Chapter 35: Life is too short
When I returned to Ems City with Gu Tianle, it was already late at night.
We have filming tomorrow. After returning to the hotel, everyone hurriedly washed up and packed up to go to bed.
But lying on the hotel bed, Murong Fu couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
On the way back, the words Gu Tianle said kept lingering in his mind.
If Gu Tianle's return from the lost path can be regarded as God's blessing, then if he travels through the past and present and restarts his life, can he be regarded as a son of God?
Turning over and sitting up, Murong Fu put on his clothes and left the hotel.
The hotel is not far from Feilai Temple, the big temple where the film set is located, less than one and a half kilometers away.
After a while, Murong Fu came to the set.
There was only an old guard guarding the big temple at night. Murong Fu woke him up, took the key, and walked into the temple alone.
In addition to the main hall, the main temple also has side halls such as the Five Mountains Hall, the Incense Hall, the Nine Python Hall, and the Guanyin Hall. It is an ancient building complex where Taoism and Buddhism coexist, and miscellaneous gods are worshiped.
Murong Fu turned on the light in the main hall in the dark and walked into the main hall.
It was very quiet in the temple late at night. After noticing Murong Fu's footsteps, even the crickets in the corner silenced their voices.
Dim yellow lights illuminated the shrine in the center of the main hall. In the shrine, Emperor Dongyue was holding a jade scepter, sitting upright, silently watching Murong Fu below.
Emperor Dongyue is the god of Mount Tai, who governs life and death, longevity, nobleness and inferiority, and is in charge of the underworld.
Looking up at Emperor Dongyue, Murong Fu had complicated eyes and murmured, "Is it you?"
He has always believed only in himself and not in ghosts and gods.
But something magical like rebirth happened to him, and he couldn't explain it.
"Eh? How did you know it was me?"
A voice came, and Murong Fu was startled, almost thinking that Emperor Dongyue had appeared.
However, he soon realized that the voice was coming from behind him.
Looking back, Du Qifeng walked in from outside the palace door and asked with a smile: "It's so late, what are you doing here?"
Seeing that it was him, Murong Fu was also a little confused: "Why are you here?"
"I went to get something from the car and saw you walking this way. I thought you had something to get, so I wanted to drive over to see you off, but you ran faster than the car..."
Du Qifeng came to him, looked at the statue of Emperor Dongyue, and asked: "What's wrong? Are you having a nightmare? Come to the gods to interpret your dreams?"
Murong Fu shook his head and said casually: "I can't sleep, so I came to see the gods to tell me stories."
"Ha ha!"
Du Qifeng was delighted: "If he really told you a story, he wouldn't be able to sleep even more."
Murong Fu did not smile. He hesitated and asked Du Qifeng a question: "Director Du, do you believe in an afterlife?"
Hearing his question, Du Qifeng was stunned: "Why do you think of this suddenly?"
After asking this question, Murong Fu felt a little regretful. He turned around, looked at Emperor Dongyue, and said, "It's nothing. I just feel that life is short. If there is an afterlife, how exciting would it be?"
"..."
Du Qifeng glanced at him speechlessly: "How old are you? Are you already feeling sad about spring and autumn?"
"Does this have anything to do with age?"
Murong Fu didn't look at him.
"Yes, fear of death has nothing to do with age."
Du Qifeng smiled, and then said seriously: "I don't really believe in the afterlife. Only limited life is interesting. I can't understand this life. Even if there is a next life, I will still be an ignorant common man."
"Then how do you think you understand it?"
Murong Fu turned around and looked at him quietly.
Du Qifeng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's so late at night, do you want to talk philosophy with me?"
Murong Fu did not answer. The night wind blew the light bulb and swayed back and forth. His face flickered on and off in the dim light.
Seeing his serious look, the idea that Du Qifeng had on his way back suddenly popped up again.
After thinking about it, Du Qifeng said: "Ah Hui and I went to see the Leshan Giant Buddha before. At that time, Ah Hui told me an interesting comparison, which is to let a big man like a bodybuilder stand in front of the Giant Buddha. It should feel very good.
interesting.
Later, I thought up a story based on his idea, do you want to hear it?"
