Chen Mengsheng asked curiously: "What does the abbot of the Golden Buddha Temple want the Red Spirit Fruit for?"
Lotus Peak Mountain Shinto said: "He wants to use the magical power of the Red Spirit Fruit to become an immortal. The Red Spirit Fruit is a rare fruit in the world. It is not so easy to find!"
When Chen Mengsheng heard what the God of the Lotus Peak said, he already knew something in his heart. He said: "You should retreat first. If the abbot of the Golden Buddha Temple comes to summon you again in the future, don't pay attention to him. I will go to visit the Golden Buddha Temple in person."
As the host, the four mountain gods please go back to the mountain."
The Mountain God of Lianhua Peak and the Mountain Gods of the Three Peaks behind him were all grateful when they heard Chen Mengsheng's words. They wanted to kowtow to Chen Mengsheng. In the past two years, the four mountain gods have suffered from the despotic power of the head of the Golden Buddha Temple. Unfortunately, the Mountain God only has
He was in charge of the power of a mountain peak. He had no choice but to swallow his anger. Chen Mengsheng waved his hand and said: "It's getting late. The mountain gods are supposed to be a blessing to the land and water, but they didn't expect to be surrendered to a monk from the Golden Buddha Temple. It's really a shame for the world."
Incense!" The four mountain gods blushed when Chen Mengsheng said this, and they all saluted and disappeared into blue smoke...
Back in the cave, Xiang Xiaotian and Shangguan Yanran were still sleeping. The roaring beast lying on the ground was sleeping with its entire body pressed against the stone, and its four claws were spread wide to absorb the cool air from the mountain-raising stone. Chen Mengsheng was leaning on the stone wall at the entrance of the cave.
He continued to practice his Thousand Hands and Thousand Body Great Compassion Mantra with his eyes closed...
The rising sun in the early morning dyed the vast sea of clouds on Huangshan Mountain red, and the tall Crouching Cloud Pine and Ocean Pine stretched out their huge arms to welcome the arrival of a new day. After washing in the spring outside the cave, Chen Mengsheng and the other three packed up their luggage and prepared to climb the mountain to catch up.
Huizhou, the roaring beast on the ground saw Shangguan Yanran and the three of them were about to walk, stood up crookedly, struggled to crawl to Shangguan Yanran's feet, jumped into Shangguan Yanran's sleeves, and continued to sleep soundly...
Chen Mengsheng and Shangguan Yanran were led by Xiang Xiaotian from the mountain path to Qianshan Town at the foot of Huangshan Mountain. There was only one tavern in the town for travelers to stay. It was noon when the three of them arrived at the tavern, but there was only one person in the tavern except the shopkeeper.
There were no customers dining at the shop.
Xiang Xiaotian strode into the tavern and shouted: "The shopkeeper will serve some hot dishes, get a bowl of rice, and then give me a big cart."
The shopkeeper came out and said with a smile: "These gentlemen, it's a bad luck for you to come here today. Not to mention trying to set up a car, all the people in Qianshan town except those with weak legs and feet have gone to Huizhou."
Chen Mengsheng asked in confusion: "Everyone in the town has gone to Huizhou? Is there another war and the court is recruiting soldiers again?"
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said angrily: "The three guest officials must be from other places, right? How could you not know that such a big thing happened in Huizhou City?"
Xiang Xiaotian slammed the table and said angrily: "What you, the shopkeeper, say is so unreasonable, so what if we are from a foreign country?"
The shopkeeper looked at Xiang Xiaotian with disdain and muttered: "You ignorant country bumpkin dares to come here to cause trouble without even asking what you, Mr. Mou San, do in Qianshan Town."
Shangguan Yanran took out a pink purse from her arms, twirled a piece of gold leaf between her fingers and placed it flat on her hand, gently clasping it on the table. She said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, a few of us are passing through Guibao Land and are not familiar with the place.
I would also like to ask the shopkeeper to tell us more about what happened in Huizhou City?"
