"Listening to what you said, it seems to be true!"
Lotte nodded and asked another question:
"Then how do you explain your abstinence?"
Fa Ming pondered for a moment before replying:
“Abstaining from sex is the same as abstaining from killing. It is about giving up the evil desires in the heart, rather than letting people completely cut off the sex in the heart.
The harmony of yin and yang is the way for all living beings to survive and reproduce. If everyone gave up on the relationship between men and women, wouldn't there be no more new lives in this world?
When all the older generations die after a hundred years, will the human race be extinct? "
After listening to Fa Ming's words, everyone present was thoughtful and had a new understanding of Buddhist concepts.
…
In the days that followed, the four of them headed south together. During their breaks, they would sit together and talk, or chat about the general situation and some interesting things they had encountered.
Occasionally, Lotte would become playful and deliberately eat meat and drink alcohol in front of Faming, as if he wanted to induce him to break the precepts. Faming never got upset, and every time he just smiled and summoned a ten-foot-tall King Kong to hold Lotte down. Rubbing on the ground.
Although Lotte was made disgraced every time, he never tired of it. He would play tricks on Faming every one or two days, which added a lot of fun to this boring journey.
The relationship between Lan Yunxin and Bu Xiaotian has always been smooth. Although they are no longer reserved and distant, they are not too close.
Nothing major happened along the way.
In this way, a month later, they finally arrived at the coast of the South China Sea.
Several people who had been traveling for more than a month were refreshed when they saw the big city built on the sea in front of them.
For more than a month, they had mostly been camping in the wilds, and occasionally they would pass by towns in a hurry. Even if they were all practitioners, they would inevitably feel a little tired.
Now that they see this big city built on the seaside, although the distance is too far and the city gate looks like a small dot, and the name engraved on the gate cannot be seen clearly, they all know that this is the southernmost city among the nine states in the world. Haizhou City—Haizhou City!
Although Haizhou City is also very large, it feels different from Liaozhou City where Bu Xiaotian has been before.
Liaozhou City stands on the northeastern plain. In order to prevent barbarian invasion, the city wall was built high and large, giving people a sense of majesty and weight from a distance.
Haizhou City was built on the coast. From Bu Xiaotian's side, the entire city seemed a bit long and narrow, tightly blocking the coast in front of them.
The city wall on the land side is less than half the height of the Liaozhou city wall, and it does not extend straight to both sides. There are corners in many places, making it look a little crooked.
The four of them watched the scene of Haizhou City from a distance for a while, and then walked forward together.
Although it seemed that Haizhou City was not far away, the four of them still walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the city gate.
The city wall in front of the four people is not tall and majestic. It is only three or four feet high and less than two feet thick. A city gate two feet high and two feet wide is embedded in the city wall. There are people coming and going among it, which looks quite impressive. For fun.
The four of them looked to both sides again, and saw that the city walls on both sides extended in a winding way into the distance, with no end in sight. There were city gates every two or three miles.
Looking at the bustling crowd, the four people's faces showed a sense of relief.
After all, most of the places they passed through for more than a month were sparsely populated barren mountains and wilderness. Looking at the people coming and going, they felt like they were back in the world again.
Standing next to the city gate were two strong men guarding the gate. They had dark complexions and strong bodies. They were not easy to mess with at first glance.
But they neither charge entry fees nor check people entering and leaving the city gate. They just sit at the small table next to the city gate and drink tea.
Seeing this, Bu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little curious. He looked at Letian who had been to Nanhai before and asked:
"Aren't they guarding the city gate? Why are they just sitting there drinking tea?"
After hearing what Bu Xiaotian said, the other two people also looked at Letian with curiosity.
They thought that Lotte had been to the South China Sea and could explain their doubts.
Unexpectedly, Lotte shook his head, with doubts on his face, and replied:
"I don't know either."
Seeing that Letian didn't know, Bu Xiaotian was a little surprised and asked:
"Have you not been to Nanhai before? How could you not know?"
"I have been to Nanhai, but I entered Nanhai directly at that time and have never been to Haizhou City."
"oh."
Bu Xiaotian nodded and stopped asking, but he was still a little curious.
Lotte saw that the three of them looked at the two gatekeepers from time to time, knowing that they were curious but embarrassed to ask directly.
Then he took the lead to walk towards where the two strong men were sitting. Bu Xiaotian and the other three behind them looked at each other and followed suit.
The two also noticed that several people were approaching, so they put down the rough porcelain tea bowls in their hands and looked at the four people with surprise in their eyes.
Although they guarded the city gate every day and had seen many people of all kinds coming in and out, this was the first time that two young men like Bu Xiaotian, a monk, and a very beautiful woman were traveling with them. .
