Chapter 503 Chapter 4 Love Preview

The two tied the boat to an elm tree by the bank, landed and walked towards the small bungalow where Zhou Laotan stayed. Longquan not only has wide and straight streets similar to Chang'an, but the lanes are lifelike, and the stone bridges and tile houses are lined up with water, but the decoration is simple and practical. Arriving at the gate of the one-story house that Shi Feixuan mentioned, Kou Zhong said in a low voice: "Guess what attitude Zhou Laotan will treat us two life-saving benefactors, whether he is grateful or suspicious. The so-called country is easy to change, but character is hard to change." .”

Xu Ziling smiled and said: "In order to get back the evil emperor's relic, it's okay for you to ask him to call you your father. It's useless to think too much. If you think about whether you should knock on the door to ask for permission, or go over the wall and give him a surprise." Kou Zhong listened carefully for a long while, and said: "There is no sound in the room, it seems that Zhou Laotan has gone out for inspection in a low-key manner. Go around to sense the location of the relic." Xu Ziling took the door knocker and tapped it three times, but there was no response.He winked at Kou Zhong.Seeing clearly that there was no one else in the alley, the two of them leaped into the courtyard wall.

A house with two entrances connected by a patio, the door is half open, quiet and elegant. Xu Ziling raised his voice and said: "Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling pay respects to Brother Zhou." Unexpectedly, a gloomy voice came from the depths, saying: "So it is my old Zhou's savior, come in quickly." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Brother Zhou is really clever, we two were completely unaware that there was someone in the room." When he was about to step into the house, he saw Xu Ziling's expression was strange, and when he was about to ask, Xu Ziling put his hand on his shoulder and quickly drew a word "false" with his fingertips.

Kou Zhong's heart trembled, and he suddenly realized again. Xu Ziling had met and fought Zhou Laotan as Yue Shan, so he recognized his voice, but the other party didn't know about it, so he wanted to pretend to be Zhou Laotan to deceive them.If Xu Ziling heard correctly, then Zhou Laotan must be in danger, or has become a prisoner. This bungalow was arranged by Concubine Shixuan for Zhou Laotan through a local Han merchant, but Concubine Shixuan is used to being alone, so she doesn't settle here.So if Xu Ziling hadn't met Zhou Laotan before, it would be strange that the two didn't fall for it.

"Yi Ding"! The two doors were pushed open from the inside, and the fake Zhou Laotan appeared at the gate, Xu Ziling was immediately taken aback. The fake Zhou Laotan and the real Zhou Laotan are seven or eight points alike in appearance, with a wide face, thick lips and protruding lips, and a short and fat body. Although they are wearing a monk's jacket, they are full of evil spirits. If Xu Ziling had seen the person first and then listened to his voice, since it had been a long time since he had met the real Zhou Laotan, he might have been able to hide it from him. At this moment, because he was suspicious, upon closer inspection, he immediately found that the fake Zhou Laotan had a thicker nose. Short, with different eyes.

Under Xu Ziling's sharp eyes, this person must not have changed his appearance, nor should he wear a mask.Although people are similar and things are similar, but to such a degree of similarity, the fake Zhou Laotan in front of him is very likely to be the real Zhou Laotan's twin brother. What is it all about? Could it be that Shi Feixuan was also deceived. Fake Zhou Lao sighed and said with a smile: "You two came here, which made Lao Tan luxuriant. Come in and have a cup of hot tea." Kou Zhong laughed, and stepped into the small hall without fear, the interior layout was simple.Except for a group of tables and chairs, there are only a few small pieces of furniture, and the walls are empty, with a few clear windows.

After the two sat down, Zhou Laotan sat down on the other side of the table and said, "You two came just in time. I just came back from outside and waited for Miss Hou Shi here. You didn't knock on the door according to the agreed method. I thought it was a mistake. The enemy is coming." Xu Ziling said: "Have you made an appointment with Miss Teacher?" Fake Zhou Laotan's eyes shot out flames of hatred, and he said with a full expression: "I just left a secret mark at the designated place, and asked her to come and meet her, because I have grasped the place where Huanzhen was imprisoned."

Kou Zhong pretended to be overjoyed and asked, "Where is sister-in-law imprisoned?" Fake Zhou Lao sighed and said in a low voice: "It's in the manor in a village ten miles to the west of the city. That's the secret lair of the Great Ming Zunjiao." Xu Ziling said: "What's the use of waiting for Miss Teacher to come back, we will go to rescue people immediately." Fake Zhou Laotan shook his head and said: "The manor is heavily guarded, and its strength is hard to estimate. The most fearful thing is that they would rather kill Huanzhen than let her be rescued by us, so they should try to sneak in after dark, so as to save her The chances are much greater.”

