Wudang

Chapter 3
On the tenth day of February, Zhang Junbao and his master set off for Yuan Dadu.

Baoji County is nearly [-] miles away from Dadu. The master and apprentice travel [-] miles a day, and they can reach it in about ten days.

The debate between Taoism and Buddhism was held on March [-]rd, so there was plenty of time.

Three days later, the two came to Luoshui Town, which belongs to the boundary of Luoyang.

There are a lot of people in the town, and after inquiring, I found out that many of them are not from the town.

"Daoist, the vegetarian restaurant in the shop is very famous in several nearby towns~~"

After entering a small restaurant in the town, Xiao Er hurried over to say hello.

"I don't give up on meat and vegetables when I'm poor." Huolong Daoist said.

Xiao Er was stunned for a moment and said: "The little one has eyes but no pearls. It turns out that he is not the Taoist priest of the Quanzhen Sect. I heard that the Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain in the south does not avoid meat and vegetables. The Taoist priest is a Celestial Master?"

"There are many schools of Taoism in the world." Huolong Daoist said with a slight smile, "Today, let's come to some of the best vegetarian dishes in the shop."

Xiao Er didn't ask any more questions, and stepped back to get ready.

Along the way, Zhang Junbao met many Taoists, basically all of them came from the Quanzhen sect.

In addition, there are many temples and monks nearby.

The main reason is that this place is not far from Songshan Shaolin, and the influence of Buddhism is not weak.

Both Quanzhen and Buddhism are vegetarians, so the nearby restaurants and restaurants basically have some special vegetarian dishes.

"Today is the once-a-month consecration day of Luoshui Temple. I don't know who will be selected."

"That depends on whether there is a predestined relationship. In recent years, all those who have been recognized by the monks as predestined people will get their wishes fulfilled and have children."

"Haha~~ My daughter-in-law has been selected, and she will definitely give birth to a big fat boy next year to inherit the incense for my Chen family..." An old man in his sixties laughed loudly.

"Congratulations, your daughter-in-law has a predestined relationship with the Buddha, and the blessing is profound."

"It turned out to be Chen Dashan. This is the second time to be selected. It is really a destiny. Last year, your son got a daughter, and this year will definitely not be wrong~~"

……

Hearing what was going on around him, Master Huolong put down his chopsticks and frowned slightly.

It seems that these outsiders are all coming for this Luoshui Temple.

He waved at the shop waiter.

"Daozhang, what are your orders?" Xiaoer hurried over and asked.

"Pindao first arrived in your land, who is this Luoshui divine monk?"

Hearing the Taoist priest's question about this matter, Xiaoer immediately beamed with joy and said: "The Taoist priest is asking the right person. There is really no one in the town who knows better than the young one. That Luoshui divine monk, an eminent monk in the world, the reincarnation of the immortal Buddha, is known as ' Sending a child to the monk'..."

The waiter in the shop crackled a lot.

The Luoshui monk came here two years ago. It is said that he was a wandering monk from Shaolin. He lived in the deserted Luoshui Temple, and then repaired the Luoshui Temple.

Whenever the god monk opens the altar to teach the Dharma, displaying the magical powers of Buddhism, and the golden light shines all over the place, the most amazing thing is that the women who ask for children can get their wish. After staying in the temple for a month, they can conceive a child after returning home. The reputation of "Zi Shenseng" spread like wildfire in the local area.

It is said that the more pious the heart is, the Buddha will bless and the Bodhisattva will be able to give birth to a child.

As for how to express one's piety, of course it is reflected in the sesame oil money.

It can be said that the incense in Luoshui Temple is very strong.

All the faithful men and women from the nearby towns came here.

Zhang Junbao murmured in his heart, why did the more he listened, the more something went wrong?
He glanced at his master, and saw that the master's face didn't seem very good-looking.

"Master~~"

Just as Zhang Junbao wanted to speak out, his master stopped him by raising his hand.

The two left Luoshui Town very quickly, and when they reached a deserted place outside the town, Zhang Junbao asked: "Master, there must be something wrong with that divine monk, I'm afraid he is cheating money."

Buddhists are not eminent monks who are not proficient in medical skills. These eminent monks usually treat people, and they basically don’t charge fees. This Luoshui monk is obviously trying to collect money.

The local gentry donated a large amount of sesame oil money one after another, and some poor people even went out of their way to pay tribute to the gods and monks in order to keep their sons alive.

From Zhang Junbao's point of view, this is very problematic.

"Cheat money?" Master Huolong shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid it will be worse."

That night, Huolong Daoist was going to visit Luoshui Temple at night, but since Zhang Junbao didn't know martial arts, he waited outside the temple.

They had already visited Luoshui Temple during the day, and they also met the abbot of Luoshui Temple from a distance, that is, Luoshui Divine Monk.

It has to be said that Luoshui Divine Monk was born with a good skin, around sixty, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, quite the appearance of an eminent monk.

When the altar was opened to teach the Fa, there were indeed some miracles of immortals and Buddhas.

It's just that Zhang Junbao has been with his master for more than ten years, and he still has a good understanding of these so-called magic and fairy arts.

Because Taoism also has some such methods.

In addition, later generations have various explanations for these tricks and deceptions. They are nothing more than some chemical reactions and blindfolds. Of course he knows.

These so-called spells were originally just a means for the Taoist and Buddhist families to improve their image in the hearts of believers, but now many of them are used by people with ulterior motives to confuse people and defraud them of money.

Zhang Junbao knew that his master was very powerful, but he didn't know how to be so powerful, so it shouldn't be a problem if he wanted to deal with a few liars.

While Zhang Junbao was waiting for his master to call him in, he suddenly saw a figure jumping into the temple from the wall not far away.

Zhang Junbao secretly thought it was not good, could it be that there are still people outside the temple?
He was a little worried about his master.

Suddenly, his ears moved, and he heard very slight footsteps behind him, so he turned around hastily.

His hearing is abnormal, otherwise he would not be able to detect the movement behind him.

Thirteen's moon is already very round, and the moonlight is shining, and you can see the other party's face clearly in the night.

This is a delicate young girl, her age is about the same as her, but she is wearing a thick cotton padded coat, wrapped like a rice dumpling.

Her little face seemed to have no color, rather pale, and it was unknown if it was due to the reflection of the moonlight.

"Huh? I didn't expect you, a sneaky little thief, to be so vigilant and find me approaching?" She had deliberately silenced the sound of her footsteps, but she was a little surprised that the boy in front would notice her.

"Hmph, he must be with the obscene monks inside, let's capture him without a fight." The girl let out a 'swipe' and unsheathed a short sword in her hand.

Zhang Junbao shivered uncontrollably, the dagger was already stabbing towards him, the opponent obviously knew martial arts and was not weak, how could he be an opponent?
Before he had time to think about it, Zhang Junbao rolled directly to the side, not caring whether his posture was awkward, so he avoided it first.

"Girl, I'm not~~"

Zhang Junbao could tell that the purpose of this girl's coming was probably the same as his own, it was for the gang of scammers in Luoshui Temple.

But the opponent didn't give him a chance to explain, and the dagger struck again.

Zhang Junbao fumbled on the ground with both hands, randomly grabbed stones, mud and snow and threw them at the girl.

"Yeah, my eyes~~"

The girl separated the stones with her sword, but failed to prevent the 'hidden weapons' such as the snow, and a little of it got into her eyes.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Junbao got up and wanted to escape.

"Don't even think about running." The girl rushed forward and slammed Zhang Junbao's back with her left hand.

With a 'bang' sound, Zhang Junbao was hit firmly with a palm.

But the girl let out an 'ouch'. She felt a huge force coming from the other person's back that made her left hand numb. Unsteady, plus the snow on the ground was a little slippery, he sat down on the ground with a 'plop', and almost fell on his back.

Zhang Junbao was impacted by the force of his palm, he staggered forward a few steps, and finally stabilized his figure.

