What was a sin-removing certificate? It was to give you a piece of paper and let you write down all the sins you had committed in your life. Then, you would sincerely pray for Buddha's forgiveness. If Buddha forgave you, then the sin-removing certificate would burn itself and your illness would disappear.
For the refugees who had nowhere else to go, as long as they were given a chance to live, they were willing to give it a try. Therefore, when the news spread, Lanruo Temple became a temple. Every day, refugees came to buy the evil-killing certificate in an endless stream.
However, how could the evil-removal certificate cure the plague? So when more and more people began to doubt them, these monks began their crazy treatment methods.
Bloodletting therapy.