There are two ways to go to Lingyin Temple, the first is the land route, the road is straight to the Zhengxiong Hall from the avenue, this road is usually walked by some pious pilgrims, with their own wishes and silver, worship the Buddha and pray to God, trying to let the Buddha see his piety, to change his life against the sky.

The second is the waterway, the waterway leads directly to the Mani Hall behind the Great Compassion Building, this road is specially prepared for people with very high status, because from here to the shore, enter the temple, and finally leave, this set of processes is absolutely confidential, few people know who entered the Lingyin Temple today.

Therefore, there are strict restrictions on this waterway, not only must you make an appointment in advance, but you must also cut off the walk, and the next pilgrim must not enter until the previous pilgrim has left.

Chu Xiuran sat on the boat, and he chose the waterway.

Along the way, he has been thinking about everything repeatedly, only to feel that until now, he seems to be being led by the nose, nothing has been found out by himself, and where he is going is being said by others, this feeling is not good.

After thinking about it, it was still a mess, and I couldn't figure out anything.

He decided not to think about it for a moment and let his mind rest for a good night.

The human mind is very strange, you can rust if you don't use it, but if you use it too much, it will become numb.

When we arrived at Lingyin Temple, the morning sun was already shining, and there were already sparse pedestrians on the shore in the distance.

His boat, unsurprisingly, was stopped on a boat with three monks on board.

One of the three of them was holding an oar, one was fishing, and one of them stood at the bow of the boat with his hands folded and said in the direction of Chu Xiuran: "This donor, are you going to Lingyin Temple?" ”

There is only one waterway here, and you can only go to Lingyin Temple, which is not that the monk is stupid, but humble, and he is telling you that you can't go forward.

Chu Xiuran stood up and saluted back: "Exactly." ”

The monk said, "I hope the donor will hand over the name post." ”

Chu Xiuran said: "I don't have a name. ”

The monk holding the oars on the side was still paying attention to the river, and after hearing Chu Xiuran's words, his eyes swept over.

The monk said, "Donor, if you don't have a name and want to enter Lingyin Temple, you must enter through the main entrance. ”

Chu Xiuran suddenly panicked in his heart.

In his life, he has never quarreled with others, let alone do it, as long as it is something that can be polite, he is polite, if he can endure a step, he will choose the sea and the sky, but now, he can't bear it again, and he can't be polite.

Politeness can neither investigate the case nor enter the temple.

Stabilizing his mind, he said in a deep voice, "What if I insist on going in from here? ”

The monk holding the pulp had already taken the oar out of the water, and his gaze flicked on, instantly fixing on Chu Xiuran's body.

The monk smiled and said, "The monks don't say anything, and if the donor doesn't want to swim back, it's better to turn the bow of the boat as soon as possible." ”

Chu Xiuran said: "The hospitality of Lingyin Temple is really extraordinary, I don't know if my official position as the county lieutenant of Bapin is enough to enter from this road today?" ”

The monk raised his head and looked at Chu Xiuran again, and then said, "My lord, even if Lord Jingzhaoyin of Lin'an wants to come, he must hold a name card and line up, this is the rule." ”

Chu Xiuran's heart trembled again, he never thought that this monk would not give any face at all, and he could be so blind, which was really eye-opening for him.

The county lieutenant is not a person who has been in the officialdom for a long time, let alone a very deep scheming of the city government, so his face is naturally a little decadent, but he still endures this jealousy and says: "I'm not here to buy incense, let alone wine." ”

The monk said, "What is the so-called matter when your lord is here?" ”

Chu Xiuran said: "Investigate the case." ”

The monk smiled, his smile seemed to be mocking, "My lord, did you mean to enter the Lingyin Temple to investigate the case?" ”

Chu Xiuran said: "Not bad. ”

He tried to talk as little as possible, and if he spoke less, he could show less timidity, and only by showing less timidity would he not be suppressed in momentum.

It is true that after this sentence was spoken, Chu Xiuran had a brief upper hand.

The deacon monk looked at the fishing monk behind him.

The fishing monk never turned his head or spoke, and his world seemed to be just a fishing rod in his hand and a fish in the river in the morning.

The light rain was still falling, like silver beads sprinkled on the jade plate, pointing out gentle water waves, making ripples, and at this moment, the fish floated.

The fishing monk gently picked it up, and the fishing rod was directly propped up in his hand, and a red koi hanging on the bait was picked up in the air, and then it landed in his hand accurately.

The fishing monk smiled, he slowly turned around, and looked at the fish in his hand intently, but this face made Chu Xiuran look shocked.

No one can imagine that this face will grow on the face of a monk, under the stars and the moon and the early morning, seeing his eyes like a star, his lips are red and his teeth are white, his face is as bright as a girl, and his expression is gentle and his demeanor is chic, but it is not comparable to any woman in the world.

His whole body seemed spotless, as if the clouds were hanging down from the nine heavens.

The red dot at the center of the eyebrows made the autumn color of the entire dawn much darker.

The monk gently grasped the fiery koi, as if afraid of hurting it, pointed at the center of the fish's eyebrows, then removed the hook from its mouth, and with the other hand grabbed the cuff, and released the koi back into the river.

Chu Xiuran's gaze suddenly moved from the monk's body to the koi's body.

The koi jumped into the water, but it did not enter the water completely, and its whole body floated under the water, and even in this rainy morning, its shape could be clearly seen.

It swam very fast, and in an instant it rounded the two small boats and headed straight for the upper river, and then, as if enchanted, it had to climb the stone steps of the river.

The stone steps were so high, as high as the calves of a seven or eight-year-old child, that it would be very difficult for even ordinary people to walk up the slippery stone steps, let alone a fish.

But the koi still tried, and it slid down again and again, and charged again and again.

Chu Xiuran was stunned.

He just kept watching the koi rush upwards.

Once, twice, ten, twenty.

It hasn't given up yet, it's been rushing, and it seems that victory is just around the corner.

Somehow, a lot of koi like him had gathered behind him, and they were entrenched, trying to make a springboard for him, so that he could help him when he finally jumped.

This time, it jumped high.

Chu Xiuran unconsciously clenched his hands and sweated for it.

The koi jumped high and stepped on the springboard laid out for him by his classmates, and his whole body was like a rainbow!

It worked!

The stone steps that were once unattainable were trampled under its feet.

But......

It ran aground.

It lay on the stone steps, which were not wide, but they were a step away from an adult.

It ran aground on the stone steps, letting the water slide over itself, but it couldn't go any further, it couldn't take a step back, and the water here couldn't even support him to live.

Dry.

Wilt.

Chu Xiuran actually wanted to help it, but before he could slide the oar, the koi was already dead.

It finally swung its crimson tail a few times and never moved again.

He's dead.

Chu Xiuran's chest seemed to be blocked by a stone, choking on his every breath.

Suddenly, the fishing monk said softly, "My lord, please come here." ”

Chu Xiuran stood in place in a daze, and looked at the fishing monk again, his eyes were puzzled.

What is he going to say?

What is he trying to tell me?

The fishing monk asked again, "My lord, don't you want to go?" ”

Chu Xiuran didn't know why, he clearly didn't say a word, but he was already half a cut short in front of him.

"Go, of course."

"Please."