The woman asked me maliciously, "Do you think I look like I am made of paper?" ”

I sneered and said, "No, not at all." ”

The woman sneered and stopped talking.

I cautiously asked, "Where are we going now?" ”

The woman closed her eyes slightly and said, "Go to Anle Temple." ”

I asked again, "Where is Anle Temple?" ”

The woman said lightly: "What do you want to do with these questions?" Is it any good for you? ”

I said, "It's just curious." The atmosphere inside the carriage was dull, and talking and adjusting the atmosphere was somewhat. ”

There was a hint of a smile on the woman's face. But there is not much meaning in this smile, most of it is mockery.

She said: "Anle Temple is in the middle of the mountains, and we only know a general range. Whether you can find it today depends on your luck. ”

Although the woman didn't tell me where Anle Temple was, she finally answered my question and gave me face.

I thought about it for a while, and then I couldn't help but ask: "You said that there were miracles in Anle Temple back then. What was that miracle? ”

The woman suddenly opened her eyes, glared at me for a moment, and then said, "You're a little unusual. ”

I was worried and said, "How am I unusual? ”

The woman said, "I can feel that you don't have much guts. But when you get in the car, you don't huddle in the corner and shiver, but ask questions. I think that your timidity is on the outside, but inside you, you should be a bold person. ”

I smiled bitterly: "I just want to know a little more about the situation of Anle Temple, and when I go in later, I will be a little mentally prepared." ”

The woman snorted and said, "As for the miracles, I don't have to hide them from you. After all, if you study the classics a little more, you'll always know. When she said this, she suddenly asked me, do you believe in Buddhism? ”

I was stunned, and then I said, "I have a friend who is a Taoist priest and has always advised me to believe, and I don't seem to have studied Buddha. ”

The woman said, "The Tao is also fine." Do you believe in immortals? The gods in Taoism. ”

I was stunned. I couldn't answer for a while. The woman was not in a hurry, just looked at me and waited quietly.

I thought for a moment and said, "I've seen ghosts." But I haven't seen immortals. I have reservations about the legendary immortals, and my friend told me that the immortal traces are ethereal, and they may not really exist, but are made up by ordinary people through false rumors. ”

The woman nodded slightly, as if she was very satisfied with this statement, and she said, "I didn't expect your Taoist friend to say such a thing. There is nothing wrong with this view. These existing legends are indeed outrageously false. No wonder he didn't believe it. ”

I listened to her get further and further away from the topic, and couldn't help but say, "You still haven't told me what the miracle is." ”

The woman smiled softly and said, "You're in a hurry. Miracles appeared many years ago, and until then, Anrakuji Temple was no different from ordinary temples. It's just a slightly more spacious temple. Although I have passed by Anrakuji Temple many times, I have not noticed anything unusual about it. ”

I couldn't help but ask, "How many years ago, when did it take to do so?" ”

The woman said lightly: "Five nonsense." ”

I looked at the woman in surprise: "If you say that, you are already ......"

The woman looked at me and said, "I'm old, aren't I?" ”

I shook my head and tried to pretend to be sincere: "Not old, not old at all." ”

The woman didn't pay any attention to me, but said, "At that time, Buddhism was flourishing, and there were new temples everywhere. The monks and nuns were well pampered and lived well. The monks are no longer ascetics, but as if they are officials. ”

"There are some monks who began to indulge in pleasure under the guise of the Buddha. And the other part. then diligently and penancedly. But the hedonistic monks were not punished, and the ascetic monks did not receive much benefit. So some people spread that the so-called gods and Buddhas do not exist. ”

I was dumbfounded and said, "More than a thousand years ago, did anyone dare to make such a claim?" ”

The woman said: "In the troubled times, what kind of cow ghost and snake god is not? This statement is not too outrageous. After all, as the man said, no one has ever seen the true body of the gods and Buddhas. ”

"But it was at such a time that the abbot of Anle Temple announced to the world that he had seen the Buddha."

My eyes widened: "Did he lie?" ”

The woman said: "At that time, everyone in the world thought he was lying. So the abbot invited the virtuous people of the world to come to Anle Temple to listen to the scriptures. ”

"Some people are there to join in the fun, and some people are there to debunk the scam. There are also people who are devout Buddhas and want to see the Buddha. In short, there are no less than tens of thousands of people who have signed up. After more than a month of screening, ten virtuous people were finally selected. ”

"Six of them are contemporary monks. They are also the abbots of the six great temples, and they are highly respected by the world. The remaining four are all non-believers. The purpose of the abbot of Anle Temple in inviting these four people is to block the mouths of people in the world, so as not to think that they have colluded with the monks and pretended to be ghosts. ”

I asked, "Did you go to this meeting?" ”

The woman shook her head and said regretfully: "I'm a woman, how can I be qualified to go there?" What's more, although I had some status at that time. But in front of these great monks, it is not enough. ”

I asked, "So what about the end result?" Is this miracle real? ”

The woman nodded: "The abbots of the six big temples didn't go back in the end. They stayed at Anle Temple. Didn't take another step. The four people left. Two of them took refuge in Buddhism. The remaining two came out in despair, and throughout their lives, they never slandered the Buddha again. ”

I said, "If you say that, is there really a Buddha in the world?" ”

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the situation at that time, there is. At that time, some rumors began to circulate in the world that anyone who had seen the Buddha would soon become a Buddha. Blessed are the monks of Anrakuji Temple. Since then, people from all over the world have begun to rush in the direction of Anrakuji Temple. But when they arrived, they found that Anle Temple was gone. It was moved overnight. From the tiles on the roof of the house, to the stone slabs in the courtyard. Nothing was left. ”

I asked, "So there must be a lot of people looking for this temple, right?" After all, the Buddha is in it, and as long as you find it, you can become a Buddha. ”

The woman said, "Yes, the world has been looking for a long time. Never found. Most people gave up. Gradually, no one talked about it anymore. ”

When I heard this, my mind turned and I said, "Most people have given up, you should belong to those who haven't given up, right?" ”

When the woman heard this, she was stunned for a moment. Then she suddenly smiled. This is when I really see her laugh. It's not a ridicule, it's not a sneer, it's the kind of smile that knows a lot. I was immediately stunned.

It is very rude to stare at a woman like this.

But the woman didn't seem to mind, and she smiled and said, "Yes, I'm one of those people who hasn't given up." Including the empty house you mentioned, they are also people who have not given up. I am now only one step away from Anraku Temple. But tonight I met you, and the dragon inside you. I guess I'll be able to find its exact location. ”

I felt a little uneasy in my heart, and then asked in a low voice, "Do I know too much?" ”

The woman said, "Yes, you can understand." The people who were looking for Anle Temple back then killed those who knew the news while inquiring about the news. Because everybody wants to become a Buddha, and they don't want to give others a chance. Aren't the monks of Anrakuji Temple the same? They stole the temple and monopolized the opportunity to become a Buddha. ”

I said apprehensively, "I don't want to know." ”

The woman smiled, "It seems a little late." ”

She said, "The reason why I am willing to sue you is because you are already a dead person in my eyes. ”

I said anxiously, "You should have reminded me when I asked you just now." If I had known this news, you would have killed me. Then I won't ask. ”

The woman shook her head: "Even if you don't know this news, I will still kill you." Have you forgotten? You promised me before to give me the dragon in your body. ”

I froze: "You mean that when I take out that dragon, I will die?" ”

The woman nodded with a smile on her face.