I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 8 Abbot Kong Jing and Gu Tiangang
[You see the lotus platform of the Buddha in the vast sky shining everywhere, and your mind is slightly affected]

[Has absorbed Buddhist power, counterattack points +3]

Mind?

Chen Yi came back to his senses and quietly observed his surroundings.

When the lotus light shone, the expressions of the people in Dakong Temple were mostly calm and peaceful, with smiles on their faces, like devout Buddhists.

Even Chen Yuan, who was only two years old, had the same expression.

Some pilgrims have even knelt on the ground, clasped their hands together, and chanted something.

Seeing this, Chen Yi frowned slightly, lowered his head quickly, and pulled his tiger hat lower to prevent others from noticing anything unusual.

He had no idea where this so-called "Dakong Buddha" came from.

But judging from the expressions of the people around, the lotus platform and golden light brought about by the birth of the Buddha can influence their devotion to the Buddha.

However, such influence should only be a by-product of the vision of the Buddha's birth.

The most crucial one is the "Dakong Buddha"!
"All dharmas are empty, but cause and effect are not empty, this is the great emptiness."

At this time, a Buddhist chant was heard from the main hall. The sound was ethereal and ethereal, surrounding the entire mountain and spreading throughout Kyoto Prefecture.

Chen Yi only felt like a gentle breeze blowing past his ears, and all the thoughts in his mind were wiped away by this Buddhist verse.

【You heard the Buddhist stanzas sung by Master Dakong, and your mind was slightly affected.】

[Has absorbed Buddhist power, counterattack points +5]

Come again? !
Could it be that the Dakong Temple was planning to capture all the people on the mountain and turn them all into lay Buddhists?
Just when Chen Yi was secretly annoyed, he heard a loud shout from afar that resounded through the sky:
"Bald donkey, quickly collect the strange phenomenon, otherwise don't blame me for taking action!"

In an instant, everyone woke up, came to their senses, and looked at each other.

"It's thundering?"

"No, that was the voice of Taoist Master Gu Tiangang of the Taixu Dao Sect just now!"

"Then the previous Sheng Fo Xie was the abbot of Dakong, the abbot Kong Jing?"

Abbot Kong Jing, Gu Tiangang...

Chen Yi had naturally heard of these two names and knew more clearly what they meant.

According to the records in the Kyoto Prefecture Chronicle, Abbot Kong Jing of Dakong Temple was the leader of the Buddhist sect in the Wei Dynasty and once fought alone against the eminent monks sent by the Buddhist country in the Western Land.

No matter it was the Buddhist philosophy or the Buddhist martial arts skills, they all made those monks lose face.

And that Taoist priest Gu Tiangang was equally extraordinary.

Although the Taixu Taoist Sect he belonged to was not the best Taoist sect in the Wei Dynasty, it was also a holy place for practice that was coveted by aristocratic families and nobles.

However, unlike Dakong Temple, the main gate of Taixu Taoist Sect is not located in Kyoto Prefecture and can only be regarded as a branch temple.

At the same time, Taoist Gu Tiangang is also the deputy leader of Taixu Taoist Sect. No matter his strength, status or even position in the court, he is not inferior to Abbot Kong Jing.

Besides that, I heard that he had a somewhat strange temper and rarely interacted with the noble families in Kyoto Prefecture.

Even when royal relatives and nobles came to visit him, he would just refuse to see them.

Unexpectedly, the strange vision in Dakong Temple actually alarmed him...

"Don't blame me, Tiangang donor. Today I, the Buddha of Great Void, am born. Please forgive me for disturbing you."

As soon as Abbot Kong Jing finished speaking, Gu Tiangang cursed again: "Kong Jing, you baldy thief, stop talking nonsense. Don't think I don't know what you Dakong Temple are thinking!"

"I advise you to be more restrained and cultivate some kind of Buddhist disciple called Dakong Bukong, so that he won't die on Mount Taizhou and lose... face!"

