"Just outside the hall!" replied the butler Li An.

"Please!" Hou Ye said hurriedly.

"Second master, please!" the butler shouted out the door.

I saw a bald monk in his thirties, wearing an unpretentious gray-brown monk's robe, walking in. The hall suddenly resounded with the sound of whispering discussions.

"Who is this young monk?"

"Look at this eyebrow, it vaguely looks like the second prince of Houfu who disappeared silently more than ten years ago?"

"Tsk, how can this monk's robe be so old?"

"The two strings of beads on the chest and hand are not ordinary!"

......

Hou Ye hurriedly got up and hurried to the door to greet him.

"Second brother, it's really you!

"Brother, it's me! Li Xuan! I have taken refuge in Buddhism, and the Buddha's name is Fahai. The man came with one hand and shook his palm. "Amitabha!"

Hou Ye was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered. Although there are very few people who believe in Buddhism in the local area and in the southeast of Dahua, he also knows that in the northern part of the west and in the mountains and wilderness of the Central Plains, Tianzhu Buddhism has long been like the grass on the plain two hundred years ago. It's just that although the great grandfather of this dynasty immediately got the world, he governed the country according to Taoism and Confucianism, and since then Taoism has prospered, Confucianism has flourished, and Buddhism is not respected in the court and the government.

"Come on in! Sit down and talk!"

"I've seen my eldest sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for ten years, you are still so charming and moving!"

"Second brother, I haven't seen you for ten years, in addition to your clothes, your face is still the same. Come and meet the second uncle!"

"Second uncle is good! Nephew Li Bingtong has seen uncle!"

Li Bingtong said, carefully looking at the second uncle in front of him, and felt that he was very different from his Hou grandfather's father. The medium figure is thin and thin, the innocent face has a faint quietness and vicissitudes, but the eyes are shining with clear light, the monk's robe is simple and shabby and looks a little fat, and the long string of cyan Buddha beads hanging on the chest and a string of cyan beads on the wrist of the right hand reflect each other, but it is particularly eye-catching.

"The virtuous nephew is so wise!" Second Uncle Canghai stretched out his hand and stroked his zenith, sighed in admiration, and then sat down with his brother.

"Second brother, more than ten years ago, because of that love catastrophe, you insisted on going on a long trip, saying that you wanted to find the way to heaven and cultivate the true body of immortality, how could I and your sister-in-law not be able to keep you, it seems that you have achieved a positive result?"

"Brother, it is difficult to cultivate the true body of immortality, but the way to heaven is clear in your chest. This matter is a long story, when I traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers of Dahua alone, and did not really find the way to see the heavens and the way to live forever, so I stayed in Shendu, and later because of the guidance of a wandering monk, I met the doctoral disciple Jing Lu. Later, by chance, we met Yi Cun, the messenger of the King of You, and the three of us had a very happy conversation, so we copied the 'Futu Sutra' dictated by him together, and under his introduction, we met with the Venerable Master of Tianzhu Monk Salad, and listened to his preaching of the Dharma, and suddenly realized that he knew that immortality could not be achieved and that there was a way through the heavens, so he worshiped him as a teacher and returned to Buddhism. ”

"Oh, so the Dao is short, but the Dharma is long?" Hou Ye wondered.

"Indeed, for example, today His Majesty has built a grand temple on Yuhua Mountain on the east side of the Shendu City, named Jinguang Temple. The Venerable Master Salad invited the Venerable Master Morteng and the Venerable Master Zhu Falan to translate the scriptures and preach the Dharma in the temple together, and the dignitaries of the court and the central government went to listen to the Buddha and receive the Dharma. Ten days ago, the Venerable Master Salad looked at the southeast and said that there was a flash of Buddha light on the coast of the East China Sea and at the mouth of the Great River, so I asked for my order to come east in a hurry, first, to miss my brother and sister-in-law in my hometown, and second, to find the Buddha's fate and Dharma Qi for my teacher. Not to mention, as soon as I got close to the boundary of this Nai Ho City, I really felt the aura of the Buddha. Just now I saw my little nephew, whom I had never met, and my eyes suddenly lit up, not to mention his young age, but he had a bright future! I touched his top with my hand, and found that he was not a shallow Buddha. ”

"Really, how did the second brother find out that he is not a shallow Buddha?"

"You can't say it, you can't say it, the Dharma is profound, you can only understand it, you can't talk about it. Second Uncle Li Xuan said, shaking his head again and again. "Amitabha!"

