It's better to come early than to come by chance, just in time for the meal. Although it's just plain food, it's good to have good food in this rural place. Chen Dasheng was born and raised in a humble way, so naturally he won't dislike it.
It seemed that they had not had guests for a long time. The old couple seemed very enthusiastic and kept picking up food for Chen Dasheng. Even though Chen Dasheng was thick-skinned, he was also a little embarrassed.
"My little brother has a strange accent. I wonder where he is from?" Old Man Zhong asked Chen Dasheng.
Chen Dasheng said, "I'm from Zhongzhou!"
"Zhongzhou? That's so far away!"
When Old Man Zhong heard this, he seemed a little surprised. He was just a mortal. Zhongzhou and Tianling Mountain were more than 100,000 miles apart. He had only heard of it and had never been there. He only knew that Zhongzhou was a very, very far away place.
"You came so far to Tianling Mountain, brother, are you just going to make a pilgrimage to the mountain?" Mrs. Zhong said, other places are not like the Buddhist country, and the belief in Buddha should not have reached such a level, right? For such a young man,
It was hard for them to believe that they had traveled thousands of miles to make a pilgrimage to Tianling Mountain.
Chen Dasheng nodded and lied, "I have heard the name of Fanyin Temple a long time ago and have admired it for a long time. I traveled thousands of miles to come to Yingzhou just because I wanted to go up the mountain to see the true face of the Buddha. If the Buddha does not abandon me, I can stay on the mountain.
It would be best if you take refuge in my Buddha."
"Brother, if you have this kind of heart, you have become a Buddha!" Old Man Zhong said happily, obviously Chen Dasheng's words made him very happy.
Chen Dasheng shook his head in shame. He could even get compliments for his random remarks, which was really enough to make people blush.
"It's just that if you want to go up the mountain, it's not that easy." Old Man Zhong changed the topic and then said to Chen Dasheng.
"How do you say this?" Chen Dasheng asked doubtfully.
Old Man Zhong said, "There is a Karma River at the foot of Tianling Mountain. If you want to go up the mountain, you must first cross the Karma River and let the river wash away all your karma before you can go up the mountain. The mountain road is rugged and difficult to navigate. There are Buddhist masters on the road.
They are our masters. Those masters are all equipped with profound Buddhist teachings. Even if the kings of the Three Kingdoms come, they may not be able to climb the mountain."
"Huh?" Chen Dasheng looked confused, "It's just a pilgrimage to the mountain. Is it that difficult?"
Old Man Zhong shook his head and said, "The people living on Tianling Mountain today are all real Buddhas. We mortals can see them if we want to see them. Before, when the Lord of the Pure Land came for pilgrimage, he knelt down and knelt down from the foot of the mountain to the mountain step by step.
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"Wow!"
Chen Dasheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Today's Lingshan Mountain is definitely at least eight or nine hundred meters high, not to mention a thousand meters. Is it possible for ordinary people to go up the mountain step by step from the foot of the mountain to worship? What kind of strong faith support is needed?
ah?
"Young man, don't worry!" Seeing Chen Dasheng's surprised expression, he thought that Chen Dasheng was disappointed. Old Man Zhong quickly comforted him, "You came all the way from Zhongzhou, and you can see your determination to worship Buddha. Tomorrow we, the old couple, will go up the mountain to pay homage to Buddha.
The masters on the mountain are delivering food, so why don't you go up with us? Although you won't be able to see the real Buddha, you can at least see the place where the Buddha lives. Your trip will be well worth it."
"Oh? Uncle Zhong, are you going up the mountain tomorrow?" A strange color flashed across Chen Dasheng's face.
Old Man Zhong nodded and said with a rather proud smile, "We farmers who live at the foot of Tianling Mountain will go up to the mountain every month to deliver some fruits and vegetables to the masters practicing on the mountain."
Old Man Zhong and his wife are already over seventy years old. Their children and grandchildren are all working outside. It can be said that their family is still very prosperous. However, Old Man Zhong and his wife gave up their prosperous life and came to live in seclusion at the foot of Tianling Mountain. This is a good relationship for them.
Chen Dasheng was really surprised by Buddha's pursuit.
He is already over 70 years old, but he still delivers food to the mountain every month. He is so persistent that Chen Dasheng simply doesn’t know what to say.
Mrs. Zhong said, "Get up early tomorrow and go up the mountain with us. As long as you don't run around, the masters on the mountain won't say anything. You may be lucky enough to see the Buddha."
