The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 51 The Beginning of the Legend
Hearing Ji Ran's words, even Zhao Zheng, who was now mature and steady, couldn't help but feel nervous.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Zheng said: "I'm ready!"

Ji Ran said: "Next, I am going to take you two to complete the unfinished mission last time."

The ink was still empty, but Zhao Zheng asked a little unnaturally: "Sir, can you not go?"

Ji Ran looked at Zhao Zheng and said seriously: "If you don't go, how can you get rid of the fear in your heart now?"

Mo Mo asked Zhao Zheng curiously: "Brother Zheng, what kind of mission is it? It seems very interesting."

Zhao Zheng said to Mo Mo angrily: "Interesting? You will know what the mission is when you go."

After a while, a group of three arrived in the dense forest outside Handan City. The three did not look for tigers on purpose, but Ji Ran instructed them to survive in the wild.

At the same time, the two of them saw blood.

Half a month later, the three of them did not encounter a tiger, but they encountered a group of wolves, nine in total.Ji Ran looked at the two of them and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Both of them held iron swords and said, "Don't be afraid."

Zhao Zheng even said: "A mere coyote is nothing to worry about."

During these days, Ji Ran also taught everyone a set of sword techniques, and Mo Mo flexibly learned the thirteen Qingfeng moves.Zhao Zheng's martial arts Ji Ran always felt that what he needed was surprise to protect himself.

So what Ji Ran passed on to Zhao Zheng was the Soul Searching Dajiu Style.It's a pity that no matter what kind of martial arts is in Zhao Zheng's hands, it becomes upright, and the weird and sinister soul-searching Dajiu style is no exception.

Facing the menacing wolves, the two stood back to back. Ji Ran ducked to the big tree nearby, looked at the two of them and said: "Watting wolves is a battle, a battle of physical strength, energy, and wits and courage."

"In the life of a wolf, nothing can replace the spirit of perseverance. It is precisely because of it that wolves are able to survive through all kinds of hardships. The ability of wolves to control change makes them one of the most tenacious animals on the earth."

"The high efficiency of wolf hunting comes from the immediate execution of orders after they are given. There is no wolf on this land who is always looking for excuses, otherwise they would have starved to death."

"So to defeat the wolf pack, you must be the first to discover the wolf king. Otherwise, you will face the wolf pack's wolf pack tactics."

"The so-called wolf pack tactic is to attack in all directions and attack in all directions. Attack in the east and west, cover each other, feint and main attack, attack when you can, and contain the troops if you can't attack, so that people can't focus on the head and the tail, and focus on the east but not the west."

"This tactic of the wolf pack is more powerful than the tactic of concentrating superior forces and defeating them individually."

Ji Ran stood on the tree chattering.

In the eyes of Zhao Zheng and Mo Mo, another scene appeared before them: "The wolf with vicious eyes, dragging a broom-like tail, chasing meat everywhere, is the most greedy and cruel."

The wolf in front of Mo Mo could see its hind legs slightly bent, its front legs stretched forward, in a downward swooping posture, and a faint fierce light emitted from its eyes.

Mo Mo has always been proud of his agility, but now he can't retreat, can't hide.Once he hides, he will put Zhao Zheng behind him in a dangerous place.

Therefore, he mustered up the courage and rushed towards the wolf in front of him.

The long sword in his right hand stabbed out like lightning.Unfortunately, the green wolf in front of him not only dodged the long sword, but even used his legs to kick the broad blade of the bronze sword while standing up.

Taking advantage of his strength, he pounced towards Mo Mo, who could even smell the stench from Qing Lang's bloody mouth.

At the same time, two wolves on the left and right attacked Mo Mo's left and right legs, and another one pounced on Mo Mo from under the green wolf that had jumped up before.

The surging attacks from the four ferocious wolves caught Mo Mo off guard, and his unfamiliar swordsmanship became messy.

Zhao Zheng on the other side performed better than Mo Mo.

He first lowered his body, pressed forward against the ground and stabbed the wolf directly in front of him. Then, when he was halfway forward, he slapped the ground with his left hand and sneak-attacked the green wolf on the right while still keeping his body pressed against the ground.

