Chapter 234: Night Talk at the Lotus Pond
After seeing off the abbot and his group of monks, Weilian Ancient Temple returned to its former tranquility and peace.
"Quack."
"Puff."
"Gululu."
In the lotus pond, the demon frog turned into a small black frog, squatting on the lotus pod in the middle of the pond. On the left was Shi Jue who looked envious and admiring, and on the right was Kaibozu who was swaying his body with disdain in his eyes.
"Quack."
The magic frogs that first entered the lotus pond easily made friends with the simple-minded Shi Ju, then aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of Kaifangzhu, and then led them to the center of the lotus pond.
He first stated his identity and purpose, and then after a few words he began to have a long conversation with the two of them.
The quacking sound is particularly loud tonight.
Immersed in the water and clinging to the roots of the lotus, Umibozu's expression gradually changed from disdain to appreciation.
Since it came to the ancient Weilian Temple, it was the first time a living creature praised its abilities and acknowledged that it was the master of the sea.
Although the other party was just a frog with an ugly appearance, he was very good at saying pleasing words.
As we get along, we become more and more pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, this frog is very good at dealing with people and has the right attitude, so it is not impossible for them to become friends.
Even the silly octopus next to it is here, which really spoils the scenery.
On such a fine night, it should be a time for it to drink and chat with its frog brothers.
There's a silly octopus there, it's always an eyesore.
"Gululu."
Umibozu emerged from the water, spitting out a string of bubbles from his mouth, echoing what the magic frog had just said.
"Puff."
Several tentacles rested on the lotus roots, gently swaying their bodies, rocking back and forth, making meaningless sounds following the voice of Umibozu.
By the lotus pond, Pinggong Qianye took Xiaoqing out for a walk.
As for Yamausagi, she was being harassed by Yaezakura Jingu who had rushed over after hearing the news.
Perhaps the mountain rabbit really has the potential to become a moon rabbit.
If Yamausagi hadn't really been unwilling, Jingu Yaezakura would have taken Yamausagi back to Tsukimi Shrine long ago.
"Master Liansheng, I want to learn Buddhism. Where should I start?"
"Can you read now?"
"I don't quite understand."
"Then you need to start with the basics of Chinese characters. After you can recognize the characters, you can then read the Buddhist scriptures."
Pinggong Qianye placed Xiaoqing on his shoulder on the railing of the lotus pond.
“As for the Dharma, there is no need to deliberately seek it, because it is everywhere.”
Xiaoqing listened attentively and occasionally asked a few questions about Buddhism.
She was serious about learning Buddhism, which made Pinggong Qianye very happy, so he taught her extra seriously.
After chatting for a while, Pinggong Qianye looked towards the lotus pond.
Even though I couldn't understand what the croaking frog meant, I could tell that the frog was talking excitedly.
In the past, I thought it didn't talk much because it didn't like talking. Now it seems that it is just more picky about its partners.
The magic frog, the stone spur, the sea master, this lotus pond is becoming more and more lively.
If there is a chance in the future, I will ferry another goldfish in.
“They are having such a great time chatting.”
Xiaoqing stretched her body and looked towards the center of the lotus pond.
"What are they talking about?"
"Mr. Frog is telling us about his past adventures in the mountains and forests."
Xiao Qing finished speaking and listened carefully for a while. "Mr. Frog has a lot of experience. I never saw him talk so much when he was with us."
"Maybe I've met a soulmate."
"confidant?"
“It’s like being a good friend.”
"That's it."
Xiaoqing nodded as if she understood, and stayed with Pinggong Qianye for a while before returning to look for Sister Bai.
In the backyard, next to the luxurious rabbit nest, the mountain rabbit was staring at the front with a vigilant look, holding a carrot to tease his tree doll. "Eat it, this is the carrot I just took out from the kitchen, it's fresh and juicy, and very delicious."
The mountain rabbit ignored it and curled its lips in disapproval.
"How about some grass?"
The tree doll pulled out some green grass from the ground and handed it to the mountain rabbit. The mountain rabbit took a step back, looking as if it was not willing to accept such charity.
"Eat, eat more, so you can recover faster."
"..."
The mountain rabbit remained silent until he saw Xiaoqing coming back. A light of salvation instantly flashed in the mountain rabbit's eyes, and it quickly jumped behind Xiaoqing and asked Xiaoqing to protect itself.
"Hey, this little green snake can't protect you."
The tree doll floated over and landed on the mountain rabbit's head.
"Goddess, Sister Bai has been through a lot of things recently and got a little frightened. Please don't scare her anymore."
Xiao Qing added in a low voice, "Sister Bai is actually not very courageous."
Upon hearing this, Yamausagi's Ruby's eyes instantly widened and he snorted at Xiaoqing twice. There was no need to say the last sentence!
Besides, how could she be timid?
She just almost got gored by a wild boar.
"Ok."
The tree doll nodded, floated to the shoulder of Pinggong Qianye behind him, and asked curiously: "It seems that there are more and more monsters in your temple. Is this really okay?"
"All sentient beings can be saved. They have not harmed anyone, and they are under my control and guidance, so nothing will happen to them."
"But what if other monks attack you for this reason?"
"Don't worry, they can't convince me."
The tree doll could only nod and did not continue the topic.
As the night deepened, the tree doll left with the moonlight, and Xiaoqing and the mountain rabbit stayed in the rabbit nest.
Ruyi, Takeda Saburo and others had also fallen asleep, only the sounds from the lotus pond remained.
Quack, puff, gurgle...
In addition to the magic frogs, they have not rested yet. There are more and more discussions on the forum about the appearance of the Buddha girl.
After returning home, I checked Pinggong Qianye's phone for a while before going to bed and read a few posts. In the latest post, the location of the Buddhist girl was gradually approaching the Weilian Ancient Temple.
Finally, we focused directly on the Arakawa area.
There aren’t too many temples in Arakawa, so finding them is easy.
Some monks who knew the true identity of Master Liansheng have determined that the Buddhist girl was born in Weilian Ancient Temple.
In addition, there was a revelation from a monk that the hiking host would visit Weilian Ancient Temple tonight, which is easy to arouse people's imagination.
The power of the Internet is sometimes so terrifying.
"Buddhism."
Pinggong Qianye murmured and put his phone aside to charge.
He did not want to integrate into the Buddhist world that the abbot of Xingshan mentioned. It was too complicated and had long lost its purity.
He preferred to visit the mountain gate directly and chat about Buddhism and talk about Buddhist scriptures with those enlightened monks.
But now, Weilian Ancient Temple seems unable to maintain its former tranquility.
The next day, just after dawn, when Ruyi opened the temple gate, he found that many Buddhist monks had gathered in the open space outside the main hall of Weilian Ancient Temple.
They stood quietly, each with a different expression on their face.
Ruyi felt that just one glance was enough to see all kinds of people from their faces.
"We have come here specially to visit Master Liansheng."
"Master Liansheng, please come out and see us."
"We came here with good intentions, to establish a relationship with Master Padmasambhava, not with any ill intentions."
"Amitabha."
Although the monks' voices were not in unison, their goals were the same.
Ruyi sighed, knowing that the annoying storm was coming.
The faint sunlight broke through the white mist and fell. Pinggong Qianye stood on the balcony and took in the whole scene.
(End of this chapter)
