Although he had never once called the old monk his Master, Xue Qiming still decided to observe three years of mourning rites.0

Following the old monk’s final wishes, Xue Qiming cremated his remains, placed the ashes in an urn, and set it before the Buddha statue.0

There was already an urn before the Buddha statue that contained the ashes of Master Huide, the former abbot of the Lesser Arhat Temple. Now, the old monk Zhishan joined him beside the Buddha.0

Xue Qiming had always thought Xue Yinlong was a fake monk, and after cremating his remains, he became even more convinced. He had heard that true enlightened monks left behind holy relics after cremation that were worth a fortune. However, the old monk left nothing behind but a handful of ashes.0

Well, not nothing, Xue Qiming amended, at the very least, he left behind an ugly gourd and the Lesser Arhat Temple that looked even uglier.0

Ever since Zhang Dongyun and his...0