Chapter 186 Buddha in the Heart

Two months later, Xiao Mo came to a town.

This town is located not far from Kongnian Temple and is named Kongnian City.

As the name suggests, it is a subsidiary town of Kongnian Temple.

As soon as he entered Kongnian City, Xiao Mo wondered if he had entered another world.

Walking on the streets of Kongnian City, whether it is a wine stall or a butcher shop, you can see a Buddha statue in every household.

The faint scent of incense blends into the breeze entering the city.

Everyone looks very peaceful.

In other cities that Xiao Mo visited, he could more or less feel the vigilance among everyone.

Even from time to time, we see thieves stealing things, neighbors fighting and quarreling with each other, etc.

In short, the hostility is very strong.

But in this city, everyone is happy.

But what surprised Xiao Mo was.

In a city like this, which is affiliated with Kongnian Temple, there is actually a brothel!

The ladies from these brothels solicited customers on the roadside, and when they saw monks from Kongnian Temple passing by, they would even try to have sex with them.

But as far as Xiao Mo could see, no monk had entered yet.

The monks just smiled and quickly moved away.

"Brother, isn't Kongnian City affiliated with Kongnian Temple? It's fine if there's wine and meat, but are they actually allowing a brothel in the city?"

Xiao Mo took Jiang Xin to sit in front of a tea shop and asked the owner.

"Hahaha"

The tea shop owner said with a smile.

"Young man, you are a foreigner, right? In the past, this town was called Dengying City, and it did not belong to Kongnian Temple.

Later, due to some things, the monk of Kongnian Temple saved the life of the old city lord of Dengying City, so he took the initiative to rely on Kongnian Temple and changed its name to Kongnian City.

Although Kongnian Temple can nominally directly manage Kongnian City, in reality, Kongnian Temple does not interfere in the affairs of Kongnian City at all.

The people of our Kongnian City can live their lives as they please, and Kongnian Temple has not forced us to believe in Buddhism.

As for the Buddha statues you see in every household, they were all obtained voluntarily by the people in the city.

Because the monks of Kongnian Temple often come down the mountain to help us exorcise demons and monsters.

The monks of Kongnian Temple can perform wedding and funeral ceremonies and even treat illnesses.

Over time, everyone naturally placed Buddha statues in their homes."

"I see." Xiao Mo nodded, "It seems that Kongnian Temple has a good reputation."

"That's great, of course." The tea shop owner smiled. "They even helped us cultivate the fields and build some water conservancy projects."

Xiao Mo nodded, took a sip of tea, said nothing, and just glanced at Jiang Xin.

Jiang Xin understood what Xiao Mo meant. She nodded, indicating that everything he said was true.

After leaving the teahouse, Xiao Mo asked more questions to the people of Kongnian City.

Everyone has a good impression of the monks of Kongnian Temple.

The people of Kongnian City all think that Kongnian Temple is very good. They feel lucky to be able to live here and receive the protection of Kongnian Temple.

And Xue Kui also said that Kongnian Temple is very good.

After seeing the two things confirmed, Xiao Mo felt much more at ease about Kongnian Temple.

After paying for the tea, Xiao Mo took Jiang Xin and continued walking towards Kongnian Mountain where Kongnian Temple was located.

Along the way, Xiao Mo met many people who went to Kongnian Temple to worship Buddha.

In less than half an hour, Xiao Mo and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Mo raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain, which was filled with the rich Buddhist atmosphere and auspicious clouds.

If it is not a fake, it only means that there are indeed many enlightened monks on the mountain.

"Let's go, Xin, we're going up the mountain." Xiao Mo said.

"Hmm."

Jiang Xin nodded and happily followed Xiao Mo up the mountain.

In a courtyard of Kongnian Temple.

Abbot Xu Jing was sitting in front of the Buddha statue, beating a wooden fish and chanting scriptures.

As he was reciting, Xu Jing seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes.

He pinched the Buddhist beads in his hand, as if he was deducing something.

Finally, Xu Jing stood up, walked out of the yard, and headed towards the front hall of Kongnian Temple, where pilgrims worship Buddha.

"Abbot."

"Abbot."

"Meet Master Xu Jing."

When the monks and pilgrims of Kongnian Temple saw the abbot coming, they all saluted with their hands clasped together.

Xu Jing nodded to everyone and continued walking towards the main gate of Kongnian Temple.

"Master Abbot, why are you in the front hall?"

A monk named Wuguang stepped forward and asked curiously.

Xu Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile, "A distinguished guest has come today, so I will naturally go and entertain him. I cannot neglect him."

"Distinguished guest?" Wuguang was stunned for a moment, wondering which eminent monk had come.

After all, the person who can be personally welcomed by the abbot must be of high status.

"Do you want to go with me to receive the guests?" Xu Jing asked Wuguang.

"Okay, Master Abbot."

Wu Guang performed eleven bows and followed the abbot.

The two of them came to the entrance of the main hall and looked at the stairs leading up the mountain not far away.

About half an incense stick later, a little boy who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, but whose bone age was obviously only eleven years old, walked over with a little girl.

Wuguang frowned.

This little boy is so young but full of evil spirit, which makes me feel uncomfortable.

Before Wuguang could come to his senses, he saw the abbot step forward and put his hands together in a salute: "I am Xu Jing, the abbot of Kongnian Temple. I am honored to meet you two benefactors."

Xiao Mo looked at the kind-looking old monk with some surprise, and replied, "Did the abbot know that we were coming?"

"Hahaha." Wuguang laughed. "I'm quite proficient in the art of deduction. Today, while I was chanting Buddhist scriptures, I felt something and deduced a few things. I learned that a distinguished guest was coming."

"Then Master, you should know why I'm here?"

"You should know." Xu Jing nodded.

"Then I won't beat around the bush with Master. I wonder if Master Xu Jing can accept Ah Xin as his disciple?" Xiao Mo asked directly.

Listening to Xiao Mo's words, Wu Guang on the side flashed a look of surprise.

What did the little boy say?

Let’s not talk about whether he knows that the abbot has never accepted any disciples.

In this world, there has never been a precedent of a woman practicing Buddhism.

Wuguang looked at the abbot, only to see the abbot turn his head and look at the little girl beside Xiao Mo with a smile.

Jiang Xin also looked directly into Xu Jing's eyes.

The little girl, who was originally a little shy, actually showed a hint of curiosity when she looked at the abbot of Kongnian Temple.

“Same stone.

Some people see it as just stone.

But some look like lions.

Some people looked like a drunk woman.

Others looked like crocodiles in the river.”

Xu Jing looked at Jiang Xin kindly.

"Little girl, you can read the hearts of people all over the world, so what do you see in my heart?"

Jiang Xin tilted her head slightly and said slowly, "I see that there is a Buddha in your heart, Grandpa."

"Hahaha."

Xu Jing clasped his hands together and said with a smile.

"good."

(End of this chapter)