Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou put the money bag in front of the black snake. He had been close to it for half the night. He was no longer afraid of the black snake and put it very close to the black snake's mouth.
What Datou didn't expect was that after he put down the money bag, the black snake immediately picked up the money bag and retreated back to the underground palace through the hole under the pagoda.
Datou was surprised, "Sir, it won't really go back and change to something else, right?"
"It's possible." Changsheng said.
"How do you know that if we don't want the money, it will go back and exchange it for something else?" Datou asked.
Changsheng said casually, "The person buried in the underground palace under this pagoda is undoubtedly its owner. It should not easily take the owner's things to others. Therefore, I suspect that what it is doing now has been authorized by the owner during his lifetime. Or to put it another way, what it is doing now is what its owner wants it to do, and it is possible that this black snake was trained many times when this person was still alive."
Seeing that Datou still had a puzzled look on his face, Changsheng continued, "Wuxiang Temple has been abandoned for many years, and no pilgrims come here anymore. There are only two kinds of people who come. One is ordinary people including thieves, no matter what Whether it is day or night, if a black snake suddenly jumps out, these people will turn around and run away in fright. There is also a monk who wanders here. If he is an ordinary monk, he will also be scared away by the black snake. If he has spiritual energy cultivation, he will run away. Eminent monks, the black snake won’t scare them away. If these eminent monks enter the mountain, what do you think they will do?”
"I will definitely go to worship Buddha first." Datou said.
"Yes, we happened to go to the Main Hall first," Changsheng nodded, "Then, what will they do after worshiping the Buddha?"
Datou raised his hand and scratched his head, "No one has been in Wuxiang Temple for a long time. They should leave after worshiping the Buddha."
"If there are eminent Buddhist monks coming, they will definitely go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion," Changsheng said. "We don't care about these Buddhist scriptures, but the monks do. When a monk sees Buddhist scriptures, it is like a martial artist seeing martial arts secrets. You must know that there are all Buddhist scriptures." There are more than 1,600 Buddhist scriptures, and not all temples have so many Buddhist scriptures. There are always some Buddhist scriptures that they have never seen."
After hearing Chang Sheng's explanation, Da Tou Fang suddenly realized, "I understand what you mean. First of all, we were not scared away by the black snake. Then we did not take the trail up the mountain, nor did we attack the black snake. After we arrived, we went to the Main Hall first, and then We went to the Sutra Pavilion again and stayed in the Sutra Pavilion for a long time. The things we did may be in line with some of the routines that the monk taught Black Snake when he was still alive, so Black Snake regarded us as Buddhists. That brings us here.”
"Yes," Changsheng nodded, "You have fed it before, and maybe even your act of feeding it is one of the necessary steps. The fact that it took out the purse with only a few pieces of silver in its mouth should also be a test for us. "
The big head nodded and continued, "Yes, yes, a truly virtuous monk regards money as dung, and will definitely not want the money. And if it is not a monk but someone else, there won't be much in the money bag that the black snake takes out." Money, when others see the money bag, they will know that there must be no gold, silver or jewelry in the underground palace, so they will not risk entering the underground palace at the risk of being attacked by a black snake."
"Exactly, if there is a lot of gold and silver in the wallet, the visitor may be interested in the wealth," Changsheng said. "This shows that this person has a deep understanding of human nature and is as careful as hair."
"If that's what we guessed, what Black Snake drags out next time will definitely be something very important." Big Head said.
After Da Tou said that, Chang Sheng did not answer because the black snake had already come out, but this time the tail came out first. If it was a light object, it would take it out directly. The tail came out first, indicating the weight of the thing it brought out. Not light, requires heavy tugging.
Seeing this situation, Changsheng and Datou couldn't help but hold their breath and stared at the entrance of the cave.
After a while, the black snake retreated out. Sure enough, it was really dragging something in its mouth. If you look carefully, it is a box one foot square. The size of the box is not much smaller than the opening of the hole, so it is quite laborious for the black snake to drag it out. .
After Black Snake dragged the box out, the two of them discovered that there were several circles of iron chains tied to the box. Black Snake had previously dragged the box out by biting the iron chains.
This is an iron box. The reason why the iron chain is wrapped around it is not to fix the binding, but to facilitate the black snake to bite and drag it in the future. This detail further confirmed the two people's previous guesses about what the black snake did. They were all taught and instructed by their master during his lifetime.
Black Snake dragged the iron box in front of the two men and stepped back. He turned his head to look at Changsheng. When Changsheng nodded, he stepped forward and broke the iron chain, and carefully opened the iron box.
There were several small cloth bags placed in the iron box, and the top was a paper bag wrapped in oil paper.
Da Tou picked up the paper package and handed it to Changsheng, then waited curiously for Changsheng to open the paper package.
