"Datang? What realm? I've never heard of it."
"Buddhism? How do you talk about it? I haven't studied it."
These were the first two thoughts that popped into the little elephant's mind when he heard the words of the abbot and elder.
But the next moment, he became furious!
"He is so courageous! Before I went to punish him, he dealt with me first!" When the little elephant was furious, he paused again, with a little suspicion in his eyes, and looked at Looking at the abbot who was kneeling on the ground, he asked in a deep voice: "Ask for boys and girls? When did I ask for boys and girls?"
The eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty and the debaters on Buddhism and Dharma were all leaning aside. He wanted to know now... when did he ask the king to ask for boys and girls as sacrifices?
The abbot and abbot was stunned when he heard the Buddha's words, and then said with a sad face: "Lord Buddha, it's not you who told me that Princess Baihua was rescued by Buddha's appearance. Please ask your majesty to quickly send incense and sacrifices and come to worship. ...The disciples all act according to your instructions..."
When the little elephant heard the abbot's words, his face suddenly darkened. What is this?
He said angrily from above: "Say what you just said again... and see what I said!"
This abbot is also an honest man. When Lord Buddha asked him to say it, he actually said it again: "Lord Buddha, you didn't say it... Princess Baihua was saved by Lord Buddha through your manifestation... Let your majesty send it to you as soon as possible. Incense and offerings, come and pay homage...all my disciples..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Hearing this, the little elephant quickly called out. He breathed a sigh of relief and said firmly: "Tell yourself, have I ever said that I want boys and girls to be sacrificed?"
"Lord Buddha - you...this...I..." The abbot and elder suddenly panicked and didn't know what to say, but this matter must be explained clearly.
He was also in a hurry, thinking that the Buddha had become timid after hearing that an eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty had come, and wanted to throw him out to take the blame, so he boldly distinguished: "These are clearly the words of the Buddha, and the disciples do things according to the instructions of the Buddha..." .Why don’t you admit it now...Why can’t this red-mouthed and white-toothed man explain clearly? Could it be that the one who wants virgins is not the Buddha, but a poor monk?"
That's true, but he said it with a tearful tone, sounding very aggrieved.
"Wait!" The little elephant seemed to have grasped the key when he heard this. He stopped the old monk from crying and asked him again, "How did you talk to the king?"
The abbot was also stunned and said: "I said that as the Buddha ordered, I met with His Majesty and said that the Buddha issued a decree. Princess Baihua was rescued by the Buddha's appearance. Your Majesty asked your Majesty to quickly send the incense sacrifices to worship, otherwise There will be retribution."
"Okay!" The little elephant took a breath after hearing this, and asked with a smile: "Old abbot, think carefully about what you just said. Have you ever asked the king for a boy or girl?"
"Huh?...Huh?!" The abbot thought carefully, recalled carefully, and when he confirmed that there was no mistake, he finally said firmly: "Yes, poor...disciple didn't say that either."
The little elephant clapped his hands and said, "I didn't say that, and you didn't tell me wrongly... It was naturally a misunderstanding. Maybe the eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty just wanted to talk about Buddhism with me?"
"Is that so?" The abbot elder still felt guilty. To be on the safe side, he asked one more question: "Lord Buddha, what is the sacrifice you are talking about..."
"In the past, three animals, melons and fruits were worshiped on weekdays... and more people will come to worship and offer incense..."
"Are you really not a virgin?" The abbot and elder said, "Is it true? I don't believe it."
"What do I want from a boy and a girl? Do you want to come and eat? I'm not a monster." Although the little elephant is still one head short of a successful transformation, the monster aura in his body has long been cleansed, and he is just like Bajie now. The same thing, but with a head that looks like a monster, it's not really a monster.
Besides, what good things do people have to eat?
"But why did you ask His Majesty to send boys and girls back then?" How could the abbot and elder not know why the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple was sealed? At this moment, he couldn't help but ask this question. He stared at the elephant Buddha carefully, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Ahem..." Little Elephant's eyes were a little erratic. He didn't want others to know that he was a swindler, so he said: "My soul was damaged back then, and I have been recuperating it here... and it happened that the king asked me to take action. To save Princess Baihua... I want to use the yin and yang energy of boys and girls to heal their wounds and restore their magic power... Even if I tell you, you don't understand!"
The abbot and the elder saw that the Buddha was vaguely impatient and did not dare to say any more.
The little elephant thought for a moment and asked, "What is the Tang Dynasty? Which state is it in?"
"The Tang Dynasty was a celestial dynasty with a view to the south."
"The Celestial Dynasty in Nanfangbu Continent?" Little Elephant was stunned and said: "Isn't there a war in Nanfangbu Continent with more than a dozen countries? When did a Celestial Dynasty appear?"
"I heard that the former Sui Dynasty unified Nanfangbuzhou and was later overthrown by Li Tang. The country was founded about thirty years ago?" The abbot is not sure. In the thirteen years since he was sealed in the temple, he has rarely had contact with the outside world. things.
"Thirty years since the founding of the country?" Little Elephant's eyes lit up and he said, "Hahaha, how can we have a great monk in only thirty years? Our Baoxiang Kingdom has been in existence for two hundred years, so there is no need to be afraid of him!"
