Chapter 160: Falling Together

A wailing sound broke the silence of the forest. The beautiful sunlight penetrated in all directions and echoed in everyone's ears.

That was the intense pain that monk Hongren felt after his Buddhist Dharma was destroyed and his spiritual world was shattered by murderous intent, causing his soul to suffer a great backlash from the Dharma he held.

No matter how determined his Zen mind was, no matter how much suffering he had experienced in the past, he still couldn't endure it at this moment.

Because he knew that his future path of cultivation would come to an end. Not only would his realm regress, but his Zen mind would also be broken. He would be immersed in this moment today for the rest of his life, and would never be able to forget the terrifying murderous intent that wanted to destroy everything he had.

The wailing was incessant and cruel, but it could not cover up Gu Zhuo's kind advice.

——Please worship another Buddha.

The monks of Cihang Temple subconsciously glared at each other, and for a moment they even forgot to save the people and stared at Gu Zhuo.

Monk Kuzhou frowned and stretched out his hand to signal his disciples not to act rashly. Then he stood up and flew to Hongren's side, and placed his finger on his brow. A passage of scripture flowed from his lips, bringing peace and tranquility.

After a while, Monk Hongren finally came to his senses and was no longer immersed in the pain brought by the backlash of Buddhism.

But his face was still pale, as pale as someone who had been dead for three days, and his eyes were as dim as charcoal that had been burned out.

He looked up at Gu Zhuo in shock and confusion, thinking about the horrific murderous intent that caused his spiritual world to collapse instantly. He kept swallowing saliva in his throat and was trying hard to open his mouth, wanting to shout out those two words even if his voice was hoarse.

——The devil.

If he wasn't a great demon who had killed countless people and whose obsession was growing stronger day by day without any intention of repentance, how could he have such an unparalleled killing intention? !

Gu Zhuo didn't even look at it.

Because Monk Hongren couldn't speak at all, at the moment he was about to speak, the murderous intent that had been suppressed by Monk Kuzhou a moment ago surged up again and ravaged his mind.

So what people heard was still that cry of pain, a terrifying scream that made them feel frightened.

This has nothing to do with Gu Zhuo, but is the backlash brought about by the method that monk Hongren comprehended.

If you can't save people, don't blame others for saving you.

The battle between the spirit and soul has always been the most dangerous part of the battle among practitioners.

Listening to the screams of his younger disciples, the expression on the monk Kuzhou's face gradually became heavy. He removed the fingers that were on Hongren's forehead and slapped him on the head with a palm, stopping the sound abruptly.

There were exclamations in the venue.

Some people opened their eyes wide, thinking that this was too merciful. Look, his howling was affecting the dignity of the sect, so they just wanted to kill him directly?
Of course, that was not the case. Monk Kuzhou simply knocked him out to facilitate the subsequent conversation.

"Please explain what you said earlier, Mr. Gu. What does it mean to worship a different Buddha?"

Monk Kuzhou looked towards Gu Zhuo, his voice was extremely cold without any emotion.

As soon as the words fell, everyone thought that it had really come.

No matter how generous the Cihang Temple is, and no matter how good-tempered the monks are, they still have tempers.

Gu Zhuo smiled, as if curious, and said, "Then why don't you ask him?"

Monk Kuzhou frowned and said in a deep voice: "I will naturally ask him afterwards, but in order to ensure the fairness of the matter and avoid being trapped in one-sided opinions, of course I have to ask you clearly."

Gu Zhuo did not answer this question, but asked instead: "Do you think that this sentence is an insult to Cihang Temple?"

The monk Kuzhou said expressionlessly: "If you have other meanings in your words, you might as well say it clearly."

Gu Zhuo chuckled and said, "You guessed right, there is indeed another meaning in the words."

Monk Kuzhou looked into his eyes, not knowing what to say.

There was an uproar.

Many people were shocked, with expressions of disbelief, thinking that you are lying so blatantly.

Do you have to force yourself to justify this?

If that isn’t a humiliation, what is?
The Immaculate Monk heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that there was nothing wrong with being shameless, the key was whether it was useful or not.

It is not a smart thing to refuse to back down just for the sake of so-called face.

However, the next moment, the little monk found that he was celebrating too early.

"The reason why I asked Hongren to worship a different Buddha was because he asked me to worship him, and I made a request."

