Zhihua Temple, also known as "Repaying Enlightenment Zhihua Zen Temple", is located in the east of the capital. It has a history of more than 200 years since it was built.
This temple covers a total area of more than thirty acres, facing south, with several buildings, over a hundred buildings, and many monks...
If you want to compare this Zhihua Temple to a "company", it is considered to be very well run. Even if it is compared to the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, it is not far behind.
But these days, things are not peaceful in this temple.
First, ten months ago, several monks disappeared mysteriously...
At first, the monks didn't take it too seriously, because this kind of thing is very common in monasteries with a large number of people. Almost every year, some people escape and return to secular life without saying goodbye because they can't bear the harsh life of a monk. of.
But later, it was not just the monks who disappeared, some people also came to the door, saying that their family members had not been seen since they came to the temple to offer incense one day.
However, since no one was found alive or dead, there was no definite answer to the matter in the end. After all, there was no evidence to prove whether they disappeared in the temple or after leaving the temple... Even the government could not investigate. Come up with a reason.
Later, in the last seven or eight days, some monks in the temple went crazy again. I don’t know whether these people were frightened or ate the wrong things. Anyway, they suddenly started to behave strangely and sometimes very strangely. They are very aggressive; please ask the doctor to see them. Even the doctor was injured by them. The other monks had no choice but to temporarily imprison these "crazy monks" to see if they would get better on their own.
At this time, some old monks with some supernatural powers in the temple said: "There may be goblins in our Zhihua Temple."
Some people may find it strange when they see this. Can fairies be found in the Buddhist pure land?
Damn, there were monkeys making trouble in the Lingxiao Palace. Isn't this "Monkey King" also a goblin?
To put it bluntly, whether you can cause trouble depends on whether the party making trouble is strong enough. As long as it is strong enough, demons can also enter the church. Holy water can be used as vodka, and the statue of Jesus can perform pole dancing... I'm going too far, that's the point anyway.
Let’s get back to business, let’s talk about today.
Early in the morning, Master Rencan, a senior monk from Zhihua Temple, came out of the temple to buy some things.
Although he is said to be an eminent monk, in fact, Rencan is not very old, only in his early forties, which can be regarded as the Mesozoic Era in the temple. Rencan's master is the current abbot of Zhihua Temple, Zen Master "Nengze", which is what we mentioned above... ...one of several "old monks with some supernatural powers".
Rencan came out today for no other reason than to buy some things that might be used to eliminate demons under the orders of his master, because... it was obviously impossible to do it with the existing things and methods in their temple.
Unexpectedly, Rencan had just bought a few things and was walking on the street. By chance, he met Liang Jingshuo.
Rencan also learned a little bit from his master, so when he took a look from a distance, he was startled by Liang Jingshuo, and said in his heart: This kid has so much yin in him that he doesn't look like a human being at all. I can't let him go. .
This monk was really a bit reckless. He took advantage of the fact that he still had the "props" he just bought in his bag, so he stepped forward and stopped Liang Jingxuan, hoping to slay the demons.
When Liang Jingxuan saw such a person suddenly popping up, he was stunned and asked, "What are you doing, monk?"
Everyone, what he said was very rude.
In those days, even a street kid with little education would greet a monk like Rencan who came from a big temple and was well-dressed (the fabric of the monk's robe and cassock can also be very particular). "Master" or "Master".
But Liang Jingshuo said "monk" as soon as he said it, and he had no intention of giving any face to the other party.
Doesn't that mean he has no eyesight? Or are you uneducated and uncultured?
neither.
Just don’t deal with the monk.
Although monks and Taoists are both monks, they are indeed enemies in many cases.
It is normal for Liang Jingshuo, an alternative to the corpse exorcism sect, to have a bad attitude towards monks. Besides, these monks at Zhihua Temple don't actually like Taoist priests very much.
As soon as Rencan heard the other party speak like this, he felt a little angry. At that time, he also replied in a deep voice: "What are you doing? I think there is something evil in you!"
"Ah?" Liang Jingxuan raised his eyebrows, "Is there a ghost on me?" He said, looking at the other person, "I think you are the only one who has a ghost on you!"
What he said was not nonsense, because there were real problems in Zhihua Temple, so Rencan had some evil spirit in his body.
The two of them started to quarrel as they went back and forth like this.
After arguing and arguing, Rencan even took out the things in his bag, hoping to "transcend" the "evil" in front of him on the street... Will that work?
But no matter what, the quarrel between the two people must have attracted the attention of the people; in this capital, the eyes of various forces are everywhere, and the news naturally spreads very quickly, so it didn’t take long for the companions of both sides to receive the news. The news came like a storm.
On Liang Jingxuan's side, because everyone happened to have nothing to do today, so... Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai, Lin Yuancheng, Linghuxiang, Qin Feng, Tyrell, and Fudozi all came.
It wasn't just them, because the national master Yan Danzi and the "prostitute saint" Yu Jianli were also at the post house when the incident happened, these two people also came to join in the fun.
As for Rencan, I won’t introduce them one by one here. Anyway, the group of monks who came were led by a few middle-level people with the same "Ren" generation as him. Under their command were "Sheng" and "Sheng". There are also many young monks of the generation with the name "fruit".
There were dozens of people on both sides, and they formed a formation on the street, as if they were ready to "take over" their grievances.
The people who came to watch were so happy. Think about it: these monks, Taoist priests, and knight-errants were fighting in the street... After seeing this excitement, the neighbors would still be able to add insult to injury for a year and a half?
It's a pity that the fight didn't end in the end.
