Shanhua Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is the largest temple in Datong. It is called Nan Temple among the people. It is the most prosperous temple in the city when it is filled with incense.
Princess Kunxing went out early in the morning and wandered around the streets before going to the temple to offer incense and worship the Buddha. She was as handsome and elegant as a handsome young man in men's clothing, and her maid Lian Xin beside her was even more beautiful and fragrant. In addition, there was a man carrying a sword. With the little nun accompanying her, it was difficult for the three of them not to attract attention. They kept turning heads along the way from the palace to Shanhua Temple, making young girls look back and making prodigal boys salivate.
Passers-by only looked at his appearance but ignored the dozens of personal guards in the darkness around him, and a thin Taoist nun in green following him from a distance.
The strong incense in the temple has also boosted the surrounding economy. Many people have set up stalls in front of the temple. There are snack sellers, jewelry sellers, storytellers, fortune tellers and jugglers. It is like a lively little market. Before the pilgrims enter the temple Or they will stay and play after coming out.
The Taoist priest did not enter the temple, but Qing Yi stopped at the entrance of the temple. Kun Xing naturally did not embarrass her, so he took some broken silver and said to her: "You can just go shopping here and buy something you like. Don't go too far."
Qing Yi put the silver in his arms and watched Princess Kunxing and his entourage enter the temple. Looking left and right, he saw a thick ginkgo tree not far away. The branches were bare but the ground was golden. She couldn't help but feel sad thinking that there was also a ginkgo tree in front of Yufeng Temple. Ginkgo tree, I walked over and picked up a leaf and looked at it like crazy.
"Little Taoist Priest" A voice pulled Qing Yi out of her confusion. She turned around and saw a middle-aged man looking at her with a smile.
"Is there something wrong with the donor?" Qing Yi frowned slightly. She didn't like this man's smile. It wasn't vulgar but it made people feel uncomfortable.
"I have a question to ask. I saw that young master gave you money just now. May I ask who he is?" The middle-aged man asked with a gentle face. Qing Yi immediately became alert. Although she was not familiar with worldly affairs, she She is not stupid. Although she has not known the identity of Princess Kunxing for so many days, she also knows that her origin must be quite big and she has been hiding her identity. There must be some hidden secrets that are not known to outsiders.
"How do I know who he is?" Qing Yi tilted her head and looked innocent: "We just formed a relationship when we saw his noble character." She raised her eyebrows and said, "Why does the donor want to know about the identity of this young master?"
The middle-aged man gave a sly smile and said, "I saw his extraordinary appearance and wanted to get acquainted with him. I thought the Taoist priest knew him, so I asked about him." Then he stared at Qing Yi again and said, "A Taoist priest ran to the monk's temple. Isn’t it strange to have a relationship before?”
"Is there anything strange? Although Buddhism and Taoism are different, their teachings are also integrated. They even exchanged gods and Buddhas with each other. Don't you know that the Buddhist Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is the Taoist Cihang Taoist or the Pure Ping Master? Even the Taoist god Lu Dongbin once studied Buddhism." Qing Yi rolled his eyes as he spoke: "Besides, the entrance to this temple is not a monk's temple. Since he is a poor Taoist in the world of mortals, he can naturally come here to form a bond."
"Hey, you little Taoist nun is quite sharp-tongued." The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Which Taoist temple are you from?"
"Which Taoist temple do you care about, Pindao? I don't want to be associated with you." Qingyi felt that this man was very annoying, so he ignored him and turned around to leave. When the middle-aged man saw this, he snorted coldly and stretched out his hand to leave. When he caught her, another man came and winked at him, and the two of them left in a hurry.
When Qing Yi saw this, he felt confused. He walked to the ginkgo tree and looked up at the branches, continuing to be in a daze.
Princess Kunxing and her entourage couldn't help but frown when they entered the temple. Although the temple was much quieter than outside, there were so many devotees and devotees walking shoulder to shoulder. There were just too many people.
"Today is the Xiayuan Festival, not to mention the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year when there are the most pilgrims." Su Jing whispered, and Princess Kunxing suddenly realized it. She shook her head slightly and followed the crowd towards the main hall.
