In 615 A.D., in the Jianyang Gate of Luoyang City, the capital of Sui, there was a temple called Pure Land Temple.

It is named because of its clean white rock rock. The main hall and the foundation of the parapet wall are made of white stone like white clouds, which is in line with the Zen saying that "a monk rarely has a pure land".

At the gate of the Pure Land Temple, a young novice with a beautiful appearance walked in.

Looking at his appearance, it can be described as bright eyes and bright teeth, elegant and smart, and he must be a handsome, elegant and refined beautiful man in the future.

Xu was just in time for dinner, and the little novice who had just returned was having a smile on his face.

"Ah Yi, why don't you talk to Dali Qing for a while?"

Outside the gate of the Pure Land Temple, a tall young monk asked the little novice in front of him.

There was a smile in his words, and he was a little curious about why his younger brother didn't stay in the Dali Siqing's mansion for a while.

After all, his thirteen-year-old brother did not reach the eighteen-year-old limit, and the reason why he was able to take the Buddhist exam was due to the optimism of Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of Dali Temple.

So today, he hurriedly asked his younger brother to go to the house of Dali Siqing, and chanted and prayed for blessings to express his gratitude to this Bole.

"Naturally, it's because the Pure Land Temple is open." Xiao Shami first smiled, "So I said goodbye to Dali Temple." ”

He had a look of naturalness on his face.

How can the food in Dali Temple's Mansion be compared to the food in the Pure Land Temple that he has eaten for three years.

It turns out that only the food that suddenly encountered when I was not full of food was the most heartfelt.

Immediately, the little novice who was called Ah Yi pouted again: "Second brother! No, Master Changjie! I have passed the Dharma exam held by His Majesty in Dali Temple, and I am a monk who has been ordained, so please call me Master Xuanzang now. ”

"Okay, Master Xuanzang."

"It turns out that the little guy who was working and chanting scriptures and didn't see anyone, and came with a bowl in the canteen, is now also a monk who has been shaved, this time flies really fast."

The young monk smiled at the little novice.

Although he shouted Xuanzang according to Xiao Shami's words, the ridicule in his tone could be heard by anyone with a discerning eye.

Appropriate ridicule, this is a different way of blessing between brothers.

There are only 27 places to pass the Dharma exam held in Dali Temple this year, and Xuanzang was able to pass this level of exam at the age of 13, and he was naturally very pleased to be an elder brother.

"What does it mean to work and chant scriptures without seeing people, and the canteen comes with a bowl when the food is opened?"

"This is slander! Slander! ”

Xuanzang pursed his mouth angrily, looked at his second brother and retorted: "I memorized the "Myoho-renge-kyo" and "Vima Sutra" when I was eleven years old. Master Zheng Shanguo praised me before for being a Buddha, and I will definitely become a great talent for Buddhism in the future. ”

"But you did come back with a bowl, and the bowl won't leave you."

Master Changjie smiled and pointed to the circular bulge under Xuanzang's waist.

Seeing this, Xuanzang subconsciously tightened the bowl that had been stuffed in his clothes.

After a moment of silence, he simply pouted and ignored the second brother who took him to the Pure Land Temple to beg for food after falling in the middle of the family road.

Since his father gave up his glory and wealth in order not to be in the same stream with the world, and for the sake of his bones, the gap from brocade clothes and jade food to coarse tea and light rice made Xuanzang understand one thing when he was a child:

The world is big, and the food is the biggest.

Especially after the death of his parents at the age of ten, Xuanzang deeply realized the importance of having a full meal.

So he just chanted silently in his mouth while snorting when he passed by the second brother.

I don't have time to fight with my second brother now.

If you don't go to the cafeteria, the group of warrior monks will be able to eat all the delicious food.

And Master Changjie looked at Xuanzang who was walking away, and couldn't help but smile with relief.

His younger brother has indeed changed.

Ever since he said the phrase "I want to come from afar, and leave the Dharma from near" in a Dharma exam a few days ago, his younger brother has become different.

In the past, he was mostly acted, so that people around him thought that he had not been immersed in the death of his parents.

But now, Master Changjie noticed that there seemed to be something different suddenly in his brother's lively smile and eyes.

This kind of thing is rare, but Master Changjie knows what it is.

It was a firm intention after finding a purpose in life.

"That's nice."

In this regard, Master Changjie muttered silently.

"yes, what a kid."

But a voice suddenly echoed in the ears of Master Changjie.

Hearing this strange man's voice, Master Changjie subconsciously turned his head to look.

I saw a strange man in front of me.

There is nothing unusual about his attire. His hair was tied in a bun, with a scarf and a hat, and his clothes were a common white crewneck shirt.

But the small wooden box that this man was carrying in his hand made Master Changjie inexplicably a little concerned.

"This kid looks like he's going to be a big man in the future."

The strange man chuckled and commented.

"The donor praised it."

Master Changjie replied modestly with his hands folded, but the smile on his face could not be concealed.

"I've always been very accurate in seeing people."

The strange man shook his head, indicating that his assessment was serious.

"Amitabha! Is this benefactor here to burn incense and worship the Buddha? ”

Hearing this, Master Changjie just folded his hands and silently asked the strange man.

"Hello Master, my name is Chen Sheng."

"This time, I want to ask, can you let me stay overnight for a while?"

Seeing this, Chen Sheng also silently bowed his hands, and then said his purpose.

Ever since he sensed the reappearance of a certain fleeing monster vitality, Chen Sheng said goodbye to the Venerable Master of Nalanda Temple, and embarked on the eastward journey in the direction in which the monster's vitality appeared.

This time, not only did he have to solve all the seven wisps of monster life that had escaped, but he also had to find a disciple for Master Jiexian.

For this candidate for a disciple who was even better than Master Jiexian, Chen Sheng almost instinctively thought of the person in the original history.

So after he captured three wisps of monster vitality one after another, he could no longer sense the breath of the rest of the monsters.

Chen Sheng embarked on the road to Luoyang City, the capital of Sui, and wanted to come to this Pure Land Temple to have a look.

This year, Xuanzang had just been ordained a monk.

"It's naturally okay to stay overnight, but after all, our Pure Land Temple is in the Jianyang Gate of Luoyang City, and it is a temple directly under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple."

"Therefore, if you want to stay in our Pure Land Temple, you need to be approved by Dali Temple."

Master Changjie said to Chen Sheng.

This is not a refusal, but a strict observance of rules and regulations.

Hearing this, Chen Sheng just nodded, then silently reached into his arms and took out a piece of paper stamped with the seal of Dali Temple.

"Trouble the mage."

Chen Sheng handed over the paper with a smile on his face.

Naturally, he had already prepared everything.

When he said goodbye to Master Jiexian before, he was instructed to bring a lot of broken gold and silver. This kind of thing that is not lacking for Nalanda Temple is indeed of a lot of help to Chen Sheng, and this is not from wasting his strength to turn some broken gold and silver out by himself.

This document permitting the stay is to use some scraps of gold and silver to walk away from the relationship.

Master Changjie took the paper and carefully checked the words and seals on it.

After a while, he nodded to Chen Sheng in front of him: "Then please come with me." ”

Then, Chen Sheng followed Master Changjie and walked towards the Pure Land Temple.

While leading the way, Master Changjie silently introduced the buildings along the way, as well as the history and status of the Pure Land Temple.

The Pure Land Temple is east of Songyue, and Shaolin is the companion. It is adjacent to Yishui in the west and extends in Kunlun. Looking south at Jiugao, the crane sings in the sky and surrounds the purple smoke. Looking north at the Dragon Gate, the five capitals gather in Yiluo.

It was built in the first year of Tianci of the Northern Wei Dynasty (404 AD), and was relocated to Jianyang Gate in Luoyang City, the capital of Sui, in the fourth year of the Great Cause of Sui (608).

It is now 615, Xuanzang is just thirteen years old, and the surrounding buildings are only seven years old.

Therefore, Chen Sheng felt that everything that caught his eye did not have much sense of age.

For people, there is a saying that there is no hair on the lips and things are not firm. For temples, the lack of age may also make them unconvincing.

However, in the case of Jodoji Temple, there is no need to rely on the sense of age of the building to increase its convincingness.

After all, the Pure Land Temple is a royal temple, also known as the Pure Land Dojo of the Eastern Capital, which directly belongs to the management of Dali Temple.

In Master Changjie's eloquent conversation, even the monks can't help but feel a little proud, after all, the status of his monastery in today's Buddhism is still one of the best.

And Chen Sheng just nodded silently and did not express any opinions.

Jodoji Temple really impressed him.

After he dealt with the three wisps of monster vitality that exposed his breath, he almost immediately came to Luoyang City, the capital of Sui, to find the Pure Land Temple.

But in his heart, Jodoji Temple does not appear noble because it is a royal temple.

The reason why he really had an impression of the Pure Land Temple was because of the cute little novice who ran to eat with a bowl - Xuanzang!

This figure who has made countless women and children of all ages feel familiar for thousands of years, and it is his appearance that makes the Pure Land Temple a little taller in Chen Sheng's heart.

In Journey to the West, which can be called a classic work of art, Xuanzang only left everyone with a compassionate and powerless image.

However, history is really far from artistic literature, and the real historical image of Xuanzang has been misunderstood by many people for thousands of years.

The real Xuanzang in history, his persistent belief is terrifyingly powerful.

Strong enough to compete with life, strong enough to sustain him across infinite distances and hardships.

Alone, in order to practice the belief in his heart, he was able to walk 50,000 kilometers in that era.

When he persevered all the way to the Western Regions with the belief of Pudu Buddhism and the breadth of sentient beings, his whole person also transformed into a great man who can truly be called a living Buddha.

When he was a child, he was not joking, he was really using his life to practice the grand desire to carry forward Buddhism and expand the breadth of sentient beings.

Chen Sheng came to the Pure Land Temple.

It's not just to guide this great man to Nalanda Monastery as if he were in history, and then to learn the spiritual practice system while studying the Dharma.

He also wanted to see this one for himself.

The sea of life and death, who will be the boat?

Who makes the torch in the nameless long night?

The words Xuanzang said after arriving in the Western Regions in historical records gave Chen Sheng an idea: to pull Xuanzang into the eternal day.

It's not an impulse.

Rather, it was a long and deliberate process.

It is also interesting to teach Xuanzang to become his own person since he was a child.

As Chen Sheng continued to think, the two stopped outside a building.

This is a small courtyard, and there are noisy voices in the courtyard, which seems to be very lively.

Chen Sheng's keen five senses instantly understood the situation here.

With a lot of voices and a fragrant aroma, it's clear that this is the dining hall of Jodoji Temple.

Master Changjie looked at Chen Sheng with a smile and said, "Donor, come in and have a look?" After that, your daily meal is settled in this hall, and our meal here is still quite good. ”

As a real state-owned enterprise, the welfare benefits of Pure Land Temple are indeed speechless.

"Then I'm going to have a good taste."

Hearing this, Chen Sheng naturally nodded, and then followed Master Changjie in.

Zhaitang means canteen, and Master Changjie first took him to see where he usually eats, which is quite normal.

Chen Sheng is looking forward to this, he is not looking forward to eating, but looking forward to the official meeting with Xuanzang.

Xuanzang was at the gate of the Pure Land Temple before, and he should have rushed here with a bowl.

Just now he just saw Xuanzang's back at the door, and it was not a formal meeting.

This time, we can meet them officially.

While Chen Sheng was thinking, the door of the Pure Land Temple Hall opened, and the lively crowd suddenly became louder.

Chen Sheng followed Master Changjie all the way inside, passing the monks on the wooden tables.

Soon, Chen Sheng locked on to the target.

It's just that the child's Xuanzang is very conspicuous.

Especially when Xuanzang, who has bright eyes and bright teeth, stays in the middle of a group of warrior monks with bare arms, it is even more conspicuous.

Chen Sheng slowly stopped.

Standing next to Xuanzang without moving, he did not attract the attention of Xuanzang, who was eating somen noodles, obviously Xuanzang was very engrossed.

However, the warrior monk on the side noticed Chen Sheng, and seeing that his eyes had been staring at Xuanzang, he gently patted Xuanzang's shoulder, who was feasting.

"Swollen...... Is it swollen? ”

Xuanzang, whose mouth was stuffed, subconsciously raised his head and looked at the warrior monk who patted him on the shoulder suspiciously.

When he saw the warrior monk pointing to his side, he looked to the side.

I saw a strange man standing next to him, who didn't seem to be a monk.

Xuanzang was silent for a moment, first swallowed all the things in his mouth, then stood up and said to Chen Sheng with his hands together: "Little monk name Xuanzang, I don't know what is the matter with the donor?" ”

"Hello, Xuanzang."

"My name is Chen Sheng."

Chen Sheng's tone was calm, and he looked at Xuanzang, who was just thirteen years old in front of him, and showed a smile.

The two looked at each other.

Xuanzang's eyes were full of doubts, why did this person bother him to eat.

And Chen Sheng's eyes were full of complicated thoughts that Xuanzang couldn't understand.

Chen Sheng knew that the original history would be rewritten from this moment.

(End of chapter)