At noon the next day, Zhang Shaofei set off to return to Tianlu Mountain.

Today's weather is exceptional, the sky is clear, like a piece of jasper.

The road is lonely, the trees in the forest are chaotic, and the fallen leaves are like a blanket; Beside the hillside road, wildflowers are blooming.

The scenery along the way is so beautiful, Zhang Shaofei is like walking into a landscape picture, walking farther and farther, suddenly heard a goshawk above his head screaming, looked up, and saw the goshawk hovering in the air and flying to the top of the mountain over there.

Zhang Shaofei looked in the direction where the goshawk flew, and saw that there was a blue-gray tile ridge hidden in the sea of clouds and dense forests in the distance on the top of the mountain.

"Ah, isn't that a temple?" Zhang Shaofei had long heard from Le Jinghui that there were two temples on the top of the mountain, Tianlu Temple and Daishan Temple, and the abbot of the temple was quite high.

Driven by an inexplicable thought, Zhang Shaofei climbed up along the winding mountain path, turned a high slope, and suddenly lit up in front of him: the granite mountain gate, the three big characters engraved on the horizontal plaque "Tianlu Temple" are impressive. On both sides of the mountain gate is engraved a couplet:

The ancient stream cold spring listens to the sound of apes

Bixiu Qingfeng lies in the smoke

The ancient trees in front of the temple are firm, there are two hundred-year-old Bodhi trees, a wind and frost invasion, the body of the tree is cracked, with the strength of the cang, so that the temple is more secluded and ancient.

A few egrets, leisurely soaring over the linden tree.

Tianlu Temple and another temple not far away, Daishan Temple, are far away. One mountain and two temples stand on Tianlu Mountain like twin stars.

The Daishan Temple on the opposite hill was built in the first year of Tang Zhenguan (627) by Dinghui Zen Master to raise funds.

Tianlu Temple was built on the slope of the mountainside downstream of the second and third peaks of Tianlu Mountain. There are two gourd-shaped peaks in front of the right, facing the peak of Shengzu Peak, and facing the main peak of Tianlu Mountain in the back. Overlooking the surroundings, the weather is thousands, Fengmen Ao, Huangwo, Ge Chong, Wuping, and even Yuncheng can also be seen. On the earth, the rivers and Han are staggered, the Qianmo is vertical and horizontal, the fertile fields are patchy, and the cottages are dotted in the middle.

Daishan Temple is located on the right side of the ancient post road leading to Kaiping and Enping, and it is unique for Dinghui Zen Master to build the temple site here. He saw that there was still the peak of Tianlu Mountain behind him, and he felt that his Taoism was not enough to reach the highest place, so he left room when choosing a site: he thought that if a great man appeared behind him, the highest position of the mountain peak should be left to him.

The scale of Tianlu Temple is not large, but although the sparrows are small, they have all kinds of organs. Every part of the temple is exquisitely built and original. Zhang Shaofei entered the mountain gate of Tianlu Temple, and the environment was quiet and quiet. The ground is paved with stones that can be seen everywhere in Tianlu Mountain, and on both sides are young bamboo fences, and the grass and trees are verdant. Nine mile incense and osmanthus exude a refreshing fragrance, and butterflies and bees fly around in the flowers, busy.

A gust of mountain wind blew, and the music of the hanging bell in front of the eaves was accompanied by a burst of "Bangbang" wooden fish sound from the main hall, which seemed to be Sanskrit sound.

The surrounding trees, bamboo forests, and flowers seem to be quietly listening, and it looks Zen and quiet.

A childish little monk greeted him, folded his hands, and saluted: "The donor is polite." ”

After Zhang Shaofei returned the salute to the little monk, he said, "Excuse me, is the abbot here?" ”

The little monk pointed his hand inward: "Master is chanting and practicing meditation in the hall." ”

"Thank you." Zhang Shaofei walked in lightly.

There are only five monks in Tianlu Temple, and the abbot is a Zen master in his 40s, with a clear face and black and white pupils, who is knocking on the wooden fish while reciting scriptures.

