I'm in the world of Xianjian

Li Xiaoyao came to the gate of the Jade Buddha Temple, where there was a little novice monk.

Lin Yueru said, "Is this little novice monk just like the monk just now, who can only chant Amitabha?"

Li Xiaoyao walked forward, and the young monk asked, "Ah, benefactor, may I ask why you are here?"

Li Xiaoyao said, "We have something to ask Master Zhixiu of your temple."

The young monk called out behind him, "Abbot...someone is coming!"

Seeing no response from inside, the young monk said, "Dear...donors...please stay. Let me go in and inform them." After that, the young monk ran away.

Lin Yueru said, "What's wrong with this little monk? He doesn't even look at us when he sees us, and he can't even speak clearly."

Li Xiaoyao said, "Monks are free from the four elements. Who wouldn't be tempted by these three beauties?"

Anu said, "Don't come here."

At this time, Zhao Linger's expression was a little strange, and her brows were furrowed. Li Xiaoyao asked, "Linger, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Linger said, "Brother Xiaoyao, this temple... has a demonic aura."

Li Xiaoyao said, "No way, how could there be evil spirits in the pure and peaceful place of Buddhism?"

Zhao Linger said, "I can't really explain it, but it's not that kind of evil demonic energy."

At this time, the young novice monk ran out of the temple and said, "Sorry, donors, we are unable to receive guests today."

Li Xiaoyao said, "Huh? Master Zhixiu isn't in the temple?"

The young monk said, "No, the temple is a little messy today and has not been cleaned yet, so...it is inconvenient to receive guests."

Lin Yueru said, "Stop talking so much! Hurry up and call your abbot out! Is there something shameful going on in the temple?"

The young monk hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes." Then the young monk took Li Xiaoyao and others into the Jade Buddha Temple.

Because Zhao Linger mentioned that there was a demonic aura in the temple, everyone was on high alert. Entering the front hall, there were sculptures of the two generals Heng and Ha on both sides of the aisle.

Li Xiaoyao winked at Zhao Linger, asking if the evil spirit was coming from the two sculptures. Zhao Linger shook her head, indicating that it was not.

After passing the front hall, there is a courtyard with the central hall in front and side rooms on both sides, but the courtyard does not look very messy.

At this moment, a monk wearing a gray patched robe, a beard, and holding a kitchen knife suddenly appeared and rushed towards the little monk.

Seeing this, the young monk ran around the courtyard without paying attention to the presence of guests, and the gray-robed monk chased after him with a kitchen knife.

Anu noticed that although there were other monks in the temple, no one wanted to intervene, let alone watch the fun.

After running a few laps, Li Xiaoyao couldn't bear it any longer. He stood in front of the little monk and said, "Master, what are you doing?"

The gray monk said, "I'm going to chop this little bald donkey off!"

Lin Yueru said, "Why don't you just talk it out nicely? Why resort to knife tactics?"

The gray-robed monk said, "This little bald donkey deceived me. I used to be a butcher and couldn't sleep without eating three pounds of meat every day. This guy told me that if I became a monk in a temple, I would have food and drink every day."

The little monk said in a cheeky tone, "It's true that there is food and drink."

Li Xiaoyao and the other three were speechless after hearing his words, thinking that this was just adding fuel to the fire.

The gray-robed monk immediately said unhappily, "Eat rice and drink herbal tea?"

Li Xiaoyao said, "Master, you should know that monks are not allowed to kill animals and eat meat."

The gray-robed monk said, "I haven't had a single bite of meat since I entered the temple. Today, I finally found a wounded wild deer and sent it to paradise.

I just cooked the meat, and this little bald donkey threw away the soup and the meat."

Lin Yueru said, "Since you can't stand the temple's strict rules and regulations, why not just return to secular life?"

The gray-robed monk said, "If I could return to secular life, I would have done so long ago."

Li Xiaoyao was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"

The gray-robed monk said, "Since I became a monk, I can't remember anything about my past. I only remember that I used to be a butcher and had to eat meat every day. I wanted to eat meat, I wanted to eat meat..."

