pertwk Chapter 562, My Obsession
Chapter 562, My Obsession
With the implementation of the policy allowing monks to settle in the county, Nanxiang County has experienced a period of rapid development, with the expansion of the county seat being the most eye-catching aspect.
The old city wall has been transformed into the inner city wall. Beyond the inner city wall lies the new county town, which is currently undergoing expansion.
In the four cardinal directions of the new district, a special area has been designated as a market for cultivators to trade.
With the monks settling down, all four markets are now in use.
Hua Changxi visited all four markets in turn.
The infrastructure and facilities in the market area are not yet complete, and there are very few well-organized shops. Instead, there are stalls set up along the street, creating a rough and primitive "street stall" landscape.
After visiting the four markets, Hua Changxi sent a message to Pu Cao, who was in charge of Shennong Hall affairs, and decided to open a Shennong Hall branch in each of the four markets.
After that, she planned to go to the county government office to find Song Weimin, but unexpectedly, she ran into Jingle just before entering the inner city.
"Changxi".
Hua Changxi looked at Jingle in surprise and quickly stepped forward: "Jingle, what are you doing here?"
Several gray-robed monks, all looking weary, followed beside him.
Gone was her usual composure. Before Hua Changxi could even get close, she rushed forward with a slightly anxious expression: "Changxi, I never expected to run into you. It's so wonderful."
"I didn't expect that either." Hua Changxi replied with a smile, but her gaze quickly swept over the people behind him, her brows furrowing slightly. "How come... you're all injured?"
"Changxi, I'm afraid I need to trouble you with something." Jingle said earnestly, "Many of my fellow disciples are seriously injured. I wonder if you could treat them?"
“Of course.” Hua Changxi replied without hesitation.
Jing immediately led her to an inn in the city.
Pushing open the door, one sees more than ten monks lying haphazardly on the couch, all with ashen faces and serious injuries.
Hua Changxi didn't ask any questions and immediately went to treat the patients. It wasn't until night fell and the streetlights came on that she finished examining all the injured.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine after some rest."
"Changxi, thank you very much."
Jingliao handed over a cup of spiritual tea, her eyes filled with gratitude and relief: "I'm so glad I met you today."
Hua Changxi took the teacup and looked at him calmly: "What exactly happened?"
Jing led her to sit down in the stone pavilion in the courtyard. The night breeze brought a touch of coolness.
He paused for a moment before slowly speaking: "An ancient site has appeared in the northwest of Nanxiang County, which is suspected to be an ancient Buddhist temple."
Hua Changxi was slightly taken aback: "Ancient ruins?"
"Ah."
Jing nodded. "I was originally training in the South China Sea with Tong Yao, Zhenzhen, and your sixth brother. Because of the appearance of this ruin, there are not many people in the sect who are familiar with the rules of the ancient Buddhist temple and can break through the array restrictions, so I was urgently recalled."
"South China Sea……"
Hua Changxi's expression shifted, and she leaned forward slightly, her tone filled with concern, "How's the situation over there? Is it dangerous?"
Jing's expression darkened, and his tone became more serious: "Danger. The demons in the sea are far more powerful than we imagined."
Hua Changxi's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but ask, "What about my sixth brother and the others..."
"do not worry."
Jingle gently reassured him, "Your sixth brother is quite strong, and he has made great progress during his time in the South China Sea. With Tong Yao and Zhenzhen by his side, they will look after each other, so he will definitely be alright." Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's good." She put down her teacup, gesturing for him to continue.
Jingliao thought of the danger he had recently experienced, and his voice lowered: "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, my fellow disciples wouldn't have been injured."
He paused, as if suppressing something, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, before continuing to speak.
"As soon as the site was discovered, all sorts of powerful forces, having heard the news, flocked to it and sealed off the area around the site, preventing outsiders from entering or leaving."
"However, the restrictions on the ruins are extremely special, and only Buddhists can break them. After a few days of stalemate, seeing that no one could get in, those forces had no choice but to send people to inform some Buddhist temples."
"My fellow disciples and I arrived first. The original plan was to wait for the temple elders to arrive before we began to try to break the restriction together."
As Jing Liao finished speaking, a bitter smile appeared on her lips: "It was me... it was my greed that made me unable to control myself."
"The runes on those restrictions were extremely ancient. I became so engrossed in them that I accidentally triggered the restrictions and was immediately attacked."
"In order to save me, my fellow disciples had no choice but to join forces with me to fight against the restriction. We used all our strength to completely break the restriction."
Jingle's voice grew softer and softer: "As soon as the restriction was broken, people from all the major forces rushed into the ruins."
"That's fine."
He took a deep breath. "What I never expected was that before my fellow disciples and I could recover our spiritual power, we were ambushed."
Hua Changxi frowned: "Ambush? Who did it?"
Jing shook her head: "I don't know, the situation was too chaotic at the time." Her tone was full of helplessness and exhaustion.
"Changxi, thank you. If my fellow disciples were to meet with misfortune, I would never have peace of mind."
Hua Changxi comforted them, "Don't worry, your fellow disciples will recover soon."
Knowing her medical skills well, Jing felt a weight lifted from her heart, and a gentle smile appeared on her pale face: "I've finished telling you my story. Now, let's talk about you. How have you been lately?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi sighed deeply, a hint of helplessness creeping into her eyes: "I've been having a tough time lately."
Jing looked surprised and asked with concern, "You've run into trouble too?"
"That's right, something bad has happened, and it's a big deal."
Hua Changxi nodded, cleverly omitting the Lingguang Palace and the Vermilion Bird Army, and only recounting the bottlenecks and obstacles she encountered in the military formation.
In the end, she gave a wry smile, her tone revealing a hint of relief.
"I've come to understand during this time that some hurdles cannot be overcome simply by sheer courage and desperate effort."
"Humans are ultimately limited and inadequate."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Changxi looked up and saw Jing Liao staring at her quietly with a faint smile on her lips. She asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jingle chuckled and said, "Changxi, I congratulate you. You've learned to accept things."
"Accepting everything that happens, allowing everything to happen, is the key to breaking free from 'attachment to self'."
"As Buddhism says, humans have three poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance."
"The 'obsession' mentioned here refers to the inability to let go of one's ego. It is a great step forward to be able to realize your own limitations and accept them with equanimity."
"There are many foolish people in the world who are trapped in the suffering of their own attachments, unwilling to break free, and struggling in a sea of misery their entire lives." (End of this chapter)