Return to 2001 to pursue dreams

That night Gao Hongda experienced the warm hospitality of the Tibetan people.

Master Xu’s father-in-law, who is also the village director, prepared a sumptuous dinner for the guests who came from afar, including roasted leg of lamb, dumplings and butter tea, and drank highland barley wine.

All the villagers participated. They danced Guozhuang around the fire and sang folk songs unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, clear and loud. Gao Hongda and the others were also dragged into the dancing team, having a great time and temporarily forgetting all the unpleasantness. Sometimes I really envy these simple Tibetans, who have no intrigues or fights for power. They work from sunrise to sunset, and live a simple and happy life. No wonder Master Xu lingers and is reluctant to leave.

But how many people can be as free and easy as him?

Early the next morning, Master Xu took Gao Hongda, Sun Dazhuang and Yan Gaoliang, borrowed a car from the Wilderness Team 9, and went to the Qumeixiang Lama Temple to find the Living Buddha Quren to answer their questions.

Yan Gaoliang, a typical materialist, has become obsessed with the idea of ​​ghosts and gods since he met Gao Hongda.

The Lama Temple is located on a small hillside. When you drive to the foot of the mountain, there is no road, so you can only choose to walk up the mountain.

Several young lamas in red robes were cleaning the door. Seeing Master Xu coming, they saluted politely and said Tashi Delek to each other.

These lama temples are not big, just one main hall and a few wing rooms. In the middle of the main hall, several older lamas are using various mineral powders to draw pictures on the floor. It is said that this is called thangka, and the mineral powders used are also It is very expensive, including turquoise, beeswax, gold, silver, etc. After the painting is completed, it will be immediately cleared out as garbage. To outsiders, this is a waste, but to the monks, it is just a way of practice.

Living Buddha Quren sat on a bed in the middle and warmly greeted Master Xu and others to sit on both sides of him. A young lama bowed down and poured butter tea for them, then bowed back and looked very respectful.

The living Buddha is not very old, he looks no more than 30 years old. He wears glasses. If it weren't for the monk's robe, he would look like a university professor. He looked at the faces of the three young people seriously, then nodded and said, "They are all troubled youths!"

Living Buddha Qu Ren called Yan Gaoliang to his side. The latter walked over respectfully and bent down in front of the Living Buddha. The Living Buddha put his left hand on his head, moved beads with his right hand, and murmured: "You are too obsessed. Suffer from it. The Han people have a saying that good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It’s not that you don’t repay, the time has not come yet. Just add fuel to the flames from the side, don’t risk your life.”

Yan Gaoliang seemed to understand what the Living Buddha meant, nodded vigorously, and stepped back.

It was Sun Dazhuang's turn. The living Buddha touched his forehead and shook his head and said: "It turns out that he is the clone of the judge of the underworld. Demons are rampant in the world and ghosts in the underworld are rampant. As the judge of the underworld, he should be aware of everything and uphold the right path, but he uses the human body to covet wealth and lust in the world. It’s disgraceful.”

Then he saw Sun Dazhuang lowering his head in a daze and not speaking for a while. Finally, he collapsed on the ground and exhaled a breath of relief.

As soon as Living Buddha Quren put his hand on Gao Hongda's head, Gao Hongda felt a stream of heat coming from the living Buddha's hand, swirling back and forth in his mind, and then there was another force that pushed the heat out at once.

Living Buddha Quren took back his hand, clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name. His eyes were slightly frightened, and he said nervously: "What a powerful soul, it doesn't look like a human being. It's unheard of."

Gao Hongda saw that this living Buddha was indeed very virtuous and could actually sense the remnant soul of the ancient civilization living in his body. Ever since that guy took up residence in his body, he seemed to be dormant, and even Gao Hongda himself couldn't sense his presence.

This secret could not be known to others, so Gao Hongda changed the subject: "Dear Living Buddha, I have doubts in my heart. I used to be obedient to my girlfriend, even at the risk of my own life, but why would he betray me again? Just give him the backhand. I was seriously hurt!"

Living Buddha Quren smiled slightly, turned around and took out an alms bowl. It turned out to be made of the entire human skull, which was very scary.

He poured a bowl of water into the alms bowl made of human skulls, and nodded on Gao Hongda's forehead. He read scriptures in his mouth, then pointed at the alms bowl and said, "Come and see your own past life!"

Gao Hongda leaned over to take a look, and a magical scene appeared. An image actually appeared on the water in the alms bowl. A seriously injured soldier was walking simply by the river beach with a gun in his hand. He looked like he was wearing a costume during the Anti-Japanese War. Finally, he could no longer hold on. He fell to the ground and died.

A group of soldiers passing by turned a blind eye and walked numbly past the corpse. Three soldiers couldn't bear to see the corpses of their comrades lying in the wilderness, so they folded a few branches to cover their bodies, and then continued walking.

Flies began to circle around the corpse, and passers-by couldn't help but pinch their noses. The corpse's exposed face looked hideous and terrifying. Another passing soldier took off his military uniform, covered the corpse's face, turned around and continued marching.

Finally, two people couldn't stand it any longer, so they dug a hole with shovels and buried the body. After paying a military salute, he turned and left.

After the marching team passed by, several wild dogs jumped out of the woods, staring with scarlet eyes. They dug up the grave with their claws, dragged out the corpse, gnawed it clean, and even took the bones as a midnight snack. .

The water in the alms bowl rippled, and the image disappeared.

Living Buddha Quren explained: "You see, this is your previous life. The unjust souls who died in the war will eventually have no bones left. Some people are kind to you, and some dogs are angry with you. So in this life, you will have revenge. Repay a favor. The three lovers you once had were the ones who covered you with branches in the previous life. As for the girlfriend you mentioned, they were just the one who covered your head and face. The one who can really accompany you to the end is to bury you. People. Those wild dogs are your enemies in this life."

Gao Hongda asked: "Excuse me, Living Buddha, if I kill my enemy in this life, will he come to me for revenge in the next life? When will this retribution begin?"

Living Buddha Quren smiled happily and said: "Boys can be taught, whether it is kindness or hatred, everything comes and goes because of fate. We will meet each other only when fate comes. You can't avoid it when fate comes, and you can't keep it when fate goes. People are all passers-by, and those who cannot let go are regrets, and those who cannot escape are reincarnations.”

Gao Hongda said thoughtfully: "Perhaps I owed her in my previous life, which is why this life has caused me so much pain."

Yan Gaoliang interrupted and asked: "May I ask the living Buddha, if you love me the most in this life, can you still meet me in the next life?"

Living Buddha Quren replied: "This life has no right to interfere with the affairs of the next life. Living in the present and forming good karma is the right way." Then he sighed and said, "Reincarnation with memories of previous lives is the most painful thing. matter."