Night gradually fell, the full moon climbed into the starry sky, and the pilgrims in Baoxiang Temple gradually dispersed.
Although some people still want to enter Baoxiang Temple to offer incense, worship Buddha and make wishes, but it has already passed the time for offering incense in Baoxiang Temple, so they can only find an inn near Baoxiang Temple to stay temporarily in order to come early tomorrow. Go to Baoxiang Temple and obtain the qualification for the first incense.
As the pilgrims left, the monks of Baoxiang Temple began to clean Baoxiang Temple. Although pilgrims will not leave garbage in Baoxiang Temple, they must keep Baoxiang Temple clean and tidy. If the abbot Wuming discovers garbage, Then they will be punished, ranging from facing the wall for three days to being grounded for half a month.
The world says that I, the Buddha, am merciful, but Wu Ming, the abbot of Baoxiang Temple, is not merciful.
Of course, no monk in Baoxiang Temple dared to have an objection to this kind of punishment. Those who had an objection could only suppress it.
Ta-ta-ta-ta.
At this moment, the sound of carriages and horses gradually sounded, and after a while, a carriage stopped at the gate of Baoxiang Temple.
This carriage is the carriage carrying Chu Feng.
Because the horse pulling the cart was not a thousand-mile horse, it was already a little dark when we arrived here.
"Dear guest, Baoxiang Temple has arrived."
"But it seems that the time for burning incense and making wishes has passed. How about I invite you to a nearby inn to rest?"
The groom opened the curtain and said to Chu Feng inside.
"No need, uncle, just put me here."
"Well."
The groom did not force himself, and took the initiative to help Chu Feng pull up the curtain, and then took down the small chair for the footrest.
After Chu Feng got off the carriage, he took out a tael of gold from his arms and handed it to the coachman.
The groom was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reminded: "Dear guest, you don't need so much money."
"I know that the stories you told along the way are very interesting, just like a piece of opera. This extra gold can be regarded as money to listen to the opera."
Chu Feng said slowly.
Along the way, the groom told a hodgepodge of stories about his cousin, his beloved wife, and the four Lao Wang neighbors.
"Well, thank you for your distinguished guest."
"Dear guest, if you don't mind, I will come here tomorrow to take you back to the royal city?"
The groom accepted the gold and smiled from ear to ear.
He didn't expect that he was really a distinguished guest. Generally speaking, those who do errand business, regardless of the guest's status, would call the guest a distinguished guest to satisfy their vanity.
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow."
Chu Feng nodded in response, suddenly remembered something, and added: "Old man, remember to tell me how your cousin, cousin sister-in-law, and the four Lao Wang neighbors live."
"Everything is done according to the guest's wishes, no problem. I can even reveal their private life to the guest."
The groom nodded quickly, and soon he drove away in the carriage. Judging from the anxious look on the groom's face, he must have gone to drink wine.
And the other side.
Chu Feng also slowly arrived in front of Baoxiang Temple.
A faint light flashed between his eyebrows, and the vast spiritual consciousness spread directly to the entire Baoxiang Temple like water waves.
Although some monks in Baoxiang Temple were not weak, Chu Feng was too strong and no one noticed his spiritual consciousness.
"There is no evil or demonic energy in the monks of Baoxiang Temple, which is normal."
"It seems that the problem lies with Wu Ming, the abbot of Baoxiang Temple."
Chu Feng's consciousness passed through the palace of Baoxiang Temple and came to the northernmost attic of Baoxiang Temple, where Wu Ming's abbot was.
Soon, Chu Feng's eyes turned cold.
"It is indeed an evil spirit!"
"And he also killed many women."
Underground in Wuming's attic, there was a formation, but this formation was not very advanced. Chu Feng's consciousness passed through the formation and found that there were corpses inside. The corpses looked ferocious and were covered in bruises and bruises. It was obvious that he had been subjected to inhuman torture during his lifetime.
At this moment, a monk discovered Chu Feng and walked over quickly.
Although it was strange that Chu Feng was wearing a bamboo hat, because some pilgrims also wore bamboo hats on weekdays, the monk did not ask Chu Feng's identity. He clasped his hands together, lowered his head slightly, and said apologetically: "This pilgrim has now passed the incense offering ceremony." time, pilgrims are also invited to come back tomorrow."
Chu Feng didn't say anything. He turned over his hand, took out a token, and handed it to the monk in front of him.
Although the monk was confused, he still took the token. The token was golden and had two big characters "Datang" with dancing dragons and phoenixes on it.
What token is this?
Why haven't you seen it?
Although the monk knew that this token might be something extraordinary, he had never seen it before.
It’s not that the monk is ignorant. You know, he often guards the gate of Baoxiang Temple and has seen many tokens, including General Orders, Shangshu Orders, and City Lord Orders, but he has never seen Chu Feng hand them over. of this token.
The tokens he saw in the past would have a line of small characters marked on them to indicate the token's origin, but the golden token in his hand only had the word "Datang" on it, which was really strange.
"Pilgrim, please wait a moment. I don't recognize this token. I need to show it to the senior officials in the temple."
Perhaps the monk felt that the man wearing a bamboo hat in front of him was a bit extraordinary, and his tone of voice was not as calm as before, but with a hint of respect.
