Chapter 2 In this chapter, our protagonist will be brought into a strange temple by a strange snake

In the thirteenth year of Emperor Shaojing, on the eighth day of the second month, Wu Rong.

After the decline of Guadu, the port city of Wurong is one of the three cities with the highest status and the most important in Yuanzhou, and the martial arts that occupy the wind and moon in the world, and the Wuming of the isthmus as the throat, are called the "three famous cities", at the peak of the city, it is known as the monthly throughput of tens of thousands of sea boats, and the goods that pass in and out here every year have accounted for more than two percent of the sea trade in Daxia.

The land around Wurong is barren, and it is simply not enough to provide the food needed for such a huge city, and the only thing that can be done here is to go to the sea, which is said to be "a five-year-old girl can also watch the sky, and a seven-year-old boy can make a boat". At the same time, it is also the place where the most foreign ethnic groups live in the land of Great Xia, a large number of Semu people have settled here for many generations, and intermarried with the Xia people, among which there are also many successful people who have risen to the top in the Great Xia system, and have been awarded various official positions, among which the most prominent one has even occupied the position of the envoy of Wurong City for several generations.

Because there are a large number of foreign peoples, Wu Rong will show a wonderful flavor that is different from most of the regions of Great Xia in many ways, the combination of red flowers, green leaves and white lotus roots, in other places can divide and occupy all the space of faith, but here, the imperial examination is not the goal of all intellectuals, and Buddha and Tao are just two ordinary choices for local residents when facing the pantheon.

"Here, there are even people who believe in the Picky Muscle Sect!"

"Oh, what is this?"

Curious to ask, Yun Chongbo felt more and more that it was really wrong to choose Qianmen instead of the underground network of Taiping Road as a tour guide.

"It's a sect that must be picked out before eating cattle and sheep, so it's called the Pick Muscle Sect. Those people are always troublesome, they don't eat pigs, they wear a little white hat to go around, they smell a lot, they can't wait to wash their hands 800 times a day, they say they worship God, and they don't have a god statue or anything...... Oh, there is a holy city, called walking at night and eventually encountering ghosts...... No, no, what is it called Night Road? ”

"Wait, I sound familiar with that!"

The more I listened, the more I felt that this was another sect I had seen in other places, but this opinion was decisively denied by the tour guide.

"What you said, Hua Ye, we also have this, isn't it the Heavenly Sect...... But no, they're not one! ”

According to the tour guide, this tendon sect is indeed very similar to the Tianfang Sect in many places, not eating pigs, not worshipping gods, and there are many similar rituals...... Even their holy city seems to be the same place.

"But these two can't meet! As soon as they met, they were like black-eyed chickens, calling each other heretics, and they couldn't wait for people to die! ”

“…… Ah, is that so? ”

Scratching his ears and cheeks to the end, the tour guide finally came up with another feature.

"Well, there is a difference, pick the tendons to teach, always say that they are the youngest sons of the old man, the biggest, said that they promised them a piece of land back then, the land is good, they don't need to grow food, dig down, what comes out is not a well, it is all milk mixed with sugar!"

“…… What a mess this is! ”

The purpose of coming here was not to study local religion, Yun Chongbo laughed a few words, and then changed the topic, and said: "Second snake, what are the bigger temples here......" But when he saw the guide, he suddenly changed color.

“…… Hua Ye, the little one respects you as a senior surnamed Hua, you shouldn't be rude, but the small one is true, called a fierce snake! ”

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The one who is leading the way for Yun Chongbo is one of the local members of Qianmen, but he is first and foremost a Semu person.

The surname is said to be Mengde, whether it is the second branch of Mengde's family or the fourth and ninth branch has been unclear, but as the days go by, the local customs are followed, and by the time of his generation, he has already changed his surname to the Mengjia according to the summer customs.

"Speaking of which, the village elders bullied people, we should have been surnamed Meng, but we were said that such a high surname was undeserved, and forced us to change our surname to Meng......"

There are four brothers of the fierce snake, except for him, everyone else is begging for a living at sea, he is two, and there is a brother on his head called the fierce potato, which is his most hated and disgusting character. As for the reason, it is said that the fierce snake once had a house by the sea, but it was damaged by potatoes.

"It's true that I'm the second line, but my name is the big snake, and the big husband doesn't change his name or surname, and the second snake or something...... The most annoying! ”

"Okay, okay, I remember, I'll definitely call you the big snake in the future...... You haven't answered the question just now, are there any special temples around here? ”

"Temple? Courtyard? Special? ”

The eyeballs ticked a few times, and the fierce big basilisk smiled: "Naturally, there is, Hua Ye is really knowledgeable, and he even knows such things......" As he spoke, he turned around and led the way, Yun Chongbo saw that he was smiling strangely, and he didn't know what to do, but he didn't bother to ask in detail--left, he didn't have any specific goals for coming to this place.

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Since saying goodbye to Yuqing, Yun Chongbo has traveled eastward all the way, and entered the boundary of Yuanzhou in a few days.

…… What I saw this time was very different from the previous time I entered Yuan.

Under the manipulation of the void, Yuanzhou has been full of beacons, all kinds of large and small sects have risen, some occupy the mountains and roads, and some even have one or several county seats, on the surface, these people do not govern each other, messy, but in fact, there is almost no conflict between them, and there will be a good interaction in the face of the imperial army's crusade.

(However, this is not always possible, he will eventually unite these forces...... How is he going to make this a success under the sun? What kind of policy will the new forces uphold? ）

Yun Chongbo came to the east, although it was because Shi Futu's original message always haunted his heart, but half of it was also to observe up close how the void wanted to establish his own earthly Buddha kingdom, this Buddhist disciple who always seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, had always made him extremely curious.

