"Since Taoist friend can't sleep, and I can't sleep either, why don't you and I go out of body together tonight to explore the reality of the Yinyi River Dragon King Terrace?"
Facing the invitation sent by the abbot of Bailong Temple, Jin An's head was filled with surprise.
"Why did the abbot think of going to Longwang Terrace today?" Jin An asked.
Amitabha.
The abbot of Bailong Temple still clasped his hands in front of his chest, shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "During these days when I was framed by my fellow disciples and imprisoned in the dungeon, I didn't expect that so many great things happened in the city. Just today, when I was rescued from the dungeon,
, someone handed a letter to Lao Na."
"That letter was sent to Bailong Temple by Master Fu Yin yesterday. When the civil strife in Bailong Temple was quelled today, this letter was found in Huichang's house and then handed over to Lao Na."
"The content of the letter is generally that Master Fu Yin plans to gather all kinds of capable people and experts within these two days to put an end to the Dragon King case."
"So I want to go to Longwangtai in person to explore the reality of the Yinyi River so that I can make some preparations in advance."
After finishing speaking, the abbot of Bailong Temple smiled and said: "Originally, I was a little worried about this trip. I am afraid that the road ahead to Longwangtai this time will be a bit dangerous. I just didn't expect to meet Taoist Jin'an outside the temple.
, this is really an unexpected surprise.”
"There is no doubt about the superb ability of fellow Taoist Jin'an. If fellow Taoist Jin'an helps, great things can happen tonight, so I would like to shamelessly invite fellow Taoist Jin'an to go to Dragon King Terrace with me."
"If you really talk about it, I am also taking advantage of fellow Taoist Jin'an."
The abbot of Bailong Temple spoke highly of Jin An.
Ahem, Jin An was so praised by the abbot that he blushed and felt embarrassed. Fortunately, he was in an out-of-body state and there were no capillaries on his face to make him blush and look embarrassed.
However, Jin An was indeed somewhat interested in the proposal of the abbot of Bailong Temple.
Just thinking that Longwangtai was dozens of miles away from Fucheng by water, Jin An hesitated a little.
At this moment.
A spiritual voice sounded in Jin An's head, and Jin An looked surprised.
He saluted and thanked the golden Buddha statue, and then agreed to the invitation of the abbot of Bailong Temple.
Master Huizhen in the Buddha statue just now promised him that if Jin An can trust him and Bailong Temple, Jin An can entrust the safety of the Five Zang Taoist Temple to him and Bailong Temple.
Master Huizhen is here, and the Taoist temple of the five internal organs is there.
Jin An had confidence in Master Huizhen and the abbot of Bailong Temple, because anyone with evil intentions or those who had evil intentions against him would not dare to look him in the eye.
The two people in front of him treated him calmly and had sincere eyes, which showed that both of them were eminent monks who acted aboveboard.
With Master Huizhen's promise, Jin An, who had already been curious about Longwang Terrace and Dragon King Temple, immediately agreed to the invitation from the abbot of Bailong Temple.
Subsequently, a Taoist priest in five-color robes and the Sakyamuni Buddha image of a cassocked monk flew together under the dark night sky to the Yinyi River Dragon King Terrace dozens of miles away.
But Jin An is a little curious.
Dragon King Terrace is hundreds of miles away from Fucheng by water, and even the straight-line distance is tens of miles away. How did the abbot of Bailong Temple in front of me travel such a long distance at night after his soul left his body?
Because he had the Six Ding Liu Jia Talisman that was consecrated three times, he had tried it before. His current limit for night travel is probably about a hundred miles.
soon.
Jin An got the answer.
The abbot of Bailong Temple in front of him is holding a Buddhist treasure, which is a string of Sakyamuni Zen beads.
One of the Zen beads is particularly large and engraved with the Buddhist swastika.
The abbot of Bailong Temple clasped his hands in front of his chest, twirled the Zen beads, and recited Buddhist sutras. The Buddha's light was shining brightly on the Zen beads. Together with him, he rode the wind and waves, ten feet above the ground, and went out for a night swim outside Xiangfu City.
"Abbot, can I"
As soon as the soul left the city, the river wind was roaring and the wind was strong.
After dark, the sound of waves in the Yinyi River is overwhelming, and a large amount of Yin evil vapor carries the sharp wind on the river, sweeping across in all directions, which can hurt people's souls.
Fortunately, the abbots of Jin'an and Bailong Temple are not ordinary people. One is a powerful Buddhist monk who is the abbot of the temple, and the other is a self-reliant protector of the twelve Shinto souls, so in the eyes of ordinary people, Jiang Feng and Shihan can fall into the spirit of others.
