For a moment, the air at the scene seemed to have condensed.
Even the breeze that was blowing slowly just now seemed to have disappeared without a trace due to fear at this moment.
The monk was sweating on his forehead, but he was quickly calculating his retreat in his mind.
The other party claims to be from the government, but he is not wearing official uniform. It seems that he is not here just for himself.
Since your words have led the other person out of the crowd, you can just persuade him to go back again.
He put his hands together, made a standard Buddhist etiquette gesture, and bowed deeply to Duan Tianming.
"This official and the poor monk are just here to persuade people not to continue killing animals. The official is wearing casual clothes, and the poor monk is blind. If you have offended me, please forgive me for the sake of my Buddha's compassion."
.This poor monk is so polite."
With that said, he bowed deeply to Duan Tianming again.
The change in attitude before and after was so great that everyone present could not help but be stunned.
Originally, everyone thought that Buddhists, with their own beliefs, should be much firmer in their stance than ordinary people. At least, when facing people in the government, even on the surface, they should be neither humble nor arrogant.
But this monk, who had an aggressive tone just now, suddenly started to grovel?
Do you think that the other party is a member of the government, or is it because the three-foot sword in the other party's hand is a murder knife?
But no matter what the reason is, such a huge change in attitude can be regarded as completely destroying the image of people in Buddhism.
If it weren't for fear of Duan Tianming, the crowd at this moment would have been booing.
Duan Tianming swung the sword in his hand, with a playful smile on his face: "This knife of mine can kill not a hundred people, but maybe two hundred people. It is a veritable butcher's knife. If you are free, master, please don't hesitate to do so."
Please teach me how to resolve the evil thoughts in my heart and become a Buddha immediately."
"How dare you, how dare you." The monk bowed again, "As the Buddhist saying goes, things must turn to the extreme. This knife of the official has deprived hundreds of lives, and what it condenses is no longer murderous."
Duan Tianming was startled and couldn't help but be a little curious as to what other weird words this monk could say.
"This sword has killed countless people. What is it if it's not murderous intent?"
"The spirit of justice." The monk puffed out his chest and said calmly.
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The saber in Duan Tianming's hand almost fell to the ground.
In his mind, when it comes to shamelessness in this world, Xiao Chen is definitely number one.
But when he saw this monk, he felt that Xiao Chen's shameless number one position might not be guaranteed.
Butcher Zhang next to him opened his mouth in surprise.
The Buddhist disciple who just kept talking about saving the common people and rescuing the people suddenly turned into a sycophant who told lies and maintained a serious appearance?
He took a deep breath of thick phlegm and prepared to spit it out to vent his anger.
But when he looked at Xiao Chen next to him, he suddenly remembered that the protagonist was no longer himself.
After enduring it for a long time, I swallowed the thick phlegm into my stomach.
The crowd nearby was no longer as quiet as before.
Still no one dared to speak. What was heard was the sound of clothes scraping as everyone raised their arms to cover their mouths.
Everyone was afraid that in such a serious occasion, if they couldn't help but laugh out loud, it would be a trivial matter for the monk to lose face.
If this mysterious official gets angry because of this, everyone will not be able to bear it.
"huh huh huh huh."
Two sounds that seemed to be pig grunts broke the silence.
Everyone couldn't help but look at the source of the sound.
Not far away, half of a black pig's head was exposed on the low wall of the pig pen.
There was a clicking sound in his mouth, as if he was eating something, and he seemed to be talking.
Two thick pig nostrils were raised towards the sky, and a pair of pig eyes the size of fingers looked at everything outside.
When everyone looked at me like this, I don't know whether it was because of shyness or fear. I jumped off the wall with a "pop", yelled "hum hum", and got into the pig's nest again.
"The master is worthy of being a master. These words not only refreshed my mind, but also subverted my understanding of Buddhist disciples. It seems that I still have too little experience and my understanding of Buddhist people is too one-sided.
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Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and let out a long breath.
"A poor monk is just a wandering monk, he cannot be called a master."
When it comes to thick skin, this monk is definitely among the best.
