Chapter 261: No matter how unpredictable the world is, Buddhism is the only peace
"Hahaha...you are such a talent!"
Two days later, when Akechi Mitsuhide returned to Weilian Ancient Temple, Ruyi and Takeda Saburo couldn't help laughing.
“That’s called wisdom.”
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't feel embarrassed at all and let the two of them laugh at him.
"Where is the talisman drawn by Master Liansheng himself?"
“It was sold to a wealthy businessman the next day.”
Akechi Mitsuhide answered naturally, and then transferred the money earned from selling the talismans to the public account of Weilian Ancient Temple.
A full 200 million yen, which is another considerable income.
"Have the other victims recovered?"
"Well, with the death of Granny Sprint, the curse from her also disappeared."
"This is a good opportunity to promote our temple. We should always leave our names behind when doing good deeds, so that we can encourage more people to do good deeds."
"Indeed, the sprint to the mother-in-law is still a hot topic among the people."
Akechi Mitsuhide discussed with Ruyi for a while, and then asked Ruyi to come forward as the spokesperson of Weilian Ancient Temple and hold a small press conference.
In this way, some reputation was earned for Weilian Ancient Temple. A few days later, when the incident concerning the sprinting mother-in-law was over, Weilian Ancient Temple returned to its usual tranquility.
Ruyi was responsible for taking care of all aspects of the temple, Akechi Mitsuhide continued to cultivate his farmland, and Takeda Saburo worked hard on his practice.
The turmoil from Buddhism has temporarily subsided, but the storm from Weilian Ancient Temple is brewing.
Inside the main hall, Pinggong Qianye once again ended his spying with the "Fate-Seeing".
He took out a pen and paper from the side and roughly drew the temples and monks he saw this time on the paper.
His painting skills are pretty good and his memory is top-notch.
Although it was just a quick glimpse in "The Fate-Seeing", he still remembered all the details and drew them on paper.
During this period of time, he has been spying on "Fate Vision" every three days, drawing one picture each time, and has drawn five pictures in total.
It involves four temples and five monks.
"Master Liansheng, are you really ready?"
Ruyi, who was well aware of what Pinggong Qianye had been preparing for during this period of time, looked nervous and a little conflicted.
"Well, there is a price to pay for doing wrong. The lives of the six monks on the Arakawa River must be accounted for."
Pinggong Chiye put the drawn paper together with the other four papers, his expression extremely calm.
Abbot Chenghai, one of the conspirators, has passed away, and other monks who colluded with him should also be punished accordingly.
Hiramiya Chiye did not plan to punish these guilty monks himself, but would hand over the five pieces of drawing paper to the current All Japan Buddhist Association for processing.
Going through official channels can save you a lot of trouble and also allow you to see the quality of this Buddhist organization today.
"Since you have made your decision, I will take care of it."
"it is good."
Pinggong Qianye gave the five pieces of drawing paper to Ruyi and asked him to handle the matter.
Two days later, the Buddhist Association of Japan sent three monks to investigate the situation.
When they heard that Heimiya Chiye was using his fate-seeing skills to uncover the truth about the murder of monks, the three monks were stunned for a moment, and then talked with Heimiya Chiye for a while before leaving.
Many times, metaphysics can solve cases faster than science.
Metaphysics does not require any cause or process, but directly skips this part and deduce the final answer.
Scientifically solving crimes requires evidence, motives and other criminal factors, which takes a long time.
For example, everyone knows that a corrupt official has embezzled a lot of money, but it takes a long time from filing a case, investigation, interrogation, arrest, evidence collection to the final judgment.
This is also one of the reasons why Hiramiya Chiye handed over the five pieces of drawing paper to the All Japan Buddhist Association. He needed them to collect specific evidence of the crime.
Because the images he saw through the "Fate-Seeing" could only prove that these monks were connected to the murder case.
But that's all, there's no evidence to support it.
"Is that all?" Akechi Mitsuhide expressed regret.
"Do you still want to break into the mountain gate and tear down the temple?" Takeda Saburo saw Akechi Mitsuhide's little intention and knew that he was a man who would never mind taking on big things.
