Chapter 290 The Taoist Priests Are Still Too Young! What? Are You Trying to Steal Money From the Buddha?

Just after Zhang Zhiwei followed his master's order to find Huaiyi.

Not long after, Li Muxuan and others also went south to Mount Lushan. Since Tianjin and Gan are thousands of miles apart, it takes a long time to walk, so they first took a train to Nanjing and then took a waterway to Jiujiang.

However, just at the foot of the mountain.

What appeared in front of them were foreigners from various countries and many Western churches.

"Why are there so many foreign things?"

At the market, Lu Jin glanced at the foreigners passing by, and a strange look appeared on his face.

Hearing this, Duanmu Ying, who was following behind with a small red schoolbag on his back, smiled and said, "Master Lu, didn't you say that all people in the world are brothers? You are quite familiar with Mount Lu? There are many foreigners in Mount Lu, and it's not just one or two days."

"Since the Guangxu period, foreigners from various countries have come here to escape the heat every summer."

"I see."

Lu Jin nodded, "I came here with my father in the winter about ten years ago."

"No wonder I didn't see many foreigners."

Hearing this, Duanmu Ying glanced at Li Muxuan who was walking in front, and a smug look appeared on his little face, and then He said, "Speaking of which, most of the land on Mount Lushan is owned by someone else, and was bought by foreigners by various means."

"In addition, the Western Orthodox Church has been preaching here for 20 to 30 years."

"The church just now was built by them."

After hearing this, Lu Jin asked curiously, "Is the Orthodox Church a Western sect of practice?"

Although he and his father have been to many places and have many friends, he really doesn't know many foreigners. As for their sects, he has heard the elders mention them, saying that they are the Holy See, the Gospel, and so on.

"Almost."

Duanmu Ying explained, "The Orthodox Church is one of the three major sects of the Western Church."

"But they all worship the Father and the Son."

"As for the dispute between sects, it's just like the Buddhist and Xuanmen sects here. After all, it's actually a group of missionaries arguing, and they all think they are the orthodox sects."

"And."

Duanmu Ying was talking excitedly at this time, and Wu Gensheng suddenly interrupted.

"Speaking of orthodoxy."

"We have a holy son in our flower planting."

Wu Gensheng smiled and said, "When the Taiping Army swept through the flower planting decades ago, the main religion was the God Worshipping Society."

"The leader claimed to be the second son of God. Not only that, he also debated with Western missionaries, and then forced the Holy See to recognize his orthodox status, and even his name was included in the book of the family tree. He is the legitimate successor to the Holy See."

"Seniority."

"Unless God or the Son of Heaven appears, there is really no one more qualified than him to take over the Holy See."

As soon as this was said.

Lu Jin said thoughtfully, "So, we are the orthodox of the Holy See."

"Where are the descendants of the leader now?"

"How do I know?"

Wu Gensheng shrugged. I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?

Not to mention the descendants of the leader, even if the leader came in person, the Holy See would not hand over power. After all, the church is not the church of God, but the church of the Pope. You are the successor of God, what does it have to do with me, the Pope?

Just thinking about it.

Duanmu Ying's voice sounded again.

"Master Li."

"I heard from Brother Lu that you are well-versed in both Chinese and Western studies. Have you ever been to a Western church?"

As he spoke, Duanmu Ying trotted to Li Muxuan, with curiosity in his eyes. After all, the foreigners who came to grow flowers were either businessmen, high-ranking officials, or missionaries of religious sects.

And those Western knowledge.

Basically, they were also passed on by them. It stands to reason that Li Muxuan should have been exposed to them.

Otherwise, where did the knowledge in his mind come from?

You can't just rely on reading books by yourself, right?

How can you confirm that what you understand is correct? What if there is ambiguity in the book?

You know, it's okay for the master to lead you into self-cultivation, but it's not okay for some empirical subjects. Just like their Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis, you have to follow the master. The master will do it first, and then let the apprentice start.

Remember the meaning of the pulse and symptoms.

"I haven't been there."

At this time, Li Muxuan shook his head and said, "But I have some understanding of the ideas of the Western Church."

"I see." Duanmu Ying's eyes turned slightly, and then he said, "Master Li, do you think the Western Church is good or bad? I have read their books, and they feel very similar to the Buddhist scriptures, both of which persuade people to do good and believe in God."

"It is difficult to determine whether the ideas are good or bad."

Li Muxuan said, "But as for me, I don't like it."

"Why?" Duanmu Ying blinked.

"Different ideas."

Li Muxuan did not explain much.

Not only the Western Church.

