Early the next morning, Abbot Tongming strolled around Leiyin Temple leisurely as if he were visiting an old friend.
He first arrived at a magnificent hall that was extremely rare in Leiyin Temple and housed countless Arhat Buddha statues. After staying for a whole morning, Shi Shiran came to a valley full of countless exotic flowers and plants.
Finally, in the evening, I followed the ridge of Qingniantanglha Mountain and went directly to the middle of the highest mountain in the entire Leiyin Temple, and then I walked very respectfully towards a half-opened firewood door that looked like a farmhouse. Knocked on the door.
As the firewood door was gently knocked, a young novice monk came out from inside. He was like a porcelain doll, with a pair of extremely bright big eyes. He stared at Tongming curiously and asked:
"Who is your honored guest? What is the matter?"
Tongming glanced at the little novice monk, his eyes flashed before he smiled and said: "I would also like to ask the master of the incense burner to report to the venerable Changmei, and tell the head of Zhaoli Temple, Tongming, to ask for an audience."
The little novice monk said softly "Eh", looked at Tongming up and down again, and then replied extremely happily: "You have good eyesight, you can actually see that I am in the form of an incense burner."
"To be honest, among the many people who are visiting Changmei for the first time, there are very few with your discernment."
"The last time he saw that I was an immortal, he was an old man. That time he gave me a pill as a greeting gift. After I took it, I immediately felt that my brain had become much smarter, and I even grew taller. Quite a few. Did you bring me any gifts this time?"
Tongming was not surprised that the little novice monk in front of him dared to stop him outside the door to ask for benefits, nor was he surprised that he did not call Changmei the venerable but called him by his first name.
Instead, he showed a very kind smile and said: "This poor monk came in a hurry, but he really didn't bring anything good."
After speaking, he untied a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist and stuffed them in politely, saying, "This string of Buddhist beads was worn by all the abbots of our temple. It has been passed down for thirty generations. It has great wisdom. How about giving it to you now?" ?”
The young novice monk took the transparent Buddha beads carelessly, looked at them carefully over and over, and then muttered dissatisfiedly:
"I thought I met a master who was some kind of extremely rich man, but it turns out he is also a poor beggar. Forget it, just stay here and I will inform you."
After saying that, he closed the firewood door and went back into the yard.
Tongming saw the little novice's figure hidden in the courtyard, and didn't mind that the other party didn't invite him into the courtyard. He just took advantage of the dusk and patiently sat down on the ground in front of the Chaimen and waited.
Who would have thought that after sitting like this until midnight, the novice opened the wood door again with a yawn and said: "Get up, Changmei is in the house. I'm sleepy, so I won't let you go."
After that, don’t worry about transparency anymore. Instead, he went directly to a room on the side and closed the door with a bang. It seemed that he was going to sleep.
Tongming looked at the back of the novice monk, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he shook his head very kindly, and then walked into the courtyard. He walked until he walked outside a room covered with light, then stopped and said loudly toward the inside. : "Venerable Changmei, the head of Zhaochuli Temple is transparent and wants to see you."
"Come in!" A flat voice came from inside the room, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.
When Tongming heard this voice, he gently opened the door and walked into the house.
When he walked into the house, he saw clearly that the whole house was as empty as an ascetic's residence. There was only an old man with long eyebrows who was meditating on the inner wall of the house. He lit a bean-like candlelight, which illuminated the whole house in darkness. .
Tongming politely bowed to the old man sitting on the inside and said, "I am the head of Zhaochuli Temple, Tongming, and I have met the Long-Eyebrow Venerable."
The long white eyebrows of the Lord Changmei moved slightly, and he echoed: "It's easy to talk, but I don't know what the visitor wants?"
Tongming didn't bother to invite him to sit down, nor was he upset. Instead, he still put his hands together with a smile and said, "I have taken the liberty to come here today. It is an old friend of the venerable who asked me to ask the venerable a question."
