When he could no longer see any signs of wind and grass, and could no longer hear the sound of horses' hooves, the red-robed bewitching man turned his head and looked at the door plaque of the City God Temple seriously, and then looked at the place where the old man in the green robe had stood, and said, "Who is that old man in the green robe?" He actually knew so many little-known things about the Spirit Dragon Continent. Obviously, he must know much more than that. ”

"The true dragon goes out to sea, the spirit and the sky are unified, the phoenix is nirvana, reborn from the fire, life is death, death is also life."

"The peach blossoms and pink of the small shop, the green tobacco of the willow in the strange head." The man said silently.

"Look at this figure and temperament, isn't it the unashamed masked man in Wanjiao Pavilion. It turned out that he was the third prince Mei Zhixuan, who was both civil and military in Dongning and was the most brave and good at fighting, but he was very gentle as jade on weekdays, no wonder he dared to speak so disrespectfully to this prince in Wanjiao Pavilion. Hum... The girl who dares to kidnap the prince, in the future, the prince will definitely take the time to settle this account with you, let's see! Then he turned his head and glanced at the back of the two of them leaving, and as soon as he muttered to himself, he lifted the corner of his robe and stepped on the stone steps, and crossed the door into the City God Temple.

The night in the temple, the ancient tower, the stars, everything is quiet and leisurely, and everything is silent.

Only the copper bell on the corner of the eaves of the temple, accompanied by the gusts of evening breeze in this silent night, slowly floated out from time to time The low sound full of vicissitudes and wind and rain. As if to wash away the lead of this earthly world, and wash away the dirt on every lonely soul that has fallen in the world.

Suddenly, a small novice figure appeared in the silence, and gradually seemed to merge with the background of the Zen temple.

I saw him holding a dim green lantern in his hand, and with light steps under his feet, he slowly walked towards a brightly lit hall.

"Little Master, please stay!" After the red-robed man entered the door again, he directly followed the direction of the old man in the green robe and left, and found the front door of the temple in this Zen courtyard, but only saw that the courtyard was silent. He was searching everywhere, and when he suddenly saw this little novice, he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him.

When the little novice heard the sound, he immediately paused, and because it was inconvenient to hold the lamp in one hand, he respectfully saluted him with one hand and said, "Amitabha, I don't know what the donor has to do to call the little monk?" ”

The red-robed man hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him with courtesy, before he asked, "May I ask the little master, have you seen an old Taoist in a green robe here?" ”

When the little novice heard this, he immediately raised his head, and a pair of big black eyes stunned him.

The red-robed man thought that his description was not clear enough, so he gestured and added, "Oh... The old Taoist in the blue robe, carrying a cloth bag on his body, nearly sixty years old, with a short white beard on his face, holding a cloth banner of "fortune telling" in one hand and a copper bell in the other, he was still ......"

Unexpectedly, before the red-robed man's voice fell, the little novice saluted him again with one hand, and hurriedly interrupted him, saying, "Amitabha, donor, the City God Temple is the pure land of the Buddha's family, how can there be Taoists here." Presumably, it's the donor, you look away! ”

The red-robed man listened to Xiao Shami's words and wondered very much, because he had been busy looking for the whereabouts of the girl who fell off the cliff and fell into the water and disappeared recently, he has always kept himself 10,000 points sober, and he has not touched the wine, how can it be see

Wandering or hallucination?

So, he raised his voice and retorted to him, "It's impossible, just now I obviously saw that green-robed old man talking a lot to the three princes of Dongning in the front yard... Wouldn't it be nothing? ”

Xiao Shami still pretended to be calm and said, "Yes is yes, no is no." 'The monks never speak', if the donor has nothing else to do, the little monk still has something to do, so he will not accompany him. It's late at night, so let's go back and rest early. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and left, leaving only the red-robed man alone in the courtyard, as if he could not slow down, and only kept repeating in a stunned mouth, "This is impossible... No way... It couldn't be ......."

After entering the main hall, the little novice put out the lamp in his hand and put it on the corner of the side, and then walked into the hall again.

In the hall, a bald old monk was sorting out the monk's clothes. As soon as the little novice came forward, he happily saluted him, and then reached out to help sort it out, saying, "Master has finally returned." In the past few days, there are too many pilgrims in the temple, and everyone is busy. Especially the princess Qin who came from the Qin Palace, east of the city, was quite pompous and exquisite, but the sesame oil money in the temple also got a lot, and it was really the grand move of Princess Yongle of Dongning Kingdom, who was rich in armor. ”

When the old monk heard this, he only smiled faintly and did not say anything about it.

