Chapter 458 Garon Temple

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and the direction is difficult to find. Feng Tiance drove for almost an hour, but still did not see the shadow of Jialong Temple.

"Hello Mr. Feng, let's meet again. ”

Just as Feng Tiance was about to turn back to the temporary camp, a crisp bell sounded from the side of the mountain not far away. After a while, I saw several elephants coming out of the dense forest, and on the elephants sat the monk king and the young monk who was in charge of foreign communication.

"Monk King!"

Feng Tiance jumped out of the car and bowed to the monk king. The monk, supported by the young monks, also slowly descended from the elephant's back.

"The monk also said in the morning that there would be distinguished guests today, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Feng in the evening. ”

The young monk returned the salute and said with a smile.

Feng Tiance didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was a well-intentioned joke.

At this time, the monk king, who usually doesn't speak much, suddenly said, "You don't seem to believe this, do you? ”

Feng Tiance took a box with some confusion and opened it to see that there was a canvas inside. There is a picture on the canvas: a man leaning on a four-wheeled bicycle at sunset, looking out at a temple in the shade of greenery in the distance.

The man in the painting is at least five points similar to Feng Tiance, and the four-wheeled vehicle is not an all-terrain vehicle.

"Ahem, the monk king is really a virtuous monk. ”

Feng Tiance returned the box and canvas, and he really didn't know what to say. The monk king could even see that he would come to Jialong Temple today, so could he know that he had a space?

The monk smiled and said, "I had a dream at night that a distinguished guest came to the door, so I told them about it after the morning class. However, the painting on this canvas was not painted in the morning, but by sitting on the back of an elephant not long ago. ”

After the monk king finished speaking, the young monk also smiled and said, "On the way back, we met the people who protected the base, so we knew that Mr. Feng had also come to the Central Mountain Range. As for why the monk thinks you are a distinguished guest, I can't guess. ”

After Feng Tiance listened, a hanging heart was put down. The monk king turned out to be not so magical...... Well, that's not right, the monk king is still a little magical.

"Let's go, since we're all here, let's go to the temple with us. ”

The monk smiled faintly, turned back and got on the seat on the elephant's back. The young monk got into Feng Tiance's all-terrain vehicle and motioned for him to follow the elephant procession.

"What are the buckets on the backs of the other two elephants? ”

Feng Tiance noticed that in addition to the elephants riding, the other two elephants carried a lot of sealed buckets on their backs. The buckets are tied with strong ropes and placed on either side of the elephant's back. He was a little curious, so he asked.

"Those barrels were full of lamp oil, and someone had specially offered it to the temple. Does Mr. Feng think that the bucket is filled with clean water? Hey, if the drought continues like this, it is really necessary to carry water from outside the mountain......

The young monk sighed and thought to himself, maybe water would become a luxury in the future, right?

"Hehe, isn't there a well in the Garon Temple?"

Feng Tiance smiled, he really thought that the bucket was filled with water just now.

"Of course there are wells, but they're almost bottoming out. The monk king said that nobles can bring us good luck. I met Mr. Feng today, maybe the well will be full again tomorrow......"

The young monks were very talkative and good at playing tricks.

Feng Tiance smiled and stopped talking. He felt that the old monk still had two sons, and as long as he was willing, he could really save the Jialong Temple from drought.

But the question is, every word of the old monk is like a great prophecy, should we help him?

"Mr. Feng, your car should be parked at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain is too steep for vehicles and elephants to go up, and if you walk, there are stone steps on the other side. ”

As they walked higher and higher, the elephant team finally stopped at a mountain gorge. The young monk also asked him to stop, indicating that he could walk to the temple from here.

Feng Tiance nodded, and followed the monk king and the young monk up the stairs until they came to a temple in the shade of greenery.

Garon Temple is not too big, nor is it as splendid as expected. Three halls, two rows of wings, and a spacious front yard...... It's the whole architectural pattern.

The monk king disappeared when he returned to the temple, but the young monk had been by Feng Tiance's side and did not leave, as if he had deliberately stayed to accompany him.

"Hmm..... Master ......"

Feng Tiance knew that the status of the monk king was respected, and he didn't care that people left first. He was going to visit the Monastery of Garon, then donate some incense money and return to Yelena's camp.

