Faithful to Buddha, Faithful to You

Chapter 48: My Origins

“Rosh, we might have a way out.” Considering the details, it may fail, but there is at least a glimmer of hope. “I have a weapon that doesn't kill people, it only lets people sleep all day. I still have the tools to go over the wall. As long as we can get out of the palace, we'll go find Fursati. No, you can't get him in trouble. Or don't go looking for him. We can steal a horse. No, we can't get out of town without a horse. Let's climb the walls with my tools and get out of town. We can flee to other countries. West Side, Geranium, Jumpin, or Nakahara, wherever you want. ”

“Ai Qing, you have this way, you run away.” Look at me open, he shakes his head gently, "Rosh can't run. Running anywhere will be recognised, but it will also involve you and Vosativo. Leave the temple, Rosh won't do anything...”

“You're so smart, you can learn everything quickly. As long as you're willing to abandon this wizard status, we can hide your name.” Squeeze his hand and look at him eagerly and say, "We can go to a place where no one knows you. I still have some gold and silver, and I'm a thousand years more intelligent than the people here, and I can invent something I don't have in this era in advance, and I can definitely sell a lot of money. I had a lot on my back before I came, so I knew who was the hero, who was the bad guy, and I knew where there would be war and where I could be temporarily safe. We will not starve to death, nor will we suffer war in the midst of chaos. Believe me, we can live well without the temple. ”

I'm getting excited about the prospects. Never intended to use these skills, but now it seems that, with proper application, we can indeed survive the turmoil.

“Axel, you were very human, Rosh believed you...” He hugged me and sighed softly in my ear, "except you leaked the planet again. ”

In my heart, when I spoke earlier, my modern identity had been leaked. It's time to tell him, otherwise he can't believe that a weak woman has the ability to break through the tier of defense and escape unwittingly. Take a deep breath and close his eyes seriously: "Rosh, this is not a machine, and I am not a fairy next to Buddha. You'll be the only one in this era who knows where I really come from, and believe me no matter how incredible you think. ”

I slowly said, "I come from the future. You're not 10 years older than me, you're in the 1650s. ”

He trembled all over me and incredibly measured me.

“Do you believe that times will progress a little bit? You are now living in an era that is more advanced in every way than the Buddhist era a thousand years ago, with more wealth, a higher standard of living and more insight. Buddhist people, if they could come to your time, would surely be surprised and even scared of many things. Because the minds of men are always limited by the times they live in. ”

He nodded with a little contemplation. And I went on to say, "And in my time, technology has reached a point that you can't imagine. People can fly in the sky with tools, a little line that allows people thousands of miles apart to talk to each other and even see each other. Anything that happens in any corner can be made known to the whole world in an hour. And weapons of war are even more brutal, and an ammunition can destroy a city of millions. There are too many things that you think are impossible to do in the future, and this time travel is one of them. I was sent by a very high-end machine to an era that was 1650 years old for me. I'm here to do scientific research, validate history. However, I met you unexpectedly and contributed immensely to the communication of Buddhism in Zhongyuan, the Buddhist translator, Humorosh. ”

“When you were a teenager and a young man, I knew something about you because I was from the future, and I read your biography. Imagine, for example, sending you to a Buddha a thousand years before you if you suddenly have a divine power. When you met him, he did not understand, but you knew that he was a Buddha, and you admired him and watched him do what he said and did. You already know what will happen in the future for the Buddha. But after all, all you know about him comes from written records. Those records, through the mouths of too many people in the millennium, are simply not clear. And that little word doesn't tell you everything about a person. But after all, you're a thousand years more intelligent than the people of that era, you know common sense they don't know, you know how the future will develop, so you can show what people of that era don't have. ”

“I know the Kezil Thousand Buddha Cave because it still exists after 1650 years. I know that Mazhiji Temple is because there is a Chinese monk 250 years later than you who went through a difficult time to get a book on geraniums and customs and folklore in the West. I know that Nirvana Vermont crosses these Buddhist words because there will be many high priests translating Buddhist scriptures in the last 500 years, and you will be among them. And my appearance hasn't changed because it's only been two years for me, and that machine can get me to any age group you want. ”

I dragged my backpack out and pulled out something and put it in front of him: "Everything here is made in 1650 years, and it's impossible in this era. This is a Swiss Army knife with dozens of features. It's an anesthesia gun that hits people and lets them sleep all day. This is my radiation jacket, and I have to wear it when I get here, or I'm going to crash and die when the light hits me. It's a crossover watch, you must have seen me wear it. The moving pointer is our timing unit, and I have to rely on the power in this table to get back. These ropes and hooks are for climbing walls, and this crossbow can be used to launch hooks to high places. And pencils, sketchbooks, simple archaeological tools, etc. you've seen. ”

I lifted my right hand sleeve to reveal where I had surgery. “This wound, you know. In your time, such serious injuries can only truncate arms and not necessarily survive. But back in my day, there were state-of-the-art medical equipment and medicines, so you can't even see the scars. This is not what divine power can do. Future medical advances can cure many of the diseases that you think are terminal. ”

He sat in shock on the carpet for a long time. I reached into my arms and pulled out one of the most precious things I had brought to ancient times and delivered it to him.

