Chapter 17 Mercy
Li Zhichang looked for Xinmei but came for the Shaolin Sutra. Naturally, such hidden things would not be said in public. Li Zhichang sent a message to secretly and spit out the word "Sutra". His heart and white eyebrows were shaking, and he was shocked. He said with a loud voice: "Can the Taoist priest accompany me to the side and talk?"
Li Zhichang smiled and said, "I really want to ask for it."
The two were about to leave together, but the owner of the noodle stall said anxiously: "Two guests, you haven't given your dough money yet." Li Zhichang laughed and took out four copper coins from his body. The copper coins were well-made, the Qianwen was solemn and dignified, and the money face was smooth and round. It seemed that many people had played with it, and the words "Zhou Yuantongbao" was written on it.
Four copper coins flew out of Li Zhichang's hand and fell steadily on the hands of the noodle stall owner.
Xinmei exclaimed: "The Taoist priest is really a big deal. It is probably enough to buy the entire noodle stall for these four copper coins."
Li Zhichang said: "The master is very knowledgeable and he also recognizes the origin of this copper coin?"
Xinmei sighed and said, "Amitabha, this is made by my golden body, so how can I not recognize it?"
Li Zhichang said: "In the past, Zhou Shizong was a hero and unified the Central Plains. He cast the 'Zhou Yuan Tongbao' in the second year of Xiande. Because the Later Zhou Dynasty was strong, this was also the most popular and best-quality copper coins in the Five Dynasties. Unfortunately, during the Five Dynasties, the five Dynasties conquered year after year. At that time, copper materials were scarce. Zhou Shizong ordered the destruction of Buddha's minusculation, but was opposed by Buddhists and ministers in the court. However, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong was extremely talented and introduced the allusion of "sacrificing oneself to feed the tiger". He said: "The Buddha said that the life experience is light and the profit is urgent, so that his true body is still there, respecting and benefiting the world, and he still wants to cut it off, so how can he regret it!" "As soon as this theory was published, the opponents naturally spoke speechless and had to obey.
Throughout history, only the "Zhou Yuan Tongbao" was made by the Buddha's golden body. The Later Zhou Dynasty did not last long, and the copper coins were circulated in the world for a short time, so they were not kept intact, but were the best among ancient coins. Since they were made by the Buddha's golden body, they had a more extraordinary significance for monks, and they couldn't bear to feel moved when they saw it.
The owner of the noodle stall is a middle-aged man in his early forties. He just now said nothing in his ears. He rubbed his hands with the copper coins and seemed to be dipped in the breath of the treasure. Then he said, "Since this copper coins are so precious, I'll give them to you. If you don't bring money, I'll give them to you next time." As he said that, he returned the copper coins in his hand to Li Zhichang, without any reluctance on his face.
Li Zhichang chuckled and said, "No matter how origin is, there are only a few copper coins on the left. Since they are made, they will only be useful if they are circulated in this world." What he said was that if the copper coins are not circulated in the world, they will lose their original meaning. To be honest, many priceless antiques themselves have little meaning. Li Zhichang was unwilling to take them back, so he had to give up.
Xinmei took off the Buddhist beads and said to the owner of the stall: "This old monk is willing to exchange this string of Buddhist beads for two copper coins, can you?"
The noodle stall owner said, "Since the master wants it, I will give it to you all." He had just heard Li Zhichang say that the copper coins were very precious and he was willing to give it to Xinmei for free, which shows that he was a kind person. However, he didn't understand that Xinmei insisted on leaving Buddhist beads for him, so the noodle stall owner insisted on accepting it.
The two walked side by side for a while, and Li Zhichang suddenly said, "The master is a truly compassionate person." The Buddhist beads left in Xinmei just now, so naturally there would be no ungrateful person to attack the vendor. But just now, the two explained the origin of Tongbao clearly. Xinmei is the leader of Shaolin. Whether he is a martial arts world or not, his reputation is enough to shock the little ones, so that the noodle stall owner can be protected from the crime of possessing a treasure.
