Chapter 158 Behind the Lagan Monastery

Facing Baima’s question, Lushan was silent. At this moment, he realized that he had been with Baima for five years, but he really didn’t know who Baima was or where he came from. He had never thought of asking these questions. He just thought it was good to see each other often.

So Lushan couldn’t help but ask Baima, “Who are you? Where are you? Can you tell me? I said that even if I fall into the underworld, I will definitely find you. I just hope that when I find you, we can still meet like this, and you will remember Zeren as a friend.”

“Friend?” Hearing this, I couldn’t help but turn my head and look at Lushan. He was obviously…

“Just a friend. I’ve never been able to truly get close to her and understand her compassion. Love is simply a luxury.” Lushan looked up at the sky and said.

“What about you?” I don’t know if Lushan got an answer to his question that time. In fact, in my heart, I think that Baima also has feelings for Lushan. At least they have met for five years. Can there be no strange feelings between a young man and a young woman like this?

“I asked and found out… she’s from the Lagan Monastery! The grasslands have their own history. In the past, the Lagan Monastery was the most sacred belief in the hearts of people in our area, reaching a certain unattainable height. But later, for some reason, the Lagan Monastery was closed… Do you understand this kind of closure? That is to say, it is no longer open to the public, but the monks practice self-cultivation. They can occasionally walk in the secular world, but it is no longer an open temple.” Lushan explained to me.

“Why was the temple closed?” I couldn’t help but ask with a raised eyebrow.

“Haha… In some places, the mountain gates are closed, and the temples are closed for true seclusion and cultivation. And in some places… it’s just that the once glorious heritage has been submerged, and then it’s private and dirty and not seen by people.” Lushan said it lightly, but I felt his suppressed anger.

“So the temple was closed. How did you find Baima?” I was full of questions.

“They closed the temple, which means that the temple is no longer open to the public. In fact, they also need to survive and need disciples. In terms of survival, they have been supported by forces behind the scenes since the day the temple was closed, and in terms of disciples, they don’t mind accepting talented disciples.” Lushan briefly answered me.

I suddenly thought of a question and couldn’t help but ask Lushan, “When did they close the temple?” From Lushan’s description, it seems that the Lagan Temple had backing at that time, but Yang Sheng might not have changed at that time.

So what was the source? I suddenly remembered a certain company that Jiang Yi told me about when we were fighting the little demons… Could there be a connection?

My thoughts have always been wild, but with the support of a strong spiritual awareness, these thoughts are generally confirmed… This is also a little bit of the ability to have a premonition as the spiritual awareness becomes stronger, right?

“That year, I was 16 years old, which was 1986.” Lushan didn’t understand why I was asking this question. He looked at me with a somewhat inquisitive look.

“Hmm…” 1986, this point in time for a moment I can’t think of anything… At that time, I and Yang Sheng have not yet met in the deserted village, I do not know whether Yang Sheng at that time already… or say behind everything has the so-called what company’s shadow? Yang Sheng also got their support, and then was able to so smoothly gathered the four major forces?

That company… I remembered the warehouse that burned down, involving the game of several forces… those mysterious figures… like the person on the plane who can influence my dreams… this company even dares to refine little ghosts, daring to be blatant… I suddenly had a feeling that Yang Sheng was just a person who was pushed to the front and fully supported.

My battle with Yang Sheng… is it only going to hurt the so-called company? And in fact, my life has a long way to go?

I admit that just one sentence from Lushan made me think too much. I haven’t even dealt with the current battle, so how can I think about these things? So, I didn’t say much to Lushan, just saying, “I’m just curious, what forces would support the Lagan Monastery, and I asked by the way?”

“In fact, during the years I spent at the temple, I never figured out who was behind it. I thought we had explored the world a lot, but in retrospect, we actually know very little.” Lushan replied.

“So how did you get to the Lagan Temple?” This is the thing I want to know most at this time, the fog that shrouds Lushan.

