Chapter 402 Contempt
"A virtuous person is free from blemish, his body and mind are spotless, his heart is steadfast and honest, and he is truly a venerable person..."

What Zen Master Huizhao said.

Everyone heard it.

Those Zen masters suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Zen Master Huizhao in surprise.

As complete outsiders, Si Yujie and others had never heard this and did not understand what it meant.

However, this did not prevent them from understanding this sentence instantly.

Because of the gray fog that made the monk disregard his face and run away, and the fog that made Si Yujie feel that she was dead just by sensing it coming towards her, the whole Jiming Temple became like a ghost den. Before it even got close to Chen Lusi's body, it was as if it had encountered a natural enemy. It dissipated with a sizzling sound and evaporated directly.

This scene, in the Jiming Temple which seemed like a den of ghosts at the moment, could truly be called... a miracle.

Especially for those Zen masters who know the inside story.

Also.

The Zen masters slowly lowered their heads and looked at the heavy book held in Chen Lusi's right hand, their pupils trembling slightly.

Do not know why.

The moment your eyes focus on the book.

Everything around them seemed to have lost its color and appeal. Even Huai Yuan, who had just frightened them so much that they turned around and ran away, and the Dharma image behind him, seemed to have lost their deterrent power in an instant.

The only thing left in the whole world was that slightly yellowed thick book with no symbols on the cover.

Only the man holding the book was left.

Da da--

Until the next moment.

The sound of Chen Lusi's footsteps continued to move forward, and everyone suddenly came back to their senses.

The moment many people turned around, their eyes refocused on Chen Lusi, and in an instant, they all thought of a possibility.

But this possibility... is too horrifying.

No one dared to believe it, or was unwilling to believe it.

And the other side.

on the ground.

Huaiyuan, or the person who possessed Huaiyuan's body, kept raising his hand towards Chen Lusi. At the moment when the mist that was rushing towards Chen Lusi evaporated before touching him, his body shook violently.

The ferocious-looking Dharma image behind him also shook violently.

He opened his empty eyes wide, tears of blood streaming down his face, and his arms began to tremble slightly.

And as Chen Lusi moved forward... the amplitude became larger and larger.

And Chen Lusi continued to walk towards him.

The pace is still not fast, but not slow either.

pat-

Chen Lusi took another step forward.

"..."

Huaiyuan, who was sitting on the ground, twitched his face.

He suddenly opened his hands towards Chen Lusi.

at the same time.

The Dharma image behind him clasped his hands together and suddenly closed his eyes, which had been shedding tears of blood.

"When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was practicing the profound Prajnaparamita..."

Followed by.

The faint sound of chanting began to come from all directions.

However, the sound of the chanting did not have the solemnity or the melodious Zen feeling of Sanskrit. Instead, it seemed to carry deep-rooted hatred and distortion.

Creepy.

Simultaneously.

Boom——

The sound of Buddha statues cracking and collapsing came from all directions, accompanied by wailing, and the surrounding gray mist suddenly stagnated.

The Zen masters' breathing suddenly stagnated, and many of them began to retreat step by step.

Chen Lusi paused and looked around.

...With Huaiyuan's position as the center, everything around Jiming Temple began to collapse.

It's just like a dream.

Those magnificent halls began to collapse and turned into ruins.

And every time a hall collapses, a non-ferocious Dharma statue will appear around it.

soon.

Chen Lusi paused for a few seconds.

All the magnificent halls within sight had collapsed, leaving only debris on the ground and Buddhist statues with hideous faces and tears of blood.

They stared at Chen Lusi who was walking towards Huaiyuan step by step. The chanting sound, which seemed to carry deep hatred and distortion, became louder and louder!
At last.

Just like roaring... roaring at Chen Lusi.

"what!!!!"

suddenly.

A scream was heard!
A Zen master suddenly fell to his knees, his screams piercing his eardrums. He raised his head again, and tears and blood flowed from his eyes as well.

Then, screams came one after another.

The distorted sound of chanting, the screams of pain, the sharp whistling of the wind...all the sounds mixed together, echoing continuously in the Buddhist holy land that was like a den of ghosts at this moment.

Tang Yu felt a deep fear, her body trembling. She moved closer to Si Yujie, grabbed her clothes tightly, and looked at Chen Lusi's back in front of her, shaking her voice, "What on earth is this..."

"I do not know."

Si Yujie's body was stiff, and she wasn't feeling much better either. She glanced at Xia Panqiu who was hugging her daughter, and then looked at Chen Lusi in front of her: "But we have to help Chen Lusi..."

