readx; In the early morning, in the cold autumn rain, the ancient city of Xi'an, which had suffered from the vicissitudes of life, endured the huge trauma it had just endured and slowly opened the heavy city gate. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is no way to do this, since it has been born in troubled times, the people have no choice, and no matter how difficult the life is, it must continue. As soon as the gates opened, carts and bamboo baskets flocked out to bring back the necessities of life from outside the city to earn a small price to feed their families.

Of course, there are also some well-to-do people who feel that Xi'an City is no longer safe, so it is better to hide in the countryside to avoid trouble, and move out with their families as soon as the city gate is opened. There are also some devout Buddhists who rush to the Xiangji Temple more than ten miles away, wanting to put a pillar of incense on the front of the Buddha to bless themselves and their families with peace and security. The official road in the south of Xi'an was bustling for a while, and it seemed to have returned to the long-lost peaceful atmosphere.

At this time, a young woman dressed in ordinary clothes and with a delicate and elegant appearance was mixed in with the flow of people, slowly walking in the direction of Xiangji Temple. More than a hundred paces behind her, there were three mule carts that looked like they were about to move, the first two carts were full of boxes and baggage, and the carriage of the back car was tightly covered with curtains, and the carriage should be a female dependent. The handlebars of the chauffeurs shouted unhurriedly, and several cars moved forward equally slowly, unobtrusively.

However, inside the carriage, there were three young people, two men and one woman, and one of them was secretly lifting the curtain and looking at the young woman in the distance.

"Lord Wang, be careful, her martial arts are very high, it would be bad if she found out that she was being followed." Another man hurriedly reminded, but it was a woman's voice.

It turned out that the three people in the car were Zhu Youzhen, Qi Meifeng and Li Zhenyan who were disguised and disguised. The young woman they followed was the princess Rui'er who rushed to the Xiangji Temple to incense, but Zhu Youzhen is now more and more sure that she is the White Lotus Sect saintess pretending!

When "Rui'er" proposed to go to Xiangji Temple to offer incense, Zhu Youzhen realized that she had heard the news of the change in Xi'an and was eager to get in touch with her accomplices. He pretended to agree, and according to the usual practice, he sent 10 special combat personnel to protect "Rui'er" on his trip.

However, when they were still five miles away from the Xiangji Temple, these special combat members were told by "Rui'er" to stay where they were on the grounds that "they need to be pious to enter the incense, and they should not be hugged before they finished the incense." She was the princess, and of course the special combat team members did not dare to disobey the order, so they had to watch "Rui'er" go away.

However, Zhu Youzhen had already prepared, he and Qi Meifeng and Li Zhenyan were carefully disguised, and they followed from a distance while sitting in the car, but they were not discovered by "Rui'er".

At this time, the road was full of beggars in ragged clothes, and when they saw someone passing by, they came forward to beg. There are also many children of several years old, shivering in the rain, while pitifully begging for food from pedestrians. Most passers-by avoid it because they don't have much money of their own; Occasionally, some rich people would pick up their whips like fierce gods, and when they saw a beggar come forward, regardless of their age, they would be beaten on the head, and the children would be frightened into running away and weeping, and their feelings were very miserable.

"Rui'er" frowned slightly when she saw it, but whenever she saw a beggar, she took out the broken silver and gave alms. Seeing that some children were beaten to the ground, she also hugged them in distress and comforted them and wiped away the tears in the children's eyes.

After a short time, I have come to Xiangji Temple. Xiangji Temple is the place where the Buddhist Pure Land Sect Master Shandao monk passed away, the temple has been established for nearly a thousand years, even in this troubled times, the incense is still extremely prosperous.

The first hall in the temple is the Heavenly King Hall. It is called the "Heavenly King Palace", in fact, it is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha, and the four heavenly kings are just accompanying the side. However, because the sculpture of the Four Heavenly Kings is fierce and terrifying, it impresses the people more deeply, so it is more customary to call this place "Tianwang Palace".

Because in Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the "future Buddha", compared with the later generations, the common people are more concerned about their own life, so no matter any temple, the most prosperous place for incense must be dedicated to the Buddha, that is, the Mahavira Hall of Sakyamuni, and the same is true of Xiangji Temple.

But "Rui'er" knelt down in front of Maitreya Buddha, bowed many times sincerely, and knelt on the futon with his hands folded, his beautiful eyes closed lightly, and there were tears hidden in the corners of his eyes.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was already under the protection of Qi Meifeng and Li Zhenyan, mixed in with the crowded pilgrims, and secretly observed outside the Tianwang Palace. I saw that the Maitreya Buddha statue had a big belly, smiling openly, and looked like an optimist; On the pillars of the temple on both sides, there is also a pair of woodcarved couplets, which reads: "The big belly can tolerate, and the world can not tolerate things; Laugh when you open your mouth, laugh at the ridiculous people in the world".

When Zhu Youzhen looked at it for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh lightly: "Only the Buddha can tolerate things that are intolerable in the world, because he is just a clay statue and will never be angry." If there is chaos today, the people are struggling to make a living, there are thieves raging inside, and there are foreign invasions outside, it is a time when survival is at stake. But all the sons and daughters of China should rise up to serve the country; If these things can even be tolerated, I am afraid that China will die long ago. ”

"The prince is quiet, he is heard carefully!" Li Zhenyan gently tugged Zhu Youzhen's sleeve and glared at him with disgust. However, after thinking about it carefully, I felt that Zhu Youzhen was very reasonable. Think about your motherland North Korea again, isn't it just too cowardly and forbearing, so you have to surrender Houjin! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Zhu Youzhen with admiration, but I didn't think much of Zhu Youzhen was embarrassed.

"Look! A monk spoke to her. Qi Meifeng suddenly reminded in a whisper, and when the two looked up urgently, they saw a monk who was five big and three thick approaching "Rui'er", and he didn't know what to say. Rui'er was immediately led to the apse by a young monk and disappeared from the field of view of several people.

"Keep up!" Zhu Youzhen said anxiously.

The three of them had just stepped into the Heavenly King Hall and wanted to go around the Buddha statue to follow, but the great monk stopped them and shouted the Buddha's trumpet: "Amitabha! Several donors have extraordinary appearances, and they must be the homes of goodness. Maitreya Buddha of our temple is extremely effective, as long as you worship the Buddha with devotion to the Buddha, whether you are seeking peace, marriage, heirs, or fortune, Maitreya Buddha will respond to your request. I don't know what you want to ask for? ”

Zhu You saw that the monk did not stop other pilgrims, but he stopped himself, and he felt that there were ghosts in them. smiled slightly, pointed at Qi Meifeng and said, "The master is invited." This is my inner man, and today we have come to ask for a son. ”

The monk glanced at Qi Meifeng, a hint of silver evil flashed on his face, and he quickly reined in, and said mysteriously: "Donor, if you are devout to ask for a child, you can worship the Buddha here with your servants, and the female donor will follow the poor monk to the Maitreya Hall across the courtyard to worship." ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart moved, and he glanced at Qi Meifeng and said, "Since this is the case, then there is Master Lao." ”

Qi Meifeng understood, and followed the monk to the East Cross Courtyard.

"This thief monk has bad intentions, I'm afraid he is not a monk at all." As soon as the two of them walked away, Zhu Youzhen sneered and said, "Let's go over and take a look, if this person is also from the White Lotus Sect, just interrogate it!" ”