Chapter 45 Chapter Forty-Three

In the purple bamboo forest in front of Chaoyin Cave, there is a small temple.Tourists are often attracted to Puji Temple under Lingjiu Peak, Fayu Temple under Guangxi Peak, or Huiji Temple on Foding Mountain.Those places are really good places to visit - Puji Temple is the main temple dedicated to Avalokitesvara in Putuo Mountain, of course it is a must for tourists; Fayu Temple has a thousand-handed Avalokitesvara carved with camphor wood, and what's more wonderful is Its main hall, the Guanyin Hall, was built in imitation of the Jiulong Hall of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty. It has six floors up and down, 22 meters high, and rarely uses a yellow glazed roof; as for the Huiji Temple, it is the only main hall in the temples of Mount Putuo. Those who worship Buddha instead of Avalokitesvara, on the Yunfu stone in the south of the temple, are engraved with the four characters "Haitian Buddhist Kingdom" inscribed by Hou Jigao, a famous anti-Japanese general in Ming Dynasty.

In this island, there are countless temples and nunneries. Tourists are more willing to go to big temples to see better scenery. This is tourism in the pure sense. Few people are willing to visit this historically high "Refused to go to Guanyin Temple" to visit. Xie Huiren walked into the temple, he was a little disappointed by the desolation here, occasionally a few tourists strolled in, and they just went out after a cursory walk, at most to learn about the history here, and they took the place without seeing the beautiful scenery. Sorry to walk out. Xie Huiren reached into his pocket and held the two silver bracelets in his hands. He looked at Sally, his eyes contained very complicated things, concern, encouragement, and a trace of worry.

Sally seemed to understand his feelings, and said calmly, "You go, I'll wait for you here." He looked at Sally, hesitated to speak, so he nodded, turned around and walked towards the back of the hall. In the corner of the hall sat a young monk. It seemed that his ordinary life made him a little bored. He sat there quietly with his eyes half closed, wondering whether he was chanting scriptures silently in his heart or fell asleep.Xie Huiren looked at him and shook his head - at his age, he would definitely not know the origin of these two silver bracelets. When Xie Huiren probed his head and wanted to go deep into the temple, the young monk stood up, walked in front of him, clasped his hands together, and said politely, "Sir, tourists are not accepted at the back, please go back."

"Oh, no." Xie Huiren returned the Namaste and said respectfully, "Little Master, is there any older Master here?" "What's the matter, sir?" Xie Huiren took out the silver bracelet and put it in his hand, "Please, I have two Buddhist utensils, I would like to ask my master to appraise them." The young monk looked distressed, and just about to take the two silver bracelets, he withdrew his hand and said, "Sir, I'm not sure Master can help you with this." "Of course, I just want my teacher to see it." "Okay, you wait here." After finishing speaking, the little master carefully picked up the two silver bracelets and walked slowly into the back hall.

Xie Huiren looked back, and saw that Sally was standing alone outside the door of the main hall with her back to him. Compared with the tourists walking around talking and laughing, she was a lonely figure.He took a deep breath, and when he handed the silver bracelet into the hands of the little master, he realized that the mystery about their life experiences might be solved soon. Bodhisattva.Xie Huiren has always been skeptical about the so-called miraculous phenomenon, but at this moment, he really hopes that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva will appear holy and give him some inspiration about this mystery.

There were hurried footsteps coming from behind the main hall, Xie Huiren gathered his mind and went up to meet him.The little master ran up to him holding the silver bracelet, bowed and said softly, "Sir, Master invites you to come in and talk." "Okay." Xie Huiren was refreshed, but his heart suddenly thumped, and his body couldn't help shaking.He didn't even know how he came to the meditation hall with his little master. The inside of the meditation hall is extremely simple, only the place where the Buddha statues are enshrined is colorful, and there is a faint smell of sandalwood in the room. An old monk is sitting solemnly in a chair with his eyes closed, motionless, only his hands are twisting the rosary, and his lips are light. Shake slightly.

Just as Xie Huiren was about to step forward, he stopped suddenly. He straightened his clothes, saluted his master respectfully, and said, "Master, disciple Xie Huiren saluted master." breathe. After a while, the old monk still closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and nodded. Xie Huiren knew that this was a return gift from his master, so he saluted hurriedly and respectfully. The old monk's hand dropped, still twirling the rosary in a calm manner, with a calm expression, he asked slowly, "Young man, where did you get the bracelet?" Xie Huiren replied respectfully, "Back to Master, it's a family tradition."

"Oh?" The old monk raised his eyebrows, "Two?" "It's one, the big one." Xie Huiren looked at him, not knowing what else he could ask, and continued to answer humbly, "The small one belongs to a benefactor—she is outside the temple. , it’s not convenient to come in.” "Okay, okay." The old monk said two words "okay" and then stopped talking. Xie Huiren waited for a while, then boldly asked: "Master, do you know the origin of these two bracelets?" The old monk's fingers twirling the rosary paused for a second, and then continued to twirl. After a while, he seemed to sigh, and raised his voice and said, "Young man, I know I don’t know, it doesn’t matter anymore, it’s all a thing of the past. I think, even if you know, it won’t be of much benefit.”

"But……" "Young man—" the old monk's faint voice was slow but full of strength, interrupting Xie Huiren's words, "I ask you, what's your name? Where do you come from?" Xie Huiren couldn't figure it out. He really didn't understand what the old monk asked him for, but he also felt that all his answers were extremely important to the old monk, especially to him.He respectfully said, "Master, I'm from Shenzhen, and my name is Xie Huiren." "Xie Huiren, Xie Huiren..." the old monk muttered, and after a while, he asked again: "What name did your family give you?"

