A dull atmosphere spread in the city. The masked immortal outside the city and the red-mole boy inside the city all changed colors at the same time.
"What a pure breath of the river! What kind of magical power is this?"
The next moment, the wills attracted by the movement in Chang'an also noticed the changes in the city, and they all concentrated on the jade belt that shot straight into the sky.
For a time, everyone had different thoughts.
When everyone was in shock, a man wearing a hat and Chu clothes came out of the jade belt, and with a flick of his long sleeves, the sound of fighting from all directions could be heard.
"Stay away!"
The three armies roared together, the sound shook the sky!
Several flaming meteorites that were about to fall on Chang'an actually stagnated and rolled back!
Huhuhu...
This pause and reversal caused a strong wind and hot breath, which shook the houses in Chang'an City, but also blew away the despair of the people in the city, making them feel relieved one by one, or scream, or run, or kowtow.
Or cry...
Violent and agitated emotions slowly accumulated over the city.
But among them, there is also some noise——
"Buddha! Buddha must have saved us!"
"Thank you Buddha!"
"My Buddha is compassionate!"
In the Chen Mansion, Chen Yi, with overlapping figures on his body, felt something in his heart, and the seal in his hand changed.
Another person walked out of the jade belt, wearing armor, full of heroic spirit, and holding a tiger talisman. He was in mid-air, and the shadow of the long river appeared behind him, and endless soldiers poured out from it.
"Invincible!"
In an instant, amidst the shouts of killing, the elite soldiers of Baizhan were enveloped by a huge will, wrapped in blood and smoke, and charged directly towards the golden Buddha lying across the city!
In an instant, it was as if a bloody torrent rushed out from the jade belt, across the sky, the blade cut through the void, destroying the thought of incense, and before it even touched the body of the Buddha, it destroyed the golden halo around her!
"Well...this kind of handwriting can't be wrong!"
The boy with red mole has an ugly face.
"Chen Fangqing!"
Outside the window, the torrent of smoke trembled like a spear, piercing into the body of the Buddha! He couldn't help but scream, causing urgent footsteps to be heard outside the door.
The young man's face changed continuously, and he finally gritted his teeth: "The magical power that man used was rooted in past historical legends! He did not rely on his own foundation at all! In contrast, my Buddhist sect has been inherited for six hundred years, and myths and legends have emerged in endlessly! If we really want to go head-to-head,
It’s still unclear who will win! But! The legends I have accumulated in Buddhism must be used on the edge of the sword to reverse the situation at critical moments. They cannot be exposed in vain and be observed by others. I will temporarily retreat today to take advantage of this kid first! But this is also me
As part of his plan, if I retreat like this, he will fight with the fairy dog!" Thinking of this, he waved towards the Buddha, and a golden light fell into his palm, but it was a "swastika" character seal, which rotated endlessly.
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Boom!
Outside, the giant Buddha disintegrated instantly, as if it was pierced by the violent smoke!
In an instant, streaks of golden light flew in all directions like headless flies, all over the city, reflected in the eyes of the people in the city, and made them feel confused.
"This jade belt has just helped us block the disaster, why do we want to hurt the Buddha again? Could it be that he is not a good person?"
"How could it not be good? If it weren't for him, we would all be beaten to death! I can still hear you making noises here! If you ask me, any Buddha is a lie. On weekdays, people offer incense and donate money, but at critical moments...
Don’t protect us!”
"Why are you so insincere? Do you worship Buddha just to get benefits? If there are no benefits, then you won't be respectful? What a utilitarian thing!"
"What? If I don't ask Buddha to do something, I really have nothing to spend my money on. I have seven children at home, including two elders, and a strong wife. It's difficult to support them, so why should I donate money to Buddha?"
"That's right! How many years have you believed in Buddhism? My ancestors were all Buddhists, or monks. I don't even believe it now!"
"Nonsense! Where did the monk come from?"
For a moment, people's hearts were in chaos, they were criticizing each other, and hatred was growing. The emotions and thoughts of the people brewing in the city were also confused, and they even began to be corroded by the Buddha's light scattered everywhere.
"Buddhism has not been introduced to China for a long time. In addition, Hu Shen is in charge and has inherent deficiencies. It has to rely on the Central Plains scholars who were infected and penetrated by the light of Buddha to recite sutras every day and subtly shape local legends. Therefore, most of them are not reliable. Once encountered,
In the current situation, having your faith shaken is nothing more than child’s play and nothing to be afraid of!”
