173 Life is inherently bitter, from birth to death
Master Wuxin is a typical monk who is not burdened by worldly things.
When Zhao Shi asked about the money needed for the incense offerings, Master Wu Xin directly refused: "It is my duty to save all sentient beings. I will not ask for spiritual stones."
After many refusals and concessions, Master Wuxin finally accepted the 50,000 high-quality spirit stones and exchanged them for a new set of high-level robes.
It is said that Buddha relies on gold ornaments and people rely on clothes. Putting on the brand new monk's robe, Master Wuxin's previous rags and unkempt appearance were swept away, and he really looked like a holy Buddhist.
The efficacy of the elixirs produced by the Tianshui Sect has always been good. After taking the medicine, Master Wuxin, who originally needed to rest for three days, was full of energy the next day and said that he could hold a ritual.
They rented a small courtyard and performed the salvation ceremony in the courtyard.
"Do you need us to prepare anything?" Chu Linfeng asked.
"No need, I'm here." Wu Xin took the South Pearl blue diamond that was shrouded in resentment from Zhao Shi's hands with both hands.
Even if he just held it in his hand like this, he could feel the shrill roar from the blue diamond.
This poor creature has been tortured for so long that even the remnant of her soul left in the world is a pain for her.
She wanted to be free.
I want complete liberation.
Wu Xin's long eyelashes drooped, she held the South Pearl and blue diamond gourd buckle in one hand, and with the other hand she made a palm print, reciting Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.
The solemn and dignified Buddhist scriptures sounded from Wu Xin's mouth, and his body gradually lit up with golden light. The holy Buddhist teachings soon enveloped his entire body.
The South Pearl Blue Diamond held in Wu Xin's palm trembled violently, as if it had touched something extremely terrifying.
The more fear there is, the more resistance there is.
In the clear blue diamond, a black shadow that is clearly visible to the naked eye is moving quickly, as if an evil ghost with nowhere to hide is frantically looking for its last shelter.
The entire blue diamond was shrouded in Buddha's light. The golden Buddha's light sprinkled into the blue diamond, piercing through the blue diamond and the ghost shadow as well.
The ghost made a shrill and piercing sound, mixed with Jindan stage attacks, and indiscriminately attacked everyone present.
Lin Yan immediately took out the Bagua Plate to resist, and Jiang Xin and Jiang Xiao covered each other's ears.
Chu Linfeng held his sword and was ready to fight at any time, but when he thought that the person in the blue diamond was Zhao Shi's biological mother, he felt reluctant and secretly looked at Zhao Shi's expression.
Mother and son are connected by heart, and as the South Pearl Blue Diamond continued to vibrate, Zhaoshi's heart was tightened.
It was as if a pair of invisible hands were squeezing his heart, which was getting tighter and tighter, causing him great pain and difficulty breathing.
He subconsciously walked forward, wanting to do something for his mother, but was stopped by Lin Yan and Chu Linfeng who were standing beside him.
Jiang Xin hugged Zhao Shi distressedly: "Fourth Brother, don't be impulsive. In order to get rid of the resentment of Aunt, you must go through such pain. Just bear with it."
Zhao Shi wanted to look away from the violently trembling Blue Diamond, but he couldn't bear to do so. He gritted his teeth and asked:
"She went through countless pains to become what she is now. Now she wants to change back, why does she have to go through such pain?"
Jiang Xin sniffed and whispered, "Because life is bitter from birth to death."
Everyone's eyes turned to her.
Even Wu Xin, who was helping the dead souls to be reborn, was like this.
These words seemed to have magical power, breaking through the confusion in people's hearts.
The ghost that was originally struggling to resist gradually quieted down and no longer made sharp roars that could almost pierce a person's eardrum.
The movements of the ghost hiding in Blue Diamond slowed down, and the golden Buddha light enveloped her, shattering the resentment that enveloped her layer by layer.
The cracks divided the blue diamond into pieces like a piece of glass that could break at any time. Qiao Yuan's original appearance was reflected in the blue diamond, which was cut into countless tiny diamond faces.
She was a beautiful woman, her face was as pale as paper, and her figure was so weak that it seemed as if a slight breeze could blow her away.
Wu Xin raised his hand and pointed, and golden Buddha light gathered around Qiao Yuan, surrounding her as she flew out of the blue diamond.
Zhao Shi subconsciously took a step forward, then realized something and lowered his head, not daring to let her see him.
But Qiao Yuan's eyes were on him from beginning to end.
Even without seeing his face, she recognized her child at a glance.
"Donor Qiao is very weak and cannot exist for too long. Feel free to say whatever you want to say." Wu Xin said.
Zhao Shi raised his head stiffly and slowly, looking at Qiao Yuan with nervous eyes.
A smile appeared on Qiao Yuan's pale face, and her bloodless lips moved. The sound was so soft that it was barely audible, but Zhao Shi heard it clearly.
She was calling: "Xu'er..."
Zhao Shi's efforts to hold back his emotions suddenly failed him.
My eyes felt sore and swollen, my vision was blurry, and something warm was about to come out.
But he didn't dare to shed tears, for fear that once his vision blurred, the person in front of him would disappear.
The two stared at each other for a while. Qiao Yuan's illusory figure became more and more transparent, which made people feel distressed.
Most of her soul had been reduced to ashes in the process of refining the blue diamond, leaving only a remnant of her soul trapped in the blue diamond, serving as a trigger for her search for Zhaoshi.
What forced her to become the "trigger" in Blue Diamond was the resentment that was engulfing her.
Now that her resentment had dissipated, she had lost her support and was about to completely dissipate.
Zhao Shi wanted to say something, his Adam's apple moved, but no sound came out.
It was as if something was blocking his throat, making him unable to speak.
Qiao Yuan stared at him with concern and reluctance. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't dare to speak because she saw his mask.
She knew that the child must have suffered a lot.
She didn't even dare to take off Zhaoshi's mask to see what kind of suffering this child had gone through.
She failed to protect the child when she was alive, and she was afraid that she would hurt the child after her death.
After being crazy for so many years, her consciousness was not clear, but her instinct as a mother made her sober for a short time.
She was such a failed mother. She insisted on giving birth to the child but failed to protect him.
Self-blame filled Qiao Yuan's heart, almost destroying her fragile rationality.
At this moment, a tender and soft voice sounded from beside Zhao Shi's legs: "Aunt, my fourth brother is now a disciple of Tianshui Sect. His master is Tianshui Sect's Sect Master Jiang Yichen, his mistress is Qi Lanqing, and his grandfather is Daoist Master Zhuyue. We also have very powerful brothers and sisters. Fourth brother has a stable life."
Qiao Yuan's eyes were attracted by Jiang Xin for a moment, and then quickly returned to Zhao Shi.
Zhao Shi nodded slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "I am living a good life now."
A reassuring smile appeared on Qiao Yuan's weak face.
Her body could no longer hold on and disintegrated into countless points of light.
These light spots gathered together and turned into a band of light surrounding Zhaoshi.
"It's good to be alive." The woman's soft and weak voice sounded in his ears. She wanted to say something else, but she couldn't. She merged with the golden Buddha's light and dissipated between heaven and earth.
The blue diamond in Wuxin's hand completely shattered, and the gourd buckle made of South Pearls and red ropes burned, cutting off Qiao Yuan's last connection with this magic weapon.
She is free.
She was free.
She is gone.
Zhao Shi felt the last warmth left by his mother and stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Under the mask as thin as a cicada's wing, something hot and wet slid across the hideous scars, some new and some old, on the cheeks and slowly rolled down.
Those were his tears.
As long as his mother is relieved, he will take care of the rest.
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