Chapter 101: Temple Tricks (asking for monthly ticket) After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Lin Jue suddenly woke up. I only felt that it was dim outside and the room was also pitch black. I didn't know what time it was, but it was chilly and there was a strange chill. This chill seemed to come from next door. In the coldness, Lin Jue felt a little bit of yin energy again. "Snapped……" A little light came on in the room. Lin Jue wanted to turn on the light to see if there was anything unusual, but he saw that his third senior brother, who should have been asleep next to him, had already sat up cross-legged at some point, with his eyes open, looking towards the next room. The fox in his house was not asleep either. Instead, he was sitting upright on the futon under the bed, looking in that direction. Seeing the light, the man and the fox turned their heads.
It seems to be saying—— Are you awake too? So I'm the one who sleeps the deepest? Lin Jue couldn't help but think. "You're awake too?" The third brother had the advantage of being able to speak, so he said, "Do you feel that something is wrong with the room over there?" "The yin energy is very strong." Lin Jue nodded and said, "When did Third Senior Brother wake up?" "Just now, I drank secretly at night and wanted to urinate, but I saw Fuyao sitting upright, staring over there." The third brother scratched his head, "Before I woke up, I just felt a little cold, but it didn't affect me much. Once I woke up, I couldn't fall asleep." "I see." Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was the least vigilant. "What time is it now?" "It's not daylight yet anyway." "Third Brother, what do you mean..." "After waking up, I felt it carefully. In addition to the yin energy over there, there is something familiar to me." The third brother said, "I don't want to meddle in other people's business, but I can't sleep here. I want to go and take a look, but they kindly took us in and locked the door, so I can't be rude." "What familiar feeling?" Lin Jue asked. "Obsession, resentment, evil spirit, and blood." The third senior brother said several words in a row. Fortunately, Lin Jue also understood what he meant. "Could it be an evil ghost?" "That's not the case." The third brother waved his hand and said, "If it was really an evil ghost, we wouldn't just feel cold. Besides, the yin energy over there isn't that strong." "This is simple, leave it to me." "You go?" "I'm curious too."
"That's good." The third brother nodded and said, "If it's really the same as the residual souls of the heroes I met, then you have just found the spirit of Dou Bing." "So that's it..." Lin Jue nodded and looked next door. Since I couldn't sleep tonight anyway, I might as well get up, put on my shoes, take my hatchet and darts, put them on my body, and push the door open with the lantern in hand. The fox naturally followed him. Go to the toilet first. After coming back from peeing, he happened to be standing in front of the next door. Lin Jue took a closer look and found that it was just an ordinary wooden door without any forbidden magic array. He moved closer to look inside, but it was pitch black and he could not see anything. There is indeed some negative energy in there. It’s really not very heavy. Lin Jue blew out the lantern, put it on the ground, carefully approached the door, and then carefully moved forward. The face slowly entered the room. "puff……" A tiny flame came out of his mouth, reflecting the appearance of the room in a flash. The size and furnishings of the room were almost the same as the one he lived in, but under the light of the fire, there were several blurry black shadows wandering and rushing around the room. As soon as a dark shadow noticed the fire, it rushed over. There was really no hesitation at all— It was vaguely apparent that he was a martial artist, holding an unclear long sword, with a hideous and distorted face, as if filled with anger. He flew over and chopped at Lin Jue's face with the sword. Lin Jue subconsciously left the room. The tip of the knife seemed to pass through the door frame and chop down right at the tip of his nose. "..." Lin Jue's eyes flickered, but he took another step forward. This time he walked completely into the room. Raise your hand, there is a spark of fire on your fingertips. If one looked from outside the door, the firelight undoubtedly cast the Taoist's figure on the doors and windows, but it also reflected several more blurred black shadows, one on each side, and several above his head, all with bared fangs and claws, and waving unclear swords, flying towards the Taoist. Lin Jue was not moved at all. Brush brush! Several swords slashed through his body. Lin Jue was naturally unharmed, at most there was a chill where he was chopped, but his fiery energy and spiritual power filled the void in the blink of an eye.
These shadows did not stop, as if they had lost their minds and were tireless, continuing to bite and hack at him. Each of them had a distorted face and was extremely angry, as if they had some deep hatred against him. Lin Jue just observed them carefully and remembered this feeling. “Is this obsession and resentment?” Unfortunately, these shadows are not even ghosts, but residual souls created by obsession, without complete consciousness and unable to communicate. Correspondingly, they don't have much ability. If it were an ordinary person, there would be some possibility of being affected. However, Lin Jue didn't care at all. He just let them attack him. He looked at them with the help of the firelight, and there was a thoughtful look in his eyes. Where did these warriors come from? What's going on here? As Lin Jue was thinking, he suddenly saw the sky outside gradually brightening, as if there were clouds of fire, and heard the sound of monks chanting. He felt something was wrong and hurried out. The fox was sitting obediently at the door waiting for him. Lin Jue looked around and no one saw him. But when I looked, I found that it was not yet dawn outside. The light that he saw was the Buddha's light emanating from the main hall of the temple. The sound of chanting that he heard did not seem to come from the monks in the temple, but from the main hall that was not closed and was empty. How come the daybreak came so suddenly? "Squeak..." A pilgrim heard the noise and rushed out to check without even putting on his clothes. Seeing that it was indeed the Bodhisattva appearing, the pilgrims were immediately very excited and called out to others loudly. Soon, more and more pilgrims came out with their clothes on and looked into the hall. Junior sister's room was also opened. The first to come out were the women of the pilgrim surnamed Wang, followed by the younger apprentice sister holding a long sword. The third apprentice brother also came out. Everyone gathered towards the entrance of the hall. Some people knelt down devoutly before they even got close, praying and crying, feeling that the money they spent was not wasted. Lin Jue and the other two gathered together and looked over. The hall was indeed empty, without a single monk, but a statue of Bodhisattva in the hall was emitting golden light, illuminating the entire temple. At the same time, the faint sound of chanting could be heard from the hall. “The Bodhisattva has appeared!” “May the Buddha bless you!” “What a bodhisattva!” A group of people were lying down at the entrance of the hall. At this time, a monk came out of the room belatedly. He was also wearing clothes, but his eyes were bleary and his expression was very casual. He walked while talking to himself: "Why did the Bodhisattva appear again?" "I do not know……" "Donors, the ground is damp and cold. Just be sincere. Don't kneel on the ground for too long! The Bodhisattva doesn't want to see you get hurt because of kneeling for too long!" For a moment, besides the monk, there were only three Taoists standing there.
