Martial Arts: Immortality Begins from The Deer and the Cauldron

Chapter 1496

Seeing that Li Shimin cared so much about these flowers, Li Lizhi couldn't help but wonder, what happened to her father? Isn't it just some flowers? As for asking so deeply?
  She had seen these flowers after the housekeeper in the mansion bought them back. They were indeed good-looking, but that was all. She shouldn't make such a fuss about them.

However, she still called the housekeeper who bought the flowers, and the housekeeper answered truthfully:
  "Your Majesty, I bought it at a market on the far west side of Tianmen Street. It cost me five taels of silver."

Li Jing and Li Shimin were stunned when they heard this. Li Shimin asked again:
  "How many?"

Li Shimin stared at him closely and spoke in an aggravated tone. The old housekeeper shivered with fright. He thought he had said the wrong thing and almost cried. He quickly repeated:
  "Five taels."

"Your Majesty, Xiaomin really didn't lie. The boss of that shop has always been naughty, so he gave me too much."

Damn it, five taels of heels?
  Li Jing and Li Shimin suddenly had the urge to beep the dog, and together with their two monarchs and ministers, they kept admiring in the yard that the immortal products of the world that they lingered on were actually bought with five taels of silver.

Looking over there, Li Lizhi was already laughing, and Qin Ran was looking at them with a weird look on his face. The emperor and his ministers suddenly felt like they were clowns.
  It's so embarrassing. .

It's over, why do you suddenly feel like a clown?
  The flowers I bought for five taels of silver were so admired by myself that I praised them to the sky.

Doesn’t this make you look too ignorant of the world?

Even though Li Shimin, as a majestic emperor, always kept his emotions and anger secretive, he couldn't help but blush at this moment.

"Oh, the weather is very nice today."

Li Jing also coughed dryly and said with a smile:
  "Yes, yes, the wind is sunny and the sky is cloudless.

Qin Ran couldn't help but chuckle to himself. This pair of monarch and minister was indeed quite interesting.

In fact, it's not the other party's fault. Although these flowers are ordinary flowers, they were planted by him himself.

In this process, these flowers are invisibly tainted with some Taoist charm.

Immortals would be surprised to see it, not to mention that Ji Shimin and Li Jing are just mortals.

Qin Ran looked at Li Shimin and Li Jing and asked knowingly:
  "It seems that you are very interested in these flowers?"

Li Shimin felt less embarrassed when he saw that Qin Ran didn't mention it again, but as an emperor, he paid great attention to face.

In order not to appear too ignorant, he shook his head and said seriously:
  "I just saw how beautiful these flowers were, and it was just a whim. Now that I think about it, apart from the beautiful appearance, there is nothing I can't celebrate.

Seeing the contrast between her father's before and after, 750 Li Lizhi couldn't help but feel very interesting and snickered secretly.

Qin Ran said funnyly:
  "It turns out that His Majesty is not interested in these flowers, so forget it,"

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately felt that this was a bit strange. What did it mean? Could it be that if I am interested, how many more can you give me?
  Li Jing knew in his heart that the emperor was doing this to take care of his own face, so Ya said this.

But he is different. He has truly experienced the magic of these flowers, and has broken through the realm because of it. He has benefited a lot from it, so naturally he has nothing to hide.

He immediately said to Qin Ran:
  "Yes, to be honest, I am indeed very interested in these flowers."

Qin Ran then smiled and said:
  "If the general is interested, then just pick a few mothes."

What? Just pick a few plants and take them away?
  Li Jing was stunned for a moment, almost thinking that his ears heard wrongly.
  Then he felt ecstatic and said in disbelief:
  "What did the consort say?"

"I said that if the general likes it, he can just pick a few and take them away. Anyway, these flowers are not precious, they are just dyed with some fairy charm."

"Hahaha, thank you, Prince Consort, thank you, Prince Consort.

Li Jing directly cupped his hands and saluted Qin Ran.

Under the excitement, a flush of red appeared on his strong and determined face, and he smiled so hard that his mouth split open, revealing his big white teeth.

Girl, this is really pie in the sky, a huge bargain.

He has seen the magic of these flowers. The fairy charm in them is vast and majestic, mysterious and indescribable. It is most likely that they are the round roots that Zhengjiakouchen said.

This kind of divine object is extremely valuable and cannot be exchanged for a thousand pieces of gold.

I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to get it today.

Li Jing secretly sighed at his wit. Fortunately, he was not as obsessed with saving face as Li Shimin just now, otherwise he would have suffered a big loss today.

Compared to the excited Li Jing next to him, Li Shimin was simply confused.

