The great sage went out quickly, and Fahai's steps were not slow either.
As soon as the two came out, they saw several steel knives that shone coldly in the moonlight. It turned out that they were strongmen who came to rob the house with the knives. When they glanced around, they saw three people.
One person had already touched the house of his grandfather and grandson. Wukong was furious, took out a golden cudgel from his ear, and beat him with the stick.
Fahai said from the side: "Wukong, please stay alive."
When Wukong heard this, he had already reduced his strength, but he didn't expect that these bandits didn't need to be beaten. The golden cudgel only touched them slightly and died.
"Amitabha."
A one-eyed bandit wearing an eyepatch, seeing the fierceness of the great sage, snatched the horse and ran away.
Seeing that he couldn't run away, the other one saw that Fahai seemed to be a frail monk and thought that by holding him, he was holding a hostage, so he immediately drew his knife and stepped forward.
"Master, be careful."
The Great Sage wanted to chase him, but he saw his master in danger... When he was struggling, he heard his master's voice: "Go after the horse thief and see where their lair is."
When he heard the sound and looked around, he saw that the robber's knife had reached the master's hand at some point. The robber was already kneeling on the ground with the knife on his neck.
What a mortal monk.
Wukong said in his heart: I have forgotten the master's ability. What do these thieves mean?
Then he turned somersaults and followed the bandit. In fact, the horse was transformed from monkey hair. Even if Wukong didn't make the trip himself, as long as the one-eyed bandit rode back, he would naturally know the enemy's lair. That's what he thought. Then, he saw a flash of white light not far ahead... and then lost contact with the horse.
hiss!
The great sage moved his eyes, golden light shone, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a white dragon.
A few thieves are not a big deal, and the master has already captured one, but if this wild dragon commits murder...the master's safety still needs to be taken care of.
The Great Sage hit the white dragon on the head with his stick. The white dragon saw that the iron stick was so powerful and heavy, and knew that he was out of his power, so he turned away.
The Great Sage was about to catch up quickly when he saw something falling out from under the white dragon. It was an exquisite and clear jade pendant. With the Great Sage's eyesight, he could naturally see at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing... This white dragon was probably not an ordinary thing. A wild dragon, I don’t know what it is.
The Great Sage flew up into the clouds and saw the white dragon flying into a water stream. There was a stone tablet on the edge of the cliff, which read Yingchou Stream. He recorded the white dragon's lair in his heart, turned the cloud road, and returned to the old man's home.
The noise just now was so loud that the old man and the little grandson were all awakened.
When Wukong came back, he saw the robber crying bitterly, kneeling in front of the master and confessing his sinful life. He burst into tears, which was shocking.
What on earth happened?
"Amitabha." Fahai saw the great sage coming back and recited the Buddha's name, "Did you find anything?"
The Great Sage did not wait for the master to ask in detail, and then told him exactly what happened just now.
"My old grandson saw that the white dragon did not look like an ordinary person, so he first explored his traces. As for the lair of the bandits, the disciples have never explored it..." The great sage glanced at his master secretly, as if he was afraid of being punished. Same.
Naturally, Fahai would not blame Wukong. Instead, he looked at the bandit who was kneeling on the ground and said, "In this case, I will ask you to lead the way in a while."
The robber kowtowed several times on the ground and said, "The villain has committed a lot of sins. Fortunately, he met the mage, and he realized that he had made mistakes in his life... Now he is about to forgive his sins."
"Wait a moment." Fahai held down the robber and looked at the Great Sage, "Wukong."
"The disciple is here."
"The robber you beat to death was about to be saved by my master. The so-called light goes out when he is dead. Even though he was a gangster in his lifetime and had several lives on his hands, today he died at your hands after all... You will dig it up later. Make a pit, collect his body and bury it, don't expose the body to the father-in-law's home."
When the great sage saw his master mentioning the robber he had killed, he thought it was because of the compassion of Buddhists and that he wanted to blame himself for killing people at will.
After all, humans and tigers are different after all. The master does not blame himself for beating the evil tiger to death, but he may not be able to tolerate him committing murder... But he never thought that the master would say such words, so he couldn't help but ask curiously. : "Master, don't you blame me, Old Sun, for beating him to death? It is often said that people in Buddhism would rather die than take life. Although this disciple became a monk halfway, he never thought that his hands would be careless, and now he is beaten with a stick. Death...isn't it killing a sin? Has it already violated the commandments?"
