"Little Yezi Come here quickly, the auspicious time of today's temple fair is almost over. If you don't rush to burn incense, be careful Bodhisattva won't bless you."
Inside Jingcheng White Cloud Temple, a woman with a rosy face and a happy face was holding the incense offered in one hand, and holding a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old in the other hand, walking in the direction of the Cihang Hall.
"Mom, White Cloud Temple is a Daoist temple, not a Buddhist temple, and the one they worship is not Guanyin Bodhisattva, but Cihang Heavenly Lord."
Ye Fan tried to clarify the relationship with his mother. Although according to various Mythic Era legends, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Cihang Heavenly Lord are considered the same person, but calling someone Heavenly Venerable as Bodhisattva in Daoism is considered a taboo thing.
"I know, I know, my Little Yezi just knows so much, no wonder he was able to get into college."
Ye Fan's mother didn't care about what her son said. She still took her son to the Cihang Hall according to the auspicious time calculated by the master, and asked her son to accompany her to offer incense respectfully.
It was already noon after this round of procedures, and Ye Fan, who finally came out once, also started walking inside White Cloud Temple.
He is a Jingcheng person, and his mother likes to go to Buddhist and Daoist temples to offer incense, so he is not unfamiliar with White Cloud Temple.
It's just that in the past year, he was rushing to take the college entrance examination. Most of the time he was either in school or reviewing at home. He rarely had time to go out. He was a little uncomfortable with the changes in White Cloud Temple.
In recent years, China's economy has developed rapidly, and the tourism industry has gradually flourished. As a famous Daoist temple in the capital, Baiyun Temple naturally has more incense and has been renovated more magnificently.
"Hey! Did Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Lord of the Jade Emperor Hall also invite Golden Body again!"
After Ye Fan left Cihang Hall, he went to the Three Officials Hall and Jade Emperor Hall. When passing by the Jade Emperor Hall, he felt a little weird.
Jade Emperor Hall is full of incense, and a brand new statue sits on the high platform in the center of the main hall. It looks different from the original Jade Emperor Great Emperor sculpture. The introduction text next to it has also been changed, leaving only the three words Great Heavenly Lord.
"Great Heavenly Lord, there seem to be a lot of these statues recently, replacing the Jade Emperor Great Emperor?"
Ye Fan recalled what he saw when he traveled to various places after the college entrance examination. There were more and more statues that looked like this over the years, replacing the Jade Emperor Great Emperor that only appeared in the Song Dynasty. Maybe this is the Great Heavenly Lord in the ancient legend, he thought in his heart.
"Why do I feel like this statue seems to be emitting light?"
Ye Fan's eyes fell back on the statue from the introduction, and he suddenly made a different discovery. He felt that the statue in front of him seemed to be shining, with a circle of sacred brilliance.
"The lay people are here to offer incense."
Just when Ye Fan was looking at the statue in fascination, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, and he suddenly woke up and looked behind him.
Ye Fan felt that the previous experience was like a dream. He seemed to be in a magical place in a trance, where there were fairy sounds, fragrant orchids, and clouds and mist, just like a fairyland. However, this call brought him back to reality.
"Householder, are you okay?"
The caring voice reached his ears, and Ye Fan felt as if someone had lightly tapped him on the shoulder, and he suddenly became more awake.
"Hello, this Daoist priest."
Ye Fan woke up from a dream and thanked the person in front of him. When he raised his head, he felt a little strange. He looked at the statue and then at the young Daoist priest in front of him, and felt that they seemed to be somewhat similar.
"You must have just taken the college entrance examination this year. You haven't had a good rest for a long time, and you just became obsessed with watching things. It was also when Jade Emperor Hall made the new statue, I used some Feng Shui skills to easily attract more devout believers."
The Daoist priest explained it like this, and Ye Fan understood it immediately. He didn't think it was wrong for the Daoist temple to do this. People came here just for the incense.
"The Daoist priest is very strange. He is here to place orders White Cloud Temple."
Ye Fan looked at the young Daoist priest in front of him and had a strange feeling in his heart. He always felt that they knew each other, but he couldn't remember them.
Yan Kuan looked at Ye Fan with a smile and said, "What you said is wrong. I am not placing orders. My name is Yan Kuan, and I am currently hosted by White Cloud Temple."
Ye Fan suddenly looked like you were kidding me. He didn't believe what Yan Kuan said at all, and felt that the other party was joking with him. The main reason was that he was too young, and none of the temple and Daoist priests in this area in China were younger than forty.
"Don't believe it. Take a look. This certificate issued by the Daoist Association can't be a lie!"
Yan Kuan was also quite amused by Ye Fan's behavior. He reached out and handed Past a certificate. The latter carefully compared the photo on the certificate and felt that his outlook on life had been impacted.
"You, you, you are really the host of White Cloud Temple... you have been incarcerated for sixteen years..."
Ye Fan still doesn't believe it, mainly because Yan Kuan is too young, and the fact that he has been in the seal for sixteen years seems a bit nonsense.
"I'm twenty-two this year, so I'm probably three or four years older than you. I've been ordained at White Cloud Temple since I was six years old. It's just that the way I practice is different from the ones you know."
Yan Kuan explained to Ye Fan, and then took out a mini version of the statue of Great Heavenly Lord, "How about it, young man, are you interested in joining me to preach for Great Heavenly Lord?"
"Come on, Chief Yan, as the host, you should be more dignified! This Great Heavenly Lord, I have to offer some incense in my free time, but I don't have to preach or preach. I'm still in college."
Ye Fan took the statue, and for some reason, he felt that the two of them should be considered friends, and Yan Kuan must have been joking with him just now!
"Where are you going to college?"
Yan Kuan lit three incense sticks and handed them to Ye Fan, and asked casually.
Ye Fan took the incense and bowed respectfully in front of the statue of Great Heavenly Lord, "Shandong, it's a double first-class place, right?"
Yan Kuan smiled when he heard this, "Shandong, that's a coincidence. I'm going to Mount Tai to stay for a while in two days."
Ye Fan asked curiously, "Are you going to White Cloud Temple to be the host and go to Mount Tai to place orders?"
Yan Kuan shook his head as he spoke and walked out of the hall with Ye Fan, "Who said I was going to place orders? There is Jade Emperor Temple on top of Mount Tai, so I can also go to Jade Emperor Temple to be the host."
Ye Fan didn't believe what Yan Kuan said at all, "You're exaggerating a bit. Although there is a Daoist association now, how can the host of Shandong's Daoist temple and the like allow you, Jingcheng, to airborne."
Yan Kuan said earnestly, "Young man, don't talk so much. Maybe in a few years you can go to Mount Tai and see me!"
Yan Kuan smiled and sent Ye Fan away from the Jade Emperor Hall. A trace of golden blood appeared in the palm of his hand, looking at the direction Ye Fan left., he said with a smile, "This Little Blackie is indeed Child of Destiny. There are actually signs of Sacred Body awakening so early, but it still needs a few more years!"