Chapter 017: A Change of Heart

Tianxing was finally going down the mountain, this matter was already in his plan, but he didn't expect it to come so early.

When Tianxing came to this world and opened his eyes for the first time, he did not have a trace of joy after crossing over, but gave up the constant longing for his relatives and the fear of unknown life. When he first heard the names of Wang Chongyang and Zhou Botong, he knew that this was Condor Shooting, a world he was familiar with. It's not so much a yearning for a martial arts life, it's a live-action game that Tianxing uses as a distraction.

Tianxing's heart is restless and anxious, and all this cannot be confided in others. Tianxing knows the origin of each character here, knows his character and weaknesses, and knows his beginning and end. Tianxing seems to be a god who is beyond the crowd, and can use every opportunity to strengthen himself or nip out enemies in the bud.

It seems to be a refreshing feeling to be out of the world, but it's not life. This is more like a game, a game that knows all the game strategies, there is no possibility of failure, and naturally there is no joy after success.

Tianxing was terrified, he didn't trust anyone, including Jueyuan, Xinming, or even himself. He knew who the enemy would be in the future, and he also knew how powerful the enemy was, the martial arts of Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison, and even the generation of Tianjiao who crisscrossed the desert. Therefore, Tianxing wants to learn martial arts, and it is the best magic skill in the world!

It is undeniable that Tianxing has a purpose in approaching Xinming, and what he wants is the Jiuyang Divine Skill, because this is the highest martial art he could learn in this Shaolin Temple. When Tianxing found the Murong family's martial arts in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, he was even more ecstatic, because he felt that he had been secured for his future life. Similarly, Tianxing was afraid of losing such a guarantee, so he did not give the cheats to Xinming, but secretly practiced them himself.

Not only Xinming, but even Jueyuan, Tianxing can't treat him sincerely. Maybe from the bottom of his heart, Tianxing looks down on Jueyuan, a pedantic person! Why is the Jiuyang Divine Skill, which is not even learned by a dignified traveler, so easily obtained by you, and you don't care about it. Even though Jueyuan has the grace of "nurturing" Tianxing, in Tianxing's heart, he may only treat him as a nanny.

With such an anxious mood, wearing a false mask, and distrusting everything around him, Tianxing grew up and learned a good martial arts, but deep down he didn't have a little joy in his heart, as if it was all planned, everyone was a pawn, and everyone fulfilled his duty as an NPC.

Tianxing didn't feel happy, in the seventeen years in the temple, he had gained a lot, but he didn't seem to get anything, he didn't know where this feeling of emptiness came from.

Until now, Tianxing is going down the mountain, and everything in the temple will have nothing to do with him, as if he is just a trip to Shaolin Temple, but the travel time is a little longer.

Before kneeling down to Shakyamuni Buddha, Tianxing still did not have a trace of awe in his heart, just like when he was a monk. Maybe it's really only when you lose that you know how to cherish it, thinking back on everything in the past seventeen years, Tianxing suddenly felt that he had done something wrong, and it was outrageously wrong.

Everything in the Shaolin Temple, not to mention the living monks, is a grass and a tree, and even the scriptures in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion are alive. Shaolin Temple is not a sect in the game, but a real, a century-old ancient temple, and the monks in the temple are not NPCs, but fresh lives, each of which has his own unique experience, and each of them has seven emotions and six desires.

Xinming is his mentor, not a living martial arts book, and Jueyuan is his nurturing benefactor, his literacy teacher, not some nanny!

Looking at the solemn Buddha, Tianxing couldn't help but leave tears, even if these tears were for the sake of paying tribute to himself who had already "died", but also for those who had been hurt by him. It was only at this time that Tianxing realized that what people really worship is not the Buddha, but the simplicity of their own hearts, and that the Buddha is not a god, but a great realization in everyone's heart.

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In the early morning, the distant bell in the temple rang again, and Tianxing, who was sitting in the courtyard, opened his eyes. This day is the day when he still descends the mountain, and it is also the time for him to start again. It turned out that putting down the burden in my heart was so relaxed and pleasant, as if even the sunshine and air had become a little better.

Xinming pushed open the door at this time, and Tianxing couldn't help but smile and said, "Master, you're up!" Master's call came from the bottom of his heart, and Tianxing didn't notice such subtle changes.

Xin Ming was stunned, he seemed to have never seen such a clean and clear Tianxing, although he didn't know why there was such a change, but Xin Ming knew that Tianxing's heart was really mature.

"Disciple, you seem to be in a very good mood today, is it so good to go down the mountain and leave Master?"

Tianxing scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "The apprentice didn't want to leave the master, the apprentice was also depressed in his heart, but after meditating this morning, he was in a good mood for some reason. The apprentice doesn't mean to be disrespectful to the master in the slightest!"

"Hahaha, it means that you have grown up! Go to the abbot for the teacher, and let you go down the mountain today. ”

Tianxing hesitated a little and said: "Master, I want to say goodbye to Jueyuan first, he has a lot of kindness to me, but he has not reported it, and he left the temple this time, and he doesn't know when he will come back." ”

Xinming smiled: "Then go, the man should have clear grievances in the world, although you are his uncle, but it is only because of the teacher, but his kindness to you is to remember." ”

"Hehe, obey the order!" After finishing speaking, Tianxing ran to the Scripture Pavilion. Because Jueyuan didn't return to the Zen Monastery last night, with his "Buddha nerd" character, he must have stayed in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

As expected, Tianxing approached the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and heard the voice of Jueyuan singing to the Buddha. I've always been interested in Buddhist scriptures, but I just remember a few common Buddhist scriptures, and I don't know what Jueyuan is reading.

"Master Jueyuan, you are really chanting. Tianxing thanked him for his kindness, so he called him "master".

"Ah, it's Uncle Xiao who is here, how can you teach me 'master'!"

Tianxing naturally couldn't let him salute, so he held Jueyuan with both hands and said sincerely: "Master Jueyuan, you raised me and taught me to read, how can such a great favor not be the word 'master'." I've been too ignorant all these years, and now I'm going down the mountain to say goodbye to you. Thank you for your kindness over the years. ”

After speaking, Tianxing bowed deeply. Jueyuan wanted to stop him, but where could he stop him, and if he wanted to say something more, Tianxing had already left.

If Tianxing wants to return to the lay, this is much simpler than the procedure when he was ordained, when he was ordained, he needed to go through a long period of investigation, and he only needed the monk to leave voluntarily. Moreover, he was only a minor novice, not an adult bhikshu, and although they were both called monks, they were very different.

Abbot Xinhui knew the roots of Xinming's master and apprentice, and never thought that he could let the two of them stay in Shaolin Temple all the time, and at this moment Tianxing's request to return to the world was already expected by him. Therefore, he happily agreed to Tianxing's request to return to the world, and Tianxing was no longer a monk from then on.

PS1: This chapter is mainly about the change of mind of Tianxing, which you may not like to read, and I apologize for that. Actually, it's not so much Tianxing's change of mood as it is a change in my thinking: I used to just write it as a hobby, and some of the characters' emotions were not described in place, resulting in Tianxing's personality being slightly utilitarian, so I had this chapter as an opportunity for him to change, and I also wanted Haihan.

PS2: For some details about ordination, laymanship, novices, and bhikshus, please see "Works Related - Buddhist Knowledge".

PS3: There's one more chapter in the evening.