Chapter 299 Drinking and chatting with the old monk
Xu Changge and Shu Qinzhi arrived in the endless desert. After several searches, they could not find any trace of the ancient temple.
"The old monk doesn't want to see us!"
Xu Changge saw the old monk's intention and did not want them to be contaminated by the cause and effect of the desert magic well. He would go as far as he could.
"Master, this disciple is not afraid of death. Please show me, master!"
Shu Qinzhi faced the depths of the desert, knelt on his knees, and said with his hands clasped together.
The old monk in the ancient temple could see every movement in the desert. When he saw Shu Qin kneeling down to beg, his heart ached.
The old monk's first apprentice, like Shu Qinzhi, was not afraid of anything. Later, that apprentice became the master of Dutian Mansion. When the Demon Well was in turmoil, he resolutely rushed to the Endless Desert to fight to the death.
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In the end, he became possessed by the devil and was sealed at the bottom of the devil's well by the old monk.
In order to prevent the ancient temple from being contaminated by the magic well's cause and effect, the old monk tearfully severed the relationship between master and apprentice with his disciple. But in the old monk's heart, even if his disciple became a demon, he was still the closest person to him.
The old monk didn't want to see Shu Qinzhi become a great disciple, so he drove Shu Qinzhi out of the ancient temple.
If Shu Qinzhi hadn't met Xu Changge, Shu Qinzhi probably wouldn't have known about this matter and foolishly thought that the old monk didn't want him anymore.
"Old monk, I have a way to solve the problem of the magic well. Let's meet!"
Xu Changge said loudly.
Endless desert, with yellow sand everywhere and no green in sight.
After Xu Changge finished speaking, Gusha did not appear, but the hoarse voice of the old monk came: "How can you solve it?"
"It's not convenient to say now." Xu Changge knew the old monk's temperament well, and said, "It's okay if you don't see your disciple, but you have to let me go in and sit for a while!"
After a while, Gusha appeared in front of Xu Changge.
After Shuqinzhi saw the ancient temple, he wanted to get up and go in and say hello to the old monk. However, Shuqinzhi resisted and continued to kneel on the ground, bowing his head and saying nothing.
"You wait a moment, I'll go talk to the old monk."
Xu Changge knelt down and patted Shu Qinzhi on the shoulder, telling Shu Qinzhi not to worry.
"Thank you." Shu Qinzhi looked at Xu Changge with grateful eyes and thanked him softly.
"It's a small thing." Xu Changge chuckled, strode quickly, pushed open the wooden door of the ancient temple, and walked in.
In the ancient temple, the old monk sat cross-legged on the ground, closing his eyes and chanting sutras.
Next to the old monk, there is a middle-aged monk, Bai Xizhao, the old monarch of the ascendant dynasty. Since receiving the old monk's advice, Bai Xizhao has put aside the past and converted to Buddhism.
"Old monarch, congratulations on seeing through the confusion in your heart."
Xu Changge first said hello to Bai Xizhao.
“Thank you so much to the donor for your guidance.”
Bai Xizhao smiled slightly and bowed to Xu Changge.
"Fate." Xu Changge smiled.
The Shuangjue of Xuanyu Prefecture ten thousand years ago. Wentianqiu of Wanyan Holy Land and Bai Xizhao of Yuhua Dynasty. One has been hiding for ten thousand years due to calculations, and the other has been trapped by love and has been sleeping for ten thousand years, enduring unimaginable spiritual pain.
of pain.
"Old monk, would you like something to drink?"
Xu Changge took out two pots of fine wine, opened the corks, and the aroma of the wine filled the air. This was the wine brewed by Mei Gu, and Xu Changge had collected part of it before.
"Plum blossom wine, good stuff."
The old monk smelled it and knew its origin.
"Old monk, you still know your stuff."
Xu Changge chuckled.
"If you can get plum blossom wine, you must be familiar with the female lay practitioner at Plum Blossom Residence."
The old monk had met Aunt Mei from Plum Blossom House before, and he knew that Aunt Mei was not a simple person. At that time, Aunt Mei also gave the old monk a pot of Wanli plum blossom brew, and they formed a good relationship.
Although the Buddhist precepts do not allow drinking, the old monk is a living Buddha in this world and has a stable Buddha mind. It does not matter if he breaks the precepts. However, the old monk rarely drinks alcohol except at special times or when facing special people.
"Try it!" Xu Changge admitted that he knew Aunt Mei, poured three glasses of wine with his own hands, and handed them to the old monk and Bai Xizhao.
"Thank you very much for the benefactor's kindness. Once a poor monk enters Buddhism, he must not violate the precepts."
Bai Xizhao declined.
"Old monarch, you have experienced great storms, so don't be bound by the superficial rules and precepts. These precepts are only to restrain ordinary monks who have not yet stabilized their Taoist hearts."
In his previous life, Xu Changge drank wine and ate meat as an old monk, and he was very clear about some Buddhist principles.
"This..." Bai Xizhao had just entered Buddhism not long ago and didn't know the profound meaning of Buddhist philosophy.
"Since it is a gift from the donor, drink it!"
The old monk spoke.
"Yeah." Bai Xizhao nodded, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.
The old monk also drank a glass of wine with an expressionless face.
"Old monk, you have been guarding the magic well for thousands of years. Have you ever regretted it?"
Xu Changge asked the old monk the same question in his previous life, but the old monk did not answer. Today, Xu Changge asked about it again, as if he had returned to the past.
The old monk raised his head and looked at Xu Changge, his eyes as silent as a dry well.
After a long time, the old monk said seriously: "When I was young, I was puzzled, confused, doubtful, and even a little regretful. Then, I transformed into a part of the ancient temple and integrated into this world, and I no longer have any regrets."
For countless years, the old monk lived in the endless desert, enduring endless loneliness and loneliness. The bitterness in it is impossible for ordinary people to understand.
"This child has the karma of Asura. With your guidance, he will definitely inherit your mantle in the future."
Xu Changge said again.
"This child is indeed very good, but I don't want him to go down the same path." The old monk called himself by his title. When drinking, he was no longer a living Buddha, but an ordinary person with seven emotions and six desires.
"Why? Do you want to deny your life?"
A long time ago, the ancient temple was established by an ascetic monk who passed down the Tao to this day.
"I don't deny the life I chose, but I don't want future generations of disciples to choose this path. It's too painful."
While sipping the plum blossom wine, the old monk seemed to think of himself when he was young. At that time, he faced various temptations in the world and resolutely chose the ancient temple. His hometown and old friends all turned into dust.
The heartbeat of my youth has also turned into a certain period of my life, staying in the deepest part of my heart forever.
It's too bitter.
Xu Changge's expression froze, and his heart trembled slightly. This was the first time in this life that Xu Changge heard the old monk say such words, and he was very surprised.
The old monk opened his heart and talked with Xu Changge, feeling like he was going to die.
"It's up to the child to decide how to choose!"
Xu Changge respected the old monk very much. The old monk taught Xu Changge many principles of life, and he was both a teacher and a friend.