The sun rises over the West Mountain Pass, and the morning bell startles the birds.

The carriage could not continue up the hill when it reached the foot of the mountain, and the cool morning light broke into the carriage through the fluttering curtains, although it was cool, but it carried a fresh smell, mixed with the aroma of grass and earth, which made people feel refreshed.

The coachman lifted the curtain to help me down, and as soon as I stood still, I raised my head, and saw that the whole western mountain was shrouded in milky white mist, and the morning bell echoed in the mountain, setting off this piece of more and more tranquility, just like the scenery in the painting.

Nishiyama, I'm finally here again.

The last time I came here, it was Huang Tianba who brought me here, and just a year has passed, but it has been a different thing.

The coachman helped me out of the car, and then stepped aside in an orderly manner, and the two guards were very polite, and said to me, "The girl go up and make a vow, we will guard here, and we will not disturb the girl." ”

This should also be explained by Pei Yuanfeng, I smiled and thanked them, and then turned around and walked towards the mountain.

The fog in the mountains is heavy, even the bluestone slabs are wet, and the tips of the grass and green leaves on both sides are also stained with morning dew, reflecting the colorful clothes and making the corners of my clothes wet, gently lifting my skirt, and walking up step by step.

Before I was halfway up the mountain, I was already fainting from exhaustion.

My health is not yet well, so it is indeed a little difficult for me to climb the mountain like this, and I gasped and looked up at the mountain road that seemed to have no end in sight.

At this moment, a person seemed to appear in front of me in a trance, smiling and looking down at me, his amorous eyes were filled with warm light in the mist, he gently raised his hand and handed a silk handkerchief to my eyes.

Huang Tianba......

When I thought of him, I couldn't help but feel sour in my heart, if I left with him at that time, would it be different?

But now, even if I don't have to look at it, I can think of my own wolf bèi along the way, and if he sees it, will he be disappointed?

I smiled wryly, sighed, gritted my teeth and continued to walk slowly.

Finally, we arrived at Momijiji Temple.

I walked too slowly, at this time the mist has slowly dissipated, the green trees are verdant, the verdant color is a corner of the mountain temple exposed, the sound of monks chanting in the distance can be heard, sandalwood fills the mountainside, and adds a quiet.

The gold-lacquered Buddha statue is still the same as in the past, sitting firmly on it, looking down at all beings with low eyebrows, as if affectionate, but also seemingly ruthless, I gently walked over and bowed with my hands folded, and then turned around and threw a piece of silver into the merit box.

The silver fell heavily and made a loud noise, and when the two little novices came from the backyard, they immediately said to me, "Thank you, donor." ”

I smiled: "Two little masters, I would like to pay a visit to the abbot of your temple. ”

The younger novice immediately said, "I'm sorry, the master has a guest, but he won't be a guest for the time being." ”

I smiled and said, "I can't hide it, I came to your temple last year to make a wish, and today I came to make a vow, I heard that the abbot is a master of the scriptures and Taoism, and I want to hear his lectures." ”

The little novice wanted to say something, but the older one next to him kept looking at me, and at this time he suddenly slapped his head and said, "I remember, you are the girl brought by Huang Ye last year!" ”

I looked at him and smiled, "The little master remembered me." ”

"Female donor, wait a minute." As he spoke, he whispered a few words to his little junior brother, and the little novice nodded, and ran inside, and he walked over and looked me up and down, and suddenly said, "Female donor, are you married?" ”

"Huh?"

I was caught off guard by being asked this question, and I didn't know what this little monk thought, so I subconsciously said, "Hmm." ”

"Where's your husband?"

"......" I frowned and looked at him, but I saw that he was looking at me innocently, and seemed to be really serious waiting for me to answer, I smiled bitterly in my heart: "I, I was suspended." ”

"Huh? Why did you divorce you? ”

"......," I looked at him, and could only say nonsense, "Because I'm -- uh, not a woman." ”

"What kind of woman's way is it?"

"......" I couldn't cry this time, "Uh, nowhere to go." ”

"Are you still planning to remarry?"

“……”

I couldn't say anything about it this time, and I couldn't help but laugh and look at the Buddha next to him, and I couldn't help but slander in my heart - what kind of monk is this?

As soon as the words in my heart fell, a hand from behind reached over and slapped the back of the little novice's head: "That's what you asked?" ”

When I looked up, I saw a tall old monk with a white beard walking out. He has a strong physique, and he is still in good spirits, especially those eyes hidden under the white eyebrows, still shining brightly. slapped the little novice with one palm, and then he looked at me with some embarrassment: "The poor monk is angry, the donor, the little apprentice is rude." ”

"No, it's okay."

"Master, why are you beating me?" The little novice touched his bald head and pouted aggrievedly: "Didn't you say last time—"

"You're still talking nonsense!" The old monk said: "Everyone has their own fate, are you the one who is the mediator?" ”

"Oh......" The little novice was still a little aggrieved, and obediently retreated.

I stood aside and looked at me coldly, faintly feeling a little strange, what they said seemed to have something to do with me, but I couldn't say it clearly, but the old monk came over and saluted me respectfully: "Let the female benefactor smile." ”

"Where."

