Chapter 707: Seeing the Old Monk Again
"Amitabha!"
Master Haicheng pretended not to hear Guang Yue's words. "Abbot Guang Yue's Buddhist teachings are profound indeed. To have fought Wei Tu of the Great Glass Temple to a draw, this old monk is ashamed of his own inferiority."
Lan Mountain Temple, where Monk Haicheng resided, was merely a small temple in Dingshan County. It had neither the backing of a great sect nor a sufficient inheritance; it did not even qualify for Wei Tu and the other two to visit its doors.
He had been able to come to Chicken Cry Temple to pay his respects and discuss the Dharma only because Yizhou had no particularly renowned temples, while his seniority was comparatively high.
Guang Yue gathered his emotions before thanking Daoist Priest Mingzhang, Master Haicheng, Lu Zheng, and the others.
"No need to be polite. We only came to join the excitement. We actually didn't do anything," Lu Zheng said.
"That is different," Daoist Priest Mingzhang said. "Those who come to pay their respects are witnesses. A formal Dharma debate like this requires others to bear witness."
"Precisely. Still, that Wei Tu bore no ill intent," Guang Yue said. "It is nearly noon now. Why not have a vegetarian meal at the temple before you leave?"
Thus, everyone had lunch at Chicken Cry Temple. Then Master Haicheng headed south with his two disciples, while Daoist Priest Mingzhang and Lu Zheng rode the clouds into the air and flew toward Tonglin County.
"Yuan Zheng?"
"Master?"
Daoist Priest Mingzhang asked, "It is the New Year today. Are you returning to White Cloud Mountain?"
Lu Zheng nodded. "If nothing comes up, I'll go back. There are still many books in the Scripture Pavilion that I haven't read. If I stay at the temple