Chapter 46: Who is more demonic than who

  Han Xiaoxi's words did not completely put Chen Chufan's mind at ease, so Chen Chufan still wanted to figure out what was going on with his body.

  When faced with problems that science cannot explain, people often resort to explaining them from a faith perspective. Just like Chen Chufan now. He has no interest in going to the legendary scientific laboratory, serving as a small white mouse for scientists wearing white coats to unravel the mystery of his body. So he indulges in the school library, flipping through various religious classics to explain the inexplicable phenomenon that occurred to him.

  As a result, Chen Chufan discovered another place where he was different from others, that is, his memory seemed to have become abnormal like a monster. This starts with Chen Chufan spending more than half of every day reading Buddhist scriptures.

  Because in a "Zen Record", Chen Chufan learned that Buddhism has the concept of an indestructible body, which seemed to be somewhat similar to his situation. Chen Chufan then began searching for various Buddhist scriptures in the school library for reference.

  It must be said that the library of Zhongbei University is really very comprehensive. Even the Buddhist scriptures are truly collected. Chen Chufan even found a complete set of "The Great Buddhist Canon of China", with more than 200 volumes, occupying almost an entire floor of bookshelves. Overjoyed, Chen Chufan specially chose a rest day and sat under the bookcase, flipping through the Buddhist classics one by one.

  Chen Chufan became so engrossed in the Buddhist scriptures that he forgot to eat and sleep, and was even unaware of his own terrifying reading speed. The first sutra seemed normal at first, but as he became fully immersed, he read faster and faster. Often, a volume would be placed in his hands, and before 2 minutes had passed, it would be finished, and then the next one. In this way, Chen Chufan spent half a day reading through the entire "Chinese Buddhist Canon". It wasn't until he put down the last volume of "The Collection of Various Schools" that he realized what shocking thing he had done again.

  In just half a day, he was able to read through the entire "Chinese Buddhist Canon", and those obscure Buddhist terms were still vivid in his mind. This made Chen Chufan even more confused. If Buddhist meditation only required memorization, then Chen Chufan would be absolutely qualified to be called the Buddha of this world.

  Chen Chufan returned to the dormitory in a daze, replaying the Buddhist scriptures he had just read over and over again in his mind. When he pushed open the door, Yang Tao greeted him with a loud hello, asking where he had been all day. Still in a trance, Chen Chufan directly responded with the words flashing in his mind: "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows; like dew drops and lightning; they should be viewed as such, so said the Buddha."

  The dormitory was collectively stunned. After being stunned, it became a study of the origin, and studying the origin became Yang Taixiu's show of erudition.

  "This phrase of Lao San's is a summary from the Buddhist scripture 'Diamond Sutra', Yang Tao explained with a pleased smile."

  "What's going on?" Meng Wei asked from the side.

  "Don't you understand any of this?" Yang Tao's face was full of disdain, "I told you early on that culture is very important, much more important than your chess manuals, but you just wouldn't listen!"

  Meng Wei silently turned around and walked towards the balcony, picking up the dumbbells he usually used for exercise.

  "No, I surrender! My body can't take it!" Yang Tao hid behind Chen Chufan, who was still looking confused, and only stuck out his head to shout.

  "Stop stalling and explain quickly!" Meng Wei said in a loud and impatient tone.

  "Amitabha, listen to me slowly. Seeing Meng Wei put down the dumbbell, Yang Tao also turned around from behind Chen Chufan, pretending to be a high-ranking monk, with his hands clasped together and a solemn expression, he said: "The meaning of this sentence is that everything in this world is like a dream, like a bubble, like an illusion, like the morning dew, like lightning flashing by. They are all illusory and fleeting. So don't be attached, see through it, and let go. Amitabha, do you understand, donor?"

  Meng Wei obviously didn't understand and was still full of doubts, but Chen Chufan seemed to have suddenly realized something.

  "Everything is an illusion, don't be attached, see through it, and let go!" Chen Chufan muttered to himself. But in his heart, a flash of insight illuminated the doubts that had been stored there.

  "I say Lao San, what's going on with you? Won't be that your family's Han Xiaohui and Ye Siying are quarreling with you again about breaking up? Last time they broke up, it ended in a jumping into the lake incident, and then there was a huge change in personality. This time is even more miserable, actually starting to study Buddhist theories, you won't be planning to become a monk, will you?" Yang Tao said in surprise.

  Chen Chufan ignored Yang Tao's teasing and continued to ask him with a serious expression: "Did the Buddha tell people to let go?"

  "Of course, the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha taught cause and effect, the Buddha taught reincarnation, the Buddha taught that all living beings are suffering, isn't the intention to let people put down their attachments, put down their delusions? If this life is suffering, then put down this life, cultivate for the next life." Yang Tao naturally replied, continuing to pretend to be a high-ranking monk.