Including some schools of Buddhism, or advocating that believing in God can get something, he doesn't like it.

"Is that so?" Duanmu Ying's eyes became strange. You know, in a sense, the ideas of the Pure Land Sect are actually not much different from those of the Western Church. It's nothing more than one chanting Buddha to go to the Pure Land, and the other is to worship God to go to heaven.

And what is the difference between the so-called Pure Land and Heaven?

Then the question is,

After meeting Master Li and the great monk of the Pure Land Sect, could it be that they disliked each other after just a few words?

This is also quite interesting.

Duanmu Ying's mouth curled up slightly, not because he liked to make trouble out of nothing, but just wanted to see what Master Li, who was usually indifferent, would look like when debating with others.

Thinking so.

The four of them continued to move forward.

Not long after, after passing through the market, they arrived at Donglin Temple at the foot of Mount Lu.

Standing at the door and looking.

There are many more believers than Shaolin Temple and Lingyin Temple, and their faces show piety.

In addition, there are many vendors who set up stalls selling rosary beads, amulets, and Buddha statues. The most conspicuous among them is an old monk wearing a black and light red cassock, sitting cross-legged on the ground and shouting loudly.

“Don’t miss it if you’re passing by!”

"This is a peerless treasure refined by several masters with painstaking efforts!"

"The Tao is easy to get, but treasures are hard to find. Today I meet you here. It is fate destined by God. I don't need a thousand gold, just an ocean!"

"Don't miss this hard-won fate!"

There were shouts.

Li Muxuan and others turned away and glanced at the so-called treasures on the ground.

They are all exquisite items produced in workshops.

It's definitely not worth a piece of ocean, but if you really like it, buying it won't be a big loss.

However.

There is something unusual about this old monk.

At this time, a female believer in her fifties or sixties, with a rich face and kind eyes. After hearing the old monk's shouts, although she felt a bit exaggerated, she had a leisurely attitude and was about to step forward to ask, but was stopped by A young novice stopped him.

"Donor, don't believe it, the treasure is fake."

The little novice clasped his hands together.

Seeing this situation, the female believer suddenly became puzzled.

What happened to these two masters?

Immediately, the female devotee asked suspiciously: "Isn't this old master who sets up the stall from the temple?"

"yes!"

The little novice monk said through gritted teeth.

He wanted to say no, but monks didn't lie.

Seeing this, the female believer pointed to something on the ground and said, "Isn't this teacher cheating?"

"Female Bodhisattva, it is not convenient to explain what is going on here. If you are here to worship the Buddha, just go directly to the main hall. Don't buy anything like this. It's not worth it." The little novice monk looked serious.

"Is that so?" The female believer glanced at the old monk and the young novice with doubts.

Just about to leave.

A regretful voice sounded in his ears.

"Once fate is missed, it will be difficult to meet again! It takes five hundred years to pass by, but it takes a thousand years to look back."

The old monk shook his head and sighed. The female believer hesitated after hearing this. After all, an ocean is not much. Even if it is fake and has been deceived, it doesn't matter. Just treat it as charity to the teacher and the Buddha.

With this thought in mind, the female devotee quickly stepped forward.

I squatted on the ground and asked about the price.

Not long after, the female believer walked away with seven or eight treasures with a face full of joy.

See this scene.

The little novice monk couldn't help but sigh.

Good words are hard to persuade.

What number is this? Why don't you believe your own words?

Of course, the biggest problem is still the deceitful master of Xilin Temple. I don’t know what the master in the temple thinks, why he is allowed to deceive believers at the gate of the temple.

Although the amount of money defrauded is not much, and rich people are always chosen, cheating is cheating. How can there be money but no money?

Between thoughts.

Several more figures came forward.

The young novice stopped him quickly.

Looking at the three young men in white coats and the little girl in front of them, doubts could not help but appear in their eyes.

"Are you some Taoist priests who are traveling around?"

"Um."

Li Muxuan nodded.

Hearing this, the young novice monk said with a serious face: "Taoist priests, please don't be deceived."

"These treasures came from the workshop."

It is not convenient for believers to say this, for fear of affecting their attitude towards the temple, but it is different for Taoist priests. We are all outsiders, not to mention that believers may smile when they suffer a loss and treat it as charity, but Taoist priests may not be able to borrow money. This matter is looking for trouble.

After all, Buddhism and Taoism are two different sects.

Involves the dispute over incense.

"I know, thank you little master for letting me know."

Li Muxuan said: "But whether to buy it or not, I have to wait until I talk to my teacher."

After saying this, he walked around the little novice monk.