“Actually, it’s a long story… In short, I managed to get a little money, sold it, and went to the Lagan Temple myself… It was hard, and I can’t tell you how hard. That time, I waited outside the Lagan Temple for three days, and finally a great monk recognized my talent and took me in.” Lushan described this process very simply, but I also know the hardships behind it. It must have been a long journey, plus a lot of asking around, before he finally made it to the Lakang Temple, right?

And Lushan continued to tell me, “The reason I was tortured for three days was because I was 16 years old and only just started practicing… It was very late. The great monk who took me in that time, you can’t even imagine who it was? It was Manrenba! The young monk who served him was tortured to death, so he was in a hurry to take in a new one… If there was talent, it was also loyal to him, that’s all he thought.”

“Is the Lagan Temple cruel?” I could always feel Lushan’s hatred… I couldn’t help but ask, everything about this temple seemed very mysterious.

“At first, you can’t tell how cruel it is… It’s just like any other temple where you have to practice asceticism. But who would complain about that? Respecting the teacher and the Dao is not just the spirit of Daoism! The cruelty behind the La Gang Temple will only be revealed when you get to the core…” Lu Shan was already grinding his teeth when he got to this point.

“So… what did they do?” I couldn’t help but ask.

“Oh, there are too many to mention… In short, bullying ordinary people, defiling girls, and robbing them are already considered child’s play, because once evil grows and desire is unleashed, there is no end! And the most cruel thing is all kinds of human artifacts… According to many normal practices, after a high monk dies, or after the person who is to be made into an artifact dies, it will be used to make an artifact. However, the Lagan Monastery has its own special method. They believe that the power of the living is more extensive, so they make living instruments. Lu Shan’s voice trembled.

“The meaning of a living instrument is that it is made into a Dharma instrument while the person is still alive?” I was shocked. That is the most cruel thing.

“Yes, some lamas who were kidnapped from outside and had their heavenly bones knocked out were still alive when their bones were knocked out… To seal the soul inside, they had to die. How cruel is that?” Lushan took a big sip of wine, then tremblingly took out a cigarette and lit it. After taking a deep breath, his hands stopped trembling.

“So… you said that Pema and Taoba were the holy son and daughter of the Lhakang Monastery. Do they… do they know about all this?” I tried not to think about the cruelty of the living instrument, and I could only ask this.

After all, how could a saintly woman like Baima, the holy woman of the Lagan Monastery, tolerate all this?

“Baima naturally doesn’t know… and Taobai is still so young, and has always lived with Baima! Baima naturally couldn’t live in a temple with a bunch of big monks. She was delayed and raised up, living behind the temple, at the end of the mountain… every day, there are teachers to teach her all kinds of… she is also a representative of kindness in the world, and many local residents are Baima’s beneficiaries! In Pema’s eyes, Lakang Monastery is sacred and great… how could it be such a filthy place?” Lushan smiled wryly.

“As for how I knew all this, I have to thank my amazing talent for cultivation… This does not refer to my talent for cultivating the Taoist tradition, but my talent for cultivating the Tantric Buddhist tradition… The magical tradition of the Lagan Monastery is not purely Tantric, to be honest, but rather their own system, which is based on that foundation… I have a very strong talent, and I quickly cultivated a Dharma form, and it was not a weak Dharma form… In short, because of this, I was able to get to the core. They also tried to assimilate me.” Lushan said indifferently.

“You won’t be assimilated, will you?” I said confidently, because Lushan was right in front of me. He was definitely a trustworthy person with a good heart.

“Oh, actually at that time, I was young too… I don’t necessarily feel that they were assimilating me. Do you know the power of brainwashing? At that time, I was actually slowly moving in that direction… I just hadn’t done any evil deeds yet. It was only because I met Baima when I was so young that she really left a halo of goodness and holiness in my heart… But I had already seriously understood some of the actions of those evil monks, even though at that time they were still careful not to show me too much.” Lushan explained to me.

I naturally know the power of brainwashing, not to mention that Baima is also the holy woman of the Lagan Monastery? Because of this, Lushan would not betray the Lagan Monastery.

“Then… why has it come to this?” This is my biggest question. Where is the turning point in this matter?