The middle-aged Zen master heard the footsteps, raised his head, and saw Zhang Shaofei coming, put down the wooden fish mallet with his right hand, and put the sutra book in his left hand on the desk, and put his hands together: "Amitabha." The donor came to our temple, and the pengsheng was shining. ”

After Zhang Shaofei gave a salute, he said bluntly: "Master, I am also a person in this mountain, passing by your temple today, I saw the Zen atmosphere here, so I came to visit the master." ”

"Ah, I see." Seeing Zhang Shaofei sweating profusely, the middle-aged Zen master raised his finger and pointed to the futon opposite, "Donor, please sit down." ”

Zhang Shaofei did as he pointed out and sat down on the futon.

The little monk sent fragrant tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of Zhang Shaofei.

Middle-aged Zen master: "The donor asks for tea, this is the camellia planted in our temple." ”

The heat in the cup was rising, and a fresh fragrance filled the air.

Zhang Shaofei picked up the teacup and took a sip, it was really mellow and delicious, the teeth and cheeks were fragrant, and the fatigue was reduced a lot.

The green tea planted on the top of this mountain has long collected the aura of heaven and earth and absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, which is different from other places, which is also reasonable.

After Zhang Shaofei drank the fragrant tea, he and the middle-aged Zen master often came to the house.

Zhang Shaofei gave him a big salute and asked, "May I ask the master's honorific name?" ”

The middle-aged Zen master folded his hands and saluted: "The poor monk's name is like virtue." ”

Zhang Shaofei: "Ah, it turned out to be Master Rude." Listening to the master's accent, it should be a northerner, where is the master's ancestral hometown? ”

Zen Master Rude raised his finger and pointed to the north: "The poor monk is from Shangqiu, Henan." But it's been more than 20 years since I left the Central Plains. ”

Zhang Shaofei was puzzled: "The world is long, and the red dust is vast. The land of Kyushu is heavy and the mountains are restored, and there are countless famous mountains and rivers in the north and south of the river, and the ancient temples and jungles. Master, why did you come from the Central Plains thousands of miles away to learn Buddhism and practice meditation in the secluded place of Tianlu Mountain? ”

Zen Master Rude: "I came here for a great reason. ”

Zhang Shaofei modestly said: "I'm listening to you." ”

Zen Master Rude's eyes narrowed, and he recalled: "When the poor monk was meditating in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Taishi Ling, who was in charge of the celestial phenomena in the imperial court, was my fellow villager. Once, after he came to seek Buddha, he quietly said to the poor monk that a few years ago, he watched the sky at night and found that a white auspicious light suddenly rushed from Lingnan to the universe, shining brightly and not dissipating for a long time. He was both excited and puzzled: this auspicious omen was a once-in-a-millennium and once-in-a-lifetime auspicious omen, indicating that a great man who would go down in history would be present in Lingnan. So I left Luoyang, the eastern capital, and pointed straight to Lingnan. ”

Zhang Shaofei: "Master, are you so persistent and confident in this?" ”

"Amitabha, people have popularity, and Buddha has Buddha's fate. Cultivation is all based on self-feeling, and I am destined to have a relationship with NSW in this life. "Rude Zen Master folded his hands and talked eloquently, "The ancestor Kunlun Mountain has three dragon veins, such as Gen, Zhen and Xun. Confucius stopped at Mount Tai, and Lao Tzu stopped at Songshan. Poor monks traveled all over the thousands of rivers and mountains in Kyushu, and finally came to the Xinzhou region, climbing mountains to find dragons during the day, and visiting local cultural trends at night. Seeing that the southern Xunlong walked 20,000 miles to Yunwu Mountain, and then crossed the fields and veins, and walked to Tianlu Mountain, which was forty zhang higher than Yunwu Mountain, it was determined that it was the Fengshui Taizu Mountain here, and it was also the end of the dragon vein in Kyushu - Lingnan Canglong Cave. ”

Zhang Shaofei: "You mean the dragon vein?" ”