Chapter 140 Reunion of old friends

If you are such a virtuous person, how could you be so impatient?

The rumor that Zen Buddhism decided to suppress Gu Zhuo's arrogance is of course exaggerated to a certain extent and is not the true situation.

However, there is no smoke without fire. The reason why the story has been spread like this is that it is obvious that there is a big figure in Zen Buddhism who noticed what Gu Zhuo did and became interested in it.

As for the Cha'an Temple's look of being on high alert... anyone who is visited and challenged by a genius with a very strong background like Gu Zhuo would more or less find it troublesome and difficult to deal with.

After all, those who are superior to Gu Zhuo in realm are all from the previous generation. It is impossible for them to take the risk of being called a bully, and his peers are often not his opponents.

What's more troublesome is that his attitude has never been overbearing. He always appears to be asking for advice, and his etiquette is impeccable.

Who wouldn’t have a headache?

Some tourists rushed to the scene after hearing the news, and seeing how the monks in Cha'an Temple were facing a serious enemy, they were even more excited.

Today, the cultivation community has quite complicated views on Gu Zhuo's case, and there are many outrageous remarks, such as that he is imitating the ancients, retreading the path of being invincible in the world in order to dominate the world.

It was precisely because of these voices, as well as the drastic changes that had occurred in the depths of Yunmengze, that more and more practitioners from all over the world traveled to the Southern Kingdom.

This is why Zen monks are so nervous.

Under normal circumstances, it's just a loss of face.

However, this time it will be lost in front of the whole world, which is no longer a trivial matter.

For this purpose, the abbot of Cha'an Temple spared no expense in inviting a monk from the Zen Buddhism's ancestral temple to confront Gu Zhuo head-on.

As the autumn sky brightens, birds begin to sing in the woods.

The abbot narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up at the sky, and thought that the man should have met Gu Zhuo now?

In this way, Cha'an Temple should be safe today.

……

"How did you come?"

"wrong."

"Ok?"

"You should say it's you who came."

"……Then what?"

"Then I will tell you, because I am the only one in the world who can come here."

Gu Zhuo glanced around the mountain path and made sure that no one was secretly watching, so he didn't bother to respond.

The Immaculate Monk stood in front of him, using the height provided by the steps to meet his eyes with a serious expression.

Yes, the little monk was the monk that the abbot of Cha'an Temple had invited from Yuangou Temple to deal with Gu Zhuo at the cost of Mr. Mo's favor.

The reason for doing this is very simple.

It is well known to the world that Wujiu Monk and Gu Zhuo have a very good relationship, which is very likely second only to Lin Wanyi.

There is a saying in the world that goes "Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face."

Why can't this sentence be reversed?
Now that Gu Zhuo no longer wants to give face to the Buddha, he should at least give face to the monk, right?
"so……"

Gu Zhuo looked at the Immortal Monk, thinking that this matter was indeed a bit troublesome, and asked helplessly: "What do you want to do now?"

The Immaculate Monk coughed, pretending to be serious, and shouted in a deep voice: "I'm here to stop you!"

Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then said, "But you can't beat me, right?"

Hearing this, the Immaculate Monk immediately lost his temper, touched his shiny head, and said with a sigh, "But who asked me to come here just by name?"

Gu Zhuo looked at the sadness in the little monk's eyes and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

The two walked side by side, walked into a pavilion outside the mountain path, and looked out at the Yunmeng scenery from afar.

"How much benefit did your master receive?" Gu Zhuo asked straight to the point.

The Immaculate Monk was slightly startled, thinking, isn't this question too direct?
The young monk shook his head and said sincerely, "Of course I did, but this is the elders' business. How can a junior like me know the exact amount?"

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you have to stop me this time?"

The young monk said honestly: "My master means to follow fate."

Gu Zhuo said directly: "That means we didn't collect much."

The reason why he suggested the young monk to join Yuangou Temple was actually very simple. It was because he remembered that the monks in this temple were very generous in collecting money. They were not pretentious and even did not have any worldly airs, which was very otherworldly.

Even Cihang Temple feels inferior to it in this respect, which can be said to be a unique skill in Zen Buddhism.

The Immaculate Monk didn't know what he was thinking, and was still embarrassed and ashamed because of the directness of his words.

"One more thing."

"what's up?"

Gu Zhuo looked at him and reminded him, "In the future, if you don't have someone watching you, try not to say things like you came and I came, etc."

The Immortal Monk thought that this was indeed very reasonable. He rolled his eyes and suddenly asked, "Then when we have more people, shall we do it again?"

Gu Zhuo was speechless and didn't want to pay attention, so he said, "You can't just come here for the first time, you must have something else to tell me."

"you guessed right!"

The Immortal Monk gave him a thumbs up and said, "My elders have been thinking about it, but they really can't figure out what you want to do. Let me take this opportunity to come and ask you and make things clear."

This sentence was within Gu Zhuo's expectations.

However, he did not immediately give his purpose, and said, "What will your elders do next?"

The Immaculate Monk shrugged and said frankly, "That's not a definite answer to me. You know that monks and Taoists like to keep people guessing."

