The group returned to the camp in the rain.
Fifth brother had already moved their important things away, leaving only a few tents in place.
He knocked on the gate of Pujing Temple and explained the reason to Zhike Monk. Fifth Brother had already taken care of everything.
A few people braved the rain and first searched around the temple. The place was not small. Except for a few main halls and the resting place for monks in the backyard, they did not go in. They looked at other places that could be seen, but nothing was gained.
Finally, we can only go back to the Zen room where pilgrims and lay people stay.
Fifth Brother is waiting for them here.
"We don't have any onions, ginger or garlic in the temple. How about we cook a bowl of ginger soup for you? Now we only have hot tea. Let's drink some to warm ourselves up. What's the point? What's the gain?"
Fifth Brother asked with concern.
"Hey, forget about Fifth Brother. I found everything I needed to look for and saw everything I needed to see. In the end, I pointed to this temple. We just walked around again, but there was still nothing."
Wang Qiang gave everyone some tea, and they all sat around on the futon.
"What are you looking for? I've already explored this temple clearly, ask me."
Fifth Brother is indeed a "social person" who can be called Pao Brother, and the way he walks around in the world is also very different.
In a short period of time, not only did he establish friendship with the masters in the temple, but he also learned the surrounding terrain thoroughly, ensuring that he would be able to find an escape route as soon as possible.
"Fifth Brother, do you know if there are water veins in this temple?"
Lin Yi was not polite and asked directly.
"Water vein, what is water vein?"
"Rivers, lakes and seas are considered large water veins, while streams and springs are considered small water veins." Qian Sheng explained at the side.
Fifth Brother raised his head and pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"I didn't find the water vein you mentioned, and there aren't any springs around."
When everyone was disappointed, Fifth Brother suddenly began to say:
“Does the well count?”
"well?"
Lin Yi suddenly sat up from the futon.
"Is there a well in this temple?"
Fifth brother nodded.
"This is not a rare thing. It was originally a basin. When there were no water pipes here, we relied on water from the old well in the backyard.
Nowadays, they still get well water to make tea. The master here said that every time it rains, the water in the well will rise and the water will be muddy. Otherwise, we can also drink the bamboo leaves soaked in the well water. "
"The ground and water are rising! Isn't this the water dragon we are looking for?" Qian Sheng immediately woke up.
"Fifth brother, you have really helped us a lot! Where is this well?"
Seeing how excited Lin Yi and the others were, Fifth Brother had not yet woken up, thinking how could a well make them so excited in the middle of the night?
"The well is in the backyard, where the masters sleep in the temple."
When Wang Qiang heard this, he slapped his hands violently.
"Hey, we just passed by there, but we didn't knock on the door and went in to take a look. Didn't we miss it?"
“Those places are not open to tourists originally, so don’t show your shyness!”
Bai Lu reminded in a low voice from the side.
"If you want to go in and have a look, it won't be difficult. But you have to wait until tomorrow during the day, when Master is doing morning classes. I will go say hello and take you in to have a look."
"Then I'll bother Fifth Brother!"
Lin Yi raised his teacup and offered tea instead of wine to Fifth Brother.
"Brother, if you need anything from me, just ask." The fifth brother raised his glass in reply.
Now, Lin Yi and the others finally felt at ease.
If nothing else, this well water is the key to unlocking this "Hidden Dragon's Cave".
It was already three o'clock in the morning. According to the schedule of the monks in the monastery, the time for morning classes was around 5-6 o'clock in the morning. There were still three hours left, which was enough for Lin Yi.
I followed Chen Erwa until midnight last night and didn't sleep well for the rest of the night. Now that my knot has been resolved, I can have a solid sleep.
In the early morning, the night rain had stopped, the morning bell in the temple rang, and all the monks gathered in the main hall to do morning prayers.
Fifth brother said hello to the master in charge, and took Lin Yi and the others to the backyard to look for the ancient well.
For ease of use, the well railings of the ancient well were rebuilt with red bricks and cement, and only the wellhead still retains its original simplicity.
When Lin Yi took a closer look, he saw that the wellhead was made of two huge stones joined together, with a circle cut out in the middle, about one meter in diameter. There were traces of smashing and knocking on the boulder, but these traces were very old.
There is still moss growing around the wellhead, and due to the temperature difference, mist is still coming out of the wellhead.
"It's this well. You see, the water in this well is still turbid now. I heard from the masters here that the mouth of the well used to be in the shape of a dragon's head, with the mouth of the dragon pointing upward. As you know, it was smashed and all that was left was A base."
Fifth Brother pointed to the well water and said.
Qian Sheng came closer and looked at the stone of the base, then stretched out his hand to touch the cross section.
"Not new."
Wang Qiang yawned and approached the well mouth and looked down.
Because of the rainfall, the water level in the well almost reached the wellhead. The water surface was muddy and muddy, making it impossible to see what was going on underneath.
"It will take a while for the well water to clear up. How about it, Lao Lin, do you see anything?"
Lin Yi put away his compass and pointed at the wellhead:
"The hidden dragon is in the abyss, and when it encounters water, it is auspicious. The hidden dragon raises its head and soars into the sky! This is it!"
"What do you mean, this 'Eight Kings Tomb' is built under a well? Doesn't that really mean the Eight Kings?"
"According to the inference of the Hidden Dragon Sutra, this is indeed where the 'Ji Land' is located. As for what is going on under this well, we have never been down there, so no one dares to say for sure."
When the fifth brother heard this, he looked at Lin Yi and the others in disbelief.
"You want to go down into the well?"
Lin Yi nodded.
"But, not now, so I may have to trouble Brother Five about this matter."
When the fifth brother heard this, he reached out and held his hair.
"This matter is not easy to handle. There are many masters in the temple, and this is their resting place. It's a bit troublesome for you guys to make such a big noise here."
It's not that he is shirk-inducing, the situation is indeed as Fifth Brother said, it is not easy to get rid of these monks.
Seeing the troubled expression on his face, Qian Sheng walked up to Fifth Brother.
"We can donate some incense money to the temple, and I also checked that Pujing Temple belongs to the Zen sect. We can invite these masters to visit Shaoshi Mountain in Zhongzhou, which is the ancestral home of Zen sect."
"Yes, yes, your method is good. I will discuss it with the masters after they finish their morning classes."
"Then I'll trouble Fifth Brother to make a trip. If that works, we'll book flights for the masters right away. The sooner the better!"
Qian Sheng's method is indeed safer. When the time comes, the temple will close its gates and turn away the monks and tourists. For them, they can work without any worries.
After the masters had finished their morning classes, Fifth Brother went over to communicate.
When I heard that someone was donating incense, the master in charge was naturally very happy. He also asked them to go to the ancestral court to pay homage. He even clasped his hands and chanted the Buddha's name repeatedly.
This gave Lin Yi and the others three full days of precious time.
(End of chapter)
