Ji Yanli's eyes fell on the girl standing next to him and he asked, "Xiaoshu, what's wrong? What are you looking at so intently?"
Li Shu collected her thoughts and said, "It's okay, second brother, let's go out and walk around."
Ji Yanli nodded, "Okay."
After walking out of the hall, Li Shu turned her head to look at Ji Yanli beside her, "Second brother, we are not going back tonight."
"Hmm?" Ji Yanli asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling too tired to rush back overnight?"
Li Shu shook her head. "No, there's something wrong with the Buddha statue in this hall. I plan to come back in the evening."
Ji Yanli's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, "Is there a problem?"
Li Shu nodded. "Well, normally, the formation of a flesh-body Buddha is a complicated process, and one appears here every year. It must be that those disciples were nailed to death to become flesh-body Buddhas."
"How did you know that?" Ji Yanli asked curiously.
"There is a lingering resentment behind every flesh-and-blood Buddha statue inside. There is a seal in the hall that suppresses their souls, so it looks like normal." Li Shu explained.
"This Yanling Temple is so cruel..." Ji Yanli said in disbelief, "Then what are you planning to do here tonight?"
"All the souls in the temple have been liberated, but before that I want to meet the abbot of Yanling Temple. He must know about this." Li Shu said.
Ji Yanli nodded and said, "Okay, let's go find the abbot now."
Li Shu caught a glimpse of a young monk passing by and quickly called out to him, "Hello, may I ask where your abbot is? I'd like to meet him and discuss the donation of incense."
The little monk stopped and turned to look at her, "I'll take you there."
"Excuse me." Li Shu paused, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, I'd like to ask if your temple has any flesh-and-blood Buddhas this year?"
The little monk shook his head, "Not yet."
Li Shu's eyes flickered slightly, and she hummed softly, "Okay, I understand."
......
Soon, the two of them came to where the abbot was under the guidance of the little monk.
"Abbot, there are two donors who want to talk to you about donating incense." The little monk said to the person sitting on the other side of the screen.
"Okay, I understand. You go down first." said the man on the other side of the screen.
"Yes." The little monk responded and then turned and left.
As soon as the little monk left, the abbot came out from behind the screen.
"Hello." Li Shu greeted.
The abbot nodded, bowed to Li Shu and Ji Yanli, and then pointed to the table next to them. "Please take a seat, benefactors. My Buddhist name is Yuanji."
Li Shu returned the greeting, "Abbot Yuanji, hello."
After the three of them sat down, the abbot picked up the tea set on the table and poured a cup of tea for each of them. "Be careful, it's hot."
Li Shu glanced at the teacup handed to her and said, "Thank you."
Yuanji smiled amiably, "You two donors, are you here to discuss donating incense?"
Li Shu hummed, "Before I came here, I visited the hall full of Buddha statues in the flesh. I was shocked for a moment, so I had the idea of donating incense."
She paused, then continued, "I heard that your Yanling Temple produces a flesh-body Buddha every year. However, from what I understand, the formation of this flesh-body Buddha is a complex process, so I wonder if I'll have the honor of witnessing how your flesh-body Buddha is made. Of course, I will donate 50 million to the temple. What do you think, Abbot?"
Yuanji's eyes flickered when he heard this. Fifty million is a huge sum of money. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't tempted at all.
But no matter how excited I am, the process of making this flesh-and-blood Buddha must never be known to outsiders.
Once it is leaked, his Yanling Temple will be ruined, and the 50 million will not be enough to compensate him.
Yuanji collected his thoughts, calmly picked up the teacup, blew off the foam, took a sip of tea, and then slowly said, "I appreciate your kindness, but the production process is not allowed to be viewed by outsiders. This rule has existed since the establishment of our Yanling Temple. No one can break it. I am truly sorry."
Of course Li Shu knew that he would not let her watch it just for the 50 million, but she just said it to see how he would react.
Although he didn't show any abnormality and nothing he said was wrong, the more normal he was, the more problematic it seemed.
"That's such a shame." Li Shu looked rather regretful. "By the way, may I ask Abbot Yuanji, has there been a flesh-and-blood Buddha statue in the temple this year?"
Yuanji put down the teacup in his hand and said, "No."
"It should be soon, after all, it's almost the end of the year, and your temple produces one every year," said Li Shu.
"That's true, but it all depends on opportunity. There's no need to rush until the time is right," Yuanji said.
Li Shu stood up from the stool and said, "Okay, I won't disturb the abbot for now."
Yuanji also stood up and nodded, "Please do as you please, benefactors."
Li Shu nodded, called Ji Yanli, and the two of them left the meditation room together.
Yuanji stared at the backs of the two people as they left, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Only after the two figures disappeared from his sight did he slowly turn around and return behind the screen in the inner room.
......
After they left, Ji Yanli turned his head to look at the girl next to him and asked, "Xiaoshu, did you see anything?"
"No, he's hiding very well, but that won't affect what I'm going to do tonight." Li Shu put her hands in her pockets. "After I remove the seal in the hall tonight, he'll definitely know immediately and rush over. Then I'll take care of him as well."
She paused, then added, "Of course, I might not need to take action. After all, the ghosts of those disciples who were nailed to death and turned into flesh-and-blood Buddhas are not vegetarians. I just don't know the abbot's true strength."
"This... I'm still a little worried. You're alone. What if you can't defeat them?" Ji Yanli said with some concern. "What if the abbot Yuanji is very powerful? Those ghosts won't be able to do anything to him."
"Don't worry about me, second brother, I can handle it." Li Shu said, "Don't worry, even if they can't beat me, I still have the transfer talisman, which can allow me to escape from the scene in an instant. They won't be able to catch me."
Ji Yanli felt a little relieved after hearing this. Although he really wanted to be with her that night, he also knew that even if he came, he would only be a hindrance to her. He reminded her again: "Well, if you can't beat her, run away quickly."
Li Shu nodded, "I know, let's go find Brother Ming and the others now."
"Okay." Ji Yanli responded, "Let's go."
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