The shopkeeper looked at the shining gold leaves on the table and almost drooled. He rubbed his hands and said with a charming smile: "Girl, look at this gold leaf weighing five taels. I, Mou San, can't find that much silver for you."
You. Tomorrow in Huizhou City at noon, the Living Buddha of the Golden Buddha Temple will patrol the city to save all sentient beings. On March 28, the day after tomorrow, the Living Buddha will redeem the people and burn himself to heaven."
Shangguan Yanran also knew that in the peaceful and prosperous times, one tael could be exchanged for 10 taels of silver. Now with the successive conquests of Liao, Jin and Song, gold is even more valuable. A gold leaf can be worth a hundred taels of silver, so she said: "A mere gold leaf is not worth mentioning. We are here too."
After half a day of hiking in the mountains, I just want to have a hot meal."
Mou San knew that the three people in front of him were all Gods of Wealth, so he dared to neglect and said hurriedly: "You three sit down, I will cook the vegetables and hot wine for you." The shopkeeper hurriedly went to the back hall with the curtain raised.
The kitchen prepares food and drinks.
Xiang Xiaotian rubbed the back of his head and said: "Brother, isn't this right? There are times when a living Buddha ascends to heaven. It is said that immortal fate is unpredictable. Why does it feel a bit unreliable to burn oneself to live in this world?
Isn’t it true? There are still such stupid people in the world?”
Chen Mengsheng said with a smile: "Brother, what you said is wrong. When Buddha Sakyamuni was practicing, he encountered a tigress giving birth to cubs. Because the tiger was thin and had no milk to raise her cubs, Buddha sacrificed his life to feed the tiger. The tigress ate
After becoming Buddha, there was milk to feed the tiger cubs, and from then on there were Buddhists who sacrificed their lives to save the world."
"Ah..., there really are such stupid people!" Xiang Xiaotian was shocked.
Shangguan Yanran chuckled and said: "Brother Xiang, what Buddhism emphasizes is that only after you are born with hardships and do good deeds, you can go to the bliss of the West. As the senior brother said, you have to sacrifice your life to feed tigers, cut off your arms to feed eagles, and set fire to your house.
There are people who have given up on themselves in this world.”
Seeing the incredible look on Xiang Xiaotian's face, Chen Mengsheng interrupted and asked, "Brother, does he know about the Golden Buddha Temple in Huizhou?"
Xiang Xiaotian shook his head and waved his hands: "I don't believe those bald donkeys preaching scriptures, they are all nonsense."
Mou San, the shopkeeper at the back, was holding a large wooden tray with a pot of wine and a few simple side dishes. He said: "The Golden Buddha Temple that the guest asked about is well known in Huizhou."
"Oh? Then tell me what's going on in the Golden Buddha Temple?" Xiang Xiaotian said with wide eyes.
Mou Sansixiao smiled and said: "My guest listened to me slowly while eating. Two years ago, a foreign monk came to Huizhou, it seems to be Zen Master Mingkong. After he came to Huizhou, he said that the Golden Buddha was about to appear.
He said that he was an immortal from heaven. At that time, no one in Huizhou would believe what the monk said. Monk Mingkong did not argue and just meditated in the busy city of Huizhou. For three days in a row, the monk neither ate nor drank.
, but more and more people come to see me every day.”
Chen Mengsheng asked: "Is it true that the Golden Buddha really appeared in this world as monk Mingkong said?"
Mou San nodded and said: "On the morning of the fourth day, there was really a high arch in front of the place where the monk meditated. But it was amazing that tens of thousands of people in Huizhou City came to see it, and some believers and good women followed Mingkong.
The monks stayed there together. In less than half a day, the golden Buddha's head emerged from the soil. The onlookers were dumbfounded and knelt down to worship. The golden Buddha grew day and night in the ground and was revealed in just two days.
A three-foot-tall golden body of Maitreya Buddha built the Golden Buddha Temple from then on."
Xiang Xiaotian was surprised and said: "There is no wonder in the world, but a golden Buddha in the ground is unheard of. Brother, let's rush to Huizhou after dinner to see what the golden Buddha is."
