"Venerable, Ci Nian has been captured by that demon!" The disciples said anxiously.

"Amitabha." Venerable Waki, who still had no expression, commanded lightly: "Seal the city gate and search the whole city." ”

"Yes!"

The Venerable Waki, on the other hand, went to the palace and reported the matter to the king of Kasekka.

"What? He was so bold that he dared to snatch the Buddha girl! King Kaseksha was furious, "Venerable, why didn't you take him down?" ”

Venerable Wakira said, "Lord, this person's cultivation is advanced and has reached the late stage of the Holy Realm. The exercises are treacherous, and the old monk can't take him down for a while. ”

"Late Saint Realm?" King Gyalseka frowned and said, "Two days ago, this king felt that someone had broken into the palace, and it must be this person!" ”

"Your Holiness, this person must be caught. The Buddha is very important to this king, do you understand? King Kaseksha reminded.

"Amitabha, the old monk knows."

……

After Zhang Beichen captured Ci Nian, he blocked the spiritual power on her body and brought her to his temporary station.

Ci Nian kept reciting the Buddhist scriptures in his mouth, hoping to keep himself calm.

Zhang Beichen smiled: "It's useless to read it no matter how many times, no one will come to save you!" ”

Ci Nian Zhengse said: "Zhang Beichen, you have done a lot of evil, and you will go to hell in the future!" It's better for you to put down the butcher's knife now and become a Buddha on the spot, and the Buddha will definitely forgive you! ”

"Hahaha!" Zhang Beichen smiled and asked, "I have done a lot of evil, who told you that?" ”

"That's the case, how many innocent people died when you helped Emperor Yan conquer the countries?" Ci Nian said.

"Oh, since this is a lot of evil, the Kushan Empire was originally only a small part of the Kushan Marquis, and now the next Kushan Empire has also killed countless people. In this way, the king of Kasserga is also a man of evil, and the Venerable Nawaki is also a man of evil when he helps the king of Kasekka. As a disciple of Venerable Waki, you have also done a lot of evil? Zhang Beichen asked.

"No, we are here to save the suffering people!" Obviously, Ci Nian has been brainwashed for a long time and doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with them at all.

"Joke!" Zhang Beichen said coldly, "I, the eastern countries, have been fighting for a hundred years, and the people have suffered countless casualties. It was Dayan who ruled the world, which brought many years of peace and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Didn't we Dayan save the people? ”

"You ......" Ci Nian thought carefully, as if what he said was right.

But she retorted: "The methods you use are cruel. ”

Zhang Beichen shook his head: "Your little girl has been poisoned too deeply, I don't bother to tell you now." ”

As he spoke, he approached Ci Nian.

Ci Nian's pretty face suddenly panicked, and asked in surprise, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Nothing." Zhang Beichen strengthened her seal again and said, "I plan to exchange you for Lan Xiang and my son." As for you, write a letter for help honestly, and I won't embarrass you, understand? ”

"Amitabha." Hearing his words, Ci Nian looked resolute and said, "I would never do such a thing. I'd rather die than compromise with the Demon King! ”

Zhang Beichen looked at her like a ghost and said, "Whatever, I don't think they will agree anyway." No one cares about you at all. ”

"The master will definitely come to my rescue!" Ci Nian gritted her silver teeth.

"Really? You were captured, and no one came to search for you, proving that you are just a dispensable pawn! Zhang Beichen continued to strike at her self-confidence.

"Adversary, you're trying to shake my mind again, and you're not going to succeed!" Ci Nian simply closed his eyes and silently recited the scriptures.

"Wait and see!" Zhang Beichen did not continue to force her.

……

[You shouted to King Guishan through the Yan Kingdom, asking for mercy in exchange for Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi. 】

[King Kushan rejected your request and said that he would never change people. 】

"See, King Guishan, and your master, directly refused." Zhang Beichen came to Ci Nian again and said.

Ci Nian felt a little lost in her heart, she once thought that the best people in the world for herself were Master and King Kushan.

But now, they just gave up on themselves.

"They're thinking about the big picture!" Ci Nian was still stiff-mouthed, "Sacrifice me alone to stabilize the overall situation of the Kushan Empire, I am willing to pay with my life for this!" ”

"Silly girl, is it worth it?" Zhang Beichen shook his head and said, "In their eyes, you are just a tool, the kind that can be thrown away when you are used up." ”

Ci Nian closed his eyes again, refusing to listen to his "bewitchment".

