"Fangzheng is different from you. He's here to be an abbot. Can you be an abbot?" asked Liu Hongyun awkwardly.
Liu Beijun curled his lips. "Whatever you say is useless. I'm not going to school anyway. It's meaningless."
"You!" Liu Hongyun was infuriated once again as he was about to take action.
Fangzheng hurriedly held him back. "Patron, since Patron Liu doesn't wish to go to school, just follow his wishes and don't let him attend. A forced melon isn't sweet. "
"Oh? Oh?!" Liu Hongyun first nodded before he jolted to his senses. He looked at Fangzheng in disbelief. He found it unbelievable that Fangzheng had said that!
Liu Beijun's eyes lit up as he nearly beamed. The way he looked at Fangzheng changed. He was like a second parent, a savior of his life! Apart from gratitude, all that was left was gratitude! He hurriedly said, "Dad, look. Since the abbot has already said so, what else can you say? Abbot Fangzheng's words are the words of Buddha. Aren't you going to listen to him? "
Liu Beijun's praise left Fangzheng embarrassed. Since when did his words become the words of Buddha? They were completely unrelated, alright? However, Fangzheng was surprised that Liu Hongyun had no intention of retorting.
Instead, he glared angrily at Liu Beijun. "I won't listen to Buddha either. In short, you have to go to school!"
Fangzheng did not know that the efficacy of Mt. One Finger's prayer for children had long spread throughout the surrounding villages. Even Songwu County and Black Mountain City had heard of it. Of course, the villagers believed in it even more. They believed that One Finger Monastery was the result of Buddha's manifestation. Therefore, everyone treated Fangzheng as Buddha's spokesperson in the mortal world. His words were equivalent to Buddha's words.
Of course, this was just a rumor. As for how much was believed, it varied from person to person.
Although Liu Hongyun did not fully believe it, he did not refute his son on this matter. If word got out, he would be in trouble.
"Shut up!" After Liu Hongyun said that, he prepared to leave with Liu Beijun. Since Fangzheng could not deal with the darn punk, he had no choice but to use another method.
"Amitabha." At that moment, Fangzheng spoke.
"Abbot Fangzheng, since you don't wish to help me reprimand this child, I'll take him away, alright?" Liu Hongyun didn't dare flare up at Fangzheng, but it was obvious that he was aggrieved and resentful.
Fangzheng smiled. "Patron, if you trust This Penniless Monk, you can let Young Patron Liu stay in this temple and cultivate with This Penniless Monk for a period of time."
The moment Fangzheng said that, Liu Beijun's heart palpitated. He was truly worried about how he could escape Liu Hongyun's control. Regardless of what he did, as long as he did not have to face Liu Hongyun or go to school, he could do it anywhere! He believed that as long as he set a precedent, Liu Hongyun would not be able to send him to school even if he did not become a monk in the future.
With this thought in mind, Liu Beijun hurriedly said, "Dad, I don't want to go to school anyway. It's useless no matter what you say. Even if you send me to school, I'll skip class and run away. I think this mountain is not bad. I also want to stay and learn something useful instead of those useless things in school. "
Liu Hongyun wanted to say something, but when he saw how stubborn and unyielding Liu Beijun was, he knew his son best. If he sent such a Liu Beijun back to school, he would only be skipping class and running away.
Looking at Fangzheng who had a warm smile on his face, Liu Hongyun pondered that he could no longer control Liu Beijun. Bringing Liu Beijun back would likely result in endless arguments. There was no benefit to it. He still needed to work in the fields, so he had no time to watch over Liu Beijun. Although he was a little displeased that Fangzheng had supported Liu Beijun's decision to drop out of school, he was still very confident in Fangzheng's character.
Perhaps it was better to leave Liu Beijun to Fangzheng than to send him back to school. At the very least, he would not act recklessly.
With this in mind, Liu Hongyun nodded. "Then, I'll be troubling you, Abbot Fangzheng."
The moment that was said, Liu Beijun immediately cheered. However, he received a fierce glare from Liu Hongyun as he reprimanded him. "You darn bastard. You might be staying, but listen well. Listen to Abbot Fangzheng. If you dare act recklessly, I'll break one of your legs!"
Liu Beijun was so frightened that he no longer dared to shout.
Just as Fangzheng was about to speak, Liu Hongyun beat him to it. "Abbot Fangzheng, Beijun is naughty and disobedient. If he causes trouble, feel free to beat him. Just don't beat him to death or cripple him! Don't stand on ceremony! "
Fangzheng was instantly rendered speechless. Why would a monk beat Liu Beijun for no reason? However, he mostly felt wistful. Why did those words sound so familiar to him? Back when Wang Yougui sent him to school, he had said those words to his form teacher. As a result, he had been beaten up quite a number of times.
But now that he thought about it, he realized that he had to thank his teacher for beating him up. If not, he definitely would not have ended up in his present state. He would most likely have become a loafer in society, leading a life of mischief.
Therefore, at that moment, although Fangzheng was rendered speechless when he heard Fangzheng's words, he understood Liu Hongyun's desire for his son to succeed in life as well as his love for Liu Beijun.
Unfortunately, Liu Beijun did not share the same thoughts. When he heard that, he directly asked, "Am I really your son?"
"I picked you up from the trash can," Liu Hongyun said casually.
When Fangzheng saw that the two were about to start fighting again, he hurriedly said, "Amitabha. Patron, don't worry."
Liu Hongyun still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Fangzheng. He did not continue and nodded before turning to leave. Fangzheng vaguely realized that the instant Liu Hongyun turned around, he felt as though a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders. His back seemed to hunch a little.
"I've had enough of worrying all day," Liu Beijun mumbled. He did not realize that the moment he said that, the monk's ears pricked up. He pricked up his brows as his smile turned a little mischievous.
Those who were familiar with Fangzheng knew that he was up to no good again. Someone was about to be in trouble.
"Patron Liu, since you are staying behind, you will be in charge of sweeping This Penniless Monk's yard in the future. Jingzhen, you will be in charge of supervising. "After Fangzheng said that, he turned and left.
Liu Beijun was taken aback when he heard that. What was the meaning of that? Wasn't he supposed to stay behind to cultivate, eat, sleep, and pee? Wasn't it to gain some insights into the Buddhist Dharma when he had nothing to do? How did he end up doing odd jobs in a blink of an eye?
"I'm not doing it! I'm not doing odd jobs! "Liu Beijun shouted indignantly.
Fangzheng turned his head to look at Liu Beijun. "This Penniless Monk doesn't support idlers. If you don't do it, there will be no food."
"So what if there's no food? I'm not doing it!" Liu Beijun was young and rash. He was not hungry, so he was not afraid of Fangzheng's threats. From his point of view, no matter how impressive Fangzheng was, could he starve him to death?
With this in mind, Liu Beijun insisted, "I won't do it even if I starve to death!"
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