It is impossible to walk fast alone, but Yi Shuyuan walked with Shi Sheng, but the speed was not slow.

The rhythm of the steps coincides with the flow of the aura in the body, and before you know it, you will run the body method, and many times you will feel like you are walking on the ground.

Even Shi Sheng gradually noticed this and began to adapt.

Sometimes he walks slowly, sometimes he walks fast, completely relying on the feeling of Yi Shuyuan and even Shi Sheng.

Next to a woodland in Sanxiang County, Suzhou, Yi Shuyuan took Shi Sheng out of the snow-covered forest step by step, and the series of large and small footprints left behind the two seemed to be the only traces on the snow.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the forest, and Shi Sheng looked back to see that several wolves had run nearby.

"Goodbye—"

Shi Sheng had a happy smile on his face, waving his hand to say goodbye to the animals in the forest, obviously interacting before.

Yi Shuyuan didn't say anything, just glanced back and left with Shi Sheng.

Walking along a fairly smooth road until the afternoon, after questioning a nearby villager, the master and apprentice came to a temple.

Whenever he went to a place, Yi Shuyuan would inquire about the nearby Buddhist temples, not only to see if there were suitable Buddhist disciples, but also to solve the accommodation problem by the way.

Shi Sheng sighed towards his hands, rubbed his hands a few times, and his little hands, which were originally a little cold, instantly had a sense of warmth, and they were not cold all of a sudden.

"Master, do you live in a temple again?"

Yi Shuyuan nodded and looked into the distance, the mountain was wrapped in silver, the roof of the temple was covered with snow, and the surrounding roads and fields were also withered.

In particular, the highest building of the temple has a faint Buddha light shining on the top of the treasure, which is obviously concerned and even blessed by the power of Buddhism.

"Master, can you not live in the temple, I want to eat meat."

Yi Shuyuan looked at Shi Sheng with a smile.

"I'll take you into the city for a good meal."

"Then you can't go back!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded and looked at Shi Sheng, who said this, and a bright smile already appeared on his face.

This child was born in a rich family, but he is stronger than Yi Shuyuan, and he has not complained a few words of bitterness for so long.

Today, the scale of the temple is a little larger than the previous ones, and the incense is obviously relatively good, and people can be seen coming down from the carriage outside the temple, apparently coming to offer incense.

A young monk with a broom was sweeping away the dead grass and snow, and the occasional pilgrims did not pay much attention to him, and almost no one spoke to him.

"This little master, I wonder if your temple can accommodate people to stay overnight?"

The young monk looked to the side and found that it was a gray-robed Confucian with a child questioning, at first glance he thought that the Confucian had snow on his hair, but after a closer look, he realized that it was gray.

The monk saluted with his hands folded with his broom.

"Donor, my temple can stay overnight, but you also need to ask the abbot's opinion, donor, please come with me."

"Thank you, little master!"

Yi Shuyuan bowed back, and Shi Sheng on the side also did not leave a salute.

"Please come with me."

The monk smiled at Shi Sheng and walked towards the temple gate with a broom, Yi Shuyuan looked up at the temple plaque, and then followed him into the temple.

Soyama Zen Temple!

There was a faint scent of sandalwood inside the temple, and Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng walked through several inner courtyards and came to the main hall of the temple under the leadership of the monk.

In the middle of the temple there is a large tree with many leaves, and the tree is covered with red ropes and various small wooden signs of prayer.

Yi Shuyuan, who entered the courtyard, looked at the big tree intently, and Shi Sheng didn't know so he also followed.

"Donor, the abbot is there, come with me!"

The little monk urged, Yi Shuyuan came back to his senses, apologized and walked to the main hall with Shi Sheng.

The plaque outside the hall is erected, and the three big characters of "Miguang Temple" are written on it, which means that this temple is mainly dedicated to the Yayoi Light King Buddha.

The abbot was a middle-aged monk with a long beard, a yellowed beard and kind eyebrows, who was explaining something to several pilgrims who were worshipping the Buddha.

When the abbot was empty, the monk at the temple gate stepped forward.

"Abbot, there are two donors who want to stay in the temple and stay, and they are the two at the door."

The abbot looked at the door and saw Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng who were also looking at the hall, just looking at it gave people a feeling of purity and nature.

Be a good believer!

With this in mind, the abbot walked out of the temple quickly.

"Master Abbot, my students and I want to spend the night in your temple, I wonder if it's convenient?"

Yi Shuyuan bowed before asking, but his eyes were seriously looking at the abbot master.

The abbot master looked at Yi Shuyuan, and then looked at the children beside him, and also felt that it was pleasing to look at, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

"My Buddha is merciful, after thanking the Venerable Yayoi, the donor will live in the temple!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded, and led Shi Sheng into the main hall, the temple is also a place where travelers often stay, it is impossible for all of them to be free, some temples even have specific price codes, but they are not marked, but as soon as you ask the monks in the temple, you can tell you a doorway.

And this temple, listening to the abbot's words, is basically donating some sesame oil money after worshipping the Buddha.

Theoretically, more money and less money depends on the mind, but Yi Shuyuan can't really just invest in a copper plate.

Shi Sheng naturally followed the example of a few pilgrims on the side, clasped his hands together, knelt on the mat and bowed to the Buddha statue.

Yi Shuyuan stood on the side of the temple and watched Shi Sheng worship respectfully.

