Three months later.

The New Year is approaching, and the streets and alleys of Beijiang are also full of lights, adding a bit of New Year's atmosphere.

The small days of Li and Yang are slowly moving forward in steady happiness, and Yang Murong proposed to go to the Beijiang Big Buddha Temple on the last weekend of the year to pray for blessings, and Li Nantian happily agreed.

On Sunday, the two drove to the Big Buddha Temple, laughing and laughing along the way.

Coming to the temple, at the end of the year, the surrounding pilgrims and believers gathered here, and the temple gate was blocked. The two looked at each other and smiled, and slowly lined up.

Yang Murong introduced the source of this big Buddha temple to Li Nantian, and said that the presiding officer of the temple, Guangzhi Zen Master, is the living Buddha of the world. Li Nantian listened to the "hey, hey, hey" on the side, and finally asked: "Hey, Murong, aren't you studying philosophy?" Why are you still so superstitious? When Yang Murong heard this, his eyebrows straightened, his fists clenched, and he was about to fight, Li Nantian hurriedly begged for mercy.

About two hours, finally it was the turn of the two to put on the incense, a monk came forward to ask the two what kind of incense they were on, Yang Murong chose a moderately priced incense, just as the two were about to worship the Buddha, Li Nantian suddenly pressed his stomach on the side and frowned, Yang Murong looked busy and asked, "What's the matter?" Li Nantian replied: "Oh, I suddenly have a terrible stomachache, Murong, why don't you wait for me for a while, I'll go first and then come back to make a wish?" ”

Yang Murong looked around nervously, "How can you wait, there are so many people queuing up in the back, forget it, you can go, I'll make incense myself." ”

"Okay!" , Li Nantian ran away in a smoke.

When he came to the backyard, Li Nantian breathed a sigh of relief and thought: So many people have made wishes, but the Bodhisattva is too busy, I should save the Bodhisattva some trouble!

While thinking, he walked leisurely in the Zen courtyard, and unconsciously walked to the backyard.

This big Buddha temple is located in the Tianping Mountain of the Bac River, it is rumored that it has been nearly a thousand years, after several troubled times have not broken the incense, now in this peaceful years, believers are gathered in all directions, the end is the holy land of Buddhism.

Li Nantian went around, looked left and right, and said secretly: This backyard is a bit of a quiet place for Buddhism! I never thought that there was such a large place in the backyard of the Great Buddha Temple, and the place in front of it to receive pilgrims was less than one-tenth of the entire temple.

"Donor, are you looking for someone?"

Li Nantian heard the voice behind him, turned around and looked, the person who spoke was an old monk, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a childish face, and he was looking at Li Nantian with a smile at this time.

Li Nantian immediately bowed and replied, "The junior was disturbed, but there were too many people in the front hall, so he walked to the backyard to breathe, and asked the master not to blame." ”

The old monk nodded and said: "The world is chaotic, but it is not as good as this deep Zen temple, the donor likes to be pure, I wonder if you can go to the old man's house to taste a pot of tea?" Small talk about a thing or two. ”

Li Nantian was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "The master is so loving, and it is difficult for the younger generation to be gracious, but the younger generation is not alone, this..."

The old monk said: "The donor will tell me the name, and I will let the monk of the guest place the people who are walking with the donor in the front hall." ”

"The younger generation's surname is Li Nantian, and the person accompanying him is a beautiful woman in her early twenties. Wearing goose yellow clothes, it is very eye-catching. ”

When the old monk heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, the donor and I will come, and I will arrange someone to take care of it." ”

When he came to the house, the old monk called a monk who knew the guest, and the monk was shocked when he saw a young man in the room, but he did not dare to say anything. After the old monk made some arrangements, the monk left the room after presenting refreshments.

The old monk raised his hand lightly and motioned to Li Nantian to drink tea, Li Nantian took a sip, Dengjue's teeth and cheeks were fragrant, the aftertaste was endless, and he praised: "The ancient temple tea, it's really good tea!" ”

The old monk asked in a harmonious voice, "Does the donor drink tea on weekdays?" ”

Li Nantian grinned and replied: "The younger generation is lazy by nature, and meticulous work such as drinking tea is rarely done. ”

"So, dare to ask why the donor just praised this tea?"

