Chapter 197 Chapter The Lord of the Void, the King of Lawlessness?
The bright moon in the sky moved again, perhaps feeling a little tired, so it pulled a pile of clouds to use as a bed and cover itself.
The monk under the moon has gone, and the person under the tree has also gone far away.
It was late at night, and only Pinggong Chiye remained there.
"You just said so many words, but it sounds like none of them had any effect."
“It’s called proper bullshit.”
Pinggong Qianye rubbed the little head of the moon doll. He had just given this knowledge, but he didn't want to answer the questions raised by the parents.
As for himself, he would not easily persuade others to become monks and practice Buddhism, but he would not dissuade others from becoming monks and practicing Buddhism, unless that person was too young and mentally immature.
Moon Doll lay on Pinggong Qianye's shoulder quietly for a while, moved his ears, and muttered: "Those Void Monks don't seem like good people?"
"What did you see again?"
"I saw that they were surrounding the three young men just now."
"anything else?"
"They tried to make those three young people cut off all attachment to this world."
Pinggong Qianye's heart was slightly moved, "What kind of coercive means can they use?"
"That's not true."
Seeing that Hiramiya Chiye was interested in this matter and that she could provide some help, Jingu Yaezakura instantly became alert.
He controlled the moon doll and flew into the air. With the help of the power of the moonlight, he not only saw the Void Monk and his group who had already left the village, but also faintly heard their conversation.
"Only emptiness can contain everything in the world."
“Only when you are quiet and peaceful can you think about the philosophy of life.”
"The world is all false, and my heart is all empty."
"To practice this method, you must respect the Void King in the future."
"Put on this mask and you will be away from all worldly joys, sorrows, anger, happiness, fears, loves and hates."
"Otherwise, the mask will get tighter and tighter until you are in agony."
When hearing this, the Moon Doll clearly saw that the three young men were wearing masks and hats one by one, hiding their true faces.
At that moment, the light in their eyes dimmed and was replaced by an extremely cold and calm calm.
Even though it was just a quick glance, the Moon Doll would not think that it was seeing things.
There is definitely something wrong with that group of nihilistic monks!
The Moon Doll observed for a while, then flew down from mid-air with an excited look on its face, landed on Pinggong Qianye's shoulder, and described in vivid detail what it had just seen and heard.
The lawless king?
Is this some kind of Bodhisattva Buddha?
In Heimiya Chiye's impression, the Puhua sect is a branch of the Japanese Rinzai sect, with the Tang Dynasty's Puhua Zen Master as its founder, and in Japan its founder is Xindi Kakushin. He has never heard of a King of Nihilism.
This is indeed somewhat abnormal.
"Yeah, yeah, I've long felt that they have ulterior motives and are not good monks." Moon Doll proudly put his hands on his hips and took credit.
"Well, let's go take a look."
Pinggong Qianye, holding a Zen stick, walked quickly out of the village.
The reason why he stayed here for one night was that he was suspicious of this group of nihilistic monks. He didn't expect that this group of people would reveal their true colors so quickly.
That's less than two and a half years.
Outside the village, above the fields, rice fields dotted the plains, and the street lights on the side of the road vaguely illuminated the general outline of the fields.
Pinggong Qianye was very fast and in just a few minutes, he caught up with the Void Monk and his group who had already set out on a new journey.
Seeing Pinggong Qianye blocking the way, the leading monk stopped. His entire face was covered by the mask and hat, so it could not be seen.
But Pinggong Qianye could vaguely feel the other party's inquiring gaze falling on him.
"It's rare to see a monk from the Puhua Sect. I would like to ask you a few questions. I wonder if the master can answer them?"
"It's all right for the monk to speak."
"Your sect's faith is entirely voluntary?"
"It's up to you to stay or go."
"Who is the Void King?"
"The god who rules over all nothingness is the last bit of truth after all falsehoods are shattered."
Pinggong Qianye nodded and asked his last question, "Masters, can you please take off your masks and hats?"
"Since the monk knows the teachings of our lineage, don't you think this request is too much to ask?"
