Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 115: All kinds of shackles trapped my true self, today I know that I am myself (600 votes plus more)
The monk Xingchi sat on the stone of this life, looking around blankly, not knowing how he got to such a high place. He was hesitating whether to call for help or find a way to get down by himself, when suddenly the big stone under him emitted a burst of white light, wrapping him up.

The sex-crazed maniac looked at the white light in front of him in horror, as scenes flashed across his eyes like a revolving lantern.

From the time he was born, to the time he learned to speak, to the time he was a teenager, to the time he was learning a skill...

From being full of ambition and ambition when he was young, to being unable to realize his talent, having no way to serve the country, being poor and destitute, and having his parents pass away one after another, he was devastated and committed suicide by jumping into the lake...

But he did not die. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a fairyland-like boudoir, and the one who saved him was a stunningly beautiful woman like an angel.

"Xiao Xiao..." the old monk couldn't help but murmur. That was the person he had secretly loved for many years, but he had always felt ashamed of himself and never let her know.

Then I heard Su Xiaoxiao from decades ago say: "This young man is really unwise. It's so hard for people to come to this world. It's a pity to give up halfway. I didn't even think of committing suicide when I became a prostitute. You are such a good man, why do you have to be so depressed?"

My younger self replied: "Although the world is vast, there is no place for me to stand. The rest of my life is long, but it has lost all meaning. Every day of my life is torture..."

Su Xiaoxiao advised him, "Then sharpen yourself like an awl, and you will stand out and be able to make the big shots unable to ignore you."

So he was introduced to the Southern Heavenly Master Lu Xiujing, and he was able to study Taoism at the Heavenly Master Dao for several years. And through the Heavenly Master Dao's connections in the court, he became an official of the Great Qi.

At this time, he felt that he was finally worthy of Su Xiaoxiao, so he rushed to Qiantang to propose marriage, only to find out that Su Xiaoxiao had just passed away and had not even had time to be buried...

He was so grief-stricken that he used all his savings to repair Su Xiaoxiao's grave. At this time, the Great Qi Dynasty was destroyed, and he lost his official position. Disheartened, he became a Taoist monk at Gushan Temple, and guarded Xiaoxiao's grave while practicing.

Later, Emperor Wu of Liang destroyed Taoism and worshipped Buddhism. When Taoism was in danger, he came out again and worked hard to protect the survival of Taoism. As a result, he became a thorn in the side of the Buddhist sect and was ambushed by the Taihu Lake. He was seriously injured and almost died. Fortunately, he was rescued by Chen Baxian and sent back to Gushan Temple.

After recovering from his injury, he continued to fight against Buddhism unyieldingly and never gave in until the so-called divine monk Zhendi came to Lingyin to preach and invited him to debate.

He was caught in a dilemma. If he didn't go, he would lose his prestige and the people would disperse; if he went, he would be afraid that he would be killed.

In the end, he resolutely went there and argued with the monks. In the end, he did not lose the debate, but was suppressed by Zhendi with his magical powers. From then on, he lost all his memories and became a sex-crazed monk who burned incense and added oil to the Luohan Hall every day...

As he recalled all his past, the six blocked orifices suddenly opened up one by one, and the Stone of This Life began to shine brightly, shooting straight into the sky!

"All kinds of shackles have trapped my true self. Today I finally know that I am myself!" Then he let out a long howl and recited a verse: "So, I am Bao Ren, not a sex idiot at all!"

"Okay, okay, bald donkey, what a despicable trick, if you can't win the argument, just cover your mouth!" Thinking of his own experience, he gnashed his teeth and said in hatred: "I can't coexist with the thief bald man!"

"Fuck, is there such a big noise?" Chen Baxian was stunned. The light and the roar to the sky had already alarmed all the monks in the temple. I'm afraid the three monks who were drinking eight-treasure porridge in Lingyin Temple would be here soon!

"Hurry up and call the Taoist priest down, we have to run away!" Ren Yuan was also anxious. The young monk Faxiu had never said that the Three Lives Stone would make such a big noise.

"Master, do you still remember me?!" Chen Baxian shouted loudly.

Bao Ren looked down and smiled, "My dear Ah Ba, you saved me again?"

"It's us two." Chen Baxian was quite righteous. He put his arm around Ren Yuan's shoulders and said, "Let's go somewhere else to reminisce about the past. The bald donkeys have surrounded this place."

"What are you afraid of?" Bao Ren said with great arrogance: "They are just chickens and dogs. Watch me kill them all to vent my hatred!" "The three great monks are drinking porridge next door. They must have arrived by now..." Chen Baxian said again.

"Oh? Then let's get out of the way first." Bao Ren was flexible and jumped off the Stone of This Life. He said to Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian, "There are restrictions here. We can't use escape techniques. Follow closely."

He rushed to the door first, and with a wave of his sleeves, a gust of wind was raised, which blew the monks who were rushing towards him away like a whirlwind.

The three of them rushed out of Sansheng Hall together, and Bao Ren said, "There's no problem here!"

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves, rolled up the two people, and disappeared like a gust of wind.

The next moment, three golden lights fell into the field and transformed into three big monks wearing red robes inlaid with gold.

Seeing the messy translation hall and disciples hanging on tree branches and rooftops, the three monks were all furious. The fat monk Yuan Zhen, who had a red face, was furious and shouted, "Who did this?!"

"Master," a disciple replied, "It looks like the old monk with a sexual disorder from the Luohan Hall."

"How is it possible? He has been 'severed' by Master Zhendi and has become a useless person!" Yuan Zhen said in disbelief.

"It was him. He rushed out of the Sansheng Hall and blew us all up into the tree." The monks answered in unison, "There were two believers who were delivering porridge following him. They were the ones who smuggled him in."

"Hiss..." Yuan Zhen stopped talking immediately and exchanged glances with his two brothers.

The three of them hurried into San Sheng Tang to check, and found that everything was safe and sound.

"It seems that they are here just to restore the memory of the sex-crazy man." Master Yuanjue, who is tall and thin with long eyebrows, said in a deep voice.

"The secret of 'severing the body and seeing the knot' can be cracked by using the Three Lives Stone. Only the three of us know it. How did outsiders know about it?" asked the short and fat Master Yuantong, who was smiling.

"Yes, none of the disciples below know about it." Yuan Zhen nodded, stared at the two brothers and asked, "Did you two let it slip and someone heard it?"

"Nonsense!" Master Yuanjue said unhappily, "We have all attained the first level of enlightenment, and we would not have spoken nonsense long ago."

"I didn't say that either." Yuantong shook his head, puzzled.

"Forget it. We must investigate the leak, but the most important thing is to make amends. It must not happen again." Yuanjue said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, our Southeast Buddhist Kingdom will lose all face."

"Yes." The two junior brothers quickly responded. Yuan Zhen asked again: "What about Xingchi?!"

"Junior brother, be cautious and don't be angry." Yuanjue said, "Xingchi was the one who was initiated by Master Zhendi himself, so of course we have to find him back. And the people who assisted him are probably the remnants of Taoism, so we have to find them as well."

After a pause, he changed the subject and said, "But what day is today? We can't start a big fight. Give orders that what happened here is not allowed to be spread outside, and we will investigate it strictly later."

"Alas..." Yuan Zhen sighed depressedly. Having such a senior brother was like a hasty man meeting a slow doctor. It was really worrying to death.

(End of this chapter)