A knife in love

Chapter 580

Along the hillside, there is a stone step more than two feet wide, divided into nine steps, each with nine steps, leading directly from the right side of the official road to the dilapidated temple on the hillside.At this time, the sun was setting and it was getting late.The stone steps are covered with hard ice and snow, and the sides are full of grass and dead trees.Gusts of cold wind passed by, making a "rustling" sound from time to time.

Everyone climbed up the steps, only to see that although the stone steps have been in disrepair for a long time, they are still very neat. It can be seen that when building this temple, it must have spent a lot of manpower and material resources.Huijing stuck out her tongue, and said to Huiqing: "Brother, look at these stone steps, they are even better than the stones used to build the walls of Kule Nunnery."

Huiqing said: "The four things of the monks are all empty, what's the use of comparing them with others? If you have a desire to win, it is the beginning of greed. You will be punished by reciting the Heart Sutra three times silently to get rid of the demons in your heart."

Huijing had no choice but to recite the Heart Sutra silently while walking.Situ Qiao smiled and said: "The little nun has no knowledge. Each of these stones is carved with white marble. The nine stone steps share 81 pieces of white marble, and the stone railings on both sides of the lower stone steps, There are 99 pieces of white marble stones in total. If you take any piece from these stone steps, you can sell it for a good price. Your Kule Temple was only built by a local rich man in Shanxi at a cost of 80 taels of silver. How can it be compared with this Compared with Wenwang Temple?"

Although Huiqing just reprimanded Huijing for being competitive, at this moment when he heard Situqiao berate Kule Temple, he felt unhappy, and turned his head to Situqiao and said: "Amitabha, Situ benefactor, these things outside of the body are not there. Good or bad. Although Kule Nunnery is small, as long as we worship Guanyin Bodhisattva wholeheartedly, we will eventually be rewarded. This Wenwang Temple was full of incense, but now it looks so dilapidated. Success or failure, wealth and splendor, turned into dust in an instant. So what's the use of being obsessed with these external things?"

Situ Qiao chuckled, and said: "The big nun just scolded the young nun for being greedy. But old...but I just said something casually, and you big nun said such a thing, it's nothing more than You want to compete with me. Big nun, you are still greedy, I'm afraid Guanyin Bodhisattva will blame you."

Huiqing was startled, she couldn't help clasping her hands together, declaring her guilt in her heart.Seeing that Huiqing was left speechless by what he said, Situqiao felt complacent, and was about to say a few more sarcasms, when Yuanjue said in a deep voice: "Huiqing, Mr. Situ is right. Your six sense organs are not clean, and you are still You have to sit in dry meditation more to realize the truth that everything is empty."

Huiqing felt ashamed, and said in a low voice, "Master taught me the lesson."

At this time, everyone had already walked up to the seventh stone step, and a young nun named Huiming suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, there are words engraved on this stone step!"

Everyone was shocked and turned their heads to look at Huiming.But she saw her face was horrified, looking down at the stone steps in front of her.These nine stone steps are covered with solid ice and snow, so when everyone is walking, they only care about the ice and snow under their feet, for fear of falling on the stone steps, they will inevitably bleed.Huiming was the least courageous, seeing the thick ice and snow on the stone steps, so he walked close to the left side of the stone steps.Sometimes seeing the ice and snow making it difficult to walk, I stepped over the stone railing to the left and walked up the hillside grass.It's just that the snow melted more on the edge of the stone steps, but some places did not freeze, exposing the white marble steps.At first Huiming didn't care about what was on the surface of the stone steps, but just now her foot slipped and she fell forward.Fortunately, a nun walking beside her was quick-eyed and stretched out her hand to give her a hand, so she didn't fall down.It's just that in the blink of an eye, when she was very close to the stone steps, she discovered that there were words engraved on the surface of the stone steps. After standing still, she couldn't help but scream.

Situ Qiao was the most curious. Hearing that there were characters engraved on the stone steps, he walked over quickly.It's just that the stone steps were covered with solid ice, and he walked in such a hurry that his feet slipped and he almost fell.It's just that his martial arts are far superior to Huiming's, so naturally he won't fall easily.Therefore, he swayed a few times, but stood extremely firmly on his feet.He rushed to Huiming's side, bent down and gazed intently at the stone steps.After a while, he raised his head, chuckled, and said, "This little nun is right. It turns out that there is actually a book of changes engraved on the stone steps."

When Li Qiufeng was practicing the Xuanxu sword technique, he had thoroughly read the Taoist classics.The Book of Changes, Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi are must-reads in Taoism, so when Situ Qiao said that the Book of Changes was engraved on the stone steps, I couldn't help being surprised.But seeing Situ Qiao wave his right hand, he didn't know when he had put on the steel claws.There was a "click", and a large piece of solid ice had been swept away by the steel claw in Situ Qiao's hand.I saw him squatting on the stone steps, muttering in his mouth: "Yes, yes, this is undoubtedly the Book of Changes. Wonderful, wonderful, really wonderful!"

