Many days ago, Wan Chaozong's subordinates found a statue of a female Bodhisattva, which was seven or eight points similar to her mother's appearance, and recently his subordinates seemed to have found an underground passage under the temple of the female Bodhisattva, but everyone couldn't enter, so they could only come to report to Wan Chaozong, and Wan Chaozong wanted to take Chen Nian over to see what was going on this time.

"Looks seven or eight points alike, is there really such a coincidence in the world?" Even the birthmark can be exactly the same, Chen Nian is really not sure how many coincidences there are in this world, and she doesn't want Wan Chaozong to be disappointed.

"Maybe there will be such a coincidence, but as long as there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, I will go and verify it myself, and that temple is strange, even if I can't find a clue about my mother, maybe there will be other gains."

Speaking of Wan Chaozong's mother, Chen Nian also felt a little wrong recently, the jade pendant that Wan Chaozong gave him was a relic left to him by his mother, Chen Nian was afraid of losing it, so he kept hanging on his chest, and after hanging for so long, there has been nothing unusual, but recently he always felt that this jade pendant was inexplicably hot

The first few times she thought it was a hallucination, but the next few times she found that it really had a fever from time to time, and it seemed that this was not an ordinary jade pendant.

The two of them studied the jade pendant for a long time, but they didn't make any new discoveries, so they decided to leave tomorrow to see what the temple was all about.

The next day, Wan Chaozong, Chennian and Qimin set out on their way to the temple.

The location of this temple is located in a small border country adjacent to the Chen country, which is a vassal country of the Chen country, and the people here are simple but it can be seen that life is not easy.

The reason why this small country is very poor is that it is basically a small mountain, there is no fertile and flat land, and the output of natural food is also very small, so whether it is economic or medical care, this country is relatively backward, and the people have achieved food and clothing is already very good.

But because of the large temperature difference between day and night in this place, it is rich in melons and fruits, melons and fruits are very sweet, often as a tribute, dedicated to Chenguo, or take some melons and fruits to exchange food with other countries, but the transportation conditions here are poor, and melons and fruits are not resistant to storage, only a small part will be transported over, so the grain that can be exchanged is also very limited.

The three of them traveled for four or five days to reach the place of the temple, which was built in a small remote town, and unlike the simplicity of the surroundings, this temple was full of incense, people came and went, and it was even well repaired.

The jade pendant in my arms is hot again! Chen Nian felt a burst of heat in her heart, since the last time she finished talking to Wan Chaozong, the jade pendant had not had a fever for a long time, but she had recently found that the closer they got to the temple, the time and temperature of this jade pendant would be stronger than before.

Wan Chaozong also touched the jade pendant, and sure enough, there was a burst of heat from the jade pendant, warm, "Could it be that this place really has something to do with my mother?" Wan Chaozong muttered to himself.

At this time, the three of them were already standing at the door of the temple, and the high stone door was written "Temple of the Goddess", and the three big ones looked quite solemn.

"Let's go in and have a look." Wan Chaozong suppressed his excitement and said.

The three of them entered the temple, in order not to look abrupt, they had already been disguised, and from the outside, they looked like ordinary Sanjiakou, and their appearance was also modified to a certain extent, making them not so outstanding.

The structure of the whole temple is relatively simple, and the largest and grandest building is a main hall dedicated to the goddess, and behind the main hall is a row of backyards, which are supposed to be the accommodation of the temple administrators, or for those pilgrims who come from afar.

The three of them stepped into the main hall, only to see a statue of a woman enshrined in the middle of the whole hall, in front of the sculpture was full of all kinds of fresh melons, fruits, cakes and merit boxes, and the incense burner was filled with long and short incense that was still burning, and the good men and women who came and went in the hall proved that the incense of this temple was indeed vigorous.

This goddess is kind and kind-eyed, dignified and reveals a bit of nobility and mystery, which makes people look fascinated, Wan Chaozong just stepped into the main hall of the temple and was stunned by the statue enshrined in the middle, which is simply carved according to his mother's appearance!

Although Wan Chaozong's mother was still young when she disappeared, he had seen the portrait left by his mother countless times, and the appearance of his mother had been engraved into his mind.

"This is my mother! This temple definitely has something to do with my mother! Wan Chaozong excitedly took Chennian's hand and said: "Chennian, look, this is my mother, this statue looks exactly like my mother, and it must be carved according to my mother's appearance." ”

Seeing that Wan Chaozong had finally found a little clue about his mother, Chen Nian was also very excited, and said: "In this way, it has not disappointed your unremitting search for so many years, let's go find the person in charge of this temple, and say that we will donate a little sesame oil money to see if we can find out some news." ”

They went out of the main hall and went around to the backyard, where they saw an old man sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard, so they went up to meet them.

