After seven days, Liang Cheng and his party finally arrived in Sizhou.

Sizhou north pillow Ping Mountain, south of Changhuai, overlooking Hongze, choke the gateway of Xu Huai, through the boat and car of Yanyu, the throat of the Central Plains, the key to the north and south, the royal grain are all in transit here.

And the famous Eight Wilderness League is located on the north shore of Hongze Lake, here is Bianshui, that is, the intersection of the canal Tongji Canal and Huaishui, and there are countless runoffs into the thousands of miles of Hongze, the water and land transportation is very developed, there are poems to praise and say, "the official ship and the passenger bream are full of Huai Bian, and the car is relaxed and the horse is uninterrupted." ”

Take a boat through Hongze, cross the Huai River into the river waterway, pass through Gaoyou, Shao Bo two lakes, is Yangzhou, the first mountain villa in the south of the Yangtze River Liuquanzhuang is here, and the Eight Wilderness Alliance is in the north and south horns.

The geographical location of the two alone already shows a strong smell of gunpowder.

Liang Cheng made a temporary stop in Sizhou on this trip, and then he had to cross the Huaishui and hit the horse to Jiuhua.

There is a Mingguang Temple on the outskirts of Sizhou, which is the closest to the ferry, and Liang Cheng and the two are convenient to spend a night here, because they do not want to reveal their identities and whereabouts, the two are pseudonyms Cheng Liang and Nian Yi.

The two claimed to be lay disciples of Buddhism, and the monks guarding the door saw that they had extraordinary bearings and did not dare to slack off, so they personally led them to the deacon monk.

"Excuse me, Master's name." Liang Cheng said politely.

The deacon monk looked very young, his appearance was a little feminine, a pair of peach blossom eyes were slightly drooping, looking a little lazy, if it weren't for the monk's robes, his head was smooth, and he looked like a merry son.

Liang Cheng has a noble temperament, his clothes and boots, and the thought behind him is even more elegant, the deacon monk was still half-closed, but after seeing the two, his eyes brightened a little, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The poor monk is kind to him, I don't know what happened to the two benefactors?"

Although the deacon was thoughtful, his smile was a little strange, like a courtesy and enthusiastic, but also a little frivolous. Liang Cheng saw that he had a amorous face, and couldn't help but think that it was this person's face that gave people such a feeling.

Hiding the discomfort in his heart, Liang Cheng replied: "In the next Cheng Liang, this is the first year of Cheng's senior brother, and I and the two senior brothers are traveling around the rivers and lakes on the orders of the teacher, and they want to borrow the treasure land to rest for a while." ”

"Amitabha," Shanjian called a Buddha and said, "The one who comes is a guest, two please." ”

Shanjian personally led them to the guest house, chatting with Liang Cheng along the way, but they were trying something, but they were beaten back by Liang Cheng without a trace, and in the end they didn't ask anything.

The guest house arranged for them is very elegant, the eaves are lotus ponds in front of the eaves, the water surface is covered with a thin layer of ice, and a few residual lotus plants are broken.

Liang Cheng went to the futon and said thoughtfully: "This good master is really a little strange, I don't know if the senior brother has noticed, when I passed the front hall, I found that there were only female pilgrims. ”

Yi Nian poured a cup of hot tea for Liang Cheng and said, "I also passed by Mingguang Temple three years ago, but at that time, this was only a small wild temple. ”

Liang Cheng was slightly surprised, "I saw that Mingguang Temple has a lot of wind of famous temples, the palace is lined up, gilded copper tiles, eaves fang, and the incense is prosperous, the believers come to the cloud, just at the ferry, I heard that many strangers came here, what they did was Mingguang Temple, such a reputation, not like three years can be accumulated." ”

"Do you know what pilgrims are asking for when they come here to worship the Buddha?"

"When mortals ask God to ask the Buddha, it is nothing more than birth, old age, sickness and death, fame and fortune."

The corners of Yi Nian's mouth lifted slightly, "They are all here to ask for a son." ”

"Asking for a son?" Liang Cheng was quite interested: "This place is for the son Guanyin?" Works? ”

Yi Nian pretended to shake his head mysteriously, "It is rumored that three years ago, after a night of heavy rain, the back wall of the temple collapsed, and when it was rebuilt, it dug out a statue of the Bodhisattva, the baby boy in the Bodhisattva's arms was vivid, as if he was about to jump out at any time, the monk in the temple arched her, and there was a woman who had been infertile for ten years and was about to be divorced by her husband's family, there is now Mingguang Temple. ”

"Is there such a miracle?" After Liang Cheng heard this, he wanted to see this Baozi Bodhisattva, since he was reborn, he began to believe that there are really ghosts and gods in the world, and when he heard such a strange news, how not to be curious.