"Don't bother Tiangang, then."

"Hmph, it would be better..."

When everything calmed down, the strange phenomenon in the sky caused by the birth of the Buddha disappeared.

But its impact continues.

Especially at this moment, the pilgrims in Dakong Temple were all excited, with red faces and ears, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and were shouting excitedly.

"It's the right time to come to Dakong Temple to burn incense today during the Lantern Festival!"

"Yes, when I think of my brothers going to Baohua Street for fun, I want to laugh. They must be regretting it now."

"Hahaha……"

Even Chen Yuan excitedly pulled Chen Yi and said with a beaming face: "Brother, the golden light just now was so beautiful, can you let them release it again?"

Chen Yi: “…”

He looked at Chen Yuan's waving little hands and was speechless.

The phenomenon caused by the birth of the Buddha is not a fireworks show, so how can it be set off at will?

"cannot!"

"Ah? Can't you?" Chen Yuan's face was a little disappointed, but then his eyes lit up again: "I'll go find my mother, she must have a way."

As he said this, he ran towards the courtyard gate not far away.

While Chen Yi was sighing at his elder brother's "useful" brain, he waved to the guards and said, "Why don't you hurry up and follow him?"

The two guards, who were still immersed in the vision and had not yet come to their senses, hurriedly chased after him.

Chen Yi couldn't help but shook his head as he watched the guard successfully catch up with Chen Yuan.

He even had doubts about whether the future described on the panel was wrong. How could the boss, with his brain, insult him when he grew up?

If you don't fight him because of his scolding, you'd be considered possessed by Chen Yuanzu's An Ren.

Not long after, Zhou Wanyi returned with Chen Yuan and Xia Wanwan in her arms.

"Let's leave. Dakong Temple might be overcrowded soon." Zhou Wanyi frowned as she looked at the crowded temple.

Xia Wanwan nodded, picked up Chen Yi, and left Dakong Temple in a car with the guards clearing the way.

On the way back, everyone was much quieter, only little Chen Yuan hugged Zhou Wanyi's thigh and asked from time to time:

"Mother, can't we let the bald donkey shine again? He looks so good."

"Shut up! Who taught you to address a monk like that?"

"People in heaven." Chen Yuan pointed at the hood of the car and said seriously, "And the thief bald man."

Chen Yi was also surprised by his boldness.

If Abbot Kong Jing knew that a two-year-old child called him "bald thief", he would probably be so angry that he would go and fight Gu Tiangang, right?

"you?!"

Zhou Wanyi pretended to hit him, which scared little Chen Yuan so much that he shrank his neck.

Now even Xia Wanwan couldn't help laughing and hurriedly stopped Zhou Wanyi.

"Yuan'er is still young and can't stand being beaten."

Zhou Wanyi put down her hand after hearing this, and couldn't help but look at Chen Yi and sighed, "It would be great if Yuan'er could be as smart as Yi'er."

"Don't worry, sister. It will be fine when Yuan'er grows up a little bit."

"hope so……"

After leaving Dakong Temple, Chen Yi followed the two ladies of the Marquis' Mansion and first strolled along Baohua Street to see the prosperous area of ​​Kyoto Prefecture.

Then he went to the East Market, where he felt the purchasing power of the wife of the Marquis.

I went around the shops and bought all kinds of ready-made clothes, rouge, powder, jewelry, etc.

Although Chen Yi was not sure about the purchasing power of money, it was not difficult to tell from the expressions of Zhou Wanyi and Xia Wanwan who did not blink that this amount of money was nothing to the Marquis' Mansion.

Unfortunately, after the tour they had to go back home and would not be able to see the most lively lantern festival.

However, Chen Yi was quite satisfied to witness the birth of the Buddha and the two big guys talking to each other from a distance.

More importantly, he discovered a second source of counterattack points - he could also get counterattack points as rewards by being attacked!
At the same time, he speculated that only attacks that could bring about some changes in him would count.

