Sangsang's biggest wish in this life was to turn white.
She did not want to turn the black chess piece into a white one, but to turn herself white.
Looking at the black chess piece, she thought of Master Qishan's words and smiled embarrassedly. She thought that it would be great and convenient if she could be as white as she wanted without using the cosmetics of Chenjinji Cosmetics Store. No wonder Master Qishan called it the Convenient Dharma.
Master Qishan was slightly stunned. He did not understand why she was laughing. Was there something wrong with the Convenient Dharma that she found out?
Ning Que was the only one in the world who could guess the real reason for Sangsang's laughter. Looking at Sangsang's bashful smile, he could not help but laugh too.
In the dark and cold cave, there was a relaxed smile, and then it gradually calmed down. Master Qishan's voice explaining Buddhism sounded from time to time, with Sangsang's questioning voice occasionally.
After some time, the lecture for the night came to an end. Master Qishan looked at Ning Que and said, "Treating a disease is always a long process. The cave is damp and cold, not suitable for recuperation. Take her down the mountain to the temple to rest. If there is time before bed, let her think about what happened today."
Ning Que said, "It is inconvenient to go up and down the mountain. Why don't we rest here?"
Master Qishan said, "I will go down the mountain at night. I will meet you in the temple tomorrow morning."
Ning Que was slightly shocked. Everyone knew that Master Qishan had been living in seclusion in Wa Mountain for decades and did not even attend the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival. Why did he say that he was leaving his seclusion tonight?
Master Qishan said, "This is probably the last time I will leave the hut. I have to go to the temple to feel at ease."
After saying this, the master picked up the black chess piece from the ground in front of the futon and put it in Sangsang's palm.
Listening to the master's words, Ning Que vaguely guessed something. He was shocked and grateful, but did not know what to say. He solemnly bowed, and then stood up to help Sangsang walk out of the cave.
When they reached the entrance, he said to Master Qishan, "You must come."
Master Qishan sighed helplessly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come."
Ning Que was reluctant and said, "Sangsang is not cured yet. Don't die first."
Master Qishan was so angry that he laughed. He scolded jokingly, "How did you develop such a bad temper? Now I finally believe that the Headmaster of the Academy can't do anything to you even when he's angry at you. "
Ning Que said with a smile, "The headmaster likes my honesty and dotes on me, so he doesn't punish me."
He walked out of the cave.
Ning Que carried Sangsang into the carriage.
Sangsang leaned against the quilt and clenched her small fist, for fear that she would lose the black chess piece. She looked at Ning Que and said gloomily, "Master … is it bad?"
After a moment of silence, Ning Que nodded and said, "Don't think too much about it. It has nothing to do with you. Eminent monks of Buddhism have their own control of fate, not to mention a master who can predict the future."
The night wind picked up and lifted a corner of the curtain.
Ning Que looked at the lonely Buddhist chariot beside the mountain path and frowned slightly. He did not know why the Commandment Chief Monk of Xuankong Temple had been waiting outside the cave and why there was no one beside the Buddhist chariot.
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The sadhus of the White Tower Temple of Yuelun Kingdom had all been brought to the foot of the mountain by Quni Madi. The monks of Lanke Temple had already left. Monk Guan Hai had sent the black horse carriage down the mountain and there was no one around the cave.
The night wind blew through the autumn forest, making a rustling sound, but it did not disturb the birds. Vaguely, there seemed to be a clear and subtle ringing of a bell, but the ringing seemed to be unreal and disappeared in an instant.
The Buddhist chariot outside the cave was still quiet. Suddenly, a hand reached out from the yellow curtain and lifted a gap. A monk wearing a dark brown robe walked out of the Buddhist chariot.
The monk's eyebrows were straight like a ruler and his eyes were like gems. There were traces of hardship between his brows and there were wrinkles on his forehead. However, it was hard to tell his age. It was possible to say that he was in his sixties or thirties.
This monk was the president of Commandment Yard of Xuankong Temple.
The monk walked out of the Buddhist chariot and slowly walked into the cave. With the dim light, he looked at the tiger mahogany bracelet on the ground. He put his palms together and asked, "Uncle, what did you see?"
"Boshu, why do you ask?" Master Qishan replied calmly.
Master Boshu, president of Commandment Yard of Xuankong Temple, looked at Master Qishan quietly and said, "A monk does not lie. Uncle, you played three games of chess on Wa Mountain today, especially the chessboard left behind by Buddha. Naturally, it was not to make things difficult for the sick girl, but to see if it was really that person."