Kou Zhong frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, how did you know she was in that manor?" Fake Zhou Laotan replied fluently: "Huan really has a set of exercises. Even at a long distance, she can have a feeling with me. Unless the people taught by Daming Zun knocked her out, but they obviously want to use her to detect the miracle of the holy relic. That's why he taught me how to find Longquan all the time." If he hadn't known that he was a fake, he would have been deceived into believing it was real, but now he knew that he was lying, there is no such kind of practice in the world.

Xu Ziling applauded in his heart, whether the news is false or not, the news, everyone owes nothing, and said: "Ba Fenghan went outside the city to track down the traces of Shen Mohuan and his wife, and he won't be back until three days later." Fake Zhou Lao sighed and said again: "Is Wu Caishi still in your hands?" Kou Zhong replied: "We hid Wu Caishi in a secret place outside the city, and we can bargain with Bai Ziting if something happens. Brother Zhou, what plan does he have in mind for rescuing his sister-in-law?" Fake Zhou Lao sighed: "Do you know where Miss Teacher lives?"

Xu Ziling shook his head and smiled wryly, "She misunderstood us too much. It's enough to save face if she said a few words to me. Why would she tell us where she lives?" Fake Zhou Laotan had a pair of evil eyes that flashed a faintly detectable joy, and asked, "Ms. Shi, why are you willing to tell you that I am here?" The two of them were almost speechless when asked by him.Xu Ziling was quick and wise, and replied: "Ms. Shi is still so unreasonable. She knows that we have rescued my sister-in-law from Rong Jiaojiao, so she allows us to meet you, brother." Kou Zhong didn't allow him to think, and asked: "Aren't you captured in Shanhai Pass? Who attacked you, why Shi Feixuan can only rescue you?" Fake Zhou Laotan clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth and said, "The ones who attacked us were the five types of demons taught by Daming Zun. They first poisoned us without us noticing, and then attacked suddenly by surprise. We were caught off guard. Daoer. They imprisoned me in a farm near Shanhaiguan, and only took Huanzhen away, because they wanted her to do things for them because she cared about my life." Then he snorted coldly, and said fiercely: "However, he still underestimated me. I Zhou Laotan is an easy-going person. In less than a day, he forced the poison out of me, unlocked the acupoints, and killed my guard. Die, hum!" Kou Zhong thought it was enough, but he said: "I have a suggestion, can Brother Zhou not tell Miss Senior about this, let's make an appointment tonight and go to the manor to rescue people together, so as to surprise Miss Senior?" Fake Zhou Laotan showed a embarrassed look at first, turned his evil eyes a few times, nodded and said: "As long as you can rescue Huanzhen, it will be fine." After making an appointment for the meeting place and time, Kou Zhong took the opportunity to ask: "In addition to the five types of demons and the five bright sons, I heard that there is an atom under the seat of the Great Venerable Good Mother. Brother Zhou, do you know who it is?" Fake Zhou laotan frowned and said: "Although our husband and wife have taken shelter under the seat of the good mother, we have not joined the Daming Zunjiao, so we don't know the more confidential matters of the Daming Zunjiao. We only know that Zixiu is the three major disciples of the Daming Zunjiao. The "Wisdom Sutra of Controlling the Origin of All Laws" in the secret book. The five bright sons are qi, wind, force, water, and fire; the five types of demons are dense fog, extinguished flames, evil wind, poisonous water, and dark air. As for the Great Master and the atoms , is the most mysterious person in the church, people in the church never talk about it with outsiders." Kou Zhong stood up and said, "See you on time tonight." Say goodbye and leave. The two got into the boat, Kou Zhong quickly took off his coat, handed Jing Zhongyue to Xu Ziling, put on the mask, and said in a low voice: "I'll follow the fake Laotan to see who he's going to contact. .You go to your fairy! See what she thinks up." Without waiting for Xu Ziling to say yes, he went ashore. Xu Ziling gently shook the oar, and the boat slid. He understands Kou Zhong's plan and plan, and this is actually a good opportunity to rescue Jin Huanzhen and Zhou Laotan. The fake old man who traveled so far away to lure Shi Feixuan to Longquan must have bad intentions.In Zhongtu Cihang Jingzhai is a holy place admired by Bai Dao martial arts. It is really not easy to deal with Shi Feixuan, the successor sent by Jingzhai, but it is another matter in this small Chang'an far away from the Central Plains. Concubine Shixuan just arrived today, and the fake old man was supposed to be waiting for her so that he could start a conspiracy.But it was such a coincidence that the two came to the door, and the fake old man wanted to change his plan to meet each other. He planned to kill them first, and then calmly deal with Shi Feixuan, so the fake old man informed his party now and made preparations. If the false Laotan and his party set up an ambush at the manor outside the city, they will be able to take advantage of