Seven hundred years ago, Yunlin Temple on the Qiantang River.
Clouds roared in the sky, and the earth was emptied of turbid waves. The entire land had been engulfed by floods. Bustling buildings either collapsed or were swallowed up by gray sewage. The sky and earth were dark, and it was impossible to tell the time.
With a "click" sound, cobweb-like thunder and lightning flashed across the dim sky, briefly turning the earth pale.
Li Yang lay half of his body on a wooden board, dragging a cloth bag on it and struggling in the water.
Going around and around from the front hall of the Zen temple, avoiding the big tree that collapsed in the sewage, passing through the hanging flower gate, and swimming towards a certain direction in the back hall.
The cold rain fell from the sky like pouring down. His Taoist robe was soaked and his black hair was scattered.
Only a sword tied with a hemp rope around his waist could "prove" that he was a great monk, not a mortal in distress.
Finally, he flopped to an ancient well in the courtyard.
Oddly enough, the surrounding ground was obviously full of rainwater, but when the gray floodwater reached the wellhead, which was below the water level, it was blocked and bypassed by an invisible barrier.
It seems that this place is the only pure land.
Li Yang first threw the heavy bag in, then rolled his body and fell straight into the mouth of the well.
…
"Boom!"
The ubiquitous rain disappeared. Li Yang felt the coldness under his body and the pain in his body. He lay on his back on the ground, his chest heaving and breathing lightly.
After a long while, he slowly sat up.
There is actually another world under the well. It is an "underground palace" that looks like a cellar. It is not very big and has a circular shape. The surrounding walls are painted with mottled and peeling murals, which can be seen at a glance.
The only light source and "exit" here is a circular "wellhead" about ten meters above the head, with dim and pale light falling diagonally.
At the end of this beam of skylight is the only stone lotus platform in the empty underground palace.
The lotus platform was old, the paint on the surface had peeled off, and a few pieces were missing from the corners, but there was a woman's figure sitting on the platform.
Her black hair is like a waterfall, she is dressed in white clothes, and her bare feet are like snow. She is extremely beautiful.
The woman's skin is as white as gelatin, and her eyes are like two transparent and colorless glass beads. They are cold and solemn, exuding an awe-inspiring and inviolable sense of holiness.
She was bathed in the pale light of the sky, holding a jade purification bottle in her hand, looking down at him indifferently, like a statue of a god.
But if you look carefully, you will find that the hem of the woman's white dress is bright red.
A trace of blood slowly slid down the outside of the long coiled legs, and accumulated into a puddle.
The lips were also bloodless, showing a sense of weakness and weakness.
"Why did you come back?" Liuli Bodhisattva's voice was very pleasant, but without any emotion.
Li Yang dragged his tired body and ignored her.
Sitting next to the wall of the underground palace, he first took off his boots, poured out the water inside, and then twisted the soaked Taoist robe with his hands.
After doing all this, he pulled away the cloth bag that he had brought back from the Zen room with so much hard work, tore open the knot, dug out a few porcelain bottles, and threw them to the lotus platform:
"The golden sore medicine found in the temple."
Liuli frowned, glanced at the medicine bottle in front of her, and said coldly:
"This person is a heaven-watching monk, a Buddhist Bodhisattva."
"Then what?" Li Yang sneered, a pair of black eyes with a hint of ridicule on his angular face:
"Is it possible that I am not a monk who observes the sky? In the end, he swam back like a dog? You and I are well aware of our current injuries. How much strength can that trace of spiritual essence in our body exert? What’s the difference between ordinary people?”
He looked at the female Bodhisattva's legs again and said:
"This kind of trauma, if it were in the past, you and I could heal it in just one breath, but now..."
He said "ha" and revealed the other party's situation mercilessly.
Liuli Bodhisattva remained silent and did not argue. His voice remained calm:
"How do I know these aren't poisons?"
Li Yang said "ha" with an exaggerated expression:
"At this time, you still think that I am colluding with the demon clan? Is I a traitor? I want to harm you?"
Liuli Bodhisattva calmly said:
"If not, why did those demon kings appear?"
Li Yang retorted:
"How did the other party know, you ask me? If I hadn't caught you, you would have been drowned in a pit this morning."
Liuli Bodhisattva's chest rose and fell slightly under his white clothes, and his voice seemed a little unhappy:
"If I hadn't told you that you could take refuge here, wouldn't you have drowned? Fished for me? I'm afraid you wanted to capture me."
After saying these words, she seemed to finally have a bit of "popularity" and was no longer a Buddha with a solemn appearance.
