City Primordial Witch King

Chapter 368
Regarding the history of Wuyu Temple, Wei Xiao once read it in the county annals.

This temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Hui Neng, lived here in seclusion for many years and preached Buddhist scriptures. Wuyu Temple was able to enjoy the Buddhist roots after his death.Later, there were records of efficacious results in the Song and Ming dynasties, so the temple continued to be popular and its reputation spread.

Until modern times, due to the national crisis and hard wars, Wuyu Temple was not spared, and almost all buildings were destroyed by war.

Fortunately, after the war ceased and the world became peaceful, Buddhist disciples came here and completed the post-war reconstruction work by themselves.Of course, a person's strength is limited after all, and the Wuyu Temple that has been built has lost its former glory and is just a ruined temple.

Moreover, later came the anti-feudal movement, and most of the buildings in the temple were destroyed again, and they have not even been rebuilt until now. Only the most central Buddhist hall is barely complete.

The history of Wuyu Temple is so glorious, but the current situation is so miserable, why no one proposed to rebuild it?
Of course, it’s not that no one has raised this issue. It’s a pity that everyone didn’t have enough to eat, so where would they have the money to build temples?
Later, when everyone was able to eat enough and live a good life, this Wuyu Temple was gradually forgotten, no one mentioned it again, and no one was willing to contribute money and efforts to support the reconstruction. Only the current abbot is still alive. He was struggling to support, and did not let Wuyu Temple completely decline.

When Wei Xiao entered the gate of Wuyu Temple, he saw a dilapidated scene, scattered yellow leaves everywhere, randomly scattered on the ground, not even a sweeper.

The temple was very quiet, except for the sound of Wei Xiao walking, there was no sound, no morning bells and evening drums that are common in temples, no sound of wooden fish, no sound of chanting, and the only abbot did not know where he went.

On the right side of the gate, there is a small hall, which seems to be the resting place of Zhike monk, but it is empty inside, with nothing, the walls are full of mottled yellowish colors, and there are some light green moss.

As soon as Wei Xiao walked in, he immediately smelled a musty smell, so he had to retreat quickly.

After passing the gate, we climbed up the steps. The steps were quite clean, and the fallen leaves had not been swept aside. They were piled up in a thick layer.The trees on both sides are quite dense. Even in winter, they still maintain healthy green color. It is one of the few scenery in the temple.

After walking up the steps, you will see the only intact building in Wuyu Temple - the Grand Buddha Hall.

The Buddhist hall is very large, and there are many statues in it. The one in the middle is Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is said to be able to save all living beings and save all suffering. At this time, he is looking at Wei Xiao who came in with a smile on his face.

Next to Guanyin Bodhisattva, there are two famous generals Wei Tuo and Guan Yu, one holding the magic pestle and the other holding the Yanyue knife, seeming to guard the central Guanyin Bodhisattva.

There are eighteen arhats standing at the back of the Buddhist hall. They have different personalities, different postures and faces.On both sides of the eighteen arhats, there are also the legendary green dragon and white tiger, one on the left and one on the right, accompanying these vajra arhats.

Wei Xiao looked at the statues in the Buddhist hall quietly, watching them still maintain a mysterious posture, a kind smile, and a compassionate Buddha heart in the dilapidated Buddhist hall.

At this moment, a gentle voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Little benefactor, are you here to offer incense?"

Wei Xiao heard the words and turned around to look, only to see that the speaker was an old monk, wearing a khaki cassock, with nine conspicuous scars on his bare head.

Regarding the history of Buddhism, Wei Xiao also dabbled a little.

Regarding ring scars, Buddhist disciples originally burned incense on the top to express their sincerity, and took this as a lifelong oath, but it gradually became management.But in modern times, because this behavior is not the original ritual system of Buddhism, and it is harmful to the health of the body, it has been abolished.

In other words, contemporary Buddhists basically only have shaved degrees and no ring scars.

The old monk in front of him not only had ring scars on his head, but also had nine ring scars on his head, which made Wei Xiao a little surprised, and also quite surprised in his heart.

"Master, hello." Wei Xiao bowed slightly to the old monk, said hello softly, and then said: "I'm not here to offer incense, but I'm just interested in this place, come and have a look."

People who come here specially to offer incense are called pilgrims. Even if they are not Buddhists, they are devout believers in Buddhism.

It's a pity that Wei Xiao is not, he has no intention of offering incense, nor is he a Buddhist.

It wasn't before, and even more so after getting the "Witch Code", and it won't be the case in the future!

The old monk said "Oh" and then turned around to leave. He seemed to think that Wei Xiao was not a pilgrim and was not worthy of his words.

"Master stay!"

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Wei Xiao hurriedly called out to stop him.

"Is there anything for the benefactor?" The old monk turned around and looked at Wei Xiao suspiciously.

"I just have a few questions I want to ask the master, and I don't know if the master is willing to help me?" Wei Xiao folded his hands and bowed.

Hearing this, the old monk immediately turned serious, stretched out his hands from his thick cassock, clasped his palms together, saluted Wei Xiao, and then said, "Little benefactor, please tell me."

Wei Xiao thought for a while, and asked directly: "Master, do you know why this place is so dilapidated?"

The old monk looked indifferent, and slowly said: "It has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is naturally dilapidated."

Wei Xiao frowned: "Then why not rebuild it?"

"If you have the heart but no power, if you have the power but not the heart, naturally you can't rebuild it." The old monk sighed.

"Is there no one who is determined and powerful?" Wei Xiao asked curiously.

The old monk had a strange expression on his face. It seemed that these words touched him differently and brought back bad memories. After a long time, he looked at Wei and smiled and said, "Yes."

"Who is it?"

"you."

"Me?" Wei Xiao stretched out a finger, pointed at himself, and then asked in surprise.

"Yes." The old monk cherished words like gold, without any unnecessary nonsense.

"Why do I have a strong heart?" Wei Xiao was very surprised. He neither believed in Buddhism nor worshiped Buddha, so how could he have a strong heart?
Of course, it can be said that it is powerful, at least with his current assets, it is still enough to rebuild the temple.

"Since the benefactor has embarked on the road leading to this place, he is naturally a person with a heart. As for strength, he knows better than the benefactor himself." The old monk explained one by one.

"I came here out of curiosity. I had no intention of becoming a disciple of Buddhism, and I had no intention of helping to rebuild the temple. How did the master see that I was interested?" Wei Xiao was a little surprised and continued to ask.

"Some roads, once you walk up, it's not so easy to leave." The old monk said inscrutablely.

(End of this chapter)