Chapter 12 Chapter Ten Udumbara (Part 2)

Sometimes, that's what happens in life.What kind of mentality a person maintains will determine his life trajectory.Although everyone's life experience is different, fate is fair to everyone. Once upon a time, there were two prisoners who looked out the window from the prison. What one saw was mud, and what the other saw was thousands of stars.Facing the same encounter, the former has a gray mentality of pessimism and disappointment, and what he sees is desolation and lifelessness; while the latter has a positive and optimistic red mentality, and what he sees is a starry sky and a bright sky. .

I belong to the latter, so my luck has always been good.At least after encountering so many bizarre things, he is still alive and well. I have to say that my life experience is really good. When they arrived at the Zhoushui Town Police Station, they found that it was in a mess. Zhoushui Town was originally a small and remote place with few people, large land and few public officials.The entire police station adopts a shift system, and only Monkey and two other policemen came to work today.It was one of the policemen who noticed the anomaly, nicknamed Shorty. When he went to the autopsy room to check the wiring, he suddenly found a trace of blood flowing out of the freezer where the traveling corpse was stored.He was very surprised, the freezer is generally sealed, how could there be blood flowing out, could it be that someone moved the corpse inside without permission?If this is the case, they will be more responsible.

The dwarf immediately opened the freezer to check, but he was shocked when he opened the freezer! As for what he saw, the monkey didn't tell me, but asked me to come and see for myself. When I arrived, he immediately pulled me into the dissection room. No one had touched the scene, and the room still maintained the appearance when it was first discovered.After he and I walked in, the monkey mysteriously pointed to the freezer where the corpses of Zhou You were stored, beckoning me to go and have a look.I walked forward in three steps at a time, and my eyes shot into the freezer. After just one glance, my body felt a little cold.

I saw that Zhou You's corpse, which was already highly decomposed, was now in a rotten mess, with a large amount of pus and blood overflowing, flowing down the gap in the freezer to the ground.But it was strange, even so, there was not a trace of stench around, as if the pile of rotten meat in front of him was fake. I looked carefully for a moment, then suddenly frowned, and hurriedly called the monkey to take his body out of the freezer and put it on the dissecting table. "Special commissioner, what are you doing?" Monkey was a little puzzled, but he followed my order meticulously.

I put on my gloves, and slowly cut open Zhou You's abdominal cavity with a scalpel, cutting all the way down, making a very deep cut.The deeper the depth, the more serious the decay of the corpse.Strange, this is completely unscientific! I cut a few more incisions in another place, and suddenly, when I cut open the chest cavity, I found a place that was completely free of decay.That's where the heart is. "What are you looking for?" Monkey was even more puzzled, he didn't understand the specific meaning of my actions at all. "Shut up and just stay aside for me quietly." I didn't explain, but just took a deep breath.I slashed down, and the chest was broken open. When I saw what was inside, the monkey and I froze in place in shock.

I saw that Zhou You's heart was densely covered with a strange thing.These things looked like small white flowers, each about one centimeter high, less than one millimeter in diameter, and the flower stems were as thin as gold threads.Taking a closer look, the roots of those florets are directly connected to the fleshy wall of the heart, neither rooted into the heart nor cracks on the heart. "What the hell is this?" The monkey was trembling with fright, and stammered, "Bacteria? Fungus? Or insect eggs!" "Neither." I swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, "Have you heard of the Udumbara flower?"

"No." Monkey shook his head. "Udumbara is the tree that shaded the sun and sheltered from the rain behind Kunahan Buddha when he became enlightened. "Blossoms and fruits. The flowers are called Udumbara. The old branches are cylindrical, and the new ones are flat, green, and leaf-shaped. The flowers are born on the edge of the leafy branches. The diameter of 'Udumbara Flower' is only one millimeter, and the flower shape is like a bell. Pale white, the flower stems are as thin as golden threads, the white flowers bloom at night, the fragrance is extremely beautiful, and they will wither in the next morning, so they are called short-lived. According to legend, they bloom only once in three thousand years.

"The "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" records: The Buddha told Shariputra, such a wonderful method, all the Buddhas, Tathagata, said it from time to time, just like the Utan Bohua, which appeared in the ear. According to Buddhist legends, it is known that the king of the wheel is born, and the epiphyllum is born. , it can be seen that it is rare. Before Sakyamuni Buddha, there were six Buddhas who lived in the world, and Kananahan Buddha achieved enlightenment under the Udumbara tree after experiencing hardships." I tried to reach out and touch these small flowers, and found that They are very soft, pinch one and pull out, and the roots are very firm.Just pull any one of them, and all the little flowers will make a strong howling sound.

