Chapter 176: Inside Story of Haihua Temple
Chapter 176: Inside Story of Haihua Temple
Haihua Temple.
The mountain gate was not visible. When Lin Ye and his companions arrived, a young monk was sweeping the dead leaves in front of the gate.
"The temple is closed to the public. If you want to burn incense, you can go to the Kaiyuan Temple which is not far away."
The young monk felt someone approaching, and without even raising his head, Lin Ye asked with a smile, "Young Master, please inform the abbot."
"The master said that our temple does not accept pilgrims."
The young monk stopped sweeping the floor and looked up at Lin Ye and the other three. Xiao Ke, who was standing beside him, scolded him, "Just report it when I told you to. Why are you being so long-winded?"
"I……"
Xiao Ke's ferocious appearance made the little monk turn pale, and he hurriedly ran into the temple with a broom.
"Well...you can't be too polite to these people."
Seeing Lin Ye's strange look, Xiao Ke quickly explained, "Advisor Lin, I... I feel that since this temple dares to do something out of line, we can't treat it well. I'm usually a gentle person."
"I see." Lin Ye nodded. He could understand Xiao Ke's attitude. People in law enforcement departments usually have bad tempers. Moreover, in Xiao Ke's eyes, this temple had done nothing good, so it was impossible for him to give it a good face.
Soon, the little monk came out.
"Master, please come in."
The young monk led the way in front. After entering the temple, a young monk was already waiting there.
"Amitabha, I am Huiwen, a poor monk, nice to meet you, some lay Buddhists."
"Are you the abbot?"
Xiao Ke found it a little unbelievable. Aren’t the Buddha heads in the temple all old? How could it be so young?
"Exactly."
Xiao Ke stopped talking and looked at Lin Ye and Li Chengbo. What to do next would be up to these two consultants.
"Master Huiwen, I came to your house to ask for your advice."
"I am not worthy of your advice. Your Excellency has a deep Buddha's light and your attainments in Buddhism are far greater than mine."
As soon as Master Huiwen said this, Li Chengbo turned his gaze to Lin Ye. Now in their consultant circle, everyone was privately speculating about what Consultant Lin was practicing, as to how he could have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age.
There are all kinds of guesses, but no one would guess Buddhism.
Because Buddhism is different from others, Buddhism is very unified, all disciples of the Three Treasures of Buddhism have to shave their heads, which is unlike Taoism. For thousands of years, in addition to the so-called orthodox traditions such as Quanzhen and Zhengyi, there have been many side branches. These side branches have developed to the present and have no Taoist characteristics at all.
"Master, you have a good eye. What I want to ask is, why is it that in such a peaceful place like Buddhism, there is such a strong evil spirit and the temple is full of filth and dirt? Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will be angry?"
Lin Ye stared at Huiwen, and Xiao Ke could feel the atmosphere at the scene becoming tense. At this moment, outside the temple, all the staff of the appraisal institute were present, and Xiao Ke was waiting for Consultant Lin to speak.
"Hidden filth?"
After a while, Monk Huiwen suddenly laughed and asked, "Why do you say that, layman?"
"It seems that the laymen who came to the temple to ask for advice were pretending to do so. They wanted to search Haihua Temple for any filth and dirt. Amitabha, you can search wherever you are."
Monk Huiwen looked calm, which made Li Chengbo a little unsure. He did not go up to feel the evil spirit on the Ferris wheel because he trusted Consultant Lin. He now looked at Lin Ye. It was obvious that everything would be decided by Lin Ye.
"Master, you are very confident, so I won't be polite."
"please."
Monk Huiwen made way for him, and Lin Ye first walked towards the main hall and lit a stick of incense in front of the solemn and majestic statue of Buddha. No matter what, he was still a disciple of the Three Treasures, although he was a layman.
While Lin Ye was burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, Xiao Ke had already entered the temple with the people from the appraisal institute and began searching room by room. These people from the appraisal institute were holding detectors that looked a bit like minesweepers. This was a technological product developed above, and it would sound an alarm if the surrounding aura was chaotic or the yin energy was too high.
Haihua Temple is not big, but it has three courtyards in front and back. A few minutes later, Xiao Ke walked back to the Main Hall and shook his head at Li Chengbo. Li Chengbo glanced at Lin Ye and was about to speak, but Lin Ye had already walked to the wall on one side of the Main Hall.
On the wall of the main hall, there are rows of Buddha statues hanging, but they are smaller versions, about the size of a palm, and at a glance there are no less than a thousand of them.
Each statue was sealed in a glass cabinet. Lin Ye's eyes fell on these Buddha statues. The next moment, he reached out and took down one of the Buddha statues.
"Amitabha, this is a statue of the Buddha. It cannot be touched. I guess you don't understand this."
Monk Huiwen was a little dissatisfied when he saw Lin Ye pick up the Buddha statue. Li Chengbo, who was standing beside him, also picked up a Buddha statue. However, he looked at it for a long time and didn't find anything special. He whispered, "Advisor Lin, what's wrong with this Buddha statue?"
"On that day, a disciple asked the Buddha, what is the Buddha, the Buddha replied: If the Buddha is countless, there is no sentient being, no person, no self..."
Monk Huiwen heard Lin Ye's words and chanted a Buddhist name: "My Buddha has countless forms. This temple happens to have 12,648 forms of my Buddha, which add up to 12,648 realms."
Listening to Monk Huiwen's words, Lin Ye smiled, put down the Buddha statue, turned around and walked to the door of the hall.
"Layman, Haihua Temple does not receive outsiders. Since you have not been able to find any place in our temple that is filthy and dirty, please leave."
"Master, why worry?"
Lin Ye looked at Monk Huiwen meaningfully, and at this moment someone from the appraisal institute ran in.
"Team leader, a couple just wanted to enter the temple. When they saw us, they tried to leave, but we stopped them."
"Please let them in."
Lin Ye answered for Xiao Ke. After a while, a couple walked in. The woman was wearing thick clothes, but judging from her bulging belly, she must be a pregnant woman.
"Buddhism does not accept pregnant women. Master Huiwen, doesn't he know that?"
Lin Ye looked at Monk Huiwen, who smiled and said, "The temple does not accept pregnant women because the incense contains musk, which will affect the fetus in the pregnant woman's body. We are all Buddhist believers, so how can the Buddha not see us?"
When the couple saw Lin Ye and his group, their eyes flickered. The man said, "Master Hui... Master Huiwen, we are here to burn incense."
"Amitabha, we have distinguished guests to welcome you today. You two can come back early tomorrow."
"Okay, then we'll go first."
After saying that, the couple turned around and was about to leave. However, as Lin Ye watched them leave, he suddenly sighed and said, "After all, they are your own flesh and blood. Don't you two want to see each other?"
The woman's back stiffened as she listened to Lin Ye's words, and the man next to her urged her to leave quickly.
"Although it is less than ten months old, it is also made of your flesh and blood. It is fine during the day, but haven't you ever heard the child crying at night?"
Lin Ye's voice suddenly increased. This time, the woman shook off her husband's hand, turned her head with tears in her eyes, "Master, I... I regret it."
"Amitabha, if you have anything to repent, you can come and repent before the Buddha tomorrow."
Monk Huiwen 's voice was also a little anxious, but Lin Ye sneered, "Master, why are you so anxious to let them go? Now that they are here, they should at least be allowed to pay respect to the dead child."
"You...what nonsense are you talking about!"
For the first time, Huiwen's face lost its previous indifference, and Lin Ye's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Even the Buddha can't cover up the murderous aura that is rising to the sky. Do you think you can suppress it with the Buddha statue?"
