Entering the World

The land under Yuantong's feet is an ordinary village in the south of the Yangtze River.

A small river surrounds the village and pours into the paddy fields. Not far away are sporadic houses.

The originally vibrant farm scenery is now a little more deadly.

It’s not that there is no one, but the people in the village. After seeing Fang Dou, they scattered like evil ghosts and birds.

Once upon a time, Fang Dou had short hair and walked in the village of Jiangnan, but he never encountered this treatment.

When the farmer and the pedestrian saw him, even if he was not a believer, he would return to the cross ceremony and call him "Amitabha".

When the naughty boys saw this, they followed Fang Dou and kept calling out "Little Monk".

However, things have changed.

Yuantong bid farewell to the people of Jiuhua Temple and came to the secular world. Everything he encountered was surprising.

When ordinary people met monks, they were frightened and scattered.

Even Yuantong heard a name called "rootless thief".

The thief without roots is a thief whose six senses are gone, and it is the name that the common people call the monks of the Shumen.

It can be imagined how many resentment and fear this title contains.

The origin of all this is because of the white-clothed Buddhist soldiers led by Monk Jialan.

The area in Jiangnan is originally densely populated and very prosperous.

The northern part is vast and sparsely populated, and it is completely unseen here.

However, since the white-clothed Buddhist soldiers have been inflicted on the rise and the city has been slaughtered one after another, the vitality of the Jiangnan area has been greatly damaged.

As the survivors spread all over the place, they heard about it, and a group of thieves and monks rebelled and killed people without blinking.

As well as other people from the Shu Sect, they were also rejected by the people. Unless they were in their own territory, they would be in a state of harmony when they arrived at a strange place.

"The people are innocent!"

Yuantong said a few times and turned around and left. Since the people here were afraid of monks, he naturally wanted to leave.

Before he could take a few steps, he heard an old voice sounding behind the back in the village.

"Master Buddha, let it go!"

Yuantong stopped, Master Buddha, what is this?

The old man who arrived was wearing cloth clothes, not the kind of rough linen, and obviously had a high status.

"The old man is the patriarch of the village, so I'll invite the Buddha to come and be a guest!"

Yuantong clasped his hands together, "It would cause panic, but it still won't be done!"

"The villagers are ignorant and neglect the Buddha. Please don't mind, the old man apologizes to you!"

Such a gray-haired old man apologized, and Yuantong had to fold his hands together, "Then I'll bother me!"

Following the clan leader into the village, Fang Dou found that the village was very desolate and there was a shallow layer of water in the fields. If you step on it, you would be afraid that even your instep would not be wet.

The grain crops are wilted and have severe water shortage. Even if they can live to the ears, there are many empty shells mixed with them, making it difficult to get a good harvest.

Every household has closed its doors and windows, and occasionally someone flashed through the cracks in the door. His face was full of fear and anxiety.

It was time to eat, but only half of the houses in the village raised smoke from cooking.

Obviously, the villagers are short of food and cannot eat enough.

"Master Buddha, do you want to use vegetarian food?"

The patriarch asked Yuantong to come to the house, and his son and daughter-in-law came out to greet him.

"A small bowl of coarse grain rice and a cup of clean water."

Yuantong added, "If there is no food, clean water is fine!"

After a while, the steaming meal was served, a basin of white rice and four bowls of dishes.

In the years of famine, such food is called abundant.

Yuantong was slightly stunned and glanced at him. The patriarch and his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and several grandchildren all looked at him, their throats squirming.

Looking at this family, they have thin hands and feet and are frivolous in their noodles, so they obviously can't eat enough.

"Forget it!"

Yuantong did not eat, but got up.

"Master Buddha, what's wrong? If you want to eat meat, our family can get chicken and fish!"

The patriarch was anxious, afraid that Yuantong would be unhappy.

Yuantong shook his head, "Donor, you have something to say clearly, so you can't do this!"

He pointed to the food on the table, "I'm afraid these foods are food for your family. If they are eaten by me, what do you eat?"

The old wife of the patriarch, pleased her and said, "It's good that the Buddha is satisfied with her food. Our family will be hungry and will never die!"

"Donor, if you weren't the truth, although the food was good, I couldn't eat it!"

Yuantong was about to leave when he was about to act, but the clan leader tried to pull his sleeve and persuade him to stop him.

"Plop!"

The clan leader, from old to young, knelt down to Yuantong, and several ignorant little babies were also pulled by their parents to kneel on the ground.

"Are you guys?"

The patriarch begged, "Master Buddha, our family is willing to believe in Buddha, please give me a testimony!"

Yuantong was stunned. What was he going to do?

This village is close to the area occupied by white-clothed Buddhist soldiers, but it also belongs to the territory of the court.

The patriarch warmly invited him, but he wanted to convert his letter to the Sect. This is really strange.

Yuantong's tone became gentle, and he advised, "Donor, my Buddha is merciful and saves all sentient beings. If you want to worship my Buddha, you can find a temple to sing a stick of incense!"

"Can't wait!"

The clan elder burst into tears, "Our family, as well as the lives of the entire village, depend on you, Lord Buddha!"

He pointed at his son, "The Dogzi used to work in the next county. When he encountered a white-clothed Buddhist soldier siege the city, he survived for a lifetime!"

"He heard that anyone who does not believe in Buddhism will be killed!"

My son looked fearful and from the beginning, he didn't dare to look directly at Yuantong. It turned out that he had this experience.

Yuantong was silent and said, "Those murderers are not monks of my Buddha, but demons who are under the name of the Buddha!"

The patriarch shook his head, "They hold the knife handle in their hands and will kill here soon. If we shouldn't believe it, we will definitely die!"

Yuantong nodded, "There is a saying in Buddhism that saving a life is better than building a seven-level Buddhist temple. If I can save the lives of your village, it will be of great merit!"

When the patriarch heard this, he relaxed his whole body and kept kowtowing to Yuantong, "My Buddha is merciful, all of us in the village will remember your kindness and kindness for the rest of our lives!"

"Also, I won't mention the title of Lord Buddha again, I don't like to listen!"

Yuantong stopped shouting harshly, and the clan leader was stunned at first, then nodded.

The next day, the patriarch called the whole village to the square at the entrance of the village to announce the news.

Yuantong noticed that the villagers still looked at him with fear and avoidance, but the patriarch said that as long as they convert to his letter, they could survive, and hope was born in their eyes.

"Please consecrate us!"

Yuantong waved his hand with a smile, "This word cannot be used randomly, just like, I will tell you a Buddhist scripture. You can recite a few words casually and you can deal with it in the future!"

"Did you hear it? Remember it carefully. In the future, the whole family will rely on this!"

The patriarch shuttled through the crowd, reminding each other, and when he met a stupid person, he slapped him directly.

"Ah, where is Jiu Niang?"

Jiu Niang is a widow in the village. According to her tribe's bloodline, she is also the distant niece of the clan leader.

"Jiu Niang is still feeding the children at home and is not available!"
Chapter completed!