Chapter 180: Lan Yin Treasure Land
Although it was only one night, an extremely long time had already passed in Vimalakirti's room.
Xiaoqian couldn't stand the sunlight, so she hid in the monks' room.
Ning Caichen looked at the sun for a while, relaxed for a moment, and could hardly open his eyes.
Ma Junji was also the same, squinting his eyes and feeling very sleepy.
Yan Chixia was already regulating his breathing in the monks' quarters, so Gong Mengbi advised them to go to sleep.
Ning Caichen shook his head and said, "If I go to sleep now, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night. Let's wait until night."
Ma Junji yawned, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, and said, "I won't sleep either. If I close my eyes now, I will be a Rakshasa evil ghost and a withered pig demon. Let me take a break."
Ma Junji glanced at the pig demon lying at his feet, a hint of fear in his eyes. He asked, "What should we do with him? A healthy, living person has turned into this half-human, half-pig form. When he goes down the mountain, people will mistake him for a monster, right?"
Gong Mengbi said, "Let's ask him when he wakes up."
Ning Caichen looked at Xiaoqian, who looked melancholy in the monk's quarters, and said, "Brother Mingfu, what should we do with her?"
Gong Mengbi said, "Let her go if she wants to, and stay if she wants to. Her body will be buried in Lanyin Temple, and you don't have to worry about her."
"By the way, do you have needle and thread?" Gong Mengbi asked.
Ma Junji said: "I brought it."
Ning Caichen asked curiously, "Why do you bring needles and thread?"
Ma Junji said, "I'm afraid my clothes will get torn, so I have to mend them. By the way, what do you need needlework for, Brother Mingfu?"
"Sew the pig demon's arm back on." Gong Mengbi said.
This pig demon was overwhelmed by greed while digging the cliff carvings, and tore his arm to bleed, thus contaminating the cliff carvings. Now the bleeding from the broken arm has stopped.
If it were an ordinary person, Gong Mengbi wouldn't even consider reattaching it. He didn't have a magic pill and couldn't do such a thing. But after becoming a pig demon, reattaching the broken arm wasn't difficult.
Gong Mengbi grabbed his clothes and threw him into the monks' quarters. Ma Junji then fetched water to wash the pig demon's broken arm and the wound.
As the water poured over, the pig demon opened his mouth to make a pig squeal, but Ning Caichen quickly blocked his mouth with wormwood, which touched the wound on his broken teeth, and the pig demon burst into tears on the spot.
Ning Caichen couldn't bear it and said, "I won't stop you from shouting. Your servant is still in the east wing. If he comes to see me, what will you do?"
After hearing this, the Pig Demon couldn't stop crying anymore.
Gong Mengbi said, "Don't cry, I'll reattach your broken arm. Don't worry, it won't hurt."
Of course it didn't hurt. Gong Mengbi dragged him directly into the illusion, and then used his magic power as silk thread to connect his tendons, veins and bones. Finally, he sewed up his skin and flesh, and stimulated his body with magic power to let the blood flow through it. He put a splint on him, and it was done.
When he was awakened from the illusion, the pig demon was sweating profusely from the pain, his head dizzy, "Didn't you say it didn't hurt?"
Gong Mengbi said, "It doesn't hurt while you're sewing it, but it will still hurt after you're done. Don't move around. If you break free, it won't be able to be reattached."
"I feel dizzy." said the Pig Demon.
"How could you not feel dizzy after hitting a rock? This is a brain injury. You need to rest." Gong Mengbi said.
The Pig Demon just stared at the roof, not knowing what he was thinking.
Gong Mengbi had already gone out to visit Lanyin Temple. This thousand-year-old temple still had some charms. However, it gradually declined and after experiencing Zhenniang's incident, it was no longer as good as it used to be.
Gong Mengbi handed Xiaoqian an umbrella and asked her to be his guide and tell him about Lanyin Temple.
Xiao Qian hesitated for a moment, then followed Gong Mengbi out, recounting the past of Lanyin Temple. "When I was alive, there were no monks in Lanyin Temple. After my grandmother refined the mural, she was able to use the Scattering Flowers Goddess statue in Lanyin Temple to cast spells. The monks here either died or fled, leaving the temple vacant for a long time."
