Chapter 1608: Night of Illusion

“Yes, while Huicong’s evil heart is still here, light 108 lamps in front of the Buddha’s seat in the palace of our temple, and let my senior brother use the needle to pierce the demon-suppressing diagram of the Secret Sutra of the Kāla-kāra on Huicong’s back, while my fellow brothers and sisters chant sutras to bless him.

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Cheng’s expression gradually changed, and the figure of the ghost of Guan Erye instantly appeared in his mind, “It’s… it’s the Kāla-kāra Bodhisattva…”

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties used Guan Gong’s loyalty as an example to educate people to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and continuously conferred the title of “Marquis” on Guan Yu. From the king to the emperor, from the emperor to the saint, from the saint to the heaven", Guan Gong's status in various sects has also risen again and again. There are many temples and Taoist temples that worship him. Among them, the Buddhist sect reveres him as the Kāla Bodhisattva.

The statue of Kāla Bodhisattva is magnificent and solemn. Because of his righteousness, he can deter all kinds of evil spirits. Therefore, he and Weituo Bodhisattva are both great Dharma protectors of Buddhism. Among them, Kāla Bodhisattva is the right Dharma protector and Weituo Bodhisattva is the left Dharma protector. Their honorable positions are generally located in the Kāla Hall on the southeast side of the main hall of the temple.

"Did you make that Guan Erye just now?"

Recalling the ghost of Guan Erye who killed people with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but twitch fiercely in his heart. Guan Erye raised his sword and fell, and at least a dozen monks were bloodied on the spot.

"Amitabha, I frightened the donor." The abbot's voice came from the darkness in front, "But I said that what the donor saw was all delusion, and it can't be taken seriously.

"Master, you have said so much, and you also said that what I saw tonight was all false. Isn't this contradictory?"

At present, Jiang Cheng's eyes are still unable to open completely. He can only try to stay away from the direction of the master's voice, but fortunately, his eyes are getting better now. The mysterious man threw incense ash instead of lime.

The abbot did not refute, and said calmly: "It should not be the first time that the donor has visited the Merit Hall at night. I would like to ask the donor, if the monks of this temple who were killed at night are injured when you see them again in the daytime?"

"No, this is also what I can't figure out." Jiang Cheng answered truthfully. No matter whether what the abbot said was true or false, Jiang Cheng did not intend to tear his face with him. He was delaying time as much as possible, delaying until he could see with his eyes.

"The delusion I said is not completely the same as the delusion the donor thinks. The monks the donor saw tonight are indeed delusion, but this delusion comes from the monks' hearts." "The demon-suppressing map that my senior brother and I have jointly laid cannot completely suppress the evil thoughts in Huicong's heart. The evil thoughts are now growing stronger and stronger. A small part of them has broken through the seal, and the leaked evil thoughts have invaded the monks of this temple. The monks the donor saw tonight are the delusion that grows in the hearts of the monks of this temple." "Amitabha, not only the monks, but also the donor, the donor's friends, and the monk tonight, are all caused by the evil thoughts, and the delusion in their hearts. "It's like a dream, but it's a dream woven by all of us, and the person dreaming is Huicong." Jiang Cheng hesitated for a few seconds and replied. "The donor is smart, but not accurate enough. Huicong can't dominate such a false night, it's just the evil thoughts in his heart. "

Jiang Cheng nodded slowly. He probably understood. "So this is a trap. The evil thoughts in Huicong's heart are using the hands of the monks in the temple to let the monks' delusions help it escape. At every critical moment, when Huicong's original heart is about to be completely eroded, the seal will backfire and summon the Bodhisattva Kāla to kill all the false thoughts and drive away the evil spirits. Is that right?"

"That's right, but I don't know if the donor has discovered that the Buddha image of the Bodhisattva Kāla is now completely destroyed, and he is extremely murderous. He even started to attack the donor and others." The abbot's voice became heavier and his voice trembled. "Because the Bodhisattva has also lost his Buddha heart and is also being eroded by Huicong's evil thoughts, this seal... is about to break!"

"What will happen if the seal is broken?"

"No one and no animal will survive within a hundred miles."

"Then how long do you think this seal can last?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"At most three days. "

Jiang Cheng calculated silently in his heart. According to the difficulty of this mission, they might not be able to leave within three days, so if they want to survive, they must solve the crisis in the temple.

"Master, you have profound Buddhist knowledge. There must be a way to resolve this disaster. Please tell me clearly." After listening to the old monk, Jiang Cheng thought he might have a way.

"Amitabha, I believe in fate. The donor came to my Zhijie Temple at this time of crisis. It must be a deep Buddhist fate. Come to help the people of the world to overcome this disaster, and the merits are immeasurable."

The abbot's words were beautiful, but Jiang Cheng didn't want to buy it. His eyes were almost healed. With the little light coming in from the window, Jiang Cheng continued to retreat. He asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, "Haha, Master, there is still one thing I don't understand. Since you said that what you saw tonight was all false, and this falsehood was caused by the invasion of demonic thoughts, then I want to ask, how much truth and how much falsehood are there in the false mouth of yours that was invaded by demonic thoughts? "

"Also, the master said that my friend and I were also corrupted by delusion, but I am very sober now, and my friend and I have not done evil deeds like Huide Huiming and other monks. How do you explain this?"

The darkness suddenly became quiet, and Jiang Cheng pulled the fat man back a little bit. This sudden silence made people nervous. Just when Jiang Cheng was about to turn around and break the door to run away, the abbot's old voice sounded again, "Amitabha, how do you think my eyes became blind?"

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but pause. It must be said that this question attracted him, "What do you mean, only blind people can not be disturbed by this delusion? Did you poke your eyes out yourself?"

The abbot smiled sadly and did not answer the question. Instead, he asked: "Since the donor firmly believes that everything he sees is true, I would like to ask, since the donor came to me, don't you think there is anything strange about it?"

Jiang Cheng opened his unclear eyes as wide as possible. He felt that everything around here was strange, and it was indescribable weirdness.

"Haha, since the poor monk appeared, the donor's friend has not said a word."

Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then a chill ran from his hands to his feet. That's right, ever since he and the abbot talked, the fat man next to him had been silent. What's even more frightening is that he didn't realize this. It was as if something was influencing him to completely ignore this anomaly.

Jiang Cheng was still holding the fat man's arm, but at this moment, he actually felt that the fat man's arm had become cold, as if what he was holding was not a living person, but a corpse, or...

The next second, a trembling hand stretched out towards Jiang Cheng, touched the back of Jiang Cheng's hand, and then slowly moved on it.

"The fat man is writing..."

Jiang Cheng reacted immediately, but after realizing a little bit what the fat man wrote, Jiang Cheng's whole body started to tremble.

"Run quickly, the talking thing is above your head, and it's looking for us."