At the foot of Wangwu Mountain, by the Jishui River.
The dashing and capable Li Bai shocked the scene with just a few sword moves, cleverly defeating the green-robed monks' first move to fish in troubled waters. The problem still came to the bald donkeys.
It doesn't make sense, and it doesn't make sense. The green-robed monks were a little troubled. Seeing that they couldn't put on their high hats, they seemed to have no choice but to play around, but when it came to playing around, they knew how to do it. They can't remember the Buddhist scriptures, but they have a clear background in cheating and abduction. After all, the former is just a disguised golden body, while the latter is the capital of life. But not all monks are moral Zen monks.
The onlookers were still impressed by Li Bai's superb swordsmanship. They were talking among themselves, and some even imitated Li Bai's gestures, as if they were also masters of swordsmanship like Li Bai. Some half-year-old children are born with no resistance to long and straight twigs. At this moment, they are even more in groups, picking up some branches casually, gesticulating like Li Bai, and even more The people around him laughed and scolded him, and the whole ferry was more lively than a temple fair.
Seeing that the plan failed, the great monk changed his mind and tried another plan. Taking advantage of the high spirits of the crowd, he pronounced a Dharma name and winked at the disciple. The disciple understood and ordered the porters and servants to hurry up. They were sorting their goods and looked like they were about to set off. The green-robed monk had already taken steps, trying to cover up the noise and leave quickly.
Although Li Bai seemed to be proud of being praised by everyone, his eyes were all fixed on the great monk. At this moment, he saw that they were preparing to take advantage of the chaos to escape, so naturally he refused, and saw him heading in the direction of the green-robed monk. Shout out:
"Master, where are you going?"
No matter what he is afraid of, when the green-robed monk heard Li Bai's question, it seemed as if he heard a trumpet calling for death. He paused, stiffened up, and his face turned the color of pig liver. Everyone's eyes were all on Li Bai's side. Suddenly, when they heard Li Bai yelling, they naturally looked in the direction. When everyone saw the monks preparing to apply oil on their soles, they immediately started pointing. The monks were so worried that they had no choice but to pretend to be stupid, turned around and replied to Li Bai:
"This benefactor, this poor monk is on his way to the Holy Mountain of Wangwu. Because he is bound by important matters, he has to leave first. If he delays for a long time, he is afraid of missing two important matters of Buddhism and Taoism!"
The monk's face was not red and he was not out of breath. He opened his mouth as if he had something important to do. Li Bai's shameless skills alone would not be able to match him even if he practiced for another hundred years.
"Oh, it turns out that the master has something important to do, so I won't ask for advice!"
After saying this, Li Bai deliberately stopped and extended his hand to salute. The monk was a little overwhelmed by what Li Bai did to him. Is this the end? Is this person having a brain cramp or is he just being silly? It's good to be stupid. He just happened to be able to borrow the bald donkey at the foot of the slope, so he couldn't control it so much. He also returned the gesture and prepared to turn around and escape again.
How could Li Bai deliberately say half-sentences as he wished, just to tease him? He coughed on purpose and continued speaking in a neutral tone:
"Is it just that the master just left like this?"
The onlookers also lost their respect for those monks. They fell to whichever side the wind blew, and they immediately started making noises.
"Yeah, I want to leave before I even give out the gambling money!"
I don’t know who shouted, but the rest of the people became more energetic and shouted.
"Give me money, give me money!"
The big monk knew that Li Bai had tricked him, and he was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas left his body. However, he could not get angry easily, so he had to stay there again. Several young monks were also scratching their heads and scratching their heads anxiously, trying to find a good way to get out of the situation. The great monk didn't expect those idiots to come up with any good ideas. He felt very regretful about why he was so obsessed with money that he insisted on betting against others. In fact, I don't blame him. Faced with such a situation, he would still gamble ten thousand times over. There is no reason not to reach out when the money is presented to him.
The great monk was reluctant to part with the lame man's gold, so naturally he had to sacrifice his own pearls. He didn't feel too distressed about those few pearls. In terms of appearance, they could not be sold for more than a tael of gold, but those were the instructions given to him by the head brother himself, and he really couldn't afford to lose them to others. I can't hide. How can I change the situation? I just hope that the lame man can talk easily. After making up his mind, he ignored Li Bai and looked directly at the man on crutches, saying in a sincere tone:
"This benefactor, the bet was originally just a joke. I couldn't count the consequences. The poor monk was reckless for a while. Today, he has broken the precepts. I wonder if the benefactor can raise his noble hand and expose this matter. The poor monk is very grateful. I will wait for you to come back. When we go to Huguo Temple, the poor monk will light up the longevity lantern for the benefactor and recite sutras about increasing blessings!"
