There were no tents in the camp, just campfires.

Several monks gather around a bonfire, discussing in whispers or meditating with their eyes closed, each distinct and not disturbing each other.

Occasionally, a few monks stood up and sat down by another campfire. The people around the campfire were either discussing or meditating, and so did the new monks.

It's not a rule, it's a custom. In the beginning, it was a knee-jerk move. But then a habit was formed, and it gradually became a rule that did not need to be stated.

There are monks who come here, and it doesn't take many words to understand this rule.

This camp is ten miles away from the nearest city, and Shi Qingsong usually works in that city and the surrounding villages. When the day is over, they will return to the camp.

It would be nice to find a place to stay in the city. Although the monks are not afraid of wind and rain, it is also good to have a slightly better environment. Although Buddhism does not avoid high beds and soft collapses, it is not blindly demanding, and it is necessary to cultivate penance.

The reason why this is so is because the officials in this city have some relationship with the local sect forces, and they have a lot of interests on weekdays, and they take advantage of each other.

The murderous reputation of Rukong and others has been spread, and when they were doing things in this place, they were not stopped by the local sect, and they also knew that Rukong was not easy to provoke. The officials and soldiers in the city did not stop Rukong and others from doing things, but they also did not have the slightest intention of reaching out to help.

If you settle in the city, you will inevitably have some troubles. Rukong didn't want to make a fuss, let alone be controlled by others, so he simply stationed outside the city.

At this point, everyone has no objection. These monks have some cultivation, cold and heat do not invade, food and drink are not necessary, meditate and practice for a while, you can be energetic again, and where to sleep is not a problem.

Seeing that the camp was not far away, Rukong looked at Shi Qingsong on the side, hesitated slightly, and asked, "Mr. Shi, if you have anything, just say it." ”

According to Shi Qingsong, the plague and disease in this place no longer exist. In a short period of time, it is difficult to break out any more serious diseases, and the matter has already been done.

But according to the previous habit in other places, after Shi Qingsong has disposed of the affairs of one place, he will also do some finishing things. For example, teach the local people how to prevent plague and disease, explain why the bodies of people infected with disease and plague should be burned, and then teach them to identify some medicines, and if such a situation occurs in the future, there is a way to deal with it.

It will take at least a day or two to get all these things done. Although you don't have to keep the time tight like you did when treating the plague, you can slow down the pace of things a little, but it's not much easier.

Where do you have the time to wait for yourself here?

If it weren't for something extremely important, this Mr. Shi Xiao would not be like this.

Rukong wanted to wait for him to tell the matter himself, but he waited left and right, and when he didn't see Shi Qingsong speak, Rukong could only ask himself.

"Ah......h

Shi Qingsong paused slightly, looked at Rukong beside him, and then turned his head and looked into the distance.

That direction is the city that Shi Qingsong has been busy for the past few days.

After a few glances, Shi Qingsong seemed to have made up his mind, and nodded to Rukong: "I was still hesitating whether to tell Zen Master Rukong about this." Since the Zen master asked, he said bluntly. ”

"Mr. Shi Xiao, but it doesn't hurt. Rukong said: "The poor monk and Mr. Shi Xiao came to southern Xinjiang together, and they had to help each other. If Mr. Shi Xiao has anything, please feel free to say it, and the poor monk will try his best to cooperate. ”

"No, no......" Shi Qingsong shook his head, "What I'm going to tell the Zen master next is not this kind of thing, it's just an idea." ”

"Oh?"

Shi Qingsong was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Now that the drought in the White Elephant Country has been alleviated, such as the empty Zen master, it is time for us to return to southern Xinjiang." The next thing I think about is when to leave this place. ”

"I see. ”

Rukong didn't know what Shi Qingsong was going to say, and it was a little surprising to hear him say this, but he also knew that what Shi Qingsong said was true.

Through the efforts of Rukong, Shi Qingsong and the monks, the drought has been alleviated in the drought-stricken places in the White Elephant Country. Every place that has been hit by drought, they have made a trip, and it has been very fruitful.

Even those first-class sects' territories, Rukong and his party also went.

In normal times, those first-class sects would definitely not sit idly by. But now there is another challenger to deal with, and what Rukong and others do will be left unattended.

After a lot of hard work, it finally paid off.

Looking at the current situation, Shi Qingsong said that he would return to southern Xinjiang, which is also a reasonable thing.

But the more I saw in the White Elephant Country, the more ideas I had in the air.

"What Mr. Shi Xiao said is indeed true, the drought has been contained, and the people in the White Elephant Country can finally barely live. ”

nodded, as if empty words, but said: "But in the eyes of the poor monk, the affairs in the White Elephant Kingdom have not been dealt with clearly. The great drought in the White Elephant Country can only be said to be a natural disaster. In addition to this natural disaster, there is also a man-made disaster. ”

Under the starry sky at night, he looked at the campfire in the camp in the distance, and said softly: "Those sects call themselves Buddhas, but what they do is close to the Demon Dao, and they are clearly attached to the Buddha's outer Dao. Taking advantage of this natural disaster, they have quite vicious plans, and they want to use human lives to collect wealth, enjoyment, and expansion for the sect. ”

Is this just because of the drought? For them, the drought is just an opportunity to take out their evil thoughts. If there were no natural disasters like this drought, they would have done all kinds of evil things themselves, but with this opportunity, it is more convenient for them to do evil. ”

"The drought is a natural disaster. These sects are man-made disasters. ”

Rukong looked at Shi Qingsong beside him, and there was a glow of compassion in his eyes: "Except for natural disasters, will the people of the White Elephant Country be able to live in peace from now on? Man-made disasters are raging, and they are still plagued by the people. ”

"If we don't get rid of these calamities, how can this thing be considered accomplished?"

