The Ascension of Ghosts

Xie Rong spoke calmly, before Lu Sheng was about to speak, he stood up involuntarily, put the teacup on the table at hand, took out a pouch from his pocket, and put it aside.

He couldn't help but turn pale with shock, but he still took out the things in his sleeves with both hands, and in a short while, he handed over all the jade pendants in his arms, office tokens, pendants around his waist, and even the fish skin sword Go out and pile up on several cases.

Lu Sheng became more and more panic-stricken, and said in a trembling voice, "This, this is..."

Xie Rong still sat across from her and sipped tea, without saying a word, leisurely looking at Lu Sheng with bright starry eyes, but there was a little joyful smile in them.

Lu Sheng's hands didn't stop, and he started to loosen the Ruyi pattern belt wrapped around the hakama folds. He couldn't help but tie his tongue, and hurriedly said, "Thank you son! Thank you master! Thank you god! Please show mercy!"

Xie Rong just said: "That's all."

Lu Sheng immediately regained control of his hands, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly wrapped his belt back.

Xie Rong took back the ink jade pendant from the pile of belongings, but Lu Sheng freed his hand and pressed the back of his hand on the table, "Wait a minute!"

Xie Rong frowned, this young man was indomitable, he was teased by him, he never got angry, but still came to tease him, it is admirable.

Lu Sheng was afraid that he would use some weird tricks again, so he hurriedly said, "Mr. Xie, I have something to ask for advice!"

The corners of Xie Rong's mouth hooked slightly, and he said with a smile: "I'm in a good mood, I allow you to ask three times."

Lu Sheng was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "My lord, did you see anything in the Yaowang... Yaoshi temple, and how did you fight with Yaoye?"

Xie Rong said: "I saw two corpses. The monk's original name was Yao Ye? He is carrying a treasure. I am very happy to see him and want to kill him to seize the treasure. There is one more question."

Lu Sheng was silent for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Mr. Xie, don't be joking."

Xie Rong said: "Let go of your hands first."

Lu Sheng just realized that he was still holding Xie Rong's hand tightly, and hurriedly let go, and couldn't help asking: "What does the Buddha statue in the mountain say?"

Xie Rong Shi Shiran sat down opposite Lu Sheng, still squinting at him with a pair of clear starry eyes, Lu Sheng understood it, and hurriedly bowed deeply: "Please thank you, sir, for teaching me."

Xie Rong hummed calmly, and said just now: "Pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata made twelve great vows to save the world from suffering."

The blue-clothed maid was very intelligent, seeing her master's gesture, she went to fetch the scriptures and presented them. Xie Rong flipped through a few pages and handed them to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng followed his instructions and looked through them one by one.

The title of the scripture is "The Sutra of the Vows of the Seven Buddhas of Pharmacist Lapis Lazuli Light".

... May I attain Bodhi in the next life, if there are sentient beings who have created evil karma and are born in a great hell in a place of endless darkness and suffer all kinds of suffering; from those who heard my name in the past, I will emit light from my body to illuminate those who suffer. Because of this power, when he sees the light, all karmic obstacles will be eliminated, he will be freed from suffering, he will be reborn in heaven, he will enjoy happiness at will, and even Bodhi.

... May I attain Bodhi in the next life, my body will be like glass, clear inside and out; the light will be vast and pervasive in all directions, the flame net will be more majestic than the sun and the moon, and I will meet each other in the dark place in the middle of the iron fence, or walk around in this world in the dark night and other sentient beings , seeing my light fully enlightened, doing all things.

Lu Sheng sighed: "The great wish of the sages is ultimately a great cause to save the world and the people, but my little brother is stupid, and I don't know what is the meaning of the Buddha shadow in the middle of the mountain on the ten-mile slope?"

Xie Rong was not annoyed either, she supported her chest with one hand, leaned her elbows on the armrest, and said with a smile: "Although you are stupid, you are better than being hardworking and inquiring, and you are not hopeless. Let me clear it up once."

Lu Sheng thought to himself that although this young man seems to be repulsive and difficult to get close to, and also has vicious words and merciless words, he is still a good person in his heart, and he only needs to do what he likes.

He pretended to be listening attentively, and the noble young master was really happy, and ordered the maid in blue to fetch a book, and taught the students.

There used to be a small country in the Western Regions called Tianyin. The king believed in Buddhism and built a temple with all the power of the country.Tianyin is rich and prosperous, and this Guangshi Temple has become the largest Buddhist temple within the territory of thousands of miles. There are many monks, and there are more than ten thousand monks.There are another 900 million volumes of scriptures, which were the center of Buddhism at that time.

