Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

In the freezing cold weather, thoughts swept over him like a tide, and Xu Yang soon received all the information about this body.

He is indeed a beggar. I don’t know how old he is. He doesn’t even have a formal name. People who know him call him Agou.

Ever since Agou could remember, he had followed an old beggar to make a living by begging for food. He was hungry, cold, and impoverished. The few good times he remembered were nothing more than the scraps of food he had obtained with great difficulty.

The old beggar died the year before last, leaving him to survive alone and be even more oppressed. Today, he died of cold and hunger, becoming an insignificant starvation death in the 20 years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.

This is all the information in the little beggar's memory.

"Da Sui?"

"Kaihuang?"

"Twenty years?"

"A paradoxical world?"

"Or did you travel to the history books of China?"

Xu Yang murmured secretly and propped himself up from the corner.

Before time travel, although he was just an ordinary person, he still had basic historical knowledge.

The founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty was the reign name of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian. It was twenty years since the founding of the emperor and four years of Renshou. In other words, there were still four years left before Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, that street guy, would come to power. The turbulent late Sui Dynasty Troubled times are coming too.

Xu Yang is also not sure whether this Sui and Tang world is a paradoxical parallel world, or the Sui and Tang Dynasties in Chinese history, but this is not important. For him, power is fundamental. As long as this world has the power he pursues, Then he doesn't care about the world view and history.

So, does this world have the power he seeks?

It’s not very clear at the moment. After all, the original “Agou” was just a little beggar with limited vision and knowledge. Apart from the name of the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty that was passed down by people orally, and the fact that this place is Pengcheng, Xuzhou, he didn’t know anything else. The understanding of this world can be imagined.

"You still have to explore on your own."

Xu Yang patted the frozen ice chips on his body and prepared to leave this place first and find a place to stay, lest he freeze to death and starve to death before his achievements are completed.

This body is very weak. The skinny boy's body is inferior to that of a seventy-eight-year-old child. Even with the power of Zhuang Zhou Mengdie's soul to make up for its shortcomings, it can only barely regain its ability to move. If it can no longer find food, clothing, and shelter, it is determined to survive. Just three days, even tonight is enough.

So, first find a way to get some food, clothing, sleep, and shelter...

"How are you?"

Just when Xu Yang was considering his next move, he suddenly saw a person trotting up to him.

That was... a little girl, a pretty little girl.

She was wearing a snow-white coat and cloak, which you could tell at a glance was made of fine mink velvet. Although she was young and had not yet fully grown, she already had an alluring appearance. Between her brows, her expression was as bright as the rain from an empty mountain. So moving.

Xu Yang frowned when he saw this.

This person... he didn't know him, or "Agou" didn't know him. He didn't have the slightest impression in his memory, and it seemed impossible for the two parties to have any relationship.

So what's going on?

Just when Xu Yang was surprised, the little girl handed over an oil paper bag: "It's still hot, eat it quickly!"

"..."

Xu Yang looked at her, feeling a little weird, but he still reached out and took the oiled paper bag.

When I opened it, the steam was steaming, and there were several meat buns with fragrant aroma and translucent oil.

"..."

"Thanks!"

Xu Yang was silent for a while, then lowered his head and thanked him, picked up the bun with dirty hands, and started gobbling it up.

He understood what was going on.

This little girl didn't know him. She came here out of good intentions and treated him as a beggar to give alms.

Hmm...well, he's a beggar now!

Xu Yang didn't feel any resistance to this. On the contrary, he was very grateful. He needed such charity now.

"Eat slowly, don't choke."

Seeing him eating in such a hurry, the little girl hurriedly persuaded him, then looked around and remembered something: "I was in a hurry just now and forgot to buy water. Just wait, I will give it to you..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Yang grabbing a handful of snow beside him, stuffing it into his mouth and chewing it.

The little girl was immediately shocked by what he did, and it took her a while to realize: "How can you eat this snow? Come on, stop it, I'll buy you a bottle of water!"

"Need not."

Xu Yang shook his head, drank the snow water, and quickly wiped out a bag of buns, and his weak and cold body felt a little warm.

"Thanks."

Thanks again, Xu Yang turned away and was about to leave.

This little girl, at first glance, did not come from an ordinary family, so it was better for him not to have anything to do with her now.

"Hey, wait!"