There were so many people there, and the three of them were particularly eye-catching, especially the male pilgrims who were always looking at Lian Xin. They looked at her soberly, but felt increasingly angry but helpless. After all, in the temple, you were not allowed to make loud noises, and you were not allowed to hurt yourself. people.
Qi returned to Qi, and Su Jing did not forget her responsibilities. Even in the temple, she did not dare to be careless in the slightest, for fear that something would happen. It was not that something happened to Princess Kunxing, but that Chang Yu would think she was incompetent.
She stared fiercely at the men who were drooling at Lian Xin with electric eyes. She glanced around from time to time but found no suspicious people, but she saw many personal guards disguised as pilgrims, which made her speechless.
The largest building of Shanhua Temple is the Main Hall, which houses thirty-four gods and goddesses. On the lotus pedestal of the Buddhist platform, the Tathagata Buddha of the Five Directions sits, which attracts the most incense from believers. On weekdays, if you go in to worship the Buddha and kowtow, you have to queue up, no matter what time of day it is. It was the Yuan Festival, and the people outside the palace were already packed. Princess Kunxing had been waiting for the assembly for a long time and was unable to take a step forward.
"I just asked a young novice. There are three holy temples inside, the Heavenly King's Hall and the Puxian Pavilion. Offering incense and worshiping Buddha are all about worshiping gods. It's the same for everyone. Let's not waste time here." Sujing came closer and whispered, Princess Kunxing thought for a while and nodded, then she walked around the main hall and went to the depths of the temple.
The Three Saints Pavilion houses the Three Saints of Huayan, and there are also many pilgrims. After all, for some believers, entering the temple requires worshiping all the gods. Kun Xing waited patiently for a long time and finally entered the temple, took in the incense and kowtowed. After fulfilling his wish, he walked out of the palace and said to Su Jing, who was leaning against the doorway to bask in the sun, "Don't you want to offer incense?"
Su Jing shook her head: "Although I am a Buddhist, I have neither read scriptures nor worshiped gods since my master died, because my master is my god and my god is gone."
Kunxing stopped talking. He looked around and walked towards the back of the Three Holy Temples. There was a pavilion not far away, which was the famous Samantabhadra Pavilion. Because there were no gods enshrined in the pavilion, there were only a few pilgrims here, but it was in the middle of a quiet and peaceful place. Princess Kunxing was so excited that when she walked to the attic, she saw the door was locked, so she walked around the attic and looked around slowly.
"Young man, do you know when this Puxian Pavilion was built?" Princess Kunxing, who was concentrating on admiring the attic, did not expect that someone would strike up a conversation with her. She turned around and saw a young man with his hands behind his back looking up at the attic.
"Are you talking to me?" Princess Kunxing was startled. The young man looked back and glanced sideways at her, with a wicked smile on his lips: "I was mistaken, she turned out to be a beautiful girl."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Princess Kunxing panicked when someone saw through her, and she scolded the young man. The young man smiled and said, "Don't be ashamed, don't be ashamed. You are a young boy, a beautiful girl, and I don't have any ill intentions. I just saw you." You just want to see this loft and get to know each other seriously."
"I, how do I know when it was built?" Princess Kunxing was still panicked. She turned around and was about to leave, but bumped into someone's chest and scared her. When she looked closer, she was plain, and saw that her face was cold. , looked at the young man and said: "I don't know when he built it, but if you keep pestering me, I will build it here for you too.
"Hey, you little nun is a monk, how can you talk like this?" The young man frowned: "I just had a word with this young man, how can you call it entanglement?"
The plain sword was unsheathed and pointed at the young man's brow: "Do you think I'm kidding you? If I say nonsense again, I'll cut your tongue out first, don't you believe it?"
