"Master, wouldn't it be good to ask him about his reincarnation?" Mu Zha proposed: "If we meet him in our true forms and ask him questions, I believe he will answer truthfully."
Guanyin shook her head: "It's not right. We still don't know the roots of the person behind the scenes."
Be it as it may that all the Buddha's on Mount Lingshan are witnessing the teacher and apprentice's every word and action, even the "Master" whose true nature Jiangliu can never calculate is enough to make Guanyin approach with caution.
Mu Zha hesitated: "What about us?"
Guanyin said: "It's enough to advise Jiangliu to do good. There's no need to ask any other questions. After we return to Mount Lingshan, report it to the World Lord, and let the World Lord make the decision."
A great adept with such divine abilities that even his own teacher, Guanyin Bodhisattva, cannot figure out... Mu Zha's mind flickered with a few ancient deities and Buddhas.
He couldn't help but shiver.
He also realized that the matter had escalated to a level where he could not interfere.
"Yes, Master."
Mu Zha nodded honestly.
This master and apprentice pair arrived at the cave where Jiangliu and Hu Yuyu were hiding. They did not conceal their tracks, arriving openly on clouds, and when their feet touched the ground, they stepped on withered branches and leaves, making a sound.
Whoosh—
Guanyin raised her eyes and saw a flash of swordlight flying out.
Mu Zha's hair was about to stand up on the sides.
In Mu Zha's eyes, Jiangliu's skill in the "Hundred Mantras HeartPiercing Sword Technique" seemed rather naive; a single breath from him could blow the sword away a hundred li.
However, the crucial point is that this sword with a fierce aura is aimed at his own teacher!
How dare that Golden Silkworm Reincarnation!
How could he dare to do so?
Mu Zha stretched out his Heavy Iron Staff in front of Guanyin, and the flying sword clashed with the staff. The staff was unscathed, but the sword was launched back.
Inside the cave, Hu Yuyu exclaimed in surprise: "What a powerful demon! Where did the wolf demon king get this helper? My benefactor took the initiative, but he was still held back by him? Oh no, it must be two or three hundred years of cultivation! My benefactor, let's split up and run! I'll distract them!"
Mu Zha was both surprised, angry, and felt like laughing.
However, he couldn't argue with the childishness, so he quickly shouted to him: "Don't misunderstand us, we are not demons."
After that, he released Buddha light.
Then they saw a brilliant golden light shooting into the clouds, with thousands of radiant hues layered upon each other. It was the image of an earthly Buddha, with no trace of demonic aura.
Mu Zha said: "Let's come out and see if you are demons or Buddhist deities."
A half-fox head poked out.
"Ah!" Hu Yuyu exclaimed in shock, "Benefactor, those demons outside are very audacious. They disguised as bodhisattvas to assassinate us!"
Mu Zha: "..."
How could there be such a fox demon who couldn't tell good from bad? Could it be that it had a visual impairment? It couldn't see the ten-thousand-foot Buddha light?
But he is a disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva under the Southern Sea, and for him to say such words would indeed be a breach of the image of an esteemed sage.
Mu Zha could only forcefully hold back his laughter.
It made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Hold on, Hu Yuyu, they are real bodhisattvas, not demons; we seem to have misunderstood them!" Jiangliu's voice echoed out.
Finally, the two of them, one human and one fox, emerged. They saw Mu Zha and Guanyin, and after numerous twists and turns, they finally managed to meet face to face.
"It's Guanyin Bodhisattva!" Jiangliu recognized Guanyin at a glance.
In all the gods and deities in the heavens, who else could have such an appearance except for Guanyin?
He wanted to bow, but then remembered that he had not yet become a monk and had not yet cut off his hair.
Hu Yuyu was so scared that he meekly squatted next to Jiangliu
She met Guanyin in her true form as a red fox.
She knew she had made a mistake by mistaking the bodhisattva for a demon.
"No need to bow," Guanyin suddenly said, her tone filled with kindness and a trace of smile. She did not blame Jiangliu for attacking her, but instead said calmly, "My apprentice and I are not passing by here by chance. We have come here specifically to find Jiangliu."
Jiangliu was very surprised: "To find me?"
