593 The Wind in Lanke Temple (2/2)
The 17 bells rang again and the stone Buddha statue at the peak of Tile mountain emitted even more Buddha's Light.
The Light of Buddha shone on the yellow-clothed monks on the stone floors. They regained consciousness again. Then, without wiping the blood off their faces, they sat down firmly and closed their eyes once more. No matter how much the ground shook, how much they bled from their orifices or how much pain their physical body was in, they remained in meditation and continued chanting the Acala scripture.
”The chant goes, 'Like Man holding oil bowls. If one does not move, one does not abandon.'”
”The chant goes, 'Wisdom like the sea, concentrating on moving forth.'”
”The chant goes, 'Have will and do not give up. You are in charge of your own destiny.'”
The monks' robes fluttered in the air as they chanted.
The yellow-garbed monks chanted without stopping and their voices merged, seemingly getting louder and brighter. A sense of devout martyrdom was gradually spreading in the monastery.
Under the constant attack, the Light of Buddha's tactical array looked as if it was about to collapse. However, with the chanting and infusion of Buddha's Light, the tactical array stabilized.
Under the big black umbrella, Ning Que looked up at the dome encompassing the Lanke Temple. He looked at the turbulence above the dome expressionlessly. However, his eyes suddenly grew bright.
He looked at Sangsang, who was on the brink of death, lying in his arms. He reached out to wipe off the black blood at the corner of her lips with his sleeve and said, ”Senior Brother is here. Hang on for a while longer and we will be able to get out.”
Sangsang opened her eyes with difficulty and asked feebly, ”Which Senior Brother is it?”
Ning Que said, ”It's Eldest Brother.”
Ning Que had never doubted the Academy and firmly believed that his Senior Brother would come to save them since Sangsang was revealed to be the Daughter of Yama. However, he just wasn't sure whether it would be Eldest Brother or Second Brother who would come.
Since the person outside Lanke Temple had come so quickly, it must be Eldest Brother.
Having heard that it was Eldest Brother, Sangsang smiled happily with some difficulty. She would feel grateful if it had been Second Brother because he had always doted on her. But she knew that Eldest Brother had never really liked her.
Ning Que looked at the stone-paved circle outside the horse carriage before the temple. He looked at the determined yellow-garbed monks and knew that they would not be able to stop Eldest Brother even if they paid with their lives.
”My Senior Brother is here. What do you plan to do?” He asked Qi Nian.
Qi Nian looked at the Light of Buddha's tactical array above his head and did not answer Ning Que.
”If Buddha wanted to exorcise those who do not belong in this world, then not even the Headmaster can stop it. Furthermore, the Buddhism Sect intends to exorcise Yama's Daughter, not Mr. Thirteen. Even if Mr. First breaks through the array, what can he do to us other than getting you out of here?”
Master Boshu smiled with difficulty.
Qi Nian suddenly glanced at Ye Su.
Ye Su said, ”Indeed, he isn't the strongest in our generation. But just like what the chief monk has said, he is gentle and has never killed anyone. That is why he is not dangerous and is easy to cheat. Even if you lie to him, he would be the only one to bear the pain and would not do anything to the other person.”
He looked at Qi Nian and said, ”16 years ago, you ate your own tongue. After that, no one in the world knew what you were thinking about, including the Headmaster. From what we see today, you have been thinking about a lot of things, and you have predicted his disposition and state very accurately.”
”It is said that before he entered the Academy, he lived in a small town. There was a stone pool before his house where he kept fishes. Then, those fishes were eaten by his neighbors. When he went to ask them, his neighbors told him that the fishes swam away by themselves and he believed them. He looked at the pool of water and lamented, ”Fish, oh fish, how did you disappear after swimming away?”
Ye Su looked at Qi Nian and said, ”You are the fish-stealing neighbor. Perhaps this is what cheating a gentleman means. However, have you ever heard of the Academy's Eldest Brother ever being so angry?”
With that, he sighed. His sleeves slid down as he raised his palm up toward the sky. An exquisite Haotian Taoism aura entered the Light of Buddha's tactical array above the temple.
Several monks were sprawled out in front of the Lanke Temple. They stared at the scholar below the stone steps.
The scholar wore a tattered robe and had a book jammed at his waist. He carried a wooden dipper at his waist and was covered in dust. However, he seemed extremely clean, inside and out.
The scholar lowered his head slightly, and one could vaguely make out the paleness of his face. Traces of blood appeared on his body as several cuts appeared on his tattered robes. Cotton fell out from its seams.
The scholar had not moved since he appeared in front of the Lanke Temple. He stood quietly under the stone steps in the same position. Only when the autumn breeze occasionally whipped around his clothes, lifting them up, could one see that he was moving on the spot. However, he was moving so quickly that nobody noticed.
Several swirling white flowers appeared around the Light of Buddha's tactical array. Each flower was the result of a collision between the scholar and the entire Buddhist Sect. With the numerous impacts against the light, the temple became more and more disturbed and seemed to be on the brink of collapse. However, the dust on the scholar also decreased and he seemed to become cleaner.