Chapter 170: Blocked in the Road to Integrity
When Mu Qi was working as a flower thief in the secret realm, rumors were flying outside.
It is said that on that day the Buddha's light was shining brightly and the Buddhist sect should have welcomed their disciples, but the disciples were unable to walk the path of self-examination.
The noble and holy Buddhist is blocked on the path to self-examination by his seven emotions and six desires.
That day, Yinkong spent several days to come to the Buddhist sect. When he walked under the Buddha statue, suddenly a beam of Buddha's light came from the statue.
In an instant, the Buddha's light illuminated a thousand miles with Yinkong as the center. People passing by were all shocked, and the Buddha's disciples were also shocked, and then surprised!
The Buddhist sect had no Buddhist disciple for a thousand years, probably because no one could cause the Buddha's light to cover their heads, which was a symbol of recognition by the Buddha.
That day, all the Buddhist disciples went out, for they knew that the Buddha who would lead the Buddhist sect had arrived.
However, when the Buddhist disciple symbolically walked the path of self-examination according to the rules of Buddhism, he thought that he could easily climb the Thousand-Step Staircase with the Buddha's light shining on his head.
However, everyone was surprised to find that every step the Buddhist took upwards was extremely difficult.
From being worshipped by the Buddhists under the Buddha's light, to being flattered as he embarked on the path of self-examination, Yin Kong's face remained noble and expressionless throughout, like a true Buddha, far away from the seven emotions and six desires of the world, with only compassion for all living beings in his eyes.
However, when he stepped onto the first step of the road to self-examination, changes began to appear in his eyes, but fortunately, his gaze remained firm.
After walking up a dozen steps, he began to slowly lift his feet, as if something was blocking his way ahead, but his steps were still steady.
He walked up a few dozen steps, and each step he took seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, slow and difficult.
Sweat began to appear on his forehead, and there was pain in his eyes. The determination in his eyes was gone, and his eyes began to carry the seven emotions and six desires of the world, fluctuating and changing.
When Yin Kong took the first step, Mu Qi's voice and smile suddenly appeared in front of him. He paused, then picked up the pace and walked forward again.
He knows very well that this is essential on the road to self-examination. This road allows you to see the various aspects of human life, see all the temptations along the way, recognize your seven emotions and six desires, and then, entice you to stay.
However, since he entered Buddhism, everything in the world has nothing to do with him anymore.
His steps were firm and steady.
However, as he looked up, his eyes gradually changed from firm to soft, and began to show joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock...
That was the year he was educating her and teaching her right from wrong—
She was very naughty that year, and she would always suddenly reach for his head with her hands. When he slowly looked at her, she would shrink her body, raise her face and say with a smile: "Monk, how can you make that girl shy with your bald head? Look at all the beautiful girls peeking at you."
He looked over and saw that those girls were clearly looking at her. She said that she always felt regretful that she had never tried dressing up as a man, but once she did, those girls would always run after them. She would even proudly touch the girls' faces. She was young and looked soft and obedient at that time, and those villagers were used to judging by her appearance, so they didn't scold her but blamed him instead, causing him to be spit on by the whole village and called a demon monk.
It was a pity that no one had ever said a bad thing to him since he was a child. But after she came, he sometimes had to clean up her mess. During those days, she always put on a frivolous smile under his helpless eyes, which made him so angry that he stared at her copying Buddhist scriptures for three days and three nights.
But she was not angry at all. After each copy, she would exaggerate and shout: "Hey, monk! I have learned all your Buddhist scriptures. Will this cost you your job? You won't be able to make any money by then."
He: “…” He clearly had never begged for alms, and he was not an ordinary little monk.
That night, I was taken to their small village by a villager.
She asked him with a little fear: "Are we going to catch ghosts again tonight?"
He always found it funny that she was so angry with everyone and yet she was afraid of ghosts. She was not even afraid of him, a monk who had caught countless ghosts, but was afraid of a little ghost.
He shook his head. "The villagers said it was a ghost crying every night, but we're not sure if it's true. We'll know when we go and see it."
That night she was so panicked that she looked around everywhere and insisted on staying on his back, saying that she could always see his bald head from his back, and that his head was shiny and could scare away ghosts.
He listened to a moment of silence, then passed by a pond and deliberately turned to take a look. Was there really light? Would the moonlight stick to his head?
There was a rare look of curiosity in his eyes, but then he thought it was a bit silly and put on a stern face again. However, she had already seen it and laughed at him for a long time.
He was both embarrassed and angry, and in a rare moment of emotion he ordered her to get off his back.
However, after a while, she really saw a ghost. She was so scared that tears came out of her eyes and she looked pitiful. He suddenly felt that as a monk who had cut off all emotions for many years, why should he bother with a little girl like her? His guilt immediately exploded and his regret reached its peak.
She always made him feel up and down like this.
Having seen so many ghosts, she would always ask him some strange questions.
"Monk, will I become a ghost after I die?"
He subconsciously scolded her, "You won't die!"
Seeing her looking at him with big eyes, he frowned again, "Don't talk nonsense."
Mu Qi smiled and leaned closer to the little face, "Monk, let me ask you a hypothetical question. Suppose I really die, will I become a ghost?"
He stared at her seriously, "Evil ghosts are ghosts that remain in the world and cannot be reincarnated because of their obsession. You, my little donor, only know how to eat and drink every day and look like a lazy pig. I'm afraid you can't become an evil ghost, but you may be reincarnated as a pig."
That was the first time he imitated her jokes seriously, but he didn't know they were so powerful. She laughed so hard that she hiccuped and tears came out. Her jokes seemed much funnier than his, so he couldn't help laughing along.
When he realized that he had laughed, he was so scared that he froze his face again. He was afraid that he would be assimilated by her and would not be able to become a convincing monk with a noble temperament.
The first time he discovered her soft side was when he captured the evil monster. She was so gentle to the 7-year-old girl who was orphaned by the monster.
She kept coaxing her: "Don't be afraid, your parents are blessing you in heaven."
She secretly used water magic to create a water mirror, caught two butterflies from somewhere and stuck them on the mirror to move, and lied to the girl: "Did you know? Every couple will turn into butterflies and love each other after death. Look, your parents have turned into butterflies. They asked me to tell you that they are doing well. They will always bless you in heaven. You should be happy."
When he saw the pair of butterflies, both of which were male, he fell silent.
But she was really gentle to the little girl, and the little girl happily believed her words in the end.
Although the way of coaxing people was strange, the little girl would probably live a happier life with fewer shadows in the years to come.
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