Seeing this, the little girl stopped him, took out an ingot of gold from her belt, and said to him: "There is some money here. You can use it to buy some clothes and find a place to stay. Don't sleep outside." Frozen to death."

After that, without any explanation, he put the silver ingot into his hand, then turned and left the alley.

"..."

Looking at the silver ingot in his hand, Xu Yang fell into silence.

Immediately, he stuffed the silver ingot into his arms and walked to the other end of the alley.

But not far away, I saw...

"Agou, stop!"

A group of people came over aggressively and blocked Xu Yang. They were actually a group of beggars.

Although they were beggars, they were obviously much better dressed than the ragged Xu Yang, and their bodies were stronger. They blocked Xu Yang, looked at him coldly, looked around, and finally asked sharply: "Just now?" What did that little girl give you?"

"take it out!"

"Take it out quickly!"

"Otherwise you will suffer a lot!"

"I've seen it all. That little girl is wearing a mink velvet jacket. She is very rich. She must have rewarded you with a lot of money!"

"take it out!!!"

Several people had wild eyes and shouted threats.

Xu Yang looked at them without saying anything, silently lying on the ground, holding his head and shrinking up.

"Yo?"

"Are you playing this trick with me?"

"The market is good!"

"Do it, hit me!"

"Search for that silver!"

When several people saw this, they were also furious. They cursed and tried to beat him.

But don't want to...

"Swish swish!"

In the wind and snow, several sounds pierced the air. Before the beggars knew what happened, they were knocked to the ground and wailed.

Xu Yang huddled on the ground, holding his head, and glanced out from between his arms, only to see a Chuchen figure emerging from the entrance of the alley.

She was a woman, dressed in white as snow, with a veil on her face. Although she didn't look like her, she looked extremely gorgeous just because of her independent aura.

Several beggars who had been knocked down also saw her, and they immediately understood the situation. They quickly stood up and knelt down to kowtow as if they were pounding garlic: "Xiangu, please forgive me, Xiangu, please forgive me. We will never dare to do it again. We will never dare to do it again." …”

"roll!"

When the woman saw this, she didn't say much and shouted coldly to everyone.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"Get out now, get out now!"

As if they had been granted amnesty, several people propped themselves up and rolled and crawled away.

What is the most important thing when you are a beggar?

The ability to beg, the strength of shouting, and the ability to do miserable things?

It's not all, it's the way you look at people and your alertness when things happen!

If you don't have the ability to adapt to the changing circumstances, you won't be able to survive long as a beggar.

They were all old beggars, with sharp eyes and quick wits when dealing with troubles. They knew that the woman in this disguise was no ordinary person, so they begged for mercy decisively and successfully escaped.

Several people ran away, and Xu Yang, who was on the ground holding his head and shrinking back, also sat up and looked at the woman with "surprise and uncertainty."

"Master!"

Sure enough, a small figure appeared behind the woman, it was the little girl from before.

I saw her trotting up to Xu Yang. Regardless of how dirty Xu Yang's body was, she reached out and helped him up: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, thank you."

Xu Yang nodded, indicating that he was fine, then turned his gaze to the woman and made a strange hand-over-hand gesture: "Thank you Fairy for saving me!"

The woman's face was covered with gauze, and her facial expression was unknown. All she could see was her indifferent eyes. She walked up to Xu Yang and said, "Do you know where Jing'an Temple is?"

"Jing'an Temple?"

Xu Yang thought about it and then said: "I know, I know, this is the largest temple in Xuzhou City. Can Fairy Girl lead the way?"

"Need not."

The woman shook her head, took out an envelope and handed it into Xu Yang's hand: "Take this letter to Jing'an Temple and they will take you in."

Then, regardless of Xu Yang's reaction, he turned to the little girl and said, "Xuan'er, let's go!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Seeing this, the little girl could only give Xu Yang one last look: "Be careful and take care of yourself!"

Then, he turned around and followed the woman's footsteps, walking further and further away in the wind and snow.

"..."

Looking at the two people's retreating figures, Xu Yang was silent for a while, and finally turned around and headed towards Jing'an Temple.

…

In the wind and snow, two figures, one big and one small, were both otherworldly, like fairies from the sky descending to the earth.

The little girl held the woman's hand, turning her head and looking back from time to time, but hesitated to speak.

