My Taoist Temple is trending again

Xu Qingmu looked at the Buddha statue carefully again, trying to inject spiritual power into it, wanting to see what it was for.But as soon as the spiritual power was injected, I felt a strong force pushing out.

Monk Nengren put strong restrictions on the Buddha statues just to prevent people from exploring. This is also a blatant warning, making it clear that those who set the restrictions are not to be messed with and should not meddle in their own business.

Xu Qingmu sneered in his heart, and handed the Buddha statue to Shandao.

Shandao watched for a while, his brows furrowed deeper and his expression became more and more serious, but he didn't say anything.

Xu Qingmu smiled and said to Xia Ziming: "Your Buddha statue looks very new. It doesn't mean that the Jade Buddha should be worn all year round. The older it is, the more spiritual it will be."

Xia Ziming said: "Master Nengren said that I am different from other people. My luck is too bad. The Buddha statue will lose its protective effect in a short time, so I will go to Lingxing Temple every once in a while. Master Nengren will Give me a new consecrated Buddha image."

Xu Qingmu asked: "Then what about the old one you wore?"

Xia Ziming replied: "I have dealt with Master Nengren. He said that the items worn next to the body should not be given to people casually. I don't know what they will be used for."

Nengren said so much, only the last sentence is the truth.

All the things before and after were strung together, Xu Qingmu didn't ask about Nengren anymore, he already knew it in his heart.

The topic turned back to Xia Ziming himself. This kind, optimistic and interesting young man is a good chat partner. He himself has been leading the topic, and when the conversation is happy, he suddenly said: "Let me sing a song for everyone to cheer up."

Shandao, who was frowning just now, relaxed a little, and said with a light smile, "Okay."

Xia Ziming quickly went to the bedroom to get a guitar, cleared his throat lightly, and said, "I'll sing to you my original song "Upward", which is also the title song of our band's new album."

""Up"?" Director Shan said suddenly, with a look of surprise on his face, ""Up" by the Running Band? You said, this song is your original... Are you the lead singer of the Running Band?"

Xia Ziming was also very surprised, and said, "Ah, Master Shandao, do you know our band?"

Shandao, who had always been in a calm mood, suddenly couldn't control himself, and became excited, saying: "Little monk, little monk likes the running band very much, and also likes the song "Upward" very much."

Xia Ziming couldn't hide his excitement, grabbed Shandao's hand, and said, "Really? Really? Ah, Master Shandao, you also listen to rock music!"

Shandao nodded again and again, and reported the titles of several original songs by the Running Band, saying that they were all his favorites.

Xia Ziming's joy blossomed, and he said: "My God, I really didn't expect it, what a great honor!"

Xu Qingmu turned to look at Song Jue with a dazed expression, and Song Jue also shook his head, expressing that he had never heard of this band.

Then this should be a band that is neither popular nor profitable, otherwise with Song Jue's sensitivity, it is impossible not to know.

Sure enough, Xia Ziming was about to start laughing at himself soon, and said with a smile: "The Running Band is really confused. I never thought that our hard-working underground band would be liked by Master Shandao. I suddenly felt that I was very popular. .”

Shan Dao also recovered from the astonishment, and then said a little doubtfully: "But... But Lay Xia, you look completely... different in the photo, and the monk didn't recognize him at first."

Xia Ziming turned out a few group photos of the band on his phone for everyone to see, and said, "Look at this curly hair, who am I?"

The four people in the photo are all wearing very flamboyant clothes, hanging from various metal chains, and wearing makeup on their faces.The lead singer standing at the front was the most exaggerated. His face was so painted that his facial features could not be seen clearly. He was singing at the top of his lungs, and all the veins on his neck burst out.

But if you take a closer look, the innocent eyes have not changed, and neither has the curly hair.

The well-behaved and ordinary young man in front of him is actually the same person as the rebellious and angry singer in the picture, the contrast is too great, it is really unrecognizable.

Xu Qingmu had never been in touch with rock and roll, and while Shandao and Xia Ziming were chatting enthusiastically, Song Jue briefly introduced the origin and spirit of rock and roll to Xu Qingmu.Xu Qingmu quickly understood that rock music is not only a form of music, but also a philosophy that expresses an attitude towards life.

After hearing Song Jue finish speaking, Xu Qingmu looked at Shandao with a smile and said, "I never thought that Master Shandao would be so rebellious."

Shandao clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Amitabha, Buddhism requires believers to be merciful, to save themselves and others, and excellent music can also save themselves and others. The freedom, independence, power, etc. in the rock spirit have nothing to do with Buddhism. There are similarities. Of course, the anger and madness of the rock spirit should be discarded by practitioners."

These words made Xu Qingmu realize something in his heart.

Xia Ziming applauded: "That's right! I'm going to play the song "Upward" that represents freedom and strength for everyone. It's a shame."

After finishing speaking, Xia Ziming immediately began to sing while sweeping his guitar.

When singing, Xia Ziming was completely different from usual. He was no longer that ordinary young man who seemed to have no characteristics. He was immersed in the music, and his whole body was full of brilliance.

