Chapter 129 Arhat’s flesh and blood, the cycle of history!

At this moment, the room was filled with a wonderful fragrance, making people salivate.

That strange smell seems to be completely unstoppable. Even if you hold your breath, it will go straight into your heart and lungs, which is extremely tempting.

Gu Dan, who had been sniffing hard just now, almost couldn't help vomiting when he saw what Yuehua Tianyu was hiding.

That special fragrance actually came from a piece of finger bone! And after opening the box, the strange fragrance not only did not become weaker, but became stronger! Compared to him who had nowhere to hide, Ji Lao took a deep breath repeatedly, and he wanted to lie on the finger bone and suck it twice, which made Gu Dan feel sick.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and suck it!"

Mr. Ji's face had flushed without him noticing, and his originally dry and pale cheeks, which seemed lifeless, now had a little rosy tint. Seeing that Gu Dan was still trying to hide away, he hurriedly urged him to stop and warned him.

"What the hell is this?!"

Gu Dan's true energy surged out, completely isolating the strange fragrance, and he felt a little relieved.

A piece of finger bone gave off an unbearable and strange fragrance. God knows what that was! As for swallowing it in big gulps? Wasn't that a bit too perverted?

Normal people really can't stand this! "You kid, you don't know how to appreciate the good things you have. There are not many of these left in the world, maybe even just this one. If it were someone else, I wouldn't be willing to let them smell it!"

Ji Lao took two more deep puffs, then placed the box in front of Gu Dan and continued, "Look at this thing."

Gu Dan endured the strange feeling of discomfort and took a closer look.

"A piece of finger bone!"

Gu Dan said affirmatively.

It really was a piece of finger bone. Judging from its length, it should be a middle finger. There was not even a trace of flesh and blood on it. The whole thing was as white as jade, as if it was carved out of beautiful jade. If he was not a doctor, it would be difficult to distinguish it.

“It’s OK as long as you can see it.”

Mr. Ji closed the box again.

Strangely enough, the wonderful fragrance that originally filled the room disappeared in an instant after the box was sealed with finger bones, leaving no trace, as if what was experienced before was just an illusion.

"How does it taste?"

The blush on Ji Lao's face slowly faded away, and he asked with a hint of aftertaste.

"To be honest, it's really hard to resist."

Gu Dan's expression was quite complicated, and he said in confusion: "I just can't understand why a piece of finger bone has such a special fragrance?"

"That's right, you can't figure it out!"

Old Ji laughed and put the box back on the shelf. "Those people with double pupils, eight-colored eyebrows, three-lobed ears, four breasts, and a strange fragrance do exist. Do you think I'm telling you this for fun?"

Gu Dan suddenly realized what was going on. He stared at the box that was put back on the shelf and said in shock, "That piece of finger bone is the finger of the person who secretly holds the strange fragrance?!"

If a fleshless finger bone could seduce a martial arts master, how powerful would a living person be? I'm afraid it's literally "a beauty that can overwhelm a country"! "That's true, but it's not as simple as you think."

Ji Lao's eyes were filled with nostalgia. His cloudy eyes were filled with waves of memories. Many past events emerged in his mind one by one. However, he did not directly answer the origin of the finger bone. Instead, he asked, "Do you still remember that boy Bu Wu?"

"Don't you understand Zen Master? Of course I remember."

Gu Dan nodded slightly. The opponent's desperate attack had caused him some injuries, so how could he forget it just like that?

"Besides that kid Buwu, which other Buddhist monks have you seen? Or Buddhist believers?" Mr. Ji asked again.

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Gu Dan was stunned.

Thinking back now, apart from the Zen Master Buwu, I have never come into contact with any other Buddhists. I have not even seen any other monks.

But this is not something that cannot be explained. Gu Dan said: "Emperor Zong Ming was the only one who worshipped Taoism, which made the Taoists flourish. What the emperor likes, the people will follow. The civil and military officials will not oppose it. The people will also follow suit. Qingfeng Temple has incense burning day and night. Isn't it natural that Buddhism is suppressed?

Since I know that Emperor Zongming doesn't believe me and I'm not popular in the imperial capital, it's better for me to go somewhere else to give alms."

What he said is well-reasoned and no one can find any fault with it.

As a result, Mr. Ji burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he fell backwards with joy, as if he had heard a huge joke.

"That bunch of bald donkeys, as long as they can spread the incense, they will do anything. How much is their face worth? If Emperor Zong Ming didn't believe them, they wouldn't come?"

