The Bodhisattva went up.
He made a choice that many people did not expect.
actually,
Over the past thousand years,
He has indeed always been sitting in the highest position in hell,
But this is not his purpose and pursuit.
Ancient emperors sought immortality and asked for advice, and even wore Taoist robes to court. It was not because they were obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism, but simply because they wanted to live longer and sit in their positions longer.
Bodhisattva is different. After all, even if he owns the entire hell, all he has is a small temple on the top of Mount Tai and a small flower garden in front of the temple.
He is just a seeker of knowledge and a seeker of Buddha. He has an instinctive curiosity about the nature of this world.
What a pity,
He failed.
Failed in the calculations of the last lord,
He also failed due to the level of his opponent, which was definitely not something he could fully handle.
Failure due to... youth.
Before heaven,
The Bodhisattva once said:
This world owes me a thousand years!
If he had another thousand years,
Everything will be different.
There is not much reluctance, nor the slightest anger.
some,
Just a deep regret.
It was a pity that he could have taken his time to see the scenery he wanted to see instead of rushing so much.
But, in fact, he did not fail.
The Bodhisattva has always been at peace with the world and has been behind the curtain in the underworld, not out of a desire for power, but as a step before going to see the scenery.
For him,
Below me,
Is it the Ten Kings of Hell or the Ten Attendants
There is no difference,
He will let whoever can give himself more opportunities to see the scenery outside go on stage.
For thousands of years, his name has long been indistinguishable from the underworld, but if you really want to say what he has done and what he has changed, it is really hard to say.
Whether it is the little monk in the temple on earth or the Bodhisattva in the small temple on Mount Tai in hell,
These,
It can only be regarded as a process for him, his journey, and a resting place for him.
The human world, the Buddhist world, and hell,
For him,
They are all just passers-by.
He had too many things that he had not completed, and too many preparations that he had not had time to make.
I will not attain Buddhahood until hell is empty. The order of yin and yang has not yet been reversed.
The altar in the small temple on Mount Tai is still empty;
in the end,
I can only sigh with a little regret.
Life is beautiful because of its imperfections.
The Xumi small world completely collapsed, like a dream that disappeared when you woke up.
Just as it appeared suddenly, it left just as quietly.
It was like a huge blackboard eraser, erasing all the traces that had once existed here.
Everything that happened here and whoever appeared here will be completely annihilated, except for a few people involved.
The hospital bed is still the same hospital bed, and the cigarette box in the bedside table is still empty.
Zhou Ze was sitting on the bed. Next to him, the old Taoist priest was sitting cross-legged with lifeless eyes.
“Huh…”
Boss Zhou let out a long sigh. What he exhaled was air, and what was left was emptiness.
Lao Zhang came, and Lao Zhang disappeared again.
Speaking of sadness,
From now on, it will probably be impossible to meet Lao Zhang again.
Later, when the bookstore opened for dinner,
No one will come in at mealtime.
He pretended to be surprised and shouted:
"Oh, what a coincidence!"
On the bright side,
after,
Xiaofeng can watch the stars with his children at night.
One is looking at the father,
One is looking at grandpa.
The reason why beautiful things are beautiful is that they have always been used to cover up scars and should not be taken seriously.
Zhou Ze got out of bed and went downstairs to buy cigarettes.
Nicotine has long had no effect on Boss Zhou's body, but he needs to use this method to relieve his current emotions.
Perhaps, for most smokers, cigarettes have become a ritual in their lives.
The old Taoist was still sitting on the hospital bed, his eyes dull.
Zhou Ze bent down, got in front of the old Taoist priest, and waved his hand in front of him.
The old Taoist looked at Zhou Ze blankly, his lips moving slightly.
This scene looks like an elderly person about to have a myocardial infarction.
"It's safe."
Zhou Ze said.
No matter what, the current crisis has finally been resolved.
The mountain that had been weighing on everyone's heart, the Bodhisattva, was also gone.
He went to see the scenery he wanted, and he would never come back.
"you say… … "
The old Taoist said in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"Tell me, why do I suddenly feel that."
"What do you think?" Zhou Ze found the Taoist's wallet and took out some money.
"Why do I suddenly feel that compared to Dizang, I am somewhat, somewhat inferior to him?"
There was a hint of turbidity in the old Taoist's eyes.
Obviously,
The last generation has not left yet,
The old Taoist hasn't turned back into an old Taoist yet.
In fact,
After the Bodhisattva took the initiative to go to heaven to see the Xuanyuan Sword, it also meant that the last Lord's thousand-year plan had succeeded.
He no longer needs to become an experienced person.
