Tianyi

Chapter 43 Tianyimen Sword (1)

The spring is cold and drizzle.

In the Five Spirits Temple, the sisters sat around the teacher's head, with a cup of hot tea in front of each of them.

Lao Che sat on a green futon outside the threshold, facing the outside of the corridor, lowering his eyes and listening quietly to the voices inside the threshold.

The teacher was too far away in his reverie, so he slowly said: "Pindao has already passed the age of 30 this year, and the past is as clear as yesterday. I think of that [-] years ago, Pindao was supported by the royal family and practiced in the palace. At that time, he was blessed by the Holy Emperor. After being summoned, I often interact with the female relatives in the palace."

"That year, the Holy Emperor was old and unable to govern, so he listened to the advice of his ministers and placed Zen in the eldest son, who was the loyal emperor. The following year, the Holy Emperor passed away, and the loyal Emperor was cowardly. After five years in power, he was disrupted by the government. His wife and sister conspired to poison him."

"The loyal emperor's nephew brazenly launched a palace coup, beheaded the empress and the eldest princess with his own hands, and helped his father, the second son of the Holy Emperor, ascend the throne as Emperor Rui. After a few years, the prince had grown up and became Emperor Rui. Follow the good deeds, abdicate the throne in favor of the worthy, and the palace nephew became the emperor, the current emperor Xuan Emperor. For almost ten years, there was constant bloodshed in the palace, and I was also implicated, and was placed under house arrest in internal meditation, and was not allowed to step out. Half a step. Thinking back to those days, I still feel pity."

"Later, with the help of your master, Emperor Xuan was finally willing to issue an edict to let me leave the palace. When I came to the Five Spirits Temple, you sisters were not yet born. The Master said on the river, the dead are like this. , look at you now, each of you has grown up, each is good at specialties, each has his own abilities. Your master, my little friend in Tianyi, if I know what I am doing, he will definitely smile." Teacher Tai withdrew his gaze and said, I scanned the sisters one by one and was filled with emotion.

Xue Yi bowed his head in greeting and said calmly: "When the coffin is lifted and empty, my master is obviously not dead. The teacher said that there is knowledge under the spring, but this is wrong."

The teacher looked at Xue Yi, although her face was full of wrinkles, her eyes were shining, and said: "You girl, in the past, the saints had clouds, which were blue and green, and seemed to exist. Therefore, if you lift up the coffin and see it is empty, it may not be empty. . She has no body, so she has no trouble. Your master must not be judged by worldly common sense. She has already wandered away. If she had the intention to come back, she would have appeared long ago. If she doesn't appear, why do you have to suffer? Pursuing the investigation?"

Xueyi said respectfully: "Teacher, as a disciple, if you know that the master is still here, how can you ignore it? The sage said the same thing, if you don't believe it, you won't believe it. Our Tianyi sect has always attached great importance to empirical evidence. The master has passed away. Now that the coffin has been raised as evidence, it is no longer credible. How can we sisters not investigate?"

The teacher shook his head and said, "I don't know anything. It's useless to ask me."

Qing Yi moved forward a little and said softly: "Master, I once listened to your lecture on the scriptures, and I deeply believed it. You said that it is written in the scriptures: The saint is always good at saving people, so he never abandons others; he is always good at saving things, so he never abandons them. My eldest sister has no intention of forcing Master Tai. She just wants to implore Master Tai to show some kindness and show pity to our sisters with a filial heart."

"If Master Shitai can tell some old stories and point us sisters in the right direction, it means that Master Shitai's Taoist heart is immeasurable. Even if Master Shitai does not attach importance to worldly feelings, it is still written in the scriptures: Shen Wu With the spirit, the fear will be put to rest. If the master is no longer alive, we sisters are also willing to pray for the reappearance of the master's soul and the return of the bones. As for you, please help if you can...is this the truth? "

Teacher Tai glanced at Qing Yi, his expression brightened slightly, and he said, "You have always remembered the scriptures I taught you very clearly, and you are a talent that can be made. I once advised you to come to meditate and practice with me. It’s a pity that you don’t want to, because your ordinary heart is still too hot.”

The other sisters only served tea, and no one dared to answer the question.

Qing Yi saw Xue Yi slightly chin up, and said: "Master, my mortal life is not over, how dare I enter this pure land casually. It is my blessing to have Master, you take pity on me, a commoner. Please come with us, Master." Let's talk about old things. More than five years ago, our master passed away. Before his burial, he was buried in the Five Spirits Temple. Accompanied by his wife, he recited the "Tai Shang Sutra" for a day and a night. At that time, his wife, Have you ever noticed anything unusual?"

The teacher didn't say anything and just drank tea by herself. The hall was quiet for a while, and the sisters even kept their breathing low.

