Chapter 400 I’m waiting for you in the palace
Open your eyes? No...what does this mean? This situation was not recorded in the booklet given by Lao Zhang...
On the high platform, Zhao Duan, who was impassioned and completed the debate, was stunned for a moment, suddenly raised his head, and his pupils suddenly narrowed.
I saw that in the hole in the center of the huge clouds in the sky, the huge and mysterious phantom of the Buddha's head looked down on the earth as before.
However, the clouds with the Buddha's head as the center suddenly swayed into circles of golden ripples.
As if the water surface was shaking violently, the closed eyes of the Buddha's head slowly opened at this moment.
In an instant, a pair of majestic and compassionate huge golden eyes filled the Zhao Du Security Department's field of vision. He was stunned and felt that his whole body was overwhelmed by an indescribable power.
Then, before he had time to react, two pillars of Buddha light descended from the eyes of the "World Honored One", penetrating the heaven and earth, and the Buddha light merged into one, covering the entire high platform.
"Ah..."
Master Hongjiao and Master Bianji shouted at the same time, and were pushed off the platform by the gentle force.
So, Zhao Duan was left alone to bathe in the Buddha's light, like a god.
"Wait...I'm going to suffer..."
Zhao Duan's face changed, and there was no joy in his heart. Instead, he remembered that long ago, when Zhenbao opened his "eyes of heaven" for the first time, he had told him not to look directly at the "World Honored One".
Otherwise, this god who holds the power of "wisdom" will forcefully instill wisdom into people, which may make them dizzy at best, or lead them to stupidity at worst.
The moment the thought came up, Zhao Duan felt like he was in a hot spring.
The expected torrent of information that overwhelmed my brain did not come.
On the contrary, his mind was clearer than ever before. The injuries left in his body when he was attacked by the Great Purification Master were quickly eliminated at this moment.
Within a breath, he returned to his peak state.
The sea of qi boiled, the qi machine in his dantian was covered with golden light, and between his eyebrows, a faint green flame appeared, and it flashed away.
There is a faint green lotus swaying in the flames.
"Baptism of the Lord!"
In the square, after the monks were shocked, someone shouted lowly, and then almost everyone showed as much sadness as a lemon.
"What is that?" Little Monk Danche looked confused.
After stepping down from the stage, his expression was not depressed at all. Instead, his face was radiant. There was a hint of fanatical conversion in his eyes. The Red Sect master explained in a low voice:
"Only those who have made great contributions to Buddhism and pioneered wisdom in the past will be favored by the gods and be baptized by the World Honored One... Throughout the history books, throughout the dynasties, no one who has been baptized will not become a sage later on, but they are not Buddhists. , this is the first time that someone has received this honor!”
The Red Sect master stared at Zhao Duan, who was bathing in the Buddha's light on the stage, and muttered:
"Those who are baptized will have their souls greatly nourished, just like reading a book and being able to recite ten lines at a glance. These are just incidental. The real benefit is to be cared for by the World Honored One, green lotuses are planted in the sea of consciousness, and the energy is endless...
It's not special when you're at a low level, but the higher you go, the greater the benefits. If you practice Buddhist magic, you will get twice the result with half the effort..."
Danche was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and wanted to ask:
Is it possible that this traitorous minister is the "wisdom" you are looking for, Master? The incarnation of the Lord in the human world?
But...is this reasonable?
"The Baptism of the Lord...the debate is over..."
Prajna Bodhisattva had already stood up in horror. This plump female Bodhisattva, who was full of dual cultivation, had a dull expression. Her heart was up and down violently, and she looked at Zhao Duan with extremely complicated eyes.
At first, after Mr. Zhengyang was defeated, the reason why she forced her way into Zhao's house was because she realized that Zhao Duan had great potential in Buddhism.
At that time, he was driven away by his real girlfriend, the Empress, and he had already given up.
But unexpectedly, this excellent furnace helped her perfect her Zen practice today.
"After baptism, you will be born with a Buddha body. Double cultivation will get twice the result with half the effort..."
Prajna bit his lip, closed his legs and rubbed against each other, and then felt a sharp sight coming from the distance. He helplessly drooped his brows and sighed softly:
"It's a pity..."
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Inside the Guanshui Building.
All the officials of the court, headed by the empress, stood up and looked at the magnificent scene in front of them in astonishment.
Xu Zhenguan's eyes were filled with brilliance. As a person in the realm of heaven and human, she knew clearly that the baptism of the World Honored One would be of no harm to Zhao Duan, so she did not stop it.
Just watching quietly, there were thousands of things in his heart, and he suddenly understood why Emperor Taizu's dragon soul would choose him.
Just when I caught a glimpse of the shameless Prajna nun by the square, I suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
"Why would the Buddhist gods...favor a treacherous and evil person?"
Princess Manzhu stood stunned, her mind in a state of confusion.
She was a little puzzled. At this moment, she wanted to meet the man who was her niece in person and figure it out in person.
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Zhao family.
"Mom, look!"
In the courtyard, Zhao Pan, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, excitedly pointed at the light of Buddha coming into the world in the distance and marveled:
"It looks very lively, but I don't know which side won. I'll have to ask my brother when he comes back."
Then I can gossip with my new little sisters...
Eugene Hua had the Pekingese dog wrapped around her legs, trying to drive the puppy off her legs. After hearing this, she raised her head, looked at the sky in surprise, and muttered:
"These thieves and bald donkeys are quite bluffing."
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Tianshi Mansion.
A famous priest walked out of the building and pointed at the vision in the distance.
Even Jin Jian and Gongshu Tianyuan curiously walked out of their homes and watched remotely with the help of the latter's strange invention.
