Chapter 350
At that instant, a few large words appeared in Fangzheng's mind .
Fangzheng nearly cried . "My merit points!"
However Fangzheng stopped feeling sad after he discerned the few words, and instead he smiled . His eyes rolled and landed on Lin Zi and Old Liang .
Fangzheng quickly formed a seal with his hands as he pointed at Lin Zi . With a silent incantation and a command in his mind, Lin Zi, who was about to release the arrow, suddenly looked up into the sky and shot at the air . The arrow seemed like a divine arrow passing through the clouds like in the legends . There was nothing to be seen!
"Master, those two dogs!" exclaimed Squirrel .
Fangzheng waved his hand . "Jingxin, chase the two dogs away . "
Red Boy felt Dharmic powers stir in him . With a grin, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes . No one saw what he did, but with two slapping sounds, the two dogs whimpered back . Their mouths were bleeding from the slaps . The doe took the opportunity to escape .
"Jingxin, treat the doe of her injuries . "
"Master, what about you?" Red Boy looked at the furious group of people in the distance .
Fangzheng whispered, "They will naturally be dealt with . "
Red Boy nodded as he left .
"Master, what are we going to do now?" asked Squirrel .
Fangzheng smiled . "Let's run before they notice us . " With that said, Fangzheng turned and ran, leaving Squirrel dumbfounded . When did Master become such a coward? This was not in line with his character!
Others might think of Fangzheng as a radiant master, genial and easily bullied, but Squirrel knew otherwise . Fangzheng was not a wise and benevolent master, but more of a hot-blooded youth . He only draped the skin of a kind master . However, Squirrel liked such a Fangzheng . He did not change himself regardless of the person or situation . He always knew what he was doing . He did whatever he wanted .
Monkey had once asked Fangzheng something, to which Red Boy had acted as a translator, and therefore Squirrel had understood the conversation as well .
Monkey had asked, "Master, why do a hundred monks of Baiyun Monastery all look the same? Either they look innocuous, or they look cold and unapproachable . Why do you look more like a villager at the foot of the mountain?"
Back then, Fangzheng was munching on Squirrel's pine nuts . As he ate, he said, "They study the Buddhist scriptures day in and day out, using Zen Master Baiyun as their role model or becoming a martial monk as their goal . Therefore the Buddhist Dharma they cultivate in results in them changing accordingly . As for me, as well as my master, we are considered different . Your grandmaster once said that the Buddhist Dharma can contain all rivers, that Buddhas have a thousand sides to them, as well as there being thousands of Buddhas . It is the same with humans . Buddhist scriptures can only let you see the true you and understand your true self, allowing you to be true to yourself . It's not to make you into another person, or the Buddha you imagine .
This Penniless Monk believes so as well . Therefore, although This Penniless Monk reads the scriptures, he isn't thinking about what Buddha's belief is on how things should be done, but as to how I should deal with things so that it suits my true nature, and not how Buddha would act . What This Penniless Monk cultivates is himself, but what they cultivate is Buddhism .
To put it simply, they are emulating Buddha, as for This Penniless Monk… He will probably never even come close to Buddha in his life," said Fangzheng bitterly when he thought of the massive number of merit points he needed .
Squirrel had looked up at Fangzheng with eyes shimmering while he mumbled inwardly to himself, "Be yourself, be yourself… Then will I also become Buddha?" At that instant, many thoughts had flashed past Squirrel's mind
Fangzheng was unaware that a single trip out would result in generating so many thoughts in Squirrel . To him, Squirrel only knew the cycle of eating, sleeping, seeking food, eating, sleeping, seeking food, eating, sleeping… having his pine nuts stolen, being angered and so on . Fangzheng thought it was impossible for him to ponder over the Buddhist Dharma .
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