Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

The causes of all worldly connections are unknown, but the calamities of the world are all in the dark.

At Kongyin Temple, Mu Qingxue formed a bond with Shen Yichen as his senior brother and sister, but she also brought a karmic calamity to the monk Mingzhi, because Mu Qingxue was the first passerby to Mingzhi after he entered Kongyin Temple!

Alas, the fates of this world are beyond our comprehension, and the calamities of this world are unpredictable!

If Mu Qingxue hadn't faced the calamity, she wouldn't have gone to Kongyin Temple. She gained a destiny, but she didn't know that Kongyin Temple had become a place where destiny and calamity were exchanged. She knew that the monk's calamity had already begun from that moment.

Humans enter the mortal world while apes remain outside. The Buddha and demon of Kongyin Temple stopped the ape from entering Yingzhou, but failed to stop calamity from entering Kongyin, because the calamity of Yingzhou came knocking on its own door.

The fortune-telling boy and the Buddhist demon of Kongyin Temple did not actually know Shen Yichen's master. They mistook the old Taoist for someone else, who was the guardian elder of Xuantian Pavilion, Shen Yichen's master's master. They judged based on the aura of the cultivation technique.

The reason why Buddha and Demon called Mu Qingxue a rebellious descendant was because of Master Ruoshui.

Grandmaster Ruoshui came from Guanxing Mountain, but she was a recluse. She had a good relationship with Xuantian Pavilion, perhaps because her master favored her.

A thousand years ago, when the Xuantian Pavilion experienced a major upheaval, Grandmaster Ruoshui did not appear. Moreover, various signs indicated that the death of the Pavilion Guardian Elder was related to Grandmaster Ruoshui. Therefore, the Xuantian Pavilion concluded that Grandmaster Ruoshui was a traitor. However, what the people of the Xuantian Pavilion did not know was that the Pavilion Guardian Elder was not dead!

The reason why Grandmaster Ruoshui did not appear was because something happened at Guanxing Mountain, and she was seriously injured and wandered outside.

The fortune-telling boy and the Buddha and Demon of Kongyin Temple certainly didn't know about what happened a thousand years ago, but the previous high monk of Kongyin Temple knew something about it. He was the high monk who used green bamboo to trap the Buddha and Demon!

Of the three thousand paths I've taken, I've come here by sound; of the myriad affairs of the mortal world, this is where it all ends!

Another pink skeleton appeared outside Kongyin Temple, a charming and innocent pink skeleton. Her clothes were so revealing that everything that should be revealed was revealed, and things that shouldn't be revealed were also vaguely shown.

Lü Jiayao really likes this style; in a word:

nice!

She's almost obsessed with herself. It has to be said that Meng Yimeng truly understands the beauty of women and their love of beauty!

Kong Yinming knew perfectly well that he would stand in front of Kong Yin Temple. The two of them had met at Lingxu Mountain, but they seemed to have forgotten each other.

“Amitabha! Kongyin Temple is a sacred Buddhist site. Even if you, female benefactor, have countless worldly concerns, you should still enter the temple and light incense!”

Lü Jiayao ignored Mingzhi; she was quietly and attentively looking at the couplet.

Lu Jiayao has no three thousand paths to take, nor does she have ten thousand worldly affairs. She only has two paths under her feet, one righteous path and one evil path. She also has only one thing in her heart: how should she choose between righteousness and evil?

Bamboo leaves fall silently, rustling softly; ancient Buddhist incense smoke curls and wafts.

Lü Jiayao's heart remained unmoved, but Mingzhi's heart was moved instead!

Rouge is no longer a skeleton; how can rouge be a skeleton?

"Hey!"

A soft sigh escaped from the bamboo grove!

"Buddha intended to protect you for three years, but the ways of Heaven have changed. The change of Heaven is secondary; your heart should not be disturbed by worldly dust!"

Upon hearing this, Mingzhi was shocked and turned to kneel in worship!

"Disciple realizes his mistake!"

He knew he had been distracted just now. He had seen women and skeletons, but Lü Jiayao was nothing like any of them.

"May Buddha have mercy! All calamities in the world arise from one's own mind. Today, your mind has been moved by such thoughts, and calamity is inevitable. Let her in!"

Knowing this, he slowly stood up. He felt guilty, not because Lü Jiayao had defiled the sacred Buddhist site, but because his heart was impure.

"Please, female benefactor!"

Lü Jiayao did not move. She looked up at the dilapidated courtyard of Kongyin Temple and the green bamboo forest. Although the Buddha was lonely, the Dharma was solemn and enduring!

"Disciple Lü Jiayao pays homage to the Buddha!"

Lu Jiayao was enveloped in a radiant Buddhist light as she knelt and bowed, but she did not enter the Kongyin Temple.

