Chapter 481: The Great Temple

Zhong Ling was very surprised: "Why can't this 'floating' word always be spit out smoothly?"

When she recited it for the third time, she naturally mentioned the immortal rhyme aura, turned into a strong true qi, and the word 'floating' burst out of her mouth. Grandma Tong smiled and said, "Good guy, it's over a level!" It turns out that the words of this song are completely opposite to the principle of sound rhyme and breathing, and it is not easy to recite calmly, and it is even more difficult to speak out when running.

At noon, Grandma Tong ordered Zhong Ling to put her down, flicked her fingers, and a stone flew up to the sky, knocked down a crow, drank the blood of the crow, and then practiced the "Eight Desolations and Six Combinations of Exclusive Respect". At this time, she had returned to the skill she had when she was seventeen years old, and although it was much inferior to Li Qiushui, it was easy to kill a crow with a snap of her fingers.

Grandma Tong has finished practicing, and ordered Zhong Ling to take it up, asking her to recite the song again, and then ask her to recite it backwards. This song recipe has been read awkwardly, and when read backwards, it is even more against the throat, stirring the tongue and stumbling teeth, but Zhong Ling, with the aura of fairy rhyme, before it gets dark, actually memorized the mantra of the first way of the palm method no matter how it is read backwards, it has been memorized catchy, and there is no suffocation at all. Grandma Tong liked it very much and said, "Little monk, I also owe you a loss...... Ahh......h Ahh......h You must have done something unspeakable with her, and I have been hiding it from you. Thief, are you still going to lie to me......? How can you stand up to me?"

Zhong Ling was shocked, hurriedly put her down on the ground, and asked, "Senior, are you ...... What are you talking about?" Grandma Tong's face turned purple, tears rolled down, and she shouted: "You have fornicated with Li Qiushui, a slut, don't you? You still want to deny it? You still refuse to admit it? Otherwise, how can she pass on the 'little Wuxianggong' to you? Little thief, you ...... You've made me so miserable. Zhong Ling was puzzled and asked, "What is 'Xiao Wuxianggong'?" Qin Wen took the opportunity to joke: "Xiao Wuxianggong is a trick between the two daughters when the little girl has no Xianggong, and later generations will also call it Lily." Zhong Ling blushed suddenly. Grandma Tong was stunned for a moment, then calmed down, wiped away her tears, sighed, and said, "It's nothing." Your master can't live with me. ”

It turned out that when Zhong Ling recited the song, he quickly passed through many difficulties, and when he recited it backwards, it was especially smooth. Although she and Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui are the same teacher, but each has its own unique skills, the three of them have learned quite differently, the "little Wuxianggong" master only passed on Li Qiushui alone, it is her self-defense skills, extremely powerful, when Tong's grandmother harmed several times, Li Qiushui relied on "Xiao Wuxianggong" to save his life. Although Grandma Tong didn't know how to do this, she was very familiar with the situation when this kung fu was exercised, and then found that Zhong Ling seemed to have this skill, and the skill was profound. When he was sober, he remembered that Wu Yazi had colluded with Li Qiushui behind his back, and he was angry and self-harmed.

That night, Grandma Tong couldn't stop scolding Wuyazi and Li Qiushui. Zhong Ling listened to her scolding viciously, but the pain was actually better than resentment, thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and persuaded: "Senior, life is impermanent, impermanence is suffering, and all troubles arise because of greed and hatred. The seniors only need to leave these three poisons, no longer miss your junior brother, and no longer hate your junior sister, and there will be no worries in their hearts. Grandma Tong said angrily: "I want to miss your unconscionable master, and I want to hate the slut who is not afraid of ugliness." The more troubled I was, the happier I became. Zhong Ling shook his head, not daring to persuade anymore.

The next day, Grandma Tong taught her the mantra of the second way of palming. In this way, the two of them were in a hurry, and they practiced at the same time. On the evening of the fifth day, but seeing that the front was densely populated, he came to a large city.

Grandma Tong said: "This is Lingzhou, the capital of Western Xia, you still have a trick that you haven't read, today we will stay in the west of Lingzhou, tomorrow we will run west for two hundred miles, and then take a detour back." Zhong Lingdao: "Shall we go to Lingzhou?" Grandma Tong said: "Of course we are going to Lingzhou, if we don't go to Lingzhou, how can we say that we are going deep into the dangerous place?"

Another day passed, and Zhong Ling had memorized the mantra of the six roads of "Tianshan Folding Plum Hands" to the fullest. Grandma Tong taught her how to apply it in the wilderness. She had a broken leg and had to sit on the ground and make a move. Although there are only six ways to "Tianshan Folding Plum Hand", it contains the essence of the martial arts of the Xiaoyao School, and among the palm and grappling hands, there are swordsmanship, knife techniques, whip techniques, marksmanship, grasping methods, axe techniques and other blade tricks, and the changes are complicated, and Zhong Ling can't learn so much for a while.