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If Chen Dasheng wanted to see Lord Buddha, he would probably be able to see him. After all, Lord Wuxiang had some friendship with Yao Yun, and he still had Yao Yun’s autographed letter on his body. However, Old Man Zhong and his wife were only mortals, and he would not tell them anything.
After hearing what Mrs. Zhong said, he smiled calmly and nodded to the second elder.
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The two old men allowed Chen Dasheng to see the simple folk customs here. There are not many families living at the foot of Tianling Mountain, but they are all the most loyal believers of Buddhism. Although the location is barren, this is the closest place to the Lord Buddha.
In this place, they enjoy the protection of Fanyin Temple, silently dedicate everything to the true Buddha on the mountain, and seek spiritual comfort and peace.
night.
The two old men specially set aside a bedroom to entertain this guest from afar. Perhaps it is because this place is adjacent to the Fanyin Temple and is contaminated with Buddhist aura. There are no rats or cockroaches to disturb the room. The room is not big.
, but also clean and tidy.
However, when Chen Dasheng thought about it, it was probably because his family was too poor to feed the mice and cockroaches. Lying in bed, Chen Dasheng thought about going up the mountain tomorrow.
If the Lord Buddha refuses to show off his dignity and refuses to give the Buddha bone relics to himself, then what should he do? After all, they are the inherited treasures of Buddhism, and there are only three of them, so how can they be given to him so easily?
?
Rob?
That would definitely alarm Damokong. Once Damokong takes action, he will most likely fail to grab the treasure and will be beaten instead. But what will happen if he doesn't grab it? My sister is still waiting for her to take the relics back to refine the Heaven-Returning Pill, no matter what
, this relic must be obtained.
steal?
Chen Dasheng's mind was flashing with thousands of possibilities, but others didn't care. But with Bodhidharma on Tianling Mountain, it was unrealistic to steal the treasure. If the Buddha refused to give the treasure, he might have no choice but to steal it.
, but in that case, even if it succeeds, Fanyin Temple will first suspect that it was done by itself. If the treasure cannot be obtained, it will turn to stealing. This is a very logical thing. By then, it will inevitably become the enemy of the entire Buddhist kingdom. At the same time,
It will also affect the medicine cloud.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, this road is not possible. Chen Dasheng has one head and two heads, because he can almost conclude that Lord Wuxiang Buddha will probably not give the relics to him. No matter how good his relationship with Yao Yun is, he will not give it to him.
He might be allowed to sell the important treasures inherited from the temple.
If you don't get what you want, then maybe you can only cheat, but how to cheat? The dignified Lord Buddha must be a man of great wisdom, can you deceive him?
Taking out the letter given by Yao Yun and looking at it, Chen Dasheng felt troubled and considered whether he should change his plan.
Since the chance of seeking the treasure is slim, it is better to steal it directly and test it out first. If it is too difficult, then choose to seek the treasure from the Buddha in an open and honest manner. In this way, it can be regarded as double insurance, as long as it is not alarmed.
Damokong, I believe that no one on Tianling Mountain can stop him.
He has nothing to do with Fanyin Temple. If he can steal the Buddha's bone relics, when they find out, they will never suspect him, and they will also not suspect Yao Yun. If he goes to worship the mountain first, he will not be suspicious.
If you go to the relic and steal it, the nature will be completely different.
A plan slowly took shape in Chen Dasheng's mind. Although this was a bit disgraceful, it was also safer. For the sake of my sister, I had to do it no matter how disgraceful it was.
Thinking of this, Chen Dasheng put Yao Yun's letter back into his arms, turned off the lights and went to sleep, replenishing his energy to welcome tomorrow.
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The next day.
Halfway up Tianling Mountain.
A young man in plain clothes was walking on the rugged mountain road carrying a huge burden, followed by a pair of old men and old ladies. With smiles on their faces, they looked at the young man in front of them and kept praising him.
"This young man is really strong."
"Yes, carrying such a heavy load and climbing such a high mountain is not tiring at all."
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Both Old Man Zhong and Old Man Zhong had their hands empty, and all the things they carried were snatched away by Chen Dasheng. However, despite this, they were still out of breath and could not keep up with Chen Dasheng.
"Da Sheng, stop and have a rest!" Old Man Zhong sat down on a big rock on the side of the road, panting and waving to Chen Dasheng.