In addition, the sixth ancestor Huineng Master returned to his hometown Longshan Guoen Temple in his later years to carry forward, regardless of the sick and disabled body, "know everything, and say it if you ask", in response to the questions of the Zen monks in the hall, the Empress Dowager Wu Ze lied that she was the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva in order to achieve the "empress dream"; When the real Maitreya Bodhisattva was born, Zhang Chongtian sent the river waterlogging to take Maitreya home and adopt him; When I went to Maitreya to escape from marriage and hang a single Tianhua Temple, I was calculated by my brother and was unbearable to do chores......

When the sixth ancestor Huineng Master talked about Maitreya's revenge with virtue, so that the three of them escaped the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, and thought of the hidden shadow several times to chase and kill themselves, and finally he also repaid the evil shadow with virtue, and when it came to "red lotus is born in the fire", the old things came to my heart again......

At this time, the Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng could no longer talk about it.

The sixth ancestor Huineng master burst into tears, and in the blurred eyes of tears, the kindness of the great benevolent An Daocheng and his mother, the pain of his father, the affection of Sister Alan and Sister Alian, and the back of the fifth ancestor Hongren...... Scenes flashed before his eyes......

In the quiet and solemn hall, on the high Sumeru seat, the consistent mysterious smile on the face of the Buddha Shakyamuni is always inexplicably heartwarming, and can't help but be fascinated, attracting people to explore the infinitely beautiful realm......

In the silence, I saw that the gods would come to the front of the stage and announce loudly: "Everyone, good knowledge, it is getting late now, and it is already past the meal. ”

The audience in the audience said in unison: "Master Huineng of the Sixth Ancestor, thank you for your hard work, thank you!" ”

When Master Huineng saw such a touching scene on stage, he was also moved to tears, choked up and said, "Everyone has worked hard! Thank you for looking up to Lao Na so much, you have listened carefully to this heart, Lao Na has thanked you here! That's all for today! Finally, I wish you all good health and all the best! ”

After Master Huineng finished speaking, he waved his hands to the audience, "Thank you again!" Let's all go to the dining hall and have a drink. ”

Master Huineng of the Sixth Ancestor waved his hand as he spoke, and walked down the hall, and the gods hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

Seeing that the Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng was coming over, the Zen Master of Jintai Temple hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully: "Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng, thank you for your hard work!" ”

"Uncle Lonely Sky is polite." Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch, suddenly found that there was a layman in the last row of the seat with a red face, a long beard, and a gray chin with eyebrows on both sides, quite a fairy wind and bones.

He is the well-known Xinzhou benefactor An Daocheng.

Master Huineng of the Sixth Patriarch said to Master Shankong, "Uncle, I have seen a good man from Anda, please go to the dining hall to eat first, and I will go to gather with the shopkeeper of An." ”

Silence bowed, "Okay." ”

Speaking of the shopkeeper of Xinzhou An, the day before yesterday, I heard the guests who patronized the store in Xinzhou County say that Master Huineng of the Sixth Ancestor returned to his hometown, and he was speaking for the public in Longshan Guoen Temple in the past two days. So, regardless of his old age, when he arrived at the hall of Longshan Guoen Temple, it was full, so he had to sit down in the last row of seats, and concentrate on listening to the words of the Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng.

An Daocheng didn't expect that after more than 50 years, he would still be recognized by the Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng at a glance, how could the word "fate" be so simple!

An Daocheng saw that the Sixth Ancestor Huineng Master was coming condescendingly, and hurriedly bowed his hands, and was about to kneel down and bow, the Sixth Ancestor Huineng Master hurriedly held him up, holding his hands tightly, like a long-lost relative, how many things to say.

But for a while, I didn't know where to start, a thousand words, how much gratitude, melted into a sentence: "Uncle Cheng, why are you here now!" ”

A "Uncle Ah Cheng" suddenly narrowed the distance between them, "The sixth ancestor Huineng has not changed, he is still the one who knew etiquette and righteousness in the past, and was grateful for the Huineng ......" An Daocheng was secretly happy, and was about to go up and hold his hand affectionately, but instantly felt inappropriate, and thought: Ah Neng is now the six ancestors of Zen who are admired by thousands of people, and he is a merchant and a Buddhist, so he must have a respectful ......

Thinking of this, An Daocheng didn't care about his old age, and when he fell down to worship, the sixth ancestor Hui was quick, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, and said humbly: "Uncle Cheng, what's wrong with you, when you see you back, you have to make such a big gift?" Doesn't this kill the younger generation? ”

An Daocheng said sincerely, "You are now the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, according to the rules, the old man, as a Buddhist, pays homage to the six ancestors, of course!" ”

"Uncle Cheng, where did you get so many rules! According to the rules, you are my senior uncle, it was you who led me to help me go north to Huangmei Dongchan Temple to seek Buddhism, it was you who helped take care of my mother's daily life for a long time, and it was you who ......" Sixth Ancestor Huineng said this, his voice was a little choked, and he wanted to kneel down......

