บท 44: Chapter 43: Bribing the Gods_1

Wan'en Temple was a renowned temple that had survived through two dynasties.

In the present Liang Dynasty Wan'en Temple, orthodox gods and bodhisattvas were worshipped, and the temple bustled with activity every year on the first day of April. However, a hundred years ago, Wan'en Temple was, in its inception, merely a wild shrine.

It is said that several centuries prior, a peasant family was slaughtered by robbers, with ten family members all perishing, save for the youngest son of the landlord, who was taken and escaped by a servant.

Halfway through their escape, the servant could go no further, leaving only the young five or six-year-old child, who was starving and exhausted, and came upon a dilapidated shrine on his journey. Looking up, he saw an unknown deity enshrined within and fell to his knees in worship, hoping that the deity in the temple would open its eyes to the suffering of mortals and bring retribution to the wicked.