When the old man saw someone coming, he stopped what he was doing and asked with a smile, "How many guests are going to stay here for a night?" ”

Generally, people who come to the backyard are admired by the temple, come from afar to make a wish to pray or repay, they come all the way to the road and can't return on the same day, and they generally ask to come and borrow for a night.

"Master, can you introduce us to the person in charge of this temple, we want to light an everlasting lamp here, and donate some sesame oil money, if it is convenient to borrow it for one night, it will be better."

Wan Chaozong heard the old man ask if they wanted to spend the night, and hurriedly agreed, first staying openly, and it would be more convenient if he wanted to sneak into the secret room later.

The old man heard that Wan Chaozong wanted to donate sesame oil money, so he put the broom aside and said, "A few people, please come with me, the old man is not talented, and the temple is now managed by Zaixia." ”

The old man's words surprised them to see how this old master was seventy years old, and he turned out to be the manager of this temple.

"Listening to the accent, how many of the guests aren't locals, right?"

The old man asked, as if he hadn't seen their surprise.

"Yes, we are from Chenguo, and we heard that there is a temple here that is very effective, so we came from Chenguo to pray for the safety of our family."

Since it was heard that it was not a local accent, Wan Chaozong simply admitted that he was from Chenguo, and it was easier for people to believe that it was true or false.

"A few guests have come from afar, it's really hard, please talk about it here." So saying, he led them into a house at the east end of the courtyard.

There was only a simple table and a bamboo bed in the house, and the old man invited them to sit down, and told a boy who was copying books in the house to make them tea.

"I don't usually stay in this place, but I only come to see it occasionally, and I happened to come here today, which can be regarded as our fate."

As the old man was talking, the little boy had already brought the tea with his hands and feet, and for a while, the tea fragrance in this small room was overflowing, and he could smell that it was a good dragon well before the rain.

After the little boy finished serving tea, he didn't push it down, and snuggled in the arms of the old man, who touched the little boy's head and whispered a few words, and the little boy reluctantly went out.

"My grandson is stubborn, everyone is smiling!"

It turned out that the little boy who served the tea turned out to be the grandson of the old man, and they were a little unbelievable, and the manager personally swept the yard, and there was not even a person who served tea and poured water.

"This master, we want to ask, how long has our temple been built, why haven't we heard of it before?" Dusty Nian tried to hide his doubts and asked.

I have been building this temple for more than ten years, just now the guests said that they want to donate sesame oil money, since you want to donate silver, then naturally you should also know where to go before this silver. ”

The old man said, and took out an account book from the small cabinet on the side, which was several centimeters thick, and it looked like it was some years old.

"The incense in this temple is vigorous, and the people who donate the money of sesame oil come to the incense to give the heart money a year, and the money is taken by the old man to buy food, and the porridge shed is set up to relieve the victims when the grain is not received every year, which can be regarded as taking it from the people for the people."

Everyone suddenly realized, no wonder they didn't even invite a servant, it turned out that the money was used by them to relieve the victims, Wan Chaozong saw how much money was collected in this account book, how much money was spent on buying grain on that day, they all remembered clearly, and couldn't help but admire it.

"The master is so sentimental, it's really admirable." Wan Chaozong said sincerely.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, these are all the money that everyone worships the goddess, the goddess purifies all sentient beings and serves the people wholeheartedly, I still can't fill my pocket."

Speaking of the goddess, the old man looked respectful, "Moreover, I once received the grace of the goddess to build a temple for her, and the incense supply every day was willing, and praying for the goddess is also very effective. ”

"Have you seen the goddess herself?" The old man's words lifted Wan Chaozong's spirits, and he said that he had received the favor of the goddess, so he must have seen the goddess herself.

"I have indeed seen ......" Speaking of the deeds of the goddess, the master fell into memory.

Thirteen years ago that summer, the weather was particularly hot, the sun was scorching, there was not a drop of rain for half a month, seeing that the dealer was going to die, suddenly it rained, everyone was ecstatic, thinking that God had opened his eyes, and finally saved.

But what people didn't expect was that the continuous torrential rain did not stop for a full month, and all the dealers who had survived the drought were drowned.

The continuous drought and flood made the people miserable, and after more than a month of heavy rain, a serious plague broke out.