"That senior monk is called Elder Tianyun, not from our Nanshan Temple, he only came to our Nanshan Temple a few days ago to place an order."

If Zhao Tianyou asked alone in the past, presumably this monk would not be a bird. Anyone who has been to a temple knows that there are more monks nowadays.

However, today, because he knew that the Zhao father and son were not ordinary people, the monk not only answered his question honestly, but also answered in detail.

As soon as the monk finished answering, he heard a voice outside the temple gate, Zhao Xuefeng hurriedly stood up and took Zhao Tianyou out to greet him. When the two came to the door, they saw that it was Chen Younan and Chen Mengqi.

Zhao Xuefeng hurriedly walked up to greet Chen Younan, while Zhao Tianyou first looked at Chen Mengqi in a daze, and when Chen Mengqi turned his head away intentionally or unintentionally, he suddenly hung his head down in frustration.

It wasn't until Chen Younan patted his head and said some compliments to him that he raised his head and smiled in a social manner.

After a conversation at the door, the monk led the group into the meditation room.

The four of them sat in the meditation room for about three minutes, and gossiped for a while, Zhao Xuefeng made a look, and Zhao Tianyou casually said a reason, stood up, and walked out.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Mengqi also stood up and walked out with him.

The two walked one after the other like this, and when they walked to Elder Tianyun's meditation room, Zhao Tianyou couldn't help but stop, turned his head sideways, and saw that the old monk who called Elder Tianyun away didn't chant the scriptures, but just sat in the meditation room with a smile and looked at him.

It is said that in the middle of the night, a person dressed in white smiling at you in the moonlight will make people feel a little scary. However, what made Zhao Tianyou feel strange was that he didn't feel terrifying at all.

On the contrary, he felt that the smile on the face of the old monk in white monk's robe was like a huge candle, emitting a warm light.

After a slight hesitation, Zhao Tianyou walked to the side of the meditation room and asked softly, "Old monk, can I talk to you?" ”

"Although Buddhism is extensive, only those who are destined to cross, and we can meet tonight, which shows that the little benefactor has a bit of Buddha fate." Elder Tianyun smiled faintly and said.

"Then I'll come in." Zhao Tianyou turned his face sideways, looked at Chen Mengqi, who was not far behind him, and walked in.

As soon as Zhao Tianyou sat down, he heard Elder Tianyun say: "Little donor, the old monk seems to have some questions hidden in you, since you have a fate, you might as well say the questions in your heart, maybe the old monk can answer you a thing or two." ”

In fact, Zhao Tianyou walked in purely because he was curious about the mysterious temperament on Elder Tianyun's body, so he came in and talked nonsense, and he didn't really want to ask anything. Now that I heard Elder Tianyun say this, I felt that I didn't ask anything, as if I had indeed suffered a loss.

But when he thought that in the face of such a monk, when he should ask some questions, Zhao Tianyou was a little difficult.

Suddenly, Zhao Tianyou thought of the "Qiantang Travel Map", which he painted in the same way as the original, and there was no resemblance anywhere, but it made him feel that he was waiting for the essence of the original work.

"I have a friend who is a master painter, and he said that he once copied a painting, and he copied it almost like it was copied by the most brilliant photocopier. Whether it is the brushwork or the color, they are all the same, but I feel that there is no half of the spirit of the original. I thought it was amazing, how could there be such a thing in the world? Isn't painting just painting? Why does it make people feel different when the painting is exactly the same? ”

After Zhao Tianyou said this, he suddenly felt a little midnight radio feeling. Midnight on the radio station is usually on the surname counseling program, and every time you call an expert with a surname on the radio for consultation, the beginning is almost the same, "I have a friend ......"

Elder Tianyun didn't answer immediately, just glanced at Zhao Tianyou with a smile, and then said slowly, "Little donor, what do you think is the difference between painting and photography?" ”

Zhao Tianyou replied without thinking about it: "One is drawn by hand, and the other is taken by camera." ”

Elder Tianyun smiled and shook his head, "No, a photograph is just a reflection of this world, while painting is a new world. In the reflection, there are only traces left by the light on the film, while the real painting is the traces of a person's inner walk. If you want to read a person's paintings, you first have to have your own mind. A person who has no heart will never be able to read a person who has a heart. ”

"Of course I have a heart, if I don't have a heart, won't I die?" Zhao Tianyou said strangely.