"It's a bit difficult."
Pinggong Qianye said frankly, "But the current government should not have promised that you can travel freely around with masks and hats, right?" The leading monk was silent for a moment, put away the shakuhachi in his hand, held the mask and hat on his head with both hands, and slowly revealed his true face.
He is in his thirties, with ordinary looks, a black mole the size of a green bean at the corner of his right eye, and deep eyes, like a lake that has been silent for many years without any ripples.
"I want to meet the three young men who were practicing with the masters just now."
Pinggong Qianye's gaze fell on the three young men again.
"The monk is too much of a pushover."
"is a bit."
Pinggong Qianye nodded in acknowledgment, and the moon doll on his shoulder attracted three rays of moonlight to streak down, cutting through the masks and hats on the faces of the three people.
Revealing their eyes that had almost lost any light.
They looked dull and lifeless, like a pair of advanced marionette puppets.
Pinggong Qianye took a deep breath and said, "Master, how do you explain this?"
The leading Void Monk did not show any unusual expression on his face, but said calmly: "These masks and hats are specially made by our sect using secret methods. They can block the wearer from the outside world and escape into the realm of nothingness, which is conducive to cultivation."
Pinggong Qianye laughed instead of getting angry, "It's clear that their self-awareness has been taken away. At this moment, they are just like puppets, walking corpses."
"This is the only way to comprehend that all things are empty. Each sect has its own secret method. Do monks have to explore it clearly?"
"Is it voluntary? Let me ask you first."
As Pinggong Qianye spoke, he took in a breath and gave a loud shout. The three young men instantly came back to their senses, and their lifeless eyes gradually regained color.
"what!"
After the three young men recovered, they subconsciously stayed away from the Void Monk and hid behind Pinggong Qianye, with fear in their eyes.
"Master, it seems that they are not willing to practice the Void Gate."
The Void Monk did not get angry. He put his hands together and put on the mask and hat again. "In this case, please take them back."
After saying this, the leading monk led a group of monks away.
Pinggong Qianye did not try to stop them. This group of Void Monks gave him a bad feeling.
"Thank you, Master, for saving us from the cage!"
When the Void Monk walked away, three young men came out from behind Pinggong Qianye, bowed their heads in gratitude.
"What cage?"
"It was a void, no human figures, no sounds, just a huge space, and I was the only one there."
"Have you seen the Void King?"
"No, it's a void space with nothing in it except myself." The young man said, shuddering all over.
"This is simply the most terrible torture in the world!" a young man added.
Pinggong Qianye asked them to describe the virtual world in detail, but he really had no impression of it.
In the end, I had to give up temporarily.
When Pinggong Qianye was about to lead the three young people back to the village, they all expressed their desire to take Pinggong Qianye as their teacher and hoped to understand Buddhism.
"If you accept me as your master, your practice will be more terrifying than being a prisoner in that empty world."
The three young men were so frightened by this remark that they shook their heads in panic, not daring to mention anything about becoming disciples.
The Moon Doll expressed disdain for this, saying that these people not only made the mistake of distinguishing between the fake Buddha and the real Buddha, but also did not know how to seize the opportunity.
If they had agreed directly just now, they might have become Master Liansheng's disciples.
After returning to the village and watching the three young men leave, Pinggong Qianye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What he said just now was not a lie. He actually only had one disciple, the Seventh Sinner Lord, who was currently practicing in the lotus.
Being his disciple would indeed be more terrifying than being a prisoner in the world of nothingness.
……
Outside the village, when there was no one around, the other Void Monks began to question the leading Void Monk, and they all despised his incompetence.
The leading monk was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh and said, "The one just now should be Master Liansheng."
"If I had dared to resist just now, you and I would have crossed the Forgotten River by now."
"Start lining up to prepare for your next reincarnation."
Hearing this, the other Void Monks took a deep breath and dared not to make any more accusations.
Along the way, they have heard a lot about the deeds of Master Liansheng.
If they angered him, they might be suppressed as monsters.
(End of this chapter)
