"Master, it's hard work coming all the way. There is a teahouse next door, why not take a rest?" Manmei looked at his tired appearance and knew that he was also in a hurry.
The monk could not stay in an inn, so he had to sleep in the open air along the way. Monk Shiwen, who had never suffered much, felt a little haggard. Fortunately, he was a martial arts practitioner and was in good health, otherwise he might have fallen ill.
Monk Shi Wen had a simple mind and always felt that he had to give others some face by taking other people's things, so he nodded in agreement and the group went to the tea house and sat down.
Jinlou provided a small sachet to hold the pair of earrings. Manmei also liked the pair of earrings. She was afraid that the monk would damage them, so she took the sachet and prepared to put the earrings.
"Excuse me, Master, is there anything wrong with these earrings?" Manmiao poured tea for several monks, filled it for herself and the second lady, and then began to ask questions.
Monk Shi Wen had been looking at the pair of earrings in his hands. He raised his head after hearing this, with a look of shame on his face, "To be honest with the female Bodhisattva, this earring is an imitation of a magic weapon called the Soul Seizing Bell. I don't know who owned the original.
Doing it, I just know that it can capture people's hearts, and when the bell rings, it will make people lose their minds. If it falls into the wrong hands, the consequences will be disastrous.
This thing was originally owned by my uncle. The masters discussed and felt that this thing should not be left in the world, so they sealed it up. After my uncle passed away, they wanted to put this thing together with his relics.
After opening the pagoda, I discovered that the pagoda had been stolen. Many Buddhist treasures were missing, and the soul-catching bell was also missing. This was caused by the temple's mistake and should be recovered by the temple.
After asking around, someone saw a female Bodhisattva wearing this item and making it into a prototype of an earring. After learning that it was purchased from the Blue Kingdom, the poor monk rushed to the Blue Kingdom day and night. Fortunately, with the blessing of the Buddha, he was able to make earrings.
Found this thing.”
When Manmei heard what he said, she rolled her eyes and thought, this is something I bought, okay? How did it become something you found? Do you still want to keep it all to yourself?
Shi Wen knew what she was thinking just by looking at her expression. He was also praised by many stars in the Yue Kingdom before. Most people knew what he wanted, and who wouldn't happily donate it to the temple? There was almost no time when he took the initiative to ask for it.
Now it was clear that Manmiao was unwilling to give it to him. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't say what he wanted Manmiao to donate to him. He could only say, "I will return the money for this thing to the female Bodhisattva."
The second lady sat nearby and listened for a long time. She thought that Shiwen didn't want this thing out of selfish motives, so she was ready to make a major donation to Shiwen. Unexpectedly, Manmiao secretly tugged on her sleeve, and the second lady couldn't help but intervene.
Now that this has happened, I can only watch my daughter talking to these monks.
"Since the master sees that this is an imitation, why keep it? Just find the magic weapon." It's rare for Manmei to like something, and she doesn't want to just donate it to the temple.
Shi Wen clasped his hands together and said the Buddha's name, "The female Bodhisattva doesn't know something: Not only is the material of the Soul Seizing Bell special, but the carved patterns also have an effect. If someone can get the same material as the Soul Seizing Bell, according to the patterns,
To make a soul-seizing bell, patterns and materials are indispensable, and this style cannot be allowed to spread to the world."
"In this case, why didn't you destroy this harmful thing in the first place?" Manmei is not that easy to fool. If it is only harmful but useless, who would keep this thing as a thought?
Shiwen didn't expect that Manmei would react so quickly and get to the heart of the matter. He was a monk and couldn't lie. After thinking about it, he could only say, "This is the decision of the masters, and even a poor monk can't interfere."
Listening to what he said, you knew that this bald donkey definitely knew the truth, but he couldn't tell it. He put all the responsibility on the older generation of masters. Who said that all monks are good people? This monk is called treacherous!
Seeing that he was so uncooperative, Manmiao was not polite at the moment, "In that case, let's leave it here with me first, and then come and talk to me after Master figures out why he didn't destroy it. Since it's all being left there, let's leave it here, Master."
Here, it's the same as putting it here."
Shiwen had never seen such a graceful and difficult-to-talk benefactor. There was sweat on his forehead. The other monks looked like warrior monks at first glance. They were even worse intellectually than Shiwen.
Come on.
After struggling mentally for a moment, Shi Wen was a monk after all. Even if he didn't want to, he couldn't do anything to steal people's things. Shi Wen returned the earrings to Man Miao.
Manmei carefully put the earrings into the sachet provided by the store and put them in her sleeves. She stood up, served tea to Shi Wen and said, "Master has something important to do, so I won't waste your time."
,please!"
Shi Wen could only turn around and walk away. Man Miao secretly scolded the monk for not understanding the ways of the world. If you go out like this, people will think that I seduced the monk!
The second lady had something to say, but she patted her hand and said, "Mom, don't worry, my daughter is sensible."
Manmei has always had her own opinions, and now the second lady can only choose to believe her.
The carriage took the second lady back to the imperial family, and Manmei said to the head guard, "Let's go to Fahua Temple."
The leader of the guards glanced at her curiously, but without asking why, he turned the horse's head and drove towards Fahua Temple.
Manmei arrived at the place, but she didn't know how to find the tomb robber.
He obviously sneaked in. He didn't tell me his pseudonym at the beginning, so he couldn't find it.
After thinking for a while, he said to the guard beside him, "Go and ask, where are the rooms for the wandering monks and the apprentice monks?"
This man has a ring scar on his head. You can tell he is a monk at a glance, and he is also very old. It is impossible for him to sit up as a novice in this temple. He can only pretend to be a wandering monk or a monk who comes to study and stay.
This is the most appropriate approach.
The guard quickly asked about the place, and Manmiao walked towards that place.
The incense in Fahua Temple is very prosperous. The outer courtyard is a place where ordinary people in Beijing can enter. Many people come to offer incense. Manmei will not look out of place when walking among the crowd.
Before we reached the place, we saw a man walking over carrying two bundles of firewood. It looked like he had just come down from cutting firewood on the mountain. There was a lot of firewood. He walked very slowly and changed his load from time to time. He looked like he had no martial arts skills.
Looks like an ordinary monk.
Manmiao walked up to him, blocked his way unceremoniously, and said in a solemn tone, "You are in trouble!"
A gleam flashed in the man's eyes when he looked at her, and he grinned, "Female donor, please don't bully us monks. How can a little person like me get into such big trouble?"
"You know what you have done. Your enemies in Yue Kingdom came to visit you. You stole the monk's belongings. It seems that you are not afraid of God's punishment."
