The thin Taoist priest was a little nervous and a little excited, and tried to communicate with him, trying to say as calmly as possible: "Brother ghost, how about we make friends?" "

The water ghost landed on all fours like an animal, its belly pressed against the mud by the river, and its face leaned against the candle, sniffing vigorously.

At this time, the thin Taoist priest found that something was wrong, if this guy was a water ghost, why would he have a face exactly the same as his own?

As he was stunned, the water ghost grinned, as if he were sneering.

The thin Taoist priest stared at the water ghost's face, feeling like his other self was laughing. He was a little scared in his heart, and thought, if this ghost friend doesn't make friends, I'd better leave early.

Thinking of this, the thin Taoist priest packed up his things and stood up, and when he wanted to take a step, suddenly, his feet and neck were cold, and a pair of wet hands grabbed him.

The thin Taoist priest was extremely frightened, so he struggled forward, and a force came over and pulled him down.

At this time, the thin Taoist priest suddenly remembered something: "The water ghost is looking for a stand-in!" "

This ghost, I'm afraid it's a person who drowned in the river, how many years have passed, there is no way to reincarnate, and it's easy to wait for such a stunned thin Taoist priest. I actually lit a candle here to attract ghosts. If you don't pull him down, it's just intolerable.

Thinking of this, the thin Taoist priest simply threw himself on the ground, scratching and scratching with his ten fingers, and crawled on the ground vigorously, hoping to get out of the river.

But the water ghost's strength is too great, and he is not an opponent at all.

At this time, he was also in a hurry, and the thin Taoist priest hugged the big tree by the river, and with the strength of this tree, he climbed vigorously to the riverbank.

After a stalemate like this for a while, the thin Taoist gradually lost his strength. Both feet were dragged into the water.

I don't know when the road began, and the water of this river became cold and biting. The thin Taoist priest's feet reached inside, and he was immediately numb and painful from the cold.

At this time, the thin Taoist priest couldn't stand it anymore, he was arrogant, he felt that he was a cultivator, and it was a very shameful thing to be caught by a ghost, at this time at the moment of life and death, he couldn't hide his face, he began to shout loudly for help.

After shouting like this for a while, not only was there no half of him, but his calves were already immersed in the water.

When he was in despair, suddenly, two figures appeared in front of him. The thin Taoist priest was overjoyed and shouted, "Come and save me, hurry up and save my life." "

At that time, the thin Taoist priest did not explain that there were water ghosts here, for fear of scaring these two people away. He calculated that as soon as the two men approached, he would hold them in a hurry and refuse to let them go until they had climbed ashore.

When the two people walked to the river one after the other, by the faint candlelight, the thin Taoist priest suddenly found that the person in front of him was carrying an iron cable. With two feet bare, a head with long hair that is messy and sticky everywhere.

The thin Taoist priest's heart was excited: "It's over, these two don't look like living people." "

The thin Taoist priest was immediately frightened, and when he didn't know what to do, suddenly, the ghost with the iron rope fell to the ground, and a figure flashed behind it. In a hurry, I didn't see his face clearly, but I saw him feel a talisman from his bosom and slap it into the water.

As soon as the talisman approached the river, it immediately burst into flames.

As the saying goes, fire and water are incompatible, but that was definitely not the case that day. It's not just this talisman that's burning, it's the whole river. The water ghosts in the river were burned so that the ghosts cried wolf, and finally let go of their hands in hatred and let go of the thin Taoist.

At this time, the slender Taoist priest realized that today was the time to meet a master in the world, and his dream of learning art from a teacher for many years was about to come true. The thin Taoist priest was a little overwhelmed with excitement.

The thin Taoist priest supported the ground with two elbows, climbed ashore with difficulty, thanked him again and again, and took the opportunity to say to this person that he wanted to learn Taoism.

But this person just glanced at him, and then said in a low voice: "If you have a fate, come to the Great Holy Temple to find me." "

Then, as soon as he lifted up the evil spirit chained, he walked away without saying a word.

After the experience of the thin Taoist priest was finished, Li Xiaoxing and I were still immersed in the scene he described. Dark night, riverside, water ghosts

I looked at him with palpitations: "Are you bold enough?" And then? Did you go to the Great Holy Temple to find a master? "

The thin Taoist priest shook his head and smiled bitterly: "After I came back from the river, I had a fever for several days, let alone looking for someone, and I couldn't even get out of bed." It's been a good couple of days, and I'm barely able to walk. "

Although the thin Taoist priest has not gone out in the past few days, he has been inquiring about the location of the Great Holy Temple, according to him, there is only one Great Holy Temple in the entire urban area, which is by the river, as long as you walk along the river, you can find it quickly. According to this geographical position, there is no doubt that the master should also be there.

I nodded, and made a secret note of it. So far, there's a silver lining, and I'll have to see anyway.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Li Xiaoxing and I packed up, planning to find the Great Holy Temple.

