Yun Niang hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, got out of the oxcart, asked the two guys to take care of the horses and salutes, and walked into Yuanguan with Song Che and others.
When you enter the temple, you will see eight totems on the left and right sides. The totems are painted with red paint and engraved with lotus flowers. There is a brazier on the top, burning a blazing fire.
Three to four hundred men and women stood guard at the entrance of the incense hall, their faces reddened by the firelight, and their eyes were sincere, even obsessed.
Suddenly I heard a shout coming from the Xiangtang:
"A lamp and lotus flowers bloom, and the Red Lotus Holy Envoy descends to earth!"
"Snapped!"
The door of Xiangtang suddenly opened.
A red lamp quickly flew out from the door, and then seventy or eighty Taoist priests in green followed the lamp and ran out of the incense hall, chanting in unison:
"The fire red lotus of karma, the evil spirit of the earth, walks the way, and will live forever..."
The three to four hundred people standing in the courtyard stood in awe, stepped aside one after another, and joined the group of Taoist priests in raising their arms and shouting slogans:
"The Red Lotus Cult will live forever! The Red Lotus Cult will live forever..."
"Recite along with me. Only when the voice is loud enough will the Red Lotus Holy Envoy come out." The young man was very enthusiastic and asked Song Che and the others to recite the slogan together.
Liao Heng slapped the boy on the back of the head and cursed: "You can read whatever you want, but shut up!"
The young man held his head, cursed and closed his mouth.
The slogans were shouted for at least half a quarter of an hour, and then a voice came from the incense hall:
"quiet!"
Everyone stopped talking.
"Welcome the Red Lotus Holy Envoy!"
"Shuashuashua..."
The Taoist priests simultaneously pulled out their swords and threw them into the air. The sword tips and hilts were connected to form two "Cambridges".
Later, I saw two Taoist priests in big red robes jumping out of the Xiangtang, jumping up and down on the Cambridge, and performing several tricks before falling to the ground.
I heard a red-robed Taoist shout:
"The Red Lotus Divine Sect, under Purdue, will save the world and open the door wide. If there are those who want to join the religion, please come forward quickly to listen to the order and accept the selection of God!"
There were three to four hundred people in the courtyard, excluding those who had joined the church, half of them came forward.
"Are they the barefoot immortals?" Song Che asked the boy beside him.
The young man shook his head: "They are the Holy Envoys of the Red Lotus. They are the guardians sitting on the left and right of the Barefoot Immortal. They will preside over all newcomers entering the religion."
"Where is the Barefoot Immortal?" Song Che asked with a frown.
The young man said: "True immortals usually stay in seclusion in the temple, and they never show their saintliness in front of ordinary people easily."
Song Che stopped talking and just watched how they played and winked.
"Here comes the holy incense!"
The red-robed Taoist shouted.
Several Taoist priests in green robes brought two large bundles of incense. Two Taoist priests in red robes each held a handful. They walked around the newcomers, smoking them and chanting:
"The earthly immortal energy is injected into this holy incense to wash away your sins and get rid of the mortal world. From now on, you will no longer be reincarnated and will not be bound by the earth!"
After the newlyweds were almost completely smoked, the yard became smoky.
The Red Lotus Holy Envoy threw away the incense and shouted again:
"Here comes the Holy Fire!"
Several Taoist priests in green clothes carried a large bronze cauldron, and the cauldron was filled with red-hot charcoal.
The two holy envoys took off their shoes and socks and shouted: "The Dragon King of the Four Seas protects my body, I am not afraid of the raging fire!"
They jumped into the cauldron, stepping on the hot coals, walking steadily, completely calm, and the whole courtyard was shocked.
"Okay! This is the time for applause!"
Song Che applauded without hesitation, and everyone followed suit.
"The Holy Envoy is demonstrating the body-protecting magical power of the Red Lotus Sect. Please watch quietly and do not blaspheme!" a Taoist priest in green scolded.
"Come on the bed of nails!"
