There is a large area of mountainous area outside Anwu City, which makes it difficult for cavalry to move. In the past, it played a great role in fighting against Liang cavalry.
It is now the middle of winter, and the mountains and forests are all white, and there is only a world covered in silver, unstained by dust.
A donkey cart pulled an adult, two children, a seriously injured person, and a cat walking in the mountains.
"If we want to save him, shouldn't we go to the city? Why go to the mountains?"
Ye Guo looked at the unconscious Liu Yuanze and was very worried about his safety.
Ye Ming smiled and touched Ye Guo's little head:
"The people in the city can't cure him. The divination I made shows that the only way to survive is to go into the mountains."
"Oh, Daddy, you will make him recover, right?"
Ye Guo blinked and asked.
Ye Ming knocked Ye Guo on the head:
"They say girls are outgoing. I've seen it firsthand. At this young age, I'm talking to my lover."
Ye Guo didn't understand what Ye Ming meant, but felt that Ye Ming had no ill intentions and felt reassured.
Lei Ling was also surprised. She guessed that Ye Ming had figured out that there were some powerful monsters in the mountains, so she went into the mountains to look for them. She found that this place was already very deep into the mountains, and it didn't look like there were any human traces.
After walking up the mountain for a long time, the forest ahead became increasingly dense, and there was no way to go even in winter.
Walking through the dense forest of thorns, after walking for a while, the front suddenly became clear.
When you look up, you can see the forest land and houses on the hillside, and many people live here.
On the top of a mountain in the distance, there is a thousand-year-old temple standing. It looks solemn and solemn, especially majestic in the deep mountains.
There are many people in the mountain village. Their clothes and clothes are not ancient, and their words and deeds are the same as those of today.
At first, Lei Ling thought she was in a paradise-like place.
After questioning, I found out that the people here were all rescued by the monks of Huiye Temple, an ancient temple in the mountains, in the past two years.
They have only been here for a few years.
It's sad to see thousands of people gathered here.
According to people here, General Dong's men have committed many crimes in the past two years, killing and injuring a large number of innocent civilians. They used the heads of border people of Xu State as the heads of Liang people, in order to claim credit from the court and exchange for a large amount of gold, silver, grain and rice rewards.
Most of them were civilians fleeing the massacre by the border troops.
After chatting with the villagers for a while in the village at the foot of the mountain, Ye Ming and others went up the mountain.
Along the way, it can be seen that the people who live here have great respect for Huiye Temple. Basically, people who go up the mountain will salute to the mountain every few steps, as if on a pilgrimage.
As soon as Ye Ming and others reached the mountainside, they saw a monk in red cassocks and two monks in yellow robes waiting here.
When the leading monk saw Ye Ming and others, he smiled and stepped forward to bow.
"The host knew this morning that there would be a large number of guests at the door, and ordered me to wait here to welcome them."
Ye Ming returned the salute, and wheat ears and wild fruits also followed suit and saluted together.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Since the abbot of your temple knows that we are coming, do you think you know what is going on here?"
The monk recited the Buddha's name and said: "Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."
With that said, he made a gesture of invitation and asked Ye Ming and others to go up the mountain.
It can be seen that the monks of Huiye Temple are very different from monks elsewhere. They not only eat fast and chant sutras, but also work by themselves like the people at the foot of the mountain.
Now in the middle of winter, most of the monks on the mountain are collecting firewood, clearing snow, and carrying water, and they look very busy.
"I made a few people laugh. Our temple does not have good land or a large house, so we can only support ourselves."
The leading monk introduced some mountain scenery to Ye Ming and others along the way.
When I walked outside the side hall of Huiye Temple, I saw an old monk with white beard and white eyebrows, holding a tin staff, waiting in front of the hall.
Seeing Ye Ming and others arriving, the old monk bowed first, and the two monks around him stepped forward, lifted the unconscious Liu Yuanze on a stretcher, and carried him to the back hall.
Seeing this, Ye Guo couldn't help but feel more at ease.
