The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 275: Buddhism’s War Letter: Goodbye to the Master (please subscribe)

Beside the broken bridge, as the sun set in the west, the light dimmed, making the figure blurry.

Ji Ping'an was stunned for a moment, an impulse surged in his heart, but in the next second, he suddenly calmed down.

Hearing the voice of a man, the old man watching the horse was obviously stunned for a moment. He shook his head and gave a similar answer. When he saw Ji Ping'an, his expression was obviously confused.

Ji Ping'an shook his head and did not alarm the other party. Seeing the latter leave in disappointment, he also took back his horse and followed him all the way.

When they reached a secluded place, he ducked and dragged the former into the alley, and yanked off his hat.

In the latter's astonished sight, he took out a "hearing bell" with his backhand and hung it above his head to detect lies.

At the same time, whirlpools appear in both eyes, activating Taoist spells:
"Who are you? Why are you inquiring at Broken Bridge?"

The man suffered from an illusion, his eyes were in a trance, and he stammered:
"A certain family is a catcher in Qiantang County... Because they were worried that there were still practitioners hiding in the city, they were ordered by the county magistrate to keep an eye on the crowded places in the city..."

It turns out... it's just like this... Ji Ping'an's eyes disappeared, and he stood in the alley and laughed at himself.

A misunderstanding, after all, I was overthinking.

Shaking his head, he left the catcher behind, took the horse and disappeared before the city gate closed.

At almost the same time that Ji Ping'an left, he was on the other side of the broken bridge.

among the crowd.

Another figure of a woman wearing a bamboo hat and veil is holding on to the fence.

Watching the last ray of sunset dissipate.

After listening to the storyteller's closing words, he turned around and retrieved his mount from another horse caretaker.

"Slow down, guest."

The middle-aged horse watcher pulled back the reins and watched the "weirdo" leaving from another city gate. He had been standing still at the end of the bridge since the afternoon and watched the river water for several hours.

She shook her head, thinking that it seemed like she hadn't waited for the person she wanted to wait for.

"Da da da."

The skinny horse ran out of the city gate and headed towards the Zen monastery on the outskirts. Under the clear blue sky, the man and the horse looked like silhouettes.

"Buddha girl, you are back." The Zhike monk who was waiting at the foot of the mountain saw her return and hurriedly called out:
"The Great Master and the others came back first and said that if you come back, go to the Zen room to see him."

"Sorry."

Holding the reins of the horse, Liuli took off her bamboo hat, and her black hair flowed down like a waterfall.

Fatigue remained on her holy and white jade face. She looked at Zhike Monk with her eyes like translucent glass beads and said in a cold voice:

"understood."

Throwing the horse's reins to his care, Liuli stepped into the brightly lit Yunlin Temple.

He walked straight through the courtyard and arrived outside Master Changmei's Zen room. He opened the door and saw several monks waiting inside.

Master Longmei sat cross-legged in the main seat. He did not ask Liuli where he was, but just said:

"The Buddha Girl has arrived. Let's discuss the main topic of this meeting immediately, which is the next matter of the fight."

The guardian tutuo, who had a bronze complexion and muscular muscles, was able to attend the meeting. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment:
"Fighting?"

He was called to the meeting and knew nothing else.

The head of Bodhidharma Academy, with a serious expression and majestic bearing, finally told the truth:
"We are here this time, firstly, to investigate the cause of Yihong's death and return to the Tang Kingdom with his body. Secondly, under the orders of the 'Buddha Lord', we are issuing a letter of war to the Great Zhou in order to promote the prestige of our Buddhist sect..."

Daihuyuan didn't hear his next words clearly. There was only one thought in his mind:
Buddhism is finally expanding to the north!

To simplify what Master Changmei said, he used the incident of "Yihong"'s death to force Dazhou to agree to hold a battle in Yuhang.

This is also the real reason why the Buddha's son and the Buddha's daughter came together.

As the guardian of the Zen monastery, although he was a warrior monk, he was not stupid and realized it immediately.This incident was the first step for Buddhism to blow the horn of attack on Zhou Dynasty.

Through a battle among the younger generation, the reputation of Buddhism was established, and the "Northern Expansion of Buddhism" was officially announced.

As a member of the Buddhist Buddhist sect, how can you not be excited?
But after calming down, the nursing home looked worried:

"Your Majesty, will the Zhou Dynasty agree?"

Master Changmei is confident and confident of victory:
"Compared with making this matter bigger and escalating it into a full-scale conflict between the two countries, it is just a battle of tactics. It has happened in the past. They will agree."

Nursing homes worry about:
"Although the Buddha's sons and daughters have extremely strong wisdom, their cultivation is still shallow after all. What are their chances of winning against Zhou Chaotianjiao?"

Master Changmei looked calm:

"Victory is guaranteed."

So confident?Dahuyuan opened his mouth and turned to look at the young monk next to him who was also cross-legged, wearing gray monk robes and with scars on his head. He saw "Buddha" Liao Chen with a smile on his face.

