Liaozhai: A Poor Monk Transcends to Immortal

Chapter 41
"Senior Brother, this young monk is here to deliver a message on the order of Senior Brother Fayan."

In the Zen room, a kind-hearted old monk slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Xu Zisu with his bright eyes, and then nodded.

"The young monk Pudu has seen the abbot, and this is the handwriting of the abbot Fayan."

Xu Zisu took out the letter from his arms, and the old monk took it and opened it. He looked at it for a moment, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. Then he looked up at Xu Zisu again, examined it for a moment, and finally regained his composure.

Putting down the letter, he said: "Your Master wants you to study in our Tianluo Temple. Our Tianluo Temple has five halls: the Lecture Hall, the Discipline Hall, the Luohan Hall, the Chanyuan and the Foreign Affairs Hall. What do you want to do?"

Study?

Xu Zisu was stunned for a moment, then frowned in deep thought.

The lecture hall is a place where Buddhist scriptures are explained; the precepts hall is undoubtedly a place in charge of the precepts; as for the Luohan hall, it is a gathering place for Buddhist practice; the Zen temple is also called the Prajna hall, which is a place for understanding the Buddha's teachings. ; Only the Foreign Affairs Hall made him a little confused.

Xu Zisu raised his head and looked at the abbot: "Don't you know this foreign affairs hall?"

Hearing this, Master Zhiran on the side slowly spoke,
"The Foreign Affairs Hall is mostly responsible for handling some miscellaneous matters. Of course, it is also responsible for contacting other sects and the secular world. If there is trouble in Songjian Mansion and other sects ask for help, the Foreign Affairs Hall will usually take action."

Xu Zisu's eyes lit up after hearing this. This foreign affairs hall coincided with him.

"The young monk wishes to enter the Foreign Affairs Hall."

"good."

The corners of Zhiran's mouth raised slightly: "In that case, junior brother will take Pudu down."

"Yes." The abbot nodded, and then closed his eyes again.

No wonder Zhiran was so happy. In addition to his duties as overseer of the temple, he was also the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Compared with the other four halls, the Foreign Affairs Hall is undoubtedly much weaker. After all, who can devote themselves to the Foreign Affairs Hall, which is surrounded by mundane things every day, if they can cultivate quietly quietly?

Therefore, most foreign affairs halls are occupied by monks who want to gain experience, or young monks like Pu Yan who are not familiar with worldly affairs.

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Three days passed quietly,
During these three days, he had a brief understanding of Tianluo Temple.

Compared with Jinshan Temple, Tianluo Temple is undoubtedly much larger. There are as many as 300 monks in the temple, which is more than ten times that of Jinshan Temple.

In addition to the monk's room, there are also side rooms for pilgrims, where they can stay, visit Buddha, copy scriptures, etc.

In addition, the leaders of the five halls are all great monks in the Xuandan realm, and Abbot Zhishan is a perfect Xuandan realm, half-step true king of Zifu. This is only the strength on the surface. How much strength is behind the scenes has not yet been revealed. It can be known.

After learning this, Xu Zisu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He was indeed the leader of the Buddhist sect in Songjian Mansion.

"Junior brother, the master in charge of the temple has invited me."

"Thank you, brother."

Foreign Affairs Hall,
A middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe and jade belt was negotiating with Zhiran, but there was a hint of helplessness and a wry smile on his face.

"Donor, please rest assured that this matter is not difficult and there is no need to worry."

"Thank you, Master. This thousand taels of silver is considered as the incense money I added to your temple. I hope Master will accept it."

"Thank you sir."

I saw the middle-aged man waving his hand, and the servant put a box aside.
Zhiran seemed to be used to this and did not refuse.

A moment later, while the two were talking, a figure stepped into the foreign affairs hall.

"Disciple has met Master Uncle Zhiran."

Zhiran nodded, then looked at the middle-aged man beside him: "This is layman Zhang."

Xu Zisu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and a feeling of discomfort surged into his heart. Then his eyes flickered, his brows furrowed deeply, and he saw a strong karma lingering on top of the middle-aged man's head.

Karma is mostly experienced by people who do evil things, and the person in front of me who is riddled with karma is probably a person who is rich and unkind.

"The young monk has met Almsgiver Zhang."

"You don't have to be polite, young master."

"Pudu, there seems to be something evil in the house of Jushi Zhang. Please go down the mountain with Jushi Zhang."

"good."

Seeing Xu Zisu agree, Zhiran nodded towards the middle-aged man.

"Principal Zhang, please rest assured. Pudu is a top figure among the younger generation in our Tianluo Temple. It will not be difficult to resolve this matter." "Thank you, Master."

After Zhang Zhicheng left, Xu Zisu looked at his leaving figure and said slowly: "Uncle Master, this person has evil intentions and is riddled with karma. I'm afraid he is not a good person."

Zhiran glanced at Xu Zisu in surprise: "Why do you see it?"

"intuition!"

The clairvoyance is one of the six great magical powers of Buddhism. He still understands the principle that ordinary people are not guilty but possessing a jade is guilty, so he has to guard against it even against his own people.

Zhiran didn't delve into Xu Zisu's perfunctory words.

"Even if it is evil, it will be decided by the court. It is not my business as a Buddhist."

Xu Zisu frowned, then nodded.

It doesn't matter whether he thinks so or not, he just needs to be obedient.

Seeing that Xu Zisu did not ask further questions, a flash of appreciation flashed in Zhiran's eyes.
is a smart guy.

However, there is still a reminder:
"As a Buddhist outsider, if I care too much about worldly affairs, I will easily attract people's disgust."

After saying that, he left the Foreign Affairs Hall.

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In the afternoon,

Xu Zisu followed Zhang Zhicheng down the mountain.

Along the way, he also learned about the troubles in his family.

A month ago, some weird things happened in his home. He thought it was just someone making trouble, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, until three days ago, a murder case happened.

Although the deceased was just a servant at home, the appearance of his death was extremely miserable, his face was ferocious, and his eyes were filled with deep fear.

Only then did he realize that something was wrong.

"If that's the case, why didn't the donor report it to the Demon Suppression Department?"

"Little master doesn't know something. There is no conclusion on this matter, and it's just the old man's guess. If you go to the demon division rashly, it's not evil, and I'm afraid it will make you unhappy."

"That's why I went up the mountain to ask the young master to take action."

Xu Zisu nodded, but it is not known how credible it is.

After half an hour,
The carriage drove slowly into Fucheng and stopped in front of a high-class courtyard.

After Xu Zisu got out of the car, he looked up at Zhang Mansion and saw wisps of Yin Qi floating in the house.

"How is it, little master?"

"Is it evil?"

Seeing Xu Zisu nodding, Zhang Zhicheng's expression suddenly changed: "Young master, I hope to save my Zhang family."

"Donor Zhang, don't worry. The young monk is here to solve this matter. However, the Yang Qi is too strong at the moment, so the evil ghost shouldn't show up. Let's wait until nightfall."

"Okay, okay, little master, go into the house first."

As soon as he entered the house, a young man and two servants came over in a swaggering manner.

"Father, you are back."

"Humph."

Zhang Zhicheng glanced at the young man and snorted coldly: "Where are you going again?"

"There is a ghost in the house. Let's go hide for two days." With that said, he took the two boys and started to leave the house.

"Stand there, this is the little master Pudu. He was invited from Tianluo Temple to exorcise evil spirits for my father. You don't have to go anywhere today, just stay at home."

The young man glanced at Xu Zisu, with a flash of disdain in his eyes: "Dad, have you been deceived? This little monk doesn't look older than me."

"You bastard, get back here."

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(End of this chapter)