"This doesn't seem to be as evil as what my uncle said, right?"
When Mo Laosan stepped into the Tutu Temple, he did not encounter what the townspeople called "ghosts beating the wall".
Not only that, Mo Laosan found that his journey was surprisingly smooth, as if all the abnormalities in the past few days did not exist at all.
However, Mo Laosan did not relax his vigilance because of this, but instead frowned.
Because it was not until he approached the Tutu Temple that Mo Laosan was surprised to find that the chanting sounds that had often sounded in the past period seemed to have disappeared.
"Has the mage left here?"
He lowered his head uncertainly, but Mo Laosan didn't find any clues.
You know, although Mo Laosan is a man with three shortcomings and five shortcomings, and is often regarded as a lone star of evil by the townspeople, he has never given up on himself.
On weekdays, in addition to working shifts, Mo Laosan would also take the initiative to learn some basic investigative techniques from the Yamen's detectives.
As time went by, even the county magistrate knew that Mo Laosan from Yongle Town had a unique skill in investigation.
"Do I still have to go in?"
Standing hesitantly at the entrance of the Earth Temple, Mo Laosan looked at the dark hall and couldn't help but hesitate.
Although I learned from the mayor that the mage was most likely exorcising evil spirits and would not harm him.
But I can't stand it. Since it is exorcism, there is a possibility that the exorcism will fail.
If the mage fails to exorcise evil spirits, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth if he enters now?
"That's all! Someone is going to get in after all!"
Thinking of the mayor's care for him in the past, Mo Laosan gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, then stepped into the Earth Temple.
"Huh?"
However, to Mo Laosan's expectation, when he entered the Earth Temple, he did not see anything unusual.
Even Mo Laosan did not see the shadow of the wandering monk who used to sit in front of the statue and chant sutras.
"Really left?"
Not sure whether it was surprise or regret, Mo Laosan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"leave?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Mo Laosan.
"Are you looking for me?"
Mo Laosan was startled by the sudden sound and jumped three feet high. When he turned around, he saw a monk in monk's robes standing quietly behind him.
And in the hands of this monk, there was also a bowl of vegetarian food that came from nowhere.
"Master, it turns out you haven't left here!"
Quickly suppressing the fright in his heart, Mo Laosan forced out a smile and said.
"Are you here to beg for alms?"
After hearing what Mo Laosan said, the monk...or Pei Wende nodded.
"If you don't consider the master's mood, I did get it through alms."
A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Pei Wende didn't like to beg for food with nothing.
So the so-called "begging" along the way was actually paid to help some wealthy families adjust their feng shui and drive away evil spirits.
Due to Pei Wende's always rough exorcism methods, those wealthy families may have indeed benefited, but they are definitely not in a good mood.
Apart from anything else, no family likes to be questioned by outsiders and rediscover some "family affairs" that have been deliberately forgotten in the past.
However, Pei Wende's luck is so outrageous, and almost every family has some shady past.
Over time, even Pei Wende himself became accustomed to this method of "paid alms".
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A moment later, in the courtyard outside the Earth Temple.
Under Mo Laosan's surprised gaze, Pei Wende quickly set up a bonfire.
Then he pulled out all kinds of fruits and vegetables from nowhere, and actually cooked a pot of hodgepodge in a short time.
The most important thing is that Mo Laosan seemed to see some meat in it.
You should know that before Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, although Buddhists also banned meat and fish, the meat and fish at that time mostly referred to the five meats of garlic, onions, scallions, leeks, and xingqu.
But since Emperor Wu of Liang issued a formal ban, Buddhism all over the world has regarded the "forbidden eating of meat" as a rule that must be observed.
After the fall of Nanliang, considering various factors, successive rulers almost followed this practice.
Since then, there has been a saying in the Central Plains that "Buddhist disciples cannot eat meat."
But now, I actually saw the shadow of meat in a monk's meal.
It was inevitable that Mo Laosan would be so surprised.
"Master, have you broken the precept?"
Resisting the urge to swallow, Mo Laosan asked in a low voice.
As a town citizen at the foot of Chang'an, Mo Laosan knew very well what it meant for a monk to break his precepts.
At worst, the ultimatum may be withdrawn, but at worst, there may even be imprisonment...
Mo Laosan asked himself that he and Pei Wende had just met, and it was revealed that the other party had broken the precepts. So the outcome seemed predictable?
"It's so rare, so strange. If you don't eat meat, how can you get the strength?"
Glancing at Mo Laosan with disdain, Pei Wende didn't care at all about the other person's fear.
"Besides, you only know that Buddhism prohibits eating meat, but have you ever heard of the 'three pure meats'?"
"Kill without seeing, kill without hearing, kill without being killed..."
"This kind of meat can be eaten by all the monks in the world."
Hearing what Pei Wende said, Mo Laosan felt relieved.
"It turns out this is Sanjing Meat! This kid is so weird!"
Glancing at Mo Laosan again, Pei Wende continued with a slight smile.
"I'm just telling you that there are 'three pure meats' in this world. Who told you that what I have in the pot is the 'three pure meats'?"
As soon as these words came out, Mo Laosan immediately froze on the spot and could not recover for a long time.
"Master, please stop teasing me."
It wasn't until the aroma of the meat in the pot spread that Mo Laosanfang murmured bitterly.
He was now very sure that Pei Wende's remarks just now were definitely teasing him.
"Tsk, who made fun of you? What I said is the truth."
Gently stirring the food in the pot, Pei Wende spoke with contempt again.
"Kill without seeing? Kill without hearing? Kill for yourself?"
"Meat is meat. Meat does not cease to be meat just because it comes from different sources."
"The so-called 'three pure meats' can only deceive laymen, but they can't even deceive themselves."
After a slight pause in his tone, Pei Wende continued.
"I am not one of those hypocrites who cultivated Buddhism and turned into a wooden head..."
"If I don't eat meat, how will I have the strength to conquer demons?"
"If I don't eat meat, how will I have the strength to travel thousands of miles across mountains and rivers?"
"Not to mention eating meat, I have even committed murder in order to subjugate demons, and no one has ever said that I am not a monk, right?"
"On the contrary, among those arrogant and domineering monsters and monsters, which one would not be able to respectfully call me 'Zen Master Fa Hai' when they see me?"
It has to be said that Pei Wende's remarks directly broke Mo Laosan's three views.
Especially the sentence "I have even committed murder" made Mo Laosan tremble and he did not dare to say any unnecessary nonsense.
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