Li Zhichang just used this to test the character of Xinmei. He secretly followed Xinmei all the way, first provoking verbally, and then testing treasures. It was enough to show that Xinmei was a virtuous person with profound Buddhism, so he was willing to help him.
As for why he wants to help Xinmei, he has nothing to do, but he has leisure. With his ability, there is not much trouble in the world that can stump him, so he can do whatever he wants. People in the world pay attention to purpose and interests in doing things, but all this is meaningless to Li Zhichang. He is more like a passerby in this world. Everything happens here and there will be just passing clouds in the future.
Xinmei did not answer this question, but asked another question: "I don't know where Master Li knew about me in Shaolin."
Li Zhichang smiled and said, "You have to know that there is nothing you can hide in this world. The only difference is that there are more or few people who know."
Xinmei sighed, "Yes, Bai Xiaosheng also knows this. I really don't know why people like you have such psychic news."
Li Zhichang said leisurely with his hands behind his back: "The Shaolin Sutra is so abundant that it is the best in the world. Not only are there many Buddhist scriptures, but there are also many secrets that are not passed down in the martial arts world. Master, can I say it right?"
Xinmei nodded and said, "It's true." Since ancient times, no major sect in the world has inherited the Shaolin as long as Shaolin, so there are so many secrets hidden in Shaolin, which are beyond ordinary people's imagination. The only thing that can compare with Shaolin is the Shen family, the first martial arts family in the past. The Shen family is the oldest aristocratic family in the martial arts world. The story of the Shen family having experienced seven huge disasters over the past two hundred years and being able to revive the family seven times is even more popular. However, since the famous hero Shen Lang went to sea to live in seclusion fifteen years ago, the Shen family has become a martial arts myth, and there is no trace again, so Shaolin has become the only martial arts giant in the world.
Li Zhichang continued: "I don't know how many greed have been in the world over the years and want to go to Shaolin Temple to steal the Sutras, but no one has ever been able to succeed as he wishes and escape unsuccessfully."
Xinmei said seriously: "Although monks are warded off anger and killing, the Sutras are the foundation of Shaolin. Therefore, no matter who dares to have this thought, Shaolin disciples will not hesitate to deal with it to the end." He was originally a compassionate person, but he still cared about the foundation of the ancestors' foundation. Therefore, he rarely came out for more than ten years. This time he also used the excuse of the plum blossom stealing incident to lead the snake out of the cave and find out the real murderer.
Li Zhichang sighed and said, "It's a pity that the stolen Buddhist scriptures of Shaolin have occurred recently. There are dragons and tigers hidden in Shaolin. To be honest, even a master like Shangguan Jinghong and I can steal the stolen Buddhist scriptures silently." He compared himself with Shangguan Jinhong, who is still famous in the martial arts world for nearly 20 years and is above Li Xun and Huan, without feeling arrogant at all. Xinmei also felt that his words might not be true. Shen Lang, a famous hero in the past, spent all his wealth at the age of thirteen, and he had never encountered an enemy. Even the Happy King of the No. 1 demon giant in the martial arts world in the past century, was trapped in Shen Lang's hands. Now Li Zhichang talks about martial arts skills that are not inferior to Shen Lang's back then, and he is still far from his mystery, so he can naturally say this.
Xinmei said secretly with caution: "I don't know if I know the reason."
Li Zhichang said: "The so-called daily and night defense is difficult to guard against thieves at home."
Xinmei was only truly shocked. I don’t know how much he knew. He said in his heart: Could it be that he has something to do with that person? But if it really has something to do, how could he say it so bluntly? He secretly accumulated true power in his hand. If Li Zhichang really colluded with that person, he would inevitably start a sudden attack later. Although he is not an opponent, he must try his best to escape.
Chapter completed!