The face of the Long-Eyebrow Master moved slightly, but he still asked unhurriedly and without any expression: "What's the problem?"
Tongming remained motionless and continued to smile politely: "That old friend wanted me to ask the venerable, does the venerable still remember the events of the South Pole and the Beidou?"
Upon hearing this, the long-browed Venerable's eyes that were originally closed suddenly opened like lightning and stared at Tongming fiercely, as if he wanted to freeze him with these two eyes.
Tongming was not afraid and continued to look at the Long-Eyebrowed Lord with clear eyes.
I saw the Lord Long-Eyebrow staring at Tongming, but his voice lost its original plainness. Instead, he said with a cold breath: "Who sent you here? Who are you?"
Tong Ming smiled casually and no longer bowed to salute. Instead, he dusted off his monk's robe, sat down leisurely in front of the long-browed Venerable and said:
"I am the head of Zhaochuli Temple, Tongming. I have introduced it to the venerable just now. As for the venerable who wants to ask more questions, I wonder if it is convenient enough to say it here?"
Lord Changmei stared at Tongming for a while, then suddenly sneered: "Okay! You really have the ability and courage. But if we change places, don't think that I will harm you."
Tongming said quite indifferently: "Your Majesty, you are overly worried. Since Tongming dares to come, how can we not have a perfect plan? Besides, I am here to talk about a good thing that is beneficial to both of us. How can your Majesty harm me?" "
The long-browed venerable stared at Tongming with a sly smile and spoke slowly:
"You are indeed very capable. You must have calculated correctly that I will keep you busy for a long time. This will be the time when the Yin Qi is at its strongest, so you are so confident, right?"
Tong Ming sighed softly, as if he was analyzing the thoughts of the Lord Changmei because he didn't believe in himself, and continued to say slowly:
"If your venerable master were to attack me at all costs, I would have no power to resist. This has nothing to do with whether the Yin Qi is strong or not."
"It's just that I have confidence in the Venerable. Since the Venerable is willing to give up the colorful world of the East China Sea and hide in a remote place like Leiyin Temple, he will definitely not ruin his century-old plan just to kill me."
After listening to Tongming's words, Lord Changmei said even more:
"My old friend is best at calculating. How could he not predict my reaction? In that case, just sit tight and let's talk in another place."
After saying that, he lightly tapped the oil lamp next to him. The light from the oil lamp, which was as bright as a bean grain, suddenly swelled and enveloped both of them in an instant.
At the same time, the boy novice lying in the side compartment muttered a few words softly in his sleep, as if he was talking in his sleep, and the wood door automatically opened again as if there was no wind.
And as the light in the room suddenly rose, and then suddenly shrank, the figures of the Long-Eyebrow Venerable and Tongming also disappeared from the room.
As they disappeared, two figures suddenly appeared in another small world.
As soon as the Long-Eyebrow Master introduced Tongming into this small world, Tongming felt as if he had fallen into a deep, dark hole, with only a very distant light above his head.
The long-browed Venerable looked at Tong Ming's eyes staring around strangely, shook his head and said:
"No need to read, this small world has not been completed yet, and it can only be used for chatting for the time being. Only in the future, when the deduction is completed, can the small world be truly embodied."
When Tongming heard what the Lord Changmei said, he couldn't help but be quite surprised and said: "Evolve the heavens and deduce the worlds. I didn't expect that the Lord is about to take that step!"
The Long-Eyebrow Lord shook his head and laughed at himself: "It's not that easy. Even if this step is right in front of you, it may take thousands of years."
"As the saying goes, one mistake can lead to eternal hatred, and it's been a hundred years since I looked back. At that time, I just made a wrong step, but I didn't expect that five hundred years later, that old thief Miaoguang still found me."
"This is a small world, so I'm not afraid of others coveting it. Tell me, after so many years, Miaoguang still won't let me go, what on earth is it going to do?"
Youzai literature allows the soul to travel!
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