The stone slabs are suspended in the air and wound into steps.
The monk stood halfway up the mountain, looking up at the moon, and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, he lowered his head and continued walking up.
The Taoist priest in old Taoist robes still sat cross-legged in the center of the high platform, with the maid sitting obediently behind him. There was also a calico cat playing with a tricolor cloth ball on the high platform. He didn't care about the person or care about him. At most, he only watched when he came up. When he turned to look at him, he continued to be busy with his own affairs.
One paw moves the ball and the other paw blocks it. There is only one cat, but it is very busy.
Suddenly the left paw was defeated by the right paw, and the ball was accidentally pushed to the edge of the high platform. It was not blocked in time and fell down.
"brush!"
The cat immediately rushed over and squatted on the edge of the stone platform, staring at the falling cloth ball.
The stone pillars are dozens of feet high.
The cat was stunned for a while, watching the cloth ball fall. After seeing where it landed, he turned around and ran down to pick it up.
The monk sat in front of the Taoist again.
"Taoist Master Song, you are polite."
"Master, what's the matter?"
The monk said directly without any nonsense: "The poor monk wants to stay in the ghost town and save the evil ghosts of wronged souls."
"..."
Song You paused for a while and asked, "What is Duhua?"
"Those who hate will feel at ease, and those who are evil will do good."
"How long will you stay?"
"There is no need for a poor monk here."
"Master must know that if the underworld is built, the future will be the path of reincarnation." Song You said, "These wronged souls and evil spirits that Master saved will have to start over again once they enter reincarnation."
"A moment of peace of mind is also a moment of peace of mind. A moment of kindness is also a kindness of heart."
"What about the people in the human world?"
"There are many monks in the human world, but there is only one poor monk in the ghost town."
"But what if I said that in this ghost city, the master can only comfort the ghosts' hearts and persuade them to do good, but he is not allowed to preach the Dharma?"
The monk was unmoved after hearing this, his face remained calm, he clasped his hands together and lowered his head, saying only one sentence:
"This is the Dharma of the poor monk."
"Master, have you thought about it?"
"Think about it."
Song You stopped asking him any more questions and just said truthfully: "Master has been traveling around the ghost city with the Yin official during this period. I wonder if he heard from the Yin official that in the original plan between the Imperial Master and the Heavenly Palace, due to the reincarnation of the human world and the underworld, It is said that Buddhist thought is involved, and there is a place left for a certain Buddhist Bodhisattva in this underworld."
"The poor monk is not a Bodhisattva, nor does he dare to be a Bodhisattva."
"Do you still remember what I said to the master when I returned to the county in Hezhou? The master is destined to become a Buddha." Song You said lightly, "Now the master's Dharma is superb and his merits are immeasurable. Just by returning to the county, he is no less than There are many gods and Buddhas in heaven, not to mention the merits of other places."
"A poor monk has a humble way of doing things and is too embarrassed to hold this position."
"That's wrong." Song You shook his head and said, "Today, the master is willing to stay here, in order to solve the confusion of the ghosts, to eliminate the grievances of the ghosts, and to persuade the evil ghosts to do good. From now on, he is willing to abandon the scenery of the world and stay here without seeing the sun and the moon. The ghost town has become the Buddha of the ghost spirits here."
"The poor monk doesn't do this."
"I have been waiting for the master for a long time." Song You said sincerely as he did to the True Lord Yue Wang, "Whether it is up to the Heavenly Palace to decide which Bodhisattva will sit here, or whether it is up to the Lord Buddha to decide, I am not at ease and will never agree. . If the master is not willing, you can walk freely in the ghost city, but that position will always be empty. If the master is willing, I will naturally leave the Heavenly Palace and Buddhism to me. From now on, the master will sit in the ghost city, whether he is a Buddha or a Bodhisattva. , Yin spirits in the underworld and people in the human world naturally have scales in their hearts."
The monk folded his hands and sat with his eyes closed.