"I don't know what the female benefactor is doing this time to look for poor monks?"

"I heard people say that the master's cultivation is profound, and I want to listen to the master's lectures."

Yi sneered: "I don't know who is lying in front of the girl." ”

"Huang Tianba, Huang Ye, and-" I smiled and looked at those shallow and restrained eyes: "Lord Yin Liu Yi of Yangzhou Mansion." ”

Yiyi's face was still smiling, but his gray eyebrows trembled slightly, blocking the momentary panic in those eyes.

He looked down at me for a moment, was silent for a moment, turned sideways and said inside, "Lady donor, please do the hall." ”

"Thank you."

I glanced at the little novice next to me, smiled at him, and walked back with a sigh of disgust.

This is my first time in the backyard of Nishiyama Momijiji Temple.

Generally speaking, women are not allowed to set foot in the backyard of the temple, except for some dignitaries and ladies, but the red leaves temple is located in the south, and there was a "red leaves and frost color" in the past, I am afraid that there will not be many dignitaries and ladies who come here. But I followed all the way inside, and it was not uncommon for the monks to pass by, each bowing his head and doing his own thing.

Walking to the hall of the house, I looked around, and several rooms were closed doors, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.

Seeing that I looked around, I said angrily, "After they finish their morning class, they have to go down the mountain to fetch water." ”

"Oh." I nodded, and followed him open the door and walked in.

His dining hall was very clean, there were two futons on the stone bed, and there was a faint incense in the air, so he respectfully invited me to sit on it, sat opposite me, and then said: "A year ago, the donor came to the temple with the Huang donor, but he was in too much of a hurry, and he had time to ask the donor for advice in the future. ”

Although I had something in my heart, when I mentioned that year, I couldn't help but ask: "The master and Huang Ye have known each other for a long time?" ”

"It's not a short life."

"Then, does the master know where Huang Ye is now?"

He glanced at me with some vigilance in his eyes, but he still said: "Huang Shizhu left Yangzhou more than a year ago, and he didn't come back to see the poor monks, but he was afraid that he would travel all over the world." ”

……

Sure enough, he didn't come back.

Maybe he has really married Miss Muhua now, and has cut off contact with Yangzhou and all the past in the capital, only in this way can he get a little peace in the troubled times.

I smiled faintly in my heart, looked at me with disgust, and said at this time: "However, Lord Huang and the poor monk know each other, and the girl knows, but Lord Liu - he is not familiar with the poor monk, why does the donor say-"

I smiled and looked up at him: "Although the master and Lord Liu are not familiar with each other, Lord Liu was assassinated in the Red Leaf Temple, and he has some relationship with the master." ”

As soon as I said this, his face immediately changed.

As soon as his face changed, I knew I had come to the right place.

The atmosphere seemed a little depressing, especially in this small hall, this tall monk sat in front of him, although he was motionless, it felt like a mountain, I still smiled and said: "Master rest assured, Master Liu is a very reasonable person, in order not to implicate the innocent, he did not say many things." In the next meeting, I will know, naturally there are other people in the next place, don't forget, there were assassins who were arrested at that time. ”

"......" glanced at me with a look of disgust, and his eyes flashed.

"In fact, the last time Lord Liu came to Hongye Temple, it was to pay homage to the people who died in Yangzhou City, and it was also a statement on behalf of the imperial court.

When I heard me say these words, my face sank even more.

"The assassin's move seems to be a righteous act on the surface, but the assassination of the court officials is regarded as an accomplice, and the court's pursuit is also legal, and when the time comes, there will be a bloody storm, and the people will say that it is the court's slaughtering knife that kills innocents indiscriminately, but who knows, who made the court draw the knife?"

Yi Yi suddenly smiled and said: "Female donor, the poor monk is a person outside the party, the donor said this to the poor monk, I'm afraid it's some-"

I also laughed: "Since the master is not interested in these things, then let's talk about the Buddha with the master in the future." ”

"Oh? What does the benefactor have to say? ”

"From the Eastern Han Dynasty Yongping years, Zhu Falan and Se Moteng two monks with white horses into the Middle Earth, stationed in the White Horse Temple, the Buddha has been spread in the Middle Earth for thousands of years, but several times banned, the common people would rather believe in the Tao alchemy, but also listen to Zen, the master does not know what it is for?"

Yi Yi smiled indifferently: "The people of the world only care about the immediate interests, believe in alchemy, and cultivate to become immortals and ascend, but no one is willing to cultivate in the next life, which shows that the world is short-sighted and stupid." ”

I nodded: "Yes, people in the world don't cultivate the afterlife because the afterlife is not in sight. So, some southerners can't see the efforts made by the imperial court for the south, but they only see what they are looking for, and the untouchable nationality is not abolished, so they are eager to fight against the imperial court, and even assassinate the imperial court officials, making a fuss. ”

A look of disgust sank again.

The hall suddenly became very quiet, he looked at me, and after a long time, he said slowly, "What is the female benefactor doing here?" ”