Demon in the world

At that time, Ah Jiu was still an egg, waking up in a daze, and was about to look outside through the thin shell, when suddenly a red light flew from a distance, and the smell of blood that was too sweet to be greasy rushed towards her face.

Countless fuzzy shadows ran around in the red light, as if they were going through a huge disaster. Ah Jiu's eyes went dark, and someone picked him up.

The sudden jolt made him a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, the man's embrace was very warm, and the faint fragrance from his body offset the fishy smell just now, and Ah Jiu fell asleep while shaking.

When it woke up again, it had arrived in a quiet cave.

The man was gently wiping the eggshell with a damp cloth, and his movements were very gentle.

"Fortunately, you were young and not born, and I put an enchantment at the entrance of the cave, so you shouldn't be discovered... Be obedient and stay here, and wait for my brother to pick you up later, you know."

elder brother?Ah Jiu opened his eyes wide and couldn't see his face clearly.

The man took off his coat and put it on the ground, put Ah Jiu inside to wrap it up, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

……

A cold hand came in from outside the bed, and touched his ribs to keep warm. Ah Jiu shivered and woke up from the cold.

"Brother?"

Brother Shenghua bent his long fox eyes, smiled and said: "It's me, don't move, I just washed my hands with well water, it's very cold, help me warm." While speaking, his fingers were dishonest, like snakes on his body spin around.

Fortunately, Ah Jiu's pranks are commonplace, so he just let him do it without moving.

Seeing his confused face, Sheng Hua said, "Just now I heard what your name is brother, did you have a strange dream again?"

Ah Jiu nodded, and Shenghua stretched out his hot hands to pinch his face, "Master, how many times have you said that you were sent to Lanyin Temple by your parents, where did you come from, and you are human, How can you live in an egg? Get up quickly, it's snowing outside, brother will take you out to catch birds."

"But the master said..."

"No, but, what do you always listen to that old monk say, get up quickly."

Shenghua watched him put on his clothes intently, Ah Jiu was puzzled by his salivating gaze, and said, "Brother, why are you always staring at me?"

"Hey!" Shenghua patted him on the shoulder and let out a long sigh, "Vegetables and tofu produce beautiful women, but it's a pity that you are my junior... In the future, you will also take advantage of others for nothing."

Ah Jiu didn't understand what he meant, but she smiled politely, revealing two shallow dimples on her cheeks.

"What are you laughing at, hurry up and wash your face, when the old monk wakes up, he will take him out for morning class again." Shenghua didn't forget to touch his face.

He is a cute and incomparable little junior, who knows a little bit about Buddhism by reciting scriptures, and his intelligence is astonishing.It's a pity that I have seen too little in the world. I have been facing my master Kong Xiang and my brother all year round, and I have never even seen a woman, so I don't know much about the world so far.

When Sheng Hua felt regretful, Ah Jiu had already finished washing, the long eyelashes on the black eyes were still dripping with water, and the small face that had not grown corners had the roundness and delicateness unique to teenagers, walking up to him like a porcelain doll , obediently said: "Brother, I'm fine."

Shenghua's fingers were ready to move, "Let senior brother kiss you."

Ah Jiu shook her eyelashes, and said in a low voice, "Master is not allowed."

Shenghua hugged him by the shoulders, and continued to pester him with a shy face, "It's fine if you don't tell him."

When he was about to succeed, he heard the creaking sound of the door, and a serious voice asked, "Shenghua, what are you doing?"

Shenghua stopped immediately, and said solemnly: "I see that the mole on my little brother's face seems to have become a little darker, I just want to confirm it."

"Really." Kong Xiang walked in, carefully looked at Ah Jiu's mole, which was as red as blood, and thought: "It has indeed become darker, could it be...do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

Ah Jiu shook her head, "No, but I had that cave dream again last night, and my brother..."

Kongxiang's expression became serious, "Shenghua, you go out, I have something to say to Ah Jiu."

Sheng Hua said unhappily: "There are three people in the entire temple, and you still treat me like this!"

Having said that, he didn't dare to stop for a moment. His master was usually a dignified eminent monk, but once he became powerful, he was three points more ruthless than the Rakshasa on the mural.

After Shenghua walked out, Ajiu held Kongxiang's hand and asked, "Master, I know it's unbelievable that a person is born from an egg, but that dream and the person in the dream are really familiar to me. Master." , Am I really sent down the mountain by my parents? Why don’t I have any memory of them? Don’t they miss me? Why haven’t they come to see me for so many years?”

Kongxiang sighed, "The person in the dream, do you remember his face?"

