Chapter 11: Songyue Temple
The next morning, Li Boyu and Zhao Yan parted because they were not going to the same place. Li Boyu rode his horse to the east and walked to the Taimur Mountain, and after traveling for half an hour, he saw a temple in the distance halfway up the mountainside, and the pavilions were connected, and the halls and halls were intertwined. It is worthy of being a holy place of Buddhism, and you can feel Zen far away.
Li Boyu thought to himself, it would be good if the master practiced on this mountain, but unfortunately he was still in Wudang, thousands of miles away. His father didn't let him go for a while, and it was difficult to see his master.
Wangshan ran a dead horse, this is not false at all, although Li Boyu had already seen the Songyue Temple in the mountainside, but led the horse around the mountain for a long time before coming to the mountain gate.
The temple is full of incense smoke, and there are many tourists and pilgrims who burn incense to see the scenery, all of them are dusty, and it seems that they all came early. The mountain breeze blows the trees and grass, the birds sing in the branches, and the crisp wind chimes come from the temple.
Li Boyu couldn't help but think of a poem written by his predecessors:
Early in the morning into the ancient temple, the first day shines on the high forest; The winding path leads to the secluded place, and the flowers and trees in the meditation room are deep; The mountain light is pleasing to the birds, and the pond shadow is empty; Wan Lai is silent, but he hears the sound of the bell.
Although it is not early in the morning, the temple is still winding and quiet.
Entering the mountain gate, a yellow wall with the words "Amitabha" written on both sides appeared in front of him. Bypass the wall and come to the main entrance of the temple. The main entrance is closed, and there are four big characters on the forehead of the door, 'Songyue Temple', and the corner doors on both sides are open.
Li Boyu walked into the corner gate, admiring as he walked, there was a woman in red in front of him, and this fiery red dress was particularly eye-catching in the crowd. He only glanced at it, and he knew that this woman was not his favorite type.
In front is a palace of heavenly kings, and there are bell and drum towers on the left and right. Li Boyu followed the crowd into the Heavenly King Palace, and suddenly saw the woman in red standing under the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha statue and seemed to be looking at herself. This woman was quite attractive, she first patted the big belly of Maitreya Buddha, and then twisted the waist of the water snake in front of the statue of the Four Heavenly Kings and the Golden Armor Warrior.
Li Bo said in his heart that this woman obviously did not come to worship the Buddha sincerely, and this kind of person was really insulting to Zen when he arrived at the holy land of Buddhism. He walked quickly through the Heavenly King Palace, and the tall and magnificent Daxiong Treasure Hall stood in front of him, accompanied by the Garan Palace.
Along the way, not a single monk was seen. Just as Li Boyu was looking left and right, the woman in red came behind him.
"Childe! Where do you come from to worship the Buddha? ”
Li Boyu didn't bother to look at her: "You and I don't know each other, so you don't have to ask!" ”
"My name is Sayunu, we can be friends!"
"Not interested."
Li Boyu snorted, and said in his heart that you want to hook up with me? Don't be so direct! I'm friends with you? Not interested! For a person like me who has a high appearance and an IQ after a thousand years, if you want to find a partner, you have to find that kind of daughter.
"I said, I don't eat people......"
"You're unappetizing."
This woman's skin is thicker than that of a man, and Li Boyu doesn't want to pay attention to this Sayu Nu at all. He saw a little monk coming from the opposite side, so he stepped forward and asked, "Little master, excuse me, is Master Puyue there?" ”
"Who are you, donor?"
"The apprentice of Wuwei Daoist from the capital, Li Boyu, came to visit Master Puyue."
"Oh, then the benefactor, please come with the little monk."
……
Sayunu was left to dry, and she stomped her feet angrily: Hey! Lieber! I remember you!
At this time, a pockmarked face came over to the side: "Little lady, I was rejected!" Why don't we go out and pull the crag? ”
"Oops!"
Sayu's servile face was flushed, where did this ugly ghost come from, and he came to take advantage of it.
He deserves to be unlucky with this pockmarked face, he can see it clearly, how can he take advantage of this female Hades. Before he could say a second sentence, he was choked by Sayunu, and his body fell to the ground with a soft clatter.
As soon as the people burning incense on the side saw that they were dead, they scattered and fled, and some people shouted: "It's terrible, it's murder!" ”
As soon as Li Boyu followed the little monk through the Daxiong Hall and the Sansheng Hall and came to the backyard meditation hall, he heard the front yard shouting: Murder......
