Chu Lu naturally ignored the system's shout in his sea of consciousness: "Hurry up! Give him a memorable lesson!", but when he saw this "old monk", he couldn't help but slightly widen his eyes and reveal a look of surprise.
——Literally means “old monk”.
Even his eyebrows have turned gray, his eye sockets are sunken, and his face is covered with wrinkles.
Even though he is so old, he has an exceptionally kind and calm temperament, as if one look at him can bring peace to anyone.
In short, one can tell at a glance that this is a "highly respected" master...
But it was this that surprised Chu Lu.
The last time we met, was this monk so old?
It had been a while since Chu Lu last saw him, but no matter how you look at it, five or six years wouldn't be enough to make a person go from middle age to old age. Moreover, before that, the monk didn't know how long he had maintained his appearance of middle age.
After being called, Hui Che immediately shouted "Master" and ran quickly behind the old monk, only sticking his head out to look angrily at the two people opposite.
Kong Tong put one hand on Hui Che's shoulder and pushed the child who was hiding behind him to the front. He raised his other hand and bowed slightly, "Amitabha."
Hui Che was a little reluctant, but still bowed along with his master.
Chai Zhu was intimidated by the old monk's temperament and had some vague suspicions in his mind, feeling extremely terrified.
He quickly dodged to the side, put his hands together and bowed almost ninety degrees. After bowing, he regretted it. If it was really the master he guessed, wouldn't it be more appropriate to kneel down and worship him?
Chu Lu was in mixed mood for the moment.
As a villain, he had met the old monk several times before, but they were not pleasant. The last time he met him, he held a dagger and threatened him coldly, "Don't meddle in other people's business." But now the atmosphere was so peaceful, which really made people uncomfortable. He thought about it and returned the courtesy of an ordinary scholar.
The old monk showed some surprise at this, as if he didn't expect him to return the gift, but soon a smile spread from his eyes, "It's been a few years since we last met, are you doing well, benefactor?"
Chu Lu: "..."
He might be better off if he wasn't pulled back into this world.
The system was already cursing in the sea of consciousness, and was urging the host to take its place to confront the old bald donkey head-on.
In short, both sides are worried.
Chu Lu's mouth twitched twice, and he replied with a forced smile that could be seen with the naked eye, "It seems like a lifetime ago."
There was something meaningful in these words, but the old monk didn't seem to notice Chu Lu's reluctance, and still smiled and said, "Seeing that everything is the same as before, I am relieved."
Chu Lu: "..."
This big monk's ability to add fuel to the fire with a nonchalant look is still as good as ever.
Kong Tong stepped aside and stretched out his right arm in front of him, signaling the visitor to come in. Chu Lu had come to him to find out what was going on, so he didn't bother to be polite with him and walked inside.
Chu Lu walked in first, but Kong Tong tilted his head and looked at Chai Zhu who was standing beside him. "Donor Chai, please come in too."
Chai Zhu looked flustered, "Can I, can I come in too?"
He felt that he might not be qualified.
Kong Tong smiled and nodded, "Our Buddha is merciful and saves all living beings from suffering. It is not reasonable to turn people away... Donor, please."
"Thank you very much." Chai Zhu nodded hurriedly and agreed, but he did not dare to walk in front of Kong Tong, and said, "Master, please go first."
Kong Tong did not force it and turned around first.
But Chai Zhu behind him did not catch up immediately, but grabbed Hui Che beside him, half squatted and asked in a low voice: "You, you, your master is, is it Master Kong Tong?!!"
Hui Che nodded in confusion, then looked at Chai Zhu's pale face and cold sweat on his forehead with worry, "Donor, are you feeling unwell?"
He paused, and then said, "Donor, if you feel unwell, you can tell Master. Master knows everything, even his medical skills are very good."
“No, no, no!”
Chai Zhu refused repeatedly and almost bit his tongue, "Don't bother Master Kongtong... I'm fine, I'm fine."
It’s better to say it’s too good.
Under the worried gaze of the little monk, Chai Zhu walked into the quiet room lightly with a dreamy expression on his face.
The young monk behind him watched him go in, his face full of sorrow, and then he sighed softly: This donor clearly suffers from a stutter, but he refuses to see a doctor.
...Is this what Master meant by "hiding one's illness and avoiding medical treatment"?
Chai Zhu was unaware of the young monk's worry. When he entered the quiet room, the two people in the room were already seated.
The host seemed to have known that there would be guests coming, and had prepared three cushions. Chai Zhu carefully pushed his cushion behind Chu Lu and then sat on it.
Chu Lu glanced at Chai Zhu who walked in later and frowned slightly, but didn't say anything in the end.
