With the recitation of the third volume of "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" all over the world, Buddhism could not find a way to fight it, so everyone bet their expectations on the Tan Nian who saw the head and the end of the dragon. It's just that Tan Nian didn't see his true body, and Zhu Dao'an, the upper seat of Mingfa Temple, went to Qiantang to personally visit Ji Qinghe, the owner of Tianqingfang, and asked him about Tan Nian's news.

Ji Qinghe received him respectfully, but when he mentioned Tan Nian, he didn't know anything, only said that the "Great Empowerment Sutra" was placed in the courtyard behind the workshop, and there were large bags of copper coins and half a piece of paper.

Zhu Daoan begged the message to take a look, and then sat down for a while, sighed three times, and left. A disciple asked, "Why does the master lament?" Zhu Daoan replied: "I can't compare to Lin Tong in terms of talent and debate, and I can't compare to Ning Changyi and Buddhism, but I am far worse than this thought." But Tan Nian is different from my generation, he is ascetic and seeks the Dharma, ignoring the false name of the world, if it weren't for the "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Sutra" bullying my Buddha too much, he would not refute it with the "Great Empowerment Sutra", I came to him today, not only the Buddha lost, but even the Buddha's heart also lost! ”

The disciple was puzzled and said, "What does the master mean, Tan Nian will no longer participate in this discussion?" ”

"That's not it, Lin Tong's third volume of scriptures, the content is even more unscrupulous, I don't expect Tan Nian to sit idly by, so this trip to Qiantang is really redundant!"

As Zhu Daoan expected, on February 25, Tianqingfang once again received two volumes of "The Pure Practice Sutra" sent by Tan Nian, and Ji Qinghe immediately sent someone to Zhu Daoan. Zhu Daoan hurriedly read it, and asked Tianqingfang to process and print it with a lot of money, and then sent it to Jinling as soon as possible, and sent it to major booksellers to be taken to Jiangdong prefectures and counties to publicize.

In the Heavenly Master's Palace, Xu You was bidding farewell to Sun Guan. The arrogance of Buddhism has been suppressed, and he has no reason to stay in Heming Mountain anymore, after all, it is still the sacrificial wine of Yizhou in the Ming sense, but he has not been to Chengdu for a day to take office, so it is reasonable and reasonable.

Sun Guan said two words of comfort, and was about to instruct Wei Chang'an to personally send Xu You to his post, when a person hurriedly came in, holding two volumes of scriptures in his hand, knelt in the center of the hall, and said urgently: "Tell the Heavenly Master, Tan Nian's new work "Pure Practice Sutra", which has been printed in more than 30,000 copies, ready to be sent to various places......

"Bring it on!"

Sun Guan flipped through it slowly, silently. Everyone below looked forward to it, wanting to see some clues from the face of the Heavenly Master, but they were all disappointed.

After half an hour, Sun Guan handed the scripture to Fan Changyi and said, "You all take a look!" ”

The more Fan Changyi looked at it, the more gloomy his face became, and after reading it, he handed it to Yin Changsheng, then Zhang Changye, then Han Changce and Wei Changan, and finally Xu You.

"Falsehood!"

After reading the "Pure Practice Sutra", Han Changce was furious, and said, "Senior Brother Wei, what is Lutang doing to eat, why haven't you found any trace of this Tan Nian until now?" This old bald donkey, talking nonsense, is simply damned! ”

Wei Changan sat cross-legged on the futon, looking at his nose and nose, his nose and his heart, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Han Changce still wanted to ask, but Yin Changsheng said lightly: "Don't talk about Lutang, even the Buddha Sect has not found Tan Nian until now." Why did Senior Brother Han bother to be angry with Senior Brother Wei? ”

"I'm not angry, I'm in a hurry......"

