Chapter 40: Under the Thunder Tree
After Master Fa Yan left the meditation room, I waited anxiously, and after a while, no one came. I stepped out of the meditation room to look for it, but I saw Master Fa Yan walking with a long folded yellow cloth, so I retreated.
After Master Fa Yan entered the house, he handed me the yellow cloth, and I quickly opened it to see that it was a piece of red bamboo less than a foot long with some burnt edges! ββIs this "Thunderwood"? I was stunned!
"Nothing else, you can go!"
Master Fa Yan gave the order to evict the guests, although I had doubts, I could only take this piece of bamboo and wood down the mountain. When I arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Yufen called-
"Where are you?"
"Auntie, I just came down the mountain and was about to take a taxi to the bus station!"
"I see you! Lao Zhang, hurry! β
I was surprised to see a familiar Porsche coming towards me - Zhang Yufen actually rushed over in person!
"Lin Shan!" Zhang Yufen got out of the car and ran anxiously towards me. I looked at the uneven mountainous ground and was worried that she would fall.
"Auntie, I've got it!" I raised the strip of yellow cloth in my hand.
Zhang Yufen looked at the thing in my hand in disbelief: "That's it, can it work?" β
I doubt it myself! But......
"Auntie, the master only gave me a piece, maybe it's okay!"
"No way!" Zhang Yufen denied it and said excitedly: "There can't be any mistakes, I'll beg him again...... Walk! Walk! Zhang Yufen hurriedly walked up the mountain, and Lao Zhang followed. I sighed deeply: Let's climb again!
"Female donor......" The inch-headed man saluted Zhang Yufen, and when he saw the person behind her, he said in surprise: "Why are you here again?" β
I smiled bitterly, I climbed the mountain twice on a hungry stomach, I am easy!
"This master, I want to see Master Fa Yan!" Zhang Yufen said anxiously.
The inch-headed man glanced at Lao Zhang, and said with a smile: "The host is doing the evening class, please go to the wing room with me to rest!" β
The three of us followed the inch-headed man into a modest room, and he saluted with one hand and left. Soon, a little novice walked in with a tea tray, and I took a big gulp of the teacup. The tea is very bitter, and I can't drink it well or badly, but for most of the day, I haven't eaten a drop of water, and I'm hungry.
"It's coming! Here it comes! Lao Zhang, who was guarding the door, reported.
"Everyone, please come with me to the meditation room to meet the host!" The inch-headed man said.
When a few of us arrived at the meditation room, Zhang Yufen couldn't wait to rush in and pray, "Master...... Please also have mercy on the Master! β
Master Fa Yan looked at us in surprise: "Didn't the bamboo old man give it to the donor?" What does this do? β
"Master!" I stepped forward and said, "I'm afraid the trouble we are in trouble can't be solved by this piece of bamboo, and please be generous!" After saying that, I bowed respectfully, except for the time when I took the diploma from the principal's hand, this was also the second time in my life, with absolute sincerity.
Master Fa Yan looked at me with a solemn face and asked, "Donor, what do you plan to do if you want this bamboo?" β
I told Master Fa Yan about the wrench and soul sucking in general, and pleaded again: "If you don't burn this wrench in time, not only will your life be difficult to protect, but I'm afraid that more people will be implicated in the future!" β
"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! Everyone has their own karma! Master Fa Yan clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice, "Two donors, please come with me!" β
I glanced at Zhang Yufen and followed Master Fa Yan out of the meditation room. The three of us walked through the back door of the temple and saw a bamboo forest with a stone pagoda standing in front of it. The stone tower is more than one person high, a total of three levels, there is a niche cave in front of the bottom floor, there is a small golden Buddha inside, there is an incense burner under the shrine, and the incense has not been extinguished.
Master Fa Yan saluted with his palms together in front of the stone pagoda, and Zhang Yufen and I also saluted. After he finished his salute, he squatted down and removed the incense burner, and pulled out a stone drawer from under the shrine, which contained red bamboo. I counted ten pieces, and thought to myself that this master of the method of derivation only gave me one, which was a bit stingy.
Master Fa Yan stretched out his hand and paused, looking a little hesitant, but he still took three pieces out of the stone drawerβand at that moment, the quiet bamboo forest behind the stone tower suddenly rattled.
"Wait a minute!" I shouted loudly. The sound of copper bells is clearly mixed with the sound of the bamboo forest, which is different from the previous crispness, and its sound has become crazy. I noticed that there seemed to be something else under the bamboo, and then I heard a wailing and crying.
"Master, what's going on?" Zhang Yufen asked with a panicked face. I stepped forward, grabbed the bamboo wood in Master Fayan's hand, and put it back under his suspicious gaze. Slowly, the bamboo forest returned to calm!
Master Fa Yan clasped his hands together and said helplessly: "After all these years, it is still not calm!" Sins, sins, sins! β
As soon as I heard this, I suddenly understood that this stone tower, this bamboo wood, and even this bamboo forest, they were guarding or suppressing something. That's right, this bamboo wood, no, this "thunder wood", how can ordinary people pay so much attention to it, I suddenly felt guilty.
But, then again, without it, what would I do to save people?
"Master!" Zhang Yufen said anxiously: "I really ...... Really need this bamboo! So saying, she reached out and took it herself.
"Auntie!" I hurriedly grabbed her, "We're still ...... Think of another way! "I don't want to, wave after wave, in case something weird is released, I break out in a cold sweat when I think about it.
Master Fa Yan closed the stone drawer, put the incense burner back in, and respectfully put on a stick of incense. Then he looked at me and turned away. I supported Zhang Yufen and followed Master Fa Yan back to the meditation room. Lao Zhang hurriedly walked over and said, "Madam, I've called over there and contacted Boss Wang!" β
"Really!" Zhang Yufen, who was still depressed, suddenly walked towards Lao Zhang with joy, "Great, you tell them, no matter what the conditions, we will agree, hurry, hurry!" β
I looked at Zhang Yufen in confusion, she turned around and said to me in surprise: "Let's go, let's go back!" Got it! Got it! β
I was stunned, found it? Don't? - "Auntie, you mean you've found the 'Thunderwood'?" β
"Yes! Yes! Zhang Yufen was so excited that her voice trembled a little.
Zhang Yufen pulled me away, I looked back, Master Fa Yan stood in the corridor and watched us, closed his hands again, and said reverently, "Amitabha!" β
We trotted all the way down the mountain, and the sun was about to set. On the way back, I learned that Zhang Yufen had already used her connections to inquire in many ways. Fortunately, the emperor lived up to his wishes and let her know that a friend's house had a piece of "thunder wood" to settle down.