“While you were in the east, I was in the west. You had no man and I had no wife.
When I don't have a wife, I'm free, but when you don't have a husband, you're so lonely. "
Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen were resting and eating under a tree when they suddenly heard someone singing an obscene ditty in the distance. They looked up and saw a Taoist carrying a load walking along the mountain road in the distance. He seemed to be going up the mountain. I saw the Taoist wearing a soap towel on his head, a cloth shirt, a multi-colored sash around his waist, hemp shoes on his feet, and a sword hanging on his waist. At both ends of the burden was a bamboo basket containing fresh fish and cooked meat wrapped in lotus leaves. At the other end is a wine jar.
"Is this the Crock Temple?"
Sun Lei suddenly remembered that Lu Zhishen's next stop after leaving Taohua Village was the Crock Temple, where Feitian Yaksha Qiu Xiaoyi and pig iron Buddha Cui Daocheng were dressed. Isn't the man in front of him dressed as Feitian Yaksha Qiu Xiaoyi.
"This is not like a Taoist priest."
Sun Lei looked at the Taoist priest walking slowly and said to Lu Zhishen.
"How can any monk sing such obscene songs?"
Lu Zhishen also looked at the Taoist priests appearing in the distance. Although Buddhism and Taoism have different beliefs, Buddhism and Taoism have a deep influence on each other in China. They both pay attention to purity of mind and abstinence from desires. Although Taoism has fewer and looser taboos, they are not in broad daylight. Singing such obscene words.
Qiu Xiaoyi saw Lu Zhishen, Sun Lei, and the old woman resting under the big tree and ignored them without any threat. Then he looked at the horses and donkeys, especially the bulging packages on the horses. Qiu Xiaoyi felt happy. There must be a lot of money.
However, seeing Lu Zhishen's big and thick appearance, Qiu Xiaoyi could only suppress the greed in his heart. He might not be able to fight this fat monk alone.
Qiu Xiaoyi was not singing the ditty. He straightened his back, picked up the load and walked towards the big tree where Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei were.
"I wonder where Master is going?"
Qiu Xiaoyi put down his burden and asked Lu Zhishen with a smile.
"The Sa family is going to Yan'an Mansion!"
Although Lu Zhishen was not impressed by Qiu Xiaoyi because of the lewd words just now, he still answered.
"Yan'an Mansion, it's a long way to go!"
Qiu Xiaoyi pretended to be surprised and pointed to the west.
"You have to go over the Taihang Mountains, pass through Taiyuan Prefecture, and then go over the Luliang Mountains and then cross the Yellow River to get there."
"Sajia knows the way!"
Lu Zhishen was angry when he saw Qiu Xiaoyi looking like he was trying to scare foreigners. He was the "Incorruptible Envoy of the Fifth Route of Guanxi"! Do you still need someone to teach you about the situation on Guanxi Road?
"Master, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk through this red pine forest today. This red pine forest covers a very wide area, with scattered branches and thousands of barefoot old dragons. There are strange shadows and thousands of red-scaled giant pythons. From a distance, it looks like The judge's beard looks like devil's hair when viewed up close. Master, who is supporting the old and the young, it is past noon today and it will be difficult to walk past before dark."
Seeing the fierce look on Lu Zhishen's face, Qiu Xiaoyi did not dare to say anything about the long distance to Yan'an Mansion, so he could only point to the red pine forest in the distance.
"What do you mean?"
Sun Lei answered and asked.
"There is a big monastery on this mountain. It is a permanent residence in the ten directions. Monks and passers-by can stay overnight there. The trail can also stay there. If you are willing, why don't you go and rest for a night? We will set out tomorrow morning. We should be able to get there before dark Walk out of the red pine forest."
Qiu Xiaoyi smiled and said to Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei, and pointed at the temple that was faintly visible not far away, but it was blocked by trees and could not see clearly.
"There is another place to go, please lead me there quickly."
Sun Lei didn't mean to be polite at all. He stood up and helped the old woman up, as if he was going to stay overnight.
"Brother, please, I'm going to the mountain first."
