"Sir, monk, please wait for me."
Qin Shaoyou and Monk Ma were walking halfway when they suddenly heard someone shouting behind them.
Turning around, he saw Zhu Xiucai chasing after him.
"What's wrong? Is there something going on in the Yamen?" Qin Shaoyou stopped and asked.
He thought something had happened in the Yamen of the Demon Suppression Department, so Zhu Xiucai came to find them.
As a result, Zhu Xiucai ran up to the two of them and said, "Monk, are you going to teach the Lord the Vajra Armor Seal? Take me with you, I want to learn it too."
He really wanted to learn the Diamond Armor Seal. He had seen Monk Ma use it several times before, and he felt that this Buddhist magical power was very powerful. It could not only hold up a layer of golden armor to protect himself, but it was also very handsome and stylish.
In Zhu Xiucai's opinion, Monk Ma doesn't know how to show off. If he knows this magical power, when he uses it against the enemy, even if he doesn't put on a handsome look, he still has to drink in order to show his strength.
He had been thinking that when Mr. Qin traveled to learn the Vajra Armor Seal, he would also follow and learn a little bit.
As a result, when he returned to the Tongpu after going to the hut, the two of them had already left. When he asked Li Shi, he found out that they had gone to Luohan Temple, so he hurriedly chased after them.
Hearing that Zhu Xiucai also wanted to learn the Vajra Armor Seal, Monk Ma was a little embarrassed.
"Xiucai, it's not that I don't teach you, but if I teach you, you probably won't be able to learn it. You don't have the wisdom."
Zhu Xiucai was not happy: "Monk, if you say that my wisdom root is smaller than that of adults, then I agree. But you said that I don't have wisdom root, and you haven't tried it. How do you know that I don't have wisdom root?"
Monk Ma did not quarrel with him, and responded: "Okay, you come with us. Let's make a deal first, don't blame me if you can't understand or learn."
Seeing that Monk Ma was willing to teach, Zhu Xiucai immediately put on a smile and said, "Don't worry, if you can't learn it, it's my own problem, and I will never blame you."
Then he took out another piece of cake from his arms and said enthusiastically: "Monk, you haven't had breakfast yet? Come, have a piece of cake."
Monk Ma waved his hand and said, "No, sir, I have already been invited to eat."
When Zhu Xiucai heard what he said, he was not polite. He broke off the cake and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating the cake, he followed Qin Shaoyou and Monk Ma.
The three of them soon arrived in front of Luohan Temple.
This temple is located in the southwest of the city, next to Gongyuan and Chenghuang Temple. The towering pagoda inside the temple can be seen from a distance.
The incense in Luohan Temple has always been very strong, which has attracted many vendors to set up stalls outside the temple, so even in the early morning, the outside of the temple is very lively.
In addition to those selling scented wax and fortune tellers, there are also barbers, pedicurists, and even people who come to sell seasonal vegetables and firewood.
In a large open space a little further away, there are also performers who are packing their gear and props. They are just waiting for more people to start performing.
The worldly bustle outside the temple gate and the purity inside the temple gate are separated only by a door and a wall, forming a very subtle contrast.
Qin Shaoyou and the other three walked through various stalls and just arrived at the entrance of the temple. As they were about to go in, a bald man wearing Nayi suddenly appeared next to him.
After clasping his hands and bowing to Mr. Qin, he said with a serious expression: "Amitabha, I look at the face of the donor, and he is actually a person who is destined to be with the Buddha..."
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.
It was fine for Monk Ma to say that he had a predestined relationship with the Buddha. Why did another monk pop up now and say that he had a predestined relationship with the Buddha?
Just as he was surprised, he saw the monk take out a bamboo sign from his arms.
"I have a piece of Buddhist magic weapon here. A scholar offered five taels of silver before, but I didn't sell it to him. Because this Buddhist magic weapon is only given to those who are destined, and you, the donor, are the one who is destined. Now this magic weapon does not need to be sold to him. Five taels of silver does not require three or two taels. You give one tael of silver and you can take it away. Put it at home to keep the house in check, and carry it with you to ward off evil spirits..."
The monk kept touting the 'magic weapon' in his hand.
But Qin Shaoyou saw clearly that this so-called magic weapon was just an ordinary bamboo tablet with no spiritual power at all.
It’s just a fake!
Looking at this monk again, he is probably a fake.
People pretending to be monks and selling amulets can be found everywhere.
Monk Ma's face suddenly darkened.
