If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 369 Three Elders

Xiaoyu didn't find Cheng Jijiu.

After the prince and his officials arrived at Yingxiang Mansion, Cheng Jijiu set out to return to Luodu.

"Why did Fairy Yu come to see Master Cheng? If the situation is urgent, I can release the hummingbird to Luodu immediately."

Although Cheng Jijiu left, there was still a steward named Wang in Qinghe Mansion.

At least he can take care of the affairs of Qinghe Villa and help Prince Qinghe deal with some simple matters.

"I want to inquire about the situation of the Lianghetan Temple. It has been so many days. Has the temple been built?" Xiaoyu said.

She wanted to know about the situation of the underworld paradise on Guaizi Mountain, but she couldn't tell her directly.

From what she had seen in her previous dream, she had guessed that the demon cicada was repairing the Great Rift Valley.

After getting the Xirang, Yaochan went straight to the blessed land of Guaizi Mountain, and did not stop by Tianmen Town to slap her.

This means that she is probably safe until the ground-shattering disaster is completely resolved.

Now she wanted to find out to what extent the Great Rift Valley had been repaired and when it would be completed, so that she could estimate the day when the crisis would come.

If she directly showed her concern for the Great Rift Valley of Guaizi Mountain, it might arouse Yaochan's suspicion.

She heard the cicada's chanting in her dream. Could the cicada have seen into her dream?

Now Yaochan is concentrating on repairing the Great Rift Valley. She doesn't want to attract his attention at this moment and make him think, "It would be better to take some time to go to Yingxiang Mansion next door and slap Yu Fengxian to death to prevent her from continuing to attract demons to make trouble."

"Oh, it's for the temple."

Manager Wang had no doubts and said, "You'd better meet the three elders in the village.

They have come to Tianmen Town to look for you several times to discuss the temple, but unfortunately they have never seen you. "

"Where do the three elders live? Will we have time to meet them today?" Xiaoyu asked.

"They live in a country village, 20 to 30 miles away from Tianmen Town. I will send someone to invite them."

When Li Xianzhi left Tianmen Town, he specifically left a message asking that the temple be repaired.

Steward Wang really wants to deal with the issue of Li Qianyue occupying the position of the main god of the temple today.

Western Shu followed the Qin system, with a pavilion every ten miles and ten pavilions forming a township.

Wasn’t Liu Bang just a village head?

There are three elders in the village, who are in charge of education.

Sa Shoujian, who is now an apprentice in Bao'antang, was recommended by the three elders and successfully obtained the status of a civil servant. He entered the government office and worked in the prison.

Lianghetan is only about a hundred miles away from Tianmen Town, which is just enough to set up a township.

When Li Xianzhi built a shrine at Lianghe Beach, he also had to consult with the three elders of the village.

When the three elders unanimously agreed that the main deity of the shrine should belong to "Yu Bodhisattva".

Li Xianzhi was unable to make a decision on his own and had to consult Xiaoyu about giving up the position of Lord God.

The three elders came here in a donkey cart.

In addition to three old men with crutches, there was also a middle-aged farmer riding a mule.

Xiaoyu felt that Nong Han looked a little familiar. In fact, the three elders also looked somewhat friendly. They must have met on the day when the Shudong army set out to fight the ghosts.

"Fairy Yu, I finally see you~~"

The three old men had just got off the car and were still a few steps away from Xiaoyu. They quickly took a few steps and were about to bow down.

Xiao Yu was startled, and quickly used her pure Yang internal energy to lift up the three people, complaining: "Do you hate me?"

The three old men all looked confused. "Fairy, you have saved our lives. We respect and love you so much, how can we hate you?"

Xiao Yu said: "Since you don't hate me, why do you want to put me in an unjust position? You are all elders and village elders, I should pay my respects to you.

If you worship me, you will not only take away my blessings, but also put me in an unjust position. "

After saying this, she took a step back, shook her sleeves, and adjusted her clothes. With natural movements, standard and graceful posture, she bowed three times to the three elders.

She had said so before, so the three elders reluctantly accepted the greeting but were determined to return it.

They tried to kneel again, but failed, and only bowed three times.

Then the three of them introduced themselves. There was nothing much to introduce themselves. They didn't say their names, just their surnames. One was called "Mr. Chen", one was called "Mr. Zhang", and one was called "Mr. Cai".

Cai, Zhang and Chen are the three major surnames with the largest number of people in the area within a hundred miles.

By the way, her "husband and wife sword spirits" of Qiao Shi Sword, Zhang Xiaoqiao and Chen Laoshi, are also two of the three major surnames!
After the formalities, Steward Wang led everyone into the side hall of the villa.