“This is a photograph of me and my parents, who have only one child.” When I think of my parents, I can't help laughing. "In my time, I was a student, a major in history, and it was my dream to be a historian. My parents didn't know about the experiment, and I just told them that I was on a very strictly confidential study tour, and I couldn't even make a phone call. They can't even guess what I'm doing now, 1650 years ago. ”

“This is called a photograph, which uses a tool to instantly rate people and print them out with glue. In the photograph, I wore jeans and T-shirts, which were the most popular outfits for girls of that era.” I point to a point on the high floor in the back row, "this is my home. The material and medical conditions of my time are very good, the life expectancy of people is high, so the larger the population, the higher the building, the more people can only live in the air, and there is a machine that can instantly refer to any floor. ”

Hold his hand and look at him with hope: "Rosh, do you believe that I really come from the future now? ”

The expression on his face was still shocking, staring at me instantly and thinking for a long time, he nodded seriously.

“Then you believe I can get you out of here, and I have the guts to keep us both alive, right? ”

He looked at me carefully and nodded slowly again.

He laughed happily and lifted his hand: "Then we'll leave tonight, when the whole night is asleep. ”

Instead of answering or leaving, he conceived for a moment and asked calmly: ““ Although you say that Rosh doesn't understand much, what machines, science, photographs, telephones are all such strange words. But Rosh believes you, your equipment, can only be explained if it comes from the future. ”He's just another moment of silence, like the eyes of water staring at me," since you're from the future, you already know how Rosh's life goes, don't you? ”

My heart beat for a while, and I answered with impotence: “I know some… but limited to your biography, just a thousand words summed up your life. ”

“Ai Qing, you told me 11 years ago that in the future, I will make great achievements. I will spread Buddha Law to the Han Dynasty of China and spread Buddha Law to the Han Dynasty of China. You also cautioned me against being vulgar. These are the notes you read about Rosh, you know? ”

I nodded, I was a history professional, and my professionalism compelled me to tell him, "Your biography is short, even a lot of blackmail. But the scriptures you translate, after 1650 years, are still in circulation. ”

For a moment of meditation, he looked up at me, and the clear waves glistened: “No wonder you called me Hagimorosh. You told me to go to the Chinese plains and let me translate the scriptures. So this is Rosh's mission.” Turning your head aside is still a calm tone, "so you came here when Rosh was thirty-five, also because you learned from the record that Rosh was going to suffer? ”

“Yes.” I'm afraid he misunderstood. Explain it quickly, "but the first two times I ran into you, it was a coincidence. This time travel is only in the pilot phase, and no one can predict what time I'll be in. So, Rosh, it's God's destiny to meet you the first two times. And this time, I chose it. Because I fell in love with you, I chose this time to be with you through the toughest times of your life. ”

Again, a long silence, he looked up and sighed: “In that case, what's the difference between running and not running? It all ends the same.” He smiled brilliantly and smiled so beautifully, "and the end was," Rosh never stayed in the mountains with you, but stayed in the Buddha Gate, "right? ”

I opened my mouth and couldn't speak. What was I doing? Why would I tell him that? Why does he have such a high IQ? Instead of accepting my history so quickly, I was smart enough to immediately deduce this conclusion. I have said so much to convince him of my future identity and to let him know that I have the capacity to protect him. But I didn't expect his mind to go in the opposite direction. My heart was numb, my brain was drained, blank. Care is chaotic, care is chaotic...

“As you said, Rosh carries the mission. The mission of preaching Buddhism and translating Buddhism is more important than life. Ai Qing, if I escape, these missions will not be accomplished. Aren't you?”

I still can't say anything when I open my mouth again. Tears did not heed the call and gushed out, he was at an unusually calm moment, frightening me all over the chestnut.

“So Rosh can't go. Only stay, accept any humiliation, sharpen your mind and body. Complete the Buddha's test on me, complete the mission of translating the Book and spreading Buddha's Law, this is the fate, which God gave Rosh...” The beautiful neckline is raised to heaven, the chest is deep ups and downs. He closed his eyes, two lines of tears streaming down his cheek, gathering on a slightly blue-haired, sharpened chin. Slightly wiggling her head, tears fell on a thin, moon-white silk shirt.

“Rosh, I shouldn't have told you... how I got so mixed up, why would I tell you...” I cried out loud and regretted it. He was so fatalistic, I forgot, he was an absolute ideologist, and he would accept the ending, just tell him it was fate. But I don't want to, I don't want to...

“Ai Qing, this is fate. You can't change everything without saying it.” His tone of solitude and desolation made my body cold. Indeed, he confessed his fate...

“Rosh, can you stop staying at the Buddha Gate for me?” I expect, tremble. I can't believe I finally said it. I had always wanted to find a balance between ideals and love for him, and I had already told myself rationally not to let him make that choice. However, the current situation does not allow me to find a balance. If I don't go, it will be his burden, Lu Guang will use me to blackmail him. But I'm leaving. What about him? Do we really want to see him humiliated? So, I want to compete with Buddha, I want to fight against fate, no matter how little hope...

“Aiqing, go away, go back to your parents, leave Rosh alone...”

“I don't...” I screamed almost insanely, my voice seemed to shudder at this moment, "If you want to leave, go with me, or I will never leave...”

He stood up and remained silent for a long time. The dusk lights pull out the long shadow and cast it lonely on the brick. I looked up at him and wet my whole face without time to wipe it off. The longer he remained silent, the colder and colder he became. I don't want to lose. I don't want to lose! But I know I lost. In front of love, my IQ dropped from 120 to 60. What do we do now? I can't think anymore, who can tell me...