County Town Chapter 36: Dispelling Doubts and Increasing Confusion

  "I understand that I understand." Yi Tianxing looked into his eyes, "But my head is still unclear, please Master tell me, what exactly is the top three days?"

  "The donor has great magical powers, yet he doesn't know what's happening in the upper three heavens?" Monk Bin was quite astonished.

  Yi Tian Xing bitterly smiled and said: "If I had known, how would you have misunderstood again?"

  "When Master Shi went down the mountain, didn't the elder in the temple remind him of anything?" Monk Bin asked with a frown.

  Yi Tian Xing was taken aback and said: "Down the mountain? What does that mean?"

  Bin Ku and the monk had previously fought, but he was no match for him. Later, with the help of the temple's treasure, he gained a slight advantage. Seeing that this young man could control the Samadhi fire, his name was not known, and he was deeply impressed. He naturally thought that he was a son of a certain noble family in hiding, and now he was pretending to be a master, repeatedly asking: "May I ask, Master, where did you learn your skills?"

  Yitian Xing laughed and said: "What? Isn't it popular to be born with it?"

  Bin Ku and Shang laughed: "The master says with a smile, if it's inconvenient to say, then forget it."

  Yi Tianxing saw that he was misunderstood, and didn't want to explain further. He only became more certain that indeed there existed a kind of cultivator in the world. Thinking of Old Master's private conjecture, he naturally asked: "What is the origin of the Upper Three Heavens? With such powerful magical abilities, isn't the master from the Upper Three Heavens?"

  Who would have thought that Bin Ku and the monk, upon hearing this, had even more worried expressions on their faces. The bitter face replied: "I am a Buddhist disciple, I advocate for clarity and inaction, not disturbing the world, how can I be in harmony with the people of the upper three heavens?"

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  Actually, the old master's guess was not wrong. The Upper Three Days indeed has a strange place in the world, but this title appeared very late, about before liberation, and many monks were unwilling to join, so there is such a situation, all because the purpose of the Upper Three Days is greatly different from that of ordinary religious sects.

  The top three days are not divided into Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but are divided into Auspicious Heaven, Vast Heaven and Clear Heaven. The Auspicious Heaven governs the cultivation of various sects and the refinement of instruments; the Vast Heaven cultivates in the world, except for not disturbing the people, it also subdues demons and monsters, and is responsible for punishing the defeated classes among the cultivators; while the Clear Heaven is the most mysterious place in the top three heavens.

  Unfortunately, the old monk only agreed to say so much and refused to elaborate. Yi Tianxing's heart itched with curiosity, feeling quite uncomfortable, and had no choice but to ask: "Master, your Buddhist sect has a connection with me, please tell me what conflict arose between your temple and the Upper Three Heavens that led to them wanting to come and challenge you to a duel?"

  Bin Ku and Shang were stunned.

  The young master from three days ago sent a letter a few months ago, saying that he wanted to borrow the heavenly cloak in his temple to deal with a Taiwanese businessman. However, as he cultivates Buddhism, how could he do such an evil thing? Moreover, how could this heavenly cloak be borrowed out? As a result, the temple has been on high alert these days, just to prevent the young master from using his cleverness to steal it openly or secretly. Unexpectedly, today they mistakenly identified someone and unknowingly offended a powerful person, also damaging the cloak.

  Thinking of this, Bin Ku and Shang began to feel heartache, but after all, this matter was too important, and he didn't dare tell Yi Tianhang the details. After deliberating for a long time, he said: "The Buddha said it's unspeakable." He bowed his head, and Yi Tianhang only saw a mute monk standing in front of him.

  Yi Tian Xing couldn't help but want to slap that bright head, and forced himself to suppress his curiosity, saying: "Just now in the backyard fight, can't people outside see?"

  Bin Ku heard him ask such a childish question, and only then did he believe that this guy was indeed an ignorant little boy who didn't know how to learn the law of power. He sighed and said, "Of course there are boundaries separating us, but the pavilion is damaged."

  "Master, what path should one follow to cultivate Buddhism?"

  "As long as it's okay with you."

  "Master, is there anything fun in the Temple of Return to the Origin?" Yi Tianxing asked with a sly tone.

  Bin Ku Da Shi sensed that this young man had some bad ideas and perked up his spirit to respond: "I don't know."

