ATPnovel Chapter 202 The First Incarnation of Chen Sanzang
Chapter 202 The First Incarnation of Chen Sanzang
Sacred Realm of Reincarnation
Great Xia Kingdom
In a riverside village, the rice stalks were scorched by the scorching summer sun.
"Wow~ Wow~ Wow~"
A clear, crisp cry of a newborn baby came from inside the low, thatched hut.
A boy of about seven or eight years old was squatting in the corner outside the house, scratching the ground with a stick in frustration.
The honest man standing guard outside the door had sweat streaming down his forehead.
It was supposed to be a joyous day for the arrival of a new baby, but the man showed no joy whatsoever as he listened to the baby's clear cries.
There were no neighbors around to offer their congratulations, only dilapidated thatched huts with tightly closed doors and windows.
Soon, an old woman with a weathered face came out of the thatched hut, holding a tattered cloth that still smelled slightly fishy.
A tiny baby, barely bigger than a mouse, was wrapped in a cloth.
The old woman looked at the honest man with a troubled expression: "Elder brother, it's another young man. You should say something."
The honest man's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
"Those damned officials count even newborn babies as males! Every extra person means an extra tax. I've already borrowed three bushels of grain from the Sun family to pay my son's tax, and I have to pay back four bushels with interest in the fall. How can we afford to pay the tax for another male? It's all his fault for being born into a poor family like ours! We'll just send him out and throw him away later."
The honest man spoke with a resolute tone.
But as soon as these words were spoken, the woman who had just given birth disregarded her own body and staggered out of the room, supporting herself against the wall.
"Honey, we can't throw any more away. We've already thrown one away. Let's keep this one; it's flesh and blood of my flesh!"
The honest man's face contorted with rage: "Foolish! If we keep him, our whole family will starve to death! We can only survive if we get rid of him! Are you going to kill your entire family for this child who can't even support himself?"
As soon as the honest man spoke, the old woman and the boy squatting in the corner both looked at the young woman expectantly.
The woman who had just given birth was pale, but her ashen and tired face could not hide the sorrow on her face.
Two tear tracks appeared on her not-so-clean face.
"Honey, I'll throw it away. Let me, let me personally see this child off!"
The honest man felt a pang of pity when he saw his wife's appearance, but this pang was quickly overwhelmed by his will to live.
"You can throw it away, but you absolutely must not secretly hide it and keep it. You've seen what happened to the Sun family! You've used up almost all the firewood for giving birth today, so I'll go and get some more."
After warning his wife, the man gave himself a look and went out.
After the man left, the woman took the newborn baby from her mother-in-law.
Looking at the baby in the tattered cloth, I felt a pang of heartache.
This child hasn't even had a drop of milk from his own breast yet.
But the woman was extremely thin, how could she possibly have any milk to feed the child?
She slowly moved out the door with the baby, but she did not head towards the back of the mountain.
The back mountain is teeming with wild beasts; if you throw yourself up there, you're almost certainly dead.
She led her child toward Pingjiang in the distance. There were many houses along the Pingjiang River, and if she could find one by going downstream, she would still have a chance to survive.
...
Upon reaching the riverbank, the woman kissed her child's forehead one last time with great reluctance.
The lotus flowers on the riverbank are in full bloom, and one red lotus flower blooms like fire, looking exceptionally enchanting.
The woman's heart ached even more as she looked at the strange lotus flower. She reached out and plucked it, removing the stem and leaving only the flower.
Then she plucked a few lotus leaves, folded them into a small lotus boat with her skillful hands, placed the tiny baby on the lotus flower as a support, and put it inside the lotus boat.
Then I picked another lotus leaf to block out the sunlight.
The woman examined it carefully for a long time, and finally her eyes welled up with tears again.
With her eyes closed and a firm hand, the woman gently pushed the small lotus leaf boat downstream.
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Lower reaches of Pingjiang
Yongquan Temple
The monk Mingxing, who had entered the sacred realm of reincarnation and whose true spirit remained undiminished, suddenly opened his eyes at the moment the baby was born.