Gu Zhuo patiently explained: "As long as he can beat me."

"Unfortunately, Hongren failed to do this, and I won him in the end."

At this point, his tone became more sincere: "So when I asked Hongren to change the Buddha statue to worship, it was not to mock, disdain or humiliate your temple. It was just a well-intentioned suggestion to Hongren based on the current facts."

A dead silence.

No one speaks.

Everyone was looking at Gu Zhuo, their eyes were extremely complicated, with expressions of surprise, shock, confusion, and horror, as if they were seeing a complete madman.

Even the monk Kuzhou was stunned on the spot.

Monk Wuque rejoiced again, then became distressed, thinking, would you go to war with the entire Zen Buddhism in the future?

Yu Sheng no longer stays here.

She turned around and walked towards the main hall on the top of the mountain, ready to meet Dao Xiu.

At this moment, she once again confirmed a fact that Gu Zhuo was indeed not a calculative person in his daily life. He was a very easy-going person, and sometimes he could be said to be a good person.

It is precisely this kind of person that when he becomes truly angry, it is very difficult to quell that anger.

Yu Sheng thought, any force that has been instrumental in fanning the flames of public opinion storm in recent days will find it difficult to retreat safely today, right?
Anyway, that lady is having a headache.

……

Lin Wanyi had not left too far when she faintly heard the commotion behind her, but she did not pay too much attention to it.

She was more concerned about the person in front of her.

After Xie Yinglian was defeated by Gu Zhuo, he left directly accompanied by his elders and went to the meditation room in the temple.

However, halfway through, Lin Wanyi came uninvited and showed no intention of retreating.

The old servant of the Xie family frowned and prepared to go around to avoid some unnecessary conflict.

At this moment, Xie Yinglian shook his head.

"Let's talk."

Her voice was shallow because she was weak: "If you didn't come, I would be surprised."

Lin Wanyi glanced at the old servant of the Xie family and explained with a smile: "I am not here for revenge, you can rest assured."

After hearing this, the servant retreated and fell behind the two girls.

The mountain path is a little rugged and not easy to walk on.

Under normal circumstances, this would not be a problem for Xie Yinglian, who was also a cultivator, but she was seriously injured at the moment.

However, Lin Wanyi showed no intention of extending a hand to help.

If she was a girl willing to do this kind of showmanship, how could her early life be so miserable?

"I didn't ask you that day."

Lin Wanyi asked sincerely: "If you were me, what would you do?"

Xie Yinglian raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "If I understand correctly, you seem to want to use Gu Zhuo's extraordinaryness to tell me that a man like this is gone if you miss him, so it is reasonable for you to use all means to catch him?"

Lin Wanyi said: "You think too much."

Xie Yinglian smiled and said, "What does that mean?"

Lin Wanyi repeated her question.

Xie Yinglian put away his smile, looked into her eyes quietly, and remained silent. Lin Wanyi said, "I think the fact you mentioned that day, that my mother saw me as a tool for marriage, in order to establish a closer relationship with Gu Zhuo, should not be the fault of me and Gu Zhuo, right?"

Xie Yinglian looked at her and said, "Yes."

As they talked, the two did not stop.

Lin Wanyi asked seriously, "In this matter, the ones who are wrong are those old people who are older than us, those old people who only care about profit and stink of money, right?"

"It is true."

Xie Yinglian laughed again and said, "But this sounds a bit too filial."

"Yes."

Lin Wanyi suddenly changed the subject: "So I really hope you can be as filial as I am."

Xie Yinglian’s smile froze slightly.

Without waiting for her to speak, Lin Wanyi continued, "Others may not know, but I know why you want to make things difficult for Gu Zhuo. It's because the elders in your family are making things difficult for my mother."

Xie Yinglian's eyes were slightly cold, and he said, "What do you want to say?"

"It's very simple."

Lin Wanyi asked honestly, "Since you and I both agree that it is the elderly who are at fault, the elderly who use the word filial piety to restrain you and me, rather than young people like you and me, then why don't we resist those elderly people?"

Xie Yinglian had a cold expression.

Lin Wanyi looked at her and said with a smile: "I thought that someone like you, who can face the reality and shed blood, must have such a decisive heart and must know where our real enemy is."

Xie Yinglian said expressionlessly: "So what do you want to do?"

