After being read, she became an empress by eating melons

Abbot: What is going on...

Murong Qing: I also want to hear what this master has to say.

System: [This abbot has violated all the eight precepts of Buddhism. Take last night for example, he changed into casual clothes, put on a sly smile, carefully poked his head out, looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, he quietly slipped out of the room.

He walked through the corridor of the temple and came to the backyard of the temple. There was a bamboo forest here, and deep in the bamboo forest was a hidden hut. The abbot walked to the hut with ease and pushed the door open to enter.

The room was filled with various wine vessels and meat, and the aroma was fragrant. The abbot could not wait to walk to the table, poured a glass of wine, picked up a piece of meat, and put it in his mouth. The wine was mellow and rich, and the meat was delicious, so he couldn't help but close his eyes and taste it carefully.

As he ate and drank, he muttered to himself: "This wine and meat are truly the best in the world. Those believers don't understand that a cultivator needs to enjoy the pleasures of the mortal world once in a while."

Abbot: I... What the hell?! How could anyone know this? Whose voice is this?

Murong Qing: It's a pity for this bastard. It's not illegal for him to eat meat, so there's no way to catch him.

Nan Rongxi smiled evilly: [This bastard, I don’t believe he only eats meat, Tongzi, hurry up and continue exposing the melons! ]

System: [This master also took advantage of the temple's popularity and the people's reverence for the Buddha to cleverly set up a scam to defraud people of their money. Whenever the temple held a Dharma assembly or temple fair, he would personally come forward to preach Buddhism to the people and talk about cause and effect. His words were sincere and full of wisdom, which made people believe him without a doubt. In order to seek peace and blessings, many people generously donated their savings to the temple.

However, the money was not used to repair the temple or support the monks, but was squandered privately. Not only did he live a luxurious life in the temple, he also often went down the mountain to spend money in the town's restaurants and teahouses. He now had more money than the average businessman, with a net worth of tens of thousands of taels. He also tried hard to make friends with some dignitaries, and the arrested County Magistrate Lin was his brother.

Murong Qing: Since you lied to me, now I can arrest you and hand you over to the county government.

Abbot: What on earth is this system...

Everyone: This bastard is so rich!

Murong Qing signaled with his eyes, and the people from the Censorate quickly stepped forward to surround the master. The master panicked instantly, feeling desperate, thinking that this time he had lost more than he gained.

Nan Rongxi raised the corner of his mouth: [Sure enough, he is a bad monk, Tongzi, don't stop, there must be more melons. ]

System: [Xizi, you still know how to eat melons. This person doesn't even let poor scholars go. One day, a young scholar came to the temple. His family was very poor, and he came to the temple to pray for the Buddha's blessing to pass the exam. When the abbot saw the scholar, a sly light flashed in his eyes. He pretended to be compassionate and said to the scholar: "Young man, I have already felt your sincerity. As long as you are willing to donate a sum of money to the temple, I will pray to the Buddha to bless you and help you pass the exam."

The scholar believed him and donated his few taels of silver to the temple. However, the abbot not only did not pray for him, but also complained about the small amount of money he gave and kept complaining about it behind his back.

There were also one or two people in the Censorate who were scholars from poor families and became officials by passing the imperial examinations. When they heard this, they hated the abbot even more. When they were rushing to take the exams, a few taels of silver could be said to be life-saving money. They relied on this few taels of silver to go to the capital, and usually they couldn't even afford to stay in a hotel.

The system continued: [He also has another way to make money, which is to help the rich. For example, a week ago, Liu Yuanwai, a famous businessman in Juanjuan County, found the master. He told the master worriedly that his business had been losing money recently and misfortunes had happened frequently in his family. He hoped that the master could give him some advice and resolve the disaster.

After hearing this, the master pretended to think deeply for a while, then told the merchant that there was an evil spirit hidden in his home and that a ritual was needed to exorcise it. He asked the merchant for a large sum of money as the cost of the ritual.

Although the merchant was reluctant to give up his money, he agreed to the request because he thought it would help him resolve the disaster. The master then began to perform a ritual in the merchant's home, chanting something, dancing and gesticulating, looking very devoted.

However, after a few days, the situation in the merchant's home did not improve at all, but became worse. The merchant felt very disappointed and angry, so he went to Master Huiming to ask why.

The master calmly told him that the evil spirit was too powerful and needed more money and magic power to exorcise it. He asked the businessman for a large sum of money again and promised that he would succeed this time.

Although the businessman still had doubts, he paid the money again under the master's persuasion. However, the result was still no improvement. He angrily went to the master to argue, but unfortunately, others said that Mr. Liu was not sincere, so it had no effect. It was useless to report to the authorities, because County Magistrate Lin would not accept it.

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, this is too dark. I think there must be something fishy about men and women here. After all, you said he broke all the rules.]

Abbot: It’s all over now…

Murong Qing: This girl...

The system couldn't bear to watch: [Indeed, there is what you said. This master is so influential, so naturally there are a group of female believers. So, he tried his best to deceive them, saying things like exorcism, luck change, and dual cultivation! Then, a female believer got pregnant, and the truth was revealed. The family of the female believer went to the temple to make a scene, and finally spent a lot of money to settle the matter! ]

When Murong Qing and the people from the Censorate heard this, they immediately felt that this bastard was a scum of Buddhism and wanted to beat him up right away.

Nan Rongxi's eyes widened: [Oh my god, this bastard is too abominable. He really does all kinds of evil! ]

Murong Qing shouted angrily, "Come here, catch this bastard!" His voice echoed in the temple, full of majesty and unquestionable power. When the people of the Imperial Censorate heard the order, they all stepped forward, their steps firm and powerful.

Nan Rongxi stood aside with a confused expression on her face. She did not ask for details because she felt that the system might have conveyed the situation to them.

The master had a look of despair on his face, he knew that he was really in trouble this time. Soon, the Censorate found the master's 5 taels of stolen money from the temple.

The master turned pale and tried to argue: "It's unfair. Any abbot would have this much money. If you don't believe me, check out the abbots in big cities. Not only are they rich, but they also own at least 10 houses!"

Murong Qing glanced sideways and said, "Then you can confess what you know after you go in and try to gain merit."

After solving the problem of Juanjuan Temple, Nan Rongxi and his team prepared to return to Beijing.