He was not injured, and hurried towards the gate of the temple, it was important to find the master first.

Just now he relied on his inner strength to be stronger than that woman, and the other party was careless and suffered a disadvantage.

If she catches up again, she is no match at all.

"Little thief, where are you going?" The girl was obviously angry, and an angry reprimand came.

How could Zhang Junbao stop and directly break into the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the master, and there was a teacher beside the master?
Before he had time to think about it, he heard the footsteps behind him getting closer, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Master, help!"

"Yixi, stop!" the teacher shouted.

Zhang Junbao's legs went limp, fortunately he had one hand on the wooden pillar, otherwise he would have collapsed to the ground.

The girl's broken sword was about to stab her in the back, but luckily the master made a sound in time to make her stop the sword.

"Master, this little thief is hiding outside the temple. He behaves suspiciously. He must be an accomplice of the obscene monk." Although the girl named Yixi withdrew her sword, her big eyes were fixed on Zhang Junbao.

"Don't be rude, he is your senior brother, he is the apprentice of Huolong senior brother." The teacher glared at her, "Senior brother, this is Song Yixi, the little disciple I accepted a few years ago."

"Yeah?" Song Yixi looked surprised, did he call the wrong person?

"Disciple Song Yixi has met Master Daoist." Song Yixi reacted quickly, bowed to Daoist Huolong and hurriedly apologized to Zhang Junbao, "Brother, I'm sorry!"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Zhang Junbao was terrified, it was really scary just now.

It's just that the master of the other party obviously knew his master and seemed to have a close relationship with him. He said that he was not injured, and it was a false alarm. This matter is not easy to pursue.

"This is my disciple Zhang Junbao." Daoist Huolong said, "Junbao, haven't you met the benevolent master of Emei?"

Zhang Junbao was shocked, it turned out to be Master Compassionate, the head of the Emei School.

There are two major sects of Buddhism, North Shaolin and South Emei. In the south, Emei has a detached position and great influence.

Zhang Junbao hurriedly greeted him.

He felt a little strange, Master Cixin's eyebrows were completely white, and although his face was rosy, he looked about 80 or [-] years old no matter what.

But she called her master and brother?
"If Junior Sister hadn't just come over, I wouldn't be able to deal with this matter." Huolong Daoist said.

"Leave those women to my junior sister." Master Compassionate nodded and said.

"Master, have you caught the obscene monk?" Song Yixi asked.

"Your uncle captured him a long time ago, and none of the accomplices in the temple escaped." Master Compassionate replied, "Yixi, you and Junbao search their rooms to see if there are any others." Something hidden."

"Okay, master." Song Yixi turned to Zhang Junbao after speaking, "Brother Junbao, let's go quickly."

This kind of search and other chores must not be done by my master and Uncle Huolong. They are the most suitable two juniors.

"Go."

Seeing his master nodding, Zhang Junbao followed Song Yixi's footsteps.

Zhang Junbao got more information about the Luoshui monk from Song Yixi.

Master Compassionate Arrived here one day earlier than them, and conducted a secret investigation of Luoshui Temple, and found that the so-called Luoshui Divine Monk was an obscene monk.

In the name of sending a child in the name of Buddhism, in fact, those women who are begging for a child are secretly bewildered, and they are seduced by their wives.

The so-called selection of predestined persons means that the obscene monks observe which women are suitable for conception, and these beasts are very proficient in this way.

In modern terms, it is safe period, fertile period and so on.

This group of obscene monks are capable people of this way.

As a result, these women have basically conceived after a month in the temple, and they have intercourse with their husbands when they return home. Naturally, they don't know the reason, and they think that it is really a bodhisattva who is giving birth to their sons and daughters.

Even if a woman realizes it, she dare not speak up.

This fulfilled the reputation of the obscene monk, leading to more and more women seeking children to come.

A deceptive trick can't be fooled by an expert. My own master is one, and the compassionate teacher is naturally one.

Today, when the teacher came over, he happened to meet himself and the teacher and his party.

(End of this chapter)