When you step into the courtyard, the first thing you see is the Veda Bodhisattva enshrined in the Buddhist hall.
Skanda Bodhisattva is a well-known great Bodhisattva in Buddhism. He has a golden body and a majestic appearance. He holds a vajra pestle, wears a phoenix-winged helmet, has black clouds and soap shoes on his feet, and wears a golden chainmail armor.
The Buddhist scriptures say that Skanda Bodhisattva once made a great vow that the Buddha will be born to protect the Buddha's Dharma. After protecting the nine hundred and ninety-nine Buddhas, he will be the last Buddha in the virtuous kalpa.
In the courtyard, a century-old tree sprouts new buds, several peach trees stand in the corner, and peach blossoms are in bloom.
Seeing Shen Li dressed in luxurious clothes, the young novice who was cleaning the courtyard mistakenly thought that he was a pilgrim who was attending the Buddha's birthday party. He dropped the broom in his hand, welcomed Shen Li into the Buddhist hall, lit incense and handed it to Shen Li. .
Skanda Bodhisattva has a golden body and a Buddha face. He is more than ten feet tall. He is kneeling on the futon. He is holding the vajra and demon-conquering pestle as if he is looking at the pilgrims with squinting eyes.
Even if Shen Li didn't believe in Buddhism at all, he still felt the oppression brought by the Bodhisattva's golden body at this moment.
Worshiped again and again.
Put the three sticks of incense respectfully into the huge incense burner. As the saying goes, if you worship any Buddha in any temple, bow to Skanda Bodhisattva. The young man will not have any resentment at all. Even if he encounters difficulties, Skanda Bodhisattva will take it seriously. It can help him get out of trouble.
As soon as he got up, a young novice followed him and introduced the greatness of Skanda Bodhisattva.
The reason why this Bodhisattva is valued by major temples is that in addition to protecting Buddhism, it also plays a role in protecting temples and bringing peace to monks. If a monk comes across a temple where the Skanda Bodhisattva, who can resist the demonic pestle, is enshrined, he can eat and drink well in the temple before leaving.
There is a Buddhist scripture record: "Everyone who travels to the temple will receive offerings."
There are three kinds of statues of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva. The Buddha statues in other major temples carry the Vajra Subduing Demonic Pestle on the shoulders, which means that they can provide fast food for traveling monks. Woxia Temple is different. Even if the golden body of the Bodhisattva is made with a hand in hand, it can still help traveling monks. The monks provide free fast food.
When Shen Li heard this, he gained a lot of insight.
I also heard from the novice that although the Buddhist temple enshrining the golden body of the Bodhisattva is in the third courtyard along the mountain, the monks in front of the gate of Woxia Temple will deliberately explain the rules of the temple when seeing monks visiting.
The young man suddenly asked: "I heard at the foot of the mountain that there is a monk named Huai Si in this courtyard?"
"Ah, the donor is talking about Senior Brother Weisi."
"The man told me that Monk Huaisi has exquisite Buddhist teachings. He once made a great wish to save people in the world non-stop during his lifetime. Since he is here, I hope to help introduce him to him."
The novice monk clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice, and then said with a smile: "The donor is a person with a Buddha's heart. I think I will be able to talk happily with Brother Huaisi. The donor, please come with the young monk."
Go around the Buddhist temple.
There is a red painted wooden door on one side of the red wall.
Pushing open the wooden door, a row of houses comes into view.
A monk happened to go out and saw Shen Li led by a novice. He was slightly startled for a moment.
Huaisi took a breath and waved the novice to go about his business while he received the young man.
Monk Huaisi was wearing coarse cloth and exuded a faint scent of sandalwood. He had an ordinary face, but his earlobes were wide and long.
Ask Shen Li to sit down.
Huaisi brought him some tea and poured him a cup: "Shansi rough tea, I hope you don't dislike it."
"How can I dislike it? Shansi crude tea is so delicious in my heart." Shen Li said with a smile.
