Wu Sheng responded subconsciously.

"Let's go."

The two monks went down the mountain and walked out of the forest.

The young monk stopped and looked back. He saw dense woods behind him, and the path was a bit deep. If you look closely, it was a bit scary.

"Why are the temples built so deep in the mountains and forests?"

"Buddhism is originally a place of purity." Monk Kong said.

"Wouldn't it be inconvenient for people down the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha?" Wu Sheng said.

During the days he was in the temple, Xiaohong and her family went to the mountains to worship Buddha and burn incense. They had not paid for the incense, but the abbot seemed very happy.

"If you have a Buddha in your heart, thousands of mountains and rivers will be useless; if you don't have a Buddha in your heart, even being close at hand will be useless." Monk Kong said.

"Well, it makes sense, but there are fewer people going there, the incense is not strong, and there is not much money for incense, so life will be a bit more miserable, right?"

In the past few days, he had only one staple food in the temple, which was dry pancakes. He didn't know what they were made of. They were hard to swallow and his throat was cut. He had to bring water to bring them down. He could clearly count the rice particles in the thin porridge.

Apart from that, I just ate some wild vegetables and fruits, but I couldn’t even eat enough. I don’t know how this empty monk got so fat and white. This is also the reason why he had to return to secular life. If he continues to stay in the temple, he will definitely

If you are malnourished, you may starve to death directly.

"Yes, the abbot has lost weight recently!" Monk Kong said after pondering for a moment.

The two of them were talking and walking on the road. Not long after walking, a river stopped in front of them. The river was not wide, only ten feet. The water was relatively clear. There were many aquatic plants at the bottom of the river. The banks on both sides were covered with various kinds of plants.

Plants, there are several clusters of small purple flowers growing among the weeds, swaying in the wind, very beautiful.

There is a wooden bridge over the river, more than a foot wide, and it looks a bit old. There are also a few weeds growing in the gaps. Standing on the bridge and looking down through the gaps, you can see the slowly flowing river.

"Little monk."

Wu Sheng suddenly heard a woman's voice, very soft and gentle.

"who?"

"Little monk."

The sound started again, and if you listened carefully, it seemed to be coming from under the bridge.

He walked to the bridge, held on to the wooden guardrail and looked down. The river was flowing quietly, and the bottom of the river was covered with dense aquatic plants, floating with the current.

"Little monk." The voice rang again.

"Who, where are you!?"

"I'm here, right down there."

Wu Sheng looked down, and he didn't know when a small bamboo raft floated up in the river. On it stood a young and beautiful girl about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a light green dress, with a thin waist, and a very pretty appearance.

She was beautiful, with charming eyes and affectionate eyes, looking straight at him.

"Little monk, would you like to come down and talk to me?" the young girl said with a smile.

"No, I have something to do today, another day, another day."

"Come down?" The woman's voice was very soft, as if she was whispering in her ear.

The monk felt that his head was a little dazed. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the young girl was so beautiful. He wanted to talk to her and chat, and then subconsciously walked under the bridge.

"Wusheng, what are you doing?" Suddenly a voice rang.

The young monk felt that his head was buzzing and he was very dizzy. His eyes swayed a few times and his body almost fell. When he stood still, he found that he had descended from the wooden bridge and arrived at the river.

Looking further into the river, the clear river water flows quietly, and the water plants are swaying.

"Just now, there was a small bamboo raft in the river just now." Wu Sheng pointed to the river and said.

"Where are the bamboo rafts?" Monk Kong asked.

"There is also a young and beautiful girl on the bamboo raft. I clearly saw it and she still called me!"

"Wusheng, listen to my teacher's words, even if the country is fragrant and beautiful, in the end it is just a pile of red and pink skeletons."

"That's a ghost!" Wu Sheng's face changed and turned a little pale.

"Hey, there are no ghosts in the world, it's because people's hearts are unclean!" Monk Kong said with his palms clasped together.

"Let's go, let's go to the village to make a meal. After walking for such a long time, I'm a little hungry."

"Well, I'm hungry too." Wu Sheng said.

After Monk Kong Kong said this, he touched his belly. After crossing the bridge, he looked back and saw that the river was flowing quietly.

What happened just now, was it an hallucination? Why did it feel so real? Looking and listening, it was just like a real person.

When I arrived at the end of the village, I saw an old man with a slight hunchback, leading a slightly skinny old ox, walking slowly.

"donor."

"Monk Kong, I haven't seen you for a while, and you've gained weight again!" the old man said with a smile.

Kong Kong smiled when he heard this.

"What are you doing down the mountain?"

"Go to Jinhua."

"Slow down on the road," the old man said. After speaking, he took the cow and left.

"Donor, we have been walking for a long time and are a little tired. Can we go to the benefactor's house to ask for a bowl of water?" Kong Kong followed behind.

"You can drink water, but not eat," the old man said.

There was no trace of embarrassment on Kong Kong's face after hearing this.

"Thank you donor."

Follow this old man to outside a courtyard in the village.

"Wait outside for a while."

After tying up the cow, the old man entered the house, not forgetting to close the door as if to prevent thieves. After a while, he came out with two clay bowls.

"Then, let's leave as soon as you finish drinking."

"Thank you donor."

The two monks finished drinking the water. The old man took the bowl and immediately turned around, closed the door with a bang, and then inserted the door latch from the inside.

"We seem to be very unpopular!" Wu Sheng said.

"Haha, let's change households." Kong Kong said with a smile.

They moved to another house and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man wearing coarse clothes. When he saw the two monks, his face immediately darkened.

"Donor, we"

"No, go somewhere else!"

Before he finished speaking, the door was closed with a bang, and the door pin was also inserted from the inside.

"What is going on?" Wu Sheng was stunned. "What did you do to make you so annoying?"

"Some people in the village have some prejudice against us." Monk Kong said.

"Is it someone else?" Wu Sheng asked unhappily. After walking all afternoon, his stomach was rumbling with hunger. He originally hoped to go to this village to beg for a meal, but looking at the situation now, there is probably no hope.

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While the two were saying this, there was a creak, and the door of a house in front of them opened, and a young girl walked out. Although she was dressed very roughly, she still looked pretty.

"Donor Ning." Monk Kuang greeted with a smile.

"Two masters." The girl smiled slightly.

A few days ago, this girl went to the temple to burn incense and make wishes. Her name was Ning Xiaohong.

She was kind-hearted and let the two people into the room, and then prepared fast food for them. The two people's dinner was finally settled. This was also the first full meal the young monk had eaten in the past few days.

"Buddha will bless you." Kong Kong said.

"Thank you, master. If you don't mind, can the two masters spend the night at home?" Ning Xiaohong said.
Chapter completed!