Since they were only a few decades apart, and the oil paper was used to prevent moisture, the contents in the paper bag were well preserved. They were a letter and two ancient books that had turned yellow.
There are words on the covers of two ancient books, one is "Zhengyan Dharma Cang" and the other is "Notes on Conquering Demons".
Changsheng picked up the ancient book and flipped through it. He saw that the Zhengyan Dharma Storehouse was written in official script. It had a preface and a signature. He could read it roughly in ten lines at a glance. It seemed to be a Buddhist secret manual about turning latitude and longitude, and reversing yin and yang. According to the previous text, this book was not It is a formal Buddhist scripture, but a magical power learned by a monk named Xu Yin.
Before Da Tou screamed, Chang Sheng Zi Zang Sutra Pavilion happened to find records about Xu Yin. This person was a virtuous and eminent monk from Wuxiang Temple three hundred years ago.
The Notes on Conquering Demons was written in regular script, with random handwriting. It recorded all the spells and seals that inspired magical powers. There is no record of where it came from, but what kind of Buddhist magical powers were used when encountering any evil spirits and ghosts? The above is a very detailed record. Since it is called a note, it is naturally a summary and record of what I have done in my life.
These two ancient books were exactly what Changsheng wanted, and when they arrived, Changsheng was already filled with joy. He really couldn't find them even though he had gone through iron shoes, and it took no effort to get them.
Then I opened the letter. This letter was written by the owner of the pagoda to the later generations. The handwriting and the handwriting of the demon-conquering note were written by one person. Although this person was a monk, the words he used were very casual and did not seem to be similar. Ordinary monks pretend to be profound and make random prophecies. Instead, the words are straightforward and the meaning is concise and concise. First, he recounts his life. This person has three dharma names, namely Xu Yin, Shou Xing, and Jian Xing.
As we all know, whether a Taoist priest or a monk, there is only one Taoist name or Dharma name. The reason why this person has three Dharma names is because this person has been reincarnated twice. This person is extremely talented and has extremely high understanding. Three hundred years ago, he He attained the status of Arhat, but at that time, Emperor Wu of Wei Dynasty destroyed Buddhism, and the Dharma was not prosperous. However, Monk Xu Yin was determined to promote Buddhism and save people from suffering, so he did not return to the Western Heaven. When the deadline came, he chose to Reincarnation and practice again.
Reincarnated as a human being, there is no memory of the previous life, but this person devoted himself to Buddha and naturally became a monk again. In this life, the Dharma name is Shouxing. After all, he is a person with good fortune. After practicing and comprehending, he finally gained a glimpse of the great road and entered the Arhat realm. After entering the Arhat realm, he recovered his past life memories and was about to show off his skills. Unexpectedly, he encountered Emperor Wu of Zhou who destroyed Buddhism. All monks and nuns were forced to return to secular life. Officers and soldiers arrested monks whenever they saw them on the road. Under such circumstances Naturally, there was nothing he could do, but he was unwilling to leave like this, so he had no choice but to reincarnate for the second time.
In this life, this person's Dharma name saw his nature, and he deeply realized what it means to not be the most unlucky, but only more unlucky. He finally understood Buddhism and entered the realm of Arhat. Just as he was preparing to promote Buddhism, Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty began to destroy the Buddha again. Three times in this world, After being destroyed three times, even the monk was in a peaceful state of mind and could not bear such stimulation. However, in this life, he was still very young when he had a glimpse of the Tao and was still far from death. He could not promote Buddhism and could only run to slay demons again. He went there, and the Notes on Conquering Demons were actually the things he experienced during his three lifetimes of conquering demons.
The realm of Buddhist practice from high to low can be divided into Buddha status, Bodhisattva status, and Arhat status. Although the Arhat status is the lowest, you can still live forever in the West and live forever. Reincarnation.
This black snake was surrendered from the north and brought back to Wuxiang Temple in his later years. The monks were all driven away, so they had to find someone to help look after the temple. The black snake played the role of temple guardian.
The other bundles in the iron box contained the prayer beads and magical instruments used by Jianxing during his lifetime, as well as the blood relics of the Buddha that had been enshrined in Wuxiang Temple. Jianxing had not yet reached the state of fully knowing the past and future lives, and he vaguely felt that he was still alive. At some point, someone will come to Wuxiang Temple, so I made preparations in advance, hoping that the visitor would give him the relics of the Buddha and the utensils he used during his lifetime. These things would be of great benefit to his practice.
However, due to insufficient cultivation, he only knew the approximate time and location of his reincarnation. The specific location would have to be found by later generations.
Jianxing thought that the visitor must be a monk, so he left the Zhengyan Fa Zang and the Notes on Conquering Demons as a thank you gift...