After saying this, he stared at Shi Qingsong in the air, waiting for his answer.

Shi Qingsong was silent for a while, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak, but in the end it was just a chuckle of "ha".

The feelings in this chuckle are a little complicated, it seems to be sighing, it seems to be a little tired, it seems to be a little helpless, so there is this chuckle with bitterness.

After being silent for a while, Shi Qingsong shook his head slightly, nodded again, and said, "As Zen Master Kong said, it is indeed good. Natural disasters are indeed terrible, but they can only be temporary. The various sects that took root in one place and lined up in the White Elephant Country were man-made disasters that could wreak havoc for many years. ”

"In order that the people of this country may live well and not steal their lives, it is necessary to eradicate these woes. ”

Looking at Rukong, Shi Qingsong asked, "If every sect in the White Elephant Kingdom can be called a man-made disaster, can Zen Master Rukong have the determination to completely erase it and cut off the roots and Miao descendants?"

This is the life of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of the White Elephant Kingdom sect cultivators, if you really want to completely cut off the roots of these sects, these people will have a hard way to survive.

If you don't kill a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, it will be difficult for the ordinary people of the White Elephant Country to have a tomorrow where they can breathe easily and not be ravaged.

Rukong pronounced a Buddha horn, met Shi Qingsong's gaze, and said in a deep voice: "My Buddha is merciful and does not kill." However, if we want to cleanse the world, eliminate the scourge of poison, and purify all sentient beings, how can we not have thunderous means?"

"Killing people is not the intention, and killing evil is not merciful. ”

Making such a decision is like a hollow heart with struggle and pain.

But if you don't do such a thing, and don't carry the weight of these tens of thousands of lives, how can you create a tomorrow without disasters and without having to live secretly for the people who are struggling in the White Elephant Country?

If the roots of the Miao descendants of those sects are not completely cut off, ordinary people don't know how much blood and tears they will shed!

"I am very impressed that Zen Master Rukong can make such a decision and has the determination to eliminate this man-made disaster. ”

Shi Qingsong looked at Rukong and asked, "But what if the man-made disaster is difficult to sweep away?

"Does Mr. Shi Xiao think that it is difficult for the poor monk and you to compete with the man-made disasters in the White Elephant Country?"

Rukong nodded and said, "If Mr. Shi thinks so, it is indeed not bad. With the strength of the poor monk and Mr. Shi Xiao, there is indeed not much that can be done. Among those first-class sects, there are masters who are difficult to resist, and it is really difficult to uproot them. ”

"However, in addition to the poor monk and Mr. Shi Xiao, there is also Southern Xinjiang, and there are all the forces under the command of the first one. ”

Looking into the distance, he said like an empty road: "The first one had some battles with a sect before, and the foundation of that sect was in the White Elephant Kingdom. Since then, the first one has the idea of entering the White Elephant Country in the south, but there are many affairs, and I can't take care of it for a while, so it is shelved. ”

"Right now, it's not a great time. But when the first mountain returns to the mountain and the affairs of all parties are settled, there will be no interference in the middle of the country for the time being. At that time, the first elite of all parties under his command was gathered in southern Xinjiang, and they invaded the White Elephant Country, sweeping away this man-made disaster, just like cleaning up the dust. ”

One Xu Lanfeng made the various sects in the White Elephant Country restless, and the people were panicked, and then there were a few equal combat powers, leading the elite to come, where did those sects have the ability to compete?

Even, Rukong thought about sending this matter back to the Pure Land Buddha Sect and informing the Lion Venerable.

It is not a good thing to cooperate with the Jiuyang Demon Venerable, the great demon clan, and the Immortal Dao Sect avoids it, lest it be regarded by others as being in the same stream as the old demon of Jiuyang. However, the White Elephant Kingdom is full of evil laws and foreign ways, and attaching the Buddha is evil, but in fact slandering the true meaning of Buddhism.

This kind of thing of eliminating demons and defending the path and purifying the Buddha's door is also willing to do it when I want to come to the Pure Land Buddhism.

With the joint efforts of the two sides, the various sects in the White Elephant Kingdom will be wiped out in an instant and completely eradicated. Even if there are Guixuan old monsters lurking in the White Elephant Country, this situation cannot be easier.

Ever since I had this thought, I've been pondering this matter carefully.

After some inference, Rukong felt that there was a lot to be done in this matter.

"There are many masters in the sect in the White Elephant Kingdom, who are the foundation and support of such human disasters. ”

Shi Qingsong looked at Rukong and shook his head slightly: "However, the biggest man-made disaster in the White Elephant Country is not these at all. Although these can also be called man-made disasters, they are too fragile compared to what will be said below. ”