Chapter 47 Chapter Forty-Five

When the first ray of sunlight hit the bedroom in the morning, Xie Huiren had already woken up. He walked to the door of Sally's bedroom and just stretched out his hand, wanting to knock on the door to wake her up, but after hesitating, he still decided not to Disturb her and wait for her to wake up naturally. The night before, when they took the last flight from Shanghai to Shenzhen, Xie Huiren told Sally that Fujiwara was critically ill.To his surprise, Sally remained indifferent and quietly looked out of the porthole. The night in Shanghai gradually became more gorgeous, and the lights decorated the whole city into a galaxy.But Sally didn't seem to like the scenery. She drank coffee, was silent for a while, and said lightly, "Brother, I think this is a scam. From the very beginning, there is no Buddhist treasure at all."

Xie Huiren was discouraged and leaned back in the chair. He didn't know that the Buddhist treasure mentioned was simply a gimmick used by old man Fujiwara to lure him into this mystery step by step. He discovered another mystery, one that interested him even more. Human beings are never Buddhas, and all desires make people persistent, stubborn and willing to be trapped in a maze. "Maybe." He sighed and said slowly, "However, I think there is another treasure waiting for us to discover. Perhaps this is Fujiwara's wish." "You really put so much effort into a Japanese wish?!" Sally's tone was a little excited, and it seemed that she didn't want Xie Huiren to continue, "Now, we don't really know if he is sick, maybe He's playing tricks on us."

"Yes, but I'm not for him—it's for you." Xie Huiren looked at Sally, "I want to know your life experience." The two looked at each other for a while, and then couldn't help but look away again, staring elsewhere in embarrassment.Sally knew that he would not give up, and how could she not want to know their backgrounds. Sally sat blankly for a while without looking at Xie Huiren, her voice was so low that she couldn't even hear her, as if she was talking to herself, "Brother, are you really going to see Fujiwara?" "Yes, at least for now, what we can be sure of is that he knows the truth of this matter."

"Then... why don't we ask him directly, but go to Guangzhou?" "Sally, I just want—" Xie Huiren said emotionally, "I just want to solve this mystery myself. Can you understand?" Sally raised her head and stared at Xie Huiren. Tears slowly brewed in her eyes, then she nodded heavily, "Brother, I understand. Thank you." Xie Huiren smiled, his smile was a bit sad, but he immediately covered it up and said, "Maybe, we can find Master in Guangzhou—except for Fujiwara, the only one who is most likely to know the truth is my Master." "Well, but, why did you think of Guangzhou? What...Guangxiao Temple?"

"All of this is related to Buddhism. From this point of view, Fujiwara did not lie to us. I didn't realize it from the clues until just now." Xie Huiren took a deep breath to calm himself down, " Fujiwara said that the ancestor of his family, the Empress Dowager Guangming, was cured by a Chinese monk, and was ordained by this Chinese monk.” "Yes, you said that it is Master Jianzhen who traveled east to Japan." "Master Jianzhen traveled eastward to Japan, because it was a private ferry, the boat was small, and it was easy to be discovered by the Tang Dynasty government, so it was not until the sixth time that he succeeded with the help of the Fujiwara family. At that time, the Fujiwara family sent envoys to Tang Dynasty The identity, the ship is also the official ship of Japan. I think, based on the relationship between the Fujiwara family and Master Jianzhen in the history, the answer to the mystery we want to find should be in a place related to Master Jianzhen. I also thought that Master Jianzhen five times before Once during his eastward journey, his boat drifted to the South China Sea, and he landed in Guangzhou, where he lived in Guangxiao Temple for a period of time. This is the clue that old man Fujiwara gave me."

When Xie Huiren said this, an imperceptible mystery appeared on his face, "Coincidentally, Master also gave me another clue of the same kind, which is the Guanshiyin image, because it is a folder image, and the Japanese method of folder image, It was Master Jianzhen who took it with him. The folder statues in the Toshodai Temple in Nara, Japan, were shaped by the disciples who accompanied Master Jianzhen to the east, and are still regarded as Japanese national treasures. Both clues indicate that Jianzhen Master Zhen, then, his residence, that is, Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou, may be the place where we are looking for the answer to the mystery."