"Lao Na is the presiding officer of Huiye Temple, his dharma name is Huishen."
The old monk calls himself Huishen.
Ye Ming also smiled in greeting and reported Yang Luming's name.
Abbot Huishen looked at Liu Yuanze being carried to the back hall and said to Ye Ming:
"I know a little bit about the power of 'fate communication'. Although it is not profound, I also know that this monster's heart is not evil.
However, the evil deeds done in the past must be repaid, and this calamity now is also a blessing.
Our temple can save his life, but he needs to stay in my temple for five years after he recovers from his injuries. From now on, he will not harm any life again. He will go down the mountain to pay for his past sins in the future, so that he can achieve righteousness one day. "
"Then thank you, Master."
Ye Ming thanked him with his mouth, but in his heart he thought about taking Liu Yuanze away after he recovered from his injury.
Just kidding, how could he allow one of his subordinates, a big devil, to choose to abandon evil and embrace good?
As a follower of the devil, you must be guilty and commit all kinds of evil!
With this idea in mind, the communication between Ye Ming and Abbot Huishen was very harmonious on the surface.
After the two communicated for a while, Abbot Huishen arranged for someone to take Ye Ming and others to stay while he himself went to check on Liu Yuanze's injuries.
Ye Ming sat down in the wing of the temple and saw that there were no monks nearby. He felt relieved and said to himself:
"The six powers of Buddhism are really good. They know we are coming early in the morning.
My current divination is not so accurate. If I could also learn the six powers of Buddhism..."
Lei Ling on the side rolled her eyes at him:
"You really dare to think that this is one of the special skills of Buddhism. I have never heard of anyone outside of Buddhism learning it."
Hearing this, Ye Ming lifted the crotch of Lei Ling's neck and stroked her hair:
"Can you dream a little bit and be bolder?"
Lei Ling curled her lips and said nothing. Obviously, she did not think that Ye Ming, a big demon, could learn the great magical powers of Buddhism.
Ye Guo didn't understand this and just asked:
"Dad, can they cure the big white snake?"
"It can't be cured anyway."
Ye Ming still has confidence in these capable people from the righteous sect.
It's funny to say that if the demon was treating Liu Yuanze now, Ye Ming might be worried that the other party was cheating, but he trusted the righteous person who said he was saving people.
Thinking about it this way, the reason why monsters are monsters is not without reason.
At the very least, there is a huge gap in mutual trust.
The dinner in the temple is not extravagant, it is a simple vegetarian meal.
But the taste is indeed nothing to say, quite good.
The only regret is that there is no wine.
Looking at the empty gourd, Ye Ming was a little worried about the wine, thinking about when to prepare more wine.
He stood up and asked the monks in the temple: "Does your temple have a drink as delicious as wine?"
Hearing this, the monk nodded and said:
"Yes, yes."
When Ye Ming heard this, his eyes lit up:
"Please bring some."
The monk responded and went to get the best drink.
Ye Ming couldn't help but look forward to it, wondering what kind of drinks this extraordinary-looking Huiye Temple would provide.
After a while, the monk came back and solemnly handed it over to Ye Ming——
A few Buddhist scriptures! ?
Looking at these Buddhist scriptures, Ye Ming asked with some boredom:
"Is this the drink you're talking about?"
"Exactly, we monks reciting the supreme Buddhist principles every day are like drinking nectar, and they are a hundred times better.
This supreme Dharma is naturally the most delicious nectar in the world. "
The monk explained seriously.
Hearing this, Ye Ming wanted to put these Buddhist scriptures into his mouth and ask him to "drink first as a sign of respect."
"Then let me ask you, according to Buddhist teachings, who is more important, a branch or a tree?"
Faced with Ye Ming's question, the monk answered without hesitation:
"I, the Buddha, value the equality of all living beings, so it is of paramount importance."
"Which is more important, a brick or a house?"
"It's just as important."
"Which is more important, a Buddhist scripture or a rosary?"
