Big dreamer

Listening to Qi Lianmi's narration, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian's expressions dimmed little by little. Looking at Zhan Guo sitting blankly in the corner of the flying boat behind them, they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in their hearts.

It turned out that Zhan Guo was the king of Shan Huan Kingdom. He had been fostered in a temple since he was a child. Therefore, he was kind-hearted and believed in Buddhism. After the old king passed away, he naturally succeeded to the throne and became the new king.

After becoming the new king, he worked hard to govern, reduce taxes, build temples, spread kindness throughout the country, make great aspirations, and do good deeds, hoping to achieve positive results by doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

In the short three years of his reign, he became a monk and shaved several times. He sacrificed himself to Konglin Temple, the largest temple in the country, and was redeemed by ministers at high prices several times.

After several twists and turns, Zhan Guo made the people in the country live and work in peace and contentment and was very popular among the people, but it gradually aroused criticism from the ministers and undercurrents surged in the court.

Finally one day, the general in charge of the military in the country launched a coup, put him under house arrest, and forced him to abdicate.

Zhan Guo had no interest in state affairs, so he obediently abdicated the throne of the country.

The general did not embarrass him and gave him a sum of money to move out of the palace with his princess and two princes and live an ordinary life.

Zhan Guo, who was originally stoic, did not feel too uncomfortable about the changes in his life. Coupled with the princess's virtuous character, although his life became ordinary, he could still live a peaceful and happy life, and the family was happy.

Even though he became an ordinary person, Zhan Guo still did not forget to recite sutras and worship Buddha. He still did good deeds and accumulated virtues in life and treated others well. .

Until one day, Zhan Guo found a man covered in blood outside his house. Although he knew that he was a well-known villain, he still saved him and took good care of him because of the goodness of God.

Moreover, in the process, he also used Buddhist scriptures and Zen principles to guide him in the hope that he would be able to find his way back and abandon evil and do good.

However, who would have expected that instead of changing his ways, the villain had evil thoughts towards the princess who helped take care of him, and attempted to taint the princess while Zhan Guo was out giving alms.

As a result, the princess refused to obey and the two young princes were both killed.

By the time Zhan Guo came back, the villains had already fled and it was already too late.

Faced with the tragic situation of his wife and children, Zhan Guo was in agony. After many years of meditation and meditation, no words could help him escape from the sea of ​​suffering. All the pain and regret turned into a rage, and he decided to find the villain and kill him for revenge.

However, when he finally found the villain after years of searching, he had already put down his butcher knife and converted to Buddhism because of the enlightenment of the eminent monk.

When Zhan Guo came to his door, the villain knelt down in front of him with a remorseful expression, saying that he had been plagued by bad karma in the past, and even though he had been chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha for many years, he still could not truly calm down, and asked Zhan Guo to help him free himself.

Zhan Guo raised the steel knife high, but could not bring it down. He could see that the villain really repented.

Driven by hatred, he decided to kill the villain, otherwise he would not be able to face his dead wife and children.

But the eminent monk from the nearby monastery stopped him and told him: "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately."

Zhan Guo was in a daze and fell into confusion.

Although he holds a steel knife in his hand, it has not been stained with murder. Although the villain's hands are clasped together, his fingers are soaked in blood. Now others are asking him to put down the butcher knife, but is it really a butcher knife in his hand?

Good and evil, cause and effect, were all entangled for a while.

"It is said that Zhan Guo was mentally confused at that time. He shouted to the sky and asked: What is good, what is evil, and what is the result? Whose hand is the butcher knife? Can a person who has done all kinds of evil become a Buddha immediately as long as he puts down the butcher knife? "Qi Lianmi said.

"Does the eminent monk have an answer?" Chan'er asked.

"The eminent monk just told him that there is no limit to the sea of ​​suffering, and once you turn around, you will find shore. As long as you sincerely repent, even a tiger or a dragon can become a Buddha," Qi Lianmi said.

Chan'er heard this and shook his head, apparently feeling that this answer was too perfunctory.

"What's the result?" Bai Xiaotian frowned and asked.

"The result was that Zhan Guo fell into madness and slaughtered three hundred monks in that temple in one day. He inserted a long knife in front of the temple door and wrote in blood on the temple door, 'The evil man can save the Buddha by putting down the butcher knife. A good man has no sword, how can he cross?" After that, he disappeared. It was already three years later in Chigu City. At first, he only went crazy occasionally, but later he became so crazy that he attacked everyone. Ask the good man where to cross?" Qi Lianmi replied slowly.

After Shen Luo and others heard this, they all felt sad in their hearts. When they looked at Zhan Guo behind them, they found that although he had a sneer on his face, there were tears running down his cheeks, and he seemed to be completely unaware of it.

"Amitabha, those who wholeheartedly worship the Buddha should not enter this evil barrier." Chan'er chanted with a look of intolerance in his eyes.

"It's probably because he has a knot in his mind that he's so crazy. Is there any way to wake him up?" Bai Xiaotian sighed and asked Chan'er.

"Donor Shen, can you take him back to the post house with you? I am willing to use my Buddhist teachings to save him and help him escape from the sea of ​​chaos and suffering." Chan'er looked at Shen Luo with a solemn expression and said.

"It's all right." Shen Luo smiled and nodded.

By the time the group returned to Chigu City, hundreds of soldiers had gathered outside the city. Some were riding horses and some were leading camels. It seemed that they were planning to leave the city to look for Qi Lianmi.

Seeing Shen Luo and his party flying down from the sky, all the soldiers dismounted and saluted, shouting "immortal master". Seeing Qi Lianmi among the crowd, they were immediately overjoyed and hurried back to the city to deliver the good news.

Shen Luo and others returned to the post house under the escort of soldiers. Before they could enter the house, a large group of people rushed in from outside and surrounded the entire post house.

Not long after, a tall man wearing a golden crown, brocade robe, slightly curly hair, and blue pupils walked into the courtyard surrounded by people.

When Qi Lianmi saw the man, a bright smile broke out on his face, and he immediately flew towards him, shouting "Father," and was embraced by the tall man.

Shen Luo understood clearly and knew that the man was the king of Wuji Kingdom, Jiao Lianmi.

He glanced around and found that several people following this person had mana fluctuations of varying strength and weakness coming out of their bodies. The strongest one among them was none other than the person who had met before at the city gate. Zen Master Linda.

As for Zen Master Longtan, Zen Master Baoshan and others, they all stood behind Linda with respectful expressions.

However, unlike the rags he saw before, Zen Master Linda has now changed into a red monk's robe, and there is a string of irregularly shaped white stone beads hanging on his chest.