"Do you know why the Xueshan Archmage dared to rob the Cao family's belongings, while the queen of your Tuoba family asked the emperor to give her spiritual objects several times, but was rejected every time?"

Master Yangshen suddenly changed his attitude and began to torture him nakedly.

Tuoba Tao's expression changed, and he said solemnly for a long time: "I don't dare to ask!"

"Haha... I dare not. Let me tell you the truth! His Cao family has Lingbao Bingjing Terrace and has a great reputation. Your Tuoba family has an old lady of Yuanshen. Although she has the secret support of Buddhism and Demonism, it is also offensive.

No!"

Master Yang Shen suddenly said coldly: "There have been quite a lot of changes in Zhangshui recently. It's your Tuoba family who are digging for the Bronze Bird Tower left by the former Wei Dynasty!"

Tuoba Tao's expression changed drastically.

But he saw the Yang Shen Zhenren waving his sleeves and saying: "I have no other intention. The Lord of Spiritual Treasures cannot be controlled by anyone other than the True Immortal of Yuanshen, otherwise there will be great disaster. But the Tongque Terrace is where Cao Wei hoards weapons and spiritual objects.

There are endless treasures inside. Your Tuoba family won’t want to swallow it all in one gulp, right?”

He opened it gently, and a piece of silk paper was lifted from the desk.

With a flick of his hand, he floated towards Tuoba Tao.

"You should accept this technique of ascending the tower to look for energy! Go back and tell the old lady that my Zong Ai will come to visit another day..."

Tuoba Tao could only kneel down and accept, and then bowed out of the pavilion.

Master Zong Ai looked at his departing back, stepped on the snow bear skin to the high platform, looked up at the heaven and earth, and the stars, and said faintly: "Tongque Terrace! Louguan Tao! Interesting, interesting... Guixu Secret Realm, Taikoo

The Kunlun Ruins are all born one after another, and great chaos is coming!"

"I don't know if we can use this to get to the next level!"

"Go up another floor...climb to the top and look into the distance to see the stars. I won't stop until I see Heng'e!"

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The sky was getting brighter, and Qian Chen put down a stone from his hand that had its skin removed and exposed many of its inner contents.

Facing the gradually setting moonlight, a Buddha with fingers twirling suddenly appeared from the stone.

Qian Chen chose a stone based on the Buddha nature in his heart, and then polished off its outer skin, slowly revealing the Buddha nature in the stone.

It is also the Buddha nature in Qian Chen’s heart, which is manifested externally.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Qian Chen walked towards Huangji. On the way, he placed a stone under the steps outside the old woman's door. The old woman and baby inside embraced each other, and the baby's face was covered hard by the old woman.

Only when it was red did I get that hint of warmth.

Here Qian Chen put down the stone and left directly.

Return to the shack, continue to hold up the wooden bowl, and meditate over the bowl of bitter water.

This place firmly believes in Buddhism, so a natural Buddha statue like this is enough for their family to live a good life, and with the spirit of the Buddha statue, no one dares to harm them.

In the end, Qian Chen was moved by compassion and made a choice that he believed would not give up his original intention.

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It was getting brighter, and the soldiers outside the door turned and left when they saw this.

In the mansion, Tuoba Tao listened to his report, put down the conch in his hand, nodded, and said: "Is that so? You did a good job...",

"I have asked for rewards from Master Yangshen for my brothers. You can come to the palace to collect them later. There is a good bow, and I have left it for you. Don't let that boy Po Liuhan get there first!"

He patted the overjoyed Zhen Bing on the shoulder.

But thinking about the unpredictable origin of Qian Chen, Tuoba Tao secretly shook his head. Such behavior does not look like a senior monk, but more like a young novice who has just started practicing Buddhism and has not yet advanced in cultivation?

Could it be that he really guessed wrong?

Is the silver lamp in the conch really just a coincidence?

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After dawn, the old woman waited until the sun rose to dispel the morning chill, and then she let go of the child who was clutching his heart against the heat.

She entrusted the baby to a neighbor and went out quickly, planning to collect firewood as soon as possible, and then went to a town soldier's home to wash and clean in order to get some rewards. These were her son's old colleagues, and they would take care of them from time to time.

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It's just that the supplies shipped to the border by the imperial court have been decreasing recently, and they themselves are also having a hard time. After all, they are just a group of warriors.

They are not the nobles inherited from the various military strategists in the town, they are the descendants of the Han family...

As soon as she stepped out of the door, she felt the soles of her feet were solid, as if there was something under her feet. When she picked it up, she found that it was a stone that had come from nowhere, leaning against the threshold of her home.

The old woman turned over the stone with difficulty and felt that the shape of the stone was just right and could plug the air leakage hole in her home.

