Female Buddha

Chapter 21 Encountering trouble on the journey

The group walked for a day and arrived at a small village.Now in the evening, the setting sun casts a yellow halo over the small village.But this small mountain village gave them a feeling of lifelessness.It was originally in the evening, which should be the busiest time in the village.But here, except for the fact that the chimney on the thatched house is emitting white smoke, it means that cooking is taking place in the house.There was no one on the streets of the entire small village.Qingli and others' ears were very good, and they could hear people talking quietly in the houses in the village.But there were very few sounds from domestic animals, not even a bark.

Qingli and others all felt something was wrong.Practitioners are quick on their feet, so they can take one day's journey to catch up with someone else's two days' journey by carriage.But after all, this small village is not too far from Fahua Temple.Besides, this place still belongs to the Buddhist sect.Even though the people at Fahua Temple rarely care about foreign affairs.But the Shangyun Temple closest to here also often has monks visiting these places.If something happened here, it makes no sense that no one would find out.But since Qingli arrived here, her keen intuition screamed that there was danger here.But Qingli found no other abnormalities.Qingli's face became more serious.

Qingli turned her head to look at Hengzhen and Hengtong, hoping to get some hints from them.But the two just shook their heads with solemn faces.Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Jing Wu licked his lips and said unconsciously: "Why is there no one walking around in this small village? Could something bad happen?"

At this moment, Qingli couldn't say anything more.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong here.Coupled with the effect of Jingwu's crow's mouth, Qingli was sure that something bad happened here.This place is under the jurisdiction of the Buddhist sect, and it is impossible for them to leave it alone.

Qingli said: "Everyone, please be vigilant and enter the village." After speaking, she took the lead and walked towards the village.Hengzhen followed Qingli closely.Followed by Jingwu and Jingtong.Hengtong is the last to go after the break.The moment they walked into the village, Qingli clearly felt a layer of coolness slipping through her body.The five people's eyes widened in surprise - the formation barrier.But why did it appear in this small mountain village?

After entering the village, Qingli still didn't feel anything unusual.But she always felt that the path was full of chills.The hair on Xiao Jin's shoulder exploded in an instant.Qingli raised her hand to smooth its fur, and Xiao Jin immediately settled down.However, it can be seen from its eyes that it is in a state of extreme vigilance, ready to fight violently at any time.

Qingli and the other five stopped at the door of the best house in the village.This should be the village chief's home.It is said to be a relatively good house, but in fact it is just made of a mixture of stone and soil.But I don't think it's just covered with thick tiles.The other roofs are all thatched.Although there is a courtyard gate, the courtyard wall is a fence made of bamboo and branches.Therefore, people in Qingli can still see what is going on in the yard.There is a chicken coop in the corner of Qinglifa's yard.There were two chickens inside, but they didn't make any sound.If she hadn't seen their bodies shaking slightly with her own eyes, Qingli would have thought they were dead.Look at the two chickens, there is nothing to seal their mouths, and the farmers will not just give the two chickens dumb drugs.So if the two chickens don't crow, they must be feeling something.Animal intuition is sometimes more sensitive.It allows them to suppress their natural instincts and not scream. What they feel is extremely dangerous to them.It seems that things are getting serious.

Qingli nodded, and Hengzhen stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard door.The soft knock on the door is particularly prominent in this quiet environment.The people in the house apparently heard a knock on the door.Qingli and the others clearly heard the sound of panicked footsteps and the sound of something like a bench falling to the ground from the room.

"Please...who is outside?" an old and panicked voice came from the house.

"Amitabha! The poor monk is Hengzhen, a monk from Fahua Temple. He passed by the Precious Treasure Land and wanted to ask for a sip of water from the donor. I wonder if the donor can do it for me?" Hengzhen replied.

There was silence in the room at first, and then the voice just now said in surprise: "It's an eminent monk from Fahua Temple?!" Then the door opened with a bang.A wrinkled and anxious old man appeared in front of everyone.