Li Nantian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The younger generation came here, and he was in a good mood, so he drank the white water, and he also wanted to praise the good water!" ”

Hearing this, the old monk nodded and said, "The donor is not confined to things, it is the old man who is obsessed with the face." ”

Li Nantian said: "Don't dare, the juniors are talking nonsense." ”

Li Nantian looked at the interior layout at will, although there were only a few scattered things such as coffee tables and futons, but there was an elegant Zen, which made people feel very quiet and peaceful, and he ate pastries while drinking tea, which was very comfortable.

After a while, the old monk asked again, "I don't know why the donor came here?" ”

Li Nantian shook his head and said with a smile: "The juniors don't ask for anything, they just accompany people here." ”

Suddenly, the old monk's eyes flashed.

He asked, "Where do people go if they want nothing?" ”

Li Nantian replied without thinking: "If there is no thing, what good is it to ask for it?" ”

The old monk asked again: "Since there is nothing, how can heaven be born?" ”

Li Nantian shook his head: "Heavenly Dao cycle, all laws are empty!" ”

After hearing Li Nantian's words, the old monk stopped speaking, and sighed for a long time: "Amitabha, the donor has a great opportunity and a great mission, and the old man is clumsy, and only the last sentence is given to the donor, 'If sentient beings are born only for the sake of the heavenly Dao cycle, who is the Heavenly Dao for?' Then he closed his eyes and said no more.

After a long time, Li Nantian got up and bowed to the old monk: "Thank you Guangzhi Zen Master for your guidance, and the juniors will leave." ”

After Li Nantian left, a person turned out of the screen behind the old monk, glanced at the old monk, and then looked at the person, it was Li Tianheng!

"Guangzhi, how's it going?" Li Tianheng was the first to speak.

"is worthy of being a descendant of a real person, he is really talented and worthy of a great responsibility." This old monk is the famous Guangzhi Zen Master.

Li Tianheng smiled bitterly when he heard this, and shook his head: "This kid's talent is only higher than mine, but he has no intention of the Tao, let alone my long-cherished wish, he just wants to finish this life plainly." ”

"And you don't want to force him, because you know that forcing him to do it will not lead to results." Zen Master Guangzhi said.

"Yes, if this is not his heartfelt approval, even if he does it, it will not be possible." Li Tianheng sat down slowly.

Zen Master Guangzhi looked at Li Tianheng, hesitated for a moment and said, "True person, your grand ambition is very understandable, but why do you want to entrust it to this child?" ”

Li Tianheng didn't answer immediately, his brows furrowed slightly and he thought for a while, and said slowly: "Back then, Yuan Tiangang and I calculated the eternal life, and at the end we calculated the future for each other, at that time, he made a proverb: 'The way of heaven is unpredictable, and nine deaths and one life. I immediately asked where I was born. He replied to me, 'A thousand years to come, Michiko Renshen.'" ”

When Guangzhi heard this, he said: "The meaning of this word is not difficult to understand, that is, let you find a person born in the year of Renshen among the descendants after a thousand years, but what does this Daozi mean?" ”

Li Tianheng shook his head, "I don't know either." Then he said slowly: "Yuan Tiangang's proverb has been with me for more than a thousand years, since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it has been a thousand years, at that time I continued to enter the world to find my bloodline, and even married my own wife and had children, just to have my Li family boy born in the Renshen year, and finally in the last Renshen year, there was a baby boy who was born, that is, Li Nantian. ”

Li Tianheng stood up and paced back and forth indoors, "This kid has been paying attention to it since he was born into the world, he has never been able to fight or grab from outside objects, and he has no desire when he grows up, from this point of view, he is indeed a good seedling of cultivation, if he is dedicated to the Tao, he should be able to travel thousands of miles in a day, but even if I gave him the "Revelation Record" that day, it has been three months now, I still don't feel the breath of Shendao magic on him at all, I'm afraid that he won't even look at it." He sighed again and shook his head.

Guangzhi smiled and said: "I hope that the real person is at peace, and he is not in a hurry at this moment." ”

Li Tianheng's face suddenly became serious: "I'm afraid that time is running out, not long ago, I felt a trace of ghost Dao aura extremely powerful, and even more vaguely felt the Shinto breath, I'm afraid that there is really not much time left for me this time." ”

After hearing this, Guangzhi put his hands together and said, "Amitabha."