Under One Person, the little witch only wants to collect elves

Chapter 25: Damn it? Lao Xiao, Brother Xiao!
The sea breeze is fresh and refreshing, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Yan Huan sat in the rest area of ​​the sun deck, flipping through the ancient books passed down by the Miao family's Gu Master lineage. The cruise ship was still near the coast and his cell phone could barely receive a signal. Taking the opportunity, he downloaded and saved the history of the establishment of several provinces in the East China region.

The east belongs to wood, and its color is green.

This sentence originated from the theory of the five elements. Yan Huan used his divergent thinking and did some research on the Internet. He also learned that "The Book of Zhou: Xiaguan: Zhifangshi" records: "The east is called Qingzhou."

Yan Huan was in a dilemma. The ancient Miao books did not mark the time of writing, and Yan Huan did not know which time period the so-called "Qingzhou" referred to.

The name of Qingzhou first appeared in "Shangshu·Yu Gong", "Hai Dai is Qingzhou", which was one of the ancient nine states and the land of Dongyi in ancient times. Hai is Bohai Sea, and Dai is Mount Tai. At this time, it refers to the vast area between Bohai Sea and Mount Tai. During the Zhou Dynasty, Lü Shang was first granted the title of Marquis of Qi here, and the land began to belong to Qi.

Later, the area of ​​Qingzhou gradually shrank, and the former Jiuzhou has now become a small county in Shandong.

"If this is the modern Qingzhou, it would be easy to find, but if it is the ancient Qingzhou City, it would require a lot of effort."

Yan Huan gazed at the rough sea in the distance and couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Looking for a needle in a haystack...

clap clap clap!
Patting his face, Yan Huan cheered himself up and thought again. If the whereabouts of the wood spirit Bifang were known to everyone, someone would have got there first. If he and Bifang were destined to meet, they would meet eventually. So there was no need to feel discouraged or impatient.

Take it slow, ask step by step, and you will always find some clues.

Yan Huan looked through the map on his phone, marked the location, and using the weak signal, bought a ticket from Yantai to Weifang.

Start looking in small places first, just in case you get lucky!

No one can say for sure whether the wood spirit Bifang is hiding in that small county town.

After figuring it out, Yan Huan felt relieved. He opened his schoolbag and took out a few books, including "Journey to the West", which he had read carefully several times over the past four years, a copy of "Tai Shang Ganying Pian", as well as "Lotus Sutra" and "Heart Sutra".

Books are something that are fine if you don't read them, but if you read too much you'll become addicted.

Having read quite a few books over the years, Yan Huan discovered that whether it is Buddhism, Taoism or Confucianism, their views on the matter of training and spiritual practice are actually very similar. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than "saving people from suffering and guiding them to do good".

The path of cultivating the mind is a different path that leads to the same destination, so Yan Huan learned everything, including Buddhism and Taoism.

"These days, there aren't many young people still reading Buddhist texts."

Yan Huan was still sorting books when someone took away the Heart Sutra on the table without permission.

"I'm just taking a look. Buddhism is so profound that I always feel like I can't fully understand it."

Yan Huan said ashamedly, raised his head to look in the direction of the voice, and was stunned for a moment.

The man in front of me was estimated to be in his thirties or forties, wearing a clean white shirt with his sleeves rolled up, a pair of rimless glasses, and a slicked-back hair. He had an elegant and gentle smile on his face, but he didn't give people the slightest sense of warmth.

I rely on?

Lao Xiao, Brother Xiao?
Xiao Zizai, a disciple of Master Jiekong, one of the Ten Masters, a temporary worker in East China, has a mastery of the Buddhist skills with the Golden Bell Cover, the Hand of Great Compassion, and the Flower-Picking Finger.

Although this person was born into a Buddhist family, he is bloodthirsty by nature. He feels extremely intoxicated and satisfied when facing the process of life fading away. When the desire to kill is strong, his eyes even become scarlet and strange.

