Chapter 883: Come here, I respectfully send all the great monks back to Chang'an and return to secular life
"ah!"
Following a rapid scream, a monk wearing gray robes tilted his body and fell from a trembling cloud bridge, as if it was still shaking in the wind. His body was in the air.
He struggled in vain twice, and stretched out his hand toward the sky, as if he wanted to grab something, but in the end his body fell down quickly.
"Huiming!"
On the cloud platform about dozens of steps beside the cloud bridge, the great monk Dharma Sutra suddenly let out an exclamation, took two steps forward, lowered his head and looked down the cloud bridge, but as far as he could see,
There was no trace of the monk anywhere.
The Dharma Sutra monk clasped his hands together with a heartbroken look on his face, closed his eyes, and murmured the Buddha's name.
"Namo's master, Abhidharma Bodhisattva!"
"Zhenren Zhang..."
Monk Huiyuan, who was standing next to Monk Dharma Sutra, also looked down at the Cloud Bridge, then clasped his hands together and said with a sad face.
"His Royal Highness, this test of character is too much. This is no longer a test, but a murder!"
"Master Huiyuan, what you said makes no sense!"
Zhang Jiuzang, who was standing on the side of the Zhanyu sect, also glanced under the cloud bridge, and then said with a half-smile.
"Before the two monks who fell got on the bridge, the old Taoist had warned them, but they insisted on trying. Now that they fell, they were benevolent. How can you say that His Highness the Crown Prince's test was to kill people?"
As he spoke, Zhang Jiuzang glanced at the group of monks present with a somewhat joking gaze.
"Dear monks, the old Taoist would like to remind you that if you don't have the courage to live towards death and the mind of a clear mirror, according to your Buddhist teachings, you can achieve 'the heart has no worries, and therefore there is no fear.'
If you are a person, don't try to take the test.
If you have no self-awareness and want to show off your courage while standing here, and then you are trembling and struggling after walking onto the bridge, you will only lose your life in vain!"
"..."
After hearing Zhang Jiuzang's words, Monk Huiyuan and Monk Dharma Sutra looked at each other, and then looked at the cloud bridge in front of them again, which was thousands of feet high in the sky, and they all fell into silence.
If there were no restrictions on their cultivation, given that both of them had reached the state of Anagami, although they could not be said to be walking on flat ground on this bridge, even if there was something wrong with their bodies, they could still rely on their true energy to maintain their bodies.
balance. But if their cultivation is restricted and they are not allowed to use their true energy, then the problem will be huge!
It's not like the two of them didn't think of ways to circumvent the restrictions on their own cultivation, but they couldn't do it because the middle-aged scribe standing next to Zhang Jiuzang who looked very elegant turned out to be a Taoist immortal.
"Namo's master Harivarman!"
After thinking over and over again in his mind for a long time, Monk Huiyuan finally had to admit that there was no way he could walk across the cloud bridge with restricted cultivation. He clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name habitually, and then faced
This Yunqiao shook his head.
"The poor monk has insufficient cultivation and insufficient character. It seems that he will not be able to pass this test!"
"Master Huiyuan..."
After hearing what Monk Huiyuan said, Zhang Jiuzang immediately said with a half-smile.
"There is only one chance to test your character. As long as you leave this Yuntai, you will be considered a failure. Not only will you be sent to Jingzhao Mansion to recover your ultimatum and be ordered to return to secular life, but you will also not be allowed to continue to participate in the test and become a monk again.
Are you sure you want to quit?"
"..."
After hearing Zhang Jiuzang's words, Monk Huiyuan immediately clasped his hands together and nodded silently.
"All right!"
Zhang Jiuzang turned his head and looked at the Dharma Sutra and the other monks with a smile.
"Master Huiyuan has decided to withdraw. Do you plan to continue the test, or will you quit like Master Huiyuan?"
As Zhang Jiuzang finished speaking, the group of monks present had already turned their attention to Monk Fa Jing. Monk Fa Jing did not give a specific answer, but slowly lowered his eyes and recited the Buddha's name.
"Namo's master, Abhidharma Bodhisattva!"
"Okay! It seems that Master Dharma Sutra is also planning to quit!"
With a sarcastic smile on his face, Zhang Jiuzang said to the monks behind the Dharma Sutra monk.
"Where are the masters? Does anyone want to take part in the test?"
"..."
Under Zhang Jiuzang's sarcastic smile, all the monks present lowered their heads and remained silent.
After all, the examples of the two great monks who dared to try before were laid out in front of them. If they did not participate, the most they would do was to be ordered to return to secular life, and then they could secretly return to the secret realm of Shizong to practice.
But if you participate, if you fall directly, you will definitely die.
Although they themselves believe that devout Buddhist believers like themselves will definitely be able to go to the Western Paradise after death, the problem is that it is quite good in the world of mortals, so there is no need to rush to the West to report!
