Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 171

As soon as he entered the mountain, the old horse ran wildly in the mountain.

Although the dense forest is not suitable for horses to run, it is obviously not a big obstacle for this old horse, and it runs like flying.

If the owner of the old horse saw this situation, he probably wouldn't dare to recognize it as his own horse.

Hui Mian ran with the old horse for a long time, then suddenly thought of something, and said something to the old horse.

"You look for them first, I'm going to a place, and I'll come to you when I come back."

After finishing speaking, Hui Mian rushed out. As the master said, although Yanshan Mountain is not a famous big mountain, it is not small. It needs to speed up.

Hui Mian can roughly feel that he was in the mountains with his husband back then, which would be a mountain area close to the Grand Canal, but now it is on the other side, and the distance is not too close.

After driving a long mountain road, Hui Mian finally found the cliff and the dilapidated house.

"Hey, it really is here!"

Hui Mian smiled and rushed to the front of the house, a mountain ghost who was sitting cross-legged was slightly startled by its voice, opened his eyes to look outside the house, and found a little mink parked there.

With just one glance, the mountain ghost recognized the mink, and his weird face immediately showed joy. He hurriedly got down from the stone, and kept bowing his hands to the little mink outside.

"Whoa, whoa!"

The mountain ghost can't speak human language yet, it just utters various strange sounds.

Hui Mian was very satisfied with the respect shown by the mountain ghost.

"Well, Mr. Suan is right about you, but don't say that I ate so much for nothing and didn't take care of you. Tomorrow night in the deserted house on the other side of the mountain, I have the opportunity to listen to Mr. Suan explaining the scriptures. Don't miss it!"

"Do you know where it is? There is a small temple and a clay bodhisattva there!"

The mountain ghost hesitated for a moment and seemed a little scared, but nodded anyway.

"Well, it's good to know, it saves me trouble, then I'll go first, remember to come tomorrow, no later than midnight at the latest, I'm leaving!"

After saying this, Hui Mian hurriedly left again.
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When Hui Mian and Lao Ma returned to the yard, it was already before dawn, Ma returned to the dilapidated house, Hui Mian also sneaked into another room through the crack of the door, and returned to Yi Shuyuan's side.

In the early morning, several people who had been resting in the house also woke up one after another.

Of course, the coachman was the first one to get up. Chu Hang went out to relieve himself when he had already gone out to clean up. He walked to the side of the dilapidated house and peed outside the fence, looked inside the dilapidated house and immediately yelled at the coachman.

"Brother, you haven't fastened the reins of your horse, are you afraid of running away?"

The coachman checked the axles and other things over there, but he didn't go there after hearing the words, so he replied to Chu Hang.

"The tie must be tied. Maybe it accidentally broke free at night. Don't worry, my horse has been with me for so many years. It won't run away. Even if it gets lost, I can find it home."

Chu Hang looked at the old horse who was chewing something.

"so smart?"

Yang Bencai and Yi Shuyuan also came out of the house one after another. The former yawned and stretched, asking the coachman about today's itinerary.

"Brother, where can I go today, should I be able to go to a place with a normal bed?"

The coachman grinned, showing a mouthful of yellowed teeth.

"We can definitely reach the post station, but we came out late yesterday and walked halfway. If we drive hard all day today, we can still walk a lot after passing the post station, but we will probably have to sleep in the wilderness again."

Hearing that he had to sleep in the wilderness again, Yang Bencai didn't care. Just like what he told Yi Shuyuan on the boat, he often slept in the wilderness and carried a kitchen knife with him.

But Chu Hang was a little unhappy.

"No, no, then you have to stay at the inn for one night if you say anything today, so that tomorrow's itinerary will be suitable."

What Chu Hang said made sense, otherwise it would be too early to arrive at the post station every day, and he would not be able to reach the next stop if he hurried on the road, so he might as well walk less today, and he would feel much more comfortable in the next few days.

"Anyway, you have the final say, we can hurry as we please!"

The coachman is also easy to talk to, as long as he pays a lot for his car, he can feel comfortable not having to hurry.

Yi Shuyuan didn't say much. He took the wooden barrel hanging on the carriage and went to the foot of the mountain to pick up mountain spring water for everyone to wash and drink.

Then the chariots and horses were set up, and the people got into the chariots. The coachman drove the old horse and took the crowd away from this place where they rested for the night.

By the time they arrived at the post station, it was only just after noon, because it had already been decided that they would go so much today, so the group stayed directly in the post station.

This post station is not small, but because the busy season of this official road is often the season after harvesting grain, it is more free in spring and there are many houses.

Everyone rested early today, and the station was quiet after nightfall.

But Yi Shuyuan got up from the bed at this moment, opened the window and looked outside, then turned into a breeze and left the post station, flying to the old house at the foot of the mountain where he had stayed before.

The old horse was also taken away by Yi Shuyuan.

This is also the first time for the old horse to fly, or maybe it has never thought that it can fly, and it is extremely excited and frightened in the sky, making Hui Mian laugh non-stop.

When we arrived at the broken house, it was still quiet here, after all, it was still very early before the agreed time.

Obviously, no one is staying here tonight.

Yi Shuyuan walked up to the small temple that was completely normal at this moment, bowed his hands to the clay bodhisattva who no longer had any special features, and then naturally sat cross-legged on the edge of the small temple, and began to practice with his eyes closed.

The aura in the mountains faintly gathers here, Yi Shuyuan's face is serene, arousing the energy of heaven and earth to accumulate but not to receive it, it can be regarded as the last gift for the non-human sentient beings who come here to listen to the scriptures instead of the clay bodhisattva.

The old horse lay quietly in front of the temple and did not dare to disturb him.

The sky is full of bright moon, perhaps because of the bright moonlight, there are still people on the official road taking advantage of the moonlight to drive their way.