Water vapor, in the eyes of the two of them, was something commonplace.
As long as you don't think too hard and the soul doesn't take the initiative to dive under the water, and doesn't take the initiative to touch the Yinsha mysterious water, it won't cause any real harm to the soul.
After leaving Fucheng, one by one the souls of monks floated along the river bank in the direction of Longwang Terrace.
But at this time, they passed by the place where the bride, the Goddess of Water, was fished ashore during the day yesterday.
Jin An was surprised to see a young girl in a red wedding dress floating on the river at night.
"Is there another village upstream that is offering sacrifices to the Yinyi River to marry the Dragon King to the Water Goddess?"
Jin An frowned in displeasure.
"Fellow Taoist Jin'an, let's go over and take a look."
The abbot of Bailong Temple couldn't bear to pronounce the Buddha's name and said to Jin'an.
Jin An nodded, and when they got closer, they realized that this was not a corpse, but actually a soul. The woman's soul was floating motionless under the water, but she refused to leave.
Jin An was surprised.
"Abbott, why do I feel that this woman's age and appearance are so similar to the Water Goddess who was fished out of the river by the government yesterday?"
"Could this soul belong to the Water Goddess who was fished out of the river yesterday?"
Water is not only a road to the underworld, which can carry people to the underworld, but it is also a mysterious evil spirit, which can trap the souls of the dead and prevent the dead who fell into the water and died in vain from running ashore to cause trouble.
Because people who drown in water either commit suicide or die in vain. Death in vain is full of resentment. Suicide is also caused by the intrigues of people's hearts.
Therefore, people who drown in water are more likely to escape and cause trouble.
That's why Jin An made the above guess.
He speculated that the soul could not catch up with the body. After the body was salvaged ashore, the soul was still trapped in the water, so it lingered in place and refused to leave.
"Amitabha, I heard someone mention some of the recent events in Fucheng today, and I have some impressions of the Water Goddess who was salvaged from the shore yesterday."
The abbot of Bailong Temple pondered for a moment and continued: "Why don't we temporarily collect the soul of the female donor today? After confirming the provincial branch of the Water Goddess tomorrow, if it is really the same person, we will collect the female donor's soul.
The soul of the dead returns to the body again."
"These three souls and seven souls cannot find their bones. They are like duckweeds without roots. A wanderer who has left home will only end up as a lonely ghost. He will die with his eyes closed and a resentment stuck in his throat. But with this mouthful
As long as resentment exists, people will not be able to be reincarnated, and they will never enter reincarnation in every life."
"This female benefactor was also a miserable person. She was in a sea of misery, but she couldn't help it. She was also harmed by others. She died unwillingly. It is pitiful enough. There is no need to be a lonely ghost. Amitabha.
"
Jin An naturally had no objection to the proposal of the abbot of Bailong Temple.
Then, I saw the abbot of Bailong Temple next to me, taking out a copper bowl with a swastika engraved on it from the wide cuffs of his cassock.
"Amitabha."
"When will the injustice be repaid?"
"Donors should not be obsessed with anything, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately."
The abbot of Bailong Temple squatted down on the bank of the river, holding the cuff of his cassock with one hand, and holding the swastika-shaped copper bowl in his other hand, and gently scooped the river water.
Something strange happened.
The swastika-shaped copper bowl seems to be as big as it can accommodate all rivers. It seems small in size, but when it scoops out the river water, the river water and the soul are collected into the swastika-shaped copper bowl.
Jin An looked at the scene in front of him with strange eyes.
In the swastika-shaped copper bowl, the clear water reflects the bright moon above the head. The swastika-shaped copper bowl is obviously only the size of two or three palms, but it feels like the bright moon is shining on the quiet ancient pool, giving people the impression that the ancient pool has been polished by the years.
There are no traces, but the soul of the young woman floats quietly in the ancient pool.
It seems that Bailong Temple has a really rich heritage.
Even Buddhist magical instruments can be brought out by the soul.
After collecting the dead souls in the water, the abbot of Bailong Temple put the swastika-shaped copper bowl into the cuffs of his cassock. It seemed that the eminent monk was not worried that the water in the swastika-shaped copper bowl would overturn.
Then the two continued their night tour along the river.
At this time, the river bank was completely dark and as quiet as the gates of hell. The river surface was deep and pitch-black. The water was generally 10 to 20 feet deep, and even reached 40 to 50 feet deep at the deepest point.
