The main hall of the Luohan Hall is black and almost invisible. The two of us flashed a flashlight, and this photo was a bit confused.

The whole hall is rectangular in shape, and in the center lies a huge sleeping Buddha. This Buddha can be about ten meters long, with slightly closed eyes, a serene expression, one hand under the ear, and the whole body is extremely slender and round.

Li Damin shined a flashlight from the Buddha's head to his toes.

I frowned and reminded in a low voice, "Damin, don't take that picture, it's rude." ”

Li Damin said: "What's rude, the design here is so dark, there is no light, of course I want to shine like this." As long as I respect this Buddha in my heart, it doesn't matter how I take it. ”

I don't have time to chew my teeth with him, it's just a crookedness.

"What now?" I asked.

"Look." Li Damin raised the flashlight, and the light spot fell behind the sleeping Buddha.

Behind this Buddha, an entire wall is covered with large and small clay sculptures of Arhats. These arhats are distributed on different steps, layer by layer, with different forms and bright colors. Under the glance of the flashlight, it presents a kind of Ambilight, which is called a delicacy.

Some of these arhats meditate, some glared angrily, some opened their teeth and claws, and some jumped on one foot like an ancient storyteller. Li Damin walked over, and I hurried to follow.

We bypassed the sleeping Buddha and came to the Arhat Wall, where he used a flashlight to unscrupulously shine on the expressions of these Arhats, and was amazed, "Lao Lin, this painting is amazing!" ”

I said, "You came to visit?" Let's hurry up and find the cat spirit. ”

Li Damin looked at the entire hall: "I'll look for it on the right, and you go to the left." Come back in 10 minutes. ”

He grabbed his flashlight and went to the right. I had to look to the left, but the hall was silent, and I tried to slow down as much as I could, lest it disturb the cleanliness of the place. I don't dare to be like Li Damin, who scanned Luo Han impolitely with a flashlight.

There was awe in my heart, and the flashlight shone down on the ground, and I muttered a prayer: "Gods and Buddhas, all arhats, it's strange, the little one is forced to come tonight." ”

Walking around here, the Luohan Hall is too big and extremely empty. There was nothing to be seen except the sleeping Buddha and the arhats on the wall, and two huge red ribbons fell to the ground along the pillars, and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn. Walking here, I felt a sense of oppression that I couldn't see in all directions, and I couldn't breathe well, and I couldn't find the reason.

The further in, the darker it became, the more hideous the expression of the arhat on the wall became, and occasionally the flashlight flashed, and the expression seemed to be still changing. In my astonishment, I discovered a pattern, and the eyes of these arhats all looked into the depths of the southwest corner of the main hall.

I felt a little numb in my scalp, but I still insisted on walking forward, and the surroundings became darker and darker, only the flashlight of the flashlight flickered, and finally I came to the southwest corner.

When I looked at it with a flashlight, my scalp exploded.

I saw a red staircase leading up to the second floor, and the entrance to the staircase was sealed with a yellow ribbon. The surface of the yellow silk is covered with bright red characters, which should be Sanskrit. In the middle of these Sanskrit texts, a bald Buddha is depicted, like a little monk, holding a Zen staff in his hand and riding a tiger under him.

As soon as I stood at the top of the stairs, I felt a chill blow down from it, my hairs stood on end, and my skin got goosebumps.

I hurriedly walked back, and when I returned to the Sleeping Buddha, Li Damin had already returned.

"Did you find anything?" He looked at me.

I nodded, shocked, and recounted what I had just seen on the stairs.

Li Damin said: "Yo, interesting, I also found a staircase there, the same as you saw, the staircase is also sealed with a belt, and the little monk painted on it should be Jizo Bodhisattva." Looks like we've come to the right place. ”

"Both stairs should lead to the second floor." I say.

Li Damin didn't speak, touching his chin and pondering, and it took a long time before he said, "It's definitely on the second floor." You can go anywhere, try the stairs on your side first. ”

I grabbed him, hesitated, and said, "Why......?" Let's go back. ”

"Are you scared?" Li Damin looked at me crookedly.

"I'm not afraid." I cleared my throat: "I always feel that this is a forbidden place for other people's monasteries, and it's not good for us to break around like this, even if it's an ordinary family, it's not good to rummage things around without permission." ”

"You are a person," Li Damin sighed: "I can see it clearly, I will only look at the phenomenon and not grasp the essence." Young man, you still have to fix it. Time is pressing, so I won't tell you a big reason, just one point, when we decided to come here, did you vote in favor? ”

"Yes." I nodded helplessly.

