The breath of Jiangnan spring in late February is already quite strong.

Under the soft and gentle spring breeze, the flowers and trees that have gone through a winter begin to sprout again, the flow of rivers and streams is also more cheerful than before, and the willow trees by the West Lake also have tender green and continue to emerge, plus the peach trees that have shown a little bud, making the West Lake more beautiful.

At this time, Sun Ning's face was also as warm and happy as this spring light, and he slowly walked away with the long procession of faith and kindness that went up the mountain to incense, and he did not see the slightest anxiety or impatience.

The current development of the situation is extremely smooth for him, not only here in Hangzhou, the biggest hidden danger of the Xie family has been removed, and with Gu Yaohua and others being exempted from the death penalty, he has also gained further trust from Liang Wentong and others.

Maybe he can't really join the Dharma Destroying Society and become one of them, but at least these people no longer have the previous hostility towards Sun Ning, and they can still have contact with them secretly.

As for Yunlin Temple, because of this rescue of people, it has also won a lot of good reputation, and there is a faint opportunity to truly become the first temple in the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally I am also grateful to Sun Ning, the donor. This invisibly also allowed Sun Ning to really gain a firm foothold in Hangzhou, whether it was the people or the government, no one doubted his identity and motives.

Compared with the progress of Hangzhou, the final result of the southwest is what makes Sun Ning more happy and satisfied.

Although he had left Yuzhou as early as August last year and came to Jiangnan instead; Although the Qianzhou Long clan was already in a desperate situation at that time, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible to have a chance to turn the tables again, but it is related to the overall situation of the entire southwest, and in the end, Sun Ning is not at ease after all.

Therefore, even if there was news from Yuzhou in the first month that the Long family was forced to have no choice but to beg for surrender to the imperial court, he replied that he had to deal with it carefully, and he must first enter Guizhou with a large army, and then talk about other things.

But today, more than a month later, further good news came, and Sun Ning could finally feel completely at ease.

The entire territory of Qianzhou has been completely under the control of the imperial court, and the tens of thousands of troops under the Long family have also surrendered to the imperial court, and only a very small number of diehards have fled into the depths of the mountains and forests, still trying to make a final struggle.

However, for the overall situation of Qianzhou at the moment, this struggle is completely negligible.

As for the Long family, they were all captured and placed under house arrest and locked up in Yuzhou, and only waited for His Majesty the Emperor to return before making a decision.

Taking down the Qianzhou Long Clan can be regarded as completely unifying the southwest in the true sense, and Sun Ning is in Jiangnan, he can no longer let go of his actions without worries, and he can even transfer some available people from the southwest to help.

But at least now, Sun Ning doesn't have such an idea, this game in Jiangnan is different from that in the southwest, and it is not easy to win it by directly attacking with troops.

With the long procession of faith and kindness all the way up, finally after more than half an hour, Sun Ning came to the front of Yunlin Temple.

Unlike other people who worship in front of the temple or go inside to worship in front of each Buddha statue in the temple, Sun Ning and the others found a little novice and led him to a rather quiet courtyard in the back temple.

Yunlin Temple covers an area of nearly ten acres, in addition to the Buddha hall hall in the front temple, there is actually a large area behind the temple for the monks in the temple to use for their daily life.

It's just that the status of the monks is transcendent, and it is naturally impossible for ordinary people to come to the back to disturb, and those who can be invited to the back temple must be important guests of Yunlin Temple.

In a bamboo forest, dotted with fine houses, this is the daily living meditation room of the monks of Yunlin Temple.

In front of those bushes of flowers and trees, there is a small stream surrounding, and Sun Ning and the others, who came here for the first time, were amazed again and again, saying that this is indeed a good place for cultivation.

The little novice who led the way also felt honored when he heard this, and said proudly: "Don't hide it from the donor, our meditation room here is the best location in Hangzhou." Not only is the scenery tranquil, but you can also look down on the West Lake two steps forward, and paradise is nothing more than that......"

Just when Sun Ning and the others nodded in approval with a smile, a voice on the side scolded: "The clear space is presumptuous!" How can we care about these accommodations when we are all empty and have no ordinary appearance? Punish you for not eating tonight, and copy the Heart Sutra fifty times! ”

These words made the little novice's face suddenly show a look of panic, and he hurriedly saluted, admitted his mistake, and then rushed to the Supreme Master to salute, and then went with a sad face.

"Let the two of them laugh." Zhishan greeted Sun Ning and the others, and said apologetically.

"The master is serious, the little master of the pure space is not enough after all, and it is inevitable that he will be contaminated with some worldly emotions, how dare he laugh at it?" Sun Ning said in return.

"Hey, to be honest, my Yunlin Temple has indeed expanded tenfold in recent years, both in terms of land occupation and the number of monks who have become monks...... It looks like the incense is indeed prosperous, but whether it is good or bad, it is really hard to say now. Zhishan sighed as he led them into one of the houses.

Sun Ning glanced at him thoughtfully, and then responded: "It is a good thing that the temple is getting bigger and bigger after all, which proves that your temple is extremely supported by the people of Hangzhou, and it is worthy of the name of the first temple in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

After the two sides sat down, and the little novice brought them tea, Zhishan Cai looked at Sun Ning with a wry smile and said: "Lord Sun's words really make the poor monk embarrassed, the name of the first temple in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't dare to take it as a person in Yunlin Temple." ”

"Oh? I really can't think of any other temple in Jiangnan that can be called the first in addition to your temple. Sun Ning faintly realized that the other party's invitation to the two of them today was related to this.

Sure enough, I heard Zhishan sigh and said: "At least Suzhou Hanshan Temple is still quite unimpressed."

"Moreover, just the day before yesterday, they also sent this invitation, inviting the monks of various temples in Hangzhou to go to Hanshan Temple to participate in the triennial March 3rd Festival!"

As he spoke, Zhishan took out a well-made gold sandalwood invitation and pushed it in front of Sun Ning.

When Sun Ning saw it, he almost called out a sentence.

This invitation is really full of materials, the whole is cut from rosewood, a thin one, but it is quite weighty, and there are many Buddha treasures and Buddha statues carved on it, and it is solemn and solemn.

In addition, the words on it are sprinkled with gold dust, which shows how valuable this invitation is.

I'm afraid that the price of materials for such an invitation is enough for an ordinary family of five to spend a year.

Hanshan Temple is really generous, compared with one, Yunlin Temple is indeed a little shabby, at least the invitation to him is just a thin piece of paper.

It's just that what does this have to do with yourself, a person outside the Buddhist sect?

Sun Ning had doubts in his heart, and immediately passed through his eyes......