One move worked, and the green wolf on the right side had a large gash from the side of the abdomen to the back, with bone visible, and he could no longer fight.

Zhao Zheng, who had made great achievements, did not relax, but became more focused.After landing, he rolled forward. After he crouched down, he didn't even look behind him, but turned around and swept back with his sword.

Sure enough, he almost hurt another wolf that was chasing after him.

After a fierce fight, the two finally defeated the wolves, but the wolf king almost seriously injured Mo Mo. In the end, Ji Ran took action and killed the wolf king.

He picked up the Wolf King's body and took the two of them to a cave to rest while treating their wounds.There were six injuries on Mo Mo's body, including his legs, arms and shoulders.

Zhao Zheng's legs were injured, and his left forearm was also injured. In order to kill a ferocious green wolf, Zhao Zheng sacrificed his left forearm and let the wolf bite him, while swinging the sword with his right hand to kill it.

Two days later, the three of them encountered a tiger that was eating.

Ji Ran said to the two of them: "Give me your weapons."

Mo Mo looked at Ji Ran with some confusion, but did not ask.

After putting away their weapons, Ji Ran led the two of them straight towards the tiger and stood about ten meters away from the tiger.

Ji Ran touched their heads and said, "The test has begun."

Regardless of the stunned Mo Mo, Ji Ran disappeared into the big tree behind the two of them.

This time, Zhao Zheng looked at the tiger in front of him intently while talking to Mo Mo about what Ji Ran taught him last time.

"Pay attention, the tiger's weak points are the waist and abdomen. You are flexible and pay attention to dodge and take advantage of the opportunity to attack. I will contain it head-on."

The tiger, who was just enjoying the food, saw the three people approaching and was not very hungry, so he thought to let the three people go.

As a result, two of the younger ones actually approached me, as if they were going to fight.

The tiger roared at them, then picked up his food and walked away.

Looking at the tiger that had gone away, Zhao Zheng and Mo Mo just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief.But before he could relax, he saw a stone flying towards the tiger.

The tiger's butt was spanked and he jumped up in shock, glaring at Zhao Zheng and Mo Mo.

The moment Zhao Zheng and Mo Mo saw the stone, they gasped.Liangqi-chan quickly summoned her companions to cool down the two of them.

Zhao Zheng yelled at Mo Mo: "Follow the original plan and be careful."

Facing the tiger charging head-on, Zhao Zheng yelled to himself: "Calm down, calm down, I'm not afraid of it, I'm not afraid of it."

Zhao Zheng learned Ji Ran's method of dealing with the tiger last time and slapped the tiger on the forehead, but it had no effect. Instead, he was knocked back far away.

And Mo Mo followed Zhao Zheng's words, jumped behind the tiger in the air, and punched the tiger's butt.

Unfortunately, before Mo Mo's punch could hit the tiger, the tiger flew up and kicked Mo Mo with its hind legs.Mo Mo had no choice but to evade again.

Before the ink could hit the ground, the tiger turned around and rushed towards the ink. He raised his body and grabbed the ink in the air with his claws.

Zhao Zheng took advantage of the tiger's opportunity to get up, picked up the stones on the ground, poured in his internal energy, and threw them towards the tiger's back.

There was a bang, and the tiger was in pain. It could not catch the ink right in front of it, so it could only roar and take a few steps back.

Zhao Zheng asked Mo Mo, "Are you okay?"

Mo Mo shook his head, and then Mo Mo also picked up a few stones from the ground and held them in his hands.He said to Zhao Zheng, "Let's come again."

Zhao Zheng also replied angrily: "Okay."

This time the two of them rushed towards the tiger at the same time. When they were five or six meters away from the tiger, Mo Mo started to jump up from the air and attack the tiger's waist with stones.

The tiger had to dodge left and right and was very flexible.Zhao Zheng saw the opportunity, and when the tiger was dodging the ink stone to the left, he also threw a stone and hit the tiger's right leg.

The tiger was in pain again and quickly closed its legs and squatted down.Mo Mo took the opportunity to hit the tiger in the eye with a stone.

The tiger went crazy and rushed towards the two men.

This time Zhao Zheng jumped up and met the flying tiger with a palm in the air.Mo Mo seized the opportunity and kicked the flying tiger in the belly.

