This time Shen Zhuo came to Huguo Temple, he was more relaxed than the last time he came. He was not worried about anything and he was much more lively. She was not worried at all about Chun Wei. She knew that both Xie Zhe and Shen Wei would go to high school.
In the end, Xie Zhe was appointed Tanhualang by Emperor Zhengyuan and was directly awarded the rank of Seventh Rank Editor of the Hanlin Academy. However, Shen Wei ranked twenty-seventh in the examination and was born as a Jinshi. He also entered the Hanlin Academy and became a Shujishi.
After asking for a good luck charm from Wenchang Hall, Shen Zhuo took Shen Wei with him, and Shen Xi wandered around the Huguo Temple, deliberately avoiding Shen Yao and Xie Zhe.
Huguo Temple is the national temple of Tiansheng Dynasty, and its construction is comparable to that of a royal garden. It covers a vast area and has seven or eight palaces, large and small, which are both magnificent and solemn. There are towering ancient trees in the temple, as well as secluded paths, all of which are elegant and simple, allowing people to forget the hustle and bustle of the world for a while and feel peaceful.
As a few people were walking, they suddenly heard the sound of Sanskrit chanting. Shen Zhuo was curious, so he followed the sound and saw that a lecture was being held in the temple, and the monks were singing Sanskrit chants. The monk sitting on the main altar is wearing a brown monk's robe. He is thin and has a quiet face. Although he is very young, he gives people the feeling of being free from the secular world, quiet and solemn.
Shen Zhuo recognized this person. He was Master Huineng, a close disciple of Zen Master Xuantian. It was also the opportunity that allowed Shen Zhuo to ask Zen Master Xuantian for a safe buckle.
Shen Zhuo looked at Master Huineng silently, watching him clasping his hands and sitting cross-legged in the sutra hall. He still has all four limbs now, but a disaster three years later left him with only one hand and one foot.
Shen Zhuo felt a little sad, and there was a struggle in his heart.
Seeing Shen Zhuo lost in thought in front of a group of monks, Shen Xi joked: "Can you understand this nonsense? When did you develop the root of wisdom?"
"Third brother, if you knew something bad was going to happen, but it would bring you great benefits, what would you do?" Shen Zhuo suddenly asked.
Shen Xi smiled, purred at the group of monks, and said, "Well, Buddha once said, 'Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.' In the same way, the benefits obtained by doing bad things are not real benefits. benefit."
"Don't you like to do chivalry? The word 'chivalry' is never based on doing evil."
"Besides, what is the benefit of the sky? Do you know how big the sky is?" Shen Xi was disdainful.
Shen Wei smiled. He did not fully agree with Shen Xizhi's words: "What is a 'bad thing' and what is a 'good thing'? Don't just say it. How can you know that it is not a blessing in disguise? Jiaojiao, you don't need to stick to the judgment of the world when you act. , but just with my heart.”
Shen Zhuo suddenly understood, and the struggle in his heart finally dissipated. She made an excuse, saying she was sleepy and wanted to find a meditation room to take a nap. So, she separated from Shen Xi and Shen Wei, and then she took Ying'er to the forbidden area of the pagoda behind the Huguo Temple.
There are eighty-eight pagodas on the mountain behind Huguo Temple. Each pagoda contains relics. Very few enlightened monks practice here. It is a forbidden area of Huguo Temple and generally no one is allowed to enter.
In his previous life, Shen Zhuo came to Huguo Temple to pray for himself on his wedding day. After proposing, he lived a happy life and had many children. After praying, she and Ying'er wandered around the temple. They got lost while wandering, and then walked to the forbidden area of the pagoda.
Shen Zhuo wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly heard a weak cry for help. They followed the sound and saw Master Huineng pressed under the boulder.
That huge stone has been there for an unknown number of years. It is said that it was there when there was no Huguo Temple. It was originally tightly entangled by the vines of a towering ancient tree and has never loosened. But after the ancient tree was struck by lightning several times, it was already empty inside. In addition, there was a lot of rain during that period, and the foundation of the tree was washed away and hollowed out.
That day, Huineng went to the pagoda to find Zen Master Xuantian, who was practicing Qing Dynasty. When he passed by the boulder, the last vine holding the boulder broke. "Rumble" The boulder fell down, pressing on Huineng.
In his previous life, Shen Zhuo rescued Huineng from under a boulder. Because the rescue was timely, Huineng's life was saved, but Huineng lost one hand and one foot.
In order to thank Shen Zhuo, Zen Master Xuantian agreed to give her a safety buckle. So Shen Zhuo kowtowed three hundred times step by step, climbed the three tallest pagodas in the pagoda forest, and finally got three peace buckles consecrated and blessed by Zen Master Xuantian.
In this life, there are still three years before the boulder falls. Shen Zhuo didn't expect that it would become quite loose at this time. Shen Zhuo and Ying'er sighed while holding daggers to cut the vines.
In fact, she still couldn't bear it.
The Ping An button, that was the Ping An button consecrated by Zen Master Xuantian himself. Even Emperor Zhengyuan could not reach the Ping An button, so he cut it off with one blow and flew away. In this life, she originally wanted to beg for her eldest brother and fourth brother.
