"Master, you don't need to explain so much to me as a guest. I can't control you. Please go out. I want to go to bed."
Jian Chuan clasped his hands and bowed to Li Huowang and walked towards the door. Just as he passed by Li Huowang, he let out a soft word.
"Don't look down on Buddhism. I was a Taoist priest before I became a monk. Taoism is actually the same, but you don't know it."
Jian Chuan left, and Li Huowang was the only one left in the room. He turned his head and looked at the temple shrouded in darkness in the distance. At this time, he no longer felt any majesty or solemnity.
Li Huowang slowly exhaled into the darkness, "This place is really dirty. Isn't there a clean place?"
Since what happened that night, Li Huowang has tried his best not to go out at night, so as not to ruin the good deeds of the monks and attract resentment.
As the days pass, Li Huowang's mental condition is getting better and better, and he basically no longer has nightmares.
Just when he was about to ask the abbot when it would start, he sent someone in advance.
"Donor Xuanyang, preparations for the Purdue Fast will begin soon. Preparing for a Dharma gathering at this time will cost a lot of money. Please refrain from moving around in the near future."
"Okay, you go back and tell the old abbot that I already know." Li Huowang said to the little novice monk in front of him.
Just as the little novice monk left, a familiar figure flashed in and said with a surprised expression: "Little Taoist priest, it turns out you live here, why don't you tell me?"
That was the old beggar from before, but now he is obviously different from the embarrassed one before.
Wearing a brand new yellow monk's robe, there are no stains on his face and body, and he looks very energetic.
Although he only met this monk by chance, Li Huowang still felt close to him when he met such an acquaintance in this strange place.
"Monk, how are you doing here?"
"It's not bad. I have enough to eat and wear warm clothes every day. It's just that I can't do good deeds in the temple, so I feel a little uncomfortable."
When he mentioned good deeds, Li Huowang immediately remembered what happened that night. He looked at the old monk in front of him and sighed softly. "Don't worry so much, just stay well. Although this temple is a bit dirty, at least it won't be dirty."
Hungry."
"Come on, little Taoist priest, I'll take you to the place where I work. It's a big place." The enthusiastic old monk pulled Li Huowang toward the door.
"The sun is so bright, let's wait until next time." Li Huowang was a little uninterested. He had no interest in sightseeing in this temple.
"Come on! You won't regret it if you come and take a look! There are so many interesting things!" Li Huowang was dragged out of the door by the old monk.
After following the monk, Li Huowang came to a spacious open-air courtyard in Zhengde Temple.
When he came here, he realized that Zhengde Temple was really big
"Clang, clang, clang!" Dust was flying in the courtyard. Some monks with gauze tied around their mouths raised stone cones and hammers and were sculpting Buddha statues.
The Buddha statues are in two rows, one on the left and one on the right extending towards the distance of the courtyard.
Under the sunlight, the monks' bald heads sparkled, and they were sweating and concentrating on carving their works of art.
"Is this where you work? The environment is not very good." Li Huowang covered his nose with his hand and frowned to prevent dust from being breathed in.
"Yes, I am responsible for moving useless rubble. I also have a role in these Buddha statues." The old monk seemed to be very proud of his position.
The two walked to the road between two rows of unfinished Buddha statues and observed the works of different shapes.
The monks who walked past them from time to time did not stop them and completely treated them as if they did not exist.
"These things carved in Zhengde Temple are definitely not for my own use. I can tell at a glance that they are sold to pilgrims. It seems that this monk has a strong ability to generate income." Li Huowang secretly sneered.
However, after what happened before, Li Huowang was not surprised at all by these things.
"That's not all! There are more ahead!" the old monk said excitedly, and was about to walk towards the concierge in front.
Seeing him walking forward, Li Huowang raised his feet and followed suit. Suddenly, he was in a trance and his body started to shake a little.
"Hey, hey, hey, little Taoist, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that something was wrong, the old monk quickly ran back to help.
"What's going on?" When Li Huowang stood still again and shook his head vigorously, the strange feeling gradually disappeared.
"Are you okay? Are you infected with the cold? Why don't you go back and rest first?"
Li Huowang rejected the old monk's kindness. "It's okay, I'm very fine. Just keep walking."
"Okay, anyway, if you are really infected with the wind and cold, you still need to get more sun, so let's move on."
When Li Huowang heard what he said, he looked up and looked at the scorching sun above his head. "Is he suffering from heat stroke? How long has it been since the New Year? I don't feel hot either."
After feeling that there was nothing strange about his body, Li Huowang raised his feet and followed the old monk forward.
But as soon as he lifted his feet, he found that the sounds around him had changed. It was no longer the clanging sound of chisels hitting stones, but the sound of flesh and skin hitting each other.
"Huh?" Li Huowang turned his head in confusion and looked at the stone sculpture on the right, and his body froze instantly.
The stone sculpture just now disappeared and was replaced by a pile of white flesh. Those were all monks.
Those stone carvings that carved Buddha statues just now were crowded together with their eyes closed devoutly, their bodies were constantly squirming and thrusting like white maggots, and the female and the male were blending together.
"Is this...is this?" Li Huowang's eyes widened and he took a step back.
Li Huowang slowly raised his head and squinted at the dazzling sun above his head. He was not dazzled.
He slowly turned around and looked at the previous statues behind him. As expected, they had all changed. Under the bright winter sunshine, there were dozens more mountains of flesh.
"Taoist! Let's go quickly!" the old monk shouted excitedly from the front, as if he was like a child eager to show off something to his companions.
Li Huowang took a deep, trembling breath, raised his feet and continued walking forward. After passing the huge gate, another spacious courtyard appeared in front of them.
There are still mountains of meat here, but there are no longer just people in the mountains of meat, but there are other things, such as pigs.
They roared in pain, but the mountain of flesh formed by the devout monks was like silt, sinking them in.
"Look, the unicorn and stone lion carved here look so real. I wish I could have this skill."
Li Huowang followed the old monk mechanically and continued to look at the "works" of the monks of Zhengde Temple. He saw dogs, horses, cows, and donkeys.
After careful identification, he also discovered more abnormalities, that is, these monks are all intersex!!
At this time, Li Huowang's mind was buzzing with confusion.
Suddenly, the old monk stretched out his hand and pulled him forward a few steps into an empty hall.
But instead of disappearing, the snapping sound became louder, echoing in the empty hall.
Li Huowang looked into the hall with a stiff neck. As his head rose higher and higher, the pupils in his eyes shrank smaller and smaller.
"Look!" The old monk pointed upward with his hand, a child-like smile on his face, and said with emotion in his tone: "What a big Buddha!"
This chapter has been completed!