"Excellent, excellent, this humble monk has finally waited for this moment!"
A young novice monk standing nearby asked curiously, "Abbot, what have we waited for?"
The monk Mingxing chuckled, "Jiang Liuer has arrived!"
Having said that, Mingxing ignored the young novice monk who was still scratching his head in confusion and walked briskly towards the banks of the Pingjiang River.
About half an hour later.
A lotus-shaped boat carrying a lotus platform came into the monk's view, and on the platform lay an infant wrapped in tattered cloth.
The monk Minghe was stunned as he looked at the baby lying on the lotus platform.
He was overjoyed and said, "Excellent, excellent! You are truly born with the seed of Buddhahood! Since they want to destroy your Golden Elixir Dao Fruit, then in this life you should learn Buddhism with me. Even if your body perishes, it won't affect your Golden Elixir Dao Fruit. It can also make up for your lack of understanding of the essence of Buddhism."
The monk Mingxing couldn't even wait to lift his robes and skirts; he waded into the water in three steps and intercepted the lotus boat.
Looking at the baby who neither cried nor fussed, but only had a pair of big, dark eyes, Monk Mingxing couldn't stop smiling.
"From today onwards, your name will be Chen Sanzang!"
When the monk Minghe named Chen Chunan "Shana," heaven and earth resonated, and the originally sunny sky instantly became overcast with dark clouds and lightning.
The monk Mingxing's expression changed drastically: "Oh no! So there are others who, like me, have retained their memories?"
the other side
Thousands of miles away lies a land of demons and monsters.
A precipitous mountain suddenly split open with a crack.
A young man emerged from the mountain, a cold smile playing on his lips as he observed the changing celestial phenomena:
"So you've finally emerged? Seven years later than expected! But that's better! Seven years is enough time for my cultivation to crush yours! In this life, you're doomed! Dao Lord!"
Who else could this be but Feng Qingzi?
Having been bestowed with a supreme treasure, he naturally possesses a unique and wondrous method to protect his true spirit from falling into the cycle of reincarnation, so that even if he is reborn, he will carry the wisdom from his previous life.
Otherwise, one cannot become a gravedigger of the new path.
At the same time, three other auras also awakened.
The Jade Dust Daoist has now been reincarnated as a girl. She is only seven years old but has already been sold to a family to be a child bride.
For the first seven years I was ignorant and foolish, and only today have I finally awakened to my innate wisdom.
When Daoist Yuchen sensed that Chen Chunan had just been born, he was overjoyed.
Although he is only seven years old, his intelligence has already been awakened, and he is fully capable of starting his cultivation.
In terms of starting point, he was definitely much higher than Chen Chunan.
Master Yu Chen couldn't help but let out a series of booming laughs: "Hahaha, the new master of the Dao, you can't escape! I shall become the Dao Ancestor!"
Before Daoist Yuchen could finish speaking, a whip lashed down on her body.
Her parents in this life sold her because they couldn't afford to raise her, but in those days, the family that sold her faced a lot of pressure to feed another person.
We're already being lenient by not treating her like livestock; how can we expect her to be pampered?
Seeing that she was acting like she had a seizure, her future mother-in-law immediately lashed out with a whip.
"You brat, what's wrong with you in broad daylight? Go outside and gather firewood, or we won't be able to cook dinner tonight! You'll regret it!"
Yu Chen Dao Ren suddenly awakened his innate wisdom. The mentality he had cultivated over thousands of years of tribulations in his previous life had completely erased the timid and submissive nature he had developed in this life.
He was suddenly whipped and became furious.
"You ant! You're asking for death!"
Daoist Yu Chen cursed angrily, and then prepared to use his spiritual power to destroy this audacious ant.
When he raised his hand, he realized that he hadn't cultivated at all, and there wasn't a trace of spiritual energy in his body.
Master Yu Chen instantly sensed something was wrong.
But before he could dodge, another whip cracked: "You brat, you think you're so great?! You think I'm asking for death? Let's see who's asking for death today!"
"Ah~ You dare hit me? You're dead!"
"Ouch! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I was wrong!"