I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 618 Diaosou and Metasequoia

"really……"

Master Wuwei said in his heart.

Sure enough, it was this cat.

It's just that although this cat is a monster, it is a boy under the Taoist throne, so it can naturally enter the temple.What's more, he subdued demons and eliminated demons, and also helped the Three Pagoda Temple subdue the demon monk who had done many evil things hundreds of years ago. Naturally, he should be treated politely by the Three Pagoda Temple. Even if the Buddha saw him, he couldn't stop him.

Moreover, today's Three Pagoda Temple is in obvious decline. It is no longer what it was back then. Not to mention this Taoist, with this cat's Taoist skills, if they want to enter the temple, they will never dare to stop them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Master Wuwei bowed again.

This time many monks behind him echoed in unison.

The calico cat stood upright with his head raised high, his eyes were bright, clear and shining. He turned his head and looked at this and that, as if he felt the respect of many monks.

This feeling made her feel amazing.

In the past, a cat could only avoid people. Even if it became a cat god, it would not be able to approach the temple easily.

Who would have thought that a little cat could not only step into such a large temple openly and openly, but also be greeted by the eminent monks and masters in the temple, who would salute and thank him in unison.

It’s strange to say——

Although it doesn't have wings yet, it feels like it's flying in the wind like a swallow.

"..."

Empress Sanhua had all kinds of thoughts in her mind, but her expression was still serious. After all, she knew etiquette and etiquette, so she still did not forget to respond:

"You're welcome!"

His voice was clean and crisp, serious and cold, and there was no trace of the richness of his inner thoughts.

Only the Taoist looked down at her with a smile.

The cat noticed something and turned to look.

As soon as he made eye contact, he looked away.

"Just the boy here has such ability, which shows that Zunjia is of high moral character." Master Wuwei said, but he was a little confused, "It's just that Zunjia seems to have heard of the name of poor monk?"

"The mage has a high level of cultivation and a very good reputation among the people. It is not surprising to hear of him."

“I heard it from my fishing friend!”

"Oh?"

Master Wuwei lowered his head and looked at Mao'er.

"Sanhua Empress likes fishing. She often goes to the lake to fish. She will meet an old man named Bai who fishes with Sanhua Empress, but he can't catch anything." Sanhua Cat said, "He said you used to go to the lake often. While reading and studying, I also talked to them, answered their questions, and later told them how to escape from the headless monk."

"I see."

Master Wuwei nodded and thought:

"The last name is Bai..."

"Surname Bai!"

"But a tall, thin old man with gray hair?"

"correct!"

"So it was him..."

The venerable monk bowed down to talk to Mao'er and frowned, but did not feel scared or surprised: "I guess with Sanhua Empress's ability, she must have seen that he is not a human being."

"Did not see it!"

"Miss Sanhua didn't notice? It's not surprising." Master Wuwei said, "The old man likes to call himself a commoner outside Xianning City. His surname is Bai. His family is quite wealthy. He loves fishing. A poor monk goes to the lake. It was many years ago that I studied Buddhism and taught scriptures. I got acquainted with him at that time and often talked with him while fishing. As a result, I gradually discovered that he had evil spirits in him. After some investigation, I found that he was also outside the city. There was no place to live, so the poor monk was not afraid, so he asked him, and then he learned that he was the Taoist form of a metasequoia tree by the lake. People often come to the lake to fish, and the more they see it, the more they catch it. I love fishing. Because the poor monk was giving lectures by the lake, I came here to get acquainted with him. Later, I listened to the poor monk preach more about Buddhist scriptures, and the little evil spirit in my body slowly dissipated. "

"I didn't see it!" the calico cat said as usual, but paused, "But he told me later!"

"Oh?"

"He told me later. Empress Sanhua also taught him my spell, the fishing spell. I won't pass it on to others easily."

The calico cat raised his head and said, his eyes flickering, but what he was thinking of was the first time he met the fisherman. In order to imitate him in skewering fish and carrying it home so that he could show off in the market, he found a tree by the lake and used Swallow's little sword. I borrowed a branch from the tree and went fishing the next day. I met the old man again and found a scar on his arm.

Empress Sanhua asked him what was wrong, but he didn't say anything.

Later, after they had been together for a long time, he told her, but he just sighed and said that it was offset by catching a fish from her that day.

Sanhua Empress didn’t know why the trees wanted to fish before, but it was only after she came back and asked the Taoist that she found out that the trees also eat fish, but they don’t eat them with their mouths, but bury them under the roots, and the fish will slowly change. It makes good fertilizer, better than burying other things.

See, all the trees love to eat fish, and they never get tired of it.

The calico cat glanced at his Taoist priest.

"The headless monk is extremely vicious, but he not only harms people, but also other monsters and ghosts who are encountered by him. I originally advised the old man not to reveal himself easily and go fishing at the lake to avoid encountering the headless monk. The demon monk was harmed by him, but he couldn't let go of the fun of fishing and still went there every day, rain or shine."