Huijing, Huiming and other young nuns saw that his appearance was quite funny, and couldn't help covering their mouths and giggling.Huiqing and the other older nuns didn't know what Situ Qiao was up to, let alone what the Book of Changes was, but seeing Situ Qiao looking crazy, even though they knew that this person was acting crazy, they were still horrified.Although Huang Xu had read books, he only read simple books such as the Book of Filial Piety.Although I have heard the name of Zhouyi, I don't know what this book is used for.Only Yuanjue had been a firework Taoist in Wuji Temple for many years, and he had also read the Book of Changes.Hearing that the Book of Changes was engraved on the stone steps, I thought to myself: "It is said in the world that the Book of Changes was written by King Wen, and this is King Wen's dojo. The person who built this Temple of King Wen carved the Book of Changes on the stone steps to commemorate King Wen, but it is not unusual."

I saw Situ Qiao waving the steel claw with his right hand continuously, removing all the ice and snow on the two stone steps in a short while.Cheng Qiufeng saw that he was fascinated by it, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Situ, there are many printed books of the Book of Changes in the book shop. If you want to study it, you can buy a few copies and read it carefully. Go to the temple and rest."

Situ Qiao shook his head, but didn't look up, and said, "What do you know? The Zhou Yi engraved here is an ancient book, which is quite different from the Zhou Yi sold in the market. I thought I would never see this ancient Zhou Yi again. It's a pity. .As the saying goes, there is no place to find if you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. Haha, haha.”

When he was complacent, he no longer had any scruples in speaking, and he was quite rude to Li Qiufeng.Seeing his appearance, Li Qiufeng had no choice but to say to Yuanjue: "Master, since Mr. Situ wants to study the Book of Changes here, let's not bother him."

Yuanjue said: "I will follow Li Daxia's orders."

Seeing that she spoke politely, Li Qiufeng said hastily: "The junior dare not disrespect the master. Let's go to the temple first. Please."

Yuanjue nodded, and led Huang Xu, the nuns and Li Qiufeng to the top of the stone steps.When they arrived at the gate of Wenwang Temple, they saw that although the wall of the temple was two feet high, it was damaged in many places, and all the original red paint had peeled off, exposing the stones inside the wall.The three-bay mountain gate is majestic and towering, but the six gates have disappeared, and only half of the plaque remains, and the word "Wangmiao" can be vaguely seen.

Everyone walked into the courtyard through the mountain gate, but they saw that the Wenwang Temple was huge, and the front yard alone could accommodate hundreds of people.It's just that the yard is full of squirrel grass and covered with thick snow.There is a row of wing rooms on each side, most of which have collapsed.Facing the mountain gate was a hall, the hall gate and the eight windows on the left and right were gone, but it was getting late and there were no lights in the hall, so it was dark.Most of the yellow tiles on the roof of the hall have fallen off, and there are clumps of coir grass growing there.Although the entire front yard is huge, it is desolate everywhere. Looking at it at a glance, one can't help but feel desolate.

Li Qiufeng, Yuanjue and the others walked through the courtyard and walked to the hall.The plaque on the gate of this hall is still there. Although the plaque has become old, you can see the three characters "Shengyi Hall" written on it.It's just that all the gold paint has peeled off, making the three big characters dim.

When Li Qiufeng and others walked into the hall, there was darkness in front of them.A few nuns took out fire folders from their pockets and shook them, but they saw that the hall was dilapidated, and the dust on the ground had accumulated for many years, and it had condensed into large clods.There are broken tables and chairs everywhere in the hall, and there are several wooden windows leaning against the windows.

I saw a statue of a god in the middle of the hall.This statue is more than two feet tall, wearing a golden crown with hair tied on its head, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a ferocious face, just like the legendary Thunder God.The statue has wings spread out behind its back, its legs are slightly bent, its left hand is clenched in front of its body, and its right hand is holding a thick stick behind its back, as if it is about to jump up at any time.

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw the terrifying description of the statue.Huijing whispered: "No wonder this hall is called Shengyi Temple. Look at this statue with wings, doesn't it have two wings?"

Huiming said: "King Wen, since there is a word 'Wen' in the name, the deity enshrined should naturally be a gentle and elegant person. How could it be such a monster like a ghost?"

Before she could finish her sentence, someone sneered and said: "If you say you little nuns are ignorant, I'm afraid you don't even know which ancestor is enshrined in Wenwang Temple?"

Li Qiufeng heard Situ Qiao's voice, and thought to himself: "You are so unreasonable. These little nuns are just girls from poor families. They become nuns because of their livelihood. You, Situ Qiao, have been nuns since childhood. How can they compare with you?"

Huijing and others were ridiculed by Situqiao. Although they were dissatisfied, they were just above the stone steps. Huiqing retorted at Situqiao, but was reprimanded by Master Yuanjue instead.Therefore, although Huijing and the others wanted to refute, they did not dare to speak, so they had to bow their heads and remain silent.After a while, only the sound of footsteps was heard, and Situ Qiao came in from outside the hall staggeringly.He walked up to the statue with a smug look on his face, held up the torch and looked at it carefully, then nodded, and said in his mouth: "Now I finally figured it out. It turns out that the legend is not fake. King Wen of Zhou fled After leaving the city of Yuli, King Zhou did not let him go, and even sent people to hunt him down here. I am afraid that there was an earth-shattering battle near the Temple of King Wen."

When he said this, he turned his head and glanced at the crowd, pointed at the statue and said, "The monster enshrined in this hall is presumably the legendary Lei Gong who escaped with King Wen of Zhou on his back."

(End of this chapter)