After they sat down, Lord Cai spoke first, saying, "Fairy Yu, we have actually looked for you several times but couldn't find you."

Xiao Yu apologized first, and then explained her situation, "I wandered around the city, trying not to let anyone find out my identity, with the idea of ​​avoiding disaster."

She wandered the streets more to understand the meaning of sword and forge sword bones.

However, the excuse of "avoiding disaster" was so useful that everyone believed it when she said it.

"Alas, in the final analysis, the reason why Fairy Yu offended Yaochan was for Xishu and for our Lianghe Township." Zhang Gong's face showed gratitude and guilt. "I just regret that I am too old and powerless, and the young men in the village are also mediocre in martial arts, so I can't help at all."

Chen Gong said: "Although we have no military power, we can pray for Fairy Yu.

Now that the temple is about to be completed, when the statue of Fairy Yu is placed inside, the three of us will lead the 5,600 households in the township to offer sacrifices to the gods and ghosts, asking the gods to protect the fairy from disasters."

When Xiaoyu heard that everyone in the village was going to pray for him, he had an idea in his mind.

"Has Prince Xianzhi explained to the three elders about the main deity enshrined in the shrine?" she asked.

The three elders nodded and said, "We were originally planning to worship Fairy Yu, but the prince said that you agreed, so we will worship Princess Thirteen instead."

Xiao Yu nodded immediately and said, "That's right. I survived after all, but the princess sacrificed her life and her heroic spirit has not returned.

When I returned to Tianmen Town that day, I considered myself to be the ‘second most meritorious’, with the first merit going to the sacrificed people.”

Lord Cai hesitated and said, "You can put the princess's statue in the main seat, but the place is big enough to put the fairy's statue on the side."

"No need. You can put up a stone tablet at the door, record the deeds of exterminating ghosts in Guaizi Mountain, and engrave the names of the heroes who exterminated ghosts. The dead should be engraved in negative, and the survivors should be engraved in positive. Just put my name first." Xiaoyu said with a smile.

The three elders looked at each other, and it was Cai Gong who spoke first, saying, "Fairy Yu, of course we built the shrine to express our gratitude to the heroes of East Shu.

But the villagers also have small expectations.

We hope that by building a shrine, we can deter evil spirits and monsters from approaching the village."

Mr. Chen sighed and said, “Although Fairy Yu is a living person, she is not a ghost or god.

But in the Lianghe Beach area, your deterrence against ghosts and evil spirits surpasses that of many true gods."

——You set up a statue for me at the foot of Guaizi Mountain. If the demon cicadas in Guaizi Mountain see it, they will hate me as well. Xiaoyu muttered in her heart and asked, "Is Lianghe Beach peaceful recently?"

Mr. Chen hesitated and said, "There are no ghosts, and even the black beast that has been claimed has not been encountered.

It’s just that there have been frequent earthquakes in Guaizi Mountain recently. This morning, there was another muffled sound coming from underground, which was very scary.”

——This morning, the time seems to match. Could the earthquakes at other times be related to repairing the Great Rift Valley?
Xiao Yu showed concern and asked, "Is the earthquake large?"

Steward Wang said, "Don't worry, Fairy Yu. It's just a slight tremor. There shouldn't be a major earthquake."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Did the palace send anyone to the Guaizi Mountain Blessed Land to inquire about the situation?"

Steward Wang said, “In order to search for the Thirteenth Princess, we once went deep into the second level of Purgatory and explored near the Great Rift Valley.

After the prince left, only Taoist Shuilong would leave his body regularly and go to the outskirts of the blessed land to check the activities of the Yin energy in the earth veins. I don't quite understand what's going on, but I heard from the Taoist that the big rift in the second level of purgatory was slowly healing.

When the Great Rift Valley heals, the ground veins will be restored.

Guaizi Mountain will only become completely stable, and there will be no possibility of a major earthquake."

"Master Shuilong's judgment is definitely correct."

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, looked at the three elders, and said, "Elder, do you really want to erect a statue for me?"

Lord Cai hesitated and said, "If Fairy Yu disagrees—"

Xiao Yu waved her hand and said, "I just feel that I can't bear the kindness of the villagers. But if I can really help the villagers..."

She deliberately showed a conflicted look, and after a while she gritted her teeth and said, "I have a suggestion. We should put the statue of the Thirteenth Princess in the main hall, and then set up two statues in the side halls.

One is the Buddha Dipamkara, and the other is me in the form of a bhikkhuni.

Being able to save the souls of the soldiers in Guaizi Mountain, the sword in his hand is secondary.

The protection of Dipamkara Buddha and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is even more important.

