my dream forest

Chapter 459

Chapter 458
The mountain road is difficult to walk, and the direction is difficult to find.Feng Tiance drove for almost an hour, but still did not see the shadow of Jialong Temple.

"Mr. Feng, hello, we meet again."

Just as Feng Tiance was about to turn back to the temporary camp, a crisp bell sounded from the mountain not far away.Not long after, I saw several elephants coming out of the dense forest. Sitting on the elephants were the monk king and the young monk in charge of foreign exchanges.

"Monk King!"

Feng Tiance jumped out of the car and bowed to the monk king.With the support of the young monks, the monk king also slowly got off the elephant's back.

"The monk king said in the morning that there would be distinguished guests coming to the door today, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Feng in the evening."

The young monk saluted back and said something with a smile.

Feng Tiance didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a good-natured joke.

At this time, the monk king who usually doesn't speak much suddenly said: "You don't seem to believe this sentence, do you? Then look at this."

Feng Tiance took a box with some doubts, opened it, and found a piece of canvas inside.There is a painting on the canvas: a man is leaning on a four-wheeled cart at sunset, and he is looking at a temple in the greenery in the distance.

The man in the painting is at least five points similar to Feng Tiance, and what is a four-wheeled vehicle if it is not an all-terrain vehicle?
"Ahem, Monk King is indeed a great virtuous monk."

Feng Tiance returned the box and canvas, but he really didn't know what to say.The monk king can even foresee that he will come to Jialong Temple today, so can he know that he has a space?

The monk king smiled and said: "I had a dream at night. I dreamed that there were distinguished guests coming to the door, so I told them after the morning class. However, the painting on this canvas was not painted in the morning, but it was painted by me not long ago. painted while sitting on the back of an elephant."

When the monk king finished speaking, the young monk also smiled and said: "On the way back, we met people protecting the base, so we know that Mr. Feng also came to the Central Mountain Range. As for why the monk king thinks you are a distinguished guest, I can't figure it out .”

Feng Tiance was relieved after listening to it.The Monk King is not that magical, that's not right, the Monk King is still a bit magical.

"Let's go, since we're all here, let's go to the temple with us."

The monk king smiled faintly, turned around and got on the seat on the elephant's back.The young monk got on Feng Tiance's all-terrain vehicle and motioned him to follow the elephant team.

"What is the bucket on the backs of the other two elephants? It looks very heavy."

Feng Tiance noticed that besides the elephant he was riding on, the other two elephants carried a lot of sealed barrels on their backs.The buckets were tied with strong ropes and hung on either side of the elephant's back.He was a little curious, so he asked a question.

"Those barrels are full of lamp oil, which was dedicated to the temple. Did Mr. Feng think that the barrels contained clean water? Hey, if the drought continues like this, we really need to bring water in from outside the mountains."

The young monk sighed, thinking, maybe clean water will become a luxury in the future, right?
"Hey, isn't there a well in Jialong Temple?"

Feng Tiance chuckled, he really thought the bucket contained clean water just now.

"Of course there is a water well, but it is about to bottom out. The Monk King said that noble people can bring us good luck. I met Mr. Feng today, and maybe the well will be full again tomorrow."

The young monk is very talkative and good at playing the game.

Feng Tiance smiled, and stopped talking.He felt that the old monk still had some tricks, as long as he wanted to, he could really save Jialong Temple from drought.

But the problem is, every word of the old monk is like a big prophecy, should we help him?
"Mr. Feng, just park your car at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain is too steep for vehicles and elephants to go up. If you walk, there are stone steps over there."

Going higher and higher, the elephant team finally stopped in a high mountain valley.The young monk also asked him to stop, indicating that he could walk to Jialong Temple from here.

Feng Tiance nodded, and followed the monk king and young monks up the stairs until they arrived at a temple surrounded by greenery.

Jialong Temple is not too big, nor is it as magnificent as imagined.Three main halls, two rows of wing rooms, and a fairly spacious front yard. This is the entire architectural pattern.

The monk king disappeared when he returned to the temple, but the young monk stayed by Feng Tiance's side and did not leave, as if he stayed specially to accompany him.

