Li Yijie's face blushed slightly; she also felt that just now she was too impolite to yell at an old nun who stood aloof from worldly affairs until her face and neck turned red. Moreover, she was already old, plus she had committed the crime of disrespecting her elders; what was the difference between her and the arrogant and proud Seven Malevolent Demons? "I don't dare," she said in a low voice. "Shitai, Junior has offended you, please don't blame me."
The old nun nodded slightly and said, "To be able to trouble the Wulin Union Head to personally apologize to me, Poor Nun is truly honored. It's true that Benefactor Nangong has a strong sense of responsibility; if we don't speak like this, how can we force her to leave? When the time comes, she will definitely disregard her own safety and stay to face the danger together with us. Won't that be harming her instead? Sometimes in order to save someone's life, I have no choice but to say some unpleasant words. If in the future Union Head Li can find her, please tell her that although we are already monks, we are still responsible for maintaining the peace of the Wulin world and eradicating demons. Shui Yue Nunnery, from top to bottom, has never blamed her. "
Li Yijie clenched her teeth and nodded. "Shitai's great kindness and great kindness, Junior simply cannot repay it! In the future, if Junior has any errands for Shitai, Junior is willing to climb a mountain of swords, jump into a pot of boiling oil, and will absolutely not knit my brows! Although the burning of the nunnery was the Seven Malevolent Demons' evil deed, in the end it has something to do with the fact that I have been fighting against him until now and have never been able to kill him. Just leave the cost of the reconstruction to me! To let Junior contribute this meager amount of strength to help Shitai is indeed not a drop in the ocean, but at least it will make my heart feel a little bit more at ease. "
The old nun said, "Doing good with a purpose is not really good, let alone to make one's conscience feel at ease. Only when you are truly wholeheartedly serving the public, turning the love of the individual into the love of the masses, prioritizing the benefit of the people and forgetting your own desire to accumulate virtue, can you truly achieve the goal of accumulating virtue. The Buddhist doctrine is complicated, it is a hundred times more extensive and profound than the martial art of the world's fools. If Union Head Li has free time, there is no harm in you meditating on it. Perhaps you will have a deeper understanding of life and Buddhism, and also be a better Union Head, truly serving the Wulin people's well-being. "
Li Yijie hung his head low and said, "Junior was able to become the Wulin Alliance Leader because of luck. In fact … it's a mess, neither fish nor fowl. I don't have the qualifications at all. There are many respected seniors in the martial arts world, and there are also many rising stars. Anyone who becomes the alliance leader would be much better than me. "
The old nun said, "It's not necessary for those who are talented to be the Meng Zhu, nor is it necessary for them to be a good Meng Zhu. This humble nun also said to you just now that everyone has their own fate and path to walk. Perhaps your fate is to sit in the position of alliance chief for a long time. Everything is destined by the heavens. Since the Buddha chose you as the leader, he must have his reasons. When the time came, all the mysteries would be revealed. Alliance Head Li, you shouldn't belittle yourself. Actually, you, as the Alliance Head, are as famous as a few great figures of the present age. When I was in the nunnery, I also heard of your name many times. You were originally a disciple of Huashan Pai. You were highly regarded by your benevolent master, so you went out to investigate the whereabouts of the Wulin World's most valuable treasure, the Soul Severing Tear. Along the way, by chance, you learned the Devil Cult's powerful martial art. During the Great Assembly of Heroes, you defeated everyone present and were unrivalled. Only then did you successfully succeed the Meng Zhu position. Later on, it was said that for the sake of a beautiful woman, you were willing to surrender to the imperial court. You lived in the Palace for six years, without asking anything about the Wulin world. Even now, you are still working for the Qing court. Among the people who surrendered to the Manchurian Qing earlier, you are one of the more famous ones. "
Hearing that, Li Yijie wished he could find a hole to crawl into. "Yes," he said embarrassedly, "Junior was mischievous. As the Meng Zhu, I have done a lot of absurd things. I made Shitai laugh at me, I am ashamed."
