The little monk returns to the vulgar

Chapter 218
Originally, the stone steps up the mountain were winding upwards, but when they reached the [-]th step, they suddenly bent into a flat ground, and there was a temple not far away.

There seems to be no surprise that there is a temple on Lingshan Mountain, but this temple is dilapidated, the plaque in the middle has been weathered, and it is impossible to tell what the name is.

Daoran didn't care too much, and just broke in.As a result, there were ruins all around, and the wind and snow turned the entire temple into white. The only building that was considered complete was the Daxiong Hall in the middle.

Daoran walked in, but felt something was wrong.Obviously the wind and snow had been blocked outside, but the feeling of cold did not decrease at all, it was still piercingly cold.

The main hall is full of cobwebs and dust, as if no one has been there for a long time.But Daoran saw a pile of ashes from a bonfire in the corner. It seemed that someone had lit a fire here, and there were still firewood beside it.

Daoran quickly used these firewood to build a small fire, and put Ramanu beside him to keep warm.After a while, Ramanu finally opened his eyes, and said tremblingly, "Ice Hell... This is Ice Hell...The monks in Lingshan are really ruthless."

"Ice Hell? Playing so big?" Dao Ran said in surprise.

Daoran also understands that the severe cold is a bit strange. Originally, when the snowstorm came, Daoran wanted to send Ramanu back to the place of the Mohuraka clan.Obviously, no mana is needed to cancel the summoning, but Ramanu couldn't go back, forcing Daoran to use his body temperature to keep him warm.

But if it is the ice hell, the power seems to be a bit small.

Dao Ran has experienced the power of the Blood Pond Hell, which is a torture that directly affects the soul. It only takes one second to make people feel so painful that they wish to die directly, but Dao Ran can barely hold on now.

"This fire must not be extinguished. Once it is gone, all of us will freeze to death. But as long as the fire is still burning, there should be no danger." Ramanu moved towards the fire and let out a comfortable cry.

Daoran was not as reassuring as Ramanu, because there was not much firewood in the Daxiong Hall, and it had been burned for a third of the time, and the remaining firewood could be burned for another half an hour at most.

What to do after burning?
I didn't see many plants on the way up the mountain before, and I don't know how long this ruined temple has been abandoned, not even a dead tree.Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, it is not easy to find firewood that can be burned.

While thinking about this question, a few more people walked into the Daxiong Palace.

Daoran turned his head and saw that it was Guan Xingyue and the others.

It's just that there were originally eight people, but now there are only five left.Guan Xingyue, Shalishu and Moses are all three practitioners. Although they have no magic power, the physique of the practitioners is still much stronger than that of real mortals. The remaining two are woodcutters and scholars.

As soon as the five people entered the door, Sha Lishu opened his mouth and said to Dao Ran: "Master Dao Ran, we agreed to support each other, how could you leave us alone and run away?"

"I'm really sorry, I just want to find a place to shelter from the wind as soon as possible when the road is blocked by the wind and snow, so please don't be offended. The fire has been lit, everyone, come and have a roast to get rid of the cold." said Sorry to say.

Although it was said that everyone met by chance, they did agree to support each other. Daoran was worried about Ramanu's safety at the time, so he took the first step, which was morally indebted, so Daoran politely invited everyone to warm up.

Sarishu looked towards the fire, just in time to see Ramanu grab firewood and join the bonfire, a little shocked.This ugly and fat gecko seems to have human nature. Where did the little monk Daoran find such a special pet?
Guan Xingyue saw that the atmosphere was a bit tense, so she came out to smooth things over and said, "Thanks to Junior Brother Daoran, you arrived early, so we don't have to suffer from the cold anymore."

The people were not as polite as Daoran, and sat in a circle around the bonfire.

It's just that they are silent, and the atmosphere is a bit depressing.

Daoran asked about their experience, Guan Xingyue explained: "The other three walked halfway, and they gave up when they couldn't hold on. But this Lingshan is really magical. The higher you go, the stronger the wind and snow, but as long as you Taking a step back, the wind and snow melted immediately, and it was as comfortable as March in spring. The three of us going down the mountain should not be in any danger."

Daoran also felt deeply that the higher he went, the greater the wind and snow, and the heavier the cold.Now he can still hold on, but according to the progressive effect, Dao Ran estimated that he would not be able to walk up to a thousand steps.

"It's a pity, if Master Daoran didn't go first, maybe he could bring one more person up." Sha Lishu said.

The woodcutter and the scholar felt the same way.

The two of them are mortals, and the journey up the mountain is the most difficult. If it weren't for the help of Master Guan Xingyue, they might have given up like the other three.When Sha Lishu said this, the two looked at Daoran with a little dissatisfaction.

Obviously Dao Ran still has spare energy, but he chooses to run alone first, how can he have the compassion of a monk?
The scholar then said: "They are all monks, it seems that the eminent monks from Tianzhu are more compassionate."

