The witch looks at her moves

Chapter 61 Encountering a demon on a narrow road

Black clouds flowed low over Laoshan Town. The entire town was like a carriage wrapped tightly in black cloth. Although raindrops often fell, it still couldn't conceal the dull and depressing atmosphere.

The dim lights of the town were gradually left behind.

The surroundings are getting quieter and darker.

The light seemed to have been eaten by something, and all that could be heard was the sound of the little monk hitting the wooden fish.

After walking along the muddy mountain road for a long time, the sound of the surging river sounded again. This is the most famous Zhuyan River in the area. It rushes away in a hazy place. The waves are rushing and are roaring into the clouds.

Fairy Mo frowned when she saw the dark clouds and river waves smashing together. She thought it was an ominous omen, so she didn't look at it, but lowered her head slightly. But when she lowered her head, she saw the bumpy muddy road. It was covered with traces of people and carriages running over it. It was messy and intertwined, extending into the infinite darkness, which seemed even more ominous.

Fairy Mo has long been accustomed to the fairy building where Lian Ying meets Han. No matter how dirty the people there are, the environment is always clean and tidy.

When she looked at the world from afar on the mountain, no matter it was sunny or rainy, she would feel beautiful and even feel homesick. But when she actually came back here, she felt like she was having a terrible dream.

Before coming back, Fairy Mo never thought that she would encounter such a thing.

In order to welcome her back, the Luoshan sect specially built a seven-story fairy tower with a cave on the first floor. Its golden dome is even more unique. When it rains, there is a scene of the thunder and fire refining palace. When it is sunny, the colored glass shoots out rainbow light and turns into a stick. When the world saw the colorful pillars supporting the sky, they thought it was Luoshan supporting the entire heaven.

This was the description she had seen in the letter, and she had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Although Mingsui Palace is a divine palace, she is like a maid in it, with a low status. Only by returning to Luoshan can she become the fairy that the world admires.

However, these have nothing to do with her for the time being.

Now she is just a hostage.

"Miss Yu Yue, what exactly do you want to do?" Fairy Mo moved her lips, gathered her Qi into a thread, and transmitted the sound into her ears.

"Aren't I walking with the fairy to visit Zen Master Huaiqing?" Su Zhen imitated her use of magic to focus sound, but couldn't find the method, so he simply said it.

Fairy Mo frowned slightly and glanced at the young monk in front of her. The young monk was focused on walking and chanting sutras, and seemed not to be listening to what they were saying.

The sutras that the young monk recited were obscure, as if they were made up by shuffling a sutra, but if you listen carefully, it's strange. Their syllables are completely natural, and any replacement seems inappropriate.

"Miss Yu Yue, you'd better let me go now. Zen Master Huaiqing is a true master. He is compassionate and will kill demons. If you hold me hostage like this, it is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap." Fairy Mo said.

"I only held the fairy hostage to protect myself. Preserving my own life is a matter of course. Besides, I didn't hurt you, so what's wrong?" Su Zhen asked.

"Sophistry, I have no enmity with you, but I am controlled by you. Is this my fault?" Fairy Mo asked.

"I have no enmity with the Luoshan sect." Su Zhen said.

"You killed the master's son." Fairy Mo said.

"I didn't kill him." Su Zhen said calmly and added, "I didn't lie to you."

Fairy Mo glared at him angrily, not believing his words at all, wondering how Zen Master Huaiqing could associate with such a witch.

"You're not lying, Miss Yu Yue, which sect are you from?" Fairy Mo asked coldly.

"Old Craftsman's Office." Su Zhen said.

"..."

Fairy Mo's eyes were dark, and she thought that this enchantress was playing tricks on her again.

She didn't know how to reply. She looked at the undulating black tide of the river, thinking about the bitterness and sorrow she had experienced before, and her heart also fluctuated along with it.

Suddenly.

Fairy Mo's eyes narrowed: "That's..."

The waves in the distance pushed up a black shadow. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a fishing boat with a pointed nose and wide tail, with two arched legs.

There was a young man wearing a bamboo hat on the fishing boat, holding a harpoon and stabbing into the water. Suddenly there was a green-skinned monster in the water, with a pair of slender and twisted horns constantly pushing against the belly of the boat, as if it was going to pierce the boat.

