Behind the mountain gate is a hill like a steamed bun, with stone steps extending upward. At intervals there is a Buddhist temple, and on both sides are residential buildings. The tallest Buddhist temple is the most magnificent. Standing below and looking up, it feels like a temple built in mid-air, mysterious and solemn.
The entire Emei Sect is on this hill, with a clever layout. Ning Tao didn't need to take out the earth-seeking inkstone to detect, he could also judge that there was a spiritual vein under the hill.
Dragon veins are the most precious in the world of Feng Shui, but they are far inferior to spiritual veins in the world of cultivation. Only a big-name cultivation sect like the Emei Sect can sit in this rare blessed land of cultivation. If it were those small sects who occupied this territory alone, they would have been killed long ago.
However, the spiritual veins under this hill are already quite weak, which is not difficult to judge from the spiritual energy floating in the air. Although there is spiritual energy in this place, it is very thin, and sometimes it even disappears in some places. This is a sign of the failure of the spiritual veins.
Ning Tao climbed up the steps, neither fast nor slow, giving people the feeling of visiting a scenic spot.
Ci Xin chased after him: "Dr. Ning, please wait."
Ning Tao, who had just stepped onto the stone steps and walked a few steps, stopped and looked back at Ci Xin. Not only Ci Xin caught up with him, but also Ci En and a large group of nuns.
Ning Tao said: "Have I not already broken through your sword formation? If you still want me to live in that shabby thatched cottage, I won't live there anymore and will go back now."
Ci Xin stopped in front of Ning Tao, a little nervous: "No, Senior Sister Ci En asked me to prepare a room for you. Come with me."
Ning Tao turned his eyes to Ci En.
Ci En avoided Ning Tao's eyes, shook the Buddha's dust, and raised one palm: "Amitabha."
Ning Tao didn't want to argue with her, she was just carrying out the instructions of Master Mie Xin. He nodded and followed Metta.
For him, it was not difficult at all to break through the sword formation at the mountain gate. What was difficult was the level of the Master of Destruction of Heart. He was not sure at all whether he could get the skull fragment from Master Miexin's hand and solve the mystery of Zhu Hongyu's death.
Cixin took Ning Tao to the mountainside of Mantou Mountain, and then took Ning Tao to a row of side rooms. This is the nun's residence. There are many monks' robes and boxer briefs hanging to dry in the yard in front of the wing. I didn't see any bras. After all, everything here is self-sufficient, and the nuns can't spend money to buy a sponge bra to wear like women in the secular world. There are some white strips of cloth, I guess those strips are their bras.
A group of young nuns stood in the corridor, looking at Ning Tao, muttering something, their eyes full of curiosity. Not all nuns can go out from here to see the outside world. It is possible that Ning Tao is the first man they have seen in so many years.
The group of female nuns looked at Ning Tao openly, but Ning Tao felt uncomfortable and avoided their sight. The nuns were young and beautiful, but there was no distracting thought in his mind. This is the pure land of Buddhism, and there should be no dirty thoughts at all.
Ci Xin brought Ning Tao to the door of a room and said, "Doctor Ning, you can stay in this room. You go in and take a look first, and I will get you new bedding."
Ning Tao nodded, but secretly said in his heart: "Isn't this testing me again? There are so many rooms in this Emei sect, I don't believe there is no separate room for me to live in. What does it mean to arrange me in the girls' dormitory? ?”
Metta opened the door and walked in.
Ning Tao glanced at the group of nuns standing in the corridor muttering with the corner of his eye. He was really curious what they were muttering about, did they think he was a circus monkey or something
Ci En led the people away, probably to see Master Jiexin and report the situation.
Ning Tao also entered the room.
The house is not big, about ten square meters, with a wooden bed, a small table by the window and a matching bench. There is also a small wooden wardrobe that has not even been painted and looks quite old.
Ci Xin neatly folded the quilt, rolled it up in a blanket, and held it in her arms to take it away.
Ning Tao tentatively said: "Um, when can I see Master Destroying Heart?"
Ci Xin said: "I don't know about this either. I asked Senior Sister Ci Xin on the way and she said she wanted to report it to the Master. When I will see you, the Master will have to ask. Don't be anxious. Stay here temporarily and you will see me." To the Master."
Ning Tao said: "Okay, I will stay here peacefully and wait for the respected master to see me, but..."
Ci Xin looked at Ning Tao and blinked with her big black eyes: "But what?"
Ning Tao said: "Are there no other rooms here? I mean a private courtyard, a place suitable for me to live alone."
Ci Xin pursed her lips and smiled: "How can there be such a place to live? This is the Emei Sect, and of course the people living there are women. Just feel aggrieved."
"How many monks are there in your Emei sect?" Ning Tao asked again.
Cixin thought for a while before saying: "There must be five or six hundred people, but there are not five or six hundred houses. Many senior sisters and junior sisters live in one room."
"So many people?" Ning Tao was a little surprised.
