Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Heaven Creates Water

In Sixinfang, South Street, there is a small quadrangle courtyard. The houses in the courtyard are not big, but they are clean and tidy. There are all kinds of pasted lanterns and lampshades piled up under the corridor. It seems that this family is making lamps as a business. of. The main room is also spotless. Although the tables and chairs are not gorgeous, they are exquisite in workmanship. They are slightly different from the usual furniture, and many unknown objects have been added. Li Yuanfang was secretly wondering what the purpose of these objects was, when he saw the door curtain At the place where it was raised, an old man sat on a chair and rolled the wheels, and came out slowly. The old man was thin and thin, his legs were hidden under the blanket, and he obviously had trouble moving, but his face was indifferent. General Li still remembers me as an old man, coming to my humble house, it is really full of splendor."

"Brother Duan is so laid-back," Di Renjie said with a chuckle, "Who would have thought that the 'God Thief Duan Jiu', who made rich families all over the world sleepless decades ago, is now making a living by making lanterns in Ningzhou City." "Exactly, I think that the Yuyang Prince's Mansion was heavily guarded back then, but Brother Duan still stole Gu Kaizhi's "The Picture of Boating" hidden in the secret storehouse." Li Yuanfang said. "Why bring up old things," Duan Jiu said, "my legs are useless, so I can only rely on my hands to make ends meet. The two of you don't mind the shabby and shabby room, so please sit down and have a cup of tea."

Suddenly there was an opening in the wall, and at the turn of the wall, a wooden doll held a tea tray in its hand, and on four wheels, it slid steadily along the floor track to the table. The two cups of hot tea on the tray were still slightly steaming. Seeing that Li Yuanfang was secretly amazed, she thought that Zhuge Wuhou's wooden ox and horse would be the same. "Brother Duan is very skilled!" Di Renjie couldn't help but praise. Hearing a chuckle from outside the door curtain, Duan Jiu yelled softly: "Yu'er is playing tricks on people again, why don't you come out and see her soon."

Where the curtain moved, there was a woman in green shirt, about sixteen or seventeen years old, she didn't wear makeup, but it made people's eyes brighten, walked to Duan Jiu, You covered her mouth and smiled lightly. "This is a little girl, whose nickname is Ayu," Duan Jiu said again: "Yu'er, come and meet Master Di and General Li." Ayu greeted them one by one, still standing beside Duan Jiu, but a pair of autumn pupils secretly looked at Li Yuanfang, and then looked at the puppet, and couldn't help laughing again, "Daddy, this General Li is the one who made it with you." Occasionally there is a bit of resemblance, but I can’t laugh.”

Hearing Di Renjie laugh, Duan Jiu reprimanded lightly: "Stop being rude." Then he said: "Ah Yu was spoiled by me since childhood, I hope brother Li will forgive me." Li Yuanfang hurriedly said it's okay, and when he looked at the puppet again, there was a faint smile in his eyes. Duan Jiu knew that Di Renjie must have something to do here, so he told Ayu that some lanterns were ordered for delivery today, and someone would come to pick them up soon, and told her to go outside to prepare for the delivery. After Ayu left, Di Renjie took out the gold-plated Tara statue and said, "When I came to the door today, I really wanted to ask Brother Duan for something. Have you ever heard of the name 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock'?"

Duan Jiudao: "From the former Sui Dynasty to the present, the famous lockmakers are just the 'Jiangnan Yin', 'Liaoyang Lin' and 'Chang'an Linghu'. The locks made by each have their own merits, from the palace to the palace. Nine out of ten locks used by the common people come from these workshops. If we talk about this 'seven clever and exquisite lock', it has some origins." "During the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, Linghu Lang, the head of the Linghu family, was talented and intelligent. It is said that at the age of six or seven, he had mastered the secrets of the structure of various locks handed down by his ancestors. He disdained to make ordinary locks and determined to create A few locks that are unparalleled in the world, nine unique locks such as the 'Ziwu Mandarin Duck Lock', 'Butterfly Wing Flower Lock', and 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock' that are now passed down in the world were developed by Linghu Lang with great concentration. And once these locks are customized, only one will be made, and the drawings will be destroyed, so only one of each type is available. Of course, these locks are not available to ordinary people, and most of the people who order them are princes and nobles. But more than 20 years ago However, the whole family of the Linghu family was implicated in King Qi's rebellion, and they were either killed or exiled, so that the lock-making skills were cut off from then on, and they no longer exist in the world."