However, a hundred years ago, an iron cavalry from farther west broke through the gate of Tianyin Kingdom, killed the king and seized the royal power, and then sent a large army to surround Guangshi Temple, locked all the monks in the temple, and only opened one door. A monk was dragged out from the door, and a sergeant was in charge of questioning: "Are you willing to abandon evil and return to righteousness, and enter my mysterious door?"

If the monk does not follow, kill him immediately.

For more than ten days like this, thousands of monks in Guangshi Temple were slaughtered, but no one obeyed.

In front of the temple and behind the temple, there are mountains of corpses, bleeding and floating in the oars, like hell on earth.

At this point, Tianyin has been destroyed, widely given and destroyed, and Buddhism has been divided into countless schools. One of them is called Jingyezong, which serves the pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata. Its original suzerain is Prince Indhaga, the orphan of King Tianyin .

In the name of serving the Tathagata, fulfilling the twelve great vows, and purifying the three thousand worlds, Jingyezong devotes himself to practicing various killing techniques. At first, it was only with the goal of helping the prince restore his country one day.

However, as time went by, the mysterious sect that burned, killed and looted everywhere was also destroyed due to internal discord and many evils, and disappeared without a trace. Prince Indaga had long since passed away. Has been dusty, little known.

Only this Jingye sect has survived until now, and it has flowed into the Central Plains again, becoming an evil sect with extremely secretive actions, which is not tolerated by Buddhist orthodoxy.

When Lu Sheng heard this verse, he felt his head was as big as a fight, he cupped his head and moaned, "Could it be that these murders are related to that Laoshizi's Jingye Sect?"

The waitress in blue changed the teacups for the two of them and offered four-color refreshments. Xie Rong picked up a piece of amber-like pastry and ate it slowly. To fool the world, most of the Buddha statues were created by him. However, they are all low-level people who are killed here and there, but people can't see through the mystery."

Lu Sheng frowned slightly when he heard that, but held back, looking at the records in the book.However, it is recorded in the book that since the Jingye sect entered the Central Plains, because its creed was at odds with the Central Plains Buddhism, it had to act in secret.For decades, it has often been bought by the powerful and used as a poisonous blade for power and profit and eradication of dissidents.

This Jingye sect took the opportunity to become big, and gained glory and wealth, so he was a little reluctant to return to the Western Regions.

Not only that, even the creed has been changed accordingly. If the offerings are insufficient, they are not willing to take lives at will.This is a means of raising prices on the ground. If judged by the eyes of the world, it can also be called a high-quality strategy.

Therefore, killing these many Shengdou people will not benefit the Jingyezong at all, and it will attract the attention of the government in vain. It is thankless, and it is not the usual method of the Jingyezong.

Lu Sheng thought to himself: So that's the case, I almost blamed Mr. Xie by mistake, I'm ashamed.

On the one hand, he subconsciously did the same, took a piece of amber-colored pastry, and put it in his mouth.

The pastry was cut squarely, very small, just one mouthful, and as soon as the light sweetness dissipated in the mouth, a strong spicy ginger flavor immediately burst out, Lu Sheng suddenly flushed from holding back, as a guest at someone else's house, But he didn't dare to take the liberty to spit it out, so he swallowed the elastic and smooth pastry forcefully, took a sip of hot tea in a hurry, and then he was relieved.

The three maids in the flower hall covered their sleeves, but they didn’t make a sound. The blue-clothed maid smiled and said, “This is amber cake with ginger juice. Boil it, then add linden tree honey and pagoda tree honey to make it, Master Gongcao also suffered from the cold yesterday, so you need to eat a few more pieces to get rid of the cold."

Lu Sheng was forced to drink two big bowls yesterday, but today he didn't want to be fed another way, so he smiled wryly, "Thank you..."

Xie Rong said: "He is a manly man, but he is still picky about food. Ruoxia, go and exchange some tea."

Lu Sheng bowed his head and said nothing, but the blue-clothed maid smiled and blessed her body, but came back with two little girls in a moment, changed the refreshments for Lu Sheng, and specially reminded: "This drawer is made of fermented wine. Steamed buns also have the effect of warding off the cold, Mr. Gongcao, please taste them while they are hot. This one is millefeuille, this one is custard peanuts, this one is dried white peaches soaked in peach blossom wine... none of them contain ginger, It also does not contain shallots, garlic, or cornel."