"What are you anxious about? The master is superior, and he has his own way to deal with it. Zhang Changye sarcastically said to Han Changce, got up to salute, and said, "Master, I don't know who Tan Nian is?" It's so mysterious! Why don't you tell each other and do your best to find this person? ”

Sun Guan smiled: "What if you collect it?" Do you want to kill it and then kill it quickly? Buddhism and Taoism talk about balance, and it is about the Tao, not the sword! If you can't get angry, you can argue with the Dao Fa, and you can argue with him, and this "Pure Practice Sutra" will naturally be ignored! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone didn't speak, and almost at the same time turned to look at Xu You. Xu You knelt behind Wei Chang'an, saw everyone's eyes projected over, and said apologetically: "I just read this scripture, and I have no countermeasures!" ”

Suddenly, some people had smiling eyes, some people gloated, and some people looked gloomy, Fan Changyi said: "Senior Brother Lin is too humble, in my opinion, to deal with this thought, we have to take action from Senior Brother Lin, we can only wave the flag and shout to cheer for you." ”

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, but there was no effective way, just like the previous routine, it must be needle-pointed, not fundamentally refute the other party, no matter how much you do, it will be in vain.

"Senior Brother Fan's praise, I really don't dare to be it." Xu You was embarrassed: "Besides, I'm going to Chengdu soon, even if I have the heart, I'm afraid I don't have too much energy......"

Fan Changyi immediately said: "Master, Tan Nian is menacing, and the "Pure Practice Sutra" says, 'The three disciples of the Buddha's relics have been enlightened. The Confucian Bodhisattva is called Confucius, the Bodhisattva is called Yunyanhui, and the Mahakala is called Laozi. Su Na Jingyun, after I entered the destruction of a thousand years, the religion flowed in the eastern land, the king and the people, and the people who practiced the good deeds', and actually said that the patriarch of Confucianism and Taoism was a disciple of the Buddha, which is simply unreasonable, if it is not refuted as soon as possible, it will inevitably make people laugh at my Taoist sect. Therefore, the disciple dared to ask the master to let Senior Brother Lin postpone his trip to Chengdu to perform his duties and concentrate on dealing with Tan Nian! ”

Sun Guan pondered for a moment and said, "Allow you to discuss!" ”

Xu You was able to continue to stay in Heming Mountain, but this time it was not as smooth as the last time, and for a month in a row, he still did not write enough articles to refute the "Pure Practice Sutra". In order to open up his thoughts, Ban Yuxing accompanied him to play around the mountain from time to time, but he was more familiar with the grass and trees here than the Taoists who had been in the mountains for three or five years.

During the period, the rain cave, the stunning cave and the vernal equinox cave were opened one after another, Xu You entered each hole, and the experience was different from the big snow cave, but without exception, when he walked to the place where he was imprisoned by the formation, he could not go any further, and there were mysterious niches in the hole, some were one, some were four, and some were five, which seemed to contain some kind of wonderful law.

At the end of March, Sun Guan suddenly left the mountain, and took away Fan Changyi and Wei Chang'an and many masters of Lutang, when leaving the mountain, Xu You asked to wait for the Qingming Cave to open, enter the cave to take a look, he is obsessed with the twenty-four holes, everyone knows Heming Mountain, it is not surprising. Sun Guan agreed, and Xu You asked Yin Changsheng to accompany him when he arrived, although Yin Changsheng did not have martial arts, but his foundation for many years was still there, and as a great sacrificial wine, he knew a lot about the twenty-four caves, which was enough to ensure his safety.

Sun Guan nodded, life of Yin Changsheng and good life to take care of it, Qingming Cave is inexplicable, don't go deep into the clouds. Xu You respectfully responded, and then together with everyone, sent Sun Guan and his party down the mountain.

On the fifth day of the fourth month, Qingming, everything spits out the old and accepts the new.

The green mountains are locked and green, and the light rain is one after another.

Xu You and Yin Changsheng were dressed in robes, standing by the flat dam leading to the Heavenly Master Palace, looking at the sea of clouds below, and said: "Strange, the other caves are in the mountains, and the steeper ones are just between the mountains, but this Qingming Cave is open at the cliff......"

"The twenty-four caves hide the truth of heaven and earth, and I am not surprised that my generation can explore it, let alone the cliff, even if it is opened in that sea of clouds."

