bullyxtreme Chapter 994 Who is the woman in the painting?
Chapter 994 Who is the woman in the painting?
The sunset glows like a fiery cloud in the sky, and it is difficult to distinguish between Buddhism and Taoism in my confused mind.
Outside the Dubei Zen Temple, Shen Yichen actually entered the temple hand in hand with Jian Chenqing, to express that he was not here to become a monk.
Shen Yichen was really afraid that this place was related to Guanxing Mountain. What if he was left here? But he also seemed to hope that this place was related to Guanxing Mountain, so that he might be able to find the way back to Guanxing Mountain.
The moment Shen Yichen stepped into the main gate, what suddenly emerged in his mind was the couplet outside the dilapidated gatehouse of Fuchen Temple.
"Zen spirit does not change with the wind and clouds; enlightenment requires the heart of Prajna!"
Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, it seems that one must ask the heart for advice. This heart is the heart of all living beings and also one's own heart. If the heart is not moved, the wind will naturally be calm!
Shen Yichen whispered to himself:
"Have I really thought about becoming a monk?"
"Anyone who has been hurt in love will have the thought of becoming a monk. In fact, you should be more concerned about the women you have hurt. Will they become monks?"
Jian Chenqing's words were correct and reasonable, but she added another sentence:
"Take me for example. You've sent me to become a monk. If I ever become a Buddhist, you'll be responsible!"
Shen Yichen staggered and fell to his knees.
Jian Chenqing released his hand in time and did not fall.
Jian Chenqing really didn't want to enter Dubei Temple because it was a nunnery, and she didn't tell Shen Yichen.
"Amitabha, I hope you are well, Donor Jian!"
At the entrance of the main hall of Dubei Zen Temple stood a nun with a withered face and thin body, twirling Buddhist beads in her hands. But the strange thing was that she had long hair, but it was dry and dull!
"Junior Jian Chenqing greets Master Tan Xiu!"
Shen Yichen slowly stood up and glared at Jian Chenqing. The sly smile on Jian Chenqing's lips said it all.
From beginning to end, Shen Yichen was being toyed with by Jian Chenqing like a monkey.
Shen Yichen stretched out his finger and quietly tapped Jian Chenqing. His mouth moved slightly, and he wanted to say only four words:
"Let's wait and see!"
Shen Yichen suffered from ignorance again. If he knew that Dubei Zen Temple was a nunnery, how could he have said those words about becoming a monk?
Jian Chenqing actually cooperated all the way, how shameless!
"Amitabha, I once said that love ends in emptiness. Donor Jian's coming today seems to have brought me another answer!"
Jian Chenqing took Shen Yichen's arm, bowed, and whispered:
"Master Tanxiu, if love could continue, it would have no end. Then I, your disciple, would have no connection with Buddhism!"
"Amitabha, the mind is not the mind, emptiness is emptiness, Donor Jian still doesn't understand its meaning!"
"Master, what you said is wrong. The heart is not the heart. Emptiness is emptiness. My heart is not empty. What is empty in me is my love. If my heart is not empty, how can my love have an end?"
Master Tan Xiu turned his gaze to Shen Yichen.
"Amitabha, all is lost at the end of love, Sword Donor, the door of Dubei Zen Temple will always be open for you. As for this person, you have no fate with Buddhism!"
Shen Yichen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but Jian Chenqing's heart became heavier. In fact, Jian Chenqing's heart had never been at ease all the way.
What the two did not expect was that Master Tan Xiu suddenly flashed a light and actually struck Shen Yichen with a palm. It was really sudden and there was no sign at all.
Shen Yichen's first reaction was to activate the Xuanxu Chenxiao Jue and take the palm strike from Master Tan Xiu.
Shen Yichen flew backwards and lay at the door of Dubei Zen Temple, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
"you……"
Jian Chenqing flashed in front of Shen Yichen, with true energy surging around him.
"Master Tanxiu, what do you mean?"
Shen Yichen slowly got up, staring at Master Tan Xiu with frowning eyes, and asked coldly:
"Where did the couplet on the door come from?"
"You're from Stargazing Mountain, right?"
Shen Yichen was shocked when he heard this. Dubei Zen Temple really had a connection with Guanxing Mountain!
In fact, when Master Tan Xiu took action, Shen Yichen knew that Master Tan Xiu was using Taoist skills, and it was very similar to the Xuanxu Chenxiao Jue.
"Master, do you know where Stargazing Mountain is?"
Master Tan Xiu shook his head slightly.
"You made this move to confirm my Xuanxu Chenxiao Jue, right?"
Master Tan Xiu looked up into the distance, his brows furrowed in thought, as if he was recalling something. After a long moment, he sighed:
"Alas, the end of love is nothing, and the thousand-year-old lonely Zen temple is also empty!"
