Chapter 1 Revisiting the Ancient Temple, Reminiscing the Dusty Years (23)
Xie Jingxi suddenly realized, he thought: "It turns out that five years after the master's death, I was asked to come to the Hanging Temple, in order to protect my safety, but also to preserve the secrets inherited by the Xie family, the master is really well-intentioned, for the affairs of the Xie family, the master did his best, until his death, he was still worried about protecting the secrets of the Xie Mansion, and carefully made arrangements, it can be seen that the master is not only a very sincere person, but also a very witty person." β
The silent monk continued: "Today, five years later, you can revisit the Hanging Temple, and you can talk to Lao Gu here, at this time, Lao Gao can be relieved, it's really good!"
"On behalf of the Xie Mansion, the apprentice would like to express his gratitude to the master and uncle for putting so much effort into protecting the secrets of the Xie Mansion! However, the apprentice thinks that you and my master have spent so much energy and taken so much risk to protect the secrets of the Xie Mansion, is the secret of the Xie Mansion really so important? β
"Of course it's worth it, it's very worthwhile, from a small point of view, our brothers and sisters protect the secrets of your Xie Mansion because we have a sincere friendship with the Xie family, your father and uncle for decades, and besides, the monks don't speak nonsense, since they promised your father and your uncle, we must do what they explain well, how can we give up halfway? And in a big way, the secret book of your Xie family, since it has been passed down, is no longer just the inheritance treasure of your Xie family, but a precious secret book related to whether the justice of the rivers and lakes can be maintained, your Xie family has passed down the secret of this secret book from generation to generation since the Wei and Jin dynasties, if it is only related to your Xie family. The reason why your father asked your uncle to come to the Hanging Temple and ask my senior brother to keep the secret of the secret book on his behalf is because your father and your uncle were in an extremely dangerous situation at that time, and there may be no way to pass on the secrets of your family, and you were still very young at the time, and you were not able to take on the heavy responsibility of inheriting the secret book; Your father had no choice but to ask the temple monks to keep the secret of the secret book. The Hanging Temple is in Wulin, has a special status in the political circles, and has a great influence in the three worlds of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and your Xie family is a hostile force in the court. Don't dare to go to the Hanging Temple to cause trouble. So. Your father entrusted my brother with the task of protecting the secrets of the secret book, and that was the most appropriate. The silent monk said.
"Uncle Shi, the apprentice understands. In fact, from the point of view of the rivers and lakes and martial arts, not only the Xie family has been protecting the secrets of this secret book for several generations, but also the master, you, and even the chivalrous people in the martial arts are protecting the secret book, for fear that the secret book will fall into the hands of the wicked people in the rivers and lakes or in the political arena, for fear of bringing a big disaster to the martial arts, is the apprentice's understanding correct?" Xie Jingxi said.
"That's right, that's exactly what it means, because the Xie family's secret book is handed down from your ancestor General Xie Xuan, in the rivers and lakes, it has always been a big secret, this secret must not be known to the wicked; Gradually, the silent monk got to the point.
"The apprentice knows the importance of the secret book passed down by the Xie family, but he can't understand it from the meaning of the entire martial arts, so I always feel that the Xie family is sorry for my master and you, you have spent so much energy to protect the secret for the Xie family, I am very sorry to you, after Uncle Shi said this, the apprentice knows that the inheritance of the secret book is actually a heavy responsibility, please rest assured, the apprentice will definitely use his whole life to take on this responsibility!" Xie Jingxi said very seriously.
"This is exactly what I want to say to you, my senior brother entrusted the outside world to pass on the secrets of the Xie clan to you, not only to let you know the secrets and practice superior martial arts, but not to let you have superior martial arts to shine in the rivers and lakes, but to let you master the superior martial arts and pass them on, in order to protect the stability of the rivers and lakes, maintain the justice of the martial arts, and benefit the people to live and work in peace and contentment, this must always be remembered!" said the silent monk very strictly.
After the silent monk finished speaking, he led Xie Jingxi to the meditation hall next door to the meditation room, his expression was strict, he picked up six incense sticks with his left hand, lit the incense, and waited for the fire on the incense to burn strongly, he gave three incense sticks to Xie Jingxi, and left three for himself, and then, he led Xie Jingxi, facing the Buddha statue above the case, holding the incense with his left hand on the top and his right hand on the bottom, holding the incense above his head, and inserting the incense in the copper incense burner after making a move. After that, he led Xie Jingxi to kneel on the futon on both knees, put his hands together, and his hands were empty, first raised his hands above his head, and then, with his hands down, moved to the mouth to pause, and made a wish in his heart, and then, moved his hands down to the front of his heart, silently recited the scriptures, and then spread out his palms, palms up, bent down and bowed, after three bows, the two stood up, put their hands together and chanted silently.