Lu Sheng could only smile and said, "Thank you Miss Ruoxia...I've never been picky to that extent."

Ruoxia just smiled and gave her a blessing, she took the old four dishes of refreshments and left.

Lu Sheng was worried for a moment, seeing that Xie Rong's expression remained unchanged, he put aside his distracting thoughts and asked again: "Could it be that Mr. Xie suspected that the monk Yaoye was related to the Jingye Sect, so he followed the monk just now, and then there was a conflict? He hesitated for a while, and asked: "Could it be that the perpetrator in the ruined temple was..."

Xie Rong put down the teacup and said leisurely: "There have been several cases of beheadings, and the perpetrator is the same person."

Lu Sheng was slightly startled, but he kept his expression on. He asked with a smile, "Why did you say that, sir?"

Xie Rong didn't answer, but said: "A person who is proficient in technique is a person who is specialized in this way."

Lu Sheng remained silent. His judgments were exactly the same as those reported by Bian Qing. If he hadn't trusted Bian Qing's loyalty for decades, he might suspect that the news had leaked out.

Xie Rong suddenly stretched out her slender fingers to caress her chin, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "I figured it out, so it's like this...beheading the sinner first, and then killing the sufferer, both are to save people from suffering. The so-called killing means saving life. "

Lu Sheng frowned and said, "Heretical lies, how can there be a Buddha in the world who regards taking human lives as the righteous law."

Xie Rong smiled and said: "You have time to sit and talk with me, but the sufferer can't wait."

Lu Sheng was taken aback: "Master?"

He jumped up suddenly, and said in amazement: "There is also Liu's widow! How do you know?!"

Xie Rong smiled more and more gracefully, propped her chin and said: "Do you really want to ask?"

The young sergeant could only bid farewell with his fists in a panic, walked to the entrance of the flower hall, turned around and rushed back, swept the things he had handed over automatically into his arms, and left Xie's mansion in a hurry.

Lu Sheng was so anxious that he wished he could fly to Yujiazhuang outside the city, but he had no time to find an assistant.

It turned out that although the widow of the Liu family bumped into the incense table with the intention of dying, she did not die on the spot. When she was in a coma, someone bandaged her to stop the bleeding and sent her to the vicinity of Yujiazhuang.Her natal family is in Yujiazhuang, so she is currently staying at home to recover from her injuries and has not shown up.The people in the capital spread rumors, but this matter should only have been known to the family of Habayashi Weitong Liu's widow.

... There is still one person who knows, and Lu Sheng's heart sinks slightly, that the person who rescued Yu Cuilian, the widow of the Liu family, and sent her to Yu's village was also the perpetrator who killed the bully and wiped out all five members of the Du family.

Was the perpetrator Yao Ye or Xie Rong?

If Yao Ye committed murder, how would Xie Rong know?

Or did the two join forces and then had a dispute?

Xie Rong didn't know that Lu Sheng's heart was full of entanglements at this time, but she stood up in a good mood and went back to the wing.Ruoxia led the rest of the maids to help him change out clothes, tied his long hair neatly, and fixed it with a white jade hairpin that was as white as cream.

Ruoxia hugged the white fox fur cloak again, stood beside the carriage and asked, "Young master, that monk is too evil, you must be careful, young master."

Xie Rong smiled and said: "What he relies on is the Xing Tian Shard in his hand, I will take it back immediately. If he wants to kill someone, I don't care."

He also urged: "Be sure to send the letter to Xingshan Temple."

Ruoxia and the others all responded together, and then the servant came up to serve Xie Rong and got into the carriage, so she had to go out of the city.

Ruoxia stood at the door, watching the carriage gradually turn around the street and disappeared, she told the book boy beside her just now: "Ruosong, don't delay, ride on that young horse, and deliver the letter for the young master quickly, and you must do it yourself." Give it to Master Hui Ye."

Ruo Song responded, and said with a smile, "Sister Ruo Xia, don't worry." Then she left in a hurry.

Behind her, the little girl Ruodie poked her head out from behind a Taihu Lake stone, pouted and said, "Young master keeps saying nothing, but this is writing a letter and going out, clearly more concerned about her own affairs than her own. Is it for that monster treasure, or for someone else..."

Ruoxia sighed, "Master punishes you to make twelve pairs of shoes, twelve pairs of bottom socks, and twelve pieces of straight lace, but you still don't know how to restrain yourself. If you are careful, you will never leave the embroidered building for the rest of your life." .”

Ruodie suddenly put on a bitter face, and went back to Xiulou dejectedly.