was really terrifying." "Seeing that Uncle Puzhi suddenly recovered, Master and we were very happy. Although Uncle Puzhi looked weird, he couldn't care less about it for a while. At that time, Master and the old man wanted to ask Uncle Puzhi what happened. What happened, how could it hurt so much. Unexpectedly... Unexpectedly, when Uncle Puzhi saw Master, he, he..." Fa Xiang paused, trying to collect himself.At this time, there was silence in the room, Master Puhong closed his eyes, softly chanted the Buddha's name, and turned the rosary lightly in his hand, while Ghost Li listened attentively.

For some reason, Faxiang's face was a little ugly, but finally he continued: "Uncle Puzhi has been relatively quiet since he woke up. It was so exciting, my whole body trembled, and I sat up from the bed all at once." "Master and I, as well as Master Pufang, were all shocked. At that time, Master Puzhi's face was as red as blood, his eyes were fixed on Master, the old man, and he stretched out his withered hand towards Master. .Master, he immediately walked over quickly, held Master Puzhi's hand, and was about to ask a question, but Master Puzhi unexpectedly..." There was a trace of hesitation on Fa Xiang's face, and he asked Master Puhong After taking a look, Master Puhong's expression did not change, he still closed his eyes and folded his palms together.

Fa Xiang pondered for a while, and then said: "Uncle Puzhi held Master's hand, and suddenly, he seemed to have completely collapsed, leaning on Master and crying loudly like a child..." "What?" Hearing this, Gui Li lost his feelings for a moment, stood up in astonishment, and stared at Faxiang.In his mind, no matter what the general wise monk has done, in his impression, how could he look like this? Faxiang sighed, and said: "At that time, the three of us were also frightened for a moment, at a loss, we didn't know what happened to Mr. Puzhi, he was so abnormal. But looking at Mr. Puzhi's appearance, he was full of remorse. We didn't know what to do. At that time, I only remembered Uncle Puzhi, who said to Master: Senior Brother, Senior Brother, Senior Brother deserves to die. He has committed a heinous crime. Even if he dies, he cannot make up for it One!"

The corners of Ghost Li's eyes twitched suddenly, but he didn't say anything. Fa Xiang's voice was low, and he said slowly: "At that time, the shock in my heart was beyond words, and seeing Master and Uncle's appearance, I obviously thought the same way. It's just that at that time, Uncle Puzhi looked crazy, almost insane, We have no choice but to persuade him with good words, hoping that he will have a good rest first, and we will talk about things after he recovers from his injuries." "But Uncle Puzhi insisted on not allowing him, and said that in order to come back to Tianyin Temple to see everyone, he had already taken the three-day death pill, and within a day and night, he would definitely die. Before he died, he had Tell Master and Uncle about very important matters, and entrust you with important matters. If you don't listen to what he says, he will die, and you won't be at ease."

"When we heard this, we were all shocked and anxious, but in front of Master Puzhi, we had no choice but to let him talk. Originally, I thought that Master Puzhi was seriously injured, and he might lose his mind. Who would have thought that when he said such a thing, he would actually say such an evil thing that is against the Buddha's heart and the human relationship, and the crime is boundless." Venerable Puhong sighed softly, folded his palms together and said, "Amitabha!" Hearing this, Fa Xiang joined hands and saluted the Buddha, then looked at Gui Li, looked at his face that was gradually turning blue, and continued: "Master Puzhi held Master's hand tightly, while talking, the other side was full of old tears Zongheng, the few of us listened to it, but the more we listened, the more startled we became, almost to the point of creeping. Uncle Puzhi said: In order to realize his desire to realize the unity of Buddhism and Taoism, he went to Qingyun Mountain again a few days ago to pay his respects. Reverend Daoxuan, the head teacher of the Qingyun Sect, expressed his opinion, but was rejected by Reverend Daoxuan. Disappointed, he wandered down the mountain and came to a small village at the foot of Qingyun Mountain. The name of that small village was 'Caomiao Village'... " There was a muffled sound of "啪", almost at the same time as the word "Caomiao Village", but it was Guili who held the table with his hand, and under the agitation of his mind, he forcibly twisted off a corner of the table, kneaded it into powder, and He sprinkled it from the palm of his hand. Fa Xiang glanced at the table, sighed secretly in his heart, but continued to say: "Uncle Puzhi walked into Caomiao Village one day and took a rest in a dilapidated small temple at the back of the village, and accidentally saw a group of The teenagers were playing and playing, but after two of them quarreled, the teenagers' disposition almost killed them, but fortunately Master Puzhi took action in time and saved one of the teenagers." The expression on Gui Li's face changed again, his fists were clenched tightly, but pain clearly appeared in his eyes. "Uncle Puzhi didn't take this trivial matter to heart at first, but the weather was gloomy at that time, and it seemed