Chapter XXII

I thought about it and felt that it made some sense, but I didn't understand, since she knew that there was something strange in this scripture pavilion, how could she dare to come? Thinking so, I asked casually. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yaochen's face turned red and white, white and red, changed color several times, and it took him a long time before he said: "I originally wanted to come forward and knock on the door, as long as you open the door, I can perform the magic of obsession, are you afraid that you will not go with me?" I really didn't even plan to come in. ”

Oh, I see.

"Then trick me out, what are you going to do next?"

Yaochen looked at him embarrassedly, "Ah, hehe, it's actually nothing......"

Seeing that she couldn't speak, he didn't bother to continue to entangle with her, "It's about to dawn, you can go quickly." ”

"Huh? You don't blame me? Yaochen suddenly felt in a good mood, and asked with sparkling eyes.

I sighed, "It's not weird, it's been all night, you just let me rest, okay?" ”

Yaochen was still stubborn and didn't want to leave, so I pushed her out of the door, locked the door with my hand, and said politely but coldly: "Auntie, women are not allowed to stay overnight in the temple, please go back." ”

Yaochen saw that I was leaving, so he blinked twice and said, "That...... Then you can rest well, and I'll come back to you later. ”

I wondered why this woman was so annoying, and when I turned my head and saw her eyes full of anticipation, I couldn't say hurtful words for a while. Looking at her bloody face, she looked pitiful, really, and I don't know which life I owed her.

I shook my head, took out the gold sore medicine from my arms and threw it over, "Auntie, this is my family's ancestral heirloom, wipe the wound to save the scar." ”

"Really?" She looked at it in surprise as if she had found a treasure, raised it up and shook it at me, and said, "Pure heart, you are so good, I have made up your friend!" Let's go. As he spoke, he disappeared again like a gust of wind.

I shook my head, speechless in the face of this "windy" woman.

Look at the sky, it's about to light up in a blink of an eye, and you have to go back and squint for a while.

When I returned to the meditation room, I crept into bed, and as soon as my head was on the pillow, I heard the abbot ask in a low voice: "Pure heart, why is it so late?" ”

I was shocked, and I hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, I've read the book." Sorry to bother you, you can sleep a little longer. ”

It can't be that the abbot knows something, right? There is a ghost in my heart who does not sleep steadily, and I am in a daze, as if I heard the sigh of the master. But I was so sleepy that I really didn't have the energy to pay attention to it, and I don't know if the master said anything more later.

When I woke up, it was past noon. sighed in my heart, the abbot is really more and more spoiled by me, and I am the only one in this temple who can be so presumptuous. But is that really good? I have always been so indulgent, how can I obey the public?

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden rush of bells outside. My first instinct was that something was wrong! Usually the temple has a morning bell and a dusk drum, and at other times you can't ring the bell casually, unless there is something urgent to call everyone. I hurriedly pulled on my shoes and ran towards the main hall as I walked.

From a distance, I saw that the front of the hall was already full of people, and Jing'an was looking out of the crowd with his head out, and when he saw me, he immediately waved to me. I hurriedly climbed over to his side, wondering what was going to happen next.

I saw the abbot glance around, and saw that there was no shortage of people, so he said: "Our Shenlong Temple has a rule, every fifty years, we must send a monk down the mountain to travel for a year, raise begging food, and make a wide range of Buddha connections to help practice." It has been exactly 50 years since the last assignment. I am here today, just to ask for everyone's opinions, have you taken the initiative to ask for the mountain? ”

There was a commotion below, and they began to whisper. But after a long time of buzzing, no one came out.

The abbot sighed, "Since everyone has such feelings for the temple and is willing to leave for a moment, then let's decide by drawing lots." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at the little novice beside him, and the little novice took a tube of bamboo sticks and asked everyone to draw them. When everyone finished drawing, the abbot said, "Now you all look at the bamboo sticks in your hands, there are two bars left, and one bar will pack up your things in a while and set off." ”

I saw that everyone was looking down at the sign in their hands, but no one squeaked. A sense of foreboding is getting stronger, it can't be so coincidental, right? I took the bamboo stick in my hand and looked at it, don't say anything, it's me.

I held up the sign in my hand, "Abbot, it's me." ”

The abbot looked at me and said, "Then go back and pack your things, and in a moment you will go down the mountain, and the others will disperse." After saying that, he turned around and left.

At this time, Jing'an, who was next to him, suddenly raised the stick in his hand and shouted, "Abbot, so is mine." ”

The abbot's body stiffened, stopped, and looked back at him with complicated eyes. I saw him nod his head firmly to the abbot, his eyes full of eagerness and request, and the abbot bowed his head slightly, and walked away without looking back.

The two of them seemed to be able to understand each other without words, so why hadn't they noticed it before?

Jing'an saw that the abbot agreed, as if relieved, took my hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go back and clean up, and then say goodbye to the master after cleaning up." ”

"Hmm." He dragged me back, and when I got to the dormitory, I parted with him.

I have always lived with the abbot, and his old man's land is my land. His resting place was separate from the other monks and was located in the inner room of the meditation room. When I entered the meditation room, I saw him sitting lonely on a futon, with a large package next to him, and his expression was gloomy, as if he had suddenly aged a lot. I know he can't bear me, but in front of so many people, what can he do?

I called out "Master" and threw myself into the abbot's arms, and as I had done when I was a child, the abbot's tears fell. He stroked my head for a while, choked up and blamed: "You little fool, everyone's sign is a bar, no one squeaks, just you are sincere." ”

"Huh? Really? "I also felt like I was being stupid. But when he opened his bow, he did not turn back, and when he spoke, he spilled water. Besides, if no one goes, how can the abbot and his old man get off the stage? Buddha day, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell? I'm still very happy to be able to solve Master's problems. So, although I know that I did something stupid, I don't regret it.

I wiped the abbot's tears and coaxed him, "Master, don't be sad, I'm grown up and can go out." Besides, if I don't go, someone else will have to go, and who will not go? ”

The abbot eased up a little, pointed his finger at my head and said, "You can think about it." ”

"Master, don't worry, the year will pass soon. Besides, there's Jing'an by my side, don't you say? ”

The abbot nodded, "Well, Jing'an is still a conscience." ”