Chapter 346: Wu Ya's Secret History (I)

"Congratulations to Sect Master Liu on your success!"

"Thank you Miss Xunzhen for your help!"

At noon, Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen had lunch together in the guest room. After a lot of fear and trepidation in the morning, they were now content and smiling.

"Although it was a thrilling experience, it was finally safe and sound, and the storm has passed." Xunzhen looked at the enthusiastic Liu Xunyi meaningfully, and said jokingly, "I thought that Master Liu was an 'honest man' who followed the rules, but I didn't expect that you were also good at playing crazy. This morning, you 'argued' in Piaomiao Pavilion, and you talked about the truth and falsehood, the real and the fake, and you talked about it in a serious manner. It really opened my eyes and made me look at you with new eyes."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Are you praising me? Or scolding me?"

"If you want to achieve great things, you must not be too particular about small matters." Xunzhen chuckled. "Every word you just said came from the bottom of my heart. I really admire you today. You can use a dead person to confuse people and put all the blame on Jin Fuyu. It's really smart."

"Since Jian Zhong is dead, why not use his 'death without evidence'? If I don't take the initiative, Song Yu will definitely turn the tables and use it to defeat me. Then, it will not be Song Yu who will be the one to go down the mountain in disgrace, but us."

Xunzhen raised her eyebrows and asked suspiciously, "Do you really think Ren Wuya trusts you? Don't you notice anything strange?"

Liu Xunyi's expression froze, and then he put the wine glass in his hand on the table and whispered, "To be honest, after a round of bargaining this morning, I now know who leaked the news about Boren to Jian Zhong."

"Ren Wuya!" Xunzhen said bluntly, "After observing his words and expressions, I found that there seemed to be some unspeakable secrets between Ren Wuya and Song Yu. Song Yu hesitated to speak several times, and Ren Wuya finally let him go. These are all unreasonable. I guess there must be something strange."

"That's right!" Liu Xunyi nodded. "Although I don't know the reason, I am sure that Ren Wuya deliberately leaked the news about Boren to Jian Zhong. As for Ding Ao... he was kept in the dark just like us."

"It seems that we have guessed wrong before. The most unlikely of the three possibilities is exactly the truth." Xunzhen smiled bitterly, "But I can't understand why Ren Wuya did this? If he was inclined to Jinjianwu, why would he drive Song Yu away and leave us behind? If he had no intention of leaning towards either side, why did he reveal the news about Boren to Jian Zhong and let Jian Zhong stab us in the back?"

"I don't understand this either." Liu Xunyi hesitated, "In fact, it was beyond my expectation that Ren Wuya could make such a quick decision today. It's not that I underestimate myself. Although I had a slight advantage in the argument with Song Yu this morning, it was not enough to completely defeat him. After all, I falsely accused Jin Fuyu of coveting the Buddha Lotus Seed, but I could not produce any evidence. I only relied on my one-sided words, which was really weak. But even so, Ren Wuya still made a choice resolutely based on my one-sided words, which really surprised me."

Xunzhen said: "Today we won inexplicably, and Song Yu lost inexplicably. In the final analysis, it is all because Ren Wuya's words and deeds are abnormal from usual. No one can guess what he is up to. Therefore, we must not take it lightly, and we must not get carried away."

"Forget it!" Liu Xunyi waved his hand and smiled, saying frankly, "In any case, we have finally experienced the bitter cold and won the fragrance of plum blossoms. Two of the three tasks assigned by the Palace Master have failed. Today we can gain something, which can be regarded as regaining a little face for the Xianwang Palace. I only take 20% of this credit, and you take 40%. The remaining 40% is attributed to Tang Cong. If he hadn't told me the truth before he died..."

When Tang Cong was mentioned, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel sad, and his tone became a little disappointed. Seeing Xunzhen's beautiful eyes looking around, hesitant to speak, he quickly changed the subject and pretended to be casual: "Don't mention it! Don't mention it! It's rare to be happy today, come on! Let's drink."

"Actually, there is something I have always been curious about." Xunzhen asked, "What is the deep meaning of those few 'Buddhist verses' you said in Piaomiao Pavilion? What is their connection with the Buddha Lotus Seed?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi was slightly startled, hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly stood up, stuck his head out of the room, looked around carefully, then closed the open door tightly.

"You...why are you closing the door?" Xunzhen couldn't help but feel strange when he saw this.

