“Monk, the dharma name hasn’t changed in the past few days, has it?”Zhang Chu asked.
The monk hurriedly said, “Amitabha Buddha, the poor monk’s Dharma name is Ninety-Five, how can I change it at will? I’m not that casual!”
Zhang Chu instantly said, “Fine, fine, just don’t be casual.”
Immediately after that, Zhang Chu asked, “Have you figured out what to do for the temple’s Opening Ceremony?”
Ninety-five nodded his head hurriedly, “I’ve long since arranged the flow of the Opening Ceremony.”
Immediately after that, Zhang Chu looked at Shangguan Qingxue, “Xiao Xue, tomorrow, have someone spread the news, say that there is a disciple of a great and virtuous monk who is coming to Jinling to open the temple, so that some believers can come to observe the ceremony.”
Shangguan Qingxue: “I’ve already issued 200,000 flyers and will send them out directly tomorrow morning. The Opening Ceremony is at noon, so it should be in time.”
Zhang Chu thought for a moment before he said, “Add one more, anyone who observes the ceremony can receive three pounds of eggs.”
Shangguan Qingxue smiled faintly, “You’re also too stingy, my flyer says five jin.”
“Very good!”Zhang Chu said.
Working with a smart person was simple, she would never drop the ball.
The news of five catties of eggs was put out, and among the elderly group, it was like releasing a heavy bomb.
The next day, at ten o’clock in the morning, a large number of elderly people came in a long queue in front of the temple.
Most of them were elderly people who were looking forward to receiving their eggs after the observance was over.
Of course, there were also some true believers who had waited outside the temple early to observe the ceremony.
Zhang Chu and Shangguan Qingxue hid in the crowd, and in Shangguan Qingxue’s hand, she held a red box.
“Are the things ready?”Zhang Chu asked.
Shangguan Qingxue nodded, “This thing cost a lot of money, a full thirty million!”
Zhang Chu smiled, “Just as long as the thing is real.”
“That said, isn’t it a bit unethical for us to do this?”Shangguan Qingxue asked.
Zhang Chu replied in a serious manner, “What do you mean by lack of virtue? We’re just letting this monk’s relics change to a good place, the person who stole the relics isn’t us, we paid for it.”
That’s right, the box in Shangguan Qingxue’s hand contained the relics of a certain monk from the Tang Dynasty.
The thing was customised by Shangguan Qingxue, naming that monk’s relics, and then looking for people on the Tao, the monk’s relics were invited over, costing 30 million.
At this moment, Shangguan Qingxue was a little torn, “But I heard that this high monk’s reputation isn’t very good, and it is said that, in his time, he had affairs with the wives of many princes and lords.”
Zhang Chu hemmed and hawed, “I know, that’s why I asked for his relics by name.”
“It’s a bit outrageous that such a flower monk could also burn relics!”Shangguan Qingxue said.
Zhang Chu, on the other hand, was serious: “This is what you don’t understand, as the Zen Buddhist saying goes, colour is emptiness, emptiness is colour!”
“Only a truly enlightened monk can bathe in beauty and not move his heart, eat wine and meat and turn his heart towards Buddha, this is wisdom!”
Shangguan Qingxue skimmed her lips, “If you shave your head, dot a few ring scars, and put me to sleep, maybe I’ll believe you.”
……
Just as the two people were muttering, in front of the temple door, Monk Ninety-Five walked out wearing a clean white monk’s clothes with a smiling face.
It had to be said that this monk’s selling point was too good.
He was already handsome, with snow-white skin, and with this white coat of snow, he didn’t look like a mortal monk at all, but like an immortal monk from the immortal realm.
The monk’s temperament was special, and as he stood in front of him, on the scene, countless grandparents instantly quieted down.
And many excited believers, especially certain rich women, even excitedly kneeled down, touching the ground with their foreheads, calling out that they had seen the true Buddha.
At this time, Ninety-Five faintly spoke:
“Amitabha Buddha, thank you all very much for coming to watch the temple’s opening ceremony.”
“My Buddha is merciful, for all those who see the ceremony, Buddha’s light shines brightly, granting blessings to all of you, all of you are blessed!”
Immediately after that, Ninety-Five turned slightly and said to the crowd, “Now, please ask the believers to enter the Buddha’s treasure!”
After Ninety-Five’s words fell, a rich looking woman immediately walked out, holding a small copper furnace, she respectfully stepped forward and placed it on a nearby table:
“Master!”
Ninety-five nodded slightly, “Put it down!”
This rich woman hurriedly put the item down, then folded her hands and respectfully kowtowed a few times towards the temple.
Next, quite a few people sent up the treasures they had prepared in advance.
Of course, no one shouted out what they were giving away, nor did they say how much their things were worth.
This was to maintain the solemnity of the scene, otherwise, someone would come and shout at the top of their voice that they had sent millions and millions of treasures, showing off their wealth.
The opening ceremony is about a solemn atmosphere.
Don’t look at ninety-five some unreliable, but fooling people, or very good at it.
Oh yes, most of these people who enter the Buddha’s treasure are the trusts …… invited by Ninety Fifteen.
Eventually, Shangguan Qingxue stepped forward, holding a red wooden box, very solemn.
Seeing this, Nine Fifteen immediately took a step forward and exclaimed, “Aiya, this is the relics of my Buddhist monk! Please, quickly please!”
All the people watching the ceremony were instantly shocked, a new temple that could actually invite a relic?
But just at this moment, a voice suddenly came, “Slow!”
All the people immediately looked at the voice, and the person who spoke was actually a monk in his fifties wearing plain clothes, with short hair, and looking very spirited.
This monk stood with one palm in front of his chest, and walked out with great strides.
When Ninety-Five saw this, he then folded his hands, “Amitabha Buddha! So it’s Zen Master Heng Neng!”
Although Ninety-Five was not too reliable, in reality, Ninety-Five was a proper monk.
Back then, after Ninety-Five’s romance with the old professor failed, that was when he really shaved his head and became a monk.
And very coincidentally, the temple where he became a monk back then, was Ying Long Temple, and Ninety-Five certainly knew Zen Master Heng Neng.
At this moment, Zen Master Hengneng questioned, “Is this a relic?”
“Couldn’t Master Hengneng see it?”Ninety-five asked back, his face surprised.
Zen Master Hengneng’s expression immediately froze, saying this as if Ninety-Five’s Dao was higher than Hengneng’s.
At this moment, Heng Neng blurted out, “I suspect that you, a monk, are a fake! You’re also a trickster for building a temple and opening a light here!”
When these words were spoken, all the people watching the ceremony were in an uproar.
Inside the crowd, someone hurriedly chimed in, “I also feel that this pretty monk is not right!”
“That’s right, Zen Master Hengneng is the accomplished monk of Ying Long Temple, if people say he’s a fake, he must be a fake.”
“After half a day, it turns out to be a liar!”
……
Master Jin Liu had long ago arranged for some people to mingle amongst the crowd watching the ceremony, and now, many of them were speaking out to stir up trouble.
Many of the uninformed crowd were instantly puzzled.
Zhang Chu similarly hid in the crowd and looked at these provoking people with mockery in his eyes.
Zhang Chu had long calculated for these situations.
Of course, Zhang Chu would not make a move.
This was Ninety-Five’s opening scene, he was already an adult and could not beg his father for help with everything.
Now, it was Ninety-Five’s own moment to perform.