The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 441 Headless Wei Tuo
I don't know everything that happened in Tongqing Temple.

When Pei Wende detoured around the mountain road at an incomprehensible speed and came to the entrance of the ancient temple, he suddenly saw a plaque with the words "Temple of Mercy" hanging at the entrance of the mountain.

"Temple of Mercy?"

It seems that due to years of disrepair, the temple has long been dilapidated.

The entrance of the mountain is already covered with basil weeds more than one meter high, and it can be seen that no one has pruned it for a long time.

On both sides of the mountain gate, one of the Vajra Guardians used to deter demons and heretics has lost one, and only one statue of Wei Tuo, which lost its head, still stands at the gate of the mountain.

"This place doesn't need any processing, it can be used as the shooting scene of a horror movie."

In the middle of the night, a solitary headless Wei Tuo stands suddenly at the gate of the wild temple where there are few people.

Seeing this terrifying scene, let alone an ordinary person, even a man as bold as Pei Wende couldn't help but feel an inexplicable chill.

This has nothing to do with cultivation or not, it is purely a human's instinctive reaction when facing the unknown.

"A statue of Wei Tuo?"

Suppressing the horror in his heart, Pei Wende adjusted his mentality to a state of calmness in the ancient well in just a short time.

"Fear" is an instinct evolved by human beings to seek good luck and avoid bad luck.

This point is no exception even for practitioners who have transcended the category of "mortals".

A true practitioner is never an indomitable warrior. Compared with how to eliminate his own fear, how to control the spread of fear, so as not to make wrong choices because of fear, is what a qualified practitioner should do.

"Here, it seems that it used to be a temple with a lot of incense!"

After carefully looking at the headless statue of Wei Tuo in front of him, Pei Wende realized that it was actually a statue of Wei Tuo carrying a Wei Tuo pestle on his shoulder.

You must know that long before Pei Wende formally practiced, Zen Master Lingyou told him some unspoken rules of monks in the temple.

This includes how to discern the wealth level of the temple and their attitude towards foreign monks.

Because in the Central Plains, the most indispensable thing is those wild monks who are homeless and have no temples to live in, or better known as wandering monks.

In order not to impoverish those traveling monks who borrow temples every now and then, many temples will erect a statue of Wei Tuo in different postures at the entrance of the mountain.

If the Wei Tuo pestle is carried on the shoulder, it means that this temple is a large temple, and monks who travel here can be entertained for free for three days.

If the Wei Tuo pestle is flat in the hand, it means that this temple is a medium-sized temple, and monks who travel here can be entertained for free for one day.

And if the Wei Tuo pestle is on the ground, it means that this temple is a small temple and cannot entertain monks who wander here for free.

The headless statue of Wei Tuo in front of Pei Wende is impressively a statue of Wei Tuo carrying a Wei Tuo pestle on his shoulder.

It's a pity that due to the disappearance of the Wei Tuo pestle and the loss of the head of the Wei Tuo statue, Pei Wende didn't realize this for a while.

"Who? Who's out there?"

Just when Pei Wende was wondering why the Ciguang Temple had declined so far, a half-grown child's voice suddenly came from inside the mountain gate, and at the same time, a little bit of candlelight appeared.

It seems that someone is walking out from the temple, and it looks like a small child.

"how is this possible?!"

Immediately, his eyes widened, and then a faint golden light flashed through Pei Wende's eyes.

Leaving aside the evil spirit that enveloped the entire temple, when Pei Wende looked down from the sky just now, he didn't find any aura of living things in the temple.

"who are you?"

Just when Pei Wende was about to take a closer look at the real and false inside the temple, the half-closed mountain gate was completely pushed open.

I saw a half-grown girl with a withered complexion and a frail figure walking out of the door holding a lantern, and watched the slightly dazed Pei Wende vigilantly.

"I am...Dan Chenzi."

Hesitatingly glanced at the temple behind Banda girl, Pei Wende didn't know what kind of mentality he was in, and even said that he named him "Dan Chenzi".

"Xiaodao Dan Chenzi is a wandering Taoist priest who likes to travel around."

When the words just came out of his mouth, Pei Wende still seemed a little hesitant.

But after these words were finished, he quickly adapted to his new "identity".

After all, Pei Wende is not a real monk, so there is no saying that monks do not tell lies.

Isn't it just wearing a "vest" to hide your true identity?

In his previous life, Pei Wende had countless "vests" on the Internet, so what if he wears another one in this life?

"Dan Chenzi? What are you doing here?"

Hearing that Pei Wende called himself "Dan Chenzi", the girl frowning slightly was taken aback for a moment, and then asked questions again, but was not moved by the sincerity on his face at all.

Because this temple has been abandoned for many years, not to mention the Taoist monks traveling abroad, even the local people rarely know the exact location of this temple.

What's more, she always felt that the name "Dan Chenzi" was a bit familiar.

"The trail just passed by here by chance, and happened to see a temple on the mountain..."

Completely unaware of the girl's hesitation, Pei Wende deliberately paused when he said this, and continued with an appearance of "I didn't expect that there were still people living in this barren mountain and wild temple".

"The trail went up the mountain late at night and disturbed the girl. I hope the girl will forgive me."

"I don't know if there is any free space in the temple? Can you take Xiaodao in for a night first, and Xiaodao will leave at dawn tomorrow morning."

Facing the reason that Pei Wende had just asked, the girl holding the lantern was silent for a long while without speaking.

"This temple is already deserted, and I also borrowed here..."

It wasn't until Pei Wende looked at the other party again with an embarrassing face that the half-grown girl spoke softly.

"Since you also plan to stay for one night, then go to the main hall to burn incense for the Bodhisattva first, and then find a vacant room for yourself!"

After all, the girl ignored Pei Wende's hesitant expression, turned around and walked towards the temple.

"Uh……"

Pei Wende anticipated ten thousand reactions from the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to turn around and leave so directly.

"Isn't it a Mofo?"

He muttered in a low voice, indeed, Pei Wende did not see any traces of Buddha and demons on this girl.

However, what Pei Wende is sure of is that there must be some secret hidden behind this seemingly frail, sallow and thin girl.

rustling...

Thinking so, Pei Wende stepped into the mountain gate, followed the dim yellow lantern in time, and walked towards the temple.

squeak...

At this time, the headless Wei Tuo outside the mountain gate silently lowered his arm again, and made a strange noise.

(End of this chapter)