diskusbooks Chapter 399 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [75]
Chapter 399 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [75]
The following day, Jinglian delivered the medicine as usual.
Jiang Xiyu was sitting on a Bodhi tree outside the Zen temple when he saw him coming. He picked up a green leaf and threw it at Jinglian.
Jinglian looked up in the direction the green leaves had gone and saw that Jiang Xiyu had woken up, so she stopped in her tracks.
Jiang Xiyu smiled and waved to him, then climbed down from the tree and came to his side, saying, "The Dharma Master is meditating. Please leave what Master Jinglian needs to do to me."
As he spoke, he glanced at the medicinal soup that Jinglian was holding.
Jinglian then handed him the medicine. After Jiang Xiyu took it, she said, "This is not for the Buddhist disciple, but for you."
"For me?" Jiang Xiyu was taken aback, then leaned closer to the medicine bowl and smelled it. Sure enough, he smelled the familiar medicinal scent.
Jinglian explained, "This medicine is made from immortal herbs and is beneficial to your health."
Jiang Xiyu immediately understood and thanked him with a smile.
Jinglian looked at him and said only, "It was the Buddhist disciple who ordered me to prepare it."
The implication is that if you want to thank someone, go thank the Buddhist monk.
Jiang Xiyu nodded with a slight smile, then swiftly finished the medicine.
After he finished drinking his medicine, Jinglian invited him to go for a walk outside.
Jiang Xiyu saw that he had something to ask, so she did not refuse.
After the two left the monastery together and made sure they wouldn't disturb Shiga, Jinglian asked, "How is the Buddhist disciple recovering?"
Jiang Xiyu shook his head and said, "The Buddha's power still shows no signs of recovery."
"More than ten days have already passed..." Jinglian counted the days, her expression becoming solemn.
After a moment, he looked at Jiang Xiyu and said, "When the Buddha suffered backlash before, he never lost his magic power. You have been by the Buddha's side all this time. Did you notice anything unusual when the Buddha lost his magic power for the first time due to backlash?"
Jiang Xiyu thought about it carefully. After the incident in Yujing City, Shijia suffered a backlash and lost his magic power. It was a very sudden thing, and he didn't know why it happened.
He told Jinglian about everything, big and small, concerning Jade Capital City and Tide Ridge.
After listening, Jinglian didn't notice anything unusual. It was like how a Buddhist disciple losing their magical powers might happen after suffering a backlash...
Jiang Xiyu thought for a moment, then continued, "However, last time the Buddhist disciple lost his magical power, he recovered in just three days, but this time, I don't know why it took so long..."
"On the day the Buddhist disciple suffered the backlash, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, and divine punishment descended from above." Jinglian sighed, recalling the strange phenomena of that day, and guessed, "Perhaps, this is related to the Buddhist disciple's inability to recover for so long."
Jiang Xiyu frowned upon hearing this.
After absorbing all the merits from Shiga, he lost consciousness. When he woke up, it was already the tenth day. He had no idea that strange phenomena had occurred outside, nor did he know anything about the 'divine punishment'.
He looked at Jinglian and asked, "What is divine punishment?"
Jinglian said, "The cycle of reincarnation in the Three Realms has its own established rules. If this order is disrupted, heavenly punishment will descend to punish those who disrupt the order of reincarnation."
"The events in Yujing City and Qicheng City resulted in the deaths of too many innocent people. Although they were not committed by the Buddha, if they were done with evil intentions, the Buddha cannot escape this sin."
and also?
Jiang Xiyu keenly noticed this word.
If Shika was punished by heaven for these two things, what about Chuka?
Jiang Xiyu was lost in thought for a moment, then, after regaining her senses, she subtly probed, "Does Master Jinglian mean that if evil thoughts are used to commit evil deeds, not only will the evil thoughts be punished by heaven, but the Dharma Master will also be implicated?"
Jinglian assumed he was worried about Shijia, so she didn't hide anything and said, "That's exactly right."
Jiang Xiyu's heart tightened suddenly, and he asked, "Then, what will happen to those who suffer divine punishment?"
Jinglian glanced at him and replied, "It's like being in hell, suffering the torment of being burned by ice and fire."
No wonder Shiganari's body was so weak and his face was deathly pale.
However, he never showed any abnormality, and Jiang Xiyu was unaware that he was suffering from excruciating pain.
If Shiga was like this, then Yuega was even more so.
After all, he committed this sin, so how could Heaven let him off the hook?
Upon thinking of this, Jiang Xiyu's heart sank instantly.
Seeing that he was so preoccupied, Jinglian assumed that he was worried about Shijia, so she said, "When I saw the Buddha the day after the strange phenomenon, he was already fine, so you don't need to worry too much."
Jiang Xiyu suppressed her thoughts.
He was silent for a moment before saying, "So the reason why the mage has been unable to recover his magical power for so long may be because he has been punished by heaven?"
Yes, and no.
Jinglian's intuition told him that there must be a reason he didn't know.
However, he had no idea about any of these things.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Xiyu lost interest in asking any more questions.
Before leaving, Jinglian noticed that he looked a little unwell and comforted him, saying, "Actually, you don't need to worry too much. The monk will be fine in the temple."
“However, once the Buddha loses his golden body, he is no different from an ordinary person.” Jinglian then asked, “You are by the Buddha’s side every day, so I will have to trouble you to take good care of him. If anything happens to the Buddha, just send me a message.”
No one else could get close to the Buddhist disciple, so Jinglian had no choice but to ask Jiang Xiyu for help.
Jiang Xiyu nodded in agreement.
After Jinglian left, he turned and walked towards the meditation room.
However, before they even reached the meditation room, they could see a white figure standing outside the door from afar.
Shiga seemed to have finished his meditation. He stood quietly before the steps, his hands twirling the prayer beads, and his body seemed to be enveloped in a faint halo.
Jiang Xiyu approached and looked up, and suddenly, her gaze fell into those cold, clear eyes.
Shiga lowered his eyes and looked at him calmly.
Jiang Xiyu quickly went up the steps, walked to his side, and reached out to help him, saying, "Master, why are you standing here?"
Shiga pursed his lips, glanced at Jiang Xiyu's hand that was helping him up, and said nothing.
After learning from Jinglian that he had suffered the pain of being burned by raging fire, Jiang Xiyu was afraid that he was still enduring the pain even though he was not fully recovered.
After all, Shiga never showed much expression on his face, and was even cold-hearted to the point of being almost rigid.
Jiang Xiyu couldn't discern the emotions beneath Shiga's calm face, nor did he know if he was still suffering.
He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Shiga and said softly, "Master, let me help you inside."
Shiga nodded slightly.
Jiang Xiyu helped him into the meditation room, and after helping Shijia sit down at the table, Jiang Xiyu used his magic to examine his body, saying as he did so, "Master, Master Jinglian said you were punished by heaven, why didn't you tell me?"
Yesterday, Shiga accompanied him for a long walk outside.
Jiang Xiyu's tone softened again, carrying a hint of pity that even he himself didn't realize. He said, "If your heart is consumed by flames, you must be in a lot of pain, Mage..."