Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Seven

This is a small folder statue less than one foot high. The paint on the surface has been mottled, exposing the underlying linen. It is not exquisitely made. Due to being placed in a humid environment for a long time, it is slightly deformed. The lacquer painting After fading, it can only faintly show the appearance of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. Xie Huiren held the statue of Bodhisattva with both hands, carefully, his hands seemed to tremble a little, this trembling made him clearly feel that Avalokitesvara had passed some kind of enlightenment to him, which made imperceptible excitement appear on his face.He looked up at the west, the sun had gradually set, and the sunlight was no longer as dazzling as before. The soft light reminded him that the hint from the west had made him find the most important thing.

"We have to go. We're lucky today." Xie Huiren said to Sally, "It's still early, I can treat you to something delicious tonight." Sally blinked her eyes, she still didn't understand what was going on, although the warm dinner made her yearn for it, but now she still couldn't believe that this ordinary Buddha statue was their luck that day. "Brother, you mean, we found it?" "Really?" Xie Huiren looked a little surprised, "This is what I'm looking for." "But what does this mean? I thought it was really a treasure."

"This is baby, come on, close your eyes and listen to Guanyin Bodhisattva talking to you." Seeing Sally close her eyes in doubt, Xie Huiren took a deep breath and lifted the Buddha statue to her ear. shook a bit. Sally heard it, opened her eyes wide, and looked straight at Xie Huiren in disbelief, "Is there something in the Buddha statue?" Xie Huiren didn't speak, just smiled, and nodded with certainty, "I was guessing before I found it, and it wasn't until I picked it up that I was sure that today's luck is really not bad." "But..." Sally frowned slightly, and asked puzzledly, "But how did you guess that there was something in the Buddha statue? I always thought it was solid."

Xie Huiren said mysteriously, "Do you know what consecration is?" "Just invite a master to chant scriptures in front of Buddha statues and beads." Although Sally doesn't know much about Buddhism, she has been to temples several times. All Buddhist utensils have to go to a "consecrated" place to chant scriptures. It is said that after this way, those utensils will have the protection of Buddha. "Oh, it's completely wrong." Xie Huiren raised his head, as if he had heard the most absurd thing in the world, but he also knew that in most people's minds, this was consecration.

"Consecration is a serious matter. It's not as simple as just chanting scriptures." Xie Huiren explained, "We usually refer to one of the rituals when we talk about consecration. In fact, the process is complicated. Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, a The most important thing is to hide." "Hiding?" "Yes. The belly of the Buddha statue is empty, and Buddhist scriptures and other things must be filled in it, so that the consecration process can be considered complete." "Oh." Sally nodded half-understanding, "So, you just guess..."

"Yeah, I guess there's something in this little Bodhisattva statue, maybe that's what we want." Sally jumped up and shouted excitedly, "Brother, what are you waiting for, open it and have a look." Seeing her naughty appearance, Xie Huiren smiled, and he patted her on the shoulder, "See you in a hurry, we have to go, it will take a long time to return to Shenzhen." Xie Huiren was driving the car. He tried not to allow himself to increase the speed due to extreme excitement. However, the current speed was something he had never tried before. For a person who does not drive often and does not have much experience in highway driving, This speed is obviously more in line with his impatient mood.

Come back to Shenzhen quickly and enjoy the answer to this mystery. Sally was sitting in the back seat, holding the statue of Avalokitesvara tightly, not caring about its dust and the mottled paint that could easily fall off.She couldn't help it anymore, although Xie Huiren didn't want to open the Buddha statue prematurely and take out the treasure they expected, but she still decided to take a look. She has touched the mud-covered hole in the base of the Buddha statue, and if she digs out the mud, the truth will be revealed. Although she felt sorry for the expensive decorations in the car, her curiosity no longer allowed her to do it.Sally loosened the mud secretly, and finally dug it out, and the mud crumbs fell into the car with a rustling sound.

Xie Huiren smiled and looked at her in the rearview mirror, "I knew you couldn't help it." Sally stuck out her tongue and said, "I can't believe you don't want to see it." As she spoke, Sally poked the Buddha statue vigorously, and some soil fell down.She turned the Buddha statue over, looked inside, and reached out to take out something wrapped in cloth. She held it up to the front driver's seat, and shook it in front of Xie Huiren, "Brother, it's this." Xie Huiren glanced quickly, then stared at the road again, and said, "It's a bracelet."

"Hmm." No matter how thick the cloth was wrapped, Sally could tell that it was the shape of the bracelet. Xie Huiren let out a long sigh, "It should be grandma's one. Master said that he would bury it. I finally found it." "Brother, I see why you are not excited?" "How come." Xie Huiren paused, "First, I already know that those patterns are Basiba script, and second, there are so many mysteries waiting for me to solve, now, I just found another clue ..." Xie Huiren hadn't finished speaking when she heard Sally scream loudly, "Ah..."

"What's wrong?" Xie Huiren asked nervously, but he immediately calmed down again, "Is there a piece of paper in the Buddha statue?" Sally had already put her hand into the Buddha statue, she nodded with a smile, and said while putting her finger into the Buddha statue, "Brother, I really can't hide it from you, as if you saw it." Xie Huiren smiled and said, "It's not difficult to guess. Since Master can hide the bracelet inside, of course he will leave me a letter." "Yes, yes." Sally managed to get the paper out, and the narrow hole squeezed her two fingers so painfully, she blew and flicked it twice in the air, and then impatiently The page unfolded.