"Mmm master"

Feng Tiance knew the status of the monk king was respected, and he didn't care that he left first.He was going to visit the Jialong Temple, and then return to Yelena's camp after donating some incense money.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the young monk: "If you don't dare to be a monk, you can call me by my name, or you can call me senior brother."

The "senior brother" he said at this time has a different meaning from the domestic one.It means "elder brother" here, which is a way of addressing people of the same age.Therefore, this word is often used to address young monks in Southeast Asia.

"Senior brother." Feng Tiance called his senior brother politely, and then said, "Please show me your temple, so I can return as soon as possible after the visit."

"Mr. Feng, please be calm and don't be impatient. Just now the king of the monk ordered you to have a fast meal in the temple in the evening, and you can rest in the temple after the meal. The king of the monk has been working hard all the way and needs a little rest. It's not intentional." Neglecting you. Why don’t you go to rest for a while? I’ll show you around the temple tomorrow morning.”

The young monk is very polite, perhaps because he often deals with the outside world, he is also very good at observing words and expressions.After some explanations, Feng Tiance felt embarrassed.

"Then trouble brother."

Feng Tiance expressed his thanks with a smile, and followed his brother to a wing room.

There was nothing but a bed, a table and a chair in the room.But the wing room is very clean, the air is fresh and has a faint smell of sandalwood.

"Just rest here, someone will bring you tea later. Then I'll leave first, and I'll invite you again at dinner."

"Brother" bowed, turned and walked out of the wing.

Feng Tiance sat on the chair casually with the idea that what comes is safe.After someone brought the tea, he called Yelena and told her that he would stay at Jialong Temple tonight.

After making the phone call, he didn't feel sleepy, so he simply walked out of the temple and wandered around the nearby mountains.

Outside the main entrance of the temple is the way I came here, and you can go down to the foot of the mountain along the stone steps.This direction can be ruled out, so Feng Tiance walked towards the back mountain.

There is a large forest behind the temple, full of ancient trees.At first glance, he was really startled.Any one of these trees is hundreds of years old, and there are many rare varieties.For example: yellow rosewood, rosewood, white sandalwood, etc. He even saw a Wangtian tree that was at least 300 years old.

The sky-watching tree has a straight trunk and reaches the sky. The tree is as high as seven or eighty meters.Feng Tiance stood under the tree, looked up, and was amazed in his heart.But when he looked down and saw the woodland under his feet, the soil was dry and cracked. He was really worried that this small piece of ancient trees would not be spared if things went on like this.

Then, he continued to walk around in the woods, instead of going straight up the mountain through the forest, he walked casually around the Jialong Temple.

"I'm afraid this is the well of the temple? Sure enough, there are signs of drying up."

The well is not deep, and judging from the traces around it, the water source of this well should come from mountain spring water.But it is a pity that the mountain spring flowing into the well is close to drying up, so its water level has dropped so much.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it was almost dark.Feng Tiance lost his interest in wandering around, so he walked back to the temple.

As soon as he walked to the door of the wing room where he was resting, he saw "senior brother" walking over.He walked up to him and said with a smile, "Mr. Feng, go out and have a look? The Monk asked me to treat you to a vegetarian meal. Please come with me."

"I've circled the temple a few times, so I'll ask my brother to lead the way."

Feng Tiance nodded and followed behind the young monk.But the brother didn't take him to the dining room, but led him around the three main halls and came to the backyard of Jialong Temple.

The backyard was empty, except for a small wooden house with three wing rooms.

"Mr. Feng, please come in. The monk king is waiting for you inside, so I won't accompany you to have a fast meal."

Walking to the door of one of the wing rooms, the senior brother explained something, then turned around and left.Feng Tiance smiled and knocked on the door a few times.He heard "please come in" from inside. He opened the door and walked in.

There is a small tea table in the room, two futons, and the surrounding walls are covered with bookshelves, all of which are full of various books.

The monk king sat on one of the futons, and there were some vegetarian dishes and two bowls of rice on the small tea table.

"Monk King!"

Feng Tiance stepped forward, clasped his palms together and saluted.

"Please sit down." Seng Wang smiled and pointed to the empty futon, motioning Feng Tiance to sit down.After Feng Tiance sat down, the Monk King picked up his rice bowl and said, "Please have a fast meal."

