Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 110 Chongtian Temple
Heading north along the avenue, Xu Zun, Lu Mingyue and their group were the first to explore the first two Taoist temples.
The first two Taoist temples are at two extremes. The one closest to Shangyuan City is huge, while the one located in Xingchuan County is too small.
There will be basically no problem if the temple is too large, because it is too close to Shangyuan City, and believers from the city often come to the temple for meditation.
There are also many officials among these believers. If there was something wrong with this view, it would have been discovered long ago.
There is also no problem with the one that is too small. It is basically an ancient temple and there are no Taoist priests living there.
Most of the people who burn incense are villagers from nearby areas, and since the villagers are subject to local management, it is unlikely that any problems will occur.
As a result, the attention of Xu Zun and others was all focused on the third Taoist temple - Chongtian Temple.
According to Wei Beihui, the Taoist priests in Chongtian Temple like to ride the Yuzhao lion horse the most.
When they arrived at Ligu Town, Xingchuan County, it was already You time and it was almost dark.
In other words, no matter whether they could find out anything tonight, they had to find a place to stay locally.
Ligu Town is just a small town, so naturally it is not very big. Xu Zun and his party quickly found the location of Chongtian Temple and came to the outside of the temple.
Unexpectedly, although the town is not big, the Chongtian Temple is built in an exceptionally grand manner, with towering attics, carved beams and painted buildings, and even a large garden.
They walked around the courtyard wall for a long time before finally finding the main gate.
"Wow, what a magnificent Taoist temple!" Zhao Yu expressed surprise. "This is probably the largest one I've ever seen in my entire life! It's actually...it's actually built in this small town?"
"Master Xu Tianyou's Taoism is profound and well-known far and wide. In addition, the wishes made here are effective, so Chongtian Temple is very popular. This Taoist temple... " Wei Beihui looked at the towering gate and sighed, "It seems to have been expanded and renovated again!
"From this, it can be seen that the successor of this Taoist Master Xu should not be bad, right?"
"Master Wei," Xu Zun asked, "then do you know who he is? Is he the disciple of Master Xu?"
"Oh," Wei Beihui frowned, "Master Xu has many disciples, and I haven't been in contact with this place for many years. Let's go in and ask later."
Da da da…
As they were talking, they saw a fast horse running down the road.
The man on horseback was a Taoist priest. When he saw that the temple gate was open, he rode his horse and jumped in through the main gate.
There was a Taoist priest guarding the door. He didn't show any reaction when he saw the horse enter the temple quickly, as if he was used to it.
this……
Wei Beihui frowned slightly. The Taoist temple is a sacred place for Taoism. How could this Taoist priest ride a horse into the temple?
This is simply blasphemy against God. If this happened in other Taoist temples, the person would be punished.
Wei Beihui felt something was wrong, and Xu Zun and others also noticed it, because they found that the Taoist priest just now was riding the Yuzhao Lion Horse!
This is a tall horse with a snow-white body and smooth mane. Riding it gives one a sense of superiority and is therefore very popular among Taoists.
The carriage that Lu Mingyue was riding in was luxurious and extravagant. When they appeared at the gate of the Taoist temple, they naturally attracted the attention of the Taoist priests guarding the gate.
"Wulian Tianzun," seeing the Taoist priest guarding the gate, Wei Beihui took the initiative to greet him, chanted the Taoist name, and then said according to the words prepared in advance, "Daoyou, we have come from afar and passed by Guibao Temple. I wonder if we can go in to burn incense and pray for blessings?"
"Look at what you said," one of the Taoist priests who was guarding the gate saluted with one hand and said to Wei Beihui, "We follow the way of heaven and save all living beings. Our Chongtian Temple is for good people to pay homage to the gods and pray for blessings."
"That's great, thank you very much, fellow Taoist!"
Wei Beihui greeted them, then turned around and reported to Lu Mingyue in the carriage.
A moment later, Lu Mingyue, dressed in red, walked out of the car slowly. She looked like a bright and delicate flower, and immediately attracted the attention of the Taoist priest guarding the door.