The two stared at each other silently and didn't say anything for a while.
Previously, Li Yang was defeated by Liuli and used the water escape method to hide in the Qiantang River. He happened to witness the demon king appearing from a distance and besieging the female Bodhisattva.
After hesitating for a moment, he saw Liuli performing his Dharma form, leaping through space, and falling unconscious from the sky.
Without having time to think about it, he subconsciously picked up the other person and tried to escape. What came face to face was the river bursting its embankments, and the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
The two of them were seriously injured one after another, and the sea of qi was like a deflated rubber ball. After struggling for a moment, all the spiritual essence was consumed.
At the critical moment, Liuli woke up and directed him to run all the way to Yunlin Temple and hide in this ancient well to survive.
After avoiding the crisis of drowning, the two came to their senses and fell into an embarrassing situation.
They were beaten to death not long ago, but now they are two drowned rats in trouble.
What to do next? Continue to fight?
First, both of them had little strength, and were no different from ordinary people.
But after all, they are bodies that have cultivated the sky. Waving old fists at each other is really indecent on the one hand, and meaningless on the other hand.
In addition, after this incident, Liuli also noticed that something was wrong.
The interception location was her choice, and it was unlikely that Li Yang could seduce him in advance. Moreover, if he was really a traitor, the demon kings did not show up during the fierce battle between the two sides.
Was it because he hadn't arrived at that time, or... he just wanted to sit back and watch the two of them fight and gain some advantage?
As for what happened after that, Li Yang rescued her, and the two of them struggled to survive in the flood, without any intention of killing her... With all these factors, although they still had not completely dispelled their suspicions, they were unwilling to continue fighting. .
At least, let’s find out the truth first.
But...after all, it was just in case. If Li Yang deliberately staged a bitter plot and had other purposes, she easily believed that it would cause greater losses to the human camp.
From Li Yang's point of view, on the one hand, we must beware of the female Bodhisattva having a brain twitch and continuing to fight him desperately.
In addition, if possible, he would not want to fight with him. That would only make the demon clan happy and the human clan would lose a powerful fighter.
Relatives are bitter and enemies are happy.
Both sides had their own thoughts, so they became wary of each other and reached a tacit agreement to cease the war.
They stared at each other for a while, both of them feeling bored. Liuli Bodhisattva closed her emotionless beautiful eyes and said calmly:
"Master Yao has accepted it, you can go."
Is ruthless.
Li Yang glanced at her and sneered: "Why should I leave?"
Liuli said calmly: "The Zen Temple here is the treasured place of my Buddhist sect."
Li Yang retorted and sneered: "Don't you hear that the whole world is not the land of the king? This monastery belongs to the imperial court, and I also have a share."
Liuli's eyebrows furrowed: "Since I'm from the imperial court, what does it have to do with you, a commoner monk?"
I almost forgot, this is a feudal dynasty, and the dynasty does not belong to the common people... Li Yang was violently retorted, and he couldn't think of a good retort, and said:
"I saved you, shouldn't I repay you? Don't you Buddhist monks pay attention to cause and effect?"
Liuli was hit hard and lost her temper.
After a moment of silence, the transparent and colorless eyes on the stunningly beautiful face opened:
"If you want to stay here, I'll do whatever you want. I'll leave on my own once I recover from my injuries."
Li Yang sat on the wall of the underground palace and suddenly smiled miserably:
"I just looked inside and realized that the Qi Sea has been completely damaged. I don't want to recover it for a hundred days. It should be the same for you."
"So what if it is, so what if it's not?" Liuli didn't understand what he meant.
Li Yang let out a deep breath and pointed to the top of his head:
"I just ventured out, not just to collect some supplies, but to take a look at the situation. Ha, those monsters were ruthless and used great magic power. Now the entire Qiantang land may have been turned into Zeguo. I don't know how many people died tragically. There are also monsters flying over, and the Dao Alliance still doesn’t know when they can send people, but the monsters are now trying their best to search for you and me.”
"Are you worried about being discovered?"
Liuli nodded slightly, understanding what he meant, but she was not panicked:
"It doesn't matter, the world is vast, and the other party will raid the Central Plains, but they will not dare to stay for a long time. It is easy to search anywhere in the vast land. What's more, this well in our Buddhist gate is the place where eminent monks retreated in the past. It has the effect of shielding the atmosphere. Now you and I are with each other. It’s just like any other human being, you just need to hide for a few days and then leave when it recedes.”
Li Yang was silent for a moment and said:
"The eminent monk is sitting in a state of immortality... So, people have actually died here?"
