Major General Cultivation Daily

After dispelling Yu Chiyan's idea of ​​leaving alone, there were no twists and turns in the next journey, as smooth as if the "catastrophe" predicted by Taoist Ningfeng did not exist at all, even if it has been as close as ever since entering the boundary of Jingzhou. The archenemy and fearful Yu Chiyan couldn't help but relax a little bit, and his pale complexion also improved a little.

At the entrance of Jinshan Temple, the old monk in cassock led a group of senior monks and young monks to greet him in person. All of them had the same monk clothes, the same kind eyebrows, and the same bald head. The major general has basically recovered in recent years. Prosopagnosia has made a comeback again, and it is even menacing.

As non-staff members who joined the team halfway, Edman and Yu Chiyan will not participate in the communication between Jinshan Temple and Huayangzong about the Taoist network, but this does not mean that the two of them can be ignored by Jinshan Temple.

Even Daojun Yechen, the head of the Huayang Sect, sent a message to the abbot of Jinshan Temple, hoping that he would take care of the two of them, and please be tolerant if there is any inappropriate behavior.

Although Jinshan Temple is the leader in Buddhist cultivation, but looking at the entire cultivation world, its status is far inferior to Huayang Sect. This time, it has appeals to Huayang Sect. Turn a blind eye.

After pondering for a while, the abbot of Jinshan Temple directly summoned his nephew Kaye, hoping that he would be responsible for entertaining Edman and Yuchiyan, the two noble benefactors, and make sure they have a good time in Jinshan Temple—the most important thing is , don't let them cause any trouble.

Kasyapa is a son of the Buddha. He planted good causes in his previous life, and he was born with great merit. Now he has cultivated relics, which is equivalent to the power of the Nascent Soul in Taoism.

It stands to reason that such a price drop in entertaining guests would never be the chance for a Zen master in the relic period to come forward, but Kasyapa has a gentle and peaceful temperament, and his age is not much different from Edman and Yuchiyan, so he should be able to get along harmoniously , and the cultivation base is even more pressing on the two of them, if they get into trouble, they can stop it in time. After much deliberation, they are the most suitable candidates.

For the abbot's arrangement, Kassapa naturally followed suit. After getting acquainted with Edman and Yu Chiyan, he took the two idlers to visit Jinshan Temple.

There is a saying that the only criterion for testing a handsome guy is baldness. From this perspective, Kassapa can undoubtedly be called handsome.His facial features are delicate and graceful, his treasure appearance is solemn, and the corners of his mouth are naturally smiling. The slightly curved arc makes people feel happy when looking at him. His voice is even more eloquent and refreshing. It was Edman, who couldn't help restraining himself in front of him, not daring to overdo it.

Although he was a bit awkward in front of the other party, Kasyapa is indeed a qualified "tour guide". No matter what questions Edman asked, he would patiently answer them without showing any signs of boredom. Man just stared at something for a few more seconds, and then he thoughtfully explained his doubts, and there was no need for Edman to ask.

Even though he didn't dare to directly express his curiosity about the eight-treasure glazed merit bead, Edman also learned a lot of information from Kasyapa's mouth, which enriched his plan.

The eight-treasure glazed merit bead is a magic weapon that every Buddhist cultivator has cultivated since the relic period. Most monks will string the merit bead on the bead, pray and pray every day, and never leave their body.When the Buddha has passed away, the merit beads accumulated by him will be offered together with the relics in the stupa. Once the temple is in danger, these merit beads will become the last barrier to keep all evil spirits out of the temple.

Relying on the merit beads left by the deceased eminent monks, Jinshan Temple has survived several catastrophes, and it has been standing upright until now.

The stupa, as the forbidden area of ​​Jinshan Temple, Edman can only watch it from a distance, and even Kasyapa himself is not allowed to approach it at will.Although I don't know how well the stupa is defended, it is obviously not the target that Edelman can make up his mind about. Therefore, knowing how many merit beads are stored in the pagoda, Edelman can only sigh at the sea and have nothing to do.

What's more, Edman also has some doubts whether the stolen merit beads can be used to successfully save the young dragon. After all, treasures have spirits. If the stolen merit beads are unwilling to cooperate, it will arouse the young dragon's resentment , that's really not worth the candle.

Since he can't get the merit beads in the stupa, he can only try to cheat from the hands of the monks... Edelman glanced at the beads held by Kasyapa, sighed in his heart, and planned to spend more time with the monks. Get along with each other for a period of time, learn about the other person's temperament, preferences, or weaknesses, and then act purposefully after you are ready, so as not to startle the snake and arouse the vigilance of a group of Buddhist practitioners.

After confirming his plan, Edman began to consciously guide Kasyapa to talk about some interesting things in the life of Buddhist monks, and Kassapa naturally did not doubt him, and continued to chat along the topic proposed by Edman.

