That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1052

Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan looked at each other, and could not conceal the surprise in each other's eyes.

The two of them never imagined that the dignified abbot of Buddhism, the world's top figure who can be compared with the head teacher of Taoism, the abbot of Buddhism who should have been sitting on the Qibao lotus platform, would appear in front of their husband and wife at this time and in this capacity. in front of the eyes.

Seemingly seeing the shock of Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan, Qiuyue, who looked like a young man, smiled and said, "Since Sect Master Xu and His Highness the Princess can come to my Buddhist ancestral court in the usual attitude of casual cultivators, and rush to the yurt on July [-]th." Orchid Pen Festival Dharma Assembly, why can’t the poor monk come to see the two benefactors as monks who know guests? The Buddha never said that the abbot can’t be monks who know guests.”

Xiao Zhinan said: "Zen Master's words are wrong. My husband and I did not deliberately deceive our identities, but just wanted to see the scenery along the way. If we reveal our identities, we will inevitably cause some unnecessary troubles. But Zen Master is different. It is a pure place of Buddhism, Zen Master is the owner of this place, and even the senior of the two of us, so hiding our identities this time is suspected of not being upright."

Qiuyue smiled and said: "Your Highness's words are pertinent, but if the poor monk doesn't act like this, but sees the two benefactors again at the Yulan Basin Festival, then we can only see how the two benefactors are polite, but whether they can see each other I have seen the true temperament of the two benefactors."

Xu Beiyou said: "With just a few words, Zen master can see the true temperament of my husband and wife?"

Qiuyue smiled slightly and said: "If you say that the poor monk has seen the two benefactors' personalities thoroughly, it would be a lie, but you can see it from the inside."

Then he looked at Xiao Zhinan again and said: "The poor monk has not been in the world for a long time, and he doesn't know much about human affairs. Recently, he has heard some rumors about Her Royal Highness, which are quite derogatory. What the poor monk saw with his own eyes today is really a bit of a substitute. Her Royal Highness feels wronged."

Xiao Zhinan shook his head with a smile and said, "The Zen master is too much, Zhinan is ashamed and dare not take it."

Qiuyue smiled without saying a word.

Earlier, he had a fight with His Royal Highness the Princess Regent. At the beginning, Xiao Zhinan asked him why he lied to Lai with a sentence from the Diamond Sutra, and he replied that he had real difficulties. , His answer was that Buddhism does not want to participate in the general trend of the world at this time. If it participates rashly, Buddhist disciples may be killed.

As for the last sentence, Xiao Zhinan uttered a gatha, which was quite ironic, and Qiuyue also refuted it with a gatha. As the saying goes, if there is a Buddha in your heart, there are Buddhas everywhere. If there is no Buddha in your heart, how can you go to the temple to worship Buddha In vain.

Although Xiao's daughters have a tradition of worshiping and worshiping Buddha since Lin Yinping, it is amazing that Xiao Zhinan can have such Buddhist attainments at this age. Not bad, even better than that.

He had long heard that Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan, a young couple, worked hard on each other, while the other worked hard.A laborious person, in charge of the temple, commanding civil and military officials, is like the second female emperor.The laborer, one man with one sword, killed all over the world, just like another great sword fairy.A man and a woman, one literary and one military, really are a perfect match in the world.

When he saw him today, he knew that the rumors were true.

Qiuyue asked: "Can the two benefactors continue to enter the temple? This place is about two or three miles away from the Daxiong Palace."

Ordinary temples, after entering the mountain gate, pass a stone step, enter the temple gate, pass the front yard, pass the front hall, and then come to the Daxiong Hall.However, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan had already walked more than ten miles after passing through the mountain gate, but there were still two or three miles to reach the Daxiong Palace. It can be seen how majestic the Buddhist ancestral home is.

Xiao Zhinan and Xu Beiyou looked at each other again, and replied, "Thank you, Zen Master, but my husband and I still want to walk around the temple and see the holy place of Buddhism."

Qiuyue seemed to have expected it, and said with a smile: "The poor monk heard the report from his disciples that the master of Jianzong had arrived in the temple, so the poor monk came to see the two benefactors, and now the poor monk has seen the two benefactors. My wish has been fulfilled, I shouldn’t bother the two benefactors anymore, please rest assured, the poor monk has ordered that, except for the pagoda forest where the relics of the ancestors of the past generations are stored, the two benefactors can freely visit the temple, if the two benefactors don’t mind , you can also go to the Sutra Pavilion to read the Buddhist scriptures of this temple, I think it will be beneficial."

Xu Beiyou cupped his hands in thanks and said, "I thank Zen Master for your kindness."

After Qiuyue clasped together and returned the salute, she floated away.

When only the husband and wife were left, the two sat back on the boulder under the shade of the tree. Xu Beiyou asked, "Zhinan, in your opinion, what does this abbot of Buddhism mean?"

Xiao Zhinan said softly: "Although Qiuyue said that he doesn't want to participate in the general trend of the world at this time, it can be seen that he is still biased towards our side. In fact, the reason is also very simple. Today's Buddhism is the second largest sect in the world. , there is no need to join hands with the Taoist sect to fight against powerful enemies. It has only one opponent, and that is the Taoist sect that has been pressing on top of it. Vice versa, after the Taoist sect truly dominates the world, the first person to deal with it will not It is Jianzong, but Buddhism, because only Buddhism is the real opponent who can threaten the dominance of Taoism. There will be a battle between Buddhism and Taoism. In terms of combining vertical and horizontal ways, Qiuyue will not offend Jianzong at this time , he still needs to use the sharp sword of Jianzong to deal with Daomen, so I think that he came here in person this time is actually showing his attitude."

Xu Beiyou nodded and said: "It seems that because of the Dragon King's matter earlier, Qiuyue felt that she was at fault first, so she was so generous, condescending to come here in person, and opening the convenient door of the Sutra Pavilion, To say nothing about the Dragon King who was imprisoned in the imperial capital by me is enough sincerity."

Xiao Zhinan smiled, "Since he is so sincere, do you want to give him face?"

Xu Beiyou laughed loudly and said, "Naturally, I can't let down the good intentions of my seniors, and go to the famous Buddhist scripture pavilion."

While the two were talking, a gust of new wind came straight from the mountain gate, causing the ancient trees behind them to sway, and the banners and curtains in the temple fluttered.

Xu Beiyou looked up, and saw that the sky was covered with leaden clouds at this time, and it seemed that the sky was like snow at night.

Standing beside him, Xiao Zhinan exclaimed in surprise, "Is...is it going to snow?"

Xu Beiyou nodded and said: "The sky is impermanent, and this year is particularly evil. It's nothing more than snow on the grassland in June. After all, there have been white disasters for several years in a row, but the same is true in the Northeast outside the pass. The Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet passed. , but it’s already snowing heavily, I really can’t see what God is thinking.”

Xiao Zhinan joked with a smile: "If you know what God thinks, then you are a person who understands the mysteries of the heavens? I'm afraid you are going to ascend to the ground, prove the Tao of immortality, and go to the sky to become a fairy."

At this moment, pieces of fine snowflakes fell down, fell on the two people, on the trees, on the ground, and on the tile eaves of the temple, and quickly melted.

Xiao Zhinan looked down at the thin dress on his body, and sighed: "I should have brought a fur."

(End of this chapter)