Chapter 212 Umibozu: I am beginning to suspect that the fish is alive In the main hall of Weilian Ancient Temple, Pinggong Qianye did not go home to rest, but came to the main hall, first burned incense and worshiped Vairocana Tathagata, and then looked at the state of the Buddhist girl in the bright lamp. After confirming that everything was normal, he took out the demon-killing compass he had obtained tonight and placed it on the altar in front of Vairocana Tathagata, together with his own Dharma bowl. The main reason was that there was no place like a treasure house built in the temple, which resulted in some of his Buddhist instruments having to be placed on the altar in the main hall, with the statue of Vairocana Buddha helping to look after them. I looked at the time, it was 12:15 at night. It’s still early and I can still practice for some time. Sitting cross-legged in front of Vairocana Tathagata, Pinggong Qianye visualized the necessary Homa instruments and began to practice the fire offering method. This realm requires constant practice and it is impossible to break through so quickly relying solely on understanding. For Ruyi, Takeda Saburo and others, the best way to practice is to practice the water-grinding kung fu. They only need to practice step by step, and they can clearly feel that they are getting stronger step by step. But three years was still a bit too long for him. At about 2 ., Pinggong Qianye, who was practicing, heard the sound of water splashing in the pickle jar behind the side hall.
It felt like something was constantly hitting the water. Pinggong Qianye stood up and walked to the back of the side hall. Luo Xinfu had already arrived before him, hanging upside down on the spider silk in the corner of the wall, watching the show. Approaching the pickle jar, Pinggong Qianye saw that the body of Kaibouzu was entangled by the tentacles of the stone spur, and it was constantly tossed up and down, in and out of the water, and had a lot of fun. Pinggong Qianye just looked for a while and then turned and left. He had no intention of mediating the conflict between Kaifangzhu and Ishiju. Once they confirm who is stronger and who is weaker, the fight will naturally calm down. Although Haifangzhu, whose demonic power was sealed, was bound to lose, the conflict tonight was definitely initiated by Haifangzhu, so it would be good to let him suffer a little. The new bride in the corner watched Pinggong Qianye leave, then turned her gaze towards the pickle jar. She saw the entire incident and could only say that Umibozu deserved the beating he received. Thump, thump, thump... After being thrown around countless times, Umibozu finally lay on his back on the water, dazed and doubting his survival. It really wanted Master Liansheng to teach this little octopus a lesson, but there was no way because it was the one who started the incident tonight. It was around 1 . when it looked around and saw that there was no one around. It swam from its stone nest to the little octopus's luxurious palace, indicating that it was the boss of the pickle jar and the one in charge of it, and asked the octopus to give up its house. The little octopus was not very smart, so he came out of his luxurious palace and exchanged homes with Umibozu. It doesn't care much about its own luxurious palace, but instead has a lot of fun playing with Umibozu's stone nest. It uses its tentacles to wrap around stones and pile them into various shapes. After enjoying the luxurious palace life for a while, Umibozu stared at the little octopus for a long time. After making sure that it did not have much intelligence, he swaggered back to his stone nest and motioned the little octopus to stay in the corner of the water tank. Teach the newcomer a lesson and make it fear you from the bottom of its heart, so that you can control it in the future. After curling up in the corner for a while, the little octopus spit out three conches from its mouth. Its three tentacles wrapped around the conches respectively, and it hid a stone in one of the conches. It then danced back and forth quickly, signaling Umibozu to come over and play with it. In such a simple and childish game, Umibozu thought it was easy for him to win over the little octopus.
