Chapter 1 Buddhism
"Where do you see you from this shell?"
"See you in the place where you don't live and don't die!"
"Zhao Li, open the door, please let me see you! Zhao Li! Please......"
A bolt of lightning flashed, and a brief burst of light hit the closed gate of Baohua Temple.
"Boom...... ......"
The woman who fell under the steps of the temple was torn into pieces by the furious thunder, and her bloody white clothes were blown into the air like a gorgeous butterfly blown into the air by the wind, and then fluttered back to the front of the steps.
"Squeak!"
The door opened, and a vague figure came out of it, and the sound of Buddha was bursting, and the noise made my head hurt.
Hurt! What a headache!
Every stormy night I had the same dream, and there was always the monk who couldn't see his face clearly.
The candle flame in the house has long been extinguished, and the slender lightning snake in the dark night wants to tear the night sky apart, and I sat up in the cold night, hugging the quilt and recalling the scene in the dream, unprovoked heartache and despair, but fortunately, the maid who kept vigil outside heard the sound and lit a new candle and came in.
The room was instantly bright, the candle flame was flickering, and he had no intention of seeing himself in the mirror, white clothes and black hair, clear and clear eyes, his hand gently caressed the lotus birthmark on his heart, and his face was pale and desperate.
I was born as Miss Xiangfu, and everyone says that I have a good life, and I am born well, and I will definitely find a wishful husband in the future.
My father said that the weather was very good on the night I was born, the moon was bigger than usual, and my mother never had seizures from time to time, and I only came out at night.
When I was born, I suddenly had a vision in the sky, and a piece of meteors was like pearls passing through the sky, and I was the only child born in the whole of Kyoto.
My father named me Mingzhu, and when I was six years old, the emperor named me Princess Zhaoyang, this life is really good!
I'm almost 15 years old, and I'm going to be married in two months, and my mother said that women will start choosing a husband after they are married, and I want to go to Baohua Temple before I have a look.
Baohua Temple is in the suburbs of Beijing, it is a temple where the incense is not vigorous, it is rumored to be the family temple of the King of Jiangxia in the past, a hundred years have passed, and now it has long been unable to find the root.
I wanted to go to Baohua Temple, because the lotus birthmark in my heart was hot last night, which has never happened before, maybe all this is related to that dream, and Baohua Temple.
In the past, I heard my father say that the emperor named me a princess, a large part of the reason is also because of this birthmark, it is rumored that Liu Xiang's little girl is pregnant with Bodhi, and she must be the reincarnation of the boy next to Guanyin Niangniang, who came to the world to save the suffering.
The carriage was spacious, and I asked the big girl to take out my half-painted map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and spread it on the small table, and began to draw it carefully.
This habit has been going on for many years, when I was 9 years old, there was a wandering monk in the family, the wandering monk was amazed after seeing my face, and said something difficult to understand, when he left, he said that he wanted to ask me to do me a favor, draw a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and I will come to pick it up after I was fifteen years old.
Afraid that his father and mother would not allow it, he took out another bead and gave it to his father.
Legend has it that this bead is a treasure of Penglai, it is a treasure bead that Xuanwu holds in the mouth every day, the name is the blue sea and the tide, you can pray for rain, you can also go through the mountains and avoid the water.
Such a treasure Daddy knew that he couldn't keep it, so he secretly entered the palace that night to face the saint, and it rained overnight in Kyoto, which had not rained for half a year.
On the second day, my father was overjoyed, and the emperor's father was also very happy, and he was very enthusiastic about the wandering monk.
The appointed time is coming, I rushed left and right, the monk said, no fake other people's hands, red embroidery two maids can not help, I have to take it, often take it out to paint.
When we went out, it was still sunny and began to drizzle when we arrived at the bluestone steps of Baohua Temple, and during the rainy season, this day really changed when we arrived at the bluestone steps of Baohua Temple.
In the mist and rain, the Buddha flowers that bloom to the Tu on both sides of the road appear very blurry, and the Baohua Temple that is lined with silence is like a deserted temple forgotten by the world, the world is full of fireworks, only here is silent.
The carriage couldn't get up, so the family quickly prepared a soft sedan and prepared to carry me up.
I look at the quiet surroundings, insist on holding an oil-paper umbrella up the stairs, two red-billed colored sparrows are calling on the green tree, the mountain gate is hidden behind a hundred steps, if you look down from above, you can only see a woman in white with a veil, revealing a snow-white and smooth forehead, this feeling has a sense of familiarity, I seem to have been here.
We were greeted by a monk of twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in a blue monk's robe.
"It just so happens that fresh soy milk is ground in the temple today, and the princess will definitely taste it later."
My mind ached, remembering when I had heard it, but I couldn't remember where it was.
In the past, I often heard the second brother say that although there are few people in Baohua Temple, but the lotus pond in the temple is a grand scene that has to be seen, from the beginning of June to the beginning of September is the time when the white lotus is extremely prosperous, I came here for another purpose, that is, to see the second brother boasting about the lotus pond of the sky.
Entering the temple, only to find that only a few spires of the Baohua Temple from the outside to see the pagoda turned out to be a large temple, in addition to the house for the pilgrims to live, there are seven floors and nine pavilions, the painting building is flying, and even in front of each hall are carved with unicorn Pixiu and other Rui beasts, it can be seen that it was once also very prosperous.
Master Zhike led a group of people into the wing, made hot tea, and brought a pot of fragrant soy milk, I drank two bowls in succession, the entrance was mellow and sweet, it was really delicious.
The princess travels, and the idle people retreat, and the already sparsely populated Baohua Temple appears even more deserted.