The great monk was still struggling to his death, trying to use those vain things to get through. The man on crutches didn't say anything when he heard the words. He seemed to be a little moved. Seeing this, the great monk couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. Oh, there is a way. When he was about to turn up the heat and blow a rainbow fart, the man on crutches suddenly Shaking his head slightly:
"Although Mr. Li has great respect for Zen Buddhism, he has always had little connection with Buddhism. As for this body, he has been disgusted with it for countless years. He will die early and be liberated. Living a hundred years is not a good thing for me!"
After saying these words, he seemed to remember some sad past, shook his head and sighed, and then continued:
"Happiness is only temporary!"
The great monk listened obediently, and only now did he slowly come to his senses. No matter how he spoke or behaved, there was something strange about this lame man. He only thought about making gold, but forgot to examine his opponent. At that moment, he quietly started to use the magic technique of watching for luck, his eyes glowed with a faint golden light, and he looked towards the lame man. But after looking at it for a long time, I found that the lame man's luck was just like that of an ordinary mortal. There was no luck around him, and his rise and fall trends were clear at a glance. Could it be that the other person was really just an ordinary person? It was in full view of everyone, and it was the ancestral home of Taoism. The situation was like this, and he had no good solution. At the moment, he could only go along with what the other party said.
"The donor's words are wrong. The body, hair, and skin are given to you by your parents. How can you reject them? It is said in Buddhism that the results of this life are due to the past life. The donor should still open his mind, put aside the worldly things, and concentrate on doing good in the next life. There will definitely be great good fortune, great wealth, and there is no doubt that the God will be rich, handsome, and graceful!"
Look at how talkative this monk is. He persuades others not to be greedy for money, and at the same time tries to make others open-minded, but he is reluctant to lose money. He is really a good sophistry player.
But the man on crutches seemed unmoved by the richness and handsomeness of the next life, and stubbornly persisted in his views in this life:
"Master's words make sense, but it's a pity that Mr. Li's skin will never fade away. That's all. I am a vulgar person. The next life is too slim. Pearls are better. I haven't seen them yet!"
The topic eventually returned to the topic of "pearls". Li Bai, Du Fu, Gao Shi and the crowd of onlookers were all looking at the monk, as if asking him to pay for the bet. The great monk has no choice. The other party has no access to oil and salt, and he can't take action himself. With so many people watching, if he doesn't handle it well, if the news reaches [Huguo Temple], his future will be completely ruined. He is still in his prime now, and it is time for him to advance bravely, and he cannot afford to lose the big by taking advantage of the small. While he was scolding the other party in his heart for being stubborn, he said:
"The donor is determined and the poor monk admires it. However, the bet pearls are very involved. I don't know if they can be replaced with something else. The donor can rest assured that the value of the replacement will definitely not be less than these pearls. If the donor still has doubts, the poor monk is willing to Pay 30,000 yuan to compensate!"
Look at what a thief this monk is. One tael of gold is equivalent to sixteen taels of silver, which is one hundred and sixty thousand yuan. Thirty thousand yuan is not even enough for two taels of gold. What's more, if it is really exchanged for gold, it will only be exchanged for more money. , this monk really dared to speak, and the calculation in his belly was really dark. After hearing this, the onlookers laughed and ridiculed.
Seeing that the people were angry, the great monk had no choice but to raise his voice and hurriedly shouted:
"If it's not enough, can I add another ten thousand to the monk?"
When everyone saw that the monk was indeed very generous, he added 10,000 yuan at a time, and the booing became even more intense, and they all shouted
"Not enough, not enough!"
The great monk wanted to push all the onlookers into the water at this moment, but it was too late to regret the bet he had made, so he had to bleed profusely and reluctantly shouted again:
"Amitabha, please be kind to me. The poor monk only has 50,000 yuan at most. This 50,000 yuan is definitely enough to buy five pearls!"
