Chapter 1167: 1167
“Mr . Chen!” County Head Qi was given a fright . Chen Fan was from Beijing after all . If something were to happen to him, it would be fatal!
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If he were to fly into a rage, One Finger Monastery would suffer as well . He could not understand why Jingxin was so bold . F**k, if the sky were to collapse, he would probably be the first to be crushed to death .
However, when County Head Qi ran out to take a look, he saw Mr . Chen sitting outside One Finger Monastery in a daze .
County Head Qi ran over and asked in concern, “Mr . Chen, are you alright?”
Chen Fan’s identity was a secret, so it wasn’t appropriate for County Head Qi to call him by his official title . He had no choice but to address him as mister .
However, what surprised County Head Qi the most was that Chen Fan, who had been thrown out, wasn’t angry . Instead, he gave himself two slaps and said, “Sigh, I should have known! I actually tried to bribe a young monk… This fall was good! It woke me up!”
With that, Chen Fan stood up and left .
County Head Qi hurriedly chased after him and said, “Mr . Chen, Abbot Fangzheng is young and energetic . Venerable Jingxin is still a child…”
Chen Fan said with a bitter smile, “County Head Qi, I know you’re protecting them, but do you think I have the right to be angry over this matter? My mission failed not because of them, but because of me . I have to return to brief my superiors . I hope it won’t be too tragic . ”
When County Head Qi heard that, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief . It wasn’t easy for Songwu County to produce an impressive person . He didn’t want to die so soon .
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Wang Yougui didn’t say a word because he always felt that he was on Fangzheng’s side . It was impossible for him to help Chen Fan scam Fangzheng .
However, after hearing what Chen Fan said, he suddenly felt that Chen Fan was a good official . If he was punished because of this, it would be too much .
Hence, Wang Yougui asked, “Mr . Chen, what exactly do you want Fangzheng to do?”
Chen Fan shook his head with a bitter smile . “I can’t say, I can’t say…”
With that, Chen Fan left .
Fangzheng originally imagined that the higher-ups would continue to send people to harass him, but after a few days, he realized that he was overthinking things . County Head Qi went back and continued working hard . Wang Yougui organized people to take care of tourists every day, and at the same time forbade anyone from raising prices . One Finger Monastery’s disciples were busy with their own matters every day, so Fangzheng suddenly felt free .
Feeling bored to death, he sat in the backyard and looked up into the sky . Fangzheng sighed again . “The monastery is still small . If it wasn’t so small, I could just wander inside when it’s inconvenient for me to head out . Sigh . ”
Finally, Fangzheng yawned . In his boredom, an idea came to him as he summoned Red Boy .
“Master, what’s up?” asked Red Boy .
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Fangzheng chuckled . “Nothing much . Seeing how tired you are, you can take a rest . I’ll help you take care of the temple . ”
Red Boy was taken aback . Fangzheng wanted to help him take care of the temple? How?
Just as he was feeling puzzled, Fangzheng cast A Golden Millet Dream . The next moment, he turned into Red Boy, smiled, and walked out .
Red Boy grinned and shook his head . “I see . It’s rare for me to be free . I’ll go online or sleep then . ”
Ignoring what Red Boy was doing in the backyard, Fangzheng glanced at Salted Fish sitting on the offering table . People had thrown so much money at him that even his head was littered with it . Fangzheng sat in front of Salted Fish with a small table in front of him and a teapot on it . The tea was Ancient Tree Tea from deep in the mountains . It was a gift from Ji Han . Fangzheng wasn’t the type of person who left the good stuff for visitors, so he finished it himself .
There was a praying mat on the floor, and he just sat there .
As he sipped his tea and watched the visitors come and go, from time to time, he would hear the whispers of people . Fangzheng felt that such a life was more interesting .
Just as Fangzheng squinted his eyes and drank tea, engrossed in a story he was listening to, his vision suddenly darkened . A figure appeared!
This person was very tall, and he looked like a small mountain!
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Fangzheng was taken aback as he looked up and saw a burly man sitting opposite him . He had a buzz cut, and he had a tiny beard . The skin around his eyes was so fat that it formed a tiny crack . Sitting there, it was as though there was one word written on his head—joker!
However, Fangzheng did not laugh . Instead, he pressed his palms together and bowed to the man . “Amitabha . Patron, is there something?”
“Little Monk, it’s said that your One Finger Monastery’s monks are well-versed in the Buddhist Dharma . Can you help me resolve my doubts?” asked the burly man .
Fangzheng nodded . “This Penniless Monk is lacking in knowledge . If you don’t mind, you can ask . However, if This Penniless Monk can’t answer, don’t blame This Penniless Monk . ”
When the burly man heard that, he immediately laughed . “You sure are honest . Alright, I’ll ask . ”
Fangzheng smiled with a nod .
The burly man’s smile gradually faded as he asked, “Little… Hmm… Master, actually, I don’t believe in Buddha . I came here accompanying my friend . He has gone inside to burn incense, and I have nothing to do . I came over curiously after seeing you sitting here drinking tea . I also thought of asking you some questions, so please don’t be offended . ”
Fangzheng never expected that although the man looked comical, he would be such a nice person . He didn’t act or posture . He was rational and polite .
Hence, Fangzheng nodded . “Patron, feel free to ask . ”
The burly man said, “Actually, there’s something I’ve never understood . Buddhism says that good people have to go through 81 tribulations before they can become a Buddha, so why do bad people just need to repent to become a Buddha? If that’s the case, isn’t the Buddha too biased towards evil people? If that’s the case, wouldn’t becoming a Buddha be much easier being a bad person first and then repenting? Wouldn’t that be faster?”
When Fangzheng heard that, he shook his head with a smile . He had answered this question before . The first time he had received this question seemed to have been from Kinky Queen, Zhu Lin . She had mentioned this in private after a while .
However, this time, Fangzheng did not plan on explaining further . Instead, he smiled and said, “Patron, since you are bored, This Penniless Monk will tell you a parable . ”
The other party was stunned, thinking, “You aren’t giving me an answer and instead want to tell me a parable? What is this?”
However, the burly man didn’t seem to have any intention of making things difficult for Fangzheng . Since he couldn’t answer, he might as well listen to the parable . After all, it was just to kill his boredom .
Hence, the burly man nodded . Then, he glanced at the teapot and teacup in front of Fangzheng as though he was saying: “Look, I’ve been sitting here all day . As the host, shouldn’t you give me a cup of tea? You should be civil and polite, shouldn’t you?”
Fangzheng smiled back at the burly man before picking up the teapot . He poured himself a cup of tea under the burly man’s expectant gaze and ended up drinking it himself! Then, with a stunned look on the burly man’s face, he said lightly, “Drinking something warm on a cold day is indeed comfortable . ”
The burly man’s face darkened when he heard that . If not because he was still rather capable of enduring a bit, he would have flipped the table .
Fangzheng ignored him and continued . “In the past, there was a young monk who saw an ant nest on the mountain . The young monk wanted to have fun, so he got some water and poured it into the ant hole . All the ants died as a result . This made the young monk very sad as he sat there wailing . ”