Chapter 54: Not Becoming a Buddha
The relic slowly floated into the air and flew towards the center of the Buddha statue.
This small golden bead fell into the crack. After flickering twice, the entire Buddha statue was pinched inward from both sides, and the relics were merged together, returning to its original state.
Immediately afterwards, the Buddha statue originally carved from wood was dyed with a faint golden color starting from the lotus seat. In the blink of an eye, the entire Buddha statue became golden, as if it had been coated with a thick layer of gold paint. It is actually more difficult to take your eyes away than the pure gold Buddha.
The walls of the entire hall seemed to be unable to support the surging power in the room, and began to crack layer by layer. Stones fell downwards, and wood also fell downwards. The little girl dolls called by Caiyi screamed, half of them outwards. He ran, half leaning towards Zuo Chen, trying to help Zuo Chen carry all kinds of debris falling from the ceiling.
But Zuo Chen just waved his Taoist robe lightly, and the falling bricks and tiles around him were blown up by the breeze, swirled in the air, and fell to the side.
In just a short moment, the originally intact hall had turned into ruins, and the entire golden Buddha was exposed between heaven and earth.
Zuo Chen looked up at the sky, only to see a hole in the dark clouds that had accumulated in the sky. The sunlight shone through the hole and fell on the golden Buddha, reflecting each other.
When I came back to my senses, the pool of blood on the ground had turned into a pool of clear water. The bluestone floor sank three or four feet down at some point and turned into a small lake.
The lotus no longer looks like blood, but instead becomes clear and translucent from the inside out, blooming in full bloom, and its merits are eye-catching.
This wasn't the end yet. Layers of light swayed out from the golden Buddha again, surging in all directions. Wisps of black energy on the desolate land in the village were directly forced out by the golden light, floating into the mid-air, emitting sharp sounds. Howl, then disappear.
Green grass sprouted up from under the barren soil again, swaying gently in the wind, and the layers seemed to be flourishing.
The golden light rushed out of the village and extended a hundred feet outside before stopping.
At this point, the village is no longer a wasteland, but the beginning of spring has reappeared.
The light gradually converges into the Buddha statue. The Buddha's face is exactly the same as that of the previous monk, but it has a bit more compassion. The Buddha statue sits cross-legged on a lotus seat with five hearts facing the sky and the middle of the palms of both hands. Then a golden relic was placed, gently exuding golden light.
Scattered figures also appeared next to the Buddha statue. They were all dressed as villagers, and they were all sitting cross-legged on both sides of the Buddha statue, with soft and kind faces.
“So beautiful.” Caiyi couldn’t help but admire.
After arriving in Xuzhou, all he could see was wasteland, and now the golden light was turbid. Cai Yi felt that the color in front of him suddenly became brighter and pleasant, and he felt comfortable to the eyes.
But she immediately felt pity. The monk disappeared.
We chatted for a long time along the way. She liked the monk very much. He was completely different from the fake and empty masters in the temple. The monk talked without any big principles, but he was very down-to-earth in his actions.
She felt that among the eminent monks in the world, there were probably few who were better than the monk.
“Hey, why aren’t I wearing any clothes?”
Suddenly, the monk’s voice came from the side of the Buddha statue. Looking over, I could see the monk standing naked. Under the Buddha statue.
He covered his key parts in embarrassment, his expression awkward.
Compared with the shadow that appeared from the relics before, the monk now is more solid. If it weren't for the border of golden light behind him, then he would really look like a real person!
However, he was thin and didn't look very healthy.
“Monk, you’re okay!” Cai Yi said happily. "Of course it's okay." The monk said: "The Taoist priest's thunder didn't hurt me at all. Let's not talk about it for now, then can you find me some clothes?"
Zuo Chen laughed twice, rummaged through the bamboo basket, took out his tattered cassock, and threw it in the direction of the monk.
The entire cassock was dazzled by the golden light in the air, and it transformed from top to bottom. When it fell into the hands of the monk, it was no longer an object made of patches and rags, but gold threads. A treasure cassock embroidered with cicada thread.
The monk put his cassock on his body, and suddenly a monk's robe appeared covering his body. His whole person looked clean and tidy, but he was quite clear-sighted.
From the original sad and poor old monk, he became a good monk with a beautiful spirit.
The monk opened his arms, spun on the spot, glanced at his clothes, and smiled on his face:
“This outfit is really festive!”
“ "Congratulations, monk." Zuo Chen smiled and said to the monk, "In this way, you can protect me."
"Hey, what you said, Taoist Master, I still don't know what a Buddha is?" The monk shook his head directly: "I'm not interested in becoming a Buddha. I just want to let the people of Xuzhou have enough food. If Xuzhou If people can have enough food, I just want people all over the world to have enough food."
He was a little embarrassed and stretched out his hand to scratch the back of his head: "I can feel my hand on the edge of the village. Pushing forward slowly, the surrounding land can be turned into black soil again. But it seems that I can't leave the village now. I'm afraid many things are not very convenient. If you are free, Taoist priest, I hope you can help me when I continue to go to Youzhou. Just a few words about the name of our village will attract farmers to come and farm, and Xuzhou will have food again sooner or later."
"Of course." Zuo Chen nodded and looked at Xiao Changcheng: "This young man's family. There are still many people left in the town. When the time comes, we will move here together and start farming again. Life will get better.” The man kowtowed several times, but Zuo Chen didn't stop him this time. The monk tried to stop him, but in the end he accepted it with a blushing face.
After Xiao Changcheng got up, Zuo Chen thought for a few seconds and suddenly patted his head:
"If you farm here, open a warehouse, and save refugees all over the world, the common people will definitely stretch out their hands and give you a thumbs up to say that you are doing a good job. But King Kang will come and send people to kill you, harm you, and take you away to refine you. Baby, let this place be more deserted than before."
The monk obviously thought of this, and his face was a little ugly.
Looking back at the villagers who were still sleeping peacefully, the honest monk gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, with a rare hint of murderous intent on his face:
"If they If you dare to come, I will risk my life to kill them all!"
"Your merits should be for protecting all directions. It is too wasteful to use them to kill those young people." Zuo Chen said: "Wait for me to study and give you two protector gods."
Then he turned to look at Caiyi:
“Caiyi.”
“Here we come!” The little girl stood at attention immediately.
“Teach me your ability to spread beans and make soldiers.”
“That’s right!” Caiyi immediately agreed.
She was actually quite curious. What she revealed was a smaller version of herself. What could Zuo Chen reveal?
(End of this chapter)