Chapter 146 Ending
A first-class guest room at Fuyuan Restaurant.
Yelu, dressed in Han Chinese clothes, held a big chicken leg in his hand, bit it and tore off half of the leg.
Chewing the spicy and fragrant roasted chicken leg, his lips were greasy, and Yelu used the chicken leg to point at the followers in front of him.
"Is it arranged?"
He was not as arrogant as he was in Pingzhou, and he said in a poor Beijing accent.
"Don't worry, sir, it has been arranged.
Qingquan Temple has closed the back mountain since the 28th day of the previous year, and will not open the mountain for the first time until the 15th day of the first lunar month tomorrow. We buried the body on the first day of the mountain closure.
During this period, absolutely no one went to the back mountain.
We just wait for the Qingquan Temple to hold the opening ceremony tomorrow morning, and then our people will find the body among the people."
Yelu nodded with satisfaction.
The opening ceremony of Qingquan Temple is held every year with great fanfare.
Almost everyone in the county has to go to the back mountain for a walk to get a touch of Buddha's aura and pray for a peaceful and smooth new year.
The corpse he prepared was wearing a Yuehua brocade robe.
Those who could wear the robe were all family members of the pillars of the court.
He had received news that Shen Li was in Pingzhou, but he could not find Shen Li even if he dug three feet deep.
He could only lure the snake out of its hole.
He did not believe that Shen Li would not show up when a corpse wearing a Yuehua brocade robe appeared in the back mountain of Qingquan Temple, and appeared in front of almost all the people of Qinghe County.
At that time, as long as the people of Shadow came to investigate the news, he could follow the clues.
After chewing the chicken in his mouth, Yelu almost tore off the meat of the remaining half of the chicken leg in one bite.
"When will the opening ceremony begin?"
"Chenshi."
Here, Yelu and the others were waiting for the time to pass.
Over there, in the back mountain of Qingquan Temple.
After the New Year, the monks in the temple began to work day and night.
The annual opening ceremony is a major festival of Qingquan Temple.
Especially this year, the abbot left Beijing before the New Year and has not returned yet.
The acting abbot was under a lot of pressure.
This was the first time he presided over such a grand ceremony, and his bald head became even balder after being pulled by him.
After much suffering, the day finally came.
When the Chenshi arrived, the monks of Qingquan Temple, who were ready to sweat, opened the temple door with full spirits, ready to welcome the huge crowd outside.
Creak
With the heavy sound of the door opening, the monks in two rows put their hands together and chanted the starting call, "Amitabha."
The sound of the Dharma bell was deafening.
The sound fell
Swoosh
Swoosh
Swoosh
The cold wind in the valley whistled in my ears, and there was no other sound except the wind.
For example, there was no noisy and noisy noise.
What's going on?
Every year on the Buddha Worship Festival, as soon as the door opened, there would be common people rushing in to compete for the first incense.
What happened this year?
The acting abbot had his hands together, eyes closed, head bowed, and a pious look on his face. He could not hear any movement, but his mouth twitched, and he opened his eyes in surprise and looked up.
Outside the gate of Qingquan Temple, it was empty, with no one.
When he looked over, there was only a withered yellow leaf blown by the wind, swirling down.
The acting abbot
raised his hand to touch his bare head with a suspicious look, turned his head and asked his junior brother on the side, "Isn't today the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?"
The junior brother looked uncertain, "It should be! After all, yesterday was the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and it was my turn to sweep the toilet. Logically, if nothing unexpected happens, today should be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
As he said that, the junior brother suddenly opened his mouth, "Shouldn't I have swept the toilet yesterday?"
That expression on his face was like someone had been tricked.
A group of monks stared at the empty gate, and for a moment, they were at a loss.
What to do!
There was no one at the grand opening ceremony!
After confirming that today was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the acting abbot stared at the empty gate. His nervous heart suddenly relaxed, and he even felt a surge of joy.
He silently counted ten numbers. If no one came, this opening ceremony would end perfectly.
One (no one), two (no one), three (no one)
The acting abbot stared at the gate, expressionless, and counted silently.
When he counted to three, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves approaching.
The acting abbot
His originally peaceful face suddenly became ferocious for a moment.
The sound of horse hooves approached, and a group of about seven or eight men appeared in front of the monks on horseback.
That scene.
A group of monks, numbering more than a hundred, stared at the people approaching in front of them with sharp eyes.
The people approaching
Yelu looked at the group of monks in front of him with a puzzled look, and couldn't help but touch the back of his head.
What's going on?
Wasn't it said that the opening ceremony of Qingquan Temple was grand?
Where are the people?
Did they come late?
Near the gate, Yelu and his party dismounted. Yelu stepped forward and said in his poor Beijing accent: "Excuse me, is today the day of your temple's opening ceremony?"
A group of young monks looked at the acting abbot.
The acting abbot had just finished reciting ten numbers in his mind.
Putting his hands together, he chanted a Buddhist mantra to Yelu, "Today is the official day of our temple's opening ceremony, but the donor is late. Our temple's opening ceremony has ended."
Yelu
Twitched his eyes and stared at the monk in front of him in astonishment.
Ended?
"Doesn't this opening ceremony start at the hour of Chen?"
The acting abbot said kindly: "Yes."
Yelu
"Isn't it Chenshi now?"
The acting abbot still said kindly: "Yes."
Yelü
"Then why is it over?"
The acting abbot said with full energy: "To be honest with you, I just learned that our opening ceremony has ended just as it started."
Yelü
Fuck! ! !
A fragrance was about to burst out of his mouth.
The acting abbot smiled at Yelu and said: "I feel sorry for you for not being able to catch up with this year's opening ceremony. However, don't be discouraged. My temple will be distributing food tomorrow. You can come back early."
As he said that, the acting abbot chanted another Buddhist name.
"I will take the disciples of the temple to prepare for tomorrow's distributing food. Today, Qingquan Temple will be closed for one day. Please do as you please."
After saying that, the acting abbot took a step back. The two little monks beside him had a tense face, trying their best not to show their smugness, and quickly closed the door.
You know, the people are happy at the annual opening ceremony, but they are so tired that they can lie on the couch for a month without any rest.
The temple gate was closed, and the acting abbot's junior brother said to the acting abbot with some concern: "Brother, is it not good for us to do this?"
The acting abbot shook his head, "The man outside is from Beiyan. It's a good opening ceremony, but no one from Qinghe County came. Instead, a Beiyan man pretending to be a Han Chinese came. Do you think there is a better way than closing the door and shutting out guests?"
The junior brother shook his head, "No."
Suddenly realizing something, he looked at the acting abbot, "Brother, how did you know he was from Beiyan?"
"Last year, I went to Pingzhou with the abbot to do business and met him."