Chapter 578
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The reason why Xu Taiping was so certain was that the lotus on the cuff of the young monk was different from the ordinary lotus pattern. It was a lotus with petals falling.
The reason why he didn’t recognize the young monk at the beginning was that in the picture seen by his left eye, he didn’t see the person’s face, only saw the hand and sleeve that pulled him up.
After that, he fainted on that person’s back.
“This master, the capital of Southern Chu is sixty miles away. Why do you have to go to such a dangerous place as the blood rain forest？”
Xu Taiping withdrew his gaze from the cuff of the young monk.
“As far as I know, except for warrior monks, Zen monks don’t need to go out for training and practice. You don’t look like a warrior monk either.”
He then looked up and down at the young monk.
“The benefactor has sharp eyes. Indeed, the poor monk is not a warrior monk. Just now, because of this, the stone benefactor was unwilling to travel with the little monk.”
The young monk smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
“I won’t hide it from the benefactor. The place the little monk is going to this time is not the blood rain forest, but a small village called Xinghua Village on the border of Xiliang Kingdom after passing through the blood rain forest.”
He then said with a serious expression.
“What you are doing is even more dangerous than going to the Blood Rain Forest for training.”
Xu Taiping asked with a frown.
He had long since asked Chongde to get a map of the Blood Rain Forest. To get to the Western Liang Kingdom, one had to bypass the Blood Rain Forest. During this period, at least several territories of monsters had to be passed through, and one of them was very close to the territory of the Golden Toad Poison Mother.
“The little monk knows, but the little monk has a reason why he has to go.”
The young monk smiled faintly.
“Oh? What reason is it? Can the master tell me?”
Xu Taiping asked seriously with his arms crossed.
Whether the young monk in front of him was the person seen with his left eye could not be determined for the time being, but judging from the lotus flower on the cuff, it must be related to that person, so he must ask clearly.
“Naturally, it is possible.”
The young monk nodded and then introduced to Xu Taiping：
“The little monk’s Dharma name is Xuanzhi. I am originally a disciple of the Xuan generation in Yunyin Temple in the Western Liang Kingdom. Three years ago, when I was out begging for alms, I passed by Xinghua Village and found that the resentment here was soaring to the sky. The children in the village were often led into the Blood Rain Forest by evil spirits and killed.”
“Later, I asked the old people in the village and found out that this place was once a battlefield where the Western Liang army fought against the demons two or three hundred years ago. These evil spirits were mostly transformed by the soldiers who died in battle and the innocent villagers. And because they were contaminated with demonic energy, they all turned into evil spirits.”
“These evil spirits were originally suppressed by a passing Taoist priest with talismans for hundreds of years. But later, for some unknown reason, this talisman failed, and those evil spirits and resentments were gradually released again. Moreover, among this group of evil spirits, a ghost king appeared.”
So the little monk followed the guidance of the village head and found that ghost king. He originally wanted to save it but unfortunately, his mana was insufficient, so he could only temporarily suppress it.”
“Our Yunyin Temple is a line of ascetic cultivation in Zen Buddhism. To improve one’s own mana, one must travel thousands of miles on foot and beg for alms from thousands of households. The farther one travels and the more alms one begs, the higher the mana will be.”
In order to completely save the ghosts and monsters below Xinghua Village, the little monk came to Southern Chu traveled thousands of miles on foot, and obtained three shi of millet and one hundred taels of gold and silver each.”
“As long as the little monk can bring these back to Xinghua Village, sprinkle the millet all over Xinghua Village, and then use the gold and silver to gild the golden body of the Buddhist statue, he can all the ghosts and monsters.
After listening to the explanation of the young monk, the confusion in Xu Taiping’s eyes finally dissipated completely.
At the same time, he also picked up the communication jade disc in his hand and took a look. on the side of the name of Abbot Huiming of Pilu Temple, a line of words appeared —
“There is indeed a Yunyin Temple in Xiliang, but the monks in the temple have secluded themselves from the world for many years. The Banruo Temple once sent disciples to look for it but without result. However, the mark of the withered lotus and the method of hard cultivation are indeed unique to the Yunyin Temple, and few people know about it. Since this person can say this, his identity should not be fake.”
“If possible, please ask Guardian Tian to have some contact with this master. The hard cultivation fate of the Yunyin Temple has been lost in the Zen sect for many years. Maybe we can send someone to ask for advice in the future.”
The line of words that Huiming sent also made Xu Taiping completely relieved of the identity of this Xuanzhi.
Looking down at the pair of almost worn-out straw sandals on the feet of the young monk and the wound on the instep that had just scabbed over, Xu Taiping put his hands together and said very seriously：
“Master is very kind.”
“The benefactor is too kind. This is originally the practice of the little monk.”
The monk Xuanzhi scratched his bald head a little embarrassed.
“The method cultivated by the little monk is not afraid of evil things, but is afraid of encountering some difficult monsters and fierce beasts. Therefore, the little monk wants to find a warrior to travel with on the way.”
He explained to Xu Taiping with a sincere look in his eyes.
“Master Xuanzhi, I can travel with you, but there is one thing I must tell you.”
Xu Taiping looked at Master Xuanzhi with a serious expression.
“The benefactor can speak freely.”
“I am currently being hunted down by some enemies. This trip to the Blood Rain Forest is a matter of life and death. If you, Master, travel with me, you may be implicated.”
If possible, Xu Taiping still doesn’t want to involve others in his misfortunes.
“Amitabha, benefactor needs not worry about this humble monk. My line of ascetic monks follows all dharmas according to fate. If I am truly implicated, it is also a fixed fate and has nothing to do with whether I travel with the donor or not.
The monk Xuanzhi replied very calmly.
