Chapter 51: Glory

"Little monk, where is your master?"

"What do you want?"

"Little monk, we are here to help. You obviously don't know how to repair the wall."

Three strong men stepped forward and kicked the wall. The wall, which was originally intact, collapsed all of a sudden.

The three strong men were all stunned and looked down at their legs. Someone immediately shouted, "Which one of you used all your strength?"

"I didn't, Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, did you guys try too hard?"

"Stop arguing. This courtyard wall was already broken to begin with. If the three of you kick it together, it will naturally collapse."

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan looked at the two remaining walls of the courtyard and felt that they could not be saved.

Sure enough, everyone who came with them walked towards the two walls, and then the two walls collapsed as they wished.

When Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng came over and saw this scene, they sighed and said, "It really is the Shoushan Temple that has left people behind."

The old man came forward to discuss with Master Decheng: "Master, before you came here, this place had a strong odor and we didn't dare to go near it.

Yesterday, we felt that there was no strange smell in this area, so I plucked up the courage to come here. Since you want to repair the courtyard wall, let's come and do the work together. ”

The old man looked at the excavated foundation and pointed with his hand: "The foundation is a little shallow. We have more people, so we can dig deeper and build a stronger wall."

"Donor, what you said makes a lot of sense. I would like your guidance on how to build the courtyard wall.

However, we didn’t get much from begging, so we can only build one wall first, and then we will build the other three walls later. ”

The old man said nothing, but told the people who came with him to dig the foundation quickly. He said to Master Decheng, "Let's start with the work first and talk about the future later.

If we help repair the wall of Shoushan Temple, can you stay in the temple for a few more days? ”

Master Decheng sighed and said, "Donor, don't worry. Once Shoushan Temple is repaired, the big temples nearby will arrange people to take care of it. Maybe they will send a respected monk to be the abbot."

The old man then stopped forcing Master Decheng, and instead praised Master Decheng for his magnanimity, saying that he would become famous in the world in the future.

Zhenren Shanzheng brought his two children and followed the crowd to dig the foundation. Everyone quickly became friendly with the three of them and thought they were great monks who were devoted to Buddhism.

Master Shanzheng listened to everyone's discussion with a dull expression. Shi Xiaoliu occasionally replied with a word or two, all about going up and down the mountain.

After Shi Xiaoliu said that he and his master would treat some minor illnesses on the road, Shi Zelan didn't need to say a word at all.

It was getting dark, and before the old man left with a group of people, he invited the four people of Decheng to visit his home.

Master Decheng declined the old man's kindness, saying that he had gotten used to his current life.

The old man walked away, looking back every few steps. Decheng Zhenren made a fire and piled the firewood high. The four of them sat beside the firewood, listening to the sound of it burning.

"Xiao Liu, Lan'er, do you think all the people here today are kind?"

Master Decheng suddenly asked Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan questions.

"Master, I think they are just a group of brave people."

Shi Xiaoliu turned to look at Shi Zelan after he finished speaking, and she immediately replied, "They came here specifically to test who we are."

Master Decheng looked at Master Shanzheng and asked, "What do you think?"

"Let's see if they come tomorrow. I'll go for a walk down the mountain."

After Master Shanzheng finished speaking, he left. Master Decheng looked at his figure and fell into deep thought.

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan took out their dry food at the same time and started eating. They exchanged glances while eating.

After Shanzheng Zhenren came back, he said to Decheng Zhenren: "I will go for a walk around the area with Lan'er tomorrow."

Master Decheng nodded and said, "Two of the four of us will go begging for alms."

Shanzheng Zhenren glanced at him and said: "If this situation continues, and no one comes, we probably won't be able to leave for a while.

People who are destined to be together will not come so early, but people who are not destined to be together can come earlier.

Let's go and see if we can find the great monk who travels here to preach. ”

After Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan fell asleep, Master Decheng looked at Master Shanzheng and sighed, "I haven't left the sect for many years, and I have made many mistakes.

You've only been back to the sect for a short time, why didn't you remind me? ”

Shanzheng Zhenren looked at him and said: "I have never stayed here before, and the turmoil has been over for fifty years. I thought this place was stable."

"If it were really stable, Shoushan Temple wouldn't be in such a ridiculous situation."

“Brother, I think the situation at Shoushan Temple was probably the work of someone with ulterior motives.”

"Let them make a fuss. If they find the silver buried underground, that will be their chance. The local government will take care of it."

"The old man must have heard something. They are now talking about repairing the wall together. Later, I'm afraid they will mess up the temple hall."

"Let it go, we can't control too much."

On the second day, when it was dark, Shi Zelan set out with Shan Zheng.

"Master, are we leaving so early?"

"Leave early. If you leave later, you will run into people who come to do business."

Shi Zelan followed Master Shanzheng very happily. Although she still walked around with a bald head, she had left the temple after all.

"Master, let's go to the market."

Shanzheng Zhenren looked at her little bald head and said with a smile: "If you don't go today, go to the market in the nearby town tomorrow."

"Master, where are we going?"

"The Guanghua Temple in Zhangjia Town is very famous."

"Oh." Shi Zelan looked indifferent.

Shanzheng Zhenren looked at her, shook his head and chuckled: "Famous mountains and famous temples are very attractive to scholars in the secular world."

"Master, a little girl like me has no chance to study in the secular world."

Zhenren Shanzheng and Shi Zelan walked and stopped from time to time, and it was not until noon that they saw the intersection at the foot of the Guanghua Temple mountain.

The young monk who was welcoming guests was about to turn around and enter the temple. When he saw Master Shanzheng and Shi Zelan, he immediately bowed and said, "Please come in, Masters."

Shanzheng Zhenren and Shi Zelan returned the greetings. Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and said to the little monk, "Little Master, my teacher and I have traveled all over the world. After coming here, we heard about the solemn and majestic reputation of Guanghua Temple, so we came here to pay homage."

The young monk was probably used to such compliments, so he said calmly, "Please, Masters. It is time for dinner now. You two masters need to go to the back hall to have vegetarian food."

Shan Zheng looked down and saw the excitement in Shi Zelan's eyes, and nodded, "Okay."

The two of them went to worship Buddha first and offered two incense sticks.

The young monk's attitude towards them improved after seeing this. When he invited them to the back hall, he said, "Brother Mingxin is cooking vegetarian food today. If you come late, we may not be able to get a share."

Zhenren Shanzheng and Shi Zelan quickened their pace following the little monk. When the three of them arrived, they saw that the back hall was full of people.