The footsteps in the distance are getting closer and closer, and there are about twenty or thirty people rushing towards the small temple.
Lin Ji put away his knuckles and looked around, suddenly remembering where this place was.
It was the mountain temple where he temporarily took shelter from the wind and rain on his way to Beijing to report on his duties when he was the head catcher in Qingyang County!
However, at this time, the statue of the mountain god had been moved away long ago, replaced by a Buddha statue and then smashed down. The beams and roof were so badly damaged that they were almost unrecognizable.
I revisited my old place with mixed feelings.
The scene of that year is still vivid in my mind, as if it was just yesterday.
I vaguely remember that it rained heavily that night, so he sat in this position and baked a few sesame cakes...
Afterwards, he killed several ghost soldiers and a ghost general.
The siege of the city by the Ghost King, the flood disaster in Liangcheng, and even the changes in the Demon Suppression Tower, everything started from this.
The past was like a dream, and one scene after another flashed before my eyes.
"What if I knew everything a long time ago? Would I still kill the son of the Ghost King?"
"Yes!" Lin Ji asked himself, and quickly answered without hesitation.
If I had it to do over again, would I be able to watch those scholars being killed by ghost soldiers?
Can I just let that ghost general stay near the official road and kill innocent people?
Don't say that I am the King of Ghosts.
So what if it’s the leader of the Ghost Sect, Arawaga?!
Who can’t kill anyone who does evil deeds?
After breaking out of the situation, he actually returned to the place where everything started.
The original intention remains unchanged, and the passion is endless!
If everything could happen again, I would eradicate evil and make this world full of righteousness!
Whoosh!
Lin Ji thought, and all the dust inside and outside the house was immediately cleared away, and it was all piled up in the corner.
"Master Liu, please wait a moment."
The messy footsteps stopped outside the door, and the rough voice at the head said: "This small temple has been abandoned for a long time, and there may be some evil spirits. Let me explore it first, and it won't be too late for you to come in."
"
"Need not!"
Another peaceful voice came forward and said: "Back then, I was surrounded by more than a dozen ghost soldiers in the temple and survived. Now I am here for the main sacrifice. Why should I be afraid? I can revisit my old place.
, naturally there is no other..."
The man stepped into the door, glanced at Lin Ji, and suddenly stopped like a wooden sculpture.
"Master Liu!" When the man behind him saw this, he hurriedly drew his sword and rushed in. Looking at Lin Ji, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The man in front of him with his big mouth was stunned for a long time, and then asked tentatively: "But my benefactor... Lord Lin Tianguan?"
Lin Ji nodded slightly and immediately thought about it.
The man in front of him wearing a blue brocade robe was one of the three scholars he rescued in this small temple of the mountain god.
"I, Liu Chengru, pay my respects to my benefactor!" The man bowed deeply towards Lin Ji and said, "I will always remember my benefactor's life-saving feelings, but I have never been able to repay him. But I don't want to meet again at my benefactor's temple ceremony.
, it’s really the will of God!”
Lin Ji couldn't help but wonder: "My ancestral ceremony?"
"Exactly!" Liu Chengru respectfully replied, "On the eve of the fall of Qin, there was a giant toad monster that wreaked havoc in Liangzhou, devouring countless people and causing disaster to all the people. Not long ago, many souls who died unjustly continued to entrust dreams to their family members and descendants, saying,
It was Lin Tianguan who killed the evildoer to avenge them. Villagers from all over the country rushed to worship, but they had nowhere to go. So I thought of this small temple."
"When the Heavenly Official was weak and weak, he was arrogant and upright and was not afraid of demons and ghosts. Now that the Immortal Dharma has been accomplished, it is so majestic that it can ensure the peace of the whole country! This is the perfect place for the temple to be erected!"
"I've seen the auspicious times, and I'm here today. I'm here to pay homage to heaven and rebuild Liang Yu. I didn't expect that my benefactor would be returning to his old place! So what if it's not God's will?"
After hearing this, Lin Ji smiled helplessly and said: "Lin is neither a god nor a Buddha, so why should you build a temple for me? This is unacceptable!"
"My benefactor, you can bear it!" Liu Chengru cupped his hands, pointed at the collapsed Buddha statue in front of the dilapidated altar, and said with a sincere face: "My benefactor also knows that this temple originally enshrined the mountain god, but that
The statues were enshrined and worshiped but did nothing! If the benefactor hadn't happened to pass by, the three subordinates would have been killed long ago. When the ghost king besieged Liangcheng, many ghosts were wreaking havoc. Who could the mountain god have protected?
When the monster dragon was killing everyone, did the mountain god show his magical powers? It was just a wooden carving decoration!"
"So, after the ghost trouble in Liangcheng ended, the people smashed the mountain god statue and invited a Buddha from Daliang Temple. The Buddha looked majestic and majestic! But then the giant toad demon
The king caused trouble for hundreds of miles and killed thousands of people, but the Buddha still sat here all day long, and who saw him move at all? Not to mention the human world outside the temple, even the Buddha in front of the temple did not take care of everything!
"
Liu Chengru said, then pointed to the bones and said: "In this temple, in front of this Buddha, how many people have been harmed by ghosts and monsters? If they neither help good people nor eliminate evil spirits, what's the use of keeping them? So?
, it was also smashed to pieces after the giant toad caused trouble!"
"But my benefactor, you dared to take risks when you were still weak. In Qingyang County, you fought to the death to stop hundreds of ghosts walking at night, and when you were in Liangzhou, you broke into the ghost palace alone. Even in ordinary times, you can kill all the evil spirits! People in Liangzhou
It’s all from my heart!”
"When the immortal magic is completed, the demon king is destroyed and the remaining soul is put to rest! What kind of merit is this?"
"There are thousands of monks in the world, but who has ever avenged the bloody hatred of the people of Liangzhou? This ancestral temple was built spontaneously and sincerely by the people. It can be used to inform heaven, so that the good and evil of heaven will be clear, and the people below can be reassured.
, so that all the people can feel at ease. There is no need to shirk the benefactor. If the benefactor cannot bear it, the world of Jiuzhou will be cut off, and the temples will collapse! If the benefactor is not established, the law of heaven will not allow him to die, and all the people will be in trouble. Why should the people suffer!
I also ask my benefactor not to refuse, and to show mercy to the hearts of all my people!"
Liu Chengru's impassioned speech made it hard for Lin Ji to say anything else.
The Qin Dynasty was destroyed, the world was in chaos, and the Supervisor of Heaven had long since ceased to exist.
Those hundreds of millions of people not only had to endure the suffering of swords and soldiers, but also suffered from attacks by ghosts and monsters.
I offered sacrifices to the gods, but the gods did not work.
I made offerings to the Buddha, but the Buddha did not respond.
If you encounter ghosts and monsters, where can you find peace?
Even if it is just a ray of sustenance, there is nowhere to put it!
"That's it!"
"Let's just follow everyone's wishes."
"Anyway, it's not a bad thing for me. The worst I can do is get hit again."
Lin Ji smiled mockingly, glanced at the bald man holding a steel knife behind Liu Chengru and said, "If Lin remembers correctly, were you once a Liangcheng yamen servant?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin has good eyesight and good memory!" The man quickly put away the steel knife, bowed and saluted, "Little Meng Fei, used to be an errand in the Liangcheng torture chamber, and he once ran errands for you."
"Then why did you become a monk again?" Lin Ji glanced at the scar on his head and asked.
"Hey!" Meng Fei sighed and replied helplessly, "Sir, this is also a helpless move!"