(Can he really unify the power of Buddhism?) ）

This question seems redundant, because after Shakto's death, the Void has de facto taken over the entire Zen sect, and has unceremoniously made some demands on the other three sects, as it has done in the past.

So far, the Pure Land, Huayan and Tantra are still the same as in the past, showing their obedience with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, but in Yun Chongbo's eyes, is this obedience "inertia" or "standby"? That's a lot of fun.

Not to mention...... In the hands of the void, there are still so many rivers and lakes that are reckless, if one day he really shows these hole cards, at that time, among the Buddhist sects, the greatest possibility is that he will be in an uproar, and he will completely cut off the relationship between them.

(This road is not easy to walk...... ）

Along the way, all the way to observe, Yun Chongbo's route is almost a straight line, towards the East China Sea, on the way, he has also encountered more than one chaos: this great turmoil has already swept the entire Yuanzhou, in addition to the "East China Sea Ao family" that has been silent, and the giants have passed away, there is also a very strong aura of "Lianyin Temple", even most of the small and medium-sized families, have been forced to shrink their strength, dock to protect themselves.

This kind of turmoil naturally does not threaten Yun Chongbo, although his strength has dropped to the point that it is a little hard to maintain even at the eighth level, but it is still easy and pleasant to deal with this situation, along the way, Yun Chongbo has intervened in a total of fourteen conflicts, and the outcome of the battle has no suspense, the only thing that worries him is only whether this will be noticed by others too soon.

But as he gradually approached Wurong, the situation gradually became stable and safe again, as one of the largest cities in Yuanzhou, the various forces that were not unified were not able to eat it at all, and they could not even infiltrate the vicinity of the city, whether it was the garrison around the port or the regimental training organized by the local people, they all grabbed their swords and guns in their hands, and vigilantly looked to the east, south and north without interruption.

(What will you see and what will you hear?) ）

In Wurong, Taiping Dao and Confucianism have their own organizations, one on the ground and one underground, the common point is that it will make Yun Chongbo very convenient, and the other choice is the Liu family, although it is just a commercial house, but Yun Chongbo believes that it is not so simple at the bottom.

However, he finally chose Qianmen: using some of the methods taught to him by Hua Shengrong, he easily got the supply of intelligence and materials from these swindlers along the way, and also got a total of three identities that can be used to deal with different inspections and will definitely not involve the Taiping Dao, and finally, it is this young apprentice who is said to be very talented, Fierce Snake, he was respectfully sent out by the local Qianmen elders, hoping that he can have the honor to serve by the side of this "man surnamed Hua".

Following behind the fierce snake, the two turned around and headed towards the south of the city, along the way, he was cautious and kept introducing the surrounding situation.

"This is the Zoroastrian Temple, but it has long since fallen into ruin...... Oh, those fire-worshippers, nervous. ”

"This is the white cabbage...... Who knows what they are, anyway, the one who took the lead is also a bald man, and he is also a Buddha, but the master in the big temple said that they are outsiders...... I don't know. But it's best not to look at it, the White Lotus Sect has been in trouble recently, and the government has been watching them quite closely. ”

"It's beautiful here, this is the Great Cloud Light Temple! When the old emperor banned religion, at the gate of this temple alone, he cut down seventy-two girls in one go! All her mother is Shao Ai! The black crowns and white clothes are very punctual...... Why can't you think of believing in Yijiao? ”

"This is Baoying Temple, it's the monk's land, and the abbot in it is the descendant of Master Zhipan, it's true!"

“…… I said, you're really lively here! ”

Along the way, Yun Chongbo has really opened his eyes, although he has traveled all over the world over the years, including his travels in the Western Regions two years ago, he has also seen a lot of miscellaneous sects, but like Wurong here, Buddhism and Sanyi coexist, and the color eyes and yellow skin worship together, it is really the first time to see it.

"It's still a bit of a decline now! I heard some people say that fifty or sixty years ago it was more lively, and at that time, the Sanyi Sect was the manifestation of the Eight Classics! ”

Laughing all the way, I didn't feel that I had arrived at a very lively place, the wine flag was waving in the wind, the voice of Hulu echoed, and there were some half-closed doors on both sides of the street, if it was open and closed, showing some shy smiles, Yun Chongbo was thinking: "This is a gold cave...... but he heard the big snake laugh and said: "Hua Ye, it's here!" When I was stunned, I looked up and saw a temple, tall and solemn, not like the scenery of the Middle Earth, Yun Chongbo was almost parallel to the temple gate at this time, obliquely looking, only vaguely saw the word "other courtyard", but I didn't know that it was the other courtyard of the sect, and it was actually built in this wind and moon field.

When he was looking at it, Yun Chongbo suddenly heard a loud shout: "Ah! When he turned his head to look, he saw a person who went straight to him, strode over, smiling with peach blossoms on his face, like the son of all-eating, and if the heir of the source hall, but it was really a person recognized by Yun Chongbo: it was the son-in-law of the "Dongjiang Sun family", and Sun Fuyi Sun Ershao, who had a relationship on Yuntai Mountain!

"That...... That, brother! We're really fated! ”

Holding Yun Chongbo's hands excitedly, Sun Fuyi said excitedly: "Brother is really a middle and old man, is this place the right choice...... In Wurong City, this is one of the better places! ”

"Wait, I think something went wrong!"

After being pulled forward a few steps, Yun Chongbo finally saw the full name of the "other courtyard", and suddenly stayed in the local area like five thunderbolts.

…… Yihong Annex.

"The Great Serpent...... You beast! ”