Chapter 594 Abbot Grandpa, Xu Ming is here
Four days later, Xu Ming brought Lin Xingluo to the Buddhist kingdom.
When he stepped into the Buddhist territory, Xu Ming felt that it was indeed different from the Western Regions.
When entering the Western Regions, Xu Ming always had a feeling that he would be ambushed from time to time, and he had to be wary of everyone.
But now it seems different.
When you enter the Buddhist realm, you can always see the Buddha's light emerging in the sky, and from time to time you will be presented with a Buddha's light and colorful clouds.
Gives people a sense of security.
And compared to a place like the Western Region Demon Sect, the people here seem to be quite harmonious.
At least you can find a family to camp with and don't have to worry about being made into a human meat bun at night.
Of course, after two lifetimes as a human being, Xu Ming has learned to look at problems with a critical eye.
The people in the Western Demon Sect's territory are not all the ruthless demons who eat people without blinking an eye.
Similarly, in the Buddhist world, if you expect that all the monks there are are enlightened monks, that is impossible.
Not to mention anything else.
In the Western Region Demon Sect, there is such a place as the Joyful Temple.
Although the power of Huanxi Temple is not strong and it is only a small branch in the Western Regions Buddhism, it is indeed a part of the Western Regions Buddhism.
It’s just that most Buddhists are not comfortable with the practice methods of Huanxi Temple.
But you have no way to clear out the Happy Temple, because no matter what, it has existed for a long time.
Furthermore, joy is a kind of great way.
Therefore, most Buddhist temples maintain a non-approaching and non-hostile attitude towards the Joyful Temple.
In short, there may be good people in the Western Demon Sect, and there may be bad people in the Western Buddhist Sect.
Xu Ming did not waste any time and went straight to Leiming Town.
Leiming Town belongs to Leiming Temple.
Basically every sect will find one or two affiliated towns nearby.
After all, the sect needs clothing expenses.
If everyone practices cultivation, then who is responsible for production?
So at this time, the importance of mortal towns is reflected.
The area of Leiming Town is actually not small.
According to Lin Xingluo's description, Leiming Town has a total population of about three million, and it has a complete range of facilities.
The only difference is that there are no such things as brothels or gambling houses.
Seeing that every citizen in Leiming Town has a satisfied and happy smile on his face, and that every household on the street does not lock their doors when they go out, and that no one picks up things on the road, this is generally not false, indicating that people's lives are indeed good.
Compared to the Buddhist towns that Xu Ming passed by on the way, the happiness index is definitely higher.
"It seems that Leiming Temple is very good for Leiming Town." Xu Ming said with emotion to Lin Xingluo beside him.
"That's for sure."
Lin Xingluo smiled and nodded.
"My lord, you don't know that in most towns, a considerable portion of the tax revenue has to be handed over to the sects. The so-called Western Buddhist sect is no exception, but Leiming Temple is different.
From ancient times to the present, Leiming Temple has never received even a tael of silver from Leiming Town.
Leiming Temple also protects the people of Leiming Town so that they can live in peace and contentment.
Whenever someone asked for any silver, the monks from Leiming Temple would go down the mountain to help pray, exorcise evil spirits, and eliminate demons, and only then would they receive a portion of the reward.
The people of Leiming Town definitely have a lot of good feelings towards Leiming Temple."
"Um."
Xu Ming nodded, walked out of Leiming Town, and headed towards the mountain step by step.
"By the way, how about the abbot of Leiming Temple?"
"I don't know much about the abbot of Leiming Temple, but I heard that he was a very kind-hearted person. It is said that when he was young, he encountered an eagle while traveling around the world. The eagle was about to starve to death.
The abbot cut off a piece of his own flesh and fed it to the eagle.
"Good Guy"
Xu Ming was startled, thinking, isn't this the Buddha of Blue Star Buddhism cutting his flesh to feed the eagle? "Hahaha, little girl, Master Yuanming has many deeds."
An old man who also went up the mountain to pray for blessings said with a smile.
"Cutting flesh to feed the eagle is indeed a popular story, but Master Yuanming has another story. I wonder if you know it or not."
"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it." Xu Ming bowed.
The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Master Yuanming went to a town and saw many men with severed fingers.
Master Yuanming was curious and asked what was going on and why so many people had broken fingers.
