Chapter 271: Buddhist Scriptures
The little devil did not reappear after attacking Zheng Zha once.
Led by Li Ling, the group arrived at the temple on the mountaintop.
This temple is more upscale in appearance than the previous two temples. The biggest difference between this temple and the previous two temples is that this temple has an ancient and rustic feel.
Although the temple does not appear dilapidated, it has a sense of great antiquity.
Qi Teng carefully examined the temple walls and several gates, and said, "It's in the style of the Tang Dynasty. I guess it's an ancient temple left behind by Tang Dynasty monks when they came to Japan! It looks quite old. Although it has been renovated, the style has never changed."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately felt more confident. Surely an ancient temple left behind by a great monk must have some merit!
However, to everyone's disappointment, the abbot of this temple behaved almost exactly the same as the abbots of the previous two temples.
The abbot, unaware of the curse, recited scriptures for them in the same way to exorcise the evil spirits, but it was of no use.
After the abbot finished reciting the scriptures, Li Ling smiled and asked, "Master, may I ask which eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty was the first monk here?"
Li Ling naturally spoke Japanese. With his 'fluent Japanese,' he had no difficulty communicating with the people here.
Chu Xuan was also fluent in various languages. When he saw Li Ling suddenly start talking to the host, he took the initiative to act as a translator for the team members who did not understand Japanese.
The abbot was a kind-looking old monk who pointed to an ancient Buddha statue in the main hall and introduced it as follows: "This ancient temple was built by the local residents when the disciples of Tang Sanzang came to our country to spread Buddhism."
"The eminent monk eventually passed away in this hall, and this ancient Buddha statue was cast and placed according to his posture and position after his passing."
"He was a Tang Dynasty monk of impeccable moral character, but his name was not recorded."
"Unfortunately, the high monk's golden body was burned by Oda Nobunaga, the sixth demon king, during the Warring States period, and was eventually burned to ashes."
"Oda Nobunaga ordered his ashes to be scattered at the mountain gate, so that all those who pass by will tread on him for eternity. Alas..."
The abbot couldn't help but sigh as he finished speaking. After listening to Chu Xuan's translation, everyone felt a bit frustrated. It seemed that the purpose and hope of this trip had been dashed again!
Li Ling smiled and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Master."
As he spoke, he prepared to lead everyone away.
"Please wait a moment, benefactor." The abbot suddenly called out to Li Ling and had a young novice bring him a document containing several yellowed old book pages. He said, "This is a Buddhist scripture handwritten by that eminent monk. He said that one day when he finished preaching, he would return to the Tang Dynasty."
"Unfortunately, he passed away peacefully in the mountains. Since you have a connection with this eminent monk, you might as well take these few pages of Buddhist scriptures and study them. Perhaps you can find a way to break the curse."
These few pages of paper appear to be torn in some places, but judging from the ancient and vigorous characters, even regardless of their age, these Buddhist scriptures are priceless treasures. If sold as antiques, they would definitely fetch tens of millions.
Li Ling accepted it with some surprise and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master!"
The abbot's generosity, kindness, and magnanimity gave Li Ling a better understanding of this country; there are good people in it after all!
Everyone stared at the Buddhist scripture written in gold powder. After working hard for most of the day, they had finally obtained a prop, but they didn't know if it would work or if it could subdue ghosts.
Li Ling also carefully examined the Buddhist scripture a few times. He swept his mental energy over it and raised an eyebrow in surprise. The Buddhist scripture was indeed a treasure, not a mundane object. It exuded an authentic Buddhist aura and was surrounded by obscure energy that ordinary people could not see.
Seeing everyone staring at him expectantly, Li Ling smiled and handed them the Buddhist scriptures.
Everyone looked at the scriptures one by one, and as soon as they held them in their hands, they felt a sense of ease throughout their bodies, as if the curse had been lifted, which excited them all.
All that hard work wasn't for nothing! We found a treasure to fight off the ghosts!
After thanking the abbot, everyone left the temple after Li Ling donated some money for incense offerings.
For Li Ling, since others had so kindly gifted them such precious items, he naturally felt obligated to repay them. Li Ling had always adhered to the principle of repaying kindness with kindness and settling scores with setbacks.
Soon, everyone returned to the hotel's presidential suite.
Just as Li Ling was about to return to his room to rest, he heard Zhao Yingkong coldly say, "Buddhist scriptures are important tools for suppressing ghosts. Are you planning to keep them all to yourself?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Ling, since the Buddhist scriptures had always been in his possession.
Li Ling took the Buddhist scriptures back to his room to rest, which was naturally comfortable, as they were constantly facing the harassment of ghosts.
Especially after witnessing Zheng Zha being attacked by a ghost, no one doubted how terrifying the ghost was!
Apart from Li Ling's loyal follower "Little Fatty," everyone else was watching Li Ling with bated breath, hoping he wouldn't keep the props for himself, since they were related to their lives and safety.
Only Chu Xuan approached the Buddhist scriptures with a research-oriented attitude, wanting to study them in detail.
"Little Fatty" Zhang Li naturally had no objections; whatever his older brother said, went.
Li Ling stopped, turned around, and smiled indifferently: "In that case, let's put the Buddhist scriptures in the main hall!"
As he spoke, he took out a Buddhist scripture from his spatial ring, tossed it casually, and the scripture floated lightly onto the table.
No one expected Li Ling to be so easy to talk to. After a slight pause, they decided to take turns in groups of three to guard the Buddhist scriptures in the hall that night.
Li Ling glanced at Zhao Yingkong, who had stepped forward, and gave her a particularly long look at her chest. He said calmly, "Don't keep wrapping that area with strips of cloth. If you wrap it too tightly, it will easily grow bigger and become deformed!"
In an instant, Zhao Yingkong's face turned bright red because her breasts were too big. During her previous assassin training, her companions would always laugh at her or deliberately touch them.
So she wrapped them up tightly with strips of cloth.
But I never expected... that this despicable guy would see right through me! I don't know if he's telling the truth or not, but if that's the case, will it really grow bigger and bigger, and easily become deformed?
Everyone looked at Zhao Yingkong's chest with a strange expression. She looked flat-chested! Was she a hidden big-breasted girl?