"I know!" Ye Lingquan spoke before Xie Zhe could reply, "Because the fruit is not sweet, otherwise it would have been picked all."
Mutsuki-kun nodded approvingly.
"The girl has a bright mind and quick reactions. With friends like you taking care of Zhe along the way, I feel at ease."
"Well, no...it's just that my family just happened to plant a row of trees like this next to the walled yard. Because they are used to see flowers, the fruits are not delicious and no one at home picks them. Occasionally I can see them on the street The child was greedy, picked it and ate it, then threw it away angrily, so..."
"……Hahaha."
Xie Zhe simply stopped talking and just laughed. Instead, Ling Huan and Han Zhang both nodded as if they suddenly understood. It turns out that besides his mother, Mutsuki-kun also calls him that.
"Hey, it's a trivial matter." Han Zhang immediately joked with him, "He will never cause trouble. After all, it is difficult for people to notice him. If he really did something, others would immediately suspect us. Come up."
Mutsuki-kun smiled, looking happier than a polite smile. Even so, the prayer wheel in his hand never stopped spinning.
"I understand what you two mean. A Zhe has been like this since he was a child, and I can't escape my involvement in this matter."
"Huh?" They looked confused, "Why does it have anything to do with you?"
At this moment, Xie Zhe's eyes also became surprised. Apparently, he didn't even know such a thing existed.
"Yes. Your mother and your father were once chased by monsters in the wilderness. In desperation, they hid in a temple. That temple has been abandoned for many years. I know that there is a small Buddha statue there, which was left by an eminent monk. . Now that he has passed away, I took it back as promised, and happened to meet A Zhe's parents. They thought I was from here, so they asked me for help. There is no reason for monks to ignore death, so I protected the two of them. , and drove away the big demon. Then I led them, carrying the Buddha statue on my back, to another village. I was going to the temple where my friends lived. Before I left, I gave them a bag of incense ash and told them if they encountered difficulties in the future. , you can mix it with water and take it. The incense ash is not an ordinary incense burning, but something that can temporarily hide the human scent, and is effective on humans, demons, and beasts. However, its material is rare and its output is very small. Since your parents Since they have a predestined relationship with the Buddha, I will give them this gift.”
"But this... doesn't sound related to A Zhe?" Ling Huan was confused and continued to ask.
"Indeed, that's a story for later. Later, when the conscription came up, every household had to produce a boy. A Zhe's mother originally wanted to hide him with this incense and ash water, but his father was brave and loyal, and was willing to bring glory to the country. , joined the army without hesitation. Later, A Zhe's mother became pregnant, and another group of bandits came to the village. Every household had almost no fighting power, and suffered heavy casualties, but A Zhe's mother survived intact. She found her in desperation. Because there was no time to find water at that time, she mixed the packet of incense ash with saliva and swallowed it raw. There was no harm in swallowing the powder directly without diluting it, but at most it would cause abdominal distension. She escaped and left. That village, heading to a bigger town. What I didn’t expect was that the fragrant ash water would actually be supplied to A Zhe who was still a fetus... causing some inconvenience to him later in life. This was due to my lack of consideration. , I still feel sorry to this day.”
"..." Xie Zhe's expression was complicated, and he sighed, "You don't have to be so harsh on yourself...it's all harmless things, and sometimes it's convenient. It's just that you just told me now that I'm also a little bit—— "
"I wanted to tell you when I was an adult. Unexpectedly, it was a few years later when we met again."
Several people sighed with emotion. After finishing the tea, Han Sheng asked the waiter to get another pot, and asked Mutsuki-kun if he wanted to eat something. Mutsuki-kun just waved his hand and said four words: "I won't eat after lunch." It seems that in addition to growing his hair and practicing Buddhism, he is really an authentic monk. Ye Lingyu looked at the prayer wheel in his hand and was curious for a long time. Mutsuki-kun had already noticed it and asked her:
"Girl always stares at my prayer wheel, do you have any doubts?"
"Ah, so it's called a prayer wheel." She was a little embarrassed, "Uh, it's okay, I just haven't seen it before, and I'm a little curious about what it does. I heard that some monks from the west can use prayer wheels, but I haven't seen them yet. I’ve seen it before, so it looks like this.”
"Yes. This small prayer wheel is filled with scriptures and mantras. Turning it right is the same as reciting it. This prayer wheel of mine is a gift from the Dragon Palace. As long as all living beings see, hear, and think, If you touch it, you will be liberated from the sea of suffering in the lower three realms. It can purify bad karma and accumulate merit. The merit of turning it once is like seeing thousands of Buddhas."
"Really? It sounds so powerful, and it's actually from the Dragon Palace." Ling Huan looked as if he was eye-opening, "Then the above points are... If you turn faster, I will It’s hard to see clearly.”
Mutsuki-kun smiled and stopped spinning. Only then did Ling Huan see that there were seven dots on it, with different colors, lusters and textures. It was indeed some kind of gem, but it was not very big. Mutsuki-kun pointed at them one by one and said patiently:
"There are seven treasures in Buddhism. There are different opinions, but they are not completely different. The seven treasures on my handle are gold, silver, agate, yellow, amber, white, blue, and red. It’s the Chizhen Pearl.”
"Agate? I have one too. It's a xun... I heard from Han Shang that it's a magical artifact left over from the Southern Kingdom."
"Ah, it's in your hands? It must be a perfect achievement for a person like you to get it in this life."
"Hey, this... I actually took it out secretly from home. Do you want to take a look? I wanted to exchange it with Satsuki-kun, but she said she couldn't help me and wouldn't accept my things."
