The Last Gentleman

  Chapter 659 Flower Sea Buddha Mother

  Huahai Village can be said to be the most popular tourist attraction in Linghai City, even if it is placed among the best in the whole province, such a high popularity will naturally bring a lot of local economy,

  The villagers who live here also redecorate their homes and turn them into exquisite homestays, which are often full even in the off-season.

  However, as Huahai Village was blocked due to bad incidents, the villagers here have had no income for a month, and they are worried all day long.

  The proprietress saw three foreigners dressed in extraordinary clothes early on, and took the risk of being discovered by investigators to introduce the three of them into her homestay.

  However, the proprietress, who was still gentle on the outside, started asking for money as soon as she led everyone into the house.

   "In a special period, if I want to take you in, I have to bear the risk of being discovered by the city bureau.

   Once exposed, not only will the homestay not be able to continue, I may go to jail because of this, and the accommodation fee will naturally be higher than usual. Of course, I will also provide you with the best local food and guide services.

  I am well aware of the working hours of this group of people in the urban area. When they leave the beach, they can even take you to the sea.

   2000 a day, pay first and then stay in the hotel. "

  William had already run out of money, and just as he was about to leave, Fangfang suddenly took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed them into the hands of the proprietress.

  The proprietress immediately smiled and quickly arranged rooms for everyone.

   "I will come to the second floor to call you guys during dinner time. Don't go out during the day for now. I can take you out for a stroll after these annoying investigators change shift late at night."

  Everyone came to the guest room on the second floor, which still had a structure of two rooms and one living room.

  The first question William asked after closing the door was, "Fangfang, where did you get your money from?"

   "Huh? Money is very important, and I know you don't have much money, so since we ate fried chicken, I've been collecting those unowned money left in every corner.

   Just now, when the driver confirmed that he was hopeless, I also transferred his money. "

  William was really admirable, and at the same time remembered that he needed to explain something seriously.

   "How much do you have left?"

   "There are more than three thousand."

   "Fangfang, Catherine and I probably won't stay here for a long time. If we leave suddenly, you should be able to live alone, right?"

   When hearing these words, Fangfang did not express any reluctance, not even a trace of emotional fluctuations.

   "I know this, my mother used to teach me that I must learn to be grateful.

  Through your chats and various contacts along the way, I probably know that you are not [people] of this world. The reason why I have been by your side to help is that I just want to thank you for saving me from the hospital.

  Once you guys leave, I owe nothing.

   At that time, I will live a good life alone, and I will go back to see my parents when I have a chance, and strive to return to a normal life. "

  William couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this, his worries seemed completely unnecessary.

  At this time, Catherine was already standing on the open-air balcony of the guest room, enjoying a panoramic view of Huahai Village. William was also a little worried that he would be discovered by the investigators patrolling below, so he followed immediately.

   Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped onto the balcony, William's eyes were completely attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him.

   "This! No wonder it's the number one attraction in this city, it's so beautiful."

  The coast and the surface of the ocean within a kilometer are covered with blue petals, which perfectly blend with the blue sea water. With the fog on the sea surface, it can be described as hazy and elegant, like a dream but not a dream, as if you are in a fairyland somewhere.

  The few investigators were salvaging the car at the scene of the incident, and they had no time to observe the building behind them, let alone the two people upstairs.

   "Catherine, do you see a problem?"

   "There are too many questions, okay~ What a strong corpse smell, my tentacles sucker can clearly capture the smell produced by the fermentation of putrid substances, and the smell of these flowers is really disgusting.

  Before the village was sealed off, people often disappeared here, right? It just didn't get out for some reason.

  We really came to the right place~ This sea area is similar to my attributes, maybe it can really fill the dream. "

   "Can you feel that there are some evil things in the sea?"

   "The only thing I can feel is the corpse... Maybe there is a 'big' corpse sinking on the bottom of the sea, constantly accepting human sacrifices, but I don't know what it is.

   Let's find the shrine quickly, I want to see what the villagers here believe in. "

   "Don't worry, take your time~ Once we are exposed, we will be targeted by both sides at the same time, and we will start with the proprietress's house first."

