For unknown reasons, the emperor did not summon the second prince Xia Yunjie to see him this time, nor did he issue any punishment.
But in the following days, he did not go to Concubine Li's palace again. Concubine Li, who was suddenly left out, was puzzled and asked the prince's father-in-law to inquire, but could not get accurate information.
All I know is that the emperor went out for a walk around the palace and went directly into the training room when he came back. When he was not in court, he stayed there to practice without seeing any guests.
Concubine Li, who had been pampered in every possible way in the past, had no choice but to stay in her palace gloomily after receiving the news, hoping that the emperor would end his training as soon as possible.
Even though she was smart, she didn't expect that her son would get into trouble. It was just that the emperor didn't want to deal with his son because of this, so he deliberately ignored her.
But even the eunuch Yan Yuanxue didn't know about this because the emperor didn't tell anyone about Li Ye.
No matter how smart he was, he couldn't imagine why the emperor was angry. He even stopped paying attention to the woman he loved most in the past. He thought that the emperor was obsessed with practicing.
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Mr. Li Yehe, who was walking on the wasteland, finally arrived at the foot of the mountain in Xixuan Territory.
The carriage reached the three-way intersection at the foot of Fangcun Mountain, and the driver stopped the carriage.
He turned his head and looked at the gentleman who had opened the curtain and said, "Mr. Mo, on the left is the Buddhist capital of Xixuan Territory, on the right is the road to Fangcun Mountain, and five miles further is the road up the mountain."
The gentleman raised his head and glanced at the sky, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's go straight up the mountain. We won't go to the Buddhist capital for now."
When the driver heard this, he nodded, gently swung his whip, and drove the car to the right lane.
"Sir, what are the Buddhas?" Mu Mu asked, leaning into Li Hongxiu's arms with her dark eyes open.
The husband turned to look at her and smiled.
Said: "The Buddhist Capital of Xixuan Territory is equivalent to the Sifang City of Dongxuan City, but it is the Buddhist territory here, so the domain lord's palace is called Buddha Capital. Most of the practitioners in the Buddha Capital are monks and bhikkhunis, and there are a few Taoist practitioners..."
The husband patiently explained it to Mu Mu, and Tongli also explained it to Li Hongxiu and Li Ye.
"Master Wife, which one is bigger, Buddha City or Wanxiang City?" Mu Mu tilted her head and looked at Li Hongxiu and said.
Li Hongxiu reached out and gently scratched her nose, and said with a smile: "Master Wife has been to many places, but she has never been to Buddha City, so I can't answer your question. After we have settled down in the mountain, we will take you to Buddha City." Take a walk.”
When Mu Mu heard this, she nodded and said with a smile: "I will call my brother to join us then.
"After speaking, he looked at Li Ye who lowered his head to chant sutras.
Li Ye, who was holding the "Ksitigarbha Sutra", raised his head when he heard this, looked at Mu Mu who was tired in Li Hongxiu's arms, and said with a faint smile: "Brother will come with you when you have time."
When Mu Mu heard this, she nodded and said with a smile: "That's pretty much it. When the time comes, my brother will have to buy some new clothes for Mu Mu."
"You can't wear out all your clothes in two or three years, why are you still buying them?" Li Hongxiu glared at Mu Mu.
Mu Mu stuck out her tongue and made a face, and stopped arguing with Li Hongxiu.
While he was talking, the carriage stopped. The coachman jumped out of the carriage and said with a smile: "Guests, Fangcun Mountain has arrived."
The gentleman opened the curtain, took a look outside, and turned back to Li Hongxiu and said, "The carriage can only go so far. Next we have to climb the mountain."
Li Hongxiu pulled Mu Muliao and jumped out of the carriage, stretching.
Looking at the vast mountains, he said softly: "From spring to the end of summer, we finally arrived at the foot of Fangcun Mountain! Little guy, hurry down and go to the temple where you want to practice!"