When the young man saw someone coming from the shore, he waved his hands repeatedly, "Help, help, I've encountered a water yaksha, it's going to swallow me -"

Fairy Mo looked sideways at Su Zhen and found that his hand was pressed on the handle of the knife.

Shui Yaksha was moving violently, and the boat was bumping violently, and it was about to collapse and capsize.

But the young monk stopped Su Zhen and said, "Donor, let me do it."

The little monk took a deep breath, jumped dozens of feet in a few steps, and arrived at the shore in a blink of an eye.

He was still chanting sutras, but his voice was dozens of times louder.

Although the monk was young, he let out a powerful roar like a big Lu Huangzhong. The scriptures came out along with the roar, like a long sword, trying to pierce the thick and accumulated black clouds.

For a time, the waves turned more violently, and the canoe was thrown up and down several times, making it full of dangers.

Paradoxically, the Shuiyaksha was unscathed, but the young man on the boat knelt down with his head in his hands, and screamed "ho ho ho ho" from his throat. Listening carefully, he was filled with pain.

"Stop reading it, stop reading it--"

The young man held his head in his hands, his skin turned green, and he had horns on his head. He turned out to be exactly like Shui Yaksha.

His screams and pleas for mercy became more and more intense until he fell down on the cabin.

At the same time, the man struggling in the water is still Shuiyaksha. He has transformed into a young man, struggling to throw himself back on the boat.

The little monk Lingbo flew forward, picked up the young man from the water, and threw him back into the cabin. The young man spit out river water and knelt down to thank him for his great kindness.

Su Zhen looked at this scene and suddenly felt pain in the back of his hand.

He glanced sideways and was astonished.

I don't know when a slender black and blue color appeared on his hand. The black and blue color started from the end of the middle finger and spread towards the wrist. The texture was like leather or some kind of metal.

Su Zhen once again thought of the reflection he saw in the pond, felt cold in his heart, and quickly suppressed this thought.

Fortunately, as the young monk finished reciting, the black and blue crack slowly closed, and the skin returned to white, without any abnormalities.

Fairy Mo was upset and did not notice this scene.

After the young monk came back from treatment, he explained: "This is not Shui Yaksha, but a thief Yaksha. Shui Yaksha is extremely powerful and likes to eat people. If a mortal encounters him unfortunately, he will be eaten to death. The thief Yaksha has great power." He is weak, likes to pretend to be a drowning person, and drags the person into the water when others reach out to rescue him. The thief Yasha is very cunning. He can not only eat people, but also steal the appearance of the person he eats. In this town of Luoshan, he might be a fool. With a few thieves and yakshas."

Fairy Mo remembered the rumors in the book and lamented: "I grew up beside the Zhuyan River. I never thought there were such cunning spirits under the water."

"Maybe it didn't happen before, but it's different now. The world is getting more and more chaotic, and there are more and more demons. Not to mention the rivers and lakes, even at the foot of the Immortal Mountain, there are people burning people alive for sacrifices with great fanfare. Master often feels sad about this. " said the little monk.

"My little master is compassionate and will definitely become a high-ranking monk in the future." Fairy Mo praised.

The young monk put his palms together and bowed.

He continued to move forward, knocked on the wooden fish again, and recited scriptures.

After seeing the weirdness of this scripture, Su Zhen became more vigilant. He originally thought that this scripture was natural, but now that he tasted it carefully, he felt that it was even more mysterious.

The syllables of this scripture have a unique sense of hardness and stubbornness. If ordinary scriptures are words carved on stone, then this scripture is a whole piece of stone itself.

Su Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Little monk, what sutra are you reciting?"

"I don't know either. Master asked me to memorize it. He said it was called the Dacheng Guangming Sutra. After practicing it, I should be able to achieve great martial arts skills." The young monk said ignorantly.

"This was written by your master?" Su Zhen asked.

"No, how could this be written by my master? This is a genuine ancient book." said the young monk.

"Ancient books?" Su Zhen was even more curious: "How many of them are genuine?"

"You sister has a lot of problems. If I tell you the origin of this scripture, I'm afraid it will scare you." The young monk said.

"You want to hear what the little master has to say?" Su Zhen asked.

