"Qianming Temple is a temple on the West Mountain. There is always a lot of incense. Many people who believe in Buddhism go to worship. My sister Xiaoqing and I occasionally go there, but we mostly go to relax and not sincerely worship the Buddha. Is it like us?
Is it related to blaspheming the Buddha?" Xu Caiwei looked at Mu Yi with wide eyes.
"Blasphemy? You are overthinking." Mu Yi shook his head. Even if he smashed the Buddha statue, it would not attract ghosts to possess him, let alone worshiping Buddha sincerely.
Hearing what Mu Yi said, Xu Caiwei breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was a little scared when she just said it. After all, most people at this time believe that there are gods with their heads raised. If this is the reason, I'm afraid she will have to sleep and eat.
I'm sorry, I guess I have to go to the Buddha to apologize.
"Is there anything strange about Qianming Temple?" Mu Yi continued to ask.
"What's strange?" Xu Caiwei thought about it carefully before saying, "Isn't it strange that there are a thousand clocks in Qianming Temple?"
"A thousand bells?" Mu Yi was a little surprised. He originally thought that the name was just chosen casually, but unexpectedly there were really a thousand bells. What temple used a thousand bells?
"To be precise, there are a thousand fist-sized bells hanging all over the temple. As long as the only big bell is rung, the sound of the thousand small bells will also be heard. It is very famous, so it is called
Qianming Temple." Xu Caiwei explained.
"Qianming Temple, a thousand small bells hanging all over the temple?" Mu Yi's face became slightly more solemn, "Other than that? Is there any special place?"
"I don't know anything else." Xu Caiwei shook her head. After all, she was not a true believer in Buddhism, and her knowledge of Qianming Temple was limited to a few visits.
As for Yan Li, he is not even as good as Xu Caiwei. As a county magistrate, he cannot go to that kind of place publicly. Moreover, he is not a Buddhist and he doesn't even have a good impression of temples. In his opinion, it is just to deceive people.
.
Especially after his daughter's accident, he also asked the abbot of Qianming Temple, but he actually claimed that he was old and incompetent, which made his impression of Qianming Temple even worse.
Now, he knew that his daughter might be caused by Qianming Temple, and he had already suppressed a ball of anger in his heart, wishing that he could lead people to destroy Qianming Temple immediately.
"Uncle Yan, I remember there should be someone in the yamen who believes in Buddhism, right? Why don't you call me and ask." Xu Caiwei suddenly said.
"Yes, yes, I'm going to find someone right now." Yan Li's eyes lit up. He didn't understand Qianming Temple. Is it possible that there are so many people in the government office who don't understand it? Even if there is no one in the government office, the whole city will always
Right? As long as he is willing, he can definitely find someone who understands.
"Caiwei, please sit with the Taoist Priest for a while. I'm going to find someone right now." After Yan Li finished speaking, he apologized to Mu Yi before leaving in a hurry.
After Yan Li left, Mu Yi closed his eyes directly, suppressing the floating injuries while thinking about everything just now. The possessed Yan Qing was very powerful, or it could be said to be very strange. The Qianming Temple mentioned by Xu Caiwei before
He had a premonition that maybe Yan Qing's possession was really related to this, and everything might be revealed there.
Mu Yi is not a curious person. He just has to do what he promises to others. If he escapes because of difficulties, he will inevitably plant a seed of escape in his heart. It may be fine now, but in the future, if Mu Yi wants to
When you are perfect and want to make a breakthrough, this seed will become a big trouble.
Therefore, practitioners do not want to owe others favors or have causal entanglements with others.
Half an hour later, Mu Yi opened his eyes. During this process, Xu Caiwei had been sitting aside carefully, even breathing as lightly as possible, for fear of disturbing Mu Yi. Originally, she was still thinking about Mu Yi, but
Now, all she felt was awe.
Xu Caiwei is a smart woman who knows who she can provoke and who she cannot provoke. There is no doubt that Mu Yi, who doesn't look big in front of her, falls into the latter category.
"Taoist Priest, the banquet has been prepared. How about you enjoy the banquet first?"
Seeing Mu Yi wake up, Xu Caiwei immediately spoke and said that it was already close to evening when the two of them arrived, and after such a long delay, it was already dark outside.
"Don't worry, can Magistrate Yan find someone?" Mu Yi asked directly.
"Found it, waiting outside." Xu Caiwei said immediately.
"Well, please call him in. It's not too late to have dinner after we figure it out." Mu Yi said.
Later, Xu Caiwei went out and brought in a man of about forty years old. This man was wearing a green shirt and had a fair face, but there was a hint of caution in his eyes. It was obvious that he had been warned before coming in.
"Xu went back to meet the Taoist leader."
"Are you familiar with Qianming Temple?" Mu Yi asked.
"Hui Taoist Master, Xu Hui is good friends with the abbot of Qianming Temple. He used to hang out in the temple a lot, so he is quite familiar with him." Xu Hui looked at Mu Yi curiously as he spoke.
"In addition to the thousand small bells, Qianming Temple, are there any strange places? For example, forbidden areas."