Edman and Kasyapa walked and talked all the way, but Yuchiyan kept silent all the time, and did not intend to join them.At first, Kasyapa tried to talk to him, but later he found that Yuchiyan was not talkative and stopped pushing, and just dealt with Edman wholeheartedly.

After turning around half of the monastery, the three of them quickly came to the front of the Daxiong Hall, and then stopped under the signal of Kasyapa.

Inside the hall were hundreds of monks sitting on futons, chanting scriptures with their eyes closed, while outside the hall, Kasyapa was also standing solemnly with his hands clasped together, and the breath around him became more and more solemn.

The sound of chanting, buzzing, humming, with a unique rhythm, lingers endlessly. Edman has no idea what the monks are chanting at all, but feels that this sound is matched with the curling sandalwood, which makes him The heart that was irritated because of the merit beads suddenly calmed down, as if it had been baptized from the inside out, and all the worries and annoyances were smoothed away, leaving only calm, clear, comfortable and comfortable, as if there was something in the dark. Somewhat illusory realization.

After a scripture was recited, the monks in the temple stopped speaking, but prayed silently. Edman finally came back to his senses leisurely, blinking his eyes slightly, still feeling a little dazed in his heart.

Kasyapa lightly touched Edman's arm, silently beckoning him to move, Edman moved his footsteps, followed Kasyapa to leave the range of the Mahavira Hall, and squinted at the position of the sun, only to realize that he was ignorant Unconsciously, he stood outside the hall for more than an hour, just listening to a group of monks chanting scriptures!

Seeing the astonishment on Edman's face, Kasyapa chuckled lightly: "Ai Shizhu has never been in touch with the scriptures, but today he can match the scriptures and realize something. It should be related to the Buddha." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiang Wei Chiyan found the faint impatience on his face, after all he sighed softly with regret in his eyes.

Edman naturally also noticed the unharmonious atmosphere between Kasyapa and Yuchiyan, and quickly changed the subject with a smile: "Forget it if you have a relationship with the Buddha. , A life that is not close to beauty!"

"To have a relationship with Buddha, you don't have to practice Buddha." Kassapa laughed, "Ai Benefactor has a clear mind, and there is a golden light of merit and virtue hidden around his body. He must have been a person of great merit in his previous life. The only regret is that he has too much hostility. Sha Nie, if you have time, why don’t you come to the hall to listen to the scriptures and save the dead souls.”

Edman frowned slightly. He naturally knew that he had too much killing karma. Not only were there countless Zerg, but also rebels and star robbers.It's just that he has a clear conscience and doesn't really want to waste time "salvation" for his dead souls, but since he wants to coax merit beads, he has to find a way to please these monks, and it's nothing to listen to the scriptures from time to time, anyway. He didn't seem to dislike listening to the group of monks chanting scriptures.

Thinking of this, Edelman imitated the posture of Buddhist cultivators, clasped his hands together, and bowed lightly with a smile: "Okay, then the younger generation will listen to the master."

Kasyapa pursed his lips and smiled, nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Yuchiyan, with a trace of worry in his eyes: "As for Yuchi benefactor... If you have time, you might as well listen to it more, if you can understand, Maybe it will be very helpful to get rid of the demons."

Yu Chiyan was originally distracted due to impatience, but when he heard the word "heart demon", he suddenly pulled his attention back.The expression on his face changed several times, and he finally nodded: "Thank you, Master, for your suggestion."

Seeing that Edman and Yuchiyan both agreed to his proposal, Kasyapa was quite satisfied, and turned around and led them to the Hall of Merit.

The Hall of Merit and Virtue enshrines the ancestral tablets, tablets of past lives and merit tablets of all mortal believers. Every month, monks will perform rituals here to save the dead, resolve grievances and resolve knots, and broaden the field of blessings.

Different from Taoist cultivators who practice self-cultivation by themselves, Buddhist cultivators and Confucian cultivators are cultivators who have a close relationship with ordinary people. Their practice in the world is not to go deep into secret places and search for treasures, but to set foot among ordinary people, to promote Buddhism and Confucianism, and to help ordinary people. People solve problems, but Buddhist cultivators are mixed with the poor and start from the bottom, while Confucian cultivators are based in the court and control the general situation of the world.

Kassapa stood at the entrance of the Hall of Merit and Virtue, and explained the functions of the plaques in the hall to Edman and the two. He did not intend to take them inside to watch, so as not to disturb the tranquility of the hall, but he never thought that Yu Chiyan seemed to sense something, and walked in a strange way Entering the palace, and Kasyapa couldn't stop him, so he had to follow in.

In the Hall of Merit and Virtue, there is a pure white jade Buddha statue, and the three walls are full of various mahogany tablets, which make people feel dizzy.Edman just glanced at it and then looked away disinterestedly, but Yu Chiyan stood in the hall, carefully observing every tablet, as if he was looking for something.