Grandma Tong said: "I'll never learn this 'Tianshan Folding Plum Hand', in the future, the higher your internal strength, the more knowledge, any tricks and martial arts in the world can be self-transformed in this 'Six Ways Folding Plum Hand'." Fortunately, you have learned the mantra, and it is up to you to learn how much you will learn in the future. Zhong Ling said: "The younger generation learns this way of martial arts, just to protect the use of the predecessors, and when the seniors return to the Yuan Dynasty, the younger generations return to the Shaolin Temple, they will try to forget all the lessons given by the predecessors, and re-practice the Shaolin Temple's own kung fu." ”

Grandma Tong looked left and right at her, her expression was very surprised, as if she had seen a monster that had been extremely surprised, and after a while, she sighed and said: "How can I be compared with the martial arts of any Shaolin sect in this Tianshan Mountain? But it's not easy for you, a little monk, to forget your roots. Close your eyes and rest, after dark, let's go to Lingzhou City!"

At the time of the second watch, Grandma Tong took her on her back, ran to the outside of Lingzhou City, jumped over the moat, climbed the city wall, and gently slipped down to the ground. I saw groups of ironclad cavalry holding torches high, patrolling back and forth, strong soldiers and horses, and the military was very powerful. Zhong Ling went out of the temple and went down the mountain this time, and saw a lot of Song troops on the way, compared with these fierce and brave military horses of the Western Xia Kingdom, it was much inferior.

Grandma Tong pointed softly, ordered her to stick to the high wall, to the northwest corner, out of more than three miles, only to see a high-rise building rising to the sky, the high-rise building behind the overlap, all to build a magnificent house, the roof is brilliant, are glazed tiles. Seeing that the roofs of these big houses are vaguely similar to Shaolin Temple, but they are magnificent, and even more so, he said in a low voice: "Amitabha, there is a big temple here." ”

Qin Wen couldn't help but laugh at Zhong Ling, saying that the palace was a big temple, and it was simply Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

It's a pity that Zhong Ling hasn't watched "Dream of Red Mansions", so he is at a loss.

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Li Shuchong searched all the residences of the nobles in Kyoto, but could not find a hidden opponent.

Obviously, the other party has a secret technique to evade the detection of the divine senseβ€”unless it is very close.

After eliminating many places, Li Shuchong suddenly remembered a place where his opponent was most likely to hide - the Great Temple.

Buddhism was once at its peak in the Wa Kingdom, and even Shintoism, which was inherent in the Wa Kingdom, had to retreat for the time being and surrender to Buddhism.

By the end of the Heian period, the climax of learning about China had passed, and the Wa Kingdom had entered the "National Style Era".

As the economic center of gravity shifted from the central to the local level, various clan forces rose to prominence, and the inherent culture of the Wa Kingdom began to be revived, and Shinto was resurrected.

Of course, Shinto has been resurrected, but it is not yet free from the influence of Buddhism. Therefore, the imperial court ordered the national divisions to repair the shrine and perform sacrifices. Later, it was decreed that local products should be used as currency to pay for local shrines, so that they did not have to go to Kyoto to receive them.

In addition to adopting a series of supportive policies, the imperial court supplemented the doctrine of Shinto with Buddhist scriptures. Many large and small temples were also built one after another: Jinguji Temple of various levels. Among the more famous ones are: Echizen Kebi Jingu, Ise's Daijingu, Shimono's Futarasan Jingu, Ishimizu's Hachiman Jingu, Owari's Atsuta Jingu, and so on.

Among them, the most famous in later generations is Ise Jingu, also known as Ise Imperial Tendai Palace.

Located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, this large temple is a national shrine dedicated to Amaterasu. The "Yatagami Mirror", which is regarded as one of the three major artifacts symbolizing the power of the imperial family, is also enshrined in Ise Jingu. According to the "Wakoku Shoki", Amaterasu once issued an edict on the occasion of the arrival of the heavenly grandson: "Look at this treasure mirror, and look at me." You can share the hall with the same bed, thinking that it is a mirror. ”

Ise Jingu held a supreme position in the later Wa Kingdom. It consists of the Inner Shrine, the Outer Shrine, and 123 small shrine complexes, covering an area of 5,500 hectares, or one-third of the area of Ise City. The inner shrine festival has the sun god Amaterasu Daigojin, called the Imperial Shrine, and the outer shrine festival has the great god of Toyoshou, who specializes in food, called the Toyosu Daijingu.