Right!
Jiangliu recalled, "Ah! In my previous life, I was a disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni named 'Jin Chanzi.' I am the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi!"
That means...
Perhaps in my previous life, I was also a bodhisattva?
Maybe even had a close relationship with Guanyin Bodhisattva?
At this point, only to hear Guanyin say: "While my apprentice and I were passing through a forest in the southern part of the World, we saw you fighting and killing a dozen or so demons."
Jiangliu thought to himself that it was bad luck, as the bodhisattva had seen him killing living beings.
He felt a sense of being caught red-handed.
"Jiangliu, you have a connection with Buddha, and in the future, you will certainly study Buddhism and even become an enlightened monk in Tang Dynasty East."
Guanyin asked, "Why do you, who have such a connection with Buddhism, have such a strong propensity for violence?"
Jiangliu honestly replied, "Bodhisattva, those demons threatened the life of my teacher, Fayming. If I were to show mercy and not protect myself, I would be killed, and my teacher would be taken captive by the demons."
He was afraid that Guanyin Bodhisattva didn't know who Fayming Master was.
So he introduced Fayming Master to Guanyin, taking the opportunity to let Fayming Master make himself known. Who knows, maybe when the master passes away one day, Guanyin might choose him to be a Buddha!
"Bodhisattva, Master Fayming is not my biological father, but he is like a father to me. In terms of filial piety, I cannot let him be put in such a dangerous situation."
Jiangliu said: "I can only break the vow of life to kill."
"Indeed, he's an honest child," Guanyin knew that Jiangliu was not lying.
Knowing this, Guanyin knew that Jiangliu's heart was not corrupted.
There was a great adept who, when Jiangliu encountered danger, taught him cultivation methods and equipped him with powerful weapons.
This is what led to the act of killing and breaking the vow.
Guanyin said: "The cycle of retribution will never end. You have killed so many demons today, and the demons will regard you as their sworn enemies. Later... you will have to kill even more demons to exchange for temporary safety."
"Let me…" Guanyin wanted to step in to resolve the conflict between Jiangliu and the demons, in order to resolve his violent nature.
But just as she was about to speak, Jiangliu suddenly smiled in a knowledgeable tone, "So, the Buddhist scriptures say - not to kill living beings, the cycle of hatred will never cease. Bodhisattva, once I have killed all the demons, won't the hatred stop?"
Guanyin was surprised.
Mu Zha was stunned.
On Mount Lingshan, the expressions of the various deities ranged from wide-eyed astonishment to stupefied stillness, some lost in contemplation...
This...
What is this "Golden Silkworm Reincarnation" saying about deviating from the norm!
And the tone of Jin Chanzi's voice... it sounded like he truly considered these words of deviation from the norm to be scriptures!
He even acted like a child, showing off his "knowledge of many Buddhist sutras" in front of Guanyin.
Mu Zha couldn't help but ask: "What sutras have you studied?"
"The 'Great Vehicle True Canon of Killing Living Beings and Creating Evils'!" Jiangliu said, "I've memorized it by heart!"
Mu Zha was stunned.
What scriptures is this? He has studied Buddhism for so many years, and he has never heard of this particular scripture.
Guanyin thought of more. The so-called "Great Vehicle True Canon of Killing Living Beings and Creating Evils" was likely not something taught by the great adept to Jiangliu, and the adept might have passed it off as a genuine Buddhist scripture.
"Jiangliu, let me listen to a few lines," Guanyin said.
"Sure!" Jiangliu agreed.
He immediately recited the preface of the "Great Vehicle True Canon of Killing Living Beings and Creating Evils," which was nothing but phrases like "not killing living beings, the cycle of hatred will never cease," "not stealing, what is the thief to me," "not engaging in immorality, all sentient beings are sinners..." easily memorized.
He successfully won the admiration of Hu Yuyu behind him.
Hu Yuyu was overjoyed inwardly: 'My benefactor's knowledge of books is indeed vast, the bodhisattva who wields the staff is even rendered speechless!'
Guanyin, upon hearing this, remained expressionless.
Mu Zha, however, was completely stunned.
Is this recited from a Buddhist scripture?
It's clearly a demon scripture!
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