Chapter 2309 Xue Ping's Fate

Xiao Hua's words were of course a joke, but after hearing this, Xue Ping felt determined. He hurriedly put down the spirit fruit and said respectfully: "Senior, please know that I am no longer General Zuo. Oh, it should be said that I am no longer in Xixi." The country’s Nanpu County.”

"Oh?" Xiao Hua raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "You stayed well in Nanpu County of Xi Country, why did you go somewhere else?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Hua hurriedly smiled and said: "Oh, by the way, I remember that I still have an agreement with you! But because I really don't have time to get away, I have been delayed again and again. Don't worry... Eh? Yes? Didn’t you already go there and come back with a full load, so you no longer work in Xiguo?”

"No, it's not what the seniors think!" Xue Ping waved his hands hurriedly, "Without the guidance of an expert like the seniors, the juniors dare not go there at will. If... if the seniors have free time in the future, they want to go there to see Look, the junior is willing to take the senior there."

"That's it!" Xiao Hua scratched his chin and nodded, "I think I have some free time after the meeting at Yaotai. If you have time, how about you and I go together?"

"Very good, very good!" Xue Ping was so happy that he seemed to be scratching his head and ears.

Xiao Hua looked at Xue Ping with a half-smile, and said with a smile: "Xue Ping, you chased me to Yaotai Mountain and asked me to keep my promise, right?"

Xue Ping hurriedly accepted his joy and said with a smile: "Senior Xiao is thinking something wrong. Is it possible that this junior knows that senior will come to Yaotai Mountain? This junior is just following my general to come to Yaotai Mountain."

"Oh?" Xiao Hua nodded, "It seems that you had other opportunities when you left Xi Country!"

Xue Ping smiled bitterly: "Senior, you're just kidding me. This junior doesn't have any luck. It's better to say that he was forced to leave Xi Country."

"Sit down and talk while eating..." Xiao Hua smiled and pointed to the spiritual fruits on Xue Ping's jade table, and simply took out some spiritual fruits himself and took a bite.

Seeing Xiao Hua acting like this, Xue Ping gave up half of his mental arithmetic. A smile appeared on his face that looked like the bottom of a black pot. He also picked up a spiritual fruit from the table and took a few bites. He smiled and said, "Senior, it's really a pleasure. I haven't enjoyed this kind of strange spiritual fruit for a long time."

"It's nothing, just a little bit of the wishes of some juniors, but I am disrespectful!" Xiao Hua said with a slight smile.

Xue Ping ate a few spiritual fruits, then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "I would like to teach you, senior. Years ago, I was ordered by the county governor to go to Changsheng Town to relieve the disaster. Thanks to the grains of senior, Changsheng was not destroyed." The villagers of the town suffered a great disaster. With the help of Mo Yan and Mo Jianli, the junior also successfully completed the important task of disaster relief. However, the junior's disaster relief duty was completed, but something happened again when the junior left Changsheng Town. Something that the juniors did not expect..."

Saying,

Xue Ping peeked at Xiao Hua's expression. Xiao Hua seemed to be tasting the spirit fruit while listening to Xue Ping's explanation. Seeing Xue Ping stop, he looked up "naturally" and said curiously: "What's wrong? Can this happen in Changsheng Town?" What unexpected thing happened to you? I haven’t heard anything from Changsheng Town for a long time since I left it, but I miss the monks at Xiaojin Temple.”

"Haha..." Xue Ping smiled, "Senior, you are really playing with the world of mortals. With your old cultivation, I am afraid that you can destroy the Xiaojin Temple with just one finger. From what Mo Jianli said, you still..."

However, when talking about this, Xue Ping's expression suddenly changed slightly. Well, if Xiao Hua's fight with the monk from Xiaojin Temple is considered a game of mortals, then what kind of thing is Xiao Hua's battle with Liao Jiang's Sea Clan... ? No matter how much Xiao Hua plays in the mortal world, he can't help but take the lives of tens of thousands of villagers in Changsheng Town as a trifle, and give the credit for defeating the Sea Clan to Cihang of the Buddha Sect! This makes no sense at all.

Xiao Hua pondered for a moment to understand what Xue Ping was thinking, and said with a smile: "I was injured that day, and my cultivation level was greatly reduced. Otherwise, how could I have allowed Liao Jiang's Sea Clan to become rampant? Even you... wouldn't have given me a bite. Surprised!"

Xue Ping suddenly understood, and hurriedly smiled: "Senior did not show his face that day, and junior really can't tell!"

After Xiao Hua finished speaking, Xue Ping didn't dare to ask any more questions, and said in detail: "Senior, I don't know something. Ever since Master Cihang of the Buddhist Sect blocked the Hai Clan in Liaojiang River and used Buddhist artifacts to collect the original The river in Changsheng Town was about to flood, and thanks to the thoughts of tens of thousands of villagers in Changsheng Town, they almost achieved Bodhisattva status in Changsheng Town. The villagers of Changsheng Town regarded Master Cihang as the savior of Changsheng Town, not only at home every day. I offered the longevity tablet to Master Cihang, and even went to Xiaojin Temple to offer incense and recite the virtues of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Previously, Changsheng Academy was the leader in Changsheng Town, and Xiaojin Temple was really nothing. The Jiangchao Temple in the town was only a little bit strong, but with the worship of tens of thousands of villagers in Changsheng Town, the incense of Xiaojin Temple has grown a hundred times. Oh, the Jiangchao Temple where the predecessors finished their work is no longer there, and it is said that Guanyin will be built. Chanyuan. Not only the villagers of Changsheng Town are so crazy, but also the entire Xi Country, and other countries in Yuzhou outside Xi Country. Whether they are devout villagers or monks from various temples, they all flock to Changsheng Town and go to Xiaojin like pilgrims. Temple and Guanyin Temple to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.”