Every 20 years, the Ise Jingu Shrine burns down and rebuilds its buildings, which is called Shikinenenengu. Ise Jingu is so important to the Wakoku people that they cut off a strand of their hair and wrap it in yellow paper, and ask their relatives and friends who are returning to Japan to bring it back to Ise Jingu to show that they have returned to their ancestors. The main shrine of the Inner Shrine of Ise Jingu is closed to foreign visitors and civilians of the Wa Kingdom.

Could it be that the hidden opponent is hiding in these great temples of Ise Jingu?

After Li Shuchong clarified his goal, he gradually smiled.

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Grandma Tong couldn't help but smile lightly and said, "The little monk didn't know anything, this is the palace of the Western Xia Kingdom, but it is said to be a big temple." Zhong Ling was startled and said, "Is this the palace?" Li Qiushui couldn't find my body, and knowing that I wasn't dead, he turned over the ground and wanted to find my whereabouts. Within a radius of 2,000 miles, there was probably only one place she didn't look for, and that was her own home. Zhong Ling said: "The seniors really want to be smart, if we suffer one more day, the seniors' skills will increase by one year." Then let's go to your sister's house. Grandma Tong said: "This is her home...... Be careful, someone is coming. Zhong Ling shrank and hid in the corner, only to see four figures sweeping from east to west, followed by four more figures from the west, eight people crossed over, lightly slapped their palms, and walked around. Looking at the agility of these eight people, it is obvious that their martial arts are not weak. Grandma Tong said: "The imperial guards have patrolled, quickly climb into the palace wall, and after a while, another patrol will come." ”

Seeing this momentum, Zhong Ling pretended to be a little timid, and said, "There are so many masters in the palace, if you let them see it, it will be terrible." Let's go to your sister's house. Grandma Tong said angrily: "I said earlier, this is her home." ”

Zhong Ling said: "You said that this is the palace again. Grandma Tong said: "Silly monk, this slut is the imperial concubine, and the palace is her home." This sentence was really beyond Zhong Ling's expectations, she hadn't had time to watch the plot behind, and now it all relied on Qin Wen's inscription, and she never dreamed that Li Qiushui would be the imperial concubine of the Western Xia Kingdom.

Waiting for the four people to pass by, Zhong Ling said: "The former ......" only said the word "before", and Grandma Tong had reached out to hold her mouth, and was stunned, only to see four more people turn out after the high wall, and quietly patrol over. These four people came suddenly, and people never expected that there would be someone hiding in this dark corner. When the four of them walked away, Grandma Tong patted her on the back and said, "Go in from that small alley." Zhong Ling saw the momentum of the sixteen people patrolling the palace of Shicai, and knew that he had entered a dangerous place, if he didn't have the guidance of Grandma Tong, he wanted to quit immediately, and he had to give these many imperial guards a meeting, so he immediately carried her into the alley according to his words. The alley is flanked by high walls, but it is actually a gap between the two palaces.

Passing through this narrow passage, I crouched for a moment among the peony flowers, waiting for eight imperial guards to patrol and enter a large rockery. This piece of rockery winds north, stretching for fifty or sixty zhang. Zhong Ling walked out of a few zhang, according to the instructions of Grandma Tong to stop and hide, said that it is also strange, every time soon after hiding, there must be a royal guard patrol, but it seems that Grandma Tong is the head of the imperial guard, where someone patrols, when there are guards passing by, she knows everything about it, half a point is good. After dodging and dodging for half an hour, I saw that the houses in front of and behind were much smaller and simpler, and the imperial guards did not reappear. Grandma Tong pointed to a large stone house in front of her left and said, "Go there." ”

Zhong Ling saw that there was a clearing in front of the stone house, and the moonlight was like water, shining on this clearing, and there was nothing to cover around. I saw that the walls of the stone houses were made of large stones four or five feet square, which were unusually thick, and the gate was a row of eight original pine trees cut in half and nailed. Grandma Tong said, "Open the door and go in!" Zhong Ling's heart was pounding, and he said in a trembling voice: "You...... Your sister lives in ...... Live here?" Thinking of Li Qiushui's hot hands, I really didn't dare to go in.

