Chapter 400 I am waiting for you in the palace
Chapter 400 I am waiting for you in the palace
Open your eyes? No... What does this mean? There is no record of this situation in the booklet that Lao Zhang gave me...
On the high platform, Zhao Duan, who had just finished the debate with great passion, was stunned for a moment, suddenly raised his head, and his pupils suddenly narrowed.
I saw that in the hole in the middle of the huge cloud in the sky, the huge and mysterious shadow of Buddha’s head was overlooking the earth as before.
However, the clouds with the Buddha's head at the center suddenly began to spread out in circles of golden ripples.
It was like the surface of the water shaking violently, and the tightly closed eyes of the Buddha's head slowly opened at this moment.
In an instant, a pair of majestic and compassionate huge golden eyes filled Zhao Du's vision. He was stunned, and felt his whole body was shocked by an indescribable power.
Then, before anyone could react, two pillars of Buddha's light descended from the eyes of the "World Honored One", penetrating heaven and earth. The Buddha's light merged into one, covering the entire platform.
"what……"
The Red Sect Master and Master Bian Ji cried out at the same time and were pushed off the platform by a gentle force.
Thus, Zhao Duan was the only one left, bathing in the Buddha's light, like a god.
"Wait...I'm going to..."
Zhao Duan's face changed, and he did not feel any joy in his heart. Instead, he remembered that a long time ago, when Zhenbao first opened his "third eye", he had warned him not to look directly at the "Buddha".
Otherwise, this god who holds the authority of "wisdom" will forcefully instill wisdom into people, causing them to feel dizzy at best and become directly stupid at worst.
The moment the thought came to his mind, Zhao Duan felt as if his whole body was in a hot spring.
The expected brain-bursting flood of information did not come.
On the contrary, his mind was clearer than ever before, and the injuries that remained in his body after the sneak attack by Master Maha Jing were quickly healed.
In a breath, he returned to his peak state.
The Qi sea was boiling, and the Qi in his Dantian was covered with golden light. At the center of his eyebrows, a hint of green flame appeared faintly and flashed away.
A green lotus can be vaguely seen swaying in the flames.
"Baptism of the Buddha!"
In the square, after the monks were stunned, someone cried out in a low voice, and then almost everyone showed a sour look as if they had eaten a lemon.
"What is that?" The young monk Danche looked confused.
After stepping down from the stage, he did not look depressed at all, but radiant. With a look of fanatical devotion in his eyes, the Red Sect master explained in a low voice:
"Throughout the ages, only those who have made great contributions to Buddhism and pioneered wisdom will be favored by the gods and baptized by the Buddha... Looking through the history books, all those who have been baptized in every dynasty have become saints and sages, but this is the first time that a non-Buddhist has received this honor!"
The Red Sect Master stared at Zhao Duan, who was bathing in the Buddha's light on the stage, and muttered:
"The soul of the baptized will be greatly nourished, just like reading a book at a glance and being able to recite it, but these are only incidental benefits. The real benefit is to be cared for by the Buddha, to plant a blue lotus in the sea of consciousness, and to have an endless supply of energy...
It's not special at a low level, but the higher you go, the greater the benefits. If you practice Buddhist techniques, you can get twice the result with half the effort..."
Dan Che was stunned and opened his mouth, wanting to ask:
Could it be that this treacherous minister is the "Hui" you are looking for, Master? The incarnation of the Buddha in the human world?
But...is this reasonable?
"The Buddha baptized... the debate is over..."
Prajna Bodhisattva had already stood up in horror. This plump female Bodhisattva, whose mind was full of dual cultivation, had a dull expression. Her heart was beating wildly, and she looked at Zhao Duan with extremely complicated eyes.
At the beginning, after Mr. Zhengyang was defeated, the reason why she broke into the Zhao Mansion was that she realized that Zhao Duan had great potential in Buddhism.
At that time, he was driven away by his real girlfriend, the Empress, and had already given up.
However, she did not expect that this excellent furnace would help her perfect her Zen studies today.
"After the baptism, you will be born with a Buddha body, and practicing dual cultivation will achieve twice the result with half the effort..."
Prajna bit her lip, rubbed her legs together, and then sensed a sharp gaze from a distance. She drooped her brows helplessly and sighed softly:
"pity……"
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Inside the Guanshui Tower.
All the court officials, led by the empress, have stood up and stared in astonishment at the magnificent scene ahead.
Xu Zhenguan's eyes were shining brightly. As a celestial being, she knew clearly that the Buddha's baptism would be of great benefit to Zhao Duan, so she did not stop it.
He just watched quietly, his heart was filled with a thousand thoughts, and suddenly he understood why the Dragon Soul of Emperor Taizu chose him.
As soon as he caught a glimpse of the shameless nun Prajna at the edge of the square, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
"Why would the gods of Buddhism favor such a treacherous and evil person?"
Princess Wenzhu stood there in a daze, her mind in a mess.
She was a little confused. At this moment, she wanted very much to meet the man who loved her niece in person and clarify things in person.
……
Zhao family.
"Mom, look!"
In the courtyard, Zhao Pan, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, pointed excitedly at the Buddha's light in the distance, and marveled:
"It looks very lively, but I don't know which side won. I'll have to ask when Big Brother comes back."
Then I can gossip with the new sisters I met...
Eugene Hua had the Pekingese dog wrapped around her legs, trying to drive the dog off her legs. Hearing this, she raised her head, looked at the sky in surprise, and muttered:
"These thieves are quite intimidating."
……
Tianshi Mansion.
A priest walked out of the building, pointing at the strange sight in the distance.
Lian Jinjian and Gongshu Tianyuan were curious and walked out of their residences to watch remotely with the help of the latter's strange invention.
