Soon Yuquan and I rushed back to Xiangyun Temple.
Xiangyun Temple is still the same, as quiet as a Buddha living in seclusion in the mountains, without any sound or movement. Our return has brought it a little more popularity and a little more incense.
I went into the side room to rest, and the little monk Yuquan started to cook. He was going to roast the four cat demon tails, which was a bit too strong for me, so I asked him to cook some porridge for me.
The sun was setting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky red, just like a shy girl. I leaned against the window in the room, which was open, and took out the Taiyin Pearl from the underwear pocket in my arms.
It has been a long time since I last saw the scenery outside, let alone the sunset. The soul formed by Su Su's soul seemed a little excited.
"Tianyi, we haven't watched the sunset together for a long time. At that time, you were always busy, saying that you would marry me when you made money and bought a house. But because you were busy, the time we spent together became short. Later, I fell ill, and I separated from you."
"I didn't expect that today, we can still watch the sunset together. I suddenly feel so happy."
Su Su in the Taiyin Pearl had tears in the corners of her soul's eyes.
Although her voice was gentle, it made me feel sad. Yes, I was always busy and had no time, so I neglected the relationship between me and Su Su. I always thought that I would have everything if I made money. But in the end, Su Su's heart was dug out and her soul was taken away. And I became a ghost-catching Taoist priest inexplicably.
I have to say, things in this world are really unpredictable.
The soul-collecting bucket on the waist trembled slightly, and the voice of the troublemaker Duoduo came from it.
"Brother, is your girlfriend back? Please let me out. I want to see her."
"Okay, I'll let you out right now."
I gently opened the lid of the soul collecting barrel, and a stream of black air floated out of the barrel, slowly condensing into a soul in mid-air, forming the shape of a little girl. It was Duoduo.
"Then what...what is that?"
In the Taiyin Pearl, Susu's soul asked me with some surprise.
I smiled and explained, "Don't worry, she's a little ghost and my friend. She won't hurt you."
"Your friend?"
I nodded and said, "Her name is Yun Duo. She is a troublemaker. Usually, she is playful and naughty, but she has never hurt anyone. She has been with me for a while."
After hearing what I said, the tension on Su Su's soul's face disappeared.
Duoduo flew to my side curiously, blinking her big eyes and staring at Susu's soul in the Taiyin Pearl in my hand.
"Big sister, you are so beautiful. Big brother is so lucky to have a girlfriend like you. I was wondering why big brother tried every possible way to find out the truth, find your soul and save you after learning of your death. It turns out that you and big brother are the most suitable couple."
Duoduo has a really sweet mouth.
I noticed a blush on Susu's face, and when she smiled, she was sweet and shy, just like a little girl.
I took out a few pieces of White Rabbit candies from my pocket, handed them to Duoduo, and said, "Duoduo, go play over there. Don't run around, and don't go to the Jade Emperor Hall in Xiangyun Temple. There are many Buddha statues enshrined there, and each of them carries Buddha nature. You are a ghost, so it's easy for them to hurt you."
"Okay, big brother, I get it."
Duoduo took the White Rabbit candies and went out to play.
The little monk Yuquan was also scared when he saw the little troublemaker Duoduo. It was the first time he had seen such a little troublemaker in the temple.
Ghost. But after I reminded him that I brought Duoduo here, Yuquan didn't dare to attack Duoduo anymore.
This also made Duoduo bolder.
Suddenly, a ghost started to chase a little monk in the open space of Xiangyun Temple. The scene was quite interesting. The little monk was covered in dirt and his forehead hit a peach tree because he couldn't dodge in time. Suddenly, a big bump appeared on his head.
Susu's soul and I in the Taiyin Pearl looked outside.
I suddenly felt that this is life, this is what I want to pursue and what I want.
Not long after, the sun went down completely, and a little bit of starlight and a not-so-full moon appeared in the sky. The moonlight scattered brightly on the earth, on the trees, and on the houses of the Taoist temple, as if to dye everything with the color of the moon.
I lit a candle in the side room, and the flame flickered gently in the breeze that came through the window, carrying the scent of peach trees.
Susu and I didn't speak. I held the Taiyin Pearl in my hands, and we were alone in silence. It was as if we could feel each other's warmth and get closer to each other.
After a while, Susu's spirit in the Taiyin Pearl asked me worriedly, "Tianyi, if that Tianqi grandmother comes, can you and the little monk Yuquan really deal with her? Otherwise, just hand me over. Maybe Tianqi grandmother will let you two go."
I shook my head and said slowly, "Susu, don't think too much. Don't worry, I'm your boyfriend. I will protect you and I won't let anything happen to you. As for Yuquan and I, you don't have to worry. We will find ways to stop that Tianqi grandma."
Susu looked at me affectionately.
If she had a physical body now, or if she were still alive, perhaps we would have hugged each other and kissed each other a long time ago.
