The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 268: Attack (Part )

Last time we talked about how the Buddha had just finished educating Li Yi, and Guangsheng Bodhisattva came to find Li Yi again, but suddenly the Bodhisattva made a puzzled sound. What was going on? Let’s continue reading.

Bodhisattva Guangsheng looked at Li Yi's Acala Dharma Image and said, "I didn't expect you to have made such progress."

Li Yi was about to continue to flatter and say that it was all due to the Buddha and Bodhisattva's good teachings, but the Bodhisattva asked, "Miaoyin? What is your relationship with Miaoyin?"

Li Yi replied: "Reporting to the Bodhisattva, I wonder if you still remember the Black-toothed Rakshasa woman?"

Bodhisattva Guangsheng nodded and said, "Of course I remember. She and Miaoyin have a very good relationship. There are even rumors that their relationship has gone beyond friendship."

Li Yi muttered, "So the Bodhisattva also likes to listen to gossip."

"Gossip? What does it mean to listen to gossip?"

Li Yi immediately waved his hand and said, "Ah, it's meaningless. Bodhisattva, you should know that Miaoyin Bodhisattva had fifty souls and entered the world of Possa to reincarnate. And Feng Mengyao, the reincarnation of the black-toothed Rakshasa woman, spent five hundred years traveling through the three thousand worlds to collect the scattered souls of Miaoyin Bodhisattva.

According to her, I am one of the fifty souls, and she gave all the souls she collected to me, but I only got part of the soul of Miaoyin Bodhisattva. "

"One in fifty souls. I see. No wonder I only knew that you and my Buddhist sect were predestined but I couldn't tell what kind of predestined relationship you had. No wonder you have seen and read those strange scriptures. Junior Brother Miaoyin is quite good at this."

Bodhisattva Guangsheng suddenly discovered the inner demon that Li Yi had sealed in the Dharma Pearl, and said seriously, "Inner demon? Yes, that's right. You practice Buddhism but don't keep the precepts well. It's inevitable that you will have an inner demon. I should have thought of it earlier. Alas, I really didn't think it through. Then I will teach you a sword to help you fight against the inner demon."

Li Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Bodhisattva..." Before Li Yi finished speaking, Bodhisattva Guangsheng disappeared, and the true form of Acalanatha, a hundred feet tall, appeared in front of him. Behind him, there was a ring of fire dragons. He held a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand. He had two eyes, one white and one yellow, one looking up and the other looking down. His mouth was open with a mouthful of sharp teeth, and his face was ferocious.

Li Yi was still wondering what was going on when he saw the image of Acala holding a sword upside down and stabbing at him. In just a moment, Li Yi felt the spiritual platform he was on collapse and then quickly reorganized. Li Yi closed his eyes and felt the changes in the image of Acala.

At this time, the voice of Bodhisattva Guangsheng came, "I pass on to you the sword that subdues demons. The most important thing is the sword's heart, not its form. Use it to fight your inner demons for the best effect. There is also a method of transforming energy in Buddhism that can be used as sword energy. You can do it as you wish."

The voice of Bodhisattva Guangsheng disappeared, and Li Yi shouted, "Bodhisattva, please go slowly. I have something to ask you. I want to teach these four people the Vajra Divine Skill so that they can protect themselves in this dangerous place and also guard the temple. Please grant me permission, Bodhisattva!"

The voice of Bodhisattva Guangsheng came from a distance: "They are disciples of Buddhism and can naturally practice Vajra Magic. However, you are not a monk yet, so you cannot be their master."

Li Yi shouted, "I will only teach them the Diamond Sutra. How much they can comprehend is up to them." Li Yi waited for a long time but the Bodhisattva didn't reply, so he thought it was his tacit consent.

Li Yi opened his eyes and his mind returned to the hall. He explained the basic theory of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to everyone and told them why they should do good deeds and accumulate virtue. Except for the four monks and the two children who could understand the Central Plains dialect, no one else could understand what Li Yi said. There were some words that even the two children could not understand.

