I was a little puzzled when the old lady took a closer look at my outfit, touched my clothes, and whispered, "Young man, the city management has been tightening inspections recently and patrolling at night. You have to be careful not to get caught at night." He was caught and kicked out."
emmmmmmm It seems that I am being treated as a little beggar again.
After thanking the old lady, Hariya asked cautiously, "Come on, Yuanchu people, are there any other dangers in this city at night besides the two guys before?"
"The city is naturally relatively safe. The area just now is sparsely populated, so it is not surprising to meet any kind of people. As for what the old lady just said, you will understand it later." For Hariya, who has never been involved in human society, maybe in the future There are many things that subvert his understanding.
Walking along the east street, I saw a bright and bright place. Many stores displayed various groceries. My eyes were fixed on the store with clothes at the door.
Taking advantage of a time when there were few people on the road, I jogged all the way to the store.
"Ah!!" The boss was obviously startled by the dress of the person in front of him, "We don't entertain beggars here, please get out quickly."
Sure enough, I was still misunderstood, but with my current appearance, normal people would regard me as a beggar.
I was about to defend myself when a woman who looked like the boss's wife came out of the inner room. She looked me over and said to the boss, "Opening the door is for business. There is no reason to drive people away."
Then he turned to look at me and said, "Young man, I see you are not very old. Why are you dressed like this?"
I explained it to the landlady as if I was an extra, thinking that I should quickly buy clothes and pack them up, as there were still many things to do.
"Then hurry up and get him a set of clothes and shoes." The proprietress happily ordered people to get the goods.
I borrowed a hair clipper from the proprietress and cleaned up my scattered hair and beard.
Looking at my familiar attire in the mirror, I couldn't help but think back to the time I lived with my sister. In a different world, time had lost its original meaning to me, and now it has finally returned.
The wholesale price without middlemen even allows me to have a balance, but now I have a normal outfit, which is enough for me to cope with the current situation.
"Madam boss, I want to ask you something, which is the largest temple in this city?" I asked this enthusiastic lady boss before going out.
"When it gets bright tomorrow, you will be able to see a mountain to the east of the city. Halfway up the mountain is the largest temple. I heard that the Bodhisattva there is very spiritual. Many rich people come to burn incense." The landlady seemed to be facing her. The topic became interesting.
The boss on the side heard this and started to echo, "Yes, honey, didn't you go up there once on the first day of the Lunar New Year last month..."
"But why is it still useless? We obviously..." The proprietress seemed to have remembered something sad, and walked into the inner room with a sad look.
"Alas..." The boss let out a long sigh, glanced at me, and then went into the inner room to comfort his wife.
"Hariya, do you believe in Bodhisattva?"
"Who is the Bodhisattva? Did people know him in the early Yuan Dynasty?"
"Bodhisattva is a name for God in religion."
"Are there any other gods in this world besides Yuanchu Renshang?"
"There are gods three feet above our heads. We don't care whether there are gods above our heads at this moment, but if people's hearts would be in awe of the gods three feet above, maybe there would be no such thing as the two robbers we met tonight. Besides, , I am not a god in the eyes of people in this world. Most of their purpose of worshiping gods is to fulfill their own wishes, but the purpose of my coming here is to prevent them from experiencing the disasters I have experienced."
Hariya seemed to understand.
I raised my eyes and looked to the east. The dark night did not hinder my vision. I could see everything on the mountain, from the pavilion on the top of the mountain, the paths through the woods, the faint candlelight on the mountainside, and the majestic hall.
Solemn and solemn, not stained by worldliness, this should be a good start.
"Halia, we are going to that mountain." I pointed to the mountain in the distance.
"Well, we seem to be a long way away from there, but I sense that there is a nearby waterway leading to that way."
Hariya is indeed a water elf, and her ability to perceive water is far better than mine now.
"I thought it would be dawn if we walked over here, but now it seems that we will be able to reach the temple in a short time."
Following Hariya's guidance, we moved quickly in this inland river with ease. The water in the inland river was not deep, and the water ball surrounding me was making waves on the water.
Fighting for the crossing, fighting for the crossing, startling a group of gulls and herons.
About 10 minutes later, we arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Hariya, wake up!"
Hariya already had enough tacit understanding with me, and a huge current emerged from the bottom of the river to help me rush out of the water. This force did not stop, but directly sent me to the mountainside in one go, just when I was about to land. , a stream of water steadily dragged my falling body.
"Enter the Yuan Dynasty, we have arrived." Hariya said proudly.
As soon as I landed, I carefully observed my surroundings and found that no one was relieved.