He looked up at Kong Tong, who was sitting opposite him with a solemn look, and said bluntly: "I am a person who deserves to die, so there is no need for you to waste your energy to bring me back to the world of the living."
Chai Zhu had just sat down when he heard such exciting news. He didn't care about Master Kong Tong opposite him for a moment, and his surprised eyes fell on Chu Lu.
Damn person...
What is it?
No one answered Chai Zhu's doubts for the time being, but he heard Kong Tong speaking slowly across from him, "Reincarnation is the common sense of this world, and it cannot be shaken by one person's power... This is the result of the good deeds you have done in the past, and I am just trying my best to help."
Chu Lu: "..."
Does this mean... that he deserves it?
In his small world, Chu Lu is inevitably affected by the emotional tendencies of the character himself. Just like now, it is really difficult for him to have any good feelings towards this old monk who has repeatedly ruined his good deeds before.
He smiled falsely and said, "Then please, Master, do your best to help me pass away."
Chai Zhu, who was standing next to him, almost choked to death on his own saliva just as he picked up the tea.
He turned and looked at Chu Lu with an incredible look on his face.
——What does this mean?!
Chai Zhu wanted to persuade them to calm down, but when he saw Chu Lu's expression, he stopped talking.
Since he came in, Brother Huo seemed to be a little bit strange.
Chai Zhu couldn't tell exactly where it was, maybe it was something like temperament that couldn't be seen or touched. Anyway, he didn't dare to interrupt casually at this moment.
But, but!
The other party just wanted to die, right? He had been traveling with him all the way and didn't realize it. Could Brother Huo be so desperate?
Kong Tong on the opposite side seemed to sigh, but because he didn't make any sound, Chai Zhu was not very sure.
There was silence in the quiet room for a while. Finally, when Chai Zhu was getting anxious and wanted to make some noise to break the silence, Kong Tong spoke first: "Would you like to listen to me chanting first?"
Chu Lu was about to refuse but was held back by Chai Zhu: "..."
Chu Lu was very suspicious that the monk opposite brought Chai Zhu in just for this moment.
Looking at the face full of words like "I want to hear", "Please", "Please agree", and "I won't let go if you don't agree", Chu Lu was silent.
Chai Zhu on the side had already spontaneously interpreted this silence as tacit agreement. He sat upright and bowed deeply, "Master, please."
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Kongtong is the only abnormal monk in this normal world, so the scriptures he recites naturally have some special effects.
Although they were in a small room, the sound of the scriptures chanting seemed as vast and distant as in the wilderness. As the sound of the scriptures entered his ears, the excited expression on Chai Zhu's face calmed down, and soon turned into a tranquil and peaceful expression.
Chu Lu watched from the side and felt deeply that if he could ask the monk to read a scripture in the court, it would be much faster and more effective than his laborious work. During the most difficult time, he did have the dark idea of tying up the monk and making him read scriptures, but fortunately, it didn't come to that in the end.
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When he finished reciting, the sound seemed to still linger around. Chai Zhu was still sitting there with his eyes closed, as if he was still immersed in the scripture he had just read.
Chu Lu: "The Sutra of the Original Vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"
He was the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who said, "If I don't go to hell, who will?" and made a great vow, "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty; I will not attain Bodhi until all sentient beings are saved."* Chu Lu always felt that the old monk had a hidden meaning when he recited this scripture.
Kong Tong nodded with a smile: "The donor is indeed well versed in Buddhism."
Chu Lu: "..."
The character "Prime Minister Huo" does not know much about Buddhist scriptures.
This kind of subtle character breakdown would not have been noticed by the world even when the plot was being developed. But this monk always hit the mark with a calm tone, which made Chu Lu always suspect whether the other party did it on purpose.
Kong Tong did not make any special response to Chu Lu's silence, but slowly raised his head.
His already somewhat cloudy eyes looked towards a certain point in the void.
“Here I come.”
Coincident with his words was a distant and heavy sound.
It was like the sun after the rain breaking through the thick clouds, or like the morning light struggling to break out of the ground.
This sound seems to hit people's hearts again and again.
Chai Zhu, who was originally immersed in Buddhist scriptures, was also awakened by the sound. He looked up and around in confusion.
He finally remembered that this was a temple, and couldn't help asking, "The bell rang? Is there something going on?"
But the other side of him smiled and shook his head, "No."
The sound of the bell is not so dull and heavy.
Chu Lu realized something and suddenly looked up, meeting Kong Tong's eyes. His guess was confirmed and his face darkened little by little.
“—It’s a drum.”
Proclaim, injustice, and drum.
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