Sha Lishu smiled when he heard this, the scholar's flattery made him happy.

In fact, Sha Lishu didn't care that Dao Ran left them and ran away, what he cared about was that Dao Ran was still able to run.

The snowstorm outside was extremely terrifying. In that environment, it was even difficult to walk. How could he run as fast as the wind?
Daoran is young and has a peerless appearance. After his mana is banned, he can still run wildly in the snow?This made Sha Lishu very unhappy, and felt that he seemed to be inferior to the other party in everything.Not only him, but even His Royal Highness Guan Xingyue, who he regards as a heavenly man, has been compared by him.

Therefore, Sha Lishu casually found an excuse to accuse Daoran, but in fact he wanted to suppress his arrogance.

Now the effect has come out. In the eyes of others, no matter how good-looking the little monk Daoran is, he is just a selfish person and does not have the noble qualities of a monk.

Daoran couldn't hear the scholar's irony, but he didn't take it to heart.The real trouble lies not in these people's small thoughts, but in the icy hell in front of them.

Not enough firewood.

"Everyone, have you noticed that this firewood burns too fast?" Daoran asked.

Guan Xingyue listened, looked carefully, and said in surprise: "Really, this firewood is too unburnt."

Daoran originally thought that some firewood could last at least half an hour, but now it seems that it may not last even a quarter of an hour.Daoran hurriedly asked the woodcutter: "Benefactor Wang, you are a woodcutter and know a lot about firewood. Can you see if there is anything wrong with these firewood?"

The woodcutter's name was Wang Zhi, and he was silent all the time.In his opinion, he is the lowest among all people, so he has always been cautious.

Wang Zhi didn't expect Daoran to ask him suddenly, but he might be afraid of other things, but when it comes to chopping firewood, he is full of confidence.Wang Zhi picked up a piece of firewood and observed it carefully, and then said: "The wood is dense and the wood grain is fine. This is the best bent willow wood. It is a waste to use it for burning fire. But bent willow wood should be very resistant to burning. It is really not very good." Right."

"It's true, it's not that the firewood is not burned, but that we have too many people. When it was just me and him warming up, the firewood didn't burn so fast." Daoran said.

This ice hell is really weird, the more people warming the fire, the faster the firewood burns, wouldn't that force them to kill each other?If you want to live longer, drive everyone else away, or just kill them.

Hearing this, the scholar became unhappy immediately, and questioned, "Master Daoran, what do you mean by that? You dislike us for sharing your fire, right? You asked us to warm up just now."

Dao Ran didn't explain, there's no need to waste time arguing now, but to observe the Grand Hall carefully again.No matter how boring the monks in Lingshan are, they will not directly force them to kill each other. The key to breaking the situation must be here.

Guan Xingyue seemed to think of going with Dao Ran, persuaded the scholar who was out of control, and searched for it in the Daxiong Palace just like Dao Ran.

"Look, everyone, there are inscriptions on these two stone pillars." Guan Xingyue said, waving his long sleeves, and threw a gust of wind.

The wind blew away the cobwebs and dust on the stone pillar, revealing two lines of weathered writing.

"The mountain gate of the ancient temple opens to the south. Don't come in if you are not pious. Offer a stick of incense diligently, and everything will be safe and there will be no disaster."

As soon as Daoran read out the couplet of poems, Sha Lishu said loudly: "I understand, we must sincerely pay respects to the Buddha in order to overcome difficulties."

After finishing speaking, Sha Lishu rummaged around, and he really found a dozen sandalwood sticks that had been dusty for an unknown period of time.

"Look, I guessed right. We went to Lingshan to pray for the Buddha, but when we entered the temple, we only cared about the fire and didn't pay homage to the Buddha. This is insincere. Now there is still time to offer incense and worship." Saying that, Sarishu lit the sandalwood and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner.

After offering incense, Sarishu knelt on the ground again, thinking of the Buddha statue and kowtowed devoutly, and there were words in his mouth, which seemed to be praises to the Buddha.

Seeing Sha Lishu doing this, two mortals, the scholar and the woodcutter, hurriedly followed.This incense is not much, three sticks per person is absolutely not enough.

The three of them knelt side by side in front of the Buddha statue, prostrating devoutly, very real and sincere.Guan Xingyue took a look at Daoran, and joined the ranks of kneeling, but he didn't take incense, but just bowed.

After prostrating, Sha Lishu looked at the fire again and said triumphantly, "That's right, you see, this firewood burns much slower."

Everyone looked towards the fire, and sure enough, as Sari Shu said, the firewood was burning stubbornly in the fire, and it did not turn to ashes as quickly as before.

"Master, we have been incensed... can... can we go warm up by the fire, it's... so cold." The scholar said tremblingly.

Sha Lishu glanced at Daoran proudly, and then said to the scholar: "Of course, the Buddha knows our sincerity, so he will naturally help us solve our disasters."

