Chapter 39 Mingtong Monk
After the apse is the residence of the abbot master, generally speaking, the abbot of Longhua Temple does not see guests, but today it is unusual, let a little novice Bi respectfully invite Qin Feng to go to the abbot's usual chanting Buddha hall, saying that there is something important to talk about.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our abbot has invited you to go to the apse Buddha Hall, the abbot has something important to discuss" The little novice looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, but his tone of voice and attitude towards doing things were extremely old-fashioned, and it seemed that he usually received many famous people. Qin Feng naturally wouldn't refute other people's faces, and Zhao Pingping next to him looked excited, and her face turned red.
"Pingping, what's wrong with you" Qin Feng was worried that she was sick before she became like this, if this was the case, Uncle Zhao would not strangle himself.
"I'm fine, I just heard that I can see the legendary living Buddha Abbot Mingtong, and I am very excited and happy in my heart" Zhao Pingping's hands involuntarily crossed and let go, indicating that she was really happy and excited in her heart.
"What is the origin of this abbot of Mingtong" Qin Feng couldn't understand why Zhao Pingping was excited, although he was the abbot and the leader of Longhua Temple, but it wouldn't be like this.
"Longhua Temple is the most famous place in the magic capital, not because of how large it is, nor because it has any scenic spots, but because there are two masters here, Abbot Hui'an and Abbot Mingtong, they know the past, and they also know the future, many good men and women, dignitaries and dignitaries want to ask the two abbots to care for them, in order to seek peace......" Zhao Pingping became more and more excited, and even began to pant excitedly in the back, Qin Feng was afraid that she would faint excitedly for a while, so he hurriedly asked her to stop, and then said after smoothing her breath. After Zhao Pingping told Qin Feng about the two masters, although Qin Feng was not interested in Buddhism, he still admired the two masters.
Soon they followed the little novice to the outside of a meditation room, and the little novice put his right hand on his chest with one hand, knocked lightly on the door with his left hand, and said to the inside.
"Back to the abbot, I have brought the guest," said the little novice respectfully, and a neutral voice came from inside.
"Invite a few guests in, you go and prepare a few fragrant teas for a few guests" The voice sounded strong and powerful, and the tone was very comfortable.
"Yes" Xiao Shami gently pushed open the door, folded his hands and recited a Buddha name, bowed down respectfully and stretched out his hand to salute, and invited Qin Feng and them into the meditation room, "Please" After Qin Feng and they all went in, Xiao Shami closed the door and went outside to prepare fragrant tea.
Qin Feng glanced at the configuration in the meditation room, it was extremely simple, it was a table, two chairs, and a bed, and there was an inner room separated by tulle, through the tulle, Qin Feng could see that there was a huge painting inside, and there was a big Zen character written on it, a monk sitting on the ground meditating in front of the calligraphy and painting, thick books were placed on both sides of the body, and two wooden shelves were also placed on both sides of the room, and there was nothing else.
"Junior Qin Feng has seen Master Mingtong," Qin Feng pretended to bend down with his hands folded and saluted.
"If you don't want to practice Buddhist family etiquette, please don't be restrained, Lao Wei is not a person who sells fame and reputation, and he doesn't care about those false courtesies" The abbot's words came, and his words reassured Qin Feng in his heart, Qin Feng is not afraid of your outspokenness, but he is afraid that you will love vanity and deliberately stumble in the back.
"The abbot is serious, the younger generation should respect the elders, how can I say that there will be complaints in my heart?" Qin Feng still felt that he was careful to sail the Ten Thousand Year Boat, what if he was just polite to me?
"Haha, Xiaoyou is not my Buddhist family, and it is normal to resist the Buddhist family in my heart, if you don't dislike it, please move to the inner room, and then Xiaoyou will know what kind of person Lao Wei is" The abbot waved his hand lightly, and a breeze blew out from inside, and the tulle was lifted, as if someone lifted the tulle to invite Qin Feng inside. The abbot's hand suppressed Qin Feng, he didn't expect this old abbot to be so powerful.
Qin Feng glanced at Xiao Rou beside him, only to see Xiao Rou nodding to him, Qin Feng's confidence in his heart was suddenly sufficient, and he stepped into the inner room.
Inside is really the same as Qin Feng guessed, facing the side of the tulle There is a huge portrait hanging on it, with a huge Zen character written on it, and in front of him sits an elderly monk wearing yellow clothes and wearing a red robe, no need to ask, he must be the abbot of Mingtong. He faced the portrait at this time, and the portrait opposite him was painted with an elderly monk with kind eyebrows, yellow clothes and red robes, and a gray beard, and he stared at the abbot of Mingtong with a pair of expressive eyes, and Qin Feng didn't know who the old monk in this painting was.
"You little friends have come from afar, please sit down, and wait for the old man to finish chanting this sutra before receiving you" Abbot Mingtong still didn't look back, but his words didn't make people feel dissatisfied, Qin Feng didn't bother him, sat cross-legged on the ground, and listened to him quietly.