I shook my head and continued: "Youtan is the legendary flower of the fairy world, and it is revered as a Buddhist flower because of its 'green and white without vulgarity'. "The Utan of Shanjian City in the Western Ultimate Bliss Buddha Kingdom is the same top grade as the lotus of Ashura City, the Narcissus of Chiguo Heaven City, and the peony of Aidanming King City. It is full of royal luxury and blooms once every three thousand years. , like a full moon, from a distance, the snow-white flowers seem to be covered with thousands of piles of snow, lingering with auspicious aura, and the viewer is blessed.

"There are also many records of 'Udumbara Flower' in Buddhist scriptures. "On the fourth part of "Fahua Wenju": "The person who is euphyllum, this word is auspicious, and it appears once in three thousand years, and now it is the King of the Golden Wheel." Volume 8 of "Hui Lin Yinyi" says: "Ubiquitous Epiphyllum, Sanskrit ancient translation is wrong. Sanskrit Yuzheng Yun Wutanbaluo, this cloud is auspicious and supernatural. There is also a small flower. There is no such flower in the world. If the Tathagata is reborn and the King of the Golden Wheel appears in the world, because of the power of great merit, I feel that this flower will appear.

"The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Miaofa. The Second Convenience Item" contains: The Buddha told Shariputra, such a wonderful method, all the Buddhas and Tathagatas, said it from time to time, just like the Utan Bohua, which appeared in the ear. The Utan Polo flower blooms every three thousand years. The emergence of this means that there will be a wheel-turning sage king rectifying the Dharma in the world. "The Great Knowledge Theory" says: Buddhas are difficult to be worth in this world, just like the flowers of Udumbala trees. "According to the Buddhist scriptures: the wheel-turning holy king has the same thirty-two appearances and seven treasures as the Buddha. He is an ideal king who controls the world by turning the wheel of righteousness without force and righteousness. The Buddhist scriptures say that among the six paths, Bodhicitta can really be generated, Human beings are the only ones who practice bodhisattva behavior, and being born in the human realm is a very precious fortune. However, there is a saying in Volume 32 of the "Nirvana Sutra": a human body is rare, like the eucalyptus. It can be seen that the Buddhists admire euphyllum. In my country’s Baoguang Temple, Buddhist treasures such as relics, shell-leaf scriptures and euphyllum are mentioned together, which are called the three treasures of Buddha.” The monkey was stunned: "Good guy, how did the flower that blooms once every three thousand years come to Zhou You?" "I don't know." I smiled wryly: "Experts are still unable to understand the mystery of this flower, and some experts even deny that it is a flower, saying it is dragonfly eggs or something. "Udumbara flowers can grow on metal, glass, and flowers and leaves. I remember that some news reports found that they were found growing on Buddha statues in some temples in South Korea, so no one knows how it survives, and many people never think about how. Go protect it. Since it is like a magpie flying to announce the good news, you can’t keep the magpie in a cage to protect it. Some people say that the house where the Udumbara flower blooms means that the house is 'clean', and there may even be Buddhist." "Buddha fate?" The monkey looked at the pile of rotten meat in front of him, and couldn't connect with the word "Buddha fate". And my thoughts have already gone far.Udumbara, I have heard of this kind of flower very seldom. The reason why I can recognize it should be because I have seen it once or twice. I remember that a few days ago, a strange flower was found in many places in South Korea. For example, this kind of flower was found on three signboards in the courtyard of the Western District Court in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.From the photos and introductions published on the website, the height of the flower is less than ten millimeters, the flower stem is very thin, the flower is white, and the size is about half a millimeter. Previously, exotic flowers with similar shapes were found in several temples in Korea, but the size was slightly larger. The earliest discovery was in 1997 on the front chest of a Tathagata statue in a temple in Guangzhou County, Gyeonggi-do.South Korea is a country that generally believes in Buddhism. Facing this strange scene, Buddhist believers are delighted and believe that this is the "Udumbara flower" that blooms only once every three thousand years as recorded in Buddhist scriptures. At that time, I became interested and immediately flew to South Korea to look for it, only to find that Udumbara had seen it himself. Speaking of which, the first time I saw this kind of flower was in the summer a few years ago. I went to the Northeast due to a strange incident, and I saw the nun Wu Nian by chance. On the apple, the Udumbara flower in front of us appeared today! It is said that at that time, Master Wu Nian was practicing Medicine Buddha Dharma in his own abode. He offered a few apples in front of the Buddha statue. Two days later, some disciples found that there were small white flowers with very thin stems growing from one of the apples. They were very amazed. Ask Master what is going on? Master Wu Nian replied casually: "I will offer flowers to the Buddha!" Another disciple asked, "What kind of flower is this?" Master Wu Nian said, "The ones that came out during the practice of Medicine Buddha should be called Medicine Buddha Flowers." The disciple said that this event is very rare, and it needs to be photographed with a camera. Master Wu Nian said, "What are you shooting for?" But some disciples invited a photographer to take pictures of this apple. The apple had been stored for a few months, and everyone treated it as a fairy fruit, and no one was willing to eat it. Before it rotted a bit, they peeled off the