599 Deserted Ruins (2/2)
There were no gaps in the dirt covering the dried up well and was inaccessible to the ground level, so there was no way. Even if Ning Que and Sangsang had abandoned the black carriage, they couldn't escape from here.
Where could one find an opening in such ruins?
Ye Su and the rest started rummaging through the rubble, digging up the foundation of the hall. They were silent as they were clear that Mr. First and Mr. Second were quiet at this moment but their emotions were on the brink of exploding. At such a moment, even the abbey dean of the Zhishou Abbey and the Chief Preaching Monk weren't willing to offend them.
Eldest Brother walked out of the rubble toward Qi Nian, then looked at him quietly for a long time before saying with a guilty emotion, ”In Chang'an, I shouldn't have discussed this with you. I always believed that since you professed Buddhism, you should have some compassion.”
Qi Nian was covered in blood and had a calm expression as he said, ”Using Mr. First's trust in the Buddhism Sect was wrong of me. However, I did it due to the compassion that the Buddhism Sect has for this world.”
Eldest Brother shook his head, sighed and said, ”Having no compassion, not even for a weak girl... where is this great compassion? Even if there is, what is it good for?”
Hearing this, there was silence in front of the temple ruins. Everyone, especially Monk Guan Hai and the Lanke Temple's abbot were deep in thought. Qi Nian's expression turned slightly.
”Teacher had once said that I am a bright and clear mountain stream. I have not once met with a real crossroad or swamp, having been much more fortunate than Younger Brother. Only today, after being cheated and used by you is when I come to understand what Teacher's words meant. This is my first time feeling such pain and anger.”
Eldest Brother looked at Qi Nian and continued, ”I cannot fight; otherwise I would battle it out with you here. When I have learned to fight, I will find you at the Xuankong Temple.”
Jun Mo looked at the indifferent expression on Qi Nian's face and said, ”Because of Master Qishan's last wish, I will not kill you today. When I find Younger Brother at the Academy, he will naturally go to the Xuankong Temple to kill you. If I can't find him at the Academy, I will follow Senior Brother to the Xuankong Temple to find you. Please let the Chief Preaching Monk know.”
Different words but they were talking about the same thing. Everyone in the autumn rain felt cold as they silently thought: Could the Academy be declaring war on the Xuankong Temple?
Cheng Ziqing of the Sword Garret leaned against the stone steps, looking at Qi Nian without a word. He couldn't help but think that if he were a monk from the Xuankong Temple, he would need to pray for Ning Que to still be alive.
If he was dead, can the Xuankong Temple withstand the intense revenge of the Academy?
Qi Nian's expression didn't change. Looking at the two people from the Academy, he calmly said, ”This is the will of Buddha, how can mortals change that? Ning Que and the Daughter of Yama must be dead. If the Academy wants to get rid of Buddha, we shall see.”
”Buddha was also a mortal back then.”
Jun Mo raised his head in the rainy skies towards the Buddha stone statue on the peak of Tile Mountain far away. Looking at the solemn expression of the stone Buddha and the Light of Buddha that was still slowly descending from its palm, he grew incredibly angry.
”From today onwards, bald donkeys aren't allowed into the Tang jurisdiction.”
With that, he became slightly pale as his oversized shirt swayed in the rain. The broad steel sword flew towards the skies and pierced through the rain, impaling itself into the Buddha statue.
The stone statue of Buddha at the peak of Tile mountain was incredibly big, almost as if the real Buddha was overseeing the world.
Compared statue, the steel sword was an insignificant piece of metal.
However, the steel sword was filled with the most explosive emotions from Jun Mo; the deepest contempt, the absolute order. How could a senseless stone Buddha be able to compete against that?
The right hand of the stone Buddha fell off its wrist and landed from incredibly high up. It upset the goshawks and the autumn rain; it fell to the ground after a very long time, giving off a muffled thud.
The face of the stone statue had a few more horizontal lines on it. From afar, they were like black lines drawn with ink by a mischievous kid; his solemn expression instantly became ridiculous.
Those lines were drawn by the steel swords and went deep into the back of the statue's head. After a moment, the entire face of the stone statue collapsed as rocks continued to tumble.
Giant rocks started falling off from the stone statue, as the speed of its collapse became quicker and quicker.
There was a continuous thundering sound from the Tile mountain peak. Countless dust clouds rushed towards the sky and even the rain showers couldn't extinguish them in a short amount of time. The peak started shaking and reached the Lanke Temple at the foot of the mountain.
Hundreds of huge rocks came tumbling down the mountain; they sounded like tens of thousands of horses running and it left one horrified. Following down the slope, they were heading toward the Lanke Temple that was already in ruins.
The people at the back temple were shocked and scared as they held onto their injured companions or carried the bodies of the dead and started rushing into the middle temple.
Countless sounds of impact could be heard as the giant rocks that came from the stone statue had easily crushed the ancient temple's walls. They shattered the temple ruins even further, crushing the stone floors and the broken bell, adding to the trmendous horror.
After a long time, it was finally silent. The dust settled and everyone that had escaped to the front square of the temple turned their backs slowly in shock. A big part of the Lanke Temple had been crushed flat by the giant rocks.
...
...
...