Is it tainted with some fairy charm? Didn’t you say that this is just an ordinary flower bought for five taels of silver? Why is it suddenly tainted with fairy charm again?
  My son-in-law is not kind. How could he cheat his father-in-law like this?
  If you had said this earlier, I would definitely be interested.

Li Shimin quickly asked:
  "Prince-in-law, didn't you say that this flower is just an ordinary flower? How could it be tainted with fairy charm?"

Qin Ran explained:
  "These flowers are indeed ordinary, but when I planted them a few days ago, I used some fairy soil to cultivate them. The fairy soil has comprehensive rules and self-generated divinity, so these flowers have some fairy spirit."

"Doesn't that mean this flower is comparable to the spiritual root fairy grass?"

Li Jing's eyes lit up and he asked quickly. "Roughly the same."

Qin Ran said casually, after all, these flowers were cultivated by the innate soil and contaminated with some of his own Tao Yun. Compared with the acquired spiritual roots, immortal flowers and immortal grass, they have more positive causes.

However, he did not explain that Li Jing and Li Shimin were just mortals and had no idea about it.

"Spirit Root Immortal Grass? Wouldn't it be true that feeling the charm of this flower and breathing in the fragrance of this flower from time to time can prolong life and strengthen the body?"

Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, this flower is comparable to a spiritual root, so these functions are just its most basic functions."

Li Jing explained.

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes suddenly became intense. As an emperor, he was already standing at the pinnacle of the world. What did he desire most now? Of course, being free from illness and disaster, and living a long life.

These flowers can help him realize these wishes, and even do more than that. This makes him very excited and wants to ask Qin Ran for them.
  But what I just said still rings in my ears. As an emperor, how can he change his attitude so quickly?
  This made Li Shimin confused.

However, thinking about the magic of this flower, he immediately gave up his worries, smiled brightly and said:
  "Consort, since this flower is so magical, can you let your father bring a few back to the palace? You can enjoy them in your free time."

"Didn't His Majesty just say that he is not very interested in these flowers?"

Qin Ran said strangely.

When Li Shimin heard these words, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he could not break the flag he had set, so he immediately said:
  "Well, the queen has been in poor health these days, so my father is thinking of bringing these flowers back to the palace so that she can enjoy them and pick them to relieve her fatigue."

"Father, I just went to the palace to see my mother a few days ago. Her health is obviously very good."

Li Lizhi said strangely.

As soon as these words came out, Li Jing's expression suddenly became strange. Li Shimin was choked for a moment and couldn't help but glared at Li Lizhi. Does this prodigal child have to make your father come down?
  The scene was awkward for a moment. Li Shimin felt that his majesty was no longer there, so he remained sullen and silent.

Li Lizhi stuck out her tongue and said with a smile:
  "Okay, Father, my husband is joking with you. If you like these flowers, just pick a few and take them back."

Li Jing found it very interesting. His Majesty is a noble person. Who would dare to make fun of him on ordinary days?
  I didn't expect that I would be embarrassed by my daughter and son-in-law today.

Li Shimin's face turned from cloudy to clear. In order to avoid embarrassment again, he directly changed the topic and turned to Jun Ming:
  "Then Tang Sanzang has returned to the Tang Dynasty. Does the consort know?"

Since then, the status of the emperor has plummeted, and it is far inferior to that of ancient times. However, even so, it is not something that can be manipulated casually.

Someone with the level of Jinghe Dragon King is not qualified enough to take advantage of Li Shimin.

It turns out that I am so awesome that even gods and demons have some scruples.

Li Shimin suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart and felt that the score was reasonable.

But now, things become strange. What was the origin of that ghost in the first place?
  Li Lizhi asked impatiently:
  "Husband, you are not the Dragon King of Jinghe, then who is he?"

"Guanyin".

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, how could this happen?"

"How can it be?"

"impossible."

There was an exclamation in the field.

Li Shimin couldn't help being shocked, and for a moment, he actually broke the cup on Zhu'an.

I don’t blame him for being so gloomy, it’s really because,
  You must know that in his impression, Guanyin Bodhisattva is a compassionate image of compassion and compassion for all living beings. He is also quite famous among countless living beings in the world.

How could you do such a conspiracy?
  Li Jing and Li Lizhi were also stunned.

As people close to Li Shimin, they naturally knew very well about the ghost that appeared in the palace and demanded Li Shimin's life.

I just didn't expect that there was such a deep inside story.

The real mastermind behind the scenes is not the Dragon King of Jinghe, but "480" is the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the world.

