Chapter 47: I knocked the old Taoist unconscious, so why not knock him out again?
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This was Lin Ye’s impression of the old monk in the cassock before him.
This is the scene that a temple abbot should have.
"Amitabha, I already know your intention, please follow me."
The old monk made a gesture of invitation to Lin Ye, followed by a group of monks, and walked towards the backyard of the temple. The believers along the way greeted him politely.
On the way, Lin Ye also learned the identity of the old monk. As he expected, the old monk was the abbot of Miaoying Temple, whose Buddhist name was Yin Guang.
I spent three hundred taels at once, which would be several million today. It was normal to alarm the abbot.
When they arrived at the backyard, the many monks who had followed them dispersed, and a young monk once again served them fragrant tea.
"Master, do you know why I am here?"
After taking a sip of tea, the fragrance filled the air and lingered in his mouth. Lin Ye compared it with the tea he had tasted and found it was much better than the tea he had tasted before.
"Young Master has the aura of a ghost. I think he is haunted by an evil ghost. But I see that you have strong vitality and blood. You must have martial arts skills. The evil ghost can't do anything to you."
Lin Ye's expression became serious. From the moment he entered Miaoying Temple, he had doubts about whether the monks in Miaoying Temple had real abilities.
As a modern man, he immediately saw the management philosophy of Miaoying Temple.
The monk in charge of reception was very enthusiastic towards me because he could see that I was a rich man. Also, no one paid any attention to me in the Merit Hall later, but when I donated three hundred taels, the abbot came to greet me in person. All this showed that the monks in Miaoying Temple were obsessed with money.
How could there be truly talented monks in a temple like this?
But since he was already here, three hundred taels of silver was nothing to him. He just wanted to see the happy expressions of these monks after seeing the huge sum of money.
Lin Ye didn't expect that this abbot actually had real abilities.
Not only can he tell that he practices martial arts, but he can also tell that he has a struggle with evil spirits.
"Master, you have good eyesight. I did encounter an evil ghost recently."
Lin Ye briefly explained the situation, saying that he was targeted by an evil ghost because he stood up for justice.
"Mr. Lin has a kind heart, and I admire him." Abbot Yin Guang praised him, and then said, "Evil ghosts are causing trouble, and I, the disciple of Sanbao, cannot sit idly by. I will let Daohai accompany Mr. Lin on this trip."
Daohai!
When Lin Ye saw this monk Daohai, he was also shocked.
He had seen many monks with fat heads and round faces, but this one with a face full of flesh, if it weren't for the scar on his head, it would be more tempting to believe that he was a butcher.
"Abbot, there is an evil ghost somewhere. I will go and save him."
Dao Hai had a murderous look on his face, and Lin Ye and Abbot Yin Guang twitched their lips at the same time.
"Mr. Lin, please don't be offended. Daohai is a martial monk from my temple. He is a bit rude, but he has good intentions. He cannot stand ghosts and monsters harming people. There are Buddhas with kind faces and gentle eyes, and there are also angry Vajra statues."
"Master Dao Hai is a straightforward person, so I can understand that."
"I am not worthy of your title of master. I am eighteen years old." Daohai's fat on his face trembled as he answered.
Lin Ye: ...
"Ahem, Dao Hai looks a little precocious..."
Master Yin Guang was also very embarrassed, and Lin Ye smiled awkwardly along with him. This was not precocity, this was maturity.
"Well, Abbot Yin Guang, I came from Puyun County, which is a long way..."
"It doesn't matter. As long as Master Lin covers all the expenses, I am willing to accompany Master Lin on this journey no matter how far it is."
Dao Hai interrupted Lin Ye directly and patted his chest righteously. Lin Ye understood that this man was not loyal but just liked to save the souls of ghosts.
"Daohai, you step back first."
Abbot Yin Guang scolded him. Dao Hai was a little unwilling to accept it. Before leaving the backyard, he said, "Master Lin, I promise that as long as I go there, there will be no more evil ghosts around Master Lin's place."
"Dao Hai!"