“Equally important, everything in the world has the same value.
I once said that human life is equal to the life of ants..."
The monk will tell this allusion.
Ye Ming interrupted:
"I know that the lives of ants also need human lives to pay for it, right?"
"Exactly."
"You just said that the meaning of Buddhist scriptures is a hundred times better than ordinary nectar, right?"
The monk noticed something was wrong, but still replied:
"yes......"
"According to Buddhism, are ordinary nectar as important as Buddhism?"
"It's... just as important."
"Then why do you say that Buddhism is a hundred times better than nectar?"
"this......"
The monk was speechless and sweat dripped from his forehead.
"So, Dharma is as important as nectar, right?"
"...Yes, exactly, just as important."
"In that case, is wine as important as Buddhism?"
"this......"
"Then why don't you hurry up and get me a drink!"
After Ye Ming lied for a while, he confused the monk, hit him on the bald head, kicked him on the butt, and kicked the monk out.
Not to mention, Ye Ming took care of him.
This monk actually brought wine. It looked like he had made a special trip down the mountain and was sweating profusely.
Ye Ming proudly took the wine and began to taste it.
But he never expected that because of what he said to deceive the monks, he would alarm other monks in the temple.
Everyone thought he had wisdom and wanted to discuss the truth with him.
If ordinary people heard a group of monks discussing Taoism with them, they would probably be afraid.
As we all know, monks are the most verbose and can annoy a person to death.
But after Ye Ming heard about it, he became excited.
Others are afraid of you, but Grandpa Demon is not afraid.
If I can't fool you monks, I'll let you be the devil, grandpa!
In Buddhism, demons are often emphasized. There are various kinds of demons, and demons are regarded as the enemy of Buddha.
Today, Ye Ming, the big devil, is going to play a big game in Buddhism.
As Ye Ming, who is best at deceiving people, he said that he can discuss Taoism with the monks, but both parties must make a bet.
Ye Ming took out the sword obtained from Shoushui Town to suppress the plague demon as a bet.
As soon as this thing came out, all the monks were surprised.
Obviously, this thing has a very strong effect in suppressing evil spirits. It is a rare treasure for people in Buddhism.
Faced with Ye Ming's conditions, most of the monks expressed their acceptance and were willing to bet with him, and also offered their bids.
Only a few old monks saw this, shook their heads slightly and did not participate.
Seeing that they didn't participate, Ye Ming nodded unconsciously. This Huiye Temple really had something to offer.
Seeing a group of monks placing bets, Ye Ming was very happy and asked them to show what they could take out to prevent anyone from defaulting on their debt.
The monks said they would not default on their debts, but Ye Ming did not believe them and thought they were suspected of defaulting on their debts.
The monks had no choice but to take out their gambling objects, most of which were wooden fish, rosary beads, cassocks, swords, demon pestles, crescent shovels, Dharma sticks, etc. A few people took out other things, such as demon bones and demon scales.
There are also some secret scriptures, which are also written on the scriptures and placed in front of them.
Looking at the things everyone put on the ground, Ye Ming smiled, picked up the largest cassock on the ground, rolled it up with other items, rolled them all together, and put them away.
When the monks saw this, they were shocked.
They all asked Ye Ming what he meant.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "I am willing to admit defeat. If you win, the Demon Suppressing Sword will belong to you. If Yang wins, your things will belong to Yang."
Now that Yang has won, these things naturally belong to Yang.
Why shouldn't Yang take his own things? "
Naturally, the monks refused, and someone asked:
"The discussion has not even started yet, how can you say you have won?"
Others were also dissatisfied and thought it was ridiculous for Ye Ming to say that he had won before the debate had even begun.
Ye Ming didn't argue with them, just looked at the old monks who didn't participate in the bet and said:
"Masters, please come and comment. Did Yang win in this argument?"
All the monks looked at the old monks together. Seeing this, one of them nodded and said:
"In this debate, it was indeed Master Yang who won."
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