Chapter 180: The Sword of Damocles Over Kyoto
This is leading yourself into a trap step by step.
Looking at the Dharma bowl that was almost stretched out in front of him, the Seven Evil Lords finally understood the real intention of Master Liansheng in accepting him as a disciple.
Enter the Dharma bowl and listen to the compassionate Buddhist teachings at all times. This is the order he gave as a master.
If you don't obey, you are not following the master's orders and you have lost the greater righteousness.
Did he simply want to liberate Lejie, or did he intend to refine himself in the Dharma bowl?
You can't really want to keep yourself by your side and grant yourself the compassionate Dharma at all times?
"Okay, I will follow Master's orders, enter the Dharma bowl, and listen to Master's compassionate Dharma at all times."
The Seventh Sinner Lord seemed to be joking and said, "I just wonder if Master will take this opportunity to refine me into the Dharma Bowl?"
"You and I are master and disciple. If you haven't done anything evil, why would I want to kill you?"
"The human heart is hard to predict. Who can know what's hidden beneath the belly?"
"Then should I also reasonably suspect that you are harboring evil intentions by taking me as your master?"
"In this case, I will completely entrust my life and property to Master."
"good."
When the seven evil masters tried to leave Master Jie's body, Master Jie's body was covered with golden Buddhist characters, like a net that locked up the seven evil masters and prevented them from leaving.
Seeing this, the Seventh Sinner Lord just chuckled and said, "Master Liaojie, do you trust me or Master Liansheng?"
Master Le Jie ignored the words of the Seventh Sinner Lord and said in a serious tone, "Master Lian Sheng, this is not a joke, nor is it a dispute of will. Please consider it carefully."
"Bajie has already accepted me as his master. Since he is willing to learn the compassionate Buddhist teachings, I should naturally keep him by my side, convert him from time to time, lead him into Buddhism, and help him understand the true meaning of the Buddha's compassion."
"Is Master Liansheng really ready?"
"really."
"Does Master Liansheng really want to keep Him with him and practice with him all the time?"
"Only by observing the precepts and practicing at all times can the eight precepts transform the seven sins."
Master Lejie was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head and said, "Master Liansheng, please forgive me for refusing. Please go back."
Pinggong Qianye did not speak, but the Seventh Sinner Lord spoke with regret: "Master, it seems that the relationship between you and me as master and disciple can only end here."
Master Lajie signaled to Pinggong Qianye that he could leave, then he sighed and closed his eyes.
Now he actually felt a little regretful for contacting Master Liansheng in advance.
If there had been no invitation from me, Master Liansheng would not have come here, and naturally he would not have had much entanglement with the seven evil lords.
But now, because of his influence, Master Liansheng’s normal path of practice has been disrupted.
No one understands the horror of the Seven Sinners better than him. The negative emotions like a raging sea erode one's sanity all the time.
In order to suppress this clone, he was willing to bury himself on the mountain wall.
Only then was he able to suppress the Seven Evil Lords with difficulty. However, the longer they got along with each other, the more he understood them, and the more he felt that the Seven Evil Lords were difficult to defeat and eliminate.
In the darkness, he could not hold back after seeing the glimmer of light from Master Padmasambhava through his destiny-seeing ability.
Pinggong Qianye did not leave, and looked at the Seven Sinful Lords, "Bajie, now leave Master Jie's body, enter my Dharma bowl, and listen to the compassionate Dharma."
"I also want to practice with Master, but Master Lejie is unwilling to let me leave."
"As long as you want to leave, Master Lejie can't stop you, or do you intend to lie to me?"
"After all, I have been with Master Liaojie for so many years, I really can't bear to abandon him."
"You're afraid."
The eyes of the Seventh Sinner changed slightly, and the face became more prominent on the cheek of Master Lu.
"You are afraid that you will really be converted. You are resisting the compassionate Dharma. You are afraid that you will lose to me, so you pretend to shirk your responsibility, hoping to end this relationship between master and disciple without leaving any excuses."
"Master, this is serious."
"Cultivate the Buddha and cultivate the mind. Are you really sincere in your cultivation of the Buddha? Do you really admire the compassionate Dharma? Do you really want to break away from your desires and instincts and really want to treat all living beings with compassion?"
Pinggong Qianye's voice was as sharp as a knife. "You can certainly use words to make excuses, but only you know your true feelings."
The seven sinners are silent.
"Now, I will ask you one last time, are you willing to leave Master Jie's body, enter my Dharma bowl, and listen to the compassionate Dharma at all times?"
A small sound echoed in the stone cave, and Master Lejie also remained silent.
He understood that Master Liansheng was not joking at this moment. If the Seven Sinful Lords really said, "May Master save me."
Then, Master Liansheng would take the seven evil lords away even if they had offended him.
In the current situation, the hesitation of the Seven Sinners made him unsure whether he should be happy or sad.
After thinking for a long time, he did not speak, but waited for the choice of the Seven Sinners.
"Master, are you willing to offend Master Lejie in order to save me? And anger the entire Buddhist community?"