Just set off, Li Xiaoxing answered the phone, and after hanging up the phone, his face was very bad, and he sighed and said, "Xu You, my mother is hospitalized, I have to go back to look at the store." "

I waved my hand: "Okay, I'll go myself." "

Before leaving, Li Xiaoxing took out a stack of money from his pocket and stuffed it in my hand: "You just came out of the hospital, and you are nervous about money, you can take this first." "

I didn't refuse, and it would be a bit of a pretense to excuse myself at this time. I took the money and said, "If there is anything in the future, just ask me, as long as I can do it." "

Li Xiaoxing smiled bitterly: "Do you want to buy insurance?" "

The two of us laughed and parted.

I came to the river where the thin Taoist priest summoned ghosts, and walked forward slowly.

At this time, although the weather is not hot, it can be regarded as spring. The river began to stench for a while, and I couldn't help but feel a little dizzy as I walked around here for a while.

At this time, I was a little skeptical: "Does the master really live by the river?" With this smell, he is not afraid of smoking to death? "

At first, I was still looking around, but by the time I got tired, I was dizzy. During this process, I stopped many people and asked them, "Where is the Great Holy Temple?" "

Without exception, those people pointed forward and said, "In front." "

In front, in front, in front I walked for a long time with my head drooping. The sun had risen overhead, and I was sweating all over my body, and my eyes were on Venus. I thought to myself, "Damn, let's get out of the city if we leave." "

At this time. The goal appeared. In the distance, I saw a tall tiled house with red walls and gray tiles, showing a corner in the shade of the trees by the river.

In our north, such tiled houses are very rare, let alone in the cities. I was sure in an instant that this tiled house was the temple I was looking for.

I ran two steps forward in a hurry, and a bridge appeared over the river, and I walked over it and went around the big trees. A tiled house suddenly appeared in front of me.

Sure enough, it's a temple. This temple is not lively, but there are also pilgrims who offer incense, and there are only two or three. Although there are few people, I am at ease.

The pilgrims walked in groups, each holding their noses with their hands. The river stinks.

I rushed over and found a plaque hanging on the gate with three big characters on it: "Great Holy Temple." "Sure enough, it's here.

Speaking of which, some people think it's. Because everyone knows that the Monkey King is a literary figure and does not exist. In fact, when something happens, there must be a reason for it, if you don't understand, you have to criticize, then you can only reveal that you are lonely and unheard.

It's not like I've never seen this kind of big temple before, there used to be one near our house. When I was in elementary school, I knew that Sun Wukong was just a fictional character, so when I saw the Great Holy Temple, I teamed up with a group of children and threw stones into it to play. A few days later, we all had a serious illness.

Later, my mother personally went to the temple to burn incense and make offerings, apologized to the great sage, and the matter was over.

Since then, I learned that although Sun Wukong is fictional, since the temple has been built, there will definitely be mountain spirits and monsters attached to the temple to enjoy the incense.

So at this time, I didn't dare to slack off, dressed up, and walked to the temple respectfully. Kowtowed a few times to the statue of the Great Sage.

As soon as these heads were knocked out, they heard a voice behind them: "Amitabha." "

My heart moved: "Could it be that the master is here?" "

I hurriedly turned around and saw a monk in a monk's robe behind me. This monk is not old, that is, he looks like a middle-aged man, but between his eyebrows, there is a faint sense of spirit.

The thin Taoist priest didn't tell me what the master looked like before, because he didn't see it clearly. When I saw a monk at this time, I naturally thought of the master.

I quickly stood up and said, "Master, I"

I didn't want to hit the monk and waved his hand, stopping me: "Little brother, don't talk yet, let me see Oh, the complexion on your face is not very good, could it be that something happened recently?" "

I chuckled in my heart: "Sure enough, it's a master." "

So my chick pecked at the rice and nodded again and again.

The monk waved at me: "Follow me." "

This great temple sits in a large hall facing north and south, and it enshrines the golden body of the Buddha who fought over the victory. On both sides of the courtyard, there is a small room against the wall, lined up, which is considered a meditation room.

Nervously, I followed the monk into one of the rooms. I've been thinking about how to ask him to help me in a while. Since he took the initiative to find me, there is a chance that this matter will be done.

After entering the meditation room, the monk sat down. He said to me, "Abbot, young man, what's your name?" "

I thought to myself, this monk's name is really weird, how can anyone call him the abbot directly? But at this time, I didn't have the heart to study other people's Dharma names, so I honestly replied, "Xu You." "

The abbot closed his eyes and shook his head and muttered, "Well, Xu You." "

I asked politely, "Master, are you the only one in this temple?" "

The abbot opened his eyes, nodded, and said, "Yes, I am the only one in this temple." There are few small monks in our temple, there is no noise in the world, and it is a place of pure cultivation. However, don't think that our incense here is not good, there are no capable people. "