the situation and rescue Jin Huanzhen and Zhou Laotan. The key point is to first grasp the place where they are imprisoned, so Kou Zhong must find clues from the false old Tan. In order to find the evil emperor's relic, the Jin Huanzhen couple or one of them must be near Longquan, so Kou Zhong has a great chance of success. The boat kept speeding up, and after turning a bend in the river, a Buddhist pagoda stood in the dense forest on the left. It was the only Buddhist temple in Little Chang'an, Shengguang Temple. Bai Ziting himself has never believed in Buddhism.Now it is more likely to convert to Fu Nanda's Tianzhu cult.But because there are many Buddhist temples in Chang'an, Little Chang'an also has to respond to the scene.According to Shi Feixuan, not only is there not enough incense in Shengguang Temple, but there are less than ten monks in the temple. Master Shengguang who presided over the temple was invited from Chang'an by Bai Ziting, and he is a virtuous and eminent monk.The monks in the temple are all disciples who came with him from Chang'an. Xu Ziling disembarked from the boat and went straight to the gate of the temple. He entered the temple and spoke a code word to the first monk he met. The monk seemed not interested in looking at his half-eyed eyebrows and said together: "Benefactor, please follow me." Lead the way. Xu Ziling didn't expect to see Concubine Shixuan so smoothly, and his heart immediately rose to his throat, jumping wildly, the feeling was really indescribable. What attitude should be taken towards her? Did her consideration bear fruit? How does this fairy who is half a foreigner deal with her "offense" to her. Suddenly, the other beauties who had left a beautiful image in his heart became blurred, Shi Feixuan's frown and smile occupied his whole heart. If in this foreign land city full of Middle-Earth sentiments, you can throw away everything to enjoy the touching taste of love between men and women, and have a fruitless spiritual love with this fairy, then let this short and beautiful memory follow him everywhere in the future The ends of the earth, that kind of sweet and sad feeling, even thinking about it can teach people to ecstasy. The monk led him through the Moon Cave Gate, and came outside a meditation hall-like building, and said, "Please come in, almsgiver, the abbot is waiting for you." Surrounded by towering trees, the environment is quiet and beautiful. Not far away, there are undulating sounds of Zen and sutras, accompanied by wooden fish and green rocks. Xu Ziling said in astonishment: "What I want to see is..." The monk interrupted him expressionlessly: "Young monk understands, and the benefactor will understand when he sees Fang Wen." After that, he turned and left. Xu Ziling felt inappropriate, his scalp went numb, he took a deep breath, and walked into the meditation hall. The end of the hall opposite the door is dedicated to the Three Jewels Buddha, and sandalwood is lit in front of the altar, and the smoke is lingering around, and the fragrance overflows the meditation hall. A tall and thin old monk sat facing the door, looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, with a solemn Dharma appearance, holding Buddhist beads and chanting words in his mouth.It doesn't seem to know that there is a visitor.There is a futon in front of him, which seems to be made for Xu Ziling. After entering the temple to worship the Buddha, Xu Ziling took off his boots, kowtowed three times, walked to the futon and sat cross-legged like the other party, without saying a word. Master Shengguang didn't move at all, the eyes buried in the wrinkles on his face suddenly lifted up, shooting towards him like two bright lights, and said: "How to practice?" Xu Ziling called "Come here" in his heart, and said with a smile, "Master, please advise." Master Shengguang said: "Everyone's practice must be to leave the mind. It is clear that there is no way in the three realms. There is nothing in the first place. Only then can we practice. I don't see a monk who kept the precepts in ancient times. He kept the precepts all his life. Suddenly he stepped on something at night and made a sound. A toad with countless sons, regretting it! After going to sleep, I dreamed of hundreds of toads killing me, and I was shocked. When I saw it at dawn, it was an old eggplant." Xu Ziling sighed inwardly, knowing that the old monk Shengguang wanted to enlighten himself with this story. For Buddhists, there is no real thing in the Three Realms, and everything is an illusion.Just like in the story, the thing that the monastic monk stepped on, is it a toad?Or eggplant?For example, if it is a toad, what you see at dawn is an eggplant.If it is an eggplant, there will be a toad begging for his life in his sleep.It is only because the dust of the heart is not detached, the state is born from the heart, and it flows through the three realms, and cannot be detached. This story is clearly based on his own request for Shi Feixuan, so it can be inferred that Shi Feixuan's consideration must not have any good results. Why didn't Shi Feixuan directly tell him the decision after consideration, but said it through the mouth of Master Shengguang?It made him embarrassed and embarrassed. If he had to tell her about the fake old man, maybe he would leave