  Chen Chufan vaguely felt that he had understood something, but in fact, he was also being fooled by Yang Tao. The essence of Buddhist thought made Yang Tao, a rebellious teenager, twist and turn, making Chen Chufan realize a ridiculous truth, which is "letting go".

  Anyway, the thing has already happened, so don't think about it anymore, it's just a waste of time to worry. He thought he had gained great insight, so under the guidance of this ridiculous logic, Chen Chufan threw away all his troubles and stopped worrying.

  So he smiled and floated away, it's almost time for his daily date with Han Xiaoxi. Leaving only Yang Tao and Meng Wei staring at each other in the bedroom.

  "Lao San is a bit strange!" Meng Wei judged.

  "He walked away with a very lewd smile!" Yang Tao added.

  "How come you understand Buddhist scriptures?" Meng Wei asked instead.

  "If you have a relative at home who is a member of the National Buddhist Research Association, then every time you go to his house, you will inevitably receive some Buddhist education. You might even understand it better than I do!" said Yang Tao.

  Chen Chufan stood under the tree outside the girls' dormitory of the music department, full of joy. He thought that after reading Buddhist scriptures and being pointed out by a superior person, he had understood the true meaning of Buddhism and seen through the ultimate principle of life. So he couldn't help but feel some self-satisfaction, and the smile on his face was like a lotus flower in a pond, filled with an innocent flavor.

  So after Han Xiaoxi went downstairs, she saw Chen Chufan standing under the tree where he usually waited for her, smiling foolishly.

  "What are you smiling at?" Han Xiaoxi looked at Chen Chufan with a puzzled face, asking in surprise.

  "Foolish smile? This is a smile of enlightenment! A smile of great awakening!" Chen Chufan corrected Han Xiaoxi's mistaken view.

  "That's a smile of great wisdom, but the emphasis is on 'great foolishness', to put it bluntly, your smile looks like that of an idiot!" Han Xiaohei retorted with annoyance.

  Chen Chufan still smiled and said in a gentle tone, "The Buddha says that life is created by oneself, and phenomena arise from the mind. All things in the world are transformed into appearances; if the mind does not move, then all things do not move; if the mind does not change, then all phenomena do not change. The Buddha also said: All phenomena are illusory. If you have no foolish thoughts in your heart, how can you think my smile looks like a fool's?"

  "Hey, you've learned to speak like a Buddhist monk after just one day? Did you meet some high-ranking monk today who thought you had a connection with Buddha and taught you Buddhism? " Han Xiao Xi looked at Chen Chu Fan even more strangely, feeling that he was indeed different from before. He seemed silly and stupid, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed, so she continued: "Buddhism says you can't eat meat, why do you want to eat it every day? Buddhism says you can't be close to women, what are you doing coming to find me?"

  Chen Chufan, however, didn't argue with her, but just smiled as usual, smiling so lightly and carefreely that it made the sun and moon lose their luster, making Han Xiaohui's heart burn with anger.

  Han Xiaoxi suddenly smiled and stepped lightly to Chen Chufan's side, looking up at him with a flirtatious gaze, and actively tiptoed to bring her small mouth closer.

  Although it was already after dinner, the summer sky was originally darker later, and the campus street was still bright at this time. Han Xiaohui's sudden movement made Chen Chufan stunned for a moment, but he couldn't resist the girl's tempting posture, so he kissed her heavily again.

  But who would have thought that today's Han Xiaoxi was a little special, deeply kissing the man in his arms and twisting his body restlessly, using his waist and abdomen to constantly rub against the man's legs, and in just a few dozen seconds, he actually stimulated Xiao Chufan, who was asleep, to wake up, struggling to raise his head high. And when the girl felt something strange in her abdomen, she pushed away the man who was immersed in a passionate kiss with her.

  The weather was scorching hot, and Chen Chufan's lower body, apart from his underwear, only had a simple pair of shorts. When Little Chufan woke up, he propped up the shorts to form a huge tent, just like setting up a wooden pole inside the pants. It looked quite indecent.

  "Hey, Master, shall we go for a walk?" Han Xiaoxi said with a proud smile, her voice soft and alluring.

  Chen Chufan's smile had long since disappeared, and he was at a loss for words. How could he dare to go out on the streets now? But little Chufan was being extremely disobedient at this time. Even when Chen Chufan silently recited the Lotus Sutra in his heart several times, little Chufan still didn't fall asleep again. He just stubbornly raised his head and proclaimed his existence.

  He suddenly had an epiphany, no matter how many strange things happened to him, but he absolutely couldn't get past this little demon in front of him. Or perhaps this was the only enlightenment he gained today.

  P.S. This is the first time I've encountered Kawen, so this chapter was truly extremely painful to code, taking a whole day! It turns out that Kawen's logic is really unreasonable! Recording this specially.