"I believe...they." Ru Xin forced a smile and murmured, "My senior brother wouldn't lie to me, would he?"
“You underestimate human nature. They are not Buddhas; they are just ordinary people.” Shui Xin shook her head desperately. Having wandered the martial world for many years, she had long seen through human nature.
These monks are not true high monks at all; they are just a bunch of hypocritical scoundrels in disguise.
"Whether you're a mortal or a Buddha, today I, Ruxin, return all my cultivation to the Great Wuxiang Temple. No matter what happens in the future, I will not regret it." Ruxin gritted her teeth and slowly stood up.
He clasped his hands together, his monk's robes stained with blood.
"Senior brother, shouldn't you tell me the truth now?" Ruxin asked slowly.
"The truth? What truth do you want?" Ru Xing sneered, his fat face full of mockery.
"My background, my parents, and why my neighbor was killed," Ruxin said calmly. "This dream has haunted me for so many years; it's time to give me the truth."
"What I should tell you, I will tell you. What I don't want to tell you, it's no use coming to me." Ru Xing said coldly, "Your cultivation is approaching sainthood, and you just give it up like that? Heh, that's why I said you have Buddha-nature. You do have Buddha-nature, but your brain really isn't working very well."
"Senior brother... are you planning to back out?" Ru Xin's tone was filled with intense killing intent.
"Haha, you should have listened to what that vixen beside you said." Ru Xing laughed loudly, "That's human nature. Now that you've lost all your cultivation, why should I still be afraid of you?"
“Senior brother, you are also a monk. Can you go back on your word before the Buddha?” Ruxin stared angrily at Ruxing.
“Buddha? Hahaha…” Ruxing laughed even harder. He stepped forward, leaned close to Ruxin, and whispered in a voice only Ruxin could hear, “Do you know how many evils the Great Wuxiang Temple has committed over the years?”
Do you know who is enshrined in the stupa on the back mountain?
"And do you even know... what these evil spirits are meant to be used for in the future?"
"Buddha? Haha, if Buddha had any knowledge, how could he have allowed the Great Formless Temple to exist for so many years? You're too naive, hahaha..."
Ru Xin's clasped hands trembled slightly. He was furious. He regarded Da Wuxiang Temple as his home, but for the first time in his life, he realized that his home was so cold.
"Take him down, sever his limbs, expel him from the Great Wuxiang Temple, and never let him return!" Ruxing shouted, pointing at Ruxin.
"Roar..." The twelve bronze figures simultaneously swung their bronze clubs, pointing them at Ruxin.
With two whooshing sounds, the two sticks landed on Ruxin's legs.
Thump... Ru Xin lost his balance and knelt on the ground. Although his legs were in excruciating pain, he still clasped his hands together and looked at the Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the center of the exhibition.
The Buddha statues in the main hall are expressionless, devoid of joy or sorrow; the wooden fish drum resonates, and wisps of incense smoke rise from the ceiling…
With a series of dull thuds, the twelve bronze men stepped forward again, swinging their giant clubs at Ruxin.
Ru Xin fell to the ground, letting the copper rod rain down on her like drops of water.
At this moment, his heart was dead.
"Stop hitting him! Stop! Stop!" Shui Xin screamed. She struggled forward desperately, smashing past the bronze figure beside her with all her might, and then fell onto Ru Xin.
*Thud thud*... Two heavy blows landed on her back.
The bronze staff in the hands of the temple guardian bronze figure is solid. How could Shui Xin, a weak woman, possibly withstand such a heavy blow?
She screamed in agony, spitting out blood; after a few blows, her clothes were stained red.
"Ruxin, go! Go quickly!" Shuixin ignored the pain in her body and tried her best to protect Ruxin on her body, letting the copper rod fall on her.
"Stop...stop it!" Ruxin suddenly woke up.
He can die, but this woman cannot be harmed.
She was the only person in the world he had ever fallen for, and he couldn't let her get hurt.
Then the copper rod fell again. Ru Xin roared angrily, rolled over, and hugged Shui Xin tightly, shielding her under his body.
The copper rods rained down on him like raindrops, and he let out a muffled groan as blood spurted out.
Shui Xin, who was protecting Ru Xin beneath her body, was already seriously injured. She struggled to open her eyes and looked deeply at Ru Xin, as if trying to memorize his appearance. Then she slowly closed her eyes.
“Shuixin? Shuixin…” Ruxin roared, shaking her desperately, but she had already lost consciousness.
"Why? Why did you lie to me? Why did you kill all my loved ones... Why did you kill her?" Ru Xin roared, her voice piercing the sky.
The only response he received was the relentless descent of the bronze rods. With all his might, Ru Xin protected Shui Xin beneath his body.
Buddha... I devoutly follow Buddha, remaining detached from worldly affairs and upholding the monastic rules...
I have kept in mind the Buddha's teachings: do not kill, do not lie, sit in meditation, and travel the world as an ascetic monk.
Spreading the Way and saving all living beings... I have never made a mistake, so why... do you treat me like this?
He endured the pain, slowly raised his head, and looked at the Buddha in the main hall. His gaze met the Buddha's eyes.
A golden glint flashed in his eyes as he drew near.
It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this, why?
*Snap*... A piece of gold paint fell off the face of the Buddha statue in the main hall, a face devoid of joy or sorrow.
Then, two lines of clear tears fell from the Buddha statue's compassionate eyes...
"Why?" Golden light burst forth from Ruxin's eyes, and a beam of Buddhist light enveloped him.
In that instant, the Buddhist power transformed into the strength of a dragon and an elephant, and with a boom, the twelve bronze figures beside him were sent flying.
Ru Xin's robe burst open, revealing his bare upper body, and he slowly lifted Shui Xin from the ground into his arms.
Golden light surged in his eyes, and his body was filled with an unprecedented killing intent.
Since Buddha won't save me, then I'll save myself. Since you're all untrustworthy, then I'll kill you all and find out the truth myself.
"You..." Ruxing was taken aback. He took several steps back and looked at Ruxin in front of him with suspicion and uncertainty.
A golden lotus appeared behind Ruxin, and a touch of crimson appeared between his brows. Suddenly, a change occurred around his body, and eight arms suddenly sprouted.
"Eight-Armed Vajra?" Ruxing frowned, took a few steps back, and roared, "Kill him!"
"Drink..." The twelve bronze figures that had been thrown away regrouped, this time forming three layers of Arhats, their bronze staffs pointing forward, ready to unleash their ultimate attack.
They realized that Ru Xin had changed, and if they didn't get rid of him soon, the consequences would be unimaginable.
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