Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 707: Late-night Debate, Who Am I?
After hearing Fan Qing's words, Yang Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.

This little nun wants to arrest me?

Fan Qing knew that he would be shocked if he told him that his goal was the same as his, so he just smiled.

Fan Qing said: "This man has committed many evil deeds and has committed serious sins. He and I have an unfinished earthly karma. Therefore, I will capture him, bring him back to the mountains, and let him be ordained and practice."

Fan Qing's face was very serious: "I can be his teacher and guide him to be good in order to atone for his sins."

Yang Yuan asked cautiously, "Uh... no, what sin did he commit? What karma does he have with you, Little Nun?"

Fan Qing told Yang Yuan what Wu Shuangjiu had told her, as well as her relationship with the Wu family.

Even though she was a nun who had practiced for many years and had a firm Zen mind, she still showed uncontrollable anger when she talked about her fourth brother and his entire family being killed.

Yang Yuan never expected that this little nun was actually a girl from the Wu family.

This woman's martial arts skills are even better than his. If he were to be targeted by this little nun who has nothing to do and has plenty of time to stare at him, it would be a real trouble.

So, Yang Yuan thought about it and asked tentatively: "Little Nun, do you think... is it possible that Wu Shuangjiu lied to you?"

"Will not!"

Fan Qing said seriously: "No one can have ill will towards me without me noticing."

"Oh?"

Fan Qing believed that the handsome young donor in front of him was a good person, so he had no guard against him at all.

She said frankly: "I have cultivated the Zen power of 'reading other people's minds'. If someone has any ill will towards me, I can sense it."

"That's it..."

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "Maybe she doesn't have any ill will towards you?"

"How to say?"

“It’s like… you’re trying to drive a nail into wood and you pick up a hammer.

You think about hammering the nail in, but you don’t think about what’s going to happen to the hammer, understand?”

"The donor is saying that I am the hammer."

"Not bad!"

Fan Qing smiled and shook her head gently: "The hammer is ignorant and unaware, but I am knowledgeable. I am not a hammer."

"No, at this moment, you are a hammer."

"Otherwise, I am not a hammer."

The two debated for a long time about whether Fan Qing was a piece of shit. Yang Yuan couldn't win over this stubborn little nun, so he had to change his words.

He wanted to dissuade the little nun from attacking him, not that he wanted to win the debate with her, so there was no need to insist.

Yang Yuan poured a cup of tea for Fan Qing and changed the subject, "Yang Yuan is a very important official. If you touch him, what will happen to your family?"

Fan Qing asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with my family and relatives in this secular world?"

"Killing officials is tantamount to rebellion."

Seeing that Fan Qing was about to debate again, Yang Yuan quickly added, "It's the same with arresting officials."

Fan Qing closed her mouth. Her mouth was not big, with diamond-shaped corners and clear lip lines, which was very beautiful.

Yang Yuan said, "Once you capture Yang Yuan, your relatives will be implicated. They may be beheaded or exiled to the ends of the earth, dying from miasma or plague. Wouldn't that implicate you?"

Fan Qing frowned in confusion: "Others are not guilty, so why are they implicated?"

"This is the law of the secular world, just like the Buddhist rules and regulations. Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, it is now the law of the secular world."

"Oh I see……"

Fan Qing originally wanted to quietly capture Yang Yuan, but considering the difficulty of taking him away silently by himself, he was very cautious.

Now she had to consider being more cautious and not reveal her identity, which would implicate her brothers and relatives in the secular world.

Yang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the little nun was considering this issue seriously.

It seems that she is a little stumped.

Fan Qing's clear eyes suddenly fixed on Yang Yuan and asked, "Donor, why do you want to assassinate Yang Yuan? Aren't you afraid of implicating your relatives?"

Yang Yuan was stunned: "Master, what do you mean?"

Fan Qing smiled slightly: "The soldiers are hunting down the assassin who killed General Yang and Yang Yuan all over the city. Isn't that person you?"

Yang Yuan's mind raced as he slowly responded, "Oh! Because... they don't know my real name, they don't know my true identity.

So, even if I was caught or seen by others, they would not know who I was.

