"Hey, are you stupid? The person in front of us determine whether it works or not", Liu Shuai patted my shoulder.
I then opened my eyes and smiled when I saw these wishes, such as "let me win five million in lottery next time" "my wife isn't good-looking, give me a beautiful mistress" "my boss is too mean to me, give me another one" and so on. Beside, one the back of the five million wish said, "donation: one yuan".
"One yuan?" I snorted. "It takes two yuan to buy the lottery ticket. Does it count as a wish?"
"Well." Zhang Chi Hang sighed, "those who want to obtain something without any effort, use something small to win something big, or gain something impractical are all asking for the power of gods and Buddha. That's ridiculous."
"There is one wish not so vulgar." I pointed to one, which read, "Please grant me great wisdom".
"Look, this is a nice wish, why not satisfy it?" Ignoring all else, just based on this person's desire to increase his intelligence, to me he was worthy of praise. This should be more than a positive wish. I wondered if this stingy Bodhisattva had any excuse for it.
"Which one?" Zhang Chi Hang raised his head and looked, "Oh, the words behind this wish are blocked," as he said this, he waved his hand, and the form grew longer.
I looked at his actions and was immediately speechless. "So your Wishing Record is recorded in Excel? What kind of sacred art is that!?"
"Nonsense," Zhang Chi Hang's face reddened. "What Excel? Look carefully, this is clearly WPS. How could a stingy and principled Bodhisattva like me use use foreign goods?"
"Is that so?" I looked down at his clothes which clearly wrote in English—Prada.
"What are you looking at. That's made in China!" Zhang Chi Hang seemed to know what I was thinking. He continued to explain, "ignore it, and look here carefully—"
When I looked up at the wish again, I was amused and annoyed. It said: "Please grant me Great Wisdom's all stocks, and let price of the stock I purchase increase, while drop immediately after I sell out."
"Isn't it a too much for him if stock price raises after he buys and drops as he sells out?" I said angrily, "Isn't this clearly a 'sheriff can set fire but not allow people to light lamps?"
After I finished speaking, I felt that something was wrong, while Zhang Chi Hang smiled and added, "You're only half right. This person is only a commoner, and what he wants is a rule that only he can set fires but no others can light lamps. But as long as he becomes an official, then the situation would be, as you said, 'sheriff can set fire but not allow people to light lamps."
"Of course we can't allow people like him become officials." I looked at the wishes.
"Your words are unintentional, but they make a lot of sense." Zhang Chi Hang continued, "Is it because the sheriff forbids others to light the lamps in order for him to be a sheriff? Perhaps, but at the very least, he already had this desire when he was a commoner. However, due to various reasons, he could not show it, but when he comes to a high position and faces all sorts of temptations, he seems to have changed. But do you think he really changed? After seeing so many mortals in the mortal world, I don't think that it's a change, just a chance to release. So, why should I respond to their wishes? Human has greatly flourished, only those who can see through the surface and understand the heart have the true great ability. You only saw me using the same software as you and suspected me of having some great ability, but you could not see how the most primitive desire of mortals can be dissolved in my divine ability, just like him — "
This time, Zhang Chi Hang finally looked straight at Liu Shuai, but Liu Shuai felt that it was not a good thing, and averted his gaze. "Seeing that I used a glass to think that this is not a kalasa. This way how could you reach the realm in which you are not obstructed by external objects, and reach the true heart?"
This time, it was Liu Shuai's turn to blush. Zhang Chi Hang was too difficult to communicate with. He would say things over and over again whenever he accidentally said something wrong, and I really didn't know if he was born from debating in his previous life or not. When I saw that Liu Shuai was embarrassed, I didn't want Zhang Chi Hang to show off himself, so I changed the topic, "then why did you come to this — — to be the person in charge of this fashion magazine company? Shouldn't you be training in a temple? "
Zhang Chi Hang smiled, "how many cultivators can there be in a temple? What is fashion? Fashion is the vogue of the times. To do fashion, one pays attention to the trend of this era, then instructs it. To be the Avalokitesvara and teach the people, isn't it what I am supposed to do? You can blame me for not using my powers to satisfy everyone's desires, but you can't say that I don't care. "
"So that's how it is." I nodded in agreement, "if you didn't say that, then the Avalokitesvara that I was thinking about would be the kind in TV shows, just like— —"
"Like the statue that is worshiped in the temple with one hand holding a kalasa and another holding a willow branch?" Zhang Chi Hang laughed, "With that kind of solemn and precious appearance, you can only stay in the temple and receive respectful worship, receiving donations. But if you want to change the world — — imagine, if that Bodhisattva with that appearance walks on the road to change you, what would you think?"
I had to admit that what he said made sense, but I still struggled to answer about the matter of wishes. "Since you want to change the world, it's not good if you didn't agree to a single wish, isn't it? Don't you see a wish that is worthy of your attention?"
"Well, there just happened to be one …" Zhang Chi Hang seemed to have felt something and sat upright, then he made some calculations with his fingers and muttered some words.
"So this Bodhisattva can actually calculate?" I whispered to Liu Shuai. "Didn't he just say he doesn't know how to do this?"
"Don't talk nonsense. He didn't say that he doesn't know how to calculate. He said that his sacred art is different from what we used to understand." Liu Shuai also replied in a low voice, "what time could you not be obstructed by external things — —"
"Damn, you fake monk, how you dare to imitate Avalokitesvara to teach me a lesson?" Seeing Liu Shuai acting so arrogantly, I felt angry and amused. He really knew how to show off.
After a short while, Zhang Chi Hang opened his eyes, "whoops, this wish is quite strange. Actually it's not about the present life. Would you like to see it? So that you juniors won't call me a cold-blooded Bodhisattva. "
This was interesting, since not everyone got the chance to see Avalokitesvara saving the livings. But what did he mean by "not about the present life"? I nodded before I could think about it.
"Since that's the case, let's go take a look," As soon as Zhang Chi Hang's voice fell, a Thousand Hands Thousand Eyes Small Avalon phantom appeared behind us. After flashing past, the three of us suddenly arrived at the clouds. Then we were floating in air and standing on a piece of cloud. What the heck, this was way too high! This Bodhisattva wasn't playing according to the rules. I was a mortal after all, and I had never seen such a thing. Liu Shuai seemed to have seen something like this before, and he pulled me up.
I closed my eyes and did not dare to look. I tightly grabbed onto Liu Shuai, afraid that I would accidentally fall from the sky. Zhang Chi Hang lightly tapped on my forehead and said, "Don't be afraid." Strangely enough, after his tapping, my originally chaotic emotions immediately became clear, and I was no longer afraid. I slowly opened my eyes and looked towards the distance and the clouds. It was the same scene as before, but I was no longer afraid.
Zhang Chi Hang pointed downwards, and when we looked downwards, we realized that there was a forest and a valley in the middle of the forest. On the hillside, there was a team of people and horses, and in the valley, there was also a team of people. I could not see it clearly because it was too far away, but I could vaguely see flames burning in the mountain towards the canyon. The canyon was filled with thick smoke and flames everywhere.
This scene was so familiar.