Chapter 209: Closing the door and taking an oath
As the days passed, there were fewer and fewer monks in the temple.
Every morning and dusk when chanting the Buddha's name, there may be one or two less monks in the Mahavira Hall. Even the dullest people are somewhat aware of the problem.
Every night, lay disciples are constantly whispering in their rooms, discussing what happened in the temple.
The most popular theory is that enemies in the temple came to visit, and those disciples went out to fight the enemy.
There are some conspiracy theorists who suspect that someone is using the Fajing incident to eliminate dissidents...
There are even some smart people who have linked the disappearance of these monks to the previous disappearance of Huang Ergou, and speculated whether the temple There are man-eating ghosts emerging from it.
Of course, Fu Qingzhou and Li Qingzi, who knew about it, would not tell anyone.
They also know that this is coming to an end.
At dawn, lay disciples filed into the Mahavira Hall as usual.
Nowadays, there are not many monks who come to recite Buddha's name every day in the temple. Originally, there were about forty or fifty monks in the temple, but now there are only about twenty people left, sitting sparsely and scatteredly in the main hall.
In the past, it was customary to start chanting the Buddha's name after everyone had gathered, but today the three people, Faming, Fanu, and Fachan, who were supposed to lead the chanting, had not yet arrived.
Some monks and lay disciples whispered, speculating whether the three of them were also missing, but most of the monks were very calm.
Without him, 80% of the monks who can stay have passed the test and are "one of our own".
Not long after, there were three heavy footsteps outside the hall.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Fa Ming, Fa Nu, and Fa Chan.
But unlike in the past when they came to recite Buddha's name wearing simple monk robes, today the three of them were fully armed.
The three of them are all wearing the kind of monk robes used for martial arts training. Fa Nu carries a nine-ring sword on his shoulder, Fa Ming holds a Zen staff, and Fa Zen puts his hands together and has a large circle around his wrist. Buddhist beads.
The three of them had cold and steady eyes, and slowly walked into the hall under the gaze of everyone.
"Zhou Qing."
After standing still, Fa Ming said in a deep voice: "Do something."
Fu Qingzhou responded and glanced at Li Qing.
Li Qing understood immediately and stood up: "All lay disciples, follow me."
Ying Ying lay disciples all looked confused, not knowing whether to listen or not, but Soon they saw Fu Qingzhou's eyes as cold as ice, and also saw the silent gazes of the three senior brothers in the hall.
So without any further hesitation, everyone stood up silently and followed Li Qing out of the hall.
This is the plan that Fu Qingzhou and Fa Ming made before... lay disciples will not participate in this incident.
Most of them are average in strength and unstable in mind. If they really get involved with Yuan Wu and the others, not only will this group of people not be of much help, but they may cause various accidents and disrupt the morale of the others.
Anyway, they are not loyal to Yuan Wu. It doesn’t make much difference to them who becomes the abbot. Once the matter is decided, they have to accept it even if they don’t accept it.
After all the lay disciples left, Fu Qingzhou also closed the door of the Main Hall with his backhand.
The door panel blocked out the early morning sunlight, and the hall immediately became dark. Only the shadows of countless green lights swaying under the strange Buddha statue illuminated everyone's face with a rather gloomy look.
"Junior brothers."
Fa Ming held the Zen staff, paused lightly on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Do you still remember what Fa Jing said back then?"
The uninformed monks all Was slightly surprised.
Of course Fa Ming did not want to wait for their answer, he immediately replied: "We have investigated that matter carefully in recent days... Fa Jing, what he said is true."
There was a gasp of air in the hall, and Faming continued: "However, his act of colluding with people outside the temple and intending to destroy the temple is still unforgivable!"
He raised his brows and said sternly: "I have been chanting sutras under the seat of Bai E Nan Buddha for many years. I have already been blessed by the Dharma. You cannot betray me, Bai E Nan!"
"But..."
Faming sighed: "Yuanwu, Yuanxi, and Yuanjing did this evil act to the disciples in the temple. What do you think they deserve?"
Before the monks could answer, Faming was angry. He glared, stepped forward heavily, and growled: "Kill!"
This voice brought with it the real energy, and the whole hall was buzzing, and all the candles and oil lamps were shaking.
"Yes, you should be killed!"