In the Chen Mansion, Chen Yi's eyes flashed and he pointed out.
As the jade belt circulates, first a mighty man appears, domineering, but his body is covered with scars, and his powerful energy and blood are constantly withering and declining.
"Besieged on all sides!"
In an instant, countless nine-song songs came from the void, causing the walls of Buddha light all over the city to separate and turn into particles, all of which were surrounded in the city!
Then, another white-faced and beardless man walked out of the jade belt with small steps. He stretched his orchid fingers, chuckled, and whispered: "I'll tell you to wait and see, the power of our eunuch!" After saying this, he looked towards the Buddha's light in the sky.
refer to.
"Referring to a deer as a horse."
Buzz!
In an instant, the Buddha's light reversed and degenerated instantly, turning back into pure incense smoke and gathering towards the top of the city!
Many believers in the city suddenly felt as if they were washed by sweet rain, their minds suddenly became enlightened, and they couldn't help but look confused as they reflected on their past deeds.
"In order to worship the Buddha, we have given up so much, but when the critical moment comes, we don't see any protection at all. Is it worth it or not?"
Boom!
The young man with the red mole in the city felt as if he was suddenly hit by thunder. His whole body was shaken, and then thoughts filled with many wishes burst out from his body.
"It's broken! The devout believers have been shaken! The foundation is unstable!"
He stretched out his hand to grab it, but could only find nothing. He watched helplessly as the pious thoughts he had accumulated over the years escaped one by one. His originally rosy complexion immediately shriveled up and became thinner!
"Chen Fangqing ahhh!"
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Outside the city, the masked immortal looked at the burning meteorites returning to the clouds and the giant Buddhas scattered in the market, but he was indifferent.
"With a mortal body and no cultivation at all, isn't it the divine power of heaven or the method of remnant Taoism?"
Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Yi in the city felt something in his heart and suddenly looked towards him. Then the jade belt shook and split into tributaries, descending directly towards where this person was, and then the figure of a man in black robe emerged from it.
He appeared, looking around constantly, in a hurry, as if he was being chased by someone.
"Huh?" When the masked immortal saw this, he sneered. Just as he was about to call the surrounding earth veins, he saw the surrounding vegetation suddenly growing wildly, and in the blink of an eye, he manifested into countless soldiers, and each one rushed towards him without fear of death!
"Both trees and grass are soldiers!"
"Wither's little trick, the past undead, just teasing the Western religion, how dare you come to be my enemy?" The masked immortal waved his hand, and the spiritual light spread from his body like vines, deep into the earth in all directions, and the earth's soil
It rolled, collapsed, and swallowed up countless soldiers.
But immediately, a young man was seen stepping out, seven steps in a row, stepping on the spiritual light, and softly chanting: "Cook the beans and burn them."
Buzz!
In an instant, the spiritual light boiled, and the Masked Immortal himself suddenly burst into flames!
The fire spread was actually caused by mana and spiritual light!
"Go straight to the root?" The masked immortal's voice was surprised, but he was not panicked. His body swayed and merged into the earth. The flames were immediately swallowed up by the earth, and a faint brilliance spread in the earth, like ripples in the water, "I...
If you are born in the earth, how can you be afraid of fire? As mortals, your thoughts will eventually be limited..."
but……
"Who doesn't have magical powers yet?"
Chen Cuo's voice suddenly sounded, and then the surrounding land suddenly twisted and turned into gray mist!
"Huh? You actually built the cave here in advance?" The masked immortal suddenly reappeared from the earth, "With the suppression of heaven and earth, why can you let the cave exist alone outside?"
"I finally said something in full, but I don't want to answer you." Chen Cuo didn't show up, he just passed the message here, and he wouldn't tell the other party that as early as more than ten years ago, he had built stages everywhere.
"Isn't one of your thoughts, using the destruction of Chang'an as an inducement, to induce me to take action against you?"
"Do you think a mere trap can cure me? After all, this is just a strategy born out of the mortal world..." The masked fairy shuddered, and the shadow of a dragon appeared behind him. After roaring his filial piety, there was a cave sky filled with yellow sand and broken soil.
It appears, gradually spreads, and drives away the gray fog around it three feet away from itself!
"I'm not treating you, I'm making an agreement with you!"