……

Zhang Beichen thought about it, now Ci Nian can't exchange for hostages, and it's useless to keep her, so it's best to kill her directly.

But Zhang Beichen promised Lanxiang not to kill her.

"Our Yan army is at the border, and every day of delay will consume a lot of grain and grass. Attack now, and the enemy will inevitably threaten me with Lanxiang and my son, and make me throw a rat trap! Zhang Beichen thought, "It's best to find a way to save Lanxiang." ”

"Now that Venerable Wakiki and King Kasekser are wary of me, I am afraid that it will be impossible to rescue Lan Xiang as before."

Zhang Beichen looked at Ci Nian, this little nun has a special identity, if she can rebel against her, maybe she can successfully rescue the two and conquer the Kushan Empire.

Thinking of this, Zhang Beichen said to Ci Nian: "Ci Nian, you said that I am the devil. And you are a Buddha girl, then I will give you a chance to let you transform me. As long as you can temper me, I am willing to let Yan Guo withdraw from the army, how about it? ”

When Ci Nian heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Is this true? ”

Zhang Beichen nodded and said, "It's true, do you dare?" ”

"Why don't you dare?" Ci Nian stood up and said confidently: "As long as you study Buddhism with me and eliminate anger, sooner or later you will be able to see your true self and take refuge in Buddhism!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Beichen did what he said, directly lifted the seal of Ci Nian, and said: "Ci Nian, now you can move around freely, if you want to escape, I will not stop you." ”

"No, I will never leave until I temper you!" Ci Nian was very satisfied, she even felt very excited, and said: "I finally understand my mission to come to this world, my Buddha is to let me transform you, the demon king!" ”

"As long as this mission is accomplished, I will complete the merit!"

"Feel free." Zhang Beichen smiled and said nothing, temper me, you are still too young!

Ci Nian really kept his promise, did not run or report the news, but followed Zhang Beichen all day long, and wanted to lecture with him from time to time.

Zhang Beichen said: "I can't listen to the scriptures. Didn't you sing Buddha music to Lan Xiang before? Let's sing Buddha music in the future. ”

Ci Nian thought about it, the big devil is like this, he will not be able to accept the Buddhist scriptures for a while, since this is the case, first use the Buddha music to slowly baptize his soul.

So, around Zhang Beichen, the market could see Ci Nian chanting Buddhist music to him.

This nun has an excellent timbre, and even the Yan Kingdom elite brought by Zhang Beichen can't help but praise it.

Compassion is even more joyful, and their own tempering is really effective, and these Orientals have begun to accept the Buddha's happiness!

As everyone knows, the elites of the Yan Army are admiring Zhang Beichen.

"The Prime Minister is really powerful, that Buddha girl was very stubborn before, and she would rather die than help us. The adults were just a few words, and now they turned her into their little follower. ”

"She still wants to be overtaken by adults, but I'm afraid that she will be overtaken by adults! Hahaha! ”

"Leave her alone, she's having fun now!"

……

With compassion, Zhang Beichen began to operate within the territory of the Kushan Empire.

His first stop was a secret settlement of the Yan people.

After King Kaseksha ordered the plundering of the Yan people, the Yan people had to find a place to live in seclusion in order to escape.

Zhang Beichen brought people here, where the houses are simple, everyone has vegetables, and women and children are poorly clothed. Most of the men are scarred, but even so, they are still trying to survive.

When Ci Nian saw them, she said distressedly: "How can the Kushan Empire still have such a miserable place? ”

Zhang Beichen said: "They are all Yan people or Yan people's families. Before the Kushan King ordered the plundering of the Yan people, they traveled thousands of miles to bring precious porcelain, silk, and tea to the Kushan Empire. ”

"After the order of the king of Kasega was given, they became cattle and sheep to be slaughtered, and they have survived to this day after all hardships!"

Ci Nian saw that several children, all of whom were missing arms and legs, were still working hard to help the family.

Zhang Beichen continued: "The children of the Yan people were sold into slavery, and in order to protect them, their parents had to mutilate their own children with their own hands. ”

Ci Nian burst into tears of distress and said, "Even if they are from the Yan Kingdom, the king should not treat them like this. ”

The two of them lived here, and Ci Nian was also proficient in medical skills, so he used medical skills to treat the villagers in the village.

Zhang Beichen contacted the Yan people here, who had lived in the Kushan Empire for many years and were familiar with the terrain here, and soon Zhang Beichen got a detailed topographic map of the place.

After staying here for a month, Zhang Beichen was ready to leave.