Although he had returned to secular life, he had been a real monk after all. He could tell at a glance that the bald man in front of him was a fake monk.
But before he could reprimand him, Qin Shaoyou interrupted the fake monk's sales pitch and asked with a sneer: "How many people have you told this story about being related to Buddha?"
The fake monk was stunned for a moment and continued to pretend: "Of course I only told the donor."
Qin Shaoyou snorted: "Stop pretending, if you tell fortunes, I won't bother to care about you. But if you use ordinary bamboo cards to sell them as magic weapons, if someone really believes your words and buys this junk thing, When encountering demons and ghosts, instead of running away, you use it to suppress the demons. Isn’t that harming people’s lives?”
The fake monk's expression finally changed.
At this time, Monk Ma also rebuked him for pretending to be a monk and cheating, which was a violation of many Buddhist precepts.
"I don't know what you are talking about. I kindly want to give you a blessing. Just don't want it."
The fake monk said that he was about to leave, but was grabbed by the horse monk.
Before he could yell, Zhu Xiucai had already called two policemen who were patrolling the streets nearby.
The guards didn't want to care about these things at first, until Zhu Xiucai whispered a few words to them and then came over to arrest the fake monk.
When the fake monk was taken away, he was still dissatisfied and shouted: "You will be punished for doing this."
Monk Ma replied: "You pretended to be a monk and cheated, so you will be punished even more!"
But Zhu Xiucai said: "Retribution? A female ghost or a banshee? Just let them come. As many as they come, Grandpa, I will kill as many as you want!"
Seeing the free commotion, the people around gave thumbs up to Zhu Xiucai, who was not afraid of ghosts and dared to kill ghosts, and praised him for his greatness.
Zhu Xiucai was very proud and thanked everyone around him.
Qin Shaoyou and Monk Ma were too lazy to pay attention to him and went straight into Luohan Temple.
Seeing this, Zhu Xiucai quickly chased after him.
After crossing the gate of Luohan Temple, the first thing you enter is the Tianwang Hall.
The four heavenly kings are holding pipa, sword, flag, dragon and snake, standing on the left and right, with ferocious ghosts stepping on their feet.
After the Tianwang Hall is a square, with the stone statue of Maitreya Buddha sitting in the middle. Behind it is the Maitreya Hall, and the left and right corridors are the Five Hundred Arhat Hall.
Zhu Xiucai, who followed, introduced to Qin Shaoyou: "The most famous thing about this Arhat Temple is the Arhat Hall with two corridors. Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, many people come here to offer incense and count Arhats."
Counting Arhats is a folk custom, which is to count Arhats one by one according to their age after entering the Arhat Hall. The one I finally counted was my natal Arhat this year.
There is a saying that if the Arhats you count have kind eyebrows and kind eyes, your fortune will be very good this year.
And if the Arhat is fierce, you have to be careful about bad luck.
Of course, there are many ways to count arhats and ask about good or bad luck, and they vary from place to place. But one thing is the same, that is, when people count the arhats that are not beneficial to them, they will count them again.
Qin Shaoyou glanced at Zhu Xiucai and was a little surprised: "You haven't been in Fucheng before, but you still know the situation of Luohan Temple so well?"
Zhu Xiucai said with a smile: "Although I was not in Fucheng before, I would come here every New Year's Day to offer incense."
Qin Shaoyou clicked his tongue and said in surprise: "I didn't realize that you are still a Buddhist."
Zhu Xiucai shook his head and said, "I don't believe in Buddhism. The main reason is that every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, there will be many young ladies coming with their families to offer incense. I want to see if I can catch one of them."
Well, the Luohan Temple on the first day of the first lunar month has become a dating corner?
"Then why are you still single? After all these years, you haven't fallen in love with anyone?" Monk Ma asked curiously.
"How is that possible! I get a lot of people every year, but I like them, but they don't like me. Maybe they think I have no future."
Zhu Xiucai shook his head and sighed.
Qin Shaoyou patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Have confidence in yourself, you are not hopeless."
"Are they blind?" Zhu Xiucai asked.
Before Qin Shaoyou could answer, Monk Ma continued quietly: "Have you never thought that it's because you are ugly?"
The shocked Zhu Xiucai fell silent.
Qin Shaoyou and Monk Ma stopped teasing him.
Because the three of them had already passed through the Maitreya Hall.
Skanda Bodhisattva is enshrined behind the Maitreya Hall.
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