Chapter 22: The Golden Scales
The round monk crossed his legs and knees, his hands were sealed, his body was torn monk's robe, his waist was in a rag bag, and there was a branch and a broken Zen staff in his hand, even his person was a broken monk.
At this moment, he was sitting upright under the stone steps next to the main entrance of the Yanyu Building, closing his eyes and saying nothing, cultivating his mouth and mind.
It's as if I'm practicing closed-mouth meditation again.
"Zen Master Yuan, how are you doing?"
When Wu Sizi saw such a solemn round monk, he knew that what Su Qingwan said was true, and the round monk today was no longer the aura of the wonderful monk he had seen half a year ago, and there was no difference between him and the monks of the Great Compassion Temple he had seen before.
In the world, I am most afraid of the word "different", but I am even more afraid of the word "same".
It would be sad to lose even that difference.
"Daoist Wusizi, don't come to harm, the little monk has been fine for half a year, and Daoist Wusizi can rest assured. ”
The round monk opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were like dry wood, like his master and uncle on the nine heavenly dragon lists, and he saw through all the vanity in the world.
He looked at Wuzi, but he didn't dare to look into his eyes, for fear that he would see the clue.
Dabei Temple and Qingyun Sect, Buddha and Tao, is a dispute between dragons and tigers.
"Why doesn't the round Zen master sit on the Yanyu Tower, quietly waiting for the Golden Scale Test to begin, but instead sit in such a place where people come and go? Don't you think it's noisy?"
It's just dawn, it's still just midday, but Yanyulou is an excellent place in the city, surrounded by many shops, the street in front of it is spacious and smooth, and there are early pedestrians and vendors selling things.
People come and go, and it's already very lively.
And, in a few quarters of an hour, it will be hour.
As soon as the hour comes, the Golden Scale Test will begin.
Their group of golden scales will also compete with each other and compete in the dragon gate.
"The crowds here come and go, shoulder to shoulder, it is the best place for my Dabei Temple to practice ascetic meditation, to be quiet in the noisy, to get sweet in the bitterness, is not it exactly the Dharma that the monks of Dabei Temple have always pursued?
The round monk's expression was solemn, his expression was dignified, and the words he said made people feel that there was a taste of "fake big emptiness" that they had never had before.
"I heard Yuan Gongzi mention it, saying that after the round Zen master broke through the Tongren Alley and went down the mountain, he found that there were a lot of delicacies and beautiful beauties, and he couldn't wait to return to the vulgar on the spot and be a merry and happy person. Why are you so restrained now?" asked Wu Sizi.
Both concerned and indifferent.
"At that time, the little monk came down to the mountain at the beginning, short-sighted, and now he has penetrated the muddy waters of the red dust, only to know that the food is just fake, and the beauty is just evil, and they all say, 'Su'e Red Pink Chanjuan Sword, kill everyone in the world and not wake up', I now feel very reasonable, and here I also persuade the Taoist not to indulge in the red dust, otherwise, your true sword, there will never be a day when you practice to the realm. ”
The round monk "Amitabha" sighed, and he wanted to pull Wuzi away from the sea of red dust and bitterness, and be a loner like him.
Wu Sizi listened to the words of the round monk, but shook his head in disappointment, and said: "Zen master is still worried about his flower fingers, Poor Dao really wants to know, your natural soul is still able to make it?"
When the round monk heard this, his brows frowned imperceptibly, as if he didn't like it, as if he had been poked at the point, but after all, he didn't make any counterattack against Wu Sizi, but just closed his eyes again, and continued to be quiet in his troubles, bitter and sweet.
Su Qingwan saw that the monk was about to quarrel, but she came out with a smile and made peace.
She looked picturesque, and said: "You two famous and decent heads don't quarrel, seeing that the time is coming, why don't you go to Golden Scale Mountain with me now?"
That's exactly what I mean. ”
"That's very good. ”
The two of them, one immeasurable celestial venerable and one Amitabha, both agreed.
So, a monk and a woman walked through the long street in front of the Yanyu Building, turned a corner, and walked all the way to the foot of the Golden Scale Mountain.
There, it has long been lively and crowded.
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At the foot of the Golden Scale Mountain, the people of the major families had already arrived, and they had all gathered in one place at this moment, and they were standing in separate columns.
