I don’t know everything that happened in Tongqing Temple.
When Pei Wende went around the mountain road at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to understand and came to the entrance of the ancient temple, he was shocked to see a plaque with the characters "Ciguang Temple" hanging at the entrance of the mountain.
"Ciguang Temple?"
It seems that due to disrepair, various parts of this temple have long been dilapidated.
The entrance to the mountain is already covered with basil weeds that are more than one meter high. You can tell at a glance that no one has been pruning and taking care of them for a long time.
On both sides of the mountain gate, one of the Vajra protector gods used to deter evil spirits and heretics has been lost. Only one statue of Skanda, which has lost its head, still stands at the mountain gate.
"Without any processing, this place can be used as a shooting location for a horror movie."
Late at night, a lonely headless Veda suddenly stood at the entrance of a deserted wild temple.
Seeing this terrifying scene, let alone ordinary people, even as bold as Pei Wende can't help but feel an inexplicable chill.
This has nothing to do with cultivation or not, it is purely a human’s instinctive reaction when facing the unknown.
"A statue of Wei Tuo?"
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Pei Wende only spent a breathless time to adjust his mentality to a state of calm.
"Fear" is the instinct evolved by human beings in order to seek good luck and avoid evil.
Even practitioners who have transcended the category of "mortal" are no exception to this point.
A true practitioner is never an indomitable warrior. Rather than how to eliminate one's own fear, how to control the spread of fear so as not to make wrong choices due to fear is what a qualified practitioner should do.
"This place seems to have once been a temple with great incense!"
After carefully looking at the headless Skanda statue in front of him, Pei Wende realized that it was actually a statue carrying the Skanda pestle on his shoulders.
You must know that long before Pei Wende formally started practicing Buddhism, Zen Master Lingyou specifically told him some unspoken rules for monks in the temple.
This includes how to identify the wealth of temples and their attitude towards foreign monks.
Because in the Central Plains, the most indispensable thing is the homeless monks who have no temple to live in, or to be more polite, they are called wandering monks.
In order not to deprive themselves of the wandering monks who stay in temples from time to time, many temples will erect a statue of Wei Tuo in different postures at the entrance of the mountain.
If the Skanda pestle is carried on the shoulders, it means that the temple is a big temple and can entertain monks who travel here for free food and accommodation for three days.
If the Skanda pestle is held flat in the hand, it means that the temple is a medium-sized temple and can entertain monks who travel here for free food and accommodation for a day.
And if the Skanda pestle is on the ground, it means that the temple is a small temple and cannot entertain monks who travel here for free food and accommodation.
The headless statue of Skanda that Pei Wende saw in front of him was clearly a statue carrying the Skanda pestle on his shoulders.
It's a pity that Pei Wende didn't realize this for a while because of the unknown fate of Skanda Pestle and the loss of the head of Skanda Statue.
"Who? Who's outside?"
Just when Pei Wende was curious about why Ciguang Temple had declined to this point, the voice of a half-year-old child suddenly came from the mountain gate, and at the same time there was a little candlelight.
It was as if someone was walking out of the temple, and he seemed to be a small child.
"How can it be?!"
His eyes widened for the first time, and a faint golden light flashed from Pei Wende's eyes.
Not to mention the evil spirit that enveloped the entire temple, but when Pei Wende looked down from the sky just now, he didn't find any aura of living things in the temple.
"Who are you?"
Just when Pei Wende was about to further explore the reality inside the temple, the originally ajar mountain door was completely pushed open.
I saw a half-grown girl with a yellow face and a weak body walking out of the door holding a lantern, and looking at the slightly dazed Pei Wende with a wary look.
"I am...Dan Chenzi."
Hesitantly glanced at the temple behind the half-grown girl, Pei Wende didn't know what kind of mentality he had, but he even said that he gave the name "Dan Chenzi".
"Xiao Dao Dan Chenzi is a wandering Taoist priest who likes to travel around."
When the words first came out of his mouth, Pei Wende seemed a little hesitant.
But after saying these words, he quickly adapted to his new "identity".
After all, Pei Wende is not a real monk, so there is no way for a monk to avoid lying.
Isn't it just wearing a "waistcoat" to hide one's true identity?
Pei Wende had countless "vests" on the Internet in his previous life, so what if he wears one again in this life?
"Dan Chenzi? What are you doing here?"
Hearing that Pei Wende called himself "Dan Chenzi", the girl, who frowned slightly, was stunned for a moment, and then asked again, but was not moved by the sincerity on his face at all.
Because this temple has been abandoned for many years, not to mention the Taoist monks who travel from other places, even very few people in the local area know the specific location of this temple.
What's more, she always felt that the name "Dan Chenzi" sounded familiar.
"Xiao Dao just passed by this place by chance and happened to see a temple on the mountain..."
Completely unaware of the girl's hesitation, Pei Wende deliberately paused when he said this, and continued with an expression like "I didn't expect there were people living in this deserted mountain temple."
"Xiao Dao went up the mountain late at night and disturbed the girl. I hope she will forgive me."
"I wonder if there is any free space in the temple? Can you keep the trail for one night? The trail will leave at dawn tomorrow morning."
Faced with Pei Wende's temporary excuse, the girl holding the lantern remained silent for a long time without speaking.
"This temple was already abandoned, and I also stayed here..."
It wasn't until Pei Wende looked at the other party again with an embarrassed look on his face that the half-grown girl spoke softly.
"Since you plan to stay for one night, go to the main hall to burn incense sticks for the Bodhisattva first, and then find a vacant room to stay in!"
After that, the girl ignored Pei Wende's hesitant expression and turned around and walked towards the temple.
"Well……"
Pei Wende anticipated ten thousand reactions from the other party, but he did not expect that the other party would turn around and leave so directly.
"Isn't it a demon Buddha?"
Pei Wende murmured in a low voice that he did not see any traces of Buddha or demon in this girl.
However, Pei Wende was also sure that there must be some secret hidden behind this seemingly frail, sallow-looking girl.
swish swish...
With such thoughts in mind, Pei Wende stepped into the mountain gate, followed the dim lantern in time, and walked towards the temple.
Squeak...
At this time, the headless Wei Tuo outside the mountain gate silently lowered his arm again and made a strange noise.
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