The man on crutches looked at the green-robed monk and almost cried, but he still shook his head. Not to mention 50,000 yuan, just 500,000 yuan, 5 million yuan, even 50,000 yuan, he, Mr. Li, doesn’t like it. He wants to settle on the pearls in Monk Shu Brocade’s purse. Today is the Bodhisattva’s arrival. He Don't let it either.
Others didn't know it, but he, Li Laizi, knew it all too well. Even though those pearls had never appeared in the Shu brocade purse, he had already used his mysterious skills to see those pearls clearly. It was precisely because he knew the details of those pearls that he was interested in gambling with those green-robed bald donkeys. Firstly, he wanted to punish those arrogant monks who were motivated by wealth. Secondly, he also wanted to make friends with Li Bai. Du Fu and Gao Shi wanted to give the three of them some opportunities for good fortune. If it weren't for this, with his level of ability, those few pearls would not be able to catch his eyes. The things in his gourd would be a thousand times better than those few pearls. Thousands of times. Today, he was in such a mood that he was playing games with the world, and he insisted on getting those few pearls, all because of Li Bai and the others.
Those five pearls are so rare and valuable, but they are not. At least in the eyes of the world, no matter how big or small they are, these pearls are not rare. If you sell them, they will be worth ten to the sky. Here are two silver coins. Even if a wealthy family buys a pearl to pass down to their family, they would not want such a dull material. The Tang Dynasty was rich and powerful, and those yellow-haired and white-faced men came to the Tang Dynasty to trade and exchange the coral pearls, which ones were not the best. They narrowly escaped death and traveled across mountains and seas, even losing countless lives to transport these treasures to Chang'an City. , after so much trouble, if the goods delivered were inferior goods, I would have lost my wife and children long ago.
The people of the Tang Dynasty were entrusted with the national destiny, so they were naturally very high-minded. They looked at those foreign devils who drank raw materials and drank blood with contempt from the bottom of their hearts. Although they despise them for being ugly and poor, the treasures these foreign devils fish out from the deep sea are not bad, and are far better than those produced in local rivers. The few pearls in the great monk's arms, from the outside, looked like they were things coming out of the river. The great monk still had this point of view.
But he only knew the appearance but not the inside. He had not yet mastered Kung Fu. The monk thought those pearls were just clam beads in the river, but Li Laizi would not tell him otherwise, and he would not be so kind.
In fact, these pearls are not ordinary. It is true that they are produced in rivers, but they are definitely not produced by ordinary mother-of-pearl shellfish. They have a great background.
Among these five beads, one is a shark bead, one is a whale bead, one is a fish bead, and one is a turtle bead, and the largest one is a dragon bead. The five beads were all produced by water monsters who had been cultivating spirits for many years. Judging from the spirits nurtured in them, they should have been killed before they transformed. It is unknown whether they were killed by monsters or humans. Although the other pillars have essence, they are really beyond the eyes of Li Laizi. However, Li Laizi can vaguely know the origin of the largest dragon bead among them. If his guess is correct, this dragon bead comes from The dragon that was killed by Zhou Chu back then.
Speaking of Zhou Chu, who killed a dragon, he was not very famous. He was from Yixingyangxian in the Jin Dynasty, and he was from a well-connected family. His grandfather Zhou Bin joined the army at Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, and later became the governor of Guangping. His father, Zhou Li, was a famous general in Soochow, served as the governor of Poyang, and was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. Because of Zhou Chu's prominent family background, his grandfather and father were both generals in the military. He had practiced martial arts since he was a child, and because of his extreme talent, he was favored by some capable people who taught him many skills that were different from ordinary people. As a son of an official, Zhou Chu was pampered and was much taller and braver than his peers since he was a child. Later, because of his father's early death, the whole family pitied him and loved him, and no one was willing to discipline him, especially his grandmother, who wanted Fenggeifengyao. Rain gives rain.
In this way, Zhou Chu grew up little by little. He was tall, strong, and skilled in martial arts. He likes to gallop in the fields and hunt, but he doesn't practice fine things. He indulges in lust and goes rampant in the countryside. Because he has been lawless since he was a child, he has a strong air of a playboy, and his arrogant and overbearing character has become increasingly uncontrollable. He often fights and makes troubles with others, bullies men and dominates women, and does all kinds of evil. The locals even made up a folk song to sing:
"Xiao Zhou is strong in physical strength. He uses swords and bows every day and guns at night. He punches Li and kicks Zhang, like a tiger attacking a flock of sheep."
