"Is that the person you mentioned fifteen years ago?"
Master Wu Nian slowly turned the Bodhi seed in his hand and responded with a soft nasal tone.
"But didn't Senior Brother say that it's not appropriate for you to meet her?"
“The time has come.”
After saying this, Master Wu Nian turned and left.
"Brother, aren't you going to wait for her to come up?"
"She will come to me of her own accord."
The monk, who was a junior fellow apprentice, looked at the gradually receding figure in silence for a moment, then turned his head to look down the ladder.
At this time, a young monk stepped forward and said, "Master, should we wait here for the strange man that Master Uncle mentioned to come up?"
The young monk’s master, Master Wu Nian’s junior fellow, is Abbot Wu Wang of the Huguo Temple.
Abbot Wuwang looked at the stairs below in silence for a while, then turned and walked towards the temple, "No need to wait."
Seeing this, the young monk hurriedly followed.
Jiang Yueyang and his group were climbing up the stairs one step at a time at the foot of the ladder.
Lady Yingguo looked at Jiang Yueyang, who was exhausted, and smiled slightly, "Master Jiang, you are not strong enough. You are not as strong as us mothers."
The system silently made a finishing move, [The Duke of England's words are too respectful. The host's physical strength is obviously not as good as that of the six or seven-year-old child next to him.]
Hearing this, everyone present secretly glanced to the side, then lowered their heads and laughed.
Jiang Yueyang also glanced to the side and saw the child the system mentioned was climbing up while playing, looking very relaxed.
But she refused to accept.
[I am not good at climbing stairs. If I were to compete with them in running, I would definitely win.]
[Is it something to be proud of to beat a six or seven-year-old child in running?] There was a hint of mockery in the system's voice.
Jiang Yueyang: [……]
Several people present secretly thought that the kid had always been very reliable in speaking ill of others.
Jiang Yueyang didn't have the energy to argue with the system, and immediately changed the subject and cursed: [The person who designed this ladder is either mentally ill or deliberately making things difficult for people!
What if someone came to pray for blessings because of a physical illness, and he built a ladder like this, and if the person died halfway up the ladder, what would he do? Would he pay for his life? 】
[That's not possible. The Huguo Temple might even hold him responsible for defiling the sacred Buddhist site.]
The four ladies present: ...Huguo Temple is not as brutal and unreasonable as you say. If it were so, Your Majesty would have buried them long ago.
Hearing the system's assumptions, Jiang Yueyang couldn't help but ask, "Mom, do you know who designed this ladder in Huguo Temple?"
Mrs. Jiang was silent. She didn't want to answer this question.
The British lady, who also had a problem with this ladder, replied, "Master Wu Nian."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueyang immediately cursed in his heart: [There must be a big hole in that Master Wu Nian's brain. What good will it do him to torment the people who come to burn incense and pray for blessings like this! ]
Master Wu Nian, who was meditating in a Zen room far away in the back mountain, sneezed violently, counted with his fingers, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
"The little girl has a bad temper!"
The system said: [He is a high-ranking monk, there must be a Buddhist reason for him to do this. ]
[Then I want to know what Buddhist reason is there for torturing people like this. ]
Jiang Yueyang then asked, "Madam, the Duke of Yingguo, do you know why Master Wu Nian built this ladder? And why he asked people who prayed to him to walk up it?"
"It is said that this action can cleanse the filth in one's heart so that one can meet the Buddha with a pure body."
[Bullshit! He is sweating all over, and he is still a holy person. He is not afraid of fumigating the Buddha. ]
Mrs. Jiang: What should I do if I want to beat my daughter? Waiting online.
The Duchess of England had wanted to curse like this for a long time, and now that Jiang Yueyang cursed it out for her, she suddenly felt a lot more refreshed.
Mrs. Wen, who has always been a vegetarian and a Buddhist, immediately chanted "Amitabha" in her heart. Lord Xiao Jiang is young, so don't be surprised if the Buddha is surprised.
Mrs. Wei couldn't help but look at Jiang Yueyang a few more times, wondering what she was thinking.
The system Amitabha said: [The Buddha is extremely compassionate and will not blame you. ]
[Who said that? Haven't you heard that Buddhas have fire? ]
system:【……】
Madam Jiang could no longer bear it and said, "Yangyang, in front of the Buddha, don't ask too many inappropriate questions, so as not to disturb the Buddha's peace."
"But……"
"Hmm?" Mrs. Jiang stared at her and glared at her.
Jiang Yueyang swallowed and became obedient immediately upon seeing this.
It’s not that she is a coward, but her mother’s series of actions after she gets angry are very torturous.
Just like that, Jiang Yueyang climbed up obediently, not daring to ask any more questions.
Even the voice in my heart became quiet.
After more than half a quarter of an hour, the group finally climbed the 999 steps of the ladder and arrived at the entrance of the Main Hall.
At this time, in the main hall, more than twenty monks were kneeling in front of the Buddha and chanting scriptures.
The monks' practice life is usually arranged in morning and evening classes. This noon class was specially added for the students who are about to take the imperial examinations.
When the scriptures are being chanted, pilgrims who come to pray need to stand outside the temple and can only enter to pray after the monks have finished chanting.
Jiang Yueyang couldn't understand the Buddhist scriptures, but the sound of the monks chanting and beating the wooden fish made her feel peaceful.
All distracting thoughts, desires, and restlessness... disappeared without a trace at this moment.
Could it be that they are chanting the Heart Purification Mantra at this moment?
At this moment, the system suddenly said: [Host, I think I know why the Huguo Temple does not care about the nuns in the Prajna Temple who worship the Bodhisattva of Childbirth next to the Buddha.]
Because the sound of the chanting was quite loud, no one could hear the inner thoughts except the few people standing next to Jiang Yueyang.
[Why? ] Jiang Yueyang asked curiously.
[Because there are monks who eat meat in Huguo Temple. ]
Upon hearing this, no one else reacted much except Mrs. Wen, who was a vegetarian and a Buddhist.
They have seen many monks breaking their vows.
Jiang Yueyang was not surprised. [It's just eating meat, it's not a big deal, right? The monks of Huguo Temple will not be threatened by the nuns of Prajna Temple because of this.]
[When I say eating meat, I don’t mean eating meat in the strict sense. 】
Jiang Yueyang was filled with shock. [They ate people? That's impossible, right? The incense of Huguo Temple has always been very popular, and there are subsidies from the court. They will definitely not be so poor that they need to eat people to fill their stomachs.]
System: […Not cannibalism.]
What is that?
【A monk broke his vow of celibacy.】
[Oh my god! It turns out there is such a connection between Huguo Temple and Prajna Temple! ]
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