A group of children were reluctant to let Ci Nian leave.

"Big sister, will you come back?" A little girl looked at Ci Nian with red eyes, she was suffering from an eye disease, and it was Ci Nian who helped her regain her sight.

"I'll come to see you again if I have the chance." Ci Nian silently recited "Amitabha" in her heart, she lied, she knew that it would be difficult for her to come back.

In the gratitude of the villagers, Zhang Beichen left with compassion.

Ci Nian was no longer in the mood to chant Buddha music at this time, and she said in a low voice: "I found that these Yan people are not devils, they are just poor people who are just trying to survive like the people of the Kushan Empire. ”

Zhang Beichen said: "Of course, if you have the opportunity to go to the territory of Dayan." You will find that the people of Dayan are warm and simple, and they do not reject foreigners from the Western Regions or Guishan. ”

At this moment, Ci Nian's heart was a little shaken.

Venerable Waki, who had been telling him that there were many demons in Dayan's territory.

And what she saw was that these people were not bad people, but that it was the policies of the king of Kasekka who drove them to a dead end.

Zhang Beichen took her and continued to walk.

"I'm going to the border of the Kushan Empire. You should rarely leave the royal capital, just in time to see the true face of the Kushan Empire and see how the monks live! Zhang Beichen said.

"Go on. 】

On the way, Ci Nian saw many scenes that she had never seen before.

She saw the monks sitting high in the temple, enjoying the offerings of the devotees. But those believers were scourged and driven as slaves.

She saw that the poor people did not work every day, but sat at home and ate empty mountains, praying for the blessing of the Buddha and praying for the next life to become nobles.

She saw that under the towering pagoda, it was not the eminent monks who were buried, but the bones of the laborers.

She saw that the gold and gems seized from all over the country were carved into Buddha statues, and the blood of the poor was infected on them, and the souls of the wronged were wailing!

All of this is different from what Venerable Wakiki taught her.

Compassion became more and more silent, and even stopped talking.

Zhang Beichen knows that her faith is gradually collapsing, but this is not enough!

[On this day, you came to a small city, and when Ci Nian saw this small city, his expression moved slightly. 】

Zhang Beichen came to this place on purpose, this is the place where Cinian once lived.

In the course of his conversation, he took the words of Ci Nian and knew that she was born here. After that, Zhang Beichen sent someone to investigate, and sure enough, he got useful information.

"How did you come here?" Ci Nian asked Zhang Beichen.

"Just drop by." Zhang Beichen said, "This is where you were born, right?" ”

At the mention of this, Ci Nian was reminded of the memories and said, "My parents are ordinary people in this city, they work at sunrise and rest every day, and when they have time, they will go to worship the Buddha. ”

"It was only when I was eight years old that they suffered a catastrophe. The bandits entered the city and plundered them, killing them. His Holiness was traveling around the neighborhood at the time, and he was the one who saved me and buried my parents. Since then, I have vowed to serve the Buddha for the rest of my life! ”

Ci Nian still remembers that in front of that group of vicious gangsters, an old monk came on foot. His body is not stained with dust, and if the Buddha is reincarnated, no sword, spear, axe, or axe can hurt him.

Under his moderation, the bandits wept bitterly and committed suicide to forgive their sins.

That scene was deeply engraved in the mind of Compassion, and she believed that only the Buddha could save the people in need!

"Let's go, go and meet His Holiness's old friends." Zhang Beichen led them into the city.

Ten years have passed, and little has changed in the small town.

Looking at the familiar streets, scenes of memories appeared in Ci Nian's mind, and she still wanted to find the graves of her parents, but found that the graves she had erected were gone.

"What are you doing, this is the field of Qingguang Temple, what are you doing here?" Several monks viciously expelled them.

Ci Nian was unwilling, and his parents' graves were bulldozed and used as private land.

She asked the monks, "Who sold this land, who gave you the title deed?" ”

The monk smiled: "All the places around here belong to Qingguang Temple, what kind of title deed do you need?" ”

"I want to see your abbot!" Ci Nian said in a deep voice.

"Who are you qualified to see our abbot? Get out! Don't get out of here, I'll call someone! The monk scolded.

Ci Nian still wanted to argue with him, Zhang Beichen stepped forward directly, drew his sword and put it on the neck of one of the monks, his coercion made the monks tremble all over, and he threatened the other monk: "Go and call everyone in your temple out!" ”

"Okay, you wait, you'll regret it!" Another monk ran away and returned to the temple to call for help.

(End of chapter)

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