Hearing this, Gu Zhuo burst out laughing and said, "That's really the case."

I don’t know why, maybe it’s because of fate, but every time he meets the Immaculate Monk, he feels much happier.

He smiled and said, "I'll tell you my reasons. If you feel that this is not enough, then you can make up a story and embellish it so that your teacher will think that you really tried your best. When you ask me about it, I will admit it to others." The Immortal Monk was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Is this okay?!"

"why not?"

Gu Zhuo asked back: "You and I are friends. I am not going to give you face and turn around and leave now, so isn't it normal to give you a convenience?"

The monk Wuque was very embarrassed and said, "But monks don't tell lies."

"What's so difficult about this?"

Gu Zhuo said as a matter of course: "Afterwards, I am willing to admit that everything you said was true. Then who in this world has the right to say that you are lying?"

The Immortal Monk was stunned, and could not help sighing in his heart, and exclaimed: "Such an unreasonable approach actually makes so much sense when it is actually done."

Gu Zhuo pointed out: "This is called flexibility."

“Teach me!”

"You're welcome."

The little monk paused and asked curiously, "So what exactly do you want to do by making such a big fuss now?"

"Nothing special, probably just..."

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Listen to all the ancient, present and future sutras, and see all the Zen methods in the world."

If an ordinary person heard this, they would inevitably think that he was too arrogant and had no idea of his own limitations.

Zen Buddhism has been around for tens of thousands of years, and countless methods and scriptures have been created. Even the oldest and most advanced Zen monks today are far from the level described in this sentence.

The Immortal Monk was naturally not unhappy about this. He frowned and thought seriously for a while, then said, "Is this impossible?"

Gu Zhuo said: "I didn't intend to do it in the first place, I just exaggerated it on purpose so that you can use it to deal with your elders."

The Immaculate Monk was speechless again.

After a moment, the little monk sighed deeply and said seriously: "I'm suddenly a little scared now."

"What are you afraid of?"

Gu Zhuo was a little confused.

The Immortal Monk looked at him with a worried look on his face and said, "I'm afraid that Lin Wanyi will have a problem with me after knowing this matter, and will deliberately cause trouble for me some other day."

The meaning of the words is very clear.

Gu Zhuo thought that she was not an idiot, so he shook his head and said, "It's just sending the Buddha to the west."

Monk Wuque thought to himself, are you wishing me to become a Buddha?

Gu Zhuo said no more, turned around and walked out of the pavilion and continued climbing the mountain.

The Immaculate Monk quickly followed.

On the mountain path, the two continued to talk.

What was different from before was that this time it was almost always Monk Wuque who was talking, while Gu Zhuo was listening.

Late autumn is not far from midsummer, and the young monk is practicing in Yuangou Temple. There should be nothing worth talking about, but he is never at a loss for words and talks like a torrent of water.

in short.

The Immaculate Monk is still so suitable for practicing silent meditation.

"I was inspired by your previous words and have an idea about what you are going to do."

"what?"

Gu Zhuo was a little curious.

The little monk's eyes were bright, and he said seriously: "A way to make you less hated by others!"

……

As time passed, the sky became brighter and the monks in the Cha'an Temple gradually became more relaxed and no longer so solemn, because Gu Zhuo had not arrived yet.

Those practitioners who came specially were very regretful, wondering if the rumors were true, and that Zen Buddhism used this big event as a humiliation, and was using some means to force Gu Zhuo to give up?
Cha'an Temple was quiet.

Just when everyone was feeling disappointed, a monk who was in charge of receiving guests suddenly came running over with an anxious look, went to the abbot and whispered something to him.

People's eyes suddenly brightened and their gazes all fell on the temple gate.

As expected, a figure fell into the gazes of hundreds of people.

The man was wearing a green shirt, but his aura was neither dreary nor desolate, but calm and composed.

There was a hint of unrest among the crowd.

The abbot of Cha'an Temple walked forward and came in front of Gu Zhuo, thinking about the words that the Wuque monk had asked someone to bring him. His expression seemed calm, but in fact his mood was extremely complicated.

Gu Zhuo looked at the old monk, nodded in greeting, and said in a gentle voice: "Thank you for waiting for a long time."

This may seem rude, but it actually makes sense.

Because Bai Nanming's seniority is extremely high, few people in the world can match him.

Even if he was nominally just her disciple, that was enough to save him from having to bow to more than 99% of the people in this world.

The abbot smiled and shook his head, saying, "Why wait so long? The time is perfect. I wonder which scripture you would like to hear today?"

Gu Zhuo said: "Just follow your temple's arrangements."

The abbot extended his hand to invite Gu Zhuo to the lecture hall, and once again thought of the three sentences that the Wuque monk had someone convey.

"I have already made an agreement with Gu Zhuo that he will earnestly praise your temple when he leaves, making sure that your temple is completely different from the previous thirty-three temples, and taking this opportunity to make your temple famous."

"But there is a prerequisite, that is, your temple must take this matter seriously, whether it is preaching or something else."

"What do you think of this, Senior?"

(End of this chapter)

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