For example, the Golden Light Buddha's name can influence his mind, change his beliefs and so on.

I think after going through it a few more times, he will be able to figure out how to obtain all the counterattack points.

After returning to the right wing of the Marquis' Mansion, Chen Yi couldn't wait to open the panel and look at it.

【Name: Chen Yi】

【Age: 31】

[Cultivation: None]

[Talent: Late bloomer - the older the bone age, the faster the cultivation speed]

[Kendo: Getting Started - Solid foundation, then you can achieve sword energy] [Counterattack points: 55/100]

Chen Yi looked at the numbers on the panel and grinned.

Now, there is a way to increase the speed of obtaining counterattack points.

Otherwise, it would be a bit despicable to let him actively create all kinds of enemies to harm him.

……

……

After the Lantern Festival, Kyoto Prefecture gradually warms up from the cold winter.

The garden in Wu'an Marquis Mansion regained its vitality, the pond thawed, and the sounds of flowers, birds, fish and insects were heard everywhere.

These had no effect on Chen Yi, he still attended classes every day.

However, the curriculum has added a martial arts training item to the previous courses in addition to reading and literacy, etiquette, and intellectual development.

He was not asked to practice martial arts, but an instructor was found from the martial arts field to practice several sets of sword techniques with him every day.

To use Xia Wanwan's words when she found Marquis Wu'an, the early bird catches the worm. Letting Yier gain some experience in martial arts first may be helpful.

I don't know where she got this twisted idea from, but Chen Taiping, the wife-doting madman, agreed immediately.

But it made Chen Yi suffer.

It wasn't that the martial arts instructor's skills were too low, but the sword skills he practiced were really hard for him to evaluate.

Just like what he had seen in the martial arts arena before, there was a strange kind of imperfect beauty.

The pain is hard to describe in words. I can only say that anyone with a little obsessive-compulsive disorder would find it hard to endure.

There was really no other choice, so he simply put himself in the role of "master" and looked at those sword techniques from the perspective of testing a disciple.

At the same time, he practiced more standard sword techniques in his mind.

After watching for a few more days, he changed direction and tried his best to find a way to crack each move.

It's just like playing chess by looking at your own chess record, with both black and white pieces.

In addition to courses, Chen Yi spent more time trying to collect information about things inside and outside the Marquis' Mansion.

Inside the mansion, he would secretly listen to the gossips of those people.

However, there is not much substantive content, such as the second master teaching a few members of the side branches a lesson in the martial arts arena, the old lady wanting to cast a golden Buddha for worship, or a maid in a certain courtyard making a mistake and being kicked out of the mansion.

Things outside the palace were much more lively.

According to a family servant named Yang Xi, since the birth of the Buddha Dakong, many more people have come to worship the Buddha.

Not only Old Madam Chen, but people in other marquis' and duke's mansions also burned incense and worshipped Buddha, and it almost became a custom.

But this also made the bigwigs in Taixu Taoist Sect angry, and there were even rumors that Gu Tiangang was going to open a sect in Kyoto Prefecture to recruit disciples.

Before the news was confirmed, Taixu Dao's courtyard in Kyoto Prefecture was packed with nobles.

I heard that many people were waiting outside the door with carts of gifts, and some went to the holy land of Taixu Dao Mountain Gate to inquire.

The most outrageous rumor was that the supreme ruler in the court also wanted several princes to join the Taixu Dao.

This really made Kyoto Prefecture lively for a long time.

However, Chen Yi also confirmed that Taixu Taoist Sect would indeed accept several disciples in Kyoto Prefecture.

But they will not be allowed to stay in Kyoto Prefecture, but will go to the Taixu Mountain Holy Land to practice.

Of course, these were not said by Yang Xi, but by his father Chen Taiping in private.