"Don't you have a feeling in your heart? I dare to ask Xiao Langjun, what is the last line of this poem?"
"It's not a poem, just a casual comment."
Huaisi said with emotion: "I heard from other senior fellow apprentices privately that there was a young poet in Zuichun Tower in Kaixi City who wrote Qingping Diao in seven steps and became famous throughout the world. Xiao Langjun's special feeling was in my heart. If you look down here, you will see that this young poet is worthy of you."
Shen Li smiled calmly and didn't care much.
This monk Huaisi is definitely not a human being. The human skin mask he wears is that of a young man. Huaisi's words match the young man's words, which shows some special meaning.
Huaisi asked again: "Young Master, are you here to compete for Xianglu Pills?"
Shen Li shook his head: "It's not about fighting, it's about taking."
"I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"But it doesn't matter."
Huaisi said: "There are undercurrents in the rivers and lakes in the north and south. Xianglu Pill is one of the most wonderful elixirs and holy medicines in the world. Many famous masters have come secretly. What's more, in the battle at Kaixi City some time ago, many masters The strangers tolerated not participating, maybe the next thing they plot is our temple’s fragrant dew pills.”
Shen Li asked: "What does Senior Brother Huaisi think of the battle at Kaixi City?"
Huaisi pondered for a little, a little, and said bluntly: "Although there are endless masters of the fourth grade, there are still connections to be found. There is only one person who I can't see through."
This young monk is also interesting. His words are all based on the names in the world, and he does not look like a monk from the Nanwu Temple.
"who?"
"The young man who was born with the body of a diamond, dragon and elephant."
"Oh? How can you not see through it?"
"This young man killed Jiang Huchen unbelievably in Zui Chun Tower, and then he killed me, a third-grade Buddhist arhat, by the Dadu River. Not to mention other fights, these two achievements alone are enough for the entire world to be incomparable to him. Attention. Then again, my senior brother said that the young man is only a fourth-grade Vajra Realm sword cultivator, which really makes me unable to guess, understand, or think through."
Shen Li sighed: "The clouds are like clothes, the flowers are like faces, the spring breeze is blowing on the threshold, and the dew is thick."
Waisi suddenly woke up.
There are definitely people who connect the young poet who wrote a poem in seven steps in Zuichunlou with the natural Vajra, Dragon and Elephant body, but no one wants to believe it.
Let me ask, who can believe that the Vajra Dragon Elephant not only has terrifying combat prowess, but also has an astonishing poetic talent?
Throughout ancient history, it is difficult to find one person.
"you?"
"Who do you think you are, Brother Weisi?"
Shen Li slowly lifted off the human skin mask, revealing his original suave, handsome and gentle face.
Huai Si looked at the young man in disbelief.
"You...why did you come?"
"Senior Brother Huaisi, please step aside and explain."
"Who's looking for me?"
It must not be Shen Li in front of him, or some important person sent the young man to look for him.
Shen Li thought for a moment: "The current prince."
Weisi's expression instantly became extremely lively, changing from shock to anger to fear.
Listen to the young man say again: "To be honest, the prince wanted me to take you away without disturbing others, but someone else ordered me to kill you by name."
"Don't you wonder why I'm so important?" Weiss asked, forcing herself to calm down her frightened mind.
Shen Li shook his head: "I don't want to know."
He didn't want to know, but Huai Si insisted on telling.
"Young Master, Your Majesty's favorite Concubine Lan is my biological sister. About a month ago, she died in the palace without any explanation. The Crown Prince didn't know what he meant when he saw me. The person who asked Young Master to kill me must be He is the murderer of Concubine Lan!"
ah?
Why were you suddenly involved in the palace murder case?
Shen Li realized later that after a series of incidents in Kaixi City, some people thought that his knife was easy to use, so they wanted to use it more times.
The sage said well, once you have come, you can make peace with it. Huai Si was desperate to tell such secrets about the palace. Shen Li simply broke the casserole and asked: "Why have you never heard about Concubine Lan?"
