The autumn rain came suddenly, and the rain fell on Chang'an City.

Guo Li came out of the political garden and walked around at will, not caring about these soft rains at all. The literati and artists in Chang'an City borrowed the rain to express their lyricism, and countless famous poems were handed down.

"Guo Gongzi is not at home to be blessed, but he is wandering alone in Chang'an City, and I am afraid that the opinions will lead to reverie."

Guo Li stopped and saw Pei Jingsi smiling under an oil umbrella.

I met her.

"If it is known, if the eldest lady of the Jingzhao Mansion family is alone in the streets, the world will be more interested."

Guo Li said with a smile.

Pei Jingsi's face changed drastically: "You dare?" After finishing speaking, he said: "Today is a few days of my mother, and Jing Si specially went to Xuandu Temple to pray for my mother." ”

Xuandu Temple is the place where Princess Wan'an became a monk, not far from Yankangfang. The princess was kidnapped that day, and Guo Li went to Xuandu to investigate afterwards.

If you have nothing to do, it's better to accompany this eldest lady.

"Why didn't Miss Pei bring the girl with her, I'm afraid it's not safe to be alone, right?" Guo Li deliberately accentuated his solitude.

Pei Jingsi was not angry, "With the maid, you can't miss your mother." ”

Why is that?

"When my mother died, Jing Si was still young and didn't know how to grieve, but now that I have grown up and understood, I occasionally cry when I think about the past. This autumn rain came at the right time, and it was also a rainy day when my mother left. Guo Gongzi, you don't mind seeing Jing Si sad, right? ”

It turns out that this eldest lady of Jingzhao Mansion is also a hard-working person.

The two of them went straight down south along Suzaku Street, and after a while, the Xuandu Temple was already in front of them. Guo Li's body was slightly wet, and Pei Jingsi sensibly tried to hold the umbrella between the two of them.

"How was the wedding gift for you last time?" Pei Jingsi asked, the little girl's family rarely has things to hide in their hearts.

Sure enough, it was a good thing you did.

Guo Li smiled when he thought of the gifts he received, most of the strange gifts at the wedding contained their hearts, and they were much more meaningful than ordinary real money.

Xuandu Temple is in Chongye Fang, and the gate is facing Daxingshan Temple.

Directly above the main entrance, three eye-catching big characters: Xuandu View. Crossing the threshold, what appeared in front of me was actually bluestone paving, gossip patterns. There are three layers of incense burners in front, and above the nine stone steps is the main hall of the Xuandu Temple.

An old Taoist was chanting words in front of the incense burner, turned around and saw Guo Li and Pei Jingsi, and arched his hand and said: "Two laymen, please go to the incense inside." ”

Pei Jingsi went straight into the hall, holding three sticks of incense in his left hand, facing the statue of Sanqing, a Taoist boy stepped forward to light the incense, Pei Jingsi raised his hands and slowly fell down to insert the three sticks of incense into the incense burner, and then bowed to Sanqingxing.

The technique is skillful, and as she said, she often comes here to offer incense and worship her mother.

After Pei Jingsi finished the incense, he sat on the cattail and prayed sincerely for the safety of his mother. Guo Li was afraid that what if this girl really cried as she said? Fortunately, there was no worrying scene. When Pei Jingsi got up and was about to leave, Lao Dao suddenly said: "The poor Dao Zhang Guoguan Gongzi is involved in the Tang Dynasty, can you test a hexagram?" ”

Zhang Guo? The legendary Tang Dynasty immortal, one of the eight immortals, Zhang Guolao?

Legend has it that Zhang Guo rode a donkey upside down and traveled tens of thousands of miles a day;

Legend has it that Zhang Guolao lived thousands of years from the time of Emperor Yao to the Tang Dynasty;

Legend has it that Zhang Guolao is the best at pretending to be dead.....

Guo Li looked at the old Taoist Zhang Guo. A foot of white beard, two temples and white hair, dressed in a green robe, short stature, similar to the legendary appearance.

"Please also ask the Taoist chief to measure the hexagram." Guo Li saluted.

