Chapter 52 Chapter 50

It was already twilight outside the window, through the thin clouds, Xie Huiren looked down from the porthole of the plane.That was Tokyo before nightfall. Looking down, the whole city was shrouded in white, silent and gloomy, not at all like the neon lights flashing in TV shows. Xie Huiren touched his pocket, and the three silver bracelets were quietly in the pocket, reminding him that these are the three codes representing family secrets. But what do the "big four" mean? Xie Huiren leaned his head against the window, staring down blankly. This island country, this city rebuilt after the war, has now developed into an international metropolis. However, its prosperity has buried an unchangeable criminal history. .

Xie Huiren remembered that he had read a book similar to "Old Photos", which contained a large number of photos of Japan during World War II.At that time, he was very shocked. In his mind, the war left a scar on the land of China, but he did not expect that Japan was also devastated at that time. Many cities were razed to the ground by the US military. Take Tokyo as an example, it is really unimaginable At that time, it turned out to be an open space composed of war, ruins, and dead bodies, which was completely incompatible with the metropolis in front of me. He continued to look out the window, the ground was getting closer and closer, and many tall buildings could already be seen indistinctly.

He smiled, what about the prosperity and ruins.This just shows that Japan has developed very well and quickly after the war. Whether it is feasting or rubble, it is only its appearance.In the concept of Buddhism, they are just a form. Maybe after a few years, this city will become ruins again, but it still exists, because it is a part of nature no matter what.It's just that it returns to its original nature. The plane shook suddenly, Xie Huiren was startled, and woke up from the reverie just now, he told himself that maybe he encountered a strong air current.It was just a quick change of thought, and he felt his mind was clear. The "Big Four" could have such a simple explanation.He smiled, laughing at himself for his previous stupidity, you know, the "Four Four", this is one of the most basic concepts in Buddhist teachings.

Xie Huiren turned his head and asked Suzuki who was sitting behind him, "Mr. Suzuki, do you know Master Ikkyu Zongchun's last words?" Suzuki leaned forward, thought for a while, and said, "Maybe I can recite it, but I don't remember clearly." "Can you translate it?" "This—" Suzuki smiled awkwardly, "That text is too difficult to understand. To be honest, many Japanese can recite it, but they don't understand it. It's a bit, um, a bit like it was used in China. There are many ancient poems with allusions." This guy’s metaphor is quite apt. If you put yourself in his shoes, even if modern Chinese people read ancient poems, most people would be at a loss.He smiled and said, "Oh, I don't need to be so clear, I just want to know, did the last words say four things?"

Suzuki's mouth moved, as if he was reciting the text, and suddenly said, "Yes! But..." "But what?" Xie Huiren hurriedly asked. "But I don't understand what he's talking about." Suzuki thought for a while, and then said, "What... well, there are five things, and there are four more things, which probably means what's left?" "The rest, translated into Chinese, can it be translated into the 'emptiness' of space?" "That's right!" Suzuki said excitedly, "Mr. Xie, do you know this text?" "I guessed it too." Xie Huiren smiled at him and stopped the conversation. He turned around, couldn't restrain his excitement, and smiled excitedly.

"What did you say?" asked Sally, who was sitting next to him. "It's nothing, the riddle of the 'Big Four'—" Xie Huiren leaned back in his chair contentedly, and said with a smile, "I have found the answer." Sally also became excited, she turned sideways and said eagerly, "What is it?" Xie Huiren smiled mysteriously, "You know, I told you about it when I was young."