Zhihua Temple, also known as "Baen Zhihua Temple", is located east of the capital. It has a history of more than 200 years since its completion.
This temple covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres, facing north and south, including several buildings, over a hundred houses, and many monks...
If Zhihua Temple is to be compared to a "enterprise", it will be very well operated. Even if it is benchmarked against Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, it will be no less.
But in recent days, the temple has not been peaceful.
First ten months ago, several monks disappeared mysteriously...
At the beginning, monks didn't take it seriously, because this kind of thing was very common in temples with a large number of people - almost every year, some people fled privately to return to secular life because they could not stand the hardships of monks, and left without saying goodbye.
But later, it was not just monks who disappeared, but some people also came to the door, saying that their families had never seen anyone since they came to the temple to burn incense one day.
However, since people were not seen alive and corpses were not seen in death, there was no definite statement in the end. After all, there was no evidence to prove whether they were missing in the temple or missing after leaving the temple... Even the government could not find out why.
Later, in the past seven or eight days, monks in the temple went crazy one after another. I don’t know if these people were frightened or had eaten the wrong thing. Anyway, they suddenly became weird and sometimes they were very aggressive. Please ask the doctor to come to see them, even the doctor was injured by them, and the other monks had no choice but to detain these "crazy monks" temporarily to see if they would improve themselves.
At this time, several old monks with a little supernatural powers in the temple said: "Our Zhihua Temple may have caused trouble."
Some people may find it strange when they see this. Can Buddhist pure land cause trouble?
Oh, there was a monkey in Lingxiao Palace. Isn’t this “Sage of Monkey King” also a fairy?
To put it bluntly, whether it is possible to make a fuss depends on whether the quarrel is strong enough. As long as it is strong enough, the demon can enter the church. The holy water is treated as vodka, and Jesus dances on pole-like... It's too far, it's just that.
Let’s get back to the point, let’s talk about today.
Early in the morning, a master "Rencan" from Zhihua Temple came out of the temple and wanted to buy some things.
He is said to be a high monk, but in fact Rencan is not very old, he is only in his early forties, and is considered to be the Mesozoic generation in the temple. Rencan's master is the current abbot of Zhihua Temple, Zen Master "Nengze", which is one of the several "old monks with a little supernatural powers".
Today, Rencan came out for nothing, just by following the teacher's orders to buy some things that might be used to eliminate demons, because... it is obvious that it is impossible to deal with the existing things and methods in their temple.
Unexpectedly, Rencan just bought a few things and walked on the street. By chance, he met Liang Jingshuo.
Rencan also learned some basic knowledge from his master, so when he looked at him from a distance, he was shocked by Liang Jingshuo and said to himself: This kid's body is so eccentric, it's not like a person, I can't let him go.
This monk was really a bit reckless. He took advantage of his bag and still had the "props" he had just bought, so he stepped forward to stop Liang Jingshuo, wanting to subdue demons and eliminate demons.
Liang Jingshuo was stunned when he saw such a person popping up suddenly and asked, "Monkey, what are you doing?"
Everyone, he is very rude to say this.
Even a street shop without much culture, even when he saw a monk who came out of a large temple like Rencan and dressed in bright clothes (the fabrics of monks and robes can also be very particular), he would have been the first to change his reputation as "Master" or "Master".
But Liang Jingshuo said "monk" as soon as he spoke, and had no intention of giving it to the other party at all.
So does he have no vision? Or is he not well-educated or educated?
None of them.
It's just that I don't deal with the monk.
Although monks and Taoists are all monks, they are often enemies.
It is normal for Liang Jingshu, an alternative person who is a corpse-driven sect, to treat monks with bad attitudes. Besides, these monks from Zhihua Temple actually don’t like Taoist priests very much.
When Rencan heard the other party speak like this, Chen Jie was a little bit offended. He also replied in a deep voice: "What are you doing? I see there is a ghost in you!"
"Ah?" Liang Jingshu raised his eyebrows, "I have a ghost on my body?" He said, looking at the other party, "I think there is a ghost on you!"
He was not talking nonsense, because there was really a problem in Zhihua Temple, so Rencan was also somewhat infected with evil spirits.
The two of them started arguing after going back and forth.
As he was arguing, Rencan even took out the things in his bag, wanting to "savage" the "evil" in front of him on the street... Can that work?
But no matter what, the two of them made a fuss, which would inevitably attract the attention of the people; in this capital, there were many forces full of eyewitnesses, so the news naturally spread very quickly, so the companions of both sides received the news and rushed over.
Liang Jingshuo's side, because everyone happened to have nothing to do at work today, so... Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai, Lin Yuancheng, Linghu Xiang, Qin Feng, Tyrell, and other people all came.
It was not only them, but also because the national teacher Yan Danzi and the "Prostitution Saint" Yu Jianli were also in the inn at the time of the incident, so the two of them also came to join in the fun.
Let’s not introduce it here. Anyway, the monks who came here are all middle-level people of the same generation as him, and there are also many young monks of the “Sheng” and “Fruit” generation under their command.
There were dozens of people on the two sides, and they set up a formation on the street, as if they were ready to "hand over" the grudges of the world.
The people who came to watch were so happy. Think about it: This monk, Taoist priest, and the heroes of the martial arts world fought on the street... After watching this excitement, the neighbors would not have to talk about it for a year or two?
Unfortunately, this fight didn't start in the end.