Yi Shuyuan's location is close to the foot of the mountain, but in fact it is only a few tens of feet away from the official road.

Among the passing chariots and horses, some people looked out on horseback, and they could vaguely see someone sitting in the deserted house at the foot of the mountain, but no one bothered to check.

When the time was approaching midnight, some mountain animals appeared one after another in a burst of "snapping", some of them had been here the night before, and some of them were not here last night.

These mountain animals cautiously went outside the fence, looking at the temple in the courtyard and the man sitting cross-legged beside the temple, seeming to hesitate.

But at this moment, the old horse got up and snorted and neighed, and a fawn jumped into the fence first, and came over cautiously with hooves.

Seeing that the deer was fine, some animals soon jumped or jumped into the fenced yard.

The mountain ghost came later, and it was carrying a piece of dead wood. Most of the wooden layers inside the wood were hollowed out, but now it was full of things, all of which were wild fruits and roots of some herbs or vegetation.

Seeing the mountain ghost approaching, many animals showed signs of fear, and even some animals that had already been lying near the small temple stepped aside one after another.

It's not that mountain ghosts will harm them, but that these animals, like humans, are also afraid of weird and scary things.

The mountain ghost didn't dare to make a sound, and carefully put down the dead wood in front of Yi Shuyuan. It was as if there was a big altar in front of the temple, and it was also full of tributes.

Then the mountain ghost took out another porcelain bowl, lowered his body and approached Yi Shuyuan carefully, and after placing the bowl in front of him, he immediately backed up a few steps, kneeling and sitting at a suitable distance.

After this, the disturbance of other animals also quickly calmed down.

Yi Shuyuan opened his eyes, looked down at the bowl beside him, couldn't help but feel a little funny, put it like this as if he was a beggar, put the bowl in his sleeve, and then looked around.

"The Bodhisattva has already left. Today, Yi will replace the Bodhisattva to explain the scriptures for everyone!"

Yi Shuyuan's expression was peaceful with a hint of a smile, and his energy moved the surroundings, making the somewhat uneasy animals calm down naturally.

"If you couldn't hear clearly in the past, you can hear it clearly today. If you didn't understand in the past, I will try my best to explain it to you today. If you heard half of the headaches in the past, I will help you today. From tonight After that, you don’t need to come here to listen to scriptures anymore.”

The relic had already appeared in Yi Shuyuan's hand, and he held it in the palm of his hand, combining it with yesterday's memory, and synathesizing the essence of the Buddhist scriptures.

Scanning the surroundings again, there are a total of sixteen animals of all sizes with enlightened intelligence, and one mountain ghost.

In the future, maybe some of them will die in the middle of the sky thunder, maybe some of them will die directly in the bow and arrows or traps of the hunters, and die in the middle of some other disasters.

But Yi Shuyuan also hopes that some of them can make some famous tricks, and maybe one day they will meet again.

But with this in mind, Yi Shuyuan's face became a little serious.

"Although this predestined relationship originates from the bodhisattva here, after tonight, Yi will also be considered as a predestined relationship with you. If I know who among you has become an evildoer in the future, I will definitely not let it go. Just write it down." ?”

A group of animals and mountain ghosts kowtowed to Yi Shuyuan one after another. Although there was no sound, it was still a response.

Yi Shuyuan nodded, brewing in his heart for a moment, trying to integrate his emotions into the feeling of last night as much as possible, and the moment he opened his mouth again, the scriptures had already reappeared from his mouth.

This time, the scriptures sounded calm and clear, reaching the ears of all the animals and mountain ghosts present.

This time, the scriptures were equally deafening, as if they could go straight to the heart, but the listeners were able to listen to them completely. Even though the mind was still a little swollen, there was not much pain, as if there was a clear spring pouring on the top of the head.

Yi Shuyuan read the scriptures once, and then began to explain.

Although there is no research on Buddhist scriptures, Yi Shuyuan does not need to explain completely in accordance with Buddhist principles. The principles of immortality and the principles of being a person and doing things can also be used to solve doubts.

The bottom line is to set up a correct concept of practice for these immature practitioners in front of you, and to establish a suitable goal for them, so that they will not fly around like headless chickens.

"Those who behave virtuously are close to others, even if they are monsters and spirits, if they cultivate with a righteous heart, they will be virtuous and self-sufficient, not inferior to others! When the heart is upright, the spirit will be bright, and the spirit will manifest when the spirit is clear."

"This god is not the god of heaven and earth, but the root of enlightenment for our practitioners. It can replace wisdom, and it also means to clarify oneself, which is also to observe the body at ease. Since the heart is clear, naturally there is no fear. Practice according to this, naturally. As the Tao progresses day by day, there will naturally be no evil, neither the evil in the body nor the evil outside the body."

Yi Shuyuan's narration has both Buddhist principles and his own understanding of immortality, but even so, it is impossible for the animals and mountain ghosts present to fully understand, but they all know that this kind of opportunity is extremely rare, and even if they can't understand it all, they try their best remember.

Compared with usual, listening to the scriptures and sermons lasted for a long time today, and Yi Shuyuan didn't stop until almost two hours later, and the listeners around him had reached the limit of what they could bear.

Yi Shuyuan took out the gourd and uncorked the bottle, and all the fruits, roots and medicinal materials in the dead wood flew into the gourd.

"Okay, the fate is over, you go away, and practice hard in the future, so that you can do it yourself!"

After saying this, Yi Shuyuan got up, and the surrounding animals and the mountain ghost suddenly realized that he was leaving, and they all knelt down and worshiped together.

Yi Shuyuan glanced again, and then the wind was blowing under his feet, and he flew towards the post station with Hui Mian and the old horse.

(End of this chapter)