Deep in the tree, the branches and leaves of the banyan tree are swaying.
Zhong Pan, who had a naturally ferocious appearance and carried a scarlet sword on his back, crossed his arms, stared into the distance in shock, and said:
“Master, have you already calculated this? Hehe, this is really interesting. Just now the Shenlong Temple and Zhao Duan are at odds, and right after that the Buddha is baptizing them… It’s a slap in the face, a loud slap, tsk tsk…”
The tall old Taoist priest with narrow eyes and brows holds the heavenly book in his hands, looking like a master who can calculate and plan, and his expression is indifferent.
It's as if everything is calculated.
In fact, I was so shocked that I took a deep breath:
"This guy... this guy... I asked you to cause trouble, but I didn't say it would be this big... Fortunately, fortunately, that stupid bald donkey Xuan Yin had made an enemy of this little guy with a strange origin first, otherwise it would be terrible if he really took him to become a monk... Or maybe that girl from the Xu family acted early... Jin Jian'er, why can't you live up to your expectations? What a pity, what a pity..."
……
At this moment, believers in the city who were close to the Shenlong Temple kowtowed and worshipped the Buddha at home.
But no one knew what kind of wonderful expressions they would have when they found out that the one who was baptized was the one they had cursed all day long and caused the culprit of the "ban on Buddhism".
at last.
The Buddha's light lasted for about a dozen breaths, then gradually dimmed and narrowed, and returned to the clouds.
The huge Buddha head slowly closed its eyes, faded away, and disappeared without a trace as the clouds dissipated.
All the strange visions disappeared, and Zhao Duan felt relaxed all over. He looked at his body in doubt and wonder, feeling refreshed and full of energy, as if he had endless energy with nowhere to vent it.
Below the stage, a group of monks looked at each other in bewilderment:
The Buddha has disappeared, so...will the debate continue?
It seemed that everything was over before they even started.
It feels like all the prepared lines were wasted...
Suddenly, the cold winter wind whistled loudly, and a figure floated out from a distant building. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in the air above the square.
Her black hair flows, her white clothes are as white as snow, and her appearance is peerless.
"I see your Majesty!"
Zhao Duan shuddered, feeling inexplicably weak in his heart, and was the first to salute in a spineless manner.
The other monks then came to their senses, suppressed their emotions, and saluted the empress.
Xu Zhenguan silently stared at Xiao Zhao, who was acting like a loyal bootlicker. Suddenly, he wanted to laugh for some reason, but he forced himself to hold it back.
She forced herself to maintain her dignity, looked at Xuan Yin and the Red Sect Master, nodded, then looked at Zhao Duan and said:
"I'll be waiting for you in the palace."
After saying this, the empress turned into a wisp of breeze and disappeared between heaven and earth.
No... you just came here to pass on a message? Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the reason why the empress showed up was actually to "protect" him.
To prevent him from being targeted by irrational Eastern and Western Buddhist monks.
"The minister obeys the order!"
Zhao Duan pretended to salute, then glanced at the monks, walked away without saying a word.
The monks looked at each other, intimidated by the empress's power, and reluctantly made way.
Zhao Duan left, leaving the two groups of monks staring at each other.
"Now that things have come to this, we will take our leave first."
The Red Sect master suddenly spoke first, breaking the awkward atmosphere. He left with these words, then turned around and left with the confused Western monks.
"Abbot... look..."
Bian Ji looked as if a relative had died. He didn't understand why a good debate had turned out like this.
Bodhisattva Nagarjuna did not say a word. He still has not come to his senses and is still in a trance.
All eyes were cast towards Xuan Yin.
Abbot Xuanyin, who had hardly spoken since he appeared, remained silent. He stared at Zhao Duan's departing back for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked into the temple.
At the same time, Xuan Yin's old voice echoed in Bian Ji's ears:
"Go back to the temple and tell me about this person in detail."
Abbot Xuanyin, who had ignored worldly affairs for many years and had not paid much attention to the Buddhist-Taoist competition, finally remembered the name "Zhao Duan".
……
As the empress and the monks left one after another, all the court officials in the Guanshui Tower also went downstairs, each with mixed feelings, and left quickly in their carriages.
"Princess..." The tall female warrior helped Princess Wenzhu into the carriage and said, "Where are we going?"
Princess Wenzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go to Jinfeng Pavilion first, meet the 'holy monk', and then return to the palace."
"Yes."
On the other side, Ma Yan led a group of Jinyi soldiers out. Suddenly, a subordinate came running over from a distance and whispered:
"Lord Governor, there is some progress on the Link that His Majesty ordered us to investigate."
Ma Yan was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed, he took a folded paper handed to him by his subordinate, opened it and took a look, his expression became extremely interesting.
"...Wait a moment, and send it to His Majesty at the palace later."
"Uh, later, how late?"
Ma Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "You'll see when Zhao Jisi enters the palace, and we can send him there about an hour after him."
"Oh."
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The crowd dispersed, and news about today's debate began to spread throughout the capital city along with the flow of people.
At the same time, Zhao Duan, who had left the scene, rode on the horse that had been prepared in the alley, and rode straight to the palace.
Soon, Zhao Duan arrived at the winter palace gate, reported, and walked in.
After asking a familiar female official, I learned that Zhenbao had indeed returned to the palace a long time ago.
"Flying is indeed fast... Why didn't you bring me back with you? Why did you force me to go all the way..."
Zhao Duan muttered softly, walked straight through the palace walls, and came to the outside of the empress's bedroom.
After a while, a palace maid came out and said with a strange expression:
"Master Zhao, His Majesty said he doesn't want to see you."
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Today's 10,000 words
(End of this chapter)