Then, Long Lan said that a detestable rabbit went to the field of Zen meditation to steal food, and the great Zen master said not to steal things. The rabbit said "Mind your own business". Dongfangwang then the great Zen master was speechless.

  The rabbit finally ate up all the things in the big Zen repair, transferred the array, and was caught by an old eagle during its migration.

  The eagle said, I'm going to eat you.

  The detestable rabbit said "Don't eat me."

  The eagle said, "I'll starve to death if I don't eat you, unless I'm not going to die of starvation."

  At that time, a passing Great Zen Master said: "Let the rabbit go." The Great Zen Master cut off a piece of his own flesh, exactly equal to the weight of the rabbit, and exchanged it for the rabbit.

  The story ended here, and Long Lan stopped telling it.

  "What happened next? Where did the rabbit and eagle go?"

  Long Lan gazed at Zhang Ye for a moment, but didn't respond.

  Zhaofuren smiled and said, "I guess the rabbit and eagle were moved by Dazhen's great wisdom and have been converted."

  Long Lan remained smiling and silent.

  Zhang Ye thought for a long time and said: "But it doesn't make sense, I always feel that the big Zen master has a sly and cunning look."

  "Whoosh—"

  Madam Zhao was almost scared to death, and he ended up vomiting.

  Long Lan was indeed a master of Mantra Realm's Zen theory. When she said this, she thought Zhang Ye had probably made a mistake.

  As expected, Long Lan's eyebrows furrowed, but immediately relaxed, and he said in a soft voice, "I'd like to hear your views, Brother Dao."

  Zhang Ye said: "All things have their roots, the universe and all things, the Tao is complete, none are not so. This story should also have a cause and effect, if the cause and effect are incomplete, the story cannot be formed. The event, the rabbit stealing, not listening to advice, is the cause, it is also the root. It should have been that he met Chan while meditating, could have saved him, but found out it was a dishonest rabbit, then said 'At first I didn't kill you, now I won't save you either'. If the story ends here, it's just one cause and effect."

  Long Lan looked at Zhang Ye for a moment and said, "Brother Dao's insight is incisive, but such thinking has lost its moral integrity."

  "Thick and unyielding, planting the cause of 'thickness', can only reap the fruit of 'Tao'. If you plant the cause of shallowness, you will reap evil consequences, which is simply the natural order. Otherwise, where does fairness come from?" said Zhang Ye.

  "If we must be fair, then the heavens and earth will lose their natural order. If a story must be fair, why wait for the old eagle to appear? Just cut off one leg of the thieving rabbit, and it won't dare come again." Long Lan said, "This can be considered as fairness."

  "It should be so." Zhang Ye nodded his head greatly.

  Long Lando said, "Meditation is like this. The rabbit accumulated resentment and retaliated against others with that resentment. One day, the rabbit found out that a squirrel had stolen its radish, so it bit off the squirrel's tail in revenge. This cycle of revenge continued, which is why Brother Dao said that many people face resentment when they open their eyes, and this resentment leads to a vicious cycle of revenge."

  "Uh, this...," Zhang Ye stuttered, "Although it's a bit cruel, if you don't pay the price, those guys will form habits and won't know what's wrong. They'll always think other people's things are their own, and they can just take them. If they want food, they can just go to someone else's field and grab some. Who would be willing to farm then? Does grain fall from the sky? There must be a price for everything. This way, seeing countless mice and rabbits who like to steal things missing arms and legs, and other 'take-ism', will make them realize that stealing has a price, and thus theft can be greatly avoided."

  "Hey~"

  This guy is talking nonsense again, but it's also interesting. Long Lan and Lady Zhao couldn't help but laugh at the same time.

  After a long time, Long Lan said softly: "Brother Dao's insight is novel and can be established as a school of thought in the world. However, different paths do not converge, you and I have exhausted our fate, today's lecture ends, farewell."

  "Hey, don't run away, I'm not done arguing with you yet!" Zhang Ye said hastily.

  "Pfft——"

  This time Long Lan covered her mouth and smiled, feeling that this guy's theory was too heavy-handed and scary, but really contradictory, he was really cute when saying it.

  Long Lan couldn't help but reveal some worldly mannerisms, and thought it was secretly amusing.

  She said she was leaving, but also because Zhang Ye spoke up and persuaded her to stay, she didn't leave immediately.

  "It's not that I'm not convinced, Brother Dao, it's just that our paths are different, each with its own theories. For now, it's hard to say who is superior or inferior, and continuing this stalemate won't bring us joy. What's the point of that?" Long Lan smiled and said, "Brother Dao has his own theories, so how can he easily convince others? Chan says one mind, one world; one tree, one Bodhi. We don't need to argue. Since it's like this, let's meet again another day and chat at leisure, seeking common ground while respecting our differences. What do you think, Brother Dao?"

  Zhang Ye finally nodded his head in admiration and said, "You're indeed arrogant, but Princess Longlan's heart is broad-minded and her cultivation of the Tao is not to be underestimated."

  Long Lan nodded: "This is one of the meanings of 'bo', embracing all rivers. Since Da Chan repair can see through heaven and earth, it can also embrace all rivers, how can't it embrace a thieving rabbit? Repaying grievances with virtue can only manifest compassion and transform the world's grievances."

  Here is the translation:

  "Upon hearing this, Zhang Ye's old temper flared up again. With a disgruntled tone, he said: 'If we repay grievances with kindness, how do we repay kindness? If those who have done evil are to be rewarded with kindness, then what about those who have done good deeds?'"

  "Repay kindness with grievances, how can we repay kindness?"

  Long Lanying smiled mischievously, "Well done, little Daoist friend, you've managed to stump me. I won't bother with you anymore, farewell for now."

  After finishing her words, she made a cute pose and ran away, leaving only the sound of her anklet hitting the ground in the distance, exceptionally crisp.

  It's no use, she said, and stopped arguing.

  Zhang Ye suddenly had a big headache, and only then did he remember that there was one important thing he hadn't mentioned. After finally meeting up, he had carelessly annoyed the other person, now things were troublesome.

  Nuo Da and the others in the lecture hall, including Qi Furen and Zhao Furen, as well as Chang Kong Wu Ji Gongzi, all had their mouths agape, staring at this chattering fellow in shock, unable to utter a word.

  "Interesting... indeed interesting..."

  Changkong Wuji glanced at Zhang Ye once more before standing up and leaving first, surprisingly without even looking at Madame Qi who had brought him.

  Madam Qi felt a moment of awkwardness, and as she stood up to chase after him, she couldn't help but turn her head to glance at Zhang Ye for the first time without looking at him with disdain.

  Zhang Ye avoided Madame Qi's gaze.

  He wasn't afraid to look, he just thought it was inappropriate.

  In short, this Mrs. Qi may not be likable, but after all, no matter what the reason is, her son was killed by Zhang Ye, from this point on, Zhang Ye is born not daring to look at Mrs. Qi's eyes.

  Long Lan wasn't wrong, Zhang Ye was indeed a contradictory guy.

  Whether Long Xiao Tian should die or not is beside the point. However, when Zhang Ye looked at Zhen Er Furen, he only felt that she was just a mother who had lost her son, nothing more. It only added to his worries and feelings of guilt.

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