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Episode 1098. The entire Central Plains is a volcano? (3)
Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock.
The sound of a wooden fish being struck regularly and Buddhist scriptures being chanted filled the small room.
Every time the moktak was struck, the lamp illuminating the room shook very faintly.
It was a sublime sight. The face of the old monk who was striking the moktak and chanting Buddhist scriptures was filled with solemnity, tranquility, and the loneliness unique to Buddhism.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
But at some point, the regular sound of the moktak began to shake. And with it, the softly burning lamp began to flicker.
It was at that moment that the sound of Buddhist scriptures flowing from the old monk’s mouth stopped. The old monk opened his eyes, which had been closed, and quietly looked down at the moktak in his hand.
‘I’ve been knocking all my life.’
It’s been over seventy years since I held this moktak in my hand. Now, I can play it without shaking an inch even with my eyes closed or my ears covered.
But at this moment, the moktak in his hand was not making a proper sound.
‘The mirror of the mind… ‘
The old monk, who had been looking down at the moktak with serious eyes, slowly put the moktak down. No matter how much you engrave and practice it in your body, if your mind wavers, it is all useless.
In the end, it all depends on what your heart desires.
The court knew this fact only too well, for it was the Buddhist teaching he had been trying to realize all his life.
but…….
‘Everything is in the scriptures.’
The sages have already shown him the way. However, the reason why those who follow behind cannot easily attain the Buddhist law is because not everything can be done just because they know it.
“… … Amitabha.”
A small grunt escapes his lips.
How much more must one delve and delve before one can truly enter the ranks of Buddha? Is it really possible to reach that realm while wearing the skin of this sinful and greedy body?
“… … That too is an obsession.”
It’s funny.
Attachment is the root of all suffering. In order to truly master the Buddhist law, one must abandon all attachments. However, if we look closely, isn’t the desire to attain the Buddhist law and reach the state of Buddha also a kind of attachment?
Those who seek it cannot obtain it, and only those who escape it can obtain it. This is the path of the Buddha. How can it be a path that people can walk?
‘It’s in vain.’
The court slowly nodded.
I know. He is already in the wrong body to become a Buddha.
‘I would rather make the whole world a Buddha than become a Buddha alone, even if this one body of mine falls into hell.’
In order to do so, everyone in the world must understand the nobility of the Dharma. They must realize that only by accepting and studying the Dharma is there truly a way to escape this miserable life.
But unfortunately, those who struggle to survive even a single day do not even pay attention to the lofty teachings of Buddhism. Therefore, to lead them to the Pure Land, we need majesty, not teachings.
A dazzling majesty that shines so brightly that no one can take their eyes off it. A majesty that makes you want to walk that path yourself.
Even the name Shaolin is small compared to him. Everything he does is ultimately to preach the teachings of Buddha in the Central Plains and lead as many people as possible to the Pure Land.
It is not necessary to have the teachings of Buddha to make Shaolin famous. It is necessary to have the fame of Shaolin to spread the teachings of Buddha.
Isn’t everything just for the sake of suffering beings?
‘But why is that road so difficult?’
The eyes of the court were tightly shut.
The world is too chaotic for the Buddha to spread his teachings, and his power is too weak to overcome that chaos.
‘No one shows me the way. No one… … .’
The court, with its wrinkled hands outstretched, took up the moktak again. Even if it shakes and shakes again, it is the path of a practitioner to not stop walking.
But that was then.
“Master, are you in there?”
The voice of the Dharma world was heard from outside the door.
The court slowly put down the moktak in his hand and let out a deep sigh. The life he had chosen was one in which he was not even given enough time to control his own mind.
“Come in.”
“Yes, sir.”
The door opened carefully and the Dharma world came inside.
The court looked at him like that and unconsciously frowned. Looking at the extremely haggard expression of the court, it seemed like he knew what kind of appearance he had right now.
“Room manager.”
The lawmaker sat cautiously in front of the courtroom. His two eyes were constantly scanning the courtroom’s complexion.
“News has arrived from Hangzhou.”
The court closed its eyes in silence.
It was news he had been curious about as well. But it seemed as if he had already known the outcome. The expression on the face of the law said it all.
“What happened?”
“… … Hangzhou suffered damage that was close to extinction, but for now… … the evil cult group that had invaded Hangzhou was unable to cause any more trouble and left the Central Plains.”
Up to this point, the court was as expected.
“To Hangzhou… … What happened to the Hwasan faction’s inspectors who headed to Hangzhou with that group of Sapa?”
“That is… … .”
The legal world carefully opened its mouth, observing the courtroom’s closed eyes.
“Two days ago… … they already returned to the volcano without any casualties.”
The courtroom was instantly engulfed in an indescribable emotion. A myriad of emotions were swirling inside.
The still silence grew longer, and the judges sitting in front of them could not even breathe deeply. They simply kept their mouths shut and waited endlessly for the court’s response.
Finally, the court slowly opened its eyes and asked.
“Two days ago… …?”
“… … .”
“You said it was two days ago?”
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“Hey, boss.”
The court in the past never showed such a cold expression, no matter how much hurtful words he heard.
But not these days. Now, unlike in the past, he sometimes displays a cold demeanor that even the legal world trembles in fear.
