Chapter 584 The gap between reality and reality
"Is it actually this place?"
Holding the Thousand-leaf Golden Lotus, Pure Light followed the karmic connection and came to an abandoned temple.
After looking around, Jingguang found a broken plaque in the corner.
This plaque was carved from a single piece of stone, but the gold letters on the front had long since peeled off, and the surface was covered with moss. It had obviously been abandoned here for a long time.
Jingguang felt something in his heart and stepped forward to pick it up. He found that there were three cracks of different depths in the center of the plaque, almost dividing it into four parts.
After a simple wipe, Jingguang saw five big characters written on the plaque.
“Tzu Chi Empress Temple”
“Has folk belief declined?”
Jingguang sighed, reached out to pick up the plaque, walked through the broken door, and came to the courtyard behind.
Looking around, no matter the area, architectural style, or even the smashed statues, we can see the former glory of this abandoned temple.
Buildings similar to wing rooms on the east and west sides collapsed completely, and the remaining eaves and broken walls were covered with vines and weeds.
The lotus pond in the southeast corner is filled with mud, with only a few broken lotus leaves showing its original function.
When he got here, Jingguang couldn't help but feel very energetic.
Because as she walked into the door, a faint white mist seeped out from every corner. In the blink of an eye, the surroundings were completely white and nothing could be seen clearly.
Jingguang's face darkened slightly, she turned her palm over, and she held a fragrant pill in her hand. She wrapped her fingers around the fragrant pill. Flames rose up, and green smoke curled up around her.
As soon as the fragrance comes into contact with the white mist, Jingguang knows it is not good.
"It's not an evil dharma? It seems like a Buddhist dharma?"
Jingguang, who noticed the problem, immediately prayed to Chu Tai. As soon as Chutai, who was paying special attention to Jingguang, received the call, a little spiritual light fell and appeared next to her. He said with some emotion: "Sure enough, these two Square heaven and earth, between reality and reality. ”
"Senior, do you know where this place is?"
Facing Jingguang's inquiry, Chu Tai shook his head and said: "I don't know where this place is? I just guessed that she would hide in such a place."
After saying that, Chu Tai added: "She doesn't want me to see her, and it's not good for me to show myself or stretch out my hands."
Upon hearing this, Jingguang immediately understood Chu Tai's thoughts and stretched out the Thousand-leaf Golden Lotus. Chu Tai's aura, the embodiment of his body, twisted and turned into a ray of golden light that fell on the lotus.
The lotus petals trembled slightly, and Chu Tai's voice appeared in Jingguang's ears.
"Let's go."
Hearing this, Jingguang held the thousand-leaf golden lotus in one hand and dropped the smoke with the other hand to protect himself and walked straight forward.
The surroundings were filled with white mist, and everything looked so white that it was impossible to tell the difference between up, down, left, south, east, and west.
Jingguang didn't know how long he had been walking, but there was still no way out.
'Strange, although the principle of light in the universe between reality and reality has changed, logically speaking, we should have stepped out by now. Senior, do you know the reason? ’
Jingguang lowered his head and glanced at Jin Lian, and conveyed his doubts via voice. Just like the golden lotus petals trembling slightly, Chu Tai gave his guess.
‘I underestimated this guy’s perception ability. I will fall into a deeper sleep later, so you can continue to move forward. ’
After saying that, the golden light dimmed, and the aura and fate of Chu Tai in the golden lotus fell silent, as if they did not exist at all.
Hearing the words, Jingguang took another step forward. This time she only felt that she had passed through some barrier. The white mist in front of her eyes instantly dispersed, revealing a mass grave with dark sky and barren land.
"Quack, quack, quack..." Accompanied by shrill cries, dozens of crows flew out from everywhere, flapping their wings and bringing up whirlwinds that rolled up paper money on large and small soil bags and scattered them everywhere.
Jingguang knew at a glance that these crows were not simple. The fragrant pills in her palm fell and the moment they touched the ground, they immediately spread into wisps of fragrance and circulated around. Orchids broke out of the ground, and the faint fragrance flew everywhere, making those who originally planned to fly The scattered crows flew back.
The harsh screams that had been coming and going all around were reduced to the last one.
Looking in the direction of the sound, Jingguang saw a short girl standing in the woods imitating the crow of a crow.
She seemed to have noticed that Jingguang had discovered her, so she turned around and ran towards the depths of the woods behind her.
Jingguang hurriedly followed, and within two steps, the surrounding fog rolled again. The scene was blurry and clear, and the original mass grave turned into a small town.
It was still dark, and there was only one house with a light on in the town.
Jingguang held the nasturtium in her hand tightly, and the fragrance surrounding her converged inward, condensing into a piece of painted silk around her. At the same time, the weak Buddha light rotated between Jingguang's eyebrows to prevent external forces from further affecting her spirit.
After doing all this, Jingguang slowly approached the house.
As soon as she got closer, she heard three old voices one after another.
"Grandma Wang, does it have to be like this?"
A slightly tired old voice sounded, followed by a retort with a sharp tone.
"Li Zheng, I'm not a cruel old woman. I really can't help it. Now that the empress is getting weaker and weaker, the shelter she can give us is getting less and less. If we don't find a way to help her recover, we will all die."
"Then the doll shouldn't be sacrificed!"
Li Zheng seemed to still want to struggle, but Granny Wang pressed forward step by step.
"It's okay not to sacrifice, but the next time the evil spirits come again, the empress may not be able to protect us. If you don't believe it, you can ask Tzu Chi. Do you think I am right? Master Tzu Chi..."
When Granny Wang said this, she deliberately lengthened her voice, and her words were full of sarcasm and ridicule.
The man she called Master Tzu Chi also spoke at this time.
"Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva is upright. Although what Granny Wang said was uncompassionate, she did not lie."
"Hey, what kind of compassion? Real great compassion should be willing to bear sins, sacrifice a small number of people, and save the vast majority of people. As long as the majority of people can survive, that is compassion!"
Jingguang outside the window frowned slightly after hearing this, wanting to refute such remarks, but she also knew that what was happening in front of her was not happening now, and she could not interfere, so she could only continue to listen patiently.
The three people in the room made their final decision after a brief silence.
Li Zheng said with some difficulty: "Then Granny Wang, I will leave it to you tomorrow regarding Girl Wang."
"Don't worry, I will do everything beautifully."
Granny Wang was obviously very happy after achieving her goal, and finally she said a few words of persuasion: "Li Zheng, don't be so sad. Our current world is not a human life at all. You should be happy that Girl Wang can return to the Empress's arms." Yes.”
"Yes, it is not a bad thing to stay away from the dirty land and enjoy purity."
Li Zheng seemed to be comforting himself, while the Tzu Chi master, apart from the original proof, had been silently reciting a Buddhist scripture.
Jingguang listened carefully and felt a little strange.
‘Something’s wrong, why does this scripture sound like the “Golden Guangming Sutra on Confession and Extermination of Sins”? But this sutra is not a sutra that preaches self-repentance and the elimination of sins. Why would she recite this sutra first? ’
Jing Guang was a little curious, and the houses in front of him also turned into nothingness as the fog rose and dissipated again. As the faint fragrance rose, the surrounding scene became solid again.
(End of chapter)