While Chen Cuo was speaking, a jade belt appeared, followed by a passing emperor stepping out from it, accompanied by the purple energy of the dynasty, which condensed into the shape of a canopy, a jade chariot, a guide cover, a fly whisk, a royal staff, and a guide staff, turning into a torrential force, gathering them all
Then he pointed at the immortal and said in an indifferent voice: "I want to make a three-part agreement with you!"
Buzz!
In an instant, there was a thunderbolt in the void, the shadow of a divine dragon wandered back and forth in the jade belt, and the thoughts of all the people returned from the long river.
The sky and the earth roared together, making the masked immortal dizzy and almost falling into the clouds!
"How dare a mere mortal emperor look down on me..."
boom!
But he didn't finish his words...
"First, if you kill people, you will die!"
"Ah!" The Masked Immortal screamed, and the cave sky behind him instantly distorted. Countless souls of grievances seeped into it, turning into silhouettes and roaming in the cave sky. "Get away! Don't let any despicable souls come near me!"
"Second, if you hurt the people, you will hurt the same people!"
"Poof!" He vomited blood again, black energy surged around his body, and blood rainbows exploded all over his body, and he was seriously injured in an instant, "Damn it! How could it be like this..."
"Third, save the people and be strong!"
"Well!" He felt dizzy for a moment, and his whole body was shaking rapidly, "No! No! No! How can I be reduced to a vassal of ordinary people, Fuyaozi, you actually humiliate me like this!"
As soon as Chen Cuo said these three words, he turned into three haloes, fell straight down, and without any explanation, they were set on the mask fairy's head!
Katcha!
The cave disappeared, the mask shattered, revealing the face of a bearded dragon. He covered his head and screamed, knowing that something was wrong, he turned around, fell into the earth, and disappeared instantly!
Chen Cuo did not stop him this time and let him come and go.
"Since you look down on the mortal world, from now on you will be treated like an ox or a horse to the mortal world."
In Chen Mansion, Chen Yi looked up at the sky and suddenly pointed!
The jade belt hovered in the sky, and a man stepped out, holding the jade in his arms.
In an instant, brilliance spread out and illuminated Chang'an. The many cracks in the city and the conflicts and confusion in people's hearts were all eliminated at this moment, just like in the past.
"The perfect jade returns to Zhao."
After doing this, the jade belt completely dissipated, and Chang'an suddenly became silent.
The dragon veins in the underground suddenly became dim, the water of the long river was faintly sluggish, and the many figures that had appeared before gradually became dim and submerged under the water.
The incense smoke lingering above the city suddenly condensed, turned into a ray of light, and fell towards Chen's mansion. It went straight into Chen Yi's body, but did not enter. Instead, it condensed on Chen Cuo, who was overlapping and one with Chen Yi.
, turns into an aperture!
Katcha!
Amid the shattering sound, Chen Cuo felt something in his heart.
"As expected, this journey to the west has actually begun."
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"quick!"
In the palace, Li Shimin saw the jade belt disappearing and its light falling on the city, and he quickly said: "Quickly investigate, whose mansion is that!"
After his servants were ordered to leave, he glanced at Chang'an with an excited look on his face.
"In order to make chaos easy, you must treat extraordinary people."
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"How is it? Have you learned it? This method is feasible in all worlds, but remember, when you encounter the word 'Chonghuang', you need to retreat immediately!"
The figure detached from Chen Yi, Chen Cuo stepped up in the air, first glanced at Chen Guangxin and his wife, and finally fell on Chen Yi, smiled softly and said: "If you haven't learned it, don't worry, you will get familiar with it gradually in the future.
"
"You are..." Chen Guangxin saw Chen Cuo's face, a flash of lightning flashed in his heart, and he stepped forward eagerly.
Over the years, he has grown up, but he has not forgotten all the things he encountered in the East China Sea. In addition, he has never been able to see his mother. His mother-in-law, who took care of him, also left a few years ago, but when she left, that mother-in-law
He still left a few words, which contained hints. Over the years, he had secretly thought about it and had two rough guesses, but they were difficult to confirm. How could he bear to see them today?
However, before he could finish his sentence, Chen Cuo's figure had disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the empty courtyard wall, Chen Guangxin felt lost; but Yin Wenjiao couldn't care about her husband's mood, her heart was all about her son. She just opened the door and saw her son's whole body glowing, making seals with his hands, and then the jade belt
Qingtian, turn the tide!
