Chapter 10: False alarm
Because of the sudden disappearance of Buddhist scriptures, the identity of my envoy from the West has been strongly questioned. When the two classes of civil and military in the Lingxiao Hall were fighting, I always knelt in the center of the hall without saying a word. I don't know what to say, I'm completely confused. How can I help myself? I don't have a clue.
The Jade Emperor looked at me, and he was also silent. I couldn't fathom the emotion in his gaze. Tai Bai Xing and other immortals have been gearing up, almost putting me to death, suddenly a fairy boy outside the hall came to report, saying that the Buddha sent a reply letter from the West Heaven. I was shocked: Misfortune is not a single line, maybe I am exhausted, right? My hypocrisy is about to be exposed.
The Jade Emperor waved his hand: "Xuan!" Yang Jian led the Western Heaven into the Lingxiao Palace. I turned around, but I saw a cloud of mist and a white robe coming slowly in the light of the sky. Wait, this envoy is in a wheelchair, although he can't walk but still has a demeanor, just with a face with clear facial features and a beautiful silhouette, the gods in the hall have been eclipsed, I am afraid that only the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian can compare with him in demeanor. My heart leaped for joy like a man who had fallen into the sea and was drowning and had seized a piece of driftwood. Ai Mang! Ai Mang! It turned out to be Ai Mang! Hot liquid rushed out of my eye sockets.
Ai Mang followed Yang Jian to the palace, and Yang Jian said: "Qiyu Heavenly Monarch, the envoy from the West Heaven will bring it." ”
The Jade Emperor bowed his head, and Yang Jian retreated. Before leaving, he glanced at me, and that glance was clearly encouragement, so that my hanging heart was finally calm. Ai Mang had already presented the reply letter to Xiantong, and said to the Jade Emperor: "The Heavenly Monarch is above, please accept Ai Mang's sincere court." Because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he can't kneel down and worship the Heavenly King, and he hopes that the Heavenly King will forgive his sins. ”
The Jade Emperor had already read the reply, and his face, which had been condensed, gradually showed a smile, and said to Ai Mang amiably: "It's okay. "I wondered in my heart whether the reply was true or false, how could Ai Mang become an envoy from the West? I really can't wait to catch Ai Mang to no one and ask him about it.
Ai Mang was polite: "Thank you, Heavenly Monarch." Before leaving, the Buddha said to Ai Mang that the Jade Emperor of the Eastern Heavenly Court has a broad mind and accepts all rivers, and his heart is about the birthday of the moon and the dawn of the moon. Ai Mang said, took out three more volumes of Buddhist scriptures from his arms and presented them to the fairy child.
The Jade Emperor was puzzled and said: "The last time Jiangzhu visited, he had already presented Buddhist scriptures, this is ......"
Ai Mang explained unhurriedly: "When the fairy left the western heaven, she left in a hurry, and the novice who was in charge of the Buddhist scriptures had an errand and mistakenly took the Buddhist scriptures as the real scroll and asked her to bring them to the heavenly court. The Buddha has been nervous, for fear that the Heavenly Monarch will be angry with the Zhuzhu Fairy, but I didn't expect the Heavenly Monarch not only not to blame, but also sent a letter to recruit talents, and the Buddha really appreciated the Heavenly Monarch. Ai Mang sent three volumes of Buddhist scriptures, one to make amends, and the other to visit the old friends of Tianjun for the Buddha. ”
The Jade Emperor was already overjoyed, and he smiled heartily: "Although I have never met the Buddha of the Western Heavens, I have been friends for a long time. The Buddha's compassion for all sentient beings is my greatest tribute. One day, he will have the opportunity to go to the west to visit the Buddha in person. ”
A catastrophe is finally a false alarm. Next is the feast, of course. The singing and dancing at the banquet was so lively, I didn't have a chance to talk to Ai Mang, there were many people, and it was inconvenient for me to communicate with Ai Mang. Seeing Ai Mang and the toasting immortals circling, I told Zijuan that I wanted to go out to breathe, so I quietly left the banquet alone.