After hearing this, the scholar hurried to the campfire and warmed up comfortably.The woodcutter also hurriedly followed. He is also a mortal, and he was too cold to leave the campfire long ago.

Sarishu also stood up, ready to go to the fire, his body is a bit stronger than ordinary people, but now he is shivering a bit from the cold.When he walked past Daoran, he also said: "Master Daoran, if you still don't bow down, how long are you waiting for?"

Daoran didn't speak, just glanced at the bonfire.

Sha Lishu didn't know, so he followed Daoran's eyes to look over, and then he was shocked to find that the burning speed of the firewood accelerated again.

"How could this be?" Sha Lishu said in disbelief.

"Amitabha, it's not because you worshiped the Buddha that the fire slowed down, it was because the three of you left the fire, so the fire slowed down." Dao Ran reminded.

When the three of them left the fire, Dao Ran keenly noticed that the burning speed of the firewood had slowed down, but after they offered incense and kowtowed, the speed did not change at all.

Therefore, Dao Ran concluded that offering incense and kowtow did not have any effect.

Sha Lishu only felt that his skin was burning hot. He had been complacent just now, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face so soon, and he was ashamed.

At this time, Guan Xingyue said: "Unexpectedly, I also guessed wrong. It seems that these lines of poems are not understood in this way."

Hearing Guan Xingyue's words, Sha Lishu felt much better.His Royal Highness is the idol he worships, and His Royal Highness has guessed wrong, and it seems that it is not surprising that he is wrong.

It's just that this hateful monk Da Zhou pretended to be here, which made Sha Lishu a little unconvinced.

Daoran looked at Xingyue again, showing an admiring smile.

If Guan Xingyue believed in Sha Lishu, he wouldn't just kowtow but not offer incense.The reason why Guan Xingyue did this was because she knew that Sha Lishu had guessed wrong, but she didn't directly refute it, but chose to make mistakes with him.

Laughing at himself now is also to make Sha Lishu less embarrassed.

It's just to make Sha Lishu feel that someone has made mistakes with him, so it won't be so embarrassing now.

With such a delicate and considerate mind, it is no wonder that he is called a love monk. There are not many women in this world who can refuse a handsome, gentle and considerate prince.

In terms of mental intelligence, Dao Ran is almost the same as Guan Xingyue, both of whom can keenly detect changes in the campfire.But if you know it, you know it, and whether you are willing to cut your own face for others depends on each person.

Daoran can't be so great, but it doesn't prevent him from admiring Guan Xingyue's compassion. This monk is worthy of deep friendship.

For Guan Xingyue's sake, Daoran didn't care about Sha Lishu's provocation, and continued to search in the hall.The same is true for Guan Xingyue, he looked around without arrogance or rashness.

It's just that the two of them looked at the sky and the ground, looking for ways to break the situation in different ways.

Sha Lishu was a little nervous. In his opinion, Guan Xingyue and Daoran were in a silent competition.Whoever finds the way to break the situation first may represent that one of them is closer to the realm of Buddha.

Sha Lishu didn't think Guan Xingyue would lose, but he was still sweating for the prince.

In the world, people often come here for whatever they are afraid of. Daoran suddenly stopped in front of the tall Buddha statue, and murmured to himself, "This Buddha statue seems to be made of wood. Wang benefactor, can you please have a look?"

Wang Zhi was warming the fire, and when he heard Daoran's words, he didn't dare to be negligent. He hurriedly walked to the Buddha statue and knocked on it with his hands, touched it a few times, and then said in surprise: "This is a perfect piece of rosewood, it's so big. One piece is worth ten thousand gold."

But at this moment, the scholar yelled, "Oh no, the firewood is gone."

Everyone looked towards the bonfire, and sure enough, the last piece of firewood had been burned to ashes, and the bonfire seemed to be extinguished at any time.At this time, the wind and snow outside the Daxiong Palace became even stronger, making the doors and windows squeak, and a greater chill hit, making everyone's bodies stiff.

Ramanu was the first one who couldn't take it anymore, curled up into a ball, and soon fell into a coma again.

"In that case..." Daoran jumped lightly, landed in front of the Buddha statue, and punched the Buddha statue's palm with all his strength.

With a click, the half-human tall palm of the Buddha statue was broken by Daoran's punch and rolled to the ground.

"Burn this first." Daoran said to everyone.

Seeing this scene, Sha Lishu immediately shouted: "Bold, this is Lingshan, how dare you destroy the Buddha statue?"

Daoran was unmoved, but said: "Master Sha Lishu, please be safe, I am looking for relics."

Sha Lishu said angrily: "Sophistry, this is a woodcarved Buddha statue, where is the relic?"

Daoran listened, and said with a smile: "So you also know that this is not a real Buddha?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was stunned.

Guan Xingyue clasped his hands together and said to Daoran, "Thank you, Junior Brother, the poor monk has been taught."

(End of this chapter)