"Okay! I understand..."
Seeing these monks lowering their heads one by one, with expressions like quails, Zhang Jiuzang suddenly laughed sarcastically.
"Come here, take all the masters back to Chang'an to return to secular life!"
Following the words, several Taoist priests standing on the edge of the cloud platform immediately took a step forward, waved to Huiyuan and Fajing, and motioned them to return to the strange house where they were sent up before.
"Congratulations to all the masters on your successful return to secular life, please come here!"
"..."
Although they were ridiculed in person, at this time, neither Monk Huiyuan nor Monk Dharma Sutra had the intention to argue with these Taoist priests about these matters. They turned around and walked quickly towards the strange house. Just looking at their backs,
It's like escaping from here.
Just when the two of them had just entered the strange house, they heard Zhang Jiuzang's somewhat hateful voice coming from behind. It was very clear, as if it was specifically addressed to them.
"Buddhism is indeed full of good and bad. Look at the character of these two leaders of the Chongxuan Bureau's 'Ten Great Virtues' and recognized by the court... Haha! It's really funny to me. They are completely different from that black monk Xuanzang.
ah!"
After hearing the words, a cold look suddenly flashed across the faces of Monk Huiyuan and Monk Dharma Sutra.
…
After taking a plane to leave the cloud platform in the sky and descend to the ground, Monk Huiyuan and Monk Dajing were handed over to a group of forbidden troops who had been waiting on the ground for a long time. They were escorted out of Liyuan in despair, preparing to go to Chang'an Jingzhao.
The government will carry out the procedures for recovering the ultimatum and returning to secular life.
"It's so abominable!"
When heading to the side entrance of the Liyuan, the monk who had previously accused Monk Xuanzang of having bad intentions and making things difficult for them said in the team with some dissatisfaction.
"Who among the monks in the world can pass such a shameless test? Hu... Isn't the imperial court planning to do the same as Emperor Wu of Zhou, who wanted to force all the monks and nuns to return to secular life, and then rob... and seize the property of the temple?"
"that is!"
After hearing what he said, another monk next to him also echoed.
"It's a pity that brothers Huiming and Zhixing were killed by such a shameless test..."
Before the monk could finish his words, a surprised voice was heard from the team.
"Wait! Look, are those two senior brothers Huiming and Zhixing?"
After hearing this voice, the group of monks, including Huiyuan and Fajing, all turned their heads and looked towards a house on the side of the Liyuan that was also made of the same cloud-like white material.
I saw two very familiar monks in gray robes standing in line in front of the house with about a dozen other monks, seemingly waiting to enter the house.
"Senior Brother Huiming, Senior Brother Zhixing!"
A monk looked at the two resurrected people in front of him in amazement and shouted loudly.
"Why are you here?"
"..."
After hearing their shouts, the two monks in gray robes also turned their heads. After seeing them, the two monks suddenly showed honest smiles on their faces.
"We are waiting to take the third test of precepts. Master Huiyuan, Master Dharma Sutra, did you all pass the second test and then take the third test?"
"Participate in the third commandment test?"
After hearing what they said, the group of monks present suddenly looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
"Wait! Didn't you fall to your death from the Cloud Bridge during the second test? How did you pass..."
"Oh...you mean this!"
After hearing what they said, the two monks in gray robes smiled innocently and started to explain.
"The two of us didn't actually fall to death, because there was a platform hidden by illusions not far below the cloud bridge. When we fell, we fell directly on the platform."
"A platform hidden by illusion?"
After hearing what these two monks said, Monk Huiyuan and Monk Fa Jing looked at each other, with a look of shock that could not be concealed on their faces.
"But even so, you two haven't even finished walking across the Cloud Bridge. How did you pass the xinxing test?"
"that……"
The second monk Huiming who fell from the Cloud Bridge scratched his own head and explained.
"Those Taoist priests from the Taishi Bureau said that daring to walk on the Cloud Bridge already proves that one's character is qualified. As for whether one can complete the walk, that is a question of ability, not one's character!"
After hearing these words, Monk Huiyuan suddenly felt a surge of emotion!
No wonder that old man Zhang Jiuzang kept saying that he needed to be like a mirror to stop the water and ignore the terrifying character in order to get through it. Moreover, when he gave up, he also specifically said that there was only this one chance. It turned out that Li Shimin's test was not to let people go through it at all.
Walk over, but you can pass as long as you dare to walk.
'The poor monk actually fell into the trap of that old man Zhang Jiuzang...'
puff!
As soon as he thought of this, the great monk Huiyuan felt that the true energy in his body was beating around uncontrollably, and his chest and abdomen felt like a knife cutting him. He opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood mist, raised his head and fell down!
"I hate it so much!"
"..."
When they saw Monk Huiyuan gushing blood and falling to the ground, the monks present immediately started to scramble. They bent down to help Monk Huiyuan up and shouted in panic.