Chapter 385: Taking Fahai to a Brothel to Listen to Music

When Fahai came out of the bamboo forest, he was still a little uneasy. The half-naked village woman seemed to be imprinted in his mind and could not be dispelled for a long time.

"Amitabha, Buddhism attaches great importance to keeping the precepts of chastity." Fahai sat cross-legged on a huge rock on the edge of the cliff, chanting to calm his restless heart.

At this time, after the rainstorm stopped, a rainbow appeared in the sky.

The warm sunlight sprinkled on Fahai's face. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the rainbow in the sky: "Great and powerful dragon, the Buddhas are merciful, and give me the Buddha's light of Bodhi, good and good."

"Is it possible... the appearance of a rainbow after a rainstorm is a natural phenomenon." Lin Ge walked out of the bamboo forest, stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the rainbow in the sky and said.

"..."

Fahai didn't know how to respond to this. He looked down at the Buddhist beads in his hand belonging to the old monk and sighed: "Good and evil will be rewarded. Good will be rewarded, and evil will be punished. Snake demon, you should practice well. Everything depends on your own luck."

"...Well, I think you should take care of yourself first. Don't you find that your practice has gone wrong?" Lin Ge asked.

Fahai was stunned and said: "Me?"

Lin Ge approached Fahai and asked with a playful expression: "The village woman has a good figure, right?"

Fahai was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Lin Ge to know what he was thinking. He couldn't help but sigh that a master is a master!

"I am not strong enough in concentration and practice. I am sorry to make you laugh." Fahai put his hands together, looking ashamed.

Lin Ge smiled and said, "You have only practiced for more than 20 years. It is rare to have such a level of cultivation now. Buddhism emphasizes forgetting the world, cutting off the world, and practicing in seclusion, but you have never entered the world and have never seen this world of flowers and flowers, so how can you forget and cut off?"

"Love between men and women is human nature. You have been practicing in Jinshan Temple for many years and have never seen a naked woman. Now that you have seen it for the first time, it is not surprising that it will linger in your mind."

"Let's go, the Taoist will take you to see the prosperity of the world."

Fahai was stunned: "Ah?"

"Don't want to get rid of the inner demon?" Lin Ge asked.

Fahai said in embarrassment: "But what does this have to do with the inner demon?"

"The best way to eliminate the inner demon is to face it directly. If you don't even dare to enter the world, how can you talk about 'concentration' in the future?" Lin Ge said seriously.

"This..." Fahai hesitated.

Lin Ge smiled and said, "Why? Don't you dare to go? Are you afraid that you don't have enough concentration? Or... do you have no confidence in your practice for more than 20 years?"

Although Fahai is proficient in Buddhism, he has been practicing in Jinshan Temple for many years. How can he resist Lin Ge's provocation? After a little thought, he nodded and agreed.

"Please give me some advice, Taoist priest."

"Let's go. I will take you to the brothel to listen to music today."

"???"

...

When Lin Ge and Fahai arrived at the town, the sun had not yet set, and the market in the town had not yet dispersed. The streets were crowded with people.

And today, the town seemed to be holding some kind of ceremony. Many townspeople gathered in the center of the square with things similar to "dharma instruments" in their hands.

Lin Ge followed Fahai to a high platform and asked curiously, "It seems that you come to this town often, and you even know the best view point?"

"This town is closest to Jinshan Temple. I used to go down the mountain with my master to beg for alms. But Taoist priest, what is the best view point?" Fahai asked puzzled.

Lin Ge said: "It's not important. What's important is... do you know what those townspeople who are dancing like demons are doing?"

Fahai replied: "It seems that the people in this town hold similar ceremonies every year, intending to exorcise evil spirits and pray for the coming year. However, they are not using Buddhist ceremonies, but more like Taoist ceremonies. Taoist priest, shouldn't you know better than me?"

"Don't! We don't have these demons and ghosts in Taoism." Lin Ge said with disdain.

The reason why Lin Ge said this is because there are several statues with strange appearances, like birds and people, placed in the center of the town square.

On the side of the statue, there is also a "angry face" of Nuo mask engraved.

A group of people holding tin staffs with red ribbons and copper heads that look like dragons and lions walked around the statues in circles like dancing lions and dragons.

