I didn't become a human today

Hearing what he said, Ji Ran asked again, "Then when you pulled out the flower, didn't you notice anything wrong? For example, did the root of the flower twist twice?"

The lame man on the side nodded quickly when he heard what Ji Ran said, "Yes, yes, the root of the flower did move when it was pulled out, but it didn't move after the flower withered, and the brothers in the village Died instantly, very few people noticed it, only I saw it."

"That's it." Ji Ran thought for a while, "Brother Xingye, from this point of view, the flowers on the deer's back we saw in the forest are the same as the flowers on their bodies. .”

When Ji Ran was thinking about something, he forgot to bring the candle, and the wax accidentally dripped on Brother Ma's back, causing him to hiss in pain.

Lai Zi and Brother Xiao Ma put on their clothes again and looked at them in bewilderment.

"What do you know?"

Leaning against the door with folded arms, Liang Xingye said calmly, "The flower on your back is actually a kind of bug."

"Bugs?" Little Ma was even more confused, "Can bugs also bloom?"

Ji Ran naturally agreed, "It's hard to explain. The reason why lotus flowers grow on your back is because there is a seed in this position, but this seed is alive. It is actually a kind of black bug. Usually It will burrow into the wood and dormant, and when the time is right, it will climb onto your backs, take root there, and survive by absorbing the nutrients in your body. When the flowers wither, the insects and the host will die at the same time, but At the same time, its offspring will emerge from the withered plant and continue to find new hosts."

Liang Xingye then asked them, "Think about it, do you and your brothers often rest against trees?"

As soon as he said that, Laizi immediately showed a look of sudden realization.

"Yes, yes, we bandits and bandits are tired of robbing houses on weekdays, so we will rest in the hidden woods. When we rest, we all lean against the tree trunks, so the bugs got into our backs at that time ?”

Ji Ran thought for a while, "Now it seems that this possibility is the greatest."

"No." Brother Ma's expression was very serious.

"What's wrong?"

"You said that the bugs got into our backs when we rested on the trees, so the local people would also rest under the trees. Why didn't they have bugs on their backs? These bugs are picky! Bad guy!"

Ji Ran had a different opinion on this, "No, we saw a deer in the woods before, and it also had a flower on its back. You said that bugs only pick on evil people, but tell me, that deer is Did you do something heinous? Impossible, so I think these living 'seeds' attack indiscriminately, whether they are humans or animals, and the one who really controls everything is ultimately humans. I think it is someone Deliberately put bugs near you."

Brother Xiaoma didn't understand even more, "You said that we were murdered by others, but what purpose did they have in doing this? Let us bandits and villains convert to my Buddha? Oh, I see!" He jumped up, "It was those bald donkeys who designed to harm us, and wanted us to eat fast and chant Buddha with them, so as to strengthen the team of believers."

Brother Xiao Ma was finally smart for a while.

Liang Xingye wiped the sword every day, and said as he wiped, "In the final analysis, those bugs don't have their own thoughts. Even if the monks control them well, they will sometimes accidentally injure them. But think about it, ordinary people don't have any thoughts." No mistake? Once the worms get into the flesh, they can only be restrained by coming here to pray to Buddha, so I think there must be something in this temple that can restrain the growth of the worms.”

"Speaking of which, I remembered." Ji Ran told what he had seen and heard after confirming that there were no idlers nearby.

"I heard that the lotus has a high status in Buddhism, and those who have something growing on their backs are asked to go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Shrine tonight, so I guess, what ceremony will be held at the Ten Thousand Buddha Shrine tonight, when the time comes Let's take a sneak peek."

Ji Ran felt that if it was an upright ceremony, wouldn't it be enough to notify it collectively?Why do you sneak around and pick out those who have things growing on their backs?

"But at night, the Buddha House is completely under martial law. No one is allowed to leave the room. Since it is a shameful ceremony, they must strictly screen all the people who enter the venue. How can we get in? If we can't get in , will there be any fear of life? Being killed or silenced or something?" Brother Xiao Ma rubbed his hands, looking a little nervous.Back then when he robbed his house, he was never as nervous as he is now.

"It's possible." Liang Xingye hid the sword in his loose robe, "Those believers didn't want us to know too much. Before at the inn, they killed people under everyone's noses."

That strong man was the only one who saw what was on that man's back. Until now, they didn't know what was on that believer's back.Maybe it's a budding bug like everyone else, or maybe it's something else.

"I have a way." Ji Ran's eyes sparkled, "The Shrine of Ten Thousand Buddhas is under martial law at night, but it is now open to the public. I have already looked around when we went to visit during the day. There are many stone walls on the shrine of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Small caves that are arranged regularly. Are there stone Buddhas enshrined in those caves? I think we can hide in those caves in advance. To be on the safe side, we can climb higher. At night, we hide behind the stone Buddhas and peek .”

Laizi clapped his hands, "Good idea, the first and second master, it's getting late, if we want to hide it in advance, then we have to go to the Wanfo Shrine now."

The few people did not dare to delay, and hurriedly returned to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Altar.

There are still many people visiting the Ten Thousand Buddhas Shrine at the moment, and they also walked around inside a few times in a fake manner. empty.

"It's now!" Brother Ma gave an order, and several people began to climb up the stone wall.

The walls of this altar are all curved. If you look down from the top, you will find that the structure of this place is like a tiankeng. When people stand on the top and look at the bottom, they feel that this place is a cliff. People become very small.

At night, lamps are lit under the Altar of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and the grottoes above are all pitch-black. It is the safest place to hide here.