All five aggregates are empty

Chapter 45

The guest accommodation area and the monk's dormitory of the Vajra Samadhi Temple are located outside the temple. It is an independent two-story wooden structure building with a courtyard.From the dormitory to the main entrance of the monastery, you need to climb a short flight of steps. The little monk in front ran ahead in three steps and two steps. With a light jump, he came down from the steps and came in front of him.

The experience of the past few days has already made the little monk see the strangeness, he continued to run forward, and at the same time he did not forget to guide the guard: "This way!"

The temple of Vajra Samadhi is built on the mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides.There is only one main entrance in the whole temple. Except for the main entrance, all other places lead directly to the back mountain.Stepping into the gate of the temple, there is a towering tree not far from the left hand side. The trunk needs about five or six people to hold hands to surround it. It looks full of vicissitudes of history.

Although Kongo Sanmai-in is a Buddhist temple, the trunk of this sacred tree is hung with Shinto-style shimenawa.Just as Buddhism in China has been closely integrated with Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism in Japan cannot be separated.

At this time, many monks surrounded the tree, the ones closest to the tree were Likangtian and Zhiming who lived in Jiujiu.After seeing the supervisor and Jia Sui approaching, the monks on the periphery took the initiative to make way.The guard went to the tree and saw a young monk lying under the tree, not breathing.

The guard squatted down and took a look, and asked Zhi Ming beside him, "What happened?"

"Don't you know how to watch it?" Zhi Ming said coldly, "He's dead."

"Who did it?"

"Didn't you say that Feng Sheng only came out at night?" Zhi Ming's meaning was very clear, who else could there be besides Feng Sheng.

"Why did he kill a little monk?" After the supervisor finished speaking, he asked Jiuli Kangtian again: "Can you guess when it happened?"

"He was still with me in the morning. After asking around, the last time someone saw him was about two or three hours ago."

"Two or three hours ago... that is, not long after we came here."

"After Master Minghua left, no one has seen him."

"Hey, turtle, what do you think?"

Zhi Ming frowned, dissatisfied with the name of the supervisor, but she still said: "Feng Sheng must have sneaked into the temple by now, and was bumped into by the young monk, so he killed him."

The supervisor nodded and did not object to Zhiming's speculation, "What do you think he came to the temple for?"

"Find Shelly."

"But Shirley is no longer here."

Speaking of this, both of them felt that the timing of the monk's disappearance was a bit coincidental.At this time, Jia Sui, who had been silent all this time, said, "Maybe...the person everyone saw just now was not this person."

"How?" asked the warden.

"Although Feng Sheng can't manipulate dead bodies during the day, his illusion is not limited by this. Last time in the hotel, he disguised himself as a god, and I let him escape because of my carelessness."

"You mean...the person in Ling Guang's room just now is actually Feng Sheng?" Zhi Ming asked in surprise.Neither she nor the supervisor had seen Feng Sheng's disguise technique, nor had they thought that the young monk in the temple would be changed by someone else.

"Does Feng Sheng know that Ling Guang swallowed the relic?" the supervisor suddenly asked.

"I didn't know..."

"Well, he knows now."

The supervisor hurriedly dialed a voice call to Meng Lijun, but no one answered after waiting for a long time.Calculating the time, Meng Lijun and Minghua should have arrived at Yaoshi Temple long ago, and they didn't know what they were doing, so they didn't answer the phone.

After thinking about it, staying here is not an option, so the supervisor said, "Turtle, let's go to Nara quickly."

Like the hot springs in Baiyun Temple, Yaoshi Temple can relieve people's minor ailments and is a healing enchantment.Not long after Ming Hua and Meng Lijun brought Ling Guang to Yaoshi Temple, Ling Guang's state improved significantly. Although he still looked very painful, his consciousness gradually became clear.

Seeing that Ling Guang had something to say, Meng Lijun quickly took off the mask for her.

"Minghua, let me be relieved quickly."

"Your body may not be preserved."

"I know, so I say hurry up."

Ling Guang is a very free-spirited person. Although Meng Lijun didn't have much contact with her, he also vaguely felt that it was a pity to do so.

