The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Weishan, Miyin Temple.

Today's Miyin Temple is no longer the nameless Tongqing Temple.

After successively teaching the two eminent monks, Huiji and Fahai, Miyin Temple has gained a very good reputation no matter in the eyes of Buddhist believers or ordinary people.

This directly led to the fact that the incense in Miyin Temple was never cut off, no matter whether it was a festival or not.

For this reason, Zen Master Lingyou had to ask the people at the foot of the mountain to help manage and share some of the work of the temple, which can be regarded as an extra income for them.

And the person in charge of managing these "temporary workers" on weekdays is Chen Lu, a scholar who was displaced here because of the locust plague.

Today, Chen Lu has become a veritable "miaozhu" of Miyin Temple.

Apart from Pei Wende's master and apprentice, Xiaoqing, and the younger generation, Chen Lu can be said to be the most core member of the temple.

Some daily management work is nothing more than that, and even the occasional miraculous performance of the juniors, the people in the temple never thought of concealing Chen Lu.

So after a long time, Chen Lu naturally realized that those juniors might not all be human beings.

But... what does that matter?

When I left my hometown because of human beings and suffered from hunger and cold, it was the disaster shelter opened by Pei Wende that saved my life.

As early as when he voluntarily went to the mountain to repay his favor, Chen Lu had already made up his mind that his life would belong to Pei Wende.

Therefore, so what if Miyin Temple shelters monsters?

Not to mention taking the initiative to reveal the secrets of Miyin Temple, after realizing the abnormality of the three civet cat brothers, Chen Lu even covered them up for them a few times intentionally or unintentionally.

However, it was through these several times of covering up that Chen Lu discovered that he was not the only one who realized the secret of Miyin Temple.

Those villagers who often come up to the mountain to help, and are responsible for managing and sharing certain tasks in the temple, seem to be covering for the three civet cat brothers.

Thanks to this, although the three civet cat brothers often made a lot of noise, they never disturbed anyone in the government.

Of course, Chen Lu felt that the government never sent anyone to investigate, perhaps it was due to the reputation of Zen Master Fahai.

He calmed down the Taisui demon incident that spread to the whole Tanzhou by himself. After reading this record, I am afraid that no one will take the initiative to trouble Miyin Temple, right?
After figuring this out, Chen Lu finally stopped being suspicious, and devoted all his energy to taking care of Zen Master Lingyou.

Just like now...

"Zen Master, haven't you taken your medicine today?"

Standing helplessly at the door of the Zen room in the backyard, Chen Lu looked at the motionless decoction and reminded Zen Master Lingyou inside softly.

"Ugh!"

Accompanied by a faint long sigh, the door of the meditation room was pushed open by an invisible wind.

Zen master Lingyou, who was sitting cross-legged in the meditation room, raised his head first, and then sighed helplessly.

"Why are you doing this?"

"My time is approaching, and these soups and medicines have long been useless."

Chen Lu knew that Zen Master Lingyou was telling the truth, because the other party's current skinny appearance had already reached the limit that life could achieve.

It was beyond Chen Lu's comprehension that such a thin and shriveled Chan Master Lingyou could still talk to himself in such a calm manner.

"But... Zen Master Fahai said..."

Opening his mouth hesitantly, Chen Lu looked at Zen Master Lingyou's calm eyes, but he still didn't say anything.

"Death is the inevitable end of life."

"Even if my apprentice has a supernatural power that defies the sky, this cannot be changed."

"Besides, I take more medicine than food every day. Don't you think this is torture for an old man like me?"

There was no sign of blame at all, Zen Master Lingyou knew that all of this was the intention of his disciples.

However, Chan Master Lingyou should have died a long time ago, but Wen Wende has been trying his best to prolong his life, which is what keeps him alive until now.

It doesn't matter if you study medicine and Dan Fang painstakingly, or forcefully keep the Sakyamuni Buddha treasure...

It was also because Zen Master Lingyou knew the hard work of his disciple that he endured the physical torture all the time, and wanted to watch the day when Pei Wende really took charge of himself.

Now, Chan Master Lingyou's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and every extra minute of his life is a kind of torture to him.

Chen Lu saw this just now, and kept turning a blind eye to Zen Master Lingyou's behavior of pouring out the soup secretly.

Today, after seeing Zen Master Lingyou abnormally not pouring out the decoction, Chen Lu vaguely realized something.

At this moment, Zen Master Lingyou's answer confirmed his guess.

"Zen Master, that little master..."

Instead of using the somewhat formal title of "Zen Master Fahai", Chen Lu just lowered his head with a sad face, unable to bear to look at Zen Master Lingyou again.

"Wende, I will explain to him myself."

"It's a lesson he has to go through, and it's the last lesson I can teach him."

"Cultivated until now, if he can't even see through this point, then I really am not qualified to be a master at all."

Although Chan Master Lingyou tried his best to lighten the tragic atmosphere, Chen Lu inevitably shed tears.

It is the sadness of a Buddhist great master who is about to pass away, and it is also the gratitude for the care of Zen Master Lingyou over the years.

"You have read so many books anyway, so don't act like a girl."

Seeing Chen Lu so sad, Chan Master Lingyou, who had already taken life and death lightly, smiled.

"Although my physical body is about to die, my apprentices will inherit my will and ideas, and see all the thousands of rivers and mountains, and travel all over the land of China on my behalf."

"Only this point, I have surpassed most people."

Speaking of this, Zen Master Lingyou, who had not moved for half a month, suddenly got up, and walked out of the Zen room after a long absence under Chen Lu's surprised gaze.

"My good disciple, 'merging the three religions' is not something that can be accomplished so easily."

Obviously already skinny, obviously exhausted...

But Zen master Lingyou seemed to have returned to the peak state of his life in an instant.

If it wasn't for the fact that his skinny appearance hadn't changed a bit, Chen Lu wouldn't have been able to tell that he was a dying person just from Zen Master Lingyou's current demeanor and tone.

After a brief surprise, Chen Lu quickly realized the seriousness of the problem—this is the flashback!
"Zen Master, you..."

Before Chen Lu could ask, the figure of Zen Master Lingyou smiled and disappeared from his vision.

"Good disciple! Let me help you with your last strength!"

——Monthly ticket/recommendation ticket——