Qiu Xiaoyi looked at the old woman and knew that these people could not walk fast, so he took the first step to carry the load up the mountain. He was secretly happy to meet a raw egg that had never been out today.
"Brother, this Taoist priest doesn't look like a good person. Aren't you afraid of meeting bad people when you go up the mountain like this?"
When Lu Zhishen saw the Taoist priest walking away, he asked Sun Lei why he followed the bad guy so recklessly today because he was very cautious along the way.
"You know he's a bad guy? After all, you used to be a prostitute. Isn't it your duty to eliminate violence and uphold justice? Why don't you kill the bad guy when you see him?"
Sun Lei helped the old woman get on the donkey, and then led the horse to go up the mountain.
"The Sa family is now a monk, and a monk must be compassionate and not kill!"
Lu Zhishen performed a Buddhist salute, and with a kind look on his face, he pulled the reins of the horse to prevent Sun Lei from leaving.
"Okay! Stop pretending. Zhou Tong's body is still on display in the county government office! It's really not even cold. You pretended to be dead before his eyes were closed. Be careful he jumps up to seek your life."
Sun Lei couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lu Zhishen's fake appearance. He just had a human life on his hands, and now he said he couldn't kill any more.
"That's because he has done many evil things. The Sa family hates seeing these people who bully women! That's killing demons. The Buddha will not blame him!"
Only then did Lu Zhishen return to normal, patting his chest and pretending to be a hero. There was no strict requirement on whether he could kill people or not. There was nothing wrong with eliminating evil and doing good, and it made sense when he met the Buddha.
"How do you know that person is not a demon? The Taoist priest has already gone far away. If you don't catch up, you won't have a chance to slay the demon!"
Sun Lei pointed at Qiu Xiaoyi, who had disappeared at the end of the road. He might have gone back to inform his accomplices about the success of the pig iron Buddha Cui.
"What about slaying demons? That's a temple. Where did the demons come from?"
Lu Zhishen did not stop him anymore and followed him with his Zen staff.
After walking for about half an hour, Sun Lei heard the sound of bells blown by the wind, and finally saw the mountain gate of the temple. There was a plaque on the broken mountain gate that read "Temple of Earthen Jars".
"Master Lu, look - the Earthen Pot Temple is not a place for simmering soup, right? I like this earthen pot soup very much, and the soup made by the cook at Taigong Liu's house is pretty good. It's a pity that you can't go there once you leave. I wonder what year and month I can drink such delicious soup."
Sun Lei looked at the name of the temple and smacked his lips and said. When he saw the word "earthen pot", he felt hungry unconsciously and thought of the skills of Taigong Liu's cook.
"I think you also stayed in Wenshu Monastery for a month. Why don't you understand any Buddhist principles? The hollowness of the earthen jar means that the four elements are empty! This is not a temple for simmering earthen jar soup!"
Lu Zhishen corrected Sun Lei's misunderstanding. The Crock Temple is not a temple for simmering Crock Soup. During these days in Wenshu Monastery, although he still followed his own way before becoming a monk, he had some Buddhist principles in his heart and understood some Buddhist secrets. .
"It doesn't look like it to me. In this mountain without a village or shop, who is cooking soup for? There is also this temple. Look at this temple. What has it become? It's just a ruined temple!"
Sun Lei pointed at the temple with some disgust. From the outside, many of the temple walls had collapsed and were covered with messy vines. Many of the halls and bell towers in the temple had also collapsed. The ground outside the temple was covered with moss and weeds. It was not beautiful at all. It is like a place where people live, not like a temple. The monks pay attention to the appearance. The temple is always kept spotless, saying that it must be swept frequently to sweep away all the mundane things in the heart.
"The Taoist priest really lied. This is not the permanent residence of Shifang. It is clearly an abandoned temple. I don't know who is the abbot. Such a large temple is not well managed, resulting in such a scene!"
Lu Zhishen was also a little angry when he looked at the dilapidated temple. The temple also needs to be well managed, so that pilgrims and Tan Yue will come to worship, and the incense can flourish.
