Chapter 29 Lotus
"Are you going to say something or not?!" Wanli Fengdao really wanted to wring Li Ang’s neck. He found this genius type who concealed everything, told nobody, and just loved looking down on others from an intellectual high ground, extremely irritating.
"Heh heh."
Li Ang casually tossed aside the account book, stood up, and ran towards the Daxiong Bao Hall. The others hurried to follow.
As Li Ang rushed into the Daxiong Bao Hall, his gaze swept over the various Buddha statues: the Buddha Shakyamuni, seated in meditation at the very center; the Medicine Buddha with a bowl in his left hand and a healing pill in his right; and Amitabha Buddha with his two hands folded over his feet and a lotus platform in his palms. These were the Buddhas of the Three Times.
The main hall was flanked by the eighteen Arhats on both sides. Behind the central Buddha statues were the figures of Manjushri and Samantabhadra. Strangely, an island had been built specifically to the rear of the Daxiong Bao Hall, featuring a north-facing statue of Guanyin. This Guanyin sculpture was elegant, with Sudhana to its left and Dragon Girl to its right. Each figure was covered in gold foil and lacquer, radiant with gem-like splendor, appearing even more stately and dignified than the Buddha Shakyamuni in the main hall.
"Indeed, as I suspected."
Li Ang sneered coldly, returned to the main hall, and meticulously tapped on the base of each Buddha statue.
THUD, THUD, THUD.
The wooden base under the Dragon Subduer Arhat made a particularly hollow sound when he tapped it. Li Ang lifted the wooden plank, revealing a dark and gloomy passageway underneath.
Li Ang pulled out a flashlight and crawled into the passage, where spiders scurried and insects crawled all around. Xing Hechou and the others uncomfortably followed Li Ang down through the passage. After a while, they climbed out from another wooden door at the end of the tunnel.