[Legend of the White Snake] Leifeng Pagoda

04

Two pairs of eyes were aimed at a boy, even though he was lowering his eyes, stroking his beloved green jade snake in his hand, the green snake in his hand was quiet, he didn't even open his eyes, as if he was still in the hibernation state.

The scorching eyes didn't arouse any reaction from him, he just tightened his fingers slightly, keeping his hand on the same place all the time without moving.

The water lily quietly lifted a veil again, and before everyone could sigh, they were frightened by a series of footsteps and looked behind Li Qi.

A guard in armor and with tied hair faced Li Qi, bowed his hands respectfully and said, "My lord, no gold can be found anywhere else in the temple, only the lotus pond remains unsearched."

"Oh?" Li Qi raised his eyebrows, seemingly surprised, but his eyes were calm, "It seems that we have to disturb Shenglian for a while, believe me, Buddha is merciful, and I shouldn't mind."

My Buddha is merciful, just four words, Yan Fa was still trying to spit out the words in his throat, but he choked back every word with difficulty, his left hand habitually touched the Buddhist beads of his right hand, but touched a piece of cold skin, I am afraid Not even a snake, he is now cold.

"Not to mention that the lotus pond has all kinds of precious lotuses, even a slight touch will cause irreparable damage. Now that the holy lotus is about to bloom, and bring a large number of guards to search, are you blaspheming the Buddha?" It is not strict law, but strict and lenient. With a kind heart, he feels guilty about his mistakes and can't help questioning.

He persuaded the strict law more than once, but the ending is already like this, looking at the senior brother who suddenly looked old, his heart softened again.

"If the Buddha thinks that these dead things are more delicate than human beings, then what use are you monks? They can just use flowers as mud." Li Qi snorted coldly, extremely disdainful.This group of monks would be chirping and chanting sutras, and if they really escaped the world, they would not be greedy for a mere batch of gold.

It's just a group of dignified servants in cassocks. As soon as the Holy One believed in Buddhism, these people dared to put gold on their faces.

When Yan Kuan, who was not good at words, heard this, he didn't know how to respond. This was the first time he saw someone who didn't take Shenglian seriously.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Li Qi waved his hand, and the guards behind him all entered the lotus pond with swords in their hands, scaring the group of monks who were sitting cross-legged on the ground trembling.

The guards didn't feel much about those so-called holy lotuses, they just thought they were beautiful, um, very beautiful, but unfortunately they couldn't be eaten as food.

All the pavilions and pavilions around the lotus pond were rummaged, messed up, and things moved around. Fortunately, the guards still had a little bit of sense, at least for the precious vases and Buddha statues, they would be careful to put them back.

Li Qi made it clear before he came here that the Buddha statue ornaments, which are shiny at first glance, should be put back carefully, so that others can chew on them without spitting them out. nausea.

As for those bastards, if they try to stop them, they won't be able to use their hands, but their eyes glared and their knives flashed, and they were afraid they wouldn't give way. The knives in their hands were all consecrated with blood, and that kind of bloodiness, I'm afraid they couldn't scare them away A group of white chickens.

"My lord, it's just in the lotus pond." One of the subordinates rushed over to ask for orders. There were all kinds of lotus flowers in the lotus pond, and any one of them was enough to pay for three years of ration money for an ordinary family. They didn't understand, so they dared not touch it.

Li Qi quickly glanced at the lotus pond, looked at Yan Fa and said, "If the abbot takes the initiative to admit it, the lotus in this pond will be safe and sound."

Even if Li Qi is not rare, Shenglian has to be scruples about those who are rare.

"If you are talking about the gold buried under the lotus pond, then there is no need. The gold was originally sacrificed for the holy lotus." Yan Fa folded his hands together and recited Namo Aniduofo once after speaking.

So saying this, the batch of gold was turned from stolen goods into sacrifices, which is really eloquent.

The corner of Li Qi's mouth curled up, as expected of the abbot, he really wouldn't just sit still, he even thought about the next move, but the king and minister had to die, so it would be polite to give you a name.

"Sacrifice? I don't think gold is enough. How about taking the abbot as a sacrifice?"

He raised his brows, replied unceremoniously, and saw Yan Fa's face change instantly, even those monks who were still meditating and dare not move were pale with fright.

Just because of Li Qi's always tough attitude, Yan Fa knows that there is something complicated behind it, "Living burials have long been banned. If it is a dead burial, it is the highest honor for the old monk."

