lcionline Chapter 339 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [15]
Chapter 339 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [15]
Chapter 339 The Aloof and Holy Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [15]
After finishing the water, Jiang Xiyu raised her head and thanked Shijia.
Shiga lowered his gaze and noticed the fine dust clinging to his wet fur. He then said, "From now on, you don't need to wait for me."
Jiang Xiyu shook her head and meowed in refusal.
Shiga stared at him with a cold gaze that seemed to be looking at him, yet also at all the common people.
Jiang Xiyu remained silent for a moment, then took the initiative to move closer to Shijia's hand that was holding water for him, and nuzzled it with his head in a flattering manner, glancing at Shijia as he did so.
His golden pupils were wide open, reflecting Shiga's face.
It was a deep trust and dependence, as if to say: a kitten is meant to stick close to its owner.
Shiga read that meaning in his eyes.
The back of my hand felt warm and smooth to the touch, and the thin, pale pink tips of my ears trembled gently like butterflies.
Shiga did not withdraw his hand. His gaze narrowed slightly, and his voice was as cold as water: "I am not your master."
Jiang Xiyu looked at him with a somewhat aggrieved expression, and her meowing voice became lower.
He said, "If the monk hadn't saved me that day, I might have died. The monk saved me and brought me back. From that moment on, I considered the monk to be my master."
Shiga did not speak.
He brought the cat back to investigate the matter of evil intentions, but before he could delve into it, he encountered many people of the human race making vows. The human race was suffering from a natural disaster, and countless people had died. Shiga went to the human race to resolve the matter. After this matter was resolved, he was rewarded with merit, and then he was unexpectedly saved by the cat.
Since he was a demon, he could not fully utilize all the merits, so Shiga gave him the Heart Sutra.
However, to practice the Heart Sutra, one must enter the Buddhist order. Shigatse did not accept him as a disciple, but only allowed him to become a lay disciple. He could leave at any time if he wished to do so in the future.
Unexpectedly, he regarded himself as the master.
Seeing that Shiga remained silent, Jiang Xiyu took the initiative to say, "Master, I will be very good and won't cause you any trouble."
Shiga looked at him, his tone so calm it seemed devoid of any emotion: "You have your own place to belong."
He didn't think the cat was a problem for him; he just figured out that the cat didn't belong to the Buddhist order.
The Buddhist path is austere, but the demon realm is his true home.
Jiang Xiyu's pupils trembled slightly, and she slowly lowered her head in response to Shijia's cold words.
He had already thought it through when he came with Shiga. He didn't believe that Shiga was truly without any feelings. However, after a month of getting along, Jiang Xiyu discovered that Shiga's heart was too calm. It was a state of mind that was a thousand times calmer than still water. It was as if no matter how big the matter was, even if it was turned into a stone and thrown in, it could not be moved in the slightest.
Beneath the surface of compassion lies a chilling indifference.
Jiang Xiyu knew that in Shijia's eyes, he was no different from the plants and trees in the temple.
He had also considered that if it really was that difficult, he would first go back to the demon realm to see another Shiga.
However, definitely not now.
Jiang Xiyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, I haven't learned the Heart Sutra yet..."
He paused, his hands clasped together slightly awkwardly, and then said, "Moreover, I have only absorbed a small portion of the merit within you, Master. If your merit is full again next time, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on."
The Shigatse who sat cross-legged with his back to the light under thousands of Buddhist shrines that day did not seem to be suffering from the backlash of his merits; on the contrary, he looked like a high monk who was about to pass away peacefully.
He was trying to relieve the suffering of the world, but he never expected that the merits he accumulated would become shackles that bound him, preventing him from achieving his goal.
The heart is like a lotus flower, untouched by water, and like the sun and moon, unattached to the sky.
The Buddha, who should have looked down upon the world, fell into the mortal realm and became tainted by karma.
Jiang Xiyu truly didn't know whether Buddha sent him into this mortal world to protect humanity or to cause Shijia much suffering.
Shiga said that Jiang Xiyu has his own place to belong, but where is his place to belong?
Shouldn't he have gone back to where he belongs?
The only reason I remain in this world is because of my evil intentions.
But why did that evil thought fall into this world just when he should have returned to a peaceful life?
Jiang Xiyu couldn't understand...
But he will help if he can.
Jiang Xiyu hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Shijia and solemnly said, "Master, please allow me to stay by your side and help you absorb merit."
Shiga seemed to pause for a moment, a rare occurrence for him.
Golden light seemed to swirl in Jiang Xiyu's eyes, bright and overflowing with piety.
Seeing that Shiga remained silent, he took another step back and said, "If it really doesn't work, let me go only after I have fully mastered the Heart Sutra and repaid your kindness..."
The slight surprise in Shiga's eyes vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared, and as if he had never felt this way before.
He shook his head and said, "You don't need to repay this debt of gratitude..."
Jiang Xiyu replied firmly, "If I do not report this, it will become an obsession for me in the future. Please grant my request, Master."
Those in Buddhism regard this "attachment to self" as something extremely dangerous.
Shiga would not allow himself to become someone else's obsession.
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Xiyu said this, Shijia put his palms together and chanted a Buddhist mantra, as if in agreement.
Jiang Xiyu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Shiga glanced at him indifferently, then walked towards the meditation room.
Jiang Xiyu quickly followed beside him, walking slowly like a cat.
A monk and a cat walked through the ancient temple's long corridor. Jiang Xiyu's cat-like eyes observed their surroundings, and the cat followed closely beside him like Shiga's spirit pet.
The monks who were passing by on their evening prayers all put their palms together in greeting when they saw him.
Jinglian was already waiting at the door of Shijia's meditation room. When she saw them return, she took the initiative to go forward and offer to take Jiang Xiyu to evening prayers.
Jiang Xiyu's evening prayers were not actually chanting sutras with the monks, although he couldn't chant them either; he just slept.
But the evening lesson that Jinglian mentioned was actually the one Shijia had instructed him to teach Jiang Xiyu the Heart Sutra.
Jiang Xiyu thought they were going to chant sutras, so she reluctantly hid behind Shijia, her tail tucked under her and swaying unhappily from side to side. She even tried to burrow into Shijia's robe to show her strong desire not to go.
"Master, I don't want to go..." Jiang Xiyu said sullenly.
Jinglian was about to explain when suddenly a clear gaze fell upon him, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more.
Jinglian immediately understood his meaning.
He smiled, exchanged greetings, and withdrew.
Jiang Xiyu only emerged from Shijia's robe after everyone had left.
Shiga pushed open the meditation door, and the candlelight inside slowly lit up.
Later, when Jiang Xiyu was lying on the table and saw Shijia take out the Heart Sutra, she belatedly realized that this so-called evening lesson might be about studying this.
Wasn't his behavior a rejection of Master Jinglian?
Therefore, Jiang Xiyu looked at the scriptures placed in front of Shiga...
Is he going to teach me personally?