"good."
Chu Feng responded.
This golden token was given to him by Tang Chen. It is rumored that the entire Tang Dynasty does not cost more than three yuan. It is normal for the monks of Baoxiang Temple not to recognize it.
After the monk entered Baoxiang Temple, he did not go directly to the abbot Wu Ming. On the one hand, Wu Ming lived far away, and on the other hand, because of the monk's level in Baoxiang Temple, he was not qualified to go to Wu Ming directly. .
Even though Baoxiang Temple is just a temple, it has a hierarchical system just like the Tang Dynasty court.
The monk came to an attic near the southeast, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door gently.
Soon, with a creak, the door to the next floor was opened, and then, a young monk appeared in front of the doorkeeper.
This young monk was the person in charge of the contact between Baoxiang Temple and the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty.
"What's matter?"
The young monk looked at the gatekeeper monk in front of him and wondered.
"Master, there is a pilgrim outside the door who wants to enter Baoxiang Temple."
"I said it was past the time to burn incense, but he took out a token and gave it to me. I didn't recognize the token, so I came over and asked the master to help me take a look."
The gatekeeper monk explained.
"good."
The little monk nodded, but his face didn't care at all.
Over the years, he has seen many pilgrims make many fake tokens in order to enter Baoxiang Temple to offer incense.
Just three days ago, a pilgrim wanted to enter Baoxiang Temple early in the morning to offer incense and took out a fake token. This incident made many monks laugh and cry.
"Give."
The gatekeeper monk handed the golden token to the young monk. The young monk looked indifferent at first, but when he saw the golden token, his expression changed drastically.
"It's actually this kind of token!"
The voice was full of surprise.
"Master, what exactly is this golden token?"
The gatekeeper monk asked curiously.
"This golden token is called [Tang Wang Ling]. It is a token given by the Tang King himself. The entire Tang Dynasty does not exceed three pieces. Only those who are extremely valued by the Tang King can obtain this token. You know, Now none of the famous people around the king, Mr. Chu, has such a token!"
The little monk explained.
"What?"
"[The Order of the King of Tang]? A token given by the King of Tang himself"
"In that case, the pilgrim outside has an extraordinary status."
The gatekeeper monk said in shock.
He did not expect that the ordinary pilgrims wearing bamboo hats and ordinary clothes outside would actually attract the attention of the Tang Dynasty.
"good."
"Quickly, take me to see that pilgrim. If there is any neglect, all of us in Baoxiang Temple may be punished."
The little monk said quickly.
Although Baoxiang Temple has a very high status in the Tang Dynasty, and the status of the monks in the temple is also very high, but if it can be compared with those who have obtained the [Tang Wang Ling], it is nothing compared to the big one and not worth mentioning.
Even if they are the abbot of Baoxiang Temple, Wu Ming's status and status are much lower than those holding the [Tang Wang Ling].
"yes."
After learning that the person outside had an extraordinary identity, the gatekeeper monk quickly led the young monk out.
After a while, they arrived outside Baoxiang Temple.
Looking around, the young monk saw Chu Feng wearing a bamboo hat.
"I didn't know that you are visiting Baoxiang Temple. Please forgive me."
"This is your Lord's [Tang Wang's Order]."
The young monk came to Chu Feng, bent down, and respectfully presented the [Tang Wang Ling] with both hands.
"Um."
Chu Feng hummed softly, then turned his hand and put the [Tang Wang Ling] in his arms.
"May I ask, sir, are you here to make a wish and offer incense?"
"If you offer incense, I can ask Abbot Wuming to chant sutras and recite Buddha's name for you."
The little monk smiled.
"Then take me to the temple where incense is burned."
Chu Feng did not refuse.
Although he came to Baoxiang Temple this time to ward off demons, and he himself did not believe in any gods or Buddhas, since he was here, he should burn incense.
"good."
"My lord, come quickly with me."
"Um."
The little monk quickly led the way, and Chu Feng followed slowly.
On the way, the young monk kept chatting with Chu Feng, wanting to know Chu Feng's identity, but Chu Feng was careful about his words and did not reveal his identity.
It wasn't that Chu Feng didn't want to tell the young monk his identity, but that Chu Feng felt that he was just an ordinary person, and he and the young monk would never interact in the future, so he didn't bother to reveal his identity.
Of course, the young monk can also use his spiritual consciousness to observe Chu Feng's face, and then investigate Chu Feng's identity.
But if the young monk really does this, Chu Feng will definitely let the young monk understand what it means to lose more than gain.
After a while, the young monk took Chu Feng to the largest hall of Baoxiang Temple where he offered incense.
"Sir, please sit down for a moment and taste the finest tea from our Baoxiang Temple. I will go and invite Abbot Wuming over now."
The young monk took out some ruddy tea leaves from the jade bottle, brewed it for Chu Feng, and then said respectfully.
"good."
Chu Feng nodded, and the young monk respectfully stepped back and headed to the northernmost attic.
After the young monk left, Chu Feng looked at the tall and sacred Buddha statue in the hall with a look of deep thought.
Since Baoxiang Temple is the most popular place in the Tang Dynasty, I think if I sign in at a place like this, I should be able to get good rewards.
"System, sign in here."
Chu Feng thought.