The corner of Ji Lao's mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm, and he said: "Don't look at the problem too superficially. You are still too young and you don't read much history. You should read more history books. Reading history can make people wise!"

Gu Dan: “.”

Good fellow! He, a living immortal, was taught to read more history books!

But he is still young now, and the years have not yet brought him too much profound experience, so it is inevitable that he is a little shallow.

In this era, there are still many people who are ahead of him, who have been exploring for a long time, and who carry treasures of knowledge and sophisticated experience, and there are many things worth learning and thinking about.

This is also the reason why he decided to come to Master Ji's place for the past few years.

He is still just a beginner and still has a lot to learn from his predecessors.

Only after a generation has passed and he has been tempered by the years, can he truly begin his life as an immortal.

Only by accumulating a lot can you achieve a lot!

When the time comes, he will be a living history book.

At that time, he will be able to teach the younger generation in the tone of Master Ji.

And now, he is the one who is being educated.

So Gu Dan looked around and saw a chair. He went over and placed it in front of Mr. Ji and said, "Please sit down first. We will talk slowly."

Old Ji nodded in satisfaction. He admired Gu Dan's attitude very much. He did not keep him in suspense any longer and said bluntly: "The reason why you can't see any monks is because more than a hundred years ago, almost all the monks in Dayue were killed! That campaign to destroy Buddhism lasted for nearly a generation. This is why you can hardly see any Buddhists in Dayue!"

As the saying goes, one must have substance when speaking. As soon as Mr. Ji opened his mouth, he revealed the shocking secret hidden over the years, which made people prick up their ears involuntarily.

Gu Dan had also read some history books, but there was no detailed record of the destruction of Buddhism in the history books. There were just a few simple words. Looking back now, it was only eight words.

[The monk was angry with the emperor, so the emperor was furious and killed him.]

These eight words are neither grand nor magnificent, and there is not even any follow-up. It seems that they end here. It is not a point worth remembering deeply, and it is something that can be forgotten with just a glance.

But when these eight words fell into the mouth of Master Ji, they turned out to be an anti-Buddhist campaign that lasted for nearly a generation. As for the past, the real parties involved had long died over the years, and the news passed down by word of mouth eventually fell into clichés and became all kinds of strange stories. It was difficult to judge the truth from the false, and whoever believed it would be unlucky.

Perhaps only at his age, Mr. Ji could get the most authentic history from the mouths of the previous generation and dig out the secrets hidden in the history books.

Even though his neck was half buried in the earth, the knowledge in his head was still as useful as ever, enough to teach Gu Dan a lesson.

"There were reasons for destroying Buddhism, but it was not because the monks were angry with the emperor as recorded in history books. On the contrary, those bald donkeys were hiding from the emperor!"

The hoarse and rough voice revealed a hidden corner of history for Gu Dan and dispelled the clouds floating above it.

"The reason for all this is because of the owner of the finger bone you just saw!" said Master Ji again.

"Oh? The person who secretly possessed the strange fragrance was actually a Buddhist?"

Gu Dan took a deep breath. Could it be that because his own scent was too tempting, he wanted to be free of all desires? "That's right."

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Old Ji nodded, and stared at Gu Dan with his dim eyes, with a hint of teasing in his eyes, "You don't think that the person secretly holding the strange fragrance is a nun, do you?"

Gu Dan was at a loss as to what to do with this question.

"Isn't it?"

Gu Dan felt that the air he breathed in was really cool, and his back felt cold!

In the vernacular novels that I have read in the past, it was always said that women had a fragrant breeze blowing on your face, but where was it mentioned that men would have the same feeling?

You're really not afraid of people vomiting, right? I almost got goose bumps all over my body.

When I think of a grown man, a bald monk at that, possessing the most irresistible fragrance in the world... forget it, it's better not to think about it.

No wonder that person is a Buddhist monk. Anyone would be confused by this, right? "Hahahaha!"

Seeing the expression on Gu Dan's face, Mr. Ji laughed heartily.

Humph, even if you are extremely talented, don't you still have to listen to what I have to say?

Finally, he returned the shock that Gu Dan had brought to him, and Ji Lao's vanity was immediately greatly satisfied, and the matter was even.

"In fact, it's very different from the mess you imagined."

After the joke, Ji Lao's expression became serious. He stopped teasing Gu Dan and lowered his voice. His hoarse and rough voice became even deeper and hoarse. "That man was indeed a monk, but he was not special in his lifetime. Even in the temple, he was not outstanding. Almost no one knew him, let alone a high monk."

"Um?"

Gu Dan looked suspicious.

