Chapter Ninety-Eight: Offerings
Cultivation is a long-term thing, or a lifelong thing, so I can't rush it, so I chose the direction of my practice and then slowly learned.
Gu Nian was as anxious as ever, but she was also able to hold back her temperament, because the matter of Old Lady Gu's longevity grave was really not so simple, and the feng shui masters found by several members of the Gu family quickly left in disgrace.
Because no matter what kind of acupuncture points they are looking for, someone will come out to argue, as long as they can't argue with everyone, they can't pass at all, and the feng shui in that part of the Gu family's hometown is not enough to satisfy Mrs. Gu.
What Mrs. Gu wants is the dragon vein and dragon hole, the kind that can make the Gu family soar into the sky, how can the ordinary rich and noble acupoint satisfy her, so she has been dragging it out like this, and as soon as the momentum passes, everyone knows that this matter is not so simple, so they don't dare to rush forward, and the same is true for Gu Nian.
Zhou Zifei became my little follower, following me all day long, running in the morning, and going to my house to meditate after running, but basically it only takes ten minutes for him to fall asleep and sleep until noon.
After eating at noon, I didn't take a lunch break, I drove out to be a truck driver and a black car driver, earning some living expenses at will, and in the evening I came to help the noodle stall, and I also calculated a part-time salary for him, so that he could eat meat every day and enhance his nutrition.
After more than ten days, I made an appointment with Xuanxuan again, took Xu Lin and Zhou Zifei to Dongbao Temple, and Zhou Zifei drove.
"No more, no more, take a break"
Dongbao Temple is on the mountain, and when he is halfway there, Zhou Zifei is sweating profusely, sitting on the steps and refusing to go, panting like a cow, and refusing to go again, which will make him climb up in one breath, as if he wants his life.
"Xuanxuan, how are you?"
"I'm fine, it's just a little hot"
"Then take a break"
I saw that Xuanxuan was also sweating, so I asked everyone to sit down and rest.
"Zhou Zifei, you are too vain, you can't do it"
Although Xu Lin was also tired, he had to pretend that he was not, and sat next to Zhou Zifei and laughed at him.
"Xu Lin, don't be complacent, I run five kilometers every day now, and in less than three months, you won't be my opponent."
Zhou Zifei grinned and said to Xu Lin, after running for more than ten days, he can now jog about three kilometers in one breath, and there is no need for people to drag him to run for the remaining two kilometers, he can walk quickly, for him, this is a huge progress, if he wants to run on the first day, less than two kilometers, he is like a dead dog, and the rest is finished.
"Xu Lin, look at your belly, why don't you run with us in the morning?"
I glanced at Xu Lin, his belly is not small, in fact, I also found that among ordinary people nowadays, unless they are engaged in fitness-related work, most men have a large belly, even if they exercise regularly, young people are the same, health is worrying.
"What's wrong with my stomach, this is what I luckily ate hard, I can't run, I can't get up"
Xu Lin rolled his eyes, he was full and wanted to get up in the morning to run, it was still five o'clock, so early, wouldn't he have a good night's sleep?
"It's up to you, exercise is good for your health"
"Who doesn't know, huh"
Xu Lin continued to roll his eyes, everyone knows that exercising is good for health, but knowing and doing it are two different things.
"Alright, almost gone"
I saw that I had rested for seven or eight minutes, so I called them to get up and leave, and now that they are more than halfway through, they can't rest next.
Ten minutes later, Zhou Zifei also climbed up and sat on the threshold of the front yard of Dongbao Temple panting, causing many onlookers and of course ridicule.
And I have already met with Monk Mingde, and once again thank Monk Mingde for their help, if it wasn't for them, the matter last time was not resolved so quickly, and the investigation of Xuanmen Authentic Sect would not have been so easy.
"Senior brother, today is the day to support those wandering ghosts, I'm bothered"
I also explained my intention, Tohoji said before that he would help me make offerings, but this is not a matter of one sentence, but a very complicated process, so this time I must come forward.
"It's okay, I'm waiting for Brother Dao, the place is ready, come with me"
Monk Mingde nodded, and then took me to the back mountain of Dongbao Temple, there are some pagodas in the back mountain of Dongbao Temple, there are also bamboo forests and vegetable gardens, and Monk Mingde left a vacant lot, which is made into the appearance of an altar, and it can be seen that they are very careful.
"I'm ashamed, I made my brother tired"
"Brother Dao, you and I don't have to be so polite"
"Okay, then let's wait for the evening"
I nodded, in fact, I don't like polite greetings, but it's not unfamiliar, I still have to move around more.
I went back to the front yard, Xuanxuan and they were burning incense to worship the Buddha, Xuanxuan and Xu Lin they are the same, they don't have a very devout faith, they worship God when they meet God, they worship Buddha when they meet Buddha, and they may follow a prayer when they enter the church.
Actually, I also think this is very good, practical, and if most people believe in one very religiously, it will go to extremes, like abroad, and it is not good.
