Chapter 27: The Buddha's Words (Seeking Collection, Recommendation ~)

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  Recommend one day, ask for opening red!

  Recommend, collect, let the storm come more fiercely!!!!

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  Chen Zhuo's eyes were filled with anticipation, the people around him had urgent gazes, and Wei Xiao's mocking expression was faintly visible. His mind was a mess, with thoughts exploding one after another, leaving no room for any other thoughts.

  People around were in a flurry, scratching their ears and cheeks in utmost anxiety.

  Chen Zhuo's eyes were cold and stern, but his mood gradually calmed down, although his face was already gloomy, his chest slowly became calm.

  Jiang You's eyes stung as if cut by a knife.

  Xiangliang and Fu Yang both had a smile on their faces, looking at the crowd that was originally bullying Wei Zhao, one by one, with a provocative gaze.

  He was still a lone figure, but suddenly good fortune arrived in his heart, and his eyes lit up. His entire demeanor changed greatly. He took a deep breath, gently fanning himself with the same elegance as before, and smiled faintly at Wei Zhao: "I admit defeat!"

  Boom!

  This sentence was even more shocking than Wei Xiao's concession earlier, and everyone was stunned in an instant, with their eyes wide open in incredulity staring at Lian Yue. If it weren't for the fact that they were in public view, they would have thought that Wei Xiao had used some underhanded tactic to force Lian Yue into conceding! But Wei Xiao hadn't done anything, and Lian Yue had inexplicably conceded!

  Everyone was stunned! This result was beyond everyone's expectation.

  Wei Zhuo's eyes flashed with surprise, and he nodded with a smile: "Then, I'll ask the third one."

  The people around were still discontented and saw Wei Zhuo was going to ask again, they couldn't help but buzz with dissatisfaction, although no one shouted loudly, it was clear that they were very dissatisfied.

  Although his face was calm and composed, that awkwardness lingered on, at this moment he forced a smile, folded the fan, and said: "Please, Brother Wei."

  Wei Xiao lightly turned his head and swept a glance around him, and the buzzing sounds around him suddenly stopped.

  Wei Zhao smiled and turned his head towards Lian Bao, saying: "The third question, what is Buddha?"

  As soon as Wei Zhao's voice fell, the crowd around him instinctively quieted down, but immediately burst into thunderous laughter.

  The Avatamsaka Sutra says: How strange, the great guide, self-aware and aware of others. That is to say, Buddha is the enlightened one. Do you still need to ask such an obvious question? It's clear. The crowd began to loudly mock Wei Zhao, some even walked out and loudly recited the Avatamsaka Sutra to him.

  He also curled up at first and raised the corner of his mouth, but soon couldn't help twitching.

  "The Diamond Sutra" says: "All phenomena are empty and false. If you see that all phenomena are not phenomena, then you see the Tathagata." That is to say, Buddha is Tathagata, Tathagata is Buddha, Buddha is just self-nature.

  The Buddha said: It cannot be expressed! That is to say, the Buddha is a thing that is difficult to understand.

  Thinking of this, there are three answers, who knows Wei Zhao doesn't have any other answers! Lian Bao furrowed his brow for a moment, then relaxed, still looking elegant and carefree. He closed his fan and smiled faintly: "Brother Wei's question is quite insightful, I couldn't answer it."

  Chen Zhuoping's chest suddenly swelled again, his eyes coldly swept over Lian Tong, and then he hastily muttered to himself 'Buddhist conference, Buddhist conference...'

  The surroundings are no longer so enthusiastic, with strange expressions looking at Lian Wei and then at Wei Zhao, very quiet. Can't help but make them quiet, things are too strange. How did Lian Wei suddenly become like a different person? If it weren't for the fact that everyone knew Lian Wei was raised by the Chen family, and the Chen and Wei families were sworn enemies, they would have thought the two were putting on an act for them!