Although he could hear that there was a deeper meaning in Duan Tianming's words, he still accepted the words according to his own intention without blushing or heartbeat.
In fact, at this time, the monk felt extremely miserable.
How could he not know that by speaking like this, the people around him have scolded him countless times?
However, compared to losing one's life, what does being scolded mean?
This person dares to draw a sword in public, he is definitely a real official.
He said that he could cut off the legs of the escaping person with one knife, obviously he had seen his intention to escape.
In the face of such a crisis, we must resolve it first and then talk about it.
Whether it is despicable or not is irrelevant.
But for the people of Dongchang who are trying to survive in the power struggle, all this is like a three-year-old child playing house, with no real effect at all.
The reason why Duan Tianming didn't immediately turn against him was because of the mentality of a cat teasing a mouse.
After a day of hard work and no results, you finally meet a "weird" and why don't you have a good time playing with it?
"I don't know much about Buddhism. Can I take this opportunity to ask the master for advice?" Duan Tianming asked with a smile.
"I don't dare to ask for advice. If the matter the officer asks is not too profound, the poor monk can talk to him about it. Please speak to me, sir."
His left hand still remained in an upright position, and the monk waved his right hand slightly, which seemed quite graceful.
"I dare to ask Master, do people in Buddhism really have a stand? Or are all Buddhists like Master, changing orders day by day and speaking nonsense?"
This sentence was like a loud slap, slapped on the monk's face without any cover.
The monk's face twitched, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly stabilized his position.
He bowed to Duan Tianming again and said, "Amitabha, what you said is quite high-level. As a Buddhist, of course I have my own position, and it remains unchanged. No matter it rains or winds,
No matter the flood disaster or even if a knife is put to the neck, this position will not change."
"Oh, are you afraid of death?" Seeing the other party being so shameless, Duan Tianming couldn't say anything nice even though he deliberately endured it.
"The official is joking again." The monk smiled faintly, "As a Buddhist, my eternal position is that no matter how things change, I will always have good thoughts in my heart. I will not kill, lie, bully, or use power to bully others.
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"Wait, wait." Duan Tianming couldn't help but stop the other party, "No lying. Please explain what no lying means."
"Just don't lie."
"If you don't lie, you don't tell lies? Then you say that the butcher's knife is a butcher's knife, and this knife of mine is a knife of justice. They are both killing animals. Why is there such a big difference? Or are you just talking nonsense?
Are you talking nonsense?" Duan Tianming's patience was disappearing little by little.
"The official has misunderstood." The monk bowed deeply again: "Buddhism says that emptiness is color, and color is emptiness. Things that the official sees may not really exist, and things that the official cannot see do not necessarily exist. If so,
To deprive people of their lives just to satisfy their appetite is to kill. If it is for the sake of the happiness of the people, it is an act of justice to kill the evildoers who have caused harm to the world. I wonder if the official can listen to the poor monk's explanation.
clear?"
Damn it, I managed to hold back a big move and you were able to catch it.
If he was allowed to keep talking like this, it would be really hard for him to take him away by force in front of the people.
In Duan Tianming's heart, he couldn't help but look at this monk in a different light.
The monk's heart was also filled with tension.
Thanks to the fact that in order to become a seemingly outstanding monk, I found many Buddhist books and studied them diligently.
It is said that books become less useful when they are used. Today, if I read less books, I am afraid that I will really have to explain myself here.
Although he did not have the upper hand in words, bringing this monk to Xiao Chen was what he had to do.
Duan Tianming bowed his hand and forced a smile on his face: "You can't tell, but the master is indeed the master. I am convinced by these words. There are a group of sinful brothers around me. Since the master is so fond of
For the sake of the common people, just follow me and resolve the evil obstacles in their hearts."
"That's not necessary. A poor monk with limited knowledge cannot handle such an important task." The monk quickly refused.
"Master, please stop being humble. If I say you can do it, then you can do it. Let's go."
As he spoke, Duan Tianming took a step forward, holding a saber in one hand and grabbing the monk's wrist with the other. He pulled him, pushed aside the crowd, and walked out of the alley.
Behind him, a group of dumbfounded people were left, still carefully savoring what the monk just said.
