After everyone left, Baotong walked to the monk's side, who had lost seven souls and six spirits.

The monk was still coughing, and he swallowed in pain, trying to moisten his stinging throat.

Baotong reached out and pinched his Tiantu acupoint twice. The monk took two big breaths and finally calmed down.

"Clearance, speak slowly." Treasure Channel.

"Mage, the altars of the scriptures are dead!"

"The altars of the scriptures? Who died? ”

"Clear."

"How did you die?"

"I don't know, it's my turn to clean the outer altar today. When he arrived at the altar of the scriptures, Jingkong found that there was a person lying on the ground, and when he stepped forward to see it, it was Jingming, and he had lost his breath! ”

"What about the others?"

"There is no one in the altar, they all go to the back mountain, go, go and release the life!" After releasing all the energy, the clear space began to breathe rapidly, as if the dying fish on the shore had returned to the water.

"Mage, what's wrong?" The prison came out of the hall and looked at the breathless clear space.

"Prison, you're just in time. Jingming has just followed the Holy Spirit, so go and put away his body. Amitabha! Bao Tong had a calm face, and although he lamented his sudden death, he knew that following the Holy Spirit during the Land and Water Festival was not a blessing for everyone.

"Yes, Abbot!"

The prison came to the altar with the clear space.

The pure body lay lonely in the empty temple, but his soul did not follow the Holy Spirit. He's waiting for a good show where the main character isn't his.

The prison inspected Jingming's body. His skin was blue-black, bleeding from his seven orifices, his body was twisted, and his hands were clutched like chicken feet.

The prison found two tooth marks on Jingming's right calf. These are the tooth marks left by venomous snakes. The stains were purple and black, and the pulp of blood spread in all directions.

"Prison, is this a poisonous snake bite?" He covered his mouth and nose, as if he saw a poisonous snake spitting out its evil tongue at him.

The prison did not answer the question of the clear space, but was intently examined and examined repeatedly, and fell into deep thought again and again.

"Who is at the altar tonight?" The prison stood up and seemed to have found the thread in the mess of threads.

"Yes...... The abbot of Xi'an Daci'en Temple, the abbot of Guangji Temple in Beiping, the abbot Fujue of Taiyuan Chongshan Temple, the abbot Qingsu of Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, and the abbot of Chengtian Temple in Quanzhou Miaohai......"

"All abbots?"

"Uh...... The abbot is particularly noteworthy...... There may have been other monks as well, who had not noticed. The clearance answered the questions of the prison without leaking.

"Are the seven monks of this temple worth it?"

"Except for Jingming, the other monks went to the back mountain early because of the preparation for the release ceremony."

"Okay, you can also hurry up to the back mountain."

The prison stared at the two tooth marks, once again making sure that they were not the marks of the snakes around the Xuanyuan Temple.

It must have come from out of town. According to the clear space, the altars of the scriptures gathered the abbots from all over the world. It seems likely that the snake was brought by one of the abbots.

Why did he bring the snake to Xuanyuan Temple to do a water and land puja? Is it for the sake of release? Apparently impossible. If it is for the purpose of releasing life, how can it be killed? What a sin it is to kill, and it cannot be redeemed for a lifetime. There must be a conspiracy in this.

"Not good, Your Majesty!" The prison cruelly left his pure body and ran to the back mountain.

Before the fifth watch arrived, the red candlelight on the mountain behind me seemed to light the black curtain overhead.

At this time, Zhu Xia in mid-air did not look wonderful. The sky is reluctant, the night is helpless, and all the lush greenery and purple and red in the sun are dejected.

Some of the animals released were brought by pilgrims, while others were bought from temples and markets. Because of the release of many animals, the back mountain is divided into several areas.

Fish, birds, and mammals are released in different places.

The area where the snakes are released is the farthest. One is to make sure they don't harm other creatures. Second, we must ensure that there is a water source nearby, so that they can get a good habitat.

When the prison arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang was releasing fish.

More than 20 ministers, including Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, as well as four internal guards, also participated in this good deed.

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled up his sleeves and personally grabbed a few of the largest fish from the basket and put them in the stream.

The fish wagged their tails at him gratefully, and he waved to them gratefully. He is by no means abusing hypocrisy. He knew that the fish would take away his sins.

In the end, only a few small fish and shrimp remained at the bottom of a few baskets for the ministers. They were ecstatic, like treasures, and held the small fish and shrimp in their hands affectionately, as if they were holding their children and grandchildren.

They reluctantly put these lively fish and shrimp into the stream, and told them to live well, never realizing for a moment that these sacred creatures were actually the delicacies in their jade plates.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to go to the next release site with great interest, the prison found them in the vast sea of people.

"Your Majesty, the old man suggested that the snakes be released, so don't go. After all......"