There are people in the clan who participate in the Golden Scale Test, naturally to see the performance of the clansmen today, and those who are not qualified to participate in the Golden Scale Test are also somewhat lively.
Among the four major sects, there are very few people from the Great Compassion Temple and the Qingyun Sect, these two factions are advocating escapism, no matter what earth-shattering events, they do not like to take the lead; the other two factions, Jixia School Palace and Ruizhu Palace, are advocating joining the WTO, and now there are a lot of people, and they also gather in one place, pointing out the rivers and mountains, and the warbler Yanyan. Among them, the Ruizhu Palace is the most eye-catching, all of them are young women who are as beautiful as flowers, which makes the young heroes of the young people feel like spring, and they can't help themselves.
At the foot of the Golden Scale Mountain, it is bustling to participate in this once-in-a-decade event.
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A total of 15 people participated in this Golden Scale Test.
Among them, there are seven people from each of the seven major families, three people from the top three top ones in the new department, four people from the first disciples of the four famous families, and one person from the Demon Dao Acacia faction, a total of 15 people.
However, because Yuan Xueyi is not only the first apprentice of Jixia Xuegong, but also the champion of the new department, a place is vacated.
It's just that there is already a backup candidate for this vacant place, and of course, who this spare candidate is, Xianting has never announced it to the public. The major families present have no way of knowing who the fifteenth person who participated in the Golden Scale Test is?
And seeing that the hour is coming, all the contestants who participated in the Golden Scale Test have also stood at the starting point of the Golden Scale Ladder one after another, counting the past, a total of fourteen people, except for the "fifteenth person".
Sitting on the top of the Golden Scale Mountain, the two immortals of the Immortal Court floating in the clouds heard everyone's discussions, but they were not in a hurry at all.
I saw that Fairy Yao sacrificed his storage bag, and as soon as the void picked it up, he took out a white jade token from the storage bag, which was the immortal ascension order required to participate in this golden scale test.
Xian Yao held the Immortal Ascension Order in her hand, and recited a magic trick towards the Ascension Order, and the Ascension Order seemed to have spiritual wisdom immediately, jumping in front of her.
Immortal Yaoyu pointed forward and said, "Go", and the Immortal Ascension Order immediately turned into a streamer of light and flew quickly towards the bottom of the mountain.
A white rainbow flew over the Golden Scale Ladder with the momentum of breaking the wind, flew over the heads of the fourteen contestants, flew past the crowd of spectators, and flew straight towards the Yanyu Lake in the distance.
Then, like a white scale, he plunged headlong into the middle of the Yanyu Lake.
Some of them, who stood tall and had good eyesight, saw this and exclaimed.
"Drop...... Fell into the water. ”
With his shout, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone couldn't help but talk about it.
Isn't it that this fairy court's fairy spell failed and missed?
But soon, another exclamation from the man stopped the chatter.
"Yes...... Something is coming this way. ”
So, the onlookers began to praise Fairy Xian Yao's immortal method again, this kung fu of one finger in the void and thousands of miles to find people, today can be regarded as seeing.
In the distance, the one who got the immortal ascension order was not a bystander, but a "golden scale" in this rainy lake.
At this moment, it was holding the white jade ascension order in its mouth, wrapped in a cloud of smoke and rain lake water, swinging its fish tail, shaking its fins, and swimming towards the Golden Scale Mountain quickly.
It crossed the vast Yanyu Lake where it was born and raised, crossed the magnificent Yanyu Building, crossed the layers of trees and clear spring streams, and finally came to the foot of the Golden Scale Mountain and came to the front of everyone.
"Wow-"
The crowd burst into an uproar.
Everyone didn't expect that the fifteenth person was actually a golden scale in this rainy lake.
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the golden scales in this water mass, and they were amazed.
The golden scales stared at the huge fish eyes, looked at everyone curiously, and finally, in the form of human beings, bowed deeply to the onlookers to show respect.
On the top of the Golden Scale Mountain, the Yuntao Immortal looked at the surprised appearance of the mortals under the mountain, and smiled on his face, but he remembered that hundreds of years ago, he was like this, and he suddenly felt a little emotional.
The hour is approaching, and the Golden Scale Test is about to begin.
Before the starting point of the Golden Scale Mountain ladder, all the contestants have arrived, so only the last step is needed to start today's Golden Scale Test.
This last step is-
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