Red Boy rolled his eyes. "They are poor. I was a king in the past after all. How can I be the same as a bunch of mortal children?"
Fangzheng was only teasing him as he looked at the two children not far away. He walked forward and pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. Young Patrons, This Penniless Monk is One Finger Monastery's abbot, Fangzheng. May I know where this place is? "
Dachen was instantly amused when he heard that. His smile had a hint of wildness to it, but it was mostly cheerful and magnanimous. He said with a smile, "Indeed, you are lost."
Fangzheng smiled without a word. So be it if he was lost. After all, he was no different from being lost.
Dachen said, "My name is Li Dachen. This is Wang Erhu. This is our village, Daili Village."
Fangzheng pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. Thank you, Young Patrons."
Fangzheng also knew that it was unlikely he could get anything out of the two children. He might as well enter the village to take a look. Hence he bade farewell and walked in with Red Boy. Red Boy remained silent the entire time. From his point of view, the two bumpkins had no right to speak to a noble demon king like him. He could not be bothered with them. However, when he walked past the two children, he saw their eyes that were filled with anticipation. When he walked past them, it gradually turned into disappointment. That feeling made him feel a little sour.
However, Red Boy immediately turned his head away. He grunted inwardly, "I'm a great demon king. Why should I care about two poor children?"
"Brother Dachen, what's an abbot? Why is he saying Amitabha the moment he opens his mouth? "Er Huzi scratched his head and asked curiously.
"I don't know either. They have entered the village. Let's go and take a look! The village chief and the rest definitely know what an abbot is. However, his clothes are really clean. If only I had a set of them, "said Dachen with a sigh.
"Forget it. Do you even have water to wash a set of white clothes?"
"…"
After entering the village, Fangzheng realized that it was not as good as he imagined. The earthen-yellow walls and dilapidated houses were cast at him with curious gazes. Fangzheng instantly became a strange creature in the eyes of everyone in the village, or rather, a rare animal.
Fangzheng felt like he was in a zoo.
Of course, no one looked at him maliciously. They were just curious as to why a monk would come here.
At that moment, a man walked out of a yard and said to Fangzheng, "Venerable One, I'm the village chief here. You can call me Village Chief Lei. Where did you come from?"
Fangzheng said, "Amitabha. This Penniless Monk came from the outside and is somewhat lost. Seeing that it's getting late, I came to your village to ask for a vegetarian meal and a place to stay. "
Fangzheng was speaking the truth. He was indeed lost and had no idea where to go. He had no clue what to do with the Formless Door's mission. However, it was never wrong to enter the crowd. At the same time, Fangzheng activated his Wisdom Eye and looked around as he walked, but he did not see anything special. The villagers all had merit and karma. It was just that some people had more karma, while others had less. There were no lotus flowers materialized, and there were no arrows pointing at them. This left Fangzheng somewhat dumbfounded. Had he gone in the wrong direction?
However, the sun gradually set. Fangzheng still planned on asking someone about the situation and understanding the situation before making a decision.
"I see. Venerable One, if you don't mind, you can stay at my place for the time being." Village Chief Lei was rather hospitable.
Fangzheng naturally did not reject him. He hurriedly thanked him and brought Red Boy to Village Chief Lei's house. Although Village Chief Lei was the village chief, the house he lived in was not luxurious. It was a house made of mud and stone. The walls of the house were very thick, which was used to insulate heat. Fangzheng was very satisfied with the clean room he stayed in.
"Uncle, do you have water? I'm so thirsty! "Red Boy did not stand on ceremony after staying in. He immediately made a fuss.
Village Chief Lei chuckled and said, "I'll get it for you in a while." With that said, his broad back left. Not long later, he returned with a huge bowl of water. Red Boy was indeed thirsty. He immediately took it and drank a big mouthful, but …
Pfft!
Red Boy spat out a mouthful of water into the distance as he exclaimed, "What kind of crappy water is this? It tastes terrible. There's a weird smell and there's sand! "
Village Chief Lei blushed when he heard that. A look of heartache flashed in his eyes.
Fangzheng looked at Village Chief Lei before looking at the water on the ground. He raised his hand and rapped Red Boy on the head. "How can a monk be so picky?"
Red Boy said aggrievedly, "It really tastes terrible. Try it if you don't believe me."
Fangzheng received it and drank a mouthful. Indeed, the taste was somewhat strange. It was as though some medicine had been added to it. Furthermore, there was indeed sand. After being accustomed to drinking Unrooted Clean Aqua, it was truly difficult for him to swallow it.
When Village Chief Lei saw this, he said with a wry smile, "Venerable Ones, why don't you wait a while? There should be good water to drink in a while."
At that moment, a woman's shout was heard from outside. "Old Lei, get some water. It's time for dinner."
Village Chief Lei said with a wry smile, "About that … I'll be heading out first."
Fangzheng tilted his head and drank the entire bowl of water. Although the taste of the water was terrible, Fangzheng was no fool. It was obvious that there was a drought and a lack of water. Wasting water here was more heartbreaking than wasting food! Regardless of whether he was a monk or not, it would be rude of him not to drink the water that had been served to him.
When Village Chief Lei saw Fangzheng finish the water in one gulp, the smile on his face turned even brighter. He had seen too many people who came to his village end up defeated by a bowl of water. Fangzheng's performance had undoubtedly left him with a good impression.
Village Chief Lei turned and left. Red Boy curled his lips and said, "Seriously, there's no water to drink. What kind of darn place is this?"
Fangzheng looked outside and said, "It's hard for me to say where this place is. However, this is definitely a place with a severe drought. Let's go out and take a look. "
"Still going out? It's so hot … "Although Red Boy was not afraid of the heat, the environment outside was vexing.
Fangzheng said, "Aren't you curious how the water we drink comes from?"
Red Boy's eyes lit up when he heard that. He exclaimed, "Yes, we have to take a look! Let's see what kind of crappy water this is. There's good water but it's not given to us. Hmph! If this were me in the past, I would … "
"Oh?" Fangzheng shot a glance at Red Boy.
Red Boy immediately shut his mouth and did not say a word.
Fangzheng nodded in satisfaction and went out the door. He happened to see Village Chief Lei walk out of a stone house. He held a tiny bucket of water in his hand as he entered the kitchen. Red Boy grunted, "I'll take a look."
Red Boy remained displeased. Although there might be a lack of water here, there was no need to give him such strange-tasting water, right?
Fangzheng was afraid that Red Boy would do something rash, so he immediately followed. When he came outside the house, he heard people talking inside.
"Lei, there's not much water left, right?" The person speaking was an old woman. Her voice sounded a little weak.
"Mom, you are overthinking things. There's plenty of water. Drink it without worry. "Village Chief Lei's voice sounded, sounding rather refreshed.
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