Chapter 153: Never before, never again
Chapter 153: Never before, never again
The person who intentionally asked those two questions was none other than Lin Wanyi.
If it weren't for her, who else here would cooperate with Gu Zhuo so well?
What annoyed Gu Zhuo the most during these days was that he had inexplicably become the enemy of the whole world.
Everyone is spitting on him, as if by scolding him harshly they would make themselves great, bright and infinitely just.
Yes, all of this could not really affect his spiritual heart, but it was still a bit annoying.
So, if we look at this matter from the deepest point or from the very beginning, who was the cause of it?
——Cihang Temple.
In other words, Gu Zhuo had actually been taking the blame for these monks, enduring the insults and hatred that should not have fallen on him.
Then why should he be nice to Cihang Temple?
This is certainly not a grudge.
It is the original item returned.
After today, no one in the world will doubt that this Dharma Assembly at Cihang Temple exists because of him.
Because there may be people in this world who may be forced to prove their innocence due to public pressure, and may choose to withdraw to avoid suspicion, but no one would tear down the door on the way out.
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Gu Zhuo is breaking through.
After that pause, the sky full of snow and wind seemed to have turned into a painting that could be manipulated at will.
The snow in the painting is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, flying crisscrossly between the sky and the earth, outlining countless lines, just like a painter splashing ink freely.
Some people were surprised to find that even the snow on the ground jumped up and disappeared into the painting.
However, for some reason, the advance and retreat of each snowflake in this painting has an indescribable rhythm. It looks extremely natural, and yet extremely strange.
When two such diametrically opposite meanings appear at the same time in the same thing, the most appropriate description is undoubtedly unfathomable.
Until one moment, someone in the field finally discovered the problem.
Those snowflakes are not simply moving forward and backward, but are constantly repeating their lives, going back and forth in the upstream and downstream of the long river of time.
Time, through the wind and snow, truly appears in everyone's eyes and is no longer false.
What kind of magnitude of this celestial phenomenon is this?
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The people in front of the hall no longer had time to look at Gu Zhuo, nor did they have the intention to make a commotion. Their eyes all fell on the flying snow, trying to capture some traces of time from it.
Even if it's just a little bit, it will be enough to make their cultivation path smoother for the rest of their lives.
Faced with such temptations from the great road, worldly affairs no longer matter.
Xie Yinglian didn't look at the snow.
Her gaze was always on Gu Zhuo, and the emotion in her eyes was not shock or astonishment, but a burning flame.
Monk Wugui was both happy and fortunate. He felt that it was fortunate that he was a member of Yuangui Temple, otherwise he would have been treated like a nobody today.
The monk Kuzhou’s Buddhist name contains the word “bitter” in it, but he rarely has a bitter face.
Today is that rare moment.
Not only the monk Kuzhou, but the other monks in Cihang Temple also had extremely ugly expressions. They all stared at Gu Zhuo expressionlessly, and the anger in their eyes could hardly be concealed.
What really made them feel so depressed that they almost vomited blood was that they couldn't do anything at this time, and even had to ensure that Gu Zhuo was not disturbed by anyone.
If something goes wrong with Gu Zhuo's breakthrough, or he fails, then the blame will fall on Cihang Temple anyway, and it will never be cleared.
How could the thousands of years of good reputation of Cihang Temple be tarnished by this incident?
The monks looked at Gu Zhuo, standing on the stone steps, and thought angrily, why don't you leave?
Why did you leave as you said before, but now you don’t want to leave anymore, and you insist on standing in front of everyone? Are you afraid that others can’t see you?
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At the mountain gate, a monk in charge of reception confirmed that the invitation was correct.
Then the monk raised his head and looked at the ordinary-looking girl. When he was about to ask her to leave her name, he found that she was looking up at the top of the mountain.
The monk was speechless, thinking, you know the ceremony starts today, why are you still late?
Pei Jinge withdrew his gaze, picked up a pen, wrote down a name, and walked towards the mountain gate.
She thought to herself, you've made quite a big noise.
With all this excitement, things are indeed much easier to handle.
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Inside the hall, the teachers and leaders from all the major sects looked at each other in silence.
Different from the young juniors standing outside the hall, they still have great vision in their eyes, but they are more worldly-wise, or they think more deeply.
Today, Gu Zhuo was slapping Cihang Temple in the face, and the sound of slapping could be heard continuously.
From a certain perspective, Gu Zhuo was even using this breakthrough to preach to the young people here.
This is undoubtedly a great offense to Master Daoxiu.
Master Daoxiu is not only the second most powerful person in the world, but also has an extremely high seniority. If you really want to be picky, even His Majesty the Emperor is his junior.
When a junior of a junior reaches out to slap him in the face in front of all the major sects in the world, then he is fully qualified to teach this junior a lesson.
No one can blame him for this matter.
In the eyes of many people, the reason why Master Daoxiu did not speak was simply because he understood that Gu Zhuo was in the process of breaking through.
The question is, what consequences will this bring?
Will this create a rift between the Qin Dynasty and Zen Buddhism?