"Of course I'm going, I'm not going to miss the release of any kind of animal. How can I favor them over the other? Zhu Yuanzhang was heroic and impassioned.

In the past few days, he has been intimately connected with the beings of the Six Realms, and fully realized that the terrible nightmare before was completely due to his alienation and estrangement from the beings of the Six Realms.

Now is the time for him to make amends and he won't miss a chance.

Just now, when he saw that his good deeds had been rewarded, he immediately felt light on his feet, and he was angry at the bullfight, as if he had returned to the prime of his twenties.

Since he sat in the position of emperor, he has never felt so energetic and open-minded.

He knew that this was the protection given to him by the Bodhisattva, which helped him eliminate the karma of his life and resolve the unjust creditors.

All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, all the gods are watching him. He can't stop halfway.

"Your Majesty, what the prison said is right, the terrain here is vast, it is not easy to control, and the sky is still dark, I am afraid there is a hidden danger. Please also ask the emperor to return to the main hall quickly! Li Shanchang persuaded.

"Please also ask the emperor to return to the main hall quickly!" Other ministers spoke in unison to dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You old guys who are greedy for life and afraid of death, if you want to stay, stay, I will go with the mage!"

Everyone looked at Baotong.

Baotong smiled calmly: "What the emperor said is reasonable, and what the ministers said is also reasonable." The release of the animal is a personal will, and the old man does not interfere much. ”

The prison lowered its eyes, and the ministers stopped talking.

When releasing all kinds of birds, Zhu Yuanzhang got greater satisfaction.

The finches spread their wings and flew high, and sometimes they would circle Zhu Yuanzhang's head a few times before leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in tears, and he gained a kind of affection that his ministers, even his children, had never given him.

These tears made the ministers who did not agree with Zhu Yuanzhang's release even more afraid to stop it.

They followed silently all the way, despite the dangers, although they never understood what it was like to be in harmony with birds and animals.

The next release site is the release site for snakes.

Some of the elderly, infirm or timid people had already begun to walk down the mountain.

Zhu Yuanzhang resolutely moved forward, and none of the officials from the DPRK dared to turn around. However, they expressed their confrontation in silence, as quiet as death row inmates being escorted to the execution ground.

Monks from other monasteries, as well as a few devout pilgrims, followed a few steps behind, and the stones were among them.

A mile of potholed and rugged mountain roads were left behind, and the team with divine help came to a mountain stream.

Several monks guarded five or six covered baskets, holding bamboo poles to prevent snakes from crawling out of the baskets and escaping by themselves.

Zhu Yuanzhang's excitement reached a high point. He is not afraid of snakes like ordinary people, on the contrary, he has an extremely good opinion of them.

At that time, the rebel army was hiding among the green forests and lacked food. The snake often became their savior, selflessly dedicating itself to feasting the soldiers.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he was knighted, but unfortunately he has not repaid his greatest benefactor.

Baotong personally opened the lid of the first basket, and the snakes inside did not scramble to get out of the basket as expected.

They look scared, afraid of candlelight, afraid of human voices, afraid of being surrounded by people.

"Stand back!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and motioned for the people next to him to step back.

The Ouchi guards hesitated, but Hu Weiyong did not retreat a step.

"Stand back!" Zhu Yuanzhang was full of emotion. No one dared to disobey orders and retreat beyond the boundaries of threats with the vigilance of hearing from all sides.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the bamboo pole with satisfaction and gently plucked the snake in the basket.

A snake obediently crawled out of the basket and crawled in the direction he was pointing.

"Snake, snake, there is water ahead, no one will disturb you, so make your home there!" He couldn't help but ask a few words.

The serpent received the emperor's order, and crawled to the safest place, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

In the second and third ......, the whole frame of snakes obeyed the will, followed the footsteps of their predecessors, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Good! Good! You have found your home, you are alive and well, and I am happy for you! In his eyes, these snakes were reborn with new life and established a new kingdom.

He knows this feeling of pride and pleasure.

He couldn't wait to get over to the second basket and was going to lift the lid on it himself.

The minister and the guards were terrified, but they didn't dare to say anything to stop it, and the only thing they could do was to hold the sword in their hands tighter, ready to unsheath it at any time.

The lid was lifted, and all the snakes were curled up in the basket, none of them raised their heads, and they obediently waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to give the order to leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows fluttered, moved by his good deeds of returning another group of benefactors to the countryside and avoiding slaughter.

He picked up the bamboo pole and gently provoked the top snake.

The snake did not climb out of the basket like its companions, and it showed its reluctance to Zhu Yuanzhang in a touching and heartfelt manner, and refused to leave for a long time with the bamboo pole.

Zhu Yuanzhang almost burst into tears. Who is there around him like this snake who doesn't seek food, money, or status?

However, its deep attachment and gratitude were stronger than anyone else around him.