Shi Ning chuckled and said, "I only remembered it when Shi Li mentioned this. When your master carried you up the mountain, you always murmured the word 'lark.' Neither your master nor I understood what it meant, and we thought you liked larks!"
Shi Chan straightened up, and after a moment of silence, he replied in a low voice, "Shi Chan dares not deceive his senior brother. When Shi Chan was young, he was abandoned in a dense forest. It was Liu Li who saved my life from the jaws of a hungry wolf. The name Bai Ling was given to me by her."
“No wonder, so you two have such a history.” Shi Ning said in realization, “After you came up the mountain, you could understand all kinds of scriptures after reading them and memorize them. However, when the disciples in the temple talked about lapis lazuli, one of the seven treasures, you would stubbornly say that lapis lazuli is not a gemstone, and you couldn’t say what it is.”
Shi Chan's expression was not good, and his brows were slightly furrowed. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, "I wonder what brings you here, Senior Brother?"
“You don’t need to worry, Shi Chan. Oh, no, I should call you Bai Ling now.” Shi Ning said with a smile, “This humble monk did not come here to persuade you to leave. If you want to return to secular life or go into seclusion, that is your freedom. This humble monk came here today just to take a look at you and return these three weapons to you.”
As he spoke, a golden light flashed in his hand, and a kasaya, a prayer wheel, and a string of Buddhist beads appeared before Shi Chan.
Shi Chan frowned as he looked at the three weapons and asked in confusion, "Why did you send them all again, Senior Brother?"
Shi Ning sighed, “I have asked many disciples in the temple to try, but none of them can use the Seven Treasures Kasaya and the Brahma Prayer Wheel. As for this string of Zen Pure Beads, they are not very useful. Since they have been with you for so long, I will send them to you as well.”
"How could this be?" After giving the divine artifacts he possessed to Shi Li, Shi Chan had breathed a sigh of relief. That way, even if he lived in seclusion and did not participate in worldly affairs, the two divine artifacts would not be buried, and he would feel better. But who knew that this would be the result? He frowned and said, "Could it be that Senior Brother Shi Li has memorized the incantation incorrectly? Shi Chan can recite the incantation again, and Senior Brother can try it."
Shi Ning shook his head and sighed, "You should know that divine artifacts choose their masters. When I had my disciples find you, I took the artifacts back, just to try them out as a last resort. But I never expected that no one but you could use these two artifacts. Since that's the case, there's no use for me keeping them, so I'll just give them to you."
He paused for a moment, looked deeply at Shi Chan, and said, "I have met you today and I am relieved to know that you are doing well. It has not been in vain that I raised you with such care. I will take my leave now. Take care of yourself."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
"Brother, wait a minute!" Shi Chan quickly called out to him.
Shi Ning stopped but did not turn around to look at him. He simply asked, "Is there anything else, benefactor?"
Shi Chan's voice trembled slightly, sounding somewhat suppressed, as he asked softly, "Senior brother, what is the situation outside right now?"
Shi Ning said calmly, "If you don't want to go out, why bother about what's going on outside? Shi Chan, listen to your senior brother. If you really like life here, then just stay here and don't worry about what's going on outside anymore."
Having said that, he took a step.
"Senior Brother!" Shi Chan called out to Shi Ning, repeating, "Please tell me, Senior Brother, is the situation outside already extremely critical?"
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