Acting as a god and Buddha: starting from Guanzi

Chapter 4 Gods and Buddhas Begging for Food
The Xiaofa Temple was not big, originally there were only three monks, and the so-called dining hall was just a thatched hut with a wooden table and a few stools placed in it.

"Everyone is here, let's have dinner."

The old monk Huiming said.

Meng Yuan sat down next to Miao Le, and immediately found that he, his senior brother Miao Yan, and his master were all placed in front of the same bowl of porridge, a plate of pickles and two steamed buns, but the second senior brother Miao Le had a plate in front of him. There were rotten meat, maggots could still be seen vaguely in the meat, and a rotten smell came straight to the nose.

snoring snoring...

The master and senior brother started to drink porridge, and Miao Le who was at the side also opened his mouth to eat the meat on the plate, black juice flowed down from the side of his mouth, making a large amount of blood on the neckline.

Except for him, no one seemed to think anything was wrong with this weird scene, and everyone was enjoying the food in front of them.

Naturally, Meng Yuan would not make a sound, but also bowed his head and began to drink porridge.

Slowly, everyone finished eating, and Meng Yuan also stuffed the last piece of steamed bun into his mouth, followed the example of the two senior brothers and sat up straight, waiting quietly for something.

"Huh." The old monk finished the last mouthful of porridge and wiped his mouth.

"Today is the Buddha's birthday. Miao Yan, Miao Le, you will clean up the temple in the afternoon, and I will go to the town with your junior brother to buy some food and offer incense and candles." The old monk ordered.

"Yes, Master."

Meng Yuan was no stranger to Buddha's birthdays. There were many birthdays and enlightenment days of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in his previous life, which were quite grand for believers. But the weird Buddha statue he saw in the main hall in the morning was also something like this. raw?

However, Meng Yuan didn't show any expression on his face during this process, nor did he ask a word. The matter of rashly asking the second senior brother Miao Le in the morning is still in sight.

The old monk who had been observing Meng Yuan secretly and carefully also nodded slightly. If you want to live in this world for a long time, you must not be too curious.

"Miaoxie, come with me."

"Yes, Master."

The master and apprentice left the Xiaofa Temple and headed to Luoxia Town in the south.

Along the way, Meng Yuan followed the old monk step by step, walking as he said, and stopping as he said.

The total distance was only three miles, but on the way he found two small earth temples, and there were people worshiping, and the incense looked good.

Recalling the situation in the temple, there is a thin layer of incense altar, and I am afraid that no one comes to offer incense on weekdays, even the wild temple on the roadside can't keep up.

"Disciple, do you know what they are worshiping?"

The master and the apprentice stood in front of a small earthen temple, and the old monk pointed to the statue in it and asked.

Meng Yuan said honestly: "It should be a god or a Buddha."

"Yes, they are worshiping gods."

"Then do you know why?"

Meng Yuan shook his head. Worshiping gods and praying to the Buddha is something to ask for. It doesn't matter whether the status is high or low, it's just that what you want is different. How does he know.

The old monk walking in front didn't seem to expect him to answer, but said: "You will know tonight."

Not long after we arrived at the gate of the town, we saw two stone statues that looked like fish and turtles, standing very majestic on both sides of the road. In front of the stone statues, there were offerings of incense, candles, melons and fruits.

The old monk walked over quickly, but he didn't notice that the eyeballs of the two stone statues turned. On the contrary, Meng Yuan, who had a clairvoyant eye, noticed it, but he pretended not to know.

"Master, what do we want to buy?"

"Go and buy some incense candles for the teacher. My disciple, go and buy a bag of rice and a bag of flour. We will meet here before dark." The old monk took out twenty copper coins and handed them to Meng Yuan, and then told him to go Where to buy, this is separated.

Luoxia Town is very big, even some counties in Dayan Kingdom cannot compare with it.

It was the first time for Meng Yuan to experience this kind of life that was close to ancient times. In his previous life, he didn't have this kind of feeling even in the ancient city.

As the saying goes, stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the scenery looks at you under the bridge.

Such a handsome young monk is too eye-catching to appear on the street.

Gradually, the surrounding townspeople began to point at him, and Meng Yuan also noticed it. He immediately left along the street quickly, and after turning a corner, he finally saw a rice and grain shop.

A waiter came forward and said, "What are you here to buy, young master?"

"One bag of rice, one bag of noodles."

"Okay, twenty coppers in total."

After paying the bill, Meng Yuan carried one bag on one shoulder. He had already reached the Qi training stage and could easily carry two bags of rice and noodles, and walked towards the entrance of the town as fast as flying.

Seeing that the master was not here yet, Meng Yuan sat cross-legged and meditated on his own.

A trace of spiritual energy was incorporated into the dantian and turned into mana, nourishing the body, and before he knew it, the sky gradually darkened, and a ray of cool wind passed by.

Meng Yuan woke up suddenly, why hasn't Master come back yet?Could it be that there is some trouble?

He guessed right, the old monk was indeed in some trouble at the moment.

The two dead soldiers from the Foundation Establishment Realm sent by the Wang family last night did not return, and someone met the old monk on the street. Wang Tong suddenly understood that most of the dead soldiers he sent were dead, and he was planning to call out the masters in the family. Go and seek revenge.

The staff member on the side woke him up: "Have you forgotten what day today is?"

When Wang Tong heard the words, he suddenly realized: "Today is the Buddha's birthday. If the monk can't return to the temple before dark, the sea god will not protect him. When the time comes, hehe... Go ask Mr. Zhou to trap the old monk until dark .”

"Yes."

That Mr. Zhou was proficient in formations, and the Wang family had known the whereabouts of Monk Huiming for a long time, so they spent some good materials to set up a trapping formation, trapping the old monk in it.

Seeing the last ray of sunset disappear from the horizon, night falls.

Meng Yuan was very uneasy at this moment. According to his original memory, this town was very prosperous even at night, but at this moment, every house was closed and there was no light on the streets.

At the same time, Tianyan also keenly noticed that the two stone sculptures not far from him became more 'active'.

"No, you can't stay here, go find an inn in the town and stay there."

Meng Yuan turned around and left with rice noodles on his shoulders.

After he left, the two stone sculptures came to life completely. The two monsters that looked like fish and turtles shook their heads and swayed their tails, and uttered human words: "If that little monk doesn't leave, I can't help it. It smells so good."

"No, today is the Buddha's birthday. If we want to eat meat, we have to wait for the Sea God Festival. Those guys are here!"

A layer of white mist slowly eroded towards the entrance of the town.

I saw two fish spirits suddenly spraying out large jets of water to disperse the white mist, revealing three strange figures. One of them had a fat head, big ears, and a bloated body. He was wearing a cassock and looked very similar to the Buddha statue in the Xiaofa Temple. look alike.

"Everyone knows the rules, don't cross the line." Yujing said.

"Hehe, goodness, Buddhas know." A strange voice replied.

Immediately afterwards, three figures entered the town and disappeared into the darkness, while the two fish spirits turned into stone statues again to guard the sides.

On the street, Meng Yuan found an inn.

But no matter how much he knocked and yelled, no one answered. Instead, the sound seemed to attract something bad.

A huge shadow accompanied by fog appeared at the corner of the street. Meng Yuan suddenly felt tense all over, unable to move forward or retreat.

"Benefactor, can you give me some food?"

(End of this chapter)