The little monk was also startled, and when the two of them returned to the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the people who burned incense had disappeared, and the Sayunu was gone. There was only one man lying on the ground, whose neck was bleeding.
Li Boyu stepped forward to check and found that the man was dead. The little monk recited the Buddha's name and stomped his feet.
At this time, several monks came out of the side courtyard one after another. It turns out that this Songyue Temple is so large, but there are very few monks. In the morning, the monks have to do their morning service. Otherwise, it would not be possible to have a murder case that went unattended. Li Boyu guessed that this must have something to do with that Sayunu! Because this woman looks like she has kung fu.
The monks carried away the corpses and cleaned the courtyard. The little monk continued to lead Li Boyu to the backyard, and Li Boyu couldn't help asking: "Little master, this is a murder case, don't you need to report it to the government?" ”
"No, Master Li Shi, you are from the capital, and you don't know about our small place. is this kind of person who was killed by the people in the rivers and lakes, and the murderer was not caught, so there is no need to report to the official at all! reported to the official, and the county magistrate doesn't care! are afraid of getting into trouble. ”
Li Boyu was helpless when he heard it, and he had heard it in his memory: The government will not care about the grievances and grievances in the rivers and lakes, life and death.
"Donor, wait a moment, and wait for the little monk to go in and deliver a letter."
After speaking, the little monk entered the meditation hall, and after a while, he came out again and said, "Donor, master, please go in." ”
Li Boyu thanked the little monk and walked into the meditation hall. I saw an old and fat monk sitting on the futon - it was Master Puyue, holding Buddhist beads, and he was closing his eyes and reciting scriptures.
Li Boyu knelt down to meet the great monk, and saw that the great monk Puyue did not move. He secretly thought that this great monk could really calm down, and this Buddha would be able to sit like a rock if there was a murder in the pure land. He simply sat on the futon next to him, waiting for Master Puyue to finish reciting.
In his memory, he had a strange illness ten years ago, and he saw a lot of doctors who were not well, and his father and mother were anxious, and posted notices all over the city to find people with excellent medical skills. One day, there was an old Taoist with immortal wind and superb martial arts - Wuwei Dao Chang, who claimed to be able to cure his illness, and sure enough, his condition improved after two days, and he was cured after ten days. He was very envious of the Taoist chief's ease and ease, and he wanted to learn from his teacher. Later, with his father's consent, he followed Wuwei Daochang all the way to Wudang Mountain......
"What is the donor thinking?"
Master Puyue didn't know when he finished reciting the scriptures, and was looking at Li Boyu.
"I'm thinking about the first time I came to you with my master."
"Oh, when was the last time?"
"Master, you forgot, my name is Li Boyu, ten years ago, my master Wuwei Daoist brought me here to meet you."
Zen Master Puyue patted his head: "Oh, people are old, and their memory is poor, ten years have passed, and Master Li has grown up, and he is no longer what he was at the beginning!" Have you returned from your studies? ”
Li Boyu was also very emotional: "This time, because there was something at home, I came back, but I just left the master for a while." ”
"Oh, is your master Wuwei Daoist okay?"
"My master is doing well, I want to go back to the mountain after a while, let's take a look at you first, master, how have you been all these years?"
"When I go to the poor place of the water and sit and watch the clouds rise, I have no distractions in my heart, and my life is very comfortable. Your master hasn't been here for ten years this time, so I miss him, what are your plans for the future? ”
"Since following my master, I feel that I am already a monk, I think I will follow my master in the future, the Green Lantern Ancient Scroll, learn the Tao and practice!"
Li Boyu spoke the thoughts in his memory.
"Hahahaha, donor, I'm afraid the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, you haven't finished the dust, you shouldn't see through the red dust!"
Li Boyu smiled silently, he didn't think that he had seen through the red dust, if he could find a good woman, live in the mountains, eat and drink without worry, and live a leisurely, fairy-like life, it would be great.
As the sun gradually set, Li Boyu chatted with Master Puyue for a while, and after fasting, he stayed in Songyue Temple that night.
The next day, Li Boyu said goodbye to Master Puyue and said that he was leaving for Bianjing, but he was in no hurry to go back. It's hard to come out and clean for a few days, why not take the opportunity to visit the mountains and rivers!