Chapter 106 Buddha, please protect your little fox (18)
The entire dress was flawless pure white, with two lotus flowers embroidered on the collar and a bow tied around the waist, made of silk ribbons. It was not like the ordinary styles worn by female pilgrims, so Jingchen must have asked someone to go down the mountain to buy them.
Except when chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, Jingchen also likes to wear white.
The lotus skirt in Chen Yuan's hand actually looked like a couple's outfit compared to what he usually wore.
Chen Yuan fiddled with the straps of her skirt and said helplessly
"But Jingchen Buddhist, I don't know how to wear it..."
Jingchen tilted his head, and a bright white light came into his sight.
His pupils suddenly shrank and he immediately looked away in panic.
"I call..."
As soon as he said this, he paused again.
How could he forget that this was Putuo Temple, not the imperial palace.
Putuo Temple is full of monks, so there are no maids or old women.
Even if there are female pilgrims, it would be considered bad if they see your body.
Chen Yuan had a modern mindset and didn't think there was anything wrong with exposing his arms. But Jing Chen's ears started to feel hot again.
"What are you calling?"
Shen Yuan tilted his head, somewhat confused.
Jingchen coughed lightly and said, "Nothing."
"Then help me put it on, okay?"
Chen Yuan blinked, her face full of innocence and innocence, completely unaware of how unreasonable her request was.
"No."
Jingchen refused without thinking.
Shen Yuan persisted, "Why?"
"Men and women are different. It's inappropriate for a single man and a single woman to live in the same room. I'll move to the next room tonight. Remember, even if you're not human, you should keep your distance from men."
Jingchen's face was expressionless, but his voice was a little urgent.
Shen Yuan was dumbfounded.
She wouldn't have made things worse and caused the Buddhist disciple Jingchen to be disgusted with her.
Otherwise, why would he suddenly ask to move to the next room?
His thoughts were a little confused, but it didn't show on his face.
Chen Yuan just lowered his head dejectedly and said "oh".
Hearing her obviously unhappy tone, Jingchen pursed his lips, but ultimately said nothing.
He couldn't help but think of the words the abbot reminded him when he was reciting the scriptures.
"I heard that the little fox you were trying to ferry across has transformed into a woman?"
"Um.."
"Buddha... I shouldn't be involved in your private affairs. It's a good deed for you to save her. But don't forget, the practice of Buddhism is to keep your ears pure and free from all desires. It's always inappropriate to have a woman around..."
"Abbot, I have absolutely no selfish feelings towards her."
"I know, but have you ever thought about her reputation? Living in a Buddhist temple all day, not to mention pilgrims, even the monks in the temple are bound to have some unpleasant thoughts."
But what Abbot Jingkong didn't know was...
Jingchen decided to move to the next room, not only for the little fox's reputation, but also for fear of disturbing his own heart.
He could feel that his Buddhist heart, which was born to save all living beings, had been broken.
There was a little fox named Chen Yuan, who was raising his little paws and trying to get in.
*
Jingchen didn't help Chen Yuan put on the lotus skirt in the end. After packing up his woolen hat, rice paper and mattress, he moved to the next room.
All traces of him in the Zen room were cleared away, except for the bamboo painting hanging on the wall, swaying in the wind.
Chen Yuan looked at the empty Zen room and sighed in disappointment.
"Wangzai, did I make things worse?"
Wangzai flew out, nestled on Shen Yuan's head, and touched her hair to comfort her.
[Take your time, host. For a Buddhist disciple with a heart of abstinence, the difficulty in conquering him is definitely higher.]
"Please help me check Jingchen's favorability value."
Wangzai said hello obediently, waved his furry little paws twice in the air, and then let out a traditional Chinese music.
[Oh my god!]
Shen Yuan was almost frightened by him. "What's wrong?"
[Host! Jingchen Buddhist disciple is a bit of a sultry person, and his favorability score has reached 70%!]
Old stuffy......
Where did this guy Wangzai learn these words?
Chen Yuan was also a little surprised. Jingchen was usually gentle to everyone.
Ever since she turned into a human form, he even kept his distance from her intentionally or unintentionally.
Chen Yuan originally thought that she was too radical and had annoyed him, but she never expected that his favorability value would reach such a high level.
Just one strong dose of medicine can completely defeat him.
At night, Chen Yuan quietly packed up his bag and ran away.
*
early morning
Jingchen brought vegetarian porridge and steamed buns and pushed open the door of the Zen room.
There was silence inside.
The mattress was neatly folded, and even the wooden table, which was usually stained with cake residue, was now polished to a shine.
The window was not closed, and the morning breeze blew in, carrying with it the elegant and indifferent fragrance of the bamboo forest and penetrating into my nose.
Jingchen, however, did not feel the slightest bit of joy, and only felt cold all over.
Before the little fox transformed, it didn't like to fold its bedding. Every morning, he would fold the bedding neatly and would not allow the fox to mess it up.
On the wooden table, there are often crumbs left by it after stealing pastries.
Jingchen wiped the table clean without complaint, without any displeasure in his heart.
He didn't like to get along with people, and he never expected that one day a cute fox would break into his territory.
My severe obsession with cleanliness disappeared without a trace without me noticing.
Jingchen's beautiful white hands, clutching the bamboo basket, couldn't stop shaking at this moment.
His chest heaved, and every breath he took was accompanied by a hint of pain.
The desk was tidy, with a piece of rice paper lying on it.
Jingchen picked up the rice paper and the childish handwriting came into view.
The best Buddhist disciple in the world:
I'm Little Fox. I'm so happy to have met you at Putuo Temple. You're the best person I've ever met in this world. I've been stupid since I was little, often ridiculed. They said I had no spiritual roots, that I was a stupid fox, and that I'd never have the chance to transform.
But what they didn't expect was that even fools have good fortune, and I met you. The days I spent at Putuo Temple were the happiest days I've ever spent. I like you, I like Wu'an, and I like the head monk in the dining hall. But I think my love for you is different from theirs.
Wuan would give me cakes, so I liked him. Fantou Monk often gave me steamed buns, so I liked him. But as for you, I can't explain why I like you. I always feel that you are more holy and beautiful than the moon in the sky or the lotus on the earth, worthy of everyone's love, including me.
But... I transformed... This should be something worth celebrating, but I just can't feel happy at all...]
After reading this, the words on the rice paper were blurred into clumps and became difficult to recognize.
Jingchen raised his hand, and his fingertips touched the smudged ink, feeling a little suffocated.
He seemed to imagine that the little fox was sitting upright at the desk, imitating him and writing those childish characters stroke by stroke.
Are these smudged ink blobs tears?
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