Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

The sound of his drinking was not very loud, but the sky and the earth fell silent, and there was no other sound. All eyes were on him.He embraced Bu Xiaoluan, and said word by word: "If this continues, we will fall into the mandala formation forever!" Everyone's expression was terrified.He said in a deep voice: "The so-called mandala formation is said to be transformed by the eight sons of Brahma. Those who enter this formation will fall into the cycle of reincarnation forever, life and death in the formation. The people of the four kingdoms of Wuzhen, Xishe, Xu, and Mayfly have all been imprisoned in the formation for thousands of years. They have lived in this formation for generations, and everything in the past has been forgotten. Form different appearances, personalities, and customs, and reproduce from generation to generation without realizing that the surroundings are all illusions."

Xiaoyan frowned and said, "According to Mr. Zhuo's intention, if we can't break through this pivot, we will end up like these people." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Exactly." Xiao Yan said: "May I ask where the pivot of this formation is?" A smile appeared on Zhuo Wangsun's face, and he said slowly: "The Eight Truths of Suffering." The light in Xiaoyan's eyes flickered, and he said, "You mean that everything we've experienced since we entered the battle comes from following the eight sufferings of Buddhism?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled and said, "Your Highness will surely hit what you say."

If Xiaoyan realized something, he said solemnly: "Buddhas say that birth, old age, sickness, death, resentment and hatred, separation of love, not getting what you want, and the five aggregates are the eight sufferings of life. Mortal people cannot escape. As long as we enter From what we have seen, there is no such thing as a kingdom for life, a country for old people, a monster for sickness, and a mayfly for death. They all gather the great achievements of the world and regard them as representatives. We have traveled all the way, and we happened to experience everything firsthand.” Zhuo Wangsun said: "Not only that. Every time a new formation is triggered, it is because of our inescapable love. And every time we want to get rid of it, the greater the disaster we will experience. When the eight sufferings are completely experienced The time of receiving is the day when we lose our original nature and fall into the mandala formation forever. And just now, the final doomsday has already begun to work!"

Everyone's expression changed, Bu Xiaoluan looked at his fingers, shook his head and said: "Wuzhen, Xishe, Xuwu, Mayfly... No, we have only experienced four kinds, how could the final formation begin?" Is it working?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "The first four catastrophes are the sufferings of external forces, and they can also be ended by external forces. Therefore, although we accidentally get involved in them, we can finally get rid of them. The last four catastrophes are heart demons. Except for our own concentration, all martial arts Wisdom, wit, and calculation are all useless things. What's more dangerous is that there is no sign of its launch, and there is no actual person or country attached to it. When it strikes suddenly, we almost all fall into it."

Bu Xiaoluan was puzzled and said: "You mean that the four kinds of suffering just now have been activated? Why didn't I see it?" Xiao Yan nodded and said: "Indeed. Just now after Mandala threatened Miss Acacia, he intentionally spoke out to provoke Zishiji's resentment, and..." He hesitated for a moment, and finally changed his words: "Mr. The pain of parting from love..." Before he finished speaking, Bu Xiaoluan interrupted him shaking his head: "I really don't understand, what does the five aggregates mean?" Xiaoyan was not angry, and replied with a smile: "The so-called suffering of the five aggregates is just the synthesis of the previous seven sufferings. When the weakness in each of us is aroused, and when all the sufferings gather, the suffering of the five aggregates will also It has been realized. After the eight sufferings are over, the last calamity will sneak up. If Mr. Zhuo hadn’t stopped him forcefully, we must have all fallen into this calamity. And among us, Zishi’s cultivation level is the lowest, so the heart The devil is the heaviest. Leader Yang and I each have hidden feelings in our hearts, so we were also touched. But Miss Xiaoluan has nothing in her heart, but suffers the least."

A smug smile appeared on Bu Xiaoluan's face, as if he suddenly remembered something: "But...my sister was taken away by Datura, why didn't you go and save her?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled lightly and said, "No need." Bu Xiaoluan asked suspiciously, "Why?" Zhuo Wangsun patted her on the head and said with a smile, "Because Mandala didn't escape at all. She must be listening to us nearby." Bu Xiaoluan was surprised: "Huh?" He hurriedly looked around. Xiaoyan and Yang Yizhi also changed their expressions.Yang Yizhi looked at Zhuo Wangsun, wanted to say something, but finally felt that it was inconvenient to speak, so he turned his back with a flick of his sleeves.Xiao Yan said, "What does Mr. Zhuo mean?"

Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "As long as she takes a step, she will also fall into this formation." Bu Xiaoluan tugged on his sleeve and said, "Why?" Zhuo Wangsun hugged her even tighter, and said slowly: "The mystery of the mandala formation lies in the fact that as long as anyone with love enters this formation, they will be deceived by it. The reason why the mandala can come and go freely is It is because the master planted a seal on her body in advance, which can cut off all love. However, this time we seized the opportunity, caught Firefox, and trapped her in Wu Yu's formation. Although she did her best, she took the opportunity to induce the demons in our hearts. Running away, but this last move was done hastily after all. Although she induced us the two bitter truths of "resentment meeting" and "love parting", she lacked the suffering of "not getting what I want". Since we entered the battle, Every move is under the watchful eye of the formation master, so how could Mandala miss this time?"

Xiao Yan frowned and said, "From what you can see, it is the formation master who induced the suffering of not being able to get what we want, and finally forced us into the state of 'prosperity of the five aggregates'?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "Yes. But the host of this 'unable to find' suffering is not us, but Mandala himself." Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then said: "You mean that the leader of the formation would rather give up the mandala in order to trigger the suffering of the five aggregates, and thus unknowingly unlock the seal on her body?"

Zhuo Wangsun nodded and said: "Actually, although the formation master has unlocked the seal, if it wasn't for Mandala's desire to ask for something, she would not be able to induce it. Since the moment we stepped into the mandala formation, she has proposed , in exchange for lovesickness by treating Xiaoluan, that is to say, she desperately wants to take away lovesickness, this is what she wants. It seems that the array master has already understood the thought of Mandala." Xiao Yan said: "However, Mandala has never had any contact with the lovesick girl. Where does this desire to 'beg' and 'not to' come from?"

Zhuo Wangsun shook his head and said: "I don't understand the reason for 'begging' for a while, but as for 'not being able to'... Mandala's ability to hide is entirely dependent on the seal of the formation master. If she wants to escape with lovesickness, she must first arouse her. However, what she did not expect was that she could not completely control Xiangsi's emotions. Therefore, although Mandala hid herself and Xiangsi's figure in the night with the blow of Leader Yang, It's really the end of the battle, and she can't take another step. Originally, if she hadn't fully activated the formation, she could still leave Acacia and escape by herself. But what I don't understand is that she actually has a very strong obsession in her heart, she must To take lovesickness away, intentional but powerless, what we do is "can't ask for it". She remembers everything we say now, but she dares not say a word, dare not move. Because as long as there is a slight movement, there is no way to escape. It will be completely cracked and exposed in front of us." Zhuo Wangsun smiled lightly and said: "Mandala, if your junior sister Lan Pa is here, she will definitely come out wisely. Otherwise, after half a cup of tea, once the lovesickness and sanity Completely recover, the escaping method will be self-defeating, when the time comes, you must regret not bringing us in front of the formation master."

