In Qingjing Temple, Qinghuan was slumped on a cushion, looking drowsy.
While Lu Chenjia was changing the bandage on his hand, he said, “…the people from Xiling Judgment Hall chased after them, but the people from Guangming Hall chose to protect Sangsang. Many people died for this…I really don’t understand why they did this!”
Qinghuan yawned.
Lu Chenjia continued, "After that, Ning Que took Sang Sang into the mud pond... It was the swamp that stretched for thousands of miles between Yuelun and Xihuang... But I got news that the High Priest Ye Hongyu had already entered the swamp alone. She had already foreseen Ning Que's escape route...
Are you listening anymore?"
Seeing that Qing Huan had not responded, Lu Chenjia could not help but increase the strength of his hands, causing Qing Huan to gasp: "It hurts... it hurts..."
Lu Chenjia said dissatisfiedly: "Since that day, you have always looked like you never get enough sleep. Are you hurt?"
Qing Huan forced himself to cheer up and said, "After all, I haven't lived as long as the chief lecturer. I just exhausted my energy. I just need to sleep more."
Lu Chenjia carefully looked at Qing Huan for a few times, and only after confirming that he was really just sleepy did he breathe a sigh of relief and asked, "Can Ye Hongyu stop Ning Que personally?"
Qing Huan shook his head and said, "It is fate that determines Ning Que's fate. He will not die."
"Heaven's will?" Lu Chenjia asked doubtfully, "You mean Haotian's will? How is that possible?"
Qing Huan sneered and said, "You just said you don't understand why the people in the Temple of Light want to protect Sangsang? Of course it's because Sangsang is the daughter of light. Ning Que is protecting Sangsang, which means he is following Haotian's will, so he is naturally blessed by destiny!"
Lu Chenjia asked blankly: "But Sangsang is the daughter of Hades?"
Qing Huan lowered her eyelids and said, "She is the daughter of light, and she is the daughter of Hades. There is no conflict between the two... It is a simple truth that where there is light, there is bound to be darkness. Why can't everyone figure this out?"
Lu Chenjia felt a huge fear in his heart and trembled subconsciously: "What...what do you mean?"
"do not be afraid."
Qing Huan reached out and touched Lu Chenjia's smooth face, and said, "When you close your eyes, the world is dark, and when you open your eyes, the world is bright, that's all!"
The fear in Lu Chenjia's heart immediately dissipated a lot. He angrily slapped Qinghuan's hand away and said, "So that's why Master said that the Buddhist sect is a "turtle", because they shrink their heads, are only willing to stay in their own world, and only see what they want to see?"
Qing Huan lay on his back, looking at the roof, and said, "They only saw the black umbrella, but didn't see what was covered under it... Is it that they couldn't see it? Or are they unwilling to see it?"
Lu Chenjia didn't say anything. He just changed the medicine on Qinghuan's hand and bandaged it in silence. Then he said abruptly, "Help me change Yuelun Kingdom."
Qing Huan also said casually: "Okay."
It was a very simple request, and was agreed to casually.
……
From that day on, Qinghuan began to give lectures at the Qingjing Temple. He talked about a completely new Buddhist concept, but was met with great rejection right after he started. Even many people from the Yuelun Kingdom started cursing at him.
Because in Qinghuan’s Buddhist philosophy, Buddha exists in everyone’s heart, everyone has Buddha nature, and everyone can become a Buddha!
When you believe in Buddhism, you are not believing in the clay statue in the temple. What you should really believe in is your own heart!
Such outrageous remarks naturally made the Buddhist Yuelun believers extremely angry, and they even reported it to the White Pagoda Temple, hoping that the White Pagoda Temple could ban the Qingjing Mosque.
But Baita Temple turned a deaf ear to it.
Of course, in the past, only nobles and wealthy people in Yuelun Kingdom could listen to Buddhist teachings. How could anyone explain Buddhism to ordinary people in such detail and patience?
So even though countless people hate this, Qingjing Mosque is still crowded every day because those who come are ordinary people.
Qinghuan, who has been among the lower classes for many years, knows very well how to use straightforward language to express the Buddhist principles in his heart, so even children can understand what Qinghuan says.
This has also led to more and more people willing to come to Qingjing Mosque to listen to lectures.
……
"…When I was traveling in the Moon Country, I stayed overnight in a temple. It was really cold at the time. The Buddha statue in the temple happened to be carved out of wood. So I used the Buddha statue to burn for warmth, but this action was discovered by the monks in the temple.
He was very angry and asked how could I burn the Buddha?
I told him that I was burning the Buddha to obtain the relics.
The monks were so angry that they laughed and said: "It's a wooden Buddha, where did the relics come from?"
I said, since there are no relics, then quickly move two more over to burn...it's really too cold!"
There was a burst of laughter from below.
Qing Huan smiled and said, "The relics are the accumulation of the immeasurable merits of the six paramitas. To put it simply, they are the accumulation of the awakened Buddha nature.
The metaphysical is called "awakening", and the physical can obtain "relics". "Awakening" is the "cause" of relics, and relics are the result of "awakening".
So, whether a monk has Buddha nature or not, you can tell by burning him, don’t be fooled by monks in the future..."
After some explanation, Qinghuan struck the bowl and ended the lecture.
The crowd left satisfied.
Qinghuan came to the backyard, where a beautiful woman wearing a wide robe of judgment was sitting in the Zen room. The robe was red, as red as blood.
It goes well with the woman because she is Ye Hongyu.
Lu Chenjia was sitting opposite her. The lovelorn man whom she once looked down upon now made her look at him with new eyes.
Both women were very beautiful, and although they seemed to be sitting opposite each other in a friendly manner, one could still feel the secret rivalry between them.
This competition involves many aspects, which naturally includes showing the most beautiful side of oneself as a woman as much as possible.
Qinghuan leaned against the door sill, admiring the pleasant scene before her.
Ye Hongyu glanced at him and said, "Come to think of it, when Master Qishan passed away, you left a tear. That was a relic, right? Unfortunately, that tear now falls into the hands of the bookworm Mo Shanshan."
Lu Chenjia straightened his back, making his chest look stronger, and said, "She was just lucky enough to find it. I will send someone to get it back later."
"I'm just afraid the bookworm won't want to return it!"
Ye Hongyu turned to look at Qing Huan and said, "You are spreading the new Buddhism like this, aren't you afraid that the Hanging Temple will burn you to death? Or are you just waiting to be martyred?"
Qing Huan shrugged and said, "Martyrdom is not suitable for me. I am afraid of pain, let alone being burned to death!"
“I really don’t understand how you achieved your Buddhist practice!”
Ye Hongyu sighed and said, "Ning Que escaped... You don't seem surprised at all?"
Lu Chenjia took over and said, "You actually let Ning Que escape? This surprises me."
Ye Hongyu shook her head and said, "I did block Ning Que in the mud pond, but there was no fight... With the great master of the academy here, who could have stopped Ning Que? I'm just curious, why did Ning Que not return to the academy, but head north to the wilderness?"
Lu Chenjia said: "Of course it's because there are barbarians in the wasteland, barbarians who believe in Hades."
Ye Hongyu shook her head and said, "The barbarians believe in Hades because they are afraid of him! They dare not accept Ning Que because that would mean becoming an enemy of the entire world!"
Then, he looked at Qing Huan again and asked, "Why don't you speak?"
Qing Huan admired her appearance and her increasingly charming figure under the Judgment Divine Cannon, and said: "I was wondering, how can I get close to her?" (End of this chapter)