Hou Ye Li Chengzi Changjun, only this one younger brother, named Xuanzi Youqing. The age difference between the two is ten years, and they have had very different personalities and hobbies since they were children. Due to the early death of his father, Li Cheng was hereditary at the age of seventeen and assumed the responsibility of the general's mansion and the marquis' mansion. He is young and martial, tall and heroic, resolute and brave, shrewd and strong, decisive, good at making friends with officials, and quite a saint, plus there is a demure and intelligent county lord's wife as an internal helper, so he can control the southeast half of the Great China Kingdom. Li Xuan lost his father at the age of seven, he liked literature and martial arts since he was a child, he was also thin and thin, his personality was flexible but not withdrawn, docile but assertive, and he could speak well; when he grew up, he liked to go off the rails with swords, was curious about the way of cultivation, and became strange and chivalrous, so he was full of strange theories and could boast, but he also learned a good swordsmanship. When he was seventeen years old, he went to Yuezhou, where his second uncle was located, and practiced Taoist medicine exercises there under the pseudonym of Xu Xuan, because of a mysterious and absurd love of human snakes, there was a lot of uproar over there, but fortunately, the second uncle forcibly broke up with the power of thunder, and invited a Western monk to brainwash him for three years before he melted the knot in his heart. But the second uncle was afraid that the family would be ugly, so he didn't tell him too much about the eldest nephew who was the elder brother, and the second brother also tried his best to avoid it. So people here have heard about it, but they don't know much about it. Today, the two brothers have been together for ten years, although they have deep blood and have a very happy conversation, but Hou Ye Li Cheng only listened to the words of this second brother who behaved strangely and talked about it since he was a child, and did not take it to heart.

"Second brother, today is the day when your little nephew enters Qingyang Mountain to apprentice, you see that all the adults and generals are uninvited, competing to congratulate each other, especially the prince Jing also sent the prince to come, which makes our Li Mansion shine. Now you are also rushing back, which makes you even more happy for your brother, it can be seen that today is really an auspicious day, and I am very happy for my brother!"

"Today I came suddenly, I don't know if it's my nephew's day of Sheedon, I didn't prepare any gifts, this string of thousand-eyed pearl bracelets, is Tianzhu's wisdom sacred tree Bi Bo Luo tree beads knotted on the beads finely polished, by my master Salad Master opened the light and warmed, the inner wisdom is stored, the outer light is shining, it is also a treasure, just give it to the little nephew. ”

Second Uncle Li Xuan said, took off the cyan bead bracelet on his wrist, stepped forward and put it on Li Bingtong's wrist. But see a piece of cyan beads, turquoise and clear, the color is fresh, the strange thing is that there are a lot of black circles on each bead or round or flat or large or less, like a thousand shapes of wisdom eyes, containing infinite aura, even the Hou Ye Li Cheng saw that it is worth a lot, very like.

"Second brother, since this jewel bracelet is a holy relic of your faith, don't give it away. Hou Ye Li Cheng excused himself.

"Amitabha, if it is given to ordinary people, it is reluctant, but today it is given to my nephew of unparalleled wisdom, even if it is a priceless thing, what does it matter? Not to mention a string of beads?" Li Xuan said, sitting back in his place.

"Thank you, second uncle!" Li Bingtong stood up and thanked him, he also liked this bracelet at a glance.

"Master Hou!" the immortal envoy Liang Qingshan took the opportunity and said, today is indeed a good day, the time is almost up, and the third prince should also set off. ”

"Thank you Immortal Envoy for reminding me!" Hou Ye turned his face and said with a smile, "I only care about the feelings of thinking after the separation from my brother and brother, and I almost forgot the time, so please ask the Immortal Envoy to take my son Li Bingtong and set off." ”

Everyone stood up with Hou Ye, and followed Hou Ye and his wife to send the immortal envoy and the third prince to the gate of Zhengyang Street. Two white horses were waiting for the guards.

"Please let Hou Ye and his wife stay!" the immortal envoy Liang Qingshan bowed to Hou Ye, and then turned to everyone and arched his hand. "Thank you for sending us, please stay!"

"Ang Lee!" Hou Ye shouted.

"The villain is here!" replied the butler.

"You will send the immortal envoy another ride on behalf of me and my wife!"

"Yes!"

"Tong'er!" Mrs. Xu reluctantly instructed, "When you get to the mountain, you must listen to the words of the Venerable Master, and learn and ask for advice from this immortal envoy brother." ”

"Remember, child!" Li Bingtong replied, his nose was sore, and the warm maternal love of the past ten days had already haunted him.

"Please also ask the immortal envoy to take care of me, an unsuccessful child, in the future. Madame turned her face to the immortal envoy Liang Qingshan and said.

"Madam, please rest assured, our disciples and other disciples are seeking Taoism and learning art together on the mountain, and everyone is like a brother and sister, and they all care for each other. ”

Li Bingtong and Liang Qingshan said goodbye to the people who saw them off, and accompanied by the housekeeper Li An and four guards, they walked along the street to the east of the city, and walked out of the city gate after a while. The two thanked the housekeeper and the guards again, stepped on the white horse, and embarked on the path of cultivating the truth to the Miaomen Peak of Qingyang Mountain.