"help……"

Tang Yu was so scared that she almost cried... her body kept shaking, but she still forced herself to look at the back in front of her again and asked in a trembling voice: "...How can I help?"

Si Yujie was about to speak.

"Chen Tiance!!!"

Zen Master Huizhao's voice suddenly sounded, majestic and solemn.

For an instant.

It even drowned out the distorted chanting, painful screams, and sharp whistling of the wind in the background...

Although it only lasted less than two seconds.

But it gave everyone a sudden shock, and briefly freed them from the fear that penetrated their bones.

Everyone looked at him at once.

Including Chen Lusi.

"It's a devil!"

Zen Master Huizhao's originally peaceful face was a little distorted, but the illusory image behind him emitted a faint Buddha light, allowing him to barely stay awake.

He looked at Chen Lusi who had stopped walking and reminded him with difficulty: "Leave! Leave the holy land of Buddhism! Leave Buddhism first..."

The words are not finished yet.

The crazy laughter interrupted him directly.

on the ground.

Huaiyuan looked at Chen Lusi not far away, with a twisted smile on his face, and suddenly chanted crazily: "...Seeing that the five aggregates are empty, transcend all suffering!!!"

And accompanied by his crazy chanting.

Zen Master Huizhao, who was trying hard to remind Chen Lusi, suddenly froze... motionless.

Everyone froze suddenly, motionless.

Chen Lusi also stopped suddenly.

at the same time.

More frequent sounds of collapse continued to be heard.

It was as if all the temples in the country collapsed in an instant.

"Hahahahaha..."

Huaiyuan's empty eyes continued to shed tears of blood, like a spring, leaving glaring marks on his face.

He laughed crazily again, full of twisted pleasure: "All of you, go to hell..."

The words are not finished yet.

Suddenly there was a pause.

Because, Chen Lusi, who was not far away... moved again.

He suddenly took a step forward.

And as he took a step forward.

The crazy and distorted chanting sound suddenly stopped.

at the same time.

As he took a step forward, the withered and dying weeds around him suddenly regained vitality, and the shriveled reptiles that had been drained of blood and flesh also bounced up again and slowly moved.

"..."

As Huaiyuan's tears of blood continued to flow, his arms began to tremble again.

In the distance, Chen Lusi took the second step.

The unknown wild fruits on the branches began to quickly recover their vitality, and the bright red...blood-like juice began to flow back, and in an instant they became bright red and translucent.

The withered and yellowed leaves on the ground began to swirl back to the tops of the trees, turning green again.

If.

The wish I just made was to let all the life around me wither.

So, at this moment, Chen Lusi's move forward is to bring everything back to life.

Walk all the way.

Full of vitality all the way.

The fog dare not come near.

There was no sound of chanting. There was hope in the ghost den.

"..."

When Huaiyuan saw this scene, not only his arms, but his whole body began to tremble.

He subconsciously raised his hand again.

but.

The Buddha behind him had no Buddha light, no lotus, no compassionate Buddha, but there was no movement.

He turned his head sharply and looked behind him.

then.

He discovered that the Buddha, who originally had a ferocious face, sharp mouth and fangs, like a demon... At some point, a lotus appeared under his feet. Although there were still traces of blood on his face, he was full of compassion, majesty and solemnity, and was looking down at him.

The Bodhisattva lowered his eyebrows.

pat-

A very human look of surprise appeared on Huaiyuan's face again.

He hasn't reacted yet.

Footsteps suddenly sounded.

He turned his head stiffly, and Chen Lusi had already walked up to him and stood still.

"How can it be……"

Huaiyuan slowly raised his head, and looked at Chen Lusi with his empty eyes. The madness on his face disappeared without a trace.

What answered him was the sound of flipping pages.

Chen Lusi raised his right hand, and the heavy "Book of Illustrations" automatically opened.
He began to flip through the pages, and the names above the headings of each page began to flash by one after another - 'The Name of Evil', 'The Name of Evergreen', 'The Name of History', 'The Name of Folk Customs', 'The Name of the Human World', 'The Name of Antiquity', 'The Name of Dragon and Tiger'...

The pages of the book kept flipping, creating a gentle breeze that slightly blew Chen Lusi's ponytail.

He looked down at the turning pages of the book with a calm expression.

Huaiyuan looked at the scene in astonishment.

soon.

'The Book of Pictures'...turn to the last page.

The sound of flipping pages suddenly stopped.