After taking a nap, I changed my clothes and was accompanied by Cui Yi and Red Embroidery to the Daxiong Treasure Hall for incense.
Originally, this trip was not specially to incense, so I didn't rush to the headpost, but the sesame oil money was more than usual.
The closest to the Daxiong Hall is the Medicine Master Palace, the second brother said that the lotus pond is nearby, and after the incense, I left the maid and held the umbrella and went alone.
I heard the monk in the temple say that there is only one Master Kongming living in the Medicine Master Hall, and he never goes out.
There is a bleak grass growing next to the ruined steps, and the stairs are sprinkled with falling stars, this scene is accompanied by dark clouds, but there is a bit of slaughter!
The rain became heavier and heavier, the sky was dark and oppressive, the temple was lit with lights, and a distant bell sounded as if from ancient times, and the heart was flustered with the bell.
Quicken your pace and climb the stone steps, and in about a quarter of an hour, you will see the gate of the Medicine Master's Hall.
The sky was covered with dark clouds and steam, and in the dimness I felt a pair of cold eyes looking at me, moving with my steps.
"Woohoo!"
A green snake sprang down from the tree and bit me on the arm.
It hurts to drill the heart!
I can feel the blood flowing out of my shoulder, my vision is gradually blurred, and when my body is shaky, the door of the Medicine Master Hall "squeaks" open, and a monk in green clothes walked out of it, and I can't see his face clearly in the haze, his figure gradually overlaps with the figure in the dream, he stands in front of the mouth and shouts the Buddha's horn, this situation, I mistakenly think that he is still in a dream and has not yet woken up.
Finally, I was unsteady on my feet and slowly fell, the storm that had been brewing for a long time poured down at this time, and the cold rain poured on my body, I was a little more sober, I felt very uncomfortable, my whole body hurt, but when I fell to the ground, I felt warm and soft.
When I looked up, I saw him, with thick eyebrows, a high nose, and a chin with a nearly perfect curvature, and a sandalwood fragrance on his body that made me feel at ease, and he looked elegant and handsome, not like a mortal.
He carried a snake and said, "This is the green snake in the mountains, it is very poisonous, but I will save you!" ”
I thought I was going to die, and I wasn't very flustered, but I thought that the old people who often talked about it with experience might not be able to protect their old days, and they "predicted" that I would have a good life and would be able to marry a wishful husband, but they didn't want me to die in the deserted temple of the lonely mountain in July.
Breaking the prophecy does not require a ritual, only a serpent is sufficient.
He carried me into the hall and let me lie on the futon in the Medicine Master's Hall, the embroidered bamboo silk clothes were cut, and I turned my head to look at the eight red lacquered pillars in the middle of the hall.
The golden-bodied Bodhisattva on the rosette shines in the candlelight, and the philanthropic eyebrows look more and more solemn in the candlelight.
The monk's warm and soft lips pressed against the skin of my shoulder, and a tingling sensation hit my whole body, and then I felt the cold blade cut through the wounded area, and the thick black blood gushed out with a fishy smell, and I tried to keep myself awake, and fought against the heavier and heavier eyelids, and finally fell asleep at some point.
It may be that the main effect of this snake's venom is to paralyze the nerves, and I had a long, long dream in which I became a full-grown woman, and my husband was a mighty general, and he led me on horseback over the edge of the Huai Shui.
Sometimes I dreamed that I was like this, wearing a phoenix crown and a xia veil, and the one who greeted me was a sturdy and sloppy Hun man, and a group of troops chased my sedan chair behind, and the blood flowed in the shadow of the sword and sword, dyeing the Huaishui red.
It was already two days after I woke up, and Hongxiu cried that it was Master Kongming of the Medicine Hall who sent me back.
A-Niang and the second brother are also there, my mother is already crying and red-eyed, I feel embarrassed, if outsiders know that Princess Zhaoyang, who is known for her filial piety and sensible reputation, ran to the Lonely Mountain Wild Temple in the name of praying for her mother, and almost lost her life!
My life is saved, but the poison has not been fully solved, this snake venom is not the unique method of Baohua Temple can not be solved, the mother has to go back first, the big brother is going to get married, and the house is inseparable from the mother.
The second brother squeezed his eyebrows, I understood his mind, so Yang Niang left the second brother to accompany me, my mother hesitated for a moment and agreed, and repeatedly told the second brother to take care of me when I left.
The second brother is my eldest brother, and he has a better relationship with my eldest brother, although I know that he only wants to go to the mountain behind the temple to hunt hares.
On the third day, I was able to barely get out of bed, and the host said that only Kong Ming of the Medicine Master Hall and his master could not solve the problem in my poison temple, and the master of Wu Ma traveled overseas, and he ordered that Kong Ming should not leave the Medicine Hall half a step before he returned, so I had to sit on the sedan chair and be carried to the Medicine Master Hall by the family.
Fortunately, there is still a row of houses where the monks live in the Medicine Master Hall, and the subordinates have already packed up one and hung a curtain for me to detoxify.
The handkerchief embroidered with the winter rose was placed on the wrist, two slender fingers were placed on it, and the nails were trimmed neatly and cleanly, as if they were not stained with dust.
I actually want to remind them that these curtains are too redundant, because they will have to bled later, and they still can't avoid frontal contact.
It turned out that I was thinking too much, and a throwing knife struck my arm accurately through the tulle, and the black blood with a fishy stench instantly stained the clothes black!
I'm so angry, this is a special method? The special method is to take advantage of people not paying attention to the cold knife? Remind me that if you want to bleed, you will die?