Urban Spirit Sword Fairy

Chapter 571

The next morning, the sun breaks,

A golden sun shines on Jiangyan Village.

The old people in Jiangyan Village also got up early.

Many of these old people rowed their own wooden boats and came to the river to do fishing work.

The children in Jiangyan Village happily jumped into the river to swim.

Like a fish in water.

Lin Fan, Wang Guocai, and Zheng Guangming were standing by the river, looking at this scene.

Wang Guocai said, "Brother, how should we start to inquire?"

Zheng Guangming put his hands behind his back and said, "I've asked about most of the old people, and there's only that one."

He pointed to an old man on the river.

The old man was sitting in a small boat on the river, fishing with a fishing rod in his hand.

"I asked this person before. He didn't claim to know nothing like others, but he just told me not to ask too much." Zheng Guangming said.

Lin Fan looked at the old man on the river and asked, "So, what do you think he knows?"

"Yeah." Zheng Guangming nodded: "He is also the last person who may know this."

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then said, "Wait a while."

Time passed little by little.

The three of them sat by the river, the scenery here was beautiful, but it was quite comfortable.

At noon, the old man rowed the boat and returned to the shore.

Lin Fan stood up with the two of them and walked towards the old man.

The old man looked benevolent.

After the three arrived, Lin Fan bowed to each other with a smile on his face and said, "Hello, old sir."

"Who are the three of you?" The old man squinted his eyes, and when he saw Zheng Guangming, he said, "The three of you, are you here to inquire about the temple in our village?"

"Exactly." Lin Fan nodded.

The old man waved his hand: "There is nothing to inquire about."

After speaking, he made a gesture to leave.

Lin Fan hurried forward, blocked the old man's way, and said, "Old man, we are just curious. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a Buddhist temple with the size of Jiangyan Village."

"Moreover, at night in the Buddhist temple, there will always be the sound of chanting scriptures. The villagers are panicking. The three of us are here to deal with this matter."

Hearing Lin Fan's words, the old man shook his head slightly: "That Buddhist temple has never harmed anyone, so how can we deal with it?"

Lin Fan bowed deeply: "Please talk to the old gentleman."

The old man frowned slightly, and asked, "You three really want to know?"

The three nodded.

The old man looked at Lin Fan and the others with flickering eyes, and then said, "Follow me."

With that said, he walked ahead and walked towards Jiangyan Village.

The three hurriedly followed.

It seems that this old man knows about this Buddhist temple.

The old man brought the three of them to an adobe house.

Although the weather is hot, the adobe house is quite cool.

The old man sat on a wooden chair in the living room, and the guard pointed to the other wooden chairs: "Sit down."

After the three sat down one by one, the old man took out a cigarette, took a puff, and said to Zheng Guangming, "You came to see me before."

"Yes." Zheng Guangming nodded.

The old man said lightly: "Do you know why I don't want to tell you?"

Zheng Guangming naturally shook his head to express his ignorance.

The old man smiled faintly and said, "I know you are here to destroy this Buddhist temple."

"Actually, people like you have been here many times." The old man said slowly, "But they have not been able to destroy this Buddhist temple."

Listening to the old man's words, the three looked at each other.

Lin Fan asked: "This Buddhist temple has existed for many years, right?"

The old man said: "Three or four hundred years."

Speaking of this, the old man said: "Actually, you don't need to waste your time. Although this Buddhist temple is weird, it has never harmed anyone."

Listening to the old man's words, Lin Fan said: "Old man, do you know about this Buddhist temple?"

"I know a little bit." The old man nodded slightly: "More than 400 years ago, our Yanjiang Village was remote and dilapidated, and few outsiders came here. But later, a monk named Fa Ming came here."

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400 years ago, because of the remoteness of Jiangyan Village, very few people knew about it.

The villagers here rely on fishing, farming, and have little contact with the outside world.

But suddenly one day at noon, a young monk came.

This monk is 20 years old, with delicate features.

The villagers of Jiangyan Village welcomed the sudden arrival of such a monk.

The monk is called Fa Ming, a wandering monk in a large temple.

Wandering monks like them travel to various places. On the one hand, they can give themselves the opportunity to be in the world of mortals, and on the other hand, they can go to various places to spread the Dharma.

The villagers of Jiangyan Village naturally didn't know much about Buddhism, but they respected Fa Ming quite a lot.

Fa Ming planned to live in Jiangyan Village for a period of time and tell the villagers about Buddhism.

On that day, he was arranged to live in the village chief's house.

The village chief's surname is Nan, and he has a sixteen-year-old daughter named Nan Qingyi.

Nan Qingyi heard that there was a monk coming from outside, she was rather curious, and looked at this monk from the boudoir.

But he found that the monk was quite good-looking, fair and clean.

Unlike other fishermen in the village, they were tanned due to long-term fishing and hard work.

"This benefactor, I'm being polite." Fa Ming greeted this woman with a smile on his face.

Nan Qingyi also nodded, her eyes were full of curiosity.

In this way, Faming stayed at Nan Qingyi's house.

The two also became friends.

Every day, Faming would explain Buddhism to Nan Qingyi.

But Nan Qingyi never understood.

The relationship between the two is getting closer.

The 16-year-old Nan Qingyi was also at the right age to marry, but there was no one suitable for her.

She also had a crush on Faming.

On this day, Nan Qingyi took Fa Ming out to the river to go fishing.

On the surface of the river, Nan Tsing Yi skillfully operated the fishing boat and fished.

Fa Ming sat cross-legged behind, chanting scriptures in a low voice.

Nan Qingyi turned her head, looked at Faming, smiled and said, "Little Master Faming, you recite scriptures every day and tell everyone so many profound meanings of Buddhism, but can this profound meaning of Buddhism still satisfy everyone?"

Every day I tell everyone about the enlightenment of Buddhism, but I have never thought about this issue.

He froze, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Nan Qingyi said again: "Master Faming, why did the Buddha say there is no heart?"

Fa Ming said: "Sentient beings without sentient beings, together we can prove Bodhi."

"It's not that the Buddha said ruthless. All ruthless things are the things that reveal the true heart. The true heart is the Buddha's heart, so ruthless is sentient."

Nan Qingyi said: "But this can't make people full."

Farming said: "People cannot live just to fill their stomachs."

Nan Qingyi: "Why not? Those who lack clothing and food can't stop starving by reciting a few Buddha's mantras?"

Fa Ming frowned slightly, not knowing how to answer.

(End of this chapter)