My father didn't just stop Agon Lama from collecting incense offerings with his own body, but also from collecting that invisible faith.
Even Lao Gong said, my father gave Agon Lama a bowl of shit on his head, which couldn't be removed no matter how hard he tried.
When Agon Lama killed the vultures, it would have destroyed the five peaks of Buddha in Tianzang, further substantiating his reputation as a demon in the eyes of the world today. Vultures are considered as a medium for elevating souls.
Not killing the vultures would mean enduring their constant presence. His reputation would be gradually destroyed.
Agon Lama invited us to play and drink, but he didn't take the drink, only punished those who didn't drink.
It seems he gave us the choice, but the answer was, his requirements were the results of our choice.
There is a choice, but only one option.
We were previously suffering, and now Agon Lama is also suffering.
But we had a way to break the impasse. And he, how did he come up with a way to break the impasse?
On the last note, Lao Gong expressed a tone of awe: "He doesn't have a way to break the impasse."
"Feeding himself to eagles, he breaks the impasse, he transcends." Suddenly, Wei Youming appeared by our side.
Lao Gong looked shabby, while Wei Youming had an air of a neatly dressed elderly man in a suit, and he appeared more like a sage.
"Oh right, why be so attached to the world for so long? He can just transcend, like the old wife. It would be great if they could spar with each other too." Lao Gong chuckled.
"Listening to your words, Ding Ruipu, she shouldn't be tainted by it before she dies or after." Wei Youming corrected Lao Gong.
"Alright, alright, you're right, you're right." Lao Gong agreed not to argue with Wei Youming.
"Now it's good, Master, you're always bullied wherever you go. No background, but now this background has arrived. The Black City Temple is the background. Who would dare to cause trouble anymore? Hmph." Lao Gong steered the conversation away.
"You're sick." Wei Youming furrowed his brow.
"It's over, Lao Gong." I shook my head.
Even though my father is still in the Black City Temple, and he holds a high position now, one day, perhaps he could become as great as Xin Bo.
But, is this good?
Agon Lama has no optimal solution and no way to break the impasse.
He is, too, trapped in prison.
I don't want to be associated with the Black City Temple in any way.
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It's late at night, and no vehicles can drive.
I found a hotel to stay for the night, and the next day, I boarded a bus.
Dimly, I noticed that there were also monks following me.
However, they did not come forward to approach.
When I left Da County, the sense of being guarded disappeared.
I arrived at a nearby urban area and needed to transfer once to reach a city with high-speed trains.
I wanted to go to the place where the Ba Ji is located to see it, but I couldn't.
Being alone, one is too weak.
The best thing to do now is to return to the Si Gu Shan.
The Zhuang family, I didn't go back.
Because I don't know how to explain it to my mother.
Perhaps, or maybe I don't have to explain it at all. My father may not have told me directly, but he may have hinted at it to my mother. He may not come back?
Even Zhenying might think I won't return.
Only then will there be the saying, "A woman becomes beautiful for the sake of those she loves."
On that day, she will have a contrast with what she was before.
My father would only say that my mother, me, and Zhenying, and in the future, there will be a child of mine and Zhenying's?
At the beginning, I couldn't see through it. Now, I understand it better, and I'm clear about it.
Two days later, I returned to Si Gu Shan.
I barely let anyone see me as I entered the Liugong Palace.
Even He Youping didn't notice me. I put on my normal robes and had a good night's sleep.
I went to the place where my disciples had their meal and had a normal meal.
At the Five Lamasery, I felt like I was almost becoming a Tibetan flatbread.
I went to the Black City Temple, their highest-grade food wasn't mice or snakes, but a strange concoction mixed with unknown gruel. People ate it with their heads as big as a water buffalo.
Simple vegetable porridge has become the most comforting to the five internal organs.
Feeling refreshed, I went to the Pure Sky Hall.
He Youping was standing outside the hall, alone.
I pay respects.
"Revealed God, it seems like this time you came back with a not-so-good mindset. You seem very solitary."
He Youping sighed slightly, his eyes filled with a hint of concern.
"What happened?" He Youping asked me.
"At the time, I didn't tell you the details about obtaining the Si Gu Mirror and Chi One Jade Slab. I was afraid that Youping would worry."
I hesitated for a long time, not sure if I should tell it or not. In the end, I still told it.
He Youping was silent for a long time; he didn't say a word.
At least ten minutes later, he sighed slightly: "Are you alright?"
"Alright." I nodded, wanting to laugh and reassure He Youping not to worry about me, but I couldn't.
"You understood it right. This is your father's path, and your suffering is because you are his son."
"Actually, you should think about how he has made great sacrifices. This is something you should be proud of." He Youping added.
"My realm has not reached that level yet." I slightly bowed my head, feeling a bit bitter in my heart.
"I even dare not go back to face my mother." The bitterness in my heart is becoming more and more intense.
Gradually, my heart started to ache.
It was so acidic that I cupped my hand over my heart, as if to squeeze it hard, but the pain was in the flesh, and I couldn't grab hold of the heart.
"Ai..."
He Youping sighed.
He walked up to me, embraced me, and gently patted my back.
"Want to cry, cry. Can't control it, don't hesitate."
"If you can't let go, don't let go."
"Whether in Luo Muye's eyes or mine, you are still a child."
"He hopes you are sturdy, but Master Xiong desires for you to be well. Let it out, and that's enough."
The bitterness had reached its peak.
That unease could no longer be suppressed.
Tears blurred my vision.
It seemed to block my heart.
Crying didn't make that feeling disappear; there was still a sense of oppression in my chest.
I know, this is the bottleneck.
Emotions are the last challenge.
The last challenge in front of a real person.
Any person, regardless of who they are, is bound by emotions.
Suppress emotions, control emotions, digest emotions.
All of this sounds easy to say, but it's incredibly difficult to do.
I have buried all of this deep in my heart. This cry is a seal for it.
Right, at least people are still alive.
People are still here.
I asked He Youping about the whereabouts of Si Yan, and He Youping sighed and shook his head, saying there were no clues.
He told me to draw down the hiding place of Ba Ji bloodline, and he planned to give it to Yun Jin Shan, Gu Qiang City, Tie Shā Shan, and Lei Ping Dao Monastery.
I shook my head and said, "Big Brother, this will bring endless troubles. Once everyone knows this information, there will be no focal point. Gu Qiang City has its pride, Yun Jin Shan has its mystery, Tie Sha Shan is more sharp and obvious. None of them will submit to the other. They may split up to look for Ba Ji, and the consequences are unpredictable."
"Also, I always feel that something is not right. Are the living Buddha also appearing as enlightened beings? It seems to be different from the ones I've seen. At least, in any enlightened being I've seen, there are varying degrees of openness, but the living Buddha doesn't have it. Their emotions seem even more extreme, like the Three Insects, as if they don't care at all?"
He Youping couldn't answer my questions.
At this moment, Xiang Ke hurriedly arrived at the Pure Sky Hall. He first bowed and then reported, "Mr. Wu Jinlan has arrived. He said he wants to wait here for his junior ancestor, Master Su. The elders know that the junior ancestor is here, but he hasn't revealed his whereabouts. Mr. Wu doesn't know where he is, so he's waiting right here."
"Also, a disciple from Jiuqu Shan has come, and the two arrived one after the other. It seems that something has happened at Jiuqu Shan and they need to find the junior ancestor."
