To be honest, everyone was very tired this night, especially the driver and nanny. They were not only scared for the whole night but also very sleepy. Fortunately for Liu Yating, she was not afraid, but she had stayed up all night. Didn't she just go to bed when she returned to Liu's house without even eating anything? It seemed that she could still sleep for a while at this time.
Xiaodao was not too sleepy. He ate something quietly before going back to rest. Today, his mission was to find an enlightened monk for Wang Ran. Liu Yating's cooperation was definitely needed to complete this matter. So he could only wait for Liu Yating to rest before letting her go out with him.
A new day has begun. Everyone in the Liu family is in very good condition in the morning, and everyone looks refreshed. Even Liu Guojun had a smile on his face. He came to the garden early and it was obvious from a glance that he was in a very good mood.
However, this cannot be blamed on the Liu family. After the news spread yesterday, today basically all the forces in the capital know about the Zhao family's defeat. The power of the Liu family has naturally increased, so the atmosphere in the entire Liu family has become very good early in the morning, even the head of the family is like this. In fact, Liu Guojun hasn't felt like this for a long time. Even during the Chinese New Year, he has never been as at ease as he is now.
This is indeed the case in the outside world. Many big families have begun to actively look for opportunities to contact the Liu family, hoping to bring the two families closer through contact. Therefore, many strange cars suddenly appeared around the Liu family. These people were spies from various families, and they would observe the movements of the Liu family at any time.
And contemporary young people from all major forces are also on the move, ready to have contact with the younger generation of the Liu family at any time, especially when they know that the senior figure in the Liu family is actually a young man. Many beauties from the family are already in motion, ready to have a sweet encounter with Zhang Xiaodao at any time.
Liu Guojun actually knew that there were many strange cars around the Liu family and the plans of those big families, but in his opinion, these things were normal. After all, there are many forces who covet the Liu family, and all he has to do is ensure that Mr. Zhang is not robbed by outsiders.
So yesterday Liu Guojun discussed with Mr. Liu to mobilize a large number of Liu family talents to assist Liu Yating in her work so that she could have enough time to accompany Mr. Zhang. Liu Guojun believed that as long as Liu Yating was here, the so-called beauties from other families would have no chance at all.
Mr. Liu also very much agrees with Liu Guojun's idea. People's hearts are fickle. Only by doing this can we ensure that Mr. Zhang will always stay in their Liu family. Although this is indeed a bit excessive, it is not necessarily a bad thing for Liu Yating, and it can even give her a good ending.
In the deep mountains in the eastern outer ring of the capital, there is a temple with a very ancient history. Because of its geographical location, it is a bit too remote. So even now, there are not many tourists coming here for sightseeing every day. Unlike other temples, it has become an attraction.
When many tourists come to the capital, they will definitely visit those temples, and those so-called big temples have long been taken over by the state. It has its own set of production rules. Although the monks in the temple have no worries about food and clothing, they still feel like something is missing.
But this temple hidden in the mountains is different. It is still a primitive temple. Although it occasionally receives state funding, it still maintains the ancient rules. For example, the entire temple must obey the arrangements of the abbot, so the ancient work and rest time is still retained here. In addition to completing their own courses every day, the monks in the temple also have fixed working hours. Some have to work in the fields, and some have to work in the fields. They need to go to the mountains to collect firewood and live a relatively primitive life.
Although the temple has been connected to electricity for a long time, the road has been built to the door, and there is no shortage of donations from people in the temple, the monks still insist on working every day. When they don't have enough vegetables to eat, they take the initiative to give it to the surrounding villagers, or give it to people who offer incense for free. In short, they live a relatively primitive life and maintain the state that monks should have.
This temple is called Wuchen Temple. Although it is located in the capital, the location is really remote. As a result, the people who can come here to offer incense are extremely sincere disciples. After all, it is not easy to get here even by car. It is still nearly 3 hours away from the capital city. Usually only some people with relatively affluent lives would come here to offer incense, but because it is relatively quiet, it has also become a place that major forces like to come.
Also because the monks in the temple practice seriously, this place is indeed much more efficacious than other temples. This is recognized by the upper class circles. Even many official wives come here, but because it is too remote, the country did not take over this temple. Maybe there are other reasons!
It is said that Wuchen Temple has a history of thousands of years. Because it never participated in political affairs and the monks in the temple were all for cultivation, it has been preserved intact during the successive dynasties. This thousand-year-old temple has also undergone many renovations and expansions. Now the entire temple has architectural styles from various dynasties and generations, and the temple covers an extremely huge area.
