Several Buddhist elders who have reached the enlightenment level and the feathering level are arguing with Lin Jichen, hoping to take away the heavenly Buddhist magical powers through the power of words.
How could Lin Jichen let them get their wish?
Without him opening his mouth, Ren Lan transformed into Zhuge Liang and started to fight with the scholars. She, who was always sharp-tongued, made it impossible for a group of monks to gain any advantage. Instead, they all blushed and gnashed their teeth.
Lin Jichen said nothing, letting Ren Lan act as his mouthpiece, while his eyes kept falling behind the group of monks.
Behind them, there was an old monk with dark skin who was holding a broom and leisurely sweeping the dead branches and leaves on the ground.
The other party seemed inconspicuous and could easily be ignored, just like an ordinary handyman monk, but Lin Jichen had already set his sights on the other party.
He had already discovered that this old monk was no ordinary person. Although he was not Xuan Kong, he was equally unfathomable.
The old monk had already noticed Lin Jichen's gaze. He stopped his movements, his clear eyes showed some approval and consideration, and sighed: "I have a deep connection with Buddhism and extraordinary talent. It's a pity that I am not a disciple of Buddhism."
As soon as he finished speaking, several elders stopped arguing. When they turned around and saw the visitor, their expressions changed drastically and they quickly saluted him respectfully.
"Senior Brother Yuanming!"
The old monk put down the broom in his hand, returned the salute to several people, and then asked: "How can you be so rude to the distinguished guests? You have violated the precepts."
Several elders quickly bowed to apologize and cried out for injustice.
"Senior brother, it's not us who are breaking the rules, but this woman's words are really... irritating!"
"Yes, this female boxing cultivator made rude remarks, and we are really angry."
"I hope senior brother will learn from this. These female cultivators must be taught a lesson."
...
After all, they are also Buddhist cultivators in the realm of enlightenment. If they were normal, they would never get angry easily.
But today they met Ren Lan, and they couldn't bear it at all. Ren Lan was so talkative that he could kill people.
Lin Jichen also realized it later and curiously asked in a low voice: "Crazy woman, what did you just say?"
He had been paying attention to the old monk and didn't care what Ren Lan said.
"It's nothing. I just had a simple 'literary exchange' with them. Who knew they would get angry at every turn? Their self-cultivation is not as good as that of Zaun players."
Ren Lan looked innocent, and Lin Jichen twitched the corner of his mouth, well, how can people in this world of eight wastes withstand the cultural baptism of Zu'an, it would be strange if they don't break their defenses.
The old monk did not comfort them, but said in an unquestionable tone: "No matter what, breaking the precepts is breaking the precepts. I will go back and accept the punishment later."
"Yes, senior brother!" Several elders, including the fat monk who had just attacked Lin Jichen, did not dare to make mistakes in front of the other party and agreed honestly.
After reprimanding the juniors, the old monk looked at Ren Lan. He bowed politely and said: "This female donor, the Buddhist land pays attention to purity, and it is not convenient to receive female guests, so the donor should please come back."
Ren Lan didn't want to leave yet, but the other party didn't give him a chance to bargain. He waved his sleeves and a strong wind rose from the ground, knocking Ren Lan straight away.
Ren Lan's eyes flashed, and she was about to resist, but she felt the old monk's pressure crushing her like a mountain, making her unable to breathe.
She didn't even have the slightest doubt that if she tried to resist, she would definitely not get any advantage and would probably be injured.
"You go down the mountain first, I'll be fine here." Lin Jichen comforted Ren Lan. He knew that this was a lesson from the old monk for Ren Lan's previous rude words. He didn't stop him because the other party was just chasing people away and not hurting anyone.
"Okay, then I'll wait at the bottom of the mountain. If something happens, call me as soon as possible and I'll come over right away to help."
After Ren Lan finished her instructions, she snorted coldly at the old monk. After writing down this small grudge, she Shi Shiran went down the mountain.
Lin Jichen was the only one left at the gate of the mountain, but he did not panic at all. Instead, he calmly clasped his fists at the old monk.
"Thank you, Master, for showing mercy to my Taoist companion."
"You don't blame me for driving her away?"
"With the master's strength, there are many ways to punish her, but the master did not do so, which means that my Taoist companion did not make any big mistake, but just made rude remarks. The master has clear rewards and punishments, and I admire him."
Lin Jichen's flattery didn't have much effect. The old monk smiled half-heartedly and said, "Donor, you might as well tell me what you have to say. You came all the way to Putuo Temple, so it must not be as simple as delivering Buddhist scriptures, right?"
Lin Jichen smiled and said: "Master, please forgive me, I am here this time because I was entrusted by Senior Huangfu Song of the Wuji Royal Family to come to Putuo Temple to bring back his younger brother Huangfu Yi."
As soon as these words came out, the fat monk and several elders immediately objected.
"Absurd! Huangfu Yi has been my disciple of Putuo Temple for a long time, how can he just leave?"
"If Huangfu Yi leaves, he will be betraying the master."
"I asked how could this kid be so kind and give us magical powers? He had such an idea."
"Huangfu Yi has already taken refuge in my Buddha and does not want to enter the mortal world again, so why should Huangfu Song do such useless work?"
....
Seeing that several people expressed their objections, Lin Jichen was too lazy to pay attention to them. Instead, he kept looking at the old monk. He was the one who could make the decision. Others were not qualified.
When the old monk saw that his junior brothers had finished speaking, he also turned to Lin Jichen and said, "I hold the same opinion as my junior brothers."
Lin Jichen would not give up so easily, and said: "Senior, why should we embarrass this junior? Huangfu Yi is originally from the royal family. He escaped into Buddhism just to protect his beloved wife. He has impure roots and is greedy for love. He is not suitable at all."
As Buddhist disciples, for the sake of face, your Buddhist temple still accepts the other party calmly and uses the other party as a bargaining chip for your Buddhist propaganda. This is not the behavior of eminent monks."
"Nonsense!"
"Nonsense! What nonsense!"
"How could we Buddhists do such a thing? You are slandering!"
Lin Jichen's words immediately stung these monks. They were like nobles whose scandalous behavior was exposed. They were eager to defend themselves, but they couldn't provide any evidence, so they could only be furious.
However, the old monk said calmly: "The donor's words are too one-sided. Huangfu Yi came to my Buddhist temple voluntarily. He knelt down and begged outside my Buddhist door. It was my senior brother Xuan Kong who was willing to take him in because of his sincerity. It was not for
Reputation, besides, Huangfu Yi himself doesn’t want to leave, so no matter how hard you try to persuade him, it’s useless, so why bother forcing others to do so.”
After hearing this, Lin Jichen thought to himself that this old monk really knew how to quibble, so he simply retorted directly: "He doesn't want to leave entirely because you imprisoned his wife. If you release his wife, you will see whether Huangfu Yi leaves or not.
"
The old monk smiled slightly and retorted: "Huangfu Yi's wife was transformed by a snake demon. I, the Buddhist sect, suppressed her out of my duty and to subjugate and eliminate demons to prevent it from causing harm to the world."
Lin Jichen completely lost his patience and raised his hand to interrupt: "Senior likes to argue with strong arguments, so there is no need to argue anymore. Let's get straight to the point. I will take out the Great Sun Tathagata Seal and exchange it for Huangfu Yi."
"No, Buddhist rules cannot be changed." The old monk refused on the spot.
Lin Jichen gritted his teeth, but he had already expected it. He had guessed it before he came. Fortunately, he brought important people with him.