Xu Qingmu listened quietly, feeling a very strong and positive vitality from this song.

Unyielding in adversity, tenacity in the dark, the fragility and tenacity of life are so charming, this is the spirit that the song "Up" wants to express.

Xu Qingmu understood that it was not gods, Buddhas and religion that supported Xia Ziming through so many difficult years.He seems to believe in everything, but in fact he believes in nothing.It was his own unyielding heart that accompanied him all the way.If he insists on saying that he has any beliefs, it must be in music and rock. This belief is as respectable as the belief in gods and Buddhas.

The three of them were immersed in this singing, as if they were swimming in the universe, and when the song ended, they all had a lot of feelings in their hearts.

After singing, Xia Ziming turned back to that well-behaved and ordinary young man. He was a little shy, scratched his head and said, "I'm showing my ugliness."

Several people were silent. After a long time, Xu Qingmu said softly: "Everything is the way. Layman Xia's song makes people feel deeply."

Director Shan finally couldn't keep his image of a master, and couldn't help showing his fan status, clapping and clapping: "It's great, it's great to hear "Upward" at such a close distance."

Xia Ziming was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Then let's come together, the little Taoist priest and Mr. Song too."

Shandao immediately nodded with staring eyes, and then turned to look at Xu Qingmu and Song Jue expectantly.

The melody of this song is not difficult, Xu Qingmu had also learned the melody before, and after listening to it, he would get most of it.

So, this inspiring music sounded again in this small rental house until it was getting dark.

When it was time to leave, Shandao still had some unfinished thoughts.

Xia Ziming sent them downstairs, and before they parted, they gave the three tickets to the local music festival held three days later.The Running Band was going to play, and he wanted all three of them to go.

Shandao immediately agreed.They are far away from Xia Ziming's house, and he seems to be still immersed in the music.

Xu Qingmu smiled lightly and said, "Master Shandao, it's time to get down to business."

Shandao came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Amitabha, I am really ashamed."

Xu Qingmu said in relief: "Although Master Shandao is profound in Buddhism, he is still an ordinary person now. People have desires and desires. The process of cultivation is to gradually seek inner peace. You don't have to be too harsh on yourself. Moreover, Layman Xia's Music can indeed give people strength, you are not considered breaking the precept.”

Shandao settled down, and recited the Buddha's name twice before asking Xu Qingmu: "When the little Daoist priest was holding that Buddha statue just now, did he feel anything?"

Xu Qingmu and Song Jue spoke at the same time, and said, "Excuse me."

Xu Qingmu looked back at Song Jue, and was no longer surprised by Song Jue's current perception.

Song Jue smiled lightly at him, motioning for him to continue.

Xu Qingmu continued: "Although I didn't ask Layman Xia's horoscope, I can already guess the whole picture of the matter from his narration. Layman Xia is born with very good luck, and the child is weak and cannot bear this kind of luck. That's why he was always sick and hit ghosts when he was a child. But as he got older, he could gradually support this luck. If he hadn't met Nengren when he was five years old, everything would have been fine. When I saw his fate, I borrowed his luck. The Buddha statue was not a magic weapon for body protection at all, but was sucking his luck. After a while, Nengren sucked away the luck accumulated by the Buddha statue , so we have to keep changing Buddha statues. For 15 years, Nengren relied on Xia Layman’s kindness and simplicity, and lied to him for 15 years. If Xia Layman hadn’t been firm-hearted, he might be in a worse life now.”

"It's exactly the same as the little monk's thinking." Shandao said with a very serious face, "Just looking at Nengren's current reputation and the size of Lingxing Temple, we can tell that Xia Jushi's original fortune should be excellent. Shouldn't have died early...but now..."

Xu Qingmu also let out a long sigh.

Nengren is so vicious, he obviously absorbed Xia Ziming's luck and made himself an eminent monk, and he still regarded himself as Xia Ziming's benefactor, making people feel grateful to him for so many years.

Xu Qingmu said: "It's hard to imagine that there is such a scum in Buddhism. My fist as big as a sandbag can't hold it anymore. Don't let him go."

Shandao nodded, and immediately discussed the countermeasures with Xu Qingmu.

Even though Nengren's prohibition in the Buddha statue was very strong, it was not difficult for Xu Qingmu. He only needed to prepare some magic tools and sacrifices, and a simple ceremony could break it.After breaking the restriction and then destroying the Buddha statue of breathing luck, Neng Ren will not be able to borrow Xia Ziming's luck.

The issue of beating Nengren violently, wait until Xia Ziming's predicament is resolved first.

It takes about three days to prepare and it can be ready by the time of the festival.

So, Shandao and Xu Qingmu assigned a task, Xu Qingmu went to prepare the instruments and sacrifices, Shandao continued to go back to Lingxing Temple to squat in Nengren, maybe there would be something to discover.

After all, they all felt that Nengren, who borrowed his luck for 15 years, must have done more than this kind of bad things.

After the discussion, Xu Qingmu and Song Jue said goodbye to Shandao and acted separately.