The two of them were just like this in the kitchen, talking and talking without stopping. You and I were talking word by word. At first, Yu Wan was very careful and respectful in replying.
But later in the conversation, I realized that Granny Tang actually preferred a more casual and relaxed way of chatting, and the conversation became more comfortable unconsciously.
Yu Wan was kneading the dough with her hands, and the hot oil was licking the pancakes neatly. It was much more natural than the initial reserved attitude.
"Po Tang, during the hundreds of years you have been here, have you ever gone out to find a way to go back?"
Yu Wan asked as she put the vegetable pancakes, which were already cooked and fragrant, onto the plate.
"Of course. Even the place where I first appeared, I spent a hundred years exploring and researching it, but I didn't find anything. Then I traveled around in this Buddha world.
It's a pity...it has always been to no avail. Now that my end is approaching, I think it will be difficult to go back in this life. " Tang Po explained.
But she seemed to have thought of something, and then turned around and asked Yu Wan:
"I've been here for hundreds of years. Little girl, tell me, how is my sect doing now?"
Regarding Yanyang Sect, Yu Wan honestly didn’t know much about it, so she could only say with a bit of compliment:
"The Yanyang Sect is still one of the five major sects. When I traveled through time, the five major sects had just concluded a five-sect competition. Among the young disciples of the Yanyang Sect, there are also many talented people. They are worthy of being the Yanyang Sect. The weapon is repaired and the attack power is very strong."
"Oh? You mean... several large sects gathered together to compete?"
After listening to Yu Wan's words, Tang Po realized that it wasn't everything about the Yanyang Sect that she cared about. Instead, it was Zongbi himself who was the first to ask. Yu Wan didn't understand why she asked this, so she had to simply respond:
"yes."
Tang Po frowned and said:
"Why are the five major sects gathering Zongbi this time?"
Yu Wan was a little surprised. She didn't expect Tang Po to be so sensitive, and she immediately got the point.
Seeing Yu Wan looking at her with a daze in her eyes, Po Tang smiled and said:
"Are you surprised? This has been a practice for tens of thousands of years. However, as long as the five sects get together and let their disciples compete, something is definitely going to happen. In order to distinguish fairly and profitably, we can only use competition Isn’t this a normal thing to do?”
Yu Wan was speechless: ...Okay, that's true...
"So, what is the purpose of organizing this rare competition among the five sects?" Po Tang still asked curiously.
"The Taotie Secret Realm."
When Po Tang heard this, she thought about it and said suddenly:
"The Taotie Secret Realm... No wonder, calculating the time, it is indeed the time to open it once in a hundred years.
It's a pity that I, old lady, was not good at martial arts and could not even win against any of my own disciples, let alone any of the five major sects. "
"What about you? Have you ever participated in the Taotie Secret Realm Zongbi?"
After Tang Po finished speaking, she turned to look at Yu Wanda and asked.
Yu Wan did not hide anything, but answered honestly:
"Yes, yes. After I entered the Taotie Secret Realm, I was immediately teleported and thrown to an island. From the deep pool on the island, it was like a void when I fell. I ended up here when I woke up from a coma."
The reason why Yu Wan chose to reveal the secret realm of Taotie was that she was not sure whether Tang Po would return to the world of cultivation and whether she would be a gangster.
In fact, she could completely ignore Tang Po's attitude. After all, they were not familiar with each other, but Yu Wan felt that there were some things that needed to be prepared for a rainy day.
What she is really worried about is that if one day she can really go back, and Tang Po can go back with her, Tang Po will at least be able to witness her similar experience of changing places.
After all, if she returns to the sect, her experience will definitely arouse people's suspicion and attention. Suspicions of monks are generally not simple suspicions. If you think about it carefully, you will probably think of whether this person has obtained some genius treasure? As a result, greed may lead to murderous intentions towards oneself? !
Because of this, Yu Wan did not lie or hide anything.
But Tang Po also looked at Yu Wan with a meaningful look and asked:
"Girl, is the Taotie Secret Realm really as full of rare treasures as people say? Is there anything to gain from this trip to the secret realm?"
This seemed to be said casually, but Yu Wan felt that it was a bit arrogant, but she still explained with a smile:
"There's nothing to gain. I'll lose everything, I thought, but I've always been unlucky. I didn't have time to explore anything. As soon as I entered the country, I was thrown onto an isolated island and had to fight with a water monster. I got into a fight, and it was that fight that made me fall into a deep pool, and that’s how I ended up here.”
"Haha... that's right. If you were lucky, you wouldn't end up here like the old lady."
Po Tang laughed at her unfortunate situation as if joking.
Yu Wan was speechless: ...these people are talking about falling into a well, they are both fallen people in the world, why bother with each other? !
"Po Tang, Donor Yu, are you all here?"
While Yu Wan and Tang Po were chatting about Tai Chi, Miao Fu came over.
"Girl, here you go, come on, come over and try A Wan's pancakes, how do they taste?"
When facing Miao Fu, Tang Po's eyes and tone seemed very natural, and her expression seemed much more sincere than her smile when facing Yu Wan.
Then Po Tang handed a baked pancake to Miaofu.