He had smelled that unique fragrance once and it was absolutely unforgettable, even holding his breath could not block it out.

With such a fragrance, how could it be unknown? Even if it was just born, it should be known to everyone immediately!

"That person was just like most people in his life, unknown and unknown to the public. He was not taken seriously at all in the temple. He wasted most of his life and finally died of old age in the temple. It can be said that his life was ordinary and without any ups and downs. There is nothing much to say."

Mr. Ji spoke calmly, completely removing all personal emotions, as if he was talking about a completely unrelated matter.

"Until that man died, most of the monks in the temple went out to perform a grand ritual, and there were only a few monks left in the entire temple. After his death, those few monks didn't even know about it.

Later, a wild cat broke into the temple and licked and bit the monk's body. Finally, a strange fragrance came out, which alarmed the few monks left in the temple! "

The doubt in Gu Dan's eyes became even stronger.

There was nothing unusual when he was alive, but there was a special fragrance after his death? If it weren't for Master Ji's own words and seeing the finger bone with his own eyes, this matter would be too unbelievable.

Even if it was recorded in the classics, it would definitely be regarded as some fantasy left by some unsuccessful literati, just as unbelievable as the story of a failed scholar encountering a fox demon repaying his kindness while walking on a mountain road.

Embracing the strange fragrance in secret, embracing the strange fragrance in secret! The word "secret" actually has so many secrets. Without Master Ji's detailed explanation, who can figure it out?

"The monks killed the wild cat, but they didn't know what to do with the strange fragrance, so they finally informed the abbot of the temple. The abbot had never seen such a strange thing before, so he didn't know how to deal with it. The strange fragrance was so strong that it even made people salivate and gave rise to some bold ideas.

The abbot did not dare to jump to conclusions, and found some Buddhist monks who were highly acquainted with the truth. In the end, he gave the man an identity of "reincarnation of an arhat" and wanted to bring the man's body back to the temple as a blessing from heaven!"

There was a hint of mockery in Ji Lao's eyes, and he continued, "Unfortunately, the strange fragrance was too strong. Not to mention humans, even animals couldn't resist it. In one day, dozens of beasts rushed into the temple, wanting to gnaw on the corpse. The news eventually spread, and as the situation became more and more serious, a thief at the time took action and stole the corpse of the Arhat!

Finally, he couldn't resist the temptation of the wonderful fragrance and swallowed a piece of Luohan's flesh!"

Even just listening, Gu Dan felt a chill all over his body.

That poor person didn't enjoy any benefit in his life, and he can't have any peace after his death!

"When the many Buddhist monks came after him, they saw the Thief Saint swallowing blood and flesh! The Thief Saint was originally just a martial artist who had mastered the internal organs, and after swallowing his flesh and blood, his power increased greatly! The many monks were unable to stop him completely, and could only take back the Arhat's body.

After the Thief Saint was defeated, he was unwilling to give up and spread the news. One person told ten people, ten told a hundred, and finally even the royal family heard about it and wanted to see if it was true.

The Buddhist sect certainly does not allow it, but there are people who will not listen. There are many people who break into the temple at night, but they are all defeated by the group of monks. Those monks have greatly improved their skills!" said Master Ji in a gloomy voice.

Gu Dan's pupils shrank slightly. The words between the lines were filled with the word "cannibalism"! "Later, the news could no longer be concealed. This was a matter that was intolerable to heaven, and the whole world condemned it! The heroes of the rivers and lakes and the government surrounded and suppressed it because of the blood and flesh of the Arhat. In the end, the destruction of Buddhism never stopped for almost a generation. Since then, it has been difficult to see a Buddha in Dayue, and it has not recovered until now!"

After listening to this story carefully, Gu Dan didn't know how to express his opinion.

That arhat was also extremely unlucky, as he ended up being eaten by humans after his death! Of course, Buddhism was not happy about it either, and it was completely devastated by this incident.

Who is the final winner? Gu Dan looked at the box on the shelf again.

Dayue has a national history of more than 200 years, and it still has its foundation. The royal family must have divided up a part of it, otherwise there would be no finger bone!

But think back to the situation of Dayue at this time. Isn't it another "Arhat flesh and blood"? Last time, the Dayue royal family was the winner, and this time, Dayue is the flesh and blood! History is reincarnated, and it repeats itself!

After finishing the story, Ji Lao looked at Gu Dan and warned him seriously: "The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure! You must understand this truth! Your difference must never be known to others. Even if someone notices it, you must put the blame on the elixir that Qingpingzi found!"

(End of this chapter)