Chapter 198 Return
Weilian Ancient Temple.
It was past 4 . and the sky was dark. Ruyi woke up as usual, washed up first, and then rang the bell.
When the bell rang, Saburo Takeda also got up. He had been staying up late at night recently to avoid any mistakes.
After Takeda Saburo finished washing up, Ruyi went to the kitchen to get busy.
Saburo Takeda first wiped every place in the temple carefully, then picked up the broom and swept from inside the hall to outside.
After finishing sweeping, he put down the broom and started boxing to exercise his muscles.
Only when one’s body is strong enough can one make further progress in the Vajra Dharma.
Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would pick up a broom and perform some martial arts.
But it is just a casual practice of martial arts and is not considered a profound method.
The clouds in the distant sky gradually turned a little pale, and the day was about to dawn.
Saburo Takeda closed his eyes and immersed himself in his daily practice.
It was not until someone tapped his shoulder gently that he quickly opened his eyes and subconsciously wanted to give the other person a shoulder throw.
But when he saw clearly who was coming, Takeda Saburo trembled all over, stood still, and was even unable to speak for a while.
"Thank you for your hard work during this time."
"..."
Takeda Saburo still hadn't reacted yet. He was stunned for another two seconds before he shouted at the top of his voice, "Master Liansheng, you're finally back!"
Pinggong Qianye smiled and patted his shoulder, signaling him to continue his previous practice.
When it is time to come back, you will come back naturally. There is no need to make any noise.
There is no need to notify anyone, just walk in the moonlight until dawn.
Crossing the courtyard, passing through the gate and entering the main hall, Pinggong Qianye took incense and lit fire, and paid homage to the Vairocana Tathagata in the center.
During this period, if it were not for the protection of this Vairocana Tathagata, Ruyi and Takeda Saburo alone would not be able to protect the Weilian Ancient Temple.
It can be said that he was able to leave Weilian Ancient Temple with peace of mind because of the existence of this Vairocana Tathagata.
He has been protecting this temple and blessing its growth.
People often say that gods and Buddhas that are frequently worshipped will have spirituality, and this statue of Vairocana in front of us is such a case.
Otherwise, how could the Buddhist girl living in the lamp of light always appear at the critical moment?
After paying homage to Mahavairocana, Heimiya Chiye came to the bright lamp and looked at it with a smile on his face.
During this period, the Buddhist girl who was born from the Light Lamp has indeed helped the temple a lot and made considerable contributions.
Ruyi and others once said that when she was first born, she had a bad temper and seemed a little irritable and rebellious.
Therefore, when the temple was in danger, Hiramiya Chiye specifically asked Jingu Yaezakura to try not to take action, just to give the opportunity to this Buddhist girl.
Just offer her offerings to the Buddha often and do more good deeds, and her character will naturally change gradually.
The statue of Vairocana Buddha agreed with his idea, so whenever he had the chance, he would call on the Buddhist girl to do good deeds.
This means that Vairocana Tathagata approved the birth of this Buddhist girl.
In this case, from now on, she will be an integral part of Weilian Ancient Temple.
As for the great monster Aoandon, it is only her past. Her future will have infinite light.
After looking for a while, Pinggong Qianye's gaze fell on the lamp paper pasted around the bright lamp.
The Buddha girl has been born, and it is time to upgrade this lantern paper again.
During this trip I traveled, I learned a lot of new cultivation methods, which I could pass on to her.
"Master Liansheng, you are finally back!"
Ruyi heard the noise in the hall, put down his work, and ran from the kitchen. When he was near the hall, he quickly slowed down.
"Ruyi, thank you for your hard work during this period." Pinggong Qianye said with a smile.
"It's not hard, all of this is practice."
Although she said it was not hard, Ruyi's eyes gradually turned red.
He was entrusted by Master Liansheng to guard the temple, but the temple was almost destroyed several times.
Although each time I was able to escape danger, the psychological pressure was too great.
Fortunately, Master Liansheng is finally back!
He still looked the same as before he left.
He wore a conical hat, a dark grey cassock, and a machete. He held a Zen staff in his right hand, a Dharma bowl in his left hand, and was barefoot and wearing straw sandals.
The only slight difference should be the temperament he exudes.
Master Liansheng, who has not yet traveled outside, is too young and seems a little immature.
Today, although Master Liansheng still looks the same, he gives people the feeling of being a monk who has washed away the worldly vanity and is as deep as the sea.
Even just a smile, a look, or just standing still, there is a hint of compassion flowing through it.