"Will she become someone else like me?" Meng Lijun asked in a low voice.

"As long as the sambhogakaya in this hall is not destroyed, it will not."

"So that's how it is..." Meng Lijun nodded, and now he understands why there are Suzaku, White Tiger, and Xuanwu in the main hall of Baiyun Temple, but there is no Qinglong.

"When you're ready, I'll start."

"it is good."

Minghua signaled Meng Lijun to carry Ling Guang to a stone step, but at this moment, he suddenly felt that the surrounding environment was a little weird.Yakushiji Temple is located in a relatively remote place in West Nara. Compared with Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha, it is a relatively unpopular temple.But no matter how unpopular it is, it won't be like it is now, with no one.

Ming Hua took a closer look, the scene in front of him was not an illusion, it was real and there was no one there.

But how could this be?

"Minghua?" Seeing that Minghua was frowning and not moving, Meng Lijun couldn't help calling him, "Aren't you going to start?"

"Wait a minute, don't move here."

After Ming Hua finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the entrance.When he came out of the Yaoshi Temple, there were still some people walking in twos and threes on the small path outside the door, but none of these people came to the Yaoshi Temple, and they all turned right at the fork in the path, and walked not far away to the establishment of Monk Jianzhen. Toshodai-ji Temple.

Minghua looked around again, but he couldn't find anything wrong, so he turned around and walked back to the Medicine Master Temple.But this time when he wanted to step into the temple, he bumped into a transparent wall.The air in front of my eyes blurred for a moment, but soon returned to normal.Minghua quickly raised his hand to look forward, and found that the entire gate of Yaoshi Temple was sealed by a transparent wall, blocking his steps.

Minghua yelled inwardly, took a step back, and jumped in from the wall of the temple, but the atmosphere of the Yaoshi Temple he entered at this time was completely different from the one he brought Meng Lijun in just now. There were a few tourists visiting here, but Meng Lijun and Ling Guang were completely missing.

Seeing that Ming Hua didn't come back for a long time after going out, Meng Lijun decided to go out and have a look.However, just as he got up, Ling Guang, who was leaning on the steps, pulled him behind him, and said nervously: "Someone is coming."

Meng Lijun stabilized his body and followed Ling Guang's line of sight, only to see Feng Sheng in a three-piece suit walking leisurely from behind a Buddhist pagoda.

Meng Lijun tensed up all over, and immediately raised his hand in front of Ling Guang, as if protecting her.However, Ling Guang pushed him back and hid him behind him.

Meng Lijun didn't understand why Ling Guang insisted on protecting himself even though he was seriously injured.Looking at Feng Sheng on the opposite side, I saw him walking, raised his hands and looked at the sky and said with a sigh: "What a wonderful fate, even God is helping me."

Although Ling Guang insisted on keeping Meng Lijun behind, she obviously couldn't stop Meng Lijun.

"Where's Minghua?" Meng Lijun came down from the steps and stood in front of Ling Guang.

"Look, this is the interesting part. Not only did you come to my territory, but even the most difficult monk went out by yourself. Isn't this...the initiative to send it to my door?"

"Your site?" Meng Lijun looked around calmly, and he was sure that this was Yaoshi Temple, but he didn't know why it was Feng Sheng's site.

Feng Sheng seemed to have seen through his doubts, and explained quite proudly: "Don't forget, this Pharmacist Temple was established by Fa Xiangzong."

"Fa Xiangzong?" Meng Lijun was a little surprised, he didn't expect Feng Sheng to be connected with this sect.Faxiangzong is a Buddhist sect founded on the basis of Tang Xuanzang's translation of "Cheng Wei Consciousness Theory".It was popular in the period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, but because its teachings had a strong color of Indian Buddhism, and its teaching system was extremely complex, it was difficult to be accepted by the general public. Later, it suffered a fatal blow during the Anshi Rebellion and when Wuzong exterminated Buddhism. Disappeared in the history of Chinese Buddhism.

"Relic, hand it over." Feng Sheng spread his right hand and said.

