Chapter (6) A visit to Jizo
In the main hall of the Yama Palace, the messengers of various small mansions came to report some recent things to Yan Yunqing, and the people who came to report formed a long queue one after another, and by the time Yan Yunqing finished dealing with it, it was almost noon.
Yan Yunqing pinched his eyebrows a little tiredly, on the day when the ghosts came to report, the bull head and the horse face would be waiting at the door of the main hall of the Yama Palace, in case something unexpected happened.
If the head of the cow is a farmer, then the horse face is like a small house of the rich and noble, the appearance is very delicate, and this person is much more clever and cunning than the honest and honest bull head.
Yan Yunqing waved his hand outward, and before he could say anything, Ma Mian saw it with sharp eyes, he hurriedly ran to the center of the hall, lowered his head, and asked softly, "What does Lord Hades command?" ”
Yan Yunqing looked around, but saw no trace of the person, and a trace of doubt flashed between his eyebrows, "Have you seen black impermanence?" ”
Ma Mian's eyes rolled, and he kept recalling in his mind, and suddenly stopped at a certain scene, and he replied softly, "Xia Guan saw that Lord Impermanence had gone out, and that direction seemed to be on the other side of the Lechuan River. ”
Lethe River? What did the man do there when he had nothing to do? Yan Yunqing was even more puzzled in his heart, but he didn't make a sound, Ma Mian looked up, and retreated silently, Niu Mian also looked at Ma Mian with some doubts, but Ma Mian shook his head, Niu Mian understood, and didn't ask more.
Yan Yunqing looked at the stack of official documents in his hand, sighed helplessly, and after dealing with these, he went to the Lechuan River to find that person.
On the bank of the Lechuan River, the ghost venerable saw it from a long distance, sitting on the fiery red side of the sea of flowers, Jizo rarely retreated his slightly gorgeous robe, wearing only a light gray embroidered dark Sanskrit clothes, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, sitting on a futon.
The ghost venerable stepped forward and sat on the futon opposite Jizo, the water in the pot was just boiling, and the ghost venerable looked at the series of wooden tea sets, and chuckled, "You knew I was coming back?" When is there still a foreknowledge of Buddhism? ”
Jizo smiled indifferently, put the pot of boiling water aside, picked up a teacup, and scalded it slightly with boiling water, this is a warm cup, "Feiye, Feiye, your Excellency has been worried, how can Jizo have such ability?" It's just that Jizo has been waiting on the bank of the Lethe River since the last time.,It's not at ease that Jizo has been waiting on the bank of the Lechuan River.,Thinking that maybe I can meet the Venerable.,Today, it seems,Jizo didn't wait in vain.,Isn't this the Honorable Great? ”
The Ghost Venerable raised his eyebrows, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes, he tilted his head and looked at Jizo, "Why are you waiting for the deity?" Why are you waiting here and not elsewhere? What if you can't wait? ”
Jizo's face except for a faint smile that makes people's hearts stop water, and then can't see anything else, Jizo put the boiling water aside for a while, put some tea leaves in that cup, hold the pot, brew slightly, wait for the water to exceed the tea a little, then stop, and wait for the tea leaves in the water to soothe a little, then pour the water again, this is to wake up the tea, Jizo's action is very smooth, and it is very pleasing to the eye.
Making tea and tasting tea is much more tedious than tasting wine, and the ghost is indeed happy to see it, but let him make tea, he will never learn it.
Jizo raised the pot slightly, and from top to bottom, the water fell into the cup like a waterfall, and the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup turned over several times, which was brewing.
Jizo pushed the cup of brewed tea in front of the ghost Venerable, and said slowly, "Jizo seems to have troubled things when he sees it, and he is a little worried, so wait, Jizo Wangzun passes by here ten times, so here, if Jizo can't wait for the Venerable, it's simple, then it means that Jizo has no reason to disturb the Venerable, so Jizo naturally goes back to where he came from, and there is always a place in this place that needs Jizo, isn't it?" ”
Ten times, the ghost zun showed a little nostalgia, quietly looked at the tea leaves in the cup of color, the shape is appropriate, smelling the refreshing tea fragrance, the tea leaves are still floating in the water, this is to appreciate the tea, the ghost zun was silent for a long time, before sighing softly, "I'm afraid you already know why I came!" ”
Jizo made a cup of tea for himself again, and when the tea was cool to just right, he took a sip, this is drinking tea, Jizo's face was full of enjoyment, he smiled indifferently, "Everything in the world has cause and effect, Jizo just thought about the cause and effect here in the honor, you might as well taste this tea, if it is cold, the taste is not good." ”
Hearing this, Ghost Venerable took the smooth wooden teacup in front of him, and tasted it carefully, he praised it, "Good tea." ”
Jizo shook his head, "No, no, this tea is just ordinary tea, I'm afraid it's just a different state of mind." ”
The wind sounded, and the chanting sound of the sea of flowers on the other side sounded, Jizo got up and looked at the endless sea of flowers, "Since it is your own choice, then Jizo will naturally help, I don't know what does Venerable need Jizo to do?" ”
Ghost Venerable lowered his eyes and chuckled, the people of Buddhism like to do these extra things, Jizo really knows, Ghost Venerable said softly, "Actually, it's also a trivial matter, you should have known that my return date is approaching, but right now, suddenly I can't let go of that little Yama." ”
Jizo nodded, quietly listening to what the ghost zun said, the ghost zun followed Jizo's line of sight, and also looked at the flowers on the other side, he suddenly remembered those rumors about the sea of flowers on the other side of the underworld, there was a pair of people who were in love with each other trapped in this sea of flowers, he looked up at Jizo, and knew in his heart that he knew the reason why Jizo helped him, and talking to smart people, there was no need to say it so thoroughly.
Ghost Venerable also got up, stood beside Jizang, and looked at the sea of flowers on the other side, he spoke, "You don't need to do anything more, you just need to help me pass on a word." ”
Jizo nodded and smiled, "I'd like to hear about it." ”
Ghost Zun lowered his eyes, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the white shadow coming from afar, the wind became stronger, and the sound of the sea of flowers was surprisingly loud, and the ghost Zun used the sea of knowledge to transmit the voice alone, "If he comes to you and asks about you, you just need to tell him a word, if the flowers bloom on the other side, the old man can return." ”
Seeing that the Ghost Venerable was unexpectedly clear about what he wanted to mention, Jizo calmed down, leaned over to the Ghost Venerable and said, "Jizo will definitely live up to the trust of the Venerable." ”
Ghost Venerable nodded, turned around and walked a few steps, then walked in front of Yan Yunqing, who came to look for him, he raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but laugh, "What?" Missed me? Are you so reluctant to me? ”
Yan Yunqing pursed his lips, took Ghost Venerable's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Go back and eat together." ”
Ghost Venerable involuntarily clenched Yan Yunqing's hand, raised his head and smiled gently, and said softly, "Okay, let's go back together." ”
Jizo stood beside the sea of flowers and watched the couple leave, he sighed softly at the sea of flowers, as if muttering, "In this way, the cause and effect between you and me are settled, and there is that person to protect you, and the people of the heavenly realm and the demon realm are helpless." ”
Di * stood for a while, and then left, he couldn't help but flash in his mind, the two young and excellent generals of the Heavenly Realm and the Demon Realm, in the two realms, no one has surpassed their merits, but they have been trapped in the sea of flowers on the other side for so long because they have committed the most taboo things, and they have stayed in the underworld for so many years.