After the Buddha ceremony, the silent monk sat on the futon, he asked Xie Jingxi to kneel on the futon, and the silent monk said solemnly: "Xie Jingxi, you listen carefully, now, the silence officially relays to you the words passed down by Senior Brother Silent Sky before his death, you must remember it firmly and follow the teachings of your father and your master, and there can be no mistakes!"
Xie Jingxi said: "As a descendant of the Xie family and a disciple of the Hanging Temple, Xie Jingxi must abide by the teachings of his predecessors and masters!
The silent monk said: "The first thing Lao Qu wants to say is that the secret of the Xie family is so important, of course it is impossible for your father to tell my senior brother the direct way to obtain the cheats, let alone the content of the cheats directly to my senior brother, what the old man learned from the senior brother is several very important news, how to obtain the cheats, the way, and the instructions and rules for using the cheats, but with these news, you can get closer to the cheats. β
Xie Jingxi said: " The apprentice has learned from his uncle about some ways to obtain cheats, Xie's treasured cheats are also divided into several places, the Xie family has been protecting the cheats treasure location, and even made some illusions, with more effective measures to prevent cheats from being taken by the wicked, before, in Quanzhou Xie Mansion, in the capital palace, there have been several fights with the wicked to protect the cheats, Wang Liyan and the abbot of Xiude also spent a lot of energy to protect the cheats, and even took a lot of risks, just as you said, many righteous knights in the martial arts are making great efforts to protect the cheats, and the cheats actually belong to the entire righteous group of the martial artsγ β
The silent monk said: "You can think like this, very good, this shows that you are qualified to inherit this secret book, and you can also use the secret book to maintain the justice of the rivers and lakes, your father and your master are in the Elysium, and they must be very satisfied with your deep understanding of righteousness, and the old man can rest assured that he will tell you the secret passed down by his senior brother!"
With that, the silent monk walked to the door of the meditation hall, looked out of the door, made sure that there was no one outside the door, he returned to the house, sat on the futon again, and said to Xie Jingxi word by word: " Since the beginning of General Xie Xuan, the Xie family has passed down a secret from generation to generation, the first content of this secret is: to obtain the secret book of the Xie family, there are two key objects, and these two key objects are treasured in two places: one is a academy, the Xie family has always arranged for loyal martial arts masters to protect the academy, Lao Wei believes that the academy that treasures the objects and the martial arts masters who protect the objects, you must already know; the other is an ancient tomb, for this ancient tomb, the Xie family or the Wang family has also been arranged to be guarded by martial arts masters, as for where the ancient tomb is, your master and I don't know, what revelation should the Xie family have for you to know, you need to find it yourself. β
"The apprentice understands that the apprentice has some clues, and when his mother died, there was a reminder, you can rest assured, the apprentice generally knows where the ancient tomb is. Xie Jingxi said.
"You don't have to tell the address of the ancient tomb, that is the secret handed down by your ancestors, the real location of the ancient tomb, only the descendants of your Xie family and Wang Liyan's family are qualified to know, in fact, you already know that in the underground palace of Jing'an Temple, a private temple in the palace, there is a very precious woodblock painting, which is actually an indicator map, which indicates the address of the key objects in the collection, that is, pointing to the academy and the ancient tomb, this woodblock painting must also be protected. The Silent Monk commanded.
"Uncle rest assured, a while ago, there was a powerful person who deceived the abbot of Xiude, broke through the guard force, and broke into the underground palace of Jing'an Temple, fortunately, the intruder mistakenly thought that a 'Juluyuan' topographic map in the underground palace was an instruction map to find the cheats, and the intruder stole the topographic map, but did not take away the really precious wooden block painting, and after the apprentice discussed with Wang Liyan, he had safely transferred the wooden block painting to a safer place. Xie Jingxi said.
"The woodblock painting is still safe with you, that's good, if the instruction map in the painting leaks out, someone will find the academy and the ancient tomb, and the security of the cheats will be threatened, you must be careful to guard, but you should note that the intruder you just said, although he did not take the woodblock painting, he may also understand the secret in the painting, and the news has been taken away, you still have to pay special attention to the academy and the ancient tomb, and be cautious to defend it in case of accidents." After all, the silent monk is an old man in the martial arts and a wise man in the temple, and he thinks more thoroughly than Xie Jingxi.
"Uncle Xie instructed, after the apprentice goes back, he must rearrange the guards of the academy and the ancient tomb, and make sure to do his best to protect the safety of the cheats, please rest assured. Xie Jingxi said respectfully. (To be continued......)
PS: Xie Jingxi, a high-ranking political official and martial arts hero, took his talented and beautiful daughter Xie Jiayao to revisit the Hengshan Hanging Temple at the critical moment of the fierce battle in the rivers and lakes, originally to explore the secret of the Xie family's secret book entrusted by his father.