Go straight to the old monk.

Seeing this scene, the little novice monk couldn't help but shake his head. These Taoist priests were still too young.

It's not like he has never seen someone before. He knew it was a fake and still went forward to ask. But in the end, most of them were deceived by his uncle. Of course, there were exceptions. After he found out that his uncle was cheating, he would take action and chase after his uncle. Uncle ran all over the mountains and plains.

Between thoughts.

A surprised voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Heaven!"

"The two of you are the perfect match between heaven and man!"

At this moment, the old monk looked at Li Muxuan and the others who appeared in front of him, and suddenly started shouting.

"Master, can you also read faces?"

Li Muxuan knelt down and looked at the monk with his eyes.

In terms of cultivation alone, he felt that the other party was similar to the leader of Wudang, and he was also a top master in the world.

"know a little."

The old monk looked at the four people in front of him with a smile, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

The appearance of gods and humans is deceptive, but the two gods are real. He practices the Pure Land Sect and can sense the emotions of others. However, he did not feel the slightest fluctuation in the two young people in front of him. .

There are only two possibilities for this situation.

The first.

The life cultivation of these two people far exceeds his own.

But it's basically unlikely.

After all, he is among the top in the world. How old are these two young talents?

The second type is that their xinxing has reached the point where they have no desires or thoughts, and are not shaken by external things. Such people are rare to meet in hundreds of years. They are natural cultivation seedlings. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are heavenly beings.

Think of this.

The old monk couldn't help but wonder about their origins.

At this age, with this level of cultivation, he can't be an unknown person, and he is also a Taoist priest

Could it be the two from Sanyi Sect and Longhu Mountain?

But what are they doing here?

Just thinking about it.

A confident voice sounded in my ears.

"Master, my senior brother is a celestial being, so what am I?" Lu Jin blinked.

"You"

The old monk squinted his eyes and looked carefully, then said: "Ahem. The secret of heaven cannot be easily leaked."

After speaking, he pointed to the objects on the ground with his finger.

"How much is it? I'll take it all!"

Lu Jin waved his hand and threw out a fifty-dollar silver note.

Seeing this scene, the old monk immediately put the silver note away at lightning speed, and then his old face suddenly smiled and shouted excitedly: "Celestial being, you are also a celestial being like your senior brother!"

As the saying goes, when one person gets the Tao, all the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

Why is it not a celestial being?

"I knew it!"

Lu Jin's face showed a look of understanding.

As for whether he was lying to himself.

You know.

Monks don't tell lies!

Seeing this, Li Muxuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Wu Gensheng was trying to hold back his laughter.

As a doctor, Duanmu Ying was wondering whether to tell Master Lu.

There is a smart spring near Donglin Temple.

The name of this spring was written by Emperor Taizong of Tang in the past. Literary masters have visited here and even wrote poems praising it, saying that a spoonful of liquid is like a nectar, and the foolish can be compared to the wise; if you want to know that your heart has not changed, it is like drinking from the Greedy Spring.

Maybe it can help Master Lu.

It's better to try it when it's dead.

Just thinking about it.

A plain voice sounded.

"Master, how long have you been setting up a stall here?" Li Muxuan asked.

"Four or five months."

Facing the big money owner, the old monk was particularly good, and he wanted to open his heart.

"No one is looking for trouble with you?"

Li Muxuan continued to ask.

"This"

The old monk's face froze, and he didn't understand what the other party meant by this.

But thinking about it carefully, the junior brother before, although his eyes were simple and innocent, and he looked like a fat sheep, he couldn't stand the ability of the senior brother. Could he be angry and ready to find fault with him?

But since the money is in his hands, there is no room for it to be taken back.

It's just like the incense money in the merit box.

Can you get it back after putting it in?

What's the matter, you want to rob the Buddha of money, right?

Immediately, the old monk said embarrassedly: "It's fate, it's a matter of mutual consent, why find fault."

"Besides, I didn't lie. This thing was indeed made with painstaking efforts, but it was not made by the master in the temple, but by the workshop. Besides, even if someone knows it's fake, you should know that the drunkard's intention is not to drink, right?"

"They are spending money on me."

"Really?"

Li Muxuan asked in a serious tone: "Then Master, what are you going to do with the money?"

The voice fell.

Wu Gensheng on the side narrowed his eyes.

If he was greedy for money, with the old monk's cultivation, he would not need to cheat.

But it can't be a hobby, right?

At this time, the old monk who was being watched by Li Muxuan felt a chill on his spine for some reason.

His intuition told him that if he didn't answer this question well.

The other party might start to reason with him.