Grandma Tong said, "No." The door was opened. Zhong Ling grabbed the big iron ring on the door and opened the door, only to feel that the door was really heavy. Immediately after the door, another door seeped out, and a chill seeped out of it. At that time, the weather was getting warmer, although the peak was still covered with snow, and the ice and snow had long since melted on the flat ground, and the flowers were blooming like splendor, but a thin layer of hoarfrost formed on the door of this inner door. Grandma Tong said: "Push in." Zhong Ling stretched out his hand and pushed, and the door slowly opened, only opening a crack in the door, and a cold air rushed towards him. Pushing the door in, I saw that it was piled up with sacks of rice and wheat, which were high enough to meet the roof, and it was a granary, leaving a narrow passage on the left side. She was so strange that she asked in a low voice, "Why is it so cold in this granary?" Grandma Tong smiled, "Close the door." Let's enter the freezer, it seems to be fine!" Zhong Lingqi said: "Freezer, isn't this a granary?" said as he closed the two doors. Grandma Tong was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Go in and take a look." ”

As soon as the two doors were closed, the warehouse was pitched black, and he couldn't see his five fingers, Zhong Ling groped his way in from the left side, and the more he went inside, the more cold it became, and his left hand stretched out, and he touched a cold, hard, and wet thing, obviously a large piece of ice. In a strange moment, Grandma Tong had already flinched the fire, and in an instant, a strange scene appeared in front of Zhong Ling's eyes, only to see that there was a large piece of ice cut squarely, and the fire flickered on the ice, flickering blue and blue, very fantastic. Grandma Tong said, "Let's go down in the end." Holding on to the ice, she jumped with her right leg, and walked first, turning between the ice cubes a few times, and went down through a large hole in the corner of the house. Zhong Ling followed, only to see a row of stone steps under the cave, and after walking the stone steps, there was a large room of ice cubes below.

Grandma Tong said: "Most of this ice storage still has a layer. Sure enough, under the second layer, there was another large stone room, which was also full of ice. Grandma Tong blew out the fire, sat down, and said, "Let's go deep into the third layer of the underground, no matter how ghostly that slut is, he may not be able to find Grandma Tong." He let out a long sigh. In the past few days, although her face looked very calm, her heart was really anxious, the masters of the Western Xia Kingdom were like clouds, going deep into the inner courtyard of the palace to avoid the eyes and ears of the masters, half of them were alert and cautious, and half of them were all luck; until this moment, Fang Shi was slightly relieved.

Zhong Ling sighed: "Strange, strange!" Grandma Tong said: "What's strange?" Xuzhu said: "The palace of the Western Xia Kingdom actually hid these many worthless ice cubes, what's the use?" Grandma Tong smiled: "This ice cube is worthless at this time, and when it comes to the hot summer, it will be very precious." If you think about it, in the middle of summer, the sun is like a fire steaming charcoal, and everyone sweats like pulp, if you put two large pieces of ice around you, lotus seed mung bean soup or mint lily soup and put a few ice beads in it, how would it taste?"

Grandma Tong was even more amused, and said: "To be the emperor's Yihu Bainuo, what do you want, and what trouble will he be afraid of? Do you want the emperor to do it himself and push these big ice cubes into the freezer?" Zhong Ling nodded and said: "Being an emperor is also a blessing." It's just that there are too many blessings in this life, and once the blessings are exhausted, the next life may not be good. Senior, have you ever been here, why do you know everything clearly when and where these imperial guards are patrolling?" Have I only been here once to find this slut's bad luck? The guards were breathing heavily, and I heard it ten feet away, and what was the surprise of that? ”

Zhong Ling said: "I see. Senior, you were born with divine ears, and you are really very accessible. Grandma Tong said, "What kind of natural god ear? That's the kung fu that has been practiced." When Zhong Ling heard the words "Kung Fu Practiced," she suddenly remembered that there were no birds or beasts in the freezer, and it was difficult to get blood, so she didn't know how she practiced the exercises? Hehe, do you eat cotton?" Zhong Ling said: "So, we have to go outside to find food?"

Grandma Tong said: "There are still fewer live chickens and ducks in the imperial kitchen, but the blood of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep has no aura, not as good as the sika deer and antelope on the snow peak." Let's go to the Imperial Garden to catch some cranes, peacocks, mandarin ducks, parrots, etc., I drink blood, you eat meat, then deal with it. Zhong Ling said: "No, no." How can a little monk kill and eat meat? The little monk is a disciple of Buddhism, and I can't see you killing sentient beings, I ...... I'm leaving. Grandma Tong said: "Where are you going?" Zhong Ling said: "The little monk went back to Shaolin Temple." ”

Grandma Tong was furious and said, "You can't go, you have to accompany me here, and only then will I let you go when I have practiced magic skills and taken the life of that slut." Zhong Ling heard her say that she would kill Li Qiushui after practicing her divine skills, and she was even more reluctant to accompany her to create bad karma, so she stood up and said, "Senior, the little monk wants to persuade you, and you must not listen." What's more, the little monk has shallow knowledge, is stupid, and can't think of anything to persuade him. As he spoke, he walked up the stone steps......