Shocked, God will hurriedly step forward, support the sixth ancestor Huineng, and understand: "Master, let's finish fasting and talk." ”

"That'...... All right. Uncle Cheng, let's get together after fasting. The Sixth Ancestor Huineng took An Daocheng's hand and slowly entered the hall.

After fasting, Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng looked at Shenhui, "Uncle Ah Cheng will stay in my bedroom tonight, and we will have a good reunion." ”

"Okay, Master, I'll arrange it." After God finished speaking, he went to prepare sheets and other items for An Daocheng.

The Sixth Ancestor Huineng and An Daocheng walked out of the hall, took a walk on Longshan for a while, and then returned to the abbot's room.

At this time, the abbot's room was silent. This stillness, not dead silence, not condensation, but full of anticipatory motives.

At this time, the heart of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng Master clearly felt that there was an undercurrent running quietly, quietly accumulating, and there was rolling thunder in the silence, and it seemed that it could burst out at any time......

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The twilight drum sounded, and then, a sound of heaven broke through the sky—

Yongsan Guoenji Temple has restored its original tranquility.

The night in the monastery is a little mysteriously quiet.

A crescent moon, like a silver hook, hangs high in the night sky.

The hazy moonlight, sprinkled on the main hall, pavilions, trees, the whole Longshan Guoen Temple seems to be shrouded in a layer of night fog, illusory and light, as if a gust of wind blows, you can resist the wind and float up the night sky......

The wind chimes hanging from the eaves of the high pagoda occasionally sound a "clanging", knocking the moonlight more bleak and making the night more silent.

Suddenly, in some corner of the temple, there was a soft chanting sound, as if it was an affectionate call from the soul, calling for the return of the spirit......

It was almost midnight, and many monks and pilgrims in the temple had fallen asleep. But the clamor of the autumn insects, the terrible chirping of the night cat, and the sound of the husband made the sixth ancestor Huineng even more excited, and he had no sleep.

During the day, as soon as he saw An Daocheng in the palace, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

This An Daocheng made him feel a lot of emotion and couldn't sleep all night.

As if a ghost had sent a god to the gods, the gods would come in from outside the interior and see the Master lying on the sofa on the left side of the bedroom, and the painting of Guanyin Lotus hanging on the wall came into his eyes at this time.

He was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt stunned. Especially the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painter's pen, how similar his demeanor and temperament are to his master. God will understand that Master had told him about the origin of this painting and told him to remember to bring it from Baoling Temple to Guoen Temple, which shows how precious and important this painting is in Master's mind......

On the picture, the lake like a golden vase is tumbling like waves on the sea, the waves are empty, earth-shattering, and the golden Li Xiaolan sits on Guanyin Bodhisattva; And Guanyin sat firmly on top of Li Xiaolan, firmly fighting the wind and waves, and the hazy sun under the heavy haze brought a glimmer of hope to those who fought against death......

At this moment, God will think that Master's mood must be the same as the scene in the painting, rolling "big waves." ”

"Master, go to bed." After a long time, Shenhui's gaze shifted from the picture to Master Huineng of the Sixth Ancestor lying on the sofa, and his voice was very soft.

The Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng was still lying on the sofa, his eyes slightly closed, silent.

"Master......" God raised his voice slightly.

Master Huineng of the Sixth Ancestor moved slightly, which was an answer.

"Master, it's cold late at night, you and Uncle Ah Cheng should go back to the room and sleep."

The Sixth Ancestor Master Huineng still didn't open his eyes, and he didn't say a word. The hall was so quiet that you could hear the beating of three hearts.

"During the day, I heard the people in the hall talk about Liang Jinlian and Bruce Lee's .....," Shenhui said in a low tone, recalling what he had heard about the two of them during the day.

The Sixth Ancestor Huineng seemed to have been shocked, and he trembled all over. He sat up straight, his expression changed abruptly, his face pale, and then he got up and paced back and forth in the bedroom, rubbing his hands alternately, sweat dripping from his forehead.

God will see the complaint, and he will know that he has lost his words.

The past is like smoke, welling up in his heart - over the years, every time he thinks of or hears news about Liang Jinlian and Li Xiaolan, he feels like he has been electrocuted and trembles all over......

Master Huineng leaned to the left, lay back on the sofa, and closed his eyes.

After a long time, God will finally calm down.

He sat down in front of the sofa and rubbed his master's cold hands, from the back of his hand, his palm, his wrist, to each slender finger.

After a long time, An Daocheng moved over and looked at the Sixth Ancestor Huineng intently: "Ah Neng, don't think too much, just let those past days pass forever......

Sixth Ancestor Huineng slowly opened his eyes, looked at An Daocheng, and was silent. After a while, he stretched out his arms and gently touched her thin hands, while closing his eyes again, closing them more tightly so that tears would not well.