After the monk king finished speaking, he stopped talking and began to eat silently by himself.Seeing this posture, Feng Tiance felt a bit "eating without talking", so he simply imitated the example and started eating food.

For a moment, there was only the sound of two people chewing food slightly in the room.

Soon, both of them were full.The monk king also notified the people in the temple in some way, and the small tea table was quickly cleaned up, and hot tea was brought up in due course.

"Mr. Feng, I rarely speak on weekdays, so please don't take offense."

The Monk King is not a good communication partner. When Feng Tiance felt that he was a bit depressed and couldn't stand it, the Monk King said something.

"Don't dare! Monk King, I walked around the temple before and found that the drought here is already very serious. If this continues, let alone the wells in your temple, I am afraid that even the ancient trees on the back mountain will be lost. .”

Feng Tiance had nothing to say, he didn't know how to deal with the Monk King yet.

The monk king was worried when he heard this, and he said slowly: "The difficulties in the temple can always be overcome. According to the guidance of the Bodhisattva, there will be noble people to help me. Didn't you come here, Mr. Feng? But the entire Cardamom Mountain Range Not so lucky, animals will migrate in search of water in the year of severe drought, and I don’t know how many creatures will fall under the guns of poachers!”

Feng Tiance nodded lightly, but he couldn't answer this question.He has always had doubts about the monk king's invitation, and he doesn't know whether the monk king has the ability to discover the clues of his own secret.

"I'm a monk, and it's inconvenient for me to participate too deeply in secular affairs. But Mr. Feng and the protection base have made great contributions to the Cardamom Mountains. If you have the ability, please continue to help the people in this mountain. One hundred thousand souls, Jialong Temple and I will be grateful!"

When the monk king said this, he stood up and saluted Feng Tiance.He was so scared that he quickly stood up and returned the salute. Just kidding, the status of the monk king in Cambodia is not comparable to that of high-ranking officials or ministers. If believers see this, there will be no big trouble.

"Monk king, please sit down. I am here to make a statement, and I will do my best to participate in this drought relief work. In addition, I plan to donate more incense money to Jialong Temple this time, and wish your temple an early crossing." Overcoming difficulties. Of course, I will discuss this matter with my brother in detail."

If Feng Tiance wanted to help Jialong Temple, it was actually very simple. It was nothing more than building a few nodes nearby and opening a few water outlets.

But he was afraid that if the Monk King really had supernatural powers, wouldn't he reveal a lot of his secrets?

So, just donate.A lot of money has been thrown out, but I don't believe that Jialong Temple can't solve the predicament.Even if water is brought in from outside the mountains, this land outside the square can be kept.

The monk king smiled and said after a while: "Mr. Feng is a man of great ability. It is the greatest blessing for you to come to the Cardamom Mountains from China thousands of miles away! From now on, Jialong Temple and I will stand behind you , will not allow anyone to harm you. Also, do you have any small items with you? I will consecrate two for you."

Feng Tiance was overjoyed.In Cambodia, it may not matter if you offend officials, but monks must not be offended.On the contrary, with the support of the Monk King, no one dared to deal with him blatantly in the Cardamom Mountains and in the Bodhisattva Province.

As for the small objects, he took out a long time on his body, and only took out a string of top-quality Bodhisattva agarwood and a small wooden plaque carved from huanghuali wood.

"Then it's hard work for you, Monk King! If you don't disturb your practice, I will leave first."

Feng Tiance gently placed the two small objects on the tea table, then bowed to the Monk King with his palms together, and then walked out of the room backwards.

"Mr. Feng, I'll take you back to your room to rest."

Outside the door, the senior brother stood in the distance.Seeing Feng Tiance coming out, he greeted him with a smile, very courteous.

"Senior Brother, thank you! By the way, I plan to donate 50 US dollars of incense money to your temple to help you fight the drought. I will transfer the money to you immediately when I go back."

Feng Tiance didn't plan to make a fuss this time, and spent a lot of money on Jialong Temple under the pretext of fighting the drought.In this way, there is another force behind him that he can rely on.

(End of this chapter)