"Then you should know the truth of the rules set up by the audience," Li Damin said, "If you don't want to offend the temple, you should bring it up when you discuss it in the first place." Well, everything was agreed, and the handprints were signed and signed, and now you regret it, and you didn't do it that way. Oh, you just think it's rude to the temple, so isn't it irresponsible and rude to me to go back on your word like this? ”

Let Li Damin ask like this, I think it is indeed such a reason, and it is irrefutable for a while. I feel that I have fallen into a logical circle, and it seems natural for Li Damin to analyze what is outrageous.

Li Damin patted me on the shoulder: "Since you have done it, you must do it well, don't hesitate to do it at both ends, it is really not the husband's doing." ”

He took his flashlight and walked deeper into the hall. I sighed softly from behind and followed.

We walked to the end of the southwest corner and saw the stairs leading to the second floor. Li Damin leaned over and got under the yellow ribbon, the flashlight shone on the top of the stairs, and without beckoning me, it kicked up one by one. This kid's feet are still heavy, I don't know if it is intentional, and the sound of stepping on the steps resounded in the hall.

I had no choice but to get in and follow him up.

Going up the stairs to the upper floor, there is a hallway, Hesserian's.

Li Damin and I shone a flashlight at the top of the staircase, there are three branches in the corridor, and we can't see where we go, and intuitively feel that the structure of the second floor is extremely complex, like a huge labyrinth.

Li Damin took a deep breath, he was not afraid of heaven and earth, he also had to calm down and relax his mind. The two of us walked down the oncoming hallway, trying to walk in a straight line and not take a fork in the road.

The floor of the corridor is made of mahogany, which is really old, and no matter how careful you step on it, it will creak and creak, and it sounds extremely scary in the middle of the night.

Finally came to the end, facing a red door, Li Damin was about to go further, I grabbed him and motioned him to look.

On the floor in front of this red door, a monk sits cross-legged in a meditative posture, his hands stacked like lotus flowers, below his navel. With his eyes closed, he looks like a clay dummy at first glance.

The two of us froze for a moment, our hearts racing, our throats rattling.

For a long time, Li Damin raised his flashlight to shine it. After taking a photo, he and I looked at each other, and we recognized that this monk was actually Yuantong.

We stood there and didn't dare to move for a moment.

After waiting for a while, Yuantong was motionless, really like a mud bodhisattva. Li Damin tried to shine a flashlight on his face, but his face was expressionless, his eyelids were unresponsive in the light, and he seemed to have entered a deep concentration.

"What should I do?" I whispered.

Li Damin didn't answer, walked over, squatted in front of Yuantong, and shook his hand, "This monk is probably practicing some method, and he has settled down." ”

"Let's go, let's go somewhere else." My heart is almost beating to my throat, Li Damin is really bold.

Li Damin said: "It's okay, we made such a big move, we used a flashlight to sweep him just now, he didn't react, don't be afraid." ”

I walked over and wiped the cold sweat from my head, "That being said, it's better not to take risks." ”

Li Damin looked at the gate behind Yuantong and said, "Maybe the cat spirit is inside." ”

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Li Damin bypassed Yuantong, put his hands against the door, and pushed hard. But don't say it, this door is really open, and the "crunch" is extremely heavy. I hurried over to help, and it took a lot of effort for the two of us to open a small crack in the door.

Li Damin's flashlight shone into it, and he saw that there was a latch in the door, and there was a heavy lock on it. It's strange that the lock on this door is not on the outside, but on the inside.

Li Damin gestured and said, "This door should be able to be pushed again, and the gap is enough for a hand to pass through and take the key to reach in, and the lock inside can be opened." ”

"Why is this the lock not hanging outside?" I wondered.

"Who knows, this place is full of treacherous and unreasonable." Li Damin squatted in front of Yuantong, stretched out his hand and began to touch the monk's body.

"What?" I hurried to stop him.

"Stupid you," Li Damin said, "This monk is guarding the door, obviously the key is hidden on his body, find the key and let's go in." ”

I was sweating all over my head, "Li Damin, I have convinced you, you are really a hero, and you are too bold." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, we'll wake up later, we can't do anything." Li Damin said.

As soon as I got started, I found that Yuantong seemed to be in a deep sleep, and he couldn't wake up no matter how much he fiddled with it. Our movements at the beginning were relatively light, and we moved twice, and the monk let us fish and meat, and the movements gradually became bigger. Li Damin's hand was about to reach into the monk's arms.