Yi Nian shook his head and said: "That Bodhisattva is not seen by everyone, only a woman who is not more than thirty years old and has never been pregnant, accompanied by the host, can ask for worship." ”

"Well, that's a pity." Liang Cheng sighed, he is not very persistent, since he has no chance to see, then forget it, Liang Cheng was about to change the topic, but he smiled and said: "The Buddha has never had rules, but the world is hypocritical, greedy but unwilling to admit it, I have to talk about the fig leaf, saying that this is the rule of the Buddha, the taboo of the Bodhisattva, I can't see that the host here is a gimmick, make more incense money, and then set up such a ridiculous rule, if the junior brother wants to see it, the senior brother will take you to see it, no need to scruple." ”

Liang Cheng looked at the slightly slanted arc of the corners of his mouth, a little stunned, as the relationship deepened, he felt more and more that his senior brother was not as solemn as his appearance, neither awe-inspiring nor approachable, and not arrogant and not eating the fireworks of the world, he could play the piano, could make fragrances, knew medical skills, would tease him, and make some jokes with him, even when he did this, he still looked like he was flowing out of the dust, and even tied his hair for him, and taught him how to comb his hair full of green silk obediently.

And at this moment, he saw the disdainful and ridiculous appearance of his senior brother, the pair of radiant phoenix eyes seemed to flash a trace of wanton arrogance, coupled with his dress in a black robe, he looked even more uninhibited and chic, and there was a spirit of looking down on the country.

"Senior brother, how is it?" A thought regained his gentle and pleasant appearance, and looked at Liang Cheng with soft and inquiring eyes.

"Senior brother is right," Liang Cheng hid the fluctuation in his heart and said with a smile: "Then let's have a night visit to the Baozi Bodhisattva tonight." ”

A bright smile suddenly appeared, Liang Cheng had only seen a gentle smile, but he had never seen a laughing heartily, although he was not laughing at the moment, the corners of his mouth showed two obvious laughing vortices, revealing a few braided teeth, like a young man with high spirits, a little cunning and said: "Senior brother, you said, if a man also comes to ask for a child, will he be pregnant?" ”

Liang Cheng didn't know that Yinian had such an idea of breaking out of the paradox, and he was speechless for a while before he found his tongue, "Senior brother really loves to laugh......"

I didn't want to think about it, but I said seriously: "Buddhism is boundless, if this good man worships in vain, it is not impossible, the world is full of wonders." ”

"......" Liang Cheng swallowed his saliva, "What the senior brother said also has some truth, people are sincere and sincere, maybe it's okay, hehe." ”

Yi Nian smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, lowered his eyes to drink tea, and stopped talking about this topic, Liang Cheng thought that his senior brother was finally no longer interested, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The twilight gradually closes, and there are bells in the distance, pure and thick, mellow and loud, the so-called morning bell and dusk drum, and the faint blow is faint, and the darkness is sparse.

As soon as the three watches passed, a thought took Liang Cheng to fly to the Linzi Hall dedicated to the Bodhisattva of Hugzi, the two of them quietly jumped over the courtyard, just landed on the white marble steps outside the hall, and heard an ambiguous in the hall. Ambiguous □□.

Liang Cheng didn't taste love. Thing, I didn't react to what the sound was at first, but I subconsciously adjusted my breathing for fear of being discovered, and then my waist was grabbed by Yi Nian and swept up to the roof, Liang Cheng didn't realize that he was being held in Yi Nian's arms, turned his head and looked at Yi Nian suspiciously, the distance between the two suddenly narrowed, the distance between the lips was less than an inch, and the snort smelled each other.

A strange silence permeated between the two, Liang Cheng looked at a thought in a daze, the shadow of long eyelashes fell on the other party's inky eyes, like a branch reflected in the deep pool, deep and quiet, and there seemed to be some unsearchable whirlpool brewing in the silence, Liang Cheng only felt that his soul was about to be sucked in.

"Uh-huh......" Suddenly a slightly raised □□ came out of the hall, and the pain seemed to be joyful and comfortable, Liang Cheng was stunned, his eyes widened, and a certain guess flashed in his heart, when he heard the voice sound tactfully, "Senior brother, you want to kill me, huh...... Ah......h

Another rough voice sounded, "Senior brother, I see that you like it tightly, you see, you can wrap me tightly with this little mouth, huh?" ”

The crimson color gradually spread on Liang Cheng's cheeks, and then he saw a narrowness flashing on Yi Nian's face, and the corners of the other party's mouth hooked an oblique arc, tilted his head slightly, approached Liang Cheng's ear, and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, your heart is settled, your breathing is disordered." ”