Chapter 637 (1/2)

Chapter 637

Time pa.s.sed slowly, but because it was so quiet, it seemed as if it had not pa.s.sed at all . The clear light on the white tower was slowly changing, the willow branches on the lake seemed to have pulled out new buds, and there was still no one talking in the fields .

Looking at Chief Preaching Monk, Ning Que's right hand which was holding the hilt, trembled slightly . It was not because of fear, nor acc.u.mulating combative atmosphere, but he was waiting for his answer anxiously . If the Chief Preaching Monk agreed with the Headmaster, the Buddhism Sect would stop to kill Sangsang, and even would be responsible for protecting Sangsang's safety .

After countless days and nights of escape, he finally saw a gleam of light . His mood was somewhat restless but full of confidence because he believed that the Headmaster's inference was correct . In his heart, the Headmaster was always right and had never made mistakes .

However, it was a pity that Ning Que had forgotten that in the hearts of the disciples of the Academy, the Headmaster had a higher status than Haotian and Buddha . Whereas in the eyes of the disciples of Buddhism, especially such bigwigs as the Chief Preaching Monk, although the Headmaster's status was very high, it could never be higher than the Buddha and Haotian .

After pondering for a long time, the Chief Preaching Monk shook his monk staff lightly, and the head of his staff was ringing clearly . He looked at the Eldest Brother and said, ”The Buddha is not necessarily right, nor is the Headmaster . This thing is different from that one . As a disciple of Buddhism, you must learn to listen to the voice of the Buddha . When there is right and wrong, you should not decide right or wrong from it . ”

The Eldest Brother understood what the Chief Preaching Monk had said and looked somewhat somber . He said with a sigh, ”The Headmaster was right . The most difficult thing to do is to change others' minds . ”

The Chief Preaching Monk frowned slightly and suddenly said, ”But . . . ”

The Eldest Brother looked slightly dazed, then his face lit up with delight . Ning Que was feeling disappointed . However, his dim eyes suddenly lit up when he heard ”But”, and asked, ”But what?”

Chief Preaching Monk raised his left arm and pointed to the white tower in the center of the lake . He said softly, ”This white tower is also a relic of the Buddha . It can subdue all evils and isolate itself from the world . We have countless generations of disciples who have painstakingly studied Buddhist scriptures and did not let such divine instruments as the chessboard and peace bell go missing . But we still did not know what the Buddha meant by leaving this tower . On hearing what the Headmaster said, it suddenly occurred to Chief Preaching Monk that maybe it was because Buddha had already foreseen today's event . ”

The Eldest Brother said, ”Do you mean to let Sangsang live in the White paG.o.da?”

Chief Preaching Monk said, ”Exactly . ”

The Eldest Brother frowned slightly and said, ”I think there is more to the reason why the Buddha had left the White PaG.o.da . ”

Chief Preaching Monk looked at him calmly and said, ” The White PaG.o.da is to take demons into custody . It can only be opened once in ten thousand years . ”

The Eldest Brother looked back at Sangsang on Ning Que's back . He looked at the little girl's pale and gaunt face . After a long time of silence, he said softly, ”That will be no different from killing her . ”

Looked at Sangsang, his eyes were very complex . On one hand, he pitied her . On the other hand, he seemed very alert and uneasy . Ning Que saw this and felt slightly bitter, thinking that even the Headmaster could hardly accept the fact that Sangsang had become the Daughter of Yama . So, he was already very satisfied that the Academy would treat him like this .

Eldest Brother looked at Ning Que again, seeing the blood on his face, the shade in his eyes, and his exhaustion . After a moment of silence, he said to the Chief Preaching Monk, ”The Headmaster wants to bring her back to the Academy . ”

Chief Preaching Monk shook his head calmly .

The Eldest Brother coughed again, his body slightly hunched and trembled, which seemed very painful . It took a long time before he gradually calmed down and said, ”If that is the case, let's see if we can leave . ”

On hearing this, Master Qi Mei was shocked, Ning Que felt dazed, and Sangsang showed a look of sadness . She really didn't want to let these things happen for her own sake .

Talks between the Academy and Buddhism Sect broke down .

Eldest Brother looked back at Ning Que, patted him on the shoulder and said, ”Don't worry about anything . I'll take you away . let's go back to the Academy together . ”

Ning Que was in a strange mood at this moment . He lowered his head, remained silent for a long time, and said, ”I understand that if I ask for your help, you will definitely help me and Sangsang to kill out of here . Even if you know that in the end we may fail and die here . You may also die in front of me . ”

”I am convinced of this, even if sometimes I can't understand it . Because you have always been very alert to Sangsang . You may even be the first to find out that Sangsang is the Daughter of Yama . However, now that Sangsang's ident.i.ty has been exposed, why would you do this?”

Eldest Brother smiled and said for sure, ”Because I am your Senior Brother . ”

Ning Que looked at the crowds in the White Tower Temple and said, ”But these people will not let us leave . ”

The Eldest Brother understood what he meant and said after a moment of silence, ”If we are forced to do something evil, I, as your Senior Brother, should do it . ”

Ning Que shook his head and said, ”Even if we kill thousands of people today, what can we do when we return to the Academy? What can we do when all the countries start to attack the Tang Empire? What if people in Chang'an are just like the people in Chaoyang City who flooded into the Academy and forced the Headmaster to bring Sangsang to them? Can we kill all of them?”

The Eldest Brother looked dazed . He didn't think about these problems, or perhaps, he didn't want to think about these problems .

Looking at all kinds of expressions on the faces of the crowds and thinking about those who had fallen down in front of his blade, Ning Que saw the boy, who had thrown stones on Sangsang, was still crying amongst the crowd .

”Senior Brother, have you ever fought with anyone before?” He asked suddenly .

The Eldest Brother shook his head .

Ning Que looked at him with a smile, he asked, ”Then, have you ever killed anyone?”