Therefore, the moonlight reflected on the vast river surface was swallowed up by the deep river water, and there was not even a sparkling reflection from the water.
"According to the past, the traffic of various ships on the river in Fucheng was dense and prosperous. Even after midnight, there was still an endless stream of passenger ships and merchant ships on the river. The docks were even brighter than daylight. The porters and oxcarts were busy all day long.
Unloading is really like a city that never sleeps..."
"But look at it now. The lights on the pier are extinguished, the boats on the river have disappeared, the livelihood of the porters on the pier has plummeted, and the wives and children are waiting for their husbands to make money to support their families. The Dragon King case has caused uproar in the city, but in the end it is the ordinary people who suffer.
Ordinary people of the general public, alas, Amitabha.”
The abbot of Bailong Temple was very sad.
After all, Jin An has only arrived in Fucheng for a few months. Jin An may not have a deep understanding of the decline of Fucheng from prosperity, but the abbot of Bailong Temple, who has grown up in Fucheng since he was a child, is most familiar with Fucheng and also feels the changes in Fucheng today.
The most profound person.
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Yinyi River.
Big corner.
Dragon King Temple.
The rainfall in the past few days has caused the water in the upper reaches of the river to surge. At the narrowest turning point of the Yinyi River where the Dragon King Temple is located, the water is surging into the sky. The roaring of the river is like a dragon and a tiger, which is deafening.
Every time the river collides with the cliffs on both sides, it sets off strong winds and waves ten feet high.
The sky collapsed.
Majestic and majestic.
Under the dark night, it is difficult to see the color of the river at night, but if it were during the day, the raging river would definitely look like a turbid yellow dragon winding thousands of miles long, stretching across the sky and the earth, with majestic mountains and rivers.
It has been a long time since the Dragon King came ashore. After the Dragon King came ashore, the Dragon King Temple here at Daguai Kou of the Yinyi River has already been completely controlled by the government.
The government posted a notice outside.
The general meaning is that, recently, some people have used the case of the Dragon King to disembark to confuse the public and spread rumors to cause trouble. As a result, people in Wuzhou Prefecture who do not know the truth have been deceived. The number of people coming to the Dragon King Temple to offer incense has increased day by day, which has caused several serious stampedes and riots.
.The Dragon King Temple is temporarily under the control of the government and is not open to the public for the time being.
If there is an intruder!
If anyone collides with the government office handling the case!
If anyone spreads rumors and causes trouble!
The lighter case will be punished with twenty sticks, and the serious case will be punished on the spot!
Today, the Dragon King Temple has been tightly guarded by a circle of government officials and soldiers. Without the instructions from the superiors, ordinary people cannot enter at all.
Even at night, there are still many officers and soldiers patrolling outside the Dragon King Temple, and torches illuminate the Dragon King Temple.
It is raining continuously in the sky.
The rain continued to fall so much that even the officers and soldiers on patrol were a little upset.
Everyone just likes to spend time at home quietly listening to the sound of rain, with raindrops hitting the mossy ancient alleys and stone steps. No one likes to rain when going out for business, because the mud on the road and wet shoes can easily ruin people's mood.
When the souls of Jin'an and the abbot of Bailong Temple floated to the Dragon King Temple, they saw the scene in front of them.
This is the first time Jin An has seen the Dragon King Temple, and it is also the first time he has visited the Dragon King Temple so close. The Dragon King Temple is built on a protruding platform from the cliff.
The overall style of the Dragon King Temple is that the temple builders dug a large hole into the cliff, and then built the temple into the cliff hole, leaving only the eaves and lintel exposed.
On the platform, there are four dragon pillars carved from white marble.
The four dragon pillars are each as thick as two or three people holding them together.
This is the dry bone pile that nailed the Dragon King under the Yinyi River.
The platform protruding from the cliff in front of us is the Dragon King Platform.
On the top of each of the four dragon pillars, there is an iron chain as thick as a finger. The iron chains are suspended in the air and extend into the Dragon King Temple.
At the Dragon King Temple at night, the river wind roars, just like the countless innocent souls who have been drowned by floods in the river since ancient times. They are trapped underwater and howl like ghosts and wolves, wailing and avenging their injustice.
Even though the Dragon King Temple is brightly lit and many candles are lit, it still gives people a dark and gloomy feeling.
Perhaps this is a common problem of all temples in the world.
Temples are neither Buddhist temples nor Taoist temples. They can easily become places that hide dirt and attract wild gods. Therefore, smaller temples usually give people the feeling of being in a haunted house.
The two of them flew into the Dragon King Temple with their souls flying, but the journey was uneventful.