Not to mention that Yin Wenjiao has never seen such a scene before. Even if she thought about it, she would never have thought about it. Even if she hoped that her son would become a success, she would never have thought that her son had the ability to compare with an immortal! So that she felt complicated, including horror and fear.
There are worries, but there is also a sense of pride.
But when she saw the departing person and her confused son, all her thoughts turned into worries and distress. She pulled Chen Yi over and held her in her arms. She couldn't help but comfort and whisper.
Cry loudly.
"My son, don't panic, my mother is here."
"Mother, I'm fine." Chen Yi came back to his senses, suppressed his thoughts, felt the spells and spells in his heart, and looked at the light of the jade belt that was slowly dissipating in the sky, feeling like a dream.
Then he looked at Chen Guangxin, hesitated, and said: "Father, do you know that man just now? He claims to be... my ancestor." Chen Guangxin's strange behavior was noticed by him, and this
That's why I asked this question.
"Did he really say that?" Chen Guangxin was silent for a moment and then said: "Actually, my father's life experience..."
Unfortunately, before these words were finished, there were already chaotic footsteps outside, followed closely by a sharp voice——
"The saint has a decree to announce that Chen Yi will come to the palace to pay homage!"
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"So, you are also deeply troubled by Buddhism! Very good! Very good!"
In the imperial study room, after listening to Chen Yi's discussion, Li Shimin praised Chen Yi repeatedly, and then said: "To be honest, I am also worried about this matter."
When Chen Yi heard this, he hesitated, and finally said: "Since Your Majesty is worried, why don't you stop it? Nowadays, there are people worshiping Buddha everywhere in the government and in the public. It is unimaginable to see the number of monks and believers after a single order from the Buddhist sect!"
"Things in the DPRK are not that simple. There are many constraints. I am the emperor, but in order to govern the country, I need someone to help me. I cannot remove all the relevant people. Then there is no chance that the old incident of Yang Sui will happen again.
!" Li Shimin stopped talking without saying anything clearly. He knew that the children of officials and officials like Chen Yi must understand the implication, so he changed the topic and said, "In view of this, I know that in order to break the influence of Buddhist affairs, I need to prescribe the right medicine.
To convince people with reason, to make people speechless, to make the Buddhist theory become a family theory instead of the truth of the world! For this reason, someone needs to go to the West, write down what he sees and hear, and explore
To clarify the fundamentals of Buddhism, neither praise nor belittle it, and then compile it into a book to break the myths and let the world know that Buddhism is just one family, and the West is not a kingdom of heaven!"
He turned to look at Chen Yi: "Are you willing to be this person?"
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When he left the palace, Chen Yi was in high spirits. He finally found his life goal and got the opportunity to display all his knowledge and ambitions. However, when he returned home, his mother Yin Wenjiao learned that she couldn't help but cry and fight.
Even Chen Guangxin remained silent, his worry evident in his expression.
"Thousands of miles away from the West, there are snow-capped mountains, vast seas, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts along the way. You are still young, how can you take on such a responsibility? As a father, it is better to ask the Holy Master to resign from the job."
"My father often said that ambition does not depend on your age. Besides, when you were young, you studied alone and even killed a ferocious beast alone! What does your son have to be afraid of?" Chen Yi could only advise: "Besides, the saint did not tell me to go alone.
, and there are people guarding me! The warriors selected by the imperial court are among the best! Not to mention, I have also been practicing martial arts since I was a child. Although my sword skills are sparse, I am strong, and I am also proficient in bow and horse.
Can you ride a horse and gallop?"
Unfortunately, how can Yin Wenjiao be persuaded with just a few words?
However, that night, after Chen Guangxin and Yin Wenjiao fell asleep, they were lost in the lake in their dreams. Suddenly they saw a person, each had their own gains and knowledge, and their attitude softened slightly. They had been bothering each other for half a month, and finally they finally settled.
Another month later, Li Shimin made an excuse to talk about current events. Although there were many Buddhist scriptures, they were not authentic. They were compiled later by people from China and lost their true meaning. Someone needed to go west to get the scriptures. Taking advantage of the situation, he appointed Chen Yi and made the matter public.
, causing an uproar.
Suddenly, undercurrents surged between the government and the public, but before all parties could react, Li Shimin quickly cut through the mess, appointed Chen Yi as the Westbound General Manager, and personally escorted him out of Chang'an!
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I didn’t expect it! I didn’t ask for leave today, and it’s 5,000 words!