Because when Shuangxiu showed off his identity as the "National Protection Master" and the imperial gold medal, the monks immediately became three points weak, and when they explained that Liang Jingshuo was a corpse-driver... Even Rencan himself thought this was a misunderstanding.
Seeing that the monks were a little embarrassed to get out of Taiwan, Yan Danzi stood up as the national master to smooth things over and gave a step opposite him. Naturally, Rencan and the others quickly went down the slope.
After the "misunderstanding" between the two sides was lifted, they went to Zhihua Temple together.
Someone may ask when he sees this, since the conflict has subsided, why aren’t they going their own way and going back to their own places?
It was very simple, because after Buddy Zi and Yan Danzi arrived, they looked across and found that Liang Jingshuo was not misleading - not only Ren Can, but almost all the monks were more or less infected with evil spirits.
The matter was very obvious. There was indeed something wrong with Zhihua Temple. We had to go and have a look, so they went back with the monks.
Rencan and others were also not able to refuse the requests put forward by Yan Danzi and others.
First of all, their temples need to eliminate monsters, and it is not a bad thing to have "foreign aid" to come to the door actively.
Secondly, even if they may still have some resistance due to the little grudges between Buddhism and Taoism, they are now "the national protection master" and the national master... If they really want to keep these people out, they should be the top leaders in the temple, rather than the middle leaders of the Ren generation.
Therefore, no matter what, I should take the person back first. If there are those ugly words... leave them to the abbot to speak.
To put it short, the two of them arrived at Zhihua Temple in a mighty manner not long after.
At this time, it is the hour of Si in the morning.
During this period of weekdays, areas outside the main hall of Zhihua Temple are open to the public. People can enter and exit freely and come to the main hall to burn incense and pray for blessings. If you have a noble status or are willing to use more money, you can also go to the back hall to find monks to receive them separately and ask you for scriptures and lectures on Buddha, which is the so-called VIP treatment.
However, because there were many incidents in the temple some time ago, Zhihua Temple has suspended its opening to the public in recent days.
At the Si hour today, two monks of the "Neng" generation were preaching to the monks in the temple in the Zhihua Hall (i.e. the main hall of Zhihua Temple, equivalent to the main hall of ordinary temples).
As they talked, accompanied by a burst of noise, they welcomed a group of uninvited guests.
The two masters of "Nengming" and "Nengzhi" who were in charge of the hall faced outside the hall. They were the first to notice the approaching crowd, but they were monks after all, and they remained calm and continued to preach calmly when they saw this.
However, many of the young monks who were listening to the scriptures below were soon attracted by the sound coming from behind, and were distracted and turned around.
"Please wait a moment. After the two masters finish this passage, I will stop after a while, and I will enter the hall to deliver a message." Ren Can, outside the hall, stopped when he walked to the gate of the Zhihua Hall, and turned his head and said softly to the "guests".
Unexpectedly, the oldest and most stable man here actually replied to him: "What are you waiting for? The demons and evil spirits are riding on their faces, so let's talk about a skeleton?"
In a loud voice, Buddy made such swear words without hesitation.
Now, the two monks Nengming and Nengzhi had to stop if they didn't want to stop...
"Amitabha." Nengming interrupted his lecture, chanted the Buddha's name lightly, and then said to everyone at the door of the hall, "Who is making noise outside?"
"I!" said Buhuaizi, then stepped into the door, stood there, raised his chest and raised his head to shout at the two old monks sitting in the hall, "Wawu Mountain, Xuanqi Sect, Buhuaizi."
Nengming Nengzhi saw it and thought that this "small path" was only in his twenties, so why was it so rude?
The two immediately turned their eyes to the monks of Ren Can and other generations in front of the palace gate, wanting to know who they brought.
Rencan also understood what his two uncles meant, so he quickly followed in and said while bowing: "Amitabha, the two uncles... This Taoist priest of the Immortals are one of the 'National Protection Masters' recently conferred by the emperor. He said he was going to come to the temple to catch monsters. This rude thing... I hope the uncle will forgive me."
"Oh?" When Nengming and Nengzhi heard the four words "National Protection Master", their expressions also changed a little.
It is obvious that the monks of Zhihua Temple have heard about these "Heavenly Masters", but they did not expect that these people would come to their temple to make trouble today.
"Xiaodao, you really..." After a breath, Nengzhi still didn't believe it, so he wanted to make a statement and confirm it with Buddy himself again.
"Stop talking nonsense!" But Wudie could no longer stand the rhythm of the old monk's slow speech, and interrupted directly, "There are four demons around you, and you still have the leisure to talk slowly with me here?"
After saying that, the unmoved man jumped up and flew over the heads of hundreds of monks sitting cross-legged in the hall. He leaped his body and came to the side of the hall.
In the Zhihua Hall, there are three statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Wudi Buddha and Medicine Buddha in the center. There are eighteen Arhats sitting in wooden painted gold on both sides. Now, the unmoved one came to one of the Arhats and punched them.
At that moment, I could only hear a "boom", like a collapsed wood and dust flying.
The monks inside and outside the hall were shocked by the sudden "great disrespect" behavior of Wu Mozi and were about to get angry...
Suddenly! A stream of black smoke appeared from the collapsed Arhat statue, and condensed into a mass of air like a monster in the air, and then escaped with a whistle "Woo--" sound.
This scene of "fighting against the wooden arhat, and seeing the demon shadow in the dust" really shocked everyone.
Chapter completed!