Chapter 2059: Chapter 1503: Amitabha, This Is the Inconceivability of Buddhist Law!
"Amitabha! A thought arises, a thought remains, a thought changes, a thought ceases. My Buddhist Law is just ’pointing’, moving thousands of jin with four liang. No one can see the whole picture, nor do they need to see clearly..."
"The General will willingly grant the Shiba Clan an Ezo Guardian, almost effortlessly, because their family status is already sufficient. Hiei Mountain knows the Shiba Clan went to Ezo, avoiding future conflicts with the Asakura family, and will remain silent. The Shiba Clan will hold onto hope, searching for an Ezo Daimyo to support them, and look for the anticipated Kaozaki Family. But the Kaozaki Family knows nothing until the Sect delivers the Shiba Clan into the hands of the Shandaman... ahem... Mr. Shanda!"
"When the General sells the official position and the Sect sells the Shiba Clan, the Shiba Clan’s heir arrives in Ezo, followed by the House Elders, all falling into your hands. And the Kaozaki Family is dumbfounded... By then, the rice is cooked, who can say anything? Everyone must pinch their noses and admit to covering it up!"
"Otherwise, won’t the Shogunate General’s authority be disregarded? Won’t the Tiantai Sect’s reputation be tarnished? Does the Shiba Clan not want to live? It’s fine if Shiba’s retainers die. What can the mere Kaozaki Family do? Isn’t it done!?... Amitabha!..."
Upon saying this, Master Juehui pressed his hands together, performing a monk’s salute to the audience. Then, with dignified bearing, he looked at the leader Zuwaro, smiling.
"Namo Miao Fa Lotus! All you Shandan faithful! Now, do you believe I can accomplish all this? This is the inconceivable wonder of Buddhist Law!..."
"It is indeed not easy to forge such good karma between the Shiba Clan and your department. If it weren’t for my personal ’pointing’, no one else would be able to achieve it. I ask all of you Benefactors to release me and to also gift me one thousand jin of gold! I am willing to leave my disciple Mizhu here. After I accomplish this Fate, I will take him back!"
"Ah? Master! You can’t leave me behind!..."
The monk Mizhu was taken aback, rushing forward to hold Master Juehui’s leg. Master Juehui frowned, was about to push away his disciple... but saw Zuwaro smirk coldly and shake his head.
"Great Monk! You can leave! But there’s a condition — first bring the bloodline of that Shiba Clan for exchange, to send you back! It’s people for people."
"As for the one thousand jin of gold, we will only give you a two hundred jin deposit first, for your disciple to take back! After you fix the Shogunate’s conferment, we will confirm before giving you the remaining eight hundred jin! Moreover, the latter eight hundred jin is not given for free, you have to exchange it for five thousand jin of Gunpowder!"
"No more words needed! These are our final terms! Exchange the Shiba Clan for you, exchange Gunpowder for Gold! With this two hundred jin of gold deposit, in the Tiantai Temple, you won’t be unable to find a reliable person to help you, right? Not even to summon one?"
"What?! First, bring the Shiba Clan, then I can go back! Let Mizhu return to contact them? What can he accomplish? He doesn’t possess such skill!... Find other Monk Masters from the Sect? This!..."
Master Juehui’s face turned dark, changing repeatedly, feeling both ashamed and embarrassed. After a while, he let out a long sigh, patting Mizhu’s excited face, staring at Loshanda’s axe, shaking his head.
"Alas, Amitabha! Let’s do as all you faithful say!.... It’s just that I’ve caused such a big problem, and my fellow disciples from my sect will all bare their fangs. None of them can be relied on, they will only fear that the matter isn’t big enough to pull me down from the Monk Master’s seat!"
"Forget it! I ask the Shandan faithful to use the fastest Ocean Shielding Ship to send my disciple Mizhu to Omi! Now that such a significant mistake has occurred, only one person within the Tiantai Sect will do their utmost to save me and patch up this hole. Only he can speak effectively, convincing the Monk Masters of their sect to exert effort, bring the Shiba Clan’s people, and help me arrange the prelude of this plan smoothly. As for the subsequent operations, the official position conferred by the General, and any dealings with the Gunpowder... I’ll have to personally take charge after returning to Kansai!"
At this point, Master Juehui, with benevolent eyes and a kind face, supplemented:
"Well indeed! Well indeed! All you Shandan faithful, indeed, you know this person and trust him!"
"Hmm? Who is it?..."
The crowd’s gaze turned back to him, and Juehui lowered his eyes, smiling. At this moment, that dignified appearance, those lotus-like utterances, were truly profound Buddhist Law, incredible!
"Namo Miao Fa Lotus! This person, of course, is the origin of this cause and effect, which stirred my greed for gold, dragging me to the Northern Land into this big pit, the ’junior brother’ from Miao Courtyard... Mori no Kiyoshi!..."