It's just that as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the young monk: "If you don't dare to be, you can call me by my name, or call me senior brother." ”

The "senior brother" he said at this time is not quite the same as the meaning in China. It means "elder brother" here, which is a way of addressing peers. For this reason, young monks are often referred to in Southeast Asia.

"Senior brother......" Feng Tiance shouted a senior brother from a good voice, and then said: "Please also take me to visit your temple, and I can return as soon as possible after the visit." ”

"Mr. Feng, please don't be impatient. Just now, the monk king ordered you to eat in the temple in the evening, and you can rest in the temple after the meal. The monk king has been tired all the way and needs a little rest, but he doesn't mean to snub you. Why don't you go and rest for a while, and I'll take you to the temple tomorrow morning......"

The young monk was very polite, perhaps because he often interacted with the outside world, and he was also very good at reading words and feelings. After explaining the words, Feng Tiance was embarrassed.

"Then trouble Senior Brother......

Feng Tiance smiled and expressed his gratitude, and followed his senior brother to a side room.

There was only a bed, a table and a chair in the room, and nothing else. But the room was clean, the air was crisp and there was a hint of sandalwood.

"You can rest here, someone will bring you tea in a moment. Then I'll leave first, and I'll come back to you at dinner. ”

"Senior brother" saluted, turned around and walked out of the room.

Feng Tiance held the idea that what came was safe, and sat on the chair very casually. When tea was brought in, he called Yelena and told her that he would be staying at Garon Monastery tonight.

After making the call, he didn't feel sleepy, so he simply walked out of the temple and walked around the nearby mountains.

Outside the main entrance of the temple is the way you came, and you can go down to the foot of the mountain by following the stone steps. This direction could be ruled out, and Feng Tiance walked towards the back mountain.

At the back of the temple there is a large wooded forest, which is an ancient wood. At first glance, it really startled him. Any of these trees are hundreds of years old, and there is no shortage of valuable varieties. For example: rosewood, rosewood, white sandalwood, etc...... He even saw a tree that was at least 300 years old.

This sky-looking tree has a straight trunk that leads to the sky, and the tree is seventy or eighty meters high. Feng Tiance stood under the tree, looked up, and admired it in his heart. But when he looked down at the woodland beneath his feet, the soil was dry and cracked, and he was really worried that if it went on like this, this small patch of ancient trees would not be spared.

Then, he continued to walk around the woods, and instead of going straight up the hill through the woods, he walked casually around the temple of Garon.

"I'm afraid this is the temple well? Sure enough, it's already showing signs of drying up. ”

The well is not deep, and judging by the surrounding traces, the water source of this well should have come from a mountain spring. Unfortunately, the spring that flows into the well is close to running out, so the water level has dropped so much.

At this time, it was getting dark, and it was about to get dark. Feng Tiance lost the interest of wandering around, and walked back to the temple.

As soon as I walked to the door of the wing room where I was resting, I saw the "senior brother" coming over. He walked up to him and said with a smile: "Mr. Feng, go out and have a look? Please come with me. ”

"I walked around the temple a few times...... Then please ask Senior Brother to lead the way. ”

Feng Tiance nodded, and followed behind the young monk. However, the senior brother did not take him to the dining room, but led him around the three main halls to the backyard of Jialong Temple.

The backyard was empty, with only a three-room cabin.

"Mr. Feng, please come in. The monk is waiting for you inside, and I won't accompany you to fast. ”

Walking to the door of one of the wings, the senior brother explained, and then turned around and left. Feng Tiance smiled and knocked on the door a few times. I heard a "Please come in" from inside...... He pushed open the door and walked in.

There was a small tea table, two futons, and the walls around it were filled with bookshelves, all of which were filled with books.

The monk king sat on one of the futons, and there were a few vegetarian dishes and two bowls of rice on the small tea table.

"Monk King!"

Feng Tiance stepped forward and saluted with his hands folded.

