Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 903 Analysis

So all the adult monks outside are fake? Ming Zhi stared at the monk in the coffin, frowning and saying nothing.

The monk guarding the Sutra Pavilion would say a few words every day when he went to borrow books.

The other party's voice and smile are no different from ordinary people, but they never thought that the real body would die here!

Wait...it's not completely unremarkable.

Haggard appearance, haggard complexion, weak speech, more white eyes than pupils, these are all strange and obvious symptoms, but I have seen them many times before subconsciously ignoring them.

How are these symptoms related to fake monks?

After confirming that he did not leave any trace, Zhizhi went back to the east wing silently.

When passing by the main hall, I could hear that the ritual ceremony over there was not over yet, and no one seemed to find me.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhizhi woke up leisurely from his trance, and heard the little novice from outside knocking on the door.

The large array of Jinchan Temple has almost every-pervasive monitoring ability, and even Zhizhi asked a few words on the side of the road before, and the host could quickly know about it. If Jianxing visits frequently, the host must be suspicious.

Zhizhi has A Jing's illusion to protect himself, so he can go anywhere in the temple; but seeing the nature, the second secret work of the hell way, does not have such great ability, so it is only in the name of tidying up the Zen room for Master Zhizhi, every once in a while. Come here on the second day to clean it, and secretly send voice transmissions to exchange information.

Number 9 went to the apse last night? Seeing Xing sweeping the ground with a broom, he asked via voice transmission.

Hmm. Zhizhi held the Buddhist scriptures in his hands and replied calmly, How do you know?

Guess. Jian Xing said, It's already this time, if you don't go to find out, I really thought you were a monk and came to study Buddhism.

As long as it doesn't reveal any flaws, it's fine if you get caught. Zhizhi heaved a sigh of relief.

What's the scene in the apse? Jian Xing continued to ask.

Haven't you checked? Zhizhi asked him back.

Explored. Jian Xing said, The reason why I practice this secret technique of concealing breath is to avoid the eyes and ears of the temple and explore the apse.

It's just that the mysteries in the apse have not been clarified, which made me feel weak... Leaving aside this, what did you see in the apse on the 9th? The two of us will confirm what we have seen with each other, check for omissions and make up for the gaps, so as soon as possible The analysis reveals that he is ugly and Yinmao.

The No. 2 secret worker stutters when speaking normally, but he can speak eloquently through sound transmission. Zhizhi smiled secretly in his heart, and said:

In that case, I will speak first.

I went to the apse and saw many sandalwood coffins.

Exactly. Jian Xing agreed, And the corpses of the monks in the temple are lying in the coffins!

That's right! Zhizhi continued, But there are only adult monks, but no child novice, and the corpse of the abbot is not among them.

It's the same as what I saw. Jianxing said in a gloomy tone, How strange that the huge Jinchan Temple has already been occupied by doves and magpies!

Although this is the case, there are still many doubts. Zhizhi said slowly, First, since the murderer replaces the corpse, the corpse should be destroyed. Why are these corpses preserved and displayed in the apse deliberately? , without any cover-up?

I think it was for us to see on purpose. Jian Xing said, The three caves of the cunning rabbit are layer upon layer. You are not allowed to see the first layer, but what you see is the second layer. The real third layer is still hidden below!

Secondly, there is the issue of quantity. Zhizhi continued, If someone kills someone to replace him, why only kill adult monks and not children? Besides, the body of the abbot has not been seen, so is he still alive, or is he hiding alone?

I know a thing or two about this matter. Jian Xing replied, The adult monks in the temple were all born inside this cave; while many child novice monks were adopted from the outside world.

Oh? Zhizhi asked in surprise when he heard the words, Buddhism forbids marriage, how can you still have children?

You don't know about number nine. Seeing Xing replied with a sigh, Ordinary Buddhist sects do not allow marriage, but recruit Buddhists from outside to practice in temples. If the age is up and the number of people is reduced, they will be recruited from outside. people, so that the number of monks in the monastery remains stable.”

But Jinchan Temple is different. The monks are passed down from father to son, and son to father. After the child was born, his mother raised him in the small town at the foot of the mountain.

When he reaches 20 years old, he will marry a wife and have children. When he reaches 30 years old, he will leave the small town and go up the mountain, come to the temple to become a monk, and become a monk to practice.

This reciprocation, from generation to generation, makes Jinchan Temple no need to communicate with the outside world, and can also ensure the normal replacement of new and old monks in the temple.

But for some reason, about seven or eight years ago, an earthquake suddenly occurred in this cave.

Earthquake? Zhizhi asked in surprise.

Your cave has already been isolated from Shenzhou, and it has become an independent world. How could there be earthquakes?

Well, I don't know the specifics. Jian Xing Youyou said, In short, the earthquake almost destroyed the entire town below the mountain, and none of the residents survived.

Not only is there no source of monks, but even the supply of many materials is cut off. Jinchan Temple had to open the gate of the cave, ask for help from the Buddhist sects outside, and adopt children from the outside world to the temple to be raised as novice monks... Our sect It was also from then on that I discovered the traces of the Jinchan Temple and let me infiltrate it to spy on information.

So that's how it is. Zhizhi suddenly understood.

In other words, the monks in Jinchan Temple were actually divided into two groups.

Some of them are adult monks, that is, the monks who were killed in the apse were born and raised in the cave here.

The other part is the minor novice monks, all of whom were adopted from the outside world.

Thinking of this, a very natural answer emerged from the depths of my heart.

In the earthquake seven or eight years ago, there seemed to be something else hidden in it. It not only took the lives of the residents of the small town below the mountain, but also killed the monks in the Jinchan Temple.

And then... for some unknown reason, a large group of doves and magpies' nests came, pretending to be dead monks, and continued to open the Jinchan Temple.

By the way, number two. Zhizhi suddenly asked, Have you noticed that the monks outside all look very strange?

You mean no blood, right? Jian Xing said, Indeed, I thought they were practicing Deadwood Chan, but it's strange that they have no blood at all.

Deadwood Zen? Zhizhi thought for a while, and then denied this possibility.

Withered wood Zen is to practice the body until it is exhausted, but the source of the soul is getting stronger and stronger. It belongs to a side door that uses the body to feed back the soul.

And these fake monks in Jinchan Temple are not only physically broken, but also their spirits are very weak. If the dead wood Zen can be practiced to this extent, then it is more appropriate to suggest changing the name to Suicide Zen.

It seems... I still have to find an opportunity to go to the abandoned town under the mountain to find out.