In particular, Lan Yunxin was naturally beautiful and gentle, and because she had practiced cultivation for more than ten years, she had a somewhat unworldly temperament, which actually made them feel a little dazed, thinking that she was really a fairy descending to the earth.
Arriving in front of the two of them, Letian bowed his hands and said:
"I'm Lotte, I've met you two!"
The two strong men also came to their senses and stood up to return the salute. One of them said:
"I'm really sorry. This girl has an extraordinary beauty. We were a little out of control for a while. I hope you don't take it offence!"
They were quite straightforward, and did not appear to shrink back or become angry because of their previous rudeness. Instead, they apologized to them very generously.
Moreover, the two of them looked rough, but they spoke very politely, as if they were somewhat knowledgeable, which made the four of them feel good about them and looked up to them.
Seeing the friendly attitude of the two people, Letian immediately smiled and said:
"It's okay. This friend of mine is indeed very beautiful. It would be too narrow-minded to make you angry even if you look at her even more!"
Lan Yunxin also smiled slightly and nodded, agreeing with Lotte's words.
"Hahaha, you guys are so generous! Then we two brothers would like to thank the four of you for your understanding!"
Another strong man saw that the four people had no intention of blaming them, and laughed and said.
It can be seen that they are also open-minded people.
"You haven't asked for your names yet?"
Lotte asked.
After hearing Lotte's question, the strong man who spoke stopped talking about this topic and replied:
"Oh, I was negligent. My name is Jiang Rulong, and this is my brother Jiang Ruhai."
"It turns out to be two brothers Jiang!"
The four of them bowed, and Lotte pointed to the other three and introduced to the two Jiang brothers:
"This is my good brother Bu Xiaotian, this is his senior sister Lan Yunxin, and this is Master Faming!"
After listening to Lotte's introduction, Jiang Rulong and Jiang Ruhai also clasped their fists and saluted, saying:
"I've seen three of them!"
"Okay, I think you two are also lovers, so let's not be so polite!"
The two brothers Jiang Rulong and Jiang Ruhai looked at each other and said at the same time:
"Okay! Then we won't pay attention to so many rules! Let's sit down and talk!"
After a few people sat down, Jiang Rulong asked again:
"Brother Lotte, I don't know why you two came to see me?"
"I just saw two eldest brothers sitting here. They must be guarding the city gate, right?"
Seeing that there was no longer any distance between Jiang Rulong's words, Lotte's names also became much closer:
Jiang Rulong nodded and said:
"Yes, the two of us are the guards of the city gate here. What's wrong?"
"Since the two eldest brothers are the gatekeepers, why don't you collect city fees or interrogate those who enter the city?"
After Jiang Rulong listened to Letian's question, he did not answer. Instead, Jiang Ruhai asked:
"Is this your first time coming to Haizhou City?"
Jiang Rulong's words made Letian a little confused:
"Yes, how did the two eldest brothers see it?"
Jiang Ruhai had a look of understanding in his eyes and explained:
"The question you just asked is actually not a secret at all. Only people who come to Haizhou City for the first time can ask it.
What you don’t know is that Haizhou City was originally built by our ancestors to resist the evil monsters in the sea. Its current scale is the result of the efforts and blood and sweat of countless generations of ancestors.
Therefore, Haizhou City is not the private property of one person, but belongs to all races. Naturally, no one will charge any entry fees.
The reason why we are guarding here is to prevent the sea monsters that have come ashore from other places to transform into humans and sneak into the city to do evil. "
"Since it's to guard against the sea monster, why don't you interrogate those who come into the city?"
But Bu Xiaotian on the side couldn't help interrupting Jiang Ruhai's words and asked.
Jiang Ruhai was not angry when he was interrupted by Bu Xiaotian, and said with a smile:
"Brother Bu, you don't know this. Although some advanced sea monsters can take the form of humans, they are born with a fishy smell of the sea. As long as they come within three feet of us, they will never escape. Out of our noses!”
"Amitabha! How can the two donors be so capable?"
Fa Ming was also a little surprised when he heard Jiang Ruhai's words.
"Haha, it's actually nothing. The two of us have had very good noses since we were young. We had some adventures more than ten years ago and can easily distinguish the smell of sirens."
"Amitabha! That's it."
"Then how can the gatekeepers of other city gates distinguish the sirens if they don't have the talent of the two?"
Lan Yunxin thought for a moment and asked.
"Miss Lan, I just said that the sea monster has a natural smell of sea. Although it is difficult for others to smell it with their own sense of smell, this smell cannot be hidden from the sense of smell of native dogs. They even I can smell the siren from ten feet away!"
Although Jiang Ruhai had a carefree temper, he spoke softly to Lan Yunxin. He was even a little embarrassed and didn't even dare to look at her more.
Seeing his brother's coquettish appearance, Jiang Rulong stretched out his hand and patted his back hard several times, which made several people on the side smile.
