Chapter 373 Buddha Opens His Eyes
Legend has it that in ancient times, the Longmen Grottoes were prone to flooding, and severe floods often submerged cities and fields.
This year, heavy rains continued to fall upstream, and the water level continued to rise. Experienced elders knew that there might be another flood, so they began to migrate to the mountains.
A child from a family was playing by the river when he heard a strange sound coming from the water. It seemed as if someone was saying underwater, "Open it or not...Open it or not..."
The child did not take it seriously. Two days later, a big flood really happened upstream. The people on the mountain watched their fields and cities being submerged by the flood, and they felt very upset.
Although they brought out everything they could, once the flood was over, all the fields would be ruined. There would be nothing to eat the next year and famine would be inevitable.
Moreover, there will inevitably be rampant plague after the flood. The medical technology at that time was not enough to control the plague, and it could only be dealt with by human lives. In other words, the area had to be larger to avoid the disease spreading and causing death.
When everyone was grieving, the child heard the strange voice coming from the water again, as if asking: "Open it or not...Open it or not..."
The child was very surprised and told his parents what happened. The parents were overjoyed and told the child that if he heard the sound again, he should answer "open".
Not long after, the child heard the voice again, and this time he said "open" as his parents taught him.
Then we saw the surging river water split up. The flood coming down from the upper reaches was divided into two paths. One path went around the left side of the field city, and the other went around the right side, without causing any flood.
At the place where the river splits, the mountain wall that was previously submerged in the river emerged from the water, and Buddha statues and caves with various postures appeared. Among them was a Buddha statue with his eyes looking straight at the sky, and the river was divided into two with his eyes as the center line.
After the flood, the people discovered that the Buddha statue's eyes were closed. Only then did they realize that it was the Buddha statue that saved their city.
Since then, those Buddha statues and grottoes have surfaced, which is now the Longmen Grottoes.
Of course, this is just a legend and should not be taken seriously, but the story of Buddha opening his eyes has been passed down in the neighborhood.
Huang Ji told Zhou Wen that he didn't know whether it was true that Buddha opened his eyes to save the people, but what was certain was that after the extra-dimensional storm, whenever the river water near the Longmen Grottoes exceeded a certain limit, a Buddha statue with closed eyes would open its eyes. If one could be noticed by that Buddha statue, perhaps a great opportunity would come to him.
"What great opportunity?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
Huang Ji shook his head and said, "I don't know. I heard that there were several cases of Buddha's eyes opening at Longmen Grottoes in the past. Each time, someone was looked at by the Buddha statue, and it was as if the Buddha's light descended upon them. But I'm not sure what benefits those people gained afterwards. I just heard that there was a student with average qualifications. His grades were basically at the bottom of the academy. He would always be in the top three in the unified examinations, but he was at the bottom. He was lucky enough to have the Buddha's eyes open and be looked at by the Buddha statue. From then on, it was like he had opened his eyes. His academic performance soared. In just a few months, he was promoted to Legendary level. I heard that not long after graduation, he was promoted to Epic level."
"Is it really that magical?" Zhou Wen was a little unconvinced.
"I don't quite believe it, but that's the rumor out there, so I just heard it. It's rained a lot recently, and the river water level has already exceeded the legendary mark. Today might be the day when the Buddha opens his eyes. If you have nothing to do, just wait here. You might be noticed by the Buddha, and that would be a great win." Huang Ji said.
After hearing what Huang Ji said, Zhou Wendao also felt that he should stay and take a look. Even if the Buddha statue looked down on him, it would be good to broaden his horizons.
Zhou Wen sat down next to Huang Ji, waiting for the so-called Buddha to open his eyes and appear.
"Which one is the legendary Buddha statue with closed eyes?" Zhou Wen saw many Buddha statues around, but none of them had closed eyes.
"That's the one." Huang Ji pointed upwards.
Fortunately, Zhou Wen had very good eyesight, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to see the Buddha statue. This was because the Buddha statue Huang Ji pointed out was too inconspicuous.
The more important Buddha statues are full-body sculptures, but that one is just a relief, and only about one foot high, carved on the stone wall. In addition, it is surrounded by large Buddha statues that are several meters high or even more than ten meters high. It is so inconspicuous there that if you don’t pay attention, you will overlook it.
Zhou Wen looked carefully and found that the Buddha statue was indeed closing its eyes. However, after looking at it for a long time, he did not find anything magical about the stone statue.
"Old Zhou, so you are here? You made it so hard for me to find you. I've been calling you for so long, why didn't you answer?" Li Xuan and Li Weiyang came over with a group of people. They saw Zhou Wen from a distance and ran over to complain.
Zhou Wen then remembered that he did not bring that ordinary mobile phone when he came out.
"Why are you all here?" Zhou Wen looked around and found that people from Xuanwen Society and Weiyang Society were almost all here, even Gudian was there.
"What else can you do? Aren't you here to open the Buddha's eyes?" Li Xuan said with a pout, as if he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Wen for coming here alone without telling them.
"Senior Huang Ji just told me, and I just learned about the Buddha opening his eyes. Before that, I went to Laolong Cave to pack some things." Zhou Wen explained.
"Well, you're finally here. If the Buddha statue really opens its eyes, maybe it will take a fancy to the two of us. That would be a win," said Li Xuan.
While the two were talking, many more people arrived. Zhou Wen saw Wei Ge coming with many backbone members of the student union, including Zheng Tianlun.
Zheng Tianlun was not very fond of Zhou Wen and just glanced at him. However, Wei Ge nodded to Zhou Wen with a smile, looking quite kind.
Zhou Wen nodded slightly in response, but he always felt that Wei Ge today seemed a little different from before, but he couldn't tell what was different.
As the sky grew darker and the sun was about to set, more and more people came, not only from the academy, but also from outside. After all, the Longmen Grottoes did not completely belong to the Sunset Academy.
As more and more people gathered, the Buddha statue didn't move at all, let alone open its eyes. As it got dark, it was almost impossible to see it.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen heard the sound of splashing water, as if something was rolling in the river, stirring the water and making it bubble continuously.
(End of this chapter)
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