Murong Fu did not comment, and Du Qifeng started talking to himself: "Liao Yin is a warrior monk in the Grotto Temple. He has been very intelligent since he was a child, and he can learn Buddhism and Kung Fu immediately.
When he was thirty years old, his childhood sweetheart Xiaocui was killed by a fugitive named Sun Guo. He was very angry and went up the mountain with a stick to hunt down Sun Guo.
He chased Sun Guo to a cliff. Sun Guo jumped over, but he did not jump over.
In a rage, he accidentally killed a bird.
Sitting under a big tree, he looked at the dead body of the bird for seven days and seven nights, and realized the law of cause and effect, so he resolutely took off his monk's robe and returned to secular life.
He came to the city, drank, ate meat, smoked, played with women, and did everything related to desire.
One day, when he was dancing in a nightclub, he encountered the police checking his ID card. He relied on his martial arts skills to escape, but he bumped into a murderer on the road.
This murderer is also a master of martial arts. He just killed his junior brother.
Because he saw an illusion appearing on the police dog chasing the fugitive, it was a child chasing a puppy.
Therefore, he knew that the police dog was destined to die today.
Sure enough, the policewoman Ah Feng who was chasing him met the murderer, and the bullet missed when she fired, killing the police dog.
At this time, Liao Yin saw an illusion in Ah Feng's body again. It was a neon soldier killing people crazily. He realized that Ah Feng would also die..."
Listening to Du Qifeng's story, Murong Fu didn't pay attention at first, but as he listened, he gradually became serious.
Du Qifeng was so excited that he simply sat on the futon in front of the incense case and continued to tell the following story: "Because the murderer ran away, the police thought that Yin and the murderer were in the same group, so they interrogated him. Fortunately, there was Ah
Feng explained to him and cleared his suspicion.
Because of Ah Feng's kindness, Liao Yin decided to help her catch the murderer and save her life.
But after catching the murderer, Liao Yin discovered that the illusion behind Ah Feng had not disappeared.
Liao was confused, so when Ah Feng was in danger on a mission, he took action again and saved her life.
But the illusion behind Ah Feng still existed, and only then did Yin realize that no matter what he did, he could not change Ah Feng's fate, because he could not eliminate the bad karma on Ah Feng's body."
Having said this, Du Qifeng looked at Murong Fu and said, "Actually, Afeng was not the neon soldier who killed people in her last life, but in this life she has to bear the consequences. Don't you understand why?"
Murong Fu sighed softly: "It is not the stranger who does evil, but the stranger suffers the consequences."
"Eh?"
Du Qifeng was surprised: "Do you understand Buddhism?"
Murong Fu looked calm and said calmly: "The Zhengfa Mindfulness Sutra is a sutra translated by Prajna Liu Zhi in Ye, the capital of Wei, during the reign of Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It belongs to Hinayana Buddhism."
As the crown prince of Murong, Murong Fu's talents and learning were naturally extraordinary, and he also had some knowledge of Buddhism.
"It would be best if you could understand."
Du Qifeng nodded and sighed: "Only those who understand Buddhism can accept this concept of karma."
"No, I can't accept it."
Murong Fu shook his head, frowned and said: "Bad people do evil things, but they are free and easy. Good people accumulate virtue and do good deeds, but suffer bad luck because of the bad karma of evil people. What kind of gangster logic is this?
Those who kill should pay with their lives, and those who do evil should be punished. Retribution in this world is the real retribution."
"..."
Du Qifeng smiled and shook his head: "You are still not enlightened!"
"I'm not a monk, how can I achieve enlightenment?"
Murong Fu snorted softly: "Life is short, only gratification and revenge are free and happy!"
"Ha ha!"
Du Qifeng tapped him with his hand: "Your thoughts are just before you are enlightened!"
As he spoke, Du Qifeng took out a cigarette case and lighter from his pocket.
Just when he was about to light it, he glanced at Emperor Dongyue and stuffed the lighter back.
Pulling out a cigarette and smelling the smoke, Du Qifeng asked: "I plan to film this movie next year. Do you want to try it out?"
"I don't want to play a monk."
Murong Fu shook his head.
"Don't refuse in a hurry! If you think about it again, I think you are quite suitable for the role of Yin."
Chapter completed!