diskusbooks Chapter 336 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [12]
Chapter 336 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [12]
Chapter 336 The Aloof and Holy Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [12]
When night fell, Shiga returned to his meditation room, but the furry shadow was no longer on the meditation cushion.
He paused for a moment, then went to sit on the meditation mat as usual.
Jiang Xiyu did not leave the Buddhist temple, but he slept during the day and found something to vent his energy at night.
A while ago, I stayed obediently on the futon at night to wait for Shiga.
Now that his attempt to become a disciple had just been rejected, Jiang Xiyu felt a little embarrassed to go to the meditation room again.
He wandered around the temple aimlessly until late at night, when he quietly jumped onto the windowsill. Seeing that Shiga was still meditating, and afraid of making any noise, he teleported to Shiga's side.
Jiang Xiyu found a comfortable spot, then curled up beside Shiga with her tail and slowly closed her eyes.
Shiga coldly raised his eyes, then slowly looked at Jiang Xiyu.
For the next few days, Jiang Xiyu left early and returned late, always wandering around until the early hours of the morning before returning to Shijia's side to rest.
However, one night while strolling around the temple, he saw a certain hall radiating Buddhist light and couldn't resist his curiosity to walk over. But as soon as he arrived at the hall's entrance, the Buddhist light in front of the door seemed to suddenly sense the demonic aura, and its golden light intensified, blindingly attacking Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu had never been repelled by the Buddha's light. After feeling the burning sensation on his body, he immediately flashed out of the barrier illuminated by the Buddha's light.
However, his accidental intrusion was like a pebble thrown into a lake, causing ripples of Buddhist light to spread across the Cibei Temple.
The Buddha's light was extremely strong, more than a hundred times more dazzling than other places in the Compassion Temple.
The burning sensation in his body persisted, so Jiang Xiyu quickly used his internal energy to suppress it.
But as if sensing that he had not gone far, the Buddha's light chased after him like a strong gust of wind.
Jiang Xiyu cursed inwardly, "Damn it," and was about to slip away from this dangerous place when, seemingly out of nowhere, scriptures appeared in the air like stars, then transformed into a vast net that pressed down on Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu originally didn't want to make too much of a commotion, but if he didn't take action now, he would probably be severely injured by the scriptures and incantations carried by the Buddha's light.
Just as he was about to transform back into human form, the air inexplicably froze, along with the Buddhist light and scriptures, which stopped in mid-air. With a gentle breeze passing by, everything around him instantly dissipated into smoke.
Jiang Xiyu's ears twitched as she keenly detected a steady set of footsteps.
He turned around and saw someone slowly emerging from under the swaying shadows of the trees. In the cool moonlight, the slender figure revealed was graceful and elegant, as if shrouded in moonlight, sculpted to be both holy and beautiful.
His aura was restrained and gentle, yet he exuded a subtle sense of pressure.
Shiga held the prayer beads, his serene gaze lowered and resting on Jiang Xiyu's body.
He walked up to Jiang Xiyu and stopped.
The surroundings were silent, and the man and the cat stared at each other.
Jiang Xiyu moved away first, as if realizing she had done something wrong, and lowered her head to Shiga, meowing softly in a coquettish manner: "Meow meow..."
Shiga noticed that his cat ears were slightly folded and that he was tucking his front legs in, so he knew that he was injured.
Jiang Xiyu didn't understand why the Buddha's light here was so hostile to him. Although it wouldn't kill him, if Jiang Xiyu resisted, it would definitely cause quite a commotion.
Fortunately, Shiga appeared; otherwise, if he had made a move, I wouldn't know how to explain it.
After an unknown amount of time, the person above them still did not speak.
Jiang Xiyu felt a stinging pain in his front leg. He couldn't help but look up again, cautiously glancing at Shiga, pretending that he was also frightened.
Shiga looked down at him, his expression hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to discern his true feelings.
Just as Jiang Xiyu couldn't help but speak, the shadow finally moved.
Shiga bent down and picked him up.
Jiang Xiyu was stunned. He stared with wide eyes as he got closer and closer to Shiga's face.
A refreshing incense scent wafted into my nostrils; it was the fragrance emanating from Shiga's clothes, and it smelled wonderful.
Jiang Xiyu was half asleep when he was held in his arms. After a long while, he turned his head to look at Shijia.
Under the moonlight, the man's face was cold and aloof, like jade carved from stone.
Shiga seemed to sense his movement, slowly lowered his gaze, and said, "The Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas must not be entered without permission."
Even though Jiang Xiyu was a demon, he was allowed to enter the other Buddhist halls. However, the Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas had the most Buddha statues and the most righteous and intense Buddha light, so no demon could approach it.
Jiang Xiyu was unaware of this, which is why she suffered misfortune for no reason.
The wound was eroding the demonic energy within him, causing increasing pain. Jiang Xiyu endured it with great effort, but finally, feeling somewhat powerless and apologetic, he let out a soft "meow."
Shiga twitched his fingertips slightly, and the next second, his compassionate magical power flowed into Jiang Xiyu's wounds like a clear spring, washing away and dissolving the burns.
Although the pain was gone, the meridians in Jiang Xiyu's body began to flow backward due to the impact of the Buddha's light. He endured it and placed the cat's head in Shijia's arm. Seeing that Shijia did not blame him, he finally spoke human language: "Thank you, Master. I have caused you trouble."
At this time, Shiga should be meditating in his meditation room.
He must have accidentally touched the Buddha's light, which startled Shiga and caused him to appear here.
When Shiga was treating his injuries, he noticed the abnormality in the meridians within his body.
Seeing Jiang Xiyu's body trembling, he naturally understood that the Buddha's light had aroused the merit within him.
Shiga remained silent for a moment, then said slowly, "The merit within your body has not yet been fully integrated; you need to cultivate in seclusion."
Jiang Xiyu then said, "Forgive my ignorance, but I do not know how to cultivate to make the Master's merits my own. I beg the Master for guidance."
Shiga looked down at him, pondered for a moment, and then gave a faint "hmm".
Ultimately, the fact that these merits fell upon this cat is also due to its own merits.
It was only right that he stepped in to teach him how to resolve the situation.
Before Jiang Xiyu could even feel happy that he had agreed to teach her, the scene around her instantly changed to the meditation room.
The meditation room was dark and quiet. By the time the candlelight lit up with Shiga's footsteps, Jiang Xiyu realized what was happening and had already placed it on the table.
After Shigatse sat down cross-legged, he reached out and took a scripture out of thin air.
He placed the scriptures in front of Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu looked at him with some confusion.
Shijia said, "This is the Heart Sutra of Buddhism. Once you have thoroughly studied and understood it, you can use it to transform merit into your own."
Jiang Xiyu hadn't expected Shijia to give him the Buddhist Heart Sutra, because only Buddhist disciples could practice it, and he wasn't a member of the Buddhist community yet...
Shiga seemed to see through his doubts and simply told him that he could simply be an ordinary lay disciple.
There is no need to shave one's head or take vows.
It's really just giving him an excuse to practice the Buddhist Heart Sutra.
Although Jiang Xiyu was somewhat disappointed that Shijia did not accept him, becoming a lay disciple could still be considered entering the Buddhist order.
He immediately stood up excitedly, put his palms together, and bowed to Shiga, but forgot that he was a cat. He lost his balance and rolled twice on the table.
Shikhama touched the prayer beads in his palm, his brow furrowing slightly.
When Jiang Xiyu, looking utterly ashamed, crawled to the Heart Sutra and carefully and excitedly turned a page with her paws, she was dumbfounded upon seeing its contents.
Oh, so I, the mighty Demon Emperor, am illiterate!