"Nonsense! How could I possibly have such thoughts!"
Akechi Mitsuhide firmly opposed Takeda Saburo's blind guesses.
He was just worried that the matter would end up in vain.
The death of six monks on the banks of the Arakawa River was indeed a big event, but their status in their respective temples was actually not high.
This world is very realistic. It is said that all beings are equal, but the lives of one person have never been truly equal, and the same goes for the life of a monk.
If an innocent passerby is hit by a car, the respective identities of the passerby and the driver will determine the final amount of compensation.
No matter who is hit or by whom, the same life can have many different prices.
The same is true for this case of killing monks.
If it had nothing to do with Guru Padmasambhava from the beginning, and the truth was only uncovered by the Buddhist Association of Japan.
They should directly blame the main culprit in the monk murder case on demons and monsters, such as the Lord Arakawa who may exist in Arakawa.
As for those people in charge of Chenghai, the normal punishment would be to make them abdicate and imprison them to face the wall and apologize.
The matter will not become a big deal, and the outside world will not know that such a scandal has occurred within Buddhism.
No matter how unpredictable the world is, Buddhism is the only place where peace and tranquility remain.
After hearing Akechi Mitsuhide's concerns, Ruyi and Takeda Saburo both chose to remain silent.
They thought about it and decided not to ask Pinggong Qianye about the expected development of the matter.
Three days later, after an investigation, the Buddhist Association of Japan secretly arrested the five monks and imprisoned them in Sensō-ji Temple, where they had to face the wall every day to reflect on their mistakes.
Two of the monks were imprisoned for more serious crimes for three years, and the other three monks were imprisoned for one year.
When the matter was resolved, the Buddhist Association of Japan sent two monks to Weilian Ancient Temple to inform Heimiya Chiye and others of the punishment.
"Is Master Liansheng satisfied with this punishment?"
Pinggong Qianye did not respond to this. Ruyi understood and sent the two monks back first.
Takeda Saburo, who was listening in, was quite dissatisfied and said: "They seem to respect Master Liansheng's opinion, but in fact they didn't even fully explain what crimes the five monks had committed. When they talked, they often avoided the important issues."
Even a martial monk like Takeda Saburo could see the problem, let alone Hiramiya Chiye and others.
"I've said before, this is a favorite approach of many organizations that care about their reputation. Buddhism is just an organization that is slightly larger than a school."
Akechi Mitsuhide had long anticipated this result.
In his opinion, it was already a good result.
If it weren't for the existence of Master Liansheng, given the identities of those five monks, they might not even have to face the wall for a year to reflect on their mistakes.
Buddhism emphasizes compassion. Even evil people can be given opportunities, not to mention giving new opportunities to some prestigious monks.
The story of drinking three cups of wine in private as a punishment is the same everywhere.
Hiramiya Chiye did not comment on this, but silently in her heart, she equated the All Japan Buddhist Association with beautiful words such as fairness and justice.
Inside the Dharma bowl, the seven evil lords who were still imprisoned on the lotus platform laughed triumphantly.
He knew why he lost to Master Liansheng.
Because Master Liansheng was too young, he was like a simple student locked in an ivory tower of school.
They have not yet experienced the baptism of time, nor have they truly experienced the refinement of the soul in the world.
After experiencing the ugly world, could Master Liansheng still maintain his pure and untainted mind?
The Seven Evil Lords were not in a hurry to escape for the moment. It was very interesting to watch in person how their nominal master went through the mortal world and tempered his mind step by step.
Perhaps it was the triumphant laughter of the Seven Sinners that was heard, and there was a knocking sound coming from the Dharma bowl.
The Seven Sinners knew that Pinggong Qianye was reminding him to calm down, focus on his practice, and not think about these messy things.
"If this continues, I'm afraid that this title of Master will no longer be in name only."
The Seventh Sinner Lord sighed and collected his messy thoughts.
PS: I feel like my condition has declined a lot recently. I’m sorry to all the readers who have been following me. I’ll start the second volume tomorrow and try to get back into shape.
(End of this chapter)
