Chapter 402 Kick down the Buddha statue and crush the lotus platform
When we got outside the temple, we saw a lot of people kneeling outside.
There were many people kneeling outside before, but they were all kneeling here, waiting to become monks.
Those who are kneeling here now are the family members of those who have become monks.
Old and young, everyone knelt here, hoping that their families could go home with them.
Seeing this scene, Yu Youning suddenly felt a surge of nameless anger in his heart.
Nian Yi said he wanted to save the world, but couldn't she see how many people had become more miserable because of him?
Yu Youning entered the temple angrily and went straight to the main hall to find Nian Yi.
Nian Yi still sat on the lotus platform with his hands clasped together.
His expression was still so compassionate and full of Buddha nature.
But no one present had a pious look.
In everyone's eyes, there is only one emotion called pain.
They held Buddhist beads in their hands, struck wooden fish, and chanted Buddhist scriptures, but their eyes were more painful than each other.
Nian Yi controlled their behavior, but could not control their thoughts.
What they want to do most now is to go home!
Reunion with family!
Yu Youning walked in angrily, but before he could say anything, Nian Yi looked over at him.
"Why are you here?"
Nian Yi looked at Yu Youning calmly, without any expectation or disappointment.
This look is like looking at a tree, a flower, or a blade of grass.
It's so insignificant.
Yu Youning raised his head, looked at Nian Yi on the lotus platform, and sneered.
"You are leaning against the Buddha statue, sitting on this high lotus platform. Can you still see the suffering of the world?"
"nature."
Nian Yi answered very calmly.
"It is precisely because I saw the suffering in the world that I returned to this lotus platform and wanted to save the world."
"Save?" Yu Youning sneered. "Why don't you go outside your temple and look at who's kneeling there! They're all these people's elderly parents! They're all their hungry children! You leave them here, letting their families suffer separation, with no clothes to wear and no food to eat. Is this what you call saving the world?"
"This is only temporary." Nian Yi continued, "Once they join my Buddhist sect, they will naturally be able to eat well and wear warm clothes, and live a carefree life."
Yu Youning originally wanted to have a good talk with Nian Yi, but when he heard this, his eyebrows twitched violently and he no longer had the patience to continue.
"Worry-free bullshit! I think you've gone crazy from chanting Buddha's name! If the Buddha could truly free the world from worry, what would a Buddhist disciple like you have to do with it?"
As Yu Youning spoke, he jumped up and directly jumped onto the lotus platform.
In Nian Yi's surprised eyes, Yu Youning grabbed his clothes and threw him directly off the lotus platform.
Before Nian Yi landed on the ground, Yu Youning had already kicked the Buddha statue.
A Buddha statue this heavy and this big would probably not move at all if pushed by an ordinary person.
But Yu Youning's kick knocked the Buddha statue down.
The huge Buddha statue fell to the ground and shattered, making a huge rumbling sound and stirring up countless smoke and dust.
Yu Youning didn't stop at all, she stepped heavily on the lotus platform again.
The lotus platform carved out of stone cracked directly when she stepped on it.
Yu Youning stepped on it several more times, and the lotus platform finally cracked completely, falling in all directions and breaking into pieces.
The hall that was solemn and dignified just a few moments ago is now in ruins.
The monks who had been chanting scriptures non-stop, perhaps frightened by the noise, all stopped and looked at Yu Youning.
Their expressions were identical, but each of them had their own excitement and hope in their eyes.
Nian Yi had already climbed up from the ground at this time.
Before, he was a high and mighty Buddhist who was untainted by the dust of the world.
But now, his monk's robe was covered with dust, and there were scratches on his face and hands. He looked much more disheveled.
Seeing Nian Yi like this, Yu Youning felt a little relieved.
But it's just some.
Yu Youning jumped in front of Nian Yi and grabbed the clothes on Nian Yi's chest with one hand.
Although Nian Yi was much taller than her, he was still held by her like this and had no ability to resist.
Yu Youning jumped up as if he was holding a chick, and in the blink of an eye he was outside the temple.
After landing, Yu Youning threw Nian Yi to the ground.
"Look! Open your eyes now and take a good look! See how miserable their lives have become since you saved them!"
Ever since the pillar of the family inexplicably became a monk, these people's lives have been like the sky has fallen.
The old man was already in poor health, and became even sicker due to worry and fear.
But even if I am sick, I don't want to lie at home.
They insisted on kneeling here, hoping to wait for their son to come out.
There were some children of different ages, all of them were very thin, and their eyes looked even bigger.
They also had hope on their faces, hoping that their father would come out.