It's just that because the monks in the temple are devoted to Buddha, they never build the temple too big, so many buildings are blocked by big trees. Even if you look down from the plane, it is difficult to find this temple hidden in the mountains, because the entire temple is built on the mountains and does not have a very obvious pattern. Unlike many temples, which are built in a square shape, the temples here are built against the mountains and are so winding that it is difficult to see the end at once.
But as long as you have the perseverance to climb slowly, you will find that there are many buildings here, and the size of each hall is not very large. It feels like a winding path leads to a secluded place, and it feels like a hermit in the forest. Perhaps only this kind of environment is suitable for practice!
You may be confused here. After all, how old is it? There are still monks here who rely on carrying water to solve daily water needs. At night, you won't see brightly lit night scenes. There are only a few sporadic lights. It's not that there are no electric lights in the temple. It's just that when it's time to go to bed, the monks in the temple will naturally fall asleep quickly, so what's the point of leaving the lights on? Use it!
Some people also say that the monks living here are all very well-established. It is said that there was once a very successful businessman who could be considered a famous person even in the capital. Soon after his success, he came here to shave his hair and practice spiritual practice. All his wealth was donated to the temple, but the abbot here did not use the money to repair the temple. It can be seen that this temple is special. In fact, it can make one's life better, but the monks still choose to accompany themselves with suffering.
This is just one of the rumors. It is said that there are many such things, and there are even celebrities who come here to shave their hair and practice spiritual practice! So this adds to the mystery of this temple. In addition, noble people often come here to worship the Buddha. Gradually, this place becomes a special existence. It belongs to the kind of area protected by the state, and it is a place where rich people gather. It is also a holy place for cultivation.
"Sister Yating, is everything you said true? I'm really curious about what this place looks like. Will it be the same as the place where I practice!"
Xiaodao sat in the car, looking at the green mountains outside, while listening to Liu Yating introducing him to the temple they were going to this time.
Xiaodao waited until Liu Yating finished breakfast the next morning and asked her to accompany him to find the eminent monk, so Liu Yating asked the driver to take them to the temple.
But now the more Xiaodao listened, the more curious he became. What kind of place was this Wuchen Temple? There were so many rumors about it.
Xiaodao also knows that any rumor has a certain basis. Although it does not represent the truth, it can also show that there must be many legends there. At least from Liu Yating's description, this temple must be a place that pays attention to practice, otherwise it would not pay so little attention to the sense of form, especially the lifestyle of the monks. It is obvious that they are just for practicing kung fu and exercising through these methods. !
Why does Xiaodao know this? It's because Xiaodao came from such a life, but old man Zhang is much more ruthless than the abbot. In order to exercise Xiaodao's endurance, he was asked to carry things for others as a little kid, and the villagers were not allowed to help. In this way, Xiaodao contracted most of the farm work for Aunt Wang's family in those years. In the end, it was no longer difficult for Xiaodao to carry the 100-jin bag, so Xiaodao carried back bags of corn from Aunt Wang’s house.
Otherwise, Xiaodao's physical strength would not be as good as it is now. It was all developed bit by bit at that time. You must know that he has been exercising non-stop since he was a child. Only in this way can we achieve today's achievements, so when Xiaodao heard the living methods of the monks in the temple, he immediately understood the meaning.
"That's not all. There are many things I haven't told you. For example, every year, the monks in this temple send a group of disciples down the mountain to do asceticism. They don't bring any money with them when they go down the mountain, and they walk hundreds of kilometers along the way. They only made a living by alms along the road. But they still kept the precepts and did not break the precepts. They would eat whatever others gave them except meat, so people called them ascetics. Later, their abbot specifically told us about this. He said that they were like this In fact, it is also a kind of cultivation, a kind of cultivation of one's own heart. I feel that this is not much different from your Taoist cultivation. Don't you also have to practice in the world?"
Liu Yating continued to tell Xiaodao about her experiences about this temple. Xiaodao listened very attentively, but he found that Liu Yating was rarely like this. She seems to have become very talkative. It seems that her impression of this temple is really good!
"Sister Yating, after hearing what you said, I can't wait to see it."
The convoy kept shuttling through the mountains. This time, after Liu Guojun learned where they were going, he sent out the Liu family's luxury convoy. The reason he mentioned was to protect the safety of Liu Yating and Xiaodao, but Xiaodao knew that he must have some special intention, but Xiaodao couldn't guess it for a while.
However, with such a large formation, it is difficult to hide it from the eyes of interested people, so as soon as they set off, many big families knew about it. So they all reacted one after another and made a lot of plans in private. I just didn't know what they were going to do, but their purpose was relatively the same, which was to do their best to win over the Liu family's master!
