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Lingyin Temple fright night

Lingyin Temple, also known as Yunlin Temple, is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it is a veritable Millennium temple. Many emperors and dignitaries of past dynasties came here every year to worship Buddha for the blessing of Buddha. However, Lingyin Temple also has a little-known side. People have been claiming that this temple is haunted since hundreds of years ago. However, the abbot and monks of the temple denied this. They believe that Lingyin Temple is a holy place of Buddhism, and there can be no ghosts under the protection of Buddha's light. Plus, outsiders didn't see the so-called ghost with their own eyes, which became a legend.

Fang Hu is an out-and-out young man in Hangzhou. After graduating from junior high school, he has been mixing in the society. He has no skills, no education, likes to relax and hates work, so he has never been able to find a suitable job. But fortunately, he has a relative who works in the tourism bureau. He introduced Fang Hu to Lingyin Temple and became a monk, without making a big profit. At first, Fang Hu was very resistant to this, and it was difficult to accept that he was a trend pioneer, and it was also difficult to accept that he read Amitabha with Buddhist scriptures all day, both psychologically and behaviorally. However, when he heard from relatives that monks nowadays can eat, drink and have fun like normal people, all they have to do is clean the temple and collect incense money every day. He finally got a crush. So, with the help of relatives, Fang Hu, who didn't believe in Buddhism, came to Lingyin Temple and cut his hair and became a monk.

Touching his bald head, Fang Hu felt uncomfortable. I have been cutting my hair for many years, and now I have shaved it off. Whoever can accept it. Fortunately, he felt much better when he saw that everyone else was bald. A monk, you must look like a monk. ...

Fang Hu has lived comfortably since he entered the temple. At least, daily life is calm and stable. Although meat is forbidden in the temple, Fang Hu often sneaks out to desert. Of course, you can also take time to go to the Internet cafe once in a while. Live a very comfortable and relaxed life. He doesn't care that he is a monk. What's wrong with being an ordinary monk as long as you live comfortably?

However, after a long time, some gossip about Lingyin Temple also reached Fang Hu's ears. Many old monks say Lingyin Temple is haunted. According to legend, many years ago, a prostitute who didn't obey the rules of the temple took a beautiful woman to the utility room and brutally raped and killed her. Her blood is so cheap that it is all over the wall. Later, although the prostitute confessed, she still confessed. But the ghost of that woman couldn't go away for a long time. Every rainy night, there will be a plaintive cry in the utility room. ...

However, rumors are just rumors, and Fang Hu has never seen them with his own eyes. Of course, he doesn't believe in these ghosts himself. People always like to scare themselves. Obviously there are no ghosts, but you have to make up some absurd stories to deceive yourself. He passed the door of the utility room several times and found nothing unusual. Therefore, Fang Hu naturally thinks that this is just a fabrication made up by other monks.

In August, Hangzhou is in the hot season. It has been raining for nearly a week, and there is no intention of stopping. The road outside is flooded, making it difficult for vehicles and pedestrians to pass. The monks in Lingyin Temple have nowhere to go, so they have to stay in their rooms in a daze.

Fang Hu wanted to sneak out to surf the Internet, but it was raining all the time, so he couldn't get out at all, so he had to stay in his room and sleep. Looking at the gray sky and the falling rain, he felt bored.

"Well, it's boring, let's have a good sleep. Fang Hu stretched himself and slowly lay on the bed. Before long, he began to snore and fell asleep. ...

It's getting dark When Fang Hu woke up from his dream, it was completely dark, and the room was dark and opaque. Fang Hu slowly pushed open the window, and it kept raining outside.

Fang Hu suddenly felt a little hungry. He has not eaten since noon. It's long past supper time. Monks here only care about themselves when eating, and never invite others to dinner. These monks are sometimes selfish.

"Come on, there should be leftovers in the kitchen, or go and find something to fill your stomach. Fang Hu got up from the bed, put on slippers, found a flashlight and umbrella from under the bed, pushed open the door and went out.

The rain kept falling, and the slippers stepped on the stagnant water, making a "pattering, pattering" sound, which was intertwined with the sound of the rain falling on the ground, just like this song played on a rainy night. Fang Hu walked slowly into the empty backyard, holding an umbrella in one hand and a flashlight in the other. When he passed the utility room next to the kitchen, he suddenly heard a purring sound inside, which sounded as if someone was sobbing. Although the rain is loud, Fang Hu can still see clearly.

"Strange, who don't sleep in the middle of the night, hiding in the utility room crying? Fang Hu suddenly felt a little creepy, but curiosity drove him to the utility room.

Fang Hu gently pushed open the door and took a photo in the utility room with a flashlight. I saw a woman in rags squatting on the ground facing the wall, and that was her sobbing. Fang Hu was surprised at the sight of a woman. Lingyin Temple is full of men. Where did this woman come from and why did she stay in the utility room and cry?

Although Fang Hu was puzzled, she walked carefully to the woman. He patted the woman on the shoulder and whispered, "Miss, who are you?" ? How to stay here.

The woman bowed her head and just cried, ignoring Fang Hu. Fang Hu called again, but the woman remained unmoved. Still sobbing.

Fang Hu is a little angry. He grabbed the woman's hair and shouted, "I'm talking to you. Are you deaf? " !

"I am ... not deaf. The woman suddenly stopped crying. She smiled coldly and turned around slowly. At this time, Fang Hu clearly saw the woman's face by the light of the flashlight. No, it's not a face at all, but a green skull with red light in its empty eyes, which is particularly scary in the dark!

"I ... I died miserably, you * * * monk, you hurt me! The skeleton growled angrily and pounced on Fang Hu.

"ah!" Fang Hu let out a cry of fear and staggered to the ground, losing consciousness.

When Fang Hu woke up again, it was the second morning. I don't know when the rain stopped. He found himself lying in the yard, covered in sewage and his clothes were soaked.

"Strange, last night, is a dream? Why are you lying here? Fang Hu stood up from the ground wet, trying to wipe his face wet by rain, but he was horrified to find that his hands were covered with women's long hair and smelled rotten.

Before long, Fang Hu officially bid farewell to Lingyin Temple and returned home. He never dared to stay in this place for another day. The monks in the temple were not surprised by Fang Hu's departure. Perhaps, in their view, it is normal for monks to return to nature. They still live a quiet single life. No one will know what happened that rainy night. Lingyin Temple or Lingyin Temple will not change because someone leaves. However, the utility room is still not peaceful, and the ghost of a woman is still lurking in the opaque darkness, ready to move. ...

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