Thump!
The abbot tapped the wooden fish, interrupting the middle-aged monk.
"I am aware of this."
The young monk in white robes seemed completely unsurprised that the abbot, who rarely left his quarters and didn't even have a cell phone, could know about Fang Xiu.
"Then, Abbot, how should we deal with this?"
"You don't need to do anything."
"You don't have to do anything?"
“Yes, since ancient times, Buddha has saved those who are destined. This benefactor Fang Xiu is destined to be with Buddha. Even if he doesn’t come, I will personally visit him sooner or later to save him.”
The young monk seemed puzzled: "Abbot, there is something I don't understand."
"You want to ask me why I tried to seize the Xuanyuan Sword?"
The young monk nodded: "Abbot, I believe that stealing other people's belongings is against Buddhist teachings."
The abbot smiled slightly: "You are willing to question the abbot for the sake of the Dharma in your heart, which shows your pure heart. You are much better than your master. He has the same question as you, but he does not dare to ask me."
"Please enlighten me, Abbot." The young monk bowed respectfully.
The abbot explained, "While robbing others' belongings is against Buddhist teachings, I took the Xuanyuan Sword not for my own selfish desires, but to save the world."
"Saving the world?" The young monk was increasingly puzzled.
“Indeed, to save the world. The Xuanyuan Sword is not powerful enough in the hands of Benefactor Fang Moli, and there is not enough time for him to grow stronger. In order to fight against the strange phenomena and to prevent more people from losing their lives, I took the Xuanyuan Sword from him.”
Because the Xuanyuan Sword can play a far greater role in my hands than in Fang Moli's, I can save more people. For this, I am willing to break the precepts and bear the infamy.
Moreover, to be precise, this wasn't robbery, it was borrowing. Robbed things are never returned. I told Benefactor Fang Moli that once the world's evil is eradicated, the item will be returned to its rightful owner.
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