Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 226 Sword Qi and Xiao Xin
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This temple is not located in the deep mountains and old forests, but it is very adjacent to Cangzhou City. Even so, it has survived the ravages of war and the change of power until now. place.

However, in fact, not only people who believe in Buddha will come here, but many traffickers and pawns also love to go to Buddhist temples.

Because most of the people who nominally practice in the monastery are lay monks who practice with hair, it is not difficult to detect it as long as they have lived here for a period of time.

Perhaps it was because of a sudden whim and a growing sense of world-weariness. Before they came, they resolutely abandoned their wives and children, and got a certificate to get rid of everything in the world. The "flesh and blood of parents" couldn't bear it, so they stayed temporarily and made a farce.

These people usually have the courage and wealth enough for them to squander, and among them there are many children of aristocratic families who escaped marriage, down-and-out businessmen who hid from debts, murdered bandits, and hermits who are ignorant of the world.They have different pasts, but now they all have a common identity, that is, the so-called monks - people who see through the origin and extinction of this life and cultivate a good relationship in the next life.

Although there are some among them who will suddenly "enlighten" and intend to escape into the Buddhist sect and end their karma, but the vast majority of leading practitioners are just greedy for the convenience of the Buddhist place of pure cultivation.

Ever since, traffickers and pawns fell in love with the business opportunities.Businessmen with a keen sense of smell will not ignore such an opportunity to make a fortune.Although Bai Feng has never been in business before, he has discovered this clue very early on: these people who practice in name are often more unable to withstand the temptation than ordinary people.

The young swordsman was on the side of a certain high wall of the monastery more than once, and witnessed the cultivators who led the hair to fornicate with the outside world.Especially for the sale of wine and meat, the price can be raised in the temple, but if you have enough money, you can even eat bear's paw!Customers just need to stay on the other side of the wall, waiting for others to come to their door.

Following the example of all the monks, on the day of the next lecture at the Lotus Terrace, Baifeng prepared fine wine and delicacies in advance to implement the strategy of keeping all the officials at bay.

At first, things went smoothly. Under normal circumstances, the deliverers would not directly send wine and meat into the temple. After all, meat and fish are forbidden in the temple.If someone catches him in the future and prohibits him from approaching the monastery, his fortune will be cut off.

Therefore, rather than walking in openly through the gate, the delivery person seems to be more willing to let people with good legs and feet pass things through the high wall outside the courtyard, and then walk over the wall and disappear without a trace.

Bai Feng got the things in the afternoon, and then went back to the wing room to prepare the seats.Of course, this is a secret gathering, and there will be no fanfare. For this reason, he prepared two low tables in a low-key manner, just enough for eight officials and elder brothers to sit.

In the evening, the crimson gauze lamps on the lotus platform are lit up one after another, and the courtyards and pavilions above are very spacious, which can accommodate 30 to [-] people.Dome-shaped roof, mortise-and-mortise ridges and doorposts, neatly arranged desk seats, and a crimson gauze lamp in front of each desk.

Through the window lattices on both sides, when students sit on it, they can listen to the class and experience the artistic conception of Buddhism at the same time.

Just imagine, reciting Buddha's name in the middle of a pond full of lotus flowers, what you can smell is the exuberant fragrance of flowers, what you can see is tranquility and distance, and what you can hear with your ears are the abbot's answers to your questions.

Even though the blooming season has passed now, the artistic conception that should be there will still not be diminished much.Traveling monks and believers from all over the world will definitely seize the opportunity to improve their Buddhist cultivation tonight.

The guards in charge of guarding Murong Yan and Mrs. Xiang watched the two go to the lotus platform, and then planned to call the rest of the colleagues to complete the handover post and solve the problem of dinner together.

At this moment, the little brother named Niu Li ran up to them and said that the wine and meat had been arranged in the side room, and all the other servants had gone, leaving only the few in front of them.

After finishing speaking, Niu Li led the way back to the wing with great interest, and chatted happily with the other eight officials over a glass of wine.

Bai Feng kept an eye out, and only filled other people's glasses with wine, and only tasted a little of it himself, euphemistically saying: "This is all to reward the officials!"

Not only did the guards show no signs of doubt, they even praised Niu Li again and again: "Brother, thank you so much, we mortals can't stand not eating meat for a long time."