"Sheli is not with us."

"Hehe, since everyone is a civilized person and can solve it with conversation, why don't you do it?"

"I told you, Shirley is not with us."

"Fine." Feng Sheng reluctantly took out a black and white stone from his jacket pocket, and it floated on his right palm.Meng Lijun took a closer look and found that it was a relic.

"Then let's see if the other one is here." After Feng Sheng finished speaking, the relic in his hand began to glow, and Ling Guang immediately clutched his abdomen in pain and rolled down the steps.

"Ling Guang!" Meng Lijun quickly helped Ling Guang up, and at the same time, Feng Sheng took back the relic in his hand.

"Look, what happens when you lie."

Meng Lijun clenched his fist secretly, and began to think in his heart.He didn't know if he could beat Feng Sheng, but he knew Ming Hua must be nearby.Anyway, it's important to hold him steady first. "Is the tooth relic in your hand stolen from Sri Lanka?"

"Otherwise?" Feng Sheng took out the relic and admired it, then put it back in his pocket.

"What is the purpose of collecting the four relics? Is it to restore the Dharma Xiangzong?" Meng Lijun asked again.

"No, no, no." Feng Sheng shook his index finger, "I did have this plan at first, but looking at this era, these people who believe in religion are hopeless."

Feng Sheng looked at Meng Lijun sincerely, like a professor eager to impart knowledge to students, eager to get a sentence "I understand" from the students.

"Don't you think it's ridiculous? Everyone lives in the same time and space, some people, like that monk, and you, can do magic, and the reason why you can do this is because most of the rest of the people 'believe' you That's okay, they have faith in you. What kind of ridiculous law is this?"

"Will you be different?" Meng Lijun frowned and asked, "It seems that you are on the same side as us."

"No! This is what hurts me the most!" Feng Sheng's expression became ferocious, and his tone became unsteady, "I've died a long time ago, what's wrong with that? But I turned into a ghost .Why? Why do so many people in the world believe in ghosts?! What's wrong with them?"

Hearing this, Meng Lijun finally understood that Feng should have been a staunch materialist during his lifetime, but after his death, he found that everything he believed in all his life had been overturned, and this was the stimulus.

Faxiangzong's teachings do not seek to transcend reincarnation, but great wisdom. This is also the difference between Faxiangzong and other Mahayana Buddhism, or in other words, this is also the reason for its extinction.

Before he had time to think more, Meng Lijun continued: "If everyone doesn't believe in the existence of ghosts, then you really don't exist."

"This is the correct law of nature! The world is created by matter, not spirit!" Feng Sheng roared, realizing that he was losing his composure, he straightened his suit and hair, calmed down and said: "Buddhism's theory is profound and profound, no one If you are willing to learn, everyone only knows how to pray to gods and worship Buddha to keep you safe. What is the use of this? Buddhism has long been ruined by these people."

"No, I don't think the function of a religion must be used to improve oneself." Meng Lijun said calmly, "The purpose of religion itself is to satisfy people's psychological needs for self-comfort. As long as this purpose is achieved, there is nothing wrong with it. There is a 'other shore', you may use a boat to cross the river, but people who are not as knowledgeable as you may only rely on small boats. You have no right to ask everyone to be like you."

Feng Sheng was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about what Meng Lijun said.After a while, he said, "My method is the more correct method."

"Then, have you found the absolute truth?" Meng Lijun asked sharply.

"Heh." Feng Sheng sneered in disbelief, "Zheng Xun really taught an amazing student."

"Thank you. I appreciate the compliment."

Meng Lijun didn't say any more, he thought he had already shaken Feng Sheng, but Feng Sheng's next sentence completely extinguished his hope.

"Since you're so smart, why do you think I don't know you're delaying time?" Feng Sheng's expression returned to his previous relaxed look, he smiled, and said, "Don't wait, that monk can't get in." I came here. The enchantment here is not my personal enchantment, it is the enchantment formed by all the people who believe in Medicine Master Tathagata, their beliefs. Don’t you like people’s beliefs? Come and try how it feels to be blocked by beliefs ?”