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Chapter 0690

Listening to Qi Lianmi's narration, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian's expressions darkened little by little, looking at Zhan Guo who was sitting in the corner of the flying boat behind him, they couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic in their hearts.

It turned out that this Zhanguo was the king of the Shanhuan Kingdom. He had been fostered in a monastery since he was a child, so he was kind-hearted and believed in Buddhism. After the old king passed away, he became the new king logically.

After becoming the new king, he worked hard to govern, reduced taxes, built temples, spread kindness in the country, made great wishes, and did good deeds, hoping to achieve positive results through doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

During his short three-year reign, he became a monk several times for ordination, sacrificed himself to Konglin Temple, the largest temple in the country, and was redeemed by ministers at high prices several times.

Zhan Guo has been tossing and tossing for several times. Although the people in the country live and work in peace and contentment and are very popular, it gradually arouses criticism from the ministers, and there are undercurrents in the court.

Finally one day, the general in charge of military power in the middle school launched a coup, put him under house arrest and forced him to abdicate.

Zhan Guo had no intention of state affairs at all, so he obediently abdicated the position of king.

The general didn't make it difficult for him, he gave him a sum of money, and asked him to move out of the palace with the princess and two princes, and live an ordinary life.

Zhan Guo, who was originally pure-hearted, didn't feel too much discomfort with the changes in life. In addition, the princess is virtuous and virtuous. Although life has become ordinary, she can be regarded as peaceful and happy, and the family enjoys it.

Even after becoming an ordinary person, Zhan Guo still did not forget to chant scriptures and worship Buddha, he still did good deeds and accumulated virtue in life, and treated others with kindness.

Until one day, Zhan Guo found a man covered in blood outside his house. Although he knew that he was a well-known villain, he still believed in the virtue of good life, saved him and took good care of him.

Moreover, in the process, he was guided by Buddhist Zen principles, hoping that he would know his way back, abandon evil and follow good.

However, who would have expected that the villain not only did not change his ways, but instead had evil thoughts towards the princess who helped and took care of him, and intended to defile the princess while Zhan Guo was out giving alms.

As a result, the princess swore to die, and she and the two young princes were both killed.

When Zhan Guo came back, the villains had already fled, and it was too late.

Facing the tragic situation of his wife and children, Zhan Guo is in pain, and none of his years of meditation and worship can help him escape the sea of ​​suffering. All the pain and remorse turned into King Kong's wrath, and he decided to find the villain and kill him for revenge.

However, when he searched hard for many years and finally found the villain, the fellow had already put down his butcher knife and converted to Buddhism because of the enlightenment of the eminent monk.

When Zhanguo came to the door, the villain knelt down in front of him with a remorseful expression, saying that he had been plagued by bad karma in the past, and even though he had been reciting sutras and worshiping Buddha for many years, he still couldn't really calm down, and asked Zhanguo to help him get rid of it.

Zhan Guo held up the steel knife, but was unable to lower it. He could see that the villain really repented.

Driven by hatred, he still decided to kill the villain, otherwise he would not be able to face his dead wife and children.

But the eminent monk in the nearby monastery stopped him and told him: "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately."

Zhan Guo was in a trance and fell into chaos.

Although he held a steel knife in his hand, he hadn't been stained with murder. Although the villain clasped his hands together, his fingers were soaked in blood. Now everyone told him to put down the butcher knife, but was it really a butcher knife in his hand?

Good and evil, cause and effect, all entangled together for a while.

"It is said that at that time, Zhanguo's mind was already confused, and he raised his voice to the sky and asked what is good, what is evil, and what is the result? Who has the butcher's knife in his hands? Can people who do all kinds of evil, as long as they put down the butcher's knife, become Buddhas immediately? "Qi Lianmi said.

"Does the eminent monk have an answer?" Chan'er asked.

"The eminent monk just told him that the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, and that if you turn your back on the shore, as long as you sincerely repent, even a fierce tiger and an evil dragon can become a Buddha." Qi Lianmi said.

Chan'er heard the words and shook his head, apparently feeling that the answer was too perfunctory.

"The result?" Bai Xiaotian frowned and asked.