Master Qishan smiled and said, "The Great Divine Priest of Revelation cannot see it. Back then, the Great Divine Priest of Light thought he saw it, but he was wrong. How can I see it?"
"Did Wei Guangming really see it wrong?
Master Boshu said indifferently, "What if he did not see it wrong? What if the Son of Yama was really born in the General's Mansion? What if Ning Que is really the Son of Yama? "
Master Qishan shook his head and said, "If Ning Que is the Son of Yama, why would the Headmaster accept him as his disciple?"
Master Boshu shook his head and said, "The Headmaster is not an ordinary person and can do extraordinary things. It is not difficult to imagine that he would accept the Son of Yama as his disciple."
Master Qishan looked at him and said, "If things are really as you think, then it is meaningless for the Xuankong Temple and the Zhishou Abbey to do anything."
Boshu understood what he meant. If the Headmaster knew that Ning Que was the Son of Yama and accepted him as his disciple, then even if the whole world wanted to kill Ning Que, the Headmaster would stand on Ning Que's side.
But the Headmaster did not know.
Because Buddha had said that there was no omniscient person in this world.
Baoshu said, "I want to know what you saw him do on the Buddha's chessboard."
After a moment of silence, Master Qishan said, "I saw a black horse carriage blocking the way."
Boshu asked again, "Where is the Lady of Light?"
"She is waiting on the mountain."
Master Qishan said. For some reason, he did not tell Boshu about what Sangsang had experienced in the chessboard world.
Boshu sat on the futon and kept silent for a long time.
The oil lamp on the cliff wall felt a little uneasy because of the night breeze.
Boshu suddenly said, "This morning, at the foot of the mountain, when Ning Que was about to shoot, I felt a great sense of danger. The bell rang but did not ring. There seems to be something strange about him."
Master Qishan said calmly, "He has the aura of Junior Brother Lotus."
Hearing Lotus' name, Boshu's Dhyana heart was disturbed. He raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "He is a disciple of the Academy. How can he have the aura of Uncle Lotus?"
Although he came from the Unknown Place and was the president of the Commandment Yard of the Xuankong Temple, he could not help but be shocked by the name of Lotus. After all, Lotus had studied Buddhism, Taoism and the Devil's Doctrine. He had a legendary life and had a high reputation and status in the Xuankong Temple's Scripture Hall. How could he look down on him?
Master Qishan shook his head and said, "Or it has something to do with Mr. Ke?"
Boshu gradually calmed down and said firmly, "I am more and more convinced that Ning Que is the Son of Yama."
Master Qishan shook his head and said, "He is not, although there is no way to prove it."
Boshu said, "The Son of Yama is about to wake up. Then I am the only one who can prove it."
Master Qishan's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp. Although he had been ill for many years and his real cultivation state was very low, his eyes still had the power of thunder.
"Why does the Xuankong Temple never connect the two worlds like the Academy? Because the Xuankong Temple was originally used by the Buddhism Sect to preserve the Buddha's nature in the Dharma Ending Age. What we want is to be isolated from the world. The Unknown Place should be unknown! "
Master Qishan looked at Boshu and said in a low voice, "You are the president of the Commandment Yard of the Xuankong Temple, not a World Wayfarer. You are not allowed to enter the human world without the Buddha's order. Why did you come to the Wa Mountain? Hurry up and leave this place! "
If it was any other monk in the world, even if it was the master of the Yuelun Kingdom or the monk Huang Yang from the Tang Empire, they would be very respectful to the president of the Commandment Yard of the Xuankong Temple, not to mention reprimanding him like this.
However, Master Qishan's identity was different. As the rumors said, he was the illegitimate son of the former Chief Preaching Monk of the Xuankong Temple. He had been a monk in the temple since he was a child, so his seniority was extremely high. Besides, he knew what kind of place the Xuankong Temple was, so he did not need to care about the attitude of the Xuankong Temple.
As expected, Boshu did not get angry. He said calmly, "I have my reasons."
"The one who came should be Qi Nian, not you. If you did not have a deep connection with the Buddha and the connection with the bell, how could you be the president of the Commandment Yard with your cultivation state of Knowing Destiny? In this case, you should be more cautious and not touch the bell. You should not be persuaded by Quni Madi and come to the human world from the Wilderness. "
Master Qishan looked at him seriously and said, "You are a Buddhist cultivator, so you should understand the cause and effect. You should not be blinded by hatred. Dao Shi died in the hands of Ning Que. That is his cause and effect."
Boshu frowned slightly and then gradually calmed down.