Xiao Shami suddenly seemed to remember something, and quickly faded the smile on his face, touched his little bald head and asked the old monk, "By the way, Master, the female benefactor insisted on seeing Master, and later heard that the apprentice said that the master went out to travel all over the world and had no return date, so he taught the disciple to help ask the master something..."If there is a tide, why is the cloud?" The benefactor will go back to the palace early tomorrow morning, does the master want to see her? ”

"If you have a fate, you will meet each other, and if you don't have a chance, it will be in vain." Buddha doesn't save people who have no cause', why? When you tell him the Dharma, he doesn't listen to him and doesn't accept it. Just like her brother, she can't see it. Each person has his own way, and his own calamity, I am afraid that if he says, he will not be able to comprehend. The old monk said.

"What does Master mean... Just gone? The little novice asked, tilting his head.

The old monk pondered for a while, and said, "'Since Shengxi, He Shengyun', maybe now, in her heart, she no longer thinks so." But in the future...'Monks should be compassionate,' and you will be the teacher on her behalf, 'There is a reason for this, and there is a reason for that, and there is a reason for this life; There is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this. All laws are empty, and cause and effect are not empty. Sow a cause, bear a fruit, and do not force anything'. ”

"There is a reason for this, and there is a life for this life; There is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this, and there is no reason for this. All laws are empty, and cause and effect are not empty. Sow a cause, bear a fruit, and don't force anything. Little Novice silently repeated his memory.

After a while, the old monk had already paced to the side alone, looked at the scriptures, and the little novice seemed to have memorized all the words taught by the master, so he poured a lamp of water, held it in both hands, and asked curiously, "Master, why do you look like a Taoist warlock every time you go out?" ”

"Because Master was originally a comfortable Taoist who had no worries, traveled all over the world, and wandered the world!" The old monk swallowed a mouthful of sweet spring and said to it kindly.

"Master used to be really ......" When the little novice heard this, his dark eyes widened in an instant, and his mouth opened wide to be shocked

I can't tell.

After being stunned for a long time, he came back to his senses and finished speaking, "Oh my God, it's incredible." Then why has the master become like this again, he has been locked up in this Zen monastery for the rest of his life, and he can no longer walk freely in the sky and the sea. The words of the little novice were full of sorrow.

The old monk smiled and touched the little novice's bald head, and then breathed a long sigh of relief, and only said, "'I don't go to hell, who goes to hell', everything cannot be said, cannot be said, and cannot be said." ”

As he spoke, the old monk seemed to be immersed in a deep memory.

"By the way, Master, you really know what to do! A few days after you went out, a woman came from Taohuadian Village. Suddenly, the little novice woke him up with a cry of adoration.

"Then did you tell the woman what the master told you?" The old monk asked.

"'The true dragon goes out to sea, the spirit and the sky are unified, the phoenix nirvana, reborn from the fire, life is death, death is also life.'" The disciples all said," said Xiao Shami, earnestly.

"You're doing a great job!" The old monk praised it.

"'The true dragon goes out to sea, the spirit and the sky are unified, the phoenix nirvana, reborn from the fire, life is death, death is also life.'" What does this mean? The little novice smiled and asked puzzled.

"'True Dragon' and 'Phoenix', they are the two people who saved this common life...... the old monk said quietly.

"'True Dragon', 'Phoenix', 'Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang', since ancient times, dragons and phoenixes have represented auspiciousness, and dragons and phoenixes together express festive things. Dragon, phoenix' is a title that only the emperor and queen who are the lord of a country can afford. 'The true dragon goes out to sea, the spirit is unified, the phoenix nirvana, reborn from the fire, life is death, death is also life'... The apprentice understood, what the master meant was that the emperor and queen who had the ability to unify the Spirit Dragon Continent had been reborn? The little novice muttered to himself, and suddenly understood.

After a pause, Xiao Shami sighed again and continued to mutter to himself, "But now there are four countries in the Spirit Sky Continent, which country has such a powerful power. If the legendary guardian of Western Qin is still alive, it must undoubtedly be the spiritual sky of the Western Qin Kingdom, but now it is ......"

"By the way, who were you talking to in the yard just now?" The old monk smiled, and was already very comforted by the growth of this little novice he had personally brought out, and then asked again.

Hearing this, Xiao Shami's face immediately appeared as if he was a little displeased, and said, "I don't know where in the courtyard just now, a man in a purple-red robe who smells of fat powder and is dressed extremely charmingly is looking for you, Master?" It is precisely because of this that the apprentice asked why the master always went out in the guise of a Taoist. ”

"A man in a fuchsia robe who smells of fat and powder, and is dressed in an extremely glamorous manner? Looking for a teacher? The old monk was pondering alone.

Xiao Shami hurriedly said, "No, it took a long time to prevaricate him." At this time, I don't know if he's gone? ”

"Could it be that he is...... Go and see if he's still in the courtyard, and if so, invite him in. The old monk commanded.

"Master wants to see him? Who is he? The little novice asked in surprise.

"It seems that there are far more nobles gathered in the City God Temple tonight than the teacher expected." The old monk stroked his white beard and said.