Ksitigarbha in the Divine Sea accompanied Li Xiuyuan all the way down the mountain. He did not answer the question of where the three masters and disciples would go on their next journey.
Feeling the confusion in Li Xiuyuan's heart, Ji Zang smiled and said: "The future is all in your mind. Even your master can't predict it. What can I do?"
Thinking of the scene when the Bodhisattva took Huajiao and Yuxian'er into the stone door, and thinking of the Bodhisattva's last words, Li Xiuyuan had no choice but to sigh.
He said: "There are three gates. Bodhisattva said one is the past, one is the present, and one is the future... Does the Bodhisattva want me to make a choice?"
Ksitigarbha asked: "So, is there a mark on the door on the stone wall?"
"There's no mark. I guess those three doors are just random. Are you kidding me?"
Li Xiuyuan replied in a daze: "How do I know whether I should go back to the past, whether I can go to the future, or whether I should live in the present?"
It was only at this moment that Li Xiuyuan became truly confused.
In the past, he had already visited Great Qin a thousand years ago.
In the future, when he was on the Shura battlefield, he went to a certain day in the future. Will that boy named Goudan be his future?
Besides, with Xiaodie'er's cultivation, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the future... How can I transform into the mortal world if I go to the future?
After much deliberation, I can only settle in the present moment.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan was very satisfied with the decision made at this moment and the decision to come to Donghai.
She was even very satisfied with Huajiao's choice to follow the Bodhisattva and protect her from all evils. How could she be like him, who had to be on tenterhooks all day long, guarding against the demons in the world tormenting him.
Huajiao's sadness only lasted a few days, or even a few months. Perhaps within ten years, she would gradually forget her former master and miss him.
Having Xiao Die'er by his side is an indescribable happiness.
Perhaps God really took pity on his master and apprentice, and asked him to take the next journey to the former snowy land and to the top of Meishan Mountain.
In this way, Xiao Die'er really has expectations for turning mortal into a saint, and he can't be considered to have failed Huangfu Qingmei's expectations for him.
If Xiaodie'er becomes a saint one day, then he will be the teacher of two saints, or possibly three people, because Jasmine may become a saint under the influence of Wuxin.
Looking at the bright spring scenery in front of him, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but give himself a big praise.
He murmured to himself: "Bodhisattva, if Xiao Die'er becomes a saint one day, I will be the teacher of the two saints, and I will be regarded as a person among the heavens."
Ksitigarbha sighed and replied gently: "You practiced the Ksitigarbha Sutra when you were three years old. In this world, you are the first monk like you who has read many sutras and has never become a monk."
Li Xiuyuan nodded, but in his heart he thought of his father back then.
If my father hadn't asked for a Buddhist scripture for me to read since I was a child, how could I have become connected with the Bodhisattva in front of me?
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but sigh: "In memory of my parents, it was my father who took this scroll of scripture and asked me to use it to enlighten my mind, just like I asked the green dragon to recite this scripture and transform into a human being."
The Bodhisattva sighed: "But after the green dragon transformed, he forgot about you as his former teacher."
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand, trying to pick up a spoonful of Ruoshui from the vast East China Sea, and quietly replied: "Isn't it the teaching of Bodhisattva to never give alms to others?"
"She already has Helian Mingyue as her master, and she is also a saint of Zoroastrianism. One day, after the Queen ascends, she may inherit the Queen's mantle. This is her dream."
Ksitigarbha smiled faintly: "Who in the world would have thought that a green dragon from the mountains and forests would one day become a saint that the world admires?"
Li Xiuyuan picked up the flowers and smiled: "In such mountains, forests and seas, all evil should be eliminated... Doesn't it mean that all living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas?"
Jizo smiled faintly: "That little peacock, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for you..."
Li Xiuyuan was shocked when he heard this. The expression on his face changed again and again, and he had no choice but to bow and bow: "The Bodhisattva is compassionate and allows the peacock to transform early so that we can meet each other without leaving any regrets."
Ksitigarbha did not blame him. In his opinion, there was not much difference between the peacock transforming one day earlier and the other day later.
Just as Li Xiuyuan said, the three masters and apprentices were about to leave, and they didn't want to miss the little girl in the cocoon after waving away.
Thinking of this, Jizo smiled slightly: "Compared with the peacock in front of me, I want to see the future of the little dragon and crow beside you."
Before he finished speaking, a faint ray of light flew out from Li Yuan's hand holding the flower, turned into a flower in the wind, and flew towards the cocoon in the wood layer at the foot of the mountain...
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly as he thought about the future of Xiao Die'er and Crow.
"If God is kind, he will let my master and apprentice go to the snowy mountain. The teacher of these two little guys will also be waiting for the surprise in their lives."
Whether it is the old monk on Xuefeng Mountain or the female saint on Meishan Mountain, they are the best teachers for Xiao Die'er and Crow Crow.
What I have to do is to ensure the safety of the two of them on the way to that holy land.
This is his wish.
Hearing this, Ksitigarbha couldn't help but sigh softly.
He smiled and said: "Perhaps, the people on the snow-capped mountains are also looking forward to you going there early...Do you think this is sympathy for each other?"
Li Xiuyuan chuckled: "There are thousands of knots in my heart, and they have to be resolved slowly one by one."
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Pianpian woke up early and woke up Xiao Die'er because she found that there was a big silkworm cocoon in her house, a cocoon that was spitting out a faint light.
Then, she had no choice but to knock on Xiaodie'er's door and call out the confused girl.
It wasn't until Xiaodie'er told her that this was a peacock in its form that Pianpian patted her chest and felt relieved.
Immediately, she took Xiaodie'er's hand and knocked on the door of the husband's room. The two women pushed the door open and entered, only to find that the husband and the old woman were not there, and even Huajiao was gone.