"Those few Buddhist verses are actually the opening quotes from the Tantric classic, the Prajna Sutra." Liu Xunyi sat back at the table, lowered his voice as much as possible, and explained, "To be honest, I know very little about the Prajna Sutra. I have only heard of those few quotes."

"The Ancient Prajna Sutra?" Xunzhen asked in surprise, "What is that?"

Liu Xunyi recalled: "From what I understand, it seems to be a profound martial arts book. Its status in Tantric Buddhism is somewhat similar to the Central Plains Shaolin's Yi Jin Jing. The spirit boy told me that if one can practice the Ancient Prajna Sutra to perfection, one will be able to achieve unparalleled magical power and be invincible."

"In other words, what Ren Wuya really wants is not some medicine, but this martial arts secret book? If my guess is correct, the Ancient Prajna Sutra should be in the hands of Ling Tong." Xunzhen was very smart and understood it immediately. "That's why Ren Wuya wanted to steal the Buddha Lotus Seed."

"That's right." Liu Xunyi nodded and said, "To be more precise, the ancient sutra is not a physical object, but a sutra. There is no record of it, but it is passed down orally. It is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. They are treasured in the hearts of the three Tibetan masters and passed on to the spirit boy by them. Before the spirit boy dies, three more respected masters will be selected to pass it on orally, and when the next spirit boy is born, they will continue. As for the three masters, they don't know each other's identity, nor do they know any news about each other. Therefore, the entire "Prajna Sutra" has always been known to only one person in the world, and that person is the spirit boy, Buddha Lianzi."

"I understand!" Xunzhen's eyes gleamed, and he suddenly realized, "No wonder Ren Wuya chose you and abandoned Song Yu. In fact, it doesn't matter which is true or false. For him, the fact that you can recite the quote from the Ancient Prajna Sutra is enough to move his heart. Moreover, your excuse that Jin Fuyu coveted the Ancient Prajna Sutra is undoubtedly a great threat to Ren Wuya. After all, a peerless magic skill is a rare treasure that can only be encountered by chance, and everyone wants to monopolize it. Who is willing to share it with others? Therefore, for this sensitive "false accusation", even if it is only one-sided, Ren Wuya would rather believe it than not believe it."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt enlightened and nodded slowly, "When I think about it carefully, it is indeed true."

"Since the Prajna Sutra is the most precious treasure of Tantric Buddhism, how can you recite it?" Xunzhen asked curiously.

"This..." Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly and explained, "Since there is only one person in the world who knows, it must be that person who told me." "Reincarnation...spiritual child?" Xunzhen was surprised, "Have you seen a spiritual child?"

"Not only did I see him, but he also saved my life." Liu Xunyi smiled awkwardly and said self-deprecatingly, "Otherwise, even if I had three heads and six arms, I would never be able to come back alive."

"No wonder!" Xunzhen said thoughtfully, "I couldn't figure out how you escaped back before. Since the spirit boy guaranteed you, I'm sure the eight kings of Tubo will not dare to press you any further."

"That's right." Liu Xunyi said with emotion, "Not only did the spirit boy save my life in Tubo, but he also told me the secret of the Prajna Sutra, allowing me to put on a good show in front of Ren Wuya. Not only did I save my life, but I also got the job done. It can be said that I killed two birds with one stone."

"Did the spirit boy tell me what the relationship is between the Prajna Sutra and Ren Wuya?" Xunzhen asked, "I grew up in the Western Regions, but I have never heard of this sutra. It must be kept extremely secret. How did Ren Wuya know about it?"

"I'll tell you a secret! Ren Wuya, his Buddhist name is 'Wuya'!"

"Dharma name? How can he have a Dharma name?"

Liu Xunyi whispered, "Although Ren Wuya is a Han Chinese, he followed his father into Tibet when he was young and converted to Buddhism when he was only three years old. About sixty years ago, the living Buddha of the time was about to die, so he came to the Sakya Monastery where Ren Wuya practiced, intending to pass on the middle part of the "Ancient Prajna Sutra" to the then abbot of the Sakya Monastery, Master Ningzan. At that time, Ren Wuya, who was only twenty years old, was very intelligent and gifted, so he was deeply loved by Master Ningzan, who took him as his last disciple and had no suspicion of him. So, on the night when the living Buddha taught Master Ningzan the "Ancient Prajna Sutra", Ren Wuya secretly hid under the altar and eavesdropped..."