  A hint of surprise flashed in Wei's eyes again, and he looked at Lian with a thoughtful expression, smiling faintly: "Oh, Brother Chen, please."

  Lian Wei didn't care about the strange eyes around him, his gaze shifted and he said: "What is Buddha?"

  Wei Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he looked at Lian Bu with a newfound respect. 'What is Buddha' and 'what is not Buddha', two questions that seem the same but are actually completely different. Similar yet not the same, ordinary people can't even begin to understand.

  He thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "The Bodhi tree is originally no tree, the bright mirror is also not a stand. Originally there was not a single thing, where did the dust come from? The Buddha is the Buddha, but the Buddha is not the Buddha. The Buddha exists, but the Buddha does not exist."

  Everyone was stunned at once, what kind of answer is this? It's essentially equivalent to saying nothing, complete nonsense.

  He furrowed his brow slightly, feeling as if he had understood something, yet couldn't quite put it into words.

  Chen Zhuo's eyes flickered and he turned to look at Jiang You. Jiang You furrowed his brow, his face changing color, and shook his head.

  "That's not right!"

  "This doesn't count as an answer!"

  "That's right, all this is nonsense, doesn't count!"

  "It's a draw!"

  "It's not just Wang, even Gongzi has won!"

  "That's right! Wei Zuo had one question wrong, and he lost!"

  Soon, the discontented crowd around suddenly burst into waves of shouting, all with a face full of resentment staring at Wei Zhao, loudly shouting.

  Xiangliang puffed out her small mouth, and her two small sleeves rolled up, like a bursting little hen. However, looking at the surging crowd of dozens of people around her, she couldn't help but furrow her brow slightly, and pulled Fu Yang, with an air of preparing to join forces with him to protect Young Master together. Fu Yang's pale face turned even paler, and he forced out a awkward smile.

  Wei Zuo ignored the crowd's shouts and cries, suddenly turning his head to a calm-looking scholar and asking: "May I ask what Master Yin Kong's answer is?"

  Everyone was stunned and turned their heads, only to discover that there were people coming and going outside the circle all along, constantly shuttling back and forth between the pavilion and here. As soon as they saw clearly in the direction of the pavilion, everyone changed color, almost instantly unable to breathe. Those were all the residences of high-ranking officials, it was said that the Hanlin Academy's Grand Scholar who presided over this Buddhist conference was also living there now.

  That officer hesitated for a moment, facing the crowd's fierce and angry gaze, he carefully said: "The person just left and hasn't come back yet."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd's faces slightly cleared up, although they were still glaring at him with anger.

  "Here!" Someone shouted, and everyone turned their heads. Sure enough, a scholar-like figure was running towards this side, panting heavily from afar.

  When Naz saw everyone's heads turning to stare at him, his rapid footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and his face turned bright red in an instant. He had the urge to turn around and run away. However, after seeing that his companion gave him a reassuring glance, he cautiously made his way over there.

  The people around him stared at him with a very strange gaze. Some were expectant, some were annoyed, some were indifferent, and some were excited.

  That person had not yet approached, and the previous gentleman hurriedly ran over to him, whispering a few words in his ear. The gentleman listened intently, feeling greatly relieved, and his tense facial expression also relaxed. First, he bowed with his fists together towards the crowd, saying loudly: "Master Yin Kong said, 'The heart is in Buddha, Buddha is in the heart.'" It seemed as though he feared that the crowd would not understand, so he continued to say: "Miss Yi Yun said, 'Buddha has no form, drifting and leaving no trace; where the heart is, there is Buddha.'"

  As soon as he said this, everyone seemed to understand. But immediately they changed color again, isn't this sentence contrasting with Wei Xiao's words just now!

  Chen Zhuoyi's face turned even darker, his throat twitching and his chest seeming to be about to explode. His gaze at Wei Xiao was filled with hatred, as if he wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces. It was clear that he was guessing whether there was something unspeakable between the two of them.