Monk Huiming and his companions knew that it was the abbot's order and did not dare to stop Shen Luo and the other two. However, they continued to follow behind them, as if they had received orders from Master Jiang Liu to keep a close eye on them.
Elder Zheshi brought Shen Luo and the other two to the side hall and had a vegetarian meal together.
However, Monk Huiming and others were like monitoring prisoners. They stood around the wooden table where Shen Luo and others were sitting, staring at them intently. Lu Huaming naturally had no interest in eating, but Shen Luo ate two large bowls of food as if he didn't see anything, which made Lu Huaming roll his eyes.
There were many believers in Jinshan Temple, and Elder Zheshi did not stay with the two of them for too long. After finishing his vegetarian meal, he said goodbye and left.
"Okay, the two donors have listened to the Dharma Assembly and have eaten their meal. Please come in." As soon as Elder Zheshi left, Huiming took a few steps forward without any courtesy and ordered them to leave.
"We..." Lu Huaming hadn't thought of any good solution yet and was trying to delay it a little longer.
"Haha, since Jinshan Temple is so unwelcome to us, Brother Lu, let's leave first." Shen Luo patted Lu Huaming's shoulder, stood up and said.
"Brother Shen, you..." Lu Huaming was stunned.
Shen Luo moved his lips slightly and whispered a message, then pulled Lu Huaming outside.
Lu Huaming's eyes fluctuated, but he did not resist. He followed Shen Luo outside, and the two of them soon left Jinshan Temple.
Monk Huiming and others stopped following them when they saw them really leave.
"Brother Shen, what did you mean by what you said just now? Are we really leaving like this? How are we going to explain to our master and Master Yuan when we go back?" Lu Huaming asked immediately after leaving Jinshan Temple.
"Of course we can't leave." Shen Luo shook his head.
"What else can we do if we don't leave? They won't let us into Jinshan Temple at all. How can we invite Master Jiang Liu?" Lu Huaming said in annoyance.
"If they don't let us in, then we can just sneak in at night." Shen Luo said with a smile.
"Sneak in at night? This is Jinshan Temple. As you can see, there are many masters in the temple. Are you sure?" Lu Huaming showed a look of surprise and asked in a low voice.
In fact, this thought had occurred to him, but he did not say it out loud because it was too dangerous.
Shen Luo moved his lips slightly and spoke again.
"So that's how it is. I understand. Then we'd better leave honestly." Lu Huaming nodded repeatedly.
Shen Luo nodded and walked down the mountain.
The believers who had been listening to the Dharma Assembly had not all left at this moment. There were still quite a few outside Jinshan Temple, gathered in twos and threes, and were all excitedly discussing the witty words of Master Jiang Liu at the Dharma Assembly.
“… The saying ‘observe all dharmas and understand their essence, distinguish many rivers and find their common source’ means that by observing all dharmas one can understand their essence, just as distinguishing many rivers and finding their common source.” A gentle child’s voice came from the crowd.
When Shen Luo heard the voice, he immediately stopped.
"Is this voice from that Chaner?" Lu Huaming also stopped and looked at the crowd not far away.
The two exchanged glances and squeezed in.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground in the middle of the crowd was a little monk in gray clothes, who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old. His eyes were unusually clear and bright, making people feel calm when they looked at him.