They are lion dancing, but they have a sense of sacrifice inside and out. They are offering sacrifices, but the formation is strange and hard to describe, and has nothing to do with the commonly used sacrificial formations such as the official generals and the eight generals.

The key point is the people who held the ceremony. They all looked like swans, doves, and rats, making the ceremony full of gloom and weirdness, more like a sacrifice to the evil gods.

"It's good enough to exorcise evil spirits and avoid evil spirits." Lin Ge couldn't help but complain.

After watching for a while, Lin Ge lost interest and took Fahai to stroll around the town.

Lin Ge was dressed in ancient costumes and a scholar's hat, which gave him a scholarly vibe. Although Fahai was not as good-looking as Lin Ge, he was also handsome. The two of them walked on the street, attracting a lot of attention.

In the center of the town, a small river passed through the city.

Interestingly, there was a private school on the left side of the river. Many scholars in the building were led by the teacher, shaking their heads and reciting ancient poems such as "The moonlight in front of the bed, it seems like frost on the ground".

The building on the other side of the river was a restaurant with exotic characteristics. At this time, the building was full of guests, and a group of Indian-style dancers were dancing in the open space in the middle.

The music and the noise mixed with the sound of reading next door. Besides the noise, it also gave people a strange sense of conflict.

Fahai saw Lin Ge walking straight towards the restaurant and hurried forward to stop him: "Master, is it not good for you and me to go into such a place?"

"It's okay, I have money." Lin Ge said generously.

Fahai: ... Is this a question of whether there is money or not?

"Let's go, forget what I told you before? If you want to defeat your inner demon, you must first face it!" Lin Ge stepped forward and put his arm around Fahai's shoulders. With a little effort, he "forced" Fahai to walk into the restaurant.

As soon as the two arrived at the door, a middle-aged woman dressed in fancy clothes came forward and greeted them: "Please come in, two guests. Oh, you two are so handsome, the girls in our store are so happy. Our store specially invited a song and dance troupe from the Western Regions to perform today. Look, these are all here because of our reputation."

Although the madam was a little confused about Fahai's "monk" identity, after all, no monks had ever visited the store in more than ten years.

But the madam knew what to ask and what not to ask, and only introduced today's program to Lin Ge and the others, and led them all the way to the back.

Lin Ge took out a silver ingot and put it in the madam's hand, and said with a smile: "I am very interested in the Western Region Song and Dance Troupe. Arrange a seat with the best view for us."

"No problem, no problem!" The madam weighed the silver in her hand, and her face was almost smiling.

Fahai looked at the silver in the madam's hand and said: "The Taoist priest is really generous. This ingot of silver is enough for Jinshan Temple's expenses for one month."

"It seems that your Jinshan Temple is living in a tight situation. Next time I rob the rich to help the poor, remember to count your Jinshan Temple." Lin Ge replied.

Fahai:...Rob the rich to help the poor?

Wait, is this silver...

Fahai was surprised and was about to ask, but the madam had already led the two to a "best" position to watch the head of the Western Region Song and Dance Troupe directly.

At this time, there were several young men next to them, surrounded by beauties, drinking and having fun. Seeing Lin Ge and a monk sitting next to them, they couldn't help but cast a puzzled look.

"You two sit down first, I'll go and call the sisters down." The madam pulled the silver and left the hall happily.

At this time, the young man next to him raised his glass to Lin Ge: "I am Wan Dekai, the fourth young master of Beijing. I like to make friends from all over the world. What are your names?"

Lin Ge poured a glass of wine, raised his glass and said: "I am Johnny, I like to listen to music in brothels. This is my friend who is about to return to secular life, Bu Dongai."

"Brother Qiang, Brother Bu, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

Watching Lin Ge being polite with these playboys, Fahai once again sighed at Lin Ge's strength in his heart. He can talk about Buddhism with you, and can also talk about everything with others. He is very good at drinking and sex. He can change his state as he wants. He is really a "master"!

[Affected by the "charm value", the plot character Fahai's favorability towards you increases. ]

Huh?

Now it was Lin Ge's turn to be stunned. How come he talked about girls with the playboy next door, but he raised Fahai's favorability?

Could it be that this guy is a shy person?

At this time, the red-dressed dancer in the venue led a group of yellow-dressed dancers in revealing clothes, dancing in the middle of the Western Region style, and the familiar music "Mahoraga" also sounded.

Lin Ge had played this BGM to summon the python god on the phonograph before, but he didn't expect to come to the brothel to listen to the music with the reincarnation of the python god today.

The dancers' movements in the venue became more and more enchanting. Lin Ge held the wine glass and admired them with interest. Fahai's eyes were flustered, and he could only close his eyes and chant to calm his mind.

At this moment, Fahai suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. He felt two evil spirits suddenly attacking him. He was about to get up, but Lin Ge raised his hand and pressed him back.

"Be patient." Lin Ge said.

Fahai said: "Master, but this is..."

"Just an old friend."

"Old friend?"

Suddenly, with a "bang", a naked figure fell from the roof, with a shriveled green snake skin wrapped around her body.

This woman was the "green snake" who had just transformed into a human form tonight. Facing the surprised eyes of the people around her, she did not feel uncomfortable at all, but danced with a faint twist of her body.

At this time, a red silk scarf floated down from the upstairs, and the green snake wrapped it around her body, showing the softness that a "snake" should have. Her dancing posture even stunned the red-dressed dancer who was good at dancing this Western dance.

Then, the green snake "swam" behind the red-dressed dancer and danced again close to her body. In Fahai's mind, that scene...can only be described as "unbearable to the eyes".

Lin Ge listened to the song with interest and watched the green snake dance. Under the leadership of the green snake, the dancers also followed and danced together.

The green snake also noticed Lin Ge and Fahai at the table and flirted with them, but Fahai glared back at them coldly.

The green snake didn't care and continued to dance.

Fahai wanted to get up, but was pushed back to his seat by Lin Ge again. He asked with interest: "Why, do you want to dance too?"

"Master, I'll take my leave first. This place is not suitable for me." Fahai said.

Lin Ge smiled and said: "Why, your concentration is not working again?"

"This..."

"Sit down, don't be anxious."

Lin Ge picked up the wine glass, rubbed the bottom of the glass slightly and said: "The inner demon is something that can be overcome or not. It depends on whether you can recognize your true self in this colorful world. A master of your Buddhist sect once said that people are born by their mothers, and demons are born by their mothers. The difference is only in appearance..."

Fahai was thoughtful after hearing this, and his eyes lit up after a while: "Master, I understand, what you mean is to see through the appearance to get the truth. Everything cannot be judged by appearance, but by its inner nature. People are divided into good and bad people, and demons are divided into good and bad demons. They cannot be generalized, right?"

Lin Ge: ... uh.

"Well, that's about what you mean." Lin Ge nodded seriously.

Fahai seemed to have figured it out, sat back in his seat, and looked at the green snake dancing with the dancer in the field with a calm look, and his eyes became clear.

[Affected by the "charm value", the favorability of the plot character Fahai towards you increases. ]

Lin Ge: ... uh.

As long as you are happy.

...

On the roof, the white snake, which also turned into a body, looked at the green snake dancing in the pool, smiled helplessly, and cast his eyes on the private school on the other side where the sound of reading came from.

Compared to the restaurant, she is more interested in the private school.

At this time, a handsome teacher in the private school was scolding students for not paying attention in class, and was attracted by the music in the restaurant.

The righteous look made the white snake laugh.

At this time, an old man and two young men walked out of the path in the distance and walked towards the private school along the river.

The old man was wearing a gray Taoist robe, carrying a backpack and a string of red lanterns. He seemed to be blind and was being led forward by two little Taoist children.

"Hmm? Disciple, there is movement." The old Taoist suddenly stopped and listened.

The two little Taoist children immediately became alert: "Really? Master? What did you find?"

When the old Taoist noticed the white snake and the green snake, the white snake hiding in the stream also noticed him, frowned, pinched his fingers and turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.

The old Taoist tilted his head towards the river and laughed: "Ha ha ha, you run fast, open the way."

"Yes, Master!"

As he walked, the old Taoist shook the copper bell and chanted loudly: "Flowers are flying in the spring city, snakes and insects are chasing everywhere, I am not afraid of the evil spirits coming, I will show my power."

When passing by the restaurant, the old Taoist suddenly stopped, listened carefully, and snorted coldly: "Humph, there is actually one hiding here!"

Dinglingling.

The old Taoist shook the copper bell in his hand violently, and the green snake, who was dancing with the red dancer on the dance floor, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and fell to the ground holding his head, in great pain.

