Chapter 116: Jade Rabbit Pounds Medicine, Green Snake Asks for Love
Under the faint moonlight, the waterfall splashes.
Pinggong Qianye was sitting cross-legged on the jade bed, holding a coiled green snake in the palm of his right hand.
The green snake's entire body was emerald green, as if it were carved from jadeite, and in its black and white eyes, there was still the ignorance and confusion of a newborn.
Pinggong Qianye smiled and asked, "Do you have a strong desire to improve your cultivation?"
"don't know."
Xiao Qing shook his head, thought for a while, and then said: "At least, we can't be easily bullied by other monsters, and even the territory we usually live in has been taken away."
"Xiao Qing!"
The mountain rabbit, who was already standing on the head of the magic frog, couldn't help it anymore.
She jumped off the magic frog's head angrily, walked in front of Pinggong Qianye, and grabbed Xiaoqing with her hand.
"I was retreating strategically, not being bullied!"
The mountain rabbit patted Xiaoqing's head gently with its little hand and said angrily, "That forest is still mine. I just lent it to the big tiger for a while. I will take it back later!"
After finishing his heroic words, Yamausagi gradually realized that he was very close to this terrifying monk.
The opponent only needs to stretch out his hand to catch you.
Yamausagi's expression froze instantly, and he stood still, not daring to move.
Just as she thought, the scary monk really reached out to her.
It’s over, it’s over… I will die at the hands of the monk just like the monsters in so many storybooks.
Woohoo, I want to cry.
Yamausagi's body trembled, and her face quickly turned red. The urge to cry was replaced by shame.
Because the monk reached out and touched his most sensitive rabbit ears.
He also closed his ears, placed them in his warm palms, and rubbed them gently.
"The Mountain Rabbit King has quite a temper."
Pinggong Qianye made a joke and pinched the mountain rabbit's pink and furry ears. He felt that the touch was very good and more comfortable than petting a cat.
"I, you, please let go of my ears... This is not good."
There was a pleading look in the mountain rabbit's watery little eyes.
Seeing that Yamausagi was indeed afraid of him, Pinggong Chiye let go of her rabbit ears and watched her jump back onto the magic frog's head and hide.
As for Xiaoqing, she was also caught by her and was now lowering her head and giving her a lecture in a low voice.
This result is good. It is not suitable for him to have a green snake demon like Xiaoqing by his side.
Seeing that the magic frog closed its eyes and pretended to sleep, the mountain rabbit hid, and Xiaoqing had no freedom.
Hiramiya Chiye took out the moon doll given by Jingu Yaezakura from her bag and placed it on the jade bed, bathing it in the moonlight from the sky.
This process is equivalent to charging a mobile phone. It needs to be charged to a certain level before the moon doll can exert its magical ability to communicate over thousands of miles.
The greater the distance, the more energy is required.
Pinggong Qianye had no idea how long it would take, so he could only put it under the moonlight and try it out.
Pinggong Qianye, who was free, took a look at the movement of the mountain rabbit. Seeing that her rabbit ears quietly appeared again, he smiled and said, "King of the mountain rabbit, do you want to hear a story?"
The pair of rabbit ears moved, and after a while the mountain rabbit's voice came, "What's the story?"
"A legend about a jade rabbit pounding medicine."
"Jade Rabbit? Is she a distant relative of mine?"
Yamausagi's head finally popped up again, and Xiaoqing was held by her hands and wrapped around her arms.
"It is said that there is a rabbit on the moon. The rabbit is as white as jade, so it is called the Jade Rabbit."
Pinggong Chiye began to tell the myths and legends that he remembered.
"The white rabbit has a jade pestle in its hand. It often kneels down and pounds medicine with the pestle to make toad pills. It is said that taking these pills can make people immortal."
"Wow, that's amazing."
The mountain rabbit looked up at the moon, his eyes shining and full of longing.
That’s a rabbit that can live on the moon!
Unlike me, I can only live in the mountains and forests, and I can't fly. I can only jump around in the woods every day.
I wonder if the Jade Rabbit in the moon is looking at the world and seeing me at this moment?
“Is there really a Moon Palace on the Moon? Is there really a fairy named Chang’e?”
After listening to the story, Yamausagi was no longer as afraid of Hiramiya Chiya's existence as before.
At this time, she held her cheeks with both hands, lying on the head of the magic frog, her rabbit ears moving upright, and her two little feet kicking up and down behind her.
"Have."
In the past, Hiramiya Chiye might not have been able to give an accurate answer, but now, if a moon god like Jingu Yaezakura can exist, then the so-called Moon Palace should also exist.
"That's great."
Yamausagi chuckled, perhaps imagining some happy and joyful scene.
"Master, is there any legend about me?" Xiaoqing crawled out from behind the mountain rabbit, his eyes blinking.
Pinggong Qianye hesitated for a moment. He had not originally intended to talk about the legend about snakes because he only remembered the stories between the White Snake, the Green Snake and Fahai.
Such legends can easily mislead Xiaoqing, who is not very smart.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not something you need to worry about.
I am not Fahai.
Xiaoqing is not the green snake in the story.
"Yes, there is a story about a green snake asking for love."
Pinggong Qianye organized his words a little and told the story of the Green Snake and Fahai.
When I heard that sentence: "Snake demon, I need you to help me practice. If you can disrupt my concentration, I will let you go."
Xiaoqing stared deeply at Pinggong Qianye. Being smart, she had already figured out the reason why Pinggong Qianye had such a strange expression before.
It turned out that it was because he had stolen the lines.
"This Fahai is such a bastard!"
After hearing the story, Yamausagi was angry and spoke up for Green Snake, "It was obviously he who lost in the end, but he turned against the snake and even thought of solving the problem through force. It's really despicable!" In response to such comments, Pinggong Qianye smiled and said nothing.
