The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism - Chapter 250

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"I know . . . I'm out of options . Do you want me to allow her to stay, watching helplessly as her home gets destroyed? That's just cruel . Both choices are cruel but I chose the lesser of two evils . I'm already trying my best to help . . . " Jing Yan sighed deeply .

Fangzheng understood . Jing Yan was right . The matter had nothing to do with her . She could already be considered kind by involving herself in the situation . She would not have been at fault even if she had not done so . But the problem was, since you involved yourself in the situation, why did you throw the problem at This Penniless Monk? Fangzheng felt an urge to curse .

"Venerable Fangzheng, we now have two options . One is to figure out what keeps her so tied to the dock . She threatened to kill herself the few times the demolishing was proposed . Or we resolve matter at its core, whatever that may be . As for the second option, it's to give the government a reason for not demolishing it . It's impossible for the government to remain muddle-headed and not demolish it, right?" asked Jing Yan .

Fangzheng muttered below his breath, "The problem is the government's though is it not?"

"I know . The problem is that the government has no idea what to do themselves . . . On one hand, the demolition will benefit everyone, on the other hand one person stands stubbornly in the way . They have been conceding for a decade . It's impossible for them to keep conceding for the wishes of a single person . " explained Jing Yan .

Fangzheng nodded . "Alright . This Penniless Monk will do his best . "

Jing Yan smiled the moment she heard that . She immediately thanked him .

Fangzheng hung up the call and thought about the matter . He walked back into One Finger Monastery and saw Liu Fangfang communicating with Monkey through sign language before walking into the temple hall with a beaming smile . She pressed her palms together and knelt down .

Fangzheng closed the monastery's door and made Monkey keep watch outside . No one was to be entertained today! He stepped into the hall and knocked on the wooden fish while reciting the scriptures and planning in the process .

Upon suddenly hearing the sound of a wooden fish, the old woman opened her eyes in surprise . She never imagined that a wooden fish could produce sounds that penetrated deep into her heart . It calmed her as she contemplated life . The old woman was even more astonished when Fangzheng began reciting the scriptures . Although she had come to One Finger Monastery after hearing some things from Jing Yan, she felt a little disappointed seeing only a young monk in One Finger Monastery . Since she was here, there was no reason for her to leave quickly . She had many things she wanted to confide in someone .

In the past, she had no suitable confidant . Now, she had found one a Bodhisattva that was right in front of her .

Bodhisattva would not despise her because of the criticism she endured, much less criticize her for the same reason . She was never a person who liked to bring misfortune to others!

As she sensed the stillness in her heart and her surroundings, she finally managed to calm her heart . She pressed her palms together and slowly closed her eyes before losing herself to her memories . These were the most beautiful memories and she wanted to share them with Bodhisattva . It was the core of her hope .



Meanwhile . "Ding! Liu Fangfang has acquired a large amount merit . Although the merit is external, it satisfies the System's mission requirements . A forced System mission has been issued . Help Liu Fangfang fulfill her wishes for a reward of a thousand merit points and one random item!"

Fangzheng was taken aback . He had just discussed the problem about System missions a few days ago . He believed that no one would satisfy the System's requirements any time soon but to his surprise, he had encountered one a mere few days later! Fangzheng was stunned by the prize! A thousand merit points! Fangzheng had only earned two hundred merit points up to this point This was a amount! Furthermore, there was the prize of a random item . It was definitely the mission among all the missions that had the best reward ever since Fangzheng met the System .

"System you aren't kidding, right? To think there is a thousand merit points involved," said Fangzheng in astonishment .

"I would not joke about such a serious matter . The mission has already been given out . It's best you spend your time contemplating on how to complete it . "

Fangzheng suddenly recalled a matter and asked perplexed, "By the way, you said that Liu Fangfang has great merit on her but it's external . What is external merit? I've never heard of that . "

"It the blessings of the departed . The departed had great merit and with his passing, the merit was transferred to her . "



"It can be transferred?" Fangzheng had never heard of that before .

"It can under special circumstances . For example the last wish of a dying hero, is the foundation on which the merit can be transferred . The receiving party must work equally hard to receive this merit . Which the lady seems to have earned . "

Fangzheng blinked, enlightened . In that case, Liu Fangfang had someone who cared greatly for her and that person passed away . Could this be related to the reason she refused to leave the old dock?

Looking back at Liu Fangfang, Fangzheng secretly heaved a sigh of relief . He was afraid that she would leave after paying her respects . It would have been difficult to lead her into a dream and dig into her memories if that happened . The best method was to exploit the situation to make her reminiscence and have her confide voluntarily . It would make things a lot easier for everyone .

With a thought, Fangzheng entered Liu Fangfang's long river of memories .

"Chirp! Chirp . . . "

The crisp sounds of birds twittering could be heard . Fangzheng blinked as he realized that he was inside a forest .



It was a pine tree forest with many birches . Fangzheng was familiar with birches . They were one of his favorite trees ever since he was a youth .

As Fangzheng's mind wandered, he heard laughter that sounded like a tinkling bell . It was clear and pleasant to the ears . Fangzheng turned around and looked over . A young white-dressed girl with braided plaits was running over to him . As she ran, she shouted, "Brother Yu, try to catch me!"

"I'm coming . Fangfang, run slower . Don't fall! . " Far away, a huge boy dressed in a linen shirt had a straw rope in his hand that wrapped around a huge fish . As he ran, he shouted out in concern .

"Got it . I'm fine . I run faster than you, haha . . . " As the girl spoke, she suddenly fell to the ground with a scream .

The boy threw the fish down and rushed toward her . He put his hands on her, worried he asked, "Fangfang, are you alright?"

The girl cried . "Boohoo . . . my leg hurts . "

The man clumsily tried to comfort her . He would mimic the twittering of birds, the quacking of ducks, or jump like a frog . The girl was no longer crying . Instead, she covered her eyes and secretly peeked at the humorous scene . . .

A fire was set up as a fat fish was roasted over it . Although there was no seasoning, it still smelled great . The two kids filled their stomaches before looking up at the sky while lying on the grass .