Chapter 278: Empty Temple
The next day, Yi Qingfeng, Mu Qianqian and others, who had been playing around for a day yesterday, woke up from their sleep. Mu Qianqian pushed open the window and looked out, and found that it was drizzling outside, and the slightest drizzle accompanied by the refreshing autumn breeze was blowing in her face, and she felt refreshed.
Yi Qingfeng looked up and said, "Oh, it's raining, fortunately, it's just a light rain." ”
Mu Qianqian said, "Where are you going to go later?"
Yi Qingfeng said: "You forgot what we came here for, it's hard to eat, drink and have fun all day long, of course you have to inquire about the news of the Dragon King." ”
Mu Qianqian said: "I knew that you had to talk about this, but I am afraid that there is nothing else that can make you happy." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "What's more, do you want to know?"
Mu Qianqian said: "Let's hear it." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "I'm hungry, let's go downstairs to eat." As he spoke, he pushed Qianqian and walked out of the house.
The two came downstairs and ordered some food, and then Xiang Chen, Wu Renliang, Cui Yan and others also walked downstairs, and everyone sat around a table to eat.
Yi Qingfeng said while eating: "Yesterday we played and made trouble, today it's time to get down to business, the news of the Dragon King still has no clues, I don't know if you have any way?"
Xiang Chen said: "What can be done, we are not familiar with the people here, so we can only ask people everywhere." ”
Wu Renliang said: "It's not easy to find someone in the vast sea of people, and the Dragon King may be hiding in the sea at all, let's try our best to inquire in this city, I'm afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty." ”
Mu Qianqian said: "This is not necessarily, the dragon king must be able to transform into a human form, think about how the sea can be compared with the prosperity and wealth of the world, in my opinion, he will definitely not stay in the sea forever." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "Now it's just speculation, and no matter how much you say, it's not as useful as concrete actions." In my opinion, after dinner, everyone will go to the city separately to find someone to inquire, if the dragon king really shows up, he will leave clues, and we will definitely be able to collect his information. ”
The plan was decided, and everyone set off separately after eating and drinking.
In the next two days, everyone went separately to inquire about the news of the Dragon King in the city, but in the end they found nothing, which made everyone feel difficult for a while, and they didn't know what to do. Xiang Chen said: "Qingfeng, isn't the wooden box that can summon Hinayana immortals still on you, I think it's really not good, let's ask the Hinayana immortals to get some maze, lest we waste our efforts like headless flies." ”
The others also chimed in: "Xiang Chen is reasonable, let's try it." ”
Seeing that everyone had this intention, Yi Qingfeng said: "Okay, then give it a try." As he spoke, he took out the wooden box that had summoned the Hinayana Immortal before, and as the true qi in his body penetrated, the wooden box was golden and prosperous, and then the phantom of the Hinayana Immortal appeared in the air.
Yi Qingfeng and the others saluted: "Meet the immortals." ”
The Hinayana Immortal said: "Heroes don't have to be polite, I guess they must be in trouble looking for the Dragon King?"
Yi Qingfeng said: "The immortal is unpredictable, please show me the way." ”
The Hinayana immortal said: "It's okay, help people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, and the little immortal will help you again." The Dragon King's whereabouts are erratic, most of this Nanyang Continent is his range of activities, as far as I know, his last appearance was in Jiamu City, a hundred miles away, you can go there to search for his traces. ”
Yi Qingfeng and the others were overjoyed: "Great, thank you for the guidance of the immortals, let's set off." ”
The Hinayana Immortal said: "That little immortal wishes you all success, so don't pass it away." As he spoke, the figure disappeared in a flash.
Yi Qingfeng and the others began to be busy with their luggage, and it only took a while to finish the luggage, while Gegu and Geru had already ordered someone to buy a few fast horses and a carriage to wait outside the inn, and everyone took the luggage into the carriage, and then each rode a fast horse in the direction of Jiamu City.
After walking for a long time, everyone was a little tired, and their stomachs began to be hungry. Seeing that there was no shop in front of the village and no store behind the village, Yi Qingfeng said: "It seems that we can only find a place to rest in the forest, but fortunately, we have prepared a lot of dry food, so we won't go hungry." ”
Mu Qianqian beside her said: "It rained just now, and the forest must still be very wet, so it is inconvenient for us to rest, so we simply go forward, maybe there are people who don't know." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "It's okay, then let's take another ride." As he spoke, he led the crowd onwards.
After walking forward for a while, a temple suddenly appeared in front of him, and Xiang Chen was overjoyed and said: "Look, there is a temple, we have a place to rest, I'll go and see it first." As he spoke, he hurried forward.
Xiang Chen took a closer look and found that it was an abandoned temple, which was empty, but the strange thing was that all kinds of tables and chairs were readily available, and it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time. The temple said that it was not big, it was not small, and there were seven or eight large and small houses, Xiang Chen looked around and found that it was indeed uninhabited.
