Chapter 696: Memories from Seven Years Ago in Xixia Town

Ren Woxing took it directly in his hand, looked at it carefully, but felt a little puzzled. This lotus flower imprint was somewhat peculiar. With his current extensive knowledge from reading various classics, he could decipher its true meaning.
The Lotus Mark has many different types, and Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism all have numerous records praising it and regard it as a sacred object. The Ming Religion is not lagging behind either, but each family has slight differences in its meaning.
Taoists mostly regard themselves as the crown of lotus, remaining untainted in a world of impurities. Therefore, the lotus flower symbolizes purity, tranquility, and a relatively higher and smaller stature.
Buddhists mostly regard themselves as the platform of lotus, using the lotus flower to guard themselves against the impurities of the world. This is a way of using the lotus flower to ward off disasters, resulting in a larger and lower stature.
The Bright Teaching, however, is represented in a different way, which is as a symbol of flame. In ancient times, the painting techniques were not advanced, and most of them were pictographic. Basically, the portrayal of the flame altar was similar to that of a lotus flower.
The lotus flower is a symbol of the holy fire, symbolizing the purification of the world with flames, sweeping away all the filth of the world and restoring the pure nature of the lotus flower.
This lotus flower mark is the size of a palm, but the petals look like flames, presumably the remnants of the Ming Cult, and strangely, there is a Buddhist "Wanzi" in the center.
This is really strange, it looks like a combination of Mingjiao and Lotus Buddhism, and this kind of shape is completely new to him.
Lv Changle felt Sun Zuo's gaze, his body couldn't help but shrink, his martial arts were weak, how could he withstand the pressure of an innate master, and he couldn't even speak.
Ren Woxing patted his shoulder and protected his mind, then he lightly tapped Sun Zuo and silently sensed the lotus mark.
This is an ordinary lotus mark, or you could say a magical tool. Looking at it gives people a peculiar feeling, a sense of enchantment as if it contains limitless mysterious information.
道：“如果没猜错的话，这应该是明教和佛门结合后的东西。”
However, in my heart, I am secretly calculating that the great fire in Lin'an, the demonic book case, so it is very likely that the demonic book case will erupt in Lin'an, and the Bai family is also involved.
This lotus mark should represent the identity of demons, judging from the shape of the mark, it should belong to either the Mingjiao or the Buddhist sect.
I have only heard that among the disciples of Shakyamuni, there were members from the Mingjiao, I never expected it to be so deeply involved.
"Could it be the people from the Jinshan Temple?" Sun Zuo's expression was filled with anger, vaguely remembering that he had probably gone to the Jinshan Temple first and then was directly knocked down by someone, turning into the disabled state he was in now.
Ren Woxing didn't say anything, and he was also somewhat suspicious. After escaping from prison, the first martial artist he encountered was Fang Pin from Shaolin Temple.
Why did this person come to Lin'an? Could it be for Dongfang Bubai? Or is there a deeper problem? He came and went straight to Jingshan Temple?
Moreover, facing the original calculation, if Fang Pin decided to retaliate by attacking Jinshan Temple, the possibility of escaping and whitewashing himself would be even greater.
But this person chose to commit suicide and tried to whitewash himself in a reckless way. The unity in Buddhism is commendable, but this kind of unity is a bit too excessive.
In Lou Yumin's letters, it is recorded that his disciple Chongjin has extraordinary means and an insidious and scheming mind, and even secretly involved in the evil blood lotus and other wicked things.
Fang Pin's image in the original master was originally much taller than Fang Zheng, and it can even be said to be the image of a true monk, but now it has become blurred.
Seeing that Lv Changle's aura was somewhat stable, he asked again, "Do you know the person who fought me back then? Can you briefly describe them?"
"At the time, it was too dim, and you three were too fast, plus that person had their face covered, so I couldn't see clearly. However, their eyebrows were quite strange, slightly longer than the average person," Lv Changle thought for a moment and said.
In my heart, I understand that this person has also lost their memories. However, due to some fortuitous circumstances, they have found some remnants and now intend to retrieve them.
Sun Zuoxin was highly suspicious and it seemed that his own master was also involved. Could it be that there were other hidden facts when they found him and the white-skinned pig as doubles?
Just as he was about to look at his master, a voice came into his ears, "I have also lost this memory. When I find it, I will definitely give you a fair treatment."
renwoxingsoothinghischipupils,hismindmoved,ithisperson'sspeechhasloopholes,Iftheoriginalowneranddongfangbubaiappearinthesamplace,couldletthispersonlivetoleave?
And judging by what he said, it seems like there are only three or four people in that place, which either means it's rarely visited by people or it's unusually hidden. So I hurriedly asked, "Then how did you find it?"
"My body has a unique constitution and I can sense the lotus mark, so that's why I found the Thunder Peak Pagoda core and discovered the mark on Master Sun's body. However, I couldn't locate it, so I brought him back." Lv Changle's face turned pale.
My heart was filled with astonishment, wondering how could this have happened, that the dark secrets hidden deep within my heart would come out so easily?
I glanced at the two people again and bowed to Sun Zuo, saying, "Jinshan Temple has great influence, and I had deceived you earlier. I hope you can forgive me."
Ren Woxing nodded, and this was resolved. Sun Zuo was not found in the chaotic burial mound, but in the Leifeng Pagoda.
It seems that all of this is really inseparable from the Jingshan Temple, and it is even possible that they caused it as well, uncertainly.
"After I died and opened my eyes, all I could see was his figure. Then, after fainting again, I woke up to find several servants poking me with sticks, wanting to drive me away. I had no choice but to leave," Sun Zuo packed up his inner sorrow.
I always thought that the chaotic burial mound was my respawn point, so I kept going back to search for clues. I never expected to be looking in the wrong direction.
I bowed to Lv Changle and said, "Anyway, I still want to thank Store Manager Lv for helping me out. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to leave that place."
"Master Sun, you are too kind." Lv Changle was still somewhat uneasy in his heart. These two individuals have such high cultivation levels that he feels like a helpless infant in their presence, completely devoid of any ability to resist.
任我行心中转过一个念头，道：“吕掌柜，吕家和南宫九起冲突是什么时候？”
“就在我送贡品出城的第二天，说起来，应该就是孙少侠离开吕家后的一两日。”吕长乐发现无论自己如何隐藏线索，在对方的询问下都会如实配合，索性不再隐瞒。
When the Lu family encountered a great disaster, Lu pondered over many possibilities. The most likely one was that the disaster was caused by him or the lotus mark he brought. It was also possible that the disaster was brought by the Sun Moon Divine Sect.
Now it seems that the Sun Moon God Sect should be ruled out, after all, the other party has forgotten about this matter, so it could be the Lotus Flower Imprint.