The Taoist priest in green brought a wooden board covered with steel nails. Without saying a word, the Holy Envoy jumped on it one after another, rolling back and forth on the nail bed like walking on the ground.
"Here comes the Jie Dao!"
The two Taoist priests in blue each carried a sword. In order to show their sharpness, they first made several cuts on the totem, and each sword penetrated three points of the wood.
"Red Lotus Divine Sect, Zhou Datong, magical body protection, invulnerable to weapons and bullets!"
The holy envoy took off his clothes, revealing his toned body, taking a steady stance, blowing his beard, staring and pouting:
"Come and chop!"
The Taoist priest in green slashed at the Holy Envoy, and the "bang bang bang bang" sound was as clear and loud as if he was chopping on a steel plate. Dozens of knives were struck in succession, and the edges of the knives were all cut off, but the man was not injured at all.
The Taoist priest in green clothes threw away the sword, beat him with sticks, choked him with a silver spear, and even punched and kicked him. The two holy envoys were as steady as Mount Tai, with no frown on their brows.
"This... this is too cruel. You can't see such acrobatics in the hook fence." Yun Niang covered her eyes, not daring to look directly.
Song Che couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder he can confuse the world. Those who can do such a cruel job do have two brushes.
After several performances, everyone was convinced.
"Open the altar of holy water!"
The Taoist priest in green brought a large wine vat and placed it in front of everyone.
The two Red Lotus Holy Envoys each bit their fingers, dripped Liao's blood into the wine vat, and told everyone:
"Drink this holy water, and you will enter the Red Lotus Sect. From then on, you can obtain half of our magical powers, and you will be immune to all poisons, all diseases, all evils, and all disasters!
If you drink this holy water, you will be honored by the Barefoot Immortal. From now on, you will walk the path and everyone will be united! Come on, come on, drink drink drink! "
Everyone was hungry and thirsty, holding holy water in their hands and gulping it down.
"I...I don't have to worry about getting sick anymore!"
"I have been blessed by the Holy King!"
"I'm going to be invulnerable!"
Some people shouted wildly, and some cried bitterly.
Are they foolish?
They are not ignorant, they just find psychological comfort when they are most helpless in life.
Deceiving oneself and others is often a kind of relief.
"Why...are they so superstitious about this?" Yun Niang bit her lip.
Song Che sighed: "If one day you are cornered, you might be even crazier than them."
"Brother Jiang, these two people seem to have a strong foundation. Are you sure?" Liao Heng gritted his teeth.
Jiang Yun said calmly: "You will die when you take it out of its sheath."
"Then hurry up and get rid of the harm for the people! Look at these people, they are crazy and forgetful. If this continues, how can we, Daliang, have any stability?" Liao Heng urged, feeling heartbroken.
"Don't be busy."
But Song Che stopped him: "These two are just pawns, killing chickens to scare monkeys will not work. Capture the thief, capture the king, and kill the 'Barefoot Immortal' in public, maybe we can break the superstition."
"I'm going to set a fire, burn this Taoist temple, and force him out!"
Liao Heng wanted to leave, but Song Che held him back: "There are many crazy believers here. If you and I set fire in public, it will only attract hatred. Brother Liao, calm down, I have a clever plan -"
He leaned close to Jiang Yun's ear and gently taught him a few words.
Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "Can such a clichéd term work?"
Song Che smiled confidently: "Just listen to me, there's nothing wrong with you."
Jiang Yun sighed: "Forget it, in order to punish that evil thief, I will risk my life!"
He cleared his throat and shouted:
"Bah!"
The inner strength was so deep that it reached the entire Taoist temple, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Jiang Yun jumped up and kicked away a brazier. The golden rooster stood independently on the totem. He made a gesture of worshiping the Buddha with his hands and read loudly:
"The great mighty dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Bama... I am the reincarnation of the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Buddha, the pure and innocent Buddha. Where is the Barefoot Immortal? Come quickly to pay my respects!"
Since you want to pretend to be a god, then I will do a "god-to-god" thing.
The Western True Buddha has come to play in the hall. Will you accept the Barefoot True Immortal?