"The result is that Zhan Guo fell into madness, slaughtered three hundred monks in that temple in one day, stuck a long knife in front of the temple gate, and wrote on the gate of the temple with blood, "Wicked people put down the butcher knife, and they can cross the Buddha." A good man has no sword, how can he cross?" After that, he disappeared. When he reappeared, it was already three years later, in this Chigu City. At the beginning, he only went crazy occasionally, and then he became such a crazy appearance, and he met everyone. Ask the good man where he crossed?" Qi Lianmi replied slowly.

After Shen Luo and the others listened, they were all sighing in their hearts, and when they looked at Zhan Guo behind him, they found that although he had a sneer on his face, there were tears on his cheeks, and he didn't seem to know it.

"Amitabha, those who worship the Buddha wholeheartedly should not enter this demonic barrier." Chan'er recited with a look of impatience flashing in his eyes.

"It's probably because he has a hard knot in his heart that he is so crazy, and I don't know how to wake him up?" Bai Xiaotian sighed and asked Chan'er.

"Benefactor Shen, can you take him back to the post house? I would like to teach him the Buddhist teachings I have practiced, and help him escape from the chaotic sea of ​​suffering." Chan'er said with a solemn expression, looking at Shen Luo.

"There is nothing you can do." Shen Luo smiled and nodded.

When the group returned to Chigu City, hundreds of soldiers had gathered outside the city, some were riding horses, some were leading camels, and they seemed to be planning to leave the city to look for Qi Lianmi.

Seeing Shen Luo's group flying down from the sky, all the soldiers got off their horses to salute, shouting "Immortal Master" in their mouths, and seeing Qi Lianmi also in the crowd, they were immediately overjoyed, and hurried back to the city to announce the victory.

Shen Luo and others went back 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 entire post house.

Not long after, a tall man wearing a golden crown, brocade gown, slightly curly hair, and blue pupils walked into the yard surrounded by everyone.

When Qi Lianmi saw the man, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he immediately flew over, shouting "Father", and was embraced by the tall man.

Shen Luo knew it in his heart, and knew that that person was the king of the Wuji Kingdom, and he was extremely arrogant.

With a glance, he found that several people following this person had mana fluctuations of different strengths from their bodies, and the strongest one was none other than someone who had met at the city gate before. Zen Master Linda.

As for Zen Master Longtan and Baoshan, they all stood behind Linda respectfully.

It's just that, unlike the tattered clothes seen before, Zen Master Linda has changed into a red monk robe at this moment, and there is still a string of Buddhist beads connected in series by irregularly shaped white stone beads on his chest.

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"Thanks to the efforts of all the immortal masters, my son was able to return to the palace safely, and I am here to thank you." Jiao Lianmi took his son's hand and walked up to him, and said, taking the initiative to caress his chest.

Seeing this, Shen Luo and the others immediately returned their salutes.

Only the lunatic Zhanguo pointed at the crown on the king's head when he saw the king's attire, laughing loudly.

Seeing this, the guards at the side wanted to step forward to take it down, but they were all stopped by Jiao Lianmi.

He knew the origin of Zhanguo for a long time, so he didn't care about it, and asked instead: "I heard that some immortal masters came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty? I was really negligent before, and I hope you will be happy."

"Your Majesty needn't be like this. Since he entered the city, he has been taken to the post house to rest, and he has been treated very politely during his short stay. There is no such thing as negligence. We are also very grateful." Bai Xiaotian clasped his fists and said.

"May I ask Immortal Master, what kind of monster was it that caused the trouble earlier? How did you guys rescue my son? Did that guy ever put him to death, if not, with Zen Master Lin Da, he will definitely be able to subdue him." Jiao Lianmi asked road.

After finishing speaking, he turned slightly to the side, Zen master Linda standing behind him, then took half a step forward, and saluted Shen Luo and the others with palms together.

"It's just an ordinary sand demon. It's already been punished, so there's no need to bother the Zen master anymore." Shen Luo returned the courtesy.