The young monk lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Master took this scripture from a living person in a big tomb at the bottom of the lake!"

"The big tomb at the bottom of the lake? A living person? How can there be a living person in the tomb? Are they tomb robbers?" Fairy Mo also became interested.

"No, not only is this living person not a tomb robber, he is also the owner of this big tomb."

Although the young monk became a monk, he did not change his naughty nature. Seeing that both of them were attracted by his words, he also became very interested and continued: "The owner of this tomb is named Qiu. He was originally an eminent monk from Beihe Temple. He is at the pinnacle of Buddhist practice." At that time, it was said that Laojun could see the Five-flower Lotus, so he was not only the top monk in the local area, but also the top master. But suddenly one day, he returned to secular life.

After returning to secular life, the eminent monk seemed to have changed as a person. He bought a big house, spent a lot of money on food, drank heavily, married many beautiful wives and concubines, and gave birth to more than ten children. And these changes of his were... It's all related to an ancient book he got. "

The young monk paused, waiting for questions.

"What book?" Su Zhen asked knowingly.

"The Demonic Vehicle Sutra," said the young monk.

"The Demonic Sutra?"

Su Zhen thought to himself, Buddhism has great achievements and small achievements, so how can there be any demonic vehicle? The name of this book is really sinister.

"Yes, it is said that this eminent monk surnamed Qiu loved the Demon Vehicle Sutra and said, 'I don't read the Ten Thousand Dharmas, I only study the Demon Vehicle.' But when Master visited his drinking buddies, relatives and friends, they all said, Where did this come from? The Demonic Sutra, this is a monk who is going crazy. Every day he holds an invisible book and reads it there like crazy. He also tells us the stories in the book, and what he tells us is quite impressive.

It’s just that those stories are very evil. One of them is about Shui Yaksha. It tells that there is Shuitou Yaksha in the big river. He makes waves every day, overturns wooden boats and eats people. It is said that if he eats a thousand people, he can become an immortal. Who knows? After he had eaten nine hundred and ninety-nine people, he suddenly fell ill and his body was covered with densely packed human faces. "When the young monk said this, he knocked the wooden fish dozens of times and recited a long list of Amitabha Buddha.

"Are these faces the ones being eaten?" Su Zhen asked.

"The donor is so smart."

The little monk continued: "These faces are those who were eaten. They cursed all day long and made the yaksha uneasy. What's even more frightening is that after that, no matter what the yaksha ate, these people would spit out whatever they ate. Later, they even Vomiting out all his internal organs and lungs, the vicious Yasha was tortured to death like this. Hey, this is probably the retribution of good and evil." "What about the ancient tomb?" Fairy Mo reminded.

"Oh, it's too far off topic——"

The young monk quickly pulled back the conversation and said: "When the monk surnamed Qiu was still alive, he was still in the prime of life, but he insisted on building a tomb for himself at the bottom of White Snake Lake and preparing for the funeral in advance. It took fifteen years to build the big tomb. Years later, the monk gave numerous instructions to his family members, saying that after his death, the Demonic Vehicle Sutra must be buried with him and must not be spread out.

One snowy day that year, Laojun saw the dawn, and there was thin ice on the lake. The monk was pacing by the lake, and then jumped into the lake in full view of everyone. Everyone went to look for it, but there was nothing there. Not found. "

"Everyone thought that the monk was dead. Five years later, my master accidentally passed by White Snake Lake. He saw that the lake was filled with demons. He concluded that there were demons hiding in the water, so he went into the water to catch the demons. He searched all the way to the tomb. A man with disheveled hair was found in the air.

The man no longer recognized his human form, and his fingers were stuck in one place like a frog. This man was the monk. It turned out that he could not trust his wife and children. He was afraid that he would be separated from the scriptures after death, so he took the initiative to throw the book into the tomb. , do you think it’s strange? "

"It's strange, it's really strange. There are no scriptures buried with him. It's clearly him who is buried with the scriptures."

Su Zhen sighed with emotion and asked, "Did Zen Master Huaiqing kill that man?"

"Master saved him." The young monk used his words carefully.

"Master is indeed kind." Su Zhen agreed.

"After Master saved him, he found that his originally empty arms suddenly contained an ancient sutra book. The material of the sutra book was weird. It was not paper, but more like the skin of something. It had a sticky texture, and there was something on it. Smoked with a layer of fat.

