A few days passed. The store owner is in the lobby every day, greeting guests and keeping an eye on people coming in and out. I don't know if the voice he heard in the middle of the night was a coincidence. In short, in the past few days, he had been paying more attention to the young gentleman who said he wanted to ask Li Daguan to do good deeds.
It's just that it's been very normal these past few days. The gentleman would go out sometimes, sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes in the morning, and sometimes in the evening.
Yesterday I said I was tired and stayed in the inn all day. Sometimes I order food at the inn, sometimes I go out to eat.
He was never stingy with money when ordering food at the inn. The store owner went out to buy meat for him almost every day. He said that he had come here from Xuzhou on the old road. He had hardly eaten good food in the hundreds of miles of mountain road. He couldn't treat him badly when he got to the city. Own.
The husband is very kind to the cat and buys fish for it every day. The clothes in the backyard have been dried, and the gentleman collected them yesterday. He said that he would not compensate for the loss because he was afraid that he would have to compensate him if it was really lost or falsely lost. In fact, it would never be lost.
This morning, the gentleman went out again, went out to pick up the new clothes he had made before, and told him that the Jiang family's three wives were really good at their craftsmanship, and she seemed very satisfied.
This gentleman took the cat with him wherever he went. The cat is also amazing, and it can follow him honestly. Having said that, I thought of that horse again... This gentleman must have some abilities.
It's just that he said he wanted to ask Mr. Li to do good deeds, but the store owner didn't believe him. People's hearts are complicated. If they can be persuaded to do good so easily, how powerful are all the gods and Buddhas in the world? How can there be evil people in the world?
In the past few days, every time this gentleman came in and out, he would chat with him. Sometimes when we were eating in the lobby, he would sit next to him and chat with this gentleman. It seemed that no matter what he said, this gentleman liked to listen.
Occasionally he would ask about Mr. Li Daguan, and the gentleman would say that Mr. Li would come looking for him in a few days. It's already the fifth day, how can anyone come?
The store owner wanted to see the excitement, but he didn't hold out hope.
"Sir, please go away..." Another table of guests was sent away. The shopkeeper patiently put away the dishes and wiped the table carefully.
The light at the door suddenly dimmed. Looking up, he saw a tall figure rushing in, his robes carrying the wind.
"Shopkeeper!"
"Huh?" The store owner was stunned. It was the infamous Li Daguan.
"Guest sir..."
"Want a bowl of wine!"
"Sir, this is..."
"Just bring it here!"
"Okay..." The shop owner has lived in the city for several generations. Although he is not the type to be manipulated by others, he does not dare to offend this gangster easily, so he quickly went to get a drink.
While they were drinking, the official Li asked behind him: "Do you have a Taoist gentleman living here?"
"Exactly!"
"Where?"
"The guest officer is looking for him..."
"Of course something happened."
"Sir, the wine is ready." The store handed him the wine, but he thought about it before saying,
"Upstairs, Room No. 2, go up the stairs and turn left."
"..." Li Daguan took the wine and hurriedly walked up the stairs. The store owner thought that he was really here, and just when he was about to follow him to watch the excitement, he saw this idiot stopped in the stairwell and said angrily to himself: "Don't come up, don't eavesdrop, otherwise Sajia won't let you go!"
"Yes, yes..." The store owner had to stop. Go upstairs and turn left, which is Room No. 2. Li Daguan stood at the door, his eyes flickering uncertainly. He hesitated for a long time before making a decision. He held the wine in one hand and raised the other hand to knock on the door.
Before his hand fell, he heard a squeak. The door suddenly opened. At first glance, Li Daguan saw no one inside, but when he lowered his eyes, he realized that there was a little girl standing in front of him.
The little girl was only a few years old. She was quite beautiful. Her face was white, tender and clean, with no trace of dust visible. She was wearing a tube top, a short shirt and a skirt each of a different color. She was looking up with her head high. He stared at himself without blinking, with no expression on his face, as if he was very serious.
"This..." Li Daguan was stunned for a moment. Then he heard a voice coming from inside: "Please come in." This was the Taoist's voice.
The girl turned and left after hearing this. Official Li hesitated again, then followed in. After thinking about it, he closed the door again.
The room is very simple, with one window, a bed, and an unpainted wooden table, which can be used for eating and writing. It looks very old, and it is equipped with two benches.
The Taoist sat at the wooden table and on the bench. The girl also went over and sat next to him. Li Daguan came over with wine.
As soon as he put the wine on the table, he immediately smiled and bowed, nodding and bowing as he had practiced many times at home: "Immortal Master, respected master, I know I'm wrong. I know I'm wrong. Please ask the Immortal Master." I raised my noble hand and unlocked the magic from the villain." After saying that, he immediately raised his hand and swore: "The villain swears! The villain swears to Zhou Lei Gong! From now on, I will change my past and do more good deeds. If not, I will be struck by thunder. !" But he saw the Taoist looking up at him.
The girl also looked up at him. Just a peace, a curiosity. Li Daguan was stunned for a moment. His usual face with the nobles in the city seemed to have lost its effect, and he seemed to have forgotten to clean up during the drill at home. Under such a calm gaze, besides being at a loss, he only felt ashamed and uneasy. Gradually he put down his swearing hand, not daring to look at this man.
