From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 187 Preaching
The small courtyard is quiet.

Ying Rushi and Xuan Jizi were both wearing Taoist robes with tea cups in front of them.

Meng Yuan entered the yard and stepped forward to salute.

"You're welcome." Xuanjizi looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but he was full of energy and vigor. He stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "I heard from my junior sister that you and my junior nephew are engaged?"

Ah? Are you here to persuade me to get married? Meng Yuan glanced at the Third Miss and said, "Jiang Tang and I met while fleeing last year, and we are indeed engaged."

"That's a good thing." Xuanjizi smiled, and then looked at Meng Yuan again, and said, "Your aura is stronger than that of ordinary warriors, which shows that you have extraordinary talent."

At this point, Xuanjizi took another closer look and said, "From the look of your face, you don't look like someone who would hang himself on a tree."

"..."Meng Yuan didn't know how to respond.

"He is also engaged to Nie Yannian's daughter." Ying Rushi glanced at Meng Yuan and said, "Besides that, he is also having affairs with other women, only messing with people he shouldn't mess with!"

"That's fine, just do it." Xuanjizi saw it clearly, "Thinking back then, I just lacked the drive, otherwise I would never have let Master Xian be trapped in that ancient temple with green lamps for the rest of her life."

What is this? Master? Nun? Someone of the same generation? The same generation as Dugu Kang?
Meng Yuan was a little confused and didn't know how to respond.

"Is Master Lexian okay?" Ying asked.

"She did write to me." Xuanjizi's face turned red, and he was obviously excited after mentioning his sweetheart. "She has a lot of disciples."

At this point, Xuanjizi nodded at Meng Yuan and said, "If you see a beautiful nun in Ping'an Prefecture in the future, tell me and I can help lobby for her."

Is this what an old Taoist priest should say? And he is helping me to connect with the nun? Meng Yuan was shocked and said, "Thank you, Taoist priest."

Ying Ru looked at Meng Yuan with disdain and said, "Tell my senior brother more about the eternal lamp."

Tired of talking about this, Meng Yuan started talking about it right away, not daring to hide anything.

After listening to this, Xuanjizi continued, "You were led into the realm of seven sufferings by the ever-bright lamp. What did you experience in the illusion? And how did you escape?"

There's not much to say about this, so Meng Yuan just talked about the general details, such as the story of Jiang Tang and Sister Qingqing, Xiangling calling him "son", and his own unsatisfactory career.

Of course, Meng Yuan didn't dare to say that he was having an affair with the third young lady.

"The Buddha of Freedom is not at ease." After listening, Xuanjizi gave his evaluation, "He is known as the Venerable in the West. When he entered the second level, he used the Ever-Bright Lamp to dispel distracting thoughts. Since then, the Ever-Bright Lamp has been magical, but it has fallen behind in the end."

"The Buddha of Freedom attained the state of Bodhisattva," Ying Ru also had his own opinion, "Logically, he should have stabilized his state and at the same time sought a way to advance to the first level. Why did he abandon the Ever-Bright Lamp and help Qing Guangzi instead?"

"Perhaps," Xuanjizi thought for a while and said, "Perhaps he wants to attain the first-grade Buddhahood and needs the company of Bodhisattvas and Arhats, so he wants to bring out a few of the upper three grades."

Ying Rushi nodded slowly and said nothing more.

"Buddhism is mysterious, but I haven't seen a second-grade Buddha for a long time, and I have never heard of a first-grade Buddha. There are only three Tathagatas in ancient times. There is a dispute between gradual and sudden enlightenment in their Buddhism. The changes of Nirvana when the fifth grade enters the fourth grade are different. If the high-grade wants to move forward, the methods of the two families to prove the truth are also different. Therefore, I really don't know what the free Buddha is thinking." Xuanjizi took a sip of tea and said, "This time I invited Junior Sister to come, actually to say goodbye. I plan to go out for a walk and ask around."

"Where are you planning to travel, brother?" Ying asked.

"Last year, Master Zhitong of Lanruo Temple had been sending letters to me, inviting me to discuss the Dao. Originally, I was planning to go after the disaster eased a little after the New Year, but then there was the Qingguangzi incident, so I didn't dare to stay too far away."

Xuanjizi said this, looked at Ying Rushi, and said: "Now the Demon Suppression Division said that Qing Guangzi is somewhere else, and I didn't expect that there would be any danger in Songhe Prefecture. I have been trapped in the cage for a long time, and Lanruo Temple is going to hold the Unobstructed Conference. I plan to go and take a look." Ying Rushi nodded slightly and said: "These years, thanks to my brother by my side, I can practice in peace."

"This is what the world owes to the Ying family." Xuanjizi smiled, looked at Meng Yuan, and said, "Junior sister brought you to see me, which shows that she has high expectations of you."

As he spoke, Xuanjizi reached into his sleeves again, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything.

This was intended to be a delivery, but it was not found.

"Let's talk about it after dinner." Xuanjizi said.

"..."Meng Yuan was speechless.

"How is Jingxu doing outside?" Ying asked with a smile.

Jingxu is Xuanjizi's eldest disciple. He uses the name Li Weizhen when he travels outside. Although he is a Taoist disciple, he practices martial arts.

Meng Yuan and Xiang Ling had dealt with Jingxu before.

"I sent a message through someone that he went all the way west and has already reached the Buddhist country." Xuanjizi sighed.

"Qing Guangzi appeared in the south, so why did Taoist Jingxu go to the Buddhist country?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"As long as saints live, there will be many thieves. He has always been able to distinguish between good and evil. Since he is going west, he must have his reasons." Xuanjizi said with a smile.

"In the Buddhist kingdom, no matter whether they are demons or humans, most of them are studying Buddhism, and there are countless people with powerful skills. Is Taoist Jingxu really fine?" Meng Yuan asked again.

"Maybe it's not a big deal." Xuanjizi stroked his beard and smiled, quite confident, "The method he practiced is called Dragon Snake Transformation, which is similar to the famous Mayfly World outside."

This Mayfly World is a method of accumulating power, which means that the divine power of the heavenly secrets is stimulated every day, but it is not powerful, and it will even become weaker and weaker. But once the accumulated power is stimulated, the supreme divine power can be seen.

At this point, Xuanjizi looked at Meng Yuan and asked, "I will give you a divine power of heavenly secrets. Do you want a method of attack or a method of defense? Of course, you can't learn the transformation of dragons and snakes."

Xuanjizi explained gently, "Jingxu has poor aptitude and can only be a snake. It is difficult for him to see a real dragon, so he practices the transformation of dragons and snakes, hoping to become a dragon one day. You are young and full of vigor and vitality, but you don't need to practice this method."

"Thank you for your advice, Taoist priest." Meng Yuan bowed. "I have seen Taoist priest Jingxu's divine descent to the earth. It is truly a true magical power."

"Gods descending to earth? No problem." Xuanjizi didn't look like a master at all. "Go ahead. I think there's some anger in the back mountain. Miss Xiangling said to go over there to burn paper. Don't make any mistakes."

Meng Yuan raised his head and looked towards the back mountain, but the forest was so dense that he could not see any clues.

He quickly bowed his hand and went to the back mountain.

When they arrived at the place without stopping, they saw Xiangling standing on the ground, reciting poems and burning paper.

Jiang Tang was holding the whisk and murmuring something, as if he was performing a ritual.

Seeing that the fire was not strong and there was no danger of burning Chongxu Temple, Meng Yuan slowly walked forward.

"Little geldard, you're finally here!" Xiangling was burning paper happily and jumped onto Meng Yuan's shoulder happily, "Let's go to my house?"

(End of this chapter)