Liankong Temple, northwest of Lushou City, is the largest temple in the state capital of Lushou City, pilgrims are prosperous, needless to say, it is rumored that the temple enshrines the relics of two great virtuous monks, if there is a fate to worship one or two, you can increase blessings and wisdom, and even enlightenment.

According to Yun Qian's plan, he first went to the nearby Liankong Temple to visit the incense, and it was the best to find the traces, and he didn't go to the Zhuzhu City mentioned by Master Yuan Chun back then. When he was in the wooden house before, Yun Qian also asked Huang Erpi to ask Luo Xuanshan about it, but he had been in retreat and it was difficult to see him. Huang Erpi relied on the relationship between the beasts and searched for several hidden places, which can be found along the road. As for the barren stack in Lushou City, Yun Qian was afraid that someone would know, so he only left it as the last choice.

After three years of practice, Yun Qian has become accustomed to the method of breathing, except for an hour's channeling, he doesn't have to deliberately practice on weekdays, so when he was looking for a tip, he bought a few books of Yizhi Essays, hoping to get more clues.

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Five days later, Liankong Temple Shannan

This place is called Wushi Town, called the village town, but the area is not less than the general city and county, and relies on the famous temple, which can be regarded as the first place of pilgrims. Yun Qian and the coachman settled down last night, got up early in the morning to visit the town, and inquired about the situation of Liankong Temple by the way.

The streets and alleys in the town, the dazzling beaded jade Buddha, the rows of incense shops and bookstores, everywhere reveal the meaning of the Buddha. Turning the street, Yun Qian stumbled upon a plaque of a building, a white forehead carved openwork, a pair of floating water yellow hooves (Yin Hu) carved at both ends, and three words were inscribed in the middle: Wanghu Pavilion.

Yun Qian thought it was a pair of ducks at first glance, but when he saw the inscription clearly, he suddenly remembered the engraved spirit crystal that Weng's predecessor gave him. If you encounter an insoluble problem in the future, you can ask for help from a shop with a goose-shaped plaque. I had searched for it several times inside and outside Lushou City before, but I couldn't see it, but today I met it unexpectedly.

After looking around the street twice, Yun Qian hesitated in his heart: since Weng senior mentioned this matter, there must be no fake, Ruowanghulou is really the shop he said, and it may have something to do with the immortal family. But the spirit crystal can no longer be used, and if you ask directly, people may not pay attention to it, so you should explore it first.

Yun Qian prepared a few words, and then walked to the guy who greeted the guest at the door: "Little second brother, do you sell jade pieces here?" ”

"Yes, yes, son, please inside, we have all the five tributes, seven treasures and eight treasures, and a few of them are specially invited from Liankong Temple, and the results are incomparable." The shopkeeper saw that Yun Qian was not wearing a brocade jade dress, but it was well matched, and he approached and laughed, and introduced him into the hall with joy.

The hall is well decorated, with finely carved shelves, gold-painted standing lamps, and a few incense sticks. Yun Qian nodded and asked casually: "I remember that the cities and counties in the east have also seen shops with this kind of plaque, are you a family?" ”

"Son, our Huzi Pavilion's business is all over the world, all of them are plaques of this shape, if you patronize the Pavilion, you are an old customer, when the time comes, I will talk to the principal and give you a discount." The shopkeeper replied with a smile.

"It's big business", Yun Qian picked a few pieces at random, shook his head and said: "Most of your seeds are produced in Shannan, is there any better, like milky white crystal jade?" ”

"Yo, I didn't expect the prince to be an expert, I really haven't seen the jade seed you said is small, why don't I help you ask the principal?"

"It's okay", Yun Qian took out ten taels of silver, covered it with his sleeve and handed it to the little second-hand: "It's just that I want to ask in person, you can help me guide the way."

The shopkeeper was startled, and hurriedly pushed and said: "Don't hide it from the son, our principal rarely shows up, and the little one can only help ask, and I can't take you up." We have all this stuff, you look at it first, and I'll go back when I go. With that, he trotted up to the second floor.

