After Lao Banren took me into the room, he first saluted me and said softly: "Donor Hu, we are here. Please wait a moment!"
He finished saying this to himself, and without waiting for my response, he strode towards the old monk who was carving the Buddha statue.
The old monk did not raise his head when he saw someone coming in. He just lowered his head and carved the Buddha statue in his hand. It seemed that at this moment there was only him and the Buddha statue in his hand.
Lao Banren walked up to the monk and whispered something into his ear. His voice was so low that I couldn't hear what he said.
After a short time, the old monk slowly stopped what he was doing and looked up at me.
Only then did I see the old man's appearance clearly.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, I couldn't help but take a breath when I took a look.
I saw that this old monk was almost 90 years old. Although he was a Buddhist, his face was ferocious. A long scar ran from the corner of his forehead on the left side of his face to the corner of his mouth. The scar was so deep that it made his left His face was almost deformed.
However, what shocked me most was not the appearance of this old monk, but his cold eyes.
That look was like a knife, the sharpest knife, and this look should never appear on a Buddhist man.
I looked at the old monk in front of me and couldn't help but think to myself: "Where does this old guy come from? How can a Buddhist disciple have such murderous intent?"
I was thinking secretly in my mind, but the old monk slowly lowered his head, rummaged through a pile of wooden Buddha statues at hand for a while, and picked out a Buddha statue that seemed too ordinary to be ordinary. He handed it to Lao Banren beside him.
Lao Banren took the Buddha statue and chanted a Buddha's name in a low voice, then turned around and said to me: "Donor Hu, this is for you!"
I took the statue and took a look in my hand, and found that it turned out to be a Taoist Dharmakaya statue. The statue was made of white stone that is common in this area. It was about ten centimeters high. It was dressed in court clothes from the Tang Dynasty, with its head Wearing a four-sided crown, one hand is on the knee, and the other is holding a belt, sitting on the throne, with a dignified expression and smooth clothing lines.
I touched the carved lines on the edge of the stone statue with my hand. It was smooth and smooth, and the strength of each knife was extremely precise. Although this thing is from modern times, the overall charm has the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Although the things are good things, I still don’t understand why this old monk gave me a Taoist Dharmakaya statue out of nowhere.
Perhaps seeing what I was thinking in my heart, Lao Banren smiled slightly and said, "Donor Hu, I know what you are thinking about now... I would also be thinking about why a monk would take out this thing?"
I didn't say anything, but my expression already acquiesced to his thoughts.
Lao Banren looked at me and said calmly: "We are only responsible for delivering such things. If you want to understand all this, you still have to meet the owner of this Dharmakaya statue yourself."
I looked at Lao Banren and asked, "Who is this person?"
Old Banren looked at me and smiled slightly, and said: "Old monk, I am only responsible for delivering this object. As for the rest of the matter, I don't know about it."
I saw Lao Banren smile, and I smiled too. After rubbing my nose, he said, "You don't even know me and you help this person? And you still deliberately brought me here...you think Am I a three-year-old?”
After listening to what I said, Lao Banren said calmly: "Everything in the world is the same in the eyes of the old monk. Whether it is a person or an ant, as long as you ask for something from the old monk and the old monk is within his ability, I will help." Yes! Not to mention such a small thing?"
"This is a small favor?" I said with my teeth straightened: "Since the master has said so, I won't ask any more questions. But, how do I get there..."
Before I finished speaking, Lao Banren put a piece of paper into my hand and said: "The person you are looking for is here. The old monk will not accompany the donor Hu out. I still have someone here." There are some things to do! Donor Hu, please help me!"
Since they had issued an eviction order, I had no reason to stay. I looked at the note in my hand, then whispered "goodbye" and turned around and walked towards the small door.
But before I could take two steps, Lao Banren suddenly stopped me, "Donor Hu!"
I stopped, turned around and looked at Old Banren and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Lao Banren opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. The expression on his face was as if he was constipated. It was cloudy and sunny at times, but after holding it in for a long time, he just said two words, "Take care." !”
I was a little puzzled by Lao Banren's attitude, and frowned slightly. Seeing that he didn't say anything, I couldn't ask any more questions, so I cupped my hands and said, "Thank you!"
After saying that, I turned around and walked into the small door. Before I left, I glanced at the old monk who was carving the Buddha statue, intentionally or unintentionally.
At this time, he was still carving the Buddha statue in his hand on the ground, but I could clearly feel that the knife in his hand was no longer as steady and decisive as before. He cut very slowly, and it seemed that his originally calm heart was still starting to become chaotic.
The way back was the same as when we came here. After passing the dark and narrow corridor, we arrived at the small door at the other end. When we opened the door and came out, we saw Xiong Ming's big face.
At this time, Xiong Ming seemed to be about to open the door and sneak in. When he saw me suddenly emerging from behind the small door, he was startled and shouted: "Hu Tian, why did you come out?"
I scolded: "Isn't this nonsense? If you don't come out, am I living in it? What are you kid doing? Didn't I ask you to wait here? Are you planning to follow me?"
Xiong Ming said with a smile: "I'm not worried about you! If anything happens to you, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life!"
I patted Xiong Ming on the shoulder and said, "Okay, it's good to know how to care about me! By the way, didn't that little kid stop you just now if you wanted to come in?"
Xiong Ming took a sip and cursed: "You're talking about that kid! I don't know what happened just now, but suddenly I ran out! When I saw no one was stopping me, I planned to go in and see the situation! But who would have thought, Just as I was about to dive in, you came back!"
Before Xiong Ming finished speaking, Li Su came over and asked, "What's going on inside? What did they give you?"
I pulled out the Taoist Dharmakaya statue from my waist, put it in front of Li Su, and said, "There is another monk inside, I don't know his name, and he didn't say a word. However, he gave me this... …”
Li Su took the Taoist Dharmakaya statue and took a look in his hand. He was surprised and whispered: "The Changyang Taizun stone statue...?"
