Chapter 527 - 526
This kind of debate is held once every five years, it cannot be said not to be grand, many people crack their heads trying to squeeze in, but opportunities are sparse. Thus, in order to catch the attention of others, many people resort to every trick they can think of, using various little tactics that all start to make their appearance, and the most fitting, as well as the most useful occasion, naturally, is this grand assembly. Therefore, many people naturally regard this fellow who dares to disrupt the scene as someone who seeks to create a spectacle; otherwise, he wouldn’t come here to make a fool of himself.
The lama gave him a glance, his face somewhat displeased, although he understood that this was an assembly where everyone could debate, yet for him, the appearance of such a disruptor definitely brought stifled irritation.
"I wonder what brilliant insights this young friend might have, please feel free to speak out so everyone can discuss together."
Once again, the crowd’s gaze focused on Ye Tian, this time with even more varied looks in their eyes—jealousy? Schadenfreude? Perhaps other sentiments as well. Our poor Ye Tian thus confusingly stepped onto the stage.
Looking left and right, he found that the stairs to the stage were on the far right, exactly opposite to where he was standing, with more than a hundred people in between. Seeing that the platform was not very tall, Ye Tian climbed up using both his hands and feet, reached the platform, and brushed off the dust on his body before bowing to the masters on the stage.
The crowd was stunned and then burst into laughter. Normally, those who ascend the stage to speak about Buddhism have an ethereal demeanor. Unlike this young man, crawling up with his hands and feet—shameful at a minimum. Truly, I don’t know what this youngster was thinking, but now, those who were somewhat jealous of this young man started to revel in his embarrassment. After all this fuss, it turned out he was just an ignorant young chap, not knowing the heights of the skies and the depths of the earth!
The lama was quite polite, folded his hands together in prayer and asked, "I wonder if this young friend was just laughing at this poor monk? If there’s something laughable, please enlighten me."
Ye Tian hurriedly waved his hand, saying, "Great master, you misunderstand. I was just coincidentally reminded of something amusing just now, hence the laughter; I was not laughing at the master’s Buddhist teachings."