He said, "I am the cause of Dao Shi, and Dao Shi is my effect. Since Dao Shi's cause and effect ended with Ning Que, then this is the cause and effect between me and him."
"I was born in the pure land and grew up in it. I walk with the bell and can deter all evil spirits in the world. If Ning Que is the Son of Yama, he will hear the bell and wake up. This is also the cause and effect between me and him."
"I came to the Wa Mountain to understand this cause and effect, and then settle this cause and effect."
Master Qishan shook his head slowly and said, "Since you are so obsessed, then I have to inform the Chief Preaching Monk to remove you from your position in the temple and punish you to face the wall for ten years."
Boshu said calmly, "Alright, Uncle, you know. I did come here on orders."
Master Qishan was slightly shocked and frowned for a long time. After a long while, he said tiredly, "Even so, Qi Nian is still the Wayfarer of the Buddhism Sect. Everything in the world is based on his will."
"I will persuade my Younger Brother."
Boshu stood up, put his palms together and bowed, then left the cave.
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The cliff cave was quiet.
Master Qishan, who was more than a hundred years old, felt the strongest uneasiness in his long life today.
It was even more than decades ago when the Devil's Doctrine massacred the front yard of the Lanke Temple.
The door creaked. Monk Guan Hai had returned.
"Master, Mr. Thirteen and the Lady of Light are resting in the front temple."
Master Qishan looked at his disciple and suddenly asked, "The Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival is about to begin. They will still discuss the Underworld Invasion. What do you think of this?"
Monk Guan Hai looked at his master's haggard face and wanted him to rest early. He said, "No one knows where the Underworld is. It is only a legend."
Master Qishan smiled and said, "Idiot, if a legend becomes a reality, then it is no longer a legend."
Monk Guan Hai smiled honestly and said, "Then let's talk about it when it becomes a reality."
Master Qishan asked again, "What do you know about the Xuankong Temple?"
Monk Guan Hai was slightly startled. He found that his master seemed to be a little strange today. He said, "You have never allowed me to ask about the Xuankong Temple and other Unknown Places."
"You have been the abbot of the Lanke Temple for twenty years, or rather, lived in seclusion for some years. One day, you will go to the Xuankong Temple, so it is okay to know something in advance."
Master Qishan said, "The origin of the Xuankong Temple is actually closely related to the legend of the Underworld Invasion."
"The Underworld Invasion is called the Everlasting Night. In Buddhism, it is called the Dharma Ending Age. At that time, everything in the world will be destroyed. Buddha saw the terrible scene many years later. He thought hard for hundreds of years, thinking about how to solve this problem, but he still could not think of a way."
"Buddha sensed the time of his Parinirvana and found a pure land in the depths of the Western Wilderness. He made a great vow to build a temple and gave it an eternal barrier. Buddha collected Buddhism and Zen scriptures in it. He ordered the outstanding disciples of the younger generation to enter the temple to listen to the scriptures and cultivate. This is the Xuankong Temple. "
"The reason is that after countless years of thinking, Buddha still could not think of a way to stop the Dharma Ending Age. This is originally the cause and effect of the world. There must be death when there is life, and even until the painful reincarnation of thousands of generations. Therefore, he hoped that the future generation of Buddhist disciples could use the protection of the Xuankong Temple to survive the torrent of destruction in the Dharma Ending Age. They could help the monks in the temple to endure the long, almost eternal night and wait for the arrival of the new world with perseverance and patience."
After a long silence, Master Qishan sighed softly and said, "However, today's Buddhism Sect seems to have forgotten the teachings of Buddha. They no longer think that way. Last year, Qi Nian entered Chang 'an City, and this time, Baoshu entered the human realm and came to the Wa Mountain. It all proves that they want to find the Son of Yama and kill him."
"Master, I think … the Bhadantas of the Xuankong Temple did a good job."
Although monk Guan Hai had been cultivating Buddhism for many years, he was still young. Thinking of the horrible scene of the Underworld Invasion, he said in a low voice, "All living beings have suffered so much. We should be merciful and help them. How can we only be kind to ourselves?"
Master Qishan laughed and said, "Child … your way of thinking is really simple."
Guan Hai smiled embarrassedly. Suddenly, he thought of something and said in shock, "Master Baoshu came for the Son of Yama … Is the Son of Yama in the Wa Mountain?"
Master Qishan smiled and patted his shoulder without saying anything. He thought that there were many ways to let the Son of Yama leave this world, and killing him was not the only way.
Since the Headmaster said in the letter that this method was feasible, then it must be feasible. Whether it was for saving all living beings or for the cause and effect between him and the Xuankong Temple, he had to try.
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