Miao Kong was feeling rather melancholic at the moment.
He used his face to successfully sneak into a tea stall five miles away from the Liu family's residence.
Then, he received some information that made him speechless.
"Little Master, please have some tea."
The stall owner was an old man. Although he was wearing simple linen clothes, he was full of energy.
"Thank you, old man."
Miao Kong drank the bitter tea to moisten his throat. He lowered his eyes, thinking about something.
It was morning, and there were no other customers in the tea stall except for Miao Kong.
The stall owner sized up the young monk in front of him.
The monk was dressed in a white robe. He looked light and handsome, full of immortal aura, and had a dignified appearance. The stall owner only felt that even the Buddha in the sky would only look like this in the mortal world.
"Little Master, where did you come from?"
Miao Kong put down his teacup and smiled." I'm a disciple of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. I've traveled all over the world and comprehended Buddhism. I've traveled here."”
"So you're the disciple of Hidden Spirit Temple!”
The stall owner didn't know about Hidden Spirit Temple, but he knew about Hangzhou. It was the wealthiest place in the world.
Miao Kong didn't intend to expose the stall owner. He just asked,""Fellow townsman, I see that the Liu Village has beautiful scenery and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It must be a peaceful and happy place. I want to stay for a few days and preach the meaning of my Buddhist scriptures.”
The stall owner shook his head." Our village is not exclusive to outsiders. But if you want to teach, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."”
"Please enlighten me."
"Little Master, you might not know this, but nine out of ten people in Huashan City are believers of the Holy Mother of Huashan. The Holy Mother is extremely effective and has helped countless people in Huashan City.”
" But for some reason, the Holy Mother of Mount Hua hasn't shown her divinity for nearly twenty years. Sigh…"
The stall owner sighed, looking very regretful.
Miao Kong wasn't surprised. He smiled and said,""Everything depends on one's actions. It's just fate."
"Little Master, you have a good frame of mind."
The stall owner complimented him and seemed to have thought of something. He reminded him,"If little master wants to stay in Liu Village for a while, it's better not to go to the north of the village.”
"Oh? What's in the north of the village?"
Miao Kong's expression changed as he asked.
"It's not a big deal. It's just a little troublesome." The stall owner smiled bitterly.”
"There is a family in the north of the village. The head of the family, Liu Yanchang, is a widower and a teacher in the village. He is usually kind to others and is a good person.”
"Unfortunately, that child of his is a devil. He has entangled himself with the children in the school who are of the same age. He chases after chickens and dogs all day long.”
"Little Master is about the same age as those kids. The kids from the countryside don't know their place. It wouldn't be good if they offended Little Master.”
After listening to the stall owner's explanation, Miao Kong locked on to his target. However, thinking about his current situation, he thought that there might be a big shot watching him, so he asked,"What is the name of Scholar Liu's child?”
"Her name is Chenxiang, Liu Chenxiang. In the early years, she was still a child that everyone loved. In recent years, I don't know why, but she has developed a willful personality.”
The stall owner sighed and said worriedly,"Poor Liu Yanchang is a scholar, but he has to deal with such a money-losing thing. What will he do in the future?”
Miao Kong nodded, stood up and put his palms together in a salute."Thank you for the tea, old man. I will go to the manor to take a look first.”
"Little Master, take care."
The stall owner watched Miao Kong leave and sighed again, muttering,""This little master is a boy, but he's even more beautiful than Chenxiang.”
"If the two of them were together, they would look quite compatible.”
The stall owner shook his head and smiled at his whimsical idea. Then, he went back to his work.
On the other side.
Miao Kong walked into the Liu Family Residence, turned around, and walked towards the north of the village.
Liu Village was not big. The only well was in the north of the village, under a huge peach tree.
In this era, most people's way of life was nothing more than water and rice. The so-called market people referred to the people who built their homes around the well.
Miao Kong came to the peach tree. The peach trees in this season had just lost their fruits, and they looked a little yellow.
Seven or eight women were washing clothes around the well and chatting.
Seeing Miao Kong come over, the women's eyes lit up without exception.
"What a handsome little monk. Where are you from?”
These days, the peasant women were not like those who did not step out of the house. They had to face half the sky at home. Their personalities were also very straightforward and there was no such thing as shyness.
Miao Kong put his palms together and smiled.""This little monk has traveled all the way here. I have no place to go and no place to go, just to preach the meaning of my Buddhist scriptures.”
"I heard that your Buddhist Sect has a Buddha of Joy. Little monk, do you know how to do it?”
As soon as he said this, the few women immediately giggled, as if they had experienced it before.
Miao Kong knew that these women had no ill intentions, so he said seriously,""The Buddha of Joy that all benefactors speak of is an evil path. If I were to meet him, I might be enraged by the Vajra and clean up the sect.”
"The true Buddhist joy technique has nothing to do with the selfishness of men and women. It is also divided into yin and yang. The male is the law, and the female is the wisdom. The man and the woman embrace each other in order to seek the infinite wisdom of the Dharma World.”
Following Miao Kong's clear and gentle voice, the group of women quieted down and subconsciously listened to the overly good-looking young monk's preaching.
Miao Kong continued," There is desire in it, but it is not selfish desire. What I seek is the way of controlling desire with desire even though I am happy and free.”
"You must know that sariras have the same color as space, and space has the same color.”
"Benefactors, don't follow the crowd in the future, lest you step into the demonic path without knowing it.”
The group of women looked at each other, and the leader said somewhat ashamed,"Just now, I saw that little master was young and my words were a little offensive. I hope little master can forgive me.”
"It's fine."
Miao Kong shook his head and smiled. He walked to the peach tree and his expression suddenly changed.
He raised his hand and pressed it on the tall peach tree. After a moment, he turned around and asked,"Someone…died under this tree?"
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