Master Wuwei shook his head.It is useless for a monk to fish, and he will not do things like fishing that harm living beings. He certainly does not understand the fun of fishing.

While talking, he invited one person, one cat and bay horse in, unloaded the luggage on the horse, and asked the monks in the kitchen to prepare the fast food. Then he looked up at the sky and saw a swallow flying up and down, left and right, carelessly and freely. Then he asked the questioner, and after receiving the answer that he didn't care, he lowered his head and took them to visit the temple.

As the name suggests, the Three Pagodas Temple has three towers.

The three pagodas are one large and two small, all very tall.

The big tower is a square tower with a total of sixteen levels and is more than 20 feet high. The two small towers are octagonal with a total of ten levels and are also more than ten feet high.The mountain god of Sanhua Empress has become very tall, but she looks small in front of these three towers, which are more than ten to twenty times taller than the mountain god.

Calico cats are even smaller.

The big pagoda was built earlier, and the two smaller pagodas were built later, but they are both hundreds of years old. There are traces of wind and rain on them, and every brick is covered with densely packed scriptures.

Maybe in hundreds or even thousands of years, it will still stand on this land, but I don’t know if it will be the same as it is now.

The Taoist listened to Master Wuwei's introduction and visited carefully.

I couldn't ask for a better tour guide.

But his eyes always looked past the place introduced by Master Wuwei, and instead looked at the scriptures on the stone bricks of the pagoda, the weathering and wear on them, and the traces left by time.

The cat also watched intently and followed him with his eyes.

Until we came to the front of Mirror Tower Hall.

The Taoist stopped and looked up.

There is a plaque above the temple, which reads "Jingtai Hall" in three large gilt characters. There are couplets on both sides, which read:

No matter how lawless you are, do you still have the courage to go to the evil mirror stage here?

You must know that I can forgive, why not put down the butcher knife and turn around.

"This is the Mirror Platform Hall. The mirror platform inside is the most precious treasure of our temple. Although it sometimes doesn't work, it can peek into the past and predict the future. If there were eminent monks like those hundreds of years ago who were in charge of the treasures in the temple, they could still be destroyed. Master Wuwei shook his head and sighed, "It's just that before people came here, they were very curious about the mirror, including the previous emperors. But when they came here and asked about the mirror, the mirror gave them The answers often failed to satisfy them, and instead they moved to the temple in anger. In their later years, they came here to forgive their sins, which is really thought-provoking."

"How to use the mirror stand?"

"After the Taoist priest walks in, he lights a stick of incense and stands in front of the mirror. If you have anything to ask, as long as it is about the past and future, life's debts, good and evil deeds, just ask directly. If the mirror answers, the Taoist priest will Naturally, you can get a vague response to the revelation in the dark, or you may only know it in a dream after you go back." Master Wuwei said, "If the mirror does not respond, the incense will go out."

"Can you answer the question in the past or in the future?"

Song You asked, but couldn't help but smile.

"Taoist Master, you can give it a try. The mirror platform's knowledge is limited, so it may not be accurate, and the answer may be wrong." Master Wuwei said, "If Taoist Master wants to try, please come in. With Taoist Master's Taoist practice, you can't even think about it." A poor monk is needed to help preside over the ceremony. Since the poor monk has limited Taoism, he will not go in."

"Then I'll try it."

The Taoist thought it was interesting and walked in.

The cat also stepped in.

The light in the room suddenly dimmed.

I saw a few life-size Dharma statues in the room, all placed nearby. They were not very tall, and I couldn't identify which Buddha or Bodhisattva they were. They were more likely to be former eminent monks in the temple. There was a stone platform in the middle with a cenotaph. The doorway is placed at a slanted angle and the surface is flat.

The stone platform is gray-white with black lines, which naturally forms a freehand landscape painting. If you look closely, it looks like a scripture.The stone is very hard and rigid, and the surface is very smooth, as if it has been carefully polished and polished. Standing in front of it, you can even see the silhouette of a person.

"..."

Song You looked at the Dharma image next to him and then at the mirror. After thinking for a long time, he lit an incense stick and asked in a low voice: "Mirror, mirror, you can know the past and the future. What do you think, 500 years from now?" Will this temple still exist? Will Emperor Chijin and Lord Xitian Buddha still exist at that time?"

"call……"

There is wind blowing in from outside.

The three incense sticks have been extinguished.

"..."

It seems that the mirror does not answer.

I don’t know if I am unwilling, afraid, or unable.

"Then let's change the question." Song You picked up the three incense sticks, shook them, lit them again, and put them back in, "Do you think I will still exist in this world ten years from now?"

"call……"

In silence, the incense burnt out.

Song You seemed to have gotten the answer somehow.

It's really a vague feeling, not a sound, not a word, just a vague perception, sensing the answer it gives.

It seems that it knows that Fulong Temple will last longer.

It is not difficult to make inferences from this.

There may be other basis.

Taoists would not believe it if it could transcend time and look into the future, especially the future of such things.

(End of this chapter)