In the end, Kaifangzhu lost more than ten games in a row, and became angry and swung his tail on the little octopus's head. This angered the little octopus. The tiny tentacles instantly grew longer and wrapped around Umibozu's body and began tossing it back and forth, playing with it like a ball. Umibozu was angry and helpless. All his magical powers were sealed, even his ability to speak was sealed. He could only let the little octopus continue to ravage his body with its tentacles. Thinking of this, Haifangzhu felt so wronged that he wanted to cry. When it was roaming the ocean, it never suffered such injustice and humiliation. Now, even a tiny octopus dares to challenge it. A tentacle stretched out from the bottom of the water and gently touched Umibozu's body. Umibozu turned over and didn't want to pay any attention to the little octopus. The tentacle touched Umibozu a few more times, then wrapped around Umibozu's body, dragged it into the water, and sent it back to the luxurious palace to rest. Haha, you're trying to please me now? late! Umibozu snorted twice, turned his back to the little octopus, still not wanting to pay attention to it. The little octopus timidly withdrew its tentacles, lowered its head, then quietly restored the stone nest to its original shape and lived quietly in it. ...In the next few days, Hiramiya Chiye gradually readapted to life in school. Apart from studying and working with the Supernatural Society, he basically stays in the temple on a daily basis, directing the construction of the lotus pond. Due to the terrain and surrounding buildings, the lotus pond was not built in standard shapes such as circle, square or rectangle, but rather resembles the cross-section of an apple. It is 3 meters deep, about 12 meters long and 6 meters wide. The entire lotus pond is not large, but compared to the main hall of Weilian Ancient Temple, it covers a large area. After all, the main hall is only the size of two normal houses, and a statue of Vairocana Buddha and the altar take up half of the area, which is far smaller than some large temples. In the center of the lotus pond, Pinggong Qianye personally carved a small statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva out of stone, about 66 cm high. The jade bottle in the hand of Guanyin Bodhisattva is slightly tilted, and through modern technology, water continuously flows through the jade bottle into the lotus pond. In order to slightly conceal the existence of Haifangzhu and Shiju, Pinggong Qianye specially bought two small rockery and placed them at both ends of the lotus pond, leaving many holes underneath so that Haifangzhu and Shiju would have a home to live in. Ruyi bought some koi and goldfish and released them into the lotus pond. In addition to the lotus pond, other buildings were also completed, including the lecture hall, monks' quarters, scripture storage room, toilets, bathrooms, kitchens... Compared with other temples, it is almost complete only lacking a treasure house and a pagoda. Regarding the construction of the pagoda, Pinggong Qianye currently does not have a good plan, so he did not build it blindly. After paying the construction fees, Hiramiya Chiye still had a large sum of money in his hand. It was 1 million yen earned from Kazama Yumeko, which was enough to renovate the entire hall.
But he also felt that there was no need for that. It was only necessary to repair some of the damaged areas. There was no need to build a new hall or a brand new Vairocana Buddha. This is good enough for now. After thinking about it, Heimiya Chiye transferred 5000 million yen to the temple's account and asked Ruyi to help manage it, and use the money to improve the surrounding environment. It allows tourists who come to Weilian Ancient Temple to worship Vairocana Buddha to have a good scenery experience, and it also provides a good place for residents living nearby to spend their free time. While the work at the temple was done, Chiye Heimiya went to a nursing home in Arakawa District, bought some fruits and food, and visited Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue. I heard from believers who came to worship nearby that since Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue came to the nursing home, their relatives have only come as a group once and have never appeared again. In places like nursing homes, if relatives do not visit often, the elderly are more likely to be treated differently. It is the same in any country, depending on the person. On the surface, it seems that everyone is treated equally, but there are many hidden tricks behind it. Pinggong Qianye was able to understand this kind of thing only after listening to some old people talking about it. When people get old, they are gradually abandoned by society and their loved ones. In nursing homes, there are many elderly people who are sent there by their children to wait for death. In order to avoid being accused of being unfilial, they spend some money to let strangers take care of their parents and relatives on their behalf. On the surface, they say that they want to live a few more years in the nursing home, but once they live a few more years, they will complain privately, wondering why the old man or old woman doesn't die yet. Of course, if the elderly person’s own pension is enough to pay for retirement expenses and there is a considerable amount left over, then it would be a different story. So some people say that high pensions will be the best protection for the elderly to prevent their children and grandchildren from being unfilial in the future. However, compared to some countries, where some people receive tens of thousands of yuan in pensions a month and some receive only two hundred yuan, the situation in Japan is much better. The arrival of Chiya Hiramiya made Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue very happy. They smiled and told everyone that this was their grandson. Pinggong Chiye did not argue, but let them promote herself to all the elderly people. After staying for about two hours, Pinggong Qianye went to the director of the nursing home to drink tea and sit for a while before leaving. Even though he didn't like the way it was, that was how the world worked. Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue were neighbor grandmothers who watched him grow up and took care of him a lot when he was a child. No matter what, we should try our best to let them enjoy their old age. 9 month 8 day. It's been a week since school started and everything is back on track. That afternoon, the Supernatural Society held a meeting as usual. "My friend is dead. He was killed by a phone call." A male member said in tears. (End of this chapter)