Chapter 187 I. I want to go with you
Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin settled down in this Kongnian Temple.
After arriving at Kongnian Temple, Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin were placed in a relatively remote courtyard, some distance away from where ordinary monks lived.
After Xiao Mo sent Jiang Xin to Kongnian Temple, he did not leave immediately, but stayed there for a few days.
In the past five or six days, Xiao Mo would often go to the front hall of Kongnian Temple, where pilgrims burned incense and worshipped Buddha.
Although Kongnian Temple has a good reputation, Xiao Mo still wants to see this first Buddhist temple in the Western Regions with his own eyes.
The biggest difference from my impression of Buddhist temples is that Kongnian Temple does not have the so-called first incense, and there is no distinction between pilgrims.
No matter how much money you donate to this temple.
If you donate a thousand taels of silver, it is the same as a pilgrim who donates one penny.
In addition, Kongnian Temple also has a dining hall.
Anyone can come in and eat. Each bowl of noodles costs five cents, and there is no one to collect the bill.
If you can't afford it, just leave and come back to pay it back when you have the ability.
That’s not all.
Xiao Mo also saw a pair of Taoist couplets on both sides of the hall -
"If you have evil intentions, burning incense will do you no good.
If you are upright, what harm will it cause you to not bow to me when you see me?"
This surprised Xiao Mo very much. Whenever Xiao Mo walked to the front yard of Kongnian Temple, he would stay for a few breaths.
"I have noticed that you often stare at this couplet in a trance."
On the fifth day of living in Kongnian Temple, when Xiao Mo came to the front hall of Kongnian Temple again and stared at the couplet in a daze, the abbot Xu Jing came over and asked with a smile.
"Greetings, Abbot." Xiao Mo saluted and replied, "It's just that I've been staying in Kongnian Temple for a few days and have some doubts in my heart."
"Oh?" Abbot Xu Jing smiled and said, "If you don't mind, you can talk to me."
"Then I'd like to ask you something." Xiao Mo looked at the couplet. "First, why is there a Taoist couplet in Kongnian Temple?"
Retracting his gaze, Xiao Mo looked at the Buddha statue in the main hall again: "Secondly, why are all the Buddha statues in the main hall made of clay?"
"Hahaha," Abbot Xu Jing laughed, looking at the ink-colored couplet and said, "May I ask, young donor, do you think this couplet makes sense?"
Xiao Mo nodded: "Of course it makes sense."
"Since it makes sense and can persuade people to be good, then what's wrong with hanging Taoist couplets in Buddhist temples?" Abbot Xu Jing said calmly.
Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "That's right."
“As for why the Buddha statue is made of clay.”
Xu Jing answered Xiao Mo's second question.
“In fact, the Buddha statues in Kongnian Temple were indeed covered with gold sheets in the past. However, whenever a poor person could not make a living, Kongnian Temple would take down a gold sheet, cut a piece from it, and lend it to the poor person.
Over time, the Buddha statues in Kongnian Temple became clay bodies."
"Hasn't anyone paid it back?" Xiao Mo asked.
"Of course there is."
Xu Jing turned around and looked at the clay statue in the hall, with compassion in his eyes, feeling that he was unable to do anything about it.
"But the number of people who return the gold is far greater than the number of people who borrowed it. Perhaps one day, when the number of people who return the gold exceeds the number of people who borrowed it, the Buddhist teachings will have some true meaning."
Xiao Mo was silent.
Abbot Xu Jing looked at Xiao Mo and said, "Although you are young, your mind is no different from that of an ordinary person. I also think you have wisdom. Would you like to join my Kongnian Temple?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Abbot, but I haven't thought about becoming a monk yet." Xiao Mo declined.
"It's okay to be a lay disciple." Xu Jing seemed a little persistent.
Xiao Mo still shook his head: "The person who taught me swordsmanship is still waiting for me to return. If I stay here, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble for your temple."
Xu Jing: "Just like that?"
Xiao Mo raised his head and looked towards the courtyard where Jiang Xin lived. "If I were here, Jiang Xin wouldn't be able to practice properly. I don't want to delay her. Besides, I'm already cultivating Blood Evil Qi, so I can't switch to other cultivations. It's not suitable for me to cultivate anything else. There are some things I need to do, but they require realm and strength."
"Besides." Xiao Mo smiled, "Even though that woman from Wandao Sect doesn't care about anything on weekdays, she will be bored if I'm not around."
"Amitabha."
Xu Jing put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
"I understand. Please ask the young donor to say hello to the Blood King donor on my behalf."
"Sure." Xiao Mo nodded.
"By the way, when will the donor leave?" Xu Jing asked.
"Tonight at Yin time."
"Does the young benefactor Jiang Xin know?"
"I don't know." Xiao Mo shook his head, "It's better not to let her know."
The sky gradually darkened.
That evening, after Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin finished their dinner, Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin watched the stars for a while before going back to their room to sleep.
Not long after, Jiang Xinyi walked into her small room.
The Yin hour has just arrived.
Xiao Mo woke up, picked up his Soul-Naking Knife, quietly walked out of the room and left the courtyard.
The moonlight illuminates the entire forest, and the chirping of insects echoes continuously in the woods.
Walking down the mountain step by step, you can even hear the sound of flowing springs on the quiet Kongnian Mountain.
But when Xiao Mo reached halfway up the mountain, he seemed to have sensed something and looked behind a big tree.
Under the pine tree, the little girl's clear eyes met Xiao Mo's gaze.
The little girl was so scared that she trembled slightly like a little rabbit and quickly hid behind a tree, but soon she quietly poked her head out again.
Seeing that Xiao Mo was still looking at her, the little girl retracted her head again.
"I've seen you, come out." Xiao Mo sighed and said.
Jiang Xin knew that she had really been discovered, so she could only muster up her courage and walk towards Xiao Mo while rubbing her hands.
"Did Abbot Xu Jing tell you that I was leaving?" Xiao Mo asked directly.
After all, he only told the abbot that he was leaving at Yinshi.
"Hmm." The little girl, who didn't know how to lie, nodded. "The abbot said that you had to leave secretly and let me see you one last time so that you wouldn't have any regrets."
"Abbot Xu Jing is really..." Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly.
Under normal circumstances, most people would keep secrets for others, let alone if the other person is the highest being in Buddhism today.
But he ended up telling it secretly.
I can only say that this abbot is really different.
"Are you really going to leave?" Jiang Xin pinched the hemp clothes and looked at Xiao Mo nervously.
"Um."
"I want to go with you." Jiang Xin said courageously.
"Ah Xin, you can't come with me. I want to go back to Wan Dao Sect, and you have a Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart. This is where you should stay."
Xiao Mo said earnestly.
"No one will hurt you here."
"Here, you will be taught by the best master."
"Here, you will practice Buddhism, enter the Buddhist path, be admired by the world, and the gods and Buddhas in the temple will protect you."
"But Xiao Mo."
Jiang Xin reached out and gently pulled the corner of Xiao Mo's clothes.
"Compared to all the gods and Buddhas in this temple, I want to be with you more."
(End of this chapter)
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