Qin Feng's heart sank. He knew that it wasn't a big deal. It wouldn't be so sudden. After all, he had just finished his meeting.
Arriving at the main hall of the Clear Sky Temple, Qin Feng avoided the endless stream of visitors and saw the two people frowning.
"Lord Abbot." The two of them bowed.
"No need to be polite. What's the matter, hall masters?”
The two of them looked at each other. Wang Fu sighed and said,"Sir, I returned to the main hall after a meeting this morning and heard a waiter say that he saw a group of monks enter the county government this morning. There were about a dozen people.”
Qin Feng suddenly heard the word monk and had mixed feelings. He frowned and asked,"Where did this monk come from? Have you investigated?"
Daoist Zhen said," I heard Hall Master Wang's greeting and asked that young man in detail. That group of monks is the abbot of Lingguang Temple in Lin County, Monk Fa Jie. Back when Qingyun Temple was still prosperous, I saw the old abbot and Monk Fa Jie sitting and discussing Dao from afar.”
"It's been more than ten years, right?" Qin Feng frowned. You have, but you haven't met him before. Could it be that you're mistaken?”
"Sir, although I'm not sure if it's the Dharma Ring Monk from Lingguang Temple, it's true that a monk has come to the county government," said Wang Fu. The most important thing now was to figure out the purpose of these monks.”
Qin Feng nodded." That's right. It's almost noon now. No matter how important the matter is, it shouldn't be delayed until the afternoon." How about this, Hall Master Zhen, you and I will stand guard at the entrance of the county government office and make sure it's Monk Dao Jie first." Wang Fu, use my name to bring a set of jade articles to Cui Dianshi's residence and sound him out.”
"Yes, my lord. I'll do it now." Wang Fu bowed and went out to prepare.
Qin Feng and Daoist Zhen came to a restaurant at the entrance of the county government office. They ordered a pot of yellow wine and drank slowly with a few dishes.
Perhaps the magistrate had asked the monk to stay for dinner, but at the end of the afternoon, five or six monks walked out of the county office with a white-bearded Dongzhou Guoshang, who was fifty or sixty years old.
"Milord, the East Province State Lord is the magic ring. He hasn't aged for more than ten years.”Daoist Zhen sighed.
Qin Feng didn't say anything. He carefully sized up Monk Dharma Ring.
Although the monk was old, his skin was rosy and he walked like a dragon and tiger. He did not look like an old man who was about to die.
At this moment, Monk Dharma Ring seemed to have sensed something. He turned his gaze over and saw Qin Feng and Daoist Zhen. His eyes lit up as he pressed his palms together and said,"Amitabha. This poor monk's name is Fa Jie, and I'm the abbot of Spiritual Light Temple. Greetings, Fellow Daoists.”
His voice was like a lion's roar, deafening the deaf. However, other than Qin Feng and the other two, the surrounding pedestrians and customers who were eating in the shop did not move.
Qin Feng felt a chill in his heart. This monk's control was really brilliant. He had turned the lion's roar into the chanting of a Bodhisattva and did not affect outsiders at all.
Qin Feng wasn't annoyed at being seen through. He brought Daoist Zhen and went up to him."I've long heard that the Spiritual Light Temple is prosperous with incense and many monks. It's my honor to meet all the eminent monks today. Clear Sky Temple's abbot, Qin Feng, greets the abbot of the magic ring and the few fellow daoists.”
Qin Feng wasn't just flattering them. The cultivation of the five or six monks in front of him was unfathomable. They must be higher than him. Of the remaining few, at least two of them were on par with him, and the rest were only a hair's breadth apart.
Even though the people in front of him were the elites of Lingguang Temple, Qin Feng knew that the Blue Cloud Temple, which had only been open for a month, was far from them.
"Amitabha." All the monks put their palms together and bowed.
"I thought that the Blue Cloud Temple would inevitably fall after Brother Blue Cloud's unfortunate death," Monk Fa Jie said with a smile. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Qin to appear. There's hope for the restoration of the Clear Sky Temple. This Penniless Monk is not very happy.”
Daoist Zhen couldn't help but bow." Greetings, Abbot of the Dharma Ring. I've seen your elegance at the Dharma Conference more than ten years ago."”
"What kind of elegant demeanor is that?" Monk Fa Jie laughed. More than ten years ago, I once sat down and discussed the Dao with Taoist Priest Qing Yun. The scene of that day was still vivid in my mind. When I heard that Blackmountain Lord was attacking the garden, I wished I could grow wings and come to help. Unexpectedly, that day, the Wu barbarians made a strange move and the army gathered at the border. Our temple had to guard against it and did not dare to act rashly. After that, the barbarian sorcerers retreated, and he was shocked to hear that Daoist Qingyun had unfortunately died. Amitabha.”He actually revealed sadness.
"The Lord of the Boundless," lamented Daoist Zhen.”
"It's been so many years, the sacrifices of our predecessors were not in vain." Qin Feng advised. Hepu County is still standing tall and has not been destroyed by Blackmountain Monarch, so there is no need to be too sad.”
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Qin Feng asked,""May I know why all the eminent monks have come to my Hepu County today?”
The monks wanted to say something but stopped. They all looked at Monk Fa Jie. Fa Jie smiled." A few days ago, the county magistrate of your county sent a letter saying that Lord Blackmountain has been restless recently. He invited our temple to discuss this matter.”
"I see." Qin Feng smiled. Masters, you are all tired, why don't you come to my temple to rest a little and do your part as a host?”
Monk Fa Jie smiled and said," Amitabha. Thank you for your kind offer, Abbot Qin. However, the matter is urgent. We have to rush back to Lingguang Temple overnight, so we won't disturb you."”
Qin Feng's smile gradually turned cold as he watched the monk of Spiritual Light Temple leave."Let's go back to the temple."
The two of them had a lot on their minds and did not speak along the way.
When they returned to the main hall, Hall Master Wang had already been waiting for a long time.
" Lord Abbot, I've already asked around," Wang Fu said,""Monk Fa Jie of Spiritual Light Temple came to Hepu County on the orders of the county magistrate. County Magistrate Zhu promised Lingguang Temple to establish a branch temple in Hepu County to gain their support to resist the pressure of Lord Black Mountain.”
This world was ten thousand times the size of the real world. The two counties were often thousands of miles apart. The resources and population were worth building a branch temple.
"Are you sure?" Qin Feng's face turned ugly.”
"It was Cui Dianshi's hint," Wang Fu said. He asked me to pass on a message that he was unable to help in this matter and apologized for it.”
Qin Feng was silent.
The hall fell silent for a moment. Wang Fu could not help but say,"Milord, seeing that our monastery is about to prosper, the Spiritual Light Temple has come to pick peaches.”
Qin Feng muttered to himself," Now that the county magistrate has a request from Lingguang Temple, we can't do anything on the surface. However, we can make more preparations with the people and make them suffer in silence."”
Wang Fu's eyes lit up.”
"Call the newly appointed managers over, including the Dao Soldier Commander Zhao Long. This time, all the halls of the Clear Sky Temple have to cooperate."”
Not long after, Wang Fu brought Li Xiu 'er and the others over.
"Greetings, Lord Abbot." The few of them bowed and sat down. Wang Fu opened his mouth and explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly.
" That's too despicable," Li Xiu 'er said angrily,""That bald man from Spiritual Light Temple dared to come to our Hepu County to snatch food. He clearly doesn't put our Clear Sky Temple in his eyes. Master, why don't you let me bring a team of mages and teach them a lesson?”
The sword-wielding Taoist priest of the Hall of Demon Slayers was also known as the Master.
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