As the sun rose and the crowds crowded together, the smell around Wen Qingzhu became increasingly weird.
She had endured it for a long time. Although she knew that the monk came strangely, she ignored it and followed the monk out.
Soon, they entered through another small door.
Wen Qingzhu saw a long merit box with a total of nine fist-sized holes covered with bright yellow cloth.
In front of each cave entrance, there is another futon placed.
Everyone who had lined up before would knelt down in front of the three futons on the left and then stood up to donate what they had brought.
When it's over, at least one copper coin will be taken out and put into the merit box.
Only in this way can he be allowed to go to the temple.
While Wen Qingzhu was watching, the monk beside her reminded her very gently: "Donor, everyone who comes in will first pay homage to the deity of the Qingjing Temple."
Faced with such straightforward and almost explicit words, why was Wen Qingzhu unclear
She directly took out a certain amount of gold, waved it in front of the monk, then stepped forward and threw it into the merit box.
Wen Qingzhu didn't even kneel down and walked directly inside.
The monk who led her in said nothing and quickly followed her lead.
This time, the smile he faced her became more and more amiable: "Donor, please come this way. No wonder Uncle Jiu Zhu said that there will be distinguished guests coming to our door today, please come here! Please come this way! The poor monk will take the donor to see Jiuzhu now." Grandmaster!"
Wen Qingzhu said nothing, smiled and nodded.
It seems that Jiu Zhu’s reputation is very prominent here!
Wen Qingzhu didn't believe what was going on in the capital. Is it true that no one knew about it in Yunzhou and Dezhou
After passing through two halls, they came to the entrance of a hall filled with the sound of bells and wooden fish.
The monk pointed to the inside and said, "Donor, wait a moment, the seats inside are full now, you may need to stand for a while."
Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly: "To be honest, I just came here to see Master Jiu Zhu. Can you arrange a meditation room for me to wait?"
As she spoke, she took out another ingot of gold, clasped it under her palm, and stretched it into the monk's broad sleeves.
Just let go and the gold fell in.
There was uncontrollable joy on the monk's face, which was against the rules.
However, Wen Qingzhu gave him too much money, so he still nodded and led Wen Qingzhu to the Zen room in the side hall.
In order to ensure that Jiu Zhu came over, Wen Qingzhu handed him another ingot of gold: "I hope Master will definitely invite Master Jiu Zhu to come over. I really want to ask him about something important. If he comes, I will also donate a piece of gold to Master." Ingots of gold."
The hands of the monk holding the gold were trembling.
It's not that he has never seen gold before, but for a lowly guest monk like him, most of what he gets is copper coins and some strange things.
It's good to have some scraps of silver, so now Wen Qingzhu gets two ingots of gold, which is like a sudden windfall!
The monk nodded hurriedly: "Donor, don't worry! I will definitely do it! I will definitely do it!"
As soon as he left, Wen Qingzhu went to sit on the Arhat bed.
The tea placed on it, I took a look at it, it was the most ordinary tea.
In Yunzhou City, one penny per pound.
After resting for a while, Wen Qingzhu couldn't sit still, so he stood up and observed the room.
The place is very old, the walls are peeling off, the pillars and furniture have cracks, and there is a vague smell of dampness.
Wen Qingzhu walked to the window and looked at the people kneeling outside the yard, feeling a little heavy.
Among the problems Lu Tao summarized, the frequency and extent of people praying to God and worshiping Buddha in Texas are much more serious than those in other places.
The Qingjing Temple is still considered a temple on the Yunzhou side, but the people on the Dezhou side have become so enthusiastic after hearing the news.
It is conceivable that in Texas, it has affected people's lives.
After about an hour, the people outside gradually left.
Soon no one could be seen from her side at the entrance of the main hall, and monks came out one after another.
Not long after, the monk who greeted guests before appeared at the door of the side hall courtyard with nine candles.
Wen Qingzhu immediately turned around and gave Beidou a look to tell him to get ready.
When they arrived at the side courtyard, Jiu Zhu's eyelids suddenly jumped wildly.
His pace couldn't help but slow down: "Who is the distinguished guest you are talking about?"
"I really don't know this. It looks a bit strange to me, but he spends money generously! Every time he spends his money, it's like a piece of gold! If not, I'll pay tribute to my uncle!"
The welcoming monk's face was full of a flattering smile, and he wanted to grab Jiu Zhu's hand and hurry in.
Jiu Zhu looked up and asked: "How many people are there?"
"The distinguished guest and one of his followers are alone!" The welcoming monk quickly explained, patting his chest and saying, "Uncle, don't worry! As long as you meet that distinguished guest! You will never regret it!"
Jiu Zhu is very short of money now. He wouldn't meet someone he didn't know.
But now the situation is special, Yunzhou has become such a poor place, and it is rare to meet a believer who spends a lot of money.
He thought about it for a while and decided to go see it.
If there is any danger, the things the adult gave him should be enough to deal with it.
Thinking like this, Jiu Zhu quickly walked in.
When he arrived at the house, he saw a figure from behind. Thinking that he was a master, he coughed lightly: "Amitabha."
Wen Qingzhu stood motionless, listening to the voice and pretentious tone, it was Jiu Zhu Wuxin.
Beidou took out a piece of gold, handed it to the welcoming monk who followed him, and then pointed outside.
The welcoming monk accepted it with a smile, quickly left, and closed the door considerately.
The ingot of gold made Jiu Zhu's eyes hot, but he was a master and could not be affected by common things, so he asked, "Why does the donor want to see me?"
Wen Qingzhu slowly turned around with a smile on his face and said: "Master Jiuzhu, you are well."
