Chapter 235 234: Lanluo Temple

The first place Lou Jinchen went to was Cangcheng County in the north.

Cangcheng County is a large county, and in the past it was regarded as the granary of Jiangzhou. It is located in the center of a plain, and Cangcheng County is in the center of this area.

Jiangzhou Fucheng is the gateway to this plain.

The magistrate of Cangcheng County before the temple government was Lan Ling. After the establishment of the temple, she gave up the position of Cangcheng county magistrate, and she herself built a 'sacred temple' outside the city.

That temple is called Lanluo Temple.

The reason why it is called Lanluo Temple is that the word "blue" is naturally her last name.

The word "Luo" comes from Gui Luo.

"Ghost" is a legend in this area. It is said that there is a ghost in this area. He will answer people's prayers. When people need to harm others, they will sacrifice to him.

This ghost is the wild god in this area. Some people worship him and some are afraid of him.

Of course, some people regard it as a protective household god, but people who invite it into their home often get benefits first and then get disadvantages later.

Some people say that as much as you get from "Ghost Luo", your descendants will have to pay back as much.

There were also cases where Guiluo caused chaos in Cangcang City, but they were suppressed by successive county magistrates. However, every time someone secretly offered sacrifices, he would reappear.

Until Lan Ling built Lan Luo Temple, the statue inside was the statue of "Ghost Luo".

When an inexplicable ghost has a fixed form, it will slowly be imprisoned by it over time.

What imprisoned Him were those scriptures, the annual sacrificial inscriptions, which restricted Him. He didn’t know that while He was enjoying the incense, He was also being portrayed by people, slowly turning from fiction to reality, and became a

'God', similarly, he can no longer come and go freely.

Of course, He has enjoyed the incense and has become a god here. Naturally, He also has the power of a god, and He can respond to some people's requests.

This kind of request needs to be approved by the name of the 'temple master' before the 'Ghost Luo' can be invited.

This method of registering names is also Ling Lan's original creation. Every time he registers a name, he needs to write his name on the booklet placed on the small statue of the god in the back room in the form of a sacrifice.

After completing this, the person can ask "Ghost Lo" to borrow his "divine power" when casting a spell.

Lan Ling calls this kind of people 'Taoist'. In her opinion, it is difficult for this type of people to become a Taoist by themselves. Just like the waiters on the Taoist road, they are called Taoist. Their existence is for Lanluo Temple.

Those who walk with the gods in it can also be said to be her hands, feet, ears and eyes, sorting out the evil spirits in this place on her behalf.

In Lou Jinchen's impression, she was a disciple of Qiu Chan Academy, but she didn't tell others that she studied there.

Of course, there are two types of people who practice in Qiu Chan Academy, one is to become a Confucian scholar there, and the other is to just practice in Qiu Chan Academy and are not really considered to be members of Qiu Chan Academy.

Lan Ling is obviously the second type. She has practiced there, but she is not from Qiu Chan Academy.

When Lou Jinchen came to Lanluo Temple, he saw her. More than ten years later, she was still the same as before.

However, the robe on his body was changed into a sky blue robe, which looked more distanced.

She invited Lou Jinchen into the temple and came to a quiet room to receive guests. She took off her shoes outside and knelt down on the futon. A maid served tea. When everything was done, Lan Ling raised a cup and offered tea.

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"Your Majesty, why are you so interested in coming to my small temple all of a sudden?" Lan Ling then spoke.

She is obviously a very polite person.

Moreover, they were sitting across from each other, and she was not sitting in the main seat.

Lou Jinchen looked at her. She was thin and could not be said to be young. After sitting down and looking at her, Lou Jinchen felt that her complexion was not as good as he imagined.

"Recently, I suddenly felt depressed, so I went out for a walk." Lou Jinchen put down his teacup and said calmly.

"Fu Ling is in the city and has hardly left the house for more than ten years. Such a good determination makes him feel depressed. Recently, I even want to go to the city to ask the government how to achieve such a certainty." Lan Ling said.

Lou Jinchen tasted the tea in his mouth carefully, and felt a cool feeling. After entering his stomach, it immediately dispersed, making his whole body feel cool.

"Is this the tea you usually drink?" Lou Jinchen looked at the cup in his hand and asked.

"Yes, what I grew at home is not a good thing. It only has the effect of calming people's minds and relieving their troubles." said the master of Lanling Temple.

"Practitioners should focus on one thing. If the mind is calm, the body will be at peace. This tea can clear the mind and relieve troubles, so it is a good tea." Lou Jinchen said.

"Master Lan Temple, are you worried about something?"

Lan Ling sat there in silence and said, "Didn't the government order have any impact because of the 'gods'?"

Lou Jinchen immediately understood the other party's possible problems.

He pondered for a while and said: "Taking the yin and yang also uses the sun and taiyin to cleanse the body and mind. All kinds of distracting thoughts are just nutrients. After being purified, they enter the sea of ​​​​qi and become Dharma thoughts."

"Master Lan, you are the master of a temple in a county. I am the magistrate of Jiangzhou. If you have anything, please feel free to tell me." Lou Jinchen said.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that as a temple master, it's inevitable that you will be affected by the 'gods' in the temple." Lan Ling said.