The moonlight shines and the sound of the piano floats.
The monk's appearance has changed a lot compared to a few years ago.
After a long time, he opened his eyes.
"Amitabha……"
The monk opened his eyes and asked him: "Can the gods and Buddhas in the sky easily agree to the Taoist priest?"
"That's my business." Song You also responded to him, "Master and I each have our own strengths, just like when we returned to the county, master does what he is good at, and I do what I am good at, that's all."
"Amitabha……"
The monk lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name again, and then slowly stood up. His eyes were as bright as pearls. He stood up and said to the Taoist: "Does the Taoist still remember what the poor monk said?"
"Please say."
"Although this poor monk doesn't have the ability to tell fortunes and look into the sky, he does have eyes that can see into the heart. The world is in chaos, and the Taoist priest will not continue to be carefree like this."
"..."
This sentence also pulled Song You into the wind and snow that day.
What did you say back then?
Already forgotten.
The monk has gone down.
Halfway through, he looked up at the bright moon again and remained silent for a long time.
In fact, he has only been in this ghost town for a month and a half. The last time he saw the bright moon was two months ago, but now he is willing to stay here because he is afraid that he will not be able to see the bright moon for a long time.
The monk lowered his head and continued walking down.
The cat hummed and finally climbed up.
This cat is just playing with a ball. It's not playing anywhere, but it has to play on this high platform of tens of feet. It often falls down, and just picking up the ball up and down is very troublesome.
…
Autumn passes and winter comes.
The gods from the Heavenly Palace came a few more times, and it was the Green Wood Immortal who still passed on the message.
Song You really liked dealing with this immortal man. He did not help Tiangong with persuasion, but only acted as a middleman to spread the word.
Song You was not a national master and had no exchange of interests with them, so he would not back down.
The King of Yue and Shenjun should be invited to be the Ghost Emperor to rule over the underworld.
He Xianweng was asked to be the king of the first palace, that is, He Xiang who stood up to help the building collapse and save the people from the fire and water when Dayan was in crisis decades ago. In the end, he was touched by the people in the process. He died for the benefit of the powerful class. After his death, he became a god due to the people's incense and belief. It seems that he also had a fate with Song You's master - when he went to the East to search for good seeds, he received the guidance of Tiansuan Taoist.
Although Song You had never met Taoist Tiansuan, his master's master always sounded friendly to him.
Such a virtuous, capable, and infinitely meritorious official, who was killed by the royal family and killed as a donkey through the ages, is also a sinecure in the Heavenly Palace, so it is most suitable to serve as the palace monarch.
Song You directly talked to him and asked him to take office here. As for whether Tiangong recognized it or not, it actually didn't matter.
As long as they don't dare to send troops to challenge it, the ghosts in the underworld will recognize it, the people in the world will recognize it, and the palace in heaven will also recognize it.
The gods are just like this, existing in the hearts of the world, not on the altars or divine books of Taoist temples.
Buddhism also came here.
It's just that Buddhism is weak, and it's not necessarily up to itself to decide who will be in charge of the underworld. Now that Song You is so tough, Xiangang's messenger only asked if he knew who it was, and left respectfully.
…
Winter is also gradually leaving.
It was early spring in the ninth year of Mingde.
A ghost town on earth will be built.
At this time, the area around Ye Mountain is no longer desolate, but has a lot of greenery. A little girl is sitting cross-legged on the mountain, practicing seriously, and getting closer to the big demon every day.
Yanzi was a little troubled.
In the past nearly a year, he had worked hard to bring grass seeds and spread them all over the dozens of miles around Yeshan Mountain. Not only had the wood spirit method made rapid progress, but his own magical powers had also made great progress. Up to now The Yin Qi and Ghost Qi here have almost all dissipated, but this kind of grass is still affected by it and does not grow as lushly as the wild grasses in other places.
However, the Green Wood Immortal came here for the last time. Before leaving, he said that there were only weeds but no trees here, which was uncoordinated, so he waved his hand to make many trees grow on the ground, and they all grew lush and green.
