The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism - Chapter 447

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Luo Yang looked at the little remaining stone, wooden planks, and bricks as he said with a dumbfounded look, "Master Ma, if I don't recall wrongly, there was still a lot of materials here yesterday . Why is it almost all gone today?"

"Well, people…" Master Ma was also agape as he kept muttering . "It's been decades . I haven't seen such scenes in decades . F**k, Luo Yang, you can continue watching . I'll be moving the stone . "

"Master Ma, you are a skilled worker . "

"F**k skill . Don't call me Master Ma . I'm still young! Haha! I feel like I have turned decades younger . This feeling is f**king awesome!" Master Ma shirked off his usually pedantic and bookish mannerisms by taking off his jacket, and he took a step forward with his arms bare . He looked decades younger, resembling a high-spirited youth . There were even women who cheered for Master Ma .

Upon seeing this, Luo Yang ran forward in excitement . Amid this, he heard Wang Yougui shout out, "Quickly tell our brothers and sisters from Dongliang Village not to come . We have too much manpower here . If they all come, we can't provide them with lunch . "

The moment that was said, a series of Buddhist proclamations sounded . A group of bald monks had arrived . From their attires, they were clearly monks from Hongyan Monastery! Leading them was Hongyan Monastery's Venerable Speech Awakening .

Wang Yougui quickly went towards them to inquire about the situation . Instead, it was Venerable Speech Awakening who countered with a question, "Wasn't it you who posted on WeChat that the construction of One Finger Monastery's bell tower was lacking manpower? My master specially instructed us to rush here to help . But, you…"

Wang Yougui smiled wryly . "I was just complaining online . I never expected there to be so many people coming so early in the morning today . I even thought the Eight-Power Allied Forces were here to wipe out my village! It gave me quite a fright . As you can see, there's quite a number of people . So, why don't…"

"What do you mean 'don't'? We are already here . Aren't there still some items left? Begin!" Speech Awakening saw that the bricks were quickly being moved away . He hurriedly ordered for the monks to begin working . The reason why he had been given his Dharma name was because he was quite a garrulous one . Zen Master Hongyan wished he could curb his talkative habit by giving him such a name, but a leopard couldn't change its spots . Speech Awakening would become talkative again the moment he turned anxious .

A group of monks rushed over to help, moving away the final bits of materials .

Wang Yougui looked up at Mt . One Finger and mumbled, "When has laborious work ever been so popular?"

Meanwhile Fangzheng was also dumbfounded . When he opened the monastery's door early in the morning, he saw countless bricks, tiles, and wooden planks neatly placed by the monastery's entrance . People came in waves while soaking in sweat . Work which would have taken a week was surprisingly finished in a morning! Fangzheng saw many familiar faces . Zheng Jiaxing, Dog Song, Yang Hua, Yang Ping, Sun Qiancheng, Chen Jin, Chen Long, Chen Bin, etc . Some of them were people he had helped in the past, while there were also some he had never helped . Some of them had come to make wishes while others had come to seek enlightenment over their worries . There were also many people he could not remember .


"Master, you are finally awake . " Upon seeing Fangzheng, the large group of people stood up in unison as they said with big smiles .

Fangzheng looked at the men who were drenched in sweat, and he felt a little moved . Tears began to well in his eyes as he subconsciously recalled what Zen Master One Finger had once said, "Goodness is like the seed of a dandelion . It will fly off and it doesn't belong to you, but when it lands, it will bloom and spread even further . "



Fangzheng pressed his palms together . "Amitabha . Patrons, thank you . "

"Master, look at you . Why are you treating us as strangers?" said Dog Song with a smile .

Zheng Jiaxing said, "Master, if not for you, my home would be wrecked . What is this bit of work? My wife said that I wouldn't be allowed back home until I finished helping you . She bought three boxes of dry, crispy noodles . If I screw up, she'll have me kneel at the door on the noodles, and I'm not allowed to crack them . "

Chen Bin said with a smile, "Master, if not for your advice back then, Feifei would never have been with me . Our marriage will be this October . Master, can we invite you to join our wedding?"

Only then did Fangzheng recall that the pair of childhood sweethearts had once come to One Finger Monastery . Feifei had an imaginary lover in her heart which separated the two . Later, Fangzheng had used a classic story to allow the two lovebirds to be together . Fangzheng smiled . "This Penniless Monk will definitely attend . "

"That's great . Haha!" Chen Bin laughed .

Others spoke out as well, but Fangzheng did not find them bothersome . He chatted with all of them, and slowly it became noisier . The monks from Hongyan Monastery arrived, as well as the villagers from Dongliang Village who Fangzheng had helped . Even the young girl who received the stationery case had come .

Wang Yougui let people send the dishes up the mountain . Food was placed on tables in an empty space, and food was provided to all who came!



The entire mountaintop bustled . Fangzheng forgot how many people toasted him with water . Since there was no alcohol, everyone only drank water .

However Fangzheng would have never thought that even drinking water could get one intoxicated from the joyous mood . The group became happier the more they chatted . There was dancing, singing, and bragging…

The people dispersed only in the evening .

Fangzheng, Red Boy, Monkey, Squirrel, and Lone Wolf stood on the mountaintop as they watched the people leave .

Red Boy looked up at Fangzheng and said, "Master, I suddenly seem to understand something . "

"What do you understand?" Fangzheng returned with a question .

"Some happiness cannot be snatched . My Mom used to tell me that things were simple—I can snatch anything I like . Later, I discovered that it's impossible to force people to treat me with heartfelt feelings . It's just like when I suffered a tribulation . None of the demon kings I had captured to be my slaves were willing to help me . But you are different . Although you are powerless, you treat them with genuine feelings, and they in turn treat you with genuine feelings . The feeling of being shown concern sure is nice . "



Fangzheng was surprised before he rapped Red Boy on the head . "What do you mean powerless? I'm super powerful!"

"Yes, super . " Red Boy curled his lips as he gave a look of contempt .

"Don't be unconvinced . My divine power is those people . You can use your divine powers to transport all the materials up here in a moment, but so can my divine power . With so many people working together, it's in no way inferior to your divine power, right?"

Red Boy was stunned .

Fangzheng sighed . "I only realized it today; that the greatest divine power is not the ability to Call the Wind and Summon the Rain or Casting Beans for Soldiers . When the hearts of all of humanity are filled with goodness, there will be no more conniving . When they work hard together for a common goal, they can surpass all divine powers . Mortals also have a divine power, and its name is goodness . "

Red Boy added, "Master, well said . "

Fangzheng: "…"

After the materials and tools were moved up the mountain, the most difficult problem had been resolved . What remained was relatively easy .

Luo Yang, Master Ma, and company began working diligently . Fangzheng and Red Boy were like two humanoid machines . They lifted up the stones and wooden planks and walked without any hesitation . Lone Wolf was linked to a wheelbarrow and was used as a buffalo . In the beginning, Luo Yang and company disparaged the idea, but they soon realized that Lone Wolf was better than a buffalo! When Lone Wolf heard their evaluations, he immediately wept . He nearly went on strike several times .