"So that's it." Di Renjie said: "Brother Duan, please look at the lotus seat of the Tara Buddha statue, but is it the 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock'? Can you open it?" Duan Jiu took the Buddha statue, looked at it carefully, and said for a moment: "Although I have never seen the 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock', but this lock is exquisitely crafted and has the legendary 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock' mark, it should be good." After speaking, he handed the Buddha statue to Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang, and said, "Have you two seen the seven small holes under the lotus petals?"

"These seven small holes are the origin of the name 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock'. It is said that Linghu Lang made this lock in the past. Tell the world's thieves that even if there are seven chances, no one will be able to open this lock. If it still fails, the mechanism inside the lock will be driven to destroy the contents stored in the lock box, making it impossible for the thief to get it." Duan Jiu said again: "I don't know where Master Di got this thing. Looking at the seven holes in the lock, six holes have become solid. There is only one chance to open this lock."

Di Renjie asked: "Brother Duan, are you sure?" "This matter is difficult to say, but there is no key to this 'Qiqiao Linglong Lock'. To unlock this lock, all you need is a word of mouth." Li Yuanfang thought for a while, and said: "My lord, it is impossible to find the descendants of the Linghu family at this time. Since this lock is specially made for the Buddha statue of Tara, I think there must be clues left by Linghu Lang when he made the lock. Next, I am afraid that the password to unlock the lock needs to be found from the Buddha statue." "En." Di Renjie stood up, paced back and forth in the room, lost in thought.For a moment, the three of them were speechless.

After a while, Di Renjie said to himself: "It is recorded in "The Origin of Tara", one day, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva observed the sentient beings of the six realms, and found that the suffering beings had not diminished. It became a lotus flower, and the lotus flower turned into Green Tara again. The Buddha mother said to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva: Don't worry about your heart. To help you; although all living beings are immeasurable, my wish is also immeasurable. —— Tara was originally transformed from the tears of Guanyin. If the number of Heluo is taken as an example, it is exactly "the sky is full of water, and the earth is 60% of it."

Turning to Duan Jiudao again: "One, three, five, seven, nine are yang; two, four, six, eight, ten are yin; water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, Left-handedness is the movement of the five elements and all things. Therefore, walking along the sky is left-handed, and going against the sky is right-handed. Therefore, following life and opposing death, left-handedness governs life." Duan Jiu was originally a person with thaumaturgy, he was very proficient in deduction of numerology, he suddenly realized when he heard the words, and immediately pressed the petals on the lotus seat according to the law, and saw his slender ten fingers pick up a petal and stretch it out, and then Turn one step to the left, then press the petals to sink inward, and then turn six steps to the left, there will be a "click" sound in the rosette, when you look up, you can see Li Yuanfang and Di Renjie holding their breath and keeping silent, holding on tight. Staring at the Buddha statue firmly, Duan Jiu said with a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life." After finishing speaking, he lifted the Buddha statue carefully, and a rhombus-shaped copper box was revealed. Li Yuanfang was both surprised and delighted: "Unexpectedly, the secret language is actually a language that young children like 'Tian Yishui' are familiar with." "That's right," Di Renjie said, "If you only think about the secret of unlocking the lock from the complicated place, you will fall into Linghu Lang's astray. But you never thought that 'water' is the source of Tara." While speaking, he took out a parchment scroll from the copper box. The three of them looked at it, and saw that the whole part of the parchment was "Praise of the Holy Salvation of Tara", until the end of the page read: If you burn incense and wash your heart, you can recite this secret law a hundred times a day, and you can break the cycle of life and death. , Eliminate all demonic obstacles, karma, illnesses and so on.Didn't see anything strange.Can't help but look at each other: Is it just a Buddhist scripture hidden in this Buddha statue? "This is strange. It's really unreasonable to spend all these troubles just to collect a scripture that can be seen everywhere," Duan Jiuqi said, "Could it be that you and I really have to recite it a hundred times before we can understand it?" The secret here?" Li Yuanfang was taken aback, and looked at Di Renjie. Di Renjie said: "I have no clue now, so I have to give it a try." Fortunately, the incense candles were ready-made. Li Yuanfang took three incense sticks from the incense table, lit them up, and moved the sheepskin scroll closer. The three of them watched intently, and when the incense sticks were about to burn out, the words on the parchment scroll seemed to have changed due to the fragrance, and the ink stains turned from black to gray, as if floating on the surface. When Di Renjie blew lightly, that The scriptures floating on the surface were scattered like dust, and another text appeared underneath.