The leaves of the big banyan tree sway in the depths.
Judge Zhong, who had a naturally vicious appearance and carried a scarlet sword on his back, folded his arms, looked into the distance in surprise, and said:
"Master, have you already reached this point? Hehe, this is interesting now. The Shenlong Temple and Zhao Duan are not dealing with each other, and the World Honored One is baptizing...a slap in the face, a slap in the face, tsk tsk..." < br>
The tall and slender old Celestial Master holds the Book of Heaven in his hands, looking like a master who can calculate, strategize, and look indifferent.
It seems like everything is being calculated.
In fact, I was so shocked that I took a breath:
"This guy...this guy...I asked you to make trouble, but I didn't say it would be so big...Fortunately, fortunately, that stupid bald ass Xuanyin made a grudge against this little guy with weird origins first, otherwise I would have dragged him away. It's bad to be a monk... That girl from the Xu family started early... Why don't you live up to your expectations, Jin Jian'er? It's a pity, it's a pity..."
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At this moment, believers in the city who were close to Shenlong Temple kowtowed at home and paid homage to the Buddha.
But they don’t know what wonderful expressions they will have when they know that the person who has been baptized is the one who cursed all day long and caused the "forbidden Buddha".
finally.
The Buddha's light lasted for about ten breaths, then gradually dimmed and narrowed, and returned to the clouds.
The huge Buddha head also slowly closed its eyes, slowly faded away, and disappeared without a trace as the clouds dispersed.
All the visions disappeared, and Zhao Duan felt relieved all over. He looked at his body in confusion, feeling full of energy, as if he had endless energy and nowhere to vent it.
Under the stage, a group of monks looked at each other:
The World Honored One has disappeared. Will this debate... still continue?
It seemed that everything was over before they even started.
It feels like all the prepared lines were wasted...
Suddenly, the cold winter wind whipped up a huge roar, and a figure floated out from the distant building. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in the middle of the square.
Her black hair is flowing, her clothes are as white as snow, and her appearance is peerless.
"I see your Majesty!"
Zhao Duan was agitated, feeling a little weak for no reason, and took the lead in saluting very spinelessly.
The other monks finally came to their senses, suppressed their emotions, and saluted the empress one after another.
Xu Zhenguan silently stared at Xiao Zhao, who looked like a loyal dog licker. Suddenly he wanted to laugh for no reason, but he held it back.
She forcibly maintained her dignity, looked at Xuan Yin and the Red Sect master, nodded, then looked at Zhao Duan and said:
"I'm waiting for you in the palace."
After saying that, the empress turned into a breeze and disappeared between heaven and earth.
No... just come here and send a message? Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the reason why the empress showed up was actually to "protect" him.
To prevent him from being targeted by irrational Buddhist monks from the Eastern and Western sects.
"I obey the decree!"
Zhao Duan pretended to salute, then glanced at the monks, walked away without saying a word.
The monks looked at me and I looked at you, reluctantly giving way to the empress's power.
Zhao Duan left, leaving only two groups of monks looking at each other.
"The matter has come to this, we will take our leave first."
The master of the Red Sect suddenly spoke first, breaking the awkward atmosphere, saying this, then turned around and left with the confused monks from the Western Regions.
"Abbot...you see..."
Bianji's face looked like that of a deceased relative. He didn't understand why a good debate would end up like this.
Nagarjuna didn't say a word. He still hasn't come back to his senses and is in a trance.
Lines of sight were cast towards Xuan Yin.
Abbot Xuanyin, who had not spoken much since his appearance, remained silent. He looked deeply at Zhao Duan's leaving figure for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the temple.
At the same time, Xuan Yin's old voice echoed in Bianji's ears:
"Go back to the temple and tell me about this person in detail."
Abbot Xuan Yin, who had ignored worldly affairs for many years and didn't pay much attention to him even during the Buddhist and Taoist competitions, finally remembered the name "Zhao Duan".
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As the empress and the monks left one after another, the court officials on the Guanshui Tower also came downstairs, each with complicated emotions, and quickly left by car.
"Princess..." The tall female warrior helped Princess Manzhu into the carriage and said, "Where are we going?"
Princess Manzhu hesitated for a moment and said: "First go to the Jinfeng Pavilion and meet the 'Holy Monk', and then return to the palace."
"Yes."
On the other side, Ma Yan led a group of Jinyi people out, and suddenly a subordinate came running from a distance and whispered:
"Duke, the Link whom Your Majesty ordered to investigate has some clues."
Ma Yan was stunned for a moment, his eyes condensed, he took a piece of folded paper handed over by his subordinate, opened it and looked at it, his expression became extremely wonderful.
"...Wait a moment and send it to your Majesty in the palace later."
"Uh, later, how late?"
Ma Yan was silent for a moment and said, "Look at when Zhao Jisi will enter the palace. Just send him off about an hour after him."
"Oh."
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The crowd dispersed, and the news about today's Bible debate began to spread with the flow of people throughout the capital.
At the same time, Zhao Duan, who had left the scene, mounted the horse that had been prepared in the alley and rode straight to the palace.
Not long after, Zhao Duan arrived at the gate of Dongri Palace City, informed and entered on foot.
I found a familiar female official to inquire and learned that Zhenbao had indeed returned to the palace long ago.
"It's really fast if you can fly... You won't bring me back with you. Why do you have to make a trip for me..."
Zhao Duan muttered softly and walked straight through the palace walls to the outside of the empress's chamber.
After a while, a palace maid came out with a strange expression:
"Master Zhao, His Majesty said he doesn't want to see you."
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