The abbot was stunned again after hearing Xiang Buddha's words... Hiss, if you think so, it is not unreasonable.
But why do I always feel like something is not quite right?
"I will debate Buddhism with him tomorrow!" The little elephant simply emerged from the golden body, helped up the abbot and elder who was still kneeling on the ground, and said: "The two hundred years of inheritance of our Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, How can we be afraid of a Tang monk who only founded the country thirty years ago?"
When the abbot and the elder were lifted up from the ground by his own Buddha, people were still a little dazed.
"Go, you go to see the king again. It's okay to talk about the Dharma, but don't go to Wanzi Mountain. What kind of wilderness is Wanzi Mountain? It's in our Baoxiang Buddhist Temple... and you have to invite all the people in the city. Come and see..." The little elephant was talking, and in his mind he had already begun to imagine how he would appear in front of the people in the city tomorrow. Will he be worried about not having incense to offer sacrifices?
Taking off the demon body is just around the corner!
Of course, he only wanted to show his holiness.
The matter of defending Buddhism should still be left to professionals.
This abbot is the ninth-generation abbot of Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, and his Buddhist teachings are profound.
I have seen him work very hard in the past, always studying Buddhist scriptures.
Moreover, the past abbots of Baoxiang Kingdom are not simple. A book of "Baoxiang Sutra" can be used to introduce new ones from generation to generation. How many sects and sects in the world can do this?
The abbot and elder in front of him is undoubtedly a master of all things!
Isn't it easy to deal with a Tang Dynasty monk who doesn't know what he means?
If they don't accept it but dare to use force... Humph, who's fist is stronger?
He is no longer what he used to be!
To be honest, after the abbot elder informed the king of the news, he regretted it a little. When he came back, he asked a few more questions and was even more panicked when he learned that he would be on stage tomorrow to defend the Buddha and that the Buddha would take the lead.
Because he finally thought clearly... that although his Baoxiang Buddhist Temple has a two-hundred-year inheritance,... there is nothing real.
It can’t be said to be fake, it just simply doesn’t have anything real of its own.
A volume of the "Precious Elephant Buddhist Sutra" is still pieced together. Although it has been carefully perfected by nine generations of abbots and elders, it seems to be very organized, but after all, the craftsmanship is too heavy.
It's okay to deceive some people who don't understand Buddhism, but if you really meet an eminent monk in the industry, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get through.
When he was worried, another minister came to convey the decree, saying that your Majesty agreed to Xiang Buddha's request and discussed the Dharma in Baoxiang Buddha Temple.
"Lord Buddha, please take a look at it, just in case it can be used tomorrow."
The abbot can now see what kind of real Buddha this Spirit-tusk Elephant Buddha is.
He is clearly a spirit whose mind is not yet mature.
Although he is a little reckless, his character is not bad.
In fact, they should have known this long ago. It should have been clear from the fact that the Lingtus Elephant Buddha enshrined in the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple does not have a sutra of its own.
In other words, they have always been aware of it and just subconsciously avoided the issue.
After all, Baoxiangguo Temple has enshrined him for nearly two hundred years. Tomorrow's battle may involve the honor and disgrace of Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, so he can only muster up 120,000 yuan to prepare.
He didn't know the details of the eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, so all he could do was go all out.
As for the future, let’s get over this disaster first.
The little elephant thought for a while and felt that what the abbot said made sense, so he sat down and studied the Buddhist scriptures together... He didn't feel bored at all. He even seemed to be familiar with the Sanskrit texts. After all, he had listened to them for nearly two years. The monks who have been chanting for hundreds of years are still a bit friendly now.
...
Buzz buzz——
In the Ambassador Post House, a golden light appeared on the body of a flying insect. The Great Sage landed on the ground and cupped his hands towards the Master, saying: "Master, you may not believe it... That little elephant just followed their abbot and elder to study the scriptures tonight. .”
He deliberately transformed into a flying insect to find out some information.
Fahai:...
I was originally looking forward to tomorrow's grand gathering of debates on Buddhism and Dharma, but it suddenly felt boring.
In fact, the Great Sage arrived too late. If he had gone to investigate earlier, the whole story of this matter would have been revealed by now.
The Great Sage paused and then said: "Master, my disciple looked at his true body with piercing eyes and found that he had already lost his demonic aura, and even the demonic body only had one head left..."
"But he's a cannibal?"
"Disciple has not seen the karma of cannibalism in him." The great sage shook his head. After all, he had piercing eyes, so the master taught him Buddhist clairvoyance. With the great sage's talent, he got started very quickly. At this time, he was able to use the Dharma Eye to observe karma.
The Great Sage didn't wait for the master to ask, and then continued: "He has never practiced as a boy or girl... The disciples can see clearly that he actually has no magic power in his body, but he has plenty of energy and blood, like a person who specializes in physical cultivation. This is because Disciples have never heard of the left-field cultivation method led by boys and girls being used for physical training. This may be the reason why my junior brother didn’t find anything when he went to investigate.”
Xiaobailong:...
Senior Brother, can I leave this scouting job to you from now on...
Bajie listened for a long time and wondered: "This is a strange thing. From Brother Monkey's words, he doesn't seem to be a monster with any evil intentions... How come from the mouth of His Majesty the King, I heard that this monster is so evil?" "