In the temple, a monk who had surrendered to them suddenly stood up and echoed: "We should ask Brother Faming to take over the Fanyin Temple and spread the gospel of our Buddha!"
Fa Ming's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and then he slowly glanced at the people present. Needless to say, those monks who had passed the test were destined to be on the same pirate ship as Fa Ming and the others from the time they decided to poison Yuan Wu and the others. At this time, they would not hesitate at all and all of them agreed loudly. got up.
As for those monks who were still unaware, after experiencing the initial shock, they all stood up and responded in this atmosphere.
They should not get along, and there is no way...
No one who can become a monk under the training mechanism of Fanyin Temple is a fool.
A large number of senior brothers have disappeared recently. At this time, those senior brothers with higher strength and cultivation have responded... They can all see that this is a big deal.
The reason why they were not notified in advance is simply because they are weak and insignificant.
If they don’t agree now, they will be hacked to death on the spot!
This pirate ship has to be boarded...
Not long after, all the monks in the entire hall stood up. Regardless of whether they were sincere or not, they were all filled with righteous indignation and shouted: "Please ask for help." Senior Brother Ming took over the Fanyin Temple and spread the gospel of our Buddha!"
"Very good."
Fa Ming nodded with satisfaction: "Brothers, I... need you to swear. "
"Swear?" The monks were startled. Even the monks who had passed the test had never heard of this.
"Everyone..."
The person who spoke was Fa Chan. He lowered his head slightly and rubbed the beads in his hands: "Yuanwu, Yuanxi, and Yuanjing are our teachers. Not only are they powerful, but they also have many Unknown means, we can only win by working together."
"If someone's mind is wavering during the war, it will be a big mistake."
He said, shaking his hands slightly. Collecting, the string of Buddhist beads lit up one mantra after another: "Please make an oath with your true heart to prove your determination."
Fa Nu twisted his neck and made two click sounds. The shock made the iron ring on the broadsword jingle.
Faming smiled and tightened his grip on the Zen staff. The bottom of the Zen staff rotated and rubbed on the floor tiles, making a tooth-aching sound.
A practitioner makes an oath with his true heart, and that is an oath that cannot be broken or betrayed. Not to mention that there is also a Dharma Zen in the seventh level of spiritual aperture in the temple at this time. Seeing the shimmering Buddha beads in his hand, he Knowing that he will perform the spell according to everyone's oath, if anyone violates it, he may not be able to recover his whole body!
But now there is no room to turn.
After a moment of silence, someone finally spoke.
“I, Fakong, swear here!”
The monk looked determined and said loudly: "I will follow Brother Fa Ming to kill the three enemies of Yuanwu, Yuanxi, and Yuanjing. I will go all out and never retreat! If I violate this oath, I will be damned!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the light of the Buddhist beads in Fa Chan's hand became brighter, and a mantra similar to the one on the Buddhist beads appeared on the monk's forehead, which flashed slightly and then disappeared.
"Very good..."
Fa Ming's eyes swept across the other monks present: "Where are the other junior brothers?"
As he spoke, the terrifying power of the Eighth Level of Wu Qiao The pressure gradually spread. Although it was insubstantial, everyone began to feel difficulty breathing and cold sweat broke out on their bodies.
Some low-level people even have trembling legs and chattering teeth, as if they are in a world of ice and snow!
Finally, the second monk who took the oath soon appeared, followed by the third, fourth, fifth...
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After a while, there were only two monks left in the hall who had not taken the oath. Their eyes were evasive, hemming and hawing, and they could not speak for a long time.
Fa Ming glanced at them silently, with a cold smile on his lips.
The next second, one of the monks suddenly "grew" a bloody sharp knife from his chest!
His pupils were dilated, and he made a horrifying sound from his mouth. He tried to struggle, but soon a hand came around from behind him and covered his mouth and nose tightly.
"Shhh..."
Fu Qingzhou whispered behind him: "It's okay, young people are in good health, just fall asleep..."
While speaking , the monk had lost his breath, and his body fell down softly.
When the other monk who was not a monk saw this, his eyes were full of fear, and he shouted loudly without any hesitation.
"I, Fa Jie, swear here!"
"I will follow Brother Fa Ming to kill the three enemies of Yuanwu, Yuanxi, and Yuanjing. I will go all out and never retreat! If If I violate this oath, I will be damned!"
(End of Chapter)