Chapter 66 Looking back in time
Listening to Zhao Yushu's words, Gao Xu fell into shock and deep thought. It was obvious that he was thinking of something.
After a while, Gao Xu raised his head and said, "The Mr. Wang who posted the bounty is indeed named Wang Youcai. I checked this before I came here. If there is no duplicate name, this matter is interesting."
Zhao Yushu nodded: "The time doesn't match"
“Yes, a long time in advance.”
Zhao Yushu was surprised: "How do you know it's in advance?"
Gao Xu pointed in the direction of the main hall: "Do you know why he prays for blessings?"
"It's for my mother's blessing."
"As far as I know, Mr. Wang's mother died of illness half a year ago."
Zhao Yushu was shocked: "How did you know?"
"I happened to be in Longmen at that time. Because Mr. Wang was a great Buddhist, his mother was seriously ill, so he said he wanted to buy the best Buddha statue to pray for his mother. I had a few good Buddha statues on hand and wanted to make some money, but Mr. Wang didn't like them at all."
The best Buddha statue? Zhao Yushu seemed to have thought of something, but there was no evidence at the moment.
"Since we are going to buy a Buddha statue, why do we need to perform a ritual to pray for blessings?"
"The ritual is nominally for my mother, but it's actually a ceremony to invite Buddha. This is the rule here in Longmen. Otherwise, if I just sell the Buddha statue, wouldn't I be a person like me?"
Zhao Yushu didn't understand it at first, but after listening to Gao Xu's explanation, he finally understood the intricacies of it.
"Although it's not dusk yet, since we've met, let's exchange information. What I found in the Sutra Library is Mr. Wang's identity. What about you?"
Gao Xu took out a piece of paper from his bosom and slowly unfolded it: "After I cleaned the courtyard this morning, I took a casual walk and drew a map. Although I haven't walked all the way, there shouldn't be many places left. In addition, there is one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Zhao Yushu said casually: "Let's start with the good news. We've had enough bad news in the past two days."
Gao Xu nodded: "I found the temple gate"
Okay, then I know what the bad news is. Zhao Yushu rolled his eyes speechlessly. Looking at Zhao Yushu's expression, Gao Xu sighed: "That's right, I can't get out of the door. As long as I get close, I have a strong premonition that I will die if I touch that door."
"It seems that if we want to leave this damn place, we have to solve it in this temple. I think the focus is in two directions." Gao Xu raised two fingers: "One, the Great Hall; two, the great master's uncle in the back mountain"
Zhao Yushu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe this is a direction."
Gao Xu was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Yushu shook his head: "It's just a feeling. Some of the information is fragmentary and there is not enough evidence to support it. I can't even make any inferences. I have to look for more evidence."
Zhao Yushu told Gao Xu everything he heard in his uncle's room today. Gao Xu didn't have any good ideas for a while. The two agreed to continue tomorrow and then separated.
It was still early, so Zhao Yushu decided to walk around to see if he could meet a few more of his kind. If he was lucky enough to find Bujie, he might get some good results.
At this time, in the main hall, a group of monks were sitting and walking, chanting harsh scriptures.
A monk sat cross-legged in the crowd, his mouth opening and closing constantly, but if you get close to him, you will find that he does not make any sound.
On his head, beads of sweat quietly slid down and fell on his tightly furrowed brows, as if he was enduring great pain.
So he looked at the other monk beside him. The monk seemed to sense his pain, tilted his head slightly to look at him, and uttered two words softly: Hold on!
Aren’t we holding on? Besides, can we hold on just like that?
But the monk next to him seemed to be able to hold on. Although he was sweating as much as he was, his brows never frowned.
He said hold on, so you must hold on
The monk gritted his teeth and continued to recite the Great Diamond Sutra of Fenglin Temple silently, visualizing the angry-eyed Vajra image in his heart to relieve his pain.
This monk was Master Lu Yuanzhen. When he woke up inexplicably in this place, he was shocked to see that he had become a different person. At that moment, his brain was spinning and he even wondered if he had returned to his youth more than ten years ago when he first entered the temple.
However, when the monks around him asked him what he was thinking about, one monk slapped him in the face and asked him to empty his chamber pot.
Just as he was about to hit him with a stick, the monk whispered three words: "We are one people."
God, we are one of them!
However, seeing the unfriendly looks from the other monks, Yuan Zhen immediately lowered his head, picked up the chamber pot and went out. A burst of sarcastic laughter came from behind.
Then the monk who slapped himself came out and looked at him expressionlessly: "I am Bujie, who are you?"
Are you so direct, Brother Bujie?
I don't know if it was because of his high level of cultivation or his profound Buddhist teachings, but after waking up, Bujie only took a very short time to find that the world and himself had changed. Although he was very straightforward, he was not stupid at all. As soon as he saw the silly guy next to him, he knew that he had met his own people.
So he slapped Yuan Zhen who was almost exposed and asked directly, guessing is so boring, if you want to know what you want to know, can't you just ask directly?
"Brother Bujie! I am Yuanzhen!"
"Shut up, don't be so loud, if they hear us it's over"
Didn't you ask me? Yuan Zhen feels like crying.
"Do you know what your Dharma name is here?" Bujie asked
"I don't know. I'm totally confused now. Brother Bujie, where are we?"
Bujie looked around: "We are in a temple"
OK, thanks, I see, you're awesome.
"Huikong, Huijue, why are you two still chatting here? Hurry up and go to the main hall to gather. The great benefactor is almost here," a middle-aged monk shouted from behind. The two turned around at the same time and followed the monk obediently.
"Brother Bujie, are you Huikong or am I Huikong?" Yuan Zhen was a little panicked.
"Just try and you will find out"
After Bujie finished speaking, he rushed forward and hugged the middle-aged monk in front of him and fell to the ground.
The middle-aged monk was knocked to his knees, and after finally recovering from the shock, he looked at Bujie who was jumping on him and became furious: "Huikong, what are you doing!"
"I accidentally fell down"
Bujie got up and made up an excuse, and continued to walk with his head down. The middle-aged monk kicked him hard, snorted coldly, and continued to walk.
Bujie and Yuanzhen looked at each other, and Yuanzhen said that this senior brother Bujie was really amazing, and he had found the right person.
I walked all the way to the main hall, where dozens of monks had gathered, chatting and laughing lazily. The whole hall did not have a solemn and dignified feeling.
After waiting for about an incense stick, an old monk in a golden and red cassock came in and said, "It's fine on normal days, but today is the day when the great benefactor comes. Why are you still like this? How can you be so disrespectful!"
The monk was very old, but his voice was as loud as a bell, instantly drowning out the noise in the hall.
"Everyone sit down and prepare for the ritual!"
Bujie and Yuanzhen looked at each other and randomly found a place to sit next to a few monks.
A bell rang, and the old monk's loud voice rang out again: "Welcome the good master!!"