"Forbidden area?" Xu Hui was stunned, but then shook his head, "Xu has never heard of a forbidden area in the temple. As for the strange places, there are some. I wonder if they are the ones the Taoist leader wants to know about."
"Tell me about it."
"There is spring water on the mountain, but the spring water is freezing cold. Regardless of whether it is boiled or not, ordinary people drink it, which can cause diarrhea at the least and serious illness at the worst. Xu once asked the abbot, but he didn't know." Xu Hui said.
"Spring water? What about other than that?" Mu Yi continued to ask.
"Except for the spring water, it is said that the temple was haunted by ghosts in the past few years." Xu thought about it and said.
"Haunted?" Yan Li, who was standing aside, couldn't help but exclaimed. Even Xu Caiwei's eyes widened, because even they had no idea about this matter and had never even heard of such rumors.
"Yes, it is haunted. Because this matter is secret, it is not known to outsiders. Xu heard this matter from an old monk in the temple. It seems that five years ago, due to an earthquake, the golden statue of Buddha enshrined in the temple was destroyed.
Suddenly, a monk serving the Buddha turned into a ghost and caused chaos in the temple. Fortunately, he was quickly suppressed. After this incident, Qianming Temple took advantage of the earthquake to close the temple for a month and rebuilt a golden Buddha statue. It is said that it was
To suppress the evil spirits in hell, of course, there are also rumors that there is an entrance to hell under Qianming Temple, but this is too ridiculous, it is a rumor, and it cannot be believed." After Xu Hui finished speaking, he glanced at Mu Yi, not knowing what he was saying.
Will such rumors make the other party unhappy?
Fortunately, he saw that Mu Yi was deep in thought but not unhappy, so he felt relieved.
He, Xu Hui, had finally obtained the resonance of a scholar. Although he was already out of reach for ordinary people, he was nothing in the eyes of a noble man. Therefore, when Yan Li found him, he immediately knew that the opportunity had come.
Already.
Don't ask him to reveal the secrets of Qianming Temple at this time, even if he tells the bad things he has done in his life, he will definitely not hesitate.
"I have also remembered it. I happened to take office five years ago. There was indeed an earthquake in the city, but the scope was not large. Moreover, only dozens of dilapidated houses collapsed in the city and a few people died." Yan Li listened to Xu.
When he replied, he added next to it.
Regardless of whether the rumor is credible or not, the earthquake five years ago is indeed true, and many things can be investigated. For example, Qianming Temple was closed for a month. Although it has been five years, I believe that with determination, it can definitely be done
Found.
As for rebuilding the Buddha's golden body, although it is a bit difficult to imagine, there are still clues. Therefore, it is impossible for Xu Hui to lie on this point, let alone lie at the risk of offending Yan Li.
Of course, the most important point is that Mu Yi can judge whether Xu Hui is lying based on his unconscious fluctuations.
"Five years ago? There was an earthquake, the Buddha's golden body cracked, and someone turned into a ghost." Mu Yi quickly analyzed in his mind. In fact, at this point, he could basically confirm that the problem was in Qianming Temple.
But knowing is one thing, being able to solve it is another. Before entering the small courtyard next time, I'm afraid he needs to visit Qianming Temple first, because all the answers to the mystery are hidden there.
"I would like to trouble you to take me up the mountain tomorrow." Mu Yi looked at Xu Hui and said.
"Everything must be obeyed by the Taoist Priest." Xu Hui immediately said that the prefect's daughter was possessed by a ghost. This matter is not a secret. After all, many people have been invited inside and outside for more than a year, but
None of them are successful. They may be able to keep it a secret at first, but as time goes by, everyone will naturally know about it. Although they dare not discuss it in public, it is still okay to talk about it in secret.
So when Xu Hui saw Mu Yi, he knew the reason.
The next day, under the leadership of Xu Hui, Mu Yi came to Qianming Temple, followed by Xu Caiwei. Although it was a temple, female visitors were not prohibited. As for Yan Li, he was also the lord of the house, so it was impossible.
When he came here, of course, he also sent two people from the mansion to follow him. If there was any trouble, someone would solve it by then.
When Mu Yi went up the mountain, the morning bell happened to ring. As the melodious sound of the bell dispersed, the clouds and fog on the top of the mountain seemed to disperse all of a sudden. If you listen carefully, the bell seemed to contain countless small bells.
The sounds emitted are difficult to distinguish because they are blended together.
When the bell rang, Mu Yi spread his mental strength and felt it carefully. The rippling sound made his mind feel a pressure. Fortunately, he was still some distance away from the temple, so the feeling was not very deep.
However, this is enough to show that Qianming Temple is not simple. The big bell and the thousands of small bells are also not simple.
"Qianming Temple is well-deserved." Mu Yi said softly.
"It's a pity that we were a little late, otherwise we would have been able to listen in the temple." Xu Caiwei said with some regret.
"If Madam wants to hear it, just ask someone to knock on it again later." A housekeeper from the Yan Mansion said immediately.
"No." Xu Caiwei shook her head, her eyes mostly falling on Mu Yi.
"Actually, the first morning bell in Qianming Temple sounds the best, but not the second one." Xu Hui said beside him.
Amidst the discussion, the group finally set foot on Qianming Temple. (To be continued)
