"Master Faming, the boy Jiangliu you brought back to Jin Guang Temple two years ago nearly killed Brother Huishan today! This child is most certainly not a good person!"
"Master Faming, Jiangliu has fled in fear of punishment and his whereabouts are unknown. We have already reported it to the officials."
"That little boy has no parents and lacks education, he is a troublemaker."
"One doesn't know if Brother Huishan can survive..."
"Magic child! Indeed, it is a magic child!"
Master Faming has said "I believe in Jiangliu" several times today, he firmly believes that the child would not have acted without reason.
He quickly found several witnesses, and from them, Master Faming was able to gather the details of the incident.
"Amitabha..."
Master Faming sighed, he didn't expect someone to defamed Jiangliu's parents, and Jiangliu is so deeply attached to his parents, how could a twelve-year-old boy resist this kind of stimulation?
Facing the monks' seemingly blameful words.
Master Faming raised his hands in a prayer, "Huishan has spoken ill of Jiangliu's parents with malicious words. How can one who holds filial piety be unaffected and remain calm when their parents are defamed by others? Even those who meditate and worship the Buddha cannot forget that their bodies and limbs are given to them by their parents, nor can they utter false words to defame others' parents."
Master Faming brought out the ancient weapon of "filial piety" from the feudal era.
Clearly intends to save Jiangliu.
After listening, the monks could not think of any points to refute, if they refuted, wouldn't that mean "filial piety" would be denied?
They could only mutter things like "That's too severe a punishment" and "Brother Huishan didn't mean to defame others' parents" to save face.
The Buddhism in the southern continent is declining, and if they criticize the concept of filial piety, they might be attacked by scholars.
If the incident escalates, it might even lead to the tragic fate of Buddhism being extinguished.
“Amitabha…” Master Faming's gaze was distant as he looked off into the distance.
"Jiangliu, where are you now?"
……
Jiangliu is hungry again. It's only noon, and despite eating a lot of steamed buns for breakfast, he's starting to get so hungry that he feels his chest pressed against his back.
According to the explanation of Tang San's senior, it is the refinement of the body that not only consumes the energy of lotus seeds but also consumes the energy of the body itself. No matter how much food is ingested, it can be digested quickly.
For those gluttonous food connoisseurs, they would undoubtedly be very pleased with this.
Because it represents that they can eat freely without any constraints.
But for Jiangliu, it's a bad news that he tends to get hungry easily.
He has no money on him.
Without money to buy food.
"There's not a single fruit tree around the back mountain near Jin Guang Temple." Jiangliu held the stick he picked up to use as a walking stick, holding the stick while covering his stomach, he mumbled: "An ordinary person can still survive without eating and drinking for a day. If I don't eat or drink for a day, I'm afraid I'll die of hunger right away."
He felt that he could actually ask for help from the elders in the chat group.
But these two days, he has already troubled the elders quite a few times.
Not until the last moment of reaching the end of the road and dried up water...
It's best not to trouble them, then?
"Speaking of the mountain behind Jin Guang Temple, where does it connect to?"
Jiangliu remembers that Master Faming once said that when picking up firewood in the back mountain, do not cross this back mountain.
He said that outside the back mountain, it is very dangerous.
However, if he doesn't leave this back mountain, he can only wait to starve.
Better to dare to cross over and take a look.
Jiangliu, not only was he naturally intelligent, but he also had more courage than the average person. With only a single stick in his hand, he still walked forward until he crossed over the back mountain of Jin Guang Temple.
At this moment, if you look ahead, it is a dense forest. You can faintly see a small dirt path not far away, which looks like it shouldn't be commonly used by wild animals.
Moreover, it was autumn, and he could even smell the fragrance of fruits.
"There's food!"
Jiangliu followed the small dirt path in front of him and walked towards the front. Indeed, he saw a large area of fruit trees in front of him.
He was both surprised and delighted, ran to the base of a fruit tree, picked up a large pear that had fallen to the ground, wiped it off casually and put it into his mouth.
One, two, three...
By the end, Jiangliu couldn't even count how many he had eaten. There were fruit pits all over the ground, and he finally felt somewhat full.
But at this moment, the slight noise caught Jiangliu's attention.
He heard someone speaking.
He immediately hid behind the fruit tree.
"Oh, today is the great king's wedding night. The king has asked us to pick more fruits to entertain the guests. Why do we have to do all these dirty and hard jobs?"
"If we don't do it, who will? Are you suggesting that the king should do it?"
"Ugh, stop it. Don't say such things. I was just venting."
"Hurry up and work!"
The king? Hic, could it be that there are bandits outside the back mountain of Jin Guang Temple?
Jiangliu carefully peeked out half of his head to look at the distance.
At that moment, the words "outlaws" in his mind instantly crumbled.
The words "demon" were almost about to escape his lips.
His eyes gradually widened, and his eyes were filled with shock because he saw two pairs of vertical snake bodies talking!
The others are indeed snake demons!
The snake demons have bodies as thick as pythons, but they have human-like hands and feet, and there is a curved knife at their waists. They also each carry bamboo baskets, complaining as they climb trees to pick fruits.
This is Jiangliu's first time seeing a real demon in the real world.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
[Jiangliu]: "Elders, I encountered demons outside. And I met two of them at once! [Image] They are like snakes but have hands and feet. Moreover, they can talk and speak in Tang Dynasty dialect!"
[Jiangliu]: "I overheard them saying, their lord is getting married tonight. What should I do now?"
He chooses to seek help from the elders in the chat group.
[Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl]: "Demons? They are just two common flowersnakes that have opened their spiritual intelligence and been transformed. Hahaha! Little monk, such little demons, even the old pig can extinguish them with a breath."
[Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl]: "However, little monk, you are currently weak. If discovered by the two common flowersnakes, they might eat you. Snake demons are very sensitive to smells, and they will find you soon."
After hearing this, Jiangliu's face stiffened instantly.
[Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl]: "Hahaha: Don't worry! The old pig will help you!"
[Ding! "Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl" sent a special red envelope!]
Jiangliu never thought that the pig demon Bodhisattva would be so generous.
When he, Jiangliu, encountered demons, the pig demon Bodhisattva directly sent a red envelope to help him, Jiangliu, through the difficult times.
[Jiangliu]: "Thank you, Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl Bodhisattva!"
[Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl]: "Hahaha! Little monk, you can also be considered as one of my teachers. There's no need to call me 'Bodhisattva'. You can just call me 'Bai Jie' or 'Neng'.!"
[Jiangliu]: "Thank you, Senior Bai Jie!"
[Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl]: "Heh, what are you thanking for? It's just a simple gesture! Let's not chat anymore. The old pig is chatting with the princess now, hehehe."
Jiangliu thought that Senior Bai Jie might be mentoring a princess from a certain country, explaining to her about Buddhism and the path of meditation.
Then, his mind moved, and he accepted the red envelope in the chat group.
[Ding! Successfully received the "Chanting the Dharma of Emptying the Alms Bowl" exclusive red envelope! Congratulations to "Jiangliu" for winning: one heavenly formation qi change!]
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