It's just... Xie Huiren has a vague question in his heart. Why do old man Fujiwara's clues and Master's clues overlap? Could it be... As soon as this idea flashed in his mind, he heard Sally ask, "Then why not another temple? There are too many places where Master Jianzhen lived." "You're right, I've thought about other places, such as Yangzhou where he set off, etc." Xie Huiren paused, as if he felt that this line of thought couldn't go on, so he turned around, "However, I thought again, since Master If the image of Avalokitesvara was left in a temple in Shaoguan, then his whereabouts may have something to do with Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Zen."

Sally didn't understand, and she felt that this turning point was a bit inexplicable. "What's the meaning?" "I've said it all, I figured it out from the clues, so it's a bit messy." Xie Huiren cleared his throat and continued, "The Nanhua Temple we went to on the first day is the important residence of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng in Shaoguan. Master Huineng has lived in Guangzhou and Shaoguan for more than 40 years, and of course he has lived in many places, and Nanhua Temple should be the place where he lived for a long time." Sally understood a little bit, she gradually had an idea, staring into Xie Huiren's eyes, "Brother, you mean..."

"That's right," Xie Huiren could see from her eyes that her train of thought coincided with his, "I thought so too, the small temple in our hometown may have been related to the sixth patriarch Huineng, although it is a Hypothetical, but thinking of the jungle system of ancient Chinese temples, we can assume that it was once a subordinate temple of Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan, or a lower house.” "So, Master should also settle down in the monastery that Master Huineng presided over?" "Well, it's not accurate to say that. It should be said that we settled in a temple related to Master Huineng—it can be the main temple or the lower court—in any case, it should be the temple of Zen Buddhism founded by Master Huineng."

Xie Huiren saw Sally nodded slightly, took a sip of coffee, and continued, "Based on the situation at that time, Master must not be able to live in Shaoguan, he must stay away from home, if he does not return to vulgarity, he still has to settle down." Go to the temple of Lingnan Zen." Sally felt that this reasoning was correct, but the reason was not sufficient. She asked, "But, he can't go to other places? For example, what about the Zen temples in the north?" "No." Xie Huiren shook his head slowly, but his eyes were very firm, "I'm sure I can't, because Master left me the Avalokitesvara image, he knew I would find it, and he also knew I would continue to look for him, he couldn't To a place beyond my imagination."

"Are you so sure?" "For sure, because the Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou is the temple where the sixth patriarch Huineng was ordained, and it happens to be the place where Master Jianzhen lived. The only thing that connects these two points is the Guangxiao Temple." Xie Huiren smiled mysteriously and said, " Is it another coincidence? The jungle system is inseparably linked to Master Huineng, because it was created by Zen master Baizhang Huaihai, the third disciple of Huineng, and it is called "Baizhang Qinggui." "Well, I remember what you said, but later, the transmission was a bit messy." "Do you still remember?" Xie Huiren looked at her excitedly, "Later in the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan asked Zen Master Dehui of Baizhang Mountain to revise a set, and still use the name of "Baizhang Qinggui", but it is a pity that it is not Zen Master Huaihai. That's it. You see, this mystery is so interesting, Kublai Khan appeared again. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have thought of Phagsi Bawen, and if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be sure about the clue of Guangxiao Temple." Sally nodded. She drank coffee, pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Brother, your thinking is radioactive. It makes sense to hear what you said, but according to your thinking, I can't get in touch anyway. " Xie Huiren smiled, "I haven't told you how I connected, there is an invisible thread here, that is, Huineng and Master Jianzhen, both of whom are related to the royal family—remember, Master Huineng was in Shaoguan In the Tang Dynasty, Nanhua Temple was even respected by the royal family—and Fujiwara was also related to the royal family." Thinking of the royal family, Xie Huiren felt a cold war in his heart. He remembered the old man Fujiwara's statement, what exactly did he want to do? !As for Sally, her background...could it be what he guessed?And how could he be his brother?As soon as he had this idea, Xie Huiren felt his scalp tighten, and he didn't want to think about it. Anyway, all of this will soon have a result. Xie Huiren just sat on the sofa and wanted to relax her nerves when the door of Sally's room opened, and she came out, shaking the phone in her hand, and said, "Brother, we have to go, that Suzuki called again .” Japanese.

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