Meng Qi's secret joy was interrupted, and his pride turned to embarrassment. Zhende and other young novice monks looked at him with surprise and contempt, which seemed like a primary school student trying to draw a clear line between bad classmates. Only Zhen De and Ah Qi looked at him. He stared blankly at the golden Buddha statue in front of him, as if he was in a state of wandering mind.
Subconsciously, Meng Qi half-turned his head and looked at Xuan Zang next to him. Could he have seen any clues
For him, being embarrassed and frustrated is a trivial matter, but exposing the fact that he has borrowed corpses to bring back souls is a huge problem.
Xuanzang's face was still full of bitterness and his eyes were filled with despair. After feeling Meng Qi's gaze, he shook his head slightly: "Namo Amitabha, everything is decided by Junior Brother Xuanku."
He didn't hint, he said it directly.
Well, he thought I was asking him for mercy. Meng Qi was quietly relieved in his heart, knowing that he had passed this test. Unless the father and mother who abandoned this body, the horse-faced uncle, came to find him, he should not be seen through. If so, In another ten or eight years, no one will doubt it anymore, and childhood memories are easy to forget.
Compared to this, entering the labor camp is just a trivial matter
Meng Qi, who was caught off guard, tried his best to make his expression as dull as Zhenhui's, so as not to let Xuanzang see that he was actually not that depressed and sad.
After the broad-faced and big-eared Xuan Ku asked the remaining children one by one, together with Meng Qizhenhui, a total of six of them entered the Miscellaneous Workers' Academy, while the rest belonged to the Warrior Monk Academy.
The ruler of his right hand tapped the palm of his left hand gently: "Follow me to the Zaozhuyuan to be tonsured, to receive monk's robes, Buddhist scriptures and other things. I will live a hard life in the future, and I will not miss the opportunity to enter Bodhidharma and Bodhidharma to practice profound Buddhist scriptures and martial arts."
There was also Bodhidharma and Meng Qi who was stunned for a moment, but Xuan Ku didn't give him time to think, and walked straight through the children and walked out of the hall.
There were strangers all around, and Meng Qi didn't dare to ask any more questions. He followed closely behind the two monks in yellow, Xuan Ku and Xuan Zang, and turned into a nearby courtyard.
You are not considered a formal entry, you only need to worship the Buddha and be ordained to leave your name. Xuan Ku pointed to the futon in the small Buddhist hall.
Yes, Uncle Xuanku. The children all responded with Zhende, and then one by one they knelt on the futon and kowtowed to the golden Buddha statue above.
After all the children had paid homage to the Buddha, Xuanku put his hands together, bowed solemnly to the Buddha statue, and recited Namo Amitabha. Then, he walked up to a child and gently touched his head with his right hand.
The child's long black hair immediately changed. At a speed visible to Meng Qi's naked eye, the roots turned yellow and fell to the ground like fallen leaves. In less than two breaths, the child became a real little novice monk.
Troubles are gone and the world of mortals is far away. Xuan Ku said solemnly, his mellow voice echoing in the pure Buddhist hall.
What kind of martial arts is this? It's so amazing. Meng Qi was shocked and excited at the same time. Will he have the opportunity to learn such martial arts in the future
Xuanku walked up to the children one by one and removed their hair, always saying the same words.
When it was Meng Qi's turn, he lowered his head, silently recited the names of Buddha and Taoist ancestors, and mourned the loss of his hair.
The thick and broad palm caressed the top of Meng Qi's head, and the dry hair fell in front of his eyes. This made him feel sad and almost couldn't control himself. He loved the world of mortals so much that he never thought about becoming a monk. .
Troubles are gone and the world of mortals is far away.
Xuan Ku's voice was like a sudden ringing of a chime bell, making Meng Qi tremble all over and clear his mind.
But after Xuan Ku left and Cheng Jing disappeared, Meng Qi's belief remained firm and he must return to secular life in the future.
After worshiping the Buddha, being ordained, and leaving his name on the monk's plate, Xuan Ku asked several monks in gray to take the children to the backyard to receive their own things: two sets of gray monk robes, two pairs of shoes and socks, Shaolin precepts, the twelve small mantras for morning classes, etc. .
After you have learned calligraphy in the Lecture Hall, you can recite the precepts of this temple and the small mantra for morning lessons. Before that, I will briefly talk about the main precepts of this temple. First, you must not deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors. Second, you must not allow it. Secretly learn martial arts, three, no killing, four, no drinking, five, no meat and spicy food, six, no breaking the sexual precepts. He repeated the main precepts that need to be observed several times, and finally said solemnly: Those who violate it will be punished scold him, and in severe cases he will abolish his martial arts and be expelled from the temple.
He only mentioned two of the punishments, the lightest and the heaviest. Others included being forced to do hard labor, copy scriptures, sticks, and face the wall.
After explaining these things, he and Xuanzang left the courtyard with the group of young novice monks.
In this temple, those wearing gray robes are ordinary monks, those wearing yellow robes are deacons of each monastery, and those wearing yellow robes and red cassocks are the abbots and elders of each monastery. He instilled common sense in the temple to the young novices. It was not until Zhende and others entered the monastery that he became silent again.
The group of people walked further and further away, and the inside and outside of the yellow wall were covered with green trees. There was no Buddhist temple. After a while, Meng Qi saw a mottled and old courtyard.
Oops, Brother Xuanku and Brother Xuanzang, you are here so early. A fat monk came up to you at the door with a smile. He was also dressed in yellow clothes, but his collar was slanted and his belly was swollen.
Xuanku frowned, clasped his hands together and said: Namo Amitabha, senior brother Xuanxin, how can you be so lazy
The fat monk Xuan Xin had long been familiar with Xuan Ku's temper, and said without being angry at all: Oh, you are too obsessed with foreign ministers. This is for our disciples of the Miscellaneous Service Academy.
He didn't want to get entangled with Xuan Ku on this issue and pointed directly at Meng Qi and others.
Please also ask Senior Brother Xuanxin to make arrangements. Xuan Ku answered seriously.
At this time, Xuanzang, who had been making saw-shaped gourds, suddenly said: Zhenying, is Zhenguan still in the courtyard
Still there, still there. The fat monk Xuanxin said doubtfully: Brother Xuanzang, you ask them what they do, do they intend to accept them as disciples
Xuan Zang shook his head and sighed: My martial arts has been ruined and I can't mislead my disciples. How dare I accept Junior Brother Xuan Xin as my disciple? Please let them live in the same room as Zhen Ying Zhen Guan.
He was referring to Meng Qi and Zhen Hui.
Meng Qi's heart beat violently. This was the first time that Xuanzang took action to arrange his own affairs. Could it be that there was something special about the two monks that could help him
Haha, Senior Brother Xuanzang, how dare I take on such a trivial matter as asking you to do something like that? Why do I need to agree to it so Xuanxin
Xuan Ku glanced sideways at Xuan Zang and said nothing more. Instead, he said sternly to Meng Qi Zhenhui and other young novice monks: I placed you in the Miscellaneous Service Courtyard because you all have your own problems. If you can solve them on your own, By polishing your character, you may not miss the opportunity to enter the Warrior Monk Monastery, Bodhidharma Monastery, or even Bodhi Monastery in the future.
However, if you continue to cheat, be lazy and playful, have an impetuous temperament, and cannot bear to suffer, I will not hide it and will definitely report it to the Discipline Academy and punish you accordingly.
He spoke his thoughts without any pretense to show that he was frank and without any selfishness, which made Xuan Xin next to him blush slightly.
Yes, Uncle Xuanku. Meng Qi and other young novices answered in unison.
After watching Xuan Ku Xuanzang leave, Xuan Xin twisted his body, making the pieces of fat tremble up and down: He finally left, he was most afraid of seeing this iron-masked ghost.