As the ponytail that was blown up gently fell down, Chen Lusi slowly raised her head, looked down at Huai Yuan, and raised her other hand at the same time.

Snapped--

Chen Lusi suddenly closed the last page of the "Book of Illustrations" and gently clenched his left hand, saying calmly, "You don't belong here."

next second.

brush--

Huaiyuan's eyes went dark and he found that everything around him had disappeared.

The main hall, the Buddha statues, the black fog, and even the Zen masters.

Everything.

All gone.

All around him, there was only deep black, endless black.

Huai Yuan just stood there in a daze.

But soon, a hint of warmth suddenly appeared on his face, attracting his attention.

He realized something, froze again, and trembled...opened his eyes.

Then...slowly opened his mouth.

Sunlight.

The dazzling sunlight was shining on his face.

Jiming Temple.

It is still Jiming Temple.

There was no frightening black fog, the trees and weeds were not withered, there were no hideous Buddha statues, and no distorted sounds of chanting.

The sunset, which still has a slightly scorching feeling, makes the scenery of the entire Jiming Temple more vivid.

The whole world is filled with rosy clouds.

And Chen Lusi still stood quietly in front of him.

far away.

Zen Master Huizhao...all the Zen masters, including Si Yujie and others, opened their mouths and looked at the quiet and peaceful Jiming Temple in amazement.

The moment when Huaiyuan spoke.

Zen Master Huizhao really thought it was over.

His thoughts were still on that moment of despair.

but.

next second.

He saw the peaceful and harmonious Jiming Temple.

And he didn't even know what was happening...

Almost subconsciously.

Everyone looked at Chen Lusi… at Chen Lusi who was at the center.

then.

They found that Huaiyuan had also changed back.

The bloodstains on his face disappeared, and his eyeballs reappeared in his empty eye sockets. He was looking at Chen Lusi... in a daze.

Chen Lusi and Huaiyuan on the ground looked at each other, and thinking of his recent journey to the underworld, he suddenly said, "When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and was able to overcome all suffering."

He calmly recited the scripture he had just recited again... and recited it to the monk in front of him.

Say it.

He ignored Huai Yuan who was looking at him in astonishment and didn't even look at him. Instead, he turned around and came to Si Yujie and Tang Yu.

The two women were not in a much better condition at the moment. They leaned against each other and looked at Chen Lusi in confusion and shock.

Chen Lusi smiled and said, "Let's go."

“Let’s go…let’s go?”

It seemed too shocking.

Or they simply don't know what happened.

Si Yujie, who has always had a queen-like demeanor, stutters a little when she speaks.

Chen Lusi nodded.

Seeing Chen Lusi nodded.

The long-standing trust made the two of them move.

They subconsciously followed Chen Lusi and turned to walk towards the exit of Jiming Temple.

The Zen masters around him still had their mouths open, staring at Chen Lusi's back in confusion and shock.

As Chen Lusi was walking, he suddenly thought of something and paused. Then he turned around and looked at the Zen masters around him. He said calmly, "If you still want to leave and want to go to the holy place in your mind to convert to Buddhism, you can, I agree, but you cannot take away even one antique from the country, and you cannot take away even one monk except you.

Also, you cannot take away the authority and power that originated in your country.”

Say it.

He turned around again and came to Xia Panqiu and the little girl. He first smiled at Xia Panqiu, then reached out and rubbed the little girl's head.

The little girl raised her head and looked at Chen Lusi, blinking her big eyes full of shock.

Chen Lusi didn't say anything, just took her hand and led her out.

"..."

"..."

Dead silence.

All the high monks watched Chen Lusi's leaving back in dead silence.

You can hear a pin drop.

agreed.

Chen Lusi agreed.

But no one was happy.

Snapped.

next second.

Finally someone reacted.

Zen Master Huizhao stared at Chen Lusi's back in a daze, then sat down on the ground, muttering in a trembling voice: "The Book of Pictures... It really is the Book of Pictures... The Book of Pictures... Appeared in people's hands..."

Hear his words.

The Zen masters around him also slowly reacted and their eyes widened.

And they didn't have time to speak.

Click——

There was a sudden cracking sound.

Everyone turned their heads again and looked in the direction where the voice came from... Huaiyuan.

Huaiyuan was still sitting on the ground.

He also heard the cracking sound and slowly lowered his head.

...That was the sound of his heart breaking.

And accompanied by the breaking of stones.

The spirit in him began to dissipate rapidly.

In a blink of an eye.

He just became an ordinary person.

A completely ordinary person.

(End of this chapter)

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