One Punch Tang Monk

Chapter 760 The Stolen Buddha Treasure

"Maybe it's a good thing, master, why don't we go to Jinguang Temple to see it." Zhu Tianpeng said with a smile, but he was not afraid of big things.

"Alright." Tang Sanzang nodded, and asked the aunt, saying that the prison car would eventually return to Jinguang Temple and follow far behind the prison car.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the prison car turned into a side street, and at the end of the street, an ancient temple appeared in sight.

Everyone hid sideways in the alley for a while, and only came out after the monk on the prison cart came down from the shackles and dragged his tired body into the temple.

There were six soldiers with swords standing at the gate of the temple. When they saw Tang Sanzang and his party, they shouted, "Who is coming! Jinguang Temple is a forbidden area, please do not approach!"

"It's a monk! Could it be the remnants of Jinguang Temple!"

"Catch it, and the judge will know!"

After everyone saw Tang Sanzang clearly, they were all surprised and happy.

"Stop." Sun Wukong waved his hand, and the six soldiers who were about to rush forward at the door were frozen in this way, unable to move or speak, only the eyes that could move were full of The color of shock.

"So, what's the name of the ghost in broad daylight?" Zhu Tianpeng reached out and patted the soldier who screamed the loudest just now, walked to the door and waved, the iron chain on the door just fell to the ground, and he stretched out his hand and pushed it away door.

Pushing open the door, it is a rather majestic temple, but that is the feeling at a glance.

As for now, starting from the entrance, every piece of floor tiles and grass has been dug three feet into the ground, piled up everywhere, and the walls of temples everywhere have also been smashed and leaked from all sides.

It's hard to imagine what kind of experience this Jinguang Temple has experienced. Even if it is deliberately destroyed, it is difficult to reach this level. It is completely rummaging the entire temple.

"It seems that it's really a good treasure, otherwise it wouldn't be turned into this." Zhu Tianpeng said a little dumbfounded.

"If you don't find it like this, I'm afraid the monks of Jinguang Temple really didn't steal it." Sha Wanjing looked around, and there were traces of rummaging in every place. As far as he could see, he didn't miss a single place. .

"Let's ask someone first to see what's going on." Tang Sanzang nodded and walked towards the temple first.

Sun Wukong waved and closed the gate, and everyone followed into the temple.

Tang Sanzang walked along the rising smoke from the kitchen, and soon found a group of monks who were living and cooking porridge in the open air. A broken tripod was placed on the fire, and the fire below was raging.

A dozen or so monks were sitting around the fire, some were resting on the ground with their pillows on a stone, some were chanting scriptures with their legs crossed, and some were throwing wild vegetables into the pot. Everyone was silent and did not speak.

"Hey, monk, what's the matter with you?" Zhu Tianpeng walked up to the tripod to have a look. The clear soup lacked water, and the amount of rice could almost be counted. He didn't know what kind of wild vegetables were floating on the water. Very shabby.

The monks were stunned for a moment when they heard the words, and then they looked over. After seeing Tang Sanzang and his party, their expressions were a little surprised. Since three years ago, Jinguang Temple has not allowed outsiders to enter, except those who come to the temple to look for Buddhist treasures. Soldiers, monks from Jinguang Temple, and others are not allowed to enter.

But now how did these girls and that young monk come in? You must know that apart from the soldiers standing guard at the door, there are also a few small teams patrolling regularly, and ordinary people can't get in at all.

"Who are you?" The older monk looked at Tang Sanzang and the others with some doubts.

"The poor monk Tang Sanzang is a monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the east. He is going to the west to seek the scriptures. He just arrived in the country of Sacrifice today. He saw that all his fellow disciples were in such a catastrophe, so he followed him to Jinguang Temple. All of you are my apprentices." Tang Sanzang stepped forward and said with clasped hands.

"It turned out to be a master from the Eastern Tang Dynasty. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The monk quickly stood up, clasped his hands together and saluted, and the other monks also stood up one after another, but it was inconvenient to salute because there were shackles on the injured feet.

"Sit down, we are also newcomers, but I heard on the road that you were blamed by the king because the Buddhist treasure in the temple disappeared. With today's catastrophe, what is the reason for this? Tomorrow we will enter the palace to meet the king. In exchange for customs clearance documents, if you really have grievances, I can give you a word or two." Tang Sanzang looked at the monks and said.

The monks were overjoyed when they heard the words. They have been tortured almost all the time in the past three years. There were hundreds of monks in Jinguang Temple back then, but now there are only a dozen of them left.

But now, this little master actually said that he could help them speak in front of His Majesty, so he was naturally overjoyed.

"Master, we are wronged. The Buddhist treasure suddenly disappeared three years ago. It is really not the people of our Jinguang Temple. It is too late for us to cherish the treasure of Jinguang Temple, how could it be guarded and stolen by ourselves." The middle-aged monk almost cried, feeling extremely wronged.

"Yes, in the past three years, they have searched every plant and tree in the Jinguang Temple, but they have not found even the shadow of the Buddha treasure. It can be concluded that the disappearance of the Buddha treasure has nothing to do with the Jinguang Temple, but those officials wanted to escape. The crime of ineffective investigation, after a period of time, our brothers in Jinguang Temple were arrested and beheaded. This beheading lasted for three years, and now there are only a dozen of us left in Jinguang Temple, which had more than 500 people." Another monk followed suit, tears streaming down his face.

Tang Sanzang frowned when he heard the words, looked at the crowd, and already guessed in his heart.

Although he has not been in the officialdom, he still has heard about some things in the Tang Dynasty's officialdom. In this way, when the case is not going well, he will find some scapegoats and kill them to appease the people above. The officialdom exists everywhere, the monk said. The words are probably not wrong.

"What kind of Buddhist treasure is that? Tell me in detail what happened on the day it disappeared." Zhu Tianpeng looked at the monks and said.

"Masters don't know that Jisai Kingdom is a big country around here. A few years ago, several countries around here would come to offer tribute and present beauties and horses. All this is not because of how virtuous the king is, but because of us. There is a Buddha treasure on the Zilai Pagoda in the Jinguang Temple. Whenever night falls, auspicious clouds cover it, and the rays of the sun shine brightly. Even thousands of miles away, you can see it clearly, so all the surrounding countries come to pay tribute and rely on the Buddha treasure."

"The Buddha treasure is actually the bones of an old abbot who was sitting in the temple 300 years ago. His real body was hidden in the golden body, and he was buried overnight. The golden body fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces, but the skull was well preserved. When it comes down, it turns into a transparent relic, which becomes radiant at night. It is placed on the top of the Zilai Pagoda and is regarded as a national treasure.

(End of this chapter)