Ah Jiu shook his head blankly, and said: "I can't see clearly, but I remember the smell on his body." He remembered the warmth in that person's arms, the tenderness brought to him by those hands, and the sentence before parting, "Wait for my brother to come later." pick you up'...

Kong Xiang asked solemnly: "Ah Jiu, do you really want to know the truth?"

Ah Jiu nodded sincerely, "Please master for advice!"

"As a teacher, I can't tell you anything. It's a long story. When I first came to Lanyin Temple as a teacher, it was just an empty temple. The dust on the table was three inches thick, but the Buddha statue was spotless. The incense is also perpetual. Later, I planned to settle here. When I was cleaning the temple, I found a round stone hidden behind the Buddha statue. It was extremely heavy, but I couldn’t move it. Until 17 years ago, a stormy At night, I was suddenly awakened by thunder in my sleep. I opened the window and saw a giant dragon drawn by lightning in the sky... At this moment, a baby’s cry suddenly came from the Buddhist hall. I searched for the sound tremblingly , I found you behind the Buddha image."

Ah Jiu was startled, "Me?"

Kongxiang said: "That's right, it's you. The boulder hidden behind the Buddha statue was split in the middle, and you were lying in it. You are a beautiful child from birth!"

Ah Jiu muttered to himself, "So my dreams are all real."

Kongxiang said: "Master, I didn't want to hide it from you, but this matter is indeed too absurd. It would be unbelievable if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes. Besides, during the years you grew up, you were no different from ordinary children except that you were smarter. Never mentioned it. Let’s go, I’ll take you to see the place where I was born.”

Ah Jiu silently followed Kongxiang to the main hall, and after the two knelt down, they worked together to push the Buddha away, and they saw a round stone behind them.

Unlike what Kong Xiang said, Ah Jiu hugged it out without any effort.

After wiping off the dust on the surface, Ah Jiu saw a red nine character on the surface of the stone, which seemed to be written in blood.

Kong Xiang said: "This word already exists, so I directly used it to make your name."

Ah Jiu pressed her fingers on the eggshell, a long-lost feeling slowly came to her heart, and she couldn't help saying: "Yes, I was carried out when I was inside. Master, I think..."

Kong Xiang understood his thoughts, "Do you want to find the person in your dream?"

Ah Jiu said softly: "He is the only relative in my memory. I want to go to him and ask him why he hasn't come to pick me up for so long."

"But child..."

"Master, please let me go."

Kong Xiangwei said: "It's not that the teacher disagrees, it's really hard to find in the vast sea of ​​people, let alone how many years have passed, that person may have passed away in this world long ago."

Ah Jiu shook his head, "No, he must still be alive, I can feel it."

"Ah Jiu..."

"Master, I beg you!"

Kongxiang helped him up from the ground, "You have never gone down the mountain, you don't know the vast world outside, trying to find someone out of it is like washing sand in the ocean. As a teacher, I swore never to go down the mountain, Shenghua still has many common things In the end, you need to leave alone, in case of any accident... you must think twice before making a decision."

Ah Jiu bit her lower lip, "Master, I'm not afraid."

Kong Xiang closed his eyes and chanted: "Cleanse the mortal dust, lead, flowers and dreams, all phenomena in the world are originally empty. How about Bodhi? Follow the fate as you encounter and follow the wind... If you decide, pack up your things and say goodbye to Shenghua."

Ah Jiu clasped his hands together, "Thank you, master!"

When Shenghua heard the news that Ah Jiu was going down the mountain, his whole body exploded, "Is the master ready? What does the old man think? Do you want you to go alone? No, just wait, I'll pack up my things." I will walk with you."

"Brother, don't worry, I've grown up. Master is getting old now, and it's inconvenient to do things. You can stay with him in the temple, old man. When I find my brother, I'll bring him back to see you."

"Brother what? Where did you come from?" Sheng Hua grabbed his arm and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about, master? How stupid are you to believe anything! Don't leave, tell me clearly! "

Kong Xiang heard the quarrel outside, and said loudly: "Shenghua, come out."

Shenghua jumped out and said, "It's just right, I still want to talk to you!"

Ah Jiu sat in the room for a while, but she didn't see Sheng Hua coming back for a long time, knowing that he must be detained by the master, so she didn't wait any longer, and went out quietly alone.

When going down the mountain, he sincerely kowtowed nine times in the direction of the monastery, knelt down once to the Lord Buddha for caring care, knelt down to the master for nurturing kindness, and kneeled down to the senior brother for daily care.

Kong Xiang stood on the attic and watched Ah Jiu's back until he disappeared.