"Hey, I'll just..." The young man was talking, his face suddenly changed, and the long sword in front of him seemed to suddenly come to life like a poisonous snake. The cold and murderous sword energy invaded his body but did not stab him. Su Jing only heard a roar: "How dare you, thief?" He protected Princess Kunxing behind him, and then the long sword flashed, and then there was a jingling sound, and several hidden darts fell at his feet, but the young man next to him was shocked: "Someone wants to kill you!"
"Get out of here!" Su Jing roared at him, but her eyes were fixed on the tree in the distance. A masked man in black clothes flashed out, and soon six or seven people in black clothes and masks appeared behind him, holding steel knives and strong bows. , looking particularly weird in broad daylight.
"Looking for death!" Su Jing also snorted coldly, and said to the guards who were coming from all directions: "Protect the Ninth Young Master." She let out a loud roar and kicked her feet hard, leaping three feet away, far ahead of those in black.
"What a light kung fu." The young man under the attic couldn't help but praise.
Su Jing and the others jumped towards the leader of the men in black, with a sword that cut through the sky and filled the river with murderous intent, intending to assassinate the leader. The leader seemed not to have expected that the nun's lightening skills were so miraculous, and they were in front of them in the blink of an eye. Not to mention that his swordsmanship was so fierce and rare in the world, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, raised his hand, and hit Su Jing with several hidden darts. At the same time, several archers around him also fired their bows.
Su Jingren was in mid-air. She knocked down several hidden darts with a flick of her long sword. She turned a few somersaults in the air and staggered back when she landed on the ground. An arrow missed her and hit her left shoulder. This completely angered her and greeted her. Several men in black rushed over and killed them.
The personal guards protecting Princess Kunxing saw this and were about to step forward to help, when dozens of sharp arrows shot through the air. Everyone hurriedly waved their swords to block, but several people were also shot.
Over there, Su Jing was fighting alone and four men in black were killing each other. The leader looked at him from the side and his face became more sinister. He pulled out two hidden darts and was about to make a sneak attack when he suddenly heard a shout: "You are so shameless." , a group of old men bullying a little nun!"
The leader in black was startled. He turned around and saw a young man scolding him angrily in the distance. His heart suddenly became angry. When he raised his hand and swung the dart to get his sex, he didn't expect that as soon as he raised his hand, he saw a cold light flashing in front of him. , knowing something was going to happen, he rolled to the ground and barely managed to escape. Just when he was about to yell, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, and he actually stabbed a flying knife: "He actually dodged a flying knife from me. I guess you still have some skills!" In the blink of an eye, the young man was in front of him.
Damn it, the black leader was furious. He raised his hand and fired out a dart. The young man jumped and turned over, dodged left and right, and at the same time, he shot out a flying knife. In the blink of an eye, the two of them hit each other with more than ten darts.
"This is a tough guy, but you can leave a name." The young man knelt on one knee and panted, looking at the black-clothed leader and said.
"You're dead!" The leader of the men in black sneered, and after speaking, he threw his head back and fell straight down. There were six or seven flying knives stuck in his body, the fatal one being the one in his heart.
"My ears are getting calloused after hearing this, and I'm still alive and kicking now." The young man snorted and was about to get up when he suddenly felt a chill coming over him. He was so horrified that he rolled on the spot and dodged a black man's beheading knife. , he was so frightened that he got up and ran away, with the black man in hot pursuit...
Under the attic, the guards were protecting Princess Kunxing as she broke out. On the other side, Su Jing and several guards were fighting with the men in black...
Outside the gate of Shanhua Temple, several horses were galloping towards them. The startled passers-by scuttled and cursed, but this brought Qing Yi, who was meditating under the ginkgo tree, back to reality. He was startled when he looked up, and hurried forward to meet them.
Chang Yu also saw her at this time and shouted: "Qing Yi, where is the Ninth Young Master?"
"In the temple!" Qing Yi quickly replied: "But what happened?"
Chang Yu didn't have time to reply and rushed towards the temple, shocking the pilgrims and people. Qing Yi also knew that something big had happened, and hurriedly chased after her regardless of the rules. When Li Bingxiao passed by her, she stretched out her hand, but Qing Yi didn't make any move. Hesitantly took his hand and climbed onto the horse.