The old nun smiled and said, "Don't be ashamed. Do you think this humble nun is making fun of you? There are two sides to this matter. Just from what I said above, there is nothing to criticize. However, several months ago Li Meng Zhu led a group of people to exterminate the Devil Cult's bandit den. This is a great contribution, enough to cover up hundreds of small illnesses. "
Li Yijie said in a low voice, "I have never officially mentioned this matter to anybody. Outsiders did not know about it, the participants also avoided talking about it. Actually, in exterminating the Devil Cult, I was just someone who took advantage of a ready-made opportunity. The one who really contributed a lot was the original Devil Cult's Cult Leader, An Yesun. Actually, he could have used this matter to turn over a new leaf, but because he died in the fierce battle, the assassination attempt did not succeed. Afterwards nobody mentioned him again. This world is just like this, the reality is cruel. Toward people who are past their prime, it seems to be a waste to add a bit more words to them, to add a bit more ink to them. No matter how awe-inspiring they were in the past, after death … everything is empty. "
"An Yesun," the old nun said, "That's right, Can Sha Xing, this name has been running amuck in the Jianghu for several years. He is a little devil head that everybody knows, nobody does not hate. Perhaps this time his meritorious service was erased precisely because of his former status as the Devil Cult's Chief Hall Leader. In the eyes of the secular world, a wicked person will always be a wicked person, while those who create great meritorious service and great undertaking will always be those so-called benevolent and virtuous gentlemen. If people in the marketplace say behind their backs that they, the Righteous Way disciples, cannot do anything by themselves, they even need the Devil Cult people's help to carry out this big operation with great difficulty. If the rumor goes on for a long time, I am afraid it will become a collaboration between the inside and the outside. In order to avoid this kind of trouble, it is better to have one less trouble than one more trouble. Therefore, everybody keeps their mouth shut. "
Li Yijie was filled with righteous indignation. "Shitai is right!" He said, "If he is a real gentleman, why would he forcibly seize other people's meritorious service and use it for his own purposes? In the past I have never treated An Yesun well. Now I feel that I have let him down, the way of the world has also let him down. It is clear that once he took a wrong step, he will never be able to turn back. We, the Righteous Way people, all day long we keep saying, 'It is not too late for a prodigal son to turn back', but when it really happens, we will still exclude those who have taken the wrong path from the Righteous Way. If we really want to sincerely accept him, perhaps it will take more than ten years, or even several decades. These are all things that Xueer said to me, I also deeply agree with him. We, martial brother and sister, really want to redress his wrongdoings and rectify his name. Even if it is just a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. "
The old nun said, "Li Bangzhu, you don't have to be too enthusiastic about this matter. It involves the overall situation of the world, it is definitely not something you can reverse by your own strength. Earlier we talked about your meritorious service, but now we want to talk about your mistake. Don't blame Old Nun for talking too much. Rather than pursuing the elusive dream ahead, you might as well cherish the people by your side. Take Shizhu Nangong for example. She has been in our Nunnery for a long time, everybody is unanimous in their praise. If she is really Li Bangzhu's close female friend, it would be best if you don't miss her easily. Wait until you find her, the two of you can have a good talk. She is not an ordinary, unreasonable, vulgar woman. "
Li Yijie suddenly felt that it was funny; he did not expect that he would need an old nun to give him pointers on love. Or could it be that when she was young, she also had a vigorous love affair, but later she was betrayed by her heartless lover and became disheartened, so she left home and became a nun? Her situation was similar to Xueer's, so as soon as he saw her, he sympathized with her? Unconsciously, he also thought of himself as Nangong Xue's' heartless lover '. When he finally realized this comparison, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
The old nun saw the muscles on his face twitching, the expression in his eyes also revealed a bit of craftiness; obviously he was thinking about something else. She coughed dryly and continued, "There is also that young man known as the 'Seven Evil Spirits'. I would like to ask Li Bangzhu to 'let people off whenever possible'. For the time being, please enlighten him and give him a way out. You must know that the sea of bitterness is boundless, repent and you will be saved. Using killing to stop killing is the last resort. "