Li Qi finally showed a smiling face, but the smile was cold and piercing, "Don't worry, I promise to give the abbot the highest honor."

"Come here, the abbot, please go back to the yamen. As for the lotus pond, you go and dig a piece of gold there. Be careful not to damage those lotus flowers that are more precious than people."

He doesn't have the time to talk about it, especially when he has a knife.

Yan Fa glared angrily at the guard who came over to catch him, but what he saw was a pair of red eyes, which made Yan Fa feel cold, his arms were caught, and even his body was lifted up to walk, no one could struggle Opportunity.

"Who is it? Who asked you to come here?" Yan Fa calmed down completely, even if it was death, don't try to use a false name to perfuse him.

Li Qi's icy smile slowly retracted, and he finally looked at Yan Fa squarely, and said: "It seems that I understand, it's a pity, you just need to know your crime."

Regardless of whether the crimes forced on him were true or not, once they were found, they would be pulled off the horse.

Even the people behind him refused to tell, but Yan Fa could guess it. He yelled at the child who still played with snakes as toys: "Fahai, I knew I shouldn't have taken you in back then, it must be your father. If you want to deal with me, let me make way for you, you moth, you are worthy of my cultivation of you for more than ten years..."

Yan Fa was almost dragged away by cursing all the way. When he mentioned this, everyone couldn't help looking at Fa Hai, and turned their questioning eyes on a boy who was only a teenager.

Even Yan Kuan couldn't help believing this because he remembered that he had told Fa Xin about it, and Fa Xin had always respected Fa Hai.

Li Qi looked at the questioning eyes of everyone, the corners of his mouth curled up again, but his eyes became colder and colder. No matter what, he was the next abbot, and no one could question this.

"That's a good thing. You, a little guy, will be the abbot. With the old guy as a sacrifice, you can live longer."

He walked over in a few steps, stretched out his hand to stroke Fa Hai's head, but was shocked by Fa Hai's raised eyes, and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.

Even Li Qi was unable to remain calm in the face of doubts, but a child who managed to do so had calm and clear eyes, like the eyes of a newborn child, free from dust.

A guard passed by them, reaching into the mud to find gold, but was stunned by the more eye-catching blooms.

"My lord... Shenglian, open it."

The purple petals are fully opened, revealing the golden tentacles, guarding the budding stamens at the core, slim and graceful, with peerless youth.

Even Li Qi had to be stunned, not because of the peerless beauty, but because of that attitude, like those eyes just now, letting the waves turbulent, I am neither sad nor happy.

His eyes were downcast, Fa Hai was walking forward step by step, but was stopped by a younger child.

"Junior brother." Fa Xin hesitated, the hand that stopped Fa Hai was trembling, not knowing whether to stop him or not.

Fahai's eyes were always looking at Shenglian, and he never gave him a look, "Let go."

The very soft tone made Fa Xin's hands tremble, and finally let it go weakly. Even Fa Xin lowered his head, not daring to look directly.

If everything started because of him, he would definitely be carried to the heart of the storm, especially after the holy lotus blooms.

His fingers that were holding the snake seven inches loosened, and he gently stroked the snake's head, as if saying goodbye briefly.

As soon as he sent his hand away, the green snake's eyes opened, there was no trace of greed, some were just cold, and with a leap of its nimble body, even the guard who was still leaning over the lotus pond quickly dodged, dodging towards him. Lightning coming from the direction.

The snake's mouth grew, revealing its sharp teeth, its lower jaw shortened and widened, and it swallowed the holy lotus in one gulp, its thin neck was bulging, and it had to escape before it could digest it.

Before everyone had time to react, the triangular snake's head turned back once, the pair of cold red eyes stared at Fa Hai, and then quickly burrowed into the bushes and left.

Everything that happened suddenly made the surrounding monks stare wide-eyed, not daring to act, and the guards also watched coldly, and no one chased after him.

Li Qi sighed deeply in his heart, even if he didn't get it, he would never forget it the most, but with Shenglian in front of him, he would give it up as soon as he said it, he really deserves to be the son of the prime minister.

And Fahai, which has attracted much attention, is as calm as water. Only in this way can the disappearing Shenglian become the center of the trend and become the myth of everyone.

If his father wanted to use Shenglian to elevate Zexin Temple, but also wanted to pull down the strict law and let him stand on top to serve him, then this dream would be extinguished.

Only people like Yan Fa want to use Shenglian to seek profit and reputation, but they don't know that the reason why the Buddhist temple can survive is that it is separated from the world.