"I see that Master Lan's face is gloomy and his eyes have a gloomy look, but is he affected by this 'Ghost Luo'?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"Originally, everything was fine. Although Gui Luo had some influence, I always recited the "Emerging Tao Te Ching" to cleanse my mind and supplemented it with medicine. Everything was peaceful. However, I suddenly became upset recently. I don't know if it was 'Gui Luo' who suddenly

The reason why I have become stronger is because of myself." said the master of Lanling Temple.

"Do you have any reasons yourself?" Lou Jinchen asked.

The master of Lanling Temple obviously understood that Lou Jinchen wanted to rule out her own reasons, but she felt that she also had reasons.

"In the past two years, a foreign monk came to Cangcheng to settle down." When she said this, she paused, and then smiled: "I am not afraid of the government officials' jokes. I have never married in my life, but when I was young, I

I once fell in love with someone, although I never saw that person again, and even their appearance was forgotten after so many years."

"But that feeling has never gone away. Instead, it has become a pure and beautiful part of my heart. When I feel depressed, I will sink into that memory and my mood will improve."

"And the person who came two years ago was so similar to the person I loved back then. As soon as he appeared, I felt that this person seemed to be who he was back then. It was just a matter of insinuations that the name and place of birth were changed.

Not at all."

"But his temperament is really similar to what he was back then. Since he appeared, he has never expressed anything special to me, but every time he appears, there is always a feeling of adding fuel to the fire."

Lan Ling expressed his feelings, and Shang Gui'an listened beside him. He was very surprised that the temple master, who was already in the fourth realm back then, was actually in such a predicament.

He suddenly understood that everyone's strength was just an appearance. No matter how strong they looked, they actually had a fragile side. As long as they found their fragile side, it would not be difficult to defeat the opponent.

If that person is an enemy, it must be terrifying, because the other party has messed up the heart of the former head of Cangcheng County and now the head of Lanluo Temple without using any special spells.

"Oh, this happened. It seems that this person must be a very outstanding person. Where is he now?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"He is in the back mountain, cutting bamboos to build a house, using streams and springs as friends, and cultivating himself." Lan Ling said slowly.

"Did he ever say why he came here?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"He said he liked the mountains and people here very much," Lan Ling said.

"Very good." Lou Jinchen suddenly thought of some people in his previous life who specialized in defrauding elderly rich women.

"Master Lan was so frank, so Lou told the truth. These days, Lou felt like someone was peering into Jiangzhou, like a pack of wolves looking around, and the surroundings were dark, so he came out of the house to look around."

Lou Jinchen poured himself a cup of tea, picked it up, smelled it, and said: "We in Jiangzhou were originally the frontiers of the Qian Kingdom. Now that the imperial court is not showing up, everything depends on us. And in the south and west, now

It’s like a wild land.”

"There are big thieves and big demons among them. Jiangzhou has a large population and many 'sacred temples', so they will be spied on." Lou Jinchen said: "Those who have the ability to spy on Jiangzhou must not be simple and must make detailed preparations.

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"So, I think, in these years, some 'people' have actually sneaked in. Come on, let's go see 'Gui Luo' and the pure and elegant scholar hiding in the back mountain."

Just as he was about to leave, Lou Jinchen stood up and came to the front of Lanluo Temple. He looked at the 'Ghost Luo' statue and immediately felt that there was an unusual aura in it.

So he said: "The temple master is in front of me every day, but he has become accustomed to the smell of this statue, just like he has been among flowers for a long time and does not know its fragrance. However, in my eyes, I can tell at a glance that this 'Ghost Lo' is being used by others."

A special method is used to worship 'Ghost'."

Lou Jinchen's words made Lan Ling's face flash with a hint of shame. As the master of Lanluo Temple, one of her responsibilities is to feel the aura of the statue so that it will not be evil, and she must be responsible for correcting it.

The responsibility of evil is like a person planting a fruit tree, who needs to prune its branches to prevent it from being damaged by insects.

And she didn't do it well.

"It seems that someone really disturbed the mind of the temple master first, and then wanted to sacrifice this 'Gui Luo' to an evil ghost. You feel carefully that the outside breath of 'Gui Luo' is cold and cold. This is his original will, but inside

But there is an evil heat surging, with cold outside and heat inside, the 'Ghost Lo' will definitely become an evil thing, and will be the first to bite the master of the Blue Temple."

As the temple master, she has the closest connection with Gui Luo. It can be said that she can apply all the abilities of Gui Luo. It can even be said that she can control gods.

The temple owner will bring many benefits, but it will also bring many drawbacks.

Lan Ling took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for the reminder, let's go find that person."

After saying that, she took the lead. The anger that was originally on her body quickly disappeared as she stepped onto the back mountain, and her whole person became calmer.

Lan Ling came to the back mountain, where there was a clear stream and a bamboo forest. Next to the clear stream in the bamboo forest, there were several elegant bamboo houses.

There was a monk in white robes, sitting cross-legged by the stream and practicing. His whole body was like a scene in a mountain, blending into the scenery.

This small piece of mountain scenery is truly tranquil, and the people are worthy of it.

Lan Ling arrived and stood quietly on a stone nearby. He didn't look at him, but looked at the sky, as if he came here to find peace and quiet after being upset.

"Temple Master, are you upset again?" Li Chen said with a smile, his smile was like a clear spring, giving people a natural flavor.
To be continued...