Xiao Zizai calls himself a "patient", but he is indeed a pervert and a lunatic. Being a pervert is one thing, but what's even more outrageous is that he has his own unique aesthetics of killing and violence, and can do things that make people's eyes light up when killing people.

Regarding killing, Xiao Zizai once said: "I am not warlike, I am just a natural killer. Those who gave birth to me cannot do it, because my parents are dead, and I don't know who will be born, so I dare not have descendants... The rest of us can do anything!"

For Lao Xiao, killing is an instinctive desire that is difficult to erase, but he has his own set of principles. He can distinguish who can be killed and who need not be killed. When he left Buddhism, he made a vow with his master, Master Jiekong, not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, so he has not been involved in many unnecessary deaths over the years.

In Yan Huan's opinion, this man still has his human demons, but he is also rational. He is a somewhat weird and sick old brother.

In some ways, he is even a good person. "So, why do temporary workers from East China appear in Northeast China?" Yan Huan asked.

But this thought immediately disappeared. After all, this cruise ship was on its way to East China.

It was not too surprising that Lao Xiao appeared on the ship after completing the mission and returning to the company to report, or when he was on the mission.

"Brother, do you also chant Buddha's name?"

In Yan Huan's impression, Xiao Zizai was much colder and more taciturn in real life. He didn't seem like the type who would talk to others without permission. Unable to figure out what Old Xiao meant by this, Yan Huan just made up a polite remark and threw it out.

"Buddha? Chant. Most people who chant Buddha have the appearance of a Buddha in flesh and blood, but no one can tell whether it is a Buddha or a demon underneath the skin."

"It's a bit like Zen, but I can't quite understand it." Yan Huan said with a smile.

Xiao Zizai put down the scripture, looked at Yan Huan for a moment, and shook his head a little disappointedly.

"it's a pity."

After saying that, he slowly walked to the entertainment area, occasionally looking around, not knowing what he was looking for.

"Hmm~~~" Yan Huan pursed her lips and placed the Heart Sutra in front of her.

It is said that Lao Xiao is very good at reading people's faces, and he can also smell the scent of people of the same kind...

Am I some unforgivable murderer?
Yan Huan sniffed his body and smelled a minty scent, which was the scent of the "six-god" brand perfume he sprayed on himself to repel mosquitoes before boarding the boat.

There is no murderous or evil spirit!
Of course, I have never killed even a chicken in my life, how could I be contaminated with murderous and evil spirits?

"I don't like the smell of that person."

A little fox's head popped out from Yan Huan's collar.

"That's normal. Since ancient times, no creature has been willing to get close to butchers. The evil spirits on them are too strong."

Yan Huan shook his head, pushed Xiao Bai Ling back, and then picked up the Heart Sutra.

"I'll chant for you to calm you down."

"When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and transcended all suffering. Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. The same is true of feeling, perception, mental formation and consciousness..."

While reciting the scriptures, Yan Huan tried to do two things at once.

It would be a lie to say that I didn't care about Lao Xiao. If he was on a mission, there might be some "snacks" for Lao Xiao on the ferry. Fortunately, it only takes seven hours from Dalian Port to Penglai Port, and we arrived at the destination at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Nothing can go wrong in broad daylight, and now there are so many people around that it is inconvenient to do anything.

Keep a normal mind, just keep a normal mind...

"The mind is free from worries. Because there are no worries, there is no fear, and it is far away from upside-down dreams..." Yan Huan continued to recite.

boom!
There was a roar coming from the engine room at the bottom of the ferry.

An emergency announcement began to come from the loudspeaker placed on the deck platform: "The ship's power system has failed. We are currently accelerating repairs. It is expected to be completed in two hours. Passengers, please remain calm and do not move around!"

Yan Huan frowned, "Isn't that unlucky?"

Judging from the situation, if nothing unexpected happens, an accident is going to happen.

(End of this chapter)