"When good people become Buddhas, the world becomes a good world."

"The Buddha of evil people makes the world an evil world."

"But for good people or evil people, the world created by the Buddha in their hearts is the paradise they wish to see."

Soon, someone in the audience expressed confusion.

"Little monk, if that's the case, why should we practice good deeds?"

Upon hearing this, Axue lowered her brows and said with pity.

"Because the Dharma has reached its end."

"The Dharma has been extinguished...?"

Everyone was shocked by Axue's words and immediately asked when the Dharma would be extinguished.

"The decline of Buddhism begins from within the Buddhist community. Demonic forces will grow stronger and stronger, infiltrating the Buddhist community and disrupting the monastery."

Although Axue could not see, he seemed to have seen the absurd scene with his own eyes.

"They wear robes but do not practice the Dharma. They indulge in worldly pleasures, drink alcohol, eat meat, kill animals, and commit all kinds of evil."

Everyone's face changed when they heard this.

Because Axue is a monk of Linquan Temple, but what is he talking about now?

"But there are still some true practitioners who devote themselves to Buddhism and do good deeds. However, these true practitioners will be envied and slandered by those who practice evil ways. They deliberately fabricate the evil deeds of those who do good deeds, making it impossible for those who truly want to practice Taoism to stay in the temple. After that, those fake monks in the Buddhist community will commit sins together and leave the temple empty and abandoned."

Axue was silent for a long time, then she concluded:

“This is the [End of Dharma Era].”

Today’s Buddhist and Taoist lectures have finally come to an end.

After listening to Ah Xue's teachings today, everyone couldn't help but look horrified and left in fear. They were completely unable to understand what Ah Xue was talking about Buddhism.

Because once people start trying to understand, they will find a desperate fact -

What Axue calls the "End of Dharma Age" is the current Warring States Period in Japan.

If this little monk is not a madman, then he must be a demon!

Ah Xue sorted out the scriptures, and then she said loudly out the window -

"Brother, are you still peeking over there?"

As expected, Torachiyo's face appeared outside the window.

He leaned his arm on the windowsill and smiled.

"I clearly didn't reveal any movement or presence, yet you were able to spot me? It seems your mind has improved a lot, Axue."

Axue didn't even bother to raise her eyebrows.

Senior Brother Torachiyo might have really done as he said and had hidden all his movements this time.

But the pink color on this senior brother's body was too bright, and it was difficult for Axue not to notice Hu Chiyo's trace.

"The Dharma you taught today was wonderful."

Torachiyo blinked and asked nonchalantly.

"I don't think I've ever taught you this kind of scripture. Where did you learn it from?"

"I figured it out myself."

Axue did not lie and spoke frankly.

"My junior fellow apprentice seems to have attained Buddhahood. Otherwise, when will he establish his own school and recruit me to be the abbot of the temple?"

Hu Chiyo did not criticize the dangerousness of Buddhism that Axue had mentioned before. Instead, he was very pleased and praised his junior brother.

But Axue discovered that her senior brother was strange.

His soul should have been pure pink, but at this moment it was mixed with a strange and gloomy gray.

"...Brother, is there something on your mind?"

"Huh? Ahahaha, you noticed it just like that? I really can't hide it from you."

Torachiyo's voice sounded so hearty and funny, but it sounded so artificial and fake to Axue's ears.

Then the black-haired senior brother was silent for a long time, and asked in a flat tone.

"Axue... have you ever thought about going to find your parents?"

"parents?"

This sentence made Axue look surprised, so he replied.

"It's hard to find them. After all, they were born in such a chaotic world. They might have already died."

"Master should know who your parents are, Axue. If you want to find them, they might be easy to find."

Torachiyo understood Master Amuro's character.

Axue is definitely not the kind of abandoned baby picked up on the roadside.

If Master Tianshi had a compassionate character, Linquan Temple would have been overcrowded long ago.

"Do you want to find it?"

Torachiyo simply asked this question.

"...What if I find it?"

Ash answered.

"I am already a Buddhist. Can I return to secular life to repay my children's kindness?"

"Axue, if you want to repay me, you should repay me, right? I am the senior brother who raised you, right?"

Torachiyo smiled slightly, then spoke in an extremely calm tone, as if he was talking about an outsider who had nothing to do with him.