"Because the Supreme Being has covered up this matter and is not allowed to investigate."
"don't know."
Shen Li suddenly came back to his senses, "No, no."
"What's wrong?" Weiss asked.
"Concubine Lan is your biological sister. Your biological sister passed away. Why can't I detect any sadness in you?"
Huaisi immediately smiled and said, "Young Master, do you want to know?"
As he spoke, Huaisi's energy gradually increased, and it was obvious that he wanted to take action.
The young man didn't seem to have any reaction at all, "I understand. Master Wu is unwilling to let people investigate, which means there is something fishy about Concubine Lan's death. In other words, it is not certain whether Concubine Lan is dead or fake."
The Buddhist spirit that was surging with nostalgia slowly calmed down, and he laughed loudly and said: "The young master is as good as watching fire. He is witty and intelligent, and he also has the great innate magical powers of Buddhism. It is better to abandon the sword and learn Buddhism."
Shen Lichun pretended not to hear this sentence: "Then I am curious, is Concubine Lan in the palace now or has she been transferred to another place? What is so different about Concubine Lan that even you, a monk, are remembered. "
"Young Master doesn't need to know about this."
"Okay, would you like to ask Senior Brother Huaisi to go see His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"So what if we see you? So what if we don't see you?"
"Senior Brother Huaisi refuses, and I will ask you to see His Highness. If you agree, I will accompany you down the mountain."
The former does not contain murderous intent, but every word is full of murderous intent. The latter is murderous, but has a glimmer of hope.
There seemed to be two choices, but in fact Shen Li only gave one choice.
Just like on the banks of the Dadu River, Zhao Ruyu gave him many choices, seemingly able to decide the direction of things. In fact, he could only choose the one Zhao Ruyu wanted him to choose.
People in the arena involuntarily.
Huaisi sighed and stood up, "Please, young man, please accompany me to the villa at the foot of the mountain to meet the prince."
Shen Lixiao asked: "Does the Crown Prince want to ask you where Concubine Lan is?"
Wisely smiled, "Sometimes, curiosity can kill people. Even if Xiao Langjun is born with the body of a diamond, dragon and elephant, if he gets involved in this matter, his life or death will still be uncertain."
"Haha... I accept Senior Brother Huaisi's kindness. Let's go."
Shen Li didn't seem to be afraid of Huaisi calling for help. He walked alone in front and walked out of the red-painted wooden door. Several novice monks saw Huaisi following him down the mountain and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Huaisi said calmly: "A distinguished guest has arrived at the bottom of the mountain. He thinks highly of my senior brother and calls me to talk about Buddhism. It's a good thing for you to stay on the mountain. Tomorrow is the Buddha's birthday event. Don't let Woxia Temple lose its good name."
"Yes, senior brother!"
"Senior brother, leave early and come back early. I have to meet the master in the afternoon."
"Senior brother, when other senior brothers ask, will you just say this?"
Weiss nodded.
Shen Li went up the mountain without any obstruction, and even if he followed a monk Huaisi down the mountain, it was still smooth sailing.
It can be seen how much pressure the Buddha's birthday event puts on Woxia Temple. Just like in the past, there will definitely be monks coming to inquire.
"Young Master, they say that the sword that killed Jiang Huchen can only be found in the sky. I wonder if it has a name?"
"some."
"oh?"
"That sword, as soon as I decided on the name, it was called..."
Shen Li stopped abruptly and looked from here. Thousands of miles away are green for a while, the sea of clouds is rolling, and the water is mist. It is the good season in the south of the Yangtze River. If there is a jar of wine, it is better to let go of all the worries and get drunk.
"Scorched."
"what for?"
The young man smiled heartily and said:
“Everything is about to wither, and a single rain will make it wet.
The world returns to business, and the storm rises.
The farmer dances with broken coir raincoat clothes; He Yu, the joy is useless. "
Huai thought about it carefully, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "What a wonderful April poem in the human world."
