At four o'clock in the morning, while most people were still asleep, Ichiyu and the others returned to the city of Handolo, accompanied by the one named Hessey, a pregnant woman with a high fever along the way, and a dozen kobolds who were almost used as experimental subjects.

And the culprit of everything is first known as Han Ye, who was secretly brought back to the city by Yixiu, and on the way to the dungeon, Hesey, a young man who had not spoken much, suddenly asked Yixiu.

"Sir, I have a question for you, why everyone calls you Master, and you dress very strangely, are you a priest, and if you are a priest, which temple is the priest?"

At this time, because the purpose of the trip has been accomplished, Ikyu not only got direct evidence of the treason of William Sand Knight and William Warner, but also captured the prophet Bu Han Ye, so since entering the fortress, the depressed mood has finally improved a lot, seeing that the young man named Hessey actually asked about his identity, Ikyu almost didn't think about it, so he blurted out with a smile.

"Amitabha, I am not a priest, but also a priest, the world calls me a master, just a respectful title, and the reason why I dress strangely is because I am not a noble fire god, but from the ancient period of another god "Amitabha" and the Buddha's gods and Buddhas, Arhats, Bodhisattvas, etc.;

But halfway through speaking, when Ikkyu turned around, he suddenly noticed that this young man who originally seemed to be just a poor man had a golden ring hidden on his right wrist.

Just for the ring in his hand hidden in the cuff.

It is because the racial hierarchy of the Atlantis continent is very strict, whether it is in social status or in all aspects of social life, it is like an invisible net, which is clearly divided from top to bottom.

And how people identify their identity at first sight, in addition to the clothes they are wearing, as well as the color of their skin, there is also an important evidence, that is, the bracelet on the hand.

Generally, the lowest class of the fifth class can only wear cotton rope or straw rope, and the fourth class and third class are qualified to wear metal bracelets, but they cannot be made of gold, and only the second class of people, that is, to the level of divine messengers, can be qualified to wear bracelets made of gold.

Judging from this, Ikyu can almost conclude that this young man should be a god apostle, but the question is that if he is a god apostle, how can he be as powerless as him, and even Ikyu can't feel any divine power in him, which is what Ikyu doubts the most.

Could it be that he is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, or is he a spy? Ikkyu didn't understand it, and when he saw the handsome young man Hessey frowning as he walked, he thought for a long time, and then raised his head again, met Ikyu's gaze, and asked cautiously.

"Then I would like to ask Master Ikyu, what kind of existence is the Buddha in your mouth, what are its teachings, and what is the significance of it to our country?"

After a pause, he subconsciously reacted, such a question is not a question that should be asked by the most humble fifth-class people who are worried about eating the last meal all day long, and going to do the most humble fifth-class people in order to have food and clothing.

To be more precise, Hesse's question is more inclined to be based on a kingdom and an overall situation to examine Yixiu, as well as the Buddhism behind him, where is the value of existence for the entire Hehuo Kingdom?

Faced with this question, Ikyu had revealed a little bit to others, but now, for the first time, he was indeed serious, and he replied to the Atlanteans and to this eccentric young man.

"The Buddha is the "enlightened one", the Buddha is the enlightened beings, the sentient beings are the unenlightened Buddhas, those who believe in our Buddha, everyone can become a Buddha, everyone can ascend to the Buddha kingdom after death, enjoy the supreme bliss, the teachings, the value is also in it. ”

Immediately, I saw Hessey's footsteps pause for a moment, and then, Yixiu couldn't understand what he meant, so he actually smiled self-deprecatingly and sighed.

"It's the so-called believers, you can get eternal life, but who can really do it? Who has ever seen the real gods? Those gods are in the scriptures, unattainable, and there are ethereal, they have never stood in the clouds, they don't care about the life and death of the people below, if they really exist, then why do bad luck befall me, I try my best to believe in the gods, and as a result, hehe..."

In the end, Hessey's eyes began to appear visibly bloodshot, and his fists were pinned behind him and crackled, as if he was about to start going berserk.

Seeing this, Ikyu suddenly felt that this young man was really getting more and more interesting, because he was the first person to question the dignity of the gods and doubt whether his beliefs were correct without thinking in front of him.

And through his words, you can roughly guess that this person's identity is definitely not ordinary, but he must be born with something missing, which causes his psychology to resist the belief of the gods on the continent of Atlantis.

More precisely, this kid is an atheist.

Ikyu didn't directly refute his question, and after thinking for a while, Hesse and the rest of his companions told a story.

It is said that a long, long time ago, there was a person who devoted himself to worshipping the Buddha and burned incense and prayed every day in the south of the Atlantis continent, the overseas sea, the South China Sea, and the Putuo Temple, eager to see Guanyin Bodhisattva.

On this day, Guanyin Bodhisattva finally appeared, and that person was so happy that he kowtowed countless times.

Suddenly, he had a strange thought, and he asked Guanyin Bodhisattva: Bodhisattva, do you also worship Buddha?

The Bodhisattva replied, of course.

The man asked, "Which Buddha are you worshipping?"

The Bodhisattva replied: Guanyin Bodhisattva.

That person is confused, aren't you Guanyin Bodhisattva yourself?

Guanyin replied with a smile, "Yes, it's better to ask for others than for yourself!"

At this point in the story, Hessey interrupted with a quibble on his face, which was smug at his astute discernment.

"Isn't that what I just said? When a person kneels in front of the Buddha, he is not worshipping a clay fetus. It is he who worships himself, the Buddha in his heart, so the gods we fanatically believe in every day, as well as the Buddha in the mouth of the masters, are nothing but nothing, the obsessions in our hearts, and those so-called priests, the inheritors of the bloodline of the gods, are just mastering some kind of magical power inheritance, and have nothing to do with the so-called gods at all!!"

And in the face of the same question, Wukong was fascinated by the listening, and followed Yixiu and Hessey for a long time.

When Ikyu clearly felt that there was an obvious power fluctuation surging behind him, he turned his head and saw Goku's face full of red light, his expression was happy or sad, and at the same time, he folded his hands and said loudly.

"All living beings have the wisdom and virtue of the Buddha. It is only because of delusion and attachment that it cannot be attained. ”