"It's great to be so natural. This little Zen master looks young, but his appearance looks quite good. He seems to have great merit. I don't know which Zen temple in Zhongtu he came from?" Lin Da slightly Nodding his head, his eyes fell on Chan'er, and he asked.

"The Zen master is absurd. The young monk became a monk in Jinshan Temple, but he is just a little novice who has only a few days of meditation." Chan'er returned the salute.

"Jinshan Temple... Could it be the Buddhist monastery where Master Xuanzang became a monk?" Zen Master Linda asked with a slight change of expression, suddenly a little surprised.

Chan'er didn't answer, just nodded.

"It's no wonder that the little Zen master is wearing a Buddhist mask. He turned out to be an eminent monk of Jinshan Temple. Back then, Master Xuanzang went through untold hardships and obtained Mahayana Buddhist scriptures from the Buddhist kingdom of the Western Paradise, and created immeasurable merit. Now the little Zen master inherits the mantle of the Zen master and comes to us again. The land of the Western Regions is just in response to the heavenly omen, and a few days later, the Mahayana Dharma Conference will be held, and I implore the little Zen master to come to the Dharma altar and teach scriptures and recite the Dharma for hundreds of thousands of monks in the 36 countries of the Western Regions." Zen Master Lin Da was very pleasantly surprised , gave another deep salute.

Seeing this, Chan'er seemed to be in a dilemma. He glanced at Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian respectively. Seeing that they also looked helpless, he had to say: "The little monk has little knowledge and little knowledge of Buddhism. He really can't be a high altar lecturer."

"There is no distinction between high and low in teaching the Dharma and Taoism. As long as the little Zen master can come, even if he doesn't lecture the scriptures with the monks, it is also an immeasurable merit." Zen Master Lin Da said.

"If that's the case, the little monk will be disrespectful." Seeing that she couldn't evade it, Chan'er had no choice but to say.

"It's a great honor." Chan Master Linda said again.

"After all, the post house is simple and simple. A few immortal masters should move to the palace, so that I can show my kindness as a landlord and repay everyone for saving my son." Jiao Lianmi said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. We are used to living here. Moving to the palace will definitely require a lot of hard work. It's really not what we want. I hope Your Majesty will understand." Shen Luo refused after hesitating for a while.

"Okay, okay, don't cross, don't cross..."

While everyone was talking, Zhan Guo went mad again and started shouting indiscriminately.

After Chan'er glanced at him, he turned his head and joined the crowd to salute, then left, took Zhan Guo's hand, and walked back to his house.

"Little Chan Master, this is..." Zen Master Lin Da said, a little puzzled when he saw this.

"Master Chan'er said to save Zhanguo and help him wake up." Qi Lianmi said after hearing this.

"Zhan Guo's body is heavily contaminated with karma. Little Chan Master is really an eminent monk of Purdue Cihang. To be able to make a vow to save him is not as good as a poor monk." Zen Master Lin Da frowned when he heard this, looking rather surprised. But soon laughed again.

Afterwards, the crowd spoke a few more times, and Jiao Lianmi led the crowd out of the post house.

Before leaving, Qi Lianmi asked Shen Luo if he could come here to find them again, and Shen Luo nodded in agreement.

After seeing off everyone, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian came outside Chan'er's house and knocked on the door a few times.

"Please come in." Chan'er's voice sounded from the room.

Shen Luo immediately opened the door and went in, and saw two futons on the floor of the room, Chan'er was sitting cross-legged on the left, Zhan Guo was sitting slumped on the right, looking around the room erratically.

"Benefactor Shen, Lord Bai, I want to enlighten him with the mantra of pure heart, please help me take care of it outside, no matter what happens inside, as long as I don't ask, you don't come in." Chan'er Looking at the two of them, he said solemnly.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"If there is any accident, we must be called in immediately." Shen Luo worried.

"Okay." Zen nodded.

After finishing speaking, he got up and fetched an exquisite three-legged incense burner from the table, lit a piece of mind-strengthening sandalwood, and sat down again.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian left the room, closed the door, and stood outside.

Soon, there was a sound of wooden fish knocking in the house.

"Tuk Tuk..."

Accompanied by the unhurried sound of the wooden fish, the voice of Chan'er reciting scriptures also sounded.

