Chapter 288: Strangeness in front of the Buddha
Chang Wei was born in a poor peasant family. He had three older brothers and two older sisters. When he was young, bandits invaded the family and his parents and older brothers and sisters were killed. Only Chang Wei was left alive.

As a result, he wandered around the world, visited many places, and experienced many things.

He learned skills from a variety show troupe, worked as a waiter in a restaurant, did hard labor, and was a child soldier.

Later, he angered his superior and was kicked out of the army. He could only rely on his own skills to become a gatekeeper.

Later, Chang Wei met a martial arts master, who accepted him as his apprentice because he had a good foundation. He learned martial arts from the master for three years. Later, the master died while escorting a caravan, and Chang Wei had no choice but to go out and make a living in the underworld.

It was also from that time that he met his three brothers.

His three brothers treated him like their own brother, and the four of them traveled around the world, doing things involving both the black and white worlds.

Although Chang Wei could be considered ruthless and merciless, he would often hold back and would not commit any evil acts. He would not abduct women, nor would he bully decent people.

Several of his brothers said that he was too straightforward, but Chang Wei felt that he was just like that.

Later, the four brothers met a monk who claimed that he could bring wealth and glory. He and the four brothers held a party in Yangzhou, calling themselves Zen Buddhism, and engaged in some romantic affairs in brothels.

Unexpectedly, after only half a year, the Joy Club became bigger and bigger. High-ranking officials and wealthy people from the surrounding areas came to enjoy themselves, and the Joy Club became a major force in Yangzhou.

With wealth and glory coming, Chang Wei's life changed dramatically, but whenever he returned to that yard, he felt uncomfortable.

Those cries and screams lingered in his ears like wronged ghosts, making it difficult for him to fall asleep every night.

He knew that this was a manifestation of his guilty conscience, and his brothers also said that he was too straightforward.

Chang Wei is a grateful person. His brothers have been kind to him, so he naturally does his best to repay them. He has never thought about leaving the Happy Club, and can only live one day at a time like this.

Maybe one day Huanxi will offend a powerful person, and he will die and live a miserable life.

Until that night, Chang Wei was caught by a young man who had great magical powers and could turn paper into a human being.

From that moment on, Chang Wei knew that Huanxi had offended someone he shouldn't have offended. He felt both happy and sad. He was happy that he might be able to be freed, but he was sad that his brothers would die with him.

Just when he was about to die, the boy gave him a choice.

Chang Wei decided to survive. He wanted to protect his brothers' lives. It was also that night that Chang Wei had a rare good night's sleep.

When I met the boy again, some things happened.

Unconsciously, Chang Wei found that he was very different from before.

Now standing in the temple and looking at those dirty things, he just felt disgusted.

When the blissful ceremony was over, the thieves tied their belts with satisfied looks on their faces. They were all in high spirits and expressed their gratitude to the monk.

People are like this, apart from eating and drinking, they only have desires.

It is the same with those who have no goodness, indulging in evil thoughts.

The monk wore Buddhist beads, but his face smiled like an evil Buddha.

He chanted loudly, "Buddha, have mercy on you!" and asked people to prepare sacrificial items and walked towards the stone cave behind the Buddha statue.

Chang Wei followed the monk, listening to Li Daoxuan's instructions, and quietly stuck the yellow talisman in his arms on the wall of the cave, with an emotionless expression.

When they entered the cave, the monk asked people to light all the lights.

When the fire was lit and thousands of candles flickered, Li Daoxuan could finally see what the underground looked like.

"Why do these evil people like to hide things underground?" Li Daoxuan complained in his heart.

Just look up and you will see a thousand-armed Buddha appear.

This thousand-armed Buddha is shining with golden light and is more than ten feet tall. It holds two Buddhas in its arms, and they are enjoying the pleasure of love.

“This is the Happy Buddha,” said the monk.

"Buddha is merciful and has given us desires. Indulge in desires and sing songs, so that we can live a life without regrets."

"That's what the Master said."

Hearing the monk's words, the thieves all responded.

Then they placed the pig's head in front of the Buddha statue, and then placed various fruit plates on it.

The monk walked to the Buddha statue and asked someone to bring a wooden fish. He looked at the girls in the iron cage and saw that they were in a state of panic.

"Good." The monk smiled and picked up the wooden fish and beat it.

Chanting Buddhist scriptures, the sound echoed in the underground.

Chang Wei and his three brothers also sat down, and everyone chanted Buddhist scriptures incessantly, imitating the monks.

Li Daoxuan hid behind Chang Wei, his eyes fixed on the arms of the Thousand-Armed Buddha.

There seemed to be something strange in the arms of the Thousand-Armed Buddha statue, which attracted his attention.

The monk said that he wanted to offer a sacrifice, but what kind of sacrifice was this? There was clearly something strange in the Thousand-Handed Buddha's arms, not like an ordinary person.

"I don't know much about the secret religion. What is this sacrifice for? Could it be the thing in the arms? We have to take a closer look. Don't act rashly."

Li Daoxuan calmed down. He knew that he couldn't be reckless. After all, this could only succeed once. If he failed, he would lose the chance.

The lives of those little girls were in his hands, so he had to be careful.

Among the various kinds of Xuanmen magic, there are always some weird ones that Li Daoxuan has never seen before.

We should know that there are always people better than us. Li Daoxuan does not think that he can be invincible just because he has opened the Niwan Palace.

The two previous encounters taught him that it would be dangerous if he underestimated the enemy.

So this time Li Daoxuan made good preparations. He not only set up a formation in the temple, but also incorporated the underground into the magic.

As long as we can see clearly what this monk is doing here, we can take action.

After the monk finished chanting the scriptures, he asked someone to bring up another sow.

The sow grunted and was tied to a wooden stick and carried over by several big men.

The monk looked at the sow and gestured to the burly man holding a knife.

"Transcendence."

The strong man responded, raised his knife and stabbed it into the pig's neck. The pig howled before dying, and blood gushed out, splashing all over the strong man, making him look like a demon in the firelight.

Seeing this, the little girls in the cage were trembling with fear, covering their mouths and not daring to scream, with tears in their eyes, just because they knew that their fate might not be much better than that of the pig.

Among them, only Xue Yuyan and Zhao Changying were different. Xue Yuyan had a calm expression on her face, as she knew that her brother Li was nearby, while Zhao Changying clenched her fists with impatience in her eyes.

She pulled the iron cage hard, but found that it didn't move at all.

"What should we do? We can't just sit there and wait for death!" Zhao Changying gritted her teeth and whispered to Xue Yuyan behind her, "We have to find a way to escape."

"Don't act rashly. There are so many of them. It will be difficult for us to escape. Let's wait and see what happens." Xue Yuyan comforted him. She was a little afraid that Zhao Changying would ruin Brother Li's plan.

Xue Yuyan continued to comfort Zhao Changying in a soft voice until Zhao Changying's anxiety subsided a little.

Without mentioning the whispers between the two girls, it is said that after the sow died, the monk ordered someone to throw it into the wooden cabinet in the arms of the Thousand-Armed Buddha.

As the sow entered, the entire cave became quiet.

The darkness was constantly eroding the firelight, and there was a sense of weirdness in the silence.

A chewing sound came from the arms of the Thousand-Armed Buddha.

"crunch-"

It was the sound of bones breaking.

"呲-"

That was the sound of blood and flesh splattering.

Mouth after mouthful, sound after sound.

It was like a fatal blade, placed on everyone's neck.

"What is this?" A thief could no longer hold back and asked in panic.

(End of this chapter)