However, no one from the Qingcheng sect came, which made Li Jingxu and his family very depressed. However, this was also their fate, and it was considered a hardship and training gained after joining the Chan sect.
Just like Xu Feiniang, she has been practicing for so many years, but she takes the initiative.
But looking at the cause and effect, it means that she needs to continue to practice and become stronger to be worthy of being a second-generation disciple of Jie Jiao.
As for how long it will take, it's hard to say.
The second-generation disciples of Taoism have all experienced the growth of many Yuanhui, and they have a profound background.
…
When Xuanzhi was reincarnated and drifted along the river, Yamazaki helped him shield him from the wind and water, and kept his wooden basin from overturning to see where he would go.
It just so happened that an old monk came to the waterside to fetch water. When he saw the baby in the wooden basin, he immediately used his palms to blow the wind, causing the water to rotate and push the wooden basin towards the shore.
The old monk held the baby and saw a blood letter.
"Amitabha!"
The old monk took the baby away and went to the city to file a complaint, using a blood letter as proof, seeking justice for the baby.
The official did not hesitate and sent someone to Zhuangzi to fetch him.
The murderer was quickly brought to court, but because he was so eloquent, the old monk lacked witnesses and physical evidence, so he couldn't get hold of him.
The official went to find some villagers and tenants on the farm, but they did not accuse the murderer of anything bad. Instead, they said that he was benevolent and righteous, a good man, and that he and his wife had always been in harmony.
The old monk was speechless and unable to refute.
Yamazaki looked funny outside and kept staring.
The murderer was cunning and did all the tricks on the surface, leaving a good impression on everyone.
Moreover, just before coming here, I sent someone to deliver the gold and silver to Mr. Guan's house. It would be strange to win this lawsuit.
The official finally took the case and pronounced the verdict, but the old monk became a fabricated person, saying that he coveted property and framed good people.
The old monk was old and frail, so he was sent out of the courtroom with twenty blows of his staff.
This actually cost the old monk his life, because those government officials had just arrested people and collected money.
The official knows this without asking.
However, they underestimated how powerful the old monk was.
After being beaten with twenty sticks, the old monk was not dead, and he did not even vomit blood. He was still fine.
The official also realized that he had met a powerful person, and wiped his hands with cold sweat and shouted to retreat.
The murderer also understood and said goodbye with a smile on his face.
"Amitabha, donor, I will tell you something later."
"Oh, Zen Master, please tell me."
"Things in the past were all caused by cause and effect. Now the cause and effect has not yet come. I think it is the benefactor's fate and it is also caused by the benefactor's good deeds and good deeds. But no matter what the benefactor is, cause and effect will always come. If the benefactor wants to survive, he must continue to do good deeds and accumulate good deeds."
"I'm sorry that some people may not understand the Zen Master's kind words, but this family has always been kind to others, so please rest assured, Zen Master."
"Amitabha, I hope so. If the donor can put down the butcher's knife and accumulate good deeds, the poor monk will believe that good people will be rewarded with good things."
"I'm concerned about Zen Master Lao. I have something to do with a certain family, please."
"Amitabha."
The murderer left in a cold sweat. The old monk clasped his hands together and returned to the temple with the baby.
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The temple where the old monk lives is not big, but not small either. There are dozens of monks, but most of them are fake monks trying to avoid corvee labor.
The old monk was just an inconspicuous elder. There was a baby beside him, named Jiang Liu'er. No one cared about him, and everyone lived their own lives.
Cleaning, chanting sutras, fooling believers, collecting incense for Buddhism, and collecting money for them by the way.
The various disciples are vying for the throne, and everyone is uneasy. There are many people seeking Buddha, and there is an endless stream.
…
Yamasaki opened a small courtyard in the mountain and watched from a distance with his spiritual eyes, keeping a distance.
The baby grew up day by day, and in the name of protection, onlookers came over one after another.
Human race, Princess Lihua.
Tianren, Princess Jingqing, Zhu Ya, Fan Zhen.
Xianren, Li Yingqiong, Zhou Yanyu.
Ghost, Gu Linger, Li Jingxun.
Yaozu, Ling Jintang, Shaoyao.
Yaoxian, Yuan Xing, Scorpio.
Including the demon Yamazaki, there are thirteen in total.
At this time, after two years of turmoil in Nanfangbuzhou (1277 Linghai Calendar), there was a new emperor.
In order to avoid chaos in the world, the ministers asked the empress, who is now the empress dowager, to issue an order to select the emperor.
Although some of the names are unfair, it can still be regarded as orthodox. It has the support of generals from all over the country and suppresses all the others.
However, in order to comfort them, we also gave them more rewards, which is a win-win situation.
…
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he also worked hard to govern.
It was around this time that Buddhism's luck was at its lowest, and the new emperor issued a ban on Buddhism.
It is forbidden to build new large-scale temples and re-measure the land of existing temples, especially the large number of unregistered fields.
It is forbidden to spread Buddhist scriptures to confuse people's minds, and thoroughly investigate the situation of the monks to see if they are real monks or fake monks, and whether they are harboring filth or evil.
It is forbidden to become a monk without any reason, monks are encouraged to return to secular life, and those who become monks to avoid corvee work are given a time limit to go home.
It is prohibited to copy and print Buddhist scriptures. Only eminent monks from government-designated Buddhist temples can apply. Designated academies and temples that are allowed to collect Buddhist scriptures can apply if there are missing Buddhist scriptures.
…
The reincarnation of Xuan Qian's nephew soon became less and less, and the temple became deserted. Due to the lack of manpower to clean it, it also became a bit deserted.
However, the reincarnated little novice monk Xuanqi didn't mind, and he didn't understand it either.
Like other children, he lived a happy and happy childhood in a muddle-headed way.
There were some strange female benefactors in the mountains. Every time they saw him, they would look at him with strange eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, which made him tremble.
After all, they all have shadows, are not ghosts, are vegetarians, are not bad people, and most importantly, they will give him some delicious snacks.
…
In the blink of an eye, another fourteen years passed, and the day came when the sixteen-year-old novice monk had to decide his future.
Either he could return to secular life as a monk, go to the city to apply for land, then marry a wife and have children.
Or enter Buddhism, but now the Li family dynasty does not allow private ordination, and their temple does not have a quota for ordination, so it cannot be done.
You must go to Nanjingguan to get tonsured, and then come back to register as a monk.
The little novice monk didn't quite understand, and scratched his head in confusion. Finally, he decided to become a monk because he had Buddhist scriptures in his stomach and knew nothing else.
The old monk touched the head of the little novice monk, and then said goodbye to the abbot with a big bow.
He had a premonition that he would never come back and would pass away there.
…
The little novice monk left, and Yamazaki and others also followed.
The young novice followed the old monk out of the mountain. He couldn't let go of the place where he had lived for sixteen years, and looked back step by step.
Suddenly, I noticed two carts pulled by four wooden puppets coming next to me, and my eyes suddenly lit up.
Without it, everyone above has seen it, even the people in the small courtyard in the mountains.
It was Yamazaki and others. Yamazaki and Scorpio each drove a cart. The girls sat in the back in two groups, drinking tea, chatting and playing leaf cards.
One group is humans, gods and immortals, and the other group is ghosts, demons and immortals.
…
Yamazaki handed over his hand and said, "Old monk, after being neighbors for so long, there are some karma. It should be enough for you to get a ride. Come on up."
The old monk touched his beard, then clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, if this is the case, then the poor monk will be more respectful than obey."