Chapter 40 (3) The Red Lotus Flourishes

In the courtyard, there was a burst of sound, not only like the singing of the opera troupe, but also like the chanting sound in the Buddhist hall, buzzing very noisy, and I couldn't hear what was singing, I could only barely tell that it was a lot of people singing together, Dafeng said: "It seems that the demon subduing sect leader deceived people and recited mantras." ”

After listening for a while, they couldn't tell the meridian, and the two returned to the inn.

Duan Laosan and Ding Changyou listened to the narrative of Shi Suo, and also felt strange, no one had ever heard of what this "Red Lotus Society" was, Ding Changyou said: "I heard that there are many Taoist sects now, taking advantage of the chaos on the ground, they have set up mountains and recruited people, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to deceive people and cheat money, and the idea of collecting money, as for 'fighting the world' or something, most of them are boasting and dreaming." ”

2

The next day, the wind still didn't stop, and the sailing was definitely not going to work. Everyone decided to follow Shi Suo and Dafeng to the town to see the "Red Lotus Society" open incense hall.

The sound of drums in the distance came again, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians on the street, all walking towards the mansion, Mrs. Ji came over and said to Duan Laosan: "Big brother, I heard that there is a lively village in the village, let's go and have a look." ”

In the past few days, everyone has become more and more disgusted with Mrs. Ji's gang, and they don't want to get together with them, but since they are on the same boat and road, it is not good to treat each other coldly, so everyone went out of the inn together, and Mrs. Ji smiled and said: "Don't you know, it turns out that there is a gang in this town, called' Red Lotus Society', the leader is called Luo Lianhua, don't get me wrong, this Luo Lianhua is not a woman, he is a bad old man, he claims to be the reincarnation of the Red Lotus Fairy, and he has been ordered by the Jade Emperor to come to the mortal world to clean up the situation, unify the world, and follow him to fight the world. It is said that there are many disciples and grandchildren. ”

"Mrs. Ji, your news is really well-informed."

When I walked to the front of the mansion, I saw people coming and going. It was very lively, the gate of the courtyard was open, and two people wearing red turbans stood in front of the door to greet guests, and walked into the gate in an endless stream. Some seem to be the people of the village, some seem to be outsiders, and some also wear a red scarf on their heads. Ding Changyou and Duan Laosan also arched their hands and said, "The red lotus is prosperous." ”

In the courtyard, there were already many people standing, and the large and wide courtyard was almost overcrowded. In front of the main house, a half-person high platform was erected, and a tall bamboo pole was set up in front of the window, carrying a flag, on which a big red lotus flower was drawn.

Shi Suo saw at a glance that the strong man he met last night was also standing in the crowd, and he was also wearing a red scarf on his head. Couldn't stop looking around, Dafeng smiled in Shi Suo's ear and said, "Wait a minute, he and Mrs. Ji met, there will be a lot of fun." ”

When Mrs. Ji's group walked in the door, the strong man obviously saw it. With an excited expression on his face, he pulled down his turban, covering half of his face, and hid behind the pyre in the courtyard, looking at Mrs. Ji and the others.

"Knock, knock. Knock," there was a drum sound in the room, and then, a buzzing sound of "chanting" sounded again, and Shi Suo asked a person next to him, "What are they chanting in the house?" ”

"The Red Lotus Sutra is a scroll written by President Luo of the Red Lotus Society, it is said that when he was dreaming, Taishang Laojun taught him, chanting the Sutra three times a day, you can recite the red lotus in the Jiuxiao Palace, so that people can ascend to heaven."

"Haha."

"The red lotus is prosperous, the red lotus is prosperous." There was a neat shouting from inside the room, and listening to the sounds, there were more than a dozen people calling together.

The door of the house opened, and several people wearing red turbans and red belts lined up and walked out, going out to both sides, standing at the door, and then, a thin old man in his fifties, also wearing a red turban, walked out of the door, this person was full of wrinkles, with a pair of small eyes, two whiskers, and a scoundrel in the market, but he made a solemn face, drooped his eyelids, and his face was expressionless, and he walked slowly and methodically to the stage.

"President Luo, Immortal Luo." The people in the courtyard shouted softly, and some bowed to the thin old man. It seems that this person is Luo Lianhua, the president of the Red Lotus Society. Shi Suo felt a little strange that such a shriveled old man with an unattractive appearance could pretend to be a "fairy" and make so many people worship, a little hard to believe.

"Folks," Luo Lianhua arched her hand to everyone in the courtyard, "Today the Red Lotus will open the incense hall, thank you for your support, since the Red Lotus descended to earth, the fairy spirit was born, and it has repeatedly blessed the people and benefited the common people." However, the demon sect in the south, the 'Immortal Society', but the devil confuses the public, and dares to be the enemy of the Red Lotus Fairy, a few days ago, they wanted to subvert the Association, but they didn't know that this was a mayfly shaking the tree, not measuring their own strength, foolish dreams. Today, in order to deter demons and raise the majesty of my red lotus, we will open the incense hall to kill demons and monsters, and sacrifice my red lotus banner. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Lianhua raised her right hand and ascended and descended three times towards the east, I don't know what kind of etiquette this is, everyone in the courtyard looked at him with blank eyes, and suddenly a faint red mist appeared between his fingers.

Shi Suo, Dafeng and others have learned some knowledge from Professor Wan, and when they were fighting against the Demon Suppression Sect Master, they learned about some common deceptive methods used by the Dao Sect, and knew that the fog on Luo Lianhua's hands was just a simple drug volatilization, which was not unusual, but the people in the courtyard did not know this, everyone saw such a "magical" phenomenon, and bowed one after another, and there was a chatter of "red lotus is prosperous, red lotus is prosperous" in their mouths.

Ding Changyou's eyes swept a few times towards the crowd in the courtyard, and touched Duan Laosan with his shoulder, "Look, the guy who is looking for Ji's class, he still has accomplices." ”

The strong man hiding behind the pyre, pretending to look at Luo Lianhua on the stage, staring at Mrs. Ji from time to time, and occasionally exchanging glances with others who were shrinking in the corner of the courtyard, Ding Changyou saw it in his eyes. But Mrs. Ji and the others were staring at the stage to watch the excitement, and it seemed that no one was staring at them.

Luo Lianhua said a few words, then stepped down and walked into the house. A man with a big knife on his back walked up to the stage, the red cloth tied on the knife handle fluttered in the wind, he stood on the stage and proudly saluted the audience with a fist, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our Red Lotus Society is an authentic immortal practice, the Red Lotus Fairy is reincarnated to pass on the skills, save the people of the world, some ignorant fanatics, confront the gods, die innocently, stay in the meeting, let's behead a demon on the spot to show the public, a group of evil sects, all out of the clouds." Our Red Lotus Society, the mana is boundless, where can the ignorant villain guess? One day in the future, the red lotus will bloom all over the world, and those who do not respect the red lotus in the world will inevitably escape the ......" (to be continued.) )