There were only two words written on the cover of the book. Those two words were so weird and twisted that I couldn't recognize them when I looked at them horizontally and vertically. I just thought they were two spiders crawling onto the book, leaving behind a slap in the face. The body below. "

The monk recalled the original scene and said slowly: "Master told me that those two words are, Demonic Vehicle. This is the origin of the Demonic Vehicle Sutra."

After Su Zhen listened, he felt that the Demon Vehicle Sutra was extremely evil in nature. It was not like a Buddhist sutra that could save all sentient beings, but more like a demon theory that led people into evil heretics.

Fairy Mo had previously felt that this scripture was majestic, but now after listening to the story, she felt chilled in her heart. She even doubted the identity of Zen Master Huaiqing, thinking that if this person could befriend this witch, he would be a fake monk with a good disguise. Bar?

The fairy was beating a drum in her heart, every step she took was like heading towards a devil's cave, and she felt even more frightened.

After walking for about a moment, the three of them arrived at the Five Treasures Temple.

It was a large temple with a red roof and yellow walls, emitting a precious light in the gloom. Fairy Mo looked around, not only did she not feel at ease, but her face turned pale.

She had passed by this place when she came here, but she didn't see any big and dazzling temple here!

"Miss Yu Yue, Fairy Zhu Mo, please come," the young monk said.

Su Zhen was about to enter, but Fairy Mo refused to move. She shook her head gently and said, "I didn't see this temple when I came here. Why did it appear out of thin air now? I won't go in."

Su Zhen also frowned and re-examined the building in front of him, but he didn't smell any evil spirit.

At this time, an old voice sounded from the temple, with a hint of smile: "The Buddha is in the Dharma and not in the pagoda. How can a fairy stick to the appearance of a temple and a pagoda and realize true Zen?"

Fairy Mo looked ashamed and said, "What the master said is absolutely true."

Although she was still afraid, she did not hesitate and followed Su Zhen into the Five Treasures Temple.

The layout of the Wubao Temple is no different from that of ordinary temples, but there is only one Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. This Buddha statue has no characteristics. It seems to be the image that most closely matches and is the most mediocre image of the Buddha after seeing all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Face.

On the futon in front of the Buddha statue, an old man wearing a white monk's robe is sitting cross-legged.

Unlike the young monk, this old man did not have his hair trimmed.

He doesn't know how many years he has lived, but he looks too old. His wrinkled skin is like dry wood bark, his white hair is like clumps of withered grass, and his thin body is more like a firewood. He doesn't need an ax to split it, and the strong sunlight It can be cracked by the sun.

He is Master Huaiqing.

The master raised his palms with one hand and twisted the beads with the other. With his eyes drooping, he bowed slightly and said, "Amitabha."

Seeing that the master did not reject anyone, Fairy Mo felt much more relaxed, and she and Su Zhen sat down at the invitation.

Su Zhen was not too formal and sat directly on the floor. Fairy Mo was more polite. She returned the gift first and said, "Junior Zhu Mo, I have met Master Huaiqing." After that, she gently bent down and knelt down to the side.

"Little friend Yu Yue, long time no see. How are you lately?" Master Huaiqing asked.

"It's... not very good."

Su Zhen sighed and said sincerely: "To be honest with you, master, I have forgotten a lot of things, and I can't even remember you. I hope you can forgive me."

"Haha."

Zen Master Huaiqing smiled instead and said, "Miss Yu Yue, you are still the same as you were twenty years ago."

"Same as twenty years ago?" Su Zhen frowned.

"Twenty years ago, I met you in Hutuo Mountain, west of Xijing Kingdom. You came from the Demon Kingdom, and you were covered in blood. I thought you were also a demon, but when I looked carefully, I saw that you were just an ordinary person. Little girl, I asked you who you were, and you shook your head blankly and said, you have forgotten many things, your age, your former name. You feel that there is a blood feud to be avenged, but you can't find the enemy. Where, you said, you feel very confused, I heard that monks are good at giving guidance, and you hope that I can enlighten you." Zen Master Huaiqing said.

Su Zhen was stunned, wondering if this was Yu Yue from before? Or is it another soul that once occupied this body?
  If it were Yu Yue himself...