"The hexagram has been made. The position occupied by the layman is the position of the cadre, and the hexagram says: The trapped dragon gets water. The dry man is also in the sky, and the health is also. Just built is not in the middle, and the hidden dragon is in the abyss. ”

Guo Li understood the meaning of the old way, but Pei Jingsi looked dazed. Since the other party calls himself Zhang Guo, he must be one of the legendary Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao. Guo Li has never believed in the way of gods and ghosts, but after experiencing death, he saw the king of Hades, black and white impermanence, since there is an underworld in the world, why can't there be immortals? Guo Li was not surprised, and saluted and thanked him.

"The poor apprentice has a fate with the layman, and I hope that the layman can take care of one or two."

Fate?

Buddhism talks about fate, and Taoism calls it non-action. In front of him, Lao Dao actually said fate, Guo Li felt a little confused.

"Who is the Daoist apprentice?"

"Qinglian is also." After Zhang Guo finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper.

Qinglian?

Qinglian monk Li Bai?

Zhang Guo folded the paper into a donkey shape three times and two times, and blew on the paper donkey, which suddenly spontaneously combusted and turned into ashes in an instant. At this time, a white donkey jumped up and ran to Zhang Guo's side. Zhang Guo rode a donkey upside down, facing Guo Pei and the others, and gradually moved away in the eyes of the two.

Guo Li fell into deep thought.

Pei Jingsi looked dazed, "Immortals? ”

Guo Li was noncommittal.

Legend has it that Zhang Guo turned paper into a donkey, which is completely different from what he just saw. For Guo Li, who had seen magic shows in his previous life and heard many legends, the water of the immortals was a little too big for the old Zhang Guo he saw. As for the hidden dragon in the abyss, it is a habitual method in the rivers and lakes.

If it's not a god, what do you want to prove if you make such a show? With such an episode, Pei Jingsi became obviously lively on the way back.

"Guo Gongzi, this Taoist chief just now should be a legendary immortal. I remember my mother used to say that although people die, they will not lose their place for a long time. Is it possible to see your mother when you become a fairy? ”

"When you become an immortal, your mother has already been reincarnated as a human."

"Buddhism pays attention to reincarnation, how can Taoism have the same saying of reincarnation?"

"Buddha is the way. Didn't you see that although the emperor believes in the Tao, he does not reject the Buddha? ”

…….

Silly girl, your mother has already gone to the underworld to talk to the king of Hades, and if you talk about it, you can enter the reincarnation of humanity, or travel to other eras like yourself, if you can't talk about it, it's hard to say. Of course, these words can't be said to Pei Jingsi. The old way deceives people with a set of skills, if you really become an immortal, why should you be nostalgic for Hongchen? There is only one thing that is very strange, Lao Dao said that he wanted to take care of his apprentice, how did he know about Li Bai?

Out of the Xuandu Temple, into the Great Xingshan Temple. It was still raining, and there were obviously more pilgrims who came to pray for blessings than Xuandu Temple, and a Buddha across Suzaku Street formed a stark contrast. Pei Jingsi entered the Buddha hall and prayed for her mother in front of the Buddha. I thought that the little girl believed in Taoism, but she didn't want to be as pious as coming to the monk's temple.

Whether it is Buddha or Tao, Guo Li does not believe in any of them.

There is such a story. A person encountered a difficult thing, then went to the Guanyin Temple to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva, after worshipping found that someone next to him was worshipping Guanyin Bodhisattva, looking at the back is a little familiar. When the man looked up, he saw that the man looked exactly like Guanyin Bodhisattva. The man asked, "Are you Guanyin?" The man replied, "I am Guanyin." The man asked, "I have come to worship you because I have encountered trouble, so why do you worship yourself?" Guanyin smiled: "I also have difficulties, but I know that it is better to ask for others than for myself." ”

After listening to this story, Pei Jingsi said thoughtfully: "Immortal Dao gods and Buddhas are all fake? ”

Guo Li's previous thoughts were the same as Pei Jingsi's, but since he met Hades, his thoughts had changed. There are all the kings of Hades, and it is not surprising that there are immortals and Buddhas.

The old way just now is really one of the Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao?