Start Checking In From the Sleeping Palace of the Empress Dowager - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Chicken and Egg

It wasn’t the wind.

It wasn’t the banner.

It was the benevolent abbot’s heart.

These few words caused everyone to fall into a state of shock.

They were all dumbstruck.

In their minds, it was as if there were countless monkeys in the sky, causing their bodies to tremble non-stop.

Among them, the abbot who had the highest attainments in Buddhism was even more dumbstruck and shocked.

“It’s not the movement of the wind or the movement of the banner. It’s the heart of a benevolent person…”

Abbot Ji Min muttered. His eyes were like torches, flickering with a dazzling radiance.

This was because he understood more than anyone else how much meaning Lu Tianyu’s words contained.

“The movement of the wind and the banner is a natural phenomenon. It’s because your hearts are in turmoil that you’re arguing endlessly.”

At this moment, Lu Tianyu stood up and explained with a more imposing manner.

When everyone heard this, they were all moved once again.

At this moment, Lu Tianyu took a few steps forward and said, “All things are empty. Everything is created by the mind. This is the fundamental profundity of Mahayana Buddhism.”

The pupils of the abbot contracted violently. “Mahayana Buddhism?”

Lu Tianyu was stunned and subconsciously said, “Abbot, have you never heard of it?”

Abbot Ji Min shook his head and said, “Since ancient times, there has only been Buddhism. How could there be Mahayana Buddhism?”

Lu Tianyu was stunned.

In this world, didn’t Buddhism have a great development?

He was in a mess.

However, the competition still had to go on.

Thus, Abbot Ji Min asked again, “May I ask, what is Zen?”

Lu Tianyu smiled and said, “Then what does abbot think is Zen?”

Abbot Ji Min pondered for a moment and said, “As a Bodhi tree, your heart is like a clear mirror, and you should always wipe it, so as not to stir up dust.”

When everyone heard this, they were astonished.

Especially those disciples, they were even more impressed.

The truth.

The truth of Heaven and Earth.

Then, they looked at Lu Tianyu.

They thought, ‘Can you still answer this?’

That was what the others were thinking.

And under the gazes of these people…

Lu Tianyu slowly opened his mouth and said, “The Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform. There is nothing to begin with, so where is the dust to be stirred up?”

Boom!

When Abbot Ji Min heard this, his mind immediately exploded.

He was so shocked by these words that his face turned pale.

A deep shock appeared in his eyes.

“There is no tree in the Bodhi tree, nor is there a mirror. There is nothing in the Bodhi tree, so where is the dust…”

Abbot Ji Min muttered to himself, his expression absent-minded.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the things he had learned in his lifetime were not as profound and meaningful as what Lu Tianyu had said today.

He looked at Lu Tianyu, his eyes filled with shock.

He thought to himself that Lu Tianyu had such high attainments in Buddhism at such a young age.

Could it be that he was the Supreme Buddha who descended from Heaven to this world?

Abbot Ji Min was greatly shocked.

His eyes flickered.

Then, under everyone’s shocked gazes, he knelt down in front of Lu Tianyu with a plop.

Lu Tianyu: “???”

The others: “???”

“Almsgiver Lu, please accept this one as your disciple,” Abbot Ji Min said.

And so…

The entire place fell silent.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Holy shit!

What was happening?

The Demon God Empire’s Buddhist guru, Abbot Ji Min, actually took the initiative to ask Lu Tianyu to accept him as his disciple?

Was… Was the weather about to change?

Everyone was astonished.

They had eaten a huge mouthful of essence.

Even Lu Tianyu was a little flustered.

However, Lu Tianyu was a person with principles and content.

He did not want to take an old man as his disciple.

If a dozen beautiful women came as disciples… Hehehe.

Hence, he stood up and placed his hands behind his back. He had the bearing of a great grandmaster.

He said, “I can’t take you as my disciple.”

“Why?”

Abbot Ji Min’s expression darkened and his heart ached.

Lu Tianyu felt as though his pride had exploded by acting tough in front of so many people.

He continued, “Because I don’t accept stupid people.”

Abbot Ji Min’s body stiffened.

And those disciples were immediately angered.

“Lu Tianyu, don’t go too far! Abbot has already taken the initiative to take you in as his master. Don’t be ungrateful,” the eldest disciple, Yi Xiu, said angrily.

Lu Tianyu said, “The country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. I, Lu Tianyu, also have my own rules for accepting disciples. Since you want to acknowledge me as your master, then you should first prove yourself.”

Abbot Ji Min was delighted and said, “How do I prove myself?”

“If you can answer my question, I will accept you as my disciple,” Lu Tianyu said.

Abbot Ji Min said, “Almsgiver Lu, please speak.”

Lu Tianyu suddenly smiled and said, “Tell me, is there a chicken or an egg first?”

Abbot Ji Min: “?”

The others: “?”

“This…”

Abbot Ji Min hesitated.

“There should be a chicken first,” Abbot Ji Min said with uncertainty.

Lu Tianyu shook his head and said, “That egg doesn’t think that way.”

Yi Xiu couldn’t help but say, “Then there should be an egg first.”

Lu Tianyu continued to shake his head and said, “That chicken doesn’t think that way.”

Abbot Ji Min and the others were in a mess.

Was there a chicken first?

Or was there an egg first?

Without a chicken, where would the egg come from?

But without an egg, where would the chicken come from?

F*ck!

What the hell was this question?

They were dumbfounded.

The group of people was all dumbfounded.

At this moment, Lu Tianyu continued to say, “If Abbot can’t even answer such a simple question, I really can’t accept Abbot as my disciple.”

When Abbot Ji Min heard this, his expression was calm.

He believed in the principle that the Heavens would not let one down.

Therefore.

Abbot Ji Min said, “Almsgiver Lu, if you give me some time, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer.”

Lu Tianyu nodded.

But in his heart, he was thinking that this question had been debated for thousands of years without an answer.

Even if he died, he would not be able to come up with an answer.

Lu Tianyu chuckled and then walked down the platform in high spirits.

Then, he walked to Sun Wu and shouted, “Sun Wu, follow me!”

Sun Wu was immediately frightened to the point that her delicate body trembled.

She almost died.

She lowered her head, her small face flushed red, and her footsteps were somewhat uncoordinated as she followed behind Lu Tianyu.

Her heart was perturbed.

In her mind, she couldn’t help but think of all kinds of shameful images.

Her long legs were about to go soft.

“Teacher, can I go and change my clothes?” Sun Wu said shyly.

The cold and wet feeling in her pants made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Hearing this, Lu Tianyu was stunned.

He stopped and turned around.

He looked at Sun Wu.

Puzzled, he asked, “What’s wrong? Why did you change your clothes all of a sudden?”

“Well… it’s just that the weather is a little hot and I’m sweating,” Sun Wu blushed and said shyly.

Lu Tianyu said, “Just bear with it for now. I need to find a secret place to teach you a lesson. Let’s see if you dare to talk nonsense in the future.”

Sun Wu lowered her head.

Teach…

Her cute little face became redder and redder.

And this appearance made Lu Tianyu even more determined.