The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism

Everyone lowered their heads. Someone parted the veil and pulled apart the plastic grass. There was a layer of firefly corpses lining the bottom!

Most of them were already dead, and some of them were struggling. Unfortunately, after struggling for a while, they stopped moving.

“What… What is going on?” the man asked in disbelief.

The attendant said, “These are all killed by the flashes. The flashes killed them. To ensure our profits and the effects, we can only let more fireflies in…”

“Boohoo… Dad, the fireflies are dead.” A child cried.

The other children also started crying. They threw themselves into the adults’ arms one after another. They did not dare to look; all they did was just cry.

The long-haired woman said bitterly, “I wanted to bring my child to experience nature and see fireflies on a holiday. I didn’t expect that I would actually harm them… I was wrong.”

Fangzheng pressed his palms together. “Amitabha. This isn’t an exhibition of fireflies. It’s a massacre.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Someone said, “I only wanted to bring my child to see the fireflies. How did things turn out like this? Sigh…”

“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have come.”

“Don’t say that. We’re here. At least we know this situation. We can tell the people not to come in the future. If no one comes, they’ll shut down.”

“That’s right, if there’s no business, there’s no killing. Let’s share it on our Moments page!”

“Yes, together!”

…

Hence, these people took out their cell phones at the same time. However, this time, no one turned on their flashes anymore. All of them started snapping photos in the dark.

Fangzheng smiled when he saw this. He pressed his palms together and said silently, “Amitabha.”

Then, Fangzheng crouched down and said to the fireflies in the veil, “Little guys, don’t be afraid. They won’t harm you again. They are going to help you, but they need light…”

Zhu Lin came over and grinned. “Master, are you talking to the fireflies? Can they understand?”

Fangzheng shook his head and said, “Probably not, but since there’s nothing better to do, isn’t it fine to say a few words?”

Zhu Lin was instantly speechless…

The others also expressed their helplessness towards this Master Indecent. However, everyone was even more certain that it was definitely Fangzheng. Only this fellow was so… indecent!

But to everyone’s surprise, after Fangzheng said that, the fireflies brightened greatly. They even gathered together, like a huge light bulb! Although the light was still limited, everyone could finally capture something under the darkness.

Looking at the horrifying corpses, everyone fell silent. They silently took photos and shared on their WeChat Moments…

“I thought the journey of a firefly dream would be a dream journey. But after coming here, I realized that this isn’t a dream, but a nightmare! Damn businessmen using the lives of fireflies to earn money. Everyone, look, this is what’s happening behind the beautiful backdrop! Beneath the grass are the corpses of fireflies!”

“It’s not a dream, it’s a morgue. There are firefly corpses everywhere. Don’t come, don’t torture these cute creatures anymore.”

“They won’t be killed if there’s no demand. Although fireflies are beautiful, that’s no reason for killing them.”

“I just checked. Fireflies are ecological indicators. They have high requirements for survival. Any slight pollution will lead to death. In other words, as long as a firefly leaves their habitat, they can live only a maximum of seven days! Then, they will die collectively! In other words, what we see is the final scenes of their lives. This isn’t a dream; this isn’t romantic. This is bloody… carnage!”

…

Seeing that everyone was posting on WeChat, Zhu Lin also took out her cell phone and turned on her livestream. With the help of the fireflies, she said to the camera, “Hello everyone, I’m back. We agreed that today’s live broadcast will be about fireflies everywhere. I’m going to do a live broadcast as promised today. But I’m not in a good mood now. I thought fireflies would be beautiful, but I realized that behind this beauty is cruelty…”

At this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed in. The leader of the group berated angrily, “What are you doing? Out your cell phones away! Otherwise, don’t blame us for not showing mercy!”

Another man rushed over and snatched Zhu Lin’s cell phone away. He said to another man in a suit, “Director Xiang, there’s a livestreamer here. I’m afraid this matter is going to blow up.”

“Who are you people? What are you doing?” the long-haired woman asked indignantly.

Director Xiang snorted. “I’m the owner of the Firefly Dream Hall. Everything here belongs to me. You were asking me what I was doing? Then, what are you doing? You’re slandering our company behind our backs. You have to bear legal responsibility!”

“Slander? What a joke. Do we have to slander? We are speaking the truth! Do you dare turn on the lights?” said a man.

“That’s right. If you have the ability, turn on the lights and let us see what this place is like!” the long-haired woman said.

“Shut up! This is the end of today’s experience. Security, send these people out.” After Director Xiang finished speaking, he waved his hand and a group of security officers rushed over to chase them out.

Zhu Lin looked at Fangzheng. “Master, are you not going to do anything?”

Fangzheng smiled. “This is someone else’s territory. If he wants you to leave, is there a reason for staying?”

Zhu Lin was stunned…

Fangzheng did not care about Zhu Lin’s shock. Instead, he came in front of Director Xiang and said with a smile, “Patron, what Man does, Heaven watches. What you are doing will cause you to be struck by lightning.”

When Director Xiang heard that, he laughed out loud. “You’re that monk from One Finger Monastery, right? I know you are quite powerful, but so what? I’m a legal business, who can do anything to me? As for heaven? If there’s really heaven, it can strike me.”

Fangzheng whispered into the Director’s ear, “F**k!”

Director Xiang was instantly dumbfounded. This famous master actually cursed?

Fangzheng’s voice was too soft. No one heard him. Most importantly, just as everyone was trying to hear what was said, they heard a loud boom. The ceiling above them cracked as a silver blast exploded. Following that, a lightning bolt landed between Fangzheng and Director Xiang!

Director Xiang was so scared that he jumped backwards. He sat on the ground, and his crotch instantly became wet… He couldn’t stand up for a long time.

Director Xiang looked up into the sky with trembling eyes before looking at Fangzheng. He quickly got up and ran. At the same time, he said, “Chase them away! Close the door, close it!”

This shout snapped everyone to their senses. A security guard mustered his courage and went forward to plead, “Master, please let us go. We’re just employees and we have no choice. Why don’t you go out for a while?”

Zhu Lin pursed her lips and said, “Tsk, what happened to your fierce look just now? Why is it gone? You are only capable of bullying the weak while fearing the strong. Where’s my cell phone? Return it to me!”