"Is there such a thing?" Xunzhen cried out in disbelief, but then he thought again and felt that something was fishy, ​​and quickly shook his head and said, "No! No! According to what you said, the Prajna Sutra is an unparalleled magical skill, and the Tibetan Living Buddha knows the entire text, so he must have unparalleled magical skills. How could he not notice that someone was eavesdropping?"

"This is exactly the key point." At this point, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but show admiration on his face, and said with emotion, "The spiritual child told me that although the living Buddhas of all generations are familiar with the Prajna Sutra, none of them practiced martial arts, so they don't have the ability to see and hear in all directions."

"This……"

"Although the Prajna Sutra is a peerless magical skill, it is still a Buddhist scripture in the final analysis." Liu Xunyi knew Xunzhen's confusion, so he took the initiative to explain before she asked, "In the Prajna Sutra, 'Dharma' is superior and 'gong' is inferior. Living Buddhas of all generations have always pursued superior Buddhist teachings and disdained inferior martial arts. In their view, only the boundless Buddhist teachings can save the people. As for martial arts, no matter how powerful they are, they are also a means of hurting people's lives. In the final analysis, it is 'art', not 'Tao'. If you focus on peerless martial arts, it is very easy to be entangled by hostility and eventually fall into the path of evil. What Lingtong pursues is the bright and righteous path of having no desires and a peaceful mind."

"Well said!" Xunzhen sincerely admired Lingtong's remarks and agreed, "What a 'bright and righteous path', I admire you!" After that, Xunzhen changed the subject and asked, "Since he was not discovered, how did Ren Wuya get exposed?"

"After stealing the middle chapter of the Ancient Prajna Sutra, Ren Wuya secretly practiced in Sakya Monastery for ten years. During this period, he secretly practiced while looking for the whereabouts of the other two chapters of the Ancient Prajna Sutra. He wanted to find the other two masters and get the entire Ancient Prajna Sutra in one fell swoop, but unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. No matter how he tried to inquire, Master Ning Zan never said a word about it. Not to mention that Master Ning Zan didn't know, even if he knew, he would definitely not tell him." Liu Xunyi continued, "Ten years later, the gifted Ren Wuya practiced the middle chapter of the Ancient Prajna Sutra to a small degree of success. At the same time, his state of mind completely fell from Buddhism to the devil. In fact, during these ten years, Master Ning Zan had already guessed everything and tolerated him in every way, and advised him kindly, but after ten years, he could no longer tolerate it and had to expel him from the temple."

"After leaving Sakya Temple, Ren Wuya was like a dragon entering the sea, a tiger running high into the mountains. No one could restrain him anymore, no one could influence his intentions, and no one could restrain his desires." Xunzhen murmured to himself, "So he came to Tianshan, and with his unfathomable martial arts, he founded the Jade Dragon School, and has been famous ever since."

"For decades, Ren Wuya has never left his house. He has locked himself in the Piaomiao Pavilion and carefully studied and read through the Tantric scriptures, hoping to slowly explore the entire "Ancient Prajna Sutra" with his understanding of Tantric Buddhism." Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that the "Ancient Prajna Sutra" can't be easily understood. No matter how hard Ren Wuya tried, the result was ultimately a failure. Not only did he make no achievements, but he also confused his mind and fell into evil. Twelve years ago, the previous Tibetan Living Buddha passed away and a new spiritual child was born. Ren Wuya seemed to see He wanted to cheat the young and ignorant soul boy to get the entire content of the Prajna Sutra. He knew that the soul boy would not be taught the Prajna Sutra by the three masters until he was six years old. So he waited patiently until six years ago, when he started this matter and secretly ordered Ding Ao to go to Luoshui City to steal the Buddha Lotus Seed. Although Ding Ao failed in this trip, he planted a spy in Luoshui City, and this person was Boren. As for what happened next, you already know it. "

"I never thought there would be such a twist..."

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Before Xunzhen could feel any emotion, someone suddenly knocked on the closed door.

"Who?"

"Brother Liu, it's me, Ding San." Ding Ao's teasing laughter sounded outside the door. "You closed the door in broad daylight. I hope I didn't disturb you two? Hehe..."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen were stunned, and a sense of embarrassment instantly rose in their hearts.

Liu Xunyi coughed twice, quickly opened the door, and asked unhappily, "What can I do for you, Mr. Ding San?"

"Brother Liu, the Palace Master invites you!"

……

(End of this chapter)