Lu Jiayao was unaware that the previous generation of eminent monks at Kongyin Temple came from Xuantian Pavilion and shared the same lineage as Wuji Huanfo in the Great Dream Scripture Cave. They could be considered fellow disciples!

Mingzhi stared in shock at Lü Jiayao, who was radiating Buddhist light. He was bewildered. A red-and-golden body, a red-and-golden skull, this, this... he couldn't explain it!

Lu Jiayao kowtowed three times and then stood up. Looking at the bamboo forest, she said softly:

"Senior, the body of a Buddha and a demon can be removed, but how can the heart of a Buddha and a demon be eliminated?"

Lü Jiayao knew what was hidden in the bamboo forest. Her cultivation level was now beyond that of ordinary people because she loved to dream, and dreaming was a form of cultivation.

From Jianying to here, Lü Jiayao traveled by carriage the whole way, slept the whole way, dreamed the whole way, and also cultivated the whole way.

The Buddha and the demon appeared in the bamboo forest, still surrounded by bamboo shadows, and Lü Jiayao's expression remained unchanged!

"Alas, young lady, I cannot answer your question, nor can Kongyin Temple help you. This old monk can only offer you four words: Ask your own conscience!"

Lu Jiayao frowned in deep thought. She had visited countless Buddhist temples and monasteries along the way, even those where ordinary people knelt in worship. Yet, her heart remained confused. It seemed that seeking answers from Buddha was no longer an option; her next task was to seek answers from demons.

It was obvious that the people in the bamboo forest had seen through Lü Jiayao's thoughts.

The wind blows and the leaves fall!

Lü Jiayao bowed deeply!

"I'm sorry, senior, I still need to question the demon within myself. Only if neither the Buddha nor the demon has an answer will I question myself!"

Lü Jiayao dared not question her own conscience, for her body was a mixture of Buddha and demon, half demon and half Buddha. What use would it be for her to question herself?

"Even Buddha has compassion, but Mara only knows how to kill. Young lady, you should be careful, for one wrong step leads to another!"

"Oh dear, you've gone down the wrong path, yet you don't even realize your mistake, and you still have the nerve to give pointers to others? Bah!"

People from Kongyin Temple have arrived again. Lü Jiayao and Mingzhi both looked into the distance. In the mountains and forests, two men and a woman slowly approached.

The woman was on a man's back. Lu Jiayao and Mingzhi were both stunned. They both knew her. The woman was Amei. Fomo also knew Amei!

The other two are, of course, Qiongyu in red and Muying in green.

After A-mei and her two companions approached, Lü Jiayao greeted them first.

"Sister, it's been a long time!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, oh oh oh, to be honest, I don't want to see you. You've become so beautiful, I'm jealous!"

The red-clad Qiongyu and the green-clad Muying were both depressed; the younger sister had no intention of going down.

"Haha... Sister, I'm not going to steal your man, why are you jealous of me?"

When Lü Jiayao was in the vast desert, she was actually very afraid of Amei, but now she is not afraid anymore, and she has the strength to fight Amei.

"Hey, if you don't rob me, that pervert might rob you. What, are you planning to become a nun? The place you chose doesn't seem very suitable either!"

Lü Jiayao smiled slightly!

"If I said I wanted to hang out with you, would you take me?"

Lu Jiayao was speaking from the heart; she was going to question the demon, and wasn't Amei the most suitable demon?

Amei was taken aback by what she heard; she really hadn't expected Lü Jiayao to say such a thing.

"You've changed so much in just three days! I've been wandering the world for hundreds of years, and this is the first time someone has offered to join me. I'm going to rob people, so you'd better think it over!"

Lu Jiayao turned around and bowed three more times to Kongyin Temple before walking towards Amei and the other two.

"Sister, I've been a good person for too long, I want to be a bad person, the worse the better!"

"Putting aside whether it's good or bad, the way you're dressed makes you look like a delinquent. But I like it very much. When I grow up, I want to be like you!"

The hearts of everyone at Kongyin Temple pounded with despair. These two women had come together; all that could be done for those who encountered them was a sigh of regret.

The first to suffer was Qiongyu in red, because Lü Jiayao jumped directly onto his back.

"Hey, we've known each other for a long time. Muying is carrying Amei on her back, and you're carrying me. You're not at a disadvantage, are you? Can you lend me a hand to support me a bit?"

Qiongyu's face was flushed. How could Lü Jiayao compare to Amei? He was a man full of vigor, and seeing Lü Jiayao now, he felt a little restless!

But Lü Jiayao actually made him carry her on his back and support her with her hands. Of course, Hongyi Qiongyu didn't dare to reach out and quietly begged for mercy:

"We're friends, aren't we, sister? Please spare us brothers!"

Outside Kongyin Temple, Muying was nodding frantically; he was so tired!