The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 677
A few years ago, Chen Lu was a refugee.

Chen Lu, who had been tossed and wandered along the way and experienced all kinds of dangers, barely settled down until he came to Weishan.

Today, Chen Lu has long left his status as a refugee, and has become the unofficial "housekeeper" of Tongqing Temple, responsible for accepting and arranging pilgrims who come to Tongqing Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.

When necessary, Chen Lu will also work part-time as accountant, chef, handyman and other positions.

However, Chen Lu didn't have any complaints about this, and even the salary was only reluctantly accepted under the strong request of Zen Master Lingyou.

After all, for Chen Lu who is alone, money is something outside of him.

If he didn't want to repay his kindness, not to mention being rich, he could just go down the mountain and find a job to make ends meet.

During the period when Pei Wende left Tanzhou, Chen Lu worked hard to maintain the operation of Tongqing Temple. Not only did it not reduce the number of pilgrims who came to burn incense and worship Buddha, but it increased.

Over time, both Chan Master Lingyou and Zhang Chusheng acquiesced in Chen Lu's position in Tongqing Temple.

While Pei Wende and Zhang Chusheng were still having morning classes, Chen Lu had already organized everything inside and outside in order, and was waiting to open the door to welcome the pilgrims.

But today's situation seems to be somewhat exceptional, because Chen Lu had just woken up when he discovered that Pei Wende had opened the temple gate of Tongqing Temple ahead of time.

A strong man from No. [-] was coming in and out, carrying all kinds of objects and boxes to the backyard.

Thanks to Pei Hui's insistence on renovating Tongqing Temple, both the scale and the number of people it can accommodate have been greatly increased. Otherwise, Tongqing Temple might not be able to accommodate so many objects.

In addition, after careful observation in the next few days, Chen Lu also found that the strong man in the number one hundred and ten did not seem to be an ordinary person.

Whether it's the body shape that is very different from ordinary people, the silent and capable demeanor, or the weapon that never leaves the body...

All of them explained to Chen Lu the identities of these men—they must be a group of active soldiers.

In addition to this group of fierce soldiers, the other three men and women who came to Tongqing Temple also looked very abnormal.

Needless to say, the woman who wore a splendid official gown and maintained a serious expression at all times...

Chen Lu has never seen any ordinary woman who can stand up to Young Lady without losing the wind.

If it wasn't for Pei Wende who found out in time and successfully prevented the confrontation between these two heroines, Chen Lu wondered if they would fight on the spot?

As for the performance of the remaining two, it was even more exaggerated.

When the strong man dressed as a monk saw Zen Master Lingyou, he rushed up to him with admiration, almost writing "I am your fan" on his face.

Even every time he saw Pei Wende, the monk would respectfully call out "Master Fahai".

Completely ignoring Pei Wende's embarrassing expression and Qing Niangzi's increasingly gloomy black face...

Sometimes, Chen Lu doesn't even know whether the other party is really so blind, or if he is used to doing things his own way and doesn't take outsiders' opinions at all.

Referring to the monk's normal behavior towards other people, Chen Lu felt that it was most likely the latter.

And the same is true of another outsider with a shaved yin and yang head and a non-monk or non-dao attire.

Leaving aside the strange appearance of the other party, the fact that the other party kept pestering Zhang Chusheng and saying that the other party had a relationship with him was enough for Chen Lu to include him in the list of "suspicious persons".

The only good news is that these suspicious guys seemed to be aware of Chen Lu's rejection of his group, and did not continue to make any more outrageous actions.

After carrying those boxes into the backyard of Tongqing Temple, apart from daily food and clothing, the group kept guarding those boxes and fell into a long wait and realm, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

In this regard, whether Zen Master Lingyou or Pei Wende, they seemed to have a tacit understanding without any interruption or urging.

Such days lasted for a whole week.

One day, when Chen Lu finished sorting out the temple's internal affairs and was about to wait for Pei Wende or Zhang Chusheng to open the door, Zen Master Lingyou came to the front hall door on a rare occasion.

"Zen Master? How did you come out?"

Looking at Zen Master Lingyou in surprise, after staying in Tongqing Temple for so long, it was the first time Chen Lu saw him come to the temple gate so early.

"How can an old monk not go out to greet an old friend when he comes to the door?"

Hearing Chen Lu's question, Zen Master Lingyou, who was still thin but mentally much better than a year ago, sighed.

Then, as if responding to Zen Master Lingyou's words, the originally closed mountain gate was blown open by a breeze, which happened to push the door bolt open.

From Chen Lu's perspective, he could clearly see the mountain road leading down the mountain outside the mountain gate.

After so many years of renovation and expansion, this mountain road is no longer as simple as it was before.

The steps made of stone slabs extend from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. During this period, there are various handrails and stone pavilions, which gives a feeling of independence from the world.

However, what caught Chen Lu's attention the most at the moment was the figure on the mountain road.

The mountain road in the morning is not easy to walk, and it was rainy and rainy some time ago, and the stifling fog has already shrouded the entire Weishan Mountain, and it is almost impossible to see the scene a few meters away.

But in this hazy mist, more than ten figures came from the bottom of the mountain little by little.

Chen Lu knew that it was absolutely impossible for them to be the pilgrims who went up the mountain to pray for blessings.

Because the real pilgrims either spend the night at Tongqing Temple one day in advance, or wait for the fog to go up before going up the mountain.

It wasn't until the dozen or so figures gradually approached the mountain gate that Chen Lu officially saw their appearance clearly.

"Master Zou? Ah Yue?"

After seeing their appearance clearly, Chen Lu opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Because the two leaders were none other than Zou Xiwu and his daughter who had lived in Tongqing Temple for a long time.

Behind them, Pei Hong supported Pei Xiu, and followed by many servants, he walked out of the mist little by little.

"Amitabha!"

After seeing the four leaders, Zen Master Lingyou immediately recited a Buddhist name in a low voice.

As if they heard the Buddha's name from Zen Master Lingyou, the people who were not far from the mountain gate immediately raised their heads with surprise on their faces.

"Zen Master! Long time no see!"

The first person to say hello was Ah Yue, who was the youngest and most eccentric.

After noticing that the mountain gate was wide open, he quickly left the team and ran to Zen Master Lingyou.

"Girl, long time no see!"

Smiling and rubbing Ah Yue's head, Zen Master Lingyou acted like an old man who hadn't seen his grandchildren for a long time, making no secret of his love and pampering for Ah Yue.

—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—

(End of this chapter)