Merchant Zhu looked at the scene of flowers blooming all over Deer Terrace Pavilion in an instant and was dumbfounded. When he came to his senses, he grumbled to himself, "I'm familiar with this datura flower. When the caravan goes to Righteous Canal and Daqin, I've also done the trading of datura flowers. Other than shamans using it to burn incense and concoct medicine, I've never heard of it having any other uses. To bloom a garden of flowers in winter, it's the work of an immortal … But, but what's the use?"
"When spring comes, such useless flowers are everywhere. The foreign monk received a treasure bottle. When it's my turn, why did I receive such a thing?"
However, Merchant Zhu was a merchant after all. He quickly snapped out of his daze and thought to himself, "There are only useless merchants. How can there be useless goods? This datura flower can be found everywhere on a normal day. There might not be anything rare about it. But now that it's winter, all kinds of grass have withered, so I have the capital to do business. Not to mention that the flowers are blooming everywhere. It's the work of an immortal. In that case, it can be considered a rare commodity. "
At that moment, King Yiqu, who was in the Deer Terrace Pavilion Pavilion palace, heard the news and rushed out. When he saw the datura flowers in the snow, the fragrance was subtle, and the seven-colored flowers blooming, he was instantly shocked. He stammered, "Paragons of the Central Plains … This … This is …"
Chen Ang smiled and answered, "I'm extremely grateful for Your Majesty's hospitality. Therefore, I specially ordered the datura flowers to bloom in the garden to repay Your Majesty."
The moment he said that, before King Yiqu could react, Merchant Zhu was a little stunned. He looked at Chen Ang with a look of reverence! Even Merchant Zhu was ashamed of his inferiority in the ability to do a transaction three times. The Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva said to bestow a treasure bottle, and Chen Ang wanted to bestow datura flowers …
First, Mandala Heavenly Rain did Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva a favor, then she gave the flowers as treasures to Merchant Zhu. Finally, she sold the auspicious flowers in winter to King Yiqu as a favor.
Selling a favor three times, it was really a good deal.
Merchant Zhu thought about it carefully and realized that this was a brilliant deal. This was the first time he had done a favor for the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. Although Merchant Zhu didn't know Chen Ang's identity or the origin of the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, he was certain that both of them had extremely high statuses. This was equivalent to Chen Ang giving face to the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
If it was a commoner who was not of high status, not to mention flowers blooming in Deer Terrace Pavilion, even if the ground was paved with gold, the tiles were made of colored glass, and the hall was made of white jade, it was the duty of the commoner to receive them with great hospitality. It was not a favor. Only people like Chen Ang, the Jade Emperor, and Laozi would receive them even if they took a few steps.
The second favor was to bestow upon Zhu Dahao Shang a treasure that would allow him to complete the duel. What he bestowed upon him was an opportunity.
For a top merchant like Zhu Dahao Shang, as long as he was given a chance to obtain these datura flowers, everything would be settled and they would naturally fight for it.
The third favor to the Yiqu King was to sell the auspicious winter flowers. This kind of miracle would greatly increase the Yiqu King's prestige. After careful calculation, Chen Ang sold the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva the face of personally making the datura flowers bloom. He sold the Deer Terrace Flowers to Zhu Dahao Shang, as well as the opportunity it would create, and he sold the Yiqu King the meaning of the flowers to others.
This garden of Datura flowers had been sold three times, and every single one of them was the most meaningful to the other party. They had completely squeezed out the value of the flowers. This kind of business method made the great merchant Zhu feel great admiration, and he seemed to have understood something.
That Yiqu King accepted the favor and said in a happy voice, "Honored guest truly has the ability of a ghost, doing what others cannot do. I have finally tasted what it feels like to be a king! I've heard that in the Central Plains, the Son of Heaven is feudal. If the monarch wants his ministers to die, the ministers have no choice but to die. This War Hounds old custom is rude and unreasonable, it is much worse than in the Central Plains! If there is a day when I can be like the two doctors and order these flowers to bloom in the winter, the will of the heavens and the hearts of the people will follow, there is nothing better than this! "
Chen Ang asked, "I wonder where the king heard this reasoning from?"
