Chapter 1: The Greedy Monk (Part 1)

  (New story! Please help recommend, collect and leave a footprint. I have more than 30 essences this month and can't send them out, it's really frustrating.)

  A magpie has occupied a dove's nest!

  Really?

  I believe it!

  In recent years, tourism has been hot, and most cities have invested billions of dollars in building temples.

  At that time, the leader was also a pioneer who only focused on economic benefits. Without investigating the background of this temple clearly, he made a decision to build a Buddhist temple.

  The temple site was given to the old Buddha. The yin god, a small god, how could it compete with this great Buddha? Had no choice but to stay on the spot.

  Now this thing is going smoothly! But the problem also came with it.

  Yeyee and I both have headaches.

  What's wrong?

  That place where the evil spirit doesn't live. Isn't this house unwanted? Or should we invest in rebuilding one for the evil spirit? Isn't this a losing business?

  The two of us thanked the bespectacled man and casually found a teahouse, staring at each other with wide eyes, neither of us able to utter a single word.

  I swallowed half a cup of bitter tea and raised my head to say: "How about we just forget about this house?"

  Ye let out a bitter laugh and said: "If only it were that simple. This time we've been outsmarted by Zhou Datong."

  "What's going on?" How is it still related to Zhou Datong?

  Ye Yidao said, "Didn't you notice? Zhou Datong is the developer of this building. The house has been improved by Feng Shui masters from front to back. I was wondering why Zhou Datong was so generous, every time he built a house, there would be Feng Shui masters to check the Feng Shui. It turns out it's because of this reason! From the moment he said this house is for me, he had already calculated me in. And I didn't know about it, and promised it to you. In a way, we have reached a contractual state. I accepted it, so this house is mine. And I gave it to you, so it's yours. What's even more annoying is that yesterday we invited that yin spirit, he possessed your body, and recognized your status. This morning, he took you to that strange place and gave you such an important hint. What is it? Do you think you can be saved three times for free? That's asking you to make a regular sacrifice to the gods every year. Three animals and five grains, now you can't even give them away, let alone not doing it! Cheating people is okay, but cheating the gods? Can't do that! There are gods above our heads. Dammit, after this matter is over, I'll find a way to deal with Zhou Datong."

  Leaf alone over there muttering to himself, I'm completely fed up!

  Damn it, how did this stupid thing end up on me? This damn world indeed has no free lunch.

  "What should we do then?"

  "I don't know," Ye Yi replied to me. Then, seeing my worried face, he could only sigh and say: "This is my fault, let's go to the Golden Temple later, I know the greedy abbot inside. Let's see if this face of mine can save some money."

  My goodness!

  Wealthy Abbot?

  Ye Yidao said, "The abbot of the Golden Temple, Fahu, is a very capable person with a deep understanding of Buddhist teachings and scriptures. He has great magical powers, but he is extremely greedy for wealth."

  In the afternoon at more than 4 o'clock, I and Ye Yikai drove to the Golden Temple located in the suburbs.

  At this time, the incense and tourists are still thriving. I have to admire the leader who insisted on moving here. In terms of publicity, the Golden Temple was directly promoted as a certain high monk's old site, and even hired a famous high monk in the Buddhist world, Fa Hua. This made the tourism resources, projects, and reputation here fully utilized, becoming the top tourist destination in D City. The incense is very prosperous.

  The car stopped outside the back door of the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, but Ye Yi didn't go in. Instead, he made a phone call.

  Before long, the monk-like Fahua Master came out from the side door and saw Ye Yi with a smile on his face. He looked at Ye Yi with kindness, gentleness, and eyes full of warmth, making me feel a little numb. How did this person cultivate such a temperament? This temperament overflowed and made people overlook his appearance.

  A shiny head is the biggest feature of his appearance, that is, there is not a single black spot. Shiny and bright. Under the sunset glow of the evening sun, it can still flash with the light of wisdom.

  Master Fahua saw Ye Yizhen and loudly exclaimed: "Amitabha Buddha! Is Master Ye here to make offerings to this poor monk?"

  He leaned against the car door and said with a stiff smile: "Right, I've come to invest in you. How much discount will you give me?"

  "Amitabha, Master Ye Shi, this is a sacred place of Buddhism, how can the words be obscured by worldly dust? Do you think 20% off is good?"

  "It's expensive."

  "Right and wrong, kindness and resentment, all entanglements are causal relationships, karmic retribution. If the donor donates more, that would be great, our humble temple will be eternally grateful, and we can also establish a foundation for the donor's long life and future prosperity, seeking glory and peace for the donor in their next life. How much wealth is the donor willing to donate?"

  "Speak plainly."

  "What are you going to do? Small things 70% off, big things 50% off, no bargaining." Fa Hua said that, and in that instant, he was full of market air.

  "200,000 for a deity's usage rights." Ye said, holding up two fingers.

  "Amitabha Buddha, patron, please go back." Fahua suddenly turned around and left.

  "Plus one free consultation," said Ye Yi.

  "It's settled." Fahua turned around and came back.

  But for some reason, neither Ye Yi nor Fahua took the initiative to invite each other. It seemed like they were not even at the same temple gate. The two shook hands, and it seemed like that was enough to seal their agreement. Ye Yi got in his car and left. Fahua returned to the temple.

  "On the way back, I asked inexplicably: 'Why didn't we go in? Is this a gain or a loss?'"

  Ye Yidao said, "Not going in is because all gods belong to yin. The more prosperous the temple, the thicker the yin energy of the god's attribute. Ordinary people can balance their yin and yang here, and high monks even use the yin energy of the god's attribute to cultivate. But we are different, we don't believe in Buddhism, and we always deal with evil spirits and ghosts, so it's best to avoid this kind of yin energy with god attributes. Otherwise, if one day we're targeted by a powerful guy, he'll think we're attacking him on purpose. As for whether we made a profit or loss this time, it's hard to say. He'll call me when he's arranged a room. I believe that yin spirit will also be satisfied with this place."

  "I said: 'How did you know that the yin spirit would be satisfied?'"

  He glanced at me and said: "Let you live in Zhongnanhai, are you willing?"

  I: “……”

  "Where shall we go now?" I asked, opening the conversation.

  Yi smiled and said: "Everyone go back to their own homes, each find their own mother. Tomorrow I'll take you to see Zhou Datong, sign the contract, and after the house belongs to you, we'll wait for Fahua's phone call. Once he finds a place, we'll set up an altar and perform the ritual to formally welcome the yin spirit into the Jin'gang Temple as a permanent resident."

  I couldn't help but say: "Really troublesome, were you always like this?"

  "It's really true, I didn't used to have any trouble before, but since I met you, troubles just keep coming."

  I laughed and said: "After making a fuss all day, it still belongs to the broom."

  "Haha." Yeyizhan stopped the car under my apartment building, I opened the door and asked if he wanted to go up for dinner, Yeyizhan politely declined again, but when I closed the door, he said: "Remember to bring your documents tomorrow."

  I know!

  I shrugged and waved my hand, then went back home.