Chapter 725 Asceticism
Although Chang Haijiang has been stationed in the ice field all year round, he was born in the "Salvation Army" and rose to the middle level, with a certain understanding of all aspects of the situation, and he has also met several monks and knows how to deal with the people in front of him.
He asked kindly:
"A few Zen masters, what do you want to change?"
The elderly Hong'an replied calmly:
"Change some black bread."
"No." Chang Haijiang shook his head, "There are grains of the same value, do you want it?"
The elderly Hong'an man thought for a moment and said:
"It's okay."
He immediately took off a small cloth bag hanging around his waist and took out a piece of gold from it:
"Is this enough?"
Chang Haijiang took it and weighed it, and discerned it for a while:
"I can change almost a hundred, uh, I won't be able to take out so much for a while, there are only about thirty left in the kitchen...... Zen Master, do you want to change some other materials, or wait for the kitchen to steam new ones?"
The elderly Hong'an people did not hesitate:
"We need to eat grains, we can wait."
"Okay." Chang Haijiang did not persuade him.
The elderly Hong'an man immediately led the dusty gray-robed monks wearing patched clothes to the door, and found a place to sit on the ground.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them.
That was Shang Jianyao holding the "Six Consciousness Pearls".
Jiang Baimianla couldn't hold back.
Shang Jianyao sat on the ground, his posture a little awkward.
He clasped his hands together and said:
"Namo Arudora Three Bodhisattvas, poor monk Pudu, how many of you are called?"
The elderly Hong'an people replied with the same etiquette:
"Namo Arudhara Three Bodhisattvas, poor monk Palanga."
"Are you from the 'Crystal Consciousness Sect'?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.
Obviously, this is not a "monk order", they have not yet abandoned their bodies, preached with technology, and ascended to machinery.
Palanga shook her head:
"We are from the 'Ascetic Department'."
"'Ascetic Club'?" Shang Jianyao made a doubtful voice.
He had not heard of it.
"We focus on asceticism to temper our will, improve ourselves, and ultimately transcend." Palanga explained concisely, without a long speech.
He asked instead:
"I don't know where the master came from?"
"Monk Order." Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation.
Seeing the surprised faces of Palanga and other monks, full of "disbelief", he added:
"But I ended up parting ways with them because of their different understanding of Zen's true nature."
Saying that, he sighed, looking like a monk.
After explaining, Shang Jianyao answered Palanga's question just now:
"I am not a member of any monk group, because I have been in contact with different monks, read some scriptures, and gained some fate, so I chose this path, Namo Arudhara Three Bodhi."
It's the same as the truth...... Jiang Baimian, who was standing by the door, didn't want to recognize this guy as his companion.
However, in essence, Shang Jianyao did not lie, Zen Master Pudu was indeed such a "person".
Palanga looked up and down to see the business.
His eyes swept over the string of rosary beads in the other person's hand, and suddenly froze.
"Namo Arudhara Three Bodhisattvas." Palanga clasped his hands together again and proclaimed the Buddha's name in a low voice.
He didn't ask more.
Shang Jianyao looked at the surrounding monks curiously:
"Why don't they speak?"
Yes, it's too polite...... Strict precepts? Jiang Baimian felt something was wrong just now.
The group of monks only listened and did not participate in the conversation between Palanga and Shang Jianyao at all.
Normally, when the name "Monk Order" is published in the Shang Jian Yao newspaper, some of them should more or less question it.
Palanga didn't say anything, and replied calmly:
"Our monks in the 'Ascetic Department' have practiced closed meditation for at least 20 years."
"Oh, oh, oh." Shang Jianyao had a "I understand" expression, "Master, have you practiced for twenty years?"
Palanga nodded:
"I have been practicing closed meditation for twenty years, and I have been practicing closed meditation for another twenty years, and I am practicing closed meditation for the second time."
"Then, why can you speak now?" Shang Jianyao did not hide his curiosity.
Palanga's expression suddenly became slightly tranced:
"Failed, I broke the silence myself."
"How could this happen?" Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao looked concerned.
Palanga lowered his head, folded his hands, and then proclaimed the Buddha's name:
"Namo Arudhara Three Bodhisattvas, the omen has appeared, and the great calamity is coming."
"Great catastrophe? What great calamity?" Shang Jianyao held the "Six Consciousness Beads" in one hand and held the other hand on his chest.