The world is so big, it is difficult for them to verify my true identity."

After hearing this, Fan Qing's eyes gradually brightened.

Yang Yuan immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly made amends, "I can do it, but you can't, little nun. Look, you are a nun, and you are so pretty.

The nun was young, beautiful, and skilled in martial arts, and she was staying here. With these conditions combined, it would take less than an hour for the government to find out the true identity of the young nun.

By then, little nun, you will not only implicate your relatives in this world, but even the nuns in the Fuhu Temple in Mount Emei will be implicated by you.

When the time comes, the army will march up Mount Emei and burn Fuhu Temple. All the nuns will be killed, some will escape, and some will be arrested. Little nun, you have committed a grave sin. "

After hearing this, the light in Fan Qing's eyes gradually dimmed.

She frowned and thought seriously: "For a moment, I couldn't think of a proper solution. However, I can always come up with a good solution if I think about it."

Yang Yuan quickly said, "Little nun, you see, now you know that I am also going to take action against that Yang... dog official.

In fact, you are a nun, and you shouldn’t be involved in worldly affairs.

Besides, under the ginkgo tree, I had a fight with you, little nun.

Little Nun should know that my martial arts skills are not worse than yours..."

Fan Qing shook her head, not caring about Yang Yuan's face at all: "Under the ginkgo tree, although you had no intention of killing, you also tried your best, but I did not.

Although you were injured first, even if you were not injured, you would not be my opponent. "

Yang Yuan: "Well..., Little Nun, you are of course an expert in Zen. I am not as good as you.

But... I can still use it to sneak into the Taiwei Mansion and kill Yang Yuan, that dog official, right?"

Yang Yuan scolded himself, and the scolding became very fluent.

Fan Qing nodded: "Well, your martial arts skills are already very advanced. Although the Taiwei Mansion is heavily guarded, with your martial arts skills, you can sneak in and assassinate that dog official."

Yang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "So, little nun, just leave this matter to me without any worries.

"Little nun, you should go back to Mount Emei and recite the sutras and worship Buddha. As for Yang Yuan, that dog official, leave him to me. I will chop off his dog head and take his dog life."

Fan Qing's face tightened and she shook her head seriously: "If I had never met you, it would be fine. But now that I have met you and allowed you to kill people, how can I escape the cause and effect of this killing?"

Yang Yuan said tentatively: "That dog official is inhumane. He is so bad, and he doesn't want you, Little Nun, to do it. Is it okay?"

"No, I want to take that big devil to the mountain and make him recite scriptures to repent and practice to atone for his sins. I cannot sit idly by knowing that you want to kill him."

"So, that means, Little Nun, you...will never kill him."

"Of course, he has already done harm to others. What problem can killing him solve? If I stop killing by killing, what difference is there between me and that inhuman dog official?"

Fan Qing opened his big eyes with clear black and white, and looked with pity at the handsome donor in front of him who was trapped in the world of mortals because of hatred.

Yang Yuan felt relieved. It would have been a headache to deal with such a master who had extraordinary martial arts skills but was also stubborn.

But since she was determined not to kill anyone and just wanted to take me to the mountain and shave my head, there was nothing to be afraid of.

This little nun is a little naive about worldly affairs, and it would take more than a few words to convince her.

However, since she doesn't kill, there is nothing to be afraid of.

I will fool her for now. The Wu family is my followers now. I will go back and find her elder brother and ask Wu Yuan to persuade her.

Having made up his mind, Yang Yuan no longer worried about it.

The two dropped the topic and started chatting casually.

Soon, the two began to talk about the topic of rebirth and the afterlife.

Yang Yuan has always disagreed with the afterlife. He is more in favor of the idea of ​​living in the present, which coincides with the Taoist philosophy.

Seeing that he had superb Taoist internal skills, Fan Qing believed that he was a lay disciple of Taoism, so he was not surprised by his ideas.

Fan Qing took a sip of tea, held the cup and smiled, "In fact, the reason why the donor thinks so is because the Buddhist and Taoist schools have different understandings of 'I'. In Buddhism, we believe that the body is just a shell, and the true self is the soul. The soul can be divided into three layers from the inside to the outside. The outermost layer is the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, which belong to the five senses and can be discarded.

