Continued above:
When the war is in chaos, traveling is a dangerous and arduous thing, but for the goal that you have set, you must persevere, no matter how hard and tired you are.
Dozens of days after leaving Luoyang, Shenxiu came to the foot of Heng Mountain, Heng Mountain is also known as Nanyue, the scenery is pleasant, but the mountain is high and dense, tigers and wolves are infested, and it is also a very dangerous place.
Shenxiu lived in the same hotel with a group of business travelers, and the business travelers drank and ate in the store, and Shenxiu begged for a vegetarian meal and ate with relish on the side. The caravans were unimpressed by the young monk.
"Isn't it a pity to leave home before you have tasted all the pain and happiness in the world?" One of them teased to Shenxiu.
"When I was not a monk, I was miserable, but after I became a monk, I was happy, how can I say that I don't know the bitterness and happiness of the world?" Shenxiu replied.
The travelers couldn't help but look at Shenxiu with admiration, and they didn't dare to despise him anymore.
The shopkeeper said: "We have a white-fronted tiger in the mountains here, you have to pay attention when you cross the mountain tomorrow, if you hear the wind behind your head, you must run quickly." ”
"Why?" A businessman asked.
"The dragon follows the clouds, and the tiger follows the wind." The shopkeeper said: "The wind is blowing on the flat ground, when the tiger is coming." ”
"Not all tigers eat people." Shenxiu said.
"If the Buddha is here, he can row meat and feed the tiger and bless us with peace. Could it be that tomorrow you will meet a tiger, and the little master will also learn from the Buddha and sacrifice his life to save me? "The merchant who just ridiculed Shenxiu didn't succeed wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge and save some face.
"That's not impossible, I have entered the Buddha's door, and naturally I should follow the Buddha's example. The Buddha sacrificed himself to save the public, am I reluctant to give up this stinky skin? "Shenxiu is naturally authentic.
The merchant was bored, and said in his heart: "I hope to meet the tiger tomorrow, and see how you end." ”
The next morning, Shenxiu and the business travelers set off at the same time, it was late autumn, although the grass and trees were withered, the autumn wind was blowing straight behind their heads, and the business travelers remembered the words of the second in the store last night, and couldn't help but feel a little creepy.
Among the people, only Shenxiu was the youngest, but he was not afraid and led the way.
When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, there was a tiger roar in front, and the timid ones were so frightened that their legs were neck and could not move forward, and some people threw down the goods, pulled their legs and turned around and fled.
"Little... Little Master, this ...... That's really ...... Really... Here comes the tiger. The businessman who ridiculed Shenxiu yesterday also trembled again, and his words were inconclusive.
"It's all right," said Shenxiu, "you follow me, but you'll be fine." ”
"Although the little master has sacrificed his life to feed the tiger, but the tiger doesn't recognize the mage, if he is not interested in the little master, won't it be troublesome?" One of the trade lanes.
Shenxiu said: "Then you wait for me first to see if the tiger is interested in me, okay?" ”
"That's the best." Someone said.
Shenxiu smiled slightly, and walked forward, no one dared to follow the merchants, and those with a better conscience secretly didn't want the tiger to eat Shenxiu in their hearts. The selfish ones are thinking: It's better to let the tiger eat Shenxiu, and when it's full, it's naturally not interested in itself.
Shenxiu didn't walk far, and sure enough, he saw a fat tiger lying in the chapter bush in front of him, with one eye open and one eye closed, stretching his waist lazily, glanced at Shenxiu, closed his eyes and dozed off.
Seeing Shenxiu calmly walking past the tiger and being safe, the merchants mustered up the courage and rushed by, one by one faster than the other, and threw Shenxiu at the end.
After this hill, everyone saw that the tiger was not chasing, so they stopped and waited for Shenxiu to come slowly.
That night, everyone stayed in Fuyan Temple, the most famous temple in Hengshan, and the merchants took Shenxiu as a bodhisattva reborn, and the Buddha came into the world, and exaggerated the story of his deeds that were not afraid of tigers. Shenxiu just smiled and didn't say a word.
After the caravans left, Shenxiu remained in the temple.
Fuyan Temple was created by the monk Hui Si of the Chen Dynasty of the Six Dynasties, the temple dwells under the Throwing Peak, the pine and fir are dense, the ancient vines are vertical and horizontal, the deep and beautiful, it is really the best place for self-cultivation and self-cultivation, Shenxiu likes it very much, and lives here for a while.
During this period, the monks in the temple asked about the cause of Shenxiu's lack of fear of tigers at that time. Shenxiu smiled and said: "It's not that I'm not afraid, it's that I have already found fresh blood stains in the grass, and there are sheep bones scattered in the middle, and I know that this tiger has just eaten it; Looking at the form of the tiger again, it is already drowsy, as if it is full and wants to rest, so I know that it will not be interested in us anymore. ”
At that time, if it weren't for Shenxiu's observation, analysis, and courage, their trip would not have gone so smoothly, and the monks in the temple all admired Shenxiu's wisdom.
Update tomorrow.