Listening to Qi Lian Mi's narration, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian's expressions darkened bit by bit. Looking at Zhan Guo who was sitting in the corner of the flying boat behind them, they couldn't help but sympathize with him.
It turned out that Zhan Guo was the king of Danhuan country. He had been raised in a temple since he was young, so he was kind-hearted and believed in Buddhism. After the old king passed away, he naturally succeeded the throne and became the new king.
After becoming the new king, he worked hard to govern the country, reduced taxes, built temples, spread benevolence in the country, made great ambitions, and did good deeds, hoping to achieve good results through doing good deeds.
In the short three years he was on the throne, he had shaved his head several times and sacrificed himself to the largest temple in the country, Konglin Temple. He was redeemed by the ministers at high prices several times.
After Zhan Guo's many struggles, although the people of the country lived and worked in peace and contentment, he gradually attracted criticism from the ministers and undercurrents in the court.
Finally, one day, the general in charge of the military launched a coup and put him under house arrest, forcing him to abdicate.
Zhan Guo didn't care about the affairs of the country, so he obediently abdicated the throne.
The general didn't make things difficult for him. He gave him a sum of money and let him move out of the palace with the princess and the two princes to live a normal life.
Zhankun, who had always been pure of heart and few desires, did not feel much discomfort with the changes in his life. Adding on the fact that wang fei was virtuous, even though their lives had become ordinary, it was still peaceful and happy. The family was happy and harmonious.
Even if he became a normal person, Zhan Guo still didn't forget to chant sutras and worship Buddha. He still did good deeds in his life and treated people kindly.
Until one day, Zhan Guo found a man covered in blood outside his house. Although he knew that he was a notorious villain, he still thought that God was virtuous and saved him and took good care of him.
Moreover, in the process, he used Buddhist sutras to guide him patiently, hoping that he would repent and abandon evil.
However, who knew that the villain not only didn't turn over a new leaf, but also had evil thoughts about the princess who helped to take care of him. When Zhan Guo went out to give alms, he tried to defile the princess.
In the end, the princess swore that she would die and was killed along with the two young princes.
By the time Zhan Guo came back, the villain had already escaped. Everything was too late.
Zhanguo was in so much pain when he saw the miserable condition of his wife and children. None of his years of meditation could help him get out of the sea of bitterness. All the pain and regret turned into anger. He decided to find the villains and kill them for revenge.
However, after searching for many years, when he finally found the villain, that guy had already put down his butcher's knife and converted to Buddhism because he had been enlightened by an eminent monk.
When Zhan Guo came to the door, the villain knelt down in front of him with a regretful look, saying that he had been haunted by bad karma in the past. Even though he had chanted sutras and worshipped Buddha for many years, he still could not really calm down and asked Zhan Guo to help him free himself.
Zhan Guo raised his steel knife high, but he could not bring it down. He could see that the villain was really remorseful.
However, driven by hatred, he still decided to kill the villain. Otherwise, he would not be able to face his dead wife and children.
However, the senior monk of the temple stopped him and told him, "Lay down your butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately."
Zhan Guo was in a trance and fell into confusion.
Although he was holding a steel knife, he had not been tainted with the sin of killing. Although the villain put his palms together, his fingers were soaked with blood. Now, others told him to lay down his butcher's knife, but was the knife in his hand really a butcher's knife?
Good and evil, cause and effect, they were all tangled together in a moment.
"It was said that Zhan Guo's mind was already in a mess. He raised his head and shouted at the sky, asking what was good, what was evil, and what was effect? Who had the butcher's knife? Can a person who has done all kinds of evil become a Buddha immediately as long as he lays down his butcher's knife? "Qi Lian Mi said.
"Did the eminent monk answer?" Chan 'er asked.
"The eminent monk only told him that the sea of bitterness is boundless, repent and be saved. As long as he sincerely repents, even a ferocious tiger or evil dragon can become a Buddha," Qi Lian Mi said.
Chan 'er heard this and shook her head. Obviously, she felt that this answer was too perfunctory.
"What was the result?" Bai Xiaotian frowned and asked.
"The result was that Zhan Guo fell into madness. In a day, he slaughtered three hundred monks in the temple. He stuck his long knife in front of the temple door and wrote with his blood on the door of the temple, 'If an evil person lays down his butcher's knife, he can become a Buddha. If a good person does not have a knife, how can he become a Buddha?' After that, he disappeared without a trace. When he appeared again, it was already three years later in this Crimson Valley City. In the beginning, he only went crazy occasionally. Later on, he became so crazy. He asked everyone he met, "How can a good person become a Buddha?" Qi Lian Mi answered slowly.
After Shen Luo and the others heard this, they sighed in their hearts. When they looked at Zhan Guo behind them again, they found that although he had a sneering expression, there were tears rolling down his cheeks. He seemed to be completely unaware of it.
"Amitabha. A person who worships Buddha wholeheartedly should not fall into this demonic trap." Chan 'er's eyes flashed with a touch of pity as she recited.
"He is probably so crazy because the knot in his heart is difficult to untie. I don't know if there is any way to wake him up." Bai Xiaotian sighed and asked Chan 'er.
"Benefactor Shen, can you take him back to the post house with you? I am willing to use my Buddhist teachings to help him escape from the chaotic sea of bitterness." Chan 'er looked at Shen Luo and said with a dignified expression.
"Of course." Shen Luo smiled and nodded.
When they returned to the Crimson Valley City, hundreds of soldiers had already gathered outside the city. Some of them were riding horses and some were leading camels. It seemed that they were planning to go out of the city to look for Qi Lian Mi.
Seeing Shen Luo and the others fly down from the sky, all the soldiers dismounted from their horses and saluted. They shouted "Immortal Master". When they saw Qi Lian Mi in the crowd, they were overjoyed. They quickly rode back to the city to spread the news of the victory.
Shen Luo and the others returned to the post house under the escort of the soldiers. Before they could enter the house, a large group of people rushed in from the outside and surrounded the post house.
Not long after, a tall man with slightly curly hair, wearing a golden crown, wearing a brocade robe, and dark blue eyes walked into the courtyard under the escort of the crowd.
When Qi Lian Mi saw the man, a bright smile bloomed on his face. He immediately flew over and shouted "Father" as he was embraced by the tall man.
Shen Luo knew that the man was the king of the Wuji Kingdom, arrogant Qi Lian Mi.
He glanced around and found that there were several people following behind the man. They all had Dharma power fluctuations of different strengths. The one with the strongest Dharma power was none other than Zen Master Lin Da, whom he had met once at the city gate.
As for Zen Master Longtan and Zen Master Baoshan, they all stood behind Lin Da with respectful expressions.
However, Zen Master Lin Da had changed into a red monk robe, and a string of Buddhist prayer beads made of white stone beads that were not of a regular shape hung on his chest.
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