Legend had it that in ancient times, Dragon Gate Grotto was flooded with floods. Cities and fields would often be flooded.
This year, there was a constant downpour upstream, and the water level kept rising. The experienced elders knew that there would be a flood again, so they began to move up the mountain.
A family's child was playing by the river bank when he heard a strange sound coming from the water. It was as if someone kept saying under the water, "Open or not … Open or not …"
The child didn't think much of it. Two days later, there was indeed a huge flood upstream. When the commoners saw their fields and cities about to be flooded, they felt extremely upset.
Although they had brought out everything they could, the fields would be finished once the flood passed. There would be nothing to eat in the coming year, so there would definitely be a famine.
Furthermore, after the flood, there would definitely be a plague. At that time, the medical technology was insufficient to control the plague. They could only rely on human lives to fill the gap. It was only because the area was relatively large that there wouldn't be an epidemic.
Just as everyone was grieving, the child heard the strange voice coming from the water again. It seemed to be asking, "Open or not … Open or not …"
The child was very puzzled. He told his parents about it. When his parents heard that, they were immediately overjoyed. They told the child that if he heard the voice again, he should answer "open."
Not long after, the child heard the voice again. This time, he followed his parents' teachings and said "open."
Then, he saw the surging river split apart. The flood that came from upstream split into two. One circled around the left side of the fields and the city, while the other circled around the right side. It didn't form a flood.
And at the place where the river diverged, the mountain wall that was previously submerged under the river was exposed. Buddha statues and grottos of various postures appeared. Among them, there was a Buddha statue whose eyes were looking straight at the sky. The river was divided into two with his eyes as the center line.
After the flood passed, the commoners realized that the Buddha statue's eyes were closed. Only then did they know that the Buddha statue had saved their city.
From then on, the Buddha statues and grottos floated to the surface of the water. They were now Dragon Gate Grotto.
Of course, this was only a legend and could not be taken seriously. However, the story of the Buddha opening his eyes had been passed down in the vicinity.
Huang Ji told Zhou Wen that he didn't know if Buddha had really opened his eyes to save the world, but he was certain that after the dimensional storms, every time the river beside Dragon Gate Grotto exceeded a certain limit, a Buddha statue with its eyes closed would open its eyes. If he could be looked at by the Buddha statue, he might receive a huge opportunity.
"What great opportunity?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
Huang Ji shook his head and said, "I don't know. I heard that there have been a few instances of Buddha Eye-Opening in Dragon Gate Grotto in the past. Every time, someone would be glanced at by the Buddha statue and a Buddhistic glow would descend on them. However, I'm not sure what benefits those people received after that. He had only heard that there was a student with average aptitude who was basically at the bottom of the academy. He would definitely enter the top three in every comprehensive exam, but he would be at the bottom. He was lucky enough to encounter the Buddha Opening Eye, and the Buddha statue took a look at him. Ever since then, it was as though he had a cheat. His grades shot up rapidly, and in a few months, he advanced to the Legendary stage. I heard that not long after graduation, he advanced to the Epic stage. "
"Is it that godly?" Zhou Wen found it unbelievable.
"I don't quite believe it either, but that's the rumor outside. I've only heard it from others. There's been a lot of rain recently, and the water level of the river has already exceeded the legendary mark. Today might be the day of Buddha Eye-Opening. If you have nothing else to do, wait here. Who knows, you might catch a glimpse of Buddha. That would be a huge gain, "Huang Ji said.
Upon hearing Huang Ji's words, Zhou Wen felt that he should stay and take a look. Even if the Buddha statue didn't fancy him, it would be good to broaden his horizons.
Zhou Wen sat down beside Huang Ji and waited for the so-called Buddha Eye-Opening Eye to appear.
"Which one is the legendary Buddha statue with its eyes closed?" Zhou Wen saw many Buddha statues around him, but none of them had their eyes closed.
"That's the one." Huang Ji pointed up.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen's eyesight was especially good. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to see the Buddha statue. This was because the Buddha statue Huang Ji pointed at was just too inconspicuous.
The more important Buddha statues were full-body sculptures, but this Buddha statue was only a relief sculpture. Furthermore, it was only a foot tall and was carved on the stone wall. Furthermore, it was surrounded by Buddha statues that were a few meters tall or even more than ten meters tall. It was just too inconspicuous. If one didn't pay attention, they would miss it.
Zhou Wen took a careful look and realized that the Buddha statue indeed had its eyes closed. However, after sizing it up for a while, he didn't discover anything magical about the stone statue.
"Old Zhou, so you're here. You made it easy for me to find you. Why didn't you pick up after calling for so long?" Li Xuan and Li Weiyang walked over with a group of people. They saw Zhou Wen from afar and ran over to grumble.
Only then did Zhou Wen recall that he hadn't brought his ordinary phone with him when he came out.
"Why are all of you here?" Zhou Wen took a look and realized that the people from the Xuanwen Club and Weiyang Club were almost all present. Even Gu Dian was there.
"What else can I be here for? Didn't you come for the Buddha Eye-Opening? "Li Xuan said with curled lips, as though he was very displeased with Zhou Wen for coming alone behind their backs.
"Senior Huang Ji just told me that I learned about the Buddha Eye-Opening. I went to Old Dragon Cave to pack some things," Zhou Wen explained.
"Then you're finally here. If the Buddha statue really opens its eyes later, it might take a liking to the two of us. That would be a steal," Li Xuan said.
As the two of them spoke, many people arrived one after another. Zhou Wen saw Wei Ge bring many of the core members of the student council over. Among them was Zheng Tianlun.
Zheng Tianlun didn't think much of Zhou Wen and only glanced at him. However, Wei Ge nodded at Zhou Wen with a smile, looking rather friendly.
Zhou Wen nodded slightly in response, but he had a nagging feeling that Wei Ge was somewhat different from before, but he couldn't tell what was different.
As the sky darkened and the sun was about to set, more and more people came. Not only were there people from the college, but there were also some from outside. After all, Dragon Gate Grotto didn't completely belong to Sunset College.
More and more people came, but the Buddha statue didn't move. Ignoring the fact that it had opened its eyes, it was almost impossible to see it once the sky turned dark.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen heard the sound of splashing water. It was as though something was tumbling in the river, causing it to constantly bubble.
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