  "Earlier, the little boy heard a voice..."

  "Where did the sound come from?" Bin pretended to be stupid.

  Yi Tian Xing smiled slightly and asked himself, "I've heard that the Guiyuan Temple has a Blood Scripture of the Lengyan Sutra, which is the most precious treasure of Buddhism. Are those people from above the three heavens thinking of coming to snatch this treasure?"

  Bin Ku Master was even more tense, still with the same sentence: "The old monk does not know."

  "Ah, why is there another cassock in the sky?"

  "This old monk doesn't know... this... young donor, don't joke around."

  "After a good laugh, our muscles and bones feel more relaxed. We two frozen devils can bear it better now. By the way, Master Ben Ku, do you know who is coming in three days?"

  "I don't know."

  "Since I was mistaken for the other party, did they only send a young man to provoke the Yuan Temple?"

  "I don't know."

  "You said, can a person like me join your Guiyuan Temple?"

  "I don't know."

  "Hey monk, where is the restroom?"

  "I don't know."

  "Urinating and defecating anywhere will destroy the environment, especially in a sacred place like Huiyuan Temple."

  Yitian Xing replied seriously.

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  An old monk and a mischievous young man were having this unproductive conversation in the Zen room. Yi Tianxing sat on the wooden bed in the Zen room, feeling quite warm, stretched his waist, got up, and said to Bin Ku: "Since it's a misunderstanding, I'll take my leave, there are still people waiting for me outside." As he spoke, he thought, wouldn't Driver Xiao be driven crazy by waiting?

  Bin was overjoyed and hastily said, "Old Master Shi, farewell. I'm seriously injured and fear I won't be able to see you off." He had previously called himself "old monk" numerous times, but now his tongue couldn't turn around and he actually addressed Yi Tian as "Old Master Shi".

  Yi Tianxing burst out laughing and said: "Master is really polite, it turns out that the so-called hermit is indeed humble."

  His clothes had been reduced to ashes by the inner fire earlier, and now he was wearing a monk's robe, which surprisingly fit him quite well. He glanced at his body with self-mockery, walked to the side door, where disciples from the Huiyuan Temple were waiting for him.

  Yi Tian Xing took a closer look and saw that the monks' faces were all pale and haggard, apparently exhausted. He suspected that this was the result of their earlier confrontation at the Huiyuan Temple, where they had used their kasayas to suppress the temple's energy and clashed with him in a battle of true essence. Thinking about how he had barely managed to survive this strange duel, Yi Tian Xing couldn't help but feel a little proud of himself. He turned his head to say to Bin Ku, "Today, as soon as we arrived at your esteemed temple, we inexplicably got into a fight. It seems that there is some connection between us... however..." Suddenly, he remembered the four words that had come to mind when he received the old man's phone call: "entertainment spirit". His tone took a turn as he said:

  "For no reason, I ate a bowl of hail and almost got frozen into an ice ball. The temple should give me some compensation, shouldn't it?"

  Bin Ku was taken aback, he usually recited scriptures and chanted Buddha's name, where had he ever encountered such haggling? He thought to himself that as a monk, today I owe you a favor, which will be repaid later. How can I open my mouth to ask for it myself, wouldn't that make me look inferior? Yi Tian Xing didn't care about this set of rules, debts had to be repaid anyway, might as well ask for something he wanted himself.

  "Please go ahead, sir."

  Yi Tian Xing bowed respectfully and said, "I have studied Buddhist scriptures since I was a child, but without the guidance of a master. I hope to have the opportunity to come to Hui Yuan Temple often, day and night, to receive your teachings." This showed that he wanted to learn from him, and he was also afraid that the other party would not agree.

  "The donor's heart is towards Buddha, we will naturally open the door of convenience, this is very good." Who knew that Master Benkuo would respond so bluntly.

  Yi Tian Xing was taken aback for a moment, then asked again: "What does that person on the back mountain like to eat?"

  "Fresh fruit." Ben Bitter and the monk were momentarily speechless, suddenly realizing that his sentence was equivalent to acknowledging the matter of the back mountain, and he couldn't help but be shocked and pale.

  Yitian Xing had been chatting nonsense with him in the Zen room for half a day, just for this moment, and finally got the answer he wanted, so he smiled and left.