Chapter 233: Persuasion
The sun is still beautiful in the snow. Ning Xiao and Huineng can take advantage of this beautiful scenery to drink tea while discussing the Buddha and the Tao, the sky and the earth. It wasn't until Cheng Ziyang came to Ning Xiao that the debate was temporarily suspended.
"Let's go," Cheng Ziyang greeted Hui Neng, then took Ning Xiao's hand and muttered. "I'm tired of being here for a day, and you don't know how much you have delayed the master?"
"Uh-huh, too!" Ning Xiao didn't dare to argue with Cheng Ziyang, so he hurriedly waved his hand to take the tea set back into the space, and then said goodbye to Huineng.
Witnessing the backs of the couple rubbing each other, Huineng watched for a long time.
"Grandpa," the little girl finished the snack in her hand, came to Huineng's side, and asked quietly. "You've been watching them for a long time, why?"
"I, ah, I saw someone like your grandfather again," Meineng said with a smile. He reached out and stroked the little girl's pigtails. "He's much luckier than your grandfather, though. At the very least, the woman he likes is a good person and will never make your grandfather miserable and sad for a lifetime like your grandmother. β
"Oh!" The little girl didn't seem to understand. However, she couldn't help but ask, "Then where is my grandfather now?" I miss him so much!"
"He-" At this time, Huineng's smile flashed to the corner of his eye. "There are some questions that I still don't understand. Someone is admonishing him. When he understands it, he will come to see you. β
"Really?" When the little girl heard this, an excited expression suddenly appeared on her face. Her hands clapped as well. "Ah, grandpa is finally coming to see me."
At this moment, Uncle Ning Xiao was preaching to the fifth-level zombie. In front of him, an eighth-level powerhouser, the fifth-level zombie did not dare to resist in the slightest, but the unyielding eyes represented another failure of preaching.
"In the snowy region, I once went to a temple." In this regard, Uncle Ning Xiao was unaware of it, as if he had fallen into a memory. "There, there are star-studded temples. And this temple is quite inconspicuous. β
However, it is this humble temple that, in addition to the throne of the Fifth Holy Monk, is also dedicated to a very magical statue of the Bodhisattva.
The reason why this statue is amazing is not only that she has a pivotal position in the history of the primitive religion of the snowy region, but also that she is a female body statue that has survived thousands of years ago.
She sat a thousand years ago and was only 12 years old when she died. After the death, the body naturally shrinks to a height of only one elbow, in a Tara sitting position. Legend has it that she is the true embodiment of the auspicious Heavenly Mother of Green Tara, and was later enshrined in this temple by devotees.
Of course, there is also a legendary story about this statue. Legend has it that more than 1,000 years ago, Atisha was invited from the Sun to preach in the snowy lands. On the way, His Holiness crossed a large river by chance.
At this moment, a young girl on the other side of the river saw His Holiness from afar and admired him. She joyfully untied all the ornaments on her head and all the gold and silver ornaments on her body, and threw them to His Holiness across the bank as an offering.
When she returned home, her parents were so angry that they beat her up when they learned that all their daughter's valuable ornaments had been supplied to a poor monk whom they had never known. The girl was in great pain, and in a fit of rage, she threw herself into the river and committed suicide.
But the river god lifted her ashore again. When the people there saw that she was not dead by throwing herself into the water, they thought she was the embodiment of a monster, and finally sealed her in a stone cave and died of smoke.
At this time, Atisha manifested the girl's divine consciousness and became Tara's reincarnation, and then praised the girl's merits in providing for her life.
As a result, people realized that she was the embodiment of the auspicious Heavenly Mother, and made a manifestation to support the primitive religion of the snowy region, so they built a temple offering to the girl's body statue and preserved it to this day.
For thousands of years, in the primitive religion of the snowy region, this bodhisattva body statue was considered to be the most holy and spiritual. Legend has it that her miracles can be seen everywhere, sometimes in the form of a woman helping the poor, sometimes in the form of a benefactor, carrying money on a mule to distribute alms to poor monks in the snowy region. At other times, he appeared in the form of a god-man, riding a yellow mule and flying through the sky. At the same time, those who offered her wine and food were often available at their disposal.
Legend has it that every night hundreds of years ago, the monks of that monastery would hear the hoofs of mules coming from the Heavenly Mother Hall.
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After recounting this incident, Uncle Ning Xiao said to the fifth-level zombie very seriously, "Do you know? As soon as I saw you, I remembered the female flesh. β
"The environment here is quite harsh, not suitable for the cultivation of special abilities!" Ning Shuxiao's words were also very direct. "If you can be promoted to the fifth level, you must have suffered a lot of hardships and sins. Of course, you also have a keen sense of heaven and earth. But there's no denying that you've been misunderstood by many people at one time. For this, you are quite distressed!"
"But overall, I think you're a kind guy and deserve respect. What do you think? This is the fertile ground for you to grow, take care of it with me. Work hard for those who can survive, like your daughter and son-in-law, to live a better life!"