"Grandma saw that I was a lonely soul here, so she took me in and let me take care of Lanyin Temple at night."
"Originally, the center of this main hall had the Golden Millet Tathagata on the front and the Flower-Scattering Goddess on the back, but my grandmother didn't like it, so she had the Golden Millet Tathagata during the day and the Flower-Scattering Goddess at night."
Xiao Qiandao suddenly said in surprise, "After the monks of Lanyin Temple escaped, the news of the Scattering Flower Goddess's appearance spread. Occasionally, people who strayed in saw me and those Rakshasa ghosts and realized that it was haunted."
"It's been ages since I've seen a living person. It's understandable that Lan Xi, the scholar, came here out of greed, but I don't know why Young Master Ning and Young Master Ma also came here."
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "The college entrance examination is just around the corner, and candidates from all over Dongyang County are coming to take the exam. They have nowhere to stay, and they heard there's a Buddhist temple here where they can stay, so they came here to stay overnight."
Xiao Qian covered her mouth and laughed, "I think I offended someone. If you have any kindness, you shouldn't point people here."
Gong Mengbi said: "That is unknown."
Gong Mengbi and Xiaoqian walked and stopped, looking at the Lanyin Temple thoroughly.
The temple is generally intact, including the Vimalakirti Pagoda and the Golden Millet Buddha Hall. The bamboo groves and lotus ponds add a touch of rustic charm.
Gong Mengbi looked at it and suddenly had an idea. He thought: "This Lanyin Temple is empty and will be abandoned from now on. I might as well borrow it first and take care of it on behalf of Zhenru. If he wants it back in the future, I will return it to him. If he doesn't want it, I will keep it to raise foxes."
Lanyin Temple is indeed a place with an excellent geographical location.
The site of the former Lanyin Temple, with its Buddhist temples and picturesque scenery, is a treasured place. Rumors of hauntings abound, so no one ventures in easily. Its proximity to Jinhua County makes it a perfect place for ghosts and demons to settle.
The thought that Zhenru left behind was really useless. If it had been delayed a little, maybe it could have been saved. Now we can discuss it with him. However, it doesn't matter if Zhenru is not easy to discuss with. The same goes for discussing it with Zhenniang.
Lanyin Temple also enshrines a statue of the Flower-Scattering Goddess, so it would be wise to ask her opinion.
Gong Mengbi was promoted to be the fox chief of Dongyang County, and the Fox Academy should also establish a branch in the county town. Otherwise, the foxes that were too far away from Wuning County would have to travel thousands of miles to go there, which would easily cause a disturbance.
If Zhenniang agreed to borrow it, Gong Mengbi would directly establish the Lanyin branch of Dongyang County Fox Academy on the former site of Lanyin Temple. At least the initial infrastructure construction could save a lot of effort.
If I really want to take it back in the future, it will be easy. I can move to the back mountain and be his neighbor. He probably won't refuse.
Gong Mengbi looked at Xiaoqian and asked, "Where are you going now?"
Xiaoqian looked confused and said, "I don't know."
Gong Mengbi said, "If you have nowhere to go, why not stay and continue to manage Lanyin Temple? It would be a shame to let such a large foundation go to waste. I plan to use it to open an academy. If you stay, you won't be lonely."
Xiao Qian said, "Let me think about it."
In fact, I have already agreed in my heart. When there is nowhere to go, staying where you are becomes the best option.
Gong Mengbi thought for a moment and said, "But that Lanxi scholar has nowhere else to go, so I'm afraid he can only stay here with you for a while."
Xiao Qian was startled at first, then hesitated and said, "He's a pitiful man too. He's in this state and there's no way he'll ever return to the human world. But his words are so rude and his greed is so intense that I'm really scared."
Gong Mengbi said: "It's okay. If he is willing to stay, I will naturally relieve your worries and will not let him hurt you."
Xiao Qian said, "If that's the case, then it's fine."
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