Several people stared with their eyes wide open.
The coachman parked the carriage aside, Wei Beihui went in front, and the others protected Lu Mingyue as they entered Chongtian Temple together.
The Taoist priest at the gate had already seen that Lu Mingyue was not an ordinary person, so he quickly led the way and led everyone to a magnificent building inside the temple.
Slightly different from the Taoism that Xu Zun knew, the Daxuan Dynasty advocated the mysterious and infinite methods, so it was called Xuandao.
Therefore, in every Taoist temple of Xuandao, the central hall is called Xuanyang Hall or Xuanming Hall, which means the mysterious yin and yang.
However, the deities worshipped inside are still the familiar Three Pure Ones.
Xu Zun had no knowledge of Taoism in his previous life. After entering the hall, although it seemed familiar, he still felt that it was quite different from some of his previous life's understandings.
A huge Tai Chi diagram is painted on the dome of the main hall, with glazed roof, brackets and flying eaves, and gorgeous paintings.
The statues of the Three Pure Ones are tall and majestic, and people in front of them are like ants.
There was a Taoist priest in the hall to greet them. Seeing that Lu Mingyue and his group were of noble status, he was extremely enthusiastic and took the initiative to preside over the details of burning incense and bowing.
Xu Zun did not kneel down and burn incense, but stood behind and observed carefully. After this observation, he suddenly felt something strange in his heart.
But the Taoists in the hall all had strange looks in their eyes. They pretended to lead the way devoutly, but in fact they were secretly glancing at the beautiful and elegant Lu Mingyue.
Not only these hidden glances, Xu Zun also felt a sense of hostility from these Taoists. If he had not been an undercover agent in his previous life and had seen countless people, it would have been difficult for him to detect it.
"Brother Daoist," after bowing, Lu Mingyue went to the side to burn incense and pray. One of the higher-ranking Taoists asked Wei Beihui, "Where are you from?"
"Oh..." Wei Beihui replied, "We are from Shangyuan City. The young lady is going to visit relatives in Wude City. She passed by Guibao Temple and came to pay a special visit."
"Oh, you can tell at first glance that they are from a wealthy family, right?" the Taoist asked again, "Looking at the way these kind people are dressed, they are not ordinary people!"
"The owner of the family runs a rice shop, so he is not rich, haha..." Wei Bei made up an identity and then asked, "Excuse me, Taoist brother, can I go to the tablet of Master Xu to pay tribute?"
"Oh?" The Taoist was startled at first, then asked, "Do you know my master?"
“When I was young, I heard Tianshi Xu preaching. I had admired him for a long time and wanted to learn from him in person, but unexpectedly, Tianshi ascended to heaven.
"It's a rare opportunity for me to come to Guibao Temple today. I hope you can help me!"
"This..." The Taoist hesitated for a moment and said, "The spirit tablet of our master is enshrined in the Chenyuan Hall, and my fellow practitioners are all preaching in the hall at this time... It's not very convenient!"
"Oh..." Wei Bei replied, "Then we can only talk about it next time if we have the chance! My young lady is eager to go home and will leave Ligu Town tomorrow morning. It's really... a pity..."
"Hey? How about this? " The Taoist's eyes lit up, "I have quite a few guest rooms in my temple. If you don't mind, you can stay here tonight!"
"This..." Wei Beihui asked hurriedly, "Is it convenient?"
" What ?" the Taoist said, "My temple master said that Chongtian Temple can only be what it is today thanks to the donations from all of you kind people. If we can make things convenient for kind people, it will be convenient for us.
"I think this is the best," the Taoist said, "You may not know that there is no decent hotel in Ligu Town. Our place is spacious and clean!
"After you stay here, wait until midnight, when the brothers have left the temple, and then you can go and pay respect to my master!"
"Oh?" Wei Beihui quickly saluted with one hand, "That's great, thank you, fellow Taoist, I will report to the young lady later..."
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