The chivalrous spirit is fickle

These masters love to test others the most.

Foye slowly turned around, looked at Shen Yue and the other person who were kneeling, and asked softly.

"My two donors, what do you think of Buddhism?"

Su Xue's eyes flashed. This question was obviously to see whether the two of them had an understanding of Buddhist concepts and could express their own insights.

But unfortunately, Su Xue has never had a good impression of Buddhism. She frowned slightly and thought carefully, but heard Shen Yue on the side speak frankly without hesitation.

“All Buddhists are bald.”

Su Xue was startled when she heard this, and quickly poked Shen Yue with her hand. How could this silly Yue Yue tell such truth in front of the Buddhist master?

Foye looked normal. He just turned around to look at Shigu and spoke seriously.

"I was wrong. She's not smart at all."

Hearing this, Shen Yuezhi realized her mistake and hurriedly tried to make amends.

"No, no, I mean that all Buddhists are bald."

Foye looked at Shigu again, but this time he said nothing. Shigu deliberately looked away, not daring to look at Foye.

Su Xue sighed deeply, feeling that there was nothing she could do to change the situation, so she just gave up and spoke directly.

"Master, please forgive me for my offense, but in my opinion, there is nothing good about Buddhism."

Foye was not angry, he just pinched the Buddhist beads and asked softly.

"Where did you say that?"

Su Xue looked calm and answered.

"I have seen many temples. The monks in those temples do not work, but they occupy a lot of land."

"Many farmers rented fields from temples and worked for a year, but could only get very little food. The rest had to be provided to the monks in the temples."

"If the harvest was bad, the monks would not show leniency or relax the rent. Instead, they would just keep asking for more, forcing many families to fall apart."

"They keep saying they want to save others and themselves, but they just recite Buddhist scriptures every day. Even if they travel around, they are unwilling to contribute a bit and just beg for alms."

"That's called begging." Shen Yue added kindly, but was given a cold look by Shi Gu and Su Xue at the same time.

Su Xue no longer cared whether she could get Buddhist guidance, and the same went for Shen Yue. These two seemed to have always had a bad impression of Buddhism. Even though they knew that the master in front of them would not be that kind of person, they could not say anything good about Buddhism.

Foye's expression remained calm, without any anger. After listening to Su Xue's statement, he just nodded slightly, without any intention of refutation, but instead agreed softly.

"You are right. There are indeed many people in Buddhism who have taken the wrong path."

"Every day I just recited sutras, discussed Zen, and made up some weird little Buddhist stories."

"But what I'm asking is not these things. I want to know what you think of the Buddhist doctrine of not killing."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue and Su Xue were both stunned, then frowned and began to think carefully.

"Master, Master!"

At this moment, several people outside the Buddhist hall shouted loudly. Looking carefully, they saw a man being brought in tied up. Upon seeing this, Foye apologized to Shigu and the other two in a low voice, then quickly walked towards those people.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Yue and the other person frantically winked at Shi Gu, hoping to get some hints. Shi Gu rolled his eyes in response.

On the other side, Foye had already met that group of people. That group of people were quite respectful to Foye. They bowed their heads and saluted when they met him. Then they pushed the tied-up man forward and asked him questions.

"Master, we caught a thief who seems to be from out of town. How should we deal with him?"

The thief's face was pale, but he didn't look at Foye in front of him, but begged for mercy from the people escorting him.

"Don't report it to the police, I beg you, this is just a first offense."

"Really, this is just my first offense."

Foye looked at the thief with a gentle expression and asked slowly.

"What did this donor steal?"

Hearing this, someone next to him answered softly.

"This thief stole the life-saving money of a mother and daughter. If he hadn't been caught early, this grandson would have probably spent the money in a brothel."

Foye nodded slightly, raised his palm slightly, and then slapped it down, and actually killed the thief's head with one palm. Under the powerful palm force, the thief died silently.

"If you dare to be a thief today, you will dare to kill tomorrow."

"Can't stay."

Foye chanted the Buddha's name softly without even looking at the dead thief.

All this happened in an instant. Shen Yue and Su Xue were horrified. This monk raised his palm to kill people without any hesitation, cleanly and neatly, as if he was used to it.

Is this person...really a monk?

Shen Yue and the others couldn't believe what they saw, but Shi Gu looked calm, as if he had known this result would happen. The group of people escorting the thieves were not surprised either.

"Master, Master."

At this time, another woman came to the door with a child of eight or nine years old. She pulled the disgruntled child and spoke to Foye.

"Master, please help me take care of my child. He is not obedient at all."

Upon hearing this, Foye did not ask anything. He raised his hand again and spoke slowly.

"If you dare to talk back to your parents today, tomorrow..."

"No, no, no! Master!"

"Master! It's not worth it!"

Before Foye could finish his words, a group of people hurriedly grabbed Foye and protected the child behind them.

The next moment, Foye's palm fell, gently stroked the child's head, and said softly.

"When you think of this moment tomorrow, will you admit your mistake?"