Liuli looked at him blankly, not understanding why this swordsman's focus was so strange.
"Okay," Li Yang breathed out and smiled:
"Anyway, after this flood, most people in this area have died. The monks in this monastery have already escaped, so there is no need to worry about someone coming and threatening you and me."
"Threatening you and me?" Liuli asked in confusion.
Li Yang looked at the woman mockingly and said:
"Don't you hear that there is a great famine at the end of the year and people eat each other? Now that the world is already in chaos and there is a flood, I don't know how many people are hungry and want to eat people. I'm nothing, I'm covered in rotten bones, but you have fine skin and tender flesh , Now I have no power to fight back, I’m afraid I’ll give someone first this, and then that…”
"that?"
Liuli's beautiful eyebrows were startled at first, not understanding. After a moment, she realized what she was doing, and there was a hint of anger on her fair face:
"Vulgar words!"
"It's vulgar, but it's true."
Li Yang sighed:
"I heard that you worshiped Buddhism at a young age. You have a clear mind. You have been cultivating since then. You have probably never experienced suffering in the world. You are a talented little princess from a wealthy family... Ah, old princess, I understand."
Liuli remained silent, acquiescing.
Li Yang suddenly turned around, faced the mural, waved his hand and said:
"That's all, you can apply the medicine first, I won't look at it. Don't forget that the great Buddhist Bodhisattvas and great monks who watch the sky did not die to be killed by powerful enemies and sacrificed their lives in national disasters. Instead, they bled to death... Oh, by the way, you guys Women are used to it, they bleed every month anyway..."
vulgar!
Liuli Bodhisattva widened her beautiful eyes with anger and thought:
This person has a very bad reputation, and everyone in the Central Plains will punish him. Just because of his mouth, he does not look like a righteous person.
But if you were a person of evil ways, would you turn your back like this?
Liuli couldn't figure it out. She stared intently at the man's upright back in the darkness. She was silent for a while before carefully putting down the protective bottle in her hand.
With slender jade fingers, she picked up the golden sore medicine on the lotus stand, uncorked the bottle and smelled it, feeling slightly reassured.
Pour some powder into the palm of your hand, and slowly pull up the white Zen clothes with your other hand.
"hiss……"
After the spiritual essence was exhausted, the pain in the body became clearer, and the thin gauze and the wound were already adhered together.
This would be revealed, and she frowned in pain.
At the same time, she also slowly changed her sitting posture, no longer sitting cross-legged, but letting out her two white python-like long legs.
A pair of white lotus-like bare feet rested on the edge of the lotus platform. In the thin light, the inner side of the smooth and tender right leg was a blur of flesh and blood.
She frowned slightly, picked up the jade bottle, poured out a bowl of water, and washed the wound. After the blood dispersed, two ferocious blood holes emerged, filled with turbid air.
The skin and flesh at the wound were bruised and black, with spiderweb-like veins extending along the wound toward the base of the leg. It was obvious that he had been poisoned.
"Hurry up, are you okay? Momojiji."
Li Yang urged.
Liuli's heart skipped a beat. She raised her eyes and glanced at him to make sure that he had not turned around. Then she covered the wound with medicine, tore off the strip of cloth from the hem of her white clothes, and wrapped it up.
After doing this, there were beads of sweat on her smooth and white forehead, and her black hair was a little scattered.
"alright."
She said, and then the next second, her voice rose uncontrollably:
"What...are you taking off your clothes for?!"
In the dim light, Li Yang stood up, untied his belt, took off his robe, revealing his bronzed back, and said without looking back:
"Nonsense, didn't you see that all my clothes were soaked? Are you waiting to catch the cold?"
Liuli's voice was sharp: "You can use Lingsu to steam it dry."
After saying that, she realized something was wrong. After all, the two were still in a hostile state. Even if Li Yang accumulated a trace of spiritual energy, it would not be wasted on drying clothes.
Thinking of this, she reluctantly returned to sitting cross-legged, closed her eyes, and pretended it didn't exist.
But the rustling sound in his ears disturbed his Zen mind.
Li Yang had no time to pay attention to her. If it were in the past...he wouldn't be like this. But in the past few years, he has been hunted all day long and lived the life of a fugitive. How can he be so particular.
His speech and behavior are also much more reckless.
To put it bluntly, "etiquette" comes at a price. Do you want a fugitive to pay attention to this? That would be too much.
No matter how gentle and gentle the young master is, he has become a bandit after being a fugitive for several years.
Then he took off his robe, walked around the bottom of the well, picked up a few stones and sticks, and held up his clothes.