But recalling Huineng's bloody state, Shen Zhuo's movements did not stop. Ying'er couldn't help but feel a little strange when she saw the grief on her young lady's face.
Half an hour later, the boulder rolled down with a crash, hitting the forest path with a "bang!" and causing dust to rise all over the sky. Suddenly, a glimmer of golden light appeared. It turned out to be a ray of sunshine, breaking through the thick clouds and falling down.
This ray of sunlight shines into the pagoda at the top of the pagoda forest. The bright light passes through the window lattice and stops on the Buddhist niche, illuminating the Salha flower in the Buddha's hand and the smile on his lips.
Zen Master Xuantian, who was meditating, felt something in his heart. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the sun, then at the Buddha statue, and also showed a smile.
After eliminating the danger of the boulder falling, Shen Zhuo patted his clothes, breathed a sigh of relief, and took Ying'er to look for the Shen family again.
"It's getting late, it's time to go back." Shen Yao said.
So, everyone went down the mountain. Walking to the foot of the mountain and approaching the official road, Shen Zhuo glanced at the inconspicuous hilltop and suddenly thought of Qing Xuzi.
"Brother and sister, you go back first. I want to take a detour to see an old friend." Shen Zhuo said.
"You have an old relationship with the monk?" Shen Wei was surprised.
"Not a monk, but a Taoist priest."
"Miss, are you going to find that charlatan again?" Ying'er muttered.
"Is he a Taoist priest or a charlatan?" Shen Xi became interested. He always liked to make friends with extraordinary people.
"Well, maybe he's a liar... Taoist priest?" Shen Zhuo hesitated.
"Go together, go together." Shen Xi said.
So, the group changed their ways and followed Shen Zhuo to Tongchen Temple.
When everyone saw Tongchen Temple, they were all surprised! I have never seen such a dilapidated and shabby Taoist temple.
Looking at the trembling door of Tongchen Temple, Shen Xi pushed it carefully and said, "It won't collapse, right?"
"Creak, creak~~" The door opened but did not collapse.
"Good calligraphy." Shen Wei praised the calligraphy on Bian's forehead.
People filed in, startling Qingxuzi who was sitting under the eaves eating melon seeds. On the first day of the new year, when he saw so many people coming through the door, he thought some village bully and villain had come to rob the house.
"Old Taoist priest, I'm here to see you again." Shen Zhuo said with a smile.
Seeing that it was Shen Zhuo, Qing Xuzi immediately narrowed his eyes with a smile and greeted her very attentively: "Oh, it's Miss Shen. Please come in quickly, please come in quickly."
"Are you coming here this time to tell fortunes again?"
Qing Xuzi smiled like a liar who saw his enemy coming to the door. Shen Xi was silent, maybe he didn't look like a liar, he probably was.
Shen Wei became interested instead: "You know how to divination?"
Qing Xuzi straightened his back: "Of course. It can be done by looking at Feng Shui, doing gossip, predicting good or bad luck, cutting off the iron mouth, and even a poor Taoist."
Shen Wei said politely, "Then I'd rather trouble Taoist Master to do the math for me."
So Qing Xuzi took out a pen and paper and three copper coins, and asked Shen Wei to write down his birth date, and then threw the copper coins on it.
Then Qing Xuzi kept shaking his head in front of the copper coins and horoscopes, and murmured: "Difficult, difficult, difficult, dangerous, dangerous, dangerous~~~"
Shen Zhuo couldn't help but be nervous: "What's wrong with my second brother?"
Qingxuzi let out a long sigh: "One thought becomes a Buddha, one thought becomes a demon."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned, and no one thought for a moment that he might just be a liar.
"What is this thought?" Shen Wei asked.
"This thought is obsession, concern, and love." Qing Xuzi stroked his mustache with an inscrutable look on his face.
"Taoist Master, this is the third thought." Shen Wei smiled.
"Uh, um, that can be three-in-one, three-in-one." Qingxuzi said awkwardly, and his inscrutable demeanor disappeared instantly.
Shen Wei was not angry at all, but still said politely: "I don't want to become a Buddha, let alone a demon. I dare to ask, sir, do you have a solution?"
"Yes, of course there is!" Qing Xuzi's little eyes suddenly lit up. He was rummaging around in his Taoist robe, and then he took out a string of Buddhist beads. With a "swish", he put the beads on Shen Wei's wrist. His movements were as fast as lightning and as fast as the wind. He was afraid that if he was slow, Shen Wei would run away.
A Taoist priest took out a string of Buddhist beads? Shen Zhuo twitched the corner of her mouth. She was very suspicious that Qingxuzi got this string of Buddhist beads from somewhere. Just as Shen Zhuo was secretly cursing, Qing Xuzi's passionate voice came to his ears.
"This bracelet of Buddhist beads was made by Bodhisattva. Each one is a fine product that has been produced for more than 50 years. Wearing it can not only subdue demons and exorcise evil spirits, but also clear the mind and eyesight, gather energy and calm the mind, and prolong life. 10 Two, only ten taels of silver~~~~"
Everyone was silent.
Shen Xi is very hard to explain. It is rare to see such a liar.
Shen Zhuodao guessed correctly, this string of Buddhist beads was indeed sent by Qingxu Zishun, from Zen Master Xuantian.
