Chapter 8(1/2)
: Tear off the face (please collect)
Author: Sister Huangxing is here
: Tear off the face (please collect)
Su Heng's heart sank slightly and he stood up suddenly.
The eyes of seven or eight people around him suddenly fell on Su Heng.
He did not hesitate and stepped into the main hall with the "Six Banyan Trees" plaque hanging in front of him.
In the middle of the spacious hall, a golden Buddha statue holding a lotus is enshrined. Thick red candles are neatly arranged on both sides of the Buddha statue, burning quietly and bringing light.
Right in front of the Buddha statue.
There is a mahogany table.
A monk in charge with an impatient expression on his face was writing something with his head down.
Although this monk was wearing plain clothes, he still couldn't hide his fatness. His body was round and round, and his eyes were narrowed, giving people the impression that he was not easy to get along with.
"Junior Su Heng wants to come to Longde Temple to become a monk!"
Su Heng bowed and saluted.
After a while, the monk in charge put down the brush in his hand, raised his head and looked at Su Heng with squinted eyes.
"You can call me Master Hongshan." The monk in charge said calmly: "Since you have chosen to come to Longde Temple to become a monk, I shouldn't need to say anything more about the rules in the temple..."
"Juniors naturally understand."
Su Heng quickly took out the silver coins he had prepared and placed them on the mahogany table in front of Hongshan.
However, after taking a glance, Hongshan shook his head and said coldly: "Donor, your heart is not sincere enough."
Su Heng's expression did not change.
But he sighed in his heart, and suddenly knew that his guess just now came true.
He rummaged around in his pocket twice before finding a few taels of silver and placed them in front of Hongshan.
But Hongshan never spoke, he just looked down at the red paper booklet in his hand.
Su Heng had no choice but to take out all the money he had, including some trivial copper coins, and even the gray cloth bag given to him by his sister Su Ping, and put it on the table.
in this way.
Hong Shancai nodded calmly.
"My heart toward the Buddha is quite sincere." Hongshan accepted the broken silver and wrote Su Heng's name on a red paper book: "You can go down first. A monk will inform you of the follow-up arrangements later."
"Thank you, Master Hongshan!"
Su Heng knew that the matter was settled, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Before leaving the main hall, Hongshan did not forget to tell Su Heng: "Do not spread the affairs here outside."
"That's natural."
Su Heng bowed again and then left the main hall.
After Su Heng returned to the courtyard, several young people wanted to come over and ask.
But after seeing Su Heng's cold face and his attitude of not letting strangers in, these young people sat back and waited restlessly.
that's all.
The time slowly came to noon.
During this period, more than a dozen people were brought to the inner courtyard by the monks, and some people also left with gloomy faces.
Su Heng had a simple vegetarian meal in the courtyard and continued to wait.
Until the evening.
In the courtyard, only seven or eight people were still waiting.
In the Six Banyan Hall.
Master Hongshan had already sorted out the red paper roster, but at this moment, a tall monk with a long gray beard slowly walked out from the shadow behind the Buddha statue.
"Master Hongde, when did you come here to see me?" Master Hongshan raised his head and asked.
"Help me arrange someone." Master Hongde said.
The obese Master Hongshan looked embarrassed: "But the quota for this month is already full, and the monks in the temple have already..."
"I owe you a favor."
Master Hongde snorted coldly, obviously knowing what kind of temperament this guy had.
"Haha, although there are some difficulties, since you are the Master and you have spoken, it is easy to say anything." Master Hongshan then smiled and nodded in agreement.
Master Hongshan wrote the arranged persons on the list.
Then, he used a brush to select on the list, and crossed out Su Heng's name with a horizontal line.
Outside the Liurong Hall, in the inner courtyard.
Seeing Master Hongshan walk out of the hall, the remaining people stood up and looked at the Master expectantly.
Su Heng is no exception.
"Zheng Feisha, Zhao Changkong, Han Li...the people whose names are called stay, the rest can leave."
As each name rang out, Su Heng's face became extremely gloomy.
There is no name for him!
How is this possible!?
Su Heng took a deep breath and was about to ask.
Then he saw Master Hongshan turning around and leaving with two monks in gray clothes.
Naturally, he refused to give up easily and hurriedly chased Master Hongshan in the direction he left, stopping in front of Master Hongshan.
Su Heng said in a deep voice: "Master Hongshan, why is there no junior's name on the roster?"
"Your relationship with Buddhism is too shallow. I am not a Buddha who can transcend the ants and sparrows."
Master Hongshan's expression remained unchanged and he spoke in a contemptuous tone.
I have obviously done similar things more than once and am very experienced.
Su Heng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, "In this case, can Master return the money to me?"
"What money?"
Master Hongshan's fat face was full of surprise: "I have been poor all my life. Please don't ruin my good reputation."
"Okay, very good!"
Su Heng laughed angrily, turned around and strode away.
"What can you do to me when I'm so angry?" Master Hongshan looked at Su Heng's back and shook his head, obviously not taking it to heart.
However--
This night!
The autumn wind blew, and a fire suddenly ignited in the wall courtyard and spread rapidly.
"Firefighting!"
"Come and put out the fire!"
The monks in the temple were shouting, running around and crying.
Master Hongshan, who was sleeping deeply, was also awakened by such a movement. Without thinking too much, he put on his clothes, stuffed the package stored under the pillow into his arms, and ran out.
"There are monks patrolling the night every day. How could a fire suddenly occur?"
Master Hongshan came to a safe place.
There was a look of uncertainty and fear on his fat face.
"Could someone set the fire deliberately?" Master Hongshan seemed to have thought of something, but at this moment, he saw a figure walking quickly towards him from the corner of his eye.
The figure had his back to the blazing fire, but the moonlight coated his body with a cold silvery white.
An indescribable sense of danger spread in his heart.
"Who are you…"
When the figure approached, Master Hongshan was shocked to realize that this person was the young man he had seen during the day.
"In the powerhouse of Buddhism, how dare you...Pfft!"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by severe pain.
Su Heng's two fingers.
It has penetrated deeply into Master Hongshan's eyes.
To be continued...