Abbot Yin Guang stared at Dao Hai, who shrank his neck and then left the yard.
"Amitabha, please don't laugh at me, Mr. Lin."
"How could that be, Dao Hai Da... Master Dao Hai has a firm belief in subduing demons and eliminating monsters. I admire him very much."
"It is precisely because of this that I will not let Dao Hai leave the temple easily."
"Why is that?"
Through Abbot Yin Guang’s explanation, Lin Ye finally understood what was going on.
Daohai's parents were from a nearby village. When Daohai was four years old, an evil ghost entered the village and massacred all the villagers. Fortunately, Abbot Yin Guang passed by at that time and saved Daohai by saving the evil ghost.
Originally, Master Yin Guang wanted to send Daohai to be raised by villagers in other villages who lacked children, but Daohai was very stubborn and unwilling to do so. At a young age, he was determined to follow Abbot Yin Guang to learn Buddhism. So Abbot Yin Guang brought him to Miaoying Temple and accepted him into the Buddhist community.
It was also because he witnessed his parents' death at the hands of ghosts in his childhood that Daohai never showed mercy to ghosts. As long as he encountered a ghost lingering in the world, he would never show mercy and would directly liberate the soul.
"Although according to the rules of the Yin and Yang worlds, if the soul does not go to the underworld in time and stays in the Yang world and is killed by others, it will not be affected by karma, but God has the virtue of loving life, and these ghosts are not guilty of death. This old monk can only restrict Daohai from leaving the temple easily."
"Abbot, be merciful."
Master Yin Guang murmured in his heart, this is not just mercy. If Dao Hai were to go down the mountain , all the ghosts and monsters in the surrounding counties would be cleared out. Without these ghosts and monsters, how could Miaoying Temple be so popular?
Even if those high-ranking officials who are full of evil intentions and have done countless shady things in secret come to burn incense, pray to Buddha and make wishes, the Buddha will not fulfill their wishes.
The reason why Miaoying Temple attracted these dignitaries to come and burn incense was not because of the effectiveness of the talismans as the common people thought, but because Miaoying Temple could help these dignitaries solve the troubles of encountering ghosts.
In Shangyang County, the old Taoist priest from Qingfeng Temple is afraid of death and doesn't want to get involved in these troubles, but he is not afraid. For Buddhism to develop, it needs money and people.
When he first became the abbot, Miaoying Temple had only a few believers and was a small temple, while Qingfeng Temple was very popular. But now, Qingfeng Temple has only a few believers, while Miaoying Temple has been completely developed and flourished in his hands, with believers spread across several counties and towns in the surrounding area. The two have completely switched places.
"Master Yin Guang, let me be frank. I came here this time to learn the methods of cultivation from your temple."
Since Miaoying Temple has real capabilities and Lin Ye is not in a hurry, he is more curious about what kind of practice Buddhism has.
"Amitabha, our Buddhist sect emphasizes pure cultivation. Mr. Lin is a wealthy and noble man with a noble bearing. Why should he suffer this punishment?"
Facing the abbot's words, Lin Ye felt somewhat familiar. The old Taoist seemed to have said the same thing at the beginning. It had been a few years and he could not remember it.
But since the words are similar, he understands what to do.
Lin Ye took out five silver bills and looked at the abbot who was unmoved. He sighed in his heart, thinking that the abbot was doing better than the old Taoist priest after all. If he put these five hundred taels in front of the old Taoist priest, the old Taoist priest would probably take out all the cultivation methods in Qingfeng Temple and let him choose.
He doesn't care about money. The most important thing in life is to be happy.
Eight hundred taels...
One thousand taels...
Master Yin Guang looked at the banknotes that Lin Ye kept taking out, and he kept chanting "Amitabha" in his heart. Finally...
When Lin Ye took out 1,500 taels, he could no longer sit still.
"Amitabha, Master Lin is devoted to Buddhism. I think Buddha will be moved by your sincere heart. My Miaoying Temple has three volumes of cultivation methods. I will explain them to Master Lin slowly."