   "What I mean is to first see where the shrine in the proprietress' house is placed and what it looks like. Even if it is just an imitation, it will be useful."

   "Just ask when you're eating, there's no need to sneak around to find it, it's even more troublesome to arouse the suspicion of the local villagers."

   Soon it was lunch time, and the proprietress cooked a table full of good dishes by herself, mainly seafood, and even a lot of uncooked raw and pickled seafood.

  Catherine had no scruples and ate happily,

  William excused his allergy to seafood and only ate some vegetables on the ground.

  As for the shrine of the boss's wife's house, there is no need to look for it at all, it is placed here in the restaurant. The entire shrine is made of marble, with fine workmanship, embedded with petals and reliefs of sea wave structure, it can be seen that a lot of money has been spent.

  The statue placed on it is a plump, even obese woman, sitting on a lotus flower, dressed in white, like a "Guanyin".

  It’s just that the face of the statue is carved with dense flowers, covering the whole face,

  The left hand is knotted with the lotus handprint,

  The right hand holds a white jade bottle from which waves flow,

"This is?"

   "This is "Flower Sea Buddha Mother", and our village is named after her. It is said that thousands of years ago, when the first group of villagers discovered this place, there was already such a scene of flowers.

  Because of the protection given by the Buddha Mother, the village has been thriving since its establishment, and even now it is the best tourist attraction in Linghai City, attracting a large number of tourists every year. "

   "Someone discovered such a fairyland thousands of years ago? It developed rapidly under the protection of the gods, but now it is still just a village, and the population does not seem to be too large... It doesn't make sense.

  If it is true as you said, your place should have become a port city long ago, far surpassing the current Linghai City. "

   "This is the rule set by the Buddha of Huahai, requiring us to manage this area with the village system,

  Seeing that you seem to be very interested, I will just talk about it and pass some time.

  1. According to the requirements of Guanyin, the total population of the village needs to be maintained within a certain range and cannot change too much. Any extra children will be sent out, and they will not be allowed to come back until there is a gap in the population.

  2. The villagers living here are also not allowed to leave the village for a long time, otherwise they will be punished by the Buddha.

  3. Villagers need to strictly follow the management of the village chief, and every ten years there must be a 'village chief' election. Five people will be elected by us, and they will be trapped in bamboo baskets and sink to the bottom of the sea.

  The four who were not selected will soon surface,

  The selected 'village head' will soak in the seabed for seven days and nights, and then he will return by himself.

  The new village head will also bring Guanyin's "new requirements", such as changes to the process of sacrificial ceremonies, or adjustments to the position of the main statue, etc.

  4. Every household needs to place a Buddha Mother of Flower Sea, which was built by the village head. Although it is not as good as the main statue, it also has a little divine power. It can protect us from diseases, from theft, and business is booming. "

  William quickly took over the conversation, "The main statue? When we went here, we heard some rumors. It seems that some tourists approached the main statue without authorization and brought divine punishment, which eventually led to the death of a large number of people, including many villagers?"

   "No...you misunderstood! Those who disturb the Buddha Mother really deserve to die.

  But the people in the village were not implicated in it, but they threw themselves into the sea to ask the Buddha's mother for forgiveness for their carelessness.

  After they voluntarily sacrificed themselves to appease the Buddha’s mother’s anger, the descendants of the villagers living in the big cities immediately rushed back to fill up the number of people. Our place has not been greatly affected. "

   "What about the investigators in the urban area? Will they affect the Buddha Mother here?"

  When talking about this issue, the proprietress's expression immediately became serious, even showing hatred.

   Moreover, William also observed that the proprietress's eyelids seemed to have two layers of structure, and her mouth seemed to contain more saliva than ordinary people...or sea water.

   "Sooner or later, this group of guys who dared to offend Buddha Mother will die one after another. If the village chief hadn't warned us not to intervene in advance, this group of investigators would have died long ago."

  The excited proprietress's body began to leak water slightly, and even the clear sound of water droplets could be heard, and a pool of sea water slowly accumulated under her body.

  (end of this chapter)