Chapter 14 Chapter Twelve
Xie Huiren felt that he had fallen asleep and was in a daze. In his dream, he returned to the temple of his childhood.However, the temple in the dream looked dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and grass grew tenaciously even in the mottled cracks of the brick walls. There was a vegetable field behind the courtyard, and there were small animals rustling in the grass. Fleeing around, the stone tower not far away was leaning awkwardly, and bricks had fallen on one side of the leaning, exposing the hole inside, and an unknown bird was calling in the sky, the sound was sharp and long.Xie Huiren looked up, the sky was very low.His body trembled, and he felt the mountain under his feet move, like a brief earthquake.At some point, the little girl next door came to him, she was also frightened by the sudden shock, she leaned against him, and whispered softly...
Xie Huiren was startled and woke up suddenly. Only then did he realize that the plane had landed.The earthquake in the dream just now was obviously the vibration of the plane when it landed.And Sally did lean towards him, calling him softly.
Now, I'm in Japan.
Xie Huiren looked around sleepily. Many people had already got off the plane, and a few people were walking towards the gangway. The empty cabin made him feel overwhelmed.He looked at Sally and asked, "What's the next step?"
"Come with me." Sally said perfunctorily.In fact, she didn't know what strange things would happen next, how would the board of directors arrange it?When Xie Huiren was in a daze, she had already pretended to go to the bathroom, and walked back and forth in the plane with ease, and she saw that the two Japanese were also on the plane.She knew that with these two people around, she could just do as she was told.
But she knew in her heart that now, she was not passively being a pawn as ordered, but she had more important things to do, to be precise, to solve a mystery.She knew that she was no longer a pawn in the board of directors, to be precise, she had been involved in this mystery.
After getting off the plane, Xie Huiren looked dazed. He was about to enter the exit passage with the flow of people, but was stopped by Sally. "Don't worry, wait." As she spoke, she pouted at a new Toyota sedan driving in the distance.
The car drew half an arc in front of them and stopped slowly.The rear door opened, and two men in airport uniforms came down. As soon as they stood in front of Xie Huiren and Sally, they made a Japanese-style bow in unison.One of them was obviously a translator, speaking fluent Chinese, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Xie Huiren from China?"
Xie Huiren nodded, thinking, this guy is good at Chinese.
The airport interpreter smiled and said, "Mr. Xie and Ms. Sally, please show your ID."
He took the documents and air tickets handed over by Sally, and handed them over to the man beside him who had been silent. This man seemed to be some kind of boss at the airport. He looked carefully, and handed the documents back to Sally with both hands, and then Bowing again, he personally opened the rear door of the car.
"Please get on the bus, both of you. You enjoy special conditions and can leave the port through the VIP channel." The airport interpreter said on the side.
Xie Huiren hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do. When he was at a loss, Sally had already got into the car.He nodded to the two airport personnel and got into the car.As soon as he sat down, he froze for a moment.
How could it be them?
The Japanese translator who participated in the auction was sitting on the driver's seat. He turned around to greet Xie Huiren with a smile. Needless to say, the middle-aged Japanese was in the co-pilot's seat.
"Mr. Xie, welcome to Japan, you can call me Suzuki, this is Mr. Nakamura."
Nakamura also turned sideways at this time, and smiled in greeting.He looked at Xie Huiren enthusiastically for a moment, and then looked at Sally with complicated eyes.
what the hell is it?Xie Huiren felt that he was completely confused. He turned his head and looked at Sally. The strange thing was that she didn't show the slightest surprise, but smiled and nodded at the two Japanese gentlemen.
Let's settle down if you come, anyway, everything is up to Sally.That's what the mysterious phone call said.
Suzuki had already started the car and left the airport quickly, heading for Kyoto.
The car was very quiet, only the slight hum of the engine was heard.That Mr. Nakamura obviously did not speak Chinese, he sat in the car without saying a word, while Suzuki drove the car, occasionally introducing the scenery along the way.Xie Huiren is not interested in those modern buildings and the natural scenery that can be seen everywhere, and it is not a famous scenic spot. Out of politeness, he just echoed it casually.At this time, he wanted to talk to Sally. He was confused about the bizarre experience of this day. In contrast, reading a book in the study for a day would make him more happy and peaceful, if it was not for the mysterious silver Bracelet pattern, he can't imagine that a university lecturer will participate in some auction, and follow some inexplicable people to Japan.
But it is obviously inappropriate to talk about these things with Sally in the car.At this time, Sally didn't speak, and sat there quietly, looking out of the window intentionally or unintentionally.
That's okay, Xie Huiren thought to himself, meditation is my forte.
Just when Xie Huiren closed his eyes slightly and his mind was clear, he heard Mr. Nakamura say something. This was the first sentence he said since getting in the car.
Suzuki also replied something, then smiled and looked at Xie Huiren in the rearview mirror, and said, "Mr. Xie, on the right side in front of us, there is a temple called Nanchan Temple."
"Oh." Xie Huiren responded casually.Buddhism in Japan was passed down from China, so why is it so strange that there are temples in Kyoto, which was modeled after the ancient capital of China?Moreover, there are at least thousands of temples and shrines in Kyoto, Japan.
Seemingly noticing Xie Huiren's reaction, Suzuki said again: "A Chinese monk once lived in Nanchan Temple, and now there is his pagoda in the temple."
In history, China and Japan have had many Buddhist cultural exchanges, which is not uncommon, Xie Huiren thought.
Suzuki continued: "That's a master. After his death, he was bestowed the title of 'National Teacher' by the Emperor."
"Oh?" Xie Huiren felt a little interesting at this moment, "You mean, the Emperor of Japan?"
"That's right." Suzuki glanced at him again through the rearview mirror, "Emperor Go Uta, I respect this Chinese monk very much."
Xie Huiren is not very familiar with Japanese history. He has heard of the emperor, but he really can't figure out his era, "Well, what era is that?"
"Probably equivalent to China's Yuan Dynasty."
Xie Huiren smiled slightly, it must be him, he was ordered to go to Japan as an envoy, and he stayed there until he passed away in Japan.He has served as an elder in many Japanese temples, and his legal system is one of the twenty-four schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan.Indeed, he is Japan's "National Teacher", and works about him published in China are also titled "National Teacher", but his "National Teacher" was appointed by the Japanese Emperor.
"You mean Master Yining, right?"
Mr. Nakamura, who had been silent all this time, moved his body, as if what Xie Huiren said touched him.An imperceptible smile appeared on his face, he coughed lightly, and said something to Suzuki sideways.
Suzuki nodded, and then smiled and said to Xie Huiren: "Mr. Xie, you are amazing. Mr. Nakamura praised you as a living dictionary of Buddhism."
Xie Huiren said modestly: "Where, I happen to know, but I don't know much about it."
Suzuki translated his words, and Nakamura nodded slightly.He thought that Xie Huiren's first test was over.
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