The people are miserable, but their family backgrounds are so powerful that ordinary people can't fight. If they cause trouble, they have to spend some money or use force. Even the current political power has shielded their family, so the people can only go around. As he walked along, no one dared to argue with him for fear of getting into trouble.
At that time, there was a white-fronted tiger in Nanshan that came out to eat people, and there was a dragon under the Xijiao Long Bridge that was causing trouble with the water and violently offending the people. Therefore, people privately regarded the dragon and the tiger as "the evil tiger" and called them " "Yangxian has three horizontal lines", and among these "three horizontal lines", the one that caused the most headache to the people was Zhou Chu.
Later, someone came up with a good idea. He deliberately commented in front of others that although Zhou Chu was fierce, he could not compare with ferocious beasts like tigers and dragons. Even though Zhou Chu was so powerful, he would beat us like chickens, but he wouldn't say that he would meet us. The dragon in the Yixing River is the tiger in Nanshan. When Zhou Chu sees it, he has to run away with his tail between his legs. The person who came up with the idea of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf" was probably from Cao Wei, because this strategy was proposed by Xun Yu, the first person under Cao Cao's account. It means to make one attack the other and make them two sides. Killing to allow a third party to reap the benefits.
The purpose of this plan is to motivate him to kill tigers and dragons. No matter which side wins, one harm will be avoided. Later, the saying that Zhou Chu was not as good as the tiger dragon reached Zhou Chu. This seven-foot-tall man, "If you are an orphan if you don't cultivate carefully, you will suffer from it in the state", he immediately got angry and his blood surged up to the sky. , his reason was overshadowed by his impulse, and he didn't know his family members, so he picked up a hard bow and a sharp blade and headed straight for Nanshan.
After Zhou Chu entered Nanshan, he used the skills taught by his masters and found the tiger's cave based on the breath of the mountain. He did not choose to rush into the tiger's den. Although he was fierce-tempered, he had a delicate mind and would never let himself be in the tiger's den. Unknown dangers. After searching for a long time, he finally found and lurked at the entrance of the tiger's cave. From noon to sunset, the tiger came out to look for food as usual. Zhou Chu looked at the right time, drew his bow and arrow, and the tiger was also spiritually enlightened. He felt inexplicably When the crisis comes, turn around and jump out. But the arrow around him was as fast as lightning. Although it passed the vital point of his forehead, he was still hit by the arrow in his chest. The arrow was so powerful that it penetrated into the flesh, and the arrowhead came out of the body. The tiger was in pain and wanted to turn around and run back to the cave. How could Zhou Chu let him do what he wanted? He shouted loudly and jumped towards the tiger with a steel knife in his hand. Come down.
Seeing Zhou Chu flying towards him, the tiger had to stand up with all the hair on its body. Its entire body was much thicker than before. Steel teeth were exposed in its mouth, and the yellow light in its eyes shined directly at Zhou Chu. The beast pressed its two front paws on the ground, kicked off its hind paws, jumped five or six feet high, and headed towards Zhou Chu, its huge mouth aimed at Zhou Chu's neck.
Zhou Chuyi, a master of art, was brave and calmed down when he saw this. When he saw the tiger charging towards him, he knew that the force of the slashing knife would not be effective, so he had to put away the knife and control his body to kick the beast in the forehead. With this force, his body moved toward the beast. In a flash, the tiger also passed by Zhou Chu. Its claws and mouth were only a few inches away from injuring Zhou Chu's body. After Zhou Chu landed on the ground, he hurriedly stabilized his body, and the tiger also turned around. The tiger and the man were no more than four feet away from each other. Zhou Chu held the steel knife in his hand and took two steps back while squatting. The tiger's eyes were looking straight at the surroundings, and his intelligence had already begun to activate. The human being in front of him was not a kind person. The humans he usually ate were not as tall as this man. Today, this man was definitely planning something. Fortunately, it was injured by an arrow first, and then there was a confrontation with a sharp knife in hand, so you have to deal with it carefully. The tiger, which was no longer an ordinary creature, suddenly roared loudly, and rushed towards the surrounding area with fire. Zhou Chu dodged again, and the tiger passed by him again and landed in the open space. Before Zhou Chu could turn around, he shot to one side like flying. As he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the tiger was coming at full speed. Unfortunately, by the time it pounced, Zhou Chu had already jumped outside the circle. After several times like this, the tiger was obviously weak, and the arrow wounds on its body were huge. It gradually began to want to retreat, and squatted down slightly in front of Zhou Chu, holding the white hair on its chest with its paws, looking directly at Zhou Chu, and mouthing The tongue is dripping with greed, and the tip of the tongue is sticking out of the tongue. The tail is similar to a brocade rope, swinging back and forth.
