"The anger of the two hundred-year-old foxes burned the village to ashes in one night, and no one could escape. It was not until the early morning of the third day that a salesman from a neighboring village passed by, and the outside world finally learned about it.
The news of the monster attacking the village was like a gust of wind, quickly blowing through the other villages. The villagers were frightened, and many people immediately went to the mountain temple to pray, hoping that the mountain god could take away the monster in the mountain.
But no matter how people worship, they can't get a response from the "mountain god". The "mountain god" who used to be quite effective seems to have left.
Since then, all the people who entered the mountain, whether they were local villagers or passing traders, mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Niupozi Mountain seemed to have become a forbidden land, and humans were no longer allowed to set foot there.
The villagers had no choice but to rely on the mountains, and Niupozi Mountain could not be entered. The villagers' lives suddenly became difficult. In desperation, the squire in the village asked many people to invite a master named "Kong Zhi".
This old monk Kongzhi is also an accomplished monk with real abilities. Just a little calculation revealed that there was a monster causing trouble in the mountain.
So before the villagers could warmly welcome him, the old monk took the excuse to bring his magical instruments and went up the mountain alone. Along the way, the old monk did not hide his aura and directly spread the Buddha's light on his body.
The Buddha's Dharma is boundless and the Buddha's mighty light quickly attracted the attention of Linghu and his wife, and they met each other without saying a word.
But the rich Shinto brilliance surrounding the Linghu couple made the old monk who originally wanted to conquer the demons change his mind.
Hundreds of years of offering incense have made the Linghu couple's Shinto incense no weaker than that of ordinary mountain gods. If they are converted into incense, the merit gained will definitely be considerable.
With the opportunity in front of him, Master Kongzhi couldn't help but get angry and tried to use Buddhism to influence the two spirit foxes..."
The young scholar's face gradually became paler, and his voice became weaker and weaker, but this did not affect the unfolding of the story at all.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether he says it now or not, because at this moment, the eyes of all the diners have gradually changed.
The elegant morning tea house disappeared and was replaced by a lush green forest. In a clearing in the forest, an old monk with a sad face was confronting two red foxes as big as wild wolves.
The mountain breeze blew, and the stretching treetops made a rustling sound. However, I saw the old monk holding a Buddhist bead, bowing gently, and chanting the Buddha's name:
"Excellent Buddha, Great Bright King, Lao Na, the wandering monks of Great Bright Temple, Kongzhi, knew that two Taoist friends from the Fox tribe had committed an infinite calamity, and came here to help."
Hearing this, the Linghu couple looked wary, and the male fox on the right uttered human words:
"Boundless killing and calamity? Haha, everyone said that my family doesn't tell lies. You look decent, but I didn't expect you to be a wild monk who only talks crazy words."
In response to Linghu's sarcasm, Monk Kongzhi's expression remained unchanged and he said slowly:
"What I said is not a lie. Enjoying the worship of the mountain people for hundreds of years, and receiving the benefits of incense but killing the believers is a taboo in Shinto. In addition, the two of you are monsters and are not the spirits of the mountains to get the position of mountain gods. The belief in incense has backfired.
It will definitely be more serious..."
Although anger arose in his heart, what Monk Kong Zhi said was not made up randomly. Although the divine light around the two spirit foxes was rich, it was mixed and unfocused, and had the potential to erode themselves.
"Do you two feel that your spiritual thoughts are not focused enough during practice and your thoughts are often scattered?"
The old monk's voice was like a big Lu Hong bell, which shocked the Linghu couple for a moment. As Kong Zhi said, after massacring the village, they often couldn't calm down during practice, and they almost went crazy a few times when they worshiped the moon.
I thought it was because of the loss of my son, but I never thought that there was something wrong with the incense.
"Good Lord, Great Bright King Buddha~"
Seeing that Linghu and his wife were silent, the old monk Kongzhi once again chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice and continued:
"I must have been told right by my old man. The backlash of incense is the pressure of the general trend of humanity. If the two Taoist friends continue to persist in their stubbornness, not only will their path be cut off, but their lives may also be in danger."
Although they didn't know whether it was true or not, the Linghu couple could feel the sincerity in the old monk's words with their keen spiritual sense. However, the more sincere the words were, the more depressed the Linghu couple felt in their hearts.
The female spirit fox's eyes turned a little blood red, and she screamed with a ferocious expression:
"I don't accept it! It's true that we have enjoyed a hundred years of worship, but these hundred years have also protected the village. Humans killed my children, why don't they allow me to pay with blood?
My husband and I ask ourselves that we have no debt at all. Why is it that God is so unfair and only punishes me instead of punishing the humans who killed my children?
Why? If I kill someone, I will be punished by heaven, but if they kill my child, there will be no punishment. Is it just because they are humans and we are monsters..."
The female spirit fox's questioning voice was filled with strong resentment, causing countless birds and beasts to flee in shock.
"...Sigh! Good Lord, Great Bright King Buddha. I didn't expect such a tragic thing to happen. It is natural for my fellow Taoist to avenge his son, but killing an entire village is a bit too much."
After hearing the old monk's advice, the mother spirit fox became even more angry.
"No! Once my demon tribe enters the path of cultivation, it will be extremely difficult to have another child. It took a hundred years to have two children, and how can I just pass it off so easily?
Impossible, even if I suffer a loss in my moral character, I will make you humans pay the price!"
The roar of the spirit fox made Kong Zhi suddenly unable to say many of the words he had prepared, and his expression couldn't help but become a little complicated.
It's a joke to lick a calf and ask for family affection based on reason. What's more, the person facing you is a monster, not a person who knows ethics and morals.
Why do most monks like to shout and kill monsters when they see them? It is precisely because this monster is still wild and untamed, regardless of the laws of the world and human ethics.
Although they do not do evil at first, once an accident occurs, it will inevitably cause disaster for one party and cause endless killings. Just like the spirit fox couple, they seem to have protected the village for hundreds of years, but because of the murder of their son, they have angered so many innocent people, even passing traders and soldiers.
It is impossible to escape the clutches of the devil.
The old monk lowered his head and sighed, then turned his gaze to one side and said in a deep voice:
"It is difficult to determine what is right or wrong in the world, but the way of heaven is supreme, and there is no such prejudice between humans and monsters as you mentioned. I am still very shallow in Buddhism and cannot resolve this monstrous hatred. I don't know what my friend has to say..."
The mountain wind howled, bringing with it bursts of chill, and the space seemed to be displaced. The old monk's gaze was exactly in the direction of the diners.
At this moment, all the diners finally woke up and suddenly realized that they had entered the story without knowing when.
Turning around, he saw that there was no one else beside him. Monk Kongzhi's gentle and generous voice suddenly turned a bit sinister.
Bai Yuan put down the mung bean cake in his paw with a confused look on his face, pointed at himself carefully, and said with some uncertainty:
"Uh, Master, are you asking me?"
"Besides you, are there any other intelligent beings here? Little guy, you are also a fox tribe, tell me.
Is it wrong for my husband and I to avenge our son? Is it wrong for us to punish the human race for their kindness?"
The moment the old monk woke up, Linghu and his wife seemed to have also seen the diners entering. The dim light in the male fox's eyes made Bai Yuan's heart go crazy.