The temple in front of Fatty was a bit strange in style.
It is different from traditional Chinese temples and Western churches.
This "Nishi Honganji Temple" imitates the style of the neon native Nishi Honganji Temple, and also wants to show the characteristics of Indian Buddhist architecture.
The temple faces east from the west and has a very distinctive horseshoe-shaped arched hall. There are huge relief lotus flowers on the hall porch, arranged in a fan shape from the outside to the inside, surrounding the central window.
The outer edge of the lotus petals is a half-circle grass relief, with a raised top and a lion statue on it.
There are ten rectangular reliefs on the lower edge of the window. Originally, there was a large high-relief sculpture below it, depicting the scene of "white elephant in the jungle, worshiped by monks"...
Since it was already night, it was difficult for Fatty to go in and spy, but it did not prevent him from observing from the outside.
Pretending to be a street gangster, Fatty walked around No. 455 Zhapu Road.
Fortunately, he found the neon Taoist priest he had met on one of the piers.
That person was Yamaguchi Shunian.
Yamaguchi Xiunian came out to buy daily necessities for a group of people...
"Ma Dan, these Taoist priests actually live in a monk's temple..."
The fat man who returned to the safe house couldn't help but said to Gao Chao beside him.
"Fat Master, you are so powerful. In such a short time, you have found the foothold of the Neon Taoist Priest..."
Gao Chao and other brothers admired Fatty for rediscovering the traces of the Neon Taoist priests and finding their footing.
The fat man didn't brag, he just nodded slightly and gave the task of tracking to the brothers of the special operations team.
Looking at these young and familiar faces, Fatty felt a little unsure - he thought again of Lao Li, who always had a big mouth.
Lao Li's injuries should be healed now, but I don't know how he feels?
Compared with the battle loss rate of general armies and special agent organizations, since Ma Changguan knew the enemy first and made proper overall arrangements, the attrition rate was not too high.
Therefore, Fatty still agrees with Chief Ma's statement of "relying on science".
Fighting the enemy does not mean needless sacrifice.
However, in addition to the recent reduction in combat numbers, the progress of the war has also made people feel very unhappy.
The 700,000 elite national troops were unable to fight or walk. In the end, they even fled in a swarm and collapsed thousands of miles away. Now I am afraid that even Jinling will not be saved.
When I think about these things, I feel very angry.
That's why Chief Ma pretended to be Zhang Zhenren.
If it weren't for the mission, Fatty would have wanted to find a church to become a priest.
Fatty knew that Commander Ma and his brothers were probably in a worse mood this time.
Although we are in a bad mood, we still have to hold back our anger. Now everyone's task is to fight behind enemy lines.
This was not what Fatty said, it was Chief Ma who said it to everyone.
Fatty strongly agrees with this.
So everyone should work hard with all your energy...
Although the night is deep.
There are many people working hard right now.
In Nishi Honganji Temple, Naoki Aoyama looked at the lights outside and stood up.
"Master, when do we start planning?"
"Don't be anxious. The military propaganda department still wants to build momentum for us. Shanghai is the most important city in the Far East. We can't be anxious..."
"Master's knowledge is indeed beyond the reach of us juniors."
Faced with the compliments from his disciples, Naoki Aoyama just smiled indifferently and did not comment.
He knew in his heart that there was an element of flattery in his disciple's words, but he didn't stop him - he had to give his disciples a chance to speak, right?
Moreover, Naoki Aoyama also vaguely enjoys this kind of chasing...
As for the rumored surveillance, Naoki Aoyama didn't even take it seriously.
The purpose of this visit is to attract attention and become the center of attention, so it is a good thing for someone to pay attention appropriately.
The next day.
The attention Naoki Aoyama needed came quickly.
Many newspapers in Shanghai published the news of Neon Taoism master's visit to Shanghai.
"Master of Neon Kingdom landed in Shanghai..."
"The unique Eastern secret..."
"The descendants of the Neon Jiuju sect came to Shanghai to promote Dharma..."
The fat man also sneaked into the Chenghuang Temple through the side door with a stack of newspapers and a breakfast.
The fat man walked straight into the quiet room where Ma Xiaoguang temporarily stayed.
"Is all the propaganda in the newspapers out?"
Ma Xiaoguang asked while eating the Xiao Long Bao brought by the fat man and reading the newspaper.
This City God's Temple is actually a good place to stay, but the conditions are not good. Although Taoists do not prohibit wine and meat, but they have to do a full show, since Chief Ma is playing the role of Zhang Zhenren, he can't be too casual.
No, I haven’t even smoked cigarettes recently.
"Not only did the promotional materials come out, I also found out where this gang of people are staying last night, which is at Honganji Temple in the west of Zhapu Road..."
"Very good! It's much faster than expected. Let's wait for the Neon Man to light up the fire, and then we can take action again."
"Is the number of routes this time different from usual?"
"That's because these neon Taoist priests overestimate their abilities and want to fight with our serious Taoist masters... Why do these Yehu Chan need real Taoist masters to take action? A Yehu Chan like me is enough to deal with them."
Ma Xiaoguang finished the last bun, picked up the newspaper and wiped his greasy hands and said.
"What's next?"
"Don't worry, the neon Taoist priests won't be able to stay idle. Soon they will find an opportunity to show up on important occasions in Shanghai. Let them perform first..."
Ma Xiaoguang's prediction soon came true.
Two days later, there was a solemn atmosphere at the entrance of a neon store on North Sichuan Road in Hongkou.
The flags and flags erected at the door and the props placed in sequence make it even more eerie and weird.
People in Shanghai who passed by from time to time looked sideways and walked around.
"Master Qingshan's disciple's actions are indeed extraordinary!"
Lieutenant Commander Yoshikawa Tokuo was wearing a kimono today. He looked at the newly decorated venue with admiration and said to Shunen Ito, the eldest disciple of Naoki Aoyama.
"Yoshikawa-kun, I'm sorry, this is just an ordinary Feng Shui array. As a descendant of the Jiuju sect, these are just the basics..."
Ito Shunen also felt good about his arrangement, but his face still had a calm look.
The master has long told me that as a Taoist, one should not be overjoyed.
Regarding the master's instructions, Xiu Nian has always been regarded as the guideline.
This time I traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to come to Shanghai, just to promote the Taoism of the "Jiuju School" and conquer this ancient land from another level.
Therefore, practicing mindfulness feels like a heavier burden on my shoulders.
Today is the opening day of the Songjiang Trading Company branch that cooperates with the navy. As the sponsor of this event, the master specially ordered Xiunian to set up a magic circle to protect Songjiang Trading Company.
In addition to flags and flags, there are rows of wreaths at the entrance of the trading company!
Somewhat different from Chinese customs, Neon people do not send flower baskets when opening their business, but rather send wreaths.
The rows of wreaths combined with the arrays and flags arranged by Xiu Nian look even more weird. A good opening ceremony actually looks a bit like a memorial service.
Among the many wreaths, one was sent by "Tengxin Foreign Trade" in Hongkou.