The monk began to repeat the four words "I want to eat meat".

Anu complained, "What a strange person. Besides, with such a big commotion, there's not even anyone watching. How strange."

After hearing what Anu said, Li Xiaoyao also noticed that the monks here, except for the little monk, looked like puppets.

Meanwhile, Lin Shen also arrived outside the Jade Buddha Temple, thinking: How should I arrange my next test? There's nothing in the Jade Buddha Temple except a bunch of monks who have been bewitched by a spell...

Got it, then let's put a group of infected troops here. Anyway, the infected should not be affected by the Buddha's light here, and this way Li Xiaoyao will have a reason to ask Zhixiu to come out of seclusion.

So Lin Shen hid and began to cast a spell.

Li Xiaoyao and his companions from the temple, led by the young novice monk, entered the central hall, where they saw a golden statue of Tathagata Buddha, over ten feet tall, with statues of the Eighteen Arhats on either side.

In front of the golden statue is a table with an incense burner and fresh fruit offerings on it.

In front of the table were three red cushions, where an old monk with a long white beard was meditating and chanting.

The young monk took two quick steps and said, "Master, a guest has arrived. (Turning to Li Xiaoyao) This is my master, Master Zhixiu."

The old monk stood up and looked at Li Xiaoyao and his group, and said slowly, "What brings you here, benefactor?"

Li Xiaoyao bowed and said, "Junior Li Xiaoyao, the corpse demons have been wreaking havoc in Blackwater Town recently, causing many people to be displaced. I have heard that Master Zhixiu has great magical powers. Therefore, I have come to ask him to come out and subdue the demons."

Master Zhixiu remained unhurried and said, "I have transcended the Three Realms and am not within the Five Elements. I do not wish to meddle in worldly affairs."

Li Xiaoyao said, "Master, you are wrong. It is the duty of a monk to eliminate demons and uphold the Way. How can you say it is a mundane matter?"

Master Zhixiu said, "Please go back, benefactor. I have made up my mind."

Lin Yueru was furious. She pointed at Zhixiu's nose and shouted, "Do you want to ignore the villagers who are being persecuted by the corpse monsters?"

At this moment, a strange cry of "Ah~!" was heard from outside.

The young monk immediately ran out to check the situation. After a while, he came back with his eyes vacant and said in a panic, "Abbot, four donors, this is bad! A large number of corpse demons have appeared outside the mountain gate!"

Everyone gasped when they heard this. Anu said, "How could it be possible that the corpse demon could actually reach the mountain gate? Let's go out and take a look."

So Li Xiaoyao, his three friends and the little monk ran to the mountain gate. They were shocked by the scene before them: outside the gate were densely packed with corpses with blood stains, tattered clothes, white eyes and drooping hands.

Lin Yueru said, "Why did the corpse demon come here?"

Zhao Linger immediately began to cast a spell, and a huge golden swastika appeared in the sky, and soon countless small golden swastikas slowly floated down.

The swastikas fell on the corpses, but the corpses did not react at all.

Zhao Linger was stunned and said, "How could it be? The purification method that Master taught me doesn't work!"

Lin Shen watched Zhao Linger cast a spell from a distance and grumbled, "Linger, forget about you. Your master thought the same thing at first, and then he forced me into a running race with the infected."

Lin Yueru counted the heads and found that Zhixiu was not there. She immediately got angry. "This old bald donkey, he has already attacked the mountain gate and he is still so indifferent."

Anu said, "Brother Xiaoyao, what should we do?"

Li Xiaoyao said, "What else can we do? Fight!"

Lin Shen, who was at a distance, took a look and thought: This Li Xiaoyao is becoming more and more like the destined hero, so let me let my infected troops see how well you can cooperate.

So he controlled the infected people to rush towards Li Xiaoyao, and Li Xiaoyao and the other three also prepared for battle.

(Chapter 37 End)