Ci Xin smiled and said: "I know why you are surprised. Our Emei sect does not have that many cultivators. Most of the senior sisters and sisters are ordinary monks. They come from all over the country and are orphans without fathers and mothers. Every year There are senior sisters who go out to travel, and when they meet those orphans who have no fathers and mothers, they will bring them back to raise them and devote themselves to practicing Buddhism. Of course, we only accept girls, not boys. Men are not allowed to come in here. If Master wanted to repair that flying sword, you wouldn’t be able to come here.”
Ning Tao suddenly realized: "So that's it, I have no problem."
When Ci Xin said five or six hundred people, Ning Tao was really shocked by her. You must know that five or six hundred cultivators are a powerful force. If an asymmetric war is to be fought, there will be no one in the world. No country is free from headaches. After Ci Xin explained, he was relieved. The Emei Sect mainly consists of ordinary monks. There are cultivators, but they are very few. After all, not everyone can become a cultivator.
If it were really that easy to change one's life and become a cultivator, Ning Tao would have transformed Ge Ming and Su Ya into cultivators long ago. There is no problem in turning into a demon, but he is cultivating the way of heaven and cannot do that. Even for Jiang Hao, he only cured her demon disease and saved her life, instead of turning her into a demon. If he directly transformed Ge Ming or Su Ya into demons, his moral conduct would be ruined. The Cauldron of Good and Evil may not even cure the demon disease, but take the lives of Ge Ming and Su Ya!
Life is alive, people are doing it, and God is watching. There are certain things that you must not do, and you will be punished by God if you do them.
These were all Ning Tao's emotions for a moment, passing by in a flash.
Ci Xin left with the sheets and blankets in her arms. On the way out, she said politely to Ning Tao: "Dr. Ning, please rest first. I'll come over with new bedding and sheets."
Ning Tao also said politely: "Sorry to trouble you."
After Ci Xin left, Ning Tao closed the door and subconsciously wanted to take out his cell phone to report to Jiang Hao and Qing that they were safe, only to remember that Ci En had taken away the phone. He observed the room, then bit his finger, jumped onto the beam, and drew a blood lock on the beam.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock on the door.
Ning Tao hurriedly jumped down from the beam, patted the dust on his hands, and then went over to open the door.
There was a group of junior ladies standing at the door, all staring at him. Their eyes were really like a group of older girls who had never seen a monkey suddenly saw a monkey in the circus.
Ning Tao felt uncomfortable being stared at by a group of young nuns, and said awkwardly: "Master ladies, are you okay?"
"Hmm." A young nun who looked to be in her early twenties coughed dryly and said in a mature manner: "Donor, where are you... from?"
Ning Tao said: "I'm from outside."
The nun frowned: "I know you are from outside. I just want to ask where your home is and where you are from. Do you understand?"
Ning Tao smiled: "I am from Shancheng, Shu, and now I live in Beidu."
The nun shook her head: "Mountain city? I've never heard of it, and I don't know where my hometown is." When she said this, her expression was a little gloomy.
"I don't remember where my hometown is. I only vaguely remember... there is a big yard, and there is a river in front of the door, and there are a group of ducks in the river." A female nun said.
"I remember there was a lot of snow in my house, very thick snow..."
A group of young nuns chatted in whispers about their "hometown" in their memories, and Ning Tao became a foil and a talking bag.
Ning Tao understands them, how can one miss home? Fallen leaves return to their roots. This is a concept that is deeply rooted in the bones and blood of every Chinese. If you stay away for a long time, your homesickness will become stronger and stronger. But they are all orphans without fathers and mothers. They were brought here before they could understand. Even if they miss their hometown or relatives, it is in vain.
"What has become of the outside world?" the leading nun asked again.
Ning Tao thought for a moment before saying: "The world outside is dirty and messy. There are many liars and unscrupulous businessmen. The water in the ditches is black and smelly. The houses where people live are like birdcages. Many people work hard." I’m just asking for a house where I can sleep, but it’s incomparable to what you have here. I envy you so much that you can live in this fairyland-like place.”
"Is the outside world so bad?" The nun looked disappointed.
Ning Tao sighed: "Some places are worse than what I said, but the worst thing is people's hearts. Nowadays, many people's hearts are broken."
"Oh, I still want to go out and take a look. Since this is the case, it's okay not to go out." The nun said.
A nun said: "You are really pitiful. Please stay here for a few more days and talk to us about the outside world."
Ning Tao just smiled and did not respond. The outside world is definitely not as bad as he said, and the reason why he said this was actually a white lie. If he describes the outside world as colorful and colorful, these young nuns will want to go out and see it even more. They live an isolated life here, each one as pure as a little swan. If they really go to the big mire outside, why don't they come back stained with mud
"What are you doing around here? Why don't you do your homework!" Ci En's voice came, very stern.
The group of nuns immediately dispersed.
Ci En and Ci Xin came over, Ci Xin held a brand new quilt and sheets in her arms.
Ci En said: "Dr. Ning, please come with me. Master wants to see you."
"Okay, please lead the way." Ning Tao said.
Ci Xin went into Ning Tao's room and made his bed.