In this tranquil mountain wilderness, Zhang Shaofei often recalled the sutras taught to him by the Sixth Patriarch in person, quietly comprehending the true meaning, and comprehending the inner meaning of Zen, and gradually gained benefits in his heart.
One day, Zhang Shaofei went into the mountain to collect herbs. Maybe it was because there were not many people in Laohukeng on weekdays. There were many kinds of mountain herbs in there, and they grew particularly lush.
Zhang Shaofei walked in unknowingly while collecting herbs, and walked deeper and deeper into the pit.
Suddenly, there was an ear-splitting howl and chaotic footsteps coming from the front.
"What happened in front?" Zhang Shaofei looked forward alertly, and saw the trees in the distance shaking constantly, and then two animals appeared. There was a sika deer running desperately towards me, and behind it was a colorful tiger chasing closely.
The sika deer was almost caught by the tiger several times. Fortunately, it was flexible and could twist its body when the tiger's claws were about to catch it, and changed its escape route in time, so it was lucky enough to escape. But it can be seen from the running condition of the sika deer that it is already tired at this time.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Shaofei knew that if the chase continued, the sika deer would definitely not be able to escape from the tiger's mouth, and a bloody disaster would soon happen before his eyes.
How can you ignore death and not save him!
"But how do we go to the rescue?"
Zhang Shaofei, who has always had great compassion, stood there, his thoughts whirling like lightning: Now he only has a small hoe for collecting herbs in his hand. If he uses this small hoe as a weapon and rushes forward to fight the tiger head-on, he will definitely suffer a big loss. of.
Looking at the surrounding terrain, a tall and steep rock wall is not far to the left. A bright light flew past his eyes, and he immediately bent down and picked up a stone as big as a fist.
The sika deer is getting closer and closer, and the colorful tiger is also chasing closer and closer. The escaping sika deer just ran forward desperately. When it wanted to cross the stream, its front hoof stepped on a pebble in the stream and slipped forward. The inertia made it somersault forward and fell into the stream. , on all fours.
When the tiger saw its prey lying in the stream, it chased it to the side of the stream. It stopped, pressed its body forward, lay on the ground with its front legs, kicked hard with its hind legs, roared, and was about to fly into the air. , pounced towards the sika deer that fell in the stream.
At this critical moment, Zhang Shaofei rushed towards the tiger and swung his right hand holding the stone. The stone shot toward the tiger like a cannonball.
Zhang Shaofei has practiced martial arts and has strong arms, so he can throw stones with great force. This stone was like a divine help, impartial, and with a "snap" sound, it hit the nose of this beautiful tiger hard.
The stone had sharp edges and corners, which made the tiger's nose bleed. It was so painful that it roared and couldn't hold back. It jumped into the air and landed with a "thud" in the stream. It choked several mouthfuls of water.
The water in the stream was less than a foot deep. The tiger struggled hard and finally climbed up from the stream to the bank. He shook his head vigorously to shake off the water flowing down his eyes.
After all this trouble, the tiger with an injured nose was dizzy for a while.
The sika deer that fell in the stream took advantage of the tiger being stunned and struggled to stand up in the stream, ran ashore, ran away as fast as it could, and soon disappeared into the dense forest over there.
The beautiful tiger was about to capture its prey, but unexpectedly it received a heavy blow. When it climbed up from the stream to the shore, and calmed down again, the sika deer that fell in the stream had disappeared. There was a person standing not far away, that was Zhang Shaofei.
Just as the delicious prey was about to reach his mouth, it escaped. The colorful tiger vented all its anger on Zhang Shaofei, roared fiercely, and pounced towards Zhang Shaofei.
Zhang Shaofei was on guard for a long time. He kicked off his feet and rushed behind a large vertebra tree. The tiger jumped into the air.
Although the tiger is ferocious, its neck is extremely thick and it cannot turn around in time. When it moved its steps and turned around, it found that there was no one in the big tree behind it.
It turned out that Zhang Shaofei had already inspected the terrain and knew that he could escape from the big rock wall on the left. After the tiger jumped into the air, he sprinted towards the rock wall over there like a rabbit from behind the Dazhui tree. He reached the bottom of the rock wall and jumped up, grabbing it with both hands. Climb up the protruding rocks quickly.
This gray-white stone wall is dozens of feet high, very steep, and is almost at a right angle of 90 degrees to the ground. Zhang Shaofei has been accustomed to climbing high and low on big trees or stone walls in the mountains since he was a child, and his skills have become very flexible and strong. , and soon climbed several feet high.
The colorful tiger chased under the stone wall and was unwilling to let Zhang Shaofei escape. It ran and tried to pounce on high places, but its sharp claws were too hard to grasp the protruding rocks and fell to the ground.
The colorful tiger repeatedly fluttered several times, but not only could it not catch Zhang Shaofei, but its claws hurt, and its body ached from falling from a high place. It had no choice but to watch Zhang Shaofei climb up and down under the stone wall. High, and finally it left wagging its tail helplessly.
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In the blue sky, white clouds are drifting in the wind.
The bright sunshine shines on Yunwu Mountain, making everything appear vibrant.
Liang Zhenlian was picking mushrooms at the northern foot of the mountain when she suddenly heard the shrill wails of wild beasts coming from the Shimen Valley.
She listened carefully and identified carefully: "Ah, this wailing sound came from the place where the animal trap was installed in her home. Did she hit a wild animal today?" Liang Zhenlian's heart tightened, and she carried the basket with mushrooms towards it. Go quickly over there.
Liang Zhenlian came to the hillock at the intersection of the Shimen Valley and the canyon next to the ancient post road, and saw a huge sika deer in the grass next to the big rock with its right foot caught in a trap and struggling desperately.
Liang Zhenlian was overjoyed: It was because in the past few months, the several animal traps she had installed in the mountains had not caught any wild animals, and today she finally got something. She came about two feet away from the sika deer and looked at it with her beautiful eyes. The imprisoned sika deer was about three feet long and seemed to weigh more than seventy kilograms. Having grown up in the mountains, she knew that a cornered animal still fights. A girl could not bring this prey home alone. She said to herself: "No, I have to go home and ask my brother and father to come with me." .”
Thinking of this, Liang Zhenlian ran back to Liang Tianzhai's home with a basket in hand.
At this time, Zhang Shaofei was on a hillside not far away when he heard the cry of an animal. He knew something had happened. After listening carefully for a while, he discerned the direction of the cry and followed the sound to find it.
Zhang Shaofei saw a sika deer's right foot tightly clamped in a trap. It bled a lot and dyed the trap and the grass red. Because its desperate struggle just now was not only in vain, but also aggravated its own pain, it had no choice but to stand still and dare not move any more.
Zhang Shaofei looked carefully and saw that the sika deer was hit by an arrow.
While Zhang Shaofei was hesitating, two young sika deers with light fur and still childlike appearance suddenly stumbled over from there and came to the side of the sika deer that was trapped in the animal trap, circling around anxiously. They were not afraid when they saw Zhang Shaofei nearby.
After patrolling for a while, the two fawns got under the belly of the big sika deer and sucked the milk with their mouths.
"Ah, the one caught in the trap is a doe, and the two calves are still crying for feeding." This was the first reaction in Zhang Shaofei's mind.