But when the sun shone down, a circle of light appeared on the stone.

In the circle of light, a Buddha with his eyes closed showed compassion, holding a little light in his hand.

The sunlight focused on the concave and smooth spot of this light, spreading out a halo of light.

The old woman put down the stone respectfully and knelt down.

The halo spread out, but no one noticed it, and the old woman's actions did not alert others.

She wanted to take the baby out, but she didn't know what to do. She could only lift the stone with difficulty, holding it in her hand like a treasure, and staggered towards Huangjili.

Qian Chen saw the old woman carrying stones and returning them to their original owners.

But he couldn't help but a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes...

The old woman struggled to move the stone to Qian Chen's shack, kowtowed to Qian Chen and said: "Little... Master, the Buddha has appeared!"

Qian Chen stood up slowly, bowed, looked at the old woman's excited and confused face, and said calmly: "Donor, this is just a stone!"

The old woman was stunned immediately.

He could sense her confusion, doubts, and even doubts with his mind - maybe this little master was young and looked a little bitter, and he was just a kid from a bitter family like us, and he might not know much about Buddhism.

Qian Chen said sincerely: "Since it was born with the shape of a Buddha, maybe it is a kind of fate. Why not give it to a noble person, so that you can have enough food and clothing in exchange?"

The old woman was suddenly confused and stumbled: "Buddha, how can Buddha be sold?"

"Then let the eminent monks invite it back. They have profound understanding. If they can understand the Buddha nature from it, they will definitely repay the benefactor!" Qian Chen said in a different way.

The old woman nodded: "It should be donated, it should be donated!"

She was just about to carry the stone out, but she couldn't help but turn around and said, "Well, if a patient touches it, will it get better?"

Qian Chen relied on his own conscience and said again: "If you are sick, you should see a doctor. If you are weak and cold, this stone can block the wind. After the winter, everything will be fine."

The old woman was filled with disappointment, doubts, and even more questions.

Qian Chen didn't take it seriously. In this vast town of Huaihuang, she was already the person with the purest kind thoughts and the most accommodating Buddha nature. Don't forget that this was a Buddhist city with a flourishing Buddhist sect. In fact, the monks in the city were far from this in their hearts.

The old woman is clean.

He is just sad...

Because he knew what the old woman wanted from him.

Seeing the old woman struggling to carry the stone and leaving, Qian Chen stopped her and said: "The old monk gave me the kindness of the benefactor. Let me repay the benefactor with a piece of Dharma!"

The old woman put down the stone respectfully and listened to Qian Chen say: "All the evil deeds I have done in the past were all caused by greed, hatred and ignorance from the beginning, and were born from body, speech and mind. I regret everything now..."

Then talk about karma and retribution, the ways of good and evil.

It is said that she practices kind thoughts, and even though she has endless suffering, she is still willing to do good and charity even in such difficult times, and she will be blessed in the next life.

Even a child who died young, a son who committed karma by killing, or a woman who died in childbirth can be reincarnated as an adult and enjoy peace and joy because of her kind deeds...

After hearing this, the old woman felt joyful from the bottom of her heart. She knelt down to the stone and Qian Chen devoutly and said, "I knew that the young master is an enlightened monk. This Buddha is also a compassionate Buddha. He feels the loneliness of my family and demonstrates the Dharma."

Please save my granddaughter!"

Qian Chen nodded slightly.

But he already understood what the old woman was asking for.

If you don't use supernatural powers to save them, you will use various means to distort other people's wishes. Buddhism can only soothe their hearts and relieve their pain!

All actions are impermanent, and all dharmas have no self!

All hearts have something to rely on, and all appearances come from appearances. People are born ignorant. If they don't see other people, how can they know that "I" am a human being? Therefore, having the appearance of others is actually the first aspect of practice.

But if the mind has no support, if the mind has no form, it is empty!

The human nature in the world is not without origin, but originates from others. When I see other people’s characteristics, I have my own nature. When I see the human nature of others, my nature is born, so I have the characteristics of others.

The self also needs to depend on others. If there are no others, it will fall into the void. If it cannot realize the void, it will have something to ask for.

To a certain extent, human nature comes from dependence on others, and my heart is dependent on other people's hearts.

Therefore, human nature can be calm when alone, but when trapped in a small space with others, it cannot help but ask for things from others to fill the emptiness in the heart.

An old woman came with a big stone on her back. She didn't need Qian Chen to save her, but asked Qian Chen for help.

What she wanted was what Qian Chen told her.

Just now, even a kind-hearted person like the old woman had all kinds of doubts and obsessions in her heart. The reason is the eight kinds of suffering that Buddhism calls human beings - not being able to ask for anything!

Not being able to get what you want is not a result of wishful thinking, but the emptiness of the human form itself.
To be continued...