Chapter 2 Pray for the Golden Body
"Delirious, body like cartilage, isn't this eldest lady of the Dong family who has a strange disease the same symptoms as the Liang bride who lost her soul in the book?"
Thinking of this, Lin Ye felt that his opportunity had come. Once the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info cured the strange illness of the eldest lady of the Dong family, he will be able to get a reward of five hundred taels of silver, then he will not have to worry about life for a long time.
However, Lin Ye's only concern now is that he is worried that what is said in this "Persona of Boqing" is untrue, and he is afraid that the allusion of "the bride loses her soul" is really just a made-up ghost legend.
"If the story is true, relying on the incense wax and incense ashes dug up from this land temple, I have a high chance of helping the eldest lady of the Dong family to retrieve the heavenly soul and the earth soul, and easily get a reward of five hundred taels of silver. But if the story is false, and I rashly go to treat the eldest lady of the Dong family to no avail, I will inevitably be beaten by the family members of the Dong Mansion in the name of making trouble. ”
After reading the story of the bride's loss of soul, Lin Ye was hesitating whether to unveil the list to treat the eldest lady of the Dong family and earn silver taels, when suddenly there was a hurried knock on the door, and the sound was that someone was kicking the door with his foot.
"Who?"
Lin Ye was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly hid this "Persona of Boqing" in his arms.
"Lin Ye, you stinky boy, you are really at home. Hurry up and open the door, it's time to pay this month's ten cents of tax silver. There was a loud shout outside the door, knowing that Lin Ye was at home, Lin Liangzhu kicked the door even harder.
"Oops! It's the patriarch who has come to collect the taxes. It's over, I only have two copper coins in my whole belongings now, where can I afford to pay taxes?"
Hearing this voice, Lin Ye's heart sank. Since the opening of the Great Qin Wu Kingdom, the clan feudal system has been implemented, and even ordinary people must be attached to a family sphere of influence. The family then manages and pays taxes.
Although Lin Ye is an orphan with no father and no mother, he has such a cousin Lin Liangzhu, who is the patriarch of the Lin clan in Yuanfeng City. On weekdays, Lin Ye was hungry and cold, and he couldn't see his figure, but when it came to collecting taxes at the end of each month, he was diligent and tight. Moreover, this Lin Liangzhu has always coveted the dilapidated thatched house left to him by Lin Ye's father.
The taxes of Great Qin Wuguo are not too heavy, but unemployed people like Lin Ye still need to pay ten cents a month, and if they have land or other properties, they need to calculate it separately.
"Today is only the twenty-nineth, and tomorrow is the last day of the month to pay taxes. I'll pay this tax tomorrow. ”
Lin Ye didn't open the door, and said through the door, because he was afraid that Lin Liangzhu would find out that he was peeking at the forbidden book.
"Tomorrow is a fart! Lao Tzu said that today's hand is today's handover. ”
Lin Liangzhu, who was outside the door, guessed that Lin Ye had no money when he heard it, and knew that this was a good opportunity to force Lin Ye to sell the deed, so he immediately kicked the door fiercely.
Bang!
Lin Liangzhu kicked the door of Lin Ye's house and stepped on it, not only did he not apologize at all, but also pointed at Lin Ye proudly and said, "Stinky boy, if you don't open the door, then don't blame me for being polite." If you don't have the money to sell me the deed, haha, I can give you a silver tael at most. ”
Seeing this, Lin Ye in the house pointed to the dilapidated door panel on the ground, glared at Lin Liangzhu angrily and reprimanded: "This is my door, the thirty-seventh article of the Great Qin Law, trespassing on other people's houses and courtyards without the permission of the master, and destroying and stealing property, should be punished for the crime of stealing, punished with a hundred rods, and exiled for five hundred miles." ”
Lin Liangzhu, who was originally vigorous, was taken aback by Lin Ye's words, and stammered a little weakly: "I...... I'm here on command...... Collect taxes, who ...... Who told you not to open the door? Stinky boy, don't think that if you read a few more books, I'll be afraid of you. ”
"The seventy-fifth day of the Great Qin tax stipulates that the people pay taxes to the patriarch on the last day of the end of the month. Today's square is 29, and tomorrow's 30th is the deadline for tax payment. Why are you collecting my taxes today?"
