My enemies became my companions

Chapter 150 Medicine Buddha
Jinya Pavilion, the pavilion master's reception room.

The tea soup was boiling, and the two tea maids ordered the tea. After the blessing ceremony, they slowly retreated without saying a word. It was silent except for the tea. These top-quality tea maids were by no means maids or concubines in the name of tea maids. They were fancy-looking, talking and laughing while making tea, and some even squeezed their voluptuous curves. Because of this, the mansion that could hire such tea maids had to be either rich or noble.

Min Ning took a sip of tea and felt a little uneasy. It was difficult for him to bring up the idea of ​​leaving Beijing.

Regardless of the fact that Dayu governs the world with filial piety, the orders of the elders cannot be disobeyed. If this matter is made public, and Chen Yi simply goes to the Min family to demand an explanation, then grandpa and sister will be in trouble.

"I never thought that the people who came to see me today would be Captain Chen and Captain Min."

The speaker was none other than Li Jisheng, the head of Jinya Pavilion. He did not look wealthy, but rather shrewd and thin.

Although he was extremely wealthy, he wore plain cloth because according to the Dayu law, merchants were not allowed to wear silk.

"Master Li, there's no need to be so polite. I'm currently investigating the Hehuan Sect. After I finish this sip of tea, I hope Master Li can explain something to me."

Chen Yi cupped his hands and said apologetically:

"It's not that I don't give Pavilion Master Li face, it's just that the situation is urgent."

"Captain Chen has come at the right time. Today, I am auctioning off a descendant of the Hehuan Sect."

Li Jisheng stroked the water droplets on the teacup and continued:
"This man originally planned to escape by water, but we at Wuyonglou had already arranged spies on the boat. We caught him as soon as he got on the boat, and also took away some ritual objects from the Hehuan Sect."

"The ritual vessel of the Hehuan Sect?"

Chen Yi wondered, ritual vessels are usually used for sacrifices.

"Yes, there are some Buddha statues and Taoist utensils inside. If Captain Chen wants to see them, I can take you to see them now."

Businessmen all understand human nature. Li Jisheng saw that Chen Yi was not the type to procrastinate, so he catered to his preferences. This not only made it easier for him to make friends, but also allowed Wuyonglou to further tie down this Qianhu who had made great contributions to saving the emperor and had a bright future.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Chen Yi drank the tea in one gulp.

Li Jisheng got up and left the table, taking the two of them to the small treasure house inside the pavilion. After opening the door, they smelled a heavy scent of sandalwood. The wood used here to store various antique treasures was all of the finest sandalwood.

He led the two to the depths and pointed to a shelf.

Chen Yi looked up and saw five extremely conspicuous Buddha statues, no bigger than two palms, seemingly made of pure gold, with red and blue sapphires inlaid on the lotus pedestals. The Buddha statues had different robes and the colors they were painted in were also not consistent, five Buddha statues, five different colors.

“Is this the Five Buddhas of Tantric Buddhism?”

Chen Yi spoke.

"Good eyesight, this is the Five Buddhas of the Western Regions Tantric Buddhism."

Li Jisheng stepped forward and introduced the origins of the various Buddha statues to Chen Yi. He introduced four in a row. When he pointed to the last Buddha statue, he said:

“However, this Buddha statue is not the Eastern Buddha worshipped by the Tantric Buddhism today.”

"What do you mean?"

"The Eastern Buddha worshipped by the Tantric Buddhism is the Immovable Buddha, while the Buddha worshipped by the Hehuan Sect is the Medicine Buddha. Both Buddhas are the leaders of the Eastern world mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures."

Li Jisheng narrated slowly,

"As for why this happened, it is rumored that when the Hehuan Sect stole the skills from the Puhan Temple, they stole the ancient scriptures among the ancient scriptures, and the leader of the Eastern World recorded in it is Medicine Buddha." Min Ning, who was listening, heard Li Jisheng mention the Western Regions, and she remembered the prophecy her grandfather mentioned to her. The prophecy was said to be left by Zen Master Zhihui...

"I heard that there was a Buddhist nun who traveled around the Western Regions preaching."

Min Ning said,

"He is also regarded as the reincarnation of Medicine Buddha."

"Captain Min is right. That person is the Zen Master Zhihui who was canonized by the Western Jin Dynasty."

Li Jisheng replied.

When Chen Yi heard the name of Bhaisajyaguru Bodhisattva, he thought of the Bhaisajyaguru Buddha worshipped by the Hehuan Sect.

I just don't know if there is any connection between the two...

After all, both Bhaisajyaguru Bodhisattva and Bhaisajyaguru Buddha have the word "medicine" in their names, so perhaps there is some kind of inheritance between the two?
Chen Yi silently wrote down these words, and asked after a while:

"But... why does the Hehuan Sect, a half-martial arts sect, enshrine Tantric Buddha statues?"

"I didn't know about it before, so I ordered people to interrogate the heir of the Hehuan Sect. But he was like a mute, taciturn and refusing to speak. So I had no choice but to feed him the Chaos Pill to make him lose his mind, and then he could get a few words out of him."

Li Jisheng paused, cleared his throat and continued:
"Everyone knows that the Hehuan Sect entertains heroes from all over the world. If that's the case, then even if they try to avoid having children, some of them will inevitably get pregnant. How will they deal with so many offspring? If they don't, I'm afraid they will eat the Hehuan Sect to the point of collapsing.

Therefore, the Hehuan Sect colluded with the Demon Cult. The Demon Cult has always regarded the human body as created by evil spirits. Therefore, there is a secret method in the sect that can destroy the body and retain the soul when the baby is still in the womb.

With so many souls, they naturally need to be saved. Because the Hehuan Sect stole the source of the Western Regions' skills, they began to worship Tantric Buddha statues. "

After Li Jisheng said this, Chen Yi understood a lot.

I have a lot more information in my hands, but I still can't connect everything together.

I'm afraid I'll have to go to the Hehuan Sect's mountain gate later.

"According to the time, it is the auction of the heir of the He Huan Sect. Although you and I know each other, we still have to follow the rules. The highest bidder wins. There will also be some antiques, martial arts, and weapons auctioned at the meeting. If you are interested, you can naturally bid for them. Oh, by the way, there is one thing I have to remind you of."

Li Jisheng was leading the two of them out when he suddenly remembered something and turned around and said.

"May I ask what is the matter?"

"It is rumored that the King of Annan has offered a large reward for the lives of thousands of people."

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In the lobby on the first floor of Jinya Pavilion.

All the visitors were wearing veils and sitting in front of the tea tables. Outside this pavilion, those coming and going were all the sword-wielding guards of Jin Ya Pavilion, some of whom were skilled in martial arts. There were nine tables in total in the hall. Chen Yi saw several noteworthy figures at a glance, including a pair of chivalrous lovers, one young and one yellow, the eminent monk from the Western Regions whom he met that day, and a master who seemed to be from Prince Jing's Palace.

The hall was very quiet, as if everyone was waiting patiently, but Chen Yi smelled a hint of gunpowder. The reason was simple: Zen Master Wuxiang's robes really stirred the hearts of the people in the martial arts world.

Li Jisheng slowly came in front of the crowd, and following behind him came a thin man with plain clothes and a listless look. He was Xue Qingsheng, the captured heir of the Hehuan Sect.

"I believe everyone understands this person's identity. Jin Ya Pavilion does not want to do anything to whet the appetite. Now I will bring him to you. Everyone... the highest bidder wins."

(End of this chapter)