Chapter 256: Without a Trace

Time continues to pass, the secret of the Buddha statue is still handed down, or only the inheritor knows, but the Buddha statue has never left the secret room, due to the change of dynasties, the war continues, the destruction of the Buddha happens from time to time, can not guarantee the safety of the Buddha statue, only continue to let it be in the secret room, no matter how difficult the moment, the Buddha statue is still there, at least there is a glimmer of hope, because they believe that the Buddha statue will bless the believers, will not let Buddhism disappear in this world.

Perhaps it was really this Buddha statue that blessed it, no matter what kind of damage the White Horse Temple suffered, there was always a lineage left, and soon the White Horse Temple began to revive again, restoring the glory of its heyday. Thousands of years have passed, to the old man's generation, the White Horse Temple has suffered a heavy blow again, ** more complete than the destruction of Buddha by Wu Zhou, all kinds of Buddhist classics, Buddha statues, etc. have been devastated, in a cloud of fireworks, thousands of years of inheritance broken, in one attack after another, the White Horse Temple "fell", there is no culture, Buddha nature of the White Horse Temple, and what is the difference between ruins? It takes thousands of years to build, and it only takes an instant to destroy, perhaps this is the greatest sorrow in the world, leaving only some absurd stories for future generations, and most of them are stories woven by later generations to entertain themselves.

As the heir of the lineage, the old man could only watch all this, unable to change anything, and was even driven out of the White Horse Temple, experienced criticism again and again, and was on the verge of death at any time. Most of the old man's disciples and grandchildren died in the turmoil, and those who were alive also flew away, and no one wanted to live and die with the temple. The old man lived alone near the White Horse Temple, waiting for the power of the Buddha statue to be revealed, so that the White Horse Temple could regain its glory again.

Just today, the old man sensed the call of the Buddha statue, and he couldn't tell the feeling, but he knew that this was the call of the Buddha, and two Buddha statues suddenly appeared in his mind. The shadow that appeared in my mind was exactly the same as the Buddha statue I saw in front of me, I have to say that it was amazing, but for the things that fell from the sky, these should be nothing. Following the induction, he soon came to Bai Zhengxi's house, and the Buddha had already told him that the master was at home, so he chose to knock on the door and wait. Sure enough, when Bai Zhengxi came, he successfully saw the Buddha statue that he had always had, but had never had.

The story is very bleak and magical, Bai Zhengxi is convinced in his heart, if there is no experience in the White Horse Temple, he will definitely not believe it when he hears what the old man said, but because he has experienced many strange things, he can't believe it. Bai Zhengxi is concerned about whether he can get rid of his bad luck, and the murder has always been on his mind. Just as he was about to speak, he prayed to the old man to eliminate disasters for him, and with the magic of the Buddha statue, he could resist all disasters, and he would definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune.

"Do you know why I told you the secret of the Buddha statue?"

The old man spoke first, and with his eyes that were perceptive, Bai Zhengxi had a kind of mind that was seen through everything in an instant, and his heartbeat began to accelerate. Hearing the old man's question at this time, Bai Zhengxi remembered, why would he tell him such a secret thing, he had already said about the existence of the Buddha statue, and he would only tell the person who inherited the inheritance, did he want to leave the inheritance to him? Bai Zhengxi himself felt that it was impossible, he and the old man only met for the first time, and they didn't know each other at all, so they couldn't take his turn. From the bottom of his heart, Bai Zhengxi still has some ideas about inheritance, if he has a Buddha statue, he can stay away from all disasters, which is probably something that everyone dreams of.

Without waiting for Bai Zhengxi to speak, the old man took the lead again and said, "The inheritance of the Buddha statue will be left to you." ”

Bai Zhengxi was speechless in surprise, he really passed it on to him, but he couldn't figure out how such an important existence could be given to him, was it because the Buddha statue was in his hands? If it's for this reason, you can skip telling him these secrets and secretly take the Buddha statue away.

"Why?" Bai Zhengxi was finally able to speak, and the doubts in his heart urgently needed to be answered.

"Because you're destined." The old man's voice seemed a little ethereal, as if it was not in front of him, but far away, and it sounded very spiritual, like a spring breeze crossing people's hearts, but he couldn't catch it, he could only watch it move away, and go farther and farther away, until it disappeared completely.

Bai Zhengxi hurriedly shook his head, I don't know why I suddenly lost my mind, I wanted to write messy things, but it was just a sound, where did I feel so much. Let yourself calm down a little, savor the three words "destined person", and when he opened the door for the old man, he also answered this way. Thinking of his weird experience, he really has a fate with the Buddha statue, but this fate is terrifying, and when I think of everything I have experienced, my heart can't help but tremble. Regarding the experience in the White Horse Temple, Bai Zhengxi also wants to find the answer, and the old man may be able to give the answer. But before he could speak, the old man took the lead again, and seemed to know what he wanted to ask.

"Everything you experience and see, whether it is true or false, it is all existent, only one can be seen by the world, and one can only be seen by yourself." After the old man finished speaking, he folded his hands and bowed respectfully to the Buddha statue.