At the moment when Fahai’s concentration was disrupted in the pond, he had indeed lost, and his Buddhist Dharma had also lost.
At that time, the Green Snake actually didn't quite understand love in the human world. It was her innocence, naivety and immaturity that made Fahai unable to resist for a while.
If you lose, you lose.
If Fahai had frankly admitted his defeat at that time and let the green snake go, then his loss would also be a win.
Let go, and the world will be open to you.
From then on, he would no longer have any entanglement with the green snake. Even if they met again, he would just calmly recite "Amitabha".
Unfortunately, he chose to get angry and humiliated, which was the worst choice. He allowed his mentality to become unbalanced and his emotions to overflow and become uncontrollable, which was a taboo for Buddhist practitioners.
But for practitioners, practice is everywhere. After losing control once, if one can practice Buddhism again with great concentration and perseverance, and stick to the original intention, without wavering, one will also be able to achieve success.
In fact, if you think about it many times, Buddhism has never abandoned any practitioner. No matter how wrong he makes, as long as he is willing to turn back, Buddhism will tolerate him and give him wisdom and compassion.
"Master, what is emotion?"
Xiaoqing wanted to climb down from the magic frog's head, but was grabbed by the mountain rabbit. She could only lie on the mountain rabbit's shoulder and asked in confusion.
"You have a good relationship with Yamausagi. You like being with her. Like is a kind of emotion."
"You hate Tiger Vanguard for using force to drive you away. Hate is also a kind of emotion."
"Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all emotions that all sentient beings have at birth."
Pinggong Chiye answered in a calm tone.
"What kind of relationship is there between the green snake in the story and Master Fahai?" Xiao Qing asked again, seemingly understanding.
"Of course it's a bad fate!"
Yamausagi answered confidently, and patted Xiaoqing's head at the same time, "Xiaoqing, you have learned a lot today, go to bed and rest early."
"But I'm not sleepy at all."
"You can sleep even if you're not sleepy!"
Yamatu has made up his mind that he must not let Xiaoqing continue to be obsessed with these emotional issues.
How old is it, yet it starts talking about feelings like humans. This is definitely not conducive to its practice!
"But, I still want to chat with the master..."
Xiaoqing twisted her body but was unable to escape from the clutches of the mountain rabbit.
"You can talk about this another time." Yamausagi had a stern face, an expression that said there was no room for negotiation.
"Sister Yamauti, I want to ask you a question." A hint of cunning flashed in Xiaoqing's eyes.
"You should call me the Mountain Rabbit King!" The Mountain Rabbit patted Xiaoqing's head in dissatisfaction.
"But now you don't even have a mountain..." Xiaoqing murmured softly. Seeing that Shantu was about to get angry again, she quickly added: "How about I call you Sister Bai?"
"Sister Bai... Hehe, Sister Bai... Ahem, it's not impossible... When I take back the forest, you still have to call me the Mountain Rabbit King."
Yamausagi tried her best to prop up her body, wanting to make her sister look taller.
"My dear sister Bai, tell me, what kind of emotion did you have when you stopped me from chatting with the master just now?"
Xiaoqing wrapped her body around Shantu's arms, moved around her shoulders, and whispered gently into her ear.
Shantu trembled slightly, stretched out his hand to push Xiaoqing's head away, and said with a stern face: "Just talk, don't get so close."
Xiaoqing responded softly, then shrank back and rested her head on the mountain rabbit's shoulder.
"Hehe, Xiaoqing's words 'my sister Bai' are so beautiful."
Yamausagi felt indescribably comfortable in his heart, and his mouth was almost grinning.
Fortunately, she came to her senses in time and began to think about Xiaoqing's question just now.
"That's an emotion of concern, Xiaoqing. I care about you. Stopping you is also a way of caring." Yamaguchi thought he had given a good answer.
Xiaoqing nodded and said, "Sister Bai, you should work hard on your cultivation from now on instead of wasting your time and talent."
Yamausagi's heart skipped a beat, and just as he was about to retort, Xiaoqing said, "Although this may sound unpleasant, it is also a way for me to care about you."
"..."
Yamausagi suddenly felt that he had nothing to refute.
"Quack."
The magic frog, which had been keeping silent with its eyes closed, also made a sound in agreement with Xiaoqing's remarks.
"……you!"
Yamausagi's cheeks puffed up with anger, and he finally stopped talking.
He also didn't allow Xiaoqing and the magic frog to speak again.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Pinggong Qianye smiled but didn't say anything.
He just felt that it was really interesting tonight as he was actually sitting in the mountain children's nest, chatting with them and discussing Buddhism.
All sentient beings in the world can be saved.
Buddha, what kind of compassion and broad mind must one have to be able to accommodate everything in this world?
Pinggong Qianye felt something in his heart, and quietly closed his eyes, trying to comprehend the rare opportunity to practice.
In spiritual practice, cultivation and practice should always be given equal importance, rather than just sitting in an ancient temple, closing your eyes and chanting scriptures.
Cultivation and practice are different after all.
Only by going out for a walk can you gain some enlightenment.
The moonlight in the sky passed through the clouds and flowed like water.
Beside Pinggong Chiye, within half an arm's length, the moon doll's dry and rough body was nourished by the moonlight and gradually became fuller.
Snapped.
It stood up straight, shook its head, and moved its limbs, like a newborn baby just adapting to its own body.
The sulking mountain rabbit saw this scene, let go of Xiaoqing in his hand, and began to stick his head out again, staring at the moon doll that was moving its body with blinking eyes.
There seemed to be an aura that made her feel close, emanating from the doll.
(End of this chapter)
