Chapter 458 Snake Buddha Temple
When Zhou Fan saw the brother like this, his eyes froze and he stopped.
Li Jiuyue also stopped and looked around vigilantly.
The little monk leading the way forward turned his head and looked at Zhou Fan and the others calmly: "Why did the two donors stop?"
Zhou Fan glanced at the little novice monk, and then looked at his dog: "Brother, have you discovered anything?"
However, the man's neck had a circle of dog hair hanging down quickly, and a look of confusion appeared in the dog's eyes.
Did you feel wrong?
However, Zhou Fan still felt a little alert in his heart. He smiled without saying a word on his face: "It's nothing, my dog is a little nervous when he comes to a strange place."
The little shaman glanced at the old man, he nodded slightly, and led the way again.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, but they were obviously wary. The man usually won't make mistakes, and there may be problems in this Buddhist temple.
The little novice monk took Zhou Fan and the others into the corridor soon.
The corridor is supported by black wooden columns and a tile roof on the top. It seems that it has been built for a long time, connecting the inside and outside of the Snake Buddha Temple.
The size of the Snake Buddha Temple is faintly beyond their imagination.
Somehow, the little shaman walked a little slower than before.
Zhou Fan and the others followed him had to slow down.
A slight sound came into their ears.
"What sound?" Zhou Fan asked softly.
However, the little novice monk had not answered yet, and countless snakes crawled out of the grass on both sides of the corridor.
Snakes of different colors, such as blue, black, white, red, and green, are of different sizes or bowls or cups, are spitting out the bifurcated snake letters and making a slight sound.
There were thousands of grass covered by snakes.
The man let out another whimper.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue were both warriors, and their knowledge was not low. Their faces changed slightly. The queen confirmed that these were just ordinary snakes and quickly calmed down and looked at the little shark who had turned around.
"Don't panic, two donors. These snakes will not hurt people, please rest assured." The little shaman hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue looked at both sides again and found that although the snake group crawled out, they did not mean to climb into the corridor.
Most of them lie on the ground, looking at the three people in the corridor, and the snake novices are stretching and retracting.
"My little master, what's going on with these snakes?" Zhou Fan asked in surprise.
"Amitabha Buddha, my temple is called Snake Buddha Temple. These snakes are all believers in my temple." The little shaman replied with a smile.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue looked at each other. This was the first time they heard that snakes were Buddhist believers.
"Master often says that all sentient beings are equal. As long as you are sincere to the Buddha, why bother with human beings or other lives?" Xiao Shami said with a slightly serious expression.
"We are obsessed with the appearance." Li Jiuyue laughed quickly, "I have heard of some Buddhist temples that have converted to Buddhism, such as cattle, sheep, horses, etc., but this is the first time I have seen a snake. Don't blame me, my little master."
The little novice lowered his head and said he didn't dare, and then invited the two of them to move forward.
The two followed the little novice monk slowly through the corridor. The little novice monk explained: "These snakes will not take the initiative to hurt people, but after all, there is no one who is as intelligent as they are. If they walk too fast, it may cause misunderstandings."
The two of them then understood why the little novice monk slowed down, and they turned out to be afraid of snakes attacking them.
They didn't know about snakes, and they didn't know why they walked too fast, so the snake would attack them, but the little novice monk said so, so they just listened.
The air was filled with the fishy smell brought by the group of snakes. Zhou Fan pretended to be curious and said, "My little master, I wonder what these snakes usually eat?"
Snakes eat carnivore, and there are so many snakes in the Snake Buddha Temple...
"Amitabha, they will go out to the wild for food." The little shaman said without looking back, "We are careful to abide by the rules and regulations, but they have a need for survival. We cannot force them not to kill. Besides, they are just believers, not disciples of Buddha like us."
While the three of them were talking, they had already walked out of the corridor. The little shaman led the two to speed up and walked towards the main hall of Snake Buddha Temple.
On the stone roads on both sides of the main hall, two walls are erected, with lifelike murals carved on the walls, including Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Heavenly Kings and Gods, Demons, etc., as well as exquisite houses and buildings, countless auspicious fruit trees.
The outermost layer of the mural is painted with gorgeous colors to make the light shine brightly, and colorful lights fill the Buddha's land.
Such murals naturally attracted the attention of Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue.
Li Jiuyue sighed, "Even if it is Foxiang Temple, there may not be such beautiful Buddhist murals."
A strange look appeared in his eyes as he spoke.
Zhou Fan also raised his eyebrows slightly. The best of these two murals are these various characters in Buddhist legends. Walking in them makes you feel like you are being watched by lifelike characters.
"The donor is too good. The master of the mural painting once said that it was painted by our master who is good at painting with all his efforts." The little shaman said with a smile.
The mural corridors on both sides were only about three meters long, and Zhou Fan and the others had no time to ask more questions, so they were taken into the hall by the little novice monk.
In the hall, a monk wearing a cassock was sitting cross-legged and knocking on wooden fish, chanting scriptures in a low voice.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue couldn't hear what the monk was chanting. The monk's back was a little hunched. From the back, he felt that he was very old.
"Master, the donor who stayed here has arrived." The little shaman said respectfully.
"Amitabha, the two donors are well. I am the host of Fayue in the Snake Buddha Temple. I am not in a position to be in person. Please forgive me." The monk's voice was old and low. He put down the wooden hammer in his hand and did not turn around.
Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue looked at each other, and it was really strange that the monk refused to turn around.
Li Jiuyue thought about it and introduced them to him before laughing: "We should take the liberty to disturb the abbot and the monks from our temple. Qingjing."
"Donor Li, donor Zhou doesn't have to be so polite. Being able to help all donors is a blessing for Snake Buddha Temple..." Abbot Fayue said nothing unexpectedly except that he refused to turn around.
Zhou Fan did not speak much, but allowed Li Jiuyue to communicate with Abbot Fayue.
After talking for a while, Li Jiuyue took out the prepared indulgent oil money. The abbot of the Snake Buddha Temple did not refuse, so he asked Xiao Shami to put it away.
Things are almost done, Zhou Fan and Li Jiuyue said goodbye.
The abbot of Snake Buddha Temple explained a few words to the little novice monk, and asked the little novice monk to take Zhou Fan and the others back.
Zhou Fan walked out of the hall and couldn't help but look back at Fayue, but Fayue was still sitting motionless, unable to see his face clearly.
Zhou Fan did not look at it anymore and left the hall with Li Jiuyue with Xiaoxiao.
After they left, Monk Fayue picked up the wooden hammer and tapped it lightly. He started chanting softly. If someone familiar with Buddhist scriptures here and heard the sound of his chanting, he would know.
Chapter completed!