When thinking of this, many people subconsciously shook their heads, thinking that they were really thinking too much. Gu Zhuo was just a junior, how could he represent the entire Daqin, or even the will of His Majesty the Emperor?
Even the envoys sent by Daqin to this Dharma Assembly are not qualified to express their views on such matters.
Even the lady who is about to become the queen is not qualified.
The person who is qualified to make such a decision... apart from His Majesty the Emperor himself, is probably only Her Royal Highness the Princess?
Fortunately, neither of them is in Cihang Temple today.
But many people didn’t understand. Gu Zhuo was obviously a junior, so why would he think from the perspective of the world’s situation when he saw this scene?
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...Dao Xiu never looked back.
He held a string of prayer beads in his hand. With the slight movement of his fingertips, the beads, which had already become round, kept flowing, with a hint of Zen rhythm in between.
He is known as the second best person in the world today. He had a head-on confrontation with the Taoist master a hundred years ago, so his realm is naturally extremely high.
He saw clearly the rhythm of the wind and snow outside the palace before it was revealed, but even he was a little surprised.
From the moment a practitioner breaks through the realm of Dongzhen and enters the stage of nourishing the spirit, his or her spirit and soul will undergo a transformation.
Among them, a very small number of practitioners will cause strange phenomena in heaven and earth during this process.
For a sect with a long history like Cihang Temple, some of its ancient books naturally have relevant records, and Daoxiu, as the most senior person at the time, knows this very well.
But he was sure that this was a vision that had never happened before, a scene that had never been recorded by the world, and it was truly unprecedented.
When he thought of this, Dao Xiu finally understood why that man insisted on letting him see Gu Zhuo with his own eyes and was willing to make a promise for it.
Such an outstanding junior is indeed worthy of his careful attention.
Dao Xiu slowly stood up, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall, making the atmosphere suddenly tense.
People wondered, is that moment finally coming?
Sure enough, the strange vision outside the temple gradually dissipated.
Gu Zhuo has already broken through.
Daoxiu stood up.
More than a hundred feet apart.
There was a paleness between the two of them.
However, they still didn't see each other.
Only Buddha.
With heaven and earth.
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The young people in front of the hall gradually came to their senses and looked at Gu Zhuo's back again, with extremely complicated emotions in their eyes.
Eventually, those emotions were reduced to just two.
Shame and...embarrassment.
Gu Zhuo proved his innocence in this way and even gave everyone present an opportunity.
So no one could doubt that he had a problem anymore, but the young people present still didn't dare to say anything about Cihang Temple. What else could they feel except these two emotions?
The silence at this time was awkward.
Fortunately, the wind and snow have not dissipated yet, and the whistling sound is still there, so it is acceptable.
After a while, the movement in the hall was known to the younger generation outside the hall. People looked at Master Daoxiu's back and naturally thought of the question that their own teacher had thought about not long ago. The embarrassment brought by the silence instantly turned into tension.
Things seemed to be heading towards a scene that would make everyone even more ashamed.
Just at this moment, someone stood up.
It’s Lin Wanyi.
When she realized what was going to happen next, she walked straight to Gu Zhuo without a moment's hesitation, as if she had never thought of sharing his glory.
Next is the Immaculate Monk.
The young monk sighed in his heart, then started to squeeze forward in the crowd, no longer caring about the demeanor he usually tried hard to maintain.
Although he didn't think that he could settle the matter by begging the elders he knew to step in, he couldn't just watch his friend suffer, right?
What's more, the fault lies with Cihang Temple.
Apart from this, no one in front of the temple tried to do anything.
Emotions like shame and embarrassment are not enough to make people lose their minds; that is the realm of love and hate.
Whether inside or outside the hall, everyone was waiting for that scene to appear.
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There was a conversation before this.
It was not Lin Wanyi and Gu Zhuo, because the former had never doubted their decision and did not need to use words to calm themselves down and relieve tension at this time.
Therefore, this conversation took place between Gu Zhuo and Dao Xiu, and was also heard by everyone present.
"Would you like to give it a name?"
"Naming is one of the most troublesome things in the world, and I don't think it's necessary."
"Why is it not necessary?"
Dao Xiu's voice was calm and gentle, with a hint of curiosity.
For some reason, Gu Zhuo didn't answer this question at all.
It was as if in his eyes, this was a natural thing.
Just like the sun rising in the east and water flowing downwards, this is the self-evident truth between heaven and earth.
However, this kind of disregard or even contempt itself can cause big problems.
“Asking questions even though you already know the answer is the most boring thing in the world.”
A gentle and quiet voice sounded.
It was clearly a mocking remark, but in people's ears it sounded unquestionable, as if it was natural and right...
Or rather, overbearing.
That person is Bai Nanming.
"Why do we have to give it a name and let everyone expect something in vain, like today's scene..."
She stood in the space between Dao Xiu and Gu Zhuo and said calmly, "It has never happened before, and it cannot happen again."
There are indeed problems with the updates, and I am well aware of this, so I have never refuted the relevant accusations... As for making up for the updates, I will do my best.
(End of this chapter)