The middle layer is manas, which is produced due to the causes and conditions of other people, and it will also disappear with the passing of life.

What can accompany the soul to the next life is the original self, the true self, which is the Alaya consciousness, and the seed intention.

It is immortal, so no matter how many times you reincarnate, it will still be it, and you will naturally still be you. "

When talking about her forte, Fan Qing's eyes became more calm and full of wisdom.

“We cultivate for our next life because even if we work hard in one lifetime, we may not be able to achieve perfection and transcend the cycle of reincarnation.

If a person with great wisdom can suddenly attain enlightenment and become a Buddha, it would naturally be better if he can achieve it in that life. However, if you do not have such wisdom and affinity with the Buddha, there is no need to be discouraged.

Because my true self is immortal and indestructible, if I continue to practice in the next life, I will eventually have a life of perfect merit. "

If Li Shishi were here, she could have a good debate on the meaning of the scriptures with the little nun Fanqing.

But Yang Yuan had no knowledge of Buddhist and Taoist classics, so how could he compare with Fan Qing's profound attainments? Even if he disagreed, he had no way to talk to him.

Fortunately, Fan Qing did not think that he was speechless because of what he said. He just thought that he was saved by himself and did not want to contradict his benefactor.

So, Fan Qing took the initiative to say: "Your Taoist thought also believes that the body is just a shell, and the true self is the original spirit.

The primordial spirit is not like what we think in Buddhism, which is from the inside out, with the Alaya consciousness as the true self.

In your Taoist thought, the primordial spirit is divided into three parallel parts, namely, the fetal light, the shuangling, and the youjing. "

"The Tai Guang is the light of life, the Shuang Ling represents intelligence and wisdom, and the You Jing represents the seven emotions and six desires."

Fan Qing was even more proficient in Taoist thought than Yang Yuan: "The only thing that can be reborn is Tai Guang. Tai Guang is a trace of true spirit. When it is reborn in the next life, it will give birth to or combine new Shuang Ling and You Jing depending on the people and things it meets in the next life, thus forming a new Yuan Shen."

"So, the you in the next life is no longer the you of this life, at least not the complete you of this life. That is why Taoists are obsessed with cultivating in this life."

Fan Qing explained it in a simple and clear way, Yang Yuan understood it immediately and was able to join in the topic.

Yang Yuan asked: "Then, which one do you think is more reasonable?"

Fan Qingheshi smiled and said, "I am a Buddhist."

"What if your father had sent the little nun to join the Taoist sect? Then wouldn't the little nun be a member of the Taoist sect? This was your father's choice, not the little nun's."

"But isn't this my fate?"

"Look, this was originally a question of whether I was real or not, but you pushed it onto fate, little nun, so there's no point in talking about this anymore. Aren't you just being naughty?"

"Why am I being naughty?"

"Fate and Dharma, fate and Dharma. All incomprehensible things can be attributed to fate and Dharma. Isn't this just playing tricks?"

“Is it possible that it is indeed karma?”

“Okay, little nun, you said that my true self is indestructible, and I will still be you in the next life. Practice for every life, and you will eventually achieve perfection.

Then let me ask, who were you in your previous life, and who will you be in your next life?"

Fan Qing was stunned, looking thoughtful.

Yang Yuan strikes while the iron is hot: "You don't know who you were in your previous life, and you don't know who you will be in your next life.

Now, you only have your fellow disciples from the Fuhu Temple in the world outside and your relatives from the Wu family in the secular world. They are the only ones who can influence your joys and sorrows.

In your previous life, no matter whether you were good or evil, sad or happy, you were ignorant.

So what impact do your sorrows, joys, good and evil have on your previous life?

The same is true for future generations. "

Fan Qing's eyes were originally clear and full of wisdom, but now they were a little confused.

Yang Yuan continued: "Take me and the little nun for example, maybe you and I were husband and wife in our previous lives.

But, you and I are sitting here facing each other at this moment, can you and I feel the karma and emotions from our previous lives?

