CHAPTER XVII

Buddha's Purpose

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"Where's the bell?"

In the middle of the night, Zhang Junbao, who had already fallen asleep, opened his eyes again and saw Jiang Heng standing in front of the window in the room, looking in the direction of the Buddhist temple.

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The bell of the Buddha temple spread farther and farther.

The bell rang so far away, and no one deliberately rang or hit it.

Rather, the ancient bell in the Buddhist temple, which had been dilapidated and silent for many years, shook on its own, making a sound as if an invisible force was urging it behind it.

On the hall of the Great Hero, the lights that were originally dim suddenly lit up like day.

Jiang Liu'er was still immersed in the Lotus Sutra, silently reciting it word by word in his heart, but the sound of his recitation of the scriptures in his heart transmitted the Buddha statue in front of him through his body.

It was late at night, and with the sound of the bell, Jiang Liu'er slowly closed her eyes.

Jiang Heng's figure had already left the inn and landed outside the gate of this Buddhist temple, and he looked at the back of Jiang Liu'er sitting on the futon and reciting the scriptures silently in the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

He didn't go in and bother, but watched quietly.

The Buddha statue on the hall of the Great Hero, he recognized, was none other than the Buddha statue of Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, the supreme figure of Buddhism in the world in which he lived in his previous life.

A golden light lit up from his eyebrows, and the golden light fell behind Jiang Liu'er.

When Jiang Heng saw the golden light, he immediately knelt on one knee, facing the divine power displayed by such a powerful Venerable, even Jiang Heng, who was arrogant on weekdays, had collected a lot at this moment.

He silently watched the golden light turn into a Buddha's figure, and reached out to touch the hair on the top of Jiang Liu'er's head.

With the loss of strands of hair, Jiang Liu'er changed from a scholar to a real novice.

The golden body disappeared again, and Jiang Liu'er had finished reciting the Lotus Sutra in his mouth, and he suddenly felt that someone was staring at him behind him.

Turning around, Jiang Heng, who was originally standing there, was gone.

He walked over and saw a set of clothes left in front of the gate of the Buddhist temple.

It was a gray monk's robe, and a red robe draped over his body.

As for who stayed here?

Jiang Liu'er knew very well that when he turned his head, he saw that a new door plaque had been hung on the Buddhist temple, which originally had no door plaque, and the words "Fahua Temple" were written on it.

Jiang Liu'er recognized the handwriting.

He hugged the sofa tightly and shouted at the door: "Amitabha".

Then he turned and entered the temple, and as he entered with his front feet, the door of the temple was closed.

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The next day, most people on the street were naturally discussing where the bell came from in the middle of the night last night.

It is said that last night even the law enforcement team was dispatched, and they worked hard all night to find the source of the bell, but to no avail.

The matter eventually reached the Academy.

The Academy, who was in charge of the highest knowledge in the Nanqi Prefecture Mansion, had not yet found an answer that could explain the source of the bell in a short period of time.

In the end, it was announced that last night's bell rang, which was the voice of comprehension from the Lord of Nanqi, the lord of Nanqi who had been in retreat for many years, when he realized the deep realm.

This soothed the matter of this bell, in exchange for the surprise of the people.

Because it symbolizes that the strength of Zhu Rong, the strongest person in their Nanqi Prefecture, has improved again, it means that their safety has been guaranteed to a deeper degree.

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Only those who know the inside story really understand what the ringing of the bell means.

Looking at the direction of the Buddhist temple, Zhang Junbao, who was standing by the window of the inn, said: "I didn't expect that after 300,000 years, the bell of the Buddha sect would ring again. I'm really curious, what is the origin of the Liu'er brothers? I read it in a dream book, saying that this Buddhism is extinguished, and if it is not a Buddha, it cannot be enlightened in person, could it be that the little brother Liu'er is a Buddha?"

Jiang Heng replied: "I don't know if it's a Buddha or not, but what I do know is that he is a person who is destined to become a Buddha, and only such a person will be protected by a Buddha from birth, and I have always believed this." ”

Because of Jiang Liu'er's talent, the speed of his progress, and his connection to the Buddha, he has no intention of showing something called providence.

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In this way, a Buddhist temple called Hokkeji Temple was born in Nanqizhou Prefecture.

In the Buddha Temple, on the main hall, there is often a small novice who knocks on the wooden fish and recites the scriptures.

Some curious people went over and asked, "What kind of temple is this?"

The little monk replied, "Buddhist Temple!"

The curious person asked, "What is a Buddha?"

The little monk replied, "Everyone in the world is a Buddha!"

Not long after, a scholar surnamed Zhu passed in front of the Fahua Temple.

inadvertently glanced at the little monk in the main hall.

I don't know why, the next day, he gave up his purpose of coming to Nanqi Prefecture this time.

walked into the Nafahua Temple, became a disciple of the little monk, and shaved the same bald head as the little monk.

He was puzzled throughout the whole process, just like when the little monk shaved him, he asked curiously, "Master, what is a monk?"

"The monk is you, you are the monk!"

With the ringing of a bell, Jiang Liuer's first apprentice was born.

But he is not Jiang Liuer's eldest disciple-

This point was specially instructed by Zhang Junbao to Jiang Liu'er.

and also gave Jiang Liuer's new disciple a good name:

"Wu Neng. ”

And left Jiang Liuer with twelve words: "The vast wisdom, true as the sea of sex, Ying Wu Yuanjue." ”

Jiang Liu'er was not surprised by Jiang Heng's ability to be like an unpredictable prophet.

Therefore, this new disciple became the second disciple under Jiang Liuer's seat, and his name was Wu Neng.

On the second day of the appearance of this Wu Neng, Ah Peng, who had been out of contact for a long time, this little pig appeared.

He walked outside the door of Nafahua Temple, looked at the pair of masters and apprentices inside, and after being silent for a long time, he turned to leave.

entered the inn and found Jiang Heng.

This time, it seems to have been out for too long.

This time, it took the initiative to stay by Jiang Heng's side and obediently be a little pig.

But it's a little pig that turns into a jade pendant when he sleeps.

The jade is orange.

Judging by the color, Jiang Heng guessed that most of the little pig Ah Peng had entered the third stage. And it is deduced that the color change of the piglet's body should be related to the color order of the rainbow: "red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple" most likely represents the color of each stage of his life.

White is the first stage, and so on.

As for why this Ah Peng came back the day after Wu Neng appeared, Jiang Heng vaguely sensed that this little guy probably had a potential relationship with Jiang Liu'er.

Because he didn't think that why would a strange monster pig go to Fahua Temple first, and then come to find him?

And after going there, he chose to stay with him and didn't plan to leave for a short time......