Just when Xiao Die'er ran out and was about to release her consciousness to find her husband, a rain of flowers fell from the sky.
After so many years of practice, Xiao Die'er was bathed in the rain of flowers for the first time. Even Pian Pian, who lived in the East China Sea, had never seen such a gorgeous and romantic rain of flowers.
The two girls were playing in the rain of flowers. Xiaodie'er temporarily forgot about finding her husband, and shouted while playing: "Junior brother, get out of here, it's raining flowers from the sky."
There was a thumping sound, but the crow stumbled out. Looking at the rain of flowers falling in the sky, it flapped its wings and rushed over.
While playing, he said: "It seems that the master has been away for too long and is thinking of ways to make the senior sister happy."
Just as the three of them were chasing each other in the rain of flowers, a golden light fell into Pianpian's house, and a "click!" sounded.
Then there was a scream: "Pianpian, help, Xiaodie'er, help..."
"Whoosh!" With a sound, Xiaodie'er flew into Pianpian's house like a dragon. Before Pianpian could arrive, she exclaimed: "Junior brother, don't come in yet."
Then there was the sound of the door slamming shut, followed by a burst of laughter...
It wasn't until a quarter of an hour passed that Pianpian knocked on the door of the stone house where Old Turtle lived: "Grandpa Turtle, get up quickly, Sister Peacock is back."
The old turtle who broke through the realm in one day seemed to be dozens of years younger after just one night.
Hearing Pianpian's exclamation, she pushed the door open and sighed with Pianpian outside the door: "I slept for a long time this time, and you didn't even wake me up."
"Pianpian just woke up, Grandpa Turtle, come and see the peacock..."
Holding the old man's hand, Pianpian walked all the way to her door, pointing at a girl with black hair wearing a green skirt and yelling with her big, cute eyes.
"Grandpa Turtle, come and check on Sister Peacock. Has she turned into a monster?"
Then he reached out and pulled Peacock, who was only eight years old, and exclaimed: "Sister Peacock, what happened when you went to that island? Why did you transform when you came back?
Xiaodie'er also walked out, looked at the old turtle and asked: "Senior, isn't it necessary to transform into a catastrophe? Why doesn't Sister Peacock do it?"
In Xiao Die'er's opinion, did the peacock who did not survive the tribulation really become a monster?
The peacock didn't wait for the old turtle to reach out and screamed: "Auntie wants to burn the peacock to death, wuwu... it's sir who saved the peacock's life... wuwu... .”
The old turtle stretched out his hand and pinched Peacock's heart. He checked her silently for a long time before smiling and saying, "Congratulations, you are now an eight-year-old girl."
Crow came over, looked at the three of them and said, "Let's wait until the master comes back to ask him about this. I guess the master has gone for a walk in the mountains with the old lady, and the junior sister may have followed her as she got up early."
The peacock looked at the old turtle, then touched the crow's head, and then said: "So, the peacock is not dead and has returned to Taiping Island? Where is sir?"
The old turtle looked at her quietly and said with a smile: "We were caught in a spiritual rain yesterday, and we haven't seen the gentleman and senior who rescued you yet."
Xiaodie'er's consciousness was extremely powerful. She looked up at the gentleman coming down alone, with a somewhat lonely face, and couldn't help but be startled.
I couldn't help but ask: "Sir, did you lose Sister Huajiao?"
Unknowingly, Huajiao and Crow have become the most important and best relatives in Xiao Die'er's life.
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "Your junior sister is too weak to continue to follow us through the black hole. She became a disciple of the Bodhisattva and went to the other world."
After thinking for a while, Li Xiuyuan continued: "I asked you yesterday, you can go with the Bodhisattva..."
"Ah...how come you're so fast and you didn't tell me..."
After silence, Xiao Die'er shook his head and said, "If Xiao Die'er doesn't go, my junior brother and I will have to stay with the master... I'm missing another junior sister."
Crow was shocked when he heard this, looked at Xiao Die'er and said, "Did Huajiao leave with Bodhisattva?"
Pianpian was slightly startled and said, "Where has Sister Huajiao gone? Where is the Bodhisattva?"
Peacock thought for a while and said: "Peacock seems to have seen the Bodhisattva. She was still an old woman at that time, and she came to her aunt's palace with her husband to save Peacock..."
The old turtle said: "Have you gotten up early to cook porridge? I will ask your husband to come back soon and cook it for you, right?"
Xiao Die'er screamed and ran to the kitchen not far away, shouting: "Sister Pianpian, come here quickly to help, the husband has already gone down the mountain."
Pianpian smiled and ran after her: "It's really lively today, both sir and Peacock are back."
The newly transformed peacock jumped and spun on the ground, then looked at the gentleman coming down from the mountain and let out a joyful call.
"Sir, the peacock is waiting for you!"
Li Xiuyuan raised his head and glanced at the sky. Hearing the cry of the peacock coming from the bottom of the mountain, a warm current suddenly rose in his heart and spread instantly.
He said quietly: "Thank you Bodhisattva. May the peacocks be happy."
There was no voice from the Bodhisattva in the sea of gods. The Bodhisattva must have gone to Yunqi Temple. In his opinion, the Bodhisattva in the Purple Bamboo Forest might have to return to that temple and give some blessings to that world.
Old Turtle's greeting came to my ears: "Sir, have you seen my master and where the mistress of Fairy Island has gone?"
Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and replied: "They are all well and have gotten what they want."
While walking on the road, Li Xiuyuan forgot to ask Ksitigarbha. Since Ksitigarbha had a chariot to listen, where was the Bodhisattva in the Purple Bamboo Forest?
The next time I see Bodhisattva, he will definitely ask for details.
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