Chapter 756: Chapter Fifty: Conversion to Illusion Dream
Yankong watched as Tang Xing resisted with all his might, simply extended his hand with a smile, his finger pointing towards the boy’s forehead.
Unable to move his lower body, Tang Xing watched Yankong’s finger getting closer, wanting to avoid it but finding that he could not move. Wen Ruolan, who wanted to call for help at his side, couldn’t even open her mouth.
This finger wasn’t there for more than an instant, yet it felt like eternity. It finally landed on Tang Xing’s forehead. The boy only felt a blur before his vision, and the world turned black. Just before everything went dark, he vaguely heard a question in his ear.
“What do you think nirvana should be like?”
Nirvana? That would of course be an abundance of mansions, countless beautiful won, endless delicious food, capable of calling friends at any ti, surrounded by loved ones!
After thinking about this, Tang Xing’s world plunged into complete darkness. He felt his consciousness hazy, as if entering the Illusion Dream realm, and completely passed out.
He didn’t know how long his consciousness had been floating in the dream world when he finally woke up. Decades had already passed.
He had beco a powerful figure in Longxi, controlling a number of large cities, and even had four charming wives.
The first wife was clever and adorable, full of spirit. The two were always together, inseparable, indulging in unlimited joy. Especially their intimate monts in bed, that pleasure was unspeakable.
The second wife was the number one beauty of Longzhou, who he had overco countless difficulties to snatch. In order to obtain this beauty, he destroyed over ten families, slaughtered countless lives and finally got his hands on her.
The beauty was stunningly attractive, so much so that she could make the moon shy away. Whenever it was ti to gather with friends, he would bring along this number one beauty of Longzhou as a companion, earning jealous glances from everyone. This made him extrely proud.
The third wife was his principal wife, who managed all the affairs at ho flawlessly over the decades. It was because of this stable backend that he was able to live the life he desired freely.
The fourth wife was his child bride who grew up with him. But she lacked charm and spent her days either cultivating or studying, making him almost forget her existence.
With such four wonderful wives and owning such a large property, Tang Xing felt that he was the happiest person in the world. However, his enemy ca to his door one day, killing his family and the Longxi Alliance. Only then did he realize that he must flee from Longxi to survive. He gathered his four wives and told them his plan to flee.
“Escape? I’d rather not go with you. You can go on your own.” His first wife laughed softly, “Although I enjoyed being with you, it’s ti for us to part.”
Rembering the countless nights of intimate monts, Tang Xing couldn’t believe that his first wife, whom he thought was closest to him, would flatly reject him. He felt dejected and turned his gaze towards the second wife, the beauty of Longzhou that he cherished the most.
“I was taken by you in the first place.” The number one beauty of Longzhou smiled coldly and said bitterly, “Since I was not willing to be with you in the first place, why would I run away with you?”
Tang Xing stepped back a few steps clutching his chest in disbelief. Among his wives, the beauty was the one he cared for the most. Facing such a result, he turned his eyes towards his legitimate wife in despair.
“Even though I’m your wife, we are just birds of the sa feather. When a disaster strikes, we each fly away. The enemy’s power is undoubtedly directed at the Tang family. I can at most help you escape from the city, then I would have to leave and find my own way to survive.”
Even his own wife has given up on him? Tang Xing sat down sullenly. His once blissful dream turned into an illusion overnight. He had once thought he was the happiest person in Longzhou, but now it all turned out to be a joke.
Just when he was wallowing in self-pity, a hand reached out in front of Tang Xing. The palm and tigers mouth were all calloused from holding a sword for many years. Looking up, wasn’t it the fourth wife who he had forgotten about for so long?
“Wherever you go, I will follow. For the rest of our lives, whether it’s living in obscurity or living in wealth and honor, I will be with you.”
Staring at this woman that he had long forgotten, Tang Xing’s face was covered in tears. As if he’d regained his life after a disaster, he extended his hand…
“Fool, wake up!”
Just as their hands were about to touch, a sound of Buddhist chant exploded in Tang Xing’s ear and woke him up from the Illusion Dream.
It was still the sa sick room, the sa bed, Yankong was in front of him, and the doctor was at his side. But Tang Xing, with his face full of tears, was no longer the boy he once was.
With a thud, he fell from the bed and knelt in front of Yankong, sobbing, “Please teach !!”
The dream just now was too real. Decades of hard work, careful guardianship, and the self-proclaid happiness all shattered. At this mont, the boy’s heart was filled with confusion.
“Fool, fool,” Yankong helped Tang Xing up and explained to the tearful boy, “In your Illusion Dream, the first wife represents your desires, the source of your happiness. But all desires originate from the body. When you die, the desires will leave you along with your body. So material objects are not different from emptiness, and the true nature of all beings in the world is emptiness.”
“The second wife represents your wealth and resources. They can provide you with endless vanity. But satisfaction does not co when you were born and will not go with you when you die. Eventually, they will no longer belong to you.”
“The third wife represents your friends and loved ones. They take care of you, love you, and depend on each other when they are alive, but one day they will have to go their separate ways.”
Like a strike of lightning, the things he thought of as nirvana before he closed his eyes now are shattered. But he still wants to grasp the only light in the darkness, “What about the fourth wife! She’s willing to go through life and death with , does it an that only the feelings that grow together could be unbreakable?”
“Foolish boy, there is no fourth wife. The last one is your own nature, which you have forgotten a long ti ago.” Yankong put his hands together, the Buddhist light behind him was shining strongly, making him look sacred. He said gently to Tang Xing, “Only your own nature will accompany you through life and death. Even if you forget it, it will always accompany you.”
The so-called nature in Zen is what martial artists refer to as the soul. It is the unity of heart, nature, cultivation, and realm. It is also the inner manifestation of a martial artist. At this mont, Tang Xing suddenly understood and feels a vague self-consciousness, although to outsiders, he might just seem to be in a daze.
Yankong didn’t say anything, just standing in front of Tang Xing with his hands together, waiting for his disciple to enlighten. The Buddhist light behind him was dazzling.
At the sa ti, the second day of the martial arts conference on Bifang Mountain had already ended. Tang Luo returned to Chongming Peak with three excited team mbers. When they got to the middle of the peak, Tang Luo seed to suddenly rember sothing and told the others: “You guys go back first, I’ll go to the Valley of dicine to see my little brother.”
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