Because when Shuangxie revealed his identity as the "Celestial Protector of the Country" and the gold medal given by him, the monks immediately felt guilty. And when they explained that Liang Jingxuan was a corpse exorcist... even Rencan himself felt that this was a misunderstanding.
Seeing that the monks were a bit unable to get off the stage, Yan Danzi stepped forward as a national master to smooth things over and gave the other side a step. Na Rencan and the others naturally hurried down the slope.
After the "misunderstanding" between the two parties was resolved, they went to Zhihua Temple together.
Seeing this, some people may want to ask, since the conflict has subsided, why don't they go their separate ways and go back to their respective places?
It's simple, because after Fudozi and Yandanzi arrived at the scene, they looked across and found that Liang Jingshuo had not made a mistake - it was not just Rencan who was on the opposite side, but almost all the monks were contaminated to one degree or another. The evil spirit.
Then it was obvious that there was indeed a problem in Zhihua Temple. We had to go and have a look, so they went back with the monks.
And it was difficult for Rencan and the others to refuse the requests made by Yan Danzi and others.
First of all, their temple needs to get rid of demons, so it is not a bad thing to have "foreign aid" come to the door proactively.
Secondly, even though they may still have some conflicts in their hearts due to some grudges between Buddhism and Taoism, but now they are both "Celestial Masters to Protect the Country" and National Masters...we really need to keep these people away. In addition, it is the senior people in the temple who should take action, not the middle-level people like them who are benevolent.
Therefore, no matter what, it is better to take the person back first and then leave the unpleasant words to the abbot.
To make a long story short, it didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the Zhihua Temple together.
At this time, it is 6 o'clock in the morning.
During this period of time on weekdays, the area outside the main hall of Zhihua Temple is open to the public. People can come in and out freely and come to the main hall to offer incense and pray for blessings. If you have a distinguished status or are willing to spend more money, you can also go to the back hall. Find an eminent monk to receive you alone and teach you about Buddhism, which is the so-called VIP treatment.
However, due to many incidents in the temple some time ago, Zhihua Temple has been closed to the public in recent days.
Today at Sishi, two eminent monks of the "Neng" generation are giving lectures to the monks in the Zhihua Hall (the main hall of Zhihua Temple, equivalent to the Main Hall of ordinary temples).
As they talked, along with a burst of noise, they welcomed a group of uninvited guests.
The two masters "Neng Ming" and "Neng Zhi" who were sitting in the temple faced the outside of the temple. They were the first to notice the approaching crowd, but they were eminent monks after all, so they remained calm and continued. Lecture calmly.
On the contrary, many of the young monks who were listening to the sutra below were quickly attracted by the noise coming from behind, and some were distracted and some turned around.
"Everyone, please wait for a moment. When the two masters finish speaking, the poor monk will enter the hall to deliver a message." Ren Can, who was outside the hall, stopped when he reached the gate of the Zhihua Hall. , and turned his head and said softly to the "guests".
Unexpectedly, Fudozi, the oldest and most stable person here, actually replied to him at this time: "What are you waiting for? The evil spirit is riding on your face, why are you just talking about it?"
Fudoko used a loud voice and said these insults without hesitation.
Now, the two eminent monks Neng Ming and Neng Zhi had to stop even if they didn’t want to...
"Amitabha." Nengming interrupted his sermon, chanted the Buddha's name softly, and then said to the people at the door of the hall, "Who is making a noise outside?"
"Me!" Fudozi said, then walked in, stood there, raised his chest and raised his head and shouted at the two old monks sitting in the hall, "Wawushan, Xuanqi Sect, Fudozi."
Neng Ming Neng wisely looked at it and thought to himself that this "little guy" only looks like a man in his twenties. Why is he so rude?
The two of them immediately turned their attention to Ren Can and other monks of the Ren generation in front of the temple, wanting to know who these people they brought were.
Rencan also understood the meaning of his two uncles, so he quickly followed him and said while saluting: "Amitabha, two uncles... This Taoist priest Fudo is the protector of the country who was recently appointed by the emperor. One of the Celestial Masters said he was coming to the temple to catch monsters. This is so rude... I hope my uncle will forgive me."
"Oh?" As soon as Neng Ming and Neng Zhi heard the words "Celestial Protector of the Country", their expressions changed slightly.
Obviously, the monks of Zhihua Temple had also heard the rumors about these "Heavenly Masters", but they did not expect that these few would come to their temple to cause trouble today.
"Xiaodao, you are really..." After a breath, Neng Zhi still didn't believe it, so he wanted to confirm it with Fuzi himself.
"Stop talking nonsense!" But Fuzi couldn't stand the old monk's slow-talking rhythm anymore, and interrupted directly, "You have four monsters around you, and you still have the leisure to grind slowly with me here. What about your words?"
After saying that, Fuzi jumped up, flew over the heads of the hundreds of monks sitting cross-legged in the hall, and reached the side of the hall in a leap.
In the Zhihua Hall, there are three Buddha statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Infinite Buddha, and Medicine Buddha in the center. On both sides are wooden and gold seated statues of Eighteen Arhats. Now without moving, he came to one of the Arhat statues and waved his fist. Just fight.
At that moment, there was only a "boom", like falling wood and flying dust.
Just when the monks inside and outside the temple were shocked by Fudoko's sudden "disrespectful" act, and were about to become angry...
Sudden! From the collapsed Arhat statue, black smoke actually came out, and condensed into a monster-like air mass in the air, and then escaped with a roar of "Woo——".
This scene of "punching a wooden arhat and seeing the shadow of a demon in the dust" really shocked everyone.
However, Fudozi's actions have just begun...
(End of chapter)