This directly broke their previous impressions of gods and Buddhas, and they were shocked for a moment.

Thinking that he had been used as a pawn by Buddhism without knowing it and almost died, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a creepy impulse and asked:
  "But...but why does Guanyin do this?"

Qin Ran sneered:
  "Why else? Of course it is to promote the journey to the west, spread Buddhism to the east, win the faith of eastern creatures, and make Buddhism flourish."

"But in the end, when Tang Sanzang arrived at Lingshan, he didn't obtain the true scripture. What's the explanation?
  Li Shimin said strangely.

Logically speaking, since Buddhism has carefully planned this journey to the West, the spread of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures to the East is in line with Buddhism's expectations, and it is not too late for Buddhism to be happy.

Why did Tathagata Buddha refuse to pass on the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures to Tang Tripitaka?
  So what was the purpose of all the painstaking planning in the first place? Isn’t this a contradiction in terms?
  Qin Ran drank a cup of tea and explained:
  "Do you think Tathagata doesn't want to pass on the scriptures? It's just that the Great Tribulation of the Journey to the West has not been completed and it does not conform to the number of heaven. Even if the Buddhist scriptures are forcibly passed on to Tang Sanzang, it will not be of much use."

"Speaking of it, Journey to the West is just a game between Buddhism and Taoism. Now that Tang Sanzang has not retrieved the scriptures and Journey to the West has failed, it means that Buddhism has lost in this game."

Li Shimin was confused by what he heard, but he roughly understood some of the context of the matter.

It involves the battle between Buddha and Taoism, and the game revolves around luck.

Buddhism failed in the game and therefore lost the qualification to spread Buddhist scriptures.

Tang Sanzang was just one of the chess pieces and did not have much effect.

Li Shimin contacted the time before and after his soul journey to the underworld, and it seemed that the gods he had come into contact with during that period were except for the judge of the underworld, Yama, and the Dragon King of Jinghe.

There is also Guanyin Bodhisattva.

I couldn't help but believe this statement, and anger suddenly rose in my heart.

You must know that after he succeeded to the throne, he did not hinder the spread of the method, and he always treated monks well, and he had no disrespect for those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

And that Guanyin Bodhisattva dared to plot against him like this, it was really abominable.

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and asked Qin Ran again:
  "But when Guanyin performs this kind of
  Are you trying to scare me just to make me want to travel to the underworld?"

He knew that this matter would never be that simple, and there should be many details in it.

After all, gods and Buddhas are beings whose wisdom far exceeds that of mortals. If there is a layout and planning, it must be connected with each other and cannot be just one link.

Qin Ran glanced at Li Shimin with admiration. He was worthy of being an emperor. His agility and wisdom were far beyond ordinary people. He could see the key point at a glance.

"Of course not. Do you still remember that when your soul wandered to the underworld, who else did you encounter besides those judges and ghosts in the underworld?"

Li Shimin's eyes flashed.

"Tang Sanzang? Could it be that he was sent by Buddhism?
  Qin Ran nodded.

"Yes, don't think about it. Tang Sanzang is just a mortal. How can he easily enter the underworld? It's not because the Buddhists are helping behind the scenes.
  "Could it be said that before Tang Sanzang met His Majesty, he had already been selected by Buddhism as a Buddhist scripture collector?"

Li Jing guessed.

Kieran nodded and smiled softly.

It’s convenient to talk to smart people, and you don’t need to explain too much.

"But how virtuous and capable is Tang Sanzang that he can actually enter the sight of Buddhism?"

Li Shimin couldn't believe it when he thought of the disheveled, white, fat, and temperamental Tang Sanzang who was just above the main hall.

This guy was talking about blazing cannons, hanging around brothels, ignoring Buddhist rules and precepts, studying Buddhist scriptures and returning to the secular world after finding a peaceful road.
  How difficult it is for those Buddhists to think about such a thing, so that they would choose him as a Buddhist scripture learner?
  Isn’t this just making yourself uncomfortable?
  Li Jing also nodded in agreement and said:
  "Your Majesty is right. This person is lustful, full of lies, and has no perseverance. It is really unbelievable that the Buddhist monks would choose him to be a Buddhist Buddhist Buddhist Buddhist Buddhist scholar."

Qin Ran smiled and said:
  "Don't underestimate Tang Sanzang, his origins are extraordinary."

"He is the second disciple of Tathagata Buddha. He was reincarnated as a golden cicada. He was a good person who practiced cultivation for ten lives. He has great merits and virtues."

"That's why Buddhism chose him as a Buddhist Buddhist."

(End of this chapter)