You don’t know until you ask. You’ll be shocked when you ask.
It turned out that there was a girl named Linglong in a brothel in this town.
This girl named Linglong was forced into prostitution because of her miserable life experience.
She is extremely beautiful. Despite her humble status, she has a strong personality and is full of hatred for the world. She believes that "all men are hypocrites."
But if you want to have some unspeakable relationship with her, money alone is not enough, you need to leave a finger.
Every time you lose a few fingers, it's like having sex with her several times.
Most of the men in this town are missing fingers.
Master Yuanming was very handsome when he was young. Even though he was a monk, he was a famous handsome man far and wide.
In order to influence Linglong, Master Yuanming voluntarily entered the brothel.
On the first night, Master Yuanming entered the brothel and met Linglong.
Linglong was also surprised. She didn't expect that the monk would also come here to have fun.
Linglong took off her clothes to seduce Master Yuanming, but Master Yuanming closed his eyes and recited scriptures, remaining indifferent.
Linglong angrily asked: "You paid money to come here, but you don't want my body, and you came here just to humiliate me?"
Master Yuanming replied: "You use appearance as a weapon, but I use Buddhism as my true heart. You are not born to be degenerate, so why do you imprison yourself in the quagmire?"
Linglong just thought it was ridiculous and thought the monk was extremely hypocritical.
The next night, Master Yuanming came again.
Linglong felt annoyed when she looked at Master Yuanming.
Master Yuanming didn't care what Linglong thought, he just talked about the equality of all beings and the principles of cause and effect and reincarnation.
Moreover, Master Yuanming bluntly stated that Linglong's "finger-cutting rule" was a desperate accusation against her own fate.
Linglong was gradually shaken, but still sneered: "You said that Buddhism can save me? Those men who talk about benevolence and righteousness, which one of them didn't beg me while calling me a lowly person?"
On the third night, Master Yuanming came again.
However, unlike the previous two nights, Master Yuanming cut his finger this time and used blood instead of ink to write Buddhist scriptures, saying: "I am willing to use my blood as a guide to ferry you out of the sea of suffering."
Linglong was shocked by Master Yuanming's sincerity and compassion, and cried bitterly: "You are the first person who is not greedy for my body, but is willing to shed blood for me..."
She broke a finger on the spot and vowed: "From now on, I will never receive any more customers!"
A local city lord had a spy with Master Yuanming and wanted to frame him, forcing him to commit blasphemy.
In order to save Master Yuanming, Linglong was forced to devote herself to the high priest again.
In order to fulfill her vow of "no longer accepting customers", Linglong committed suicide on the spot.
When she was dying, she fell into Master Yuanming's arms and said to him, "I will never let any man touch me again in my life, except you."
After hearing this story, Lin Xingluo's eyes lit up.
This love story continued to expand in Lin Xingluo's heart.
After all, for a girl like Lin Xingluo, she has always longed for a beautiful love story.
And if this love story was more tragic, it would be more likely to resonate with girls like Lin Xingluo.
"I didn't expect that Master Yuan Ming actually had such a story." Xu Ming also felt some emotion in his heart.
Just that.
Why did this story seem so familiar to him? Xu Ming thought about it for a long time and finally remembered it.
Isn’t this the story of Wutan and Axiu from a TV series I watched in my previous life?
Unexpectedly, this happened to Master Yuanming.
"What happened next, sir? After Linglong died, what did Master Yuanming do?"
Lin Xingluo asked the old man, his eyes full of curiosity.
Logically speaking, such a girl died in Master Yuanming's arms.
Master Yuanming must be very excited.
“And then, I don’t know.
There are many versions of this story.
Among them, the most widely circulated.
Since Linglong's death, Master Yuanming has been silent.
Master Yuanming did not leave the town.
One day, when Master Yuanming appeared on the street again, he killed all those who had killed Linglong.
For the sake of a woman, Master Yuanming broke the precept of killing.
In the end, Master Yuanming returned to Leiming Temple himself to accept punishment.
Then, I heard that Master Yuanming was punished to stay in purgatory for 2000 years.
When Master Yuanming comes out, he will be the abbot of Leiming Temple."
As he spoke, the old man smiled.
"But, these are just rumors. As for what the truth is, no one knows."
