Chapter 1217 1216 He Transformed Into the Demon King of Freedom
Mo Cheng didn't know about the meeting, or he wouldn't care even if he knew.
Compared with other people's small plans, Mo Cheng has more important things.
for example……
Siddhartha, who was also a loser and was still on friendly terms, sent him a message from a distance and invited him to come for a while.
Although he didn't understand what the sage of the Sakyamuni tribe wanted to do with him, Mo Cheng still accepted the invitation and came alone.
He was not afraid of any ambush arranged by the Sakya clan saint. If he really wanted to do that, Mo Cheng would definitely not be the first to die.
In a remote small city somewhere in the Central Plains, it was already lunch time when Mo Cheng found Siddhartha.
"So..." Mo Cheng looked at the soup in front of Siddhartha with a strange expression. The snow-white thick soup made from beef and mutton bones had just been scooped up and was rolling continuously. The aroma of fat and meat rushed towards it. Nose tip.
At the same time, Li Yuanba, who was sitting next to Siddhartha, was feasting on a large bowl full of meat. The bowl was filled with ocher-red steamed meat, beef and mutton, intestines, liver, and tripe cut with a unique knife.
"You can actually eat meat?"
Because he has always had such a deep impression on the monk, and because the person in front of him is the Tathagata, Mo Cheng has always had some preconceived stereotypes.
"Before I became a monk, I was the crown prince of Kapiluowei."
Siddhartha picked up the hot soup and took a sip. The meaning was obvious. As a prince of a country, he did not give up his status and property until he was thirty years old and embarked on the path of pursuing enlightenment.
What had Siddhartha not enjoyed before that? Not to mention meat.
Siddhartha paused, then continued, "And there is no prohibition on eating meat or prohibiting disciples from eating meat. Although Devadatta proposed such a thing, monks rely on donors for donations and are picky about others' offerings, and To say that I only want to be vegetarian is immoral and unrealistic.”
"The three pure meats can be eaten because those animals did not die because of me. What is prohibited is killing. It is prohibited to take the initiative to kill, to ask others to kill, or to acquiesce in others' killing. This prohibition is only for the disciples of the Buddha."
Because the three of them were in a small restaurant that was not too busy at this time, Siddhartha concealed some nouns when he spoke to avoid misunderstandings caused by others.
Although with their abilities, it was impossible for the people in this small restaurant to hear even a few words.
In other words, even if they hear something, it will only be two friends chatting in their ears.
After briefly describing the advocacy of primitive Buddhism, Siddhartha added, "The source of your impression of prohibiting eating meat should be Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Buddhism that was first introduced to China did not prohibit eating meat. Later, because of the rulers, The resulting rewriting.”
As he spoke, Siddhartha looked at Mo Cheng with a strange look, as if he was asking, "You, a local, need me, a foreign monk, to teach you about local history?" 】
"It seems that there is such a thing." Mo Cheng shrugged, "It's a pity that this part is not tested in the college entrance examination. The only knowledge points about the Southern and Northern Dynasties are that Emperor Xiaowen changed the Xianbei surname to a Han surname and population migration."
Mo Cheng remembered very clearly that the history textbook he studied mainly focused on those dynasties during the unified period. Knowledge points similar to the Northern and Southern Dynasties period were probably covered in only a few paragraphs in the entire textbook.
But it’s not incomprehensible. After all, history is such a long class and there are only so many hours, so we can only record it in general terms. The detailed parts are only available in universities.
America's history course obviously didn't have such troubles.
"What do you want from me?"
Seeing Li Yuanba sullenly eating meat and Siddhartha drinking soup very deliciously, Mo Cheng also ordered a bowl of soup and asked the other party why he was looking for him.
He knew very well that with Siddhartha's character, he would never come to him if nothing happened.
"I used to travel around with Yuanba, and recently I found a job in an orphanage that provided food and accommodation."
The crown prince of the former Capira Kingdom did not hide the fact that he was working at all. He briefly talked about his whereabouts, which was a report in a sense, "Then I found a suspicious aura, and Bo Xun may have followed him. ”
Mo Cheng, who was drinking soup, couldn't help but choked when he heard the name, "Who?!"
"Hashun, Mara, Maboshun. He is the one who transformed into the Demon King of Freedom and the Demon King of Desire Realm."
Each name is louder than the last, all pointing to a very troublesome guy.
What these names represented was enough to make Mo Cheng feel that he was in trouble, and it was still extremely troublesome. "Bo Xun, are you sure it's him?"
"Not sure." Siddhartha shook his head, "It was just a suspicious aura that dissipated quickly, and [clairvoyance] didn't have time to see clearly who left it behind."
“Can’t [clairvoyance] see through it?”
"The World Honored One's [Celestial Vision] is OK, but Siddhartha Gautama's [Celestial Vision] is not effective if the opponent is Bo Xun and is prepared."
Obviously Siddhartha does not have any definite evidence, but the failure of [clairvoyance] to find the other party is a strong piece of evidence in itself.
As for what he wanted to do when he appeared nearby as the Demon King of Freedom, Mo Cheng didn't even need to ask.
In the past, when Sakyamuni attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Bo Xun came to stop him relying on his supernatural power. The Buddha's right hand was stretched straight down, using the ground as evidence, indicating that he had attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. Then he transformed into the demon king of freedom and retreated.
At that time, the Buddha performed a seal, which was the [Earth Touching Seal], also known as the [Demon Subduing Seal], which could subdue all demons.
Mo Cheng developed the mental martial art Zen in [Foreign Land], and he still understands some Buddhist stories.
Although if we really talk about it, he is actually not much different from Bo Xun.
However, after listening to Mo Cheng's story, Siddhartha corrected some of the embellished descriptions.
"Bo Xun didn't retreat on his own, but was beaten to the ground by the World Honored One with the Demon Subduing Seal. His legs were broken, so he hurriedly crawled away."
Siddhartha used a gesture that was similar to reminiscing, talking about things that were in the future for him, "The Buddha's harassment under the bodhi tree was very annoying when the Buddha realized enlightenment, so after he realized enlightenment, the Buddha directly dealt cruelly. of."
"If Bo Xun hadn't brought enough people to block the World Honored One, he would never have been able to return to his own territory when he transformed into the Demon King of Freedom."
But this was really strange to the people listening on the sidelines, "So you became so hot-tempered after enlightenment?"
From his own interactions with Siddhartha, Mo Cheng at least felt that Siddhartha was a gentle person in both words and deeds. It was hard to imagine that he was the same person as the World Honored One who broke Bo Xun's legs as he said.
This question was not answered, perhaps because even Siddhartha himself did not know how to answer it.
But this also made Mo Cheng certain of one thing, that is, if there is anyone who can escape [clairvoyance], it is most likely Bo Xun.
And there is a high probability that he is the Demon King of Desire Realm after his leg was broken by the World Honored One.
Thanks to [RocketRobot] for the reward.
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