Thanks to Uncle waixinren for your monthly ticket! thanks for your support! Please reward and support! This statue is three feet and three inches tall, with a round and smooth body. Even the finest mutton-fat jade cannot match the quality of this statue. Its expression is lifelike, as natural as a real person. When people stare at it, they feel that it is really Hecihangdao. When people look at each other, they seem to be able to clearly feel each other's gaze! Moreover, this statue has the magical physique of colorful glass, which can reflect rainbow-like colors under the sun without feeling messy at all. It is so beautiful that it is impossible to imagine that even the craftsmen in the palace have such craftsmanship. Not even comparable. The best thing is that the statue carries the rune of the Meditation Mantra in the Golden Tower of Light, which exudes a reassuring atmosphere at all times. This rune is connected to a Bright Heavenly Rose, straight It is connected to Chen Xiang's Guangming Golden Pagoda from the void. On the one hand, it transfers energy from the Guangming Golden Pagoda to support the operation of the runes. On the other hand, it draws the power of faith and incense from the glazed Buddha statue and makes offerings. Bright Golden Tower. After the statue was made, Chen Xiang entrusted Ning Caichen to sell it on his behalf. In order to take care of Ning Caichen's face, he did not ask him to sell it for too high a price. He only needed to show it to the wealthier people among his classmates. The person who is willing to pay the highest price can sell the statue to him. After Ning Caichen heard this, he also knew that he owed the temple abbot a lot by eating and drinking here for free in the past few days. Selling a statue on his behalf was nothing, and he also read from the Guangming Bible that relying on oneself The concept of working to gain wealth is not too objectionable to such business practices. At the same time, I also feel that the environment here is elegant, and meals are provided. You only need to light incense every day. It is really a good place to study in peace. I also want to invite others. Poor scholars come, so there are many people. We can also take care of each other and discuss knowledge with each other. After telling Chen Xiang about recruiting scholars, Chen Xiang agreed to his request and promised to provide free food and accommodation for the scholars to concentrate on their studies. After Ning Caichen carefully wrapped the statue, he walked back to Jinhua City. He participated in several cultural gatherings, told other scholars what he had done at Lanruo Temple, and in front of everyone, all kinds of light The idol is displayed below. It received great praise and spread more and more widely. A rich scholar bought the statue for five hundred taels of silver and presented it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate dedicated it to the prefect's wife. It was also loved by the prefect's wife and she worshiped it every day, which made Chen Xiang also receive Of course, a lot of things happened in the prefect's family. But this is not something Chen Xiang needs to worry about. While Ning Caichen collected the 500 taels of silver, he also told the other five well-connected scholars about Lanruo Temple, especially that Lanruo Temple had a quiet environment and provided free food and accommodation. when. The eyes of the other poor scholars lit up, and they seemed to be very moved, but a local scholar said hesitantly: "Brother Ning I heard that Lanruo Temple is haunted During the previous dynasty, Lanruo Temple is also a famous temple within a radius of several miles. There are thousands of monks inside, and the incense they burn every day covers the sky like clouds, and their chanting is like a strong wind, sweeping through Jinhua City. Every corner of Jinhua City, but after several wars in Jinhua City, at least half of the population died, and Lanruo Temple became a mass grave. Even the monks in it were all killed. Later, there were many haunted places. There is a legend It is said that many passers-by never came out again after passing by" After Ning Caichen listened to this classmate's words, he couldn't help but think of Yan Chixia's warning to him, but combined with his paragraph In terms of life in time, it was just a legend and rumor that spread far away. There was nothing to be afraid of, so he retorted: "Have you seen those ghosts with your own eyes?" The scholar laughed on the spot and said: "How could I? Have you seen it? If I had seen it, I wouldn¡¯t be alive to sit here chatting with you today!¡± Ning Caichen smiled calmly and said, ¡°Yes, the legend is told by others, so you can¡¯t hear it.