The original words were: "Taixu Dao Sect plans to take interested people to the holy land during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. Anyone who passes the test can worship at Taixu Mountain."

"The requirement is that the child must be under five years old, and the foundation building assessment cannot be too bad."

"If Yuan'er and Yi'er can join the Taixu Dao, their future martial arts achievements will be even greater."

Chen Yi didn't know what Zhou Wanyi thought about this, but Xia Wanwan was obviously concerned.

The literacy books given to him were directly replaced from Confucianism to Taoist classics.

Such as "The Ten Great Daoist Sects", "A Brief Account of Daoist Scriptures", "The Ten Great Taoist Immortals"...

Well, the last one was brought by Yang Xi from outside the house when he was shopping, but it also opened Chen Yi's eyes.

Each of those paintings depicts beautiful women with ethereal aura and extraordinary temperament.

I don’t know what the author of this book is doing now. I hope he is not wanted by the Taoist sect?
Chen Yike is still waiting for his follow-up.

Three months passed peacefully like this, and then something big happened in the mansion.

Great news—Zhou Wanyi is pregnant!
I don’t know if she made a wish when she went to Dakong Temple to burn incense, but she happened to become pregnant before Chen Taiping went north to guard the border.

Originally, Chen Yi didn't take it seriously, but he didn't expect that after Zhou Wanyi became pregnant, he would be the first one to suffer misfortune.

I don't know who gave Chen Taiping the advice that she should not let the eldest son Chen Yuan be naughty and harm the fetus.

Then his father kept it in mind and specially consulted Xia Wanwan to let Chen Yuan stay with him.

Not only does he provide food and lodging, but he also has to study the same courses as him!
Chen Yi was immediately silenced.

He couldn't imagine how wonderful life would be after Chen Yuan came to the right wing -

"Second brother, hey, second brother."

Seeing Chen Yuan jogging over with a book in his arms, Chen Yi secretly rolled his eyes.

Ever since the eldest brother could recite the numbers from one to ten, he added the word "two" in front of "brother".

"How do you pronounce this character?"

Chen Yi saw the place he was pointing and saw the word "stupid".

"fool."

"fool?"

Chen Yuan tilted his head and thought for a while: "Second brother, why are you saying I'm stupid just like mother?"

Chen Yi: “…”

There is nothing wrong with what your mother said.

Of course, he was just thinking this in his mind, and he still patiently explained it out loud.

Strange to say.

Perhaps it was because he had avenged the future humiliation he had suffered during the Zhuazhou ceremony.

Chen Yi did not have much resentment towards this somewhat silly elder brother. At least now he would not vent his anger on Chen Yuan because of Zhou Wanyi.

“Oh, so this is the word for me.”

"Wrong! You are not this character. You are Chen Yuan, my Chen Yi's brother Chen Yuan!"

Chen Yi's face became serious for a rare moment.

"If anyone says the word 'stupid' to you in the future, you must not let him go!"

"Then," Chen Yuan nodded in confusion, and then asked, "What did my mother say about me?"

"No."

"Then I understand. Next time my mother calls me 'stupid', I will call her a bald donkey."

Chen Yi laughed, but thinking about the consequences of what little Chen Yuan said, he was afraid that the old lady would beat him half to death.

"That's not okay either. Just tell her I said that."

"Okay, I'll tell mother that my second brother won't let anyone call me stupid."

"That's right..."

What the two children didn't know was that their conversation was overheard by Chen Taiping and his two ladies outside the door.

"These two brats get along pretty well." Chen Taiping laughed softly.

Seeing that Zhou Wanyi didn't say anything, Xia Wanwan continued, "Yuan'er has a kind heart, and Yi'er is a smart kid. The gentlemen all like them very much."

"That's right, don't you even look at whose seed it is?"

"Husband..."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't be so rude."

In the darkness of the night, Zhou Wanyi looked at Chen Yi with a complicated expression, remaining silent.

(End of this chapter)