"Well done Hariya," the journey that originally required a trek was shortened to a moment by Hariya, "But..."
Hariya was overjoyed when she heard my compliments, but when I changed the subject, she became a little anxious, "Young people from the early Yuan Dynasty, did Hariya do something wrong?"
Naturally, I don’t want to disappoint Hariya, who was so excited just now, but in human society, people tend to be preconceived and have an attitude of doubt and fear towards unknown things. If I want to save the world, I need their absolute support. Trust, even blind obedience, so the first thing I have to do is to make most people trust me.
"Hariya, we need to be low-key and cautious in our actions now. We cannot let too many people know about our existence, otherwise we may fall short of our achievements. When the time is right, we will show our true posture to the world."
"I understand that human society is really complicated in the early Yuan Dynasty." Hariya muttered softly.
These are too unfamiliar to a water elf.
I opened my spiritual consciousness and searched for the target mission of this visit. Although it was getting late, there were still many believers coming and going in this temple to burn incense and pray. Some people who came to fulfill their wishes were happy in their hearts, and some people who came to make their wishes bowed sincerely. , there are people whose wishes have not been fulfilled complain about injustice, and there are also people who are guilty and come to repent, all living beings are nothing.
Finally, I found the person I wanted to meet in a Zen room in the backyard of the temple, a monk who was chanting sutras with his eyes closed.
I used my chasing eyes to perceive this person, and found that throughout his past life, his thoughts were focused on Buddhism, and he could be considered a deep-rooted believer. Suddenly the old monk frowned and his eyes widened. He actually recovered from the trance state just now, as if he was disturbed by something.
With nine twists and turns, after passing through the main hall, it passes through many small Zen courtyards, and follows the stairs in the back mountain to the old monk's Zen room that I just sensed.
People who worship Buddha often do not come to the back mountain, so they only met a few young monks along the way. When they were about to reach their destination, a tall monk stood quietly at the door of the Zen room.
Before I could speak, the old monk's energetic voice came, "The poor monk was doing his homework as usual. He felt something in his heart but was awakened by a wave of uneasiness. This has never happened before. The poor monk thought that this should be The Buddha gave me some advice, so I waited again. I guess the donor is the one I want to wait for."
After saying that, the old monk whispered the Buddha's name again.
I responded respectfully, "Abbott, I hope we can talk to you indoors."
The old monk made an invitation gesture, and I naturally walked into the Zen room just now.
After closing the door, the abbot seemed to be afraid that I would be uneasy, and added: "I have separated everyone in the monastery, and only you and I know what we are talking about tonight."
"Come on, people from the early Yuan Dynasty, there is indeed no one around here anymore." Hariya also confirmed.
"I came here this time to ask for only one thing."
After saying that, I released my awakened consciousness, and my whole body was bathed in a holy and majestic atmosphere. The small Zen room was as solemn as a temple.
"Amitabha." The abbot said the Buddha's name, and then solemnly performed a Buddhist salute.
Under the shroud of divine consciousness, he released his chasing eyes and displayed in the abbot's mind scenes of the shattered world after the nuclear war in his memory. Destruction, silence, mutation, despair...all kinds of images impacted this man who devoted himself to cultivating Buddhism. person's heart.
It was enough. I restrained all my breath, and the abbot also recovered from the thrill just now. He was breathing heavily, as if he had just been strangled by the neck.
For a monk who lives in peace, experiencing such a terrifying scene immersively may make him the first step in my plan.
"I wonder what you call me an expert? I'm really frightened. The scenes I just saw are too real. I wonder where they are?" The abbot's tone began to be respectful to me.
"You don't need to care about your name. The doomsday scene I am here to tell you will come to this world in the near future, and countless people will die. My purpose is to prepare the innocent people to face this moment. "
"I, the Buddha, believe in the equality of all living beings, and the master wants to save the common people. Even though this temple is not big, we must do our best to save the common people from disaster."
After hearing the abbot's words, I finally felt at ease.
Day and night, the abbot and I stayed up all night. I told the abbot the first part of the plan, and the abbot responded with his thoughts on the plans.
Just when the morning sun was about to shine on the top of the mountain, I said goodbye to the abbot of the Zen room.
"What I said last night must not be known to a third person for the time being. What I did is no different from the abbot's. I hope the abbot will remember it." I put my hands together and bowed.
"The words of an expert should be kept in mind by a poor monk." The abbot also returned the gesture.
After that, while it was still completely bright, I came to the top of the mountain and felt the first ray of sunshine in the morning shining on me.
"Enter the Yuan Dynasty, what are we going to do next?"
"Go find Qinghe!"
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