Ouyang Fenghua frowned and said, "How can there be chickens in the city? How strange. "
Just as Fangzheng was about to report Red Boy, he saw a group of people with bloodshot eyes walk into the restaurant. All of them grumbled angrily. "What the hell. Where did this rooster come from? It's so noisy!"
"Don't let me find that chicken, or I'll stew it!"
"This is infuriating. I was just dreaming of making a fortune, but in the end … I'm so angry!"
"Let's see if there's chicken. I only want to eat chicken now!"
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng immediately swallowed the words he was about to say. He and Red Boy lowered their heads to eat the congee in silence.
Ouyang Fenghua looked at the two of them strangely. What was wrong with the headquarters? However, she didn't think much about it and continued eating.
After the meal, the group left the hotel, found a car, and went straight to Sunglow Temple.
It was much easier to get to Sunrise Monastery. It didn't have the water belt of Baiyun Monastery, and there was a road that led straight to the entrance of Sunrise Monastery. Although Fangzheng had arrived early, there were quite a number of cars on the road. They were one after another, blocking and stopping. By the time Fangzheng and company arrived at the mountain entrance, it was already noon.
"Master, look at their monastery. This is what a big monastery should be!" Red Boy looked at the tall mountain gate. There were auspicious beasts guarding it on both sides. On the mountain gate, dragons and phoenixes danced and multicolored light shone brightly. There were a few large words engraved on it: Sunglow Temple!
However, Ouyang Fenghua curled her lips and said, "It's just some stone carvings. The most important words are nothing special! One Finger Monastery's plaque is the prettiest. Those words are what I call beautiful. "
Red Boy shot a glance at Fangzheng and said, "Master, you have a brainless fan."
Pa!
Fangzheng raised his hand and smacked the back of Red Boy's head. "If you continue spouting nonsense, I won't bring you out again."
Red Boy immediately shut up.
After entering the mountain gate, there was a long stone staircase. At the top of the stone staircase was a red hall with three words written on it: Heavenly King Hall!
At that moment, there were already quite a number of people in front of the Heavenly King Hall. Most of them were monks. After all, tomorrow was the day of the Dharma Assembly. Today was mainly for the monks to report. There was also a group of pilgrims who came to offer incense or to feel the atmosphere before the Dharma Assembly.
Sunglow Monastery's Heavenly King Hall was larger than Baiyun Monastery's. The four Heavenly Kings on both sides were tall and mighty. The little ghosts beneath their feet were also lifelike! Sitting in front of him was the magnanimous Maitreya Buddha, who was always smiling. When everyone walked past him, they would bow to the Maitreya Buddha, offer three sticks of incense, and make a wish.
After passing through the Maitreya Buddha, they arrived at the back door of the Heavenly King Palace. Behind the Maitreya Buddha stood a Skanda God. The Demon Subduing Pestle in his hand fell to the ground …
Red Boy curled his lips and said, "Such a huge monastery doesn't even receive traveling monks. They sure are stingy."
With regards to this, Fangzheng frowned slightly. Some monks were not restricted by monasteries. They traveled the world on foot, finding monasteries to stay in wherever they went before continuing their journey the next day. The monasteries' acceptance of wandering monks represented a form of tolerance, magnanimity, and the belief that all monks in the world were one family. Under normal circumstances, unless it was a really small monastery, they would usually receive visitors. For example, Baiyun Monastery would receive them, but the larger Sunglow Monastery did not. It left Fangzheng somewhat puzzled.
However, it was their business, so Fangzheng could not comment on it. After passing the Heavenly King Hall, there was still a flight of stairs. On both sides of the stairs were Luohan Trees. There were twelve thick Luohan Trees, with six on each side. After passing through another door, they saw the Mahavira Hall. The incense cauldron in front of the Mahavira Hall was filled with incense sticks, and there were tourists everywhere.
In front of the Mahavira Hall was a tiny square. On it were tables for parents, and on them hung the words: Monk Reception.
Many monks would head there to report before being led away by other monks.
Fangzheng immediately walked over with Ouyang Fenghua and Red Boy. Fangzheng reported his name.
"This is an invitation from the foot of the mountain. Our monastery does not provide lodging. I suggest you stay in the village at the foot of the mountain. If you go early, you will still have a spot. If you go late, you might not have a spot, "said the monk in charge of reception impatiently as he threw the invitation to the side.
Fangzheng asked perplexed, "Does your esteemed monastery classify monks into different classes?"
"Of course. Don't you know what kind of place this is? This is Sunglow Monastery! Countless monks participate in our Sunglow Monastery's Dharma Assembly every year. If there are no rules, wouldn't it be a mess? No matter how many meditation rooms there are, there won't be enough! That's why we send out invitations and arrange for everyone's lodging. Alright, what needs to be said has been said. Go down the mountain. "The monk waved his hand to chase them away.
"Heh! How can you speak like that? Look closely. Venerable Fangzheng is One Finger Monastery's abbot! In terms of status, he's equal to Sunglow Monastery's abbot. How dare you speak in such a manner. Isn't that ridiculous? This is the first time I've encountered an impatient monk like you! "Ouyang Fenghua was infuriated as she went forward to berate him.
When the monk heard that, he was somewhat vexed as well. He shot a glance at Fangzheng before looking at Ouyang Fenghua. He said eccentrically, "One Finger Monastery? I've never heard of it. It's no wonder you don't know the rules. So you are from a tiny monastery in the mountains. It's obvious that you aren't a proper monk for bringing women with you. Leave quickly or don't blame This Penniless Monk for chasing you away. "
Ouyang Fenghua turned even angrier. Just as she was about to flare up, Fangzheng held her back and smiled. "Patron, there's no need to be angry. Just leave the mountain. Venerable One, please return the invitation to This Penniless Monk. "
"Invitation? You want an invitation when you have women with you? This invitation is invalid. Go back to where you came from. "After the monk said that, he took Fangzheng's invitation away.
"Take the invitation back!" Red Boy had been watching the show from the side. After all, he enjoyed watching Fangzheng get scammed. But when Fangzheng was truly scammed, for some reason, he felt a fire burn in his heart as he yelled out.
Just as the monk was about to say something, he heard a voice from afar. "Aiyah, isn't this the cheat monk? As a monk, I can ignore the fact that you bring women with you to get a room. But now, you have come to Sunglow Monastery to behave atrociously. Tsk tsk. Monk, you sure know how to cause trouble! Venerable Tongguang, there's no need to be angry. This person is a Buddhist scum. It's not worth getting angry at a scum. "
Fangzheng frowned and turned his head to see Zhiyun and Zhineng walk over. The two had come from the monk's residential area. Clearly, they had arrived at Sunglow Monastery ahead of everyone else and had already taken up residence. At the same time, he saw Zhiyun and Tongguang winking at each other. Fangzheng immediately understood that Tongguang was not acting according to the rules. Instead, he was colluding with Zhiyun and Zhineng to cause trouble for him!
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng could not help but shake his head. "What a pity for such a good monastery." Since he understood the cause and effect, Fangzheng's displeasure dissipated. Since he was being targeted, it was not his fault. All he needed to do was resolve the problem.
"Master, you are a scum. What do we do?" Red Boy looked up and asked.
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