With a bitter smile Li Yijie said, "That's right, repent and you will be saved. But what if he is not willing to repent? The reason why the Seven Evils Demons are deserted is because he never leaves any room for maneuver, cutting off all his escape routes. If he wins, he wins; if he loses, he loses; he dies! People like him cannot be enlightened … No, there is only one friend of mine who has the thought of persuading him to turn over a new leaf. But in my eyes, it is no different from indulging in the wildest fantasy. "
The old nun said, "Your friend really has the heart of a Bodhisattva. The so-called enlightening is to rescue those who have sunk into the abyss of the sea of bitterness, unable to extricate themselves. Erasing the evil thoughts in their hearts, making them turn over a new leaf, that is a great merit. Otherwise, as soon as you come across several people who have lost their way, you will focus on their past mistakes and refuse to let go, your heart will be filled with the thought that it is impossible. How can you be willing to put in all your effort? Moreover, in the eyes of the world, although their crimes are unpardonable, human beings live between the heaven and the earth, they have a broad view of the world. What do those small mistakes and small mistakes count for? Good people are good by nature, why do you need to do something superfluous? "
Li Yijie's heart trembled; he seemed to have understood something. But the viewpoint that had been lingering in his mind for a long time was not so easy to eliminate. He said, "Some evil people are only forced by various reasons, they are not bad to the core. Perhaps if you try your best to persuade them, it will be effective. But the Seven Evils Demons … His character and temper are really strange, his mood is unpredictable. I have no way to understand him, let alone communicate with him. How can he be enlightened? "
The old nun said, "Everyone in the world has a weakness, he is no exception. You can't understand him, perhaps it is precisely because you deeply rejected him from the beginning and never tried to understand him. How do you know that he is not forced by some helplessness? When a person walks the crooked path, he must have his own purpose. If you can set out from here, understand him with emotion, move him with reason, and completely change his old biased viewpoint, perhaps there will be one less devil in this world. Scholars have a saying, 'If you do it, the difficulties will be easy; if you don't, the difficulties will be difficult'. It is the same principle to enlighten others. Could it be that Alliance Master Li can't understand it? "
Li Yijie laughed dryly, thinking that Jiang Liechen's ambition was endless. He wanted to be the supreme ruler of the world and dominate the world. What can I do? But the old nun's words still touched him greatly. He admired her from the bottom of his heart. He said, "Abbess, this junior admires your profound Buddhist teachings. Forgive me for saying something disrespectful, but this junior always felt that you were not an ordinary person of this world. Who were you before you became a monk? "
The old nun recited the name of Buddha and sighed softly, "After I converted to Buddhism, I realized that my life was short, and the Buddhist teachings are boundless. Since then, I have wholeheartedly studied Zen and worshipped Buddha, throwing away the worldly affairs of the world. What kind of person can I be considered to have a great background? I only walked the crooked path once, and then I was enlightened by Heroine Mu Qingyan … Forget it, this matter is over, there is no need to mention it again. The me of yesterday is already the same as the me of my previous life. Since I have abandoned it, I will forget it altogether. "
Li Yijie didn't understand half of it. He had only heard of Senior Mu Qingyan, who was praised by the people of the Wulin. He couldn't help but admire her when he thought about how she, a woman, was able to obtain a position in the world where men were superior to women. Even after her death, her reputation was still immortal. If he, the Alliance Master in name only, could become like her in the future, then he would truly be a great person.
He then bid farewell to the old nun and turned to descend the mountain. He thought about how Nangong Xue had only left two days ago. The two of them were only separated by a foot. She also didn't have a mount, so she couldn't have gone too far. But what if she didn't have the heart to hurry and only wanted to avoid him? Then he really wouldn't know where to find her.
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