The second layer of cloth is much more elegant, and there are several elegant rooms separated by screens, which seem to be used for business and tea. The shopkeeper went directly to the counter: "Uncle Hua, is Shaoque here?" A young guest came downstairs, like a connoisseur, and asked to plant white jade, and asked him to come up and talk. ”

The middle-aged man who is called Uncle Hua is steady and calm, and after groaning, he said: "Forget it, maybe someone else came to explore the source of goods, it has not been peaceful recently, Shaoque doesn't know when he will be able to come back, send it away." ”

The shopkeeper returned downstairs in response and saw Yun Qian choosing a talisman: "Son, it is really inconvenient to be in charge, do you want to take a look at the others, this pair of jade shuangmao is the best thing to ward off evil spirits." ”

Yun Qian couldn't decide if this was consistent with what Weng's predecessors said, and the person in charge didn't want to show up, so he had to give up for the time being. Dealing with a few words casually, he went back to the street to find a restaurant, Yun Qian took the opportunity to order some more inquiries: This Wanghu Pavilion has been open for a hundred years, it is an old shop, and even a few changes in the city have not affected them, but have become bigger and bigger. As for who the owner is, few people know.

Yun Qian asked a few more small shops, and the content was similar: "Let's go to Liankong Temple first, after all, that's the primary purpose." "I bought a book of incense and flipped through it as I walked.

There are quite a lot of pilgrims on the road, have been walking for half an hour, Yun Qian looks up at the Buddha Temple, only to see the red wall glazed tiles, the high hall eaves corridor, the stone lamp in front of the hall, the tower (sound bed) behind the mountain for Zen, there is both the incense and incense Ding burns the heavy industry, and the three doors of the hall are opened to attract the public, and can not help but make people respect.

Walking through the small door, Yun Qian was looking at the location of Zhikeliao, and found that many pilgrims were excitedly rushing towards the back of the side hall. Yun Qian's curiosity got up, and he walked around with the flow of people first, and then followed an elderly man: "Uncle, where are you going, why are everyone going this way?" ”

The old man's figure was a little rickety, and when he turned his head, he saw a handsome young man leaning down and asking himself, "Young man, where did you come from?" ”

"The younger generation came from other places to enter the incense, and I heard that it was very effective here, and I also wanted to worship and ask for fame." Yun Qian and good way.

The old man nodded again and again: "Oh, old man, I also took the fame test back then, but I didn't win, you are not very young and motivated, not bad." ”

Yun Qian thanked him with a smile and asked again.

"Hey, when you are old, you can watch the excitement when you have nothing to do, which is like you young people, there is a way to walk around and break into the west. If I could be ten years younger, maybe I would have taken the test again with you. The old man shook his head and sighed.

Yun Qian was helpless to accompany, and then asked: "Uncle, where are we going?" ”

The old man patted his forehead: "Look at me, I like to talk more when I'm older, I usually have no one to accompany me at home, at most I can talk to your Aunt Li, but I don't like to talk to her, I'm bored ......"

Yun Qian asked three times in a row, but he got an aunt surnamed Li, so he simply didn't ask anymore, and walked along the flow of people without a match. The mountain road was full of twists and turns, and the steps under his feet were also a little potholed and slippery, Yun Qian helped the old man and chatted: "Uncle, is this even the great monk of the empty temple an immortal?" ”

"How can you still believe this kind of rumor, there are really immortals, and the chaos back then was not only the affairs of the state capital. It's a pity that the old man, I was in high spirits and was preparing for the exam, but I was running into this, and it was all canceled. ”

"The imperial examination is a national event, what kind of mess can make such a big fuss?" Yun Qian asked with a smile.

