Ordinary deaths do not leave behind resentment; under the operation of the laws of heaven and earth, they will purify themselves.

However, there are some special places where the feng shui layout itself is inauspicious and prone to accidents; in addition, historically, with the change of dynasties, many tragic events have occurred.

If a place happens to have many people die violently, like thousands or tens of thousands, then that place will be filled with resentment and become a living hell.

The feng shui of this place is very abnormal. It cannot be purified by the laws of nature. If left unchecked, it will continue to absorb more resentment and evil energy, and then a catastrophe may befall the world prematurely.

"I get it. You mean, there are thousands upon thousands of evil spirits suppressed beneath your Buddhist temples? My god." He Wangyao got goosebumps all over.

This is terrifying! His parents used to always encourage him to go to temples. Isn't this just walking into a trap set by evil spirits?

Mingzhuo: "Then you don't need to be afraid. The Buddhist temple suppresses the evil spirits above, so they can't escape. But as time goes on, the evil spirits below will probably become even more resentful."

If all evil spirits could lay down their butcher's knives and become Buddhas on the spot, hell would have been empty long ago.

The Taoist sect is better; they can just kill them directly and avoid all the trouble.

However, this seems to have gone to the other extreme. The current tenet of the Xuanmen is to unconditionally stand on the side of the living.

The show "Slaying Spirits" brings together a group of talented individuals, sorcerers, and magicians who, under the guise of upholding justice in the human world, simply kill any evil spirits they encounter.

This is also a major highlight of the show, allowing ordinary people who are afraid of the word "ghost" to enjoy the fun of slaying evil spirits without leaving a trace.

Yuan Hui spent the entire program chanting sutras to pray for the deceased. In the eyes of the audience, the monk was too saintly and it would have been better to just kill him.

Therefore, Yuan Hui's presence on this show is somewhat low.

Yuan Hui smiled wryly: "Amitabha, what Benefactor Ruan said is very true. I have come here today because of this matter."

There is an ancient temple called Lingquan Temple, which has a history of over a thousand years. Although it is not the most popular temple in terms of worship, it is still a popular tourist attraction because it is a cultural site.

Such Buddhist temples, nurtured by incense and Buddhist scriptures, naturally become sacred places.

But no one knows that beneath this Buddhist temple was once an ancient battlefield, with mountains of corpses and lingering resentment. It was only then that a high-ranking monk built the temple here, changing the atmosphere of the place.

They had lived in peace for hundreds of years, but then some problems arose.

A few years ago, a rumor circulated that the well water in the backyard of a temple had spiritual energy, and that drinking it could strengthen the body, prevent all diseases, and make people wise.

Residents from the neighborhood started coming to the temple to fetch water. They wouldn't let them, thinking that monks were supposed to save all living beings, so how could they be so selfish and stingy?

The organizer had no choice but to set a rule that water could only be drawn from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Unexpectedly, this led to a surge in people coming to fetch water, with long queues forming every day, which in turn boosted the temple's incense offerings.

Until one day, when everyone came to fetch water early in the morning, the water drawn from the well had turned red.

It turned out that two villagers from nearby had gotten into an argument over cutting in line, and both missed their designated water-fetching time. Coincidentally, neither was willing to give up, so they sneaked back in at night to fetch water, where another argument broke out, and one of them fell into the well and died.

The murderer was quickly apprehended, and the well was sealed off by the temple.

But after a while, the villagers became unhappy and demanded that the temple allow them to draw water.

Another incident occurred after the opening up. An elderly woman, who was used to being frugal, used expired milk powder given to her by her children to feed her two-month-old grandson. The child could not be saved after being taken to the hospital.

When the news came, the old lady was queuing to fetch water. In a fit of emotion, she threw herself into the well. By the time they pulled her out, she was already dead.

Several more things happened afterward, and more and more people died in the well, turning it from a sacred well into a cursed well.

The temple's attempts to perform rituals to help people pass on to the afterlife were ineffective; people still continued to throw themselves into the well.

"Can't that well be sealed up?" He Wangyao asked.

Yuan Hui shook her head: "It's not that easy. The temple also wanted to seal the well, but the well water was inexhaustible and unfathomably deep. No one knew exactly how deep it was. If the wellhead were sealed up, the well water would turn red, and you could hear the wailing of ten thousand ghosts below."

“We consulted ancient books and surveyed the terrain. The feng shui arrangement made by that eminent monk back then had this well as its core. If we seal the well, the things underneath will be completely unable to be suppressed.”

"We want to drain the well on the 14th of July, the day the gates of hell open, and have the abbot personally go to the bottom of the well to deliver the souls of the ghosts below."

Gu Xu frowned slightly: "What do you want Zhuozhuo to do?"

Yuan Hui clasped her hands together and said, "Although it is presumptuous of me, I would like to ask Benefactor Ruan to preside over the Dharma protection."

They themselves weren't very confident about this matter. Several divinations had indicated very bad omens, but they couldn't just let it go. If too many people died in the well, the resentment wouldn't dissipate, and the evil spirits in the well would eventually burst out, sooner or later.

Fortunately, after more than a thousand years, the ancient battlefield mass graves that were completely impossible to clean up back then now have the possibility of being cleansed.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Yuan Hui sought help from Ming Zhuo.

After all, Mingzhuo possessed the skill of drawing talismans in the air. Once the Heavenly Thunder Talisman was completed, all ghosts would be subdued, serving as the last line of defense to prevent evil spirits from swarming out and wreaking havoc on the world.

Mingzhuo nodded: "No problem. Since you've come to me, I'll do my best to help."

Yuan Hui exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you so much, Benefactor Ruan!"

He was surprised and grateful that Mingzhuo was so easy to talk to.

Mingzhuo: "No need to thank me, I am going to receive payment."

Since Yuan Hui was already participating in a variety show, she understood these social niceties and immediately said, "Of course! Here's a million-dollar deposit, we'll discuss the rest after it's done..."

Mingzhu shook his head. "I don't want money. I want other forms of compensation, but I haven't decided yet."

Yuan Hui said gratefully, "Benefactor Ruan, you truly have the heart of a Bodhisattva and your merits are immeasurable!"

In order to refuse money, he even made up the story of other rewards, which was obviously an attempt to save face for himself.

When Yuan Hui left, Ming Zhuo turned back to Gu Xu with a puzzled look and asked, "Why did he say that I have the heart of a Bodhisattva and that my merits are immeasurable?"

He Wangyao said with a smile, "Master Yuanhui is too kind and naive. He doesn't understand that sometimes not asking for money is just a way to squeeze out a bigger sum."

Although he couldn't guess what Mingzhuo wanted, he knew it must be related to the person in the portrait.

He had never seen Mingzhuo refuse money that was offered to him, especially such a large sum!

This is definitely not normal; it's not an attempt to blackmail him into writing the character "贺" (He) backwards!

Gu Xu: "What he said is not wrong. Zhuo Zhuo has indeed been doing a lot of good deeds."

Mingzhu stretched and yawned. "It's been so hot these past few days. Sigh, it's not easy being a monk."

Her phone suddenly rang. Mingzhuo glanced at it and answered, "Wenwen, what's wrong?"

Li Wenhe: "You're trending on Weibo for all the wrong reasons!"