"Xu Lin, I have something to deal with with the master in the temple, I don't think I can get out of the stall at night, I won't go back until late, will you go out of the stall at night?"
"This, come out, or my mother will scold the street again"
Xu Lin nodded, his family was in a hurry to save money to buy a house for him and marry a daughter-in-law, it was not a particularly important thing to definitely go out of the stall, of course, this was also related to the fact that Fei Fei and the others did not come today, if they came, he would not come out of the stall.
"Well, when you see when you go back in the afternoon, I won't be able to send you."
"Xuanji, you didn't send it, let Zhou Zifei send it"
"No, don't, I don't want to climb twice a day, I don't"
Zhou Zifei shouted, this time he will have half his life when he climbs up, and if he comes again, he will have to die here today.
"Send it, in fact, there is another road up the mountain, which can be opened to traffic, it is the road to send daily necessities to the temple, and you can drive directly up when the time comes, of course, you don't want to come back, Xuanxuan and I will find a way to go back"
I smiled and said, there is actually a road to traffic on the mountain, but I didn't tell Zhou Zifei, sure enough, when Zhou Zifei heard it, his face collapsed, you don't say the road, you know how lucky he is to climb.
We had a fast meal at Dongbao Temple at noon, and after a little stroll in the afternoon, Zhou Zifei went down the mountain with Xu Lin and sent him back.
"Xuanji, how can you be so familiar with the monks here, I think those little monks respect you very much, you won't be a monk too?"
"You think too much, have you ever seen a monk who drinks wine and eats meat and falls in love?"
"Phew, who's in love with you"
"Ahem, don't talk about this, this is still a pure land of Buddhism, otherwise Mingde will drive us away"
As soon as I saw that Xuanxuan was about to make trouble again, I quickly persuaded that this is not a place for flirting and scolding, the Buddha Gate is pure, and the face of the monk Mingde will be dark when he sees it.
"Xuanji, you haven't said why"
"Okay, let me tell you, wasn't I injured some time ago, it was because a very evil thing appeared, those people wanted to rob, we want to protect, originally I was protected with Dongbao Temple, but for some reason, I carried it down alone, I committed some taboos that night, Dongbao Temple also helped me take responsibility, maybe they think I am a good person, so they respect me a little, the big monks respect me, and the little monks below naturally respect us very much by looking at their faces"
"Xuanji, did the danger last time pass, do you know, I was worried to death that night"
When Xuanxuan thought of the events of that night, she still had palpitations, and she felt chills when she saw those terrible wounds.
"It's almost over, Xuanxuan, I'm not a fierce ruffian, these are unavoidable things"
"I know, if you're a thug, I don't like you"
"That's a must, what kind of vision is our family Xuanxuan?"
"you"
Xuanxuan pretended to be angry, who is your family, and the eight characters have not been skimmed yet.
I didn't dare to tell Xuanxuan, in fact, the problem is far from the past, the Flying Immortal Sect Ouyang Jiang was hit hard by me, and they threatened to retaliate, but now the limelight is very tight, and they don't dare to do it at will.
As for that perilla, she has never shown up, the key is that she still wants to avenge her master Li Jiuyou, if she does, then I don't know what kind of moth will come out.
I have a clear enemy, and I can't solve it now, and the senior brother and the second senior brother have promised to help me find the whereabouts of Shisu, but there is no news yet.
In the evening, after dinner, Xuanxuan and I came to the back mountain, and Monk Mingde and Monk Mingyu appeared, and a few young monks helped, and they prepared a lot of paper money and offerings.
"There are immortals and Buddhas, there are ghosts and gods, the heavenly master forgives the order, the eight directions are unified, come quickly to listen to the order, and be as urgent as the law"
Most of the things from the last spell were still there, and I hung them up, and then I started to do the rituals, and after a while, the wind blew, and the paper puppets stood up.
"Hands-on"
Monk Mingde gave an order, and several little monks began to burn paper money and place sacrifices to support these wandering spirits and wild ghosts.
"Wait for the order, from now on, every fifteenth day of the new year, this Heavenly Master will make offerings to you here, and you are not allowed to ·····."
After that, I told these wandering spirits that they would come here on the fifteenth day of the new year to enjoy offerings, and that they should not go anywhere else, and that there would be no sacrifices if they went.
"Amitabha ·····"
Monk Mingde and Monk Mingyu sat down cross-legged and began to chant the Sutra to transform these wandering spirits and wild ghosts, many of them can be crossed, and if they can be sent into reincarnation, they can also reduce the causal involvement.
The offering took more than an hour, a large amount of paper money was burned, and the ashes were poured out with water.
"Senior brother, I may have to go home to sweep the grave in a few days, and the offerings may not come at that time, and I will count on Senior Brother at that time."
After I finished the matter, I said to Monk Mingde, next week will be the Qingming Festival, I and the senior brother and they made an appointment to go back to Dulong Mountain, and the matter of offering will have to be handed over to Dongbao Temple, and Monk Mingde also agreed.