Just when the Xue family and his party were guided by Xue Yan to the small courtyard by the river, the people in this small courtyard were at a loss in the courtyard.

Of course, these people are not ordinary people: they are all famous monks and Taoist priests from all the Taoist temples around Jinling.

The reason why the monks had come together was that five days earlier, they had received a letter from the person who sent it to the servant of the owner of the small farm, which was earnestly inviting them to come to the house to "solve the problem".

The content of this letter may not be paid attention to by many people, but what people cannot ignore is the inscription: Yangzhou Daming Temple, Huiyuan.

Abbot Huiyuan of Daming Temple! This is a well-known figure in the circle! Although I don't know when Master Huiyuan came to Jinling, and I haven't received similar news before, the master's invitation is still to "solve a problem," and most people are happy to come.

-- A small number of other people who were unwilling to come due to various factors were "invited" by the messenger in some other way. Even if these people complained later, they didn't dare to say much when they saw the living Master Huiyuan and other monks around Jinling.

When it comes to the "problem" that Master Huiyuan took great pains to invite people to solve together, these monks in Jinling all gasped when they saw it.

There are several masters whose reputation is no less than Huiyuan, and blurted out at a glance:

"Is this, 'evil'?!"

“...... What a strong 'evil' atmosphere!"

"This thing has a very spiritual aura, but it can't completely suppress this evil aura...... It's tricky!"

What these monks are talking about is a small black stone the size of a man's thumb and placed on top of a white brocade handkerchief.

Or rather, a small crystal clear stone with a black "thing" inside.

The "thing" was like a black gas, and it was like a black liquid, it was supposed to be lifeless, but it kept wandering in the crystal stone, as if it was trapped in it by some external force, looking for an opportunity to break through the "cage" that bound it.

After staring at this small stone for a long time, a cold feeling that seeps into the soul will emerge from the bottom of my heart, which makes people shudder.

It is impossible to say that those people who are not strong in mind will even be confused by this "evil spirit" the moment they see the stone!

-- Fortunately, all the people present were quite virtuous people, so that no trouble would occur.

After seeing this black stone, all the monks understood the meaning of Huiyuan inviting them over.

This thing is really hard to do!

At that time, after Abbot Huiyuan saw that everyone had seen the pebble, he made a namaste and said: "Fellow Daoists, although it is inconvenient to disclose the source of this thing, you have also seen it, if this evil qi is released, it will definitely bring disaster to the world, but its suppression is not stable...... The old man invited all the Taoist friends to come here, because he planned to discuss together how to solve or even eliminate this evil spirit......"

After listening to Huiyuan's words, all the monks responded.

Then the group of outsiders began to try various methods, and then found that reciting scriptures against the stones had a certain effect.

So a group of monks chanted the scriptures for five days almost sleeplessly in front of the small black pebbles. There are dozens of well-known monks and Taoists around Jinling chanting and suppressing, and it really has a little effect at first, but as time goes by, the effect becomes weaker and weaker.

Until the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, no matter how the monks recited, it could not produce half an effect.

Everyone present clearly felt that the cold aura inside the small stone was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was about to break out of the "shell" at any time.

In the face of this situation, there is a faint feeling in everyone's hearts: this evil spirit should be unable to be suppressed!

...... Once the black gas overflows, it may be an unforeseen disaster for Jinling, and even for the entire Dashun!

- Absolutely, we must not let the black gas "escape"!

But they have tried all the methods they can try, and even the methods that worked are now ineffective......

One by one, the monks and Taoists were extremely sad and bitter, and they were helpless about it.

Do you have to watch the lives of people go to ruin?!

......

At this time, Huiyuan, the abbot of Daming Temple, looked at the group of people outside the square in front of him, sitting or standing, chanting scriptures or whispering conversations, but no matter which one he was, his attention was focused on the small black stone placed on the white brocade on the round table in the center of the room, and he unconsciously closed his palms and chanted "Amitabha".

When he had finished reading, he walked to the inner room.

In other words, these monks and Taoists in Jinling only knew that the master of the small village courtyard had been staying in the inner room and had never shown up. A few people also speculated that this evil thing that threatened the common people could not be "provoked" by the owner of this small village.

Master Huiyuan can more or less know what those people think. However, for him, that guess is not entirely accurate......

When Huiyuan entered the inner room, he saw Jia Yu sitting on a chair, frowning.

Yes, this small village is not another one, it is the place where Jia Yu, who came to Jinling first and settled in the "golden cicada shell"*.

-- It is also because it stands to reason that Jia Yu "did not arrive in Jinling", so out of various considerations, Jia Yu did not show up in front of the monks and Taoists outside.

When Jia Yu saw Huiyuan, he bowed his head slightly and said, "Master." ”

After the recent events, Jia Yu's attitude towards Huiyuan was really much better at the beginning - to say that, anyone who faced such a strange and chaotic thing would have to have a sense of awe, not to mention Jia Yu, who had been cursed by the plot and "sick" for more than ten years.

If you use a modern metaphor to describe it, Jia Yu has a revolutionary friendship with Huiyuan.

Jia Yu looked at Huiyuan, pondered for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say:

"Master, looking at this day, I'm afraid my son should almost arrive in Jinling. ”

However, he said that the fake Jia Yu was ordered to drag Jia Lian and the Jia family's fleet from Yangzhou to Jinling on this waterway, and forced him to drag it for ten days.

To this day, it can no longer be delayed.

And once the Jia family's fleet docks, there will be a lot of exchanges from all sides. In order to prevent others from being suspicious, no matter whether the matter of the stone can be handled well or not, Jia Yu has to go and replace the fake.

Hearing this, Huiyuan didn't speak, just nodded.

Jia Yu knew that if the stone couldn't trap the black qi, the consequences would ...... It's really hard to say! However, Jia Yu knows more inside information than others. I saw him ask softly:

"Master, today is the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, and I don't know ...... 'prophecy'."

Can it be smooth and come true?

When Master Huiyuan heard this, he also understood Jia Yu's unfinished words. He recited the Buddha's name and said:

"I don't know. ”

Huiyuan paused, couldn't help but look out the window, and muttered:

"O iniquity...... This qiē is all caused by the Daming Temple......"