The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 13 Mulian Temple

"Is this the place? It does look quite desolate!"

With a longbow on his back and a short knife in his hand, Pei Wende, who was dressed as a standard hunter, was lying behind a tuft of grass, quietly staring at the temple not far away.

I have to say that this ghostly place is really remote. Even Pei Wende, who has lived in the mountains and forests all year round and has developed an extraordinary physique, was a little out of breath after finding this place.

In fact, Pei Wende originally thought that the Tongqing Temple where he lived was already desolate enough.

But looking at it now, compared with the deserted temple in front of him, the rare Tongqing Temple is considered a land of outstanding people.

At least because of the existence of Zen Master Lingyou, Tongqing Temple is not short of incense, and the gentry and nobles from the nearby areas will go up to the mountain to burn incense from time to time.

Usually, it was only at that time that Pei Wende would realize it.

That Chan Master Lingyou who often has no manners in front of him, and even occasionally looks a bit petty, is indeed an eminent monk with the ability to subdue demons.

Ever since Zen master Lingyou brought Pei Wende to settle near Weishan Mountain, even ordinary people living nearby can clearly feel that the incidents of running into evil and ghosts are becoming less and less.

Sometimes Pei Wende wondered, why would such an eminent and accomplished monk like Lingyou choose such a place far away from the center to live in seclusion?
Are you even hiding your abilities intentionally or unintentionally?

Thanks to Pei Wende's experience in his previous life, he could remember things early, otherwise he would have doubted whether he really "misunderstood" his old monk.

"Even the Guardian God guarding the mountain gate is gone. I don't know if it was intentional."

In Pei Wende's impression, there are special Dharma protectors at the gates of general temples.

Depending on the size of the temple and the dharma it holds, there are two, four, or other different numbers of these Dharma protectors.

Corresponding to different immortal images such as Wei Tuo Luohan, the two generals of Hengha, and the four heavenly kings.

Theoretically speaking, no matter how simple and desolate the temple is, the position of the guardian god at the door must be indispensable.

Of course, what Pei Wende didn't know was that in the eyes of knowledgeable people or practitioners, such temples lacking Dharma protectors were generally called wild temples and demon temples.

Temples with Dharma protectors may not necessarily be able to resist the invasion of evil spirits, but temples without Dharma protectors will definitely breed evil spirits.

This is just common sense in the eyes of practitioners.

After all, as a gathering place for sentient beings and incense, temples are, in a sense, places with the richest spirituality, and the possibility of breeding evil spirits is naturally greater than that of ordinary places.

"Well, should I go in now or not?"

Although he didn't know the specific meaning of the Dharma Protector God to the temple, Pei Wende was not a fool, so he could naturally realize the subtleties of the temple opposite.

Not to mention, there seemed to be a giant man-eating tiger hidden in this temple, so he couldn't be too cautious.

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"what?"

Just when Pei Wende wanted to concentrate on observing this eerie temple, a panting girl who was supported by two or three servant girls slowly appeared at the end of the road.

Judging from the girl's dress and hair bun, she seems to be the daughter of a well-to-do country gentleman, and she is not yet old enough to be a cabinet.

It's just a girl who hasn't left the cabinet yet, but she appears in front of an ancient temple in a remote mountain in the wilderness, which is a bit too unreasonable.

You know, even in the Tang Dynasty, where the concept was very open, such situations rarely happened.

"Who? Who's there?"

However, before Pei Wende could continue to think about the specific reasons, a certain maid who was wearing green clothes and kept extremely vigilant all the time suddenly yelled loudly.

In the next second, everyone, including the girl, turned their gazes to the tuft of grass where Pei Wende was hiding.

"..."

Never expecting that he would be exposed in such a way, Pei Wende was stunned for a long time before realizing that he had been exposed out of nowhere.

"That... this... I..."

Ai Aiqi hesitated for a long time, and Pei Wende didn't even think of how to explain his behavior of hiding in the grass.

According to Pei Wende's original plan, he planned to lurk outside the temple first, and wait until he found out what was going on inside the temple.

If he can successfully find the wandering Taoist priest disguised by a giant white-fronted tiger, no matter whether it is good or bad, Pei Wende must shoot an arrow at it from a distance of a hundred steps first.

Unexpectedly, the plan did not change quickly.

Before Pei Wende found out the specific situation of the temple, a group of maidservants who appeared here out of nowhere exposed his existence.

In this case, continuing to lurk, or playing dumb is definitely the worst idea.

After all, these ladies and maids are obviously here for this temple, and they will definitely mention their existence to the host of the temple at that time.

"Ahem, I'm lost."

So under the surprised eyes of all the girls, Pei Wende gave a reason why he didn't even believe in ghosts.

"Lost? True or false?"

"It's next to the official road, right? Is it possible to get lost?"

"Even if you want to strike up a conversation with our little lady, let's find a better excuse!"

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Although the girls politely suppressed their laughter, Pei Wende still heard teasing of him from their whispering voices.

It seems that because the way of appearing on the stage is too unique and the reason for it is too lame, Pei Wende, who is carrying a longbow and holding a short knife, has no deterrent power at all.

Of course, the more likely reason is that Pei Wende's face is too immature, and he doesn't look much older than his young lady who has not left the cabinet.

Therefore, after a brief astonishment, the girls instinctively regarded Pei Wende as that kind of harmless boy.

Even the most vigilant maidservant in Tsing Yi stared at Pei Wende speechlessly, she almost wrote "Why is there such a fool?" on her face.

"Xiao Langjun, if you are really lost..."

"Follow the direction we came for about half a stick of incense, and you will be able to find the official way."

After an awkward silence, finally the girl who was surrounded by the maids smiled and took the initiative to make a rescue.

"But it's getting late now. It's probably going to be completely dark when you walk to the nearest town."

"So if Mr. Xiaolang doesn't mind, you can come with us to the 'Mulian Temple' for a temporary stay for one night, and then try to find a way to go home at dawn tomorrow."

Judging from the girl's tone, she obviously didn't really believe what Pei Wende said. The reason why she said that was simply because she didn't want Pei Wende to be too embarrassed.

"It just so happens that the old abbot of my family and the temple has a little bit of love, and his compassion will definitely not refuse."

—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—

(End of this chapter)