When the husband heard this, he turned his head and glared at her.
Li Ye was the last one to jump out of the car. He was not as excited as Li Hongxiu.
He just glanced at the gentleman, put away the scriptures in his hands, and said with an unfurled brow: "Fangcun Mountain, I'm here."
Li Hongxiu took out a few silver coins and handed them to the driver and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work along the way. These are extra for you. I wish you a safe journey back!"
The coachman bent down to thank him, then bowed his hands with his husband and Li Ye, turned around and got into the carriage, whipped his whip, and the horse drove away happily.
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"In the next few years, you will stay on this mountain to practice. Your master wife, I, and Mu Mu will not accompany you. You will have to endure the loneliness of being alone, just like you did on Tianshan Mountain. It's just that it's better here than Tianshan is better, you can get to know a lot of seniors and seniors."
The gentleman put his hands behind his back, looked at Li Ye and said calmly.
Li Ye raised his head and glanced at Fangcun Mountain, and replied in a very affirmative tone: "My husband and the old monk at the Great Buddha Temple asked me to practice in Prajna Temple, in the hope that I can understand the "Shadowless Dharma Body" and Cultivating the state of mind to a higher realm is just a process of cultivation on my life journey, and we take it seriously."
The teacher slowly raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You have already started the sixth level of the Formless Dharmakaya. In the following days, you will complete the sixth level of practice and then go to the abbot to ask for the remaining three levels of skills."
Li Ye nodded, looked at his husband and said seriously: "Sir, please don't worry, I will be able to complete the six levels of cultivation in half a year at most."
Li Hongxiu was shocked after hearing this. She looked at Li Ye and said, "So fast? Didn't I only obtain the sixth level of mind in White Jade City?"
Li Ye shook his head gently and said: "The abbot of Qingliang Temple not only gave me the mental method, but also gave me the herbs for tempering the body. He prepared two doses of herbs when he was practicing, but he only used one. The remaining portion is a bargain for me."
The gentleman pointed at the stone steps going up the mountain and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it up the mountain. Now hurry up and get to where you want to go before dark."
Thinking of the great abbot of Prajna Temple, Master Minghui, and the unknown senior brothers, Li Ye felt a little excited.
He raised his head and glanced at the vast mountains, feeling a surge of pride in his chest, and said loudly: "Prajna Temple, I, Li Ye, am coming."
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The four of them climbed along the winding mountain road for two hours. Seeing that the mountain road was getting narrower and narrower, Li Hongxiu couldn't help but frowned. She looked at her husband and said, "Husband, the road to Prajna Temple is so rugged. Don't believers come here?" Pilgrimage?"
Mu Mu's little hand was on Li Hong's sleeve, and she had been holding on for a long time. When the teacher's wife asked, she quickly said, "Sir, are we going the wrong way?"
Li Ye glanced at Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu but said nothing.
The gentleman looked back at the two of them, then looked up at the mountain road above his head, and said with a smile: "Yes, this is the road."
Li Ye looked at Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu's appearance and said calmly: "Don't doubt me, sir. The road to seeking the Tao is a confusing one with a cruel and vicious fate."
The gentleman was walking in front of the mountain road, looking at the green tiles gradually exposed in front of him, and looking back at the desolate Fangcun Mountain. This mountain range originally had two roads up the mountain, but he chose a mountain road on the north slope.
Up the south slope is Prajna Temple, and up the north slope is Xuantian Temple.
After taking a look at Li Hongxiu who was extremely troubled and Mu Mu who was pouting, the husband smiled and said softly: "Let's go to Xuantian Temple first, settle you two down, and then send Ye'er to Prajna Temple."
The mountain wind blew a few petals flying down from the top of the mountain, floating in front of Li Hongxiu's face, touching her beautiful face, and also fell into Mu Mu's arms.
It made Mu Mu chuckle, and the deserted mountain road gradually came to life.