Palanga closed her mouth and had no words, as if she had returned to the state she had been in when she practiced closed meditation.
Zen Master Pudu was peaceful and compassionate, not for himself, gave up asking questions, and stood up slowly.
After passing Jiang Baimian and returning to the rest point, he put the "Six Consciousness Beads" back into his tactical backpack.
Jiang Baimian didn't say anything, and followed Shang Jianyao, who didn't know which personality he switched to, walked back to his original position and sat down.
Bai Chen and Long Yuehong looked up at them, and then cast their eyes on the dining table.
Chang Haijiang had already brought a large bowl of air-dried meat and a large plate of yellow wowotou.
Such a group of monks came to the ice field, did they also go...... As soon as Long Yuehong flashed such a thought, she forcibly shifted her attention to the plate of game.
He knew that the "Bodhi" field had the abilities of "his heart communication" and "heavenly ear communication", and when the distance between the two sides was less than ten meters, it was inconvenient for him and others to discuss and dare not think about it.
The "old tune team" ate air-dried meat in the nest, and Chang Haijiang sent grilled onion venison, smoked Bei'an Lake fish, pickled cucumbers, mixed vegetables and steamed minced meatloaf.
The soup was a mutated cabbage soup with a slightly sweet taste.
"The venison smell is a bit strong, but fortunately it's grilled." Long Yuehong let herself focus on the food while eating.
"This is obviously not artificially bred and bred, but was caught in the wild." Jiang Baimian also commented.
This season, there are many wild animals in the area to the south, which was later "annexed" by the ice field.
"Woowoo." Shang Jianyao stuffed his mouth with food.
Bai Chen nodded:
"The pickles are surprisingly good."
It is very anti-greasy and can neutralize the fishy smell.
In general, after many days of running in the wilderness, the "Old Tune Group" was quite satisfied with this meal.
Looking at the scene where the cups and plates were empty, Jiang Baimian stood up and said:
"Go back to the parking lot, you can't leave Lao Ge alone."
"Okay." Shang Jianyao responded very positively.
Bai Chen and Long Yuehong probably guessed Jiang Baimian's implication:
This group of monks didn't know if they had "other hearts", so it was better to stay away from them.
——Jiang Baimian also said before that today is a vacation, open two rooms here, and sleep in a spacious bed, Long Yuehong has a little expectation.
After returning to the parking lot, Jiang Baimian simply ordered:
"Normal night duty, rotation."
She did not discuss the ascetics with the group members, fearing that the other party had "heavenly ears".
It is not good to use it in writing, but "Tianyan Tong" also exists in this world.
However, the parking lot and the house at the rest stop are dozens of meters away, and with the characteristics of "his heart communication", even if there are awakened people at the level of "spiritual corridor" among the ascetics such as Palanga and have obtained this ability, there is a high probability that they will not be able to hear the voices of humans here.
The previous mechanical monk purification method was considered powerful in the "Sea of Origin", but it could only vaguely "hear" some keywords within two or three meters.
Counting the improvement in different directions, after entering the "Spiritual Corridor", it is quite good for the awakened person to be able to roughly "hear" a person's inner thoughts within seven or eight meters.
Of course, this is the empirical inference of Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian and others, and "Pangu Biology" did not give accurate data.
Based on this, Jiang Baimian's thoughts were slightly indulgent:
"A group of monks came to the ice field, they should have been heading to Taicheng......
"If you are simply preaching asceticism, you can choose to come in winter......
"Moreover, they also collected some gold along the way to exchange supplies, which obviously did not want to waste too much time on replenishing food......"
For a while, Jiang Baimian didn't know whether to slow down and wait for the group of ascetics to go to the holy place to worship before arriving in Taicheng, or to get ahead of them, so as not to have any surprises.
At this time, Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Gnawa were also immersed in their own thoughts.
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The next day, the "old tune team" used the remaining bills to replenish the supplies, and Bai Chen drove the car, left the rest stop, and continued to the northeast.
Seven or eight minutes later, Shang Jianyao found Palanga, a group of monks wearing gray patched clothes, walking silently on the side of the road.
He suddenly pressed the car window and asked in a loud voice:
"What does the great calamity mean?"
Palanga ignored him, lowered his head slightly, folded his hands, and walked forward step by step.
(End of this chapter)