……

After a while, Foye sent the group of people away, turned to look at Shen Yue and the other person who had strange expressions, and paused slightly.

"By the way, where were we?"

"Oh, two young donors, what do you think of the Buddhist doctrine of not killing?"

Shen Yue has a strange look in her eyes and her mouth speaks faster than her brain.

"I was kneeling here just now and watching."

Chapter 11: Buddha's Karma (II)

"I have been practicing Buddhism since I was young, but the more I practice, the more doubts I have."

"There are tens of thousands of scriptures in this world, all of which encourage people to be good, but there are contradictions among them."

"Buddhism believes that good and evil will be rewarded in the next life, but if there is really an afterlife, will that person still be the same person?"

"I couldn't figure this out, so I left the mountain gate and traveled around the world, through mountains and rivers in the south and north, all over the world."

"But the more I look at this world, the more confused I become."

"Most of the secular dynasties in the world like Buddhism. I thought they were willing to do good and spread the Dharma."

“But when I investigated carefully, I found that it was because Buddhism emphasizes the afterlife, which makes people suffer in this life and enjoy happiness in the next.”

"This kind of thinking is to teach mortals to be patient, which is what the emperors like to see."

The Buddhist master sat on a cushion with his hands clasped together, patiently explaining to Shen Yue and the others why he killed. He closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and spoke in a low voice.

"Good and evil have no consequences. I saw many evil deeds at that time, but I didn't see any retribution coming."

“I thought, maybe it was the Buddha who made me confused and wander around the world to see this evil karma.”

"In this case, I will be the sword of Buddhism and bring down the retribution that is due."

Su Xue seemed to understand something after hearing what he said, and looked at the Buddhist master with more admiration, while Shen Yue was confused, and after the Buddhist master finished speaking, she asked foolishly.

"But doesn't the Buddha forbid killing? It's written in the Buddhist scriptures."

Upon hearing this, Master Foye smiled gently and spoke to Shen Yue kindly.

"The Buddha knows nothing about Buddhist scriptures."

Shi Gu hurried forward and covered Master Foye's mouth with his hand.

"Master, you're swearing again."

Master Foye raised his brows, struggled to break free from Shigu's hand, but said angrily in a rather unconvinced manner.

"I just cursed the Buddha. He knows nothing about Buddhist principles. I have been annoyed with him for a long time."

Shen Yue, Su Xue: "..."

This master...really has returned to his roots...

Master Foye grabbed Shi Gu and said angrily.

"Buddha was born early. His words could be written in a book."

"It is thanks to generations of masters who have extended and explored his Buddhist teachings that we have the Buddhist principles we have today."

"The Buddha knows nothing about Buddhism. If he were alive today, I would press his head and ask him what the Western Pure Land is."

Shen Yue had a dazed look on her face, her stupid brain unable to react.

No, isn't Buddha the boss of Buddhism? These monks should just be his younger brothers who are responsible for paying him protection fees. Why does this younger brother of Buddhism look like he wants to go out on his own?

Su Xue was not much better. She looked at Foye and Shigu with a strange expression. She always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with her master's acquaintances.

For example, the Buddhist master in front of us said that the Buddha did not understand Buddhism.

Another example is Li Ran, who is obviously a man but turned into a little loli because of his martial arts.

Shi Gu was in a panic trying to stop Master Foye, fearing that he would say something shocking again, but Master Foye insisted on speaking his mind.

"Master, Master, do not speak carelessly of the Buddha. He is a saint."

"What saint? He is a dead man now! If you have the guts, let him crawl out of his grave and fight with me."

"Master, you are a monk, have you forgotten?"

“Isn’t Buddha also a monk?”

"But he is the first monk in the world."

"Ha, the first bald donkey is pretty good."

"Master...you are scolding yourself as well."

"I am happy to do so!"

As Shi Gu was talking, he somehow got into a fight with Master Foye. He became furious and punched Master Foye with a whistling fist.

"Old monk, don't get carried away!"

Master Foye glared at him angrily, but also raised his fist and hit Shigu on the head, saying angrily.

"You are showing off your skills in front of an expert. I was the one who taught you this boxing technique."

The two men's fists were as fast as the wind, and they immediately hit each other, making a series of dense crackling sounds. The fists were as dense as rain, and the wind was blowing wildly.

Shen Yue and Su Xue looked at each other, stood up at the same time, and turned to leave.

Trying to stop the fight? They couldn't do it, so they might as well go out for a walk and buy some candied haws.

With the departure of the two, only the sounds of Shi Gu and Buddha Ye remained in the Buddhist hall.

"But I'm stronger than you, an old bald ass. Take my... Hey, no, why didn't you teach me this punch!?"

"Hahaha, I knew this day would come, so I kept a trick for you when I taught you boxing."

"You mean old bald ass!"

"Hahaha, this is called being shrewd and calculating... Wait... How do you know this punch!?"

"Hey Baldy, when I left you, I stole a lot of things."

"You evil creature, give me back my money!"

"Since I stole it, how can I return it!"