Last fall, a young man named Zhu Si came to Zhihua Temple and asked the abbot to accept him and ask him to cut his hair into a monk here.
At that time, almost all the monks in the temple were opposed because they all knew that Zhu Si was a famous local rogue.
This kid... he could curse the streets at the age of three, fight at the age of five, dared to go to the house at the age of seven, and removed the tiles at the age of nine... By this year he was over 20 years old, and had never done any business. He was just scrambling around all day long, stealing all day, today he was walking around the kiln, tomorrow he squatted in a trumpet, when his father died of illness at home, he didn't even look at it, and when his mother hung her, she was the corpse collected by the neighbors...
Just like that, he suddenly said he wanted to convert to Buddhism. Who can trust him?
According to the monks' thoughts: If Zhu Si just came to the temple to cheat and drink, and hide from the creditors, then the problem would be really not big. We can afford such an idle person, but what if he came to steal, robbery, or was an undercover agent for some kind of robber group...what can he do this?
However, Master Nengze ignored these things. He ignored the opposition and accepted Zhu Si.
If you ask him why, he will start to teach you a big lesson using Buddhism, saying, "Buddhist saves sentient beings, and all sentient beings are equal." Then ask you, "If we can't even tolerate a Zhu Si in our eyes, how can we hold all sentient beings and Buddhist teachings in our hearts?"
Anyway, we use this kind of philosophical topic and idealism to avoid discussing with you positively whether Zhu Si's various bad deeds should be the basis for his untrustworthyness, and try to accept Zhu Si with unconditional compassion and trust, giving the other party a chance to be a new person.
And what are the consequences of this kind of operation usually... I believe everyone knows it.
Whether it is the "Mr. Dongguo" in the East or the "farmer and snake" in the West, the conclusions given by them are not coincidental.
But, we still have to say that occasionally, only occasionally... there will be the kind of development in "Les Miserables".
Master Nengze is a person who is willing to believe in the kind of unfolding.
Even if Zhu Si only has one in ten thousand today, he may be sincere and kind. If he wants to be a new person, Nengze will give Zhu Si this opportunity, because if he doesn't give it, who else can give it?
Master Nengze is not a stubborn person, nor is he "fake compassion" or "silly compassion". He can be the abbot of this ancient temple in the capital, so he naturally understands that in charge of the temple is to be calculated and operated as a business.
But Buddhism can do business, which does not mean that Buddhism is just a business.
There are some things that he still has to do.
In this way, Zhu Si successfully joined Zhihua Temple and became a monk; he was ranked among the smallest fruit generation among the "Nengren Holy Fruit", with the Dharma name "Fruits".
So what was Zhu Si's thought at that time?
In fact, the monks guessed right, he just came to eat, drink, and avoid debts...
Originally, Zhu Si didn't have much hope, just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that the abbot really agreed to become a monk here, so he was so happy that he thought to himself: I'll just hang out in this temple first, and when winter passes and when the flowers bloom next spring, I guess the creditors will not chase it so tightly. Then I will sneak away and put on my hair and become a hero again.
In this way, after three or four months, autumn went, winter came and spring came, and it was time for Zhu Si to plan to leave. At this time... he didn't want to leave anymore.
Because before he knew it, he had adapted to life in the temple; although the days here were not very comfortable, he didn't have to worry about being worried every day. After eating for the first meal, he didn't have to worry about someone slapping the door and asking for the account when he went to bed in the middle of the night.
Although the precepts in the temple are strict, as long as he is not lazy or sloppy, no one will bully him maliciously.
So, Zhu Si, who had been with him for more than 20 years, finally understood some truths that his parents were worn out when they were alive and could not let him listen to it. He finally found that the temporary freedom he got through all day was needed to repay with more "uncomfortable", and living a regular life would lead to long-term stability.
Sometimes at night he would wipe his tears quietly, remembering that when his parents were still there, whenever he could listen to advice and find a serious errand, perhaps his home is still there now, and he even has a wife and children.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and some things are gone.
Zhu Si now said he was a "monk", but in fact, even if he fled privately as planned and returned to secular life, he had no home outside. So what's the difference between running or not?
Thinking of this, he decided to stay and be a monk.
To some extent, if Zhu Si's story ends here, Master Nengze will have successfully saved a lost person.
However, ten months ago, as four dead figures sneaked into Zhihua Temple one after another, Zhu Si..., that is, the "fruit room", failed to achieve a good ending.
