Chapter 303 Do We Have to Do This?

Gu Nan raised his butt halfway and sat back down, "It doesn't matter if I can't feel it, it will be healed soon anyway."

He is not a real Buddha statue, how could he not feel pain? This must be his conspiracy.

Gu Nan stopped pointing and Chunyi stopped touching. They put the half-eaten pancake back into the oil paper bag, and the rustling sound echoed in the empty cave.

"Do we have to do this?" Junyi said softly.

Gu Nan paused his cross-legged movements and asked, "Don't you want to become a Buddha?"

Chunyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Why do I have to become a Buddha? Is it not possible for me not to become a Buddha? No one has ascended here for a thousand years. If I cut off my worldly ties, will I definitely ascend to become a Buddha?"

"Does becoming a Buddha necessarily require renunciation of love? What can I do after becoming a Buddha? Will I make myself happy, or will I be able to enlighten the masses and eliminate suffering in the world?"

His questions came one after another, each one difficult to answer, but his voice was as calm as water, as if he was not confused at all and already knew the answer.

Gu Nan looked at the tall figure in the darkness in silence.

"I never thought about these questions before, because I was gifted and the one most likely to ascend to Buddhahood in the Dharma Ending Age. Everyone felt that Heaven favored me greatly, and if I didn't practice cultivation, I would be like a jade covered in dust, or gold buried in the earth."

Ever since he could remember, he had been accompanied by the ancient Buddha and the green lamp. Every day when he opened his eyes and closed his eyes, he saw Buddhist scriptures in the shrine. The lonely and long practice was everything in his life.

No one gave him a choice. He embarked on this path ignorantly and rashly made up his mind to go all the way to the end.

Everyone tacitly agreed that he wanted to become a Buddha, including himself.

If it weren't for Gu Nan, he might not have these questions.

How many people want to seek immortality from the gods, but never find the way throughout their lives.

How many people are trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, repeating the barren life of birth, old age, sickness and death over and over again. He has the opportunity to escape from reincarnation and transcend to become a saint. How lucky he is.

But he met Gu Nan, he fell in love, became greedy, and tasted sweetness in the sea of suffering.

He wants the best of both worlds.

If he can't have both, what is he willing to give up?

Chunyi looked at Gu Nan and asked again: "Do we have to do this?"

Gu Nan didn't know how to answer.

She realized that Junyi was going through a psychological struggle and was reflecting on the past twenty years of hard work. If he could get an answer, he would definitely move forward.

She couldn't interfere with his decision.

Gu Nan remained motionless, minimizing his presence.

Dawn breaks.

The first ray of morning light shone into the cave. Chunyi, who was in meditation, opened his eyes, stood up gently, scooped up a handful of snow and covered his face with it. The biting cold lifted his chaotic spirit.

Looking into the distance, he saw a magnificent snow scene and towering golden mountains stretching endlessly, but he did not have the extra energy to appreciate this rare spectacle. He had not yet figured out that no matter how beautiful the mountains and rivers were, they would only be fleeting. The two of them went down the mountain, braving the frost and dew, and rushed to the Central Plains.

Another month passed and we arrived at Xuefeng Mountain.

Legend has it that Changyou resembles a monkey with four ears and a voice like a hum. When it appears, floods occur in counties and prefectures. Changyou Mountain, where this beast was born, is named after it. Junyi is heading to Changyou Mountain.

Just like last time, Gu Nan found a place to hide, and Chunyi took the Ghost King Pill to the mountain to eliminate the disaster.

Chang You has a keen hearing and is still in the mountains, so killing him is much more difficult than killing Fei Yi.

Gu Nan waited for a whole month.

When Junyi came back, he was in tattered clothes, had an unshaven beard, and was covered in dust. If his figure had not remained the same, Gu Nan would have almost thought he was a refugee.

His face was tired and his voice was hoarse, "A few of them ran away, and I couldn't catch them."

After saying that, he carried the box to the stream, washed his face, and took out a razor to trim his beard, just like last time.

Only then did Gu Nan notice that his back was covered in blood, and the bloody wound was covered with dirt and broken leaves.

Gu Nan walked up quickly and said, "You are injured."

Junyi paused, without turning around, and whispered, "It's a minor injury. Go away, I'll take care of it first."