Edman looked at Kasyapa suspiciously, not knowing what Yuchiyan suddenly felt, but Kassapa seemed to have sensed it, and did not urge him, but stood quietly on the spot, with one hand clasped together, and the other Fiddled with the beads with his hands, chanting scriptures silently.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Edelman also had to be patient. He walked to the Buddha statue and observed it curiously.

After a while, he turned around and walked to Yu Chiyan's side, just about to ask him what he was looking for, but he found that Yu Chiyan's expression suddenly became agitated, with bulging veins on his forehead, his face was flushed, his eyes were red and watery, and his body was even more serious. It was trembling violently, stretching out his hand tremblingly, as if he wanted to touch something, but suddenly tightened his fist, suppressed and restrained.

Edman was taken aback, and quickly followed Yuchiyan's gaze, and soon found a tablet on the small wall, which said "Yichi Clan of Qing County, Jingzhou".

Seeing this tablet, Edman suddenly realized, raised his hand to press Yu Chiyan's shoulder, and patted it lightly.

Yu Chiyan gritted his teeth tightly, closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths before he managed to suppress the overflowing soreness and pain, and said softly, "Master Kasyapa, who is the tablet of the 'Yuchi Clan of Qing County'... Worshiped by good people?"

"It was enshrined by the monks of our temple." Kasyapa bowed to Yuchiyan with a pitiful face, "The family of the almsgiver Yuchi...has suffered a great misfortune. After the ceremony, please return the tablet to the temple to worship, and pray and pray from time to time to comfort the dead."

Ever since he was brought back to the Huayang Sect, Yu Chiyan had never paid homage to his relatives and clan members. On the contrary, he was not as good as the Jinshan Temple monks who had never met before. Now that he thinks about it, he really regrets and blames himself. He just feels that he is in vain Sons and livestock are not as good.

Taking a long breath, Yu Chiyan gave a deep salute to Kasyapa, thanking the monks of Jinshan Temple for taking care of his relatives, then lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed three times to the memorial tablet, choked up and unable to speak.

Kasyapa sighed softly, and quietly exited the hall together with Edman, leaving Wei Chiyan alone to calm down, while they walked under the shade of the trees in the courtyard, looking at each other silently.

"I didn't expect that I would find the tablet of Junior Brother Yuchi's family here." Edman spoke slowly after a long time.

Kasyapa smiled slightly: "It's just destiny."

Edman didn't bother to talk about the destiny or not, but he was a little worried about Ning Feng Taoist's prophecy: "Then... Master Kasyapa, has he ever heard that who is the murderer of Yuchi's family?"

"This... I don't know." Kasyapa sighed apologetically, "At that time, I was still young, and I just went to do a ritual with Master, and didn't go into the rest of the details." After a moment of hesitation, Kassapa added another sentence , "I just remember... the master once said at that time, 'there is a demonic energy in the scene'."

"Demon Qi?" Edman frowned, "Is that what the Demon Cultivator did?"

"Although there is demonic energy, it does not mean that the murderer is the demon cultivator." Kaye shook his head, "It can only be said that when the clan was exterminated, or after the clan was exterminated, there was a demon cultivator who stayed here."

Edman touched his chin, a little helpless.More than 20 years have passed since the Yuchi clan was wiped out, and the murderer has disappeared without a trace, and even the traces have been erased by the years. If you want to take revenge, it is really extremely difficult.

—Let’s not talk about whether they can beat each other, they don’t even know who the murderer is, and they have nowhere to start.

Chatting with Kasyapa for a few words, Edman finally saw Yuchiyan stepping out of the Hall of Merit and Virtue with heavy steps. Before he could say a word of comfort, he saw Yuchiyan suddenly bowed to Kasyapa: "Please The master told me where my family is buried, and I... want to go to the grave in person... to offer sacrifices and repent."

Edman pursed his lips, worried: "But...in case of danger..."

"I can't wait." Yu Chiyan straightened up, looking at Edman with apologetic but firm eyes, "I know that brother is concerned about my safety, but... I really can't wait any longer!"

Edman pondered for a moment, feeling that he would not be able to get the merit beads for a while, and it was meaningless to spend all his time in Jinshan Temple. It would be better to go outside with Wei Chiyan for a walk, and adversity would reveal the truth, and there might be some turning point.He turned his head to look at Kassapa: "Master, would you like to take Junior Brother Yuchi to pay respects to his family's grave?"

"It's my duty." Kasyapa smiled slightly.

"Okay!" Edman nodded sharply, "Then I will go too!"

Yuchiyan & Kasyapa: "..."

——I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the causal relationship sounds a bit messy and strange?Who are you going for? !