As a man who has been a gangster for more than 20 years and a monk for more than half a year, Zhu Si's heart towards Buddha is obviously very shallow, and he is very susceptible to bewitching; "snake" just transformed into a top girl he had seen in a brothel that he had successfully taken it down and turned him into a ghost.
That is... the "lust" among the "seven evils".
As the name suggests, the amplified desire in the Fruit is the matter between men and women; however, he has not taken action against anyone so far. The reason has actually been mentioned in the previous document that after a strange incident occurred in Zhihua Temple, a group of monks who were considered "crazy" were locked up, and Fruit was among them.
But now, as the four animals fought with the uninvited guests, the fruit broke away from imprisonment and came to this "second level", ready to find someone to attack.
Someone may ask when he sees this, Zhihua Temple is full of monks and there are no women at all. Who can he find?
Actually, we mentioned this before: the abnormality of Zhihua Temple is that "the monks disappeared first", "the pilgrims disappeared later", and then "the monks went crazy".
Here we can explain it in chronological order...
At first, there were only a few monks, such as Shengshou, who turned into ghosts first; because they directly entered the "second level", in the eyes of those who are in the "first level" realistic dimension, they were "missed".
Afterwards, some pilgrims were captured by these accusers on the "second floor", such as Wang San and their young masters, as well as other men, women, and young and old. These people were captured by the accusers on the death emperor and gave them to the death emperor for "enjoyment", so the accusers did not kill them directly, but threw them into the "second floor".
So far, these people have not all died because the time on the "second floor" is disordered. In the eyes of the "first floor" people, they may have been missing for several days, but in their own eyes, they may have been arrested for only not long.
Among these pilgrims, there is a woman, which is the target Fruits are looking for now. Anyway, the death of the person is the life of these people. As long as the fruit does not kill the other party, it is not considered robbing the death of the person.
Finally, we have to talk about the so-called "crazy monks", that is, the last few ghosts, including the fruit room, and some people who are mentally polluted and are really crazy.
They will be arrested and detained because Master Nengze at this time had noticed that there were evil spirits in the temple, so he made an emergency response. The house where they were detained was also protected by special scriptures (Master Nengze has certain magical magic), which can prevent people locked up inside from escaping to the second floor.
However, these "protections" were invalid when Master Nengze himself was dragged into the "second level" by the Death.
When the dead figures went to Wanfa Hall to capture Master Nengze, they were at the same time as the four Arhat statues were broken by the Moddy.
Everyone, after I sorted out the timeline, is it clearer and more messy?
Then let's continue...
Let’s talk about this fruit room, after coming to the “second floor”, I walked around for a long time and finally saw a female pilgrim who was caught in this space.
The woman's name is Zhou. She is twenty-six years old this year and is already a mother of three children. Her oldest child will be a soy sauce this year. Of course, this is also common in that era.
A few days ago, Zhou came to Zhihua Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. As he walked, he fell into this strange space and was trapped in it.
At this moment, when Guoji saw Zhou from afar, he thought to himself: This little wife is OK, her eyes are eyes, eyebrows are eyebrows, although she is a bit fat, she can also be called round and smooth.
After watching the fruit for a while, it was a terrifying feeling. Without saying a word, I could go up and quietly come behind Zhou: "Amitabha, female donor, how good is it?"
Zhou was wandering alone in this terrifying space for a long time, and the panic and fear had naturally been written on her face. At this moment, she heard a sudden sound of speaking and was immediately startled. However, when she looked back, she found that a monk was standing in front of her, so she felt relieved: "Ah! I have met someone... This master, I came to the temple to burn incense, but I seemed to be lost. Where is this? How could there be such a place in the temple?"
This is how people are helpless. When she finally sees a living person other than herself, she will tend to get help from this person as soon as possible. The questions she asks are all caused by fear. She simply wants to immediately hear some answers that she can accept and understand from the other person, so as to eliminate some fear.
"Female donor, don't panic." Two seconds later, the fruit clasped his hands together and replied with a smile, "The little monk will take you out of the temple now, please follow me."
As he said that, he had turned around and began to lead the way slowly.
"Okay, okay, thank you Master." Zhou seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, and followed the fruit without thinking.
After that, he didn't say anything again. As a woman, Zhou would not take the initiative to chat with the other party. In this way, in a delicate silence, the two walked through several corridors and came outside the door of a wing room.
According to the fruit, as long as he tricked the person into the house, he would immediately close the door and pounce on him.
At this time, he was so excited that he even shook his hands, and pushed the door open and walked in.
Chapter completed!