After rejecting Wang Dong, two days later, Luo Bing suddenly called and asked Xue Chen if he would go to Cicada Temple to watch the eminent monk lecture on Buddhism.
Xue Chen was very surprised: "Xiao Bing, when did you fall in love with Buddhism?" But Luo Bing's answer left him completely speechless.
"Actually, I didn't want to go there, but my mother insisted on dragging me there. If my dad hadn't had a meeting to attend, even my dad would have been dragged there. My mom heard that the eminent monk wanted to bring a string of Buddhist beads.
I want to give it to someone who is destined to be with me. I think the more people go there, the higher the chance of getting the beads. If I can get that string of beads and resell them, many people will definitely buy them..."
At the end of the sentence, it seemed that Luo Bing also felt that his mother's thoughts were a bit insulting to the eminent monk, and his voice became smaller and smaller.
Hearing Luo Bing's mother's thoughts, Xue Chen was filled with admiration. If the Buddhist beads could really be given to her, then the eminent monk must be a fake and have no real ability.
"My mother also asked me to make the call, asking you to come with me." Luo Bing whispered again, but after finishing speaking, he seemed to feel a little inappropriate. He was afraid that Xue Chen would misunderstand that he didn't want to do the same, so he added, "I
I mean, you should be quite busy, and if you don’t want to, that’s okay.”
"Since Aunt Wang asked me to come with you, well, I will drive to pick you up on that day."
When Wang Dong learned that Xue Chen had changed his mind, and heard that it was because of Luo Bing's invitation, he smiled and labeled himself as "valuing sex over friends."
The news that eminent monks from Wutai Mountain came to Cicada Temple to teach Buddhism spread more and more widely in Haicheng City, almost to the point where everyone in the streets and alleys knew about it.
On the day of the Dharma lecture, Xue Chen drove to the downstairs of Luo Bing's house. Wang Hongmei and Luo Bing went downstairs and sat in the back seat together.
Wang Hongmei took a look at the exquisite interior of the carriage and said with a smile: "Xue Chen, have you changed cars?"
Although she heard Luo Hai say it a while ago, she still asked.
"It's quite expensive, isn't it?" Wang Hongmei asked again. Although she recognized the car's logo as a Mercedes-Benz, she didn't know much about the car model and the price.
"It's okay." Xue Chen replied casually, and then drove to Zhuo Zhuo Antique Shop to meet Wang Dong and headed to Cicada Temple together.
Arriving at the foot of the temple mountain, Xue Chen saw a scene that he had expected. There were people and cars everywhere. There were many more people than at the busiest festival. Needless to say, they must have come to listen to the eminent monk's lecture on Buddhism.
After getting out of the car, Wang Hongmei frowned when she saw so many people and whispered something in a low voice. Xue Chen happened to be on the sidelines and heard him complaining about so many people. If he wanted to become a destined person, he could get a bracelet from an eminent monk.
Difficult.
Unexpectedly, after Wang Dong got out of the car, he came to him and complained: "Damn, there are so many people, it's a bit difficult to be chosen by the eminent monk as a destined person."
Xue Chen saw that both of them came to listen to the Dharma lectures in order to become destined talents, and Wang Hongmei wanted to get a bracelet to buy it. He secretly thought that if the old monk knew about it, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
Looking at the countless people climbing up the stone steps on the mountain road, I don't know how many of them are really interested in Buddhism and how many are interested in the Buddhist dharma.
On the way up the mountain, Wang Hongmei also specifically talked about the value of the bracelets belonging to the eminent monk Miaohai. Not only had they been blessed, they had been worn for thirty years. They must be full of Buddhist energy and could keep people safe and ward off evil spirits.
If a disaster is put up for sale, there will definitely be a lot of rich people vying to buy it, with hundreds of thousands worth.
When we arrived at the mountain, there were already crowds of people in front of the temple. They were all crowded into the temple.
Wang Hongmei suddenly became anxious: "Let's go in quickly and occupy a conspicuous place."
Only by being in a conspicuous position can it be easier for eminent monks and wizards to see it, and can you have a chance to be selected as a destined person and get the precious string of beads.
The place to visit is the courtyard in front of the Great Buddha Hall, which is about more than a thousand square meters. However, such a large courtyard is almost full, with people sitting or standing waiting for the eminent monk to enter.
By the time a few of them entered, there were only a few corners left, so they had no choice but to find a corner to stay. Wang Hongmei also brought a few newspapers and spread them on the ground for everyone to sit.
"There must be a thousand people here. By the way, Aunt Wang, do you know how many lucky people the eminent monk will choose and how many strings of Buddhist beads he will give away?" Wang Dong asked with concern.
Wang Hongmei was also a little worried: "I heard that only one destined person is selected to send it. Oh, why are there so many people? It's true." Thinking about it, she also felt that her chance of being selected as the destined person was a bit small.
Xue Chen sat cross-legged on the newspaper, turned around and looked around. He saw a large brown-red wooden table placed in front of the Great Buddha Hall, and two monks stood beside it. He thought that this should be the place where the eminent monk Miao Hai died.
At the other end of the yard in front of the Big Buddha Hall, there are three young people standing under a tree. If Xue Chen saw it, he would recognize it. These people are all "old acquaintances", and they are Xu Ming, Zeng Yulong and Sun Zi Mo.
