“...... You've seen it, boy. ”

Painting the bow of the boat, the old man put down the pole in his hand and said,

When the words fell, he shook his head again,

"Yes, I've been standing on that dock for a day, and you're the only one who responds to me, young man. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the old man, nodded, and asked instead:

"Old man, when did you go?"

"Last night, as soon as I got off the boat, my eyes were black, and when I woke up again......" The old man shook his head,

"And then I don't know how, I still can't let go of this boat, but I still come here. ”

"Young man...... Are you the shadow of the underworld?" the old man couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head,

"No, it has something to do with the underworld. ”

Lian Ge paused slightly, looked at the old man and continued,

"But old man, dust to dust, dust to dust, some things are time to let go. ”

Hearing this, the old man was silent, and then nodded,

"yes, it's time to put it down. ”

Raising his head, the old man looked at Lian Ge,

"Thank you, young man, for allowing me to take the tourists on this ten miles of Qinhuai for the last time. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and at the same time took out the standard communicator of the underworld.

......

In a very short period of time, the nearest underworld ghost appeared in front of Lian Ge.

"Meet the Celestial Master. The ghost bowed and saluted.

Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded,

"Do me a favor and take him down. ”

"Yes, Celestial Master. ”

The ghost glanced at the old boatman's soul beside him, and immediately responded.

"Trouble. Lian Ge nodded and said.

"Don't dare, it's our negligence that caused the ghost to stay in the world. The official of the prefecture bowed down again and said.

Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded, didn't say anything more, and turned to look at the old man.

"Old man, this is the underworld, you just have to go with him. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, Heavenly Master. Learning the title of the official servant of the prefecture, the old man who supported the boat thanked Lian Ge.

Lian Ge nodded and didn't say anything more.

And the official of the prefecture said in due course: "That day, I will take him down first." ”

"Go ahead. ”

......

Seeing the underground government official disappear from sight with the soul of the old man holding the boat, Lian Ge shook his head slightly,

Glancing at the scenery on the banks of the Qinhuai River for ten miles, and looking at the sparkling water, Lian Ge then retracted his gaze,

With a jump, Lian Ge got off the boat and returned to the riverbank.

Although it is already the downstream of Qinhuai for ten miles, you can still see the ancient buildings with mottled traces of time.

Lian Ge looked around, and his gaze paused slightly on a hilly mountain peak not far away,

It was a small mountain, but except for the part that was obscured by the nearby buildings, there was a faint stretch of staircase that stretched from the base of the mountain to the top.

At the end of the staircase, there stood several splendid and magnificent halls, and the smoke still lingered on the glorious buildings, and it was a temple.

Looking at the glorious temple buildings on the mountain, Lian Ge slightly weakened his eyes, and without much hesitation, he moved his steps again and walked towards the mountain not far away.

......

Half an hour later,

After passing through a section of ancient streets and alleys, and crossing the wide highway of the aisle, Lian Ge's figure appeared at the foot of the mountain peak where the temple was located.

Looking at the nearly 1,000 steps that stretched all the way to the front of the temple hall on the top of the mountain, and the people who gathered from all over the place in the near future, with different purposes, and were climbing the stairs, Lian Ge slightly weakened his eyes,

He was actually very curious, since there is an underworld, according to the "Mysterious Common Sense", there should also be immortals, so whether there is anything special about the Buddha statues in these temples.

"Young man, do you want to buy a few pillars of incense? Let me tell you, the Bodhisattva in this temple can be effective, as long as you pray sincerely, the Bodhisattva will definitely bless your ......."

On the side, under the stairs, there was a stall, and the stall owner who put some fragrant wax money paper in front of the stall greeted him.

"How many pillars do you want?" said the stall owner grinning his yellowed teeth and smiling at Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the stall owner and shook his head,

"I'm sorry, but I don't usually respect incense. ”

"Eh, young man......" The stall owner seems to want to fight for it.

But Lian Ge shook his head and walked straight to the top of the steps.

"How do you sell this incense?" someone on the side asked, drawing the stall owner's attention back,

"How can you say sell, this is called please. The stall owner looked at the person asking the price and said with a serious face,

"How much is that?"

"Gao Xiang 688 is a column, and the price is not ......"

......

Listening to the faint voice behind him, Lian Ge shook his head slightly,

He didn't stop, and continued to walk upwards unhurriedly.

The higher you go, the more people stop to rest, and the more noisy the stairs become.

Although it is not a holiday or a special day, it seems that there is no shortage of people who burn incense and worship Buddha at any time.

Lian Ge walked upwards while listening to the various forms of beings who were also climbing on the ladder.

“...... You haven't made a bill for half a month, so I'll take you to the temple today to burn two pillars of high incense and transfer it. ”

“...... Eh, I don't know if my father's illness is still quite good. ”

“...... I heard that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this temple are very effective. ”

"After a while, my family will kowtow to the Bodhisattva, let the Bodhisattva, bless our family, be healthy, and grow up peacefully. ”

"Mom... I can't walk, so why don't you go up yourself......"

Listening to the various forms of living beings, Lian Ge looked at the temple on the top of the hill and shook his head, if the statues in this temple really feed on incense, I don't know if what they eat is also the taste of life.

Retracting his thoughts, Lian Ge continued to walk upward.

......

After a few moments,

Hundreds of steps were trampled under Lian Ge's unhurried pace, and the main hall of the temple appeared in sight.

didn't pay much attention to the eyes cast by the mice around him, Lian Ge followed the flow of people and poured into the main hall of the temple.

In front of the temple gate, wearing monk's robes and looking like a monk, the person who looked like a monk was maintaining order, looking at Lian Ge passing in front of him, and felt a little puzzled,

He found that this man not only had a white mouse squatting on his shoulder, but also climbed nearly a thousand steps, and there was not even a drop of sweat on his face.

But soon, he was left behind by the rest of his thoughts.

......

Stepping into the temple and entering the main hall, statues of gods appeared in front of Lian Ge's eyes.

didn't kneel down like others, Lian Ge just stood quietly, staring at the statue.

Glancing at the statue in the main hall with the eye of heaven, Lian Ge shook his head slightly,

He didn't see any spirituality on these gods and Buddha statues, the clay sculptures were still clay sculptures, and the metal was still metal.

There was nothing but the earthly fireworks that left traces on the statues.

Glancing at the many pilgrims around him who were holding their own prayers, ideas, and purposes, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze and stepped out of the main hall.

did not enter the other halls, and after coming out of the main hall, Lian Ge walked straight out of the temple.

......

Outside the temple, Lian Ge stopped slightly, looked back at the temple filled with incense, and then looked at the temple gate that was still overcrowded, and prepared to go down the mountain again.

"Hmmm......"

After sweeping his eyes, Lian Ge suddenly found that at the entrance of the temple, in addition to the stairs leading up and down, there was also a deep path that led to the deeper part of the mountain forest, or the other side of this peak.

Looking at this path, Lian Ge smiled slightly,

Then, without much hesitation, he turned and followed the path, past the temple, towards the deeper part of the mountain, and on the other side.