In the face of Lin Liangzhu, who rushed in with the fierce gods, Lin Ye was not afraid at all, the words were sonorous, and even brought out the Great Qin Law Decree and the Great Qin Tax, each of which was justified and well-founded, so that Lin Liangzhu could not refute a word.
"This ...... What is the difference between today's handover and tomorrow's handover? I happen to come here today, so you can hand it in today first, and save yourself trouble tomorrow. ”
was angrily reprimanded by Lin Ye, and Lin Liangzhu's confidence was not so sufficient. However, when he casually looked at a portrait hanging on the wall of the thatched house, he was immediately ecstatic, pointed at Lin Ye's nose and said, "Haha! Stinky boy, what if I let you pay this tax tomorrow? Even if you can find a way to get ten copper coins tomorrow." But the golden body of this Martial Emperor Icon is still half full, and there is only one night left, I see how you can have time to pray and chant to cross the golden body!"
A few days ago, I went out of the city to look for game, and when I came back too late, I forgot to pray and read the scriptures. I haven't had time to make up for it in the past two days, which is a bad thing. ”
Turning around and looking at the Martial Emperor Statue on the wall, Lin Ye's heart sank again, but in the face of the arrogant and domineering Lin Liangzhu, he still said stiffly, "Whether I can cross the golden body of the Martial Emperor Statue is my own business, I don't need you to worry about it!"
"Hmph! stinky boy, he still has a hard mouth when he dies. Your Martial Emperor Statue still needs to pray for at least six or seven hours, and ordinary people who pray for two hours a day are a little dizzy and need to rest for four or five hours. Moreover, praying for up to four hours a day will cause you to be drowsy and have no effect.
It's wishful thinking that you're going to spend a night full of gold. Just wait for tomorrow if you can't hand over the statue of the Martial Emperor, and be sent to the prison of the Prayer Mansion for the rest of your life......! Isn't the title deed of your kennel still mine? When the time comes, I'll build a separate yard for my second lady here!haha......"
Although the thatched house left by Lin Ye's father is dilapidated, the title deed is worth at least a hundred taels of silver, and Lin Liangzhu has been coveting it since Lin Ye's mother passed away. Now that he finally waited for this opportunity, Lin Liangzhu gloated and left with satisfaction.
Seeing his figure go away, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief, quickly locked the door again, looked at the statue of the Martial Emperor hanging on the wall, and said with a little headache: "A statue of the Martial Emperor needs to pray and chant for two hours every day, and it takes thirty days to sculpt the golden body of the Martial Emperor in the painting." I wasted two days before, and with today's total, wouldn't the rest of the prayer be at least six hours in a row to complete the golden body of the Martial Emperor?"
With such a calculation, Lin Ye was also a little panicked. There were only twelve hours in a day, and now it was almost night, and if he wanted to sculpt the golden body of the Martial Emperor Statue before tomorrow, Lin Ye was afraid that it would be too late to sleep all night. Moreover, the longer the continuous prayer and chanting, the worse the effect, and the time it would actually take for Lin Ye would definitely be far more than six hours.
If you can't hand over the statue of the Martial Emperor with a golden body on time, and you don't have to pay the silver taels to pay for your crimes, you will be thrown into the prison of the Prayer Mansion and become a slave who prays and recites sutras day and night. ”
As soon as Lin Ye thought of being sent to the Prayer Mansion, he broke out in a cold sweat. In addition to paying the corresponding taxes and silver on time every month, the people of the Great Qin Martial Kingdom must also receive such a Martial Emperor Statue from the patriarch every month. The statue of the Martial Emperor that he received at the beginning, the black iron armor of the founding Emperor painted on it, is mighty and extraordinary.
The people need to spend at least two hours or so every day praying in front of the statue of Emperor Wu to recite the "Great Qin Founding and Dingding Sutra". The armor of the Martial Emperor on the icon will slowly transform from black to gold from the bottom up, and this process is called the Martial Emperor's golden body.