The woman's eyes were indifferent and she said calmly: "Don't worry, that little beggar is smart. Jing'an Temple is not far from here. He will arrive soon if nothing happens."

"Thank you, Master."

The little girl felt relieved a little, but looking at the wind and rain in the sky and the desolation around her, she couldn't help frowning and asked doubtfully: "Master, didn't you say that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty is now the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Will there be a new generation of enlightened masters? Why..."

The woman's expression remained unchanged and she asked: "Why what?"

The little girl hesitated for a while, and finally raised her head and asked her doubts: "Why are there so many beggars under his rule? So many people don't have enough to eat, don't wear warm clothes, and fall on the streets, freezing to death and starving." Death, shouldn’t everyone have food and clothing to worry about?”

"..."

These words made the woman fall into silence, and she replied softly after a long time: "Even if you are a wise master, you still have difficulties. If you want the world to be prosperous and the world to be prosperous, you must plan for it slowly, and it cannot be achieved overnight."

"Is that so?"

The little girl nodded, but then doubts emerged: "Then why do some people suffer from hunger and cold, and have no clothes on their bodies, while others enjoy endless wealth and wealth?"

"..."

After hearing these words, the woman was silent again, and she said after a long time: "Because people in the world are selfish and human nature is self-centered. The world cannot be harmonious and the four seas can be equally divided. This is an eternal thing of humanity and cannot be changed!"

After hearing this, the little girl also understood and murmured: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage. The way of man is to make up for the deficiency after the loss?"

"That's it."

The woman nodded and said faintly: "It is precisely because of this that we must spread Buddhism widely, educate people's hearts, and guide humanity well. Only in this way can the world be united and all living beings be equal. Do you understand?"

"Ming, I understand."

The little girl nodded as if she understood, but soon couldn't help but question: "Since Buddhism can make the world unified, why didn't the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty popularize Buddhism? Doesn't he want a world where the world is unified and all living beings are equal? ?"

"..."

The woman was silent again, and then said for a long time: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't. The emperor is already implementing Buddhism, but there are still obstacles, so we need our help to put an end to the chaos in the world!"

"It's not that you don't want to, but that you can't?"

The little girl was a little disbelieving. She puffed up her face and said, "I think he not only can't, but also doesn't want to!"

"..."

The woman stopped and turned around, with a hint of surprise in her indifferent eyes: "How to say?"

"Because the emperor is also a human being."

The little girl said matter-of-factly: "As the master said, people's hearts are selfish and human nature is self-centered. The emperor and the emperor are self-centered. Naturally, they don't want the world to be harmonious and all sentient beings to be equal, right?"

"..."

The woman was silent, then laughed: "Xuan'er is right, the emperor is also a human being, and he is subject to the selfishness of people's hearts."

"Then Master, why do we still support such an emperor?"

The little girl was even more puzzled: "Can't we be the emperor ourselves, use Buddhism to educate the people of the world, and create a world where the world is unified and all living beings are equal?"

The woman shook her head, and although her words were soft, she said firmly: "No!"

"Why not?"

"Because we are human too!"

"this……"

The little girl raised her head and looked at the master in front of her who was otherworldly and different from ordinary people. She seemed to understand something. The doubts in her eyes gradually cleared up and turned into determination. She said to the woman in an innocent and childish voice: "Master, wait for Xuan'er When you grow up, you will definitely choose a Holy Son of Heaven and help him govern the world well!"

The woman smiled, stretched out her hand, and touched her little head lovingly: "Master believes that Xuan'er can definitely do it."

"Uh-huh!"

The little girl nodded, looking hopeful: "By then, no one will freeze to death and starve to death, and everyone will be able to have enough to eat and wear, and live happily..."

"Then Xuan'er must grow up quickly."

"..."

In the wind and snow, the two of them drifted away without a trace.

On the other side, in front of Jing'an Temple, Xu Yang walked around and after making sure no one was following him, he decisively turned around and left.

If you are in the first world and have no accumulation, then joining this temple is indeed a good choice. You can get effective shelter and enough time to quietly accumulate strength and grow slowly.

But if this is not true, Xu Yang, who has already made his first pot of gold, now has sufficient foundation to support him. Jing'an Temple, with its extraordinary origins and many rules, is no longer the best choice for him.

so……