The two statues of Arhat Vajra are both carved from stone, weighing at least a thousand kilograms. Such statues can last for thousands of years without being moved on a high platform. Even if they need to be moved, it would take more than ten craftsmen.
But these two statues of gods actually left the altar and stood in the middle of the hall.
You know, the Lanruo Temple at this moment is an empty temple. It has been abandoned for several months. Today, except for the two of them, there are no other outsiders.
Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to come to the temple and move these two statues.
"Is what we saw just now true? Is it really the Arhat who showed up?" Ma Dong asked in surprise.
"This is the only explanation. The two statues weigh several thousand kilograms in total and cannot be moved by humans. Only the appearance of Arhat can make these two such heavy statues leave the altar and appear in the middle of the hall." Niu Erdui.
I don't doubt what happened just now.
Ma Dong said: "If this is really the case, then we should follow the Arhat's instructions and move the two statues to the vicinity of the big pit."
"But this statue is extremely heavy. If we want to pass through it, just the two of us can't do it. We have to go back to the county to hire workers and work hard, but it will probably take several days to go back and forth."
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"This matter is not something we can decide. Let's take the golden body back first, and then report the matter to the eldest young master. The eldest young master is well versed in the affairs of ghosts and gods and will definitely know what to do."
"That's all."
The two people took the golden body and left Lanruo Temple quickly.
When Ma Dong and Niu Er came to the thatched hut with their golden bodies, they found that only five or six of their companions had lit a bonfire and gathered together. Half of them were resting and the other half were keeping watch.
"Why are you all here, where is the eldest young master?" Ma Dong got off his horse and walked over with the golden body on his back.
Everyone immediately became alert when they heard the noise.
When he saw the two of them coming back, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"It turns out you are back. I thought some ghost appeared again. The eldest young master is fine. He is in the cave. We called the eldest young master to come up, but the eldest young master said he couldn't escape and had to wait for you to come back. It's really too late for you to come back now.
Okay, we have to rescue the young master from the pit quickly."
A guard said.
Ma Dong was stunned for a moment; "What? The young master fell into the hole?"
Immediately, he hurried to the side of the cave.
When I looked down, I saw fire coming out of the deep cave, and there seemed to be a person sitting there quietly next to it.
Although he couldn't see clearly, it must be Li Xiuyuan.
"Young master, the two younger ones have brought the golden body back." Ma Dong shouted towards the cave.
Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting near the fire with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes: "Very good, I finally brought Master Kong's golden body back. I thought you would be disturbed by ghosts during this trip. What accident happened on the way?
It's best to come back safely now. You can leave Master Kong's golden body behind, I can use it."
"Yes, young master." Ma Dong took off the golden body and threw it into a cave.
Before the golden body fell to the ground, a sound of a horse's neighing was heard. A dragon horse jumped up on the wall next to it, grabbed the package in its mouth, and fell back down to ensure that the golden body was not broken.
Li Xiuyuan took the package from Long Ma's mouth, opened it, and saw Master Kong's golden body with his eyes lowered, sitting cross-legged. Although his body was thin, sandalwood fragrance was overflowing, with a special aura.
, which makes people subconsciously worship and worship, as if what they see in front of them is not a corpse, but a Buddha.
"Master Lokong, although your soul has entered reincarnation, your last wish to leave a golden body is to suppress evil spirits and protect the world. Today I will use your golden body to suppress the ghosts in the underworld. I believe you will know it in the next life.
You won’t blame me.”
Li Xiuyuan bowed respectfully, then placed the golden body on a stone and placed it at the gap in the underworld.
The golden body of an enlightened monk has the ability to suppress ghosts.
This ability is different from Li Xiuyuan's ability. His ability is innate and given by fate, while the golden body of the eminent monk is acquired through practice. The two are essentially different.
After placing the golden body, Li Xiuyuan slowly exited the underworld.
Although he can guard here by himself and prevent a ghost from escaping, he is a human and cannot stay here forever, so he must find a replacement.
Master Liao Kong’s golden body is the best suppressant.
After leaving the underworld, some ghosts saw that they had an opportunity, so a few evil ghosts sneaked closer to the gap.
But when he walked into the three-foot radius of Master Kong's golden body, bursts of peaceful Buddha light suddenly appeared from the golden body. Under the Buddha's light, the ghosts in the underworld retreated one after another, and they could no longer move forward.
"It's useful." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
However, the range of retreating from the evil spirits is only three feet, which is not enough to cover the range of nine feet. In other words, there is still a gap here.
Unless two more golden bodies are found, this gap can be completely sealed.
"Now there is some trouble." Li Xiuyuan frowned deeply.
The golden body left by the enlightened monk is not so easy to find. It can only be found in old temples that have been passed down for hundreds of years. However, the golden body in such a temple is a treasure for the temple. If you want to take it
That is undoubtedly a fight against the monks in the entire temple. They will not allow you to take away the golden body.
And even if it was allowed, it would be very difficult to add two more statues.
I looked at the evil spirits and ghosts in the underworld.
He seemed to be afraid of Master Kong's golden body, and retreated. It looked like he would not dare to break into the world in a short time. After all, his fierce methods had shown the power of these evil spirits before.
"Go out and think of a solution first. Staying here won't help, but I can't leave here at will until this gap is sealed." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
He rode his dragon horse and decided to go up to see if the helper he had invited earlier had arrived.
Soon, sitting on the dragon horse, it flew several times and rushed out of the cave.
