Chapter 144: Encountering an Old Monk

Early the next morning, Li Zhifeng was still in a hazy sleep, and suddenly felt that a figure flashed in front of him. When she opened her eyes, she saw Shan Zhuokun standing in front of her, leaning over in condescending silence, and holding a hare covered with gray fur in her right hand and struggling desperately all the time.

Seeing Li Zhifeng looking at him, Shan Zhuokun suddenly showed a relieved expression.

"Sassy girl, why are you sleeping motionless? I thought you were dead. ”

As he spoke, he came to sit down in front of the burned ash heap, holding the two ears of the hare in his right hand, and took out a sharp knife from his belt in his left hand, and under the gaze of Li Zhifeng, he made a posture of sharpening the knife towards the hare.

"What are you going to do?"

Li Zhifeng stood up and quickly came to Shan Zhuokun's side, snatched the hare from his hand without saying anything, and hugged it tightly in his arms.

Shan Zhuokun was taken aback by her sudden move, raised his head slightly, opened his mouth wide, and looked stunned.

"Sassy girl, what are you doing?"

"Dengzi, how can you eat rabbits." Li Zhifeng glared at Shan Zhuokun and said, "This rabbit is so cute, you can even get your mouth out, it's really cruel." ”

Shan Zhuokun stood up suddenly, pointed at the rabbit in Li Zhifeng's arms with his hand, and protested with reason:

"What? Am I cruel?! If I had been cruel, I wouldn't have brought it back. Let me tell you, it has a wound on its leg, and if you are not afraid of its disability, you can protect it. ”

Li Zhifeng heard Shan Zhuokun say this, and then realized that Fang Cai was too impulsive. She held the rabbit in both hands and examined its legs carefully. Sure enough, as Shan Zhuokun said, his left foot was red and swollen, as if he had been caught by something.

"Is this ......," Li Zhifeng asked suspiciously.

Shan Zhuokun glared at her disdainfully and said: "It was caught by the hunter's clamp, I woke up early, and when I saw that you were sleeping like a dead man, I went out for a spin, and then found it on the nearby mountain road." ”

As he spoke, he took the rabbit from Li Zhifeng's hand, and after cutting off a piece of cloth from the corner of his clothes with a knife, he took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve, carefully poured some powder from it, applied it to the wound on the rabbit's foot, and finally carefully wrapped the strip of cloth around it.

"Alright." After everything was dealt with, Shan Zhuokun handed the rabbit to Li Zhifeng, "If you want to let it go, you still want to raise it, but since we are out to do business this time, don't play with your county lord's temper, you should still start from the overall situation." ”

Li Zhifeng is remorseful for blaming Shan Zhuokun for his mistake, and although the other party deliberately ridiculed him at this moment, he couldn't say anything.

After taking the rabbit, she thought for a moment and said in a consultative tone:

"After all, it has a wound on its foot now, if it is really put in the barren mountains and mountains, I am afraid that it will not be able to live alone, why don't we raise it first, and wait until its injury is healed before putting it?"

Shan Zhuokun saw Li Zhifeng become so pitiful, and his heart moved unconsciously. It is said that when people are angry, the tone of their speech will be very heavy, and I am afraid that my bad attitude just now really scared the girl.

Thinking of this, his tone unconsciously softened a lot.

"Since you like it, take it to the palace and raise it, but after all, we still have business. If not, I'll put this rabbit here first, and we'll be back in three or five days at the most, or at least one day, and it's not too late to get it." ”

Li Zhifeng pondered for a moment, knowing that Shan Zhuokun was reasonable, so he agreed.

Under her watchful eye, Shan Zhuokun tethered the rabbit to the thick rock with his own leggings, and then went outside to pick a lot of grass and leaves for it to be fed.

After everything was arranged, he left the cave with Li Zhifeng.

As most people know, although Putuo more than a thousand years ago was not as artificially carved as it was later. However, due to the Tang Dynasty's belief in Buddhism, it had become a Buddhist holy place at that time.

Although the area of the island is not large, there are many temples, many good men and women, no matter where you go, you can see people who worship sincerely, hear the sound of Buddha in your ears, even if your heart is as hard as a rock, but as long as you are here, you will become soft unconsciously.

