Jinghong Tower

Before they arrived at Xinzhou Military Camp, they encountered something.

People in the military camp trampled the crops and whipped an old man to death who came to argue. More than a hundred people in the village armed with sickles and hoes surrounded the murdered murderers and blocked the road.

When the officer leading the team heard about this, he immediately led his people to help, beating and arresting the villagers. Some villagers resisted desperately, and some turned around and ran away. Tang Yu took advantage of this moment to escape. of.

She knew that those people would soon find out that she had escaped, so she hid everywhere. Occasionally she heard someone say that she was going to Mount Wutai to worship the gods. Her heart moved. Mount Wutai was so big. Maybe she could go there to hide for a few days to avoid the limelight. She Then try to find a way back to Pingyang to look for winter melons.

She was very lucky. An old couple went to Wutai Mountain to fulfill their vows. Seeing that she was alone, they took her for a ride. The old lady saw the blood stains on her clothes and gave her one of her old clothes.

Two days later, they arrived at Wutai Mountain. Tang Yu didn't want to implicate them, so he kowtowed three times at the foot of the mountain and left.

The climate on the mountain changed, and there were showers for several days. Tang Yu's wounds split open while climbing the mountain, and when he was caught in the rain, he developed a high fever and passed out. He was met by a bhikshuni and brought back to the temple.

She had been burning for two days and just woke up today. She was worried that living in the temple would harm the masters here, so she wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, she met He Ran.

After hearing Tang Yu's statement, He Ran felt a sigh of relief in his heart. If this girl hadn't been quick-witted, decisive, and determined, what fate would she have now? It's scary to think about it.

He Ran said to Tang Yu: "I know your brother Yue. He is in Jinyang now. If you believe me, I will take you to him first. If you don't want to join him, you can also come with me. You and you My brother can stay in Jinyang to work, or he can go to the countryside to farm. I can do all of this. As for your brother, I will ask people to find him. The reason why you left Zhoujiapu is to do things for me, so your matters are mine. We will definitely take care of it to the end.”

Tang Yu looked at her blankly: "You, can you really help me find my brother?"

"Yes, I can, and I will try my best to find her." He Ran looked at the girl in front of him with firm eyes.

Tang Yu suddenly stood up and knelt down to kowtow.

He Ran reached out and pulled her up: "Don't kowtow in a hurry yet. When you get your brother back, you two can kowtow to me together."

"Okay, okay, definitely, definitely!" Tang Yu felt her face was a little cold, so she reached out and wiped it. Unexpectedly, she had tears streaming down her face.

That night, He Ran took Tang Yu to stay at Huaishou Temple together. When he went there again, he saw the little sisters again, but by this time they had taken off their tattered clothes and were wearing clothes that were obviously made of The adults' clothes were changed into the monk's robes for the younger ones.

My sister trotted over, obviously having forgotten what He Ran said yesterday about wanting to eat the child. She said happily: "Sister, the Master has let us live here, so that my sister and I can have enough to eat in the future."

He Ran touched the little girl's head and said with a smile: "That's great, congratulations!"

The little girl opened her mouth and smiled sweetly.

When the two little girls jumped away, Tang Yu asked, "Are they going to become monks?"

This is also the last way out for herself.

He Ran looked at the backs of the children and said: "As long as they have not received the ordination, they can return to secular life, especially these little girls. Before letting them take the ordination, the masters in the temple will ask them what they want. If they do not want to spend their whole life, Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, there are other choices." A hint of darkness flashed in Tang Yu's eyes. Most of the children who became monks at such a young age did not have a natal family. Although they have one more choice when they grow up, they leave this temple. , where can I go? The outside world is surrounded by wolves, but this temple is the safest.

He Ran patted her on the shoulder: "The young ladies among them are six or seven years old. In eight years at most, they will be formally ordained. If you are capable by then, come here and take them away."

Tang Yu was stunned and looked at He Ran in confusion.

He Ran smiled: "I have a friend who is even worse than you. She was sold by her family when she was very young and made a child bride. Not only was she abused there, she was also subjected to inhuman humiliation. She didn't You are witty, but she is lonely and courageous. She escaped from the den of tigers and wolves and carved a way out for herself. Later, she rescued countless girls who were like her. She adopted many orphans and brought them with her. They walked out of the mud and achieved their own beautiful lives."

He Ran turned around and entered the dormitory. When he lifted the curtain, he saw Tang Yu still standing in the corridor, staring in the direction where the little sisters left in a daze.

The next day at Sangan, He Ran took Tang Yu to Jinghua Temple. Feng Xueying and Bai De were already waiting outside the mountain gate.

Feng Xueying's luggage was very