The dancers panicked for a while and surrounded the green snake to check its injuries.

Lin Ge put down the wine glass and raised his hand to flick a lucky star out of the window.

The lucky star turned into a golden light and flew out, just hitting the copper bell raised by the old Taoist. With a crisp "ding" sound, the old Taoist's arm was numb.

"Hmm? There is a master here? Since there is a master here, I am indeed meddling in other people's business. Hahaha." The old Taoist laughed.

At this time, Lin Ge used the Tiyunzong to fly out of the window and landed in front of the old Taoist. He bowed and smiled and said, "I am the 99th generation disciple of the Shangqing Sect of Maoshan. I am honored to meet you, senior. I just heard that you used the Soul-Calming Bell to such great effect that you almost made the snake demon show its true form. I am itching to show my skills. I hope you will not blame me."

"So you are a true disciple of the Shangqing Sect. No wonder you have such skills." The old Taoist smiled and praised. This praise was sincere because he really felt Lin Ge's powerful spiritual power in that attack.

Lin Ge explained, "The snake demons were one blue and one white. They had sheltered a village woman who was about to give birth during the rainstorm at noon. I calculated that the two snakes would transform tonight, so I came here with the abbot of Jinshan Temple. One is to investigate whether the two snake demons are good or evil, and the other is to help my friend overcome his inner demons."

"Oh?" The old Taoist was about to speak, but saw Fahai also walked out of the restaurant and stood in front of the few people.

"I am the abbot of Jinshan Temple, Fahai, and I am here to meet you, Taoist priest." Fahai had just heard the sound of the copper bell to suppress the demon, and he knew that the old Taoist was a master who came into the world to help the people, and his tone immediately became a little more polite.

The old Taoist laughed and said, "If I knew you two were here, it would not be my turn to take action. Since you two are assessing the character of the snake demon, I will not disturb you anymore and say goodbye."

"Goodbye, landlord." Lin Ge said with a smile.

The Taoist priest turned around in confusion: "Landlord?"

"Oh, this is our honorific title for wandering righteous men. The world is vast and the four seas are our home. Since it is our home, we must take extra care to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, so that the people of heaven and earth can live in peace, don't you think?" Lin Ge started his casual nonsense mode again.

Hearing this, the Taoist priest laughed again: "Well said, well said. This 'landlord' is really suitable to describe us Taoist priests who exorcise demons everywhere. Hahaha!"

Looking at the backs of the Taoist priest and his two disciples going away, Lin Ge was thoughtful.

Since entering the reincarnation, he has deceived Fahai, taken Fahai to the brothel to listen to music, and deliberately fought with the Taoist priest. It seems that every step of Lin Ge is random and seems to be done casually.

In fact, it is because the target of this reincarnation has the ability of "replacing plot characters" similar to the black umbrella, and he entered "Green Snake" three years before the plot unfolds. At this moment, it is likely that he has replaced a certain plot character and experienced the plot in an "immersive" way.

Although he has only been in contact with Fahai for one day, he can judge that there should be no problem with Fahai's identity, unless the reincarnation is more proficient in Buddhism than Fahai.

Although this old Taoist does not appear much in the play, it can be seen that he has some skills, and his appearance is very similar to the actor who plays the landlord. Lin Ge used the "stalk" to test the other party.

The only two square characters in the play who can fight with the Green Snake and the White Snake are not suspected. It is most likely that they want to be the protagonist of "the snake wielder" for once - Xu Xian.

According to the idea of ​​being able to replace the characters in the plot, he can steal Xu Xian's identity and trick the White Snake into his hands, or make a little more effort to get the Green Snake into his account, and then solve the big hidden danger of Fahai. In the end, he lives in this world and grows up in a wretched way, with a beautiful woman (demon) in his arms, a perfect template for the protagonist.

Lin Ge cast his eyes towards the private school on the other side of the river, his eyes have turned into double pupils, but unfortunately, the other party is obviously not "evil", and there is no clue.

Fahai noticed Lin Ge's gaze and asked curiously: "Master, did you find anything?"

"No, it's okay." Lin Ge smiled, looked at the stall in the distance and said: "Since we don't want to listen to the music, let's go for a midnight snack!"

"Midnight snack?"

"How about snake soup?"

"..."