The two of them first walked aimlessly around the various Buddhist temples, and then came to the Fayu Temple located in the back mountain.

Fayu Temple, the temple is as its name suggests. Although because of the remote location, there are fewer people who come here to burn incense and worship Buddha. But when you walk into the temple gate, you can also feel the auspicious omen of golden light.

Because Shan Zhuokun is a warlock, he has formed a fate with Taoists since he was a child, so the Buddha fate is relatively indifferent.

But even so, under the majestic momentum of the temple, he still came to the main hall with Li Zhifeng, folded his hands devoutly, and knelt down in front of the gilded Buddha statue of Shakyamuni in the center.

Bow down, and your heart is pure

Two worships, the law is strict

Three bows, clear consciousness

Since then, he has been dedicated to goodness, and has blocked the wind and frost sword with his body and mind.

Even if there are all around, they are not bound by delusions, and they are not hindered by the devil's path

Hear the Dharma early and be happy

Next to the Buddha statue, an old monk dressed in a yellow monk's robe, wearing a robe on his shoulders, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, looked at Shan Zhuokun and Li Zhifeng who were sincerely kneeling with a smile, and with each kowtow, he would gently tap the copper chime placed on the yellow cloth table.

After a while, the old monk saw that the two of them got up and wanted to leave, so he slowly came to them, and after looking up and down, he said with a smile:

"Two donors, the poor monk has something to say to you, I wonder if you can move to the meditation room?"

Shan Zhuokun and Li Zhifeng glanced at each other, secretly thinking that there was a door, maybe this old monk was the breakthrough to find the county lord of Chanji. So, he clasped his hands into fists, bowed forward, and said politely:

"Since Master has the heart to invite, my two brothers are grateful."

The old monk was very happy when he saw that the attitude of the two young men was so modest, and he stretched out his right hand, palm upward, pointing in the direction of the door.

"Since the donor is willing, then come with the poor monk."

With that, he walked straight out the door.

Shan Zhuokun glanced sideways at Li Zhifeng and whispered:

"Since the old monk sincerely invited, let's go and find out."

"Okay."

Li Zhifeng nodded and agreed in a low voice.

With that, the two walked out of the main hall one after the other and followed behind the old monk.

In the temple, the old monk walked forward with Shan Zhuokun and Li Zhifeng, and introduced the origin of Fayu Temple to them.

It turns out that although the temple seems to be relatively small on the surface, and the incense is not too prosperous, it actually has a great history.

It was originally a royal temple in the previous dynasties, not only that, but because Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was born with a light character and a very weak physique, he was always weak and sickly since he was a child.

Emperor Wen of Sui saw that his son always looked sick, and he was very anxious, so he recruited famous doctors to diagnose him. However, no matter what method these doctors use, it has no effect at all.

Later, it was the national teacher at that time who saw the clues and suggested that Emperor Wen of Sui let his son become a monk so that he could ensure the stability of his life.

As the saying goes, father and son are connected. Although the national teacher said so, Emperor Wen of Sui, as his father, could not be so ruthless after all. Seeing that his son's body was getting weaker and weaker day by day, he finally decided to follow the other method mentioned by the national teacher, asking the minister to find a child in the territory that was exactly the same as his son's birthday, and accept him as a righteous son, and ask him to shave and become a monk on his behalf.

Although the process of finding someone was full of twists and turns, in the end, the hard work paid off. Perhaps it was also the Buddha's blessing in the darkness that Emperor Wen of Sui's wish finally came true. Strange to say, after the child who was found was ordained and ordained, Yang Guang's body really improved rapidly, and finally he was no different from ordinary people, which led to the later Emperor Yang of Sui.

Shan Zhuokun and Li Zhifeng heard the old monk say this, and they all sighed in their hearts. It is said that man's fate is predestined by God, if it were not for this, presumably the two children in the story should have a completely different life from the later.

And it is precisely because of this that they want to meet the legendary Lord Chanji more and more, and remove the veil of mystery as soon as possible to see the true face of Lushan.