The monk Meng Qi pretended not to look sideways and followed the swaying Xuan Xin into the meditation room.
True response, true insight, this is your junior brother’s true concentration and true wisdom. Xuanxin pointed at Meng Qi and Zhenhui, then turned around and took the other novice monks to another meditation room.
In the Zen room, there is a bunk, which is enough for seven or eight people to sleep, and there is nothing else.
On the bunk, two gray-robed monks were lying and one was sitting. They were both in their twenties. The one lying down had a dull expression and was speechless. The one sitting had his eyebrows furrowed and his tone was cold: Put the parcels and luggage on the bottom of the bunk. That's it. If you want to drink water, just go to the water tank in the courtyard to get it.
I don't know what the senior brother would call Meng Qi. He glanced at the dull Zhenhui and decided to establish a good roommate relationship by himself.
The person sitting down said coldly: "True View."
After answering, he stopped talking and even turned his head away from Meng Qi and Zhenhui, leaving Meng Qi with nothing to talk about to get closer.
As for Zhenying, he closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
Who are these people? Meng Qi secretly slandered, but on the outside he smiled and said to Zhenhui: "Junior brother Zhenhui, I am Zhending. From now on, you can just call me senior brother."
Yes, senior brother. Zhenhui shouted without any embarrassment.
This stupid little guy is better. Meng Qi secretly sighed and decided to use his senior brother's role to help Zhenhui: "Little junior brother, eh, I'll call you little junior brother. Come on, let's put on the monk's clothes first."
Although there were people in the room, Meng Qi, who often went shirtless to cool off in the dormitory when he was in college, did not feel uncomfortable and quickly took off his clothes and put on monk robes.
While quietly thanking the monks for wearing simple robes, which prevented him from appearing ugly, he checked things on his body that he had not had time to examine before.
The body's robes were finely woven and light and soft. Even if Meng Qi didn't know the goods, he could still tell that they were valuable. At the same time, there was a transparent jade pendant hanging on his waist, and around his neck he wore a The small jade Buddha pendant tied with a red string was close to the chest, refreshing and cool, and felt very uncomfortable.
Meng Qi carefully played with the thumb-sized jade Buddha, and saw that its face was filled with compassion and lifelike. It was obviously an extraordinary carving. At the same time, it felt delicate, warm and refreshing.
According to what the horse-faced uncle said, this jade Buddha was given by some unknown old monk. But since the prince didn’t take it away, it’s probably not a special item, so it’s better to wear it close to your body. Meng Qi hung the jade Buddha pendant again on his chest and hid it close to his body. Then he packed up the jade pendant, clothes, etc. and put them under the bunk he chose.
At this time, Zhenying, who had been sleeping all the time, suddenly turned over and sat up, quickly put on his shoes and went out. Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, not understanding what was going on.
It's dinner time. Zhen Guan said coldly, got out of the main shop and walked out the door.
Who are these two people? Meng Qi cursed secretly again, then turned to Zhenhui and said: Junior brother, it’s okay, it’s no time for dinner.
Okay, as soon as Zhenhui finished speaking, the little figure rushed to the door like a rabbit, as if it was already hungry.
Meng Qi was immediately embarrassed. Could it be that he was the only normal person here
Zhenhui suddenly stopped at the door and looked back at Meng Qi with doubts on his face: Senior brother, aren't you going
You must have some conscience and know how to wait for me. Meng Qi thought to himself, and then replied half-jokingly: I'm not as hungry as you.
Looking at you two, you look like starving ghosts reincarnated
Zhenhui's doubts disappeared and she nodded seriously: Senior brother, I'll go first.
He turned around and ran away.
Hey, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously. Meng Qi opened his mouth half-open,
After trembling for a few times, he shouted loudly: Hey, little junior brother, wait for me
Suddenly, a burst of sadness hit his heart. Someone else's is a junior sister. Why do I only have a junior junior sister, and it is foreseeable that there will be no junior sisters in the future.