Then he took out a piece of fiery red crystal stone from the Taoist robe, took out his sword from its sheath, and rubbed the two together.
With a "chi" sound, the crystal burned into flames, and the warm yellow light spread out.
It illuminates the increasingly dim underground palace and reflects his shadow on the Buddhist murals.
Liuli's almost transparent face looked like warm jade in the firelight.
While putting the Taoist robes by the fire to dry, Li Yang poured out two fish from the bag and disemboweled them expertly.
"What are you doing?"
On the lotus platform, Liuli did not open her eyes, but she smelled the smell of blood and asked.
"Grilled fish," Li Yang said calmly:
"I just went out to find medicine. My real purpose was to find food. Otherwise, in my current condition, I would starve to death within a few days. I was lucky enough to catch a few stupid fish in the water."
Liuli frowned and said:
"There should be rice, noodles and vegetables in the meditation room."
Li Yang laughed and said:
"No wonder, she is a female Bodhisattva who doesn't know the sufferings of the world. Didn't I just say that? The monks in the Zen monastery have already run away, can they still leave food? Even if they are left, there will be no monks to guard them, and the nearby people will be evacuated. , I won’t leave even half a grain for you.”
Seeing that Liuli was silent, he said:
"It will be cooked in a while. You can also try the fish from the Qiantang River."
"I will not eat!"
Liuli flatly refused: "The first of the five Buddhist precepts is to abstain from killing living things. I can't stop you from killing them, but I won't touch them."
Li Yang pouted:
"What a bullshit commandment, don't kill any living thing. You were so focused on killing me, the traitor. A huge double standard."
Liuli ignored his unintelligible words and explained:
"Abandoning killing does not mean that you cannot protect your home and country from intruders."
"I've told you both the pros and cons," Li Yang did not hide his sarcasm:
"I thought that these precepts are only used to regulate ordinary monks, and you senior Buddhist monks don't abide by them. Just like ordinary nuns shave their heads, you have long hair...not to mention it is Buddhist, but you put on robes and thought She’s a female swordswoman.”
He resented this.
When I read Journey to the West in my previous life, I wondered why Guanyin's hair was so thick and Tathagata Buddha even permed it... Later I learned that it was called a hairy hair.
Liuli choked for a moment and patiently explained:
"Bodhisattvas have no appearance. Whether they have hair or not, it all shows their appearance..."
Li Yang interrupted her:
"The medicines you used were stolen by me. If you used them, wouldn't you also be violating the precepts of stealing?"
Liuli shook his head and said calmly:
"This Zen monastery belongs to my Buddhist sect, and the medicine is shared by Buddhist disciples, so it is not considered stolen."
After a pause, she said in a serious tone:
"I don't know why you are so prejudiced against Buddhism, but at least I have never broken the precepts since I started practicing Buddhism. This is my path."
In fact, this is the reason why she was able to enter the realm of observing the sky in such a short period of time.
"Buddha's heart is as pure as glass" is not a joke, but her "Tao".
Only by observing the precepts can one maintain purity, and the Buddha's heart be clear and untainted by dust, and only then can one achieve rapid progress in one's realm.
However, Li Yang didn't know this, he only felt that these bald donkeys were hypocritical.
In his view, spiritual practice is an act against nature and must have no taboos. Observing the precepts is only a means to develop Buddhist followers.
"I only know that if you don't eat, you won't be able to survive for a few days and you will starve to death here." He said lightly.
Her beautiful glazed eyes closed, her bloodless lips pursed, and she said:
"Even if I die, I will not break the precept."
"real?"
Li Yang said "ha", with a hint of amusement on his face, "It's not up to you."
Liuli's eyelashes trembled, but she still didn't dare to open them:
"What do you mean by this?"
A hint of evil appeared on Li Yang's angular face, and his tone became colder:
"I put so much effort into getting the wound medicine, and you used it. In the end, I was seeking death. So wasn't my effort in vain?"
As he spoke, he tore off a large piece of the grilled fish, held it in his hand, and walked toward the lotus platform.
Liuli's face trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to open his eyes, but he remembered the commandments and could only close his eyes tightly.
Raising his hand to grab the jade purification bottle, his tone was indifferent with a hint of panic:
"What are you going to do? Are you trying to force me?"
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ps: In a hurry to update, the text is a bit rough, typos will be corrected first and then corrected. In addition, I thought that I could finish this paragraph in 5,000 words, but I didn’t expect that I would only scratch the surface... I have a headache now, and I don’t know if I can finish it before midnight tonight.
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