But the mood in the court now was different from before.
“If they had come back two days ago, Gaebong would have naturally figured out their whereabouts.”
“… … .”
“How then should I interpret the fact that the news has only just reached you now?”
“That’s… … That’s me too… … .”
As the court’s eyes twitched faintly as the legal system trailed off and looked around.
“One of them… … .”
His hand, which had been lightly holding the moktak, tightly grabbed the hem of the kasaya on his thigh. Blue tendons stood out on the back of his hand.
“None of it is working properly! None of it!”
“Master… … .”
“okay.”
The court, with its lips pursed, looked at the legal world with a glare.
“Keep trying.”
“… … .”
“If you want to continue!”
“Yes, yes! Master!”
The law of law bowed its head in surprise and quickly continued speaking.
“According to the news from Gaebang… … the ones who appeared in Hangzhou were the bishop of the Demonic Cult and his followers. The disciples of Hwasan headed to Jiangnan, together with Maninbang, Heukguibo, and Nokrim, killed the Demonic Cultists… … .”
The lawmaker who had been talking about the group of Sa-pae-ryeon instinctively looked at the courtroom’s expression once more and continued speaking.
“And it is said that the defeated Jang Il-so and the Hwasan Sword Master Cheongmyeong joined forces to cut off the bishop’s head.”
“… … .”
“The remaining demon cultists fled and tried to track down his tracks in Gaebo, but the Gaebo cultists who followed him reported that his tracks disappeared without a sound and his whereabouts were unknown.”
The law swallowed dry saliva and let out a voice that was burning.
“That’s it.”
The face of the court was as cold as if the cold wind of the north was blowing. When Beop-gye saw that face, he unconsciously closed his eyes tightly.
‘Why… … .’
He spent his entire life with the court.
On a large scale, it is his long sentence, but on a small scale, it is his death sentence. He has spent his whole life admiring and respecting the noble character of the court.
But why has the court been showing off a side of him that he doesn’t know lately? Even though the court’s heart for Shaolin and all the people of the world has not changed, why?
“The defeated army… …the Volcanic Sword Association cut off the bishop’s neck?”
“In the open, it’s not like that… … .”
“therefore.”
The court cut off the legal community and spoke in a cold voice.
“Those who were unable to kill each other joined hands and fought together to defeat the enemy?”
“… … .”
“And after defeating the Demonic Cult, the defeated army obediently sent the isolated volcano inspectors to Gangnam?”
The law could not even answer and only nodded.
It was also something that was hard to believe, but there was no other way. At least in Gangnam, their eyes do not exist. So, we have no choice but to rely on the information that Gaebong provides.
“Huh… … . Heh heh.”
The courtroom erupted in hollow laughter.
“You misjudged my volcano.”
“… … Headmaster?”
Before he knew it, his face had become horribly distorted.
“Even though they had different opinions, I believed that at least they were people who were trying to follow the right path. That’s why I felt a little bit of pity for them!”
“… … .”
“If they are those who join forces with the evil group of the Sapa for their own ends, what makes them any different from the Sapa!”
“Master… … . The situation… … .”
“situation?”
The court glared at the legal community with angry eyes.
“What kind of situation are you talking about?”
“… … .”
“Were they the only ones heartbroken by the news of civilians dying there? It also tormented me to the point of keeping me up at night!”
bang!
The fist of the court struck the table.
“But is that really the right thing to do? Is it really the path that those who claim to be right should choose to take in order to achieve the desired results?”
The legal community bowed their heads. The court continued speaking with a blush on its face.
“I’m not trying to blame them for their altruism! But do you really not know that it will only strengthen the Sapaeyeon’s control over Gangnam?”
“That, that is… … .”
The court clenched its fists.
“Those fools made Jang Il-so a hero. Now, Jang Il-so will become the hero who saved Gangnam from the clutches of the Demonic Cult and further solidify the rule of the Sapae-ryeon. How can you not know that this will only cause more people to suffer for a longer period of time?”
The legal world looked at the court without answering. It looked like a person who was speechless.
“It’s all wrong! It’s all wrong! Hangzhou? Of course, it’s a shame that those who died in Hangzhou died. But what did those who rushed to Jiangnan achieve? Did they save the people in Hangzhou?”
“I couldn’t do that… … .”
“If that much trouble happened, people would have no choice but to run away. Naturally, the damage would have been greatly reduced, and in the end, those evil and ruthless people of the Sa-pae-ryeon would have had to fight to stop the southern advance of the Demonic Cult. If only we had endured a little bit, the two evils of the Demonic Cult and the Sa-pa could have fought each other! Why did you jump into that situation so rashly and cause the civilians of Gangnam to suffer?”
“… … .”
“Foolish! Foolish, foolish!”
The court has been grinding this down.
“Those who cannot see the depths will praise them and criticize us! Again! Without even knowing what they have done!”
“Bar, room… … .”
“this!”
Kwaaaaang!
When the court finally struck down his fist, the table in front of him shattered into pieces.
The surprised legal community stared blankly at the courtroom with their mouths open.
“Volcano… … This is incomparable… … .”
A bright blue light was streaming from the eyes of the court.