Li Hongxiu glanced at her man, pulled Mumu to continue walking up, laughed and said, "Husband, aren't you in a hurry to send this little guy to Prajna Temple?"
Mu Mu also tilted her head and said with a smile: "Brother, isn't he anxious to go to the temple to practice Buddhism?"
Li Ye raised his eyes and glanced at the green tiles in the distance, and said softly: "Since we have arrived at Fangcun Mountain, there is no need to worry about this moment."
The husband nodded and said, "That's right! Work harder, there's a Taoist temple ahead!"
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Xuantian Temple on Fangcun Mountain is the only unworldly place in the Five Realms. It has almost no publicly recruited disciples in the Five Realms. For many practitioners in the Five Realms who seek Taoism, it is a mysterious and otherworldly place.
But for Mr. Li Ye, Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu, this mysterious place suddenly became the scenery in front of them.
After crawling all the way up from the foot of the mountain, after spending more than two hours, the four masters and apprentices finally arrived at the mountain gate of Xuantian Temple.
Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu looked at the gray bricks and blue tiles without any color in the pavilion, and couldn't help but whisper: "Is this the Xuantian Temple that has never been seen in the Five Realms?"
Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu wanted to say, isn't this too simple? It is not as majestic as the Great Buddhist Temple outside Fengyun City in the Eastern Region.
The teacher looked at the expressions of the two people and did not frown. He just said calmly: "Simplicity is also the practice of Yihe."
Li Ye nodded and thought to himself: Extreme simplicity is a kind of practice.
Just like his years on Tianshan Mountain, a cave and a wooden shed were a place of practice.
Ten feet away, at the foot of the stone steps, a young man wearing a blue robe appeared. He walked up to Mr. and others and bowed, and asked, "What are the guests doing here at Xuantian Temple?"
The teacher returned the gift and said calmly: "We are here this time because we have some matters to ask your master. I have prepared a book for him a few days ago. All you need to do is inform Mr. Mo from Dongxuan Region. Then he will know.”
The young Taoist replied with a salute and said: "It turns out that I am looking for the master. Please wait a moment, sir. I will go and report it right away."
After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the stone steps.
Li Hongxiu looked at the little Taoist priest who was leaving and said with a smile: "Does your husband still know the head of Xuantian Temple?"
Mu Mu, who was looking around, also turned her head and looked at Mr.
The gentleman smiled faintly. "I have some friendship with the leader here. From now on, the three of us will practice here. Ye'er will go to Prajna Temple alone. After all, it is a Buddhist resort. It is inconvenient for you women to stay there for a long time."
Li Ye nodded, looked at Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu and said, "Master, you, Mu Mu and your husband are practicing here. If you get tired of staying on the mountain, you can go down the mountain and visit the Buddhist capital. I will do the same if I have free time." Come and see you, your husband and your sister."
Mu Mu shook her head and said, "Brother is right. Mu Mu will take his wife to Prajna Temple to see you when he has time. When I buy delicious food from the mountain, I will bring it to my brother."
Li Hongxiu stretched out her hand and gently stroked Mu Mu's black hair, and said with a smile: "Mu Mu, you have to practice well, and you can't always think about eating."
When Mu Mu heard this, her face suddenly turned red, she broke free from Li Hongxiu's hand and ran to Li Ye's side.
She took his hand and said, "Brother, let's go for a walk and let the master and the husband go to see the leader."
The husband waved his hand and said, "You take your sister for a walk, and I'll go see the boss."
Li Ye took Mu Mu's hand and walked forward, asking softly: "Does my sister like it here?"
Mu Mu looked around and said, "It's okay. As long as there is a brother, it can be done anywhere. If it's not fun anymore, Mu Mu and his wife will go down the mountain to play."
Li Ye glanced at her, stroked her black hair, and said with a smile: "You are here to practice. Don't just think about playing all day long. The master wife also has to practice."
Mu Mu nodded and smiled: "Yeah, Mu Mu knows."