I have already discussed with Master Chijura of Honengji Temple that I will go to Nalanda Temple in the West to study Buddhism in the future.

The Buddha Dipamkara and myself as a nun were placed in a posture where I was sitting in front of the Buddha and listening to his teachings.

It not only shows my devotion to Buddhism, but also allows me to take advantage of the Buddha's influence to protect my neighbors.

After all, whether it is me or the Thirteenth Princess, it is difficult to show our divine power at the moment.

And the Buddha was able to show his holy power on that day to help me convert 100,000... ahem, 80,000 ghost soldiers.

So if the villagers are in danger in the future, how can the Buddha Dipankara just sit there and do nothing?"

——If you really want to lead thousands of villagers to pray for me in front of the statue, don't ask for blessings aimlessly. Directly name the Buddha of Buddhism, Dipankara. Not only will the effect be better, but it can also protect the temple and the villagers from being hated by the passing evil cicadas.

The demon cicada dared to smash the shrine of Yu Fengxian, the only one who lived there, with one slap, but would he dare to smash the temple of the Buddha Dipankara?

She even hoped that he would test the temper of the Buddha Dipamkara!
The three elders were all very experienced. Although they did not understand all of Fairy Yu's subtext, they understood most of her thoughts.

Moreover, they also strongly agree with the view that "to truly manifest the holiness, one must rely on the true God and the true Buddha."

The Thirteenth Princess was scared to death, and they knew that Fairy Yu was very powerful, but she was a living person, not a ghost.

Placing their statues in the temple is more of a way of expressing gratitude and less of a way of protecting them.

But if a statue of Buddha is placed inside, then Buddha has appeared specially for Fairy Yu.
Cai Gong Lao's face was filled with excitement and trepidation. "Fairy Yu, are you already a direct disciple of the Buddha of the Lamp?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "If I go to Lingshan, I should be a disciple of the Buddha Ran Deng.

But I don’t dare to dream of becoming his personal disciple.

At present, I have only worshipped the Buddha Dipamkara as my Buddha father through the guidance of Master Chijula.

Worshipping Buddha Dad is a way of showing respect, but it may seem like an attempt to gain connections."

The three elders also knew about the "custom of worshipping Godfather" which has become popular recently in Tianmen Town.

Paying homage to a master expresses admiration and worship, while being a master and disciple is an established relationship.

Zhang Gongdao said: "Fairy Yu reminded us. When we wiped out the ghost country in Guaizi Mountain, the heroes of Shudong were the main force. Lianghe Township will remember your kindness forever.

But the Buddha did show his holy power and help to convert the evil spirits.

We cannot be ungrateful.

It would be better to build another temple dedicated to Dipamkara Buddha and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

Xiao Yu waved her hand and said, "Don't build another temple. First of all, the theme of the shrine is 'Slaying Ghosts at Guaizi Mountain'.

There are thousands of reasons to build a temple for Buddha, but this time, there is only one reason.

Since you entered the temple for one reason, don't separate.

Secondly, the location where the camp was originally set up was backed by mountains and faced water, with excellent feng shui.

Now it has become the foundation of a temple and a precious land. No other place is as effective as it.

Finally, Master Ran Deng did not enter the temple alone. The theme of this visit was "Ran Deng's teachings, and Fairy Yu Feng used the Ran Deng Sutra to liberate the ghosts."

We commemorate only this theme.

Everyone would like to establish a relationship with the Buddha, but if you try to establish relationships with random people, you will not be able to achieve that relationship.

This theme is a true story and a true bond between Lianghe Township and Dipankara Buddha.”

San Gong was both embarrassed and admiring when he looked at Xiao Yu.

The words "trying to establish a relationship with the Buddha" reveal everyone's thoughts nakedly.

Too direct, too crude, too embarrassing.

But her "theory of the theme" and "theory of the real bond" opened the eyes of the three old men and enlightened them.

No marketing can beat a good story, especially one that is true.

There are so many temples in the world. What's the point of building a random temple for the Buddha? Will the Buddha take a look and will the believers think the temple is special?
The "Guaizi Mountain Ghost Suppression Memorial Hall" is completely different.

It is a "documentary" and it is real.

The Buddha really showed up and helped the villagers of Lianghe Township!

This is a real bond that even Buddha cannot deny. They can climb it, and she actually wants to climb it.

She didn't say anything about how great the Buddha was or what his teachings were.

The two statues in the side hall also have only one theme, which is that she used the Buddha's "Salvation of the Dead" to liberate the ghost soldiers.

San Gong said nothing, but stood up with excitement and bowed to Xiao Yu three times.

(End of this chapter)