Who can avoid making mistakes in life?
A trace of recollection flashed in Fahai's eyes, but he quickly restrained himself. Although Wukong's attack was a bit harsh and he committed a killing, in Fahai's view, it was not considered a mistake. Wrong is wrong, and precepts are precepts. Sometimes being wrong does not necessarily violate the precepts; and sometimes, obeying the precepts does not mean that it is correct.
This is what Fahai came to understand through personal experience.
"If you and I hadn't stayed here today, wouldn't my father-in-law, grandson and grandson have died innocently? Could it be that because of your skills, you just watched the robbers kill good people because you were afraid of committing the murder prohibition?" Fahai didn't want the Monkey King to kill him. Such a character is bound by the rules and regulations of Buddhist precepts... He himself was trapped in it before, but was blinded. Now he wants to get out, so how can he push Sun Wukong into it?
Wukong looked at the robber who was kneeling in front of his master and confessed, and then at the robber who was beaten to death by his stick. He always felt that something was wrong, but for a while, he couldn't tell.
Seeing Wukong scratching his head and scratching his head, Fahai knew in his heart that he had listened to his words, and said with a smile: "You beat him to death to eliminate harm for the people. He will die more innocently, so as not to harm others in the future. If you really have a Bodhisattva heart and let them go, If there is only one way to survive, what if there are good people who die at their hands in the future? Will they complain to the Lord of Hell in the underworld, saying that you and I only care about the lives of robbers, but don't care whether good people will suffer? This Who should be blamed for the killing?"
The great sage was stunned when he heard these words. The master is indeed an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty.
While sighing, I also secretly figured out some truth in my heart——
It would be fine if we didn't encounter them, but now that we have encountered them, if we don't kill these robbers, the guilt of the robbers harming others in the future should be on ourselves.
The Great Sage was digesting it when the master's voice came to his ears again: "But there is one more thing that you need to pay attention to."
Wukong asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
"Although you missed today, it is not considered a wrongful killing...but what if one day you accidentally hurt a good person because of this?"
"Ah...this..." Wukong lost all care for a moment, and the scene where he accidentally killed a good person appeared in his mind, which made him feel chills and made him feel uncomfortable all over.
He couldn't understand it himself, so he quickly asked his master for advice: "Master, please help me clarify my doubts."
"Although you are a stubborn monkey, I see that you are naturally jealous of evil. This is a good quality. Coupled with your superb skills, it is even more powerful. But there is always one less restraint... But now that you know that you You attack regardless of the severity, why don't you find a way to restrain yourself? It can be regarded as a practice..."
"Well..." The Great Sage was still a little embarrassed and said: "Master, I don't know that when I was learning martial arts before, my mentor never gave me any serious guidance on martial arts... My old grandson's martial arts are all self-taught. It can be said that Tiancheng... He also borrowed a lot from the senior brothers, so it is still a bit messy and actually has no system... I, Sun, can't think of any regulations at the moment. I wonder if Master has any good ideas?"
Fa Hai thought for a while and said: "When the poor monk was walking in the world, he heard that in ordinary martial arts, there may be a state of 'lifting a heavy weight as if it were light' and 'lifting a light weight as if it were heavy'. I observed that your stick techniques are fierce and fierce. Although you are brave and courageous, you are still in trouble." I have lost my stamina... You said that your golden cudgel weighs 13,500 kilograms, and it can be big or small, and can be changed as desired. Why don't you think about it a little bit?"
"Light? Heavy?"
"The so-called one method that can connect all methods means that you can truly send and receive all your energy from your heart. Naturally, you don't have to worry about hurting good people's lives due to mistakes in the future." Seeing that the great sage was listening seriously, Fahai said with a smile: "If you really understand Knowing the changes in yin and yang's hardness and softness, maybe when I compete with Zhenjun Erlang in the future, I have a good chance of winning."
Wukong's eyes lit up, as if he had found a treasure. Bang Bang Bang banged his head and said, "Disciple, thank you Master for your guidance."
