After rebirth, I became a national teacher

New head, new atmosphere.

The former Jingci Temple, now the Cihang Temple, although there is no sound of wooden fish chanting, the shouts of the Taoist priests practicing in the temple can be heard during the morning and evening classes every day.

It is full of vitality and momentum.

But this matter did not go smoothly at the beginning.

Many people are lazy and short-sighted.

They only saw that they had finally escaped from the hands of evil people like Ci'an and had just two days of relaxing life, but they had to get up early every day in the severe cold to run around the yard, do horse stance, practice boxing, and practice stick techniques.

Although there are only two hours in the morning and afternoon every day, after all the hard work, my back and waist will ache, and I feel more tired than doing rough work in the past.

Many people started to be lazy and passive, so Hui'an began to punish those who fell behind by not allowing them to eat to motivate them.

Although this had some effect, it caused many people to feel resentful and affected the atmosphere of the entire team. Huiyun couldn't stand it anymore.

With the threat from Qianhu, the Cihang Temple is now like having a sword hanging over its head.

In her opinion, if so many Kun Daos were trained, Cihang Temple would not be without any defense. Perhaps it was for this reason that the temple master allowed Hui An to practice.

But if this continues, we will definitely not be able to achieve our expectations.

After informing Hui'an in advance, she walked to the front when the group gathered that morning and shouted at everyone:

"Look at you guys, you yawning and listless!"

Since the day Chen Qingzhu captured Ci'an and others, Huiyun has never worn those beautiful monk robes that show her curves. She usually wears a thick cotton robe on weekdays, and when she is training, she wears a short suit that she has modified to facilitate movement. Her hair is tied up like a man, and she looks capable and neat.

"What? It's only been two days since you escaped from the clutches of the devil, and you've already forgotten the pain? Do you want to be forced into prostitution again, or do you want to be whipped and forced to work day and night?"

Someone retorted:

"No way! With the temple master here, who would dare to force and exploit us again!"

Huiyun sneered:

"Since you know that you have the good life now because of the master, and the training is the master's order, how dare you disobey? The master's grace of saving us is as recent as yesterday, and everyone swore to obey the master's orders. It's only been a few days, and you've started to disobey him?"

This question made many people look ashamed.

Huiyun then said:

"The abbot said that it is important for people to save themselves! The abbot saved us, but she has no obligation to stay by each of us and protect us. Even if the abbot is willing, she is only one person and cannot protect everyone at the same time. Who can guarantee that they will never encounter danger again in this life and will not fall into the hands of evil people like Ci'an Huiyuan again?

Do you still want to be like before, where you can only allow yourself to be bullied and not even have the ability to fight back?"

"In no mood!"

Many people answered loudly.

Huiyun smiled coldly:

"Who would want to? But this world is full of dangers for women. Do you know how I ended up in Jingci Temple?"

No one really knows about this.

Many nuns who were forced into prostitution had shady backgrounds, so Ci'an would not be foolish enough to make this known to them.

Huiyun is not a person who likes to complain to everyone, so few people in the temple know Huiyun's origins.

"I was sold here by a kidnapper. During the Lantern Festival, I got separated from my maids and servants. Someone took advantage of the chaos and covered my mouth and nose, then kidnapped me into a carriage and sold me to Jingci Temple like a commodity. From then on, I went from being a lady from a wealthy family to a prostitute who was not allowed to see the light of day."

"You know, when I was kidnapped, the patrolling yamen runners were only ten steps away. If I had been stronger, or had some life-saving skills, I would have been able to break free from the thieves and ask for help from the yamen runners, and I would never have fallen into this miserable situation now."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, and a stronger sense of shame surged in their hearts.

The abbot created such good conditions for them. They were well fed and warmly clothed, and had plenty of time to practice without doing any work, just to give them the ability to protect themselves. However, they did not appreciate the abbot's painstaking efforts at all.

They are so stupid.

Fortunately, Huiyun woke them up in time.

At this point, the enthusiasm of all the members for training has greatly increased. They are only grateful to Chen Qingzhu and Hui'an, who trained them strictly, and have no complaints.

At this point, the entire Cihang Temple was truly united.

When Chen Qingzhu learned about this, he valued Huiyun even more.

The fact that a lady from a noble family who had been educated in female virtues and chastity since childhood could endure and survive in such an unbearable situation was in itself a manifestation of her strong character.

Not only did she survive, she thrived.

Chen Qingzhu felt that even without her, maybe after waiting for some time, Huiyun might be able to find another way out for herself through her own means.