At this time, Zhao Zheng's palms were dripping with blood, and the tiger felt uncomfortable after falling to the ground. He couldn't stand up even after using great strength. It was obvious that his internal organs were injured.

Zhao Zheng could no longer fight, so Mo Mo kept attacking with stones. Finally, the tiger ended his mighty life with his unwilling roar.

On the way back to Handan, Ji Ran carried the tiger's body on her back.Asked the two of them: "Did you gain anything this time?"

Zhao Zheng looked at his hands wrapped like balls and glanced at Mo Mo dissatisfiedly.Then I started thinking about the questions raised by my husband.

Mo Mo was still excited about killing the tiger and didn't even hear clearly what Ji Ran said.Ji Ran kicked Mo Mo, and Mo Mo shouted: "Ouch!"

"Sir, why did you hit Mo'er?"

Ji Ran looked at Mo Mo funnyly and said, "I'm asking you what you gained and felt after hunting for more than twenty days this time."

Mo Mo knew that this was his teacher's teaching mode, asking questions based on his own experiences, and what he thought about was always impressive.

After a while, it was Zhao Zhengxian who said, "Sir, I think this forest is like a country."

"The tiger is like a monarch, the wolf king is like a general, and ordinary wolves are like the army. Rabbits, deer, cows, and sheep are like civilians, and foxes and monkeys are like nobles."

Ji Ran nodded without making any comments.Mo Mo was stunned. He didn't even think that if a forest looked like a country, wouldn't he become a monkey?

Zhao Zheng continued: "The lowest commoners can only eat grass, but they can turn grass into meat, so meat eaters start to target them."

"The most powerful tigers can take whatever they want and eat whatever they want. The same goes for powerful wolves. Only foxes and monkeys cannot defeat larger animals, but they can eat some of the remaining meat after the tigers have eaten it. ."

"This is very similar to officials who rely on their salaries. Monkeys seem to be the same as animals that eat grass. They often eat wild fruits, but they are the only ones to enjoy the wild fruits. Tigers do not eat them, wolves do not eat them, rabbits and deer do not eat them. It’s also hard to eat.”

"This is like those scholars who can read. Only they can pass on knowledge, and it is difficult for other classes to get involved."

Ji Ran nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao Zheng: "The observation is very careful, good insight." Then asked Mo Dao: "What about you?"

Ink said: "I saw three things."

"First, wolves are more difficult to fight than tigers."

"Second, we with weapons are more powerful than us without weapons."

"Third, the most powerful individual tiger can easily be killed by a sneak attack, but the wolves support each other and are very difficult to sneak attack."

Ji Ran asked: "Oh? Why do you think wolves are more difficult to deal with than tigers?"

Mo Mo pointed to Zhao Zheng's hand and forearm and said, "In dealing with the nine wolves, with weapons, I was wounded in six places, Brother Zheng was injured in three places, and the arm was the most serious."

"And when dealing with a fierce tiger, without weapons, only Brother Zheng's palms were injured. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

Ji Ran concluded: "So a powerful and lonely king cannot last long. Comparing the tiger and the wolf king, they are equally aloof and powerful, but the wolf king is obviously more comfortable and free."

"The "Tao Jing" says: Therefore, the noble is based on the humble, and the base is based on the high and the low. It is the prince who claims to be lonely, widowed, and not a valley. Is it not based on the low? I don’t want the jade to be as beautiful as jade, and the luster to be like stone.”

"This should be what Zheng'er wants to express."

Zhao Zheng savored this sentence carefully. He once dismissed the Taoist classics, but this time he discovered that it turned out to be a good strategy for governing the country.

Ji Ran added: "The Tao Jing also says: What people hate is loneliness, widowhood, and lack of grain, and the princes think of them as such. Therefore, things may be damaged and benefited, or they may be benefited and damaged."

"This should be your understanding, Mo'er. Being strong means being alone, but being alone is not powerful. Pursuing strength blindly will only end up being superficially strong."

Zhao Zheng asked confusedly: "Sir, the stronger you are, the lonelier you will be. Zheng'er understands, but why does the stronger you get damaged, where is the damage, and why is it superficially strong?"