In the past, Master Liansheng had a fragmented aura. Before he subdued demons and monsters, the first impression he gave people was that of a young and handsome high school student.
Only when he subdues demons and uses his thunderous methods, can people realize his side as a great Buddhist monk.
At this moment, Master Liansheng gave him the feeling of being more like his master rather than a young high school student.
Anyone who sees him for the first time will naturally think of him as a compassionate monk rather than a high school student.
In simple terms, his otherworldly temperament became more and more obvious. After a few simple words of reminiscence, Ruyi said with a smile: "Master Liansheng has been on a long journey back home, so he probably hasn't had breakfast yet, right?"
"Well, not yet."
"I'll get ready right now."
Ruyi smiled and said goodbye, then returned to the kitchen to continue working.
Pinggong Chiye visited the temple and then returned to his home.
When I opened the door, the first floor was empty, with no one in sight.
Walk through the living room and go up to the second floor.
Perhaps she was awakened by his footsteps, the door opened, and his mother came out to take a look and stood by the door frame.
"Mother, I'm back."
Facing the child who had just returned after being away for a month, she just nodded calmly and went back to her room.
Pinggong Qianye had long been accustomed to her mother's behavior.
She had long been lost in the past.
Now she is just a body without a soul, neither alive nor dead.
If he hadn't come back, she would probably have stayed in bed and fallen asleep.
Because she won't appear in front of anyone other than herself.
No one except herself knew that she was still alive.
Occasionally she would say a word or two.
However, Pinggong Qianye couldn't be sure whether those words were spoken to himself or to his deceased father.
The only greetings between them were like the brief procedures that occur when intelligent life is just beginning to sprout.
In order to solve this problem, Pinggong Qianye tried to summon the soul, but he did not find his mother's wandering soul.
It was as if her soul no longer existed in this world.
If there really is an underworld where the souls of the dead gather in this world, then his mother's lost soul is most likely still wandering in the depths of the underworld.
Or it may have already disappeared.
To live or die?
Even after going through so many things, Pinggong Qianye was still unable to make a clear judgment.
But Qingxuande has been resurrected, if she can really open the gate to the underworld.
Pinggong Qianye just thought about it for a while, then went back to his room, took out his clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Pinggong Qianye lay on the bed in his room and closed his eyes to rest.
After traveling for a month, he really missed his bed at home and had trouble falling asleep at night.
Later I got used to it slowly, and with a moon doll by my side, the night wasn't so lonely anymore.
Pinggong Qianye originally just wanted to lie down for a while and reminisce the feeling of sleeping in his own bed, but when he woke up, it was already dusk and sunset.
He slept for about 12 hours.
Lying on the bed, looking at the sunset outside the window, Pinggong Qianye folded his hands behind his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.
The wind blew, ruffling the light yellow curtains, and the projected sunlight was swayed into pieces.
After resting for a few minutes, Pinggong Qianye got up from the bed, feeling refreshed. All the fatigue from the journey was gone at this moment.
After standing by the window for a while, Pinggong Qianye picked up his mobile phone and looked through the many unread messages.
Ruyi, Hiratani Shuichi, Akechi Mitsuhide, Horii Suzune and others all sent one or two messages.
Among them, Ruyi asked him whether he wanted to come for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The messages sent by Hideichi Hiratani and Mitsuhide Akechi were similar, both asking whether he had returned.
Horii Suzune reminded him not to forget that tomorrow is the beginning of a new semester.
Starting tomorrow, he will be a high school student again.
Pinggong Qianye himself was somewhat confused by this change of identity, but he knew very well that his Buddha was not in an ancient temple deep in the mountains, nor was it a life of seclusion far away from the mundane world.
His Buddha is here, in this big city, in the entire mundane world.
The identity of a high school student is more like a coordinate that anchors him, so that he doesn't become like those old monks who sit in ancient temples and chant scriptures and recite Buddhist scriptures.
There are so many monks practicing like that in this world, they really don't need one more.
Pinggong Qianye gradually gathered his scattered emotions, typed words on his mobile phone, and replied to each person one by one.
Soon, his phone rang again with a bunch of new messages.
[Master Liansheng, remember to come to the temple for dinner]
[Master Liansheng, Mitsuhide and I are already in the temple]
[Pinggong, come down quickly. Ruyi said you slept all day! ]
[Hiramichi-san, see you at school tomorrow]
Pinggong Qianye read all these messages one by one, did not reply, opened the door and went downstairs.
(End of this chapter)