Looking at "Jingjia" again, Liuli still had no "expression" on her face, as if she didn't care about these things at all.

Dainuyuan's breathing was tight and his eyes were hot:

"What about your opponent? Who are you planning to challenge?"

He was somewhat looking forward to the fact that Ji Ping'an and Yu Yu had a fight in the Zen Temple in the past, and this "vengeance" would never be forgotten.

Now that the mission has arrived, it not only carries the intention of expanding Buddhism to the north, but also seems to have the opportunity to help him "avenge his previous shame."

Liuli moved her gaze out of the meditation room in boredom, not paying attention to the rest of the meeting, as if she were an outsider.

My heart is still full of that broken bridge.

In contrast, the grand plan to expand Buddhism to the north and the upcoming battle seemed to be unable to make the slightest waves in her heart.

……

……

It was at the Yunlin Temple that the meeting came to an end.

Ji Ping'an also returned to Yuhang City, inside Yijingzhai.

The God Emperor and others were already immune to his late return and were still concentrating on practicing in their rooms, digesting the gains from their trip to Hidden Dragon Island.

Yu Yu still hasn't come back. I wonder if he slept well in Sanqing Temple... Ji Ping'an thought, shook his head, and went back to the house to sleep.

Silent all night.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning.

Xu Shi was too tired from traveling continuously, and Ji Ping'an rarely got up late.

It wasn't until the sun shone through the window lattice on his face that he slowly woke up and felt that the fatigue accumulated in the past few days on the island and on the boat was relieved.

"yawn."

After stretching, Ji Ping'an got up and got dressed. When he opened the door, he saw Fang Shijie, Huang He and Mu Yaoyao gathered at a round table under the old tree in the courtyard, muttering about something.

The atmosphere is a little weird.

Hearing the noise, the three of them turned their heads with different expressions.

"Young Master——" Huang He called out and said:
"I wanted to wake you up, but General Adou stopped me."

Immediately, under Ji Ping'an's puzzled gaze, Fang Shijie, a chubby little man squatting on the stone bench, jumped up, his chubby little face full of seriousness, walked over and said in a deep voice:

"You are right, Buddhism did take action."

As he spoke, he raised his little hand and handed over a "folder" with a red background and gilding and a beautiful cover:

"Take a look, a monk brought this to your door this morning." Ji Ping'an raised his hand to take it, unfolded the fold, and raised his eyebrows slightly:
"War book?"

Yes, this is clearly a letter of challenge, written by the head of the Buddhist Bodhidharma Academy, inviting him to represent Qin Tianjian to participate in the "Dharma Fighting Meeting" to be held in the Shili Changting Pavilion in Yuhang seven days later.

Fang Shijie held his little hands behind his back and looked serious:
"Hey, these bald donkeys really want to use the topic to their advantage. They are ambitious and ambitious."

Ji Ping'an was not surprised.

After all, before returning to Yuhang, Xin Yaoguang and I analyzed this possibility on Qianjiao Island.

However, Buddhism did not send the gauntlet to Yin Yang Academy, but directly hit the target in one step, which can be said to be a "precision strike".

He closed the fold and asked, "What else did the other party say?"

Wearing a lotus-colored skirt and a bun with her hair tied into a ring, the snack foodie took advantage of every opportunity:
"The bald donkey said that here is only one copy, and the other copy has been sent to Sanqing Temple."

Ji Pingan nodded lightly and said:

"You stay at home and look after the house. I'll go to Sanqing Temple to ask about the situation."

Compared to myself, the Daomen who also received the invitation must have more information.

……

Just go as he said, Ji Ping'an simply washed up, then went out and walked towards Sanqing Temple. But as soon as he walked out of Laoliu Street, he smelled something strange in the air.

Neighbors nearby gathered with each other and pointed at newspapers. In the roadside food stalls, diners discussed concerns about the country and the people.

"Is this true or false? When did the monks from Southern Tang Dynasty come?"

"The black and white words in the newspaper are not clearly written? It's going to be exciting."

"What are these 'Buddha's Son' and 'Buddha's Girl', and where do they come from? Why do they have to fight with each other?"

The people of Yuhang City are well-informed and have a better ability to accept new information than most people these days, and they also know more about "immortal masters".

Second only to the citizens of Shendu.

Ji Ping'an stopped the newsboy and bought a newspaper, only to see the headline on the front page, which was about the arrival of the Buddhist mission and a declaration of war against the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The words on it are unclear.

But as the saying goes, "The fewer the words, the bigger the matter." It involves the Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty, as well as practitioners, which is enough to attract the attention of countless people.

"Is public opinion creating momentum?"

As a modern person who has been bombarded by the media, Ji Pingan is keenly aware of the behind-the-scenes operations.

However, after all, Buddhism is close to Lanzhou, and after so many years of operation, it is not difficult to publish newspaper news.

Folding the newspaper, Ji Pingan continued to move forward.

Along the streets, river embankments, teahouses, and wine shops, people reading newspapers and talking can be seen everywhere.

