Chapter 68 The dead are no different from the living
"Brother Dao Ji, this... isn't it a little too good?"
Lin Ye brought Dao Hai to the mansion. Dao Hai looked at the room where he lived, the exquisite furniture and the luxurious wooden bed, and felt a little overwhelmed.
The living environment of the monks in Miaoying Temple is actually not bad. Compared with the monks in many temples, it is already very good.
After all, the income from incense donations to Miaoying Temple is there.
But even so, Daohai felt that what he saw was too luxurious. He was a monk, but he was sleeping on such a good bed, especially those quilts. Just looking at them made him feel his bones were a little soft.
"Brother Daohai, please listen to me. Brother Daoyuan also said that what one cultivates in the mortal world is one's own Buddha heart. What does it have to do with external things?"
Lin Ye glanced at the quilt. He brought it from the real world, so its quality and softness were naturally impeccable.
"But……"
"Just listen to what I say, Junior Brother. As the saying goes, wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha sits in the heart... As long as there is Buddha in your heart, why bother about these external things?"
Dao Hai’s body trembled.
"Wine and meat go through the intestines... Brother Daoji, you have a great affinity with Buddha."
Lin Ye was a little embarrassed. Dao Ji must have a great affinity with Buddha, but this Dao Ji was not that Dao Ji.
"Brother, let's not call each other by our Dharma names anymore. It seems strange . Let's just call each other brothers."
He originally chose this Buddhist name only because he learned that there was no legendary arhat like Dao Ji in the other world, so he just picked one casually. But now, hearing Dao Hai calling him Junior Brother Dao Ji all the time, it feels a little awkward.
"Okay, you are a lay disciple. If there are outsiders around, I will call you Junior Brother Lin. If there are no outsiders, just call me Junior Brother."
Changing the address, Lin Ye asked with a smile: "Brother, I have a question. After someone dies, can their soul still be the same as a normal person?"
"Of course not. Ghosts are ghosts, and humans are humans. How can the two be the same?"
"No special circumstances? Not only is this ghost no different from an ordinary person, but the living people around him also didn't notice anything unusual."
Dao Hai fell into deep thought, and after a while he shook his head: "Junior brother, regarding ghosts, we in Buddhism don't know much about them. Taoism knows more about ghosts, and I, as a senior brother, usually only practice, and I won't ask about these things when I encounter ghosts."
Lin Ye looked at Dao Hai's embarrassed expression and his mouth twitched. His senior brother only knew how to practice, and as for encountering ghosts, he would use a Zen stick to save them.
"But I once heard my master say that there is no definitive answer to anything in this world. Everything has its own particularity ."
"Brother, if you are free, why not come with me to meet someone."
"good."
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Ye Zhiyuan bid farewell to his friends and drove his carriage towards home.
After being away from home for six years, Ye Zhiyuan is eager to return home.
When he was young and successful, he once offended a wealthy man in the city, but was rescued by County Magistrate Ding. After a serious illness, he received a letter from County Magistrate Ding, asking him to come to Shangyang County to teach and educate people in order to repay his kindness.
I have lived up to my benefactor, but I feel guilty towards my wife and children.
“Brother Ye!”
"Who are you?"
Looking at the two figures at the intersection, one of them who looked like a nobleman greeted him. Ye Zhiyuan was a little confused, thinking that he didn't seem to know this person.
"Brother Ye is a noble man who forgets things easily. I had to help him go home that night."
Lin Ye knew at a glance that Ye Zhiyuan had drunk too much last time and seemed to have lost his memory.
"Oh...oh...I remember now. It's Master Lin. I really want to thank Master Lin for the last time. Master Lin, are you going into the city?"
"Out of town."
"Is that so? Where is Mr. Lin going?"
"Where are you going, Brother Ye?" Lin Ye asked with a smile.
"Return to Poyang County."
"What a coincidence! We are both going to . I wonder if we can go together."
Ye Zhiyuan glanced at Daohai. In his impression, this Mr. Lin looked like a nobleman. How could he be with a monk?
However, what he cares most about is repaying a favor. That day, Master Lin helped him go home, and now he just wants to accompany him, so he naturally won't refuse.
"It would be great if Master Lin wanted to travel with you, but my carriage is already full of stuff and I'm afraid there's no room for anyone."
"It's okay, we've got our own horses."
Lin Ye waved towards the side of the road, and Uncle Xu came out leading two horses. Ye Zhiyuan looked at this scene and felt that this Mr. Lin was waiting for him here on purpose.
But on second thought, it was impossible. He had only met this Master Lin once. As for whether he had any ill intentions, Ye Zhiyuan was even less worried. Just looking at the value of the silk clothes Master Lin was wearing, he probably couldn't even afford it with his annual tuition.
Three people travel together.
Although it was said that there were three of them traveling together, in fact Ye Zhiyuan was driving the carriage in front, and Lin Ye and Dao Hai were riding horses and following slowly behind.
"Brother, what did you see?"
"No." Dao Hai said honestly, "If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed it with just a quick glance. It's really strange that this person is a ghost."
"Yes, this Ye Zhiyuan is clearly a ghost, but he is no different from a living person. I was very curious when I met him that day, so I thought of following Ye Zhiyuan to find out the reason."
"There is something strange about this person. Following him will help you gain more insights."
Lin Ye smiled slightly. If he was alone, he would not take the risk, but with his senior brother by his side and a thug, he dared to follow Ye Zhiyuan.
It is thousands of miles from Shangyang County to Poyang County. It took Ye Zhiyuan three days to arrive there by horse-drawn carriage.
"This ghost is indeed interesting. Except for not being able to get tired, everything else is the same as a living person."
For three days, Lin Ye and Dao Hai watched Ye Zhiyuan eating, drinking, defecating and urinating along the way, and found that Ye Zhiyuan's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating times were very precise. He ate, drank, defecated and urinated at fixed times every day, as if he was completing a fixed task.
Poyang County!
Perhaps because he was homesick, Ye Zhiyuan's body trembled slightly. After entering the city, he said, "Mr. Lin, Master Daohai, we have arrived at Poyang County. Would you like to stay at my house?"
"OK."
Lin Ye agreed readily.
Ye family!
Ye Zhiyuan was very excited. As soon as he stopped the carriage at the door, he shouted loudly: "Yunniang, I'm back!"
Lin Ye and Dao Hai stood at the back. They looked at each other with something strange in their eyes.
After a while, footsteps were heard from inside the door, and a middle-aged woman came out. When she saw Ye Zhiyuan, she was stunned. After a while, she suddenly turned around and ran. However, because she was too excited, she didn't pay attention to the threshold under her feet and tripped.
Seeing this, Ye Zhiyuan hurried forward to help the woman up, and said dissatisfiedly: "Yunniang, your husband has been away from home for six years. Even if you have resentment in your heart, you shouldn't turn around and run away."
What's more, there are two friends here.
"You...you've been dead for six years. You're a ghost. I'm scared!"
Yunniang’s answer left Ye Zhiyuan stunned.
Dao Hai’s eyes widened with a look of disbelief.
Lin Ye: ...
Oh shit!