Zhou Chu understood the beast's plan. Any tiger that had eaten human flesh would never give up easily. It's just that this tiger has eaten countless people, and accidentally ate some century-old Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains, and developed some spiritual wisdom. It is different from ordinary beasts, otherwise it would not be able to cause trouble for many years, and the officials have been encircling and suppressing it for more than ten years. The tiger knew that it had encountered a tough situation today, and it knew that Zhou Chu would not stop until Zhou Chu killed him, so he deliberately showed weakness and made use of his injuries to make him even weaker, waiting for Zhou Chu to relax and take care of himself, then it would wait for an opportunity to knock the man down.
One man and one tiger had been facing each other for a long time, and the sky was getting darker and darker. Zhou Chu saw that the tiger had fallen to the ground, breathing heavily, so he picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at the tiger. Watching the rocks flying towards him, he didn't get up, he just turned his head to dodge. They kept hitting them everywhere, but the tiger still hid. There were many wounds on his body from the stones, and it was so miserable that it was dripping with blood. Zhou Chu seemed to feel that the tiger was at the end of its strength. He stood up and moved towards the tiger with his steel knife. The tiger still didn't get up, it just opened its mouth and roared, trying to use its own power to scare away Zhou Chu.
Zhou Chu walked closer and closer, until he stopped ten steps away, picked up a stone and threw it at it. The tiger still just roared in response with bared teeth. Zhou Chu seemed to be relieved, he shouted loudly, stepped forward and raised the steel The knife struck towards the tiger's head. This was what the tiger was waiting for. When it saw Zhou Chu rushing towards him, its fur trembled, and with a squeaking sound it jumped three feet high. Its thick and powerful tiger claws went straight to Zhou Chu's face. The fishy wind brought by the tiger's claws rushed straight to Zhou Chu's face, and was about to slap Zhou Chu's head to pieces. The tiger was already imagining in his heart the scene of Zhou Chu being slapped to death by his claws and buried in the tiger's belly.
But this was what Zhou Chu was waiting for. He had predicted the tiger's prediction, and when he saw the tiger jumping up with all his strength, he used an iron bridge technique to lie down in mid-air, his face disgraceful. Kan dodged the tiger's claws, his body just passed under the tiger's belly, and the steel knife in his hand scraped under the tiger's belly. Not only did the tiger pounce in vain, but it was disemboweled by Zhou Chu with a knife, and its internal organs were spilled all over the floor. Now he was really lying on the ground unable to get up. He roared in his mouth, clawed at the ground desperately, and covered everything around him. The earth and rocks were plowed to create deep grooves.
Zhou Chu stood up, patted the grass and soil on his body, thrust the steel knife into the ground, found a stone and sat down, watching the tiger's death struggle. The tiger finally lost its breath and its blood flowed into a small river. Zhou Chu walked over and cut off the tiger's head, then lit a torch and walked towards the tiger's cave. He wanted to see if there were any tiger cubs in the cave so that he could eradicate the roots. . When they arrived at the cave, they saw no tiger cubs, only human heads and bones everywhere. Zhou Chu sighed, turned around and walked out. He came outside the cave, put down the steel knife and torch, took out a purse from his arms, and took out a black pill the size of a walnut. He put the black pill in the palm of his hand, silently recited the mantra in his mouth, and pulled his own Qi machine to pour it into the cave. After a while, he shot the black pill into the cave again, turned around and backed out a foot. After three breaths, there was a rumble in the cave, flames shot into the sky, and the rocks collapsed, knocking the tiger down. The hole was buried. Looking at the cave that looked like an earthquake, Zhou Chu said to himself:
"I don't know how many lives this evil beast has caused. I have pity on these people. We are destined to meet you. I will give you a burial place! It's just a pity for my Earth Fire Pearl! That's all!"
After saying this, Zhou Chu didn't hesitate anymore. He put the steel knife behind his back, held the torch in one hand and the tiger's head in the other, and strode down the mountain.
The evil tiger on the mountain has been slain, but how long will the dragon be rampant in the water?