One of them is an eminent monk of Bailong Temple, adhering to the incense of the temple and the will of all living beings, and the other is the Shinto aura of the twelve righteous gods. This Dragon King Temple can only be regarded as a local temple, and it does not even have a tablet of the righteous gods. Naturally, it cannot stop the two of them.
Human souls can come and go freely.
After entering the Dragon King Temple, the furnishings inside are very simple. Because the rock on the cliff is hard and it is difficult to dig the cave, there is only one main hall in the cave with an unobstructed view.
The main hall is only about the size of two rooms. As soon as Shenhun enters the main hall, the first thing he sees is a huge dragon head opposite the door of the main hall.
The dragon's head was carved on the cliff. The dragon's head was the grayish-white color of the rock, and the carving was lifelike. It had towering horns and scales on its head, and its eyes were wide open, glaring at the world.
As if it were about to break free from the cliff and tilt towards the world, it was crucified under the Yinyi River. The overwhelming resentment dropped majestic rain and flooded the sky and the earth.
On both sides of the huge stone dragon head, there are rows of iron stands for candles that are common in temples on the left and right sides.
Each row of iron shelves is divided into several levels, and they are all lit with candles at the moment.
And on the dry ground of the Dragon King Temple, there was a female corpse. The female corpse was wearing a bright red wedding dress. She was young, probably a young girl between fifteen and sixteen years old.
A lot of water stains were still flowing on the ground under the body of the woman in the red wedding dress. Even the wedding dress on her body had not yet dried completely. It looked like it had just been fished out of the river not long ago.
"Abbott, is this another poor woman who was sacrificed by the ignorant people to the Dragon King to be the Water Goddess, praying for good weather and for the Dragon King to calm down?"
Jin An had an ugly look on his face.
This is a waste of human life.
Amitabha, the abbot of Bailong Temple sighed, there is another dead person in this world, and there is another innocent soul in the sea of suffering.
At this time, the night outside was getting darker, making the officers and soldiers on guard a little drowsy.
Sob--
At this moment, there were lively sounds of gongs, drums and suonas. The sound of the suonas was festive, like a wedding procession walking at night.
And the sound is getting closer and closer.
He was actually coming towards the Dragon King Temple.
Which family doesn't get married during the day, but insists on getting married at night?
This person who is getting married is probably not marrying a living person, but a dead person!
Jin An and the abbot of Bailong Temple looked at each other in surprise. Jin An frowned: "Abbot, I have a guess."
The abbot of Bailong Temple also frowned at this time: "Amitabha, I also have a guess, but I don't know if it is the same as your guess, fellow Taoist Jin'an."
"Why don't you, fellow Taoist Jin'an, say it first?"
Jin An did not pretend to be pretentious and directly stated his guess: "The Dragon King is getting married!"
"There were villagers along the coast who sacrificed young girls to the Dragon King to be the Water Goddess. Now the bodies have been fished out of the river by officers and soldiers. I'm afraid the Dragon King is planning to come to the Dragon King Temple to forcibly marry!"
After the abbot of Bailong Temple listened, he chanted the Buddha's name. It turned out that Jin An had guessed the same thing as him.
Jin An's eyes sneered: "Today I want to see what the Dragon King is trying to do with his marriage. I will let today's happy event turn into a funeral."
Amitabha, the abbot of Bailong Temple chanted a Buddha's name to express his agreement.
At this time, the whimpering sound of the suona was getting closer. It was strange to say that there was such a big commotion outside, but no one on guard noticed anything unusual.
The officers and soldiers watching the night didn't even make a sound.
At this time, the sound of gongs, drums and suonas from the wedding procession had already reached the door of the Dragon King Temple. The two of them were surprised to see that there was no obstruction from the wedding procession. The officers and soldiers standing guard outside the temple did not stop the marriage procession at all.
He entered the Dragon King Temple in a grand manner.
A large sedan chair was carried by bearers into the Dragon King Temple.
Behind and behind the bearers, there was a large group of lively people beating gongs and drums, and at the forefront were a few faceless men who opened the way.
There was a woman sitting in a large sedan chair.
Although the woman was covered with a red hijab and could not see her facial features clearly, looking at her clothes, body shape, and the details of the patterns on her clothes, it was clear that the woman in the sedan was the corpse of the woman in the red wedding dress on the grounds of the Dragon King Temple.
This is the dead soul of a woman who fell into the water!
After the wedding team entered the Dragon King Temple, they did not see Jin An or the abbot of Bailong Temple. They continued to walk towards the woman's body on the ground.