He clasped his hands together, while constantly counting the prayer beads hanging on his wrist with the other hand.
At this moment, Buddhist doctrines and rules seemed to have no effect on him.
“Miss Shuixin…please let go.” Ruxin took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and silently recited the Buddhist Heart Sutra, gradually calming her restless heart.
He knew that one step forward would lead to the abyss, so he had to calm himself down. Otherwise, once he stepped into that bottomless abyss, it would be a one-way street, so he had to stop.
"Master Ruxin." Shuixin hugged him even tighter, her lips pressed tightly against Ruxin's neck, giving him a deep kiss, then moving up his neck to his ear, where she gently bit his ear.
"You..." Ru Xin seemed frozen on the spot. He felt as if a million ants were gnawing at his chest, and his inner desires poured out at this moment.
“I’m not that kind of lowly woman. Liang Chenghu has never touched me. The so-called woman he calls me is just an illusion I created with my threefold charm.” Shui Xin gently bit his earlobe and whispered, “I am still a pure woman. If you want, I can give you everything I have. I don’t want anything. I just want to give myself to the person I like.”
"I am a Buddhist disciple." Ruxin still retained the last shred of rationality. He bit his lip to prevent the desire in his heart from burning him, otherwise it would be out of control.
Only now does he realize how perilous Xuanzang's journey to the West was.
The danger he encountered was not the monsters he met along the way, but the red rocks that were everywhere.
“I know that Buddhist disciples are supposed to abide by the rules, but Buddha will not blame you for breaking them once in a while.” Shui Xin hugged him tightly, her soft body swaying. She kissed Ru Xin and put her hands inside his chest.
Ru Xin was startled, realizing that his last line of defense was about to be breached by his endless lust.
But just then, a baby's cry suddenly rang in his ears.
The baby's cries at Jingye Temple seemed to be right before his eyes at that moment, but his consciousness was instantly overwhelmed by the endless illusions.
It was still that poor village, and there was still that bewildered and helpless little boy standing among the corpses of his relatives and fellow villagers.
His lustful gaze overlapped with the boy's bewildered look.
At that moment, he was certain that he was that little boy.
He looked around blankly; the village houses had collapsed, and there were dilapidated houses everywhere.
The relatives and neighbors lying on the ground, some with their bodies twisted, or even huddled together in a bloody mess, while others had their bones shattered by the powerful palm strike.
A faint smell of blood filled the air, and amidst that overwhelming stench, he seemed to detect a familiar scent.
The Buddhist Crouching Tiger Vajra Divine Power is a manifestation of a high-level Arhat's golden body within the Formless Dharma Body. The one who performs this technique must have cultivated the Formless Dharma Body to a high level, conjuring a Crouching Tiger Arhat to kill everyone around with the purest power.
The Formless Dharma Body is a secret technique of the Great Formless Temple, meaning that the entire village in front of us is the work of people from the Great Formless Temple, and the other party must be a high-ranking being.
Boom... Consciousness seemed to be shattered in that instant. In reality, Ru Xin suddenly groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood.
His pristine white monk's robe was stained crimson with blood, and he knelt on one knee, his face contorted in a grimace.
Was the person who killed his family and fellow villagers a highly respected figure from the Great Formless Temple? His sect…?
"Master Ruxin? Ruxin..." Shuixin, whose eyes were already glazed over, was startled and immediately stopped her lingering affection. She grabbed Ruxin's shoulders and cried out in alarm, "What's wrong? Are you alright?"
Ru Xin wiped away the streak of blood from her lips, and slowly shook her head to indicate that she was alright.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you couldn't break these rules. I'm so sorry." Shui Xin was very flustered and seemed at a loss. She also felt very guilty, believing that Ru Xin had vomited blood because she was trying to suppress her inner desires.
"No, it's not your fault." Ru Xin looked weak, but he smiled and said, "It's my inner demons that caused this. It's really not your fault. It's okay. It's just that my breathing is disordered. I'll just meditate and rest for a while."
As he spoke, he sat down cross-legged, formed a Buddhist mudra with his hands, and a golden light rose from his body. He began to circulate his internal energy and regulate his extremely chaotic breathing.
Shuixin dared not make any further moves; she stayed by Ruxin's side, fearing that something might happen to him.
A moment later, as if his mind and spirit had returned to normal, he slowly opened his eyes, having finished regulating his breathing.
"Master Ruxin, are you... alright?" Shuixin asked tentatively.
"It's alright now." Ruxin smiled slightly, regaining her composure and calmness.
"It's good that you're alright. I'm sorry, I... I didn't know you were so determined," Shui Xin said, feeling very guilty.
"Your seductive charm is so multifaceted, it's truly impossible to guard against it." Ru Xin sighed, "Lust is a knife that can cut to the bone, that saying is absolutely true."
Shui Xin lowered her head with deep remorse for causing Ru Xin's injury. She was at a loss, after all, Ru Xin and Ye Xingchen were going to have a decisive battle at Dangming Lake the next day.
"It's alright, it's not your fault. It was caused by my own inner demons." Ru Xin smiled and murmured, "Ye Xingchen has already warned me that if I don't face the problems deep in my heart, then sooner or later I will be devoured by my inner demons."
“For so many years, I have never asked my senior brother about my background, nor have I ever thought about who my parents are.” Ru Xin sighed: “I deliberately avoid thinking about these things, thinking that they will not become my troubles.”
"But some things, the more you suppress them, the more powerful their backlash becomes. It seems that after this decisive battle, I will have to face my problems squarely."
"Can the final battle be postponed? I see that your condition... isn't too good. If you're not at your peak when facing Ye Xingchen, I'm afraid your chances of winning are slim," Shui Xin asked worriedly.
"Hehe, how can you go back on your word?" Ruxin laughed: "My battle with Ye Xingchen is tomorrow, no need to change it."
“But…” Shui Xin was very worried.
"Don't worry about me." Ruxin smiled, then looked up at Shuixin: "Are you very worried about me?"
"Yes." Shui Xin nodded heavily, her expression full of worry.
"Why? Can you tell me the reason? Just because you like me?" Ruxin asked again, "If so, why do you like me?"
“I didn’t know. Ever since you saved me from Liang Chenghu, my heart has belonged to you.” Shui Xin’s eyes were filled with emotion. “In this world, someone like me is like an ant, and no one cares about me.”
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