Swallows often go there to understand the mystery.
Suddenly there was a great aura behind him.
"..."
Yanzi turned around in a sharp moment.
The little girl was also confused. She looked up at the sky, but saw nothing. Then she continued to tilt her head back, and the upside-down Yeshan Mountain came into view.
But when the two little demons looked back, Ye Shan still looked like that, not moving at all.
The swallow flew over first.
The little girl scratched her head, got up and walked over.
As soon as I entered Yeshan, I saw that the world in the mountain suddenly became much broader - the world in the mountain was already much larger than Yeshan from the outside world, and now it has become even bigger, so much so that I can take a look at it from the door. You can barely see the border. It used to be a ghost town when you entered the mountain, but now the ghost town has appeared in the distance.
I'm afraid it's dozens of miles wide.
"It's amazing..."
Yanzi couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
Wait until the cat comes running over and fly forward with her.
When I arrived at the ghost town and approached the stone pillars in the city, I saw that the Taoist had stood up and was walking down the suspended stone steps step by step and was already halfway there.
The fox maid has also returned behind her master.
The Taoist walked down the stone pillar platform, facing the eyes of many ghosts, walked towards the two figures beside the square piano platform, and bowed first:
"Thank you both for your help."
The maid sat still and said nothing.
The woman rested her elbows on the piano platform, supported her chin, and looked at him lazily: "With a little effort..."
"I've been having a question for a while, and I'd like to ask it to you."
"Just say it."
"How did you know that the Imperial Master was practicing the Immortality Pill?"
"Did you say a long letter?"
"If you tell me, I will believe you."
"That was decades ago." The woman looked up at him, "Actually, this method has been called the Yin and Yang Life Extension Method since ancient times. It's just too vicious, and the method is flawed and the effect is not good. It can only extend life for a hundred years at most. , only a few monks who have gone astray can use it. However, when Wan Jiang traveled around the world many years ago, he came across someone collecting medicinal materials. The medicinal materials were 70-80% similar to the Yin Yang Life Extension Pill. The curiosity of a fox is no worse than that of a cat. Driven by curiosity, After following the investigation, I found out that someone in the world has actually improved the Yin-Yang life-extending method for countless generations. What a genius. But that is not the Imperial Master, but the Imperial Master's father."
"Be patient with your steps."
"Anyway, it was all in vain to get water from a bamboo basket." The woman paused, "Now the ghost town has become a world of its own. No one can come in and out at will. The king of Yue has also come, and the king of the first palace has also taken office. , the representative of Xitian has also returned to his position, I wonder what the president’s plans are?”
"The reason I came down the mountain is to walk in the world. Naturally I have to leave and continue to travel around the world."
"When are you leaving?"
"I will be leaving soon." Song You saluted again, "Thank you both for your help, and thank you for accompanying me with the music of the piano this year. It relieves a lot of boredom, and also adds a lot of peace of mind to the ghost town."
"Only for Taoist priests."
"..."
"The Taoist priest doesn't believe it?"
"Let's get down to business."
"The Taoist Master is so ruthless."
"..."
"Okay, let's get down to business." The woman's expression became serious, she sat up straight, raised her head and looked at him, "How did the Taoist think about what Wan Jiang said before?"
"I've been thinking about it for a long time."
Song You's heart remained unmoved, and he looked at her: "We should have a suitable exchange."
"What exchange?"
"Although the ghost city is built and very strong, to be prepared for emergencies and to ensure the normal operation of the heaven and earth here, a person with great magic power is needed to sit in it." Song You said to her, "If you are willing to sit in the ghost city on earth until the underworld condenses and If you succeed, it will also be considered as a blessing to the Yin spirits. This immortality pill, which was trained by the Yin spirits, can be given to you to help you cultivate the Nine Tails."
"..."
The woman's expression suddenly condensed and she looked at him.
(End of chapter)