peel of the fruit with the pharmacist's flower, and everyone shared the edible flesh. What I saw at that time were those wonderful pharmacist flowers growing on the small peel. There were more than a dozen plants in total, about ten millimeters high. small white flowers.It's unbelievable, how did this wonderful flower grow?How can such a slender flower stem support the flowers? Several years have passed, and I heard that some of the pharmacist flowers on the peel were inadvertently broken when moving or viewing, and I don’t know where they were blown by even the weakest air current. The remaining few plants are still standing gracefully. , showing its magical and mysterious appearance to those who are destined to see it. However, the Udumbara flower that I have heard and seen before has never grown so strangely, it actually grows on the heart of the corpse!Could it be that there is a reason that I don't understand? Looking at the clumps of white Udumbara flowers growing on the heart of Zhou You's corpse, I shivered for no reason. This situation is really weird, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like there is a connection with Buddha.Buddhist sutras all call Udumbara an auspicious omen, but Zhou You died, which is auspicious and unlucky at all.Could it be that this mysterious plant also changed in Zhou You's body? Feeling a little strange in my mind, I suddenly remembered.The thing in the bottle that the two mysterious girls Xi Xiaoyun and Li Xinjie robbed just now looked vaguely like a Udumbara flower in front of them. I thought about it for a while, but I couldn't figure out the use of this rare plant in front of me. To say that it has medicinal value, all those who have discovered it have never seen anyone who has eaten it.There is no similar record in Li Shizhen's work.Its function is also vaguely mentioned in Buddhist scriptures, but it is vaguely mentioned that this flower is extremely rare, and it only blooms once in three thousand years. Every time the flower blooms, it indicates that great events will happen to human beings. Could it be that this flower is blooming to imply that there will be a terrible event in Zhoushui Town?This is too crazy.What's more, Xi Xiaoyun and Li Xinjie are fighting for it desperately.If it is really just a revelation, then why grab it? I was full of doubts, frowned, and decided to collect them all.I found a small medicine bottle, and carefully picked up a Udumbara flower from the root of my heart with a clip, but just as I put the flower in my hand into the bottle, a sudden change occurred. I saw the densely packed Udumbara flowers on Zhou You's heart, withering one by one at the same time, they were yellow, with a faint luster on their crystal bodies, accompanied by a pungent stench, quickly withered on the epidermis of the heart.In just the blink of an eye, all the Udumbaras turned into a stream of pus and blood that evaporated in the air and could no longer be found. The monkey and I were overwhelmed by the tremendous changes in front of us, and when we finally came to our senses, we couldn't find anything on the surface of the heart.Only the Udumbara flower in the glass bottle in my hand remained quietly inside, crystal clear and not damaged at all. What exactly happened?The monkey and I looked at each other, a little confused.Could it be that this rare and mysterious plant is one body, one prospers all, one destroys all?But why is there nothing wrong with the one in the bottle? Can't figure it out, really can't figure it out. The experience in the dissecting room has far exceeded the monkey's imagination. He was trembling all over, and stammered: "Special commissioner, what's going on?" I pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Monkey, where are the bodies of those girls who died strangely in the file during this time?" "It hasn't been buried yet, because things are really weird and the reason has not been found, so they are all stored in the freezer." The monkey stammered. "That is to say, they are all stored in the freezer in front of me?" I turned my gaze to the freezer not far away, swallowed my saliva forcefully, and my voice trembled, "Bring them all out for me, and I will check them one by one. .” The monkey didn't suspect anything, and very cooperatively moved out the bodies of the other six girls who died strangely. Every corpse is highly decomposed, and the stench emitted by it is horrible.Even if I wear several layers of masks, it still stinks.The monkey is still smart, and it retreats far away after taking out the corpse. After I dissected the six corpses one by one, I immediately became disappointed.Although their bodies were in the same state as Zhou You's, there was no sign of the Udumbara flower at the position of the heart. Originally, I guessed that this mutation or disease was caused by the spores of Udumbara, or some other related factors.Could it be that I was wrong?In order to grow Udumbara in the heart of a corpse, what are the necessary conditions? Keeping the glass bottle carefully, I repeatedly asked the monkey not to tell what happened today, and then I walked out of the police station slowly and returned to the dormitory. A series of head-scratching things happened today, it is really overwhelming, and I am getting more and more confused about the situation! What is the origin of these two girls, Xi Xiaoyun and Li Xinjie? They both have the same agility and a certain purpose, but it can be seen that they belong to two different camps.Even when two people get along day and night, they don't realize each other's hidden identity at all. Alas, the mysterious society called "Beautiful" has no clue yet, and it's not clear what the state of the Crossroads game really is.Now there are a lot of question marks popping up, the brain is really not enough. It seems that the most urgent task now is to find Xi Xiaoyun or Li Xinjie.Whether it's tying them up and watering them or sticking needles in their nails, they must have some detailed clues! Just then, my dormitory door rang.