"What about Shi Xin?" Lin Xingluo continued to ask the old man, "I heard that Master Yuan Ming picked up Shi Xin?"
"You are talking about Master Shixin. It is indeed like that. At that time, Master Shixin was an abandoned baby who was thrown in front of the gate of Leiming Temple.
The senior monks of Leiming Temple would certainly not stand by and watch someone die.
After Master Yuanming found Shixin, he quickly took Shixin back to the Taoist temple and went to the women in Leiming Town to borrow breast milk every day to raise her.
When Shixin was one year old, Master Yuanming thought about whether to find a family to raise Shixin.
After all, there are only men in the temple, and it would definitely be inconvenient for a little girl like Shi Xin.
Little girls will eventually grow up to be big girls.
At that time, Master Yuanming was highly respected, and Shi Xin also looked very well-behaved.
So when Master Yuanming brought Shixin to Leiming Town, many people actually wanted to adopt Shixin.
In the end, Master Yuanming chose a relatively wealthy family.
That family was also a wealthy pilgrim to Leiming Temple.
Naturally, they wanted to accept such a girl and establish a Buddhist relationship with Master Yuanming.
However, when Master Yuanming left, Shixin would cry very loudly.
Master Yuanming comforted Shixin for a long, long time.
But Shixin just wouldn't listen and kept crying.
In the end, Master Yuanming could only sneak back to Leiming Temple while Shixin was not paying attention.
But who knows.
After Master Yuanming returned to Leiming Temple.
The next day, that family rushed to Leiming Temple and told Master Yuanming that Shixin was missing. This fact really scared Master Yuanming.
At that time, the entire temple was mobilized to look for Shixin.
Who knew that in the end, Master Yuanming found Shixin on a road leading to Leiming Temple in Leiming Town.
Shi Xin was so tired that he fell asleep in the grass.
After that, Master Yuanming took Shixin back.
After discussing with a group of masters, Shi Xin became a disciple of Leiming Temple, and was accepted as a disciple by Master Yuanming himself.
Since then, Shi Xin has demonstrated extraordinary Buddhist wisdom.
Now Shi Xin has become a well-known monk far and wide.
Master Shixin often comes to our Leiming Town to help exorcise demons and chant sutras for blessings."
Listening to the story told by the old man, both Lin Xingluo and Xu Ming felt quite emotional.
They knew that Shi Xin was adopted by Master Yuan Ming, but they didn't expect the story in between to be so touching.
This old man also smiled:
“In the eyes of many people, Master Yuanming and Shixin are a master-disciple relationship, but in our eyes, when Master Yuanming and Shixin walk together, they are like a grandfather and granddaughter.
And Master Shixin never called Master Yuanming "Master", but "Abbot Grandpa".
As he spoke, the old man's expression showed some anger:
"During this period, after Master Shixin returned from his travels, someone spread the rumor that Master Shixin had an affair with a guy named Xu Ming from the Central Plains.
There was even a vernacular novel based on the two of them.
Those vernacular novels are extremely vulgar.
How could a Buddhist saint like Master Shixin fall in love?
I think it must be that guy named Xu Ming who deliberately spread these rumors. He must have been unable to get what he wanted, so he used such despicable means to force a connection."
After the old man complained, Xu Ming's eyebrows twitched and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
But Xu Ming found that nothing he said seemed to be right, so he just let it go.
Instead, Lin Xingluo, who was standing aside, looked at her young master who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and could not help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Not long after, Xu Ming and Lin Xingluo arrived at Leiming Temple.
This Leiming Temple is indeed a very magnificent temple. Above the temple there is auspicious Buddhist light and a peaceful atmosphere.
At the same time, in the temple, Shi Xin was chanting Buddhist scriptures while beating a wooden fish.
Suddenly, Shi Xin slowly opened his eyes.
There was a hint of joy in the girl's eyes.
Shi Xin stood up and ran happily towards the door.
Shi Xin had not been running for long when he met Master Yuan Ming.
"What's the matter? Why are you so happy?" Master Yuanming smiled.
"Master Host, Xu Ming is here." Shi Xin said.
"How do you know he is coming?" asked Master Yuanming.
“I don’t know.”
Shi Xin shook his head.
"Because he came, Shi Xin knew."
(End of this chapter)
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