At this time, Yi Qingfeng, Mu Qianqian, Wu Renliang and others also entered the temple, Wu Renliang said: "Oh, why don't you even have a monk in this temple, it looks like a very regular temple, it would be a pity if it was abandoned like this." ”
Xiang Chen said: "Who said no, I searched all over the temple, and there was no one in the temple." ”
Mu Qianqian said: "If there is no one, there is no one, let's just rest, and we have to hurry after eating." As he spoke, he took out the dry rations from the wagon.
Everyone sat in the corridor outside the hall to eat and drink, and Wu Renliang said while eating: "It's a shame that there are no monks here, otherwise we will eat wine and meat, and they won't have a good face when they see it." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "You are right, it seems that we came at the right time, and we can eat and drink without any worries." ”
Everyone ate for a while, and Cui Yan said: "I think this temple is quite regular, why was it abandoned?"
Wu Renliang said: "There are no wonders in the world, don't think about it, maybe the monks here have a better place to go." ”
The two were talking, when suddenly a man's voice came from the door and said, "Master, the apprentice is back." ”
Everyone was taken aback and said, "What's the matter, why did someone come to find Master, could it be that there were monks in this temple?"
Just when everyone was confused, the person who called out for the master walked into the temple, and saw him dressed as a monk, about eighteen or nineteen years old, carrying a coarse cloth burden on his back, looking like he had traveled a long way to rush back.
The monk walked into the temple, and suddenly saw Yi Qingfeng and others gathered together to eat and drink, and was taken aback, he said angrily: "Who are you, how can you eat wine and meat in this Buddhist gate, and don't go out quickly." So saying, he stepped forward and drove them away.
Xiang Chen hurriedly said: "Little master, slow down, we are passers-by passing through here, just now I saw that there is a temple here that is empty, so come in to rest and eat something, please see the cold where you offend, let's rest for a while and leave immediately." ”
After hearing this, the monk was angry and said: "Nonsense, this temple has been living in my master and brothers, how can it be empty, where did you come from, where did you hide my master and brothers." As he spoke, he hurriedly shouted in the rooms, "Master, Master, Brother, Brother!"
Xiang Chen's heart inevitably became angry when he heard the little monk say this, and he said angrily: "Little master, don't spew blood, there was no one in this temple when we came, and even if your master and brothers really disappeared, it had nothing to do with us at all." ”
The little monk searched for a few rooms and still didn't see anyone, he was anxious and said: "Where are you hiding my master and brother, hurry up and hand them over, otherwise I won't be done with you." ”
Seeing that the theory with this monk was unclear, Xiang Chen said helplessly: "This little master is really crazy, and he recognized that it was we who hid his master and brothers without evidence, I can't tell him clearly, which of you can see if you can tell him clearly." ”
Yi Qingfeng said: "Little Master, you really wronged us, we just passed through here to come in and rest, if you want to say that it is not a matter to hide your master and senior brothers, besides, what good is it for us to hide them?"
The little monk was speechless when asked, and he said with tears in his eyes in a panic: "If it weren't for you, then where did my master and brothers go, when I went down the mountain three months ago, the master also personally instructed me to return on time, not to delay the day, why did he disappear when I came back, what is the reason?"
Seeing that the little monk was so anxious that tears were about to fall, everyone hurriedly comforted him and said, "Little master, don't worry, maybe your master and brothers are just going out for some time, let's wait here, maybe they will come back later." ”
Although the little monk was suspicious in his heart, there was no better way at the moment, so he had no choice but to wait patiently outside the temple. Seeing the little monk's grief-stricken look, everyone felt uncomfortable when they saw it. Yi Qingfeng said in a low voice: "This matter is very strange, if the original people in the temple are afraid that they will not be able to stand up because of something else, I have carefully observed it, the dust on the furnishings in the temple has accumulated a lot, and I am afraid that no one has lived here for a while, which is one of the doubts." In addition, even if there is something to go out, such a large temple should be left with a few disciples to take care of it, there is no reason to be empty, I don't know what everyone thinks about this?"
Hearing Yi Qingfeng say this, other people also felt that there was some truth, Mu Qianqian said: "In your opinion, the monks in the temple didn't suffer something wrong before?"
Yi Qingfeng said: "It is very likely, in my opinion, I am only afraid that it is more than lucky." ”
Xiang Chen said: "Don't think about things too complicated, where can such a big thing happen, in my opinion, they just have something to go out, don't think about it, let's just sit and wait." ”
In a blink of an eye, the sky darkened, and everyone who had been waiting for an afternoon still did not wait for the return of the little monk master and his brothers, which made everyone inevitably a little apprehensive, and the little monk was even more anxious to tears, and he said vigorously: "Master, brothers, where are you going, tell me quickly, the apprentice will look for you, don't leave me alone." As he spoke, he couldn't stop crying.
Everyone hurriedly comforted him and said, "Little Master, don't cry, we will stay with you until you find Master and senior brothers, you can rest assured, they will be fine." ”
The little monk slowly stopped his tears under the comfort of everyone, it was night, and everyone fulfilled their promise to stay in the temple to accompany the little monk for the night.