As the night deepened, suddenly on the calm water, a few bells rang in their ears, and before they knew it, they had been talking for so long. Jin Shengjie's surprised voice came, "In the middle of the night in Hanshan Temple, Suzhou is in front of you." ”

Xu Xian was stunned and said, "This is the legendary Hanshan Temple!"

Jin Shengjie said: "I can't enter the city tonight, I'm afraid I have to anchor the ship here and rest for the night." ”

After finding a shelter from the wind and mooring the boat, Xu Xian said, "I'll go to this temple to have a look." "He's practiced so far, and sleeping less doesn't make a difference. And after talking to Bai Suzhen, remembering Pan Yu, I felt that I was full of sorrow and had no solution. The surname Suo took advantage of this moonlight to visit this ancient temple.

Xu Xianyi said that Bai Suzhen naturally wanted to be together. And Xiaoqing, of course, also has to follow her sister, although her sister is strong, she is too gentle with those close to her, and she doesn't know what to do if she is bullied.

Jin Shengjie also wanted to accompany him, but he was too sleepy to understand where the spirits of the three people in front of him came from, so he yawned and let them go.

The moonlight illuminated the earth as if it were stained with a layer of silver frost. The three of them relied on the moonlight, listened to the bells, and went straight to the front of the mountain gate, and patted the temple gate with a "pop".

The little monk in the porter muttered to himself, lit the lantern, and asked through the door, "Who is outside the door?"

Xu Xian said: "It's a passerby, I want to spend a night in your temple." ”

The little monk said: "The rules of the temple, the temple is not allowed to open the temple door at night, whether it is to stay overnight or visit, please come again tomorrow!"

Xiaoqing said: "What a broken temple, there are so many rules." If you don't open the door again, beware of this girl kicking through your temple door. Bai Suzhen hurriedly dissuaded: "Xiaoqing." ”

When the doorman heard this, he said: "The rules of the temple are that women will not be accepted, and the donor should leave quickly!"

Xu Xian took out a piece of paper from his arms and stuffed it through the crack in the door, and said, "Please also ask the master to make it convenient." ”

The little monk then took a look at the lantern, it turned out to be fifty taels, took it and showed it in his hand, it was indeed true, and said busily: "The donor is gracious, the little monk can't be the master of this matter, please take a moment, I will go and invite the senior brother who is a 'knowing guest'." ”

Xu Xian couldn't help but sigh, the scale of this Hanshan Temple is far less than that of Lingyin Temple, but the quality of this monk is not bad at all, and his actions are very orderly, which is really rare.

After a while, I heard footsteps again, and heard an older voice say, "Don't make a noise in a moment, don't make a noise, I'll take you to the guest room for a short night." After listening to Xu Xian's response, he opened the temple door.

gave a Buddha salute first, but was also stunned when he saw Bai Suzhen, and then glanced at Xiaoqing's face. He lowered his head, first handed the silver ticket to Xu Xian and said, "Donor, please take it." There was no reluctance on his face, but he instructed: "Wait a minute, in the temple, don't open your mouth." ”

Follow this monk and walk on the path in the temple, which is very quiet. It's a bit of a disagreement, but it's better to sleep on the ground than to rock on a boat. I just walked through a forest, but I heard the noise from afar.

Xiaoqing said: "You still don't let us talk, but someone is making noise here in the middle of the night." ”

The monk was taken aback and said with a wry smile: "Girl, you are in trouble now." ”

Xiaoqing pouted disdainfully, only to believe that if he said something, there would be any trouble.

But he heard a low shout: "Jueyuan, why did you bring a monster in?" The voice was not very loud, but a little dull, but it clearly entered the ears of several people.

The monk named Jueyuan calmed down and said, "Master, the disciple really hasn't seen any monsters. ”

The voice said, "You haven't cultivated yet, so it's not surprising that you can't recognize it. ”

Jueyuan said again: "The disciple really hasn't seen any monsters. ”

At this time, a voice said: "Haha, Fayuan, this is your appearance, the Pure Land of Buddhism, all living beings are one." What a monster!"

Another person laughed and said, "You should be punished with three cups!"

Xu Xian was still a little unsure, but at this moment, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Great Thunder Sound Technique!" And there are three people, and the level is above him. I can't help but sigh, where the hell I broke into! Just out of the tiger's den in Fahai, this is in the wolf's den again.

couldn't help but glance at Bai Suzhen, they were all worried, these three people obviously saw that Xiaoqing was a monster, and even the monk named Jueyuan probably saw a thing or two, so he told them not to speak.

"Hey, I didn't expect there to be people in the same way, please come over and talk about it. ”

Jueyuan turned around and said, "Three donors, the abbot is invited!" After that, he led the way in front, regardless of whether the three of them followed.

Xiaoqing looked at Bai Suzhen, but Bai Suzhen looked at Xu Xian, Xu Xian thought about it for a while, and also made the Great Thunder Sound Technique reply: "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." As soon as these words came out, the evening bell of Hanshan Temple rang again.

Jue Yuan couldn't help but look back, his eyes were full of surprise, he didn't expect Xu Xian to have such a cultivation.

The three of them followed Jueyuan, bypassed a low wall, and entered a courtyard. But under a huge pine tree, three old monks gathered around a stone table, with all the food and wine on the table, as if they were drinking for fun.