"I think you saw clearly that day that Master Cihang was only one step away from attaining enlightenment, but he didn't actually do so." Xue Ping said again, "But in the mouths of those ignorant people, Master Cihang actually attained the Buddhahood of Avalokitesvara. They... they are going to cast a ten-foot golden body for Avalokitesvara on Jiangchaoling! Even... I heard that many people thought that Jiangchaoling was too small to accommodate the golden body of the Bodhisattva, and they were going to either completely demolish Jiangchaoling and then build on the flat ground, or pile up soil around Jiangchaoling to build a mountain, expanding the scope of Jiangchaoling ten times!"

"Shh..." Xiao Hua took a breath and wondered, "The north of Jiangchaoling is indeed barren, but there are farmlands and farmhouses on the east and west. How can they be demolished or piled up to build a mountain?"

Xue Ping smiled bitterly: "You don't know, the villagers near Jiangchaoling knew that it was for the golden body of Avalokitesvara, and they had donated these farmlands and left there with their families!"

"Alas..." Xiao Hua sighed.

"Changsheng Town is now a town full of bald monks. A tile fell and injured ten people, six of whom were monks who came to Changsheng Town, and four were believers who came to burn incense." Xue Ping continued, "Changsheng Town is under the jurisdiction of Nanpu County. The county magistrate was extremely troubled after learning about this incident, and hurriedly reported it to the king. I don't know the king's will, but since the king's will, the whole Nanpu County has been filled with a kind of weirdness. On the surface, the whole Nanpu County is very peaceful, and the government is in good order and the people are in harmony, just like usual, but inside... There was an undercurrent again. Not only did some Confucianists come secretly, but many Taoists also showed up. As the first person to contribute to the disaster relief in Changsheng Town, I received a lot of rewards. There were even rumors that the king intended to appoint me as a general to guard Changsheng Town. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. There must be a big conflict between the Confucianists and the Buddhist sect in Changsheng Town. They were playing their own games, but why did they drag me, a Taoist, into this? As a Taoist disciple, I was in the front. If there was anything, If there is any unusual movement, I will definitely be the first one to be sent out. If I don’t go, it will be disobeying the emperor’s order. Not to mention the king, even the county magistrate can take my head. But if I go, will the Buddhist guardian let me live in peace? I guess that demon-subduing pestle has been waiting to fall on my head, right? So, I decided to go all out and directly write to the county magistrate to resign, saying that I have reached a critical point in the practice of a secret technique, which involves my life. The county magistrate was originally different. I was satisfied, and I submitted three resignation letters in a row. Finally, the county magistrate thought of my hard work and finally agreed. I got the confirmation and left Nanpu County that day! "

"Yes, you can advance and retreat clearly!" Xiao Hua nodded. After all, the situation in Changsheng Town was really weird. Xue Ping was in it and could see so far, which surprised Xiao Hua. "Then where are you now?"

"I am now serving as a county magistrate in Butian County, Shanliang State, Liangzhou." Xue Ping did not dare to hide it and answered honestly.

Xiao Hua smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, not bad. I used to be the left general, and now I am the county magistrate's military officer. I have made progress..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Hua was suddenly stunned, as if he thought of something, and said in surprise: "Oh, that's not right, Xue Ping, this Shanliang country... seems to be founded by Buddhism. You... you don't go to serve in a country founded by Taoism, how come you went from a country founded by Confucianism to a country founded by Buddhism?"

Xue Ping blinked his eyes, very surprised how Xiao Hua knew that Shanliang country was founded by Buddhism, but he didn't dare to ask, so he had to answer: "Senior, you don't know, my Taoist practice is not profound, but I have some unique skills in military tactics and spearmanship. If I go to a place where Taoism is founded, I may not be satisfied with the position I am in. Only places where Buddhism or Confucianism are founded can satisfy me. Among them, the descendants of Confucianism's military strategists are also good at military tactics. I have found several Confucianism countries and I am not very satisfied. I was interested in Shanliang Kingdom. Although I was not very interested in Buddhism, the people of Shanliang were simple and honest, and Buddhism was strong. The king was also a kind-hearted person, much stronger than the Confucian countries nearby. So I tried to go to the governor of Butian County. Coincidentally, the governor of Butian County was in need of someone like me who knew how to lead troops and deploy formations. After trying it out, I was very satisfied and immediately presented a petition to the king to ask for the post of left general for me. What surprised me even more was that the king's will was passed down, asking me to join the army as the governor of the county. Not only did I control the military and political power of Butian County, but I also assisted the governor in handling government affairs. I didn't care about my identity as a Taoist monk at all. This king's mind... Tsk tsk, it really impressed me!" r1152

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