Bai Zhengxi didn't understand what he said at all, it was too Zen, and he didn't have any research on Buddhism, so it was difficult to understand. Bai Zhengxi wanted to ask again, but when he saw the old man's pious worship of the Buddha, he couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he chose to wait, waiting for the moment when the old man's worship of the Buddha ended.

The old man quickly finished worshipping the Buddha, but he didn't give Bai Zhengxi a chance to ask, the person had already gotten up, and then walked out, without looking at the Buddha statue again, as if it was just an indifferent thing. Is the old man leaving? Just here to tell a story? Bai Zhengxi hurriedly chased after him, wanting to ask clearly, otherwise he would not be stable when he slept peacefully.

"Everything that should be said has been said, I hope you will be good at doing it yourself and make good use of the Buddha statue." The old man said first, as if he could really perceive people's thoughts, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, and wanted to say something but stopped.

A trace of loneliness appeared on the old man's face again, giving Bai Zhengxi a feeling of ethereal, the distance between the two was only a few meters, but it was like the distance at the end of the world. Bai Zhengxi subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to keep the old man, but the hand that stretched out didn't even touch the corner of the old man's clothes, and he didn't know when the old man had left, as if he suddenly disappeared in front of him. Bai Zhengxi lost his mind for a moment in shock, and when he woke up, he immediately chased him out, and there was no old man on the long street. Is it that he has lost his mind for too long, or is the old man too fast? Bai Zhengxi would rather believe that it is the previous possibility, otherwise it is a strange thing.

Standing on the side of the street, Bai Zhengxi watched for a long time before returning home, as if he remembered something, but he couldn't capture it. When I returned home and looked at the bed, I was immediately frightened, and the quilt was covered again. Bai Zhengxi remembers very well that when he chased the old man away, the quilt was lifted and the Buddha statue was placed very upright. Did anyone come when you went out just now? Bai Zhengxi hurriedly lifted the quilt and found that the Buddha statue was still there, scattered on the bed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Buddha statue was still there. It's good that the Buddha statue is still there, but why is the quilt covered again? Could it be a memory error? Bai Zhengxi can be sure that when he left just now, he did not cover the Buddha statue. If it is the wind, it is even more impossible, Bai Zhengxi thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't figure out why this happened.

Bai Zhengxi was a little paranoid, he couldn't think clearly, he wanted to think about it, and soon he thought of something, carefully recalling the situation when the old man came, when the old man entered the room, he immediately lifted the quilt, and the Buddha statues were scattered on the bed, as if the Buddha statues were placed exactly the same as in front of him at that time. At that time, the old man straightened the Buddha statues one by one and placed them side by side, even if they were covered with a quilt again, the Buddha statues would not be so scattered. Could it be that the old man has never been here at all, and he will not lift the quilt, nor will he hold up the Buddha statue, and the memories just now are just hallucinations? As soon as this thought appeared, Bai Zhengxi's body immediately became cold, which was frightened, and the fear struck again, enveloping the whole person, and his mind began to be unstable again.

Memories can't be determined whether they are real or not, it's not the first time it has appeared, and this is the case with the experience of the White Horse Temple, so the memory of the old man may be illusory, not impossible. remembered the old man suddenly disappeared in front of him, and what he said: "Everything you have experienced and seen, whether it is true or false, it is all existing, only one can be seen by the world, and one can only be seen by yourself." Could this be some kind of foreshadowing, but I didn't understand it at the time?

But what just happened, at most a few minutes have passed, every detail is so clear, the old man's face is so clear, how can it be an illusory memory? Bai Zhengxi tapped his head, trying to sober himself up and stop thinking nonsense. But the person has entered a dead end, how can he get out immediately, Bai Zhengxi, who was about to collapse, suddenly ran out, wanting to find the old man, as long as he finds the old man, it can prove that all this is not illusory.

Coming to the street again, there are two roads in front and back, which way are you going? Bai Zhengxi turned back and forth, and after a while, he chose the road on the left side of his home, and there was no reason to choose. Ran out of the street and came to the crossroads, still didn't see the shadow of the old man, with the old man's age and obviously not very healthy body, how far can he go in a short time? Maybe the memories of the old man are really illusory, and they are just obsessions in their hearts.

Bai Zhengxi was in the middle of the road in a daze, walking forward unconsciously, with no purpose, his mind was too chaotic, similar to the walking dead. While walking, he was hit several times in a row, and passers-by didn't know what was wrong, so they walked in a hurry. Being hit in a row made Bai Zhengxi sober up a little, and looked up at the front, where many people gathered, pointing and pointing, and the sound of insults came from time to time. Bai Zhengxi is very familiar with this situation, once upon a time, he often did this kind of thing, did not criticize others, and lived on nothing. If it was before, Bai Zhengxi would have rushed forward and become the most active member, but now, he is not in such a mood at all.

I wanted to go home, the moment Bai Zhengxi turned around, he suddenly looked at the crowd, and for some reason, he suddenly wanted to go up and take a look, is it because his nature is difficult to move? Or is it an invisible call......