Shen Luo and the two listened to the Sanskrit voice through the door, and gradually felt at ease in their hearts. They sat down cross-legged subconsciously, and began to close their eyes and adjust their breathing.

I don't know how long it took, the surrounding sky has completely darkened, candles have been lit in the house, and a little bit of warm light shines out from inside.

Suddenly, there was a "bang" in the room!

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian who were meditating opened their eyes at the same time, and stood up suddenly from the ground.

Bai Xiaotian was about to push the door open, but Shen Luo raised his hand to stop him.

He approached the door, looked in through the gap in the door, and saw a copper incense burner falling on the ground, and Zhan Guo, who was originally sitting opposite Chan'er, threw himself beside Chan'er.

His facial features were distorted, his expression was crazy, and he was completely ferocious, punching and kicking Chan'er.

Chan'er, on the other hand, closed his eyes tightly, knocked on the wooden fish in his hand, and recited scriptures in his mouth. Despite Zhanguo's various beatings on his body, he remained motionless, looking as solid as a Buddha statue.

After beating Zhan Guo for a while, he seemed to feel that it wasn't enough, so he turned around, grabbed the incense burner that had fallen on the ground, and made a gesture to drop it on Chan'er's head.

Shen Luo's gaze shrank suddenly, and he was about to stop it immediately, but he saw Chan'er closed his eyes and shook his head slightly in his direction, signaling him not to worry about it.

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There was a muffled "bang"!

The moment Shen Luo hesitated, the incense burner in Zhan Guo's hand smashed down on the top of Chan'er's head.

However, his body was trembling, and his hands were unstable. This time, he didn't hit Chan'er's head, but rubbed the corner of his eyebrows and hit the floor behind him, then bounced up suddenly, and fell on the ground aside.

A cut was made at the corner of Chan'er's eyebrows, blood mixed with incense ash stained half of his cheeks.

Shen Luo's heart tightened, but seeing that Chan'er never frowned during the whole process, he felt relieved a little and resisted the urge to open the door and go in.

After Zhan Guo fell over the incense burner, he smashed the house like crazy again, knocking down the furnishings in the house one by one, and he also tore off all the curtains between the beds and tore them into pieces.

After the room was messed up, he rushed back again, punched and kicked Chan'er until he was exhausted after a long while, and then collapsed on the futon opposite Chan'er again, and gradually calmed down.

At this time, Chan'er's face was covered with bruises, and half of his cheeks were covered with blood. Half of his whole face was clean, half was dirty, half was pale, and half was black. He looked like a hermaphrodite.

After Zhan Guo finally calmed down, he slowly opened his eyes, a pair of pupils shone with light, and the inside was extremely peaceful, without any trace of blame or anger.

He nodded at Shen Luo, indicating that he was fine, then slowly closed his eyes and continued to chant the scriptures.

Shen Luo looked at it for a while, seeing that Zhan Guo would not continue to be violent, he was relieved a little, and slowly looked away.

Only this time, he didn't continue to meditate, but leaned gently on the door panel, quietly listening to Zen'er recite scriptures.

Unexpectedly, this wait is three days and three nights.

It wasn't until the evening of the third day that the sound of wooden fishes in the house that had lasted for three days finally stopped, and Chan'er's chanting also stopped, and suddenly a warm white light shone through the crack of the door in the house.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian immediately approached the crack of the door and looked inside carefully.

I saw Zen'er in the room, his face was as pale as paper, but there was a white light reflected from the clothes on his chest, forming a hazy circle of light around his whole body, reflecting his whole body like a Buddha.

"This is... Buddha light!" Bai Xiaotian said in surprise.

Shen Luo noticed that Zhan Guo, who had been sitting opposite him with his head bowed, suddenly raised his head, brushed his messy hair behind his head with both hands, his face was calm, and his eyes were no longer the same as before. generally godless.

He knelt down on the futon and bowed three times to Chan'er.

"Zhan Master, I am no longer obsessed with the debate between good and evil, but I still have doubts in my heart. Please ask Zen Master to explain." Zhan Guo said with a hoarse voice.