There was a pilgrim next to him who had just finished worshipping the Buddha, and when he saw Yi Shuyuan's appearance, a man couldn't help but ask.

"Scholar, why don't you worship?"

In fact, at this moment, the abbot and another monk were also looking at Yi Shuyuan, and they also frowned at this.

However, Yi Shuyuan also had his own rhetoric, and just explained with a smile.

"People in the world worship God and Buddha have a lot to ask, I have no desire for the Buddha, and the Buddha treats each other with courtesy in his heart, and he may not need to worship!"

This cannot be regarded as Yi Shuyuan's excuse, in fact, every sentence is true.

"This scholar, why don't you ask the Buddha to come to this temple?"

Yi Shuyuan glanced around, saw the abbot's expression, and understood that the abbot of this temple cared more about whether the pilgrims respected the Buddha statue.

After thinking about it, Yi Shuyuan still arched his hand towards the Buddha statue, he couldn't worship it, if his heart usually gave his hand to respect, presumably since he became a Buddha, he should be able to stand it.

It's a simple salute, but it's not motionless.

As soon as the salute fell, there was a "rustling" sound in the main hall, and a lot of dust fell from the body of the Buddha and the yellow cloth prayer flags above.

"Oops" "Get out of the way!" ”

"Ahh

The pilgrims in the worship got up one after another to avoid it, and they all ran out of the hall, and even Shi Sheng quickly got up to dodge.

For a time, the hall was full of smoke and dust.

At the moment when others were dodging, Yi Shuyuan slipped out of his sleeve and walked to the merit box after fanning off the surrounding dust, took out a little broken silver and a few copper coins, and threw them into the box together.

"What's going on?" "No movement?"

"Scared me."

The pilgrims were amazed and talked to each other, and some of them looked into the hall and couldn't help but say.

"Why didn't he run?"

The abbot, who had also run out of the hall, looked at the dust in the hall with a shocked face, and Yi Shuyuan's words just now were still in his ears.

The abbot's face was abrupt, and he knew that the realm of today's visitors was different, so he couldn't help but step into the hall and stepped forward.

"Donor, please come with me, the poor monk will take you to the guest room!"

"I'm tired of the abbot!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded in thanks, and took Shi Sheng, who had already stood up, out of the main hall with the old monk and went to the backyard of the temple.

Yi Shuyuan is not the only one who stays in the temple, or this temple actually has some believers and travelers to borrow all year round, so there is already a guest room, even if there are more people, you can temporarily vacate some monks' houses.

Many people staying in monasteries are often arranged to stay with others, for example, there are many people staying in monasteries nowadays, and many rooms have at least four or five people.

However, there are some exceptions, such as some temple guests, such as the big head who donated incense, such as some special guests.

And Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng were obviously among the exceptions, and the abbot master personally took the master and apprentice to a small room in the backyard and let the two live alone.

After asking the name and reading the Lu Yinwen, Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng settled down.

The young monk who began to lead the two of them in was also arranged by the abbot to help clean the guest house, which had obviously been piled up with a little sundries before.

However, of course, Yi Shuyuan will not only let the monk do it, he and Shi Sheng also tidy up the guest room together, mainly to clean the ground with sundries, and then take the bedding from other places.

The room is not big or dirty, but it took a while to clean it thoroughly, and this process is also the process of Yi Shuyuan's master and apprentice talking and understanding the little monk.

"Little master, there are a lot of people staying overnight?"

After wiping the ground, the little monk carried the dirty bucket outside, rubbing his hands that were red from the cold, and replied with a smile.

"Mr. Yi, you have come here from afar, you don't know, here in Suzhou, near the New Year, there are many believers who go to various temples and Buddhist temples to stay overnight, can pray for the coming year, in a few days the monks' rooms will have to vacate most of them, and some of our brothers and sisters have to squeeze it."

"I see! It seems that your temple is famous in the local area! ”

The little monk splashed dirty water in the courtyard, and replied with a little pride but some depth.

"The palm tree in the front yard was erected by my master when the temple was established! Mr. Yi, I'll go first, this dining hall can be used for fasting, and it will be gone in half an hour, please come over early, and you can also find the senior brother in the temple and me if you have something. ”

"Okay, thank you, little master!"

"My Buddha is compassionate!"

The little monk made a Buddhist salute, then left with the bucket and things, and when he was farther away, he quickened his pace, obviously also in a hurry to eat.

Shi Sheng looked at the back of the little monk leaving, then looked at the other overnight guests who were looking at this nearby, and then looked at Yi Shuyuan and asked.

"Master, what do you mean by that?"

Yi Shuyuan walked into the small guest room and answered Shi Sheng while spreading out the bedding.

"The palmetto tree grows slowly, and the tree in the front yard has already matured, which means that this Xiangshan Temple is an ancient temple that has not fallen down for a long time, and naturally has a high status in the hearts of the locals!"

With that, Yi Shuyuan sat down on the bed, took out a cloth bag from the back box, and put a book with a lot of paper on the bed.

"I'm not going to fast, but you'll take Ash Mian with you later."

"Then I'll bring some food back for Master, right?"

Yi Shuyuan glanced at Shi Sheng and nodded.

"Yes!"

Shi Sheng took out a big bowl from the back box, and then hurriedly ran out, Gray Mian had already hidden in his clothes, as for whether he knew the road or not, it didn't matter, just ask someone casually.

(End of chapter)