immediately. At this moment, I had no choice but to smile wryly and said: "Thank you, master, for your enlightenment. I understand now. May I ask if I can meet with the teacher. I have something important to report." Shengguang said calmly: "Feixuan just left Longquan and returned to Jingzhai." These two words were like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, shaking Xu Ziling's whole body numb, and his mind went blank. Shengguang watched his reaction silently for a moment. It's over!It's all over. All longing, anticipation, and anticipation vanish in an instant without leaving any trace. His heart calmed down, and there was a dead silence like ashes. Xu Ziling has always had no desire for life, and lives a life of being content with whatever happens. If Kou Zhong was not there to urge and supervise him, he would never have become a world-renowned master today. What you want is what you lose. This was the most serious emotional blow to him after Shi Qingxuan. He felt so hopeless that he didn't even want to ask Master Shengguang why his concubine Xuan Ke ignored Shi Zhixuan and Jin Huan and hurried back to Jingzhai. Dazed, he felt himself standing up, moving to the door and picking up his boots. Shengguang said: "Benefactor!" Xu Ziling felt extremely absurd.Things started off ridiculous and ended even more ridiculous. While thinking, put on the boots slowly and attentively. Even if you don't look at it from the Buddhist point of view.The essence of everything in the world is fundamentally absurd. Why do men and women have to be inseparable in love?Why do people kill each other?What is the purpose of life?What is the meaning of existence in the vast and boundless universe? Xu Ziling laughed and said, "I really understand! But I really don't understand. Master please." After finishing speaking, he left and stepped down the steps of the meditation hall. There was no one in sight, and there was no sound of knocking scriptures and chanting Buddha in his ears. The majestic monastery and the shady trees fall into Xu Ziling's eyes, but there is a kind of desolation behind the splendor. He put the sheepskin that was in the crook of his hand on his shoulders casually, and suddenly laughed dumbfounded.Shaking his head and sighing, he took a step forward. A life without Shi Feixuan is waiting for him in front of his destiny. He never thought that Shi Feixuan would occupy such an important place in his heart. After losing her, the world will no longer have the rich and touching colors before.Even if the request for love was made to her earlier, it was still a bit of a game, and being rejected was a matter of course, and it would not be like the painful loss now. But she was so heartless that she fled back to Jingzhai like avoiding the plague. Turning into the main hall, Xu Ziling's whole body trembled, and he looked to the left in disbelief. The concubine Xuan, who was dressed in men's clothing, was sitting in the small pavilion in the garden, staring at him calmly. Xu Ziling lost his voice: "You..." Concubine Shixuan smiled and said, "This is called rehearsing a separation, does Brother Ziling still have the guts to hear about it?" Xu Ziling shook his head and smiled wryly, "Miss, this move is comparable to Bi Xuan's Chi Yan Dafa, and my younger brother is willing to bow down." Slowly came to the pavilion.Sitting down dejectedly, he sighed again: "Tai Li is terrible!" Shi Feixuan's pretty face was neither wind nor waves, as if she was talking about something completely unrelated to her, she said lightly: "Once there is love, if Feixuan wants to leave, she must be so ruthless. It's also uncomfortable. So Feixuan said that she was sad." Xu Ziling nodded weakly and said, "I surrender! Can you let me take back that proposal?" Concubine Shixuan smiled and said, "Xu Ziling, are you a man or not? Once you say something, how can you take it back?" Xu Ziling looked at her in shock. Shi Feixuan slightly shrugged her shoulders, and said, "Brother Ziling, does he see that Zhou Laotan is just a fake guy?" Xu Ziling said embarrassingly, "So I've seen it through for you." Concubine Shixuan said indifferently: "It's rare for us to calm down and talk, can we talk about it?" Xu Ziling looked like he was facing her with a sword of color and space, only to be embarrassed and parry, and said with a wry smile: "What should we talk about?" Shi Feixuan laughed dumbly and said: "What a joke, didn't you say that you would pursue Feixuan with all your strength? Even asking people what is good is not ridiculous." Xu Ziling looked up to the sky and said with a smile, "That's a good scolding! The little brother is called self-inflicted, and he is no different from others. Dare I ask if the young lady regards the little brother as part of the practice?" Concubine Xuan said indifferently: "The way of the sword is the way of heaven; the state of the sword's clear heart is the state of pure enlightenment. What is not part of Fei Xuan's sword cultivation? Brother Ziling's words are puzzling." Xu Ziling's heart suddenly calmed down, and he entered the realm of Jing Zhongyue, because he knew that if he didn't cheer up and fight, he would definitely lose in the battlefield of love. For Shi Feixuan, the way of swordsmanship is not only the way of heaven, but also the way of humanity.