A young monk saw that the two of them had extraordinary looks but looked around. He thought that they were pilgrims who came to ask for a signature and offered incense. It was probably the first time they entered the temple and they were not familiar with them, so he stepped forward to guide them: "Two donors, may I ask for a request?"
To make a fortune or to offer incense? If you want to ask for a fortune, please go to the left side hall. If you want to offer incense, please go to the right side hall. If you want to donate money for incense, please go to the main hall and put it in the merit box. Amitabha."
Ruyi nodded to him and said: "Master, I want to meet the abbot of your temple, Master Yiku."
The young monk was slightly startled, wondering if these two people were here to cause trouble. How could the abbot be seen by others casually? His face changed slightly, but he still said politely: "Sorry about this donor, our abbot never sees pilgrims. You two
Please come back."
Ruyi said hurriedly: "You always know Shi Xin from Shaolin Temple, right? He was killed in Jimo City and died of a serious illness. Before his death, he left a last word and asked me to take the bones back to Shaolin and give them to his master, Master Yiku."
The young monk was horrified: "What! Uncle Shi Xin actually... Amitabha... He is so powerful, I didn't expect... Hey... I have a benefactor, please take out the bones of Uncle Shi Xin, the poor monk decided
I will hand it over to the abbot now."
Since he calls Shi Xin uncle, his seniority must not be too high, and he is probably just an ordinary monk.
Ruyi shook his head and said: "No, Master Shi Xin told me to hand it over to the abbot 'with my own hands'. How could I pretend to be someone else? Please help me inform the young master. The dead person is the most important, so you can't disobey Shi Xin."
Master Xin’s last wish.”
"Okay then." The young monk said, "Two donors, please come with me."
He led the two of them through the pilgrims coming and going, and entered the back temple through a small door on the side. The noise became weaker, and their ears gradually became clearer.
The back temple is where the Shaolin monks live their daily lives. There is also a wide square in the middle for the monks to practice martial arts.
The monks who enter the Shaolin Temple are "novice monks" at the beginning. They have to learn everything and memorize various scriptures. They have to get up early and go to bed early. They have a strict schedule and no delays. If they are late for morning and evening classes, they will be punished.
The initial period of becoming a monk is three years. After this period, two branches will be formed, one is the literary monks, and the other is the martial monks.
Literary monks focus on studying scriptures and exploring the principles of Buddhism. They should also be familiar with fortune telling and fortune telling for pilgrims.
The warrior monks, on the other hand, never go to the front temple or see pilgrims. While studying Buddhism, they also need to keep fit and understand the Heart Sutra of Shaolin’s extensive and profound exercises.
Very few women come to the back temple, and it is estimated that it is rare to see one in a hundred years.
The monks were all practicing bare-chested. Some of the newly promoted monks could not help but look at Ruyi a few more times, and were scolded by their master: "What are you looking at! Remember that you are a Shaolin disciple, how can you do anything like this?"
Fettered by the mortal world! How can we miss beauty and money! Go and hit a hundred bricks on the edge!"
The disciple said yes and ran to the pile of bricks in the corner. He quickly hit his head with a brick in each hand without even blinking. He must have been used to this kind of punishment.
This must be a hard-working martial art like Tietou Kung Fu.
Needless to say, it was hit hard on the forehead. Ruyi felt pain just by looking at it.
The young monk led the two of them into a monk's dormitory. He knocked on the door lightly and then pushed the door open. When the door opened, he saw a fat monk inside holding his feet and picking them. He sat down in a hurry.