Chapter 54: A Monk Who Has Lived for a Hundred Years
The first sentence on the note is that in the twenty-third year of Hongwu, I traveled here with Zhu Chun, the king of Shuxian! When I read this, I couldn't read it anymore, and the horror in my heart made it impossible for me to think at all, and the bean-sized sweat particles fell from my head one by one, but I didn't have the heart to wipe them at all.
The monks also became nervous when they saw me, and they all gathered around me, but I could only wave my hand to signal them to be quiet, and I found that my outstretched hands were shaking.
It took me more than ten minutes to recover from the shock. I asked in a hoarse voice, "Is that Miao Lian monk you are talking about the high monk of the Tang Dynasty?" ”
The pangolin looked at me with a frown and said, "That's right, it's the monk of the Tang Dynasty, I found out from the wild history that this monk once traveled to a secret realm, where he unlocked the supreme secret of Buddhism. Although the book doesn't say what the secret is, I think you can guess it. ”
Halfway through the pangolin's words, I didn't understand what he meant. But Channing and the others nodded, as if they didn't want to mention it at all. Even the monk didn't say anything, and it was a tacit acquiescence to the dumb riddle played by everyone.
Glancing at the monk a little helplessly, I continued: "In this trace, it is said that the monk Miaolian traveled here with Zhu Chun, the king of Shuxian, do you think it is possible?" ”
Of course, this is impossible, if the high monks of the Tang Dynasty live to Zhu Chun's generation, they must be seven or eight hundred years old, is this Miao Lian monk a monster, and he can live for so long. I deliberately said this to lighten the mood, because although I subjectively didn't want to believe that it was true, I couldn't find the reason why Monk Miao Lian was lying in his notes.
No one will lie in their own notes, because this thing is meant to record their own experiences, and if he doesn't want others to know, he can skip writing, there is no need to lie, and it is such an absurd lie.
However, I didn't see the look of expectation in the monks' expressions. When they heard what I said, their faces became serious, and they all had the same expressions as they were. We were so eerily silent that I could even hear my own heartbeat.
After a while, I took a deep breath and said to the crowd, "Do you think this is true?" ”
All of them looked at me indifferently and didn't say a word. Nangong seemed to feel this strange atmosphere, and whispered, "How can anyone live for so long?" ”
None of the monks spoke, but their indifferent expressions did not change at all. Finally, the monk sighed and said to me, "No one knows whether this thing is true or not, I just want to know if those two things are mentioned in this book?" ”
I calmed down a bit and slowly read the notes on this note to the monks, because this note is very long, there are many things that have nothing to do with the ruins here, I will only record some things related to this place.
In this note, it is said that the monk Miaolian came to this ruins with Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, and Zhu Chun did not know about the ruins, but the monk Miaolian knew that he could not reach this island smoothly with his own strength, so he asked to see Zhu Chun when he first came to the fiefdom.
Zhu Chun was originally a vassal king, so naturally he would not easily believe his words, but according to Monk Miaolian's own records, after he did a little trick, the king happily went. Although I don't know what trick this Miaolian monk performed for Zhu Chun, it can be seen that he finally made Zhu Chun believe in himself, and even led people to follow him to the ancient ruins, and even followed him.
After that, everyone came to this small island, and naturally they also experienced a lot of difficulties and dangers. Eventually, though, they ended up on the island. They found a grotto on the island, where they saw the Buddha's relics. Then Zhu Chun ordered all the soldiers to stay here, seal the grotto, and return alone.
This is connected with the records on the dock pillar before, and I think that the entourage is not of high rank, and I don't know that Zhu Chun's action was instigated by Monk Miaolian.
Later, the monk Miaolian built a small temple here, and he recited scriptures and Zen here every day. This is the end of the note, but there are a few obvious issues that have been ignored and are not documented at all.
First of all, Zhu Chun's tomb has been found on the cliff wall, so he must have returned here after going back. But why didn't he bury himself in the closest place to the Buddha site, but on that cliff?
The second is why did Zhu Chun and others bury the Buddha after seeing it? Could it be that there is something terrible in that ruins? But how can Monk Miao Lian himself recite sutras and participate in Buddhism on this site for so many years without being harmed?
Third, where did the soldiers who participated in the cover-up end up? There was no mention of the whereabouts of the soldiers, as if they had disappeared after sealing the Buddha site. But this is absolutely impossible, and according to my understanding of history, the final fate of these people must have been buried here along with this secret.
But what kind of secret is worth Zhu Chun's big fight? And although Zhu Chun himself returned to the fiefdom, he allowed Monk Miaolian to stay in this ruin, what agreement did he have with Monk Miaolian that made him trust this monk so much? Is the purpose of this Miao Lian monk staying here is the Buddha in that ruin?
The description of the grotto in this note is only a passing mention, and there is no description of the ruins at all. This in itself is very strange, I have seen many legends about the birth of the Buddha or the manifestation of the Buddha, and although those descriptions seem absurd, they are all in a good way, and the descriptions are extremely detailed. But this Miao Lian monk only used the word Buddha to pass the scene in the grotto, obviously trying to hide something.
Of course, there is also the most important question here, where did Monk Miao Lian go? Even if he can live to be hundreds of years old, looking at the scene here, he should have been away from here for a long time. Did he go to the grotto? But why didn't he go into the grotto when he found the ruins, but instead recited the Buddha and Zen here and then entered the grotto after I don't know how long? Did Zhu Chun meet him when he came in for the second time, and what agreement did these two people have that could make Zhu Chun willingly bury himself on that cliff?
I read all the notes to the monks, and everyone fell silent. Only Nangong and I didn't know anything about this place, and we didn't come in with a purpose. Just as I was about to return the note to the pangolin, I accidentally skimmed a red cloud out of the corner of my eye to the doorway, and by the time I could see it, the guy had already run out, it was the orangutan. I screamed and pointed out the door, and the monk and pangolin chased after me in an instant.