"My surname is Xie, and Huiren is my dharma name when I became a monk when I was young." The old monk frowned quickly, and there was a hint of surprise in his tone, "You have been a monk? Where are your relatives?" "Master, I became a monk since I was a child, but only for a short time. My only relative, my grandma, passed away. Since then, I have been a layman. This bracelet..." "It belongs to your grandma!" Strange to say, the old monk's words were all slow and not loud, but they always overshadowed Xie Huiren's voice, full of air. "Yes. Master..."

The old monk nodded slightly, paused for a while, and said flatly, "Okay, I've finished asking all my questions, please go back." "Master!" Xie Huiren was taken aback. He looked at the old monk in amazement. He didn't know what he was up to. He took half a step forward and asked eagerly, "Master, what's going on here?" The old monk suddenly opened his eyes, looking directly at Xie Huiren's eyes with shining eyes, and then slowly closed them again, he sighed, "Hui Ren, this is a history that I don't want to mention again, and this history, you It’s better not to know.” Xie Huiren plopped down on his knees in front of him, "Master..." "Well, since you can find me, we are finally destined." The old monk suddenly stopped talking, still closed his eyes, and slowly twisted the rosary, but the veins on his hands protruded, as if he was restraining himself For a moment, he continued, "During the Republic of China, my parents lived in exile in Japan. When I was young, I became a monk in Japan. Later, after the Japanese war of aggression against China started, I returned to China. Before returning to China , I heard something from my senior brother..." The old monk stopped again, pondered for a moment, and continued, "There are actually five such silver bracelets, one big and four small, which are in the hands of five families. hands, and these five families are protecting a secret with boundless magic power—this is actually a supreme authority.” The secret of boundless magic.Sovereign authority. The more Xie Huiren listened, the more confused he became, his mind was also spinning rapidly, recalling the experiences of the past few days, recalling the bizarre legend he saw last night, he couldn't help blurting out, "Master, isn't it the four families?" The old monk's face sank, although his tone was gentle, but there was an undeniable sternness, "Hui Ren, you clearly know, yet you still come to ask me?!" "No, I don't know anything, I just started investigating by chance two days ago..." "Don't lie!" "Yes, master, my disciples dare not. I really don't know." Xie Huiren felt sweat dripping from his forehead, and he couldn't tell whether it was nervousness or panic. "Okay, Huiren, there are some things you have to do yourself. I'd better say that, you don't know this history." The old monk's tone was much softer, and his voice was vague, "You should Well, I still don't know..." Xie Huiren understood that here, he couldn't ask any more questions. He stood up, and just wanted to go out, but he was not reconciled, and asked earnestly, "Master, I still want to ask one last question, please let me know." .” The old monk hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly. Xie Huiren suddenly became nervous, which has never happened before in his experience. He is usually calm and composed, and always gives people the impression of being stable and calm, and he himself has never been nervous because of one thing, even if Something unexpected, shocking, or infuriating.But now he is not only nervous, in fact, he feels a little flustered. For the last question, I can only ask the last question, and for this question, I can only ask the most important one. Since Master nodded, he will definitely answer, but what will the answer be? Xie Huiren bit his lip and said word by word, "May I ask how much is the relationship between Master and the Fujiwara family in Japan?" The old monk's brows frown together quickly, and he said in a deep voice, "Since you can ask me this question, I believe you will figure it out yourself. However, it's better that you don't know." Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows. He raised his voice, "Hui Ren, go back." "Yes, thank you, Master." Xie Huiren turned and walked out of the Zen room with a firm heart. He walked out of the monastery step by step, and saw Sally's back from a distance, which looked more and more lonely, and Xie Huiren felt sad for a while.He really didn't know what to say to Sally. At this time, the young little master came from behind, and he caught up with Xie Huiren out of breath, "Sir..." "What?" Xie Huiren's eyes showed surprise, and he asked eagerly, "What do you want to say, Master?" The young monk swallowed his saliva, took a breath, and said, "Master told you that no matter what you know, that secret should never be revealed. Moreover, he still hopes that you should stop investigating." "Oh..." Xie Huiren was a little disappointed, the look in his eyes dimmed, he clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Master." The little master returned the salute and walked into the monastery. Sally obviously heard the movement, she had already walked over here, and seeing Xie Huiren's expression, she knew that this time, the mystery was much more complicated.Now, she really can't comfort him anymore. Seeing his tired face and looming sadness, she knows that not letting him continue is the biggest harm to him. This man will not leave this mystery alone. Then It would only make him more exhausted.However, let him continue, the mystery seems to be expanding infinitely, and it is not known how many people will be involved. The only thing I can do is to be with him. She came over, took his hand, and said softly, "Let's go." Xie Huiren glanced at her gratefully, he understood her intentions, at this moment, don't say anything, and don't need to say anything. They walked for a while in silence, the beautiful scenery here has nothing to do with them, they are the ones who pray for inspiration in this holy place, Sally thought, if the most pious person is selected, it is Xie Huiren.If Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva really manifested his holiness, Xie Huiren must be the one who threw himself into the ground. After walking for a long time, they were all silent, maybe they all wanted to say something, but no one knew what to say.Sally stopped, wanting to ease the oppressive atmosphere, looked around, saw a tower looming on Vulture Peak, pointed to it and said, "Brother, are the clues still buried in the tower? Look at that tower. " Xie Huiren looked around and said, "That's Duobao Pagoda, commonly known as the Prince's Pagoda." "Prince Tower?" "Yes, the Crown Prince's 'Prince'." Xie Huiren thought to himself, who knows, why did the word "Prince" appear in the sacred place of Buddhism?

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