Chao Xiaoyu stared deeply at the landlady's naked skin. Although it was still very tender and smooth, it could be seen that it was loose, and there were faint wrinkles between her eyebrows. She sighed and said, "You are getting old."
The proprietress casually took off the hosta stuck in her bun and stabbed it gently towards Chao Xiaoyu. Although her skin had begun to loosen, it was still as white as white jade. For a moment, I couldn't tell whether it was the jade color of a person's face or the jade color of a flower.
The speed of the hosta was not terrible, and it had no brilliance, but it gave Chao Xiaoyu a ridiculous feeling that there was a vast world with nothing to hide from.
The wind rose in the room, but it disappeared immediately. Clouds appeared, but they dispersed immediately. It was not because her spell failed, but because her spell was broken the moment it was born.
Why does the landlady grow old? It’s because she is at the end of the Dharma. When the Dharma ends, no one can obtain the Dharma.
She finally found a trace of the true meaning of the Dharma in the world of mortals.
In the end, the hosta stabbed Chao Xiaoyu between the eyebrows, but no blood flowed out, and the hosta also fell.
The proprietress on the other side had already wrapped herself in a red silk scarf, revealing only her slender legs and her fair and greasy skin, which was slightly undulating.
There was a glowing white light on Chao Xiaoyu's forehead and between her eyebrows. The shape was like a lotus. It was integrated with her whole person's temperament. It was extremely holy, just like the Water Moon Guanyin, pure and beautiful.
Chao Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Senior sister, you have finally started to learn the "Dharma Extinction Sutra". I am very happy to congratulate you."
"The Sutra on the Extinction of Dharma" is a technique from the Luo Jiao secret sect. It is said that if you practice it to the extreme, you can destroy all dharma. In the end, a Dharma-Ending Dojo can be formed. No matter whether the saints, immortals or Buddhas fall into it, their Taoism will be eliminated, and their cultivation will be reduced to nothing.
Naturally, the landlady is far from reaching this state, but has only grasped a trace of the Dharma's meaning. The consequence is that she herself has to bear the pain of this Dharma's intention and gradually ages.
It is said that in the world of the end of the Dharma, there is no divinity. The World Honored One pitied the sufferings of all sentient beings and fell into reincarnation forever. Therefore, he manifested in the world and had to experience birth, old age, illness and death, and finally had to pass away at the age of eighty.
"I can't even break the Dharma, let alone the one I can't. You have entered the mysterious realm of 'impossibility and no thoughts', and are only one step away from the Nine Lotus Dharma. Why do you have to come to me for your trouble?"
Chao Xiaoyu bowed and picked up the hosta, brushed off the dust on it, and said with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "You still keep this hosta."
"You used to always compete with me. You broke my old hosta into pieces. This one is a new one my master bought for me. Although it's just a mortal thing, I can't bear to throw it away." The landlady's eyes fell on Chao Xiaoyu's hand. The look on the hosta is much softer.
"It's just that no matter how hard you and I fight now, master will never come back." Chao Xiaoyu said softly, as if he missed him deeply or no longer cared about him. Whether Tao is sentimental or ruthless, whether Tao is ruthless or sentimental, true and false, false and true, even the landlady can’t tell the difference.
She knew that Chao Xiaoyu was not looking for her because of the friendship or emotional ties from back then. No one understood how terrifying this junior sister was better than her.
"Tell me what you want to do with me."
"Help me take action once and kill someone."
"who?"
"The female emperor of the Zhou Dynasty."
"I can't kill this person."
"You just need to take action, even if it's just once, but I hope you can use your true skills."
"I promise you, but there is one condition." The landlady pondered for a while and finally agreed.
Chao Xiaoyu seemed to have expected it and did not look excited.
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Xiangji Temple is located on a mountain outside the city of Shendu. The mountain stretches for several miles, with its peaks hidden in the clouds and mist.
You can't see the temple from the bottom of the mountain. The mountain road has already been opened up. On both sides of the road are towering ancient trees and the endless chirping of cicadas and insects.
A handsome young man was walking in the mountains holding a little girl carved in pink and jade.
The clear spring water, the lapping of the deserted cliffs, and the distant sunshine falling on the ancient trees are tranquil and moving.
Only two people can enjoy the scenery along the way. There were no other pilgrims today because the emperor was inside.
The empress liked Xiangji Temple very much and visited it many times. She once gave her a piece of calligraphy - "I want to dream of the Golden Garden, and my love is better than that of Ning. When things happen frequently, I visit Jing Temple, which brings out the famous treasures of the country; or I visit Yanliang many times, and Shehe Palace The secret treasure."
These words were engraved on the stone tablet, right in front of Shen Lian and Ruoxi.
The stone tablet is two feet high, has no variegated color, and is as pure as jade. It can be considered a treasure, but here, it is just a stone tablet.
Behind the stone tablet is a tall tower with a circumference of about two hundred steps and thirteen levels.
The thirteen-level pagoda is already very high, and the pagoda is also called a pagoda. It is also an important magic weapon in Buddhist legends, which can attract the Buddhas of the ten directions, protect the infinite world, and ward off evil spirits. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. A seven-level pagoda is already considered very high, let alone a thirteen-level pagoda.
It's just that the emperor is rich in the world. He can open mountains and fill lakes with just one word. A mere thirteen-level pagoda is nothing.
Ku Hui had been waiting under the pagoda for a long time, with a solemn expression and dark eyes, looking at the pagoda. It was very high. She had to raise her head very hard to get a panoramic view.
Shen Lian responded and felt the gaze from the thirteenth floor of the tower.
Shen Lian is not a demon, and the being on the top of the tower is not a Buddha.
They are not mortals, but they are still struggling in the world of Jambudvipa.
Ku Hui greeted Shen Lian and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time."
Shen Lian nodded slightly and took Xiao Ruoxi to prepare to go up.
Ku Hui stretched out her hand to stop her and said, "How about you leave this little girl to me to take care of, so you don't have to worry." He meant well, because if Shen Lian and the empress conflicted, Ruo Xi would be a burden.
Shen Lian asked Ruoxi, "Are you willing to play with this master for a while?"
Ruoxi said: "No."
He raised his head, like a little peacock, beautiful and proud.
Shen Lian said with a smile: "Then let's go up and see His Majesty the Emperor."
He held Ruoxi's hand, and there seemed to be an invisible wind outside him, gently pushing Ku Hui away, and took the little girl up to the tower.
After entering, Ruoxi whispered: "Brother, are we going to see the emperor?"
"Yeah, I didn't tell you before."
"Uncles and aunts said that His Majesty the Emperor has killed many people. Brother, we will persuade her to stop killing so many people later, okay." Ruoxi looked at Shen Lian.
Ruoxi has begun to know what life is and what death is, and she also knows that killing is not good.