On the way south.

Yuan Yin and Yan Yinshan washed up in a stream and tried to clean it as much as possible.

At this time, Yuan Yin was walking, and while holding his eyes, he kept peeking at Yifeng, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Yes, that scene had too much impact on him.

In Qingshan Temple, the years have always been quiet, although the eight golden dragon orders were promulgated from the Dawu Kingdom, so that the incense in Qingshan Temple for nearly half a year is much less.

But they never lived on incense, and there were vegetables and wild fruits that he grew on the back hills, and there were clear springs in the streams.

In previous years, the money for incense was not used up, except for lighting lamps for other purposes, there was still a lot left, and it was enough to buy food.

There is also a stone mill in the courtyard, as long as a few catties of beans, grind the pulp water and boil it with fire, press it into tofu, and you can eat it for several months.

No matter how the outside changes, the days of Aoyama Temple are always quiet and comfortable, and there are never major troubles.

The biggest change is that more than a year ago, they were targeted by the Xuanyin faction and Solomon, and they lost two beloved relatives.

Although he was also a low-level cultivator, far beyond mortals, he had never harmed anyone, and it could even be said that under the master's teachings, he had almost never killed.

He had never seen so many lives die at once, and in such a tragic state, it was the most tragic scene he had ever seen:

Hundreds of people were pierced by a petal emitted by a divine power, and it continued to explode, and even burst out two strange flames, burning through their souls and disintegrating their bodies, and the bursts of wails and screams that sounded made his scalp tingle.

When I was washing by the stream just now, the most washed in the stream water was not sludge, but bloodstains.

The blood of the more than 100 people who died seemed to be piled up on their bodies, he had never seen so thick and so much human blood, all this would be a lingering nightmare for the rest of his life.

Before that, he would not have thought that this terrible thing was actually caused by his beloved little junior brother!

He also saw that Yifeng had collected something in front of the dead with a conch or something, which made him even more uneasy.

Yifeng keenly sensed Yuan Yin's mood fluctuations, he didn't pretend to be a gesture, and said calmly: "Senior brother, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." Don't hesitate, I'll be your little brother for the rest of my life. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yin's heart warmed, and after a little thought, he spoke:

"Yifeng, it's not that Senior Brother blames you, but I'm really worried about you. You grew up in the temple since you were a child, maybe a few of our senior brothers don't know how to teach, that's why you are so extreme. They are at fault, but they are not heinous. ”

"Kill them, even if the senior brother can't bear it, it's irreparable. Now Senior Brother is worried that if you fall into the Shura Path, then you will really be doomed. ”

Hearing this, Yifeng was silent for a moment, turned his head and looked calm, but looked at Yuan Yin with a flickering gaze, and said slowly:

"Senior brother, you are so worried about me, I know that you are concerned, and my heart is very warm and grateful. But senior brother, have you seen thousands of victims die in front of you, have you seen tens of thousands of monks die on the battlefield?"

Yuan Yin heard the words and kept silent.

Seeing this, Yifeng smiled faintly and said, "Senior brother, don't be careful, when I say this, I don't mean to show how knowledgeable and capable I am." And I want to make it clear, that is, death is already a rare and ordinary thing in my eyes. ”

Yuan Yin looked at Yifeng with mixed feelings, he didn't know how many deaths this young junior disciple had to experience before he could say this sentence lightly.

These are not the words of a child who has not yet reached twenty, but they come out of his mouth.

Because, he is no longer a child.

It's an irreversible process, and there's no chance to get back to basics.

Yifeng shook his head slightly and said: "I am very clear about the root cause of the rebellion of Buddhism, and I have also supported the transformation of Buddhism, so that Buddhism can be restored to purity, so that monks can chant Buddhas every day, and return to the true path of cultivating Buddhism."

"But the reality is that Emperor Wu really can't tolerate people who disobey him. I admit that it was the war waged by Buddhism in the beginning. In the place where we can't see, because of the first few golden dragon orders of Emperor Wu, maybe they really can't bear the Buddha Dao from the altar that was favored by the Wei royal family, and suddenly fell into the quagmire, maybe they are reluctant to give up the incense money and acres of good land in the past, so they will resist extremely. ”

"And for the Wei clan, who has ruled the Great Wu Kingdom for thousands of years, they are used to being strong, and there are no disobedient people in the three religions, otherwise it will be 'Confucianism burned', and then Buddhism will be destroyed. ”

Therefore, Emperor Wu intensified his efforts, and issued several golden dragon orders, vowing to cut down the roots of Buddhism, and war was inevitable. ”

"And what I want to do is how to preserve the Buddha's path so that it doesn't perish. Based on the current situation, if you only say a few words, you can surpass the world. If it is useful to our exterminated legions, I will weep blood and vomit my soul, and I will also influence them. But that's impossible, brother. ”

At this time, Yan Yinshan heard this and said: "Master, Yifeng is right, now Emperor Wu has launched a war of Buddhism and Taoism to destroy the law, just like a downhill wooden cart, it can't stop. ”

Each wheel represents a different power and interests, Cui Ming's six legions, I don't know how happy they are to dismantle the temple at this time, in their eyes, it is all golden silver money, a continuous fertile field, and countless strong soldiers. Daomen will also participate in the war of extermination of France in the near future, and the entanglement of interests will be more complicated, and Emperor Wu can be said to be difficult to ride a tiger. ”

The more Yuan Yin listened, the more obscure he felt, in his simple and simple thoughts, as long as everyone laid down their weapons, there would naturally be no killing, and there would be no war.

Yifeng looked at Yuan Yin and said seriously: "Senior brother, don't worry, I still have Buddhist compassion in my heart." It is compassion for the Buddhist monks who are loyal to the belief in Buddhism, compassion for the innocent people, compassion for all things in heaven and earth that have nothing to do with it, but not compassion for those who drive us out and kill them all. ”

"That's false compassion. ”

"Senior brother, my mission is to preserve the flame of Buddhism in this calamity. In this bloody war, mercy to the enemy will surely destroy the Buddha's path. ”

"The current way of the world is like the Buddha in purgatory, and I want to lift up the Buddhist faith from purgatory and let it shine again, which means that I must learn to be ruthless, and only by being ruthless to the enemy can we survive. ”

"If I had been merciful just now, and hundreds of arrows had shot us to death, we would have been merciful, but what good would it have been for the Buddha? They would have cut off our heads and become a show off for their military exploits. ”

"Perhaps, this is the path that a great monk with the benevolent heart to become a Buddha can choose, but I can't choose it, because my path is far more difficult and cruel than theirs. ”

"I may not be destined to become a Buddha, but it is a ridiculous thing to seek a Buddha in purgatory, and this is not the fundamental reason why the gods and Buddhas sent me down to earth. ”

Yan Yinshan sighed when he heard this: "The Heavenly Gods and Buddhas are also very cruel to you, their purpose is not simple. ”

Yuan Yin's heart was even more uneasy, even though he knew that it was the expansion of the Buddhahood in the world that created many of the most beautiful, but he rarely heard about the slander of the gods and Buddhas, which made him very frightened.

Yifeng smiled faintly: "I can't care so much, now I only follow my heart to make choices, if everything has its own fixed number, my heart is one of the fixed numbers." ”

Yuan Yin really felt Yifeng's growth at this moment, and he could hear how many of Yifeng's words were forced to be helpless, full of longing and hope, even if the hope was so slim.

Heaven and earth sing and cry Buddha, the sun and moon are thin.

Purgatory seeks Buddha, and the sea of suffering is a demon.