"I have a clear conscience for this action. Anyone who obstructs me is the one who cuts himself off from Buddhism."
"Master, are you willing to help me enter the path of demons, monsters, and evil?"
"To save you, the compassionate Dharma is enough."
"Master, will you not have any prejudice against me?"
"No, all beings are equal before the Buddha."
"Master, are these remarks all from the heart?"
"nature."
The eyes of the Seven Sinners met with Pinggong Qianye in mid-air.
This time, He completely saw the great sun that illuminated all dharma realms. It was very dazzling.
It's also very dazzling.
"Master, my life has been like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can make it to the other side?"
"If you let go, you will be free. I can wait for you here."
The Seven Sinners were silent for a long time, and finally let out a sigh.
High in the sky, dark clouds gathered and muffled thunder rumbled.
A huge gray-black vortex formed by the negative emotions of all living beings faintly emitted a ray of Buddha's light, which temporarily dispersed the negative emotions around it.
But soon, the dark and surging negative emotions once again swallowed up the Buddha's light.
The sky is dark and without light.
At this moment, a vast and deep darkness descended upon the entire Kyoto.
It was dark and gloomy, like the prelude to a storm.
No, it should be said that typhoon weather is more terrible than a storm.
It is dark and difficult to see things.
Horii Suzune and others who were shopping near Kiyomizu Temple also noticed the abnormal weather at the first moment.
Darkness suddenly fell, covering the originally dim sky, and the visual distance of the eyes was less than five meters.
"It's only 5:29 in the afternoon, and there was no notification that it would rain heavily or have a typhoon today." Koike Chinatsu took out her cell phone and took a look at it, then spoke in confusion.
"Something is indeed a little off... Let's wait inside the store before leaving."
Horii Suzune nodded, and while many people on the street were still wondering why the sky suddenly became dark, she took Koike Chinatsu, led Horii Kumaji and Koike Miharu and walked into the drink shop they had just passed.
The lights in the beverage shop were on, and the bright lights were different from the unusual weather outside.
The four of them found an empty table and sat down, and ordered a few more drinks and snacks.
"This damn weather forecast is not accurate at all!"
Koike Chinatsu took a sip of strawberry juice, slammed her phone on the table angrily, turned her head to look at Horii Suzune, and saw that she had a frown on her face, as if she was worried about something.
"Sister Lingyin, what's wrong? Are you also angry that you can't continue shopping?"
Horii Suzune shook her head, "I'm just worried whether this kind of weather is too abnormal."
"Maybe a storm is coming. It's been dark all of a sudden before. I can't help but worry."
Faced with Koike Chinatsu's comfort, Horii Suzune felt more and more uneasy.
If Pinggong Qianye was not here, she might not be worried about the unusual weather.
However, based on her understanding of Pinggong Qianye, he is very good at catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits.
This scene at the moment might be the one caused by Pinggong Qianye, at least it should be related to him.
Horii Suzune opened her phone and stared at Hiramiya Chiya's profile picture for a few seconds, then closed the phone again.
At this time, it is better not to disturb Pinggong Qianye.
Horii Suzune leaned slightly to the side and looked through the glass window at the increasingly dark sky outside.
As dark as ink, like midnight.
Faintly in the darkness, you can see cars on the road turning on their headlights, but the light still seems very dim.
This darkness is not like the normal dark weather.
No matter how bright the light is, it is difficult to penetrate.
Soon, there was a burst of honking outside, followed by the sound of vehicles colliding.
There were women screaming, men scolding, and children crying...
It was very chaotic. The whole street started to become chaotic.
The noises of quarreling and crying outside became more and more frequent, and each sound seemed to penetrate the window and come in.
Koike Chinatsu, who felt inexplicably scary, grabbed Horii Suzune's left hand and pressed her body closely against her.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Horii Suzune stroked Koike Chinatsu's head and soothed her patiently.
Even if some extraordinary disaster happened in Kyoto at this moment, she firmly believed that Hiramiya Chiye would solve all the problems.
This is probably the blind confidence in the person you like.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple, the entrance of the stone cave in the back mountain.
Abbot Kongzhi and the two monks Kongshan and Kongming, who were still guarding here, noticed the strange change in the sky at the same time.
They saw more clearly and thoroughly that the sudden darkness of the entire Kyoto was not a normal phenomenon.
Rather, it was the result of a gray-black vortex formed by the negative emotional energy of all the people in Kyoto suddenly losing control and pouring out some of the negative emotional energy downwards.
If the entire gray-black vortex crashes down completely, it will be a terrible disaster for Kyoto.
The key to all this is the Lord of the Seven Sins.
When He was imprisoned in this stone cave, a huge amount of negative emotional energy gathered because of Him, but was not absorbed, and gradually gathered in the sky.
After 20 years of brewing, a gray-black vortex formed and turned into the Sword of Damocles floating above Kyoto.
Right now, the state of this sword of Damocles is unstable.
(End of this chapter)