Xue Yi put down the tea cup and said softly: "Teacher Tai has helped us a lot in these years after Master left. Everyone in Tianyi's family is grateful. If Teacher Tai doesn't want to talk, Xue Yi will never force it. But, can it be done by Xue Yi?" Can you guess what happened that year? If I’m not wrong, I’ll ask the teacher to nod, okay?”

The teacher thought for a while and nodded.

Xueyi said: "Master was seriously ill back then, and there was a sister in yellow who was waiting for him. The illness couldn't be fake. I guess the master did it intentionally, and I don't know what means he used to fake his death. Zhi, who is under Tianyi's sect. Embroidery, clothing making, planting, machine learning, martial arts, medical skills, and even the skills of making spices were all taught by my master. If my master really fell ill and then took the opportunity to fake his death, with the meager skills of us sisters, I’m afraid no one can see it.”

The teacher nodded again.

Xueyi said again: "Master did this, I guess, because a huge disaster happened in Tianyi Sect at that time, and Master was unwilling to let us intervene, so he came up with this strategy. But even if it is a fake death, even if it can be done before being buried, To hide it, she had to make arrangements early so that she could escape after being buried. My master was an old acquaintance of the living mole, and I guess she also knew the art of escaping from the earth. I guess the master was already there. Under the quiet ground, a passage has been designed so that she can escape silently as soon as we bury her there."

The teacher seemed to be concentrating on drinking tea and nodded again casually.

Xue Yi's expression gradually turned sharp, and she said in a deep voice: "It seems that at that time, the teacher pointed to the quiet place behind the scene and asked us to bury the master. It should have been as early as when we were chanting sutras and keeping vigil for the master. You already know that my master is actually not dead. Since the teacher knows so well that my master is not dead yet you still help my master escape silently, then you must know where the great disaster of the Tianyi Sect came from... ...I dare to ask Master, if I have guessed everything correctly, can Master, please tell us sisters the details of the disaster that year?"

Teacher Taicha didn't leave his hand. He raised his eyes and looked at Xueyi. He calmly said: "Master Xueyi, this is wrong. I nodded just now. I just think that your guess is very reasonable. I can't hear anything. Flaws, of course the possibilities you mentioned are there. But, where is the evidence? I don’t know.”

"The quiet land behind the Five Spirits Temple was chosen by your master and me ten years ago. Your master also thinks that it is an extremely rare Feng Shui treasure land and likes it very much. As for whether your master is here I have no idea what was planned in that quiet space. Since I became the master of the Five Spirits Temple 15 years ago, I have allowed your master to come and go as he pleases. Has she done any arrangements? I neither know nor can I answer you, monks do not lie."

Xue Yi turned around, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Teacher Tai, what I blame is that Xue Yi has been taught. But even if I don't lie, I can allow Xue Yi to ask again, Teacher Tai, when my master parked here, really Is there nothing unusual about it?"

The wrinkles on Teacher Tai's face did not move at all, and she said: "Nothing unusual at all."

Xue Yi was a little surprised and murmured to herself: "I rushed back to Tianyi Sect that day. Sister Huang Yi said that the master had just lost his breath. After that, our sisters sent the master's body to the Five Spirits Temple, where the teacher Tai A full day and night have passed since he recited sutras and passed away until he was buried... Could it be that there is really any medicine in this world that can make Master fake his death for so long without any abnormality?"

The teacher put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "Oh, I must believe that your master is faking his death. You girls are all smart, but too obsessed. In this world, life is death, and death is life. , why should we distinguish too much? Your master saved countless people during his lifetime, and can still help the world after death. This is her ability, and you can't accept it." "Now, you have raised the coffin to see nothing, and you are entangled in this. You must identify it. When Master faked his death, could he have forgotten your Master's teachings over the years? You need to remember that as long as you can still see your Master's merits in this world, is the proof of her life and death really important? It’s just a thought.”

After hearing this, Xueyi seemed to have some realization and repeated: "Life is death, death is life, there is no difference?"

The teacher nodded and praised: "The master understood it so quickly. Yes, this is the true meaning of your master's death: if she can save people in this world, she will naturally be alive; if she needs to die, she can save people, Then she will naturally die. And in my view of the Five Spirits, there is no difference between life and death. If there is no abnormality in life, then there will be no abnormality in death. Monks do not lie. Master, do you understand?"

A smile appeared on Xue Yi's face. She leaned over to bow to Master Tai on her seat and said, "Thank you, Master Tai, for your enlightenment. Xue Yi understands."

All the sisters followed Xue Yi and bowed deeply. The old car outside the threshold also turned around and kowtowed to Master Tai.