My heart was pounding and my legs started to shake.
"sit down."
"..." Li Daguan sat down holding the table. I just heard the Taoist say: "I thought you were coming to find me two days ago." Li Daguan did not dare to answer.
In fact, the day after he met this Taoist, he found that the statue of the Great Sensitive Immortal that he and others enshrined was broken, and the shrine still had traces of being struck by lightning. He knew something was wrong at that time, but how did he know that he would come to see this Taoist? What would be the outcome? I was confused for a moment, and I am still confused now.
At this moment, even though I have practiced it countless times at home, I still don’t know how to answer, and I still don’t know how to speak without making this person angry.
But I only heard a voice coming from the front: "Where are the three pieces of silver?"
"Take it, take it..." Li Daguan hurriedly took out a small piece of silver from his arms, put it on the table, and said hurriedly: "No more, no less, exactly three coins." He glanced at it quietly. on the table.
But the Taoist reached out to take it, put it into his arms casually, and said to him, "Thank you." Officer Li was stunned for a moment.
He just thought that the Taoist asked for the three coins and a bowl of wine for some wonderful purpose, but for some reason he put it in his arms?
Do you just want money? If that's the case, shouldn't I take more? Not to mention three taels, just three taels and thirty taels will do!
At this time, another voice came from the front: "I heard that the officials were originally poor people in the city, but I don't know how they became like this?"
"Same for the villain..." Li Daguan was about to say that he was forced to tell lies to excuse himself, but when he inadvertently raised his eyes and looked into those calm eyes, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He felt that those eyes were so calm that he would not be angry, care, or surprised even if he said anything. But it was this look in his eyes and this expression that made him swallow what he originally wanted to say.
"I'm just bored. I want to hear the officer's experience. Since the officer is here, you might as well tell the truth." Yes - this is what he felt.
Now that we are here, why is there any need to lie and shirk? In the face of such a master, what difference does it make between telling the truth and lying?
But how can those things be said? Li Daguan's eyes and expressions changed uncertainly, and in the end he only said with a trembling voice: "The villain was used to living a hard life, but by chance he was lucky and found a way to live a good life... Later, the villain became accustomed to living among the nobles. He bows his head to please in front of others, and is cruel and vicious in front of the poor people. The more this happens, the better off the villain will be. If not, the villain will go back in fear."
"that is it?"
"Yes..." Li Daguan said bravely: "Please give me a chance to change my ways." Song You couldn't help but smile.
I'm afraid it's more than that. But he knew it in his heart, so he didn't ask. In fact, he didn't care - Song You had no intention of explaining the first half of Li Daguan's life and guiding him to do good deeds. That was the ability of the Buddha to become a Buddha.
I saw him reaching out and flipping through it, taking out something and putting it on the table. This object is about the size of a walnut, milky white in color, and shaped like a human heart. The details are clearly visible, and you can tell at a glance that it is not an ordinary object.
Official Li took a closer look and was shocked.
"May I ask, sir...what is this?"
"It's not a shame."
"What...why don't you feel guilty?"
"This thing is naturally nourished by the earth. It is originally related to the good and bad thoughts in the world. Drinking it with wine can prevent people from doing bad things." This object is actually the essence of evil spirits bred by heaven and earth. There is a book recording it. , not only records the edible, medicinal methods and effects, but also records its taste.
Song You encountered this evil thing when he left the mountain market town, but he didn't take anything there, but burned them all with a fire.
I bought this good thing with money in the market town before. But Li Daguan was trembling: "What will happen if you eat it?"
"After eating it, you are not allowed to do bad things anymore. If you do, you will feel heartache, and the pain will become more and more painful until you die of pain."
"What if... what if I had done something wrong before?"
"You have to solve it on your own so that it doesn't hurt."
"Then how can we solve it?"
"The bad things you feel can be solved and made up for once they come. If you really can't solve them or make up for them, do more good deeds. If you have good deeds to resist them, you can also feel better." Song You said to him,
"If an official has done so many bad things in his life that he cannot resolve or resist them no matter what, then it would not be a pity to die in pain."
"How... how to solve it?"
"It's like an official who owes someone else a debt, so he goes to pay it off. If he knows that he has made someone else sad or wronged him, he sincerely apologizes, takes good care of him, and makes up for the debt. If it is really irreparable, he should do more good deeds to resist it. The debt in my heart gradually becomes clear in my heart.”
"I……"
"I know that the official is a man with a sense of balance, so he can get this opportunity." Song You looked at him indifferently,
"The official did a lot of evil in the first half of his life. I must be well aware of this. Moreover, the official also respected that evil thing as a god. If this continues, it will be difficult for him to end well. I hope that the official will no longer do evil and do more good things. Do good deeds to make up for the bad deeds in the previous life, and then you are willing to use this heart of not regretting to the official. If the official is not willing to do this, just leave, the spell will still be released at noon and midnight, and the official will not be Death of hunger and thirst.”
"I……"
“There is no alternative and it is not negotiable.”
"..." Officer Li stretched out his hand tremblingly.