After drinking a few catties of wine in a big bowl and eating a few bowls of meat in big mouthfuls, these people are still not satisfied, and they all cried out their displeasure. Wonderful."

One of the guards grabbed Bai Feng's clothes and begged: "Why don't you find a woman outside, brother, I haven't seen a woman for a long time, and my whole body is itchy. Unlike you, brother Niu, although Aunt Yao looks ugly , but she is also a wonderful woman.”

The other person held Jiu Shang high, and said in harmony: "Brother Niu is looking for a woman...then let's go and see how Mrs. Xiang is doing!" Trapped by drunkenness, they could only hook each other's shoulders to keep their bodies stable, and staggered out of the wing room.

Seeing this, Bai Feng quickly agreed to the job, and immediately went out to follow the two men who were going to Mrs. Xiang's, lest the two guards spoil the original plan.

"You two officials, are you going to the Lotus Terrace?" Bai Feng said.

"It's... Brother Niu? Why are you following me? Didn't you want to find a woman outside?"

"My lord, prostitutes are not allowed in this Buddhist temple. They can't come in. Why don't I call the lady back and sing you a song?"

"Also... that's fine, then let's go together!"

The three of them supported each other and walked side by side. The monks in the temple bumped into them several times and made people roll their eyes a few times, but this did not make the two guards feel guilty, because they were not people who practice Buddhism It is human nature to eat meat and drink alcohol.

Then, when they walked to the lotus platform, Baifeng pointed to the bright spot and said, "Look, Mrs. Xiang, Aunt Yao, and that little maid, Zichai, are all there!"

Seeing that Baifeng was so eager to point out Daoming Qing, this aroused the interest of the two officials, "Huh? I haven't heard a monk lecture in this life, why don't we go and see?"

"No... isn't that bad?" Bai Feng asked suspiciously: "The two of you just had three rounds of drinking, and your faces are slightly drunk. If there is an accident, aren't you afraid that the Buddha will blame you?"

"Your grandfather and I don't believe in Buddha, what are you afraid of him? Let's go, we will go to this lotus pond in the near future!"

After finishing speaking, the two guards pushed aside Baifeng's support and walked up the covered bridge path connecting the shore with the lotus terrace.

After a while, two drunken men suddenly appeared from the night and walked to the place where the old abbot was giving lectures.At the beginning, the few people just rummaged through the sea of ​​books, and did not do anything out of the ordinary.

When they were young, Murong Yan and Mrs. Xiang, who were restless, watched two rogue-like officials sit beside them, pretending to study their knowledge seriously, flipping through the scriptures on the table for a few rounds, and then began to question the two of them what they had done just now.

Murong Yan replied very politely and peacefully: "What I just said is the ten hearts of the Buddha, namely the upright heart, the soft heart, the capable heart, the subduing heart, the quiet heart, the pure and kind heart, the non-miscellaneous heart, the careless heart, and the broad heart. , Great mind. With these ten minds, Bodhisattvas can enter the second decontamination ground.”

Knowing that the other party was really earnestly praying to the Buddha, the two officials were still not satisfied, because no gain was the most unprofitable result for them.

"You have spent so much money to reward us, is it to make you pure when you recite the Buddha's name?"

"That's true! How can the officials not see it? The little girl sincerely worships the Buddha, and prays for the safety of Mrs. Xiang and Mr. Su."

"You woman, you are very arrogant!" The guard turned to Mrs. Xiang who was attacking her, and asked, "Mrs. Xiang, I don't think you want to escape here. Could it be that someone here tipped you off? What about you?" Little tricks, how can you fool us!"

"No, we didn't. My lord, please don't disturb the Buddhist hall anymore." Mrs. Xiang clutched her chest, looking like she was dying, and replied with a trembling and fragile voice.

The old abbot didn't know when he left his seat, walked in front of these people, and said: "Several benefactors, this is a pure place of Buddhism, don't be anxious and angry, these two girls are just sincerely paying respects to the Buddha, there is no other intention. If the two officials continue to make trouble, I can only report the matter to the local parents and let them be punished."

Facing the appearance of the prestigious old abbot in Cangzhou City, the two servants fell silent, Nuonuo retreated and went back to guard the door.Niu Li exchanged a few words with the guard outside the door, then came in a hurry, took his wife by the hand to thank the old abbot for his good deed just now, and finally brought Aunt Yao back to the wing to complete the rest of the performance.

(End of this chapter)