Li Yi knew that his teaching method would not be very effective, so he ordered: "You four go and arrange for these children to stay in the temple for a few days. Dunhuang City is about to go to war. I will come to pick them up after the war is over. After you four have settled them, come back. I have something to tell you."

The four monks led the children to the monks' quarters in the backyard, and then returned to the main hall, where Li Yi began to teach the four people the scriptures. It took a whole night to teach the 5,000-word Diamond Sutra to the four people, with each person memorizing a little bit, and those who could memorize more memorized more, so that it could be considered as teaching them a complete scripture.

The reason why Li Yi did not choose to write it down was that paper and pen were luxuries for the Kaiyan Temple. It was good enough for them to have food to eat. Besides, he did not get the verbal permission of the Bodhisattva, but only guessed that the Bodhisattva had acquiesced.

After delivering the sutra, Li Yi said to the four monks: "In the next period of time, you should study and comprehend the Diamond Sutra. How much you can comprehend is up to you. The last mantra is the mantra of the Diamond Divine Art. Whether you can cultivate it successfully depends on whether your Buddhist mind is pure."

Li Yi stood up and took out a few ingots of silver and handed them to the little monk, saying, "This silver should be enough for you to eat for a while. Don't let those children starve. In addition to studying the scriptures, you four should talk to these children more and teach them to be good."

The four monks were filled with gratitude and bowed to Li Yi repeatedly. Li Yi just waved his hand without saying anything more. He walked to the side and woke up the sleeping woman, and helped her out of the temple. At this time, the young monk who opened the door remembered that he didn't even know Li Yi's name, so he shouted: "Brother, can you leave your name?"

Li Yi turned around and cursed: "Don't call me senior brother. How can you be my junior brothers if you are so stupid! My nephews are all Buddhist Vajra, so don't ask about my name. I am just passing on a scripture to you. Whether it succeeds or not depends entirely on you. Okay, I'm leaving. Go make breakfast for the children!" Li Yi helped the woman out of the temple gate and rushed to the inner city.

Li Yi had not walked far when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw that it was Langpi who was catching up with him. Li Yi asked, "Why are you following me? Didn't I ask you to stay in the temple for a few days? I will come to pick you up after the battle."

Wolf Skin shook his head and said, "No, I will follow you and fight with you!"

Li Yi did not chase him away, but continued walking forward and said: "I will not take you to the war. Besides, I will not go to the war either. There is no point for you to follow me."

Wolf Skin said: "I don't care, I now think that following you is the right choice."

Li Yi smiled faintly and said: "If that's the case, then follow me and see if you can keep up."

After that, Li Yi carried the woman on his back and ran towards Dunhuang City. Langpi chased him desperately. When they were about to reach the outer city, Li Yi stopped and looked back. Langpi was no longer in sight. He put the woman down and slowly walked into the outer city market. Li Yi bought meat buns and porridge for the woman. The woman took the buns and stuffed them into her mouth. It was obvious that she was also very hungry.

After dinner, Li Yi stood up to leave. The woman grabbed Li Yi's sleeve. Li Yi wondered, "Are you going with me?" The woman was a Qiang and didn't understand what Li Yi said at all, but she just refused to let go. Li Yi thought that he couldn't just leave her here.

Forget it. Even though it’s troublesome to take it back, I’d better be a good person and do it.

Li Yi squatted with his back turned and motioned with his hand for the woman to get on. The woman jumped onto Li Yi's back without thinking much.

Li Yi carried the woman on his back and walked towards the inner city, muttering to himself as he walked: "Oh, I said I was going to clean up the mess, but I ended up carrying a woman back. This hero Xiao will definitely say something sarcastic. And Aunt Yun, what will Aunt Yun think of me? You are really stupid. I brought you to a relatively safe place. You can find your people by yourself. Why do you have to rely on me?"

Alas, I am nosy too. I was thinking that you couldn't live in the temple. But now it's stuck to my hand. You can't understand me and I can't understand you. We can't communicate..."

Just like this, they walked and muttered, and before they knew it, the woman fell asleep on Li Yi's shoulder. Li Yi hummed a song as he walked towards the inn, and saw Wolfskin guarding the door of the inn.