Of the three old monks, one had a withered face and ragged clothes, but his face was full of drunkenness. On the one hand, he had big ears and wore a robe, and he was very rich, but his face was a little blue and grim. Another one is not dressed in it, but only smiling all over his body, as if he is laughing all the time.

Xu Xian stepped forward and said, "Disciple Xu Xian, the Dharma name is released, and I have seen three elders. ”

The old monk with a stern face said: "So you are Xu Xian?" Listening to the voice, it was the source of the law, the abbot of this temple.

Xu Xian said: "It's exactly below." ”

The old monk with a smile on his face laughed even more when he heard this: "Wonderful, wonderful, we are discussing poetry, so we sent a ready-made poet immortal over, which is really lucky." "Stepped forward and grabbed Xu Xian, and wanted to stay and drink together.

But he only let Xu Xian ignore the two girls around him, I don't know if it was because he saw that they were monsters, or because he underestimated them as women.

Bai Suzhen stood aside, just secretly calculating the origins of these three old monks, but she always failed. Xiaoqing said, "Sister, let's go!" Standing in front of these three people, he suddenly felt depressed.

Bai Suzhen also felt bored, but she couldn't help but worry about Xu Xian and hesitated. This is also the reason why she has not traveled widely for thousands of years, and most of the cultivators are men. One of her is a demon, and the other is a woman, this kind of thing is always unavoidable, and if she wants to serve wine aside, it is not to her liking.

Just like in modern society, although the equality of men and women is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even in some rooms, women still have to suppress men, but there are still very few women who can achieve.

Xu Xian said: "The late night visit is already abrupt, and I don't dare to disturb each other anymore, so let's go down the mountain." ”

The smiling monk refused to let go, and Xu Xian used the power of King Kong, but he couldn't move. The monk said: "This junior brother must think that we underestimate these two female donors, which is not in line with the way of equality of Buddhism. When we talk about poetry here, they don't understand the meaning, so it is better to avoid it from afar, but they end up with a clean ear. ”

Xu Xian couldn't help but retort: "How do you know that they don't understand?"

The smiling monk said: "Okay, if they are also from this Tao, I should punish them with three glasses of wine." After drinking a glass of wine, he said: "Lying alone under the heavy rock, the steaming clouds will not disappear day and night." Although the room is dark, there is no noise in the heart. Dream to travel to Jinque, soul return to the stone bridge. Throw away those who make trouble for me, and go through the trees. Then he looked at Bai Suzhen and waited for her to write a poem.

Bai Suzhen glanced at Xu Xian, she was dedicated to cultivation, and how to make poetry. I had to say: "The little woman is just a little familiar with literature and ink, and she really can't deal with it, so she won't disturb the wine of several elders." ”

The smiling monk looked at Xu Xian, as if to say, "What did I say?"

Bai Suzhen was about to leave, but Xu Xian reached out and grabbed her sleeve and said with a smile: "Is this also a poem? I think it's just fifty steps and a hundred steps!"

In my heart, I know that this is a standard Zen poem, which contains the meaning of awakening and exhortation, which can be regarded as the popularization and introduction of the Buddhist scriptures, not done by ordinary monks. But he was annoyed that they despised her, so he couldn't help but retort.

Although Bai Suzhen felt his heart, the cultivation of the three monks opposite was immeasurable, and he refuted it for fear of causing disaster, so he hurriedly glanced at him. Xu Xian just patted her arm, signaling that she didn't have to worry.

Fa Yuan said solemnly: "This is the pure land of Buddhism, you can't talk nonsense, if you can't say a reason, ......" The words were threatening, but the other two monks, one with a smiling face, the other with drunken eyes, seemed to take it to heart.

Xu Xianxin said, if you are better than the Tao, I am inferior to you. But if it is compared to poetry, it is the Taoist Buddha here, and it is also 100,000 years behind me!

didn't think about it, and said: "The knot is in the human realm, and there is no noise of cars and horses." Ask you, how can you be? Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see the South Mountain. The mountain air is said to be good, and the birds are returning to each other. There is a real meaning in this, and I have forgotten to argue. ”

The three monks looked at each other and were surprised, but the meaning in this poem is just the opposite of the previous poem, the former poem should be beyond the mortal, and the opening of this poem is "settled in the human realm", as if to say, why should you go away from the world, "the heart is far away from itself". In terms of artistic conception, it has won a lot. Only then did I know that Xu Xian's name was worthy of his name, and he was about to speak.

Xu Xian drank a glass of wine on the table, and said: "The body is a Bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror." Always wipe diligently, don't let there be dust. The three monks wanted to speak again, and Xu Xian said again: "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform." There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust. ”

Although Xiaoqing didn't quite understand the meaning of the poem, she couldn't help but giggle when she saw that the three old monks with no one in their eyes were blocked by Xu Xian, floating among the pines like silver bells.

The abbot of Fayuan's blue face couldn't help but turn red, if it was about Buddhism and Zen, of course Xu Xian couldn't compare to him. But in order to form excellent poetry, you must have extremely high writing skills. Suddenly, how could he think of a poem that was comparable to Xu Xian's poem.

The smiling monk laughed and said, "Sure enough, it's fifty steps and a hundred steps, it should be punished, it should be punished!"

(To be continued)