"Young master, you're fine. What happened next? Why did you want Master Kong's golden body?"
Ma Dong bowed his hands and bowed, then asked curiously.
"The cave below is connected to the underworld. The evil ghosts in the underworld are trying to escape through this gap. I am guarding them down there, but I am a living person and cannot stay in the underworld for a long time. I can only put the golden body of Master Kong in the underworld."
They suppressed the evil spirits on my behalf."
Li Xiuyuan said: "However, this is a temporary solution rather than the root cause. One golden body of Master Kong cannot suppress it for long. At least two more are needed."
"It's just that I'm pressed for time and I don't know where to find the two golden statues."
After speaking, he shook his head helplessly.
If you can't find a way, then you have only two choices, or let the evil spirits here enter and leave the world.
Or, he will stay here forever.
No matter which choice he made, Li Xiuyuan couldn't do it.
He still has a lot of things to do, how can he stay in this place all the time?
"By the way, young master, a strange thing happened when the two younger ones went to Lanruo Temple to retrieve the golden statue."
At this moment, Niu Er hurriedly said: "When Xiao Xiao and Niu Er were taking the golden bodies and preparing to return, they suddenly dreamed that the Vajra Arhat came out of the side hall next to them. They asked Xiao Xiao to move their statues.
, said to be able to suppress the ghosts of the underworld.”
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Li Xiuyuan said with a bit of color.
This should be a dream entrusted by the gods and an appearance of the Buddha.
It's just that I don't know if this is true or not. If it's true, that would be the best thing. If it's false...it might be evil.
Although the thousand-year-old banyan tree spirit in Lanruo Temple has been exterminated, Lanruo Temple has no incense offerings and no eminent monks stationed there. It has become an evil place, and the possibility of Vajra Arhat appearing is really low.
"Young master, this is indeed the case. The younger one also saw two Arhat statues walking down the altar and standing in the middle of the hall. The statues weigh at least several thousand kilograms. They cannot be moved by human hands. They must be there.
The power of ghosts and gods appears." Ma Dong said again.
Li Xiuyuan pondered: "Since this matter is somewhat credible, let's try and bring the two statues there."
"Young Master, the two statues are extremely heavy. We need to go to the county to hire laborers and craftsmen to move them. It's so late now. It will take at least tomorrow morning to hire people, and it will take at least three to five days to transport them here.
." Ma Dong said.
"Yes, I almost forgot about this." Li Xiuyuan laughed at himself.
People like me are just ordinary people. Carrying such heavy objects is not something that can be done casually. It takes a lot of time and energy to do it.
"What's the problem? The little god can bring a statue for Mr. Li."
At this time, a man wearing armor and dressed like a general came out of the darkness and saluted Li Xiuyuan.
"Which god are you from?"
Li Xiuyuan also returned the salute very politely, and then asked.
"There is a small mountain god in a certain place. It turned out to be a mountain ghost after the death of the hunter in the mountain. Because he protected fifteen mountain villages, he was worshiped by the villagers. Over time, he proclaimed himself a god. Tonight, the little god watched the stars at night and saw something.
A blue cloud came flying with golden inscriptions. It turned out that the noble man needed help, so the little god dared to come to help."
In a certain place, the mountain god cupped his hands and said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded, this must be the so-called Xiaomao God.
Since ancient times, ghosts and gods have been one family. If a ghost protects the people, does good deeds and accumulates virtues, and receives gifts of incense, it will naturally become a god through the incense and become a small god.
This kind of small gods are not recognized by the Heavenly Palace, but only by a certain village or a certain county.
But there is no denying that this is indeed a god.
There are great and small gods, and not all gods are supreme.
"You're here just in time, this mountain god. I'm going to Lanruo Temple to move a statue here. Can you help me?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"I would like to help you, but the little god's strength is limited. He may not be able to carry a statue with his own strength. He needs Mr. Li's help." A certain mountain god said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "How can I help you?"
"The little god has a skill that can take away people's strength. Mr. Li has seven or eight guards around him. If you can borrow the little god's strength for a day, the little god can bring back the statue." said a mountain god in a certain place.
Li Xiuyuan pondered for a moment, looked at the guards in the hut, and then asked: "Are you willing to lend your strength to this mountain god for a day?"
"Everything is based on the instructions of the eldest young master."
The guards looked around and looked at each other, but in the end they believed in Li Xiuyuan without hesitation.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Is there any harm in taking away one day's strength?"
A mountain god in a certain place said: "There is no harm, it is just that you will become weak and weak within three days, and you will be back to your original state after three days."
"That's fine, you can take the strength of my guards." Li Xiuyuan said.
"The little god has made a fool of himself."
A certain mountain god immediately strode over, scratched a guard, and took out a small green worm from somewhere. Then he threw the small green worm into his mouth and swallowed it.
The guard who had the green bug taken away suddenly felt his whole body go limp, he couldn't even stand still, and he collapsed directly on the ground.
"I, my strength is gone."
The guard gasped, as if he had been fighting fiercely all night, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.
A certain mountain god did not stop, but walked around the guards one by one. They all took out a caterpillar, threw it into their mouths and swallowed it, and then came to Li Xiuyuan again.
"Master Li, the little god has exerted enough strength. Come on, Mr. Li, carry the statue on your back. Please wait a moment, Mr. Li."
After saying that, the mountain god rushed into the darkness and flew towards Lanruo Temple.