Vol 3 Chapter 60: Contrast yourself before and after

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Shi Xuan took out the Yin and Yang two cylinders and released some of the restrictions inside: "This thing can absorb water and things. Although it can't hold a sea, a large lake is more than enough. It should be enough to deal with floods."
Fang's expression solemnly took over the two gas cylinders of Yin and Yang: "The concubine first took the people of all the people to thank En Gong." Then he turned around and flew over the flood.
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In the flood.
There is a family of three holding a big broken tree and swimming desperately to the high land, but the current is rushing, waves are swimming three feet, and then they are rushed back five feet. Gradually, the child loses energy. As soon as he loosened his hand, he was washed far away by the flood, struggling in the water desperately.
When his mother and father saw this, they held the wood and wanted to swim over to save him, but in the flood, how could wood be so easy to change direction? When the father gritted his teeth, he also loosened his hand, and went to the child by a wave go with. The mother is still somewhat sensible, knowing that if she goes too at this time, it will only become a drag and disturb her husband to save her son, so she muttered: "Great Mercy and Compassion Pudu Bodhisattva, please save my husband and children. If it works, The concubine must set up a nunnery at home, and from then on, he will hold fast and recite the scriptures and worship incense day and night."
Panning is floating in the turbid water. She is a beautiful lady and can't swim at all. If it weren't for the nurse desperately pulling her, she would have been buried in the water, but at this moment, both of them have no strength and are slowly going underwater. She sank, struggling upwards for a while, feeling the cold water flowing over her lips, and when she flooded her nose, she finally despaired and closed her eyes, but she was very unwilling in her heart. She was only twenty-eight years old and she was just in life. How can you die like this when you are the most beautiful and splendid? Immortals, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas with vast magical powers, whoever of you will save me, I will be your faithful believer in the future.
Such scenes do not only appear in this place. There are scenes like this everywhere in the flood. Of course, some people who are struggling to survive have no time to pray for the Bodhisattva, but their temporarily safe relatives and friends can do nothing but ask God worships Buddha for some psychological comfort, or hopes that a miracle will happen.
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The high land above the water is now densely packed with people, all of whom were the closest to here when the flood came, and they had a chance to escape.
As many people escaped from the flood, or were rescued, there are more and more people here. This is nothing, but the flood is still rising, and the land just exposed , Can drown people's insteps in a blink of an eye, so everyone rushes to a higher place.
But the higher place was already full of people, and a large number of people couldn't squeeze it up. Seeing that the water level under their feet was getting higher and higher, some people fought, some pleaded hard, and some lifted their children above their heads. Many people are praying to immortals, hoping that a or Buddha can save themselves from the sea of ​​suffering.
Suddenly, there was a misty and divine voice in the sky: "I have heard your prayers, and I am here to help you." The voice was not loud, but it was reverberating, as if it sounded in the hearts of everyone.
Everyone looked excitedly, and saw a majestic jade-faced Bodhisattva standing on the ninth-rank lotus platform, holding a white jade bottle in his palm, with golden flowers hanging around his body, and a mighty sacred golden light behind his head. Listen carefully. , It seems that you can hear countless people praying and chanting prayerfully, so that you can calm your heart and forget the commonplace, like a true god!
But seeing that there was a way to save water, Fang showed his true body, as a Shinto monk, he definitely wouldn't do good deeds without leaving his name.
"That, that is Purdue Bodhisattva!!" The followers of Fang family recognized the origin of this Bodhisattva and exclaimed excitedly.
The tens of thousands of people in despair saw that a bodhisattva came, and their emotions were ecstatic and grateful, so they all knelt down and said in one voice: "Pudu Bodhisattva is merciful and compassionate, please help me and so on."
Fang smiled slightly and didn't speak. In the eyes of many people, he threw the white jade clean bottle out. The white jade clean bottle grew long in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it became the size of a mountain, and then the mouth of the bottle was released downward. There are two huge gases, one black and one white. One of them touches the surface of the water, and the water soars into the sky like a water dragon, continuously flying into the mouth of the bottle.
It is strange to say that only the flood was absorbed and the people, wood, bricks, and broken tiles in the water stayed in place.
After a few breaths, the loess beneath the high land reappeared in front of everyone. The people here kowtowed their heads again in shock and reverence, saying silently: "Great Mercy and Compassionate Pudu Bodhisattva."
After a few more breaths, the flood had receded to the embankment. The mother of a family of three was already desperately watching her husband holding the child sinking under the water, but in a blink of an eye, she saw them lying on the ground. Looking at the surroundings with a dazed expression, she didn't seem to believe that there was air instead of water next to her. Tears of surprise flowed from the mother's eyes uncontrollably, and she repeated her mouth: "Great Mercy and Compassionate Pudu Bodhisattva."
Panning was closing her eyes to die, but after a long time, she didn't see any water choking into her nose, so she opened her eyes blankly, and only saw herself sitting in the yellow mud, the filthy nanny equally blank. Looking at myself, until I heard the prayers of the people and saw the Bodhisattva in mid-air, I cried and laughed at the nurse.
When the flood receded a few feet below the original water level, everyone saw Pudu Bodhisattva's hand, and the white jade purification bottle immediately retracted the black and white qi, then slowly became smaller and flew back to the palm of the Bodhisattva.