That Yu Yue who was so happy and indifferent all day long also felt extremely confused? Do you want a Zen master to enlighten you?
  Hutuo Mountain near the Demon Kingdom...

Su Zhen also silently wrote down the name of the place and asked again:
  "How did the master enlighten me?"

Zen Master Huaiqing recalled the past with a smile on his face: "I don't remember it anymore."

"Can not remember?"

"I have told too many stories in my life. I no longer remember which ones I told you, but I still remember what you said to this day."

"What did I say?"

"You said, Master, I understand. It turns out that I am a person who doesn't like to listen to truth. Many truths in this world are like bones thrown to dogs. They can make dogs chase for a while, but that's all. Bones There is always a time when you finish eating, not to mention that many times, it is not even a bone, but a stone to trick the dog."

Zen Master Huaiqing smiled even more happily and continued: "After that, Miss Yu Yue walked with me for half a day. You asked me a lot about human monks, such as who are powerful and which sects are the largest. I roughly I answered you, after you heard it, say, thank you Master for clarifying your doubts, you already know who to go to."

"Who should I go to?" Su Zhen asked.

"Deer Zhaiyuan." Zen Master Huaiqing said.

"Lu Zhai Yuan?"

It’s Lu Zhai Yuan again.

Su Zhen immediately remembered what Xu Yan had said to him in the Ghost Car Tower.

Xu Yan said that there were two secret books left by Lu Zhaiyuan. Unfortunately, the other one was stolen twenty years ago.

Could it be Yu Yue did it?
  Yes, only Yu Yue can freely enter and leave the old craftsman's house and act as the thief.

No wonder Xu Yan had a strange look on his face when he looked at him, and emphasized the word "thrown himself into a trap". Now that he thought about it, could it be that Xu Yan was hinting at something to him?
  Twenty years ago, Yu Yue claimed to be looking for Lu Zhaiyuan and stole a secret book of Lu Zhaiyuan from the old craftsman's office.

Twenty years later, Yu Yue appeared in Nantang.

Su Zhen thought of all the strange rumors about Jiuxiang Mountain. Those rumors started in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, which coincided with the time when Lu Zhaiyuan ascended.

Is it possible that the great monk who was once invincible in the world ascended to this small county a thousand years ago?
  Who could she be?

When Su Zhen was guessing, Fairy Mo suddenly let out a sigh. She looked around and asked, "Where is that young monk?"

The young monk who led them here disappeared.

Su Zhen and Mo Xianzi looked at the Zen master together.

The Zen master laughed heartily and said, "The one who invited Miss Yu Yue from beginning to end was Zen Master Huaiqing. Where did this young monk come from?"

"Master is so wonderful."

If Fairy Mo has some enlightenment, she will feel even more mysterious.

Su Zhen frowned and sighed at the wonder of this mysterious technique.

Su Zhen had something else to ask, but Yu Yue's voice sounded in his body, interrupting his thoughts.

Yu Yue changed from her usual calm demeanor and became unusually anxious: "Why did you meet this old guy? As I told you, the thing I hate the most in my life is the Zen Master! Let's go! Don't care what he said to you, Get out of here quickly!"

"What?" This was the first time Su Zhen saw Yu Yue acting so rude.

"I met him twenty years ago. He regarded me as a monster and wanted to subdue me. I fought with him for a long time. Although I defeated him, his scripture was very weird, and even I..."

As Yu Yue was talking, the Zen master suddenly took out a book from his arms. The texture of the book was strange, the surface looked like fat that had been smoked by fire, and two black spiders were killed on it.

"Not good." Yu Yue whispered.

at the same time.

Laojun is extinguished.

The surroundings fell into darkness.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in class.

It was lunch break, and the classmates were lying on the table sleeping. Next to them, Shao Xiaoxiao was looking at her with his head on his head, biting his lip slightly, his pure eyes flashing, his pretty cheeks half hidden between his arms, but it was difficult to hide them. A shameful blush.

Su Zhen realized something was wrong with the atmosphere.

He stared at Shao Xiaoxiao with confusion on his face.

Shao Xiaoxiao was even more flustered. She said in a very soft voice, almost lip-talking:

"I...I need to think about it again."

(End of this chapter)