mountain ghost

Chapter 99
"This matter is actually a long story..."

Monk Jingchi sighed, his eyes revealing the color of remembrance, and he came immediately: "Let me tell Fujun a story first."

"You said."

"About 600 years ago, when Jingniang Lake was just a nameless lake, there was a young man named Xu Changsheng who admired Buddhism since he was a child. He passed by here and went to the Great Buddha Temple to obtain scriptures..."

Xu Changsheng, Mrs. Changsheng?

It seems that this story should have something to do with the lotus demon.

Lu Chen was patient and continued to listen. The beginning of this story is actually very old-fashioned.

The young man passed by the water lake and accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, there were many lotus flowers blooming in the lake, and he was rescued. Changsheng was grateful for the beauty of the lotus flower, and recited Buddhist scriptures for him for three days.

The young man at that time hadn't entered the Buddhist gate yet. Although he had Buddha nature, he was no match for the seven emotions and six desires after all. The two fell in love and lived a happy life.

Unfortunately, the good times are not long.

This year, there was a severe drought in the world, and the water pool also dried up. Seeing that the lotus was drying up, Changsheng couldn't bear it, and he saw the guidance of the Buddha's light in his dream, and suddenly realized the Dharma.

So he left without saying goodbye, and went to practice in the pure land of the Great Buddha Temple, leaving Jingniang alone, thinking and crying day and night, the heavy rain lasted for several months, and the severe drought was relieved. After attaining the Tao and embarking on practice, Changsheng escaped into Buddhism, cultivated the Dharma, and became a divine monk respected by everyone in the Great Buddha Temple.

It's just that the two never saw each other again.

It has been more than a thousand years so far.

It's a somewhat poignant love story.

On the surface, that Xu Changsheng, who abandoned Jingniang, seemed to be a heartless person, but if he didn't leave, the drought would not be resolved, and the lotus demon would not be able to gain enlightenment.

Each separate, but each wonderful.

Therefore, it cannot be judged simply by right or wrong.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Lu Chen. He turned his head and looked at the monk up and down. His appearance can be changed, but his age can't be hidden from him. Jingchi looks like he is only in his 30s at most, and he is definitely not that kind of life. How did he know such details about the 1000-year-old monster?
Perhaps seeing the doubt in his eyes, Monk Jingchi said again: "After Xu Changsheng became a monk, although the Dharma is a great vehicle, he still couldn't let go of his concerns, and it was difficult to achieve the right fruit. He finally lived 560 years and passed away. Because His merits and virtues in his life are vast, and he has re-cultivated the Tao..."

heard here.

Lu Chen probably also understood, and the gaze he looked at Monk Jingchi changed slightly: "It turns out that I am blind!"

obviously.

The monk Jingchi in front of him is also the protagonist of the story more than 1000 years ago, Xu Changsheng!

"No wonder you excused the lotus demon. It turns out that there is such a layer of origin in it."

Lu Chen nodded slightly.

Monk Jingchi sighed, and said: "All the things in the past have become clouds and smoke. Now that I have been reincarnated, I don't want to repeat the same mistakes and have any ties with her. This time I came out purely to get back the relic. Please also Your Majesty is magnanimous, don't pursue the matter of the lotus monster seizing the treasure, the monk will leave later, so as not to get involved in cause and effect."

Hearing what he said, Lu Chen really didn't want to intervene casually.

After all, this is a private matter.

That Mrs. Changsheng doesn't sound like a villainous person. Lu Chen has no reason to suppress and kill them. It seems that if he wants to expand the gods and subdue the demons in Jingniang Lake, he has to find another way.

But don't know why.

Lu Chen always felt that the monk Jingchi hadn't finished speaking.

Monks don't tell lies. This story may be true, but some details do not stand up to scrutiny.

First of all, why did the monks escorting the relics choose to go through Taihang Mountain? There are many ways to go to Huaiyin, but they chose to go through Jingniang Lake. This is more like luring the lotus demon to make a move.

Secondly, since the monk Jingchi didn't want to be contaminated with karma, why did he come here to pursue it in person?
The current him obviously has only recently been rebuilt, and he does not have the strength of the peak period. There must be many monks who are stronger than him in the Great Buddha Temple, so why does he need to take the risk to come here in person.

' Among them, I'm afraid there are hidden secrets. '

Lu Chen shook his head secretly.

But the other party didn't say anything, and he was not very good at questioning, so he could only temporarily suppress his doubts.

At this moment.

Monk Jingchi raised his eyes to look at the sky outside, got up and said: "It's getting late, I can't stay here for long, otherwise if the lotus monster doesn't give up and keeps chasing, it may disturb the quietness of the government. Thank you for saving my life, little monk Keep it in your heart, and I will thank the lord after I send the Buddha treasure back to the monastery!"

At this time, he has not recovered from his injuries, but he wants to leave in a hurry, which makes Lu Chen even more suspicious.

So he raised his hand and pressed it, and a divine light enveloped him. Monk Jingchi's face changed slightly, and the Buddha's light was agitated on his body, but he soon found that the other party had no intention of attacking, so he relaxed.

The divine light that Lu Chen cast was as gentle as water, and it was borrowed from the water-moving runes to heal injuries.

"You have not recovered from your injuries. If you leave at this time, if you encounter monsters again, you may be in danger. This divine light of this seat can help you recover."