As the two cylinders of yin and yang were retracted, the pattering rain stopped, and rays of sunlight fell from the sky. Fang clan gratefully looked at Shi Xuan who was invisible in mid-air. It turned out that Shi Xuan used Tai Chi to shake the clouds away.
Bathed in the warm and hopeful golden sunlight, the people looked at Purdue Bodhisattva enthusiastically, only to see Purdue Bodhisattva continue to use that ethereal and sacred voice: "This seat can only save a temporary emergency, you should save yourself first. , Quickly repair the embankment, otherwise the next heavy rain will be another catastrophe."
Everyone had no thoughts of refuting at this time, all of them respectfully and sincerely said: "Be careful to follow the Bodhisattva's decree."
Fang cried as soon as he saw it, and slowly disappeared. Only one voice of gratitude remains.
In the later years of Yangzhou Zhizai, this year, Yangzhou frequently experienced strange and weird things, a sign of change in the world.
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Above a white cloud, the Fang family returned the two gas cylinders of Yin and Yang to Shi Xuan: "Thank you, Mr. En, to be honest, just now I heard them praise me and praise me like that, and my concubine blushes a bit. The real effort is obviously kindness. The public."
Shi Xuan played with the Yin and Yang two cylinders, and said with a smile: "It's okay. Speaking of being poor, it's a bit of gain. Those praises are far inferior to this."
Fang asked curiously: "What gain, why didn't the concubine see it?"
"Hehe, some mental experiences. There are two main aspects. On the one hand, when I saw the people struggling in the flood, the poor Dao was thinking. If the poor Dao does not have the magic power, he will encounter this situation. How is it? The only answer is to resign and pray for help from others in despair. So on the path of practice, longevity is the goal, and being able to adapt to the state of mind is the key, but the power to protect yourself is also indispensable." Shi Xuan Saying indifferently, although it can't be regarded as all right, perceiving experience is a process of slowly removing the falsehood and keeping the truth. It is impossible to realize all at once. At this stage, it is not bad to reach this level.
Fang nodded, seemingly understandable.
Shi Xuan continued, "On the other hand, compared to the despair, sadness, and sadness of everyone just now, Pandao prefers the joy, touch, and tears in their eyes when they are escaping from the dead." The words are not clear, after all, this is Shi Xuan. A little knowledge of one's own nature, of course, is also very superficial.
"Well, the concubine body too." Fang Shi said with a slight smile, then remembered something, and covered his mouth with an oops: "Gongong, your bottle is full of water, what should I do?"
"It's nothing. If there is a dry land on the road, it will be treated as rain. It is really not encountered. When the poor road returns overseas, it can be dumped into the sea." Shi Xuan said nonchalantly, "OK, poor road First, go back to the Temple of Deshengqiao and wait for Madam Fang. After Madam Fang has treated the injured people with spells, remember to come back and talk to the poor Dao about the previous matter." Shi Xuan could have done it, but there is Fang family here. It seems superfluous.
Fang gave a polite gesture in a thousand gestures: "The concubine body must remember."
Then Shi Xuan nodded and drove the Vientiane Shadowless Sword back to Yangzhou City, and Fang directly dropped the cloud head and landed in her small temple on the riverside.
But at this time, Xu Jinyi arrived with a few disciples. One was late in receiving the news, and the other was not as fast as Shi Xuan, so they only saw the scene after the flood receded, and heard the people talk to Pudu Bodhisattva. Xu Jinyi's words of gratitude could not help but be stunned. After a while, Xu Jinyi murmured: "It seems that Shishi is helping her behind the Fang clan."
Then she sighed softly and greeted her disciples to go back. Although she had no regrets about her choice, she was always a little ashamed in the face of Shishi.
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More than three months later, in the late autumn, golden leaves danced with the wind.
"Hehe, it finally succeeded." Fang Shi said with a smile, and there was another round of precious light behind her head, but it was no longer golden, but as bright as a bright moon. After several months of discussion with Shi Xuan, she finally found a way to receive Shi Xuan's incense and aspiration power, but since then, she has another name, Tianxuan Shangxian.
Of course, for the Fang family, this is not a problem at all. She is a wild way, not an orthodox Buddhist inheritance, and because of the relationship between Shi Xuan, she is more inclined to Taoist gods, so Shangxian and Bodhisattva are just one of her titles. .
Shi Xuan put aside a burden, and felt relieved: "Thank you, Madam Fang. There are still a few disciples from the poor road who need to go and see, I will say goodbye today." Shi Xuan never thought of bringing Fang to the world of immortality. , Because as far as Fang is concerned, there are not many high places in the middle earth at this stage, so it is more suitable for her to gather incense.
"I hope that the concubine body will be able to see Grace in the future. Well, the concubine body will be able to condense a secret treasure with incense. It's useful." Fang's family didn't want to stay. The separation between monks for several years or decades was very normal. As for the secret treasure, the Fang family didn't tell Shi Xuan that it would make her cultivation level take a step backwards.
Shi Xuan didn't care about it, but he didn't want to hurt Fang's heart of repaying his gratitude, so he said, "En, let's talk about it then."