Li Yi put the woman down on his back and asked, "How did you find this place?"

Langpi smiled and said, "With so many women coming with you and four carriages, it's hard not to attract attention, so it's easy to find where you are staying."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I think you are quite smart, just follow me first, have you eaten?"

Wolf Skin nodded and said, "I stole some things on the way here, and I exchanged them for some bread."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "If you want to follow me, you have to change your habit of stealing things. But you really can't lose this skill. It may come in handy in the future. But you are not allowed to steal other people's things without my permission."

Wolfskin nodded happily, and then said, "I don't even know your name yet. Since I picked up your horse manure, I have to know which bag to put it in."

Although Li Yi didn't understand what he said, he thought it was Dunhuang's jargon. He shook his head and smiled, "My name is Li Yi, you can just call me Master Li from now on. As for other things, you don't need to know them for now. When the time comes, you will know them naturally."

Langpi nodded and said, "I see. Where are you from, sir? Are you from Chu?"

Li Yi shook his head and replied, "I am from Wei."

Langpi looked a little disappointed but soon recovered and smiled: "I guessed it. There are too few Chu people who can get here."

Li Yi nodded and led the two to the inn. Seeing that Li Yi had returned with a boy and a woman who was obviously wearing ill-fitting clothes, Xiao Daxia asked first: "Hey, Master Li, you couldn't stand the loneliness and went to find a playmate? Why did you bring a child back? Didn't you say you were going to clean up the mess? Why did you bring all the mess back?"

Liu Ruyun was an old hand, and he could tell at a glance that the woman had injuries and her face was red and swollen. He had guessed what was going on, and said, "You told Master Xiao to mind your own business, but you ended up getting yourself into a lot of trouble. I thought you were really mature and steady."

Li Yi bowed to Liu Ruyun and said, "Excuse me, Aunt Yun. This was an accident that happened when we were placing those children. We couldn't just ignore it, so we brought it back."

Li Yi handed the girl to Baozhu Faluo and Aitaji and said, "She is injured. Please help take care of her. If she has family, let her go find them. If not, take her with you."

Li Yi said to Liu Ruyun, "Aunt Yun, can I trouble you for something?"

Liu Ruyun raised her eyebrows and said, "Li Yi, I'm not here to listen to your arrangements!"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Auntie Yun, what you said makes sense. Then, Mr. Xiao, can I ask you for a favor?"

Liu Ruyun's face was dark, and she didn't know how many times she cursed Li Yi in her heart. Li Yi bowed and said solemnly: "I would like to ask the hero Xiao to help me find out some information. I wonder if the hero is willing to do so?"

Without waiting for Xiao Daxia to speak, Liu Ruyun interrupted and said, "Li Yi, what do you want to find out? Just tell me, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Yi leaned close to Liu Ruyun's ear and whispered, "A disaster has occurred on the grassland. The news I received before is very different. One theory is that it was a natural disaster, and the other is that it was a man-made disaster. So I would like to ask Aunt Yun to find out as much as possible about Zoroastrianism."

After listening to this, Liu Ruyun nodded and said, "Master Xiao, let's go out for a walk!"

"Okay!" Liu Ruyun took Xiao Ziyi away.

Butler Zhou wanted to follow but was stopped by Li Yi: "Why are you going? Give her two more bags of things? With Aunt Yun here, nothing will happen. There are not many people who can fight in Dunhuang City. If something really happens, there will definitely be a commotion. It won't be too late to go then." Butler Zhou nodded, smiled and stayed.

Yuehua came to Li Yi's side, looked him up and down, and asked, "Brother, did you fight again?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Killing a few evil thieves is no big deal."

Yuehua said, "Brother, take off your clothes and I will help you mend them."

Li Yi looked at Yuehua curiously and asked, "Can you fix it?"

Yuehua said unhappily, "What do you think I did when I went to help Sister Ye'er? After all, I learned something! Although I'm not as dexterous as Sister Ye'er, I can still sew and mend."