Walking slowly along the long street outside the banquet hall was a bit boring. At the end of the long street, there was a person standing among the misty clouds, and I recognized it as Yang Jian. Just when I didn't know whether to meet or turn around and leave, Yang Jian actually walked towards me. His black cloak floated in shape in the night, and he stood in front of me, and I realized that he was not the usual tall and burly. I didn't want to look up at him, so I could only look down at my toes, and only listened to Yang Jian without any emotion, and said coldly: "Next time may not be so lucky, you ask for more blessings." ”
I felt an inexplicable emotion in my mind. Is he concerned or warned?
When I returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, it was a long night, and people had not yet fallen asleep.
Zijuan, Po Po Na, Chu Long and Ai Mang were all waiting in the courtyard.
Zijuan had already come up to meet me, put a cloak on me, and said half-reproached and half-distressed: "Sister, where have you been?" Tell us to be easy to find. ”
"I'll walk around." I'm lazy, probably because I'm tired of walking.
"Let's talk about it when we get back inside." Ai Mang looked at me, his eyes as clear as two pools of clear springs.
Mother-in-law and Chu Long had already come up to pull me, Chu Long couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Ana has prepared a small snack, the five of us should quickly sit down and talk about it!" "I know that after he missed him so much, he suddenly saw Ai Mang and got carried away. And my mother-in-law snuggled up to me like a sweetheart and smiled, and I was in a slightly better mood.
When I entered the room, I saw the small snacks carefully prepared by my mother-in-law on the round table, and I immediately had an appetite. After eating for a while, I realized that everyone was not moving their chopsticks, and four pairs of eyes were staring at me. I smiled embarrassedly: "I slipped out of the banquet just now, and I didn't eat enough." After saying that, he cast his eyes on Ai Mang's face, who was looking at me dotingly. I haven't seen it for a while, Ai Mang is more handsome and plump, how good it would be if he could stand up! After regretting it, I remembered to ask Ai Mang a question, "Ai Mang, why did you suddenly come to the Eastern Heavenly Court?" How did you suddenly become an envoy of the West? And how do you have three volumes of Buddhist scriptures of the Buddha? Is that sutra true or false? ”
There was always a smile on Ai Mang's lips, shallow and faint, but it was solid and warm. "You're asking so many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?"
I was stunned for a moment. Ai Mang smiled and said: "After you left the Linghe, I was restless...... it turned out that Ai Mang met a man who fell into the water by the Linghe River one day, and went into the water to save people regardless of his own disability, and later learned that the man who fell into the water was actually the incarnation of the Buddha. The Buddha often invited Ai Mang to talk under his Bodhi tree, telling him the story of "not attaining Bodhi and not being able to sit here" when he was practicing penance.
Ai Mang said: "The wisdom of the Buddha is unmatched, I am almost about to follow him to enlightenment, life is suffering, only by understanding the cause of suffering can we attain Nirvana." But the Jade Emperor sent a letter, I stepped into the threshold of enlightenment with one foot and still came out, I can't give up on you, I can't do the six purifications, I can't get out of the six reincarnations. ”
"So you begged the Buddha, and not only gave you the identity of the envoy of the Western Heavens, but also gave you three volumes of scriptures?" I looked at Ai Mang with fascination.
"Or else? Do I want to watch you die? If I don't save you, who else can save you? Ai Mang smiled lightly.
Chu Long hurriedly took Ai Mang's hand and coquettishly, "Master, will you stay in Heavenly Court then?" Sister Jiangzhu wants to save Shenying, but she has enough spare energy, and I am worried that she is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it will be difficult to protect herself. ”
Ai Mang's expression was grim, and he said gloomily: "I promised the Buddha that after my trip to heaven, I would go to the Bodhi tree to practice Buddhism with him." ”
My heart sank, it turned out that there is no free lunch in this world, and everything has to be paid in exchange. I looked at Ai Mang sadly, his voice and smile becoming moist in my gaze.