¡± Why don't we meet? I have been living in Lanruo Temple for nearly ten years. If there are evil ghosts there, how can I survive until now? " Hear Ning Cai? After Chen's words, the other scholars all showed strange expressions. Only then did Ning Caichen realize that they had indeed begun to seriously doubt whether he was a ghost! He burst out laughing and said loudly: "Since you don't believe it, then I will go by myself!" After saying that, he picked up the money and prepared to leave. When walking under the sun, he showed a very clear shadow. , at this time, two scholars stopped Ning Caichen and said, "Brother Ning, don't leave! I want to believe you!" Ning Caichen turned around and found that these two people were the ones who were almost unable to open the pot. One is named Lan Xi and the other is named Zuo Decheng. They are both in their twenties. The two of them have not even been selected as scholars, and they do not even have the food distributed by the government to scholars.?Received, it is a typical example of a person who has not finished his meal. He usually makes a living by copying books for others in exchange for some food. He has even borrowed a lot of money from the classmates here. Their situation is very difficult. Well, everyone knows this very well. Ning Caichen also knew the identity of these two people very well. It is said that his small circle was filled with the poorest class of scholars, and they were often discriminated against by the scholars from the wealthy and landowning class. Therefore, they always It's about activities together. If he had not wanted to sell the statue this time, Ning Caichen would not have taken the initiative to contact those wealthy scholars. Ning Caichen had expected that these two people would follow. One of the other three people already had a family, had already been selected as a scholar, had food provided by the government, and was a private tutor in the countryside. You can also get some work to subsidize the family. Although the family has no land, it is still considered a wealthy class. The other two families have two acres of thin farmland. They work half-farm and half-study without any pressure. Although Ning Caichen is also a scholar, the government has Food was provided regularly, but the mother was still at home and there was no land at home, so expenses were very tight. Among the six scholars, they were considered poor and lower-middle peasants. Seeing that these two classmates followed him without any surprise, Ning Caichen also smiled slightly and asked them to quickly pack their bags and go to Lanruo Temple with him. It will be dark soon, and traveling in the middle of the night is not an easy task. Lan Xi and Zuo Dechen were living in poverty and living with relatives, so the things they could pack were very limited. He quickly packed up his things and followed Ning Caichen back to Lanruo Temple. Ning Caichen still had five hundred taels of silver on him, which was twenty-five kilograms in weight. He couldn't carry it this far by himself, so he asked The two classmates helped share some of the weight. Along the way, there were actually several people following them from a distance. After they left the city, they slowly approached them. "Qin Fu. I heard that the scholar has five hundred taels of silver in his hand? Is it true or not?" A guy with a sinister face asked a guy with a sinister look next to him. The guy with a sinister look on his face nodded quickly and said: "Boss Hei, absolutely It's not wrong! I personally saw the housekeeper of our house who bought his statue hand him a whole box of silver ingots! It's absolutely not wrong!" Boss Hei touched his chin and said fiercely: "If you have any information, Wrong, we brothers are going to drink with your heart today! I hope you won¡¯t lie to us! Come on, brothers!¡± With a wave of his hand, the four gangsters behind him hurriedly followed him. Caichen and three others ran towards him. It turns out that this sly-looking guy is a boy from the Qin Mansion. The young master of the Qin Mansion just spent five hundred taels to buy the statue from Ning Caichen this afternoon. Someone was already trying to rob them at night. Not long after, the sun had set in the west, there were no other pedestrians on the road, and the three scholars had not done any heavy work. Each of them walked for more than ten miles with their personal belongings and money weighing more than ten kilograms. They were indeed very tired. Fortunately, several of them were full of yearning for their future lives, listening to Ning Caichen's talk. The story of the Arhat of Light. Especially when it came to the equality of all living beings, the two scholars, who were used to being looked down upon by others, were also very excited and said: "There is such a Buddhist sect! It's really unbelievable! Such a belief that relieves people's anger. I I want to join too!" The gangsters following behind also heard this conversation. The black boss seemed to have been through the world. After hearing this conversation, he was stunned and whispered: "This church Isn¡¯t that the fucking White Lotus Sect? I really don¡¯t know which master came here to preach! Grandma¡¯s these three scholars are easy to deal with but those evil things are very difficult to deal with Forget iteveryone¡¯s life is at stake, let¡¯s stop talking!¡± The gangsters around are unwilling. They are all lazy men who can¡¯t carry their shoulders or lift their hands. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t stop working. Relying on such despicable means to make a living, and also relying on the caution of the gangster, this small criminal gang did not collapse, but lived well. This time they walked more than ten miles, relying on their fantasies about how they would live and drink after grabbing five hundred taels of silver. Now the black boss shrinks back when he hears about a bullshit church. How can I make these brothers happy when I die and become a grandson? They actually started mumbling! This time, Boss Hei's attitude was not so firm. There were not many capable evil sects, and they were just rumors in the legends of the world. He also hesitated a little. The five hundred taels of silver were all on these three scholars. It was as if a big plate of fat meat was placed in front of him. If this situation was not enough, how could he be asked to hang around in the world in the future? At this moment, he suddenly saw Qin Fu's mocking and playful eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, as if he felt something was wrong. Qin Fu sneered coldly: "Hey! I really didn't expect that our black boss is still a good man! Such a good deal, if you don't do it, we will do it! Hei boss, if you don't go, have the other brothers followed? I¡¯m going!¡± Boss Hei really didn¡¯t expect that such a situation would happen now! This Qin Fu has always been a bully and has never dared to talk to him straight up. Why did he lose his ambition today? ! wrong! There must be some fraud in this matter! Liu Sanniu, who was usually not on good terms with the gangsters, jumped out first, stood next to Qin Fu, and said: "Brothers, we have walked these ten miles, and there is no credit but hard work! How can we just let it go in vain?" At that moment, another person stood over and said loudly: "Yes, we were originally robbing houses and petty thieves. If we just heard a few rumors, we would think that in this temple If the monk is so scary, who would dare to make a living?" As he said this, four of the six people already stood up. In addition, Qin Fu's total situation was five to two. Even the last gangster was wavering and finally joined the opposite team. Only the black boss was left here. In the blink of an eye, the team leader just now became It was indeed funny to say that he was alone, but Boss Hei couldn't laugh at all. He saw that Liu Sanniu had already started to pull out a dagger from his waist, and knew that if he didn't stand in their team again. I'm afraid that I will be killed and silenced by them! And all the reasons are due to Qin Fu! Boss Hei was keenly aware of this problem, but now he had nothing to say, so he had to take advantage of his face and said hurriedly: "Okay! I was too timid! It's my fault, I will join you all Go, it¡¯s just three scholars! We can get it done in a minute! We¡¯ll go hide somewhere for a while, we¡¯re afraid of him!¡± He said and walked into the other team naturally. He patted the shoulder of the man next to him enthusiastically, but stared closely at Liu Sanniu and Qin Fu. The two people looked at each other, not knowing what to do with the situation in front of them. In the end, Qin Fu smiled flatteringly and said, "Okay! That's great! Since Boss Hei is willing to lead us! Then we can feel more at ease." "Yes!" At this time, Boss Hei said modestly: "No, no, I have shown my timidity this time, let's let Brother Sanniu lead the team! Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, I believe he can do a better job!" With that said, he very humbly walked to the end of the team and said no more words. Liu Sanniu was originally fighting for leadership. Just now, Qin Fu was very unhappy when he wanted Boss Hei to continue leading the team. Now after hearing Boss Hei's words, a look of recognition appeared on his face. Regardless of Qin Fu's objections, he said: "Okay, thanks to everyone for taking notice of me this time! I will lead everyone to join this group this time!" After that, he led the team and chased forward! Qin Fu rolled his eyes and said to himself: "I really don't know whether to live or die!" However, he did not stop him and continued to follow the team forward. The sky became darker and darker as they walked, and they were about to approach the three scholars. It was time to start the robbery at this moment. Liu Sanniu looked back at everyone, preparing to make the final mobilization before the war, but found that the black boss had disappeared. When he disappeared, he couldn't help being shocked and angry, and said: "Grandma, you are so stupid, this black devil is unreliable! He must have gone to the government to file a complaint! Let's finish this and leave Jinhua City as soon as possible!" Qin Fu saw it The black boss disappeared, and his face became even darker. With a wave of his hand, the remaining five hooligans all rushed forward. In almost a moment of meeting, they subdued Ning Caichen and the other three, and took out their books. The five hundred taels of silver were found in the box! Liu Sanniu led everyone to make this vote easily. He especially felt that he had established his leadership position and couldn't help but feel proud. Qin Fu persuaded him: "This scholar can just take out any idol and sell it." Five hundred taels of silver, maybe there is something valuable in this temple! And this scholar can steal a statue easily, so you can imagine how lax the defense in this temple is, it's all for nothing! Since the black boss wants to report us this time, we