There was a very light sound in the night, like a transparent wall shattered suddenly, turning into a faint fluorescent light.The night seems to have been torn open a gap, and Mandala stands behind the night.Xiangsi lay on the grass next to her as if sleeping soundly, her red dress unfolded like a Utan in the night wind. Mandala looked at her hesitantly, and finally reached out and tapped her forehead lightly. Xiangsi opened her eyes, immediately sat up from the ground, and looked at Mandala warily. Mandala looked at her, shook his head and sighed: "I just didn't expect that in the end, I couldn't completely arouse your demons." Zhuo Wangsun said coldly: "Your fault is that you are too complacent, and deliberately gave her a chance to see my eyes." Mandala smiled wryly and said, "I didn't expect you to see through the hub of the mandala array at that time. I also didn't expect that under such circumstances, she could actually see through your mind in just a short glance." Zhuo Wangsun signaled Xiangsi to come over, and smiled slightly at Mandala: "If she doesn't understand everything, she understands at least part of it, and that's enough." Xiangsi seemed to have just woken up from a nightmare, and there was still a look of fear in her eyes.She hesitated for a moment, then stood up suddenly, flew into Zhuo Wangsun's arms, and sobbed softly. Bu Xiaoluan took the opportunity to make a funny face, and deliberately dragged out her voice, "Good boy~~~" Zhuo Wangsun patted Acacia on the shoulder lightly, then turned to look at Mandala, as if waiting for her to make a decision. Mandala stared at him, and slowly said: "Zhuo Wangsun, I did underestimate you before. Zhuo Wangsun smiled and said, "What about now?" Mandala took a deep breath and said, "Now, I can take you to meet the real owner of the Mandala Formation." The legendary mandala array that has existed since ancient times will find a master in the world every generation.Operate, maintain, and expand this most mysterious, most powerful, and most magnificent battle formation since ancient times. And this person undoubtedly possesses incredible power. It was late at night, and the fog was thickening in the mountains.However, on the way to meet the owner of the mandala array, he was extremely calm.Even the most common things in the past few days - startled night birds flying, giant pythons coiled on the branches, fruits falling at night, even a moth and firefly are all gone.It seems that everything is retreating, looking at the inconspicuous trail in the middle of the jungle in awe. The trail is overgrown with thorns, and it seems that no one has been there for many years.The giant trees on both sides are towering, and the rows are airtight.It is not so much a tree as it is two walls. Mandala walked in the forefront, neither fast nor slow.She didn't seem to need to stamp her feet a little in the night to find her direction, but seemed to be summoned by an invisible force to shuttle back and forth in those almost endless trails.Every trail is pretty much identical.However, no one doubted that Mandala led them around on purpose, because even if she took a wrong step at this moment, her soul would be imprisoned in the Mandala formation forever. Unknowingly, the eastern sky has already shone slightly. A thick milky fog rushed towards us with the chill of the morning.The tree walls on both sides of the trail suddenly stopped, and the faint morning light shone through the mist, and the surrounding scenery suddenly became extremely open. After clearing the clouds and mists, they realized that they were on the side of a mountain!When I was groping forward in the night just now, no one noticed it, not even the slightest feeling that it was slowly rising!I just feel that the road is rugged and narrow, and it seems to never end.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would believe that there would suddenly be a strange peak and beautiful mountain rising from the boundless forest? The mountain is not high, as long as it suddenly stands in the middle of the vast forest, it will immediately have a kind of courage to shine on the world. The dense fog in the distance was blown away by the mountain haze, showing circles of colorful halos, as if the sun was about to be born here.And this gloomy mountain peak stands proudly in the gilded and surging sea of ​​clouds.The mountains and mist are misty, and everything seems to be there, and it is both illusion and reality. If you look back at the foot of the mountain, you will find that this jungle looks vast and boundless from the bottom of the mountain.However, looking down from a height, everything seems to be miniaturized into a chess screen.The verdant colors on the east, south, west, and north of the screen show slight differences in depth.It was as if there was once a giant sword in heaven, which cut it crosswise and divided it into four regular areas. From south to north, the four kingdoms of Wuzhen, Xishe, Xumo, and Mayfly are just distributed.Since joining the battle, they have circled this mountain peak under the lure of that firefox, experiencing the four sufferings of birth, old age, illness, and death.And at the foot of the last mountain, it is the place where the meeting of resentment and hatred is launched, love is separated, things cannot be obtained, and the five aggregates are flourishing. Mandala stood in the dense mist and sighed softly: "This is Mandala Mountain, the hub of the Mandala formation. The formation master you are going to meet is in the palace on the top of the mountain." Looking along what she pointed at, the top of the mountain was bathed in the gorgeous morning glow, and the clouds flowed like a heaven. There, there is a majestic palace standing on the top of the peak.The palace is more than ten feet high, and the whole body is made of huge stones. The sun rises constantly, and the whole palace is bathed in countless halos, like a city in the sky. I want to sink and float in the steaming and flowing clouds. A white jade staircase, like a golden ribbon in the sunlight, hung from outside the palace gate to their feet.The ladder is steep and seems unattainable. Mandala looked at the temple from a distance, and suddenly there was a mysterious smile on her face. She made a seal with her hands on her chest, closed her eyes gently, and said, "Thank you Lord Shiva for your grace..." She prayed After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "The Brahma Temple is up there, you can go up by yourself." Xiangsi said in surprise: "Since you are followers of Shiva, why is there a temple of Brahma built on Mandala Mountain?" Mandala sneered, and seemed to be extremely contemptuous of Acacia's words: "Shiva's power is everywhere, he has eight incarnations of sun, moon, water, fire, sky, earth, wind, and sacrifice, and he is integrated with the entire universe. It is one. The so-called powers of creation, protection, and destruction are trinity, so Brahma and Vishnu are just different manifestations of Lord Shiva." Xiangsi said, "Why don't you go up with us?" Mandala sighed softly: "I would rather stay here and wait." Xiangsi said, "What are you waiting for?" Mandala smiled and said, "Wait until you die on top." Before she finished speaking, she suddenly took a step back. At some point, her body had already reached the edge of the cliff, and when she retreated, her whole body was like a crimson leaf, gently falling into the billowing sea of ​​clouds.At that moment, her dress bloomed like a flower. Although it was a glimpse, it was also amazingly beautiful. Xiangsi exclaimed, and when she rushed to the edge of the cliff, Mandala had disappeared.The white clouds on the mountainside are still curled up as before, without even a trace of tearing.It seems that the mandala did not fall into the bottom of the valley, but was instantly melted on the misty clouds. Xiangsi stood stunned on the edge of the cliff, the thick fog made her figure lonely and in a trance.A sad feeling gradually surged from the bottom of her heart, getting stronger and stronger. Zhuo Wangsun did not know when he had come behind her, and said calmly: "Let's go. She will come back."