The old man suddenly patted Yun Qian: "You kid, be quiet, how can this kind of thing be publicized, if you are arrested by the government, your future will be over." ”

It was mentioned by him, but he warned himself, Yun Qian let go of his thoughts, nodded and said: "Thank you, uncle, the juniors have written it down, but we have been walking for almost a stick of incense, haven't we arrived at the place yet?" ”

I wanted to divert the conversation and inquire about the deeds of the immortal family, but the old man sighed: "It's not that mess up, Liankong Temple was much more than it is now, and there are more than 10,000 acres of rented land alone, and some people who don't want to serve all run here to be temple households." It is said that Buddhism is pure, but it also depends on the number of people, and when there are many people, there are some dishonest people who want to claim the king according to the state, and fight with the government. You think those bald heads are all practitioners, how can the officers and soldiers guarding the county withstand it, and it is not the reinforcements from the state city that they will be leveled. At that time, it was the imperial examination, and the official family was afraid that they would be mixed up, so they stopped, and they took pity on my talent that year. ”

"It's a pity, but what about later, you didn't think about taking the test again?"

The old man talked about the rise, and he had long forgotten what taboos: "Later, the lease of the Liankong Temple was gone, and those temple households should be dismissed. ”

Yun Qian was puzzled: "But if it was such a big thing back then, why is the incense of Liankong Temple still so prosperous now?" ”

The old man pursed his lips: "It's not our people who are trying to protect it." Human favor is greater than the sky, and the official family was reluctant to give up the ability of those warrior monks, so they returned to the temple, and only cut down the leading monk Hongyao at that time. The state government also spends money to provide support, and the number of people is clearly limited, and every year it will recruit some capable monks into the army. Look down, it's those ones. ”

Yun Qian looked at it and found that there was a wide courtyard under the high slope, with a fighting platform in the middle, a brick wall, a stone-paved ground, surrounded by wooden fences, and weapons standing on the left and right.

The offensive and defensive scenes were staggered, and the audience was noisy and contentious, which was incompatible with the solemn atmosphere of Liankong Temple: "Uncle, why do you want to set up a martial arts competition here, won't it disturb the tranquility here?" ”

The old man sighed: "We can guess the thoughts of the official family, I guess I want to give those bald people Liwei." This is no longer within the scope of the temple, it is not a big deal, and it will be built up slowly. After so many years, those who have the ability have been pulled away, and now they are all outsiders to compare, and few are bald. ”

Ascending some stone steps again, a clearing was gradually revealed, and many people had gathered on the stone bench of the idle pavilion, commenting on the situation on the field with great interest, and a few girls were still laughing and teasing.

Yun Qian's heart was suddenly relieved, and he was not in a hurry to leave, and accompanied the old man to find a shaded place to watch the fight. Xu is voice was louder when the people next to him drank well, and the old man snorted disdainfully: "I haven't seen the world, these people can't be compared with the previous two years, that guy is really good, I hope there will be some capable ones in a few days." ”

Yun Qian is not a person who practices martial arts, but he has seen the skills of Weng's predecessors, and it is not very interesting to compare, so he said hello to the old man and prepared to return to Liankong Temple. I happened to see a few girls either lightly covering their fans, or covering their faces with pink sleeves, all of them looking at their side shyly. The incense is inevitably reverie, not to mention Yunqian, a young man who has not tasted the spring tent of men and women.

Pretending to paced around them unconsciously, he still looked at them unconsciously, but he was embarrassed to find that the girl's gaze was towards the scholar who was sitting alone against a tree not far away.

Yun Qian only felt that his face was like fire, and he buried his head deep and went around the high ground. After avoiding their gaze, Yun Qian covered his face, wondering what this person who attracted the crowd to sway was like.

Looking up, the plain scarf on this person's head is inlaid with white jade, the royal blue silk shirt is lightly wrapped, the eyebrows are long into the sideburns, the beautiful eyes are like stars, and the figure is slender like a woman.

is so beautiful and beautiful, no wonder it attracts attention, but in the haze, Yun Qian feels that this person seems to be familiar, where should he have seen it, but let the memories be, it seems to be separated by a layer of fog, difficult to think.