The Yiqu King said with a smile, "It is a scholar from the Qi Kingdom who passed by my Yiqu Country. This king summoned him to the Deer Terrace Pavilion and he told me this!"
Merchant Zhu Dahao Shang on the side said with a cold laugh in his heart, "I don't know where this barbarian heard this strange theory from, but I will treat it as a custom of the Central Plains. If the monarch wants his ministers to die, I will kill the monarch first, this is the true nature of us scholars!"
The Yiqu King ordered people to clean up the mess in the hall. Outside the palace, on the Deer Terrace Pavilion, there was a banquet to celebrate the auspicious sign from the heavens and the blossoming of the datura flowers. Because there were heavy casualties in the Deer Terrace Pavilion Pavilion and the ground was covered in blood, it was no longer suitable for a banquet!
Merchant Zhu Dahao Shang pondered for a long time before he had an idea. He went up to consult the Monkey King, "Gentleman Sun, I don't know how extraordinary the precious vase that the foreign monk bestowed upon me is. As for the immortal elder's order for the garden of datura flowers to bloom, I also don't have a clue about it. I hope that gentleman can give me some pointers so that I can grasp a clue so that I can win this competition!"
The Monkey King plucked a datura flower from the side and said with a smile, "That precious vase is useless, the flower that my master planted is very useful. You have gained a great advantage! I will let you know that the precious vase is the symbol of the limitless light of wisdom. It can allow all living beings to escape from the disaster of blood and blades. It contains limitless light that can free all suffering, surpassing the sun and moon, it is the light of limitless wisdom. "
Merchant Zhu Dahao Shang was shocked, "How can such limitless divine power be useless? Even if the foreign monk restricted the power of the precious vase, even if he used a ten thousandth of its power, how can I fight against the bunch of datura flowers that I have? "
The Monkey King laughed, "His wisdom is different from mine. He is just bragging, don't be fooled by him!"
Merchant Zhu Dahao Shang was puzzled, "Is there a difference in wisdom?"
The Monkey King explained, "The wisdom of the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and the coquettish old barbarians of Mount Numinous were all exaggerated by them. I want you to know that his wisdom is Prajna, while my master's wisdom is Wisdom!"
"The so-called Prajna is a method to eliminate the combination of what one sees and what one sees, leading to the path of liberation. Through the practice of uniting the various branches, the impurities will gradually decrease and the light of knowledge will illuminate one's ability to discern. As for my family's wisdom, it is to understand the inherent nature of the movement of things, the inevitable and the stable connections. It is to understand the rules of the world that are not subject to human will. "
"His family's Prajna is to understand a metaphysical Dao body, the origin of all things, or to seek to eliminate the stubbornness and obstacles in one's heart. I have a verse, Prajna: The heart is like a Bodhi tree, the body is like a mirror. The Bodhi tree and the mirror are wisdom, Prajna. As for my family's wisdom, it is to understand the objective world, to grasp the laws of the changes, movements and development of the material world. "
"I don't even think that dogshit Prajna is some kind of wisdom! If I meditate and meditate like him every day and see any wisdom from my own heart, then I, Old Sun, will be laughing at me. Such wisdom, other than to numb myself, is nothing! Humans are just a tiny speck of dust in the universe! The so-called consciousness, thoughts, and heart are not the principles of the Great Dao, they are just like plants and rocks. If there is anything special about the heart, it is that it can understand the laws of the world. "
"If one is obsessed with the 'self' and 'heart', they will not be able to realize that the world does not depend on anyone's' heart 'and' self '. The wisdom that they seek is just a murmur that echoes in the universe!"
Monkey King sighed. "If one cannot understand the objective world, no matter how much they boast about their 'wisdom', it is just an illusion! Therefore, the Great Potential Treasure Bottle contains a bottle of illusions. As long as you have true wisdom, these illusions are nothing to you. "
Zhu Dahao Shang was half confused and half drenched in cold sweat. He said with difficulty, "Gentleman Sun, even if it is an illusion, how many people in Yi Qu Country can see through it? If they can't see through it, how is it any different from reality? Immortal Master Chen gave me a bunch of Datura flowers that I don't know what to do. This is really difficult! "
Monkey King said, "This Datura flower has endless uses. It is a treasure that is truly based on the objective world and the laws of the world. Listen to me …"
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