"——Axue, my father died yesterday."

"............."

"Father is a bad man, a very bad man. I'm afraid that even if I practice Buddhism in the temple for ten lifetimes, I won't be able to wash away his sins."

Torachiyo continued.

"Furthermore, my father has never liked me and has always treated me as a monster. It was thanks to his willful behavior that I was sent to Linquan Temple to meet you, Axue."

"But...."

This senior brother who didn't understand human nature had a rare lonely tone.

"When I think about my father's death, I realize that I will be without parents for the rest of my life."

Torachiyo laughed miserably.

"Somehow, when I realized this, I felt a little sad, like my heart suddenly tightened."

"Senior brother."

Noticing that Torachiyo was in a low mood, Axue walked to the window, held his hand tightly and said in a deep voice.

"It's okay, you still have me, we are a family."

"...Yeah, that's what I thought."

Torachiyo gazed at Axue's handsome face and spoke very gently.

"I... just having you, Xue, is enough for my future life."

Commitment requires decision-making.

For those who are confused in their hearts, their promises are like beautiful castles on the coast, washed by the waves and no longer recognizable from their original appearance.

Torachiyo's life cannot be lived in such a humble way.

He is the reincarnation of Bishamonten, the god of war, and he will eventually gallop across the battlefield in this life.

The same is true for Axue.

His so-called extinction of Buddhism will definitely push this monk into the Asura hell where he will be condemned by thousands of people.

Chapter 21 I implore Lord Torachiyo to return to secular life and leave the mountains!

【Tianwen Year 11, December.】

[The treacherous hero Nagao Tamekage passed away due to illness.]

【Following this, the powerful Yangbei clan of Echigo Province rebelled. 】

Many of Echigo's established families, including Honjo, Nakajo, Kurokawa, and Shibata, established Uesugi Norimasa's younger brother as the legitimate heir and launched a rebellion to purge the court.

Although Nagao Tamekage was known as a treacherous hero during the Warring States Period, his martial virtues were so strong that the powerful clans of Echigo dared not act rashly during his lifetime.

[Now that the treacherous hero is dead, it's time for a reckoning! ]

[For a time, the people of Echigo were in a state of panic, and the military was in turmoil.]

Nagao Harukage, who finally officially took over as head of the Nagao family, was unable to manage the overall situation due to his natural weakness. He had been beaten badly by the rebels for several days. This caused dissatisfaction among the various members of the Nagao family, and some even had the idea of ​​rebellion to seize power!

If we allow Nagao Harukage to continue to abuse her, I'm afraid the glory of the Nagao family will end here.

Everyone thought of Torachiyo, the youngest son of the Nagao family, who grew up in Rinsen-ji Temple and is known as the reincarnation of Bishamonten, the war god.

"Vaiśravaṇa is above."

At this moment, Torachiyo, who was highly expected by everyone in Echigo Province, was kneeling devoutly in front of the Buddha statue.

"Please tell me..."

"The New Year is approaching. What kind of gift should I give to my junior brother to make him happy?"

Torachiyo placed the incense in the shrine, and suddenly heard Bishamonten speak.

Yes.

That was the divinely inspired voice within Torachiyo's heart!!

"The answer is very simple."

Bishamonten said calmly.

"—The gift is yourself, Torachiyo."

"It's actually so simple?!"

Torachiyo's expression changed drastically.

Unexpectedly, the gift that Axue most wanted to see was himself!

As expected of Bishamonten, he was exactly as I thought!!

"Lord Torachiyo, there is a distinguished guest outside the door who wants to see you."

Just as Torachiyo was carefully wiping the dust off the Bishamonten statue, he suddenly heard a monk from the same courtyard knocking on the door to report something.

"No, no, please don't disturb me from practicing Buddhism."

Torachiyo didn't have to think about it, it must be those lobbyists from the Nagao family again.

In recent days, it has become more than just ninjas visiting.

Various important figures that Tora Chiyo didn't even know came to the gate of Linquan Temple, and they kept saying the same thing:

"Young Master, please return to secular life and lead our Nagao family to victory!"

Torachiyo didn't understand either.

I rarely meet these guys on weekdays, so why do they put their hopes on me at this time?

The news of Yang Beizhong's rebellion had already spread throughout Echigo Province, and Torachiyo had also heard of it.

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