Zhou Ze tried his best not to let himself think in that direction. He had just lost a friend, and he didn't want to lose another one. Even if it was just a short period of self-deception, Zhou Ze wanted to let himself slow down, slow down...
The last generation, you can go back now.
If he wanted, he could go back to hell right now. The Nine Eunuchs and their gang had just cleaned up hell, making room for him.
It is impossible for the Lord to return, for the people to obey him, for them to rise up in rebellion and welcome the royal army.
After all, the image of the last emperor had been tarnished to the extreme in the conversations over the past thousand years, and hell had gone through the docile boiling of frogs in the era of the Ten Kings of Hell and then the purge of the Nine Attendants. Not many people would have much affection for the Lord of the Mansion and Mount Tai anymore.
But none of this matters.
As long as the last generation can go back and deal with the Nine Eunuchs, this hell will still belong to their Lu family.
Or, he could choose a place to meditate in seclusion, or, as he had said before, spend a few decades to make up for the thousand years he had lost. By then, whatever he wanted would be within his reach.
The scapegoat Bodhisattva has gone up to meet Xuanyuan Sword.
The last generation right now is like a prisoner who has been released from prison after serving his sentence and can breathe the air of freedom to his heart's content.
What's more, the difference between him and Ying Gou is that he is still very strong and he still has the capital. Although he has not made any progress, his foundation is still very solid. He can be free and easy and unrestrained.
However, at the moment, he didn't seem to be in that happy mood.
“A little bit.”
Boss Zhou has never been good at comforting others, and he didn't want to comfort him at this moment.
"Ha, ha..."
The old Taoist laughed twice.
Take a breath,
road:
"Tell me, how come I am outdone by him?"
He had been strong all his life and originally thought that he was the winner. In fact, he was the winner, but in the end, he did not experience any joy of surviving a disaster or being the victor.
instead,
The lips are bitter.
"Don't leave here yet. I'm going to buy some cigarettes."
The old Taoist nodded blankly.
Zhou Ze walked out of the ward, took the elevator to the first floor, went to the supermarket in the hospital to buy cigarettes, and then took the elevator up again without any delay.
The last Lord of the Mansion might leave here at any time, because Zhou Ze couldn't figure out why he would continue to stay in the study.
The previous instructions were just a request, at least, I had to say goodbye to the Taoist priest, and then squat together and smoke a cigarette.
After entering the ward, the old Taoist priest still sat there in a daze.
Zhou Ze handed over a cigarette, but the old Taoist shook his head and didn't take it.
Boss Zhou lit one for himself and sat down on the bed next to him.
It hasn’t changed back, and the old Taoist hasn’t come back yet.
"well… … "
The old Taoist sighed again.
"I say, what are you struggling with?"
"I don't know either. I just suddenly felt that it was quite boring."
"You survived, you won, now you can go back and continue to be the king, isn't that great?"
"Okay?"
“You’re being hypocritical.”
"Really? Maybe. Tell me, why doesn't he come and die with me?"
"Didn't he say that himself?"
"Disdainful?"
“It’s not worth it.”
"Not worth it?"
"Um."
“I actually made him feel that it’s not worth it!
What qualifications does he, Dizang, have to ignore me!
It was obvious that he couldn't beat us or defeat us, so he pretended to be free and easy and ascended up!
These guys love to put on a show, yes, that's definitely what he thought.
What do you mean, when you come to this world, you must go see the sun!
They are all excuses and perfunctory!
He is a loser. He did that and made that choice just to make himself leave in a more dignified way.
He just wanted to impress himself and disgust me at the same time!
I saw through that person since the first time we met a thousand years ago. Hahahaha, he is just that kind of person, that's right!
Those words he said when he left, his final choice, will not affect me, no, I will not let him succeed, never!"
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Boss Zhou simply nodded in agreement with the Taoist priest and exhaled a puff of smoke.
“I won!”
The old Taoist pointed at his face.
"I am the winner, I won, I survived! I am still me, I am still me!
I am not like that magic beast that has turned into a rule. This is actually no different from being dead. I am just fooling myself.
I'm not seriously injured. If I want to, I can fight my way back to hell right away!
I can go back to hell tonight and demolish his little temple!
What are the Ten Kings of Hell and the Ten Attendants? These are all things that are not worthy of being on the stage!"
"Yes, yes, you can do it. You are amazing."
Boss Zhou agreed almost perfunctorily.
"I am still me, I lost a thousand years, but I can get it all back!
Hell, it'll still be mine!
Taishan will still be mine!
Yin and Yang will still be under my control!
My location,
My glory,
My future,
My road,
My two monkeys..."
Old Dao,
Silence.