Dream Master of Realms

Jinshan Temple.

Inside the abbot's Zen room.

Zen staffs, golden bowls, prayer beads and a small piece of soap are placed on the long table.

The elders of the prison guard, the elders of the precepts dean, and Zhike were all the talkers in Jinshan Temple gathered here, all with solemn expressions.

The young novice monk Huiming knelt down behind the long table, with tears flowing freely on his face: Master, didn't you say you would go down the mountain to slay the demons? Why don't you say it's gone? I haven't finished reciting the Calming Mantra a thousand times. Woolen cloth!

Amitabha! The prison elder sighed and looked around, Junior brothers, what do you think of this matter? I don't believe that senior abbot was killed!

Brother Abbot, the Dharma is profound and all evils cannot invade. If he is still alive, who can snatch the Buddhist treasure given by the Buddha from his hands. The elder of the Discipline Dean frowned, Now even the relics have been sent away When we come back, senior brother may really encounter something unexpected!

Amitabha. The superintendent of the prison said the Buddha's name, Junior brothers, this matter is of great importance. Don't jump to conclusions lightly. It's better to ask the monks to go down the mountain to find out the truth! Even if Senior Brother Fahai was really killed by a monster, his bones would still be intact. We have to find him back. A few days ago, my senior brother was assassinated inexplicably, and now he’s been killed by a monster again. It’s been such an eventful time!”

Uncle, there are snake demons and fox demons. Huiming stood up suddenly, grabbed the soap on the table, and said excitedly, This piece of soap is the evidence, it is the fox demon's method of seducing people. Before the master died, he ordered the relics to be sent back together with the soap, which was a hint to us who the murderer was...

Elder Zhike reached out and picked up the soap, frowning and said: The snake demon and fox demon dare to harm our senior brother, aren't they afraid of breaking the rules of heaven?

…

boom!

The door of the Zen room was slammed open from the outside.

Before anyone in the room could react, a gray-red figure flashed past. Elder Zhike's palm flicked, and the soap was gone.

He was furious and opened his mouth to scold the person who snatched his senior brother's relics, but when he raised his head, he was stunned: Senior Brother Fahai? You...are you still alive?

Looking at the soap bar in his palm, Fahai's confused expression suddenly regained consciousness. He looked around at the familiar faces, and everything that had happened before flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

He, the dignified elder of Jinshan Temple, was focused on picking up soap scum on the ground while being surrounded by demons...

It was actually being watched by mortals.

In the end, I ran all the way from Qiantang back to Jinshan Temple, just for this little piece of soap in my hand...

A surge of true energy raged in his heart.

puff!

A mouthful of blood spurted out from Fa Hai's mouth, and his eyes widened: Demon fox, I am incompatible with you!

He squeezed hard and subconsciously wanted to burst the soap in his hand, but at the moment of exertion, he stopped abruptly.

Then, he closed his eyes in great pain and carefully put the soap into his cuffs.

…

what's the situation?

Isn’t Fahai dead?

Why did it appear suddenly?

Since he was going to come back, why did he bother to send the magic weapon back in advance?

The elders who had just been thinking about how to take care of Fahai's funeral looked at each other, quite embarrassed.

But when they saw Fahai vomiting blood, they suddenly became nervous.

The Discipline Dean asked with concern: Brother, are you okay? Were you injured in the fight with the fox demon?

Fahai's Buddhist teachings are profound. As soon as he closed his eyes, his agitated mood calmed down. But when he saw the three-piece equipment set neatly placed on the long table, he was stunned for a moment and felt a strong sense of humiliation. In an instant, it welled up in his heart again.

What does it mean?

Feel confident?

Or is it humiliation?

He suppressed his anger and took a deep breath: Thanks to the relationship between the junior brothers, I am fine. However, there were some minor accidents on the way to subdue the demon. The temple is busy with affairs, and the junior brothers please come back. I want to be alone and quiet. .

That’s it for now.

Even if the elders had doubts in their minds, they had to swallow it down. They each said the Buddha's name and exited the meditation room.

After all, Fahai is the abbot of Jinshan Temple and a disciple valued by Buddha. If he goes out to slay demons this time, he is afraid that he will be wronged.

If he doesn't want to say it, it's better not to force him. It's better to investigate privately. You can always find some clues...

But they had just walked out of the meditation room.