Elder Tianyun smiled again and shook his head, "This heart is not the other, this heart of yours is only a part of the skin, supplying blood to your entire skin. This heart distinguishes you from plants, but it can't distinguish you from other animals. The reason why man is the spirit of all things is because he has another mind. Everyone has this heart, but some people can't see it, or don't dare to face it. ”

Zhao Tianyou was embarrassed, this kind of metaphysical thing is really not his forte, "Then old monk, tell me, what kind of heart are you talking about?" ”

"It's simple, four words." Elder Tianyun stretched out four fingers and said with a smile, "Life and death. ”

"I don't understand something too esoteric." Zhao Tianyou shook his head very honestly, "Old monk, can you say something that high school students can understand?" ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you the word Jing first. The sorrow, sorrow, pain, suffering, sorrow, sorrow and sorrow of life, in the final analysis, are all a word of fear, and no fear is quiet. ”

"According to what you say, isn't Jing equal to the four major emptiness, and it is better to become a monk directly." Zhao Tianyou raised his head and looked at Elder Tianyun, "It can't be that there is a shortage of people in your temple, and you are making soft advertisements for me, right?" ”

"Some words should be in the past, some words should be in the present, and some words should be in the future. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, this static word of mine is for your future. I will now tell you the word of death, and it will be given to you in the future. Elder Tianyun said this, and then he paused, and then continued, "Everything will change, good will become bad, and bad will become good. Even the things we cherish the most may change into the ugliest things, and time flies, and everything is changing. Every change is the death of an old and the birth of a new. We must accept all changes indifferently, indifferently accept the death of all the old, and indifferently accept the life of all the new. Our love and all our giving is to give to the old that has died, so when the new life hurts you, you don't have to mind, because what you love is not the new life that hurts you, but the old that has died. When you can calmly face all changes and pains, and understand that all these are the laws of the universe, you will have no regrets, and those who have no regrets will die. ”

"Old monk, are you really sure you're not doing soft advertising with me?" Zhao Tianyou scratched his head, looked at Elder Tianyun with a bitter face, and asked.

Elder Tianyun raised his head and smiled happily, "Little donor, don't worry, I'm going to tell you now." Why don't I tell you that I'm ready to give birth first, okay? ”

"Hmm." Zhao Tianyou nodded, "But don't be as jerky as just now, I'm just a high school student, and I'm about to take the college entrance examination, you can think about my brain load somewhat." ”

Elder Tianyun smiled and said, "There are things that must be protected, things that cannot be lost, things that must be trusted, and things that cannot be doubted. Knowing what you must protect and not lose, knowing what you must trust and what you must doubt, is for life. Little donor, is there life in your heart? ”

"Of course I have, my friends know that I'm the most righteous." Zhao Tianyou patted his chest and said.

Elder Tianyun smiled and shook his head, "The moment your life comes to an end, when all the ties are no longer ties, the heavens let you take a look at the last thing in the world, the thing you want to see is the life in your heart." Little donor, do you have one? ”

"Of course I have, but I can't say it for fear of being heard." Zhao Tianyou cautiously straightened up, leaned closer to Elder Tianyun, and whispered.

Elder Tianyun smiled again, and then said: "When a thought is born, it lives for a thought, and when a thought is extinguished, it dies with a thought, where the thought goes, where the heart goes, and where the action goes." Even though he knows that everything is just a passing cloud, knows that everything will come to naught, and knows that everything will eventually turn to dust, he still insists on going all out, even if he dies in the twilight of life, he has no regrets and is moving. Life and death are static, and the most difficult of the four is this verb. There is no fear and quiet, there is no regret and death, there is no doubt that there is life, and those who have both of the three can move. Little donor, can your heart move? ”

Elder Tianyun asked with a smile, Little donor, when your heart moved, Zhao Tianyou, who was not so dismissive, suddenly became extremely silent. His body, which had been swaying, suddenly became as stiff as a sculpture, like a samurai who had suddenly been petrified by a wizard.

And when he saw Zhao Tianyou's appearance, Elder Tianyun smiled and nodded with satisfaction, "Little donor, it seems that you didn't come in vain tonight, and you finally gained something." ”

Just as he finished speaking, he saw someone walk in and slowly came to Zhao Tianyou's side.

Then, she bowed respectfully to Elder Tianyun, and said, "Master, thank you for your order, I understand. ”

Elder Tianyun smiled at her and nodded, then looked at Zhao Tianyou with encouraging eyes.

In this encouraging look of Elder Tianyun, Zhao Tianyou finally slowly opened up towards the girl beside him, "Chen Mengqi, I ......"

However, before he could say it, he saw Chen Mengqi looking directly into Zhao Tianyou's eyes with her bright eyes unabashedly, and then said in a serious and calm tone: "I like you, Zhao Tianyou, I like it very much." ”

"Why don't you wait three seconds?" Speaking of this, Zhao Tianyou himself felt that he was having a nervous attack, and suddenly burst into tears, "He actually snatched away the opportunity for me to confess, don't you know that I have been preparing for a long, long time?" ”

Seeing this, Elder Tianyun immediately raised his head, laughed in a low voice, and then recited, "Leave your clothes and hide your name deeply." ”

After speaking, he stood up and left the meditation room, leaving only Zhao Tianyou and Chen Mengqi looking at each other in the moonlight.

(To be continued)