The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism

“So, what is the rarest thing in this society? It’s nothing but being able to stick to one’s true intentions and convictions!

“It might sound simple to be cognizant of your own thoughts, but since ancient times, there are very few people who have accomplished it and become Buddha…”

Chen Long slapped his forehead and said, “I get it now. This cult uses the trick employed by society. It slowly advances by providing enticement and repetition to finally mold a person with self-awareness into a ball of black plasticine!”

However, Red Boy still felt confused. “I still can’t figure it out. It’s clearly a fake thing. How can it be taken for real after having it repeated a few more times? How silly are people?”

Fangzheng smiled. “Jingxin, it’s boring here. How about we play a game?”

Red Boy immediately turned interested when he heard that. “Alright, Master, what shall we play?”

Fangzheng looked out the window, but unfortunately, the window was blocked. He could not see the night sky outside.

However, it didn’t matter. Fangzheng said, “Jingxin, what’s up in the sky during the day?”

Red Boy said without any thought, “Of course it’s the sun.”

Fangzheng said, “Alright then. Say “moon” a hundred times at the fastest speed. When you are done, I’ll ask you a question. You also need to answer as quickly as possible, understand?”

Red Boy recited without any thought.

“Moon, moon, moon…”

A hundred times wasn’t a huge or small number. Just as Red Boy was almost done reciting,

Fangzheng asked, “Jingxin, what’s up in the sky during the day?”

Red Boy did not even think twice before shouting, “Moon!”

Fangzheng spread his hands and Chen Long covered his face.

Red Boy suddenly snapped to his senses and shouted, “Holy sh*t, I was tricked!”

Fangzheng raised his hand and flicked Red Boy’s head, causing sparks to appear on his head. It left Chen Long tongue-tied.

However, Chen Long knew long ago that Fangzheng and Red Boy were not ordinary people. Therefore, he was mentally prepared and did not show much surprise.

Red Boy rubbed his head. “Master, I’m speaking the truth. I was tricked by you.”

Fangzheng smiled. “That’s right. You were tricked by This Penniless Monk, but you just recited the moon a hundred times and were tricked by me. What about these people who keep praying day and night. Can you understand why they are being duped?”

Red Boy was enlightened. “So that’s the case… Master, what should we do? Reverse brainwashing?”

Chen Long shook his head and said, “It’s useless. They have been brainwashed too thoroughly. Even nine cows won’t be able to pull them back. If we forcefully pull them back, I’m afraid something might happen.”

Fangzheng nodded as well. “When one’s faith reaches a state of fanaticism, one is no longer a human, but a lunatic! They will sacrifice everything for their faith, including their own family and lives!”

Upon hearing that, Red Boy grinned. “That’s why I don’t like darn baldies.”

Fangzheng immediately smacked him again. He glared at him and said, “It’s a good thing to have faith, but it’s a bad thing to believe in something wrong. I said before that believing in yourself and in your conscience is the best faith. To trust others is too foolish.”

Red Boy gave a thumbs up and said flatteringly, “If Bodhisattva had said that to me back then, I might not have made things difficult for them. I might have followed them straight away.”

It was impossible for Fangzheng to believe him. This brat left Bodhisattva at her wits. Would he obediently follow her up the mountain to be vegetarian and recite the Buddhist scriptures?

Fangzheng shook his head and couldn’t be bothered with him.

Chen Long said, “Master, I don’t have any good ideas. My only solution is to call the police and hope that the government can save them.”

Fangzheng thought for a moment and said, “We definitely have to report this to the police, but before we do so, we need to do something to prevent them from doing something extreme…”

“Master, what do you plan on doing?” asked Red Boy.

Fangzheng smiled faintly and said, “I’ll give them a great dream! A dream to resolve everything!”

“Uh, I don’t understand…” Red Boy shook his head.

Chen Long was also at a loss. He did not understand what Fangzheng meant.

Fangzheng said, “There’s no need to understand. Just watch and act your role well…”

With that said, Fangzheng sat cross-legged on the bed. He spun the Buddha Bead in his hand and closed his eyes—A Golden Millet Dream!

The next moment, all the students, including Master Hairwood and the female assistant, entered a dream!

Chen Long was sitting there watching, but he saw Red Boy climb into his bed and lie down.

Chen Long asked perplexed, “Venerable Jingxin, what are you doing?”

Red Boy chuckled. “Make a guess?”

“Guess? What?” Before Chen Long could finish his sentence, his eyes darkened and he fell asleep.

Chen Long fell off the chair. His face was plastered to the ground, and his butt was stuck up high. He started snoring and drooling…

Red Boy chuckled when he saw this. He closed his eyes and entered the dream.

In the dream, no one realized that time was passing at an alarming rate. The countdown timer at the entrance reduced rapidly, but no one found it unusual.

On the contrary, everyone found it normal.

As time went by, some people found it hard to bear!

“Master Hairwood, our promised ship will come the day after tomorrow. But where is our ship?” The female assistant laid in Master Hairwood’s arms and asked with a whisper.

Master Hairwood rubbed his brows and said, “What ship? There won’t be a ship, only a plane. After you book the air tickets tomorrow night, we’ll leave. But before we leave, we’ll see if there’s anyone else who hasn’t paid the fees and rush them. We should get as much as we can.”

“Alright, Master. I’ll be depending on you when we are overseas,” whispered the female assistant.

Master Hairwood laughed out loud. “Don’t worry. When we’re overseas, you can eat whatever you want to eat and go anywhere you want. You can even stay at a space hotel for the night without any problems. Inform the other cities and countries’ branches. They are to start collecting money. Tomorrow, we will hold a party in America!”

“Alright, Master. I’ll do it now.” The female assistant stood up and put on her clothes before leaving.

Master Hairwood squinted his eyes and looked out of the window. He sneered. “Ship? What bullsh*t ship! I have to change my identity when I return. I’ll have to undergo plastic surgery again… What sect shall I set up the next time? The feeling of being a sect leader is good. Everything is mine! The money is mine, the women are mine, and I am the king here. It’s too boring just having money without being king…”

However, Master Hairwood did not know that the room was filled with people!

They were all his students!

However, none of these people could say anything. They could only watch.

“What is going on?” Jiang Yumeng asked softly.

Li Qing said with a dark expression, “It’s a dream. It must be a dream. Master isn’t such a person…”

However, she could hear the wavering guilt in her voice…

Lu Qing nervously held Jiang Yumeng’s hand and asked, “That b*stard didn’t do anything to you, right?”