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Chapter 74 - Bodhi Town (1)

The local population of Bodhi is about 50 thousand people. Compared to some of the larger towns, this population was relatively small.

As for how big this town was, no one knew and no one measured it because there was a saying that said there was no limit to buddhism. Therefore, this was the only town that was not the size of a village.

The overall structure of the town was rather old, and most of it was made of wood. There were no buildings, only one-story houses.

For example, in this town, everyone was a vegetarian, so whether it was outsiders, sightseeing or worshipping, there was no way they would be able to eat meat here. However, the strange thing was that although they couldn't eat meat, they could still drink wine, and the wine here was never sold outside.

It was said that ten years ago, there was a archaeologist that dug out a jar of wine in the ground. That jar of wine seemed to be from the Tang Dynasty, and the wine was green.

Thus, the archaeologist contributed the wine. Through research by the locals, they were finally able to extract the essence of the wine and produce the exact same wine. Now, every year, there were many people pretending to worship Buddha, just to try this wine.

Based on the two points above, the foreign population of this town far surpassed the local Residents s.

When I came to this town, I found out that there was something different from the legends. I remembered that before I came, someone said that this town must have all been worshiped by the Buddhism, and that there would be people guarding the checkpoint, and that if I wanted to pass the test, it would be very special. The guardian of the gate will test a few of your scriptures, and those who can memorize it will naturally be allowed to enter, but those who can not memorize it.

However, when I arrived at the entrance of the town, I found that there weren't any guardians, and the so-called exam was just nonsense. I saw many tourists, in groups of three or four, carrying their cameras and luggage, confidently walking into the town.

As it was already the middle of the night, when we arrived at the town, it was already the latter half of the night. The streets were basically empty as only a few late arriving tourists were looking for the Hotel.

I said to Lil 'White, "I think we should plan it out tomorrow. We won't be able to do much in the middle of the night. It's better to find a shop to stay at."

Li Ruoxi took a glance at Little White's appearance and did not have any objections to this. The three of us walked around the village for a bit, then finally fixed our eyes on a hotel called Outer World.

Recently, there were more and more people running hotels in the town. Some of them were modified from shops, some were changed by ordinary Residents s, and all of them were made to deal with foreign tourists, but there were a few established stores that were full of praise for them.

One of the oldest shops was this Ethereal Paradise.

From the outside, the Heaven's Expanse Restaurant did not look that special. It was just an ordinary Courtyard and there were a few families in it. A sign was hung at the entrance of the Courtyard, it looked slightly yellow, clearly showing that it had been here for a while.

The sign was written in black ink with the words "Human Realm Upon Heaven" written on it. When we entered, we realized that this restaurant could be said to be the oldest in the region, and it had special treatment.

The green wine that was previously mentioned wasn't something that could be obtained anywhere from a hotel. In this town, only three hotels were qualified to sell this kind of green wine.

The Human Realm Upon Heavens was one of them.

Just as I walked in, I saw a man who looked like a Monk walking out. He was in his twenties and wore a yellow monastic robe. Although this fellow dressed like a Monk, from the way he walked, I could tell that he was clearly a restaurant's waiter. It was just that he dressed up to match the customs and habits of this place.