"Woo!" I don't know how long it took, but the fifth-level zombie actually covered his face and cried. Uncle Ning, who was on the tip of his ear, could still hear his choked voice: "But I'm not a human now, I'm a zombie!" β
"Who said that?" Uncle Ning squatted down as he spoke, looking directly into his eyes. "If you walk out of here, who will know you're a zombie? You know? Huaxia will soon introduce new regulations, and zombies above level 5 not only have autonomy, but also have the right to manage and vote. β
"You come," Uncle Ning grabbed his hand and pulled him to the map of Mobei, pointing to a dot on it to explain. "We're going to make this abandoned city a zombie city, and you'll take care of it. All zombies, if they do not reach your level, are not allowed to leave the zombie city for half a step for the rest of their lives. Of course, no one is allowed to get even half a step close to Zombie City. β
"In addition," Then, Ning Shuxiao pointed to Mobei. "You can also supervise me to govern Mobei. If you find that I am lacking, you can directly point it out and tell me, or report it to the capital, and someone from above will send me to deal with me, how about it? β
"Oh," listening to Uncle Ning's narration, the frustration on the face of the fifth-level zombie gradually disappeared. "Can I live with my granddaughter? I only have her now, and I care about her!"
"Yes, of course I can," Uncle Ning said, and took the profile of this fifth-level zombie next to him and looked at it. "However, your granddaughter can't live with you in Zombie City, only with us."
"Oh, that's fine!" When the fifth-level zombie heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then replied. "Then can I take care of Zombie City during the day and come back to accompany her at night? It's like commuting to and from work on a regular basis. β
"We don't interfere with how you take care of your granddaughter." Uncle Ning Xiao nodded in agreement. At the same time, he also proposed: "Come over and see again, what aspects of Mobei still need to be adjusted." We can't let it be half-dead like this, we have to let it come alive and become a real home suitable for human existence. β
"Uh-huh, but you can't blame me," the fifth-level zombie nodded first, then emphasized. "Those of them who are officials are forcing the people to rebel, and I have no choice but to do it!"
"Okay, I don't blame you!" Uncle Ning Xiao couldn't help but laugh. "This is the inevitability of the Heavenly Dao, and it has nothing to do with you."
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Outside the window, Cheng Ziyang and Ning Xiao were paying attention to the situation inside the house.
"I'll say it," Cheng Ziyang smiled when he saw the two guys inside arguing over something. "The second child has the ability to take care of Mobei, don't you believe it?"
"Hmm," Ning Xiao nodded in agreement. "Aren't you going to send any more people over to help him? After all, he is still a little young, and I am worried that someone will feel uncomfortable when he takes on such a heavy responsibility. β
"It's uncomfortable!" Cheng Ziyang raised his head and sneered. "Then it's uncomfortable! I have already told Song Dai and them that from now on, no one has the right to have the leadership of the base without an ability above level five. β
"In the future, each base will be equipped with a level 5 zombie to supervise and manage. If the leader's ability doesn't reach level five, how can he still manage the base? It's better to let the level 5 zombie be the leader! β
"But the powerful are fickle!" Ning Xiao had to remind him like this. "To some extent, the fifth-level zombie still belongs to the category of people. When people have held power for a long time, there are two possibilities, one is to dislike power, and the other is to desire power for a long time. β
"If zombies are disgusted with power, that's fine. But what if you want power? β
"It doesn't matter," Cheng Ziyang comforted Ning Xiao while also making such an analysis. "Zombies live longer than humans. Although the Stranger said that he accepted the zombies, he did not see them as his own kind from the bottom of his heart. There must be a contradiction between the two. β
This kind of contradiction will inevitably lead to mutual supervision and mutual restraint between the two. From ancient times to the present, it has been believed that the best way for two different forces to unite is through marriage. Think about it, unless the brain cramps, who would dare to control zombies by marriage? Therefore, no matter how lonely zombies are, they can't merge with another worldly force. In this way, the incompatibility of forces is guaranteed. β
"On the human side, without the support of the family, this kind of authority will always be just a passing moment. If he has too much power, those of us above can't see it, but those below him can see it very clearly. At that time, the officials will force the people to rebel, hmph, we can unite the forces of the zombie side to clean him up. β
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"Hmm!" Ning Xiao couldn't help but stroke his swollen head and responded helplessly. "You're so complicated, I'm a little dizzy. You're good at these things, not mine......"
"Hey, hey!" Cheng Ziyang couldn't help laughing. He reached out and pressed Ning Xiao's temple, soothing, "Wellβthese are complicated. But if you ask, I'll have to tell you! Lest you think about it and bother with it! β
"Then I'll try to avoid thinking about this in the future," Ning Xiao responded honestly. "However, you said that each base is equipped with a zombie of level 5 or higher. Do you have so many high-level zombies on your hands? β
"No," Cheng Ziyang told Ning Xiao very clearly. "So, I'm very much in favor of the second child's approach - to recover a level 5 zombie by himself."
"Poof!" Ning Xiao couldn't help but laugh. "The second child himself is an eighth-level ability. Of course, he can recover zombies above level 5 for his own use. β
"But the others have just entered the fifth level, or they are wandering around the fifth level, and they have never entered the sixth level. How do you tell them to recover a zombie of the same level as a partner? Especially at the same level, the zombies' abilities are likely to be superior to those of the Adepts. β
"Well," Cheng Ziyang really couldn't come up with a good plan for a while. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Days: The Fairy Wife Rampant Claw Book House" for free for the first time.