Ye Lingquan felt very relieved about him, and others did not stop him, but just listened. But Mutsuki-kun didn't seem to care, he just smiled and told her that anything that came into her hands had its own destiny. Lord Gaoyue didn't accept it, it must be because it was destined to stay in Ye Lingyu's hands. Miss Ye felt that it was miraculous when she heard it, and it seemed to make some sense. She just couldn't understand how useful a xun that couldn't blow could be in her hands. But since Mutsuki-kun said so, let’s keep it.
"Do you know where the other relics are?" Xie Zhe asked.
"How can I know everything in the vast world? You think too highly of me. But I know that they must be where they should be now. No matter how they are spread in the future or whose hands they pass into, it is all due to cause and effect. The fate is close."
"Then... there's something I don't know whether to ask or not." Han Chang said to Mu Yuejun, "Gaoyue Lord told us that those swords are basically in the hands of Kauchue Lord. Is this the case? He doesn't know why. I gave one of the knives to the boy, so...will there be others who have the same experience?"
Mutsuki-kun nodded slightly and said to them:
"Nowadays, I only know three of those six-path magic weapons. One symbolizes Shura Dao, and it is held in the hand of the child. It takes some effort for an adult to lift such a heavy knife. I'm afraid the child's body has become a knife. Only the scabbard with blood sealing the throat can be used freely. A symbol of humanity, it was once a semi-finished product. It was Shui Wujun who sacrificed his life to prove the Tao for the remnant soul of Qingnv, and made the finished sword with his own body. The remnant soul of Qingnv is an immortal Before she died, she handed over the world to the immortal. He is now known as Lintian Master, you may have heard of it. A symbol of heaven, it is what I entrusted to A Zhe, Fengyun Zhan . The rest are probably in the hands of Lord Xueyue. After all, it was the master who assigned him to recover them back then, and even the subsequent processing was handed over to him. Even Feng Yunzhan was taken from him after my strong request."
"Why should you give it to me?" Xie Zhe was puzzled. "It seems to have no effect in my hands."
"The time has not come. But people can't make mistakes." Mutsuki-kun stared at him, "I didn't hand the sword to you, but this sword chose you."
"choose me?"
Why me?
It's not that he's afraid of trouble, Xie Zhe really can't figure it out. Could it be that this divine sword gave Mutsuki-kun a dream and designated a successor? Of course his friends didn't know either. The three of them looked confused, waiting for Mutsuki-kun to say more. But at this time, Mutsuki-kun just smiled and said nothing.
"Well, first of all, I have no intention of looking down on Lao Xie." Han Chang raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say, "But isn't it a bit hasty to hand this sword to him now? I believe that he will not do it in the future. What a small person he is, but... now I'm afraid he doesn't even know whether he has the ability to guard this sword."
"Let alone control it." Xie Zhe nodded helplessly, echoing Han Shang's words.
When Mutsuki-kun spoke again, what he said was something they didn't expect.
"Rather than saying that you got this sword, it's better to say that you have to work hard to be worthy of this sword." His expression became a little solemn, "The world is going to be in chaos."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was speechless. If the last few words had come out of someone else's mouth, they might have been regarded as a crazy fool, but now they were spoken by Mutsuki-kun - they were spoken by the first Six Paths Impermanence who was born thousands of years ago. No matter what, this sudden turn made them feel somewhat unreal. Especially for Ye Lingyu, this scene was like bringing a legendary story from a storybook into reality and forcing a role into her. She didn't know the lines, hadn't read the script, and had no idea what was going to happen next.
They all looked towards the street. Although some people were panicking because of the incident in West Village, the pedestrians on the road did not completely hide their traces. Perhaps it is because there is still some distance between the two places. For many people, even the tragedies that happen around them are extremely dull. There is no such heavy reality to speak of, let alone the world... People come and go with different expressions. Different, pretending to be different about yourself. The shops on the street were all open, so it wasn't lively or deserted.
"How do you say this?" In the end, Han Chang reacted first and followed Mu Yuejun's words.
"Have you ever heard of the Evil Angel?"
All three people shook their heads blankly. In front of Mutsuki-kun, even though they have vastly different backgrounds, they are all like ignorant children gathered in front of an adult to listen to his story.
"Well, it's normal not to know. After all, these opinions have not spread among the people in the world. There are very few people who know about it. Then let me ask A Zhe one more question. Do you still remember that the Buddha said that the ten evils are What are the ten evil things?”
"Well...the three karma can lead to the ten evils." Xie Zhe muttered in a low voice, pouring out the familiar things in his mind like chanting sutras, "Three are caused by the body: killing, stealing, and sexual intercourse; The fourth is: gossip, lies, harsh words, and double-talk; the third is caused by the mind: greed, anger, and wrong views."
Ye Linghua unexpectedly understood a little bit, but Han Sheng seemed to be listening to a book from heaven, with confusion in his eyes.
"I seem to know," Ling Huan said. "There is an old man in my family who believes in Buddhism. He mentioned it to me when I was a child. Although it didn't leave a deep impression on me at that time, I can remember it more or less when you say it like this."
Han Chang frowned and said, "What are you talking about? I can still understand some of them, but some books don't mention them much."
Mu Yuejun said: "The immortal method you practice seems to be like that of an immortal who is accustomed to attaining the Tao. Buddhism and Taoism have the same origin, and different paths lead to the same destination. It is precisely this so-called 'path' that is so different and has different forms. I believe that you must be You can understand it, but they are not reflected in these words in the knowledge you have learned."
The evil ones act irrationally, which means that sentient beings are in a state of confusion. They allow their emotions to act in body, speech, and mind, and behave irrationally, resulting in these ten evil things.