Miao Fu had a smile on her face. The injury on her left face seemed to have been after taking medicine and adjusting her breathing for a day. Although the scar was still clear, it was no longer as open and bruised as yesterday.
And her smile, although it still ruined the beauty, at least it wasn't too ferocious.
"I didn't expect that Donor Yu had such cooking skills, so that poor nun was so rude." Miaofu said with a smile.
At this time, she no longer had the upright and exemplary demeanor of a monk or nun, but she still had the casual attitude of a twenty-year-old girl. She reached out to take a piece of pancake handed to her by Tang Po and took a big bite!
Yu Wan stared blankly at Miaofu with her big eyes open, and she was really speechless:
...This wonderful Buddha really refreshed her inherent understanding of Buddhist disciples. This eating pattern is perfect for eating with a bowl of wine. It looks even more delicious...
"Hmm~ Yes, Donor Yu's cooking is good. Po Tang, this Shanzhai is really appetizing." Miaofu kept chewing in his mouth, and he didn't forget to praise Yu Wan's cooking skills.
"Haha... Master Miaofu just likes it."
Yu Wan put the last few pieces of cake on the plate and said with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, Donor Yu, I have something I just want to tell you." Miaofu clapped his hands and said after finishing a piece of cake.
Yu Wan looked at her in confusion and said:
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"In three months' time, the grand Dharma gathering held by our Buddhism once every ten years will be held in the central part of the country, and the main venue will be Putuo Mountain where Guanyin is enshrined in the central part. At that time, if donor Yu is interested, you can come with the poor nun Let’s go together.” Miaofu said.
When Yu Wan heard this, she was naturally happy, so she said with joy on her face:
"Really?! That's great. It's what I asked for. It just so happens that I can travel a bit and understand what the real Buddha Realm is like. I'm sorry for bothering you, Master Miaofu."
Miaofu: "Donor Yu, you don't have to be polite. This opportunity is rare, and you just happened to catch it."
Yu Wan asked curiously: "What do you usually do at such a big Dharma gathering?"
Miaofu explained:
"At the Dharma gathering, apart from listening to the Buddhist sermons on the first day, the rest was to practice Dharma. Although we are Buddhist believers, we are bound to have disputes. What I can do is not to let myself lose my mind of Buddha. good.
If you want to defend, you must have the ability to defend. Naturally, there is no need to compete. This time it is equivalent to all sects and temples gathering together for a big competition, which is very lively. "
"And this time, the nun is here to compare on behalf of the disciples of Guangfu Temple."
When she heard that Miaofu was going to compete on behalf of the disciples of Guangfu Temple, Tang Po's expression changed instantly. She frowned and looked a little worried, but she said in a very unhappy tone:
"How can you agree to attend?! No, you can't go!"
Yu Wan was startled by Tang Po's sudden change of attitude. What's going on? !
Yu Wan couldn't understand, but Miaofu understood it. She walked to Tang Po and comforted her:
"Tang Po, it's okay. My injuries have healed a long time ago. Besides, they are just skin injuries, and they are not injured. Moreover, Master has agreed. If you object again, won't you have to argue again?" Are you up? Don't worry, I promise to come back safely."
I originally thought that Tang Po was to Miaofu just like I was to Miaofu, they were just two pilgrims staying temporarily.
But now the way the two get along and the tone of their conversation, Yu Wan realized that when Miaofu faced Po Tang, he no longer called himself a poor nun, but directly changed to me? !
And the way the two of them talk is indeed very intimate and familiar. They wish they could tell each other what the other is thinking with just one look and attitude.
Tang Po's eyes showed real worry and love, and Miao Fu became as coquettish as a little girl...
Moreover, it also involves Miaofu’s master, who seems to be Tang Po and Miaofu’s master. For some reason, the two don’t get along well...
This scene had to make Yu Wan think too much...
Could it be that... Miaofu and Tang Po are in a mother-daughter relationship, right? !
…
Yu Wan felt that her imagination was a bit wild, and she immediately shook away the wild thoughts and fantasies in her head. She regained her consciousness in an instant, picked up a piece of cake, gnawed on it, and waited for them to reach a consensus.
In the end, it was Miaofu who persuaded Tang Po not to go to her master and agreed to let her go for comparison.
Yu Wan, who originally just watched the show quietly as an audience, was called by Tang Po at the moment they reached a consensus:
"Ah Wan, old lady, I want to do something for you..."
Yu Wan didn't know what Tang Po meant by what she said. Then she raised her eyes and glanced at Miaofu. Miaofu also looked at herself and Tang Po with a puzzled look on her face. It seemed that she didn't know what Tang Po was going to say. See Yu Wan. So, I had to say:
"I wonder what Tang Po said?"
Tang Po then said helplessly with a sorrowful and bitter look:
"Hey... to be honest, if this girl goes to compete on behalf of Guangfu'an, I will be very worried about her safety..."