Waiting for the two Daoists to hang up the sturdy rope ladder, Yin Changsheng turned sideways and said, "Senior Brother Lin, you come first?" ”

Xu You hurriedly shook his hand and said with a wry smile: "I look dizzy, I'm afraid I won't be able to get down...... Why don't you go down first, wait for the pan to come over, and then ask him to carry me to the entrance of the cave? ”

Yin Changsheng looked behind him and said strangely: "Ban Yuxing has always been inseparable from you, what's wrong with this one?" ”

Xu You held back a smile, pointed to his stomach, and said, "I had diarrhea last night and was lying in the toilet." It's still the same morning, and the wailing doesn't stop! ”

Yin Changsheng laughed and said, "Okay, I'll go first, and you will come later!" ”

He turned over and fell into the sea of clouds, grabbing the rope ladder with one hand, like an ape picking fruit, very neatly. After three or five strokes, he slipped down a few feet, and then landed on the rock that stood out abruptly, beckoned to Xu You, and the figure disappeared into the hole.

After half a pillar of incense, Ban Yuxing hurried over, covering his stomach, his face was sallow, and he apologized repeatedly. Xu You asked with concern, "Are you better?" If you can hold on, how about carrying me down? ”

"Mmmm, it's much better, sacrificial wine, let's go down now!"

Carrying Xu You behind him, he carefully grabbed the rope ladder, shook it three times, and slowly descended to the entrance of the cave. Yin Changsheng didn't look back, looked at the deep and invisible cave, and said, "Ban Zheng will stay here, and when we come out, I want you to bring Lin Sacrifice Wine up." ”

Ban Yuxing hurriedly said: "No! ”

"Hmm!" Yin Changsheng turned around this time and smiled at Xu You: "Senior brother, you will follow my footsteps closely, don't move without permission, you know?" ”

Xu You had palpitations in his heart and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, I almost couldn't get out of the big snow cave at the beginning, and then I can be called a well-behaved ...... when I enter the rain, sting and spring equinox cave."

Yin Changsheng laughed again, and was about to take a step, when he suddenly sighed and said, "Ban Gongjun, your face is not very good?" ”

Ban Yuxing lowered his head, his voice was tired and hoarse, and said: "From last night to today, I have leaked dozens of times in a row, and I don't know what I have eaten, but I have a bad stomach to such a situation. ”

Yin Changsheng didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "Wait until I go to Li Yizhi to prescribe a few pills, it should be fine......

Xu You smiled: "Anyway, it's still early, why don't you give him a pulse first?" I have long heard that my senior brother's medical skills are not under Li Changfeng's sacrificial wine, and I have saved countless people over the years, and the prestige of the white-haired Zhu Ti has often heard of it when I was in Yangzhou. ”

Even praised and praised, although Yin Changsheng felt that it was not worth wasting time for such a small illness and a little person like Ban Yuxing, Xu You had never asked him to do anything, and the two had gotten along very well during this time, but he was embarrassed to refuse, and said, "Okay, you come here!" ”

Ban Yuxing slowly walked up to Yin Changsheng, lifted the sleeves of his robe, and handed his hand over. Yin Changsheng's three fingers clasped the veins, suddenly changing color, Ban Yuxing's veins were not surging, nor weak, but dead and sinking like water, without any fluctuations, just like a dead person, unable to catch a trace of vitality.

Before he could be alarmed, Ban Yuxing's body disappeared violently, followed by a pain in his neck, and he completely lost consciousness.

Xu You said loudly at the same time: "It's windy outside, Ban Gong will take you three steps into the hole, and then wait here for me and the big sacrificial wine to come out." This is to prevent the people above from looking down, so Ban Yuxing also entered the cave to dispel the suspicions they might have.

Qingming has faded his disguise and returned to his original appearance, even if he has seen it many times, but every time he sees the wonderfulness of Yi Yi Bone, Xu You will be amazed, but when he thinks of the torture that Qingming has endured in order to practice the law of green ghosts, he also feels that there is no hard work, no harvest, everything is fate, and he can't ask for it.

Qingming carried the faint Yin Changsheng on his back, Xu You took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Let's go, I have a hunch, your name is Qingming, and it is just in time for the Qingming Cave to appear, let us seize the opportunity, there seems to be a providence in the dark, this trip will be successful!" ”