Suddenly, the scream of little novice monk Huiming came from behind: Master, you... your stomach... your stomach is bleeding...

The monks turned around quickly.

Come again?

Fahai looked down at the sudden wound on his lower abdomen, groaned in pain, reached out to cover his abdomen, took two difficult steps forward, and sat on the futon resignedly, mobilizing all his power. Used to shrink wounds and heal them.

Last time he couldn't stop the demon's attack despite all his efforts. This time he simply accepted it and the worst he could do was heal his wounds afterwards.

Seeing wounds opening up on Fahai's body, several elders were horrified.

The Master of Discipline asked in a trembling voice: Senior brother, what did the fox demon do?

If he had such great abilities, I would have been in bliss to see Tathagata Buddha! ​​Fahai raised his eyelids and ignored the increasing wounds on his body, I was in retreat at Leifeng Pagoda a few days ago. After receiving the Buddha's instructions, evil spirits have entered the world, and chaos has appeared in heaven and Lingshan. Although I don't know how big a change has happened in heaven, but the inexplicable injuries on my body are probably caused by the evil spirits who have troubled heaven. There is no need to make a fuss, wait for the Buddha Find out the truth, slay the demons, and all the weird things will go away. Just treat this as a spiritual practice...

Elder Zhike said: Senior brother, don't panic, I'll go get the Xiaohuan Dan.

You don't have to trouble me, junior brother, I won't die. Fahai suddenly had a dark circle on his left eye. He shook his head and regained his composure, Now that these junior brothers have turned around, please listen to what I have to say. !”

The Master of Discipline said in a trembling voice: Brother, you have been bleeding. If there is nothing serious, you should wait until the injury stabilizes before talking to us. The most important thing is to heal the injury with exercise.

What I'm going to talk about next is the big thing. Fa Hai looked around the crowd and said calmly, I came down from the mountain this time, firstly, according to the Buddha's order, to investigate the invasion of evil spirits in the human world; secondly, I wanted to investigate the revenge of the Qiantang Snake Demon; originally, I thought the two incidents were not related, but after I returned to the temple, I was suddenly attacked by evil spirits. I'm afraid it's not a coincidence.

The superintendent of the prison was shocked: Senior brother, do you mean that the snake demon and fox demon are the evil spirits causing trouble to the heaven?

Even if it isn't, I'm afraid it can't be ruled out. Fahai was silent for a moment, showed the soap in his palm, and said, The snake demon and the fox demon colluded to confuse the public in Qiantang County. In the name of repaying kindness, in Qiantang County We gathered wealthy households with the intention of raising funds to build a soap factory. I originally didn’t think there would be much hidden danger in building a soap factory, but until I knocked on the door, I planned to use the supreme Buddha Dharma to wipe out the monster caves and restore peace to the world, but unexpectedly , I was teased by the fox demon with a small piece of soap, my dignity was ruined, and I was eventually led back to Jinshan Temple. Only then did I realize that the soap factory built by the fox demon through civil affairs was probably the root cause of their disturbance in the human world. …”

Senior brother, I don't quite understand. Elder Zhike, who had been exposed to soap, said, It seems to be just a soap ball for cleaning! But it's a little more refined, and it has neither magical powers nor evil spirits on it.

Junior brother underestimated this piece of soap after all. Fahai smiled bitterly and told him exactly what happened in the process of subduing the demon.

The elders were dumbfounded and speechless.

The Dean of Discipline asked: Can a small piece of soap be so powerful?

If it's just normal soap, why should I be so worried? It's up to them to repay their kindness. After all, I, the Buddha, are merciful. Fahai said, But this matter is of great importance, and at the critical moment, the evil demon actually tried to prevent me from traveling. The attack on me was so coincidental that I couldn’t do it without thinking about it. This time, I’m afraid I’ll have to rest for a few days due to my injury, so I’ll have to trouble all my fellow juniors to do it for me! Otherwise, if the soap factory is built, The world is full of fox demon soap, the world is in danger, and the righteous path is in danger.

Senior Brother, despite your orders, we are willing to go through fire and water for the sake of the righteousness of the world. The elder of the Discipline Dean clasped his hands together and said.

Such a short time.

Fahai had become a bloody man. He vomited blood and said with difficulty: Quickly contact the righteous masters in the world, and either kill the fox demon or sabotage it secretly. We must prevent the soap factory from being built...