that a storm was coming, so he planned to rest in that ruined temple for a night before leaving. Unexpectedly, on that night, he came out It's over..." Gui Li buried his head deeply, not letting others see his expression. Memories were like knives, as if they had been cut deeply in his heart, and the blood was gushing like a fountain, unstoppable! Faxiang's voice slowly echoed, "It was night, and Uncle Puzhi suddenly woke up from his meditation, and found that a demon in black had sneaked into Caomiao Village, intending to snatch away a young man with excellent aptitude. Uncle Puzhi himself I couldn't just sit idly by and rescued the young man, but things were weird, I never thought that the black-clothed demon was vicious and cunning, and he used this young man as a cover, and his goal was Master Puzhi. He lurked on the young man The world's most poisonous "seven-tailed centipede" poisoned Master Puzhi in one fell swoop, and then took advantage of Master Puzhi's confusion, and severely injured Master Puzhi with demonic methods. It was only then that Master Puzhi realized that It turns out that all the vicious tricks of this black-clothed demon are for the very evil thing 'Blood-devouring Orb' sealed on Master Puzhi's body." Gui Li's shoulders moved, but he didn't raise his head, the familiar icy breath from the Blood-devouring Orb faintly came from between his sleeves... Thousands of tastes, all kinds of love and hatred come to my heart at the same time, how do you feel? He was silent and speechless, but his whole body was tense, trembling involuntarily... "Although the monster's methods are sinister and vicious, Master Puzhi is extremely profound. Even though he is seriously injured, he still uses the great supernatural powers of Buddhism to fight against the monster. Although he is seriously injured and dying, he still succeeds. Scared the demon away. However, in the process, Uncle Puzhi discovered to his astonishment that the man actually knew the Qingyun sect's true Daoist magic, which obviously has a lot to do with the Qingyun sect." "When Uncle Puzhi was fighting with that monster, for some reason, the young man he saved his life during the day quietly came to the ruined temple. After several fierce fights, the boy suffered After the fight, Master Uncle Puzhi frightened the black-clothed monster away, but he was exhausted, seriously injured and dying, and had no choice but to swallow a "Three Days Must Die" that he got accidentally in the past Pills continue to live." "Firstly, the old man knew that he was going to die, and his mind was confused, so he could no longer deal with things calmly. Second, he was worried that the demon would return to kill and silence him in the future. Although he was not afraid, many villagers in Caomiao Village were afraid that he would not be able to survive. Was slaughtered by that vicious monster, so he committed a heinous crime. He wanted to ask for help from Qingyun Mountain, but that monster clearly had a deep connection with Qingyun Mountain. Many lives were lost." Faxiang's expression was bleak, and he seemed to be saddened by the desperate situation Puzhi was in. He sighed: "Uncle Puzhi traveled around the world many years ago, and inadvertently subdued the world's most ominous foreign object, the blood-eating bead, in the Great Western Swamp. ', the old man was endowed with the benevolent heart of heaven, suppressed this evil thing with Buddhist supernatural powers, and carried it on his body day and night, so as not to harm the world. It's just that the ferocity of this blood-devouring bead is innate, even though the body is protected by Buddhism, it is still quietly It has eroded Master Puzhi's mind. It's just that he is usually protected by the Dharma, so he can't see it." "On that day, Uncle Puzhi was facing a desperate situation, knowing that he would die, and his lifelong ambition of enlightening Buddhism seemed to be in vain. The old man actually... was so whimsical, he thought of another way to realize his great wish." Ghost Li's breathing gradually became rapid. Dharma Xiang paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Uncle Puzhi actually thought of teaching a young boy the Supreme True Dharma Dafan Wisdom of Tianyin Temple Buddhism in private, and then let the young man find a way to worship Qingyun, so that he can achieve his goal. A lifelong ambition. At that time, he was obsessed with the matter of Buddhist and Taoist enlightenment. When he thought about it, he seemed to grasp at straws and refused to give up. After weighing, he chose the one whose life he saved. The young man taught him the true formula of Dafan Prajna, and at the same time told him not to leak the secret to outsiders, and put all his life's wishes on that young man." "Hey, hey...hehe..." Gui Li's extremely suppressed laughter flowed from his drooping face, with a bit of desolation, a bit of bitterness, and even a bit of choking. I don't know if he laughed at Puzhi and was filled with resentment, or if he resented the sky and lamented his fate? After Faxiang treated him with a laugh, a trace of sadness appeared on his face, and he continued: "After everything was arranged, Uncle Puzhi cast a spell to put the boy back to sleep. At this moment, because of the effect of the 'Three-Day Death Pill', his physical strength He has gradually recovered, and originally planned to leave here, rush back to Tianyin Temple in three days, and explain the funeral. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he suddenly remembered that the Qingyun Sect accepts very strict disciples, and the young man he chose It's not the kind of talent that comes once in a thousand years, but when you think about it carefully, the Qingyun Sect may not be able to accept this young man as a sect." "Seeing that the greatest wish in his life is about to come true again, and he is not far from death, Master Puzhi is in a state of confusion. In addition, after he was seriously injured, his Buddhist practice has been greatly damaged. It is far worse than usual. At this very moment, he burst out with anger, and finally committed an irreparable sin." "When Uncle Puzhi's mind was in turmoil, he was attacked by the hostility. In his confusion, he only knew how to fulfill his wish. In his random thinking, he even thought that as long as the boy became an orphan, and It was because of the great accident that happened at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, Qingyunmen will definitely not sit idly by..." Master Pu Hong suddenly showed a sad look on his face, the speed of the rosary in his hand suddenly accelerated, and he continued to chant the Buddha's name in his mouth. "So..." Faxiang's voice trembled a little at this moment, "Uncle Puzhi actually thought of how to make this child an orphan so that he can worship under Qing Yun's sect. At that time, he had already He completely lost his nature, and was completely controlled by the blood-devouring bead's demonic power. Finally, he slowly walked into Caomiao Village and began... to kill people; and after seeing the first blood, he couldn't control himself at all. He was so violent that he actually slaughtered more than 200 people in Caomiao Village, and committed this heinous crime!" "Enough, stop talking!" Suddenly, Gui Li yelled loudly, stood up abruptly, tears streaming down his face. "Stop...saying..." His voice was hoarse, and he couldn't make a sound due to choking. Fa Xiang was silent, and slowly lowered his head.On the Zen bed, Master Pu Hong opened his eyes, got out of the bed slowly, walked to Gui Li's side, stretched out his hand to gently comfort Gui Li's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Child, if you want to cry or scold, just cry Swear it out. But you still have to listen to what happened that day." Gui Li wept uncontrollably. Master Puhong said in a low voice: "Brother Puzhi regained his senses and made a big mistake. Standing in the sea of ​​corpses and blood, his whole body was like five thunderbolts. He has spent a lifetime of meritorious deeds, not to mention the water. These many innocent people committed such a heinous crime that it almost pierced his heart. In the midst of his confusion, he hurried back to Tianyin Temple in a daze. When he saw me, he said nothing but to me Explain everything, confess the crimes he has committed, and while remorseful, beg me to take the sake of my century-old brothers and sisters, in order to redeem one ten-thousandth of his sins, no matter what happens in the future, as long as you are in trouble, you must do your best to help." Gui Li tried his best to suppress his emotions, but he was helpless, the man who had never cried for decades and seemed to be as strong as iron, turned into a man of tears at this moment.But seeing his teeth tightly biting his lips, sinking in deeply, a trace of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth, it was actually caused by biting the corner of his mouth due to his agitated mind. Master Puhong looked disappointed, and said: "Junior Brother Puzhi, after explaining these things, the poison flared up, and he finally passed away. When he was dying, he told him that his remains should not be cremated and buried, but that he would use a jade ice tray to protect them." , leave this remnant body, and hope that in the future, if the young man named Zhang Xiaofan finds out the truth, he will invite him to come here, and let him deal with this sinful body. It is also acceptable to flog and shatter the bones and ashes. Tianyin Temple All the monks must not intervene in order to pay off one of his ten thousand sins." Gui Li raised his head suddenly, Master Pu Hong looked directly into his eyes, his face was dignified and solemn, and he said slowly: "You understand what I said. I have already fulfilled my junior brother's last wish on that day. How to deal with it now, Do whatever you want. In that hut in the backyard, whatever you want, just go there." Gui Li clenched his teeth, stared deeply at Master Pu Hong.For some reason, Master Puhong didn't want to meet him, and slowly looked away.Ghost Li's breathing became louder and louder, his chest heaved, and his expression changed rapidly. Suddenly, he seemed to have made up his mind, turned around abruptly, and strode out. Hearing the sound of his footsteps, he suddenly walked towards the last hut past. Faxiang's complexion changed drastically, and he said in shock, "Master!" Master Puhong shook his head slowly, with an indescribable pain on his face, he said in a low voice: "Let him go, that is also your Master Puzhi's last wish. How many people can see how hard the world is? Open it? Amitabha..." He put his palms together lightly and silently chanted, and the room fell silent instantly. Terribly quiet!