"You may be seated. The monk smiled and pointed to the empty futon, motioning for Feng Tiance to sit down. After Feng Tiance sat down, the monk took the rice bowl and then said, "Please eat fast." ”

After the monk king finished speaking, he stopped talking and began to eat silently by himself. Feng Tiance looked at this posture, and it was quite a bit of "food and speechlessness", so he simply followed suit and ate the food in a big gulp.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the sound of two people chewing their food slightly.

Soon, both of them were full. The monk also didn't know how to inform the people in the temple, and the small tea table was quickly cleaned up, and the hot tea was brought up in due time.

"Mr. Feng, I rarely speak on weekdays, please don't be surprised. ”

The monk king is not a good communication partner, and when Feng Tiance felt a little depressed and couldn't stand it, the monk king said a word.

"Don't dare, monk, I walked around the temple before, and found that the drought here is already very serious. If it goes on like this, not to mention the well of your temple, I'm afraid that even the ancient tree in the back mountain will not be able to be saved. ”

Feng Tiance had nothing to say, he didn't know how to deal with the monk king for the time being.

When the monk king heard this, his face turned worried, and he said slowly: "The difficulties of the temple can always be overcome, according to the guidance of the Bodhisattva, there will be nobles to help me, isn't this Mr. Feng, you are here?, but the whole Cardamom Mountains are not so lucky, in the year of the great drought, animals will migrate in search of water, and I don't know how many creatures will fall under the guns of poachers...... Hey!"

Feng Tiance nodded lightly, but it was difficult to answer this conversation. He had always been suspicious of the monk's invitation, and he couldn't figure out whether the monk had the ability to discover the clues of his own secrets.

"I'm a monk, and it's inconvenient for me to get involved too deeply in worldly things. But the contribution made by Mr. Feng and the conservation base to the Cardamom Mountains is immeasurable...... If you have the ability, please ask Mr. Feng to continue to help the 100,000 living beings in this mountain, and I and Jialong Temple will be grateful!"

When the monk king said this, he actually stood up and saluted Feng Tiance. Frightened, he quickly got up and saluted back...... Just kidding, the status of the monk king in Cambodia is not comparable to that of high-ranking officials or ministers, and if this is seen by believers, it must not cause a big mess.

"Monk, please be seated. I would like to make a statement here that I will do everything in my power to participate in this anti-drought work. In addition, I plan to donate more incense money to Garon Temple this time, and I wish your temple a speedy recovery. Of course, I will talk to my brother about this in detail. ”

If Feng Tiance wants to help Jialong Temple, it is actually very simple, it is nothing more than to build a few nodes nearby and open a few water outlets.

But...... He was afraid that if the monk king really had supernatural powers, wouldn't he reveal a lot of his own secrets?

So, just donate money. A lot of money was thrown out, and I don't believe that Jialong Temple can't solve the dilemma. Even if water is brought in from outside the mountain, it can also keep this piece of land.

The monk smiled and said after a while: "Mr. Feng is a person of great ability, and it is the greatest blessing that you can come to the Cardamom Mountains from thousands of miles away in China! In the future, I and the Jialong Temple will stand behind you and will not allow anyone to be unfavorable to you." Also, do you have any small items with you? I'll help you light up two ......."

Feng Tiance was overjoyed. In Cambodia, it may not matter if you offend officials, but monks must not offend. On the contrary, with the support of the monk king, in the Cardamom Mountains and in the Bodhisattva Province, no one really dares to deal with himself blatantly.

As for the little things...... He took out a long time on his body, and only took out a bracelet of the best Bodhisattva agarwood and a small wooden plaque carved from yellow rosewood.

"Then it's hard for you, the monk! Don't disturb your practice, I'll retire first......

Feng Tiance gently placed the two small objects on the tea table, then folded his hands and bowed to the monk king, and then walked out of the room backwards.

"Mr. Feng, I'll send you back to the house to rest. ”

Outside the door, the senior brother stood in the distance. Seeing Feng Tiance walk out, he stepped forward with a smile, and the courtesy was very thoughtful.

By the way, I plan to donate $500,000 of incense money to your temple to help you fight the drought. I'll transfer you money as soon as I get back. ”

Feng Tiance didn't plan to make a small fuss this time, and used the excuse of fighting drought to throw a lot of money at Jialong Temple. In this way, there is another force behind him that he can rely on.