After almost a month, the golden body of the Martial Emperor can be molded, and on the last day of each month, the patriarchs of each clan will come to collect the statue of the Martial Emperor who is full of the golden body. If the gold body has not been fully molded by this time, it is necessary to pay a fine of silver according to the remaining progress, and a heavy fine of ten taels of silver is required for the prayer chanting of the prayer one day missing.
If the time comes, he will not be able to hand over the statue of the Emperor Wu with a golden body and pay the sky-high fine, he will be thrown into the prison of the Prayer Palace, and he will become a slave who is kept like a livestock and can only pray and chant to the statue of the Emperor Wu day and night.
"No, I must not be imprisoned in the Prayer House, and once I enter it, I will never be able to live beyond my life. If I want to pray and chant sutras, don't I just persist in praying and chanting for six hours without sleeping? As long as I enter the state of sincerity for six hours, I can speed up a little, and I will definitely be able to mold the golden body of the Martial Emperor tomorrow. ”
Clenched his fists, Lin Ye quickly sat cross-legged in front of the Martial Emperor Icon, and quickly entered the state of praying and chanting with this thought.
"The son of Fengtian, the emperor of the opening dynasty. Break the demon road and set the Central Plains. Traveling all over the world, Yidi surrendered. Megatron Universe, Thousands of Generations ......"
Reciting aloud the "Great Qin Founding Dingding Sutra", Lin Ye forced his attention to concentrate incomparably, that is, he entered a state of sincerity. Almost a quarter of an hour passed, and Lin Ye found that sure enough, in this state, the speed of shaping the golden body was much faster than usual.
However, Lin Ye felt that his head was already a little dizzy. And the temperature dropped with the night, there was no charcoal fire in the house, the only wooden door that blocked the wind was also kicked and broken, the cold wind blew straight Lin Ye shivered, and when he opened his mouth to read again, he was so cold that he couldn't even concentrate.
"It's so cold! Not to mention the sincerity of my heart, my teeth chatter even when I chant the sutras. ”
Lin Ye, who was shivering with cold, hurriedly put the wooden door back, and then saw the sack of incense wax and incense ash that he had brought back from the dilapidated land temple at the head of the bed today, so he immediately took out some from it, quickly made a few incense candle lamps, lit them with a fire fold, and surrounded him.
"Whew...... With these candles made of incense wax, it is really much warmer. And the candles were lit, and there was a faint fragrance that I smelled in the Land Temple, and it smelled very good. I just felt a little dizzy and weak after reading the "Great Qin Founding Dingding Sutra" a few times, but after smelling this fragrance, I didn't feel dizzy at all, and I still felt a little refreshed. ”
Lighting the candlelight, Lin Ye neither felt cold nor dizzy. He immediately made persistent efforts, and prayed loudly to the statue of the Martial Emperor and chanted:
"The son of Fengtian, the emperor of the opening dynasty. Break the demon road, Dingding Central Plains ......"
Within a quarter of an hour, Lin Ye was shocked to find that the Martial Emperor Holy Statue, which was still a long way from being completed, was actually the last bit left.
“...... The people of Great Qin, enjoy peace and peace, thank Emperor Wu, and never stop!"
And even this last bit was filled after Lin Ye finished reciting the few sentences of "The Great Qin Founding Scripture".
"This ...... How is this possible? In only a quarter of an hour, the golden body is full?"
Lin Ye stood there, he had been praying and chanting to the Martial Emperor Statue every day since he was six years old, but such a strange thing had never happened.
Even in a very sincere state, the prayer chanting to form the golden body has only been accelerated a little. More often than not, it takes more time because the prayer is recited carelessly.
But today, the golden body that normally takes at least six hours to pray and chant can be completed in a quarter of an hour, Lin Ye really can't believe that this is true.
"What the hell just happened, what is it that causes me to pray for the golden body to suddenly become so fast?"
Lin Ye hurriedly recalled the different changes in his two prayers and chanting before and after, and his eyes instantly fell on these incense candle lamps lit around him, and he guessed in surprise: "Could it be that the incense wax dug up from these land temples is working?"