Mou San, the shopkeeper, smacked his tongue and said: "Guests, please don't talk nonsense. If you dare to say that in Huizhou, you will be beaten to death. After several guests have eaten, I will personally drive the three guests away."
Huizhou, I can’t let you go see the Living Buddha tomorrow.” Money can make the world go round, and a piece of gold leaf completely changed Mou San...
It was more than a hundred miles from Qianshan Town to Huizhou. After Mou San and Chen Mengsheng and the others finished their meal, they came to the tavern and drove them to Huizhou.
In the car, Chen Mengsheng asked: "Shopkeeper, who is the director of the Golden Buddha Temple now?"
Mou San was stunned by Chen Mengsheng's words for a while and replied: "The abbot of the Golden Buddha Temple has always been Monk Mingkong. Even the monks recruited in the Golden Buddha Temple really dare not make people agree."
Shangguan Yanran asked in confusion: "Why did the shopkeeper say that?"
"Monk Mingkong said he wanted to save the world, but he only recruited people who did evil things in the temple. I hope Buddhism can save those people. People in Huizhou respect and fear the Golden Buddha Temple."
Chen Mengsheng raised the car curtain and saw that the road was full of passersby carrying large and small bags on their hands and shoulders. He couldn't help but ask: "What are the shopkeepers doing with their large and small bags?"
Mou San drove the car and glanced sideways at the passers-by and said in a low voice: "Sir, it is not for nothing that a living Buddha burns himself to save others and atone for their sins. You have to spend money on the living Buddha to help you reduce your sins and atone for your sins. Most of these people who are on their way are from
The poor people from neighboring counties and the rich ones have already entered Huizhou and went directly to the Golden Buddha Temple."
Xiang Xiaotian was shocked and said: "The Golden Buddha Temple is faster than the Jie Dao. Aren't all the monks becoming rich men?"
Mou San was so frightened by Xiang Xiaotian's words that he couldn't speak anymore. He shrunk his neck and stopped talking. He thought to himself: Don't look at you as a tall man and carry such a big bow. If you talk like this after entering Huizhou, you will be in trouble.
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It was already the second watch when the carriage arrived in Huizhou, and the city gates had long been closed. Under the city were some people who came to Huizhou to see the Living Buddha, and crowds of people continued to come. Mou San's carriage was blocked, and Mou San
It would be even harder to return to Qianshan Town after getting the Golden Leaf than to reach the sky.
After Chen Mengsheng and his party got off the car, they walked outside Huizhou City to a deserted place. The three-foot-high city gate tower was nothing to Chen Mengsheng and the others. They walked for half an hour and looked around.
There was no one left. Chen Mengsheng carried Xiang Xiaotian's belt and Shangguan Yanran easily entered Huizhou City...
Huizhou is a wealthy place rich in medicinal materials, and medicinal materials traveling from south to north are collected and distributed in Huizhou. Almost every household in Huizhou collects medicinal materials to make medicines. Huizhou merchants are on par with merchants from Zhejiang in the south of the Yangtze River and merchants from Shanxi in Shanxi. Chen Mengsheng and others
When I entered Huizhou, I saw smooth and smooth roads paved with large bluestones. Rows of white houses with black eaves were lined with stone lions of different sizes and shapes in front of the houses.
Xiang Xiaotian put up a pergola with his hands and looked into the distance: "Brother, the inn to the west is still burning lights! Let's go there and stay for one night, and then come out at noon tomorrow to see what kind of immortal the Living Buddha is."
Chen Mengsheng also wondered: "I really didn't expect that there would be an inn in Huizhou city that is not full at this time. It is really puzzling."
Shangguan Yanran said with a smile: "Senior brother, what's so strange about this? The inn is not full because the hotel silver is higher than other inns. We don't have to worry about money, so we might as well stay here for one night."
Chen Mengsheng nodded, and the three of them walked towards the inn with the red light hanging high...