have to leave Jinhua City, why not grab more things! What do you think, Mr. Liu? He was immediately praised by Qin Fu as the head of the Liu family, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. He laughed and said: "Qin Fu is right! We can't just encounter a fat sheep and not slaughter it! We must treat everyone well this time Let's make a big profit!" With that, he escorted Ning Caichen and the other three people towards Lanruo Temple. They did not kill these three people, on the one hand, to obtain information about Lanruo Temple, and on the other hand, they wanted these people to do free labor for them. These gangsters really don¡¯t have the strength to escape! The black boss who quietly hid aside was hiding in the woods on the roadside and followed them, but did not show his head. To be honest, he felt the same in his heart.I¡¯m reluctant to leave like this, so I also want to see how it develops in the future. Unexpectedly, when Boss Hei was in the woods, he discovered that there was a group of more than 20 strong servants behind him, holding sticks and swords in their hands, and they were hurriedly rushing in this direction. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat! This is the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind! Vaguely, he also saw a horse bigger than the house in the woods, but he might have seen it wrong! In order to cover himself, Boss Hei had to follow further. After making sure that there was no one behind him, he continued to move forward. Not long after, Lanruo Temple finally arrived. Chen Xiang put down the tea cup and said to Yan Chixia, who was looking ashen in front of him: "Mr. Yan, it is true that a common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. I have not hurt the tiger's heart, but the tiger has hurt others. Ah. In this situation, I am afraid that if I take action, innocent people will be killed, so I will leave this matter to you. Good night." After that, Shi Shiran left. I went out, stretched, and seemed to really go to rest. Moreover, the water mirror in front of Yan Chixia also dissipated and fell on the table, turning into a puddle of tea again. Everything that happened on the road before had fallen into the eyes of Yan Chixia and Chen Xiang. To be honest, if it were normal days, Yan Chixia would cut off the heads of these thieves one by one with a sword, so what's the big deal? But now he is standing on a moral level. As the person who supervises Chen Xiang and other monsters, how can he kill people easily? What's the difference between that and this group of monsters and monsters? Therefore, Yan Chixia could not convince others with her sword in his usual style, which made him feel very distressed. Soon the first wave of enemies had arrived. Liu Sanniu didn't expect that it was so late. There was a muscular scholar with a dark face sitting at the door of Lanruo Temple. He couldn't help but be stunned. He had never thought that such a situation would happen. Don't know what to say. At this time, Qin Fu stood up and said: "Hey, that black-faced idiot! Say! Who is the craftsman who made the glazed statue? Where is the craft secret book?!" Liu Sanniu glanced at Qin Fu in surprise and said: " Qin Fu, shouldn't you ask them where the gold and silver jewelry is? Why are you asking about the glass statue? " Qin Fu glanced at him with disdain and said coldly: "What's the point of gold and silver jewelry? ? Glaze craftsmanship is the truly valuable thing! With that, we brothers will no longer have to worry about food and drink in our lives!" Liu Sanniu couldn't help but feel that what Qin Fu said was very reasonable, and he was actually cheated. He was convinced! Yan Chixia sighed helplessly and said: "Let Ning Caichen and the others go and return all the property, otherwise, you will have to pay the price for it." Qin Fu sneered and said: " These three helpless scholars don't even have the strength of one of us. What can you, a black-faced idiot, do? Mr. Liu, your fortune is right in front of you. What are you waiting for? Have you forgotten the money I gave you?" Liu Sanniu was stunned for a moment, then sneered, walked up with his fists clenched, and said, "If I don't show you the color, you don't know why the peach blossoms are so red. !" As he said that, he slapped Yan Chixia hard from left to right in the face! And Yan Chixia, who was originally somewhat mysterious in Ning Caichen's eyes, actually remained motionless and allowed Liu Sanniu to beat her like this, which made Ning Caichen despise Yan Chixia even more! Suddenly Yan Chixia stretched out her hand, grabbed Liu Sanniu's hands, and said coldly: "Stop! Otherwise" Liu Sanniu was enjoying the fight just now, and he didn't even realize that the other person grabbing his hand meant What? He said ferociously: "What's wrong? Otherwise, bite me! Kill me!" Qin Fu could see that the other party was a fool, and sneered: "This Liu Sanniu is just escorting these three scholars. I just came back and asked you for directions. Do you want to kill the peace-loving Liu Sanniu? You are really a murderer! Be careful, we will report you to the police and catch you, a murderer. , Beheaded at the Meridian Gate! The legacy will last forever!" (To be continued)