An Daocheng stared at the six ancestors Huineng through tears. He knew that the Sixth Patriarch Huineng was not the kind of "negative" person, whether he was outside or in the village, his demeanor and speech were very upright, and he devoted himself to the Dharma; He knows that he is a tough guy full of chivalrous tenderness, and what he decides is not easily changed.

What she loved was his tenacious character and his selfless devotion to the Dharma. Therefore, he likes to befriend him and selflessly fund him......

But when he thought of the tragic misfortune of the two important women in his life, and he couldn't help it, he couldn't help but turn his back on his face, and his shoulders began to twitch violently.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng was stunned.

In the middle of the night, he stretched out his hands, patted An Daocheng's trembling shoulders, and stroked his long gray beard. A few cloudy tears slowly dripped down his cheeks and sprinkled on his arms.

These tears stirred up a thousand feelings and feelings in the heart of the sixth ancestor Huineng. He was about to say something, when An Daocheng was close to his sideburns and cheeks, choked up and said, "Brother Aneng, it's all stupid brothers, and they can't take care of Ah Lian and Ah Ran." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng affectionately wiped the tears from the corners of An Daocheng's eyes, and said with emotion: "The world is unpredictable, how can I blame you!" ”

An Daocheng clenched the hands of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, bit his lower lip hard, and after a long while, he sighed hard: "Brother Aneng, don't think so much, let the past pass forever!" ”

However, will the past really "pass forever"?

No! Once something happens, it is an existence, and it will be recorded in one way or another, leaving a deep or shallow trace in history and social life, affecting people today and in the future.

For the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, this is even more so.

The night was dark, and the whole bedroom was still immersed in dim lighting. The wall clock on the wall ticked softly and unhurriedly, and the hands pointed from twelve o'clock until one o'clock at midnight, two o'clock, and then three o'clock.

At this time, the sixth ancestor Huineng was lying on the sofa, his arms resting on the armrests on both sides, his left hand hanging, and the five thin fingers of his right hand supported the broad and protruding forehead, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was contemplative, and he seemed to be sleepy.

God will still be standing at the couch. The night was cold, and he covered the quilt with Master and An Daocheng respectively, and glanced at the Sixth Ancestor Huineng and An Daocheng from time to time. On the wall, "Guanyin" is still looking forward to it, and the "monstrous waves" are overwhelming and almost swallowing everything.

God will lose count of the number of such sleepless nights he has spent with Master. It wasn't until tonight, at this moment, that he understood the full meaning of this. He understood what a turbulent wave An Daocheng's appearance had stirred up in Master's chest!

Although Sixth Ancestor Huineng closed his eyes, he did not fall asleep, and it was impossible for him to fall asleep. The years spent in his hometown, everything that had happened, are being reproduced one by one, roaring in his mind......

In the tranquility, when God would leave the bedroom, An Daocheng's hoarse voice sounded: "Master Sixth Ancestor Huineng, since that year's Chinese New Year's Eve, I had a reunion dinner at home, and came to Longshan with New Year's goods, and I didn't see you in the grass hut, so I went to your house in Xialu Village, and when I saw Xiaolan and Jin Lian, I anxiously asked: "Is Brother Aneng at home?" ”

Xiaolan and Jin Lian are preparing a table of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home waiting for you to come back, and when I asked, Fang knew that you were no longer in the Longshan grass shed, so they and I couldn't find you everywhere. Later, an old man said to us, in the evening, I saw you drifting away with a monk......

When An Daocheng said this, he looked at the Sixth Ancestor Huineng with cloudy eyes, and there was a reproach in his eyes that he did not say goodbye to Xiaolan and Jin Lian.

Looking at this reproachful look, what else can you say?

This heart disease that has been buried in the heart of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng for more than 50 years, and now looking back at the beginning, it seems to be like yesterday, and it is still faintly painful in his heart......

"Uncle Cheng, I'm sorry for them!" Sixth Ancestor Huineng said apologetically.

"Brother Aneng, it's not for your uncle to say you, you shouldn't have said goodbye!" An Daocheng said earnestly.

These words were whipped on the body of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng. Ask yourself, in this life and this life, the people he is most sorry for are them. He should be beaten and scolded! It's just that he didn't even know that he would say goodbye to them at the beginning, and resolutely followed the monk......

Since the incident had happened, he didn't want to defend his fault, so he just asked with concern, "Uncle Cheng, ...... later?" How are Sister Alan and Sister Ah Lian doing, are they okay? ”

"Alas, you're gone, can they be okay?!" An Daocheng sighed, telling the origin of their experience after he left-

Since you left them, after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liang Jinlian packed her bags, and heard that she went back to Tianlu Mountain, and since then, she has never seen her again, nor has she been heard from since......

As for Lee, she ......