I can’t feel it. So, what is the meaning of you and me in the previous life to you and me in this life?
What meaning do you and I in this life have to you and me in the previous life?
How can you say that we are the reincarnations of you and me in our previous lives?"

"Poor Ni..."

“Well, if there is an afterlife, maybe in the next life, you will become my daughter again.

But are you and I clear about this now? Are you sure? "

The little nun's meditation defense was broken. How could they be either husband and wife or father and daughter?
She said angrily, "Who can tell what will happen in the next life? Maybe in the next life, I will be your son, and you will be your father."

Yang Yuan said: "That is not impossible! But no matter what the relationship is, our relationship in the next life will not affect you and me in this life.

How you and I get along in this life will not affect you and me in the next life?

So, what is the meaning of reincarnation if the soul is not ignorant? "

The man and woman, who had no idea what their relationship was in their previous lives and were also unsure of what their relationship would be in their next lives, looked at each other.

Junior nun Fan Qing, who has always been attracted by Yang Yuan's looks, is now very angry and wants to get rid of the influence of Yang Yuan's looks on her.

She had an urge to hit Yang Yuan on the head with a powerful Vajra Palm.

Sin, sin.

Fan Qing took a deep breath, calmed down her anger, and said, "After I think about this matter carefully, I will give you an explanation.

It’s late at night, take a rest.”

Fan Qing fell asleep on the meditation bed, which was spread out on several cushions. Yang Yuan also lay down on the ground.

With his head on the wooden pillow, Fan Qing thought: "Who was I in my previous life? Who will I be in my next life? Who am I? Who is he? What is the cause and effect between him and me?"

Little nun, I can’t sleep.

Early in the morning, Fan Qing woke up.

To be precise, I was awakened by a dream.

She thought hard for half the night, trying to refute Yang Yuan's statement and answer Yang Yuan's questions, but she didn't know how long it took before she fell asleep.

As soon as she fell asleep, her chaotic thoughts turned into strange dreams, which kept her awake for half the night.

Past life, present life, next life, lovers, husband and wife, enemies, friends...

She dreamed that she became Yang Yuan's father, and that he worked hard to build up a huge fortune.

It turned out that Yang Yuan was an unfilial son. He spent all his family's wealth on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and finally forced himself to become a monk...

When she woke up in shock, she realized that this seemed to be the tragic death of her junior apprentice Xuanbei from Jianglong Temple on the mountain opposite Fuhu Temple.

However, this dream was too real. When Fan Qing looked at Yang Yuan who was sleeping soundly, he still felt like he was looking at his eldest son.

It was this guy who made me unable to sleep all night because of his words.

The little nun, who was a little grumpy, walked over angrily and tried to wake Yang Yuan up.

Although Yang Yuan's injuries were not serious, he had been running and fighting for a long time and had lost too much blood, so he was still sleeping soundly.

Fan Qing's bare feet were about to kick Yang Yuan's shoulders, but suddenly stopped.

She knelt down on the mat, gently pushed Yang Yuan, and said unhappily: "Hey, get up, wise man!"

The nunnery had to hold morning prayers. Because Fan Qing had a high status, nuns from the nunnery would come to pay their respects early in the morning and accompany her to the prayers.

The Zen room was simply furnished, and if Yang Yuan didn't hide early, he would be seen.

The "wise man" opened his sleepy eyes hazily, and in a trance, he seemed still on Dingjun Mountain.

He didn't need to lower his head to know that he was "standing tall as a pillar" at this moment. Even though he was injured and bleeding yesterday, his blood was still so vigorous.

Yang Yuan, who was in a bad mood, really wanted to give a wake-up call to the person who woke him up.

It's just dawn, disturbing my sleep so early...

Um?and many more!

Yang Yuan suddenly regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

But Fan Qing has already noticed it.

She frowned and said in surprise, "Your knife has slipped. Don't move. Be careful not to get hurt."

Fan Qing reached out and grabbed it. She wanted to help Yang Yuan hold it still before letting him take out the knife.

hiss~
Yang Yuan's eyes suddenly opened wide and his head was buzzing.

Who am I, where am I, what am I doing!
(End of this chapter)