Lu Chen said with a smile.

But he took this opportunity to leave a hidden imprint on the other party.

As long as he is within the range of Taihang Mountain, he can trace his aura here.

If what Monk Jing Chi said was true and he left honestly, then this brand would not have any effect on him, but if he concealed something, Lu Chen could also trace and sense any other conspiracy.

He has some doubts in his heart now, and it is safe to leave this method.

Monk Jingchi didn't notice this imprint. After all, such things as divine power are relatively unfamiliar to him. With his current cultivation base, he still can't truly see through everything.

"Thank you, Mr. Fu!"

Jingchi bowed again to express his thanks, and after paying eleven salutes, he left.

Lu Chen watched him leave, and at the same time urged him to send out the jade talisman. Through the Golden Light God Realm, he could see the other party's traces, and it seemed that he was really heading down the mountain.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much."

Lu Chen shook his head.

To him, the incident with the monk was an unexpected episode.

It would be a good thing if he could find an opportunity to subdue Mrs. Changsheng, but if he didn't have the opportunity, he didn't lose anything.

So Lu Chen didn't think much, and then turned around and went back to the room.

Continue to study Xuan Xuan Qi Jing.

To say a thousand words and ten thousand, only the improvement of one's own strength is the greatest confidence and capital.

……

For the next few days, Lu Chen didn't go anywhere.

In addition to exercising and practicing the glazed sword body every day, he studies chess, occasionally fishes, and takes care of tea trees and vegetable gardens. The golden eggs are now stored in the Qingyang mirror and can hatch automatically, so he doesn't need to take care of them. Xia Xueyi practiced her hands and pointed out its sword skills.

Life seems to have returned to its former calm.

During the period, many mountain spirits and wild monsters also came to visit.

It should be that after the expansion of God's Domain, the news of Gray Wolf's deeds spread, and the little monsters around heard the news and came to pay homage to the Palace Lord and seek protection.

From this, Lu Chen increased a lot of divine power.

Now his divine domain has expanded to a radius of more than 300 miles, getting closer to Jingniang Lake.

It is estimated that it will not be long before I will have a talk with this Madam Changsheng.

Also.

Lin Xiaofan has also recruited enough manpower in the past few days, and he is leading the construction team into the mountain to start building the trade road.

It's just that Lu Chen has no time to take care of it.

Anyway, he had already issued an order to restrain the monsters in the mountains, as long as Lin Xiaofan followed the pre-planned area and carried out the construction step by step, there shouldn't be any problems.

But the monk Jingchi is a bit strange.

Through the perception of the divine domain, Lu Chen found that he did not really leave Taihang Mountain, but stopped in a secluded place at the foot of the mountain, and seemed not in a hurry to send the relic Buddha treasure back to the monastery.

This made Lu Chen more certain that this person probably had other plans.

But the other party has not changed at the moment, and Lu Chen didn't know what he was planning for a while, so he had to stay still for the time being.

And through these few days of precipitation and perception, Lu Chen's strength has also been further improved.

Not only has he mastered those earth-moving spells, but also has made preliminary progress in the study of chess classics.

Chess skills have greatly increased, and the understanding of swordplay has also improved. Some things that I didn't understand before are now suddenly clear, and I can also develop and master some truly powerful swordsmanship moves.

For example, the Thousand Layers Treasure Pavilion style that he is studying now.

It is originally a chess style in Go, which is a reciprocating and recurring chess style, but in Yi Jianshu, it can exert a very powerful power. It uses sword energy to accumulate momentum, constructs a thousand-layer sword energy treasure pavilion, suppresses and kills everything, and can explode Unleash a killer move that far exceeds the limit of his own strength.

of course.

He has only a superficial comprehension of this kind of move at present, and it will take a period of time to get familiar with it before he can truly master it.

"By the way, Yinhu hasn't shown up for several days. Recently, God's Domain has expanded, and there are many affairs in the mountains, but he didn't come to me to report. Could it be that he was injured too badly before, and something went wrong?"

Lu Chen thought to himself.

I plan to take some time later and go to Qingyang Cave Mansion to have a look.

If Yinhu was seriously injured and his cultivation was affected, the divine power feedback he had obtained would also be damaged.

but.

Just at this time.

Lu Chen suddenly sensed a change in the God Realm, and the brand mark left on Monk Jingchi's body was triggered, and a glaring Buddha's light suddenly shone.

Like a torch in the night.

Lu Chen frowned slightly, and through the insight of the Golden Light God Realm, he could vaguely see that a group of tyrannical monster aura was flying out from the direction of Jingniang Lake, roaring towards the direction where Monk Jingchi was.

It should be the Longevity Madam who made the move, she did not give up on tracking down the relic Buddha treasure.

And Monk Jingchi has not left Taihang Mountain, as if he was waiting for the other party to follow him. At this time, he exposed the Buddha's light, more like luring the enemy.

"This guy deliberately used relics to lure Mrs. Changsheng. Isn't he courting death? I want to see what he is planning."

thought here.

Lu Chen didn't hesitate, stepped on the ground slightly, and the ground rippled like a stream of water. His figure instantly turned into smoke and disappeared on the spot, and in the next moment, he appeared on the mountain hundreds of feet away.

(End of this chapter)