Volume II: The Case of the Red Lotus in the Ancient Temple Chapter 40: Visiting the Abbot
Pushing open the door of the abbot's room, a faint fragrance passed into the noses of Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu.
Duan Ming looked around and saw that the abbot's room was clean and spotless. An old monk wearing cassocks was sitting on a futon on one side of the room, tapping a wooden fish in his hand.
This old monk has a grey-haired beard, his eyes are closed, and his face is kind. Just one look at this old monk makes people feel like they are in a spring breeze. He is none other than Xuan Bei, the abbot of Brahma Temple.
"Amitabha, please sit down, two benefactors." Abbot Xuanbei slowly opened his eyes and looked at Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu.
Duan Ming and Duan Ming looked at each other and then sat opposite Abbot Xuanbei.
"Please drink tea." At this moment, Jingxin had brewed the tea and gently placed it on the table.
"Thank you, Master Jingxin." Duan Ming nodded to Jingxin, then looked at Abbot Xuanbei: "Abbott, it's really presumptuous of me to disturb you so early in the morning."
"It's okay." Abbot Xuanbei gently put down the wooden hammer in his hand, looked at Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu and said, "Donor Duan, is there anything I need to cooperate with?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Duan Ming took a sip of tea and said, "I have been coming to this Brahma Temple for some time, but I have never come to visit the abbot. I felt it was a bit rude, so I came."
"Amitabha, Donor Duan is interested." Abbot Xuanbei clasped his hands together and nodded: "I didn't fulfill my duty as a landlord. I should have gone to visit you."
"No, no, how dare you bother the abbot to visit?" Duan Ming waved his hand hurriedly and said.
"Okay, you two, stop chatting." Xing Qianqiu shook his head: "Abbot Xuanbei, to be honest, there is one more thing that Xing wants to ask when I come here this time, which is the Golden Buddha..."
"Amitabha." Abbot Xuanbei suddenly announced the Buddha's name, and then looked at Xing Qianqiu: "Donor Xing, I have already said this before. The donor of the donation specifically asked not to reveal his name, and I have agreed. Monks do not
You can’t lie without telling lies.”
"But that person clearly has ulterior motives!" Xing Qianqiu said solemnly: "The Golden Buddha was destroyed, do you still want to hide it for that person?"
"Amitabha, this is the destiny of the Golden Buddha. If I am furious here, can the Golden Buddha be restored to its original state?" Abbot Xuanbei asked: "I have entrusted all matters in the temple to Pure Heart and Pure Dharma to take care of it, but I just don't want to.
If you are involved in the grievances between right and wrong, why should the torture donor be so hard on each other?"
"Old Xing!" Just when Xing Qianqiu was about to speak, Duan Ming interrupted him: "Our arrival has already disturbed the abbot's Qingxiu, why do you have to force him?"
"I..." Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming, shook his head and stopped talking.
"Old Xing, the abbot is unwilling to break the precepts. He has his own reasons. We don't need to ask more." Duan Ming continued: "As for investigating the case, that is the matter of our Mirror Department. Could it be that if the abbot doesn't tell you, you won't be able to solve the case.
Already?"
"Sorry." Xing Qianqiu took a deep look at Duan Ming, and then said to Abbot Xuanbei with his fists clasped.
"It's okay. This matter is my fault. Please forgive me, the two benefactors." Abbot Xuanbei said.
"By the way, abbot." Duan Ming suddenly said: "You just said that you entrusted all the affairs of the Brahma Temple to the Pure Heart and Pure Dharma? Why is this? I see that your body is obviously very strong."
"Amitabha, Buddha's Dharma is boundless. Now I just want to concentrate on studying Buddhism and no longer want to deal with worldly affairs." Abbot Xuanbei said: "If it weren't for His Majesty's refusal, I would have already wanted to resign from this responsibility, such as Xuan Ku and Xuan Di.
The three senior brothers Xuanjing entered the Sutra Pavilion to cultivate quietly."
"Indeed, secular things do hinder research." Duan Ming nodded, glanced at Xing Qianqiu, and then said: "The kid is also suffering from it and can't extricate himself."
"Amitabha, I'm glad that Donor Duan has a lot of wisdom." Abbot Xuanbei said, "It's just that everything in this world has its destiny. Donor Duan is still young, so having more experience is not necessarily a bad thing."
"That's true. In fact, my recent research has also reached the top of the bottle. Maybe I can get some new gains by going out for a walk." At this point, Duan Ming stood up and bowed to Abbot Xuanbei: "Thank you, Abbot, for your guidance.
There are still many things that need to be dealt with by me, so I won’t bother you any more.”
"Then I'm leaving too. I'm taking the liberty this time." Xing Qianqiu also stood up and said.
"Amitabha, the two donors should go slowly. I'm sorry for my poor legs and feet, but I won't send them away." After saying this, Abbot Xuanbei glanced at Jingxin: "Jingxin, please send the two donors off."
"Amitabha, two benefactors please!" Jingxin nodded and walked out with Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu.
"Master Jingxin." After leaving the abbot's room, Duan Ming looked at Jingxin: "What happened to Abbot Xuanbei's leg?"
"Amitabha." Jingxin explained: "A few years ago, the abbot went into the water to save people, which resulted in coldness entering his body. He did not heal for a long time. Every morning and evening, he would feel unbearable cold pain and could not stand or walk."
"So that's it." Duan Ming nodded: "This abbot Xuanbei is really pitiful. Why don't you find a famous doctor to look at him? I know a famous doctor in Linyang City. When I go back, I will ask him to come here to look after the abbot.
look."
"Thank you for your kindness, but there is no need to bother." Jingxin bowed to Duan Ming: "His Majesty has sent many imperial doctors to treat the abbot, but all of them have failed."
"That's it. It seems that the disease is quite stubborn." Duan Ming nodded.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu then left the east courtyard and returned to the north courtyard.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu had just entered the hospital when they saw Xu Shizhong walking over with a monk in his arms.
"This is?" Xing Qianqiu frowned and looked at Xu Shizhong.
"Commander Xing, Mr. Duan, I just found out that this monk was sneaky, so I captured him on the spot." Xu Shizhong said: "Last night, I also saw him sneaking into the east courtyard quietly."
"Oh?" Duan Ming carefully looked at the monk in front of him. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old, with a very panic expression on his face.
"Little Master, I wonder what the name of the Dharma is?" Duan Ming asked in a low voice.
"Little monk, little monk..." The monk was so frightened that he was sweating all over his head and his lips were trembling as he said, "Little monk, whose name is Mingde. He is neither a thief nor a thief."
"Oh? Since he's not a thief, why are you so sneaky?" Duan Ming's expression suddenly became serious: "Tell me, how did you set the fire last night!"
"No, no!" Mingde shook his head repeatedly: "The young monk did not set the fire, and the young monk was not sneaky. Young monk, the young monk came to find a female donor!"
"Female donor?" Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu looked at each other, and then Duan Ming said with a smile: "What female donor are you looking for at such a young age? Also, if you want to find a female donor, go down the mountain, why are you looking for it in the North Courtyard?
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"Could it be that..." Duan Ming glanced at Xing Qianqiu next to him: "Do you think our captain of the punishment team is a woman?" This chapter has been completed!