Yang Jian came suddenly and brought a jar of aging wine. I was amazed, did he still have a drink with me so late? It's me who is self-inflicted, Yang Jian's interest is not in me at all, he is looking for Ai Mang to drink. I'm a little curious, Ai Mang and Yang Jian are just meeting for the first time, and the moment when they can talk more is nothing more than in Nantianmen, is there any friendship to be developed in depth? Yang Jian ignored me, and just said, "At the banquet, he didn't have a chance to drink more with Ai Mang, so now he will make up for it!" With that, he kicked everyone except Ai Mang out of the house. Everyone had no choice but to go back to their own rooms and sleep in their own rooms.
I tossed and turned in Cuizhu Xuan, not knowing what Yang Jian would say to Ai Mang. I don't know how long it took to toss and turn, and finally heard the door of the guest house creak open, I got up with a grunt, and ran to the window to quietly open a corner window despite the cold and cold of the night, but seeing the silver light in the fog, Ai Mang and Yang Jian waved goodbye.
"Take good care of her for me." Ai Mang earnestly instructed.
Yang Jian nodded, revealing a rare smile. "I will, don't worry."
I immediately had doubts in my heart, could the person Ai Mang entrust Yang Jian to take care of would be me? It can only be me! I stood in front of the window in a daze, watching Yang Jian's back melt into the moonlight, hidden in the shadow of the bamboo. Ai Mang sat in a wheelchair and looked fixedly in the direction Yang Jian walked away.
On the day Ai Mang left Heavenly Court, we sent him all the way to the South Heavenly Gate. Without the will of the Jade Emperor, we couldn't take half a step out of the Nantian Gate, so we could only stand inside the door and watch Ai Mang sit in a wheelchair and slide wheels out of the Nantian Gate. He turned around and waved at us, and Chu Long cried, and Zijuan and Po Na quietly wiped their tears. Ai Mang didn't look at us again, but reluctantly said goodbye to Yang Jian. The hands of the two big men were clasped together all the time. I'm dizzy, do you really have a love at first sight? Perhaps, some people see it at a glance and live forever.
I always wanted to ask Yang Jian about what was going on between him and Ai Mang, but as soon as I came into contact with Yang Jian's ice cube face, I dispelled the idea.
Ai Mang, may you be able to cultivate the Dharma and attain enlightenment from the Buddha. Ai Mang, I hope that in my lifetime, I can see you again, my teacher, my brother.
After Nantianmen punished and knelt, Yuemeng was born in peace, and no longer urged me to rescue Shenying, but I myself was driven crazy by the long wait and cluelessness.
I cast the spell several times, and I saw that Shen Ying was still lying unconscious next to the coal-fired pot that had long since been unable to burn. After so many days, he hasn't woken up, will it be ...... I stopped my thoughts in trepidation, and decided to go to the prison again.
As soon as he left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he saw the Jade Emperor, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "See the Heavenly Monarch!" ”
The Jade Emperor no longer wore a robe embroidered with large gold and silver auspicious flowers during the court meeting, but wore a robe with a big red tuanhua, and did not wear a crown on his head, but a golden jade hairpin. The clean and refreshing dress made him less majestic and more friendly. He smiled as he lifted me up, "Today's outfit and your green clothes complement each other, and the jade on my head and the crimson orb on your head are also very good!" ”
I was speechless for a moment, remembering that day when Tai Bai Xing stopped me from becoming a god in the Lingxiao Palace, my cheeks unconsciously burned.
The Jade Emperor said: "The Buddha has sent a reply, and I am ready to officially canonize your godship." You will soon be the Xiaoxiang concubine of the Heavenly Court. But for now, I'm going to take you somewhere first. The Jade Emperor said, took my hand, smiled and left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.