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Chapter 1145 The Besieged Monk

"What did Master Zhong say?" I asked curiously.

"Master suspects that Master Kongyin, the abbot of Tianzheng Temple, and his disciples, that is, the first elders of Tianzheng Temple, have become possessed..." Chen Yangshan said with a frown.

"Bewitched?" I exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, but the strange thing is that the abbot of Tianzheng Temple, Master Kongyin, and the chief elders have not behaved too abnormally or weirdly in the past 20 years. Tianzheng Temple is still the two leaders of Zen Buddhism just like Shaolin, and Master Kongyin is still the same as Shaolin. Chanting scriptures and preaching to save the suffering is the same as what we have done in the past. A few years ago, Master Mingjing, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, went to Tianzheng Temple in the northwest with his master, and visited Master Kongyin. Something is wrong with Master Yin." Chen Yangshan said.

"Then...then why does Zhong Zhenren think that Master Kongyin and the chief priests and elders of Tianzheng Temple are possessed?" I asked suspiciously.

"Because Master Kongyin and these first elders haven't aged! Their appearance is the same as 20 years ago, and the most important point is that although they don't have evil spirits on them, Master and Master Mingjing have noticed it. Abbot Kongyin and his disciples kept a certain distance from the Buddha statue..." Chen Yangshan said in a deep voice.

"This... this sounds a bit like being possessed by a demon, but there is no conclusive evidence for this."

"So, Master and Master Ming Jing have not made any announcements or taken any actions. They just sent people to monitor Tianzheng Temple. But what is even more incredible is that the hundreds of monks in Tianzheng Temple have not acted strangely in the past few years. "Chen Yangshan breathed a sigh of relief, shaking his head and said.

"Then Master Kongyin and the first elders have not grown old and are afraid of the Buddha statue, so it must be related to the big Buddha excavated from the ruins of the ancient city?" I asked.

Chen Yangshan nodded, "It should be like this, but what's going on, even Shizun and Master Mingjing can't figure it out, but Master Benchen, the only one in Tianzheng Temple who has nothing unusual, should know something inside."

"Master Benchen...what happened to him?" I asked curiously.

"Master Ben Chen secretly contacted us with most of the information about this project of seeking Buddha and eliminating demons. He should be the first person to notice that there is something strange about his master Kong Yin and his brothers. So this time, Master Ming Jing, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, called almost all the great Zen temples in the spiritual world, but he didn’t contact Tianzheng Temple, just because he didn’t want to startle the snake.” Chen Yangshan said.

"So that's the case, but why didn't Master Benchen become enchanted?" I asked puzzled.

"It's very simple. When Master Kongyin led all his disciples to dig the Great Buddha in the ruins of the ancient city 20 years ago, Master Benchen was left behind in the guardian courtyard of Tianzheng Temple. Therefore, Master Benchen is the only one among the first elders who has not been enchanted. But also It is precisely because Master Benchen was not possessed by demons that the abbot Master Kongyin sent him to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and put him under house arrest in a disguised form. In the past few years, Master Benchen has relied on his own wisdom to regain his freedom." Chen Yangshan said.

Hearing this, I let out a long sigh, "Oh, it seems that this Master Chen is really not easy. I didn't expect it to be so complicated. This operation seems to have a certain chance of winning, but after hearing so much from you just now, I'm afraid it's not that difficult. It went well."

Chen Yangshan snorted coldly, "Of course, if it's that simple and easy, why would the Ghost Bureau divide the troops into seven groups? Sigh, when we get to Lop Nur Devil City, you'll know how scary it is..."

(End of this chapter)