Naturally, the three of them did not come here to listen to the Dharma, but also for the string of Buddhist beads that Gaozeng would give to the predestined ones.
Xu Ming came here at the request of his father, who told him to get the Buddhist beads because the wife of a leader in the province is a Buddhist, and the leader and his wife have a very good relationship. As long as he and his wife
Once you have a good relationship, you will naturally develop a friendship with the leader.
"Brother Ming, I heard that the eminent monk only gave beads to those who are destined to be. Now there are so many people, how can we get them? I'm afraid the chance of being selected as the one to be destined is very small." Sun Tzu Mo said hesitantly.
Xu Ming glanced at Sun Tzu Mo, but Zeng Yulong was the first to say: "This is not simple. No matter who is destined, as long as they get the beads, we will spend money to buy them."
Sun Tzu Mo suddenly understood, nodded awkwardly, suddenly his eyes moved, and replied flatteringly: "You don't have to buy it with money, maybe Brother Ming is the destined person.
Zeng Yulong also hurriedly agreed: "You are right. If the old monk really chose Brother Ming as his destined person, it means that he is indeed an eminent monk with good vision. If he didn't choose, he probably doesn't have any real ability."
When Xu Ming heard what the two said, the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
But the next moment, when someone's figure caught his eye, the smile on his face quickly disappeared without a trace, and instead became filled with a layer of coldness.
"Xue Chen!"
Zeng Yulong and Sunzi Mo followed Xu Ming's gaze and saw Xue Chen, and their expressions suddenly turned ugly.
It can be said that these three people are full of hatred for Xue Chen. Not to mention that Xu Ming suffered losses at the hands of Xue Chen many times. Zeng Yulong also lost hundreds of thousands to Xue Chen at the gambling table, and his grandson Mo's family
Zhenbaozhai's business was getting worse every day due to Xue Chen.
Xue Chen also vaguely felt that there were hostile eyes. He looked around and quickly found the source of the hostility. When he saw the three people of Xu Ming, he narrowed his eyes and looked as usual.
The two sides stared at each other for a moment, and finally Xu Ming made the first move and walked through the crowd, followed by Zeng Yulong and Sunzi Mo.
After walking through most of the yard and walking in front of Xue Chen, Xu Ming could hardly suppress the anger in his heart. Ever since he was dispatched to Anyang City, he had never felt happy. He tried his best to set up a trap for Wang Dong.
But Xue Chen tore it apart simply and roughly.
When Wang Dong saw Xu Ming suddenly appearing, thinking that he had been tricked and how badly he had been treated, he immediately said angrily: "Xu Ming, what are you doing here?"
Xu Ming glanced at Wang Dong and snorted: "Where am I going, it's your turn to talk? Haha, do you still dare to go to the gambling table now?"
When Xu Ming uncovered the scar, Wang Dong's eyes turned red. He was about to get up angrily, but was stopped by Xue Chen. Xue Chen glanced at Xu Ming: "I still want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have done it."
Knowing that there is such a **, I won three million."
"three million!"
Hearing Xue Chen mention the matter of taking three million from the government, Xu Ming frowned deeply and his face turned cold.
Wang Hongmei and Luo Bing on the side were not aware of the grudge between Xue Chen and the three young people who suddenly appeared, and they were watching from the side.
Dangdangdang...
At this moment, nine melodious and sonorous bells suddenly sounded in succession, causing the originally noisy courtyard in front of the Big Buddha Hall to gradually quiet down. When the bells ended, an old monk, with the support of two young monks, walked out of the Big Buddha Hall.
Walked out of the palace.
For a moment, everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to the door of the Great Buddha Hall.
When Xu Ming saw Master Miaohai coming out, he glanced at Xue Chen coldly, turned around and led Zeng Yulong and Sunzi Mo to another free area a few meters away.
Xue Chen ignored Xu Ming and, like everyone else, looked up at the door of the Great Buddha Hall. When he saw the old monk in the middle, the look in his eyes suddenly fluctuated.
The old monk looked very thin, as if he were covered with skin and bones, his skin color was dark yellow, he had a short beard on his chin, and he was wearing a brown monk's robe. He was helped to sit on a chair.
superior.
"Strange, how is it possible?"
Xue Chen murmured to himself. He could faintly feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy from the old monk's body. You can imagine the shock in his heart.
He had felt spiritual energy from various antiques and objects that had been enshrined, but this was the first time he felt spiritual energy from a living person. He had never experienced it before.
And just when Xue Chen was in shock, frowning and thinking, the eminent monk Miaohai, who was being helped to sit on the chair, raised his head and glanced in the direction of Xue Chen.
Just when everything was quiet in the temple, the octogenarian monk suddenly spoke. Although his voice was not loud, his enunciation was clear and spread throughout the large courtyard.
"Those who I have heard say that I have always heard what I have heard. Those who preach Buddhism say such things. I have heard such things in the past..."
Master Miaohai looks like a thin old man, but when he speaks mysterious and mysterious Buddhist Zen words that make people seem to understand but not understand, his whole person seems to grow taller, and he has a treasure-like appearance.
So solemn, everyone present felt an inexplicable feeling of admiration in their hearts. (To be continued)