Xuanxia

Chapter 587 The smell of conspiracy

"Why do the villagers here recite the Hundred Evils Sutra?"

Fu Qingzhou said in astonishment.

Ning Wushu gave him a deep look and said, "As expected, I felt something was wrong when I heard the scripture. I never thought it was really a sutra of a hundred disasters."

Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and a strange light flashed.

"Why?" Ning Wushu asked, "Do you think this Zangshi disease is related to Huijue?"

“It’s hard not to think that way.”

Fu Qingzhou sneered, "We haven't heard any news about Huijue, Jiang Baichuan and the others since we left Beijing for nearly a month, but how could that 'master' remain silent? Well, we finally ran into them."

Ning Wushu smiled and said, "No hurry, let's investigate first."

"Of course." Fu Qingzhou nodded: "I'll go ask... Sister Wushu, you help keep an eye on the surroundings."

The two of them have been traveling together for the past month, and their relationship has become much closer than before, almost like brother and sister.

During the debate, Gu Jinchen said that he was a member of the Ning family and even came up with a chain of evidence that seemed logically complete. During this period of time, Ning Wushu also used this to tease Fu Qingzhou, saying that he was her cousin. Fu Qingzhou's rebuttal was invalid, so he simply gave in and started calling her sister.

"rest assured."

Ning Wushu smiled: "But if Huijue came in person, I wouldn't be able to find it."

"If Huijue comes in person, we should just accept our fate." Fu Qingzhou shrugged and followed the sound of chanting the Sutra of One Hundred Evils.

Soon, he found the house where the chanting sound came from and knocked on the door gently.

The chanting stopped abruptly, and soon the door was opened, and a woman poked her head out in confusion.

"you are……"

She asked carefully, "Friends of Dr. Liang?"

"Yes." Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "You all drank the medicine, right? Doctor Liang asked me to ask you if you felt any discomfort after drinking the medicine?"

Half of the woman's face was covered with dirty stones, and dirty stones were faintly visible under her collar. It was obvious that she was very ill.

She coughed twice: "It's okay, I just took the medicine not long ago, I don't feel anything yet."

"Oh, that's it."

Fu Qingzhou said calmly: "We will also stay here tonight. If you feel uncomfortable, remember to come to us at any time."

The woman pursed her lips and nodded.

Fu Qingzhou seemed to have finished speaking and was about to turn around and leave, but his eyes were "suddenly" attracted by something in the room, and his eyes lit up: "Hundred Evils Buddha?"

In fact, as early as when the woman opened the door, he saw that there was a Buddhist shrine in the house, and the deity enshrined on it was the Buddha of a Hundred Disasters.

Hearing him say this name, the woman suddenly became nervous: "You, you..."

"Flesh and blood, the basis of reincarnation, replacement of a hundred lives, endless suffering. However, a hundred disasters are difficult to become a Buddha, without self and without form..."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and skillfully recited a passage from the Hundred Disasters Sutra: "Buddhist friend?"

When she heard him chanting, the nervousness on the woman's face instantly disappeared. When she heard him call himself a Buddhist friend, her eyes lit up slightly: "You, you too!"

“I didn’t expect to meet a Buddhist friend here.”

Fu Qingzhou smiled even more happily: "When did you convert?"

After all, he had been lurking in Fanyin Temple for a period of time, so these words came out of his mouth easily.

"I, I... It wasn't long ago. It was last month in Xinping Town."

The woman was obviously a little shy and embarrassed, but after hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Buddhist friend, come in and tell me?"

Fu Qingzhou nodded and went into the house. The small house was filled with the smell of incense.

There was a man lying on the bed in the corner of the room. His entire body was covered with dirt and stones, and his eyes were covered. He could no longer move, but kept breathing heavily and hoarsely.

"Ugh……"

After closing the door, the woman was obviously much more relaxed. She sighed, "Now people outside are spreading rumors and saying bad things about the Buddha of Hundred Evils. The Buddha must be angry, so he sent down this epidemic... They don't understand that this will kill many people!"

Fu Qingzhou hid the cold light in his eyes very well and said with a smile: "Buddhist friends, don't worry. My Buddha has passed down hundreds of disasters to save people, and has experienced flesh and blood suffering. All of this is also my Buddha's test for the world. The epidemic here first, which means it has entered my Buddha's heart first, and it must be saved first."

The woman's face showed surprise.

“Buddhist friend, you said it very well!”

She exclaimed: "You, you are a great Buddhist, right?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled modestly: "That's not the case. I just... met Master Yuanzhao once and listened to his lectures."

He announced Li Qing's Buddhist name.

The fact that the Book of One Hundred Evils had spread among the people must be a conspiracy; and Huijue was already an evil monk wanted by everyone in the martial arts world and the court, so it was highly likely that he would not show up himself, and most likely he was going to push Li Qing out.

As expected, after hearing what he said, the woman's eyes lit up even more, and she even jumped up like a young girl: "Have you seen Master Yuanzhao!"

"Yes."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and replied, then showed a look of regret: "It's a pity that I don't know where the master is now. How great would it be if I could listen to him preach again?"

The woman nodded vigorously, but also smiled, and comforted him: "Buddhist friend, it's okay. The epidemic here is so serious. The master and his magic soldiers will definitely come to preach again!"

Not far outside the house, Ning Wushu was holding a knife, half leaning against the wall, looking into the distance at the house that Fu Qingzhou had entered.

After a while, the door opened again and Fu Qingzhou walked out. Although his face was covered with cloth, his eyes were full of mysterious smiles. He clasped his hands together and bowed to the woman who saw him out.

As soon as the door closed, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, turning gloomy and cold.

Seeing him approaching with a gloomy face, Ning Wushu smiled slightly: "Why, what did you find out?"

"Damn Huijue!"

Fu Qingzhou opened his mouth and uttered a curse word: "What a fucking inhumane person!"

Ning Wushu raised his eyebrows.

"He is most likely the one who spread this Dirty Stone Disease."

Fu Qingzhou said coldly: "Moreover, they are taking advantage of this epidemic to quietly spread the belief in the Buddha of Hundred Evils. I suspect they are planning something big."

Ning Wushu's eyes flashed with a hint of alarm: "Are they recruiting believers?"

"good."

Fu Qingzhou nodded: "Before I exposed Huijue, Huixin wanted to use Li Qing to do something in Hanqi Festival and Jinchan Temple, but after Huijue escaped, their plan was interrupted."

"Now it looks like they are restarting the plan."

After listening to him, Ning Wushu thought for a moment and said softly: "I understand... Then can I assume that Huijue and the others have a solution to the Zangshi disease?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "If they want to recruit believers, they must offer real benefits. Curing the visceral stone disease must be their method. So, you are right."

Ning Wushu raised his eyebrows.

"Your brother Hua's Xuanmeng Ceremony is not in a hurry, right?" she asked.

Fu Qingzhou squinted his eyes and said, "Our plan of giving away swords is not that urgent, right?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

(End of this chapter)