90,000 Years of Longevity

Chapter 204: Accusation and Anger

"Abbot, what is going on?"

"What's coming?"

"Abbot, someone is here to make trouble and disturb the Buddha's mind. Do you need to find a monk to deal with it?"

Many monks couldn't help but speak after hearing the strange words of the Abbot.

But as their voices just fell, the Abbot moved.josei

There was still a smile on his face. Then he clasped his hands together, the excitement in his eyes was unconcealed.

"Take my robes, magical instruments, and prepare me with the bathwater, I want to bathe my body!" His voice resounded in this hall.

The other monks were even more puzzled.

"Abbot, this bathing, changing clothes, taking dharma instruments, we only do it when we have a ceremony in our temple. Is there any major event to happen today?" A monk directly asked the Abbot.

There was also a monk who immediately answered the conversation with a solemn expression, "Yes, now the Buddha statue has collapsed. What does this have to do with the bath? Shouldn't we go to see the situation?

The young monk had a panic on his face, "Abbot, that person is standing at the gate of Soaring Cloud Hall. It is estimated that he has been surrounded by pilgrims, but maybe he will sneak away, so we should stop him now."

These people were twittering and looking very anxious one by one.

"Amitabha Buddha, I haven't seen this, nor have you seen it, so don't speak arrogantly!" The Abbot smiled indifferently, his voice was very soft as if he was just talking casually.

But after this sentence fell.

In the hall, the impatient monks, who had been impatient, became quiet in an instant.

If someone who understood Buddhism was here, they would definitely exclaim on the spot. The Abbot's Buddhism had indeed reached a very high state, which made people admire.

"Okay, get ready! In addition, there will be a table for the Buddha Banquet." The Abbot continued.

"Abbot, wearing robes, taking dharma implements, covering the body, and setting up a Buddha banquet is the highest etiquette in our Buddhist school. It can only be done at large-scale ceremonies or when welcoming golden Buddha statues. What's really happening?" A monk couldn't help it, and asked again, with all doubts in his eyes.

The Abbot didn't want to say more, but after seeing that the monks in this hall were reluctant to leave and because it was a happy event, so he said again, "Because, there is a nobleman here!"

"Ah?"

This was a puzzle everywhere a second ago, but after hearing this, the monks exclaimed more and more.

Some monks even came up with some allusions on the spot, "Abbot, I remember clearly that last time in our country, a top-notch man came over. In the beginning, even the troops were alarmed, but even if he came to visit this temple, it was just an interview in the hall that lasted not even half an hour, let alone taking a Dharma implement, bathing in incense, and setting up a Buddhist Banquet!"

"Yes, it's the same in history! Incense bathing is a ritual to welcome the true Buddha and the ceremony. Normally, whether it is a person from a wealthy country or a powerful person coming to this temple, at most, only a Buddhist Banquet is implemented. Even the emperor at the time couldn't afford such a big welcoming ceremony from our Buddha, because this ceremony was only performed on the true Buddha, and that's nothing more! Abbot, who is that person?"

Everyone was still staring at the Abbot, and would not be far away for a long time.

"It's the one in the Soaring Cloud Temple! Okay, everyone, let's go... all the questions will be solved later." The Abbot's voice became very serious. After saying this, the monks finally did not dare to say more. 

"Amitabha!"

Everyone put their hands together, said in unison, then dispersed, preparing quickly.

The young monk who ran to report in a cold sweat stood in the hall blankly, his head was like a ball of paste. After a long time, only when the monks in the hall had almost completely dispersed did this little monk come back to his sense.

Thinking of the collapsed golden Buddha statue.

Thinking of the young man wearing a white robe with a plain face as if he was detached from the world.

Then he thought of someone saying that the Buddha statue was kneeling to a young man.

"Could it be... the person in question that the Abbot wants to meet... is that young man?" He muttered in a low voice. After he said this, his eyes stared out widely.

But soon...

This young monk was relieved.

Then he ran in the direction of the gate of Soaring Cloud Temple.

...

At this moment, in front of the gate of Soaring Cloud Temple.

Ye Bei stood calmly, looking at the Buddha who was kneeling in front, with no waves on his face.

The believers who kneeled next to him had already retreated to the back. They were different from Ye Bei. In their opinion, if they stood in front of the kneeling Buddha statue, they would suffer karma.

Outside the temple, the vast majority of people had different opinions, and countless gossips were reverberating.

"Sigh, this golden Buddha has existed since decades ago. Every other year, there would be a dedicated person to repair it. Since it's collapsed today, it must be the Buddha's anger and something serious is about to happen."

"Buddha blesses and protects us, Buddha blesses and protects us… Calm down! Buddha, please calm down."

"It must be him, this young man in a white robe... it must be because of him that made the Buddha angry. Boy, you still dare to stand here? Can you bear the bowing of this Buddha statue? Sin, you are in sin."

"This is too disrespectful! The monks of this temple won't let you go!"

There were many pilgrims and tourists on the ground outside the temple.

Some women, with their children, knelt directly on the ground, crawling, chanting Buddhist scriptures in their mouths while accusing Ye Bei, for fear that the Buddha would blame them half of the crime.

Some middle-aged men and women, stalwart believers, pointed anger at Ye Bei, full of anger, and blamed all the sins on him.

Some old men kept muttering in their mouths, their pupils dilated, and when they looked at Ye Bei, they kept sighing.

"Him, it must be him… When he came here, he said on the way that he would let the Buddha kneel to him. Although this Buddha looks golden and very new, it has existed for many years. It must be this guy who moved something to this Buddha statue beforehand, and then deliberately knocked down the Buddha statue in order to attract attention."

Tang Anhe and his body trembled, and when everyone was blaming Ye Bei, he also took the initiative to jump out.

Without thinking about it, he threw all the responsibilities and faults on Ye Bei.

"Sure enough, it is him."

"His heart is deplorable; his heart is deplorable…"

"This bastard is still standing here? Isn't he really afraid of retribution?"

Suddenly, the accusations on the scene became more intense.

Ye Bei seemed to be a rat that everyone shouted at.

If ordinary people were accused by so many people like this, they would definitely not be able to bear it, either they would be angry, or anxious, or they would find a way to leave directly.

But at this moment, Ye Bei was not moved at all, and his expression was even more indifferent.

The Buddha statue knelt down to him was not because he used any tricks…

It was because the main body of this golden Buddha statue was a subordinate supported by Ye Bei before endless years!