Tang Po saw that Yu Wan was still looking at her in confusion. She glanced at the Miaofu dressed as a bhikshuni, her eyes flashed and she said:
"You don't know something. If you go to a competition, you will die. If the situation is better, you can still do it. If you are almost serious, you will be seriously injured. The difference in these results depends on whether the temptation thrown out by this Dharma conference is big or small. ”
When Yu Wan heard this, Tang Po didn't say it clearly, but she probably understood what Tang Po meant, but she still didn't understand what kind of temptation could make Buddhist believers intend to kill? !
"Buddhists all say that our Buddha is merciful, but those in the competition arena are believers, not Buddhas!
They have not yet achieved the true meaning of the Buddha, and their six sense organs have not been purified. If the Buddha was truly compassionate, they would not have gone on stage to compete there. "
"Tang Po..."
Hearing Tang Po talk about Buddha like this, Miao Fu felt uncomfortable and immediately called her to stop her next words.
But as soon as she called out, Mrs. Tang raised her hand to stop what she wanted to say and said:
"Miao Buddha, don't deny it. I don't know what your master thinks. According to my original intention, I am extremely unwilling to put you in danger. Don't you look at the Dharma Conference held once every ten years. Which one is not a casualty? The data has soared, and Mrs. Tang doesn’t want you to be a part of that data.”
After speaking to Miaofu, he turned to Yu Wan and said:
"Girl Wan, what about you... Since you can enter the Taotie Secret Realm, you can understand why I don't want this girl to participate in the competition. This Buddhist competition is not much more kind than the Taoist competition, it is just as cruel and ruthless.
So, you are able to enter and exit the secret realm from Zongbi Shang, so your strength must be extraordinary. As for the old lady, I have a gracious request, I hope you can agree...
In these three months, you will train Miaofu and let her respond to crises in actual combat. In this way, she can also react conditionedly on the field and will not be influenced by others! "
"Look...can you agree to this favor? Don't worry, I won't let you help me in vain. If you are willing to help me, I won't treat you badly."
At the end of Tang Po's words, she looked at Yu Wan expectantly, hoping she would agree.
After hearing this appeal, Yu Wan was speechless. He was so mysterious. What big deal did he think? Why did he just let her be his sparring partner? !
Being a sparring partner didn't bring much burden to Yu Wan, but Yu Wan was a little confused and said:
"Po Tang, you're welcome. It's just three months of training with Miao Buddha. That's no problem. I'll just take it as a cultivation. But I'm a little confused. Po Tang, your cultivation level is higher than mine, and you're stronger. Why not train Miaofu yourself? Wouldn’t it be more beneficial?”
"Haha... You are joking, little girl. Regardless of my cultivation of the golden elixir, my body has been exhausted. I appear to be strong on the outside, but actually weak on the inside. As an old man, I cannot be with Miaofu every day. Train with all your strength. So, after much thought, you are the most suitable person." Tang Po smiled.
Yu Wan listened quietly. Yu Wan would not take Tang Po's words seriously!
Even though she is old, she is still a cultivator at the Golden Core stage. Maybe Tang Po is really exhausted... But today is the first time they meet, and they chat about a lot of things that others don't know but she and she are involved in. The distance between the two.
But all this does not mean that Yu Wan already trusts Po Tang.
The reason why Yu Wan agreed was that, first of all, Tang Po was still very well-intentioned, and she did not have any conflict of interest in this matter. Such a cheap thing could make people owe her a favor, so why not do it? Woolen cloth?
Secondly, she just took this opportunity to refine her skills and swordsmanship, and also, she also wanted to try Buddhist techniques and methods!
Speaking of Buddhism and Taoism, for Yu Wan, Buddhism also occupies the same word as Dharma. After all, as the saying goes, all Dharmas are universal. Therefore, Yu Wan has always recognized that the two have something in common. .
But there is one thing in Buddhism that Yu Wan has never fully understood or studied in depth, and that is the earth-shattering... power of faith!
This power of faith can also take this opportunity to ask Miaofu for advice.
With this thought, Yu Wan's smile seemed much more sincere this time, and she said to Miaofu:
"Okay, I agreed, then let's start tomorrow."
Miao Fu looked helpless and said apologetically:
"Donor Yu, I'm sorry, don't force it. This matter will be chaotic if Tang Po cares about it, so don't take it to heart."
Yu Wan knew that Miao Fu also wanted to come to training like this. Yu Wan did not miss the flash of joy in her eyes.
But after all, it was she and Po Tang who decided on Miaofu's practice throughout the whole process. She couldn't even get a word in before the decision was made. It was never what she asked for. It was as if both of them forced themselves to practice together, for the sake of face. Somewhat embarrassed, I refused.
But this aroused Yu Wan's interest: "It doesn't matter, it just happens to be a good opportunity to practice the long-awaited swordsmanship, but then Master Miaofu should not give up."
After hearing this, Miao Fu saw Yu Wan's joking expression, then his smile deepened and he replied:
"That's fine. Tomorrow morning, the poor nun will take Donor Yu to train and compete. He will have been bothering Donor Yu for the past three months."
"Haha... you're welcome. Don't be polite to each other. I won't show mercy when you go to the training ground." Yu Wan said with a smile.
Seeing that the two of them had reached a consensus, Tang Po saw this and narrowed her eyes with satisfaction. She greeted them with a happy face and continued to eat the still warm pancakes...