After Master Tan Xiu finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the main hall. His back was full of vicissitudes and sadness.
Jian Chenqing turned around and looked at Shen Yichen, and asked softly:
"Are you okay?"
Shen Yichen shook his head and walked straight to the main hall.
Jian Chenqing was startled and grabbed Shen Yichen's hand, saying in shock:
"You, what are you going to do? You really want to die!"
Shen Yichen turned to look at Jian Chenqing and said lightly:
"Don't you want me to die? Now I really want to die, and you're still stopping me!"
"Go away and die!"
After Jian Chenqing finished cursing, she let go of her hand and turned around. Her mood was very complicated.
When she first came to Dubei Zen Temple, Master Tan Xiu advised Jian Chenqing to forget about love and cultivate her mind, but she simply wouldn't listen. As a result, love really ended in nothingness. Shen Yichen was not the answer she gave to Master Tan Xiu at all, but she seemed to have an answer, but it must not be that love ended in nothingness. She needed to find this answer herself.
After Shen Yichen walked into the main hall, he bowed!
"Senior, I want to know the origin of Dubei Zen Temple and Guanxing Mountain!"
Zhenren Tanxiu sat cross-legged on a cushion, twirling Buddhist beads. Now it should not be called Buddhist beads, because the practice here is half Buddhist and half Taoist, very strange!
There are Buddhist Zen sayings at the entrance, but what is enshrined in the main hall is a painting of a woman. Of course, it is not a nun, but a young woman with long flowing hair. Although it is just a few simple strokes, the woman is portrayed as beautiful and elegant, and she comes alive on the paper.
Shen Yichen looked at the object in the woman's hand quietly for a long time, and then exclaimed:
"Ice Jade Ruler, Xuantian Order!"
The thing the woman in the painting was holding was actually an ice jade ruler. Shen Yichen didn't know where the ice jade ruler had gone, but he remembered its shape. Mainly, he remembered the thing hanging from the ice jade ruler. He recognized it: the Xuantian Order!
"Wherever there is stargazing, there is Stargazing Mountain! This is the saying passed down from generation to generation by the abbot of Dubei Zen Temple. That's all I know. Your fate lies with Dubei Stone. As for what that fate is, I really don't know, because Dubei Stone is related to Stargazing Mountain!"
Shen Yichen felt a little dizzy, or more accurately, a little excited. He calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and asked softly:
"Who is the woman in the painting?"
"do not know!"
Master Tan Xiu’s answer was clear and concise.
"How is that possible? Don't you even know who you are worshipping?"
"Amitabha, I really didn't know that this painting is nearly a thousand years old, and many things have been lost in the years!"
Shen Yichen's eyebrows were almost twisted into a cross.
“I want to take this painting away!”
"up to you!"
Shen Yichen turned his head and looked at Master Tan Xiu. He really couldn't understand!
However, Shen Yichen really wanted to take the painting away. The Ice Jade Ruler and the Xuantian Order were things from Guanxing Mountain. The woman in the painting definitely had a close relationship with Guanxing Mountain.
Shen Yichen walked to the painting, carefully put it away, and placed it in the blood-bone glass. During the whole process, Master Tan Xiu did not react at all, as if he did not see it at all.
After Shen Yichen put it away, he asked again:
"What's with the couplet on the door?"
"Amitabha, I really don't know. Since you are the successor of Guanxing Mountain, you should find out the truth yourself. I am just guarding here, waiting for someone who knows the true meaning and origin of Dubei Zen Temple!"
Shen Yichen didn't understand. He thought quickly and after a moment, he said softly:
"You mean, Dubei Zen Temple is looking for the source of Taoism, not Buddhist Zen, right?"
"Yes, once you reach the source of the Dao of Dubei Zen Monastery, Dubei Zen Monastery will have reached its end!"
Shen Yichen bowed!
"Please explain clearly, senior!"
“The Tao is in the heart. The heart is not the heart. Seek the source to emptiness. Empty, empty, empty is already empty!”
After Master Tan Xiu finished speaking, he closed his eyes. No matter what Shen Yichen said, Master Tan Xiu remained silent.
Shen Yichen felt something was wrong, so he walked forward and touched Master Tan Xiu. Master Tan Xiu actually fell down. She was dead!
"You, what did you do?"
Jian Chenqing walked into the main hall at this time, her eyes were red and swollen, and there were traces of tears on her face.
Shen Yichen was so shocked that he couldn't move. Even at such a close distance, he didn't even know how Master Tan Xiu died!
"What the hell is going on?"
After Jian Chenqing placed Master Tan Xiu in place, he examined her body. After a moment, Jian Chenqing exclaimed:
"How come this is exactly the same as how her master died back then!"