After seeing who was coming clearly, Jiu Zhu's first reaction was to run away, but he found that he couldn't move at all.
And for something unknown, a hand suddenly appeared on his shoulder.
Jiu Zhu looked sideways, and when he met a pair of bottomless eyes, his whole soul was trembling.
This man is not easy to mess with!
Wen Qingzhu walked up to him, looked at him carefully, nodded slightly and said, "It seems that you have been doing well recently, and you seem to have gained a little weight."
Jiu Zhu withdrew his gaze and looked at Wen Qingzhu in front of him, his legs trembling.
Why is this man so hard to mess with!
The woman in front of him is someone he has never messed with in his life!
The cold sweat on his head kept falling, as if someone had poured a bowl of water on his head.
Wen Qingzhu stopped, looked at Jiu Zhu with squinted eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Who rescued you?"
"Princess, have mercy on me! Have mercy on me! This villain is just being used, he doesn't know anything!" Jiu Zhu burst into tears without hesitation.
Wen Qingzhu looked at him coldly, not believing him at all.
Turning around to sit down, Beidou took Jiu Zhu and knelt down.
Jiu Zhu kowtowed without hesitation: "Princess, please spare my life! I really don't know! I was in the prison at that time, thinking about how to atone for my sins. I didn't want a jailer to come forward and knock me unconscious. When I woke up, I’m in Texas!”
He seemed to have thought of a good idea, and said angrily: "When I woke up, I found myself in the Baiyun Temple in Texas! I immediately wanted to go back to find the princess! But the old thief from the Baiyun Temple, seeing that I had a good reputation, didn't care at all. Let me go! It was only because my master was critically ill that I had the chance to come back!"
"So that's it..." Wen Qingzhu drawled out his voice without looking at him.
At first glance, Jiu Zhu sounds like something interesting!
He quickly continued to argue: "No! Fortunately, Master—"
When he raised his head, he saw Wen Qingzhu's half-smiling face and stopped immediately.
After a long while, Wen Qingzhu said again: "Tell me, why don't you tell me?"
The cold sweat on Jiu Zhu's head began to fall again. He lowered his head, his hands trembling and he didn't know how to place them.
Suddenly, he grabbed something black from inside his sleeve.
Before he could take it out, Beidou struck down with his palm and cut off his right arm.
"ah-"
With a scream, Jiu Zhu rolled around on the ground holding his severed hand.
From inside his sleeve, a small crossbow arrow and a small blue porcelain bottle were drawn.
Beidou picked up these two things and presented them to Wen Qingzhu.
She checked carefully and found that the crossbow had been loaded at any time.
As for this small blue porcelain bottle, Wen Qingzhu did not open it.
Judging from the smell remaining at the mouth of the bottle, it was known that the poison inside was capable of melting bones and blood.
Wen Qingzhu put down the poison and pointed the crossbow arrow at Jiu Zhu.
He was so shocked that he stopped quickly and begged for mercy in a panic: "Princess, spare your life! I say! I will say anything!"
Wen Qingzhu was not reassured, but aimed at his ear.
After a while, he shot an arrow.
The nail hit the ground right next to Jiu Zhu's ear, scaring him so much that he almost flew out of his mind.
Wen Qingzhu then put down his crossbow and picked up the highly poisonous small porcelain bottle and said, "Explain carefully, otherwise this bottle will fall on you. You must know better than me what use it has."
"Okay, okay!" Jiu Zhu could no longer care about his broken arm and quickly got up to explain honestly.
"It was Wang Qiao who rescued me, but my people were not Wang Qiao's, but someone else. When I followed them back to Texas, I found out that they were all Huns."
"It turns out it's them." Wen Qingzhu understood in his heart. It seemed that Zita and Bo Dong still had a lot of chess pieces in Qi.
When Jiuzhu heard this, he knew that Wen Qingzhu must have been in contact with people like Wang Qian.
Thinking of his current dilemma, Jiu Zhu decided to tell the truth: "Actually, to tell you the truth, the prisoner Wang is also a Huns."
"I know. You don't need to explain who is who. You just need to tell me how you came back. What did they ask you to do after you came back? Why are you back here at Qingjing Temple now?"
Wen Qingzhu interrupted him and pointed out several questions to him.
Jiu Zhu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes! I was brought back by the prisoner Wang personally, by the way! Baiyun Temple is a den of the prisoner Wang! They are monks, but they are worse than animals! In addition to not setting fire openly, Do anything!”
When they got here, Jiu Zhu was extremely angry.
Wen Qingzhu reminded him coldly: "You are off topic."
Jiu Zhu's back was covered with sweat, and he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Sorry, sorry, I just couldn't help it. After arriving in Texas, Baiyun Temple took my name and did many bad things. Several lives were lost in the first two months. A group of people arrived. Baiyun Temple asked me to give them an explanation.
But I'm just a puppet. I really don't know what I did specifically! In short, I was forced to become a living Buddha! I had no choice but to take advantage of their sudden confusion and find the opportunity to escape back! "
"Then you are quite powerful." Wen Qingzhu chuckled.
Jiu Zhu felt more and more guilty: "What's so great about this is that the people above found out who came to Baiyun Temple. That's right! It seems that they are even the regent's people!"
He immediately looked at Wen Qingzhu with shining eyes, as if seeking confirmation.
Wen Qingzhu was as indifferent as ever: "Go on."
Jiu Zhu could only continue to explain: "The chaos seemed to happen suddenly, but I cleverly noticed their movements in advance. Taking advantage of the conflict between the people and Baiyun Temple, I quickly bribed the believers and helped me return to Qingjing Temple! I just didn’t expect to meet you, princess, right away.”