Chapter 1653 Funeral Procession
"Have you forgotten what happened last night? Junior Brother Xuancong suddenly went crazy and injured several people, as well as several pilgrims. If he hurts these few again, what are you saying? How can I explain this to Master?" Xuande's face was full of righteousness and dignity, and the other Taoist priests did not dare to speak.
Xuande turned to Jiangcheng, first saluted, and then said in a tone that could not be questioned: "Three pilgrims, this is not the place you should come to. Please leave quickly."
Ye Qiutang still wants to After persisting a little longer, it came. She took out the silver needle in her arms and showed it to Xuande, "Taoist Xuande, I am a doctor. I can handle this Taoist's illness..."
" Xuan Yi, see the guests off for me!”
Without giving Ye Qiutang any chance to defend himself, Xuande issued the eviction order with a serious face, and Taoist Xuanyi had no choice but to leave in despair with the three of them.
Jiang Cheng was thoughtful along the way, and then gave the fat man a look. The fat man understood it, and suddenly started shouting in the next second, "What, what is going on? We are here to help with medical treatment with good intentions. , It’s okay if you don’t appreciate it. Looking at Xuande’s old face, you don’t know why I owe him money? I said, is this the way of hospitality in Qingfeng Temple? ”
Listen The fat man complained, and Xuan Yi, who was leading the way, was full of embarrassment and kept apologizing, "This fat pilgrim, calm down, calm down, this matter is all my fault. Don't look at Senior Brother Xuande's fierceness. In fact, others Great, we did it wrong When Master ordered us to copy scriptures, it was Brother Xuande who spoke for us."
While walking and chatting, Jiang Cheng interjected a few words from time to time during the exchange between Fatty and Xuan Yi, and Xuan Yi answered fluently. It's all so natural.
"Taoist Master Xuan Yi, where is that place? It looks really nice." Ye Qiutang stopped and looked in one direction with interest.
Xuan Yi took a look and replied: "Oh, that's the side courtyard of the temple. Sometimes the west wing is full, and late pilgrims will be arranged into rooms in the side courtyard."
Jiang Cheng immediately understood Ye Qiutang's plan, then The so-called side courtyard was exactly where they had been last night. The bodies of Song Tianming and others were still placed in the courtyard. Since these Taoist priests explained that the injuries were caused by Xuan Cong, who suddenly went crazy, let's see what they did. How to explain these corpses.
"We are not familiar with the roads in the temple. Can Taoist Master Xuan Yi take us for a walk?" Ye Qiutang looked at Xuan Yi expectantly.
"This..." Xuan Yi was a little embarrassed for a moment.
“Oh, forget it, Xuande is so virtuous, I am completely disappointed with Qingfeng Temple. When I come down from the mountain, I have to find a few older girls and younger wives from nearby villages to have a good talk. This matter, just by keeping a bag of cigarettes, let all the folks in the nearby villages know how Qingfeng Temple treats pilgrims. ”
The fat man talked non-stop with a loud mouth, and occasionally made some strange and yin-yang remarks. Those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. During the time I met the doctor, I didn't learn anything else. I learned a lot about slander.
"Huh? Don't take it personally, I said to Taoist Master Xuan Yi. I'm not talking about you, I'm not talking about the person," the fat man added.
Xuan Yi couldn't defend himself when he heard these things, so he had to wave his hands with a wry smile, "That's all. Since the three pilgrims are so elegant, I will take you for a walk. I The scenery at Qingfeng Temple is unparalleled."
"That's a good feeling," the fat man followed carelessly.
After walking less than half the distance, just as Jiang Cheng was wondering what Xuan Yi would say when he saw the corpse, a team walked out from the corner in front. When he saw the team, Jiang Cheng's Ye Qiutang's expression immediately became subtle. stand up.
Because this was a funeral procession, headed by several Taoist priests, headed by a middle-aged Taoist priest who kept shaking the bell in his hand.
The middle-aged Taoist priest has a strong figure, big shoulders and round waist. He keeps reciting scriptures while walking. These are not the most important. The most important thing is that the middle-aged Taoist priest has a burn on the corner of his mouth. scar.
Jiangcheng Fatty immediately recognized that they had seen this Taoist priest before, and even this scene seemed familiar.
It was the second day after arriving here. On the way to the west wing where Ye Qiutang and others were, they also encountered a funeral procession. However, this person was dressed as a bald monk at that time. It is also the Buddhist Purana Sutra.
“Give in, give in!”
The youngest Taoist priest in the funeral procession ran forward and waved to the people in Jiangcheng to get out of the way. The little Taoist priest was carrying a bamboo basket filled with incense, candles, paper money and other things.
The other people in the team ignored the Jiangcheng people and just carried the corpses over. There were four corpses in total, all covered with white cloth.
Ye Qiutang restrained himself several times so as not to lift the white cloth when the corpses passed by. However, judging from the blood stains on the white cloth and the raised shape below, there was no doubt that it was the corpses of Song Tianming and four others.
When the team delivering the corpses left, Xuan Yi slowly exhaled and shook his head with a heavy face: "It's so miserable, this world...sigh!"
"This "Yes... what's going on?" The fat man was shocked, and he was somewhat caught off guard.
"Who are these four people? Why did they die here?" Jiang Cheng looked at Xuan Yi.
"You have misunderstood. They are not pilgrims who came to the temple, nor did they die in the temple." Xuan Yi explained, "We don't know who they are. The thing is like this. Yesterday, the temple Several brothers were walking back to the mountain on a small road, and they accidentally bumped into these four corpses on the way."
"Oh! The scene was terrible, the heads of the corpses were cut off, and blood was flowing all over the ground. Look at that scene. He must have been staying in a barren mountain for the night, but he was attacked by bandits. The disciples of this temple couldn't bear to see him being eaten by wild beasts, so he brought the body back and planned to do a ritual for him today, which can be regarded as a small kindness. "< br>
Jiang Cheng took a deep breath. He had been observing Xuan Yi's micro-expressions when he spoke, but found no flaws. Whether he was asked questions or bumped into the funeral procession, he acted very calmly.
Now he finally understands that there is an inexplicable and strange connection between Qingfeng Temple and Zhijie Temple. Everything that happens in Zhijie Temple can be found in Qingfeng Temple, and They can also form a weird logical self-consistency with each other.
Now that they know that the Temple of Precepts and the so-called Abbot Fuji are fake, what they want to confirm now is whether the Qingfeng Temple is true or false.
To prove this, they must try their best to find the illogical aspects of Qingfeng Temple. In other words, they must find a breakthrough point to break this weird logical self-consistency.
"Sutra Pavilion..." (End of Chapter)