Zhang Zishou immediately stopped, stared at her slightly angrily, and pointed at her with his finger to blame her for the disrespectful words just now, "You kid, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the gods and Buddhas, you are young and don't understand the truth in this, and you will understand it when you are older." ”

"Now I warn you that you are no longer allowed to say anything disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas. Don't let the disaster befall you then, and if you go and ask the gods and Buddhas again, it's really useless. Hmph......"

Although he was annoyed, he was not really annoyed, he just thought that Chen Youyi was young and ignorant, "If there are no gods and Buddhas, then where did these temples come from?" But don't forget, gods and Buddhas have existed since ancient times, could it be that our predecessors also lied to us? ”

Chen Youyi saw that she was displeased, smiled without saying a word, and did not talk back to her, she understood the admiration of gods and Buddhas in this feudal society, and forcibly explained that gods and Buddhas did not exist, but it was not good for herself. Just silently followed behind him, listening to his attention to the theories of gods and Buddhas and the stories of those Buddhist scriptures.

But she was still not interested in this, she was only interested in the peach tree in the Yuanjue Temple at present.

When he came to Yuanjue Temple, the abbot heard that he came to ask for a branch again, and it was Zhang Zishou who personally brought it, and he met Chen Youyi in the past, and knew that she was a knowledgeable person, and she was the former princess of Chen Guo, the niece of the Queen Mother, so he agreed to come down.

Take them directly to the peach tree, "Take as much as you want." ”

Chen Youyi saluted him, "Thank you, abbot!" Today, the abbot helps, thank you very much, now you borrow me peach branches, in the future I will definitely return a peach forest in Yuanjue Temple. ”

The abbot replied with a smile, but felt that she was not serious, "In this mountain, it is only suitable for planting mountain peaches, not peach trees, and only one of the land here has this lesson in peach trees." There is only this one within a radius of 100 miles, how do you exchange me for a peach forest? ”

She smiled but didn't say anything, but she knew it in her heart.

With the help of the little monk in the temple, Chen Youyi cut down some peach branches, and the abbot looked at her and couldn't help but sigh, "Chen Shizhu must be a person who is destined for the Buddha, this peach tree has been planted here for decades, but no one dares to take a branch, and now you are given so much, and the Buddha is also destined for you." ”

She was busy taking peach branches, and the atheistic theory she had said in front of Zhang Zishou before, she didn't dare to talk nonsense now, she just smiled and expressed her kindness.

Zhang Zishou said something disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas because she was angry just now, and now she took the initiative to unravel her atheism and said to her abbot, "You said this to her, it was just in vain, she didn't believe that gods and Buddhas existed at all." In her heart, everyone has to rely on themselves, and gods and Buddhas are all non-existent. ”

The abbot's face sank, revealing a displeased look, Chen Youyi saw it, and shouted in his heart that it was not good, and sure enough, he immediately called the little monk who helped break the branches, and then someone came up to stop him from taking the peach branches.

This made her a little embarrassed, and she hurriedly saluted in front of the abbot and asked, "Abbot, what does this mean?" Didn't you already promise me to give me peach branches? ”

"Since this peach tree is planted in the Yuanjue Temple, it must have been baptized by the Buddha, if you don't believe in the existence of the gods and Buddhas, and don't admire the gods and Buddhas, how can I give you the things of the gods and Buddhas?"

She was speechless for a while, and glanced at Zhang Zishou behind her, but saw that he deliberately avoided her gaze and pretended not to see it.

Aren't you deliberately doing it against yourself?

She winked at him and blamed him for saying something he shouldn't have said, but he pretended not to see it and ignored him.

Master Abbot stroked his beard and continued, "Everything in this world has not believed in gods and Buddhas from the beginning, and in this case, we can't easily give you the peach branch, but you might as well exchange it for something." ”

She paused slightly, and seeing that there was still a chance to get the peach branch, she was busy with her spirits, and stepped forward to salute again, "As long as Master Huijue can let me get the peach branch, I am willing to exchange it for something, but what do you need me to exchange?" ”

"Well, it depends on your understanding, if you can exchange it for something from the peach tree, I will give you the peach tree branch." After saying that, he turned around and left directly, and ordered the little monks of the monastery to collect back all the peach branches that had been broken.

She watched pitifully as the beloved peach branches were taken back, but there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, Zhang Zishou stepped forward and persuaded, "Master Huijue is the person who values fate the most, what he means is to let you want to exchange something with him for a peach branch, if you take something that makes him feel fate or satisfaction, he will agree to you." ”

She was still angry that Zhang Zishou had broken his atheism, and she was unhappy, so she glared back at him, "I naturally understand this, but what I don't understand is, why do you say those unnecessary words?" Even though I am an atheist, Master Huijue doesn't know it, and he agrees to give me the peach branch, but you say something unnecessary. ”

"I wonder if you deliberately saw that things were going well with me and came to find fault with me?" She huffed and walked outside, thinking that she could take out something to exchange with Master Huijue.

Zhang Zishou also felt that he had said the wrong thing, but he was also angry just now, but he didn't expect Master Huijue to really refuse to give the peach branch, he followed her out, and saw her standing at the gate of the mountain looking straight into the distance in a daze.

"He's not saying he won't give it to you, as long as you take out something and exchange it with him." Zhang Zishou tilted his head to look at her, and followed her gaze into the distance, it was the barren mountain where the peach trees were planted.

"Give him a peach forest, and he won't believe it. I said that I could help the local people get rich, so do you think he would agree? Master Huijue is compassionate and cares about the people of the world, if he hears that the people can live a better life because of the peach branches he gifted, he will definitely agree, right? ”

She thought it was a better idea, and turned around and was about to go back to Master Huijue.

was stopped by Zhang Zishou, "Are you afraid of death and misunderstood what Master Huijue meant?" He asked you to take a thing, but it was not a word, not to mention what you said, who knows if you can do it, if Master Huijue just believes in your words and promises to you, what do you want if you are deceived? ”

"You ......," she was speechless for a moment, "it's not all your fault, if you hadn't talked too much, this wouldn't have happened." She reproached Zhang Zishou, pouted, and didn't care about his seniority, squatting on the steps outside the Yuanjue Temple, dragging her chin with her hands, and staring at the mountains in the distance in a daze.

Zhang Zishou also sat beside her and touched her with his arm. She tilted her head to the side and ignored him.

"I know I said the wrong thing, but now it's useless for you to blame me, think about how to persuade Master Huijue to give you the peach branch."

Chen Youyi also knew that it was useless to be angry here, but there was no other way, "Then you say, what should I exchange for him?" If he had brought silver, he would have said that it was vulgar, but what had I with the other things? Is it possible to take a few steamed buns and a few less incense? ”

These words made Zhang Zishou laugh suddenly, "Don't laugh, help me think about it, you are familiar with Master Huijue, you must know what he wants." ”