There is an atmosphere of impending rain in the air.

As if overnight, the news that the Buddhist sect had issued a declaration of war to fight with the Taoist sect and the Qintian Supervisor spread throughout this city of millions of people.

……

Where Sanqing Temple is located, people would come to ask for fortune sticks and incense in the past, but the number of people who came today was particularly large.

Ji Ping'an saw the blocked temple gate from a distance, shook his head, turned around, and walked towards the buildings behind Sanqing Temple.

However, just when he arrived at the back door, he suddenly saw a pure black horse "clicking" from far to near.

On the horseback is Ye Hongling, wearing a black gauze on her head and a sword hanging from her waist.

The female martial artist turned over and dismounted beautifully, holding the reins in one hand and a newspaper in the other, her eyes suddenly lit up:
"Ji Sichen? I was still thinking of looking for you later, but I didn't expect to meet you here. Is what the newspaper said true?"

Ji Pingan smiled and said:
"The Chief Ye is in charge of the Demon Slayer Division, and behind him is the government. But he came to ask me whether it was true or not. Didn't the Buddhist sect inform the government?"

Ye Hongling smiled bitterly, her eyes slightly sad:
"If I were notified, why would I come here early in the morning to inquire about the news?"

So, Buddhism directly bypassed the government and issued a letter of war?
And along with the public opinion offensive, everyone was caught off guard...

As for Ye Hongling, as one of the "threesome" who broke into the Zen monastery, and the nominal leader, it is natural that she pays close attention to the trends in Buddhism.

Ji Ping'an took out the letter of challenge with a red background and gilded it, shook it, and had an interesting taste:

"Buddhism is very urgent. They just met me yesterday and took action the next day."

"I saw you yesterday?" Ye Hongling was confused.

As the two walked inside, they briefly told the story about Master Longmei and Luo Chen coming to test yesterday. Ye Hongling was shocked when she heard this, and said with a wry smile:
"So, Buddhist spies have been watching us for a long time."

Ji Ping'an didn't care about this kind of scene, and said in a relaxed tone:
"Come in together."

The Taoist boy guarding the back door seemed to have known about their return and was waiting early:
"Headmaster has been waiting for a long time, please come with me."

The Taoist leader was really here... Ye Hongling subconsciously became nervous.

Although she is considered a figure in Yuhang City, compared with Xin Yaoguang in the Shenzang Realm, she is an inconspicuous little character.

It was unavoidable to feel uneasy at this moment. In a daze, he was even more embarrassed than when he went to Beijing to report on his duties.

While walking, the female martial artist turned to look at Ji Ping'an, only to find that he looked extremely relaxed. He was walking in Sanqing Temple as if he was strolling in a garden.

Sanqing Temple occupies a large area. Although its scale is far smaller than that of Shendu Main Altar, the courtyards are layer upon layer.

When the two were led by the Taoist boy, they walked through the corridor and arrived at a quiet room.

You can see inside the open door, the solid wood floor is spotless, and the morning sunlight penetrates from the eaves and crosses the threshold, illuminating the interior scene.

A classical incense burner emitting curls of green smoke comes into view.

Then there is the stunning Taoist nun sitting on the futon, covered in golden light and restrained, wearing a feathered cloak, a lotus jade crown on her head, holding a fly whisk, and a little lotus mark dotted between her eyebrows.

Taoist head teacher, Xin Yaoguang!

Beside the female headmaster, on another small futon, a petite figure wearing red and white robes sat cross-legged.

Yu Yu, who has exquisite facial features and eyes as bright as stars, has a proud look on his face, his snow-white chin raised, showing off his "saintlike appearance".

A cool batch.

Seeing this, Ye Hongling was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, is this really the Yu Yu who feels so uncomfortable if he doesn't do anything?
The next second, the "graceful" saint quietly blinked at her, closed her lips, and silently said:

"Help me", "Help me"... lip language.

"..." Ji Ping'an took a breath and looked away righteously, ignoring Yu Yu's frantic distress signal on the screen, and looked at the female sword fairy who slowly opened her eyes.

"Ye Hongling, who holds a humble position as the Demon Slayer Division, comes to see Headmaster Xin!" Ye Hongling bowed her hands in obeisance.

Xin Yaoguang's narrow eyes glanced at the female martial artist, and she said softly "Yes". Then she looked at Ji Ping'an and said in a disembodied voice:

"This morning, a Buddhist disciple came to the door and sent a letter of challenge, inviting the saint of our sect to participate in the Dharma Fighting Meeting in seven days."

really……

...I knew that the other party's "Buddha Son" and "Buddha Girl" could make accurate calculations about me and Yu Yu...

Ji Ping'an sighed softly, took out his portion from his sleeve, gently threw it on the ground, and said seriously:

"So, what is this so-called Dharma Fighting Meeting all about?"

……

ps: I temporarily changed the outline of this paragraph. I hesitated repeatedly between the two versions of the plot, and finally chose the version with fewer words...

(End of this chapter)