Outside Xiangyun Temple, the voice of the young monk Yuquan was heard, "Brother Yang, your porridge is ready, come and have some."
I responded, “Okay, I’ll be right there.”
I looked down at Su Su in the Taiyin Pearl in my hand and said with a smile, "Su Su, don't worry, I will definitely let your soul return to your body. I will also get the Seven Apertures Heart to save you."
Susu's eyes became wet again. I didn't want to see her cry, so I slowly put the Taiyin Pearl back into my arms.
The mischievous Duoduo was probably tired from playing, and when Yuquan called me to eat, she came back. I put her soul into the soul collection bucket.
Later, I walked out of the side room.
When I just walked out of the side room, I looked at the Buddha statues in the Jade Emperor Hall, some with eyes wide open, some with peaceful expressions. Suddenly, I felt that I could sense something from them. Although that thing was invisible, I still felt it.
Looking at those Buddha statues, my eyes became blurred and fascinated...
I don’t know when Yuquan came into the Jade Emperor Temple and appeared on me quietly.
Suddenly, Yuquan's hands patted my shoulders.
"Hey! Brother Yang, what are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?!"
Yuquan's voice sounded so abrupt in my ears that it made my heart tremble.
The wonderful feeling just now disappeared in an instant.
I glared at Yuquan with some displeasure and said, "Yuquan, could you please not appear so quietly? You scared me just now. Also, I just sensed something from these Buddha statues. I could have sensed it for a longer time. I didn't expect to be interrupted by you all of a sudden!"
Yuquan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and apologized: "Hey, Brother Yang,
Sorry, I didn't know you were sensing things. I was just joking with you. Please don't take it as an offense."
I curled my lips, but didn't blame Yuquan in my heart.
I asked him, "Yuquan, just now I felt a kind of power on the Buddha statue. That power is invisible, but very mysterious, as if all living beings are prostrating under this power. Do you know what that power is?"
Yuquan stared at me in surprise, with astonishment in his eyes.
He swallowed and asked me in a trembling voice, "Um, Brother Yang, what you felt could not be the power of faith, right?"
The power of faith
I seem to have heard of it somewhere. Oh, now I remember, the power of faith. When I swallowed the "Heaven-Repairing Ganoderma" in the underworld, I knew there was such a power.
The Yin Yang Soul Crossing Notes also introduces the Bu Tian Lingzhi, saying that Bu Tian Lingzhi can not only increase Yin De, but also bless the "power of faith" of the person who swallows it.
I don’t know whether to nod or shake my head, because the power of faith is colorless, tasteless, invisible and intangible, and I have no idea whether the power I just felt is the power of faith.
I smiled wryly and said, “I don’t know.”
After that, the monk Yuquan asked me about the details of what happened just now and how I felt. He also asked me about some things that happened to me in the past. I don't know if it was the power of faith, but I still told the monk Yuquan about swallowing the Ganoderma lucidum.
Finally, Yuquan hugged my arm all of a sudden, and said with reverence in his eyes: "Brother Yang, what you feel is the power of faith. It is really the power of faith. Even I have been in Xiangyun Temple for such a long time and have not felt that kind of power."
"Brother Yang, I think you should stop being a ghost-catching Taoist priest and become a monk with me. If you become a monk, maybe we can both become Buddhas in the future. Then, we can live a life of luxury in the world of the living!"
The young monk Yuquan's ambition is really "lofty"! I am speechless.
I hurriedly asked, "Then Yuquan, what effect does the power of faith have?"
Yuquan looked at me as if I were a fool and said, "Brother Yang, the power of faith is very powerful. As long as there are people, there is faith. If you can sense the power of faith, you can rely on it to deal with those ghosts or monsters. Those things will not be your opponents at all."
"The power of faith belongs to all living beings. It has a strong killing power against ghosts, monsters and demons... So, Brother Yang, feel the power of faith on the Buddha statue again and see if you can gather the power of faith into the 'light of faith' and bless yourself."
"The light of faith is much stronger than the light of Buddhism."
"Okay, I'll try again!"
Then my eyes moved to the Buddha statues again.
Unfortunately, I didn't feel anything this time.
Damn it, I had the chance just now, but now I've missed it! I really want to give the little monk Yuquan a hard kick on his ass. That was the light of faith, and it's gone just like that.
The little monk stood aside and shook his head, sighing, "I'm sorry, Brother Yang, I really didn't mean to disturb you. It was just a misunderstanding... However, I think your ability to sense the power of faith may be related to the 'Heaven-Repairing Ganoderma' you swallowed. Who knows, you may be able to sense the power of faith in the future! Brother Yang, don't be discouraged!"
He came to comfort me instead!!
Damn it, I feel like cursing my mother! What I didn’t know was that, in fact, ever since I swallowed the Bu Tian Lingzhi, my body itself has been filled with the power of faith.
(to be continued)
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