Jiang Chen was surprised to see them, but he understood everything when he saw their greenish-gray robes.
"Ancestor, please bless me and let me pass this tribulation." Jiang Chen replied casually and continued to eat his noodles. His expression was much calmer now.
When Zhang Yuan and the others saw this, their faces were a little awkward.
A middle-aged monk beside them stepped forward and clapped his hands at Jiang Chen.
"Faction Head Jiang, I'm sorry. Your junior brothers have already joined our Mountain Sound Temple without prior notice.”
He was an elder of the Mountain Sound Temple, and his Dharma name was Hui Ming.
Jiang Chen put down his bowl and took a sip of Chinese rice."It doesn't matter. Everyone has their own aspirations. They can go wherever they want.”
Monk Hui Ming smiled faintly when he heard that.""The Abbey Dean is indeed the Abbey Dean.”
"How impressed?"
"Um…"
"Actually, I came here this time because I have something to discuss with the Abbey Dean.”
"Tell me about it?"
"According to what I know, ever since Taoist Master Xuan Xu passed away in an accident, your Taoist temple should have been without incense for more than a month, right?”
"Yes, that's right." Jiang Chen said indifferently.
"From what I know, the harvest of your fields and gardens this year seems to be very poor.”
"Yes."
"If this old monk is not wrong, the food in your temple should be running out, right?”Hui Ming's eyes were like torches as he stared straight at Jiang Chen, as if he had already seen through him.
"Just say what you want to do," Jiang Chen snapped."Why are you talking so much nonsense?”
"Um…"
Huiming was embarrassed for a moment before saying in a deep voice,"If that's the case, then I'll get straight to the point. May I ask Abbey Dean, what plans do you have for Wuwei Daoist Temple in the future?”
"Same as usual," Jiang Chen replied.
"As usual?" Huiming sneered when he heard that and said,"Forgive me for being blunt, but when Taoist Master Xuan Xu was still around, your temple could still have some incense to live on. However, since Taoist Master Xuan Xu passed away, have there been any visitors?”
"It's not that I look down on you, but you should know that with your qualifications and abilities, you won't have any believers. If this continues, I'm afraid you'll have to live on the northwest wind in less than half a month.”
"Instead of being cornered, why don't you prepare a backup plan for yourself earlier?”
"Oh, tell me, what backup plan?" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes.”
Huiming straightened his chest and said in a clear voice,"Join my Mountain Sound Temple!”
His voice was very loud. As soon as he spoke, he attracted the attention of the devotees on the small path below.
A group of devotees immediately swarmed over to watch the show.
"Transfer to your temple?"
Jiang Chen smiled playfully."Then I wonder what kind of treatment Master will give?”
Huiming pointed at Zhang Yuan and the others and said with a smile,"Three days later, they will directly shave their heads and receive the monk precepts. As for you, Abbey Dean, you should at least have the status of a standard teacher.”
"Oh? You've just become a monk and you've already become a monk. Congratulations, everyone!”Jiang Chen paid no attention to the treatment Hui Ming was giving him and instead congratulated Zhang Yuan and the others with a faint smile.
The positions in Buddhism were clear. Generally, new monks were only called novice monks. When they were twenty years old and had received the Buddhist teachings for five years, they could receive the monk precepts. At this time, they were called monks.
As for the standard teacher, he was above the monk and had just reached the position where he could teach people to recite.
In the Buddhist Sect, it was considered a moderate title.
"Senior Brother, you don't have to congratulate me. You can come as well. As long as you come, you will be the standard teacher. This is much more comfortable than being an empty Abbey Dean.”
"At least I don't have to worry about eating and drinking every day.”
Zhang Yuan and the others persuaded.
Jiang Chen sneered."You guys have been secretly preparing for a long time to switch to Mountain Sound Temple, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have just left yesterday and gone to mingle with these bald donkeys today.”
When Hui Ming and the other two heard the words 'bald donkey', their expressions darkened slightly.
Zhang Yuan and Jiang Chen looked at each other and said righteously,"That's right!"
"Since Senior Brother has asked, then I'll make it clear. Nowadays, Daoism is no longer popular. The reason why we stayed in the temple was because of Master.”
"After Master died, what right do you have to lead us? With your little farming skills? Or the standard of cooking?"
"Forgive me for being blunt, but under your leadership, it's impossible for this Taoist temple to have incense!”
"Instead of waiting until the mountain is empty and going out to beg for food, it's better to become a monk early!”
"Not only do we not have to worry about starving, but we can also be respected by the devotees every day. To be honest, we all have a salary in the temple!”
When the word 'salary' was mentioned, Zhang Yuan and the others had a smug look on their faces.
"Senior Brother, I'm trying to advise you out of goodwill. You can't live without incense in this Taoist temple.”Zhang Yuan said confidently.
As the second senior brother of Wuwei Daoist Temple, he knew this place too well.
Back when his master, Taoist Master Xuan Xu, was still alive, the number of incense offerings here could be counted on one hand, not to mention that his master had passed away and a young sect master had replaced him.
If someone came to believe in this, then their brain must have been clamped by a door!
"Hurry up, we're almost there."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the path below. Everyone looked over and saw a group of people in suits and leather shoes rushing over.
A total of nine people.
Each of them was carrying a black passcode box.
"Excuse me, who is the abbot of this Taoist temple?”
Chen Guoli, who arrived at the Taoist temple, asked politely.
"There, that young man is him." One of the visitors pointed at Jiang Chen.
Chen Guoli immediately stepped forward, and the eight men behind him bowed to Jiang Chen.
"Thank you, Taoist Head!"
“？？？”
"What's going on?"
The others exchanged glances with each other. Monk Huiming recognized Chen Guoli,'Isn't he the richest man in Jiangshi City?'
He remembered that he had donated hundreds of thousands of yuan to Shan Yin Temple in the past!
Upon recognizing the person, a smile immediately appeared on Huiming's face, and he was prepared to go forward and greet him.
However, at this moment, Chen Guoli and the others opened the password-protected boxes in their hands. The banknotes on the boxes were neatly arranged, and they emitted a dazzling light under the sun. Each box contained a million yuan in cash!
Hiss!
Seeing this scene, everyone gasped.
The way he looked at Chen Guoli immediately changed.
Where did this tycoon come from?
He actually carried tens of millions of cash with him?
Boss, please hug my thigh!
Everyone was shocked. However, the big shot in their eyes bowed and worshiped the unreliable Abbey Dean.
"This is a small gift. I hope you don't mind!”Chen Guoli said respectfully.
He was dumbfounded.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Even Jiang Chen had a strange look on his face.
What was going on?
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