He saw five monks standing outside the courtyard gate.Although he is a mortal, this place is not far from Fahua Temple and is under the jurisdiction of the Buddhist sect.Therefore, the villagers are basically devout Buddhists.Of course they have also heard the legend of the young monk in Fahua Temple.Therefore, the old man did not feel that Qingli, Jingwu and Jingtong were a burden.He walked from the house to the courtyard door in two or two steps and opened the courtyard door.He first put his hands together and saluted: "Amitabha, I have met several eminent monks. Because the matter is urgent, I have invited five eminent monks to come into the room to discuss it in detail."

Listening to the old man's conversation, he should be someone who has read the book.Such people speak in a more orderly manner and should be able to explain the key points quickly.It seemed that although the old man was afraid in his heart, he was not afraid to speak incoherently.Qingli breathed a sigh of relief, at least there was no major problem in communication.

The five people followed the old man into the house. There were only two adult men and a little boy about five years old in the small house.When they saw the five people, they wiped the wooden bench again and again with some embarrassment before inviting the five people to sit down.Just now, in order to reassure the people in the room, Hengzhen answered first.But Qingli is the senior one among them, and she was originally the leader of this trip.So when they arrived at the house, it was natural for Qingli to ask.

"Amitabha, the poor monk Qingli. These are the nephews of the poor monk-Hengzhen and Hengtong; the grand-nephews of the teacher-Jingwu and Jingtong. The poor monk and his party went out for a trip, passed by the precious land, and wanted to ask the benefactor Just drink it. But seeing the situation in the village, something big must have happened. Please ask the old man to clear up our doubts."

Several people were surprised when they heard that Qingli was actually the best.But the old man quickly reacted.He courteously asked his elder son to fetch the boiling water, and then he couldn't wait to say: "Hello masters, this little old man is Ge Ming, the village head of Xiaohe Village. Although our Xiaohe Village is poor, it is a little poor. But everyone in the village Work hard, so everyone will not starve to death. Little old man, he is almost sixty now. Over the years, life has been relatively peaceful. In addition, we are all Buddhists, and the masters of Shangyun Temple I will come to visit every month. The village is also happy."

The village chief sighed and continued: "More than half a month ago, after the masters from Shangyun Temple came to inspect the village, there was nothing abnormal. On the third day after the inspection master left, three people came to the village. We There were no outsiders coming to this small mountain village, so the old man went up to ask why they were there. These people only said that they were the children of wealthy families and wanted to go to the countryside to find some wild fun. They also gave them 50 taels of silver. They didn't show up after they arrived. I lived in the village and went directly to the mountain on the other side of the river in the village. The little old man had seen countless people in his life. Although these people were gorgeously dressed and their behavior looked extraordinary, I felt a strong smell of blood from them. .The smell of blood was stronger than that of the butcher at the entrance of the village. Thinking that the people in the village were all people without any force, the little old man could only ask the people in the village not to disturb them. Who knew something would happen in the village. Since they came, all the girls and women in the village, old and young, have suffered."

Qingli thought that she didn't see the hostess when she entered the house just now, so she must have suffered a disaster.Qingli did not interrupt, and continued to listen to the old village chief.

"The first person to suffer was Si Ya, the daughter of Zhang Erwa in the village. I heard from the fortune teller that this girl had a bad fate. She was born on a cloudy day in a yin year, a yin month, a yin day. So the people in the village didn't like her very much. But she died overnight. After we didn't return, the villagers still helped us search everywhere. But we still found nothing. We also suspected that it was the people on the mountain who did it. We wanted to go up the mountain to search, but found that there was no way to go up the mountain. It was like there was an invisible wall blocking it. Us." The old village chief sighed, "From that day on, one or two girls in the village would disappear every night. Every time, there would be a strange wind blowing outside the window, and then they would disappear out of thin air! Later, the girls disappeared, Even married women began to disappear. We wanted to leave the village to report to the master of Shangyun Temple, but found that we could not get out at all. Now there are no women in the village. We are deeply afraid that the strange wind will come again at night and capture people. In the evening, every household They are all staying behind closed doors. Several masters want to save our village."

Qingli thought for a while: "Amitabha, monks are merciful. Kuang Xiaohe Village is also under the jurisdiction of my Buddhist sect. I won't just sit idly by."

The old village chief's family suddenly showed surprise.

(End of this chapter)