Six Ways of Fumo

Chapter 2239
The monk Zhike grinned, looked around immodestly, and then said: "Our abbot, senior brother, looks very strange. He said he has a demonic obstacle in his heart, but other than that, he didn't say anything."

"Then your abbot and senior brother didn't tell you, so I can't even tell you." Ghost Taoist Master said.

"Donor, I'm very curious, so just tell me." The Zhike monk stalked him.

There are no outsiders here, so the monk Zhike stopped pretending and showed a gossipy face just like the lay people.If he was to receive guests outside, he would pretend to be solemn, rather like a high-ranking monk.

The ghost Taoist priest thought for a while and said, "I can tell you this, but you can't tell others."

The subsequent work still requires the cooperation of Zhike Monk, so Taoist Ghost planned to reveal a little bit.Let's chat and get close.Only when people are familiar can things be done easily.

The monk Zhike smiled happily, nodded and said, "Donor, don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this matter."

The ghost priest lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "I just said that there are ghosts in your temple, but you don't believe it. To be honest, I am a god from heaven who came down to earth, and I came here specifically to catch the ghosts in your temple..."

"Haha, donor, you are really good at blowing..." Before Ghost Taoist Master finished his words, Zhike Monk was already laughing so hard and said: "Old donor, I am convinced by you, I really am convinced by you, you are better than our abbot. Senior brother, you can also lie to others."

The Ghost Taoist Master rolled his eyes and said, "You don't believe me, but your abbot brother did believe it anyway, so he went out to travel and gave me his meditation room."

The monk Zhike shook his head and said, "That's because our senior abbot is too confused to believe your nonsense. If a deity descends to earth, tell me, which deity are you? What is your name in heaven?"

"In the Tongming Hall of the Jade Emperor, there are four great heavenly masters, do you know?" The ghost Taoist priest smiled and said, "I am the heavenly master Zhang Daoling who has descended to earth."

"Then you are not the founder of Longhu Mountain?" Zhike Monk Dale felt that this old liar was getting more and more ridiculous.

"Of course!" Ghost Taoist Master said seriously.

The monk Zhike laughed for a long time and said, "Donor, aren't you afraid that the people in Longhu Mountain will find you in trouble if they know that you are pretending to be their ancestor?"

"They know that they should kneel down and worship me. Why would they cause trouble for me? Are they not stupid if they ask the Patriarch for trouble?" Ghost Taoist Master laughed.

The monk Zhike shook his head and was speechless to Taoist Ghost.

"I know you don't believe it, but I will prove it to you." Ghost Taoist Master said while smoking a cigarette.

"How to prove it?" Zhike Monk became energetic again.

"I'm catching ghosts at night, and you follow me, don't you understand?" Ghost Taoist Master said.

The monk Zhike rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll follow you at night. But what if you can't catch the ghost?"

"If I can't catch ghosts, how about shaving my head, becoming a monk in your Wulian Temple, and becoming your apprentice?" Ghost Taoist Master asked with a smile.

"Okay, it's a deal!" Zhike Monk was overjoyed and jumped up and said, "I'll listen to you for the night's actions. Can you tell me what preparations are needed?"

"Don't prepare anything, just prepare dinner for me. I drink wine and eat meat every meal. By the way, I like to eat game. It's best if you get me some pheasant or something..." Ghost Taoist Master said.

Knowing that the guest monk was in great trouble, he frowned and said: "Donor, aren't you making things difficult for me? We are a Buddhist temple here and only have vegetarian food. How can there be game? Amitabha, it's a sin..."

After saying this, the monk Zhike became more serious, put his palms together and chanted Buddha's name, bowed his head and repented.

The ghost Taoist laughed and said, "Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. I'll buy it myself. You can just turn a blind eye."

"Turn a blind eye, that's okay." The monk Zhike also laughed and said, "Buddha said that the four elements are all empty. No matter what you do, in my opinion, it is all empty, so you can do whatever you want. And the abbot brother also explained that what you want to do is determined by I'll leave you alone now. Even if the Buddha blames me, it will only be the fault of the abbot, which has nothing to do with me."

"What a naughty monk, this account has been settled clearly!" Taoist Ghost laughed, got up and left the temple, and went to buy wine and food himself.

The monk Zhike chuckled and wandered around the temple, waiting for the return of the ghost priest.

In the evening, Taoist Ghost actually came back carrying a bunch of things.

The food and drink in his hand were wrapped in several layers of plastic bags so as not to be smelled by other monks in the temple.

"Donor, you're back. I thought you didn't dare to come back..." The monk Zhike said with a smile as he welcomed the ghost Taoist priest into the abbot's Zen room.

The ghost Taoist priest closed the door, put out the food and wine, and started eating and drinking. He said at the same time, "Why don't I dare to come back? By the way, do you drink wine and eat meat?"

"It's a sin, I don't dare to break the precepts." Zhike Monk stared at the food and wine on the table, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and clasped his hands together and said.

"As the saying goes, when wine and meat pass through the intestines, the Buddha sits in the heart. Buddhism also says that the four elements are empty. So, aren't the Buddhist rules and precepts also empty? Since they are empty, why do you have to stick to them?" The ghost Taoist said, "Come on." Come on, have a drink with me, I promise not to tell anyone else."

This Zhike monk was originally a homeless man who fainted from hunger during the famine. He was taken in by Master Wu'an, the abbot of Wulian Temple, and became a monk on the way.Because he was literate and hyphenated, he lived for more than ten years and became a Zhike monk.

Zhike Monk had already been salivating at the aroma of the wine and food. Now when he heard the ghost Taoist Master instigating him like this, he immediately shook his mind and said thiefly: "You really don't want to tell me?"

"Promise not to tell." Ghost Taoist Master said.

"Okay, poor monk... just eat a little bit to accompany the donor." After saying that, Zhike Monk sat down, carefully picked up a chopstick of beef, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

The ghost Taoist laughed and drank with the Zhike monk.

"Old donor, what's your name?" Zhike Monk asked after taking a sip of wine.

"In heaven, my name is Zhang Daoling. When I come down to earth, my name is Lin Baiyun." The Ghost Taoist Master was shrewd and continued to lie without leakage.

The monk Zhike chuckled, stopped asking, and secretly ate food and drank wine.

Worried about other monks smelling the smell of alcohol on his body, he knew that the guest monk did not dare to drink more, so he stopped after a brief taste, then wiped his mouth and recited a mantra to repent.

The ghost Taoist priest didn't care, he ate and drank freely until late at night.

The monk Zhike waited a little anxiously and asked: "Almsgiver Lin, when will we start catching ghosts? If we don't do it, the night will be over."

At this time, all the monks in the temple had fallen asleep and it was quiet.The monk who knew the guest himself also felt tired and fell into drowsiness.

(End of this chapter)