She admired such same-sex people from the bottom of her heart.

*

Thanks to the twenty taels of New Year's money allocated by Chen Qingzhu, everyone in Cihang Temple had a prosperous year with plenty of food and drink, and the hard work of training was greatly alleviated.

Of course, these people did not include Ci'an and others who had to atone their sins with hard labor.

After three days of annual leave, everyone started intensive training again.

Although Hui'an is not good at speaking, he is very good at training. After more than half a month of training, the female Taoists who participated in the training at Cihang Temple have begun to show military spirit.

They were originally scattered and acting independently, but now they gathered quickly, stood in neat lines, shouted loudly and powerfully, swung their sticks with great momentum, and the sadness and hopelessness on their faces were replaced by vigorous and energetic spirit.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Cihang Temple welcomed the first wave of pilgrims after the New Year.

The first and fifteenth days of the lunar month were originally fixed days for burning incense in Buddhist temples. However, on the first day, the snow on the mountain had not been completely cleared and the roads were slippery. Pilgrims usually burned incense in temples or ancestral temples in the city. When the weather turned warmer on the fifteenth day, they would go up the mountain to worship.

Many pilgrims who were used to burning incense at Jingci Temple walked to Cihang Temple and soon discovered that the plaque above had changed.

Not only that, the nuns who greeted the pilgrims were also dressed as Taoists.

Most of the people who came to burn incense at this time were devout Buddhists. Seeing this, he stopped immediately and asked the gatekeeper Kundao why.

The two female Taoist priests who greeted her at the door were specially selected by Huiyun because they were smart and eloquent.

Hearing this, he replied neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Years ago, the abbot of the temple was chosen by Cihang Zhenren in a dream as a divine messenger to enlighten him and help him transcend the mortal world. Since Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared as Cihang Zhenren, we should also follow suit and convert the nunnery into a temple."

This reason... is very unexpected, but not unreasonable.

The busybody asked jokingly:

"Since your temple master is a divine messenger, does he have any magical powers?"

Kun Dao said with a proud look on his face:

"Of course there is!"

The busybodies immediately started to make a fuss:

"Then ask your temple master to come out and show off his magical powers!"

"Yes, yes!"

Kun Dao flatly refused:

"Since it is a magical power, how can it be easily shown to others? Naturally, only those who are destined to see it can see it."

"How can I become a predestined person? Should I donate money for incense?"

"You don't need to ask anymore. The master will not show his magical powers to others easily. If you are the one who is destined to know, you will know it one day."

This made everyone even more curious.

Then Kun Dao returned to the topic:

"The new statue has not yet been cast, and only Cihang Zhenren can worship in the temple. Those who want to burn incense, please come in, and those who don't want to burn incense, please go back."

After all, it is a Buddhist pure land, and ordinary people don’t dare to act wildly here.

Although everyone was somewhat curious, they did not force the question.

After being rearranged a few days before its opening, the Cihang Temple has not yet completed its new Taoist statues, and all Buddhist statues except Guanyin Bodhisattva have been put away.

Today, several large halls are empty, and only the Guanyin Hall is open for worship.

The numerous pilgrims neither saw any supernatural powers nor had any other gods or Buddhas to worship, so most of them just gave a few cents as merit money and returned home disappointed.

As for the wealthy pilgrims who were familiar with Ci'an in the past, most of them were devout Buddhists. When they saw that the entire Jingci Temple had converted from Buddhism to Taoism, they did not even think of entering the door. They turned their carriages around and headed for the Bailong Temple on another mountain.

Seeing the drastic decrease in the number of pilgrims, many female Taoists couldn't help but feel worried.

The temple has a large population and good food conditions, but there are not many pilgrims and donations. I am afraid that the temple will soon be unable to make ends meet.

If the savings are all gone, what will we do?

Huijing, who was simple-minded and loyal to Chen Qingzhu, couldn't help but express her concerns to her directly.

"Master, many people don't even enter the Taoist temple because they see it's a Taoist temple. Many of those who come in say they want to go to the White Dragon Temple in the future. Taoism is obviously not as popular as Buddhism. Should we just change back to a Buddhist temple?"

Chen Qingzhu looked at her with amusement:

"It is not elegant to change sects easily."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

For her now, there are not many pilgrims. Her spiritual energy is very limited, and it is impossible for her to treat too many people.

At present, she only needs a small number of pilgrims who can afford a high price.

When the pilgrims gradually dispersed, everyone realized that in addition to the previous pilgrims, there was also an evil guest who came today.