Ji Ran patted Zhao Zheng's head and said, "Good question. I have thought about this question for a long time, sir. Strong is strong, why does it become weak?"

Then Ji Ran said: "Let me ask you, what is long and what is short? Then what is strong? What is weak?"

"Mo'er is going to catch a snake and bring it back. Don't make it too small. It should be about one meter long."

Then Ji Ran casually cut off a branch.Several people stopped under a big tree.

Ji Ran said: "Let's take a look at a phenomenon first, and then we will discuss this issue."

Ji Ran dug a right-angled trench in the ground that was about a fist wide, half a finger deep, and half a meter long.

Then he took out the branch he had just broken off and stretched it in from one side, but he could not come out from the other side because the branch could not pass through the right-angled bend.

Ji Ran said: "This branch as thick as a baby's arm is already much thicker than other branches on the ground, but it cannot break through the constraints of the land, rush out from the other side, or break out of its own way."

At this time, Mo Mo said: "So sir, let me catch a snake similar to this branch, because can snakes pass through?"

Ji Ran said: "You will know after you put the snake in it and try it."

Sure enough, the snake stayed still in the ditch for a while, and then crawled to the other side. During the period, the snake also tried to escape from above, but every time it poked its head out, it would be pushed back by Ji Ran with internal force.

Eventually the snake crawled out from the other side of the ditch, but was still caught in Ink's hand.

Ji Ran asked again: "Then can we think that snakes are stronger than branches? Because snakes can climb out, but branches can't."

So Ji Ran inserted the branch into the snake's body with force, and the snake was pierced into meat skewers by the branch.

Ji Ran added: "Look, in terms of strength and hardness, snakes are still not as strong as branches."

After the last few people had a meal of roasted snake meat, Ji Ran took out the snake's skeleton and showed it to the two children.

At the same time, he said: "This is why snakes can pass through right angles, and also why snakes are not as strong as branches. Because the snake bones themselves are not as strong and hard as branches."

"So if we break up the branches into little pieces and connect them with wires."

"Could it be that the branches can also pass through right angles? If our connection method is clever enough, we can make the branches straight, and the branches are still hard and powerful."

“So I think strength can be divided into two strong directions.

"[-]. The material itself is strong enough, just like the legendary star iron in this world. Nothing is harder than star iron. It is the strongest in this world. But star iron is difficult to shape or forge into weapons."

"Second, its adaptability is strong enough. Just like water, it can adapt to any environment. In a cold environment, it is ice. When it encounters fire, it will turn into gas."

"Put it in a cup and it will be the shape of the cup. Put it in a bowl and it will be the shape of the bowl."

"Have you noticed that the two are like hardness and softness. When hardness becomes stronger, softness becomes weaker, and when softness becomes stronger, hardness becomes weaker. Therefore, I think the Taoist scriptures should be talking about this kind of opposition. existence, one of them becomes stronger."

"It's like the power of a country is concentrated in the hands of the monarch. As the monarch becomes stronger, his ministers become weaker. Everything needs to be handled by the monarch. How can one person handle the world's affairs?"

"Similarly, if the rights of ministers become greater and the monarch has no rights, it will be like the current emperor of Zhou. The scale changes in between can only be controlled by oneself."

Zhao Zheng and Mo'er both looked thoughtfully at the branches, snake bones and ditches in front of them.

This time it was Mo Mo who spoke first: "So what you are talking about is the way of yin and yang. The sun and the moon in the sky will never appear at the same time. When the sun is bright, the moon will be dark, and when the moon is bright, the sun will be dark."

"But we are observers who can see the sun during the day and the moon at night. If the sun and the moon are to appear at the same time, it must be in our hearts."

Ji Ran looked at Mo Mo in surprise and thought in her heart: "Looking at the world with the heart, isn't this the foundation of Zen Buddhism? Sure enough, this little Mo'er is destined to be my Buddha."

So Ji Ran said: "You are right, the Buddha says that the heart is the sect and the doorless is the method. That's what it means."

"A person once asked another person, what is the greatest in the world? The other person replied, the truth is the greatest."

"But whether it's truth or anything else, it needs to be kept in the heart. So I think the heart is the biggest."

(End of this chapter)