The paper was thin, had been carefully folded, and looked damp, making it so soft that one had to be careful.Sally lowered her head and slowly opened it with her nails, unfolding layer by layer. Before it was fully opened, she couldn't help but screamed loudly, "Brother... this is a bit scary." "Don't be afraid." Xie Huiren slowed down the speed of the car, as if this could comfort Sally, "Don't be afraid, is the paper blood or ink?" "Huh?" Sally was really confused this time, she looked at Xie Huiren from the rearview mirror, and asked puzzledly, "Brother, did you see that?" "Guess." "Impossible, how did you guess?" "It's very simple. If it was written by a pen or a ballpoint pen, and it was buried in such a dark and humid place, the handwriting must be unclear after so many years. Therefore, the master must have written it in ink or blood, and the blood book is very popular among Buddhists. Common." Sally hadn't recovered from the fright, she leaned back in the chair, and said after a long time, "Brother, it's a blood book." "Well, don't be afraid. The blood book at least expresses piety. Blood is very clean and not as scary as you imagine." Xie Huiren comforted her and said, "Please help me see if Master's letter contains any information about the 'Four Great ' or something like that?" "Okay." With trembling hands, Sally unfolded the piece of paper completely. The handwriting on the paper was very neat, but there was a yellow halo around the handwriting. Although she was not as scared as before, she felt that at this moment, only the two of them Xie Huiren was able to calm herself down by talking. While carefully reading the handwriting on the paper, she said casually, "Brother, what do you mean by the 'big four'?" Xie Huiren slowed down the speed of the car again, so that he could be distracted and think about the problem, "I can't guess it, maybe, what Mr. Cheng's teacher said was the 'Four Great Bodhisattvas'. He didn't say anything, 'There are four more', one of which is the bracelet your father left you, on which it says 'the channel is hidden in the pillar', which refers to Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, then the other three, maybe the other three Bodhisattvas." "Which three?" "Don't you know?" Xie Huiren looked at her from the rearview mirror again, "Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." "I know, I know." Sally nodded and looked at the content on the paper. She responded to Xie Huiren and said, "I just don't know that they are collectively called the Four Great Bodhisattvas." Xie Huiren continued to drive the car, remained silent for a while, and then said, "According to the clues we have now, the simplest answer is this, but why did Old Man Fujiwara tell us to look for this? Is there another way to explain it..." "Ah?!" Sally exclaimed suddenly, as if she had been possessed by an evil spirit, she threw the paper out of her hand, jumped from the back seat, and fell obediently on the seat again. Xie Huiren had no choice but to slow down the speed of the car again, and looked at her from the rearview mirror. Her lips were pale, her eyes were dull, her whole body was shaking and shrank there, her eyes seemed to be about to shed tears. Xie Huiren was also panicked. He couldn't imagine what Sally saw, and he was so frightened. He slowed down and asked eagerly, "What's wrong? What did Master say?" Sally trembled her lips, as if answering his question, and as if talking to herself, murmured a few words, "Master said, we are brothers and sisters!" "What?!" Without even thinking about it, Xie Huiren stepped on the brakes. Fortunately, the speed of the car had slowed down a lot, but the huge inertia still threw him on the steering wheel. Regardless of the pain, he struggled a few times, turned around and looked back Looking at Sally, "What did you say?" Sally was already crying, and said intermittently, "Master said...our background...we are brothers and sisters." Xie Huiren's head "boomed" loudly, and he knew what this "brother and sister" meant. Slowly, Xie Huiren leaned his body on the steering wheel. His chest was hit violently just now, and now he felt severe pain, and his stomach was overwhelmed. Those indescribable pains made him unconscious. His head hit the steering wheel heavily, and in a daze, he saw Master coming from a distance. The master was obviously old, but he seemed to be in good health. He opened the car door and sat beside Xie Huiren, looking forward. His bright eyes were gazing at something in the distance, and there seemed to be tears flickering.His fingers slowly twisted the rosary, calm and powerful.After a while, he sighed softly and said, "My child, this is the truth I want to tell you—you are brothers and sisters." "But..." Xie Huiren heard a heavy voice in his chest, his mouth moved, but he couldn't cry out, "How is this possible?" "Son, this is the mystery I want you to solve—the mystery of your life experience." "What?" Xie Huiren asked weakly, "Master, what did you say?" He stared at Master with wide-eyed eyes, but the world in front of him was gray and foggy.He wanted to reach out and rub his eyes, but his arms couldn't move.Fortunately, the master's face turned around, leaned closer to him, and looked at him with a smile. The master's face was getting closer and closer to him, so clear that even tiny wrinkles and pores could be seen, but Xie Huiren didn't recognize the master anymore. He closed his eyes hard, and opened them again. The fog in front of him became heavier. His eyes adjusted to the light, but he found that in front of him was old man Fujiwara.He was looking at himself with a smile, and repeated what he said just now, "Son, this is the mystery I want you to solve—the mystery of your life experience." There was another "boom" in Xie Huiren's ear, the sound was like a bomb, blasting away the fog floating in his mind, and those confused hallucinations disappeared immediately.He was startled, and seeing Sally's calm face clearly, she said softly, "Brother, let's go."

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