Teacher Tai sighed and said: "Wu Ling Guan is about transcending the world, while Tianyi Sect is about entering into the world. To be out of the world, you only need to practice by yourself, but when you are in the world, you have to care about the people around you. The leader of the Tianyi Sect must first think about the Tianyi Sect. , that is, for the sake of the people in Tianyi Sect.”

"Master Xueyi, since you have understood what I said, I can no longer stop you from getting to the bottom of it. However, in order for my little friend Yi's hard work that day not to be in vain, Pindao still has to tell you, The deceased has passed away, and his wishes should be followed. If you continue to pursue it, you will hurt Tianyimen, so please stop in time."

Xue Yi nodded and said, "Xue Yi has remembered it."

The group said goodbye to Wuling Temple and returned to Tianyi Courtyard.

Everyone seemed a little shocked, and Xue Yi even looked a little tired.

Huang Yi took Xue Yi's pulse and said that she had been feeling depressed for the past few days and if she didn't take a good rest, she might lie down and be unable to get up.She quickly ordered Brown Yi to cook a bowl of medicinal soup according to her recipe and let Xue Yi drink it. Not long after, Xue Yi fell into a deep sleep in the side room.

The sisters went back to their rooms, but Lao Che was in the small courtyard, holding a big broom and sweeping the yard slowly over and over again, as if he was a little anxious and couldn't stop.

When the sunset began to set, Huang Yi came to the front yard and talked in a low voice with Lao Che.

Huang Yi said: "Lao Che, I heard that in the past half year since the Tianyi Gate was reopened, the troublemaker with the sword has been here several times? What is she doing here? Several sisters are talking about their own things, I can hear I don’t quite understand, could you please explain it to me from the beginning?”

Old Lane: "Huang Nuxia, even your sisters can't explain it. How can I explain it? It's not too late to ask again after the sect master comes to rest. Anyway, the sect master hasn't guessed yet. What are you doing with the sword-wielding girl?" What are you here for? Don't worry."

Huang Yi smiled and said, "Actually, I just want to ask, what do you think the sword is for?"

Lao Che was a little impatient. He pulled the broom and muttered: "What's the use of it? I think my eldest sister even lied to me more than five years ago, which made me sad and heartbroken. Where can I explain it?" ?Don’t ask me what I think, it doesn’t work..."

Huang Yi stopped laughing, grabbed Lao Che's broom, and asked, "I just want to hear you say this. Lao Che, think about it, what kind of trouble did Master encounter that made him lie to you?"

Lao Che said angrily: "You're trying to trick me. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't figure it out. More than five years ago, when you were still young, the eldest sister didn't hide anything from me. Even if there was something really bad, I don’t want you to get involved, so you should have discussed it with me, but she actually lied to me... If I can’t get her back, where can I reason with her?”

Huang Yi said: "Actually, I went to Jingcheng Tai Hospital just to investigate this matter. The eldest sister knew that I was suspicious because when the master passed away suddenly that year, the eldest sister didn't even see her for the last time. It was heartbreaking and painful. He once told me that Master’s remains are lifelike and although they are cold to the touch, they are not as sunken as ordinary people’s faces. Is it possible to save him?”

"I told my eldest sister that I had repeatedly searched for a pulse, but could not find any signs of life. However, I heard that there is a jade cicada hidden deep in the palace. There is no other one in the world. It is held in the mouth. Combined with the traditional medicinal soup in the Ethereum Hospital, you can bring the dead back to life. How about we gather the power of the seven sisters and go to the palace? "

Lao Che glared at Huang Yi and said, "Fortunately, I didn't hear this at the time. If I had known about it, I would have told you a long time ago. If the rumors are to be believed, sows can climb trees."

Huang Yi stared at the old car closely and asked, "How do you know this rumor is not credible? Are you familiar with the palace?"

Lao Che shut his mouth, pulled back the broom, and turned around to sweep the floor.

Huang Yi followed him and continued to talk: "When the eldest sister heard what I said, she immediately burst into tears and stopped talking. She just took us to take care of Master's funeral. Later I also figured it out. The eldest sister was afraid. She If she continues to be irrational, her sisters will get into trouble with her, making Master very uncomfortable."

"However, the eldest sister knew that after I was separated, I went to the Taiyuan Hospital, obviously to check whether there was any traditional medicinal soup in the Taiyuan Hospital. The eldest sister guessed from this that I must have doubts about the master's life and death. . If that's not the case, why should I check this vague rumor? Lao Che, I just heard from Chi Yi that you seem to be very familiar with the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Can you check it for me? "

The old station stopped, turned back to Huang Yi, and asked: "Why did you separate from Tianyi Sect in the first place? Are you really planning to set up your own business? When and why did you become interested in my eldest sister's life and death? Suspicious? Huang Nuxia, can you tell me first?"

This time, it was Huang Yi's turn to shut his mouth.

(End of this chapter)