Qin Feng didn't know what sutra he was chanting, listening to it and feeling as if he was in an empty environment, there was nothing, but he was not afraid, so he closed his eyes and felt this feeling carefully, and soon a light appeared in front of him, he opened his eyes and saw that he was still in the meditation room of Longhua Temple, there was a black gas in front of his eyes, and he disappeared without a trace with a light blow, and Xiao Hei Xiaobai, Pian Xue Xiaorou, Li Wan'er, Zhao Pingping also had a cloud of black gas in front of him, Qin Feng frowned and looked at Abbot Mingtong, Finding that he had turned his body to face them, Monk Mingtong was as kind as the monk in the painting, with a kind face, although his face was also full of wrinkles, but it seemed that people could calm down, especially his eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything in the world.
"Abbot, I don't know what ...... you are" Qin Feng pointed to the black qi in front of them, and asked Abbot Mingtong with doubts, he didn't know if this thing would hurt their bodies, except for Zhao Pingping is human, the others were ghosts, their strength was already suppressed here, if something happened, Qin Feng might regret it for the rest of his life.
"Xiaoyou don't have to worry, this is forcing out the evil qi in their hearts, I know that several Xiaoyou are all people in the underworld except for her, and these evil qi staying in their bodies is harming them, and the underworld and the Dizang King Bodhisattva are related, I won't harm you, Xiaoyou, please use tea" The abbot first pointed to Zhao Pingping, and then pointed to the teacup in front of Qin Feng, meaning to invite Qin Feng to use tea.
Qin Feng saw that there was indeed no problem with their faces, so he took the tea and drank it with confidence, I have to say that the tea in Longhua Temple is quite delicious. So Qin Feng couldn't help but take two more sips, the tea was soft in the mouth, mellow and fragrant, although there was a slight bitterness, but its aftertaste was endless.
"The donor is really an expert, this tea is picked from the century-old tea tree on the top of Longhua Mountain, and it is said that it was planted by my ancestor himself" The abbot of Mingtong recited a Buddha name, and his tone was full of reminiscence and regret.
"Why do you need to sigh, I heard that there are two masters in Longhua Temple, one is the abbot, and the other is Master Hui'an, I don't know if the abbot can introduce us to Master Hui'an" Qin Feng did think that this Mingtong monk did have two brushes through observation
"You can't see Master Hui'an, because he is my late master," Abbot Mingtong turned his head to look at the portrait on the calligraphy and painting behind him when he said Master Hui'an, which means that the person on it is Master Hui'an.
Then Monk Mingtong told Qin Feng that Hui An took him everywhere to solve the matter of the Demon Capital. At that time, Mingtong was young, he was an orphan, Hui'an saw that he was pitiful and took him back to Longhua Temple to raise, Mingtong has been reading Buddhist scriptures since he was a child, and he has been on the same level as his master when he has just become an adult, but he is not proud at all, outsiders don't know Hui'an's ability, he Mingtong doesn't know? His current ability is only three-tenths of his master's.
And Hui'an didn't pay attention to the outside world's evaluation of Mingtong, just devoted himself to practice, but with the praise of the outside world, Mingtong also had careful thoughts in his heart, usually he just heard the senior brothers and elders in the temple talk about the master, but he has never seen it, is the master's cultivation really not as high as his own? Under this thought, Mingtong's attitude towards Hui'an began to change, and Hui'an also realized that he was worried that Mingtong's mind would be affected, so he called him to the meditation room at night and asked him carefully. Mingtong saw that the master had noticed it, so he said all the words in his heart, thinking that he would be punished, but Hui'an was just silent after hearing it.
"Then you go back and have a good rest, and go out with me tomorrow" Hui'an left such a sentence and let Mingtong leave, closed his eyes and began to chant Buddhist scriptures, Mingtong saw that the master was not angry, although he was puzzled in his heart, he still left obediently. Started going back and packing.
The next day, three times, to start the morning homework, Mingtong just finished reciting Buddhist scriptures in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and saw Hui'an carrying a yellow cloth bag standing at the door of the main hall waiting for Mingtong, Mingtong was confused, I don't know why the master left in such a hurry, but he still went back to the meditation room to take out his luggage, came to the door of the main hall on his back, and saw Hui'an resigning with other abbots and elders, arranging matters, and when everything was arranged, he began to go down the mountain with Mingtong without looking back. At that time, the new policy of China came out, and the magic capital began to vigorously develop the economy, and the original small fishing village was undergoing earth-shaking changes.
Mingtong and Hui'an walked around in the land of the magic capital, Mingtong didn't know where the master was going, but he had to follow the footsteps of the master, and soon they came to a construction site, I heard that something strange happened here, the road was being built here, but the drilling machine could not drill down, and the drawings had to be redesigned if the place was changed, and the construction period could not catch up, and the foreman was sweating in a hurry, and at this time I heard someone say that the master of Hui'an of Longhua Temple passed by, and his heart was suddenly happy, and the monk Hui'an was known to everyone in the magic capital. With him, this matter should be solved well, so the contractor went to the gate of the construction site to pick up Hui'an, and Hui'an did not pay attention to those false courtesies, and said that he wanted to go to see the construction site after a few polite words.
The foreman agreed again and again, and immediately took Hui'an to the side of the well, where a drilling machine was parked, several bulldozers, and the ground was full of supporting formwork and soil......