Lin Jue looked up at the statue of Bodhisattva without blinking. The fox was staring at the altar below. Lin Jue lowered his eyes and looked in the direction of the fox. "Three Taoist priests, go back and rest. It's still a long time before dawn." The slightly fat monk came over to persuade, smiling, "Although they are all under the jurisdiction of Tianweng, Buddhism and Taoism are two different sects after all. If the three Taoist priests stand here and don't bow, I'm afraid you won't feel comfortable, right? If you bow, I'm afraid you will feel even more uncomfortable." That makes sense and is very thoughtful. The three of them looked at each other, turned around and walked back. Seeing a hint of white in the sky, the little sister did not return to her room, but went to the rooms of her two senior brothers. The room was not big, and there were no tables or chairs. The two senior brothers sat on the bed, and the younger sister sat on a cushion on the ground, hugging the fox that was becoming increasingly white, and looking up at the two senior brothers. "What did you see, brother?" "It doesn't have a Buddha's aura, but it does have some spiritual light. It looks familiar, and it should be a kind of magic. Although I can't do it, I feel that it has something in common with the magic of Senior Brother Seven." Lin Jue said thoughtfully, looking down at the little Junior Sister and the fox who were looking up, "Fuyao has very sensitive ears, most likely there is some mystery under the altar or in the statue." "I think so, brother." “These monks…” "Of course, I want to seek wealth." "Most likely." Lin Jue said, but his brows were furrowed. "Brother, do you know what I saw in the next room?" "Is it what I thought?" "It should be about the same. A few warriors, with a lot of resentment, jumped on me and bit and chopped me as soon as they saw me." As he spoke, the fox suddenly turned his head and looked outside. There were light footsteps fading away outside. Was heard? The three of them looked at each other again. Sure enough, not long after, the slightly plump monk arrived. His face was still a little dark, but he no longer had the gentle expression he had yesterday. The monks were also very direct. "Masters, to be honest, this is not a manifestation of the Bodhisattva, but a play directed and performed by us, and the purpose is just to make money. Since you masters have seen through it, I hope that you can consider that we have accommodated you for one night and provided you with free food and drinks, and can, can..." The monk seemed to find it difficult to speak: "Alas, I hope you won't explain it to outsiders. We will be grateful and will give you silver as a gift." After saying that, he looked at a few people. Lin Jue and his junior sister reacted in sync. This difficult decision, this difficult question, naturally went to my senior brother. The junior sister looked serious, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Lin Jue was thinking about the remaining souls next door. "Master, don't worry. We Taoists rarely talk too much. Besides, we are lazy and don't like to cause trouble." The third brother said cheerfully, and it was unclear how much of it was true or false. "If no one asks us, we will naturally not say anything. But if someone asks us, we don't like to lie. Master, please understand this." The monk's expression changed slightly when he heard this. The third brother smiled and said, "Master, don't worry. We came from Yi County and will only stay for one night. We will go back at dawn. Master, your temple is so remote that no one will ask us questions." "What if I ask?" "Taoists don't lie." The third brother said, sizing up his expression. Seeing that he was becoming more serious, he suddenly grinned and said, "I have no choice but to keep silent." "call……" The monk then breathed a sigh of relief. So he took out a red cloth package from his bosom, spread it out with one hand and untied it with the other hand. Inside was a few honeycomb silver coins tied around the waist. He just kept silent and did nothing, but it was worth dozens of taels of silver. "We are here to ask for money from the local rich, and we have also done things to help the poor. The Taoist priests are capable, and everyone who sees us will get a share. It's just a small gift, not a respect, so please accept it." "..." The third brother pushed it away: "The master has already invited us to stay here and given us free vegetarian meals. What else can we ask for? It's enough." The monk couldn't help but look up and stare at him. It's like seeing if he's real or fake. The third brother smiled and did not hide anything. "That's great." The monk smiled, "We would also like to make friends with the Taoist priest." "polite." "Resign." After the monk left, the three continued to stare at each other. The third brother's expression also calmed down. Slowly the sky brightened. Just as daybreak came and the pilgrims in the temple had not yet left, poor people from nearby came. Upon hearing that the Bodhisattva had appeared again the night before, they took out money and offered it as a sacrifice, begging the Bodhisattva to protect them. I don't know how these monks can maintain the illusion that they don't like money while making people willingly empty their family's pockets. Perhaps it is precisely because of this illusion that they can achieve this. The three of them watched from afar, expressionless. soon-- The monks brought them breakfast. The breakfast was rather richer, with three bowls of porridge, a plate of steamed buns with vegetarian fillings, and a dish of pickles. The third senior brother and the younger junior sister did not pick up their chopsticks, but looked at Lin Jue.
Lin Jue decisively picked up the bowl, took a sip of the porridge first, savored it carefully, and then tasted the steamed buns and pickles. There is nothing wrong with the plain porridge, but the poison is in the vegetables. (End of this chapter)