Seeing Nian Yi's complicated expression, Yu Youning sneered again, "These are only the people who can come here. There are many more people who can no longer stand up, their children are still crying for food, and someone needs to do the housework. They want to come here and kneel down to beg you, but they are powerless and can only support themselves at home."
"Some people, because they no longer have strong men in their families, are bullied without restraint. If they weren't discovered early, they would have been eaten to the bone."
"Is this how you save people from danger?"
"No!"
"You're not saving them at all! It's you! You're pushing them into the fire and water, it's you who's pushing them into the abyss! You're harming them!"
Every word Yu Youning spoke was sonorous and powerful, like a heavy hammer, hitting Nian Yi hard on the head.
Nian Yi slowly turned his head and finally agreed to kneel before the people in front of him.
As soon as he looked over, he met the eyes of these people.
After just a moment's silence, all these people knelt down and began to kowtow continuously.
Not only did they kowtow, they also begged.
They begged Nian Yi to let their son or father come home, and begged Nian Yi to give them a chance to live.
Listening to their words, Nian Yi's face turned paler and paler.
He thought he was doing it for their own good.
He thought he could give them a better, fairer and more stable life.
But in their eyes, it seems that this is not the case at all!
Not only are they not grateful or moved and don't want to live like this, they are even afraid and terrified.
Nian Yi's face turned pale little by little.
He didn't understand why things turned out like this!
He obviously meant well!
Do they prefer to struggle for survival in the secular world rather than live a stable life?
Chu Huaixu and others came over at this time.
Looking at Nian Yi's pale face, Chu Huaixu spoke slowly.
"In this world, there are indeed many people who believe in religion. Whether they believe in Buddhism or Taoism, they all hope to be blessed, to be able to live the life they want and get what they want. They don't want to live in seclusion forever."
"I know you feel the world is unfair, officials abuse their power for personal gain, temples steal and commit crimes, and people are always greedy, but the world is vast and all living beings are different."
"We can have justice in our hearts and take action to resolve injustices when we encounter them, but we cannot generalize and ask everyone to become a monk or to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures."
"There are so many monks sitting in the temple behind you. Are they really sitting here willingly? Are they truly devoted to Buddhism? Can you really solve all the problems by having everyone become monks?"
"Saving people is a long and arduous task. Your master, your master's master, and your master's master's master are surely doing the same thing. They've passed it down from generation to generation, never backing down. They're not like you, who only seek to solve the problem once and for all, only treating the symptoms and not the root cause."
Every time Chu Huaixu spoke, Nian Yi's body would shake slightly.
If everything Yu Youning had done before was a wake-up call, then every word Chu Huaixu said was a questioning of his soul.
Nian Yi finally sat on the ground in embarrassment.
He hung his head, looking lonely, as if he had suffered a severe blow and could no longer stand up.
Yu Youning didn't mind the dirt and just sat next to Nian Yi.
"Nianyi, I know you're not a bad person. You just want the world to be better, but you're using the wrong methods. We won't blame you, and neither will they. As long as you release everyone, there's still time for everything."
Nian Yi didn't say anything, but took out a gourd from his sleeve.
"This is the mother insect."
Yu Youning hurriedly took the gourd and ran into the temple.
Zhai Heming immediately followed, looking extremely excited.
Knowing that Zhai Heming was anxious, Yu Youning ran directly to the side of Chengyi Hou, opened the gourd, and released the mother Gu inside.
The mother Gu lay on the bald head of Chengyi Hou and moved slightly.
The next moment, a smaller poisonous insect emerged from Chengyihou's ear. It quickly crawled to the side of the mother poisonous insect and was swallowed into its stomach.
Yu Youning put away the mother Gu and looked at Chengyi Hou with some nervousness and anticipation.
Whether or not we can rescue these people depends on this one move.
As Yu Youning and Zhai Heming expected, Marquis Chengyi stopped beating the wooden fish and turning the rosary beads, and slowly opened his eyes.
"Father?"
Zhai Heming spoke slowly, his voice very soft.
It was as if he was afraid that if he spoke in a harsher tone, he would scare Cheng Yihou.
Before Marquis Chengyi could say anything, his eyes turned red.
"Tomorrow!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Zhai Heming could no longer hold back his tears.
"Don't cry Ming'er!" Cheng Yihou hurriedly comforted, "Father is fine!"
As he spoke, he looked at Yu Youning with a very serious expression.
"Thank you, little doctor, for saving my life!"
Yu Youning smiled and said, "This is what I should do, Lord Marquis, let me take your pulse and see how you are feeling."
Marquis Chengyi immediately stretched out his hand and looked at Yu Youning nervously as he took his pulse.
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