The Book of Troubled Times

  Chapter 111 Maitreya Religion

  Yue Hongling was so angry that his teeth itched.

   Secretly said hello to you Zhao Changhe, long time no see and now you will be staying overnight in a brothel, that's fine, I'm very excited when I mention it, what does it mean!

   In other words, isn’t this a bit wrong? At that time, I lived with him, and he really respected him enough to try his best to avoid anything that would embarrass him. If it was really the secret love guessed by others, there were too many opportunities for him to molested at that time. Taking advantage of the atmosphere of pretending to be Mrs. Yazhai by default, at least shouting "Madam" in public, wouldn't it be difficult for him to get angry?

  But he didn't say anything...

   Could it be that the ulterior thoughts are hidden so deeply?

   It hasn’t changed in a few months...you can go to brothels, how honest you were before.

  But no matter how much she gnashed her teeth, Yue Hongling really wanted to see Zhao Changhe. Now Yangzhou always gave her a sense of treachery, and it wasn't just a matter of Maitreya. Zhao Changhe is going to Yangzhou at this time, does he know something?

  You... If you really have a crush, as long as you don't say it, I'll pretend I don't know, and you can just get along as usual...

  He was hesitating whether to go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to find Zhao Changhe, when a monk came to report in a hurry: "Zhao Changhe is here, and he said he came to worship Buddha."

The abbot was not surprised, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, Dongliu made it clear to him that we have good intentions for him. If he doesn't reject him, he will naturally come to see him... After all, he doesn't have any good inheritance, so he needs to find a Good back. Ask him to enter the hall to talk, um, don't arrange those messy things first, let's talk about it."

"yes."

  Yue Hongling soon saw Zhao Changhe who had been away for several months, and was striding into the temple under the guidance of monks.

  Yue Hongling found that every time he saw Zhao Changhe, his temperament would change slightly.

   Zhao Cuo was still young and ignorant when he first met, but when he met Bei Man, he was already the master of the cottage, rough and domineering, full of recklessness.

   But this time, after the wind and rain in the rivers and lakes, and the aristocratic family has seen it, the sharpness has been restrained a lot, and it seems to have a more calm and solemn demeanor, which seems to have combined the bookish atmosphere at the beginning. But the recklessness remained the same, unrepentant, and walking like a tiger, Yue Hongling always seemed to be looking at a hero like Wan Tianxiong of the Cao Gang occupying the southeast in a trance.

  The wind and rain in the rivers and lakes really make a man, in just half a year, he has grown into such a man...well, a man who can go shopping in brothels.

A thought flashed through, Zhao Changhe had already entered the hall, and seeing the empty hall with only one abbot and several monks waiting around him, Zhao Changhe seemed a little surprised: "I thought your temple has many pilgrims, and there are so many monks... I was the one who came here." Too early to see?"

  The abbot smiled and said: "Donor Zhao doesn't know something. We encourage believers to stay at home. There are not many monks. As for believers, they leave after praying, and everyone still needs to give birth."

  Zhao Changhe's thoughts moved slightly, no wonder this temple is called Bailian. In fact, the Maitreya Sect adopted many templates of the White Lotus Sect. If the pure Maitreya Sect encourages killing, it rarely uses these.

   But the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect are very close to each other. I don't know much about the so-called "last era".

  It's a pity that I have almost returned the history lessons I learned to the teacher, and my understanding of these is no better than theirs.

  The abbot is saying: "The almsgiver, please sit down."

  Zhao Changhe sat down on the futon in front of him, and another monk brought a teacup. The atmosphere was a bit like going to a temple to ask about Zen seriously.

   "Ask the Master's Dharma name?" Zhao Changhe asked.

  The abbot said: "Fa Yuan is unknown, the benefactor must have never heard of it. Because the abbot was also a layman before coming here, he has the title Zhang Banfo, the benefactor may have heard of it."

   Zhao Changhe seems to have a little impression.

At that time, the Four Elephant Sect tricked Han Wubing to go to see the sword, and he searched for it for a few days... Naturally, everyone communicated. Han Wubing said that the Four Elephant Sect was in exchange for assassinating Zhang Banfo, which made him think that he was invited to see it. The sword is to buy murder and increase credibility.

   That's the excuse that the Four Elephants Sect randomly made. A character of this level, Han Wubing, shouldn't be able to kill him. But casually mentioning the name of an enemy is enough to prove that in the eyes of Chichi and the others, this Zhang Banfo is a must-kill target, and casually mentioning the name is him.

The person in charge of the Maitreya Sect in an important area... This guy is probably still on Tang Wanzhuang's must-kill list, but most people don't know that he has transformed into a real monk Fayuan. know the situation.

   "I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I don't remember clearly." Zhao Changhe smiled honestly: "Zhao has been in the rivers and lakes for a short time, and he doesn't know many heroes."

  Fa Yuan didn't think it was disobedient, and said with a smile: "It is precisely because the benefactor has only set foot in the rivers and lakes for a short time, it is even more commendable to be able to gain such a reputation."

  Zhao Changhe feigned anger and said: "Master is not kind, what bloodthirsty Shura is really ugly."

  Fa Yuan clapped his palms and smiled: "Don't be offended if you don't know what the benefactor likes. The benefactor should know our good intentions."

  Good intentions may not necessarily be good, it is just an incidental product to sweep the face of the Four Elephant Sect and the Blood God Sect. Of course Zhao Changhe would not expose it, and said with a smile: "I never thought about it beforehand, but I really have a lot of fate with your teaching. The master also knows that I was originally a mountain and wilderness, and I don't know anything about Buddhism. Now that the fate is here, I don't know Whether the master can explain it, maybe I really have a predestined relationship with the Buddha, I don’t know.”

   It sounds like I really want to find out if I can join the group, and it's very straight to the point and hardly talks nonsense.

  In fact, Fa Yuan and others have always felt that this is a very normal thing. The Maitreya Cult is a cult and is an enemy of the government. What does this mean in the eyes of a wanted bandit like Zhao Changhe? It will only bring him closer.

Especially after trying so hard to save the daughter of the Cui family, she was driven away by the Cui family in the name of banditry. If Fa Yuan himself was replaced by Zhao Changhe, he would be angry. To trample all of you pretentious upper-class families on the soles of your feet, and grab Cui Yuanyang to play with them, that is what Zhao Changhe should think. Waiting for your mother's three-year list?

   Among the anti-thieves, he is a traitor to the Four Elephant Sect and the Blood God Sect...

   This is not a match made in heaven with their Maitreya religion, what else is a match made in heaven! So much so that they are not wary of Zhao Changhe at all, this is a good candidate who can be recruited naturally.

  Even Yue Hongling, who was peeping on the beam, was a little skeptical, and continued to listen according to his temperament out of trust in Zhao Changhe. She felt that a person like Zhao Changhe was actually the same as herself in his bones. He looked lawless, but he was actually a chivalrous man. He should not have joined an organization like the Maitreya Sect, unless he had no idea what the Maitreya Sect was like and was deceived. If you really want to do this, you have to find an opportunity to remind him.

But listen to Fa Yuan said: "The almsgiver may have heard... Buddhism was once widely spread in the world, and Buddhism was prosperous. More than ten years ago, the current emperor carried out an unpopular act of destroying Buddha. Within ten days, the pagodas were completely destroyed, and the temples Burned out, the monks returned to the lay world one after another, so that the Dharma withered."

  Zhao Changhe saw such a stroke when he was reading a book, but he was drowsy and did not know the details. Maybe it was subconsciously thinking that it is not unusual for people like Xia Longyuan to destroy Buddha...

Then he asked: "But the temples are still openly built, is it okay? That is, the scale is not large. I have seen not many temples in the north and south. I don't seem to have heard that there is a strong martial arts sect that is Buddhist. Oh, your teacher doesn’t know if it counts.”

Fa Yuan shook his head and said: "Since it is unpopular, it is naturally difficult to continue. There are too many protests from the government and the public, and the emperor can't just go his own way, so he gradually loosens up, and then there is a sign of resurgence. However, before the resurgence, Maitreya Sect It has been developed in secret for a long time."

  Zhao Changhe said: "Because you are practicing at home in the name of association, with high concealment and not easy to be attacked?"

   "Not bad...but more importantly, we closed the Proverbs."

   "What proverb?"

"Naturally, it is Maitreya who descended to become a Buddha." Fa Yuan's expression was serious at this time, obviously he believed it very much: "'Sakyamuni Buddha declines, Maitreya Buddha will last for the world'... This proverb appeared before the emperor exterminated Buddha. Isn't it just right to destroy Buddha? The leader is the reincarnation of Maitreya from the last era, who came to lead our Mahayana."

  The monks around are all chanting with palms together, with fanatical expressions.

  Damn these cults...Zhao Changhe was extremely speechless in his heart. In his opinion, these eight poles couldn't be hit, and even if they could, it was just a coincidence. Even if it wasn't a coincidence, the even more powerful one was Xia Longyuan who could make Shakya decline! But they can fanatically believe in Maitreya, it seems that they are not fools...

  Of course, you must put on a look of great interest: "If so, maybe your leader really has mastered the ancient secrets?"

   "That's right, today's warriors are not looking for the ancients? All sects are known as the legends of the ancients, but only our Maitreya sect has mastered the secret of the true Buddha."

   "What is the proof?"

  Fa Yuan smiled mysteriously: "Just like your Excellency's meridian stereotype problem, I believe that any other sect has no solution, but we have."

  Zhao Changhe's heart beat violently, and he subconsciously held his breath.

  How could he have imagined in advance that he heard the problem that troubled his entire martial arts life here, and said that there is a solution!

  Even Yue Hongling groaned inwardly. She knew very well that this was indeed the deadliest temptation for Zhao Changhe, far more tempting than ten thousand fake Yue Honglings.

  Seeing Zhao Changhe's expression, Fa Yuan smiled complacently, and began to make up his mind: "Of course, this must be obtained by Bodhisattvas. Please come back, Master Zhao, and study Buddhism first, maybe the position of Ten Abode Bodhisattvas is yours."

  Zhao Changhe took a deep breath to calm himself down, and said dumbly, "I haven't read a single Buddhist scripture, how can I study it?"

  Fa Yuan smiled more ambiguously: "Buddha is destined, since the benefactor is destined for us, we will teach people the scriptures, maybe the benefactor will have new surprises."

  (end of this chapter)