"What is this? Zhishen, put this donor down quickly!"
The elder saw Sun Lei being carried by Lu Zhishen and quickly asked him to put him down. Lu Zhishen was strong and a little reckless. The man screamed injustice again. If he really hurt an innocent pilgrim in front of the mountain gate, the temple would be in trouble.
"Elder, don't listen to his nonsense. This guy is the thief down the mountain who everyone is shouting about recently!"
Lu Zhishen put Sun Lei down and said to the elder.
"Do you have any evidence to prove that this donor is the flower-picking thief?"
The elder looked at Lu Zhishen and asked.
"This thief was wearing scantily attire in broad daylight by a clear spring at the foot of the mountain. He must have been caught doing something evil, and he escaped in a panic without even wearing any clothes. Moreover, he behaved sneakily and was obviously not a good person."
Lu Zhishen said firmly, and untied the monk's robe that was wrapped around Sun Lei. The modern short clothes were not revealing in this era.
The elder looked at Sun Lei. He had a handsome face, but his hair was very short. At first, he was wrapped in Lu Zhishen's monk's robe and could not tell anything else. Now that he was exposed to this attire, he suddenly felt weird, especially the colorful big pants. Why? It didn't look like a serious person's clothes, and the fabric was weird, he had never seen it before.
"Are you a disciple who returned to secular life from a nearby monastery?"
The elder looked at Sun Lei doubtfully. This haircut was not common. Only Buddhist disciples who were still secular could have this hairstyle.
"Yes, you are a disciple of Buddhism. Even if you return to secular life, you should know the rules and regulations. If you dare to be a flower-picking thief, your crime will be increased!"
Only then did Lu Zhishen notice Sun Lei's shaved head. This was obviously because his hair had just grown out. No one would shave their hair so short for no reason. The only possibility was that Sun Lei was a monk and had just started growing his hair after he had returned to secular life.
"Who is a monk? I'm not!"
Sun Lei denied it. When did he become a monk? Can a monk be a monk casually? No one without a bachelor's degree can get into the temple, and he has no qualifications without a degree.
"Nonsense, your hair is giving you away!"
Lu Zhishen tried to pull Sun Lei's short hair, but Sun Lei ducked away.
"The one with short hair is a monk. What about the bald man? I had an accident and got a fever while walking in the water. That's why I cut my hair so short."
Sun Lei realized that his hair was a big flaw. No one would have such a hairstyle in this era, so he could only find any excuse.
"I see, why is the benefactor, your surname, captured by Zhishen at the foot of the mountain!"
The elder smiled slightly and stopped worrying about Sun Lei's hair, nor did he express whether he believed it or not.
"I was just passing by Wutai Mountain and saw a cool stream at the foot of the mountain, so I wanted to take a bath. However, I was caught by this crazy drunk monk. He kept falsely accusing me of being a prostitute. Ask him if there are anyone else nearby. ? Who am I going to pervert on my own!"
Sun Lei told the story he had just thought of. Although there were many loopholes, it was still somewhat convincing, and he emphasized that Lu Zhishen arrested him while drunk.
"How can you take a bath in the clear spring at the foot of the mountain?"
This time it was not Lu Zhishen who spoke, but a novice behind the elder. He was younger than Sun Lei, probably around seventeen or eighteen.
"Is that spring yours? I don't know. He who doesn't know is not guilty!"
Sun Lei knew that the temple was on a mountain. Maybe, like the scenic spots in later generations, the entire mountain was in the temple. It would be considered a mercy to confiscate the tickets for going up the mountain, but he still bathed in the pool?
"The donor was joking. Every plant, tree, stream, and spring on this mountain was nurtured by heaven and earth, and does not belong to us monks."
The elder smiled and shook his head.
"Zhi Shen, I don't think this donor is like the evil flower-picking thief down the mountain. Someone saw that the thief had a short beard and a gold seal on his face. He was about thirty-five years old. He thought he was a criminal with a criminal record who escaped and committed evil. This benefactor is young and not a villain."
The elder looked around Sun Lei, then shook his head and said.
"Short beard? Is there a gold seal on your face?"
Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei's face several times and patted his head for the last time. He could shave his beard but it couldn't remove the golden mark, not to mention that there wasn't even a scar on Sun Lei's face.
"Hey, the Sa family caught the wrong one!"
Lu Zhishen is also straight and admits his mistake on the spot without any hesitation.
"You make one mistake and it's over?"
Sun Lei became unwilling to give up. You just caught the wrong one and it seemed like it was the end of the matter? No matter what, I have to pay for some losses. I just traveled through time but don't have a penny on me. I heard that the monk is very rich.
Lu Zhishen didn't care about Sun Lei. In his opinion, he just made a mistake and just admitted his mistake and that was it.
"You two take this benefactor to the side room to change clothes."
The elder said to the two young novices beside him.
"Amitabha, Zhishen has wronged the benefactor. Please enter the small temple to rest for two days and make amends."
The elder said a Buddhist gesture with one hand.
"Thank you, Master!"
Of course Sun Lei would not refuse to accept him. He came to this world inexplicably with nowhere to go, so of course he went directly if there was a place to take him.
Two young novice monks took Sun Lei into a wing room, where hot water was prepared. Sun Lei took a quick bath. Lu Zhishen's sweat-smelling monk's robe made him feel like he was being tortured.
The clothes in the Buddhist temple were all made of coarse linen. The clothes given to Sun Lei were a brand new brown robe. It was a bit awkward and uncomfortable at all, but it was still clothes. I couldn't wear my T-shirt and big pants anymore. .
After taking a shower and changing clothes, Sun Lei felt much better. In addition to a wooden bed in the wing, there was a desk and Buddhist scriptures. Sun Lei was not interested in these, so he opened the door and prepared to walk around the temple and see the world.
As soon as he walked into the main courtyard, Sun Lei heard a deep muffled sound. Looking for the sound, he saw a lot of monks gathered around to watch the fun, as if they were watching something.
Sun Lei wouldn't miss it if there was a lot of excitement. It's human nature to watch, and the monk who values the absence of all four elements is no exception, let alone an ordinary person.
When Sun Lei got into the crowd and took a look, he realized that it was Lu Zhishen who was being beaten. Two monks were beating him with wooden sticks, just like the one playing in the government lobby on TV.
However, it seemed that Lu Zhishen was not in pain, and there was not much reaction on his face. However, the two monks were already panting heavily from exhaustion.
"Zhishen, do you know you were wrong?"
The elder asked looking at the beaten Lu Zhishen.
"Elder, the Sa family has arrested the wrong person, so just accept the beating."
Lu Zhishen said with a thick throat, extremely heroic, not at all like an attitude of admitting his mistake.
"It doesn't matter if you admit the wrong person. You didn't hurt the donor. I have already made amends with the temple."
The elder shook his head. He didn't beat Lu Zhishen because he arrested the wrong person.
"Sajia drank wine, accept the punishment!"
Lu Zhishen gritted his teeth and said, he estimated that the elder wanted him to admit this, but he couldn't control himself at all. Wine was indispensable. A meal of wine was exchanged for a beating, and he didn't feel it was a loss.
"You haven't been drunk once or twice. When have you ever received a stick?"
The elder still shook his head.
"Why is that? The Sa family doesn't know!"
Lu Zhishen was dissatisfied. Since he had not arrested the wrong person, nor was it because of drinking, then he was right. A Guru stood up, grabbed the two sticks that he wanted to greet, and pushed the two young monks who were exercising the precepts. He took a few steps back, and that's right, he didn't admit the penalty.
"You can drink as much as you want. If you don't have money, you can get credit first, but why do you want to hurt the benefactor who sells wine?"
The elder looked at Lu Zhishen seriously. There are many Buddhist sects in the world, and there are many monks who drink alcohol and eat meat. It doesn't matter if Lu Zhishen can't help it, as long as it doesn't affect the practice of other monks in the temple, but it is too much to hurt people and rob them of drinks. Well, if this matter spreads, the reputation of Wenshu Monastery will be ruined.
"That Po refused to sell me wine, and he also said that the Sa family was not allowed to drink wine, so the Sa family kicked him, really, just one kick!"
Lu Zhishen said unconvinced that he was trying to talk to the liquor seller in a nice way, but the man didn't listen, so he just kicked him lightly.