Lin Wanyi stopped and extended his right hand to her as a gesture of friendship. He smiled and said, "I am willing to be your ally in this matter and stand on the same front. I wonder if you are interested?"

Behind the two of them, the old servant of the Xie family was watching this scene with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

He never imagined that their conversation would develop in such a ridiculous direction.

What's even more terrifying is that this is likely to cause Xie Yinglian's already cracked Dao heart to be completely shattered.

Just as Lin Wanyi said, in the final analysis, the fault of recent events lies with the elderly, and it has never been the fault of young people like them who have failed to truly influence the world.

Then they should take revenge on their elders.

The problem is that someone is watching at this moment.

If Xie Yinglian shook this hand, the matter would definitely be reported to the higher-ups by the old servant.

Even if the old servant is willing to remain deaf and dumb, Lin Wanyi will let the whole world know about this handshake and this covenant.

How will Xie Yinglian cope with himself in the Xie family then?
If she refused at this time, it would mean she was denying what she had said before. How could her already broken heart not break?
In other words, this was a dead end in her monastic career.

"I'm curious……"

Xie Yinglian looked into Lin Wanyi's eyes and asked word by word, "Can you be so rebellious as to take it for granted?"

"what?"

Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, her surprise was obvious.

She frowned and asked in confusion: "Did you forget something?"

Xie Yinglian looked at her and said, "What did I forget?"

Lin Wanyi said: "I thought you should remember that my relationship with my mother has never been very good. We have never really met in many years, so..."

She smiled and said in a self-deprecating manner: "So I really don't have any pressure on this matter. I can do what I say."

Having said this, the girl once again stretched out her hand, and her meaning was very clear.

After a long silence, Xie Yinglian smiled sadly.

No matter when, she had never thought that she would be in such a desperate situation.

Lin Wanyi sighed and withdrew his hand.

She listened to the other person's broken voice and sighed, "Everyone says you're crazy, but am I the only one who's really crazy?"

Xie Yinglian closed her eyes, letting the blood continue to flow out from her lips and fall on her elegant purple skirt. She shook her head and said, "No, there is another person who is as crazy as you."

Lin Wanyi raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who?"

Xie Yinglian said: "Him."

……

Just like Xie Yinglian said, many people in this world think Gu Zhuo is crazy.

If he wasn't crazy, how could he say such a thing?
At least let's talk about it in private?

Gu Zhuo looked calm as usual. He looked at the monk Ku Zhou, whose face was as gloomy as rain, and said, "Let's stop talking nonsense here. Let's continue."

Of course, what he was referring to was a fight.

Everyone didn't know what to say.

Monk Kuzhou knew that no one would stand up at this moment to fight with Gu Zhuo, who showed no sign of defeat.

If this fight is to continue, it will have to be someone sent from Cihang Temple, just like Hongren just now.

And this is also something he doesn't want to see.

After thinking about this, Kuzhou monk sighed in his heart and made a decision.

"No need to go on."

He looked at Gu Zhuo and said, "You are the winner of today's fight."

The people present heard this and thought that this should be the end of today's lively event. After all, Cihang Temple had made it clear that it was unwilling to fight. How could things continue?
At this moment, Gu Zhuo's voice rang out.

"Just today?"

As soon as the words fell, many people suddenly had an extremely strong bad premonition in their hearts.

The expression of the monk Kuzhou changed slightly, and his eyes suddenly became bright.

Gu Zhuo continued, "I don't plan to come here every day from now on. That kind of repetition is too boring, so let's just solve the problem today."

The bitter boat monk said without hesitation: "But there is no opponent suitable for you now."

This is obviously a message.

"I don't think so."

Gu Zhuo said sincerely, "I think many of the people present here make me want to fight them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the many sects that had been watching the excitement with great joy suddenly realized that things were bad.

The monk Kuzhou laughed and said, "If that's the case, then you can nominate the one yourself, how about that?"

The reason he smiled was not because he had forgiven Gu Zhuo, but because he was sure that the unlucky forces today were no longer just the Yinping Xie family and Cihang Temple.

At a time like today, it is always more comforting to sink together.

Gu Zhuo thanked him.

Then he looked toward a certain direction in the mountains and said, "Please give me some advice."

Standing there was the Li family.

Li Family of Southern Qi.

(End of this chapter)

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