Chapter 208: Acting Chivalrously And Righteously
“Big Brother, are you serious about the existence of dual cultivation?”
“Yes.”
“Then how do you cultivate it?”
“Hehe, I don’t teach that either.”
“Why not? Big Brother, I feel like you know a lot, but you haven’t taught me everything?”
“Because this, most people can’t understand in a lifetime, and if they’re not careful, they’ll fall into it and can’t get out. So, Big Brother doesn’t want to talk about this stuff, unless your comprehension is extremely high, you have a clear understanding of many things, and you are not swayed by circumstances. Perhaps Big Brother will tell you the principles behind it if he’s in a good mood, Hahahaha.”
“Okay then, Big Brother.”
“Mm-hmm, don’t always think about nonsense. You might think you’re just curious about something, or for other reasons, but the moment you have that thought, your mind is already carried away by what you’re thinking.”
“Big Brother, does your mind wander when you talk about things?”
“Occasionally it does, but I can notice it and pull it back immediately. This is related to entering the state. When I’m explaining something to you, and I need to think about it for a moment, then I enter that state. When I’m done explaining, I jump out. After all, what level of person is Big Brother? Hahaha, this little thing is as natural as breathing to me.”
“Big Brother, when will I be able to do as you do?”
“That’s hard to say. Just train yourself when you have free time, just practice for fun. When you encounter difficulties, use them to train yourself. Over time, you will naturally become like that. When you can transform difficulties, then difficulties will no longer be difficult. Keep this up, and your entire life will have no difficulties for you. Once there are no difficulties, you can do as you please. The rest of your time is for play, and you won’t be trapped by any person, thing, or event. Then you will be free and unrestrained, free and at ease.”
“Big Brother, I really envy your state.”
“No need to envy. Just practice, practice for fun. All laws arise from the mind, and the mind gives rise to all things. If you control your mind, you control all things. Don’t deliberately pursue it. As you play, your cultivation level will naturally deepen. As it is now, you understand the principles of many things and are no longer troubled. You already have some cultivation level, right?”
“Even though you’re wearing your own clothes, you are much more formidable than many guys wearing those robes. Because they might not be able to shift their circumstances like you can. Don’t underestimate yourself. Unconsciously, you’ve actually grown a lot. Although Big Brother writes books as he pleases, many things in them are not written as he pleases.”
“Big Brother, if you put it that way, I understand. So I’ve been practicing transforming circumstances without realizing it?”
“Yes. You understood the principle, and you acted on it, so you obtained it. Obtaining it means attaining the Dao.”
“Hahahaha, so that’s how it is. No wonder Big Brother told me to just look at it for fun. It turns out that by looking, I was cultivating unconsciously.”
“Isn’t that right? I’m explaining the principles and also the methods of changing thoughts. Remember them, and if you can use some of them, you’ve taken them away, haven’t you?”
“I really don’t know what to say, Big Brother. After you said that, I finally understood. So reading your books is actually cultivation. Otherwise, I really felt like reading was just for fun, as you said.”
“It is just for fun. If you look at it a lot, you’ll be influenced. Whatever you remember, you’ll know. If you know it and use it, you’ll learn it.”
“How is this just for fun? You make it sound so easy.”
“Don’t think too much. Just follow Big Brother. If you can’t understand it, then find the reasons yourself. Yhahahaha.”
“Okay, okay. Thank you, Big Brother.”
“Mm-hmm, go play. I need to meditate.”
“Okay, Big Brother. Boundless Blessings.”
“Boundless Blessings.”
The boy talked about these things all day, having integrated these cultivation matters into his instinct, able to speak them without thinking.
On the other side, since the old monk Liaochen had a drink with the boy, he continued to wander the seas, drifting along with the flow without any particular purpose.
One evening, the old monk encountered two women, one fat and one thin, beating another woman.
“Elder Sister, I was wrong. I’ll be good. Please don’t hit me anymore. I dare not again.”
“Son of a bitch, you dare run again? I’ll beat you to death!”
Seeing this, the old monk stepped forward;
“Amitabha, benefactors, what are you doing?”
Hearing this, the attackers froze. The beaten woman on the ground, upon seeing the old monk, quickly scrambled up and ran behind him, clutching his kashaya and timidly pleading for help, “Master, please save me. They, they are forcing me to sell myself. They beat me when I wouldn’t listen.”
“Damn it, don’t think a monk can save you. Watch me break your legs today.”
The fat woman, called Elder Sister, cursed loudly as she saw the girl, who had been begging for mercy, now seeking help from the old monk.
She looked like she might have taken too many hormones, acting extremely arrogant and not taking the old monk seriously at all.
The old monk smiled; “Amitabha, benefactors, where it is possible to forgive, forgive. Leave a little room for future encounters.”
“Old monk, I advise you not to meddle in other people’s affairs.”
Hearing this, the old monk thought to himself; Oh dear, they’re refusing a toast and choosing to be force-fed. If I encounter this kind of trouble, can I just ignore it? If I ignore it, what kind of cultivation am I even doing?
With this thought; the old monk took off his kashaya, revealing his full azure dragon tattoo. He then handed the kashaya to the woman behind him, “Girl, hold this for me for a moment. This humble monk is going to exorcise demons.”
After giving these instructions, the old monk asked the fat woman, “I’ll give you one more chance. Try acting tough with me again.”
The fat woman, perhaps accustomed to being arrogant, was not intimidated even by the old monk’s frightening tattoos and continued, “Screw you, old bald donkey. I advise you to leave quickly, or don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”
Seeing this, the old monk no longer held back; “Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Incantation, World-Honored Earth Store, Prajna Buddhas~! Prajna Paramita!” Chanting Buddhist chants, he charged forward directly.
“Clang!”
“Oligae~!”
“What the f***! You grabbed my balls! Damn you!”
“Shit~!”
Half an hour later, the old monk, covered in blood, leaned against the wall, looking at the two women he had knocked unconscious. He sighed; “Damn it! I haven’t fought in years, and I almost couldn’t beat two women. They really scratched me up.”
The old monk touched the blood on his face and looked at it.
“What the hell! Damn it! I really need to learn some martial arts for self-defense from now on. It’s really ridiculous to act chivalrously and righteously when walking around without any martial power! Fortunately, I’m in good physical condition, otherwise, who knows what would have happened.”
The woman holding the kashaya, trembling with fear, saw the old monk leaning tiredly against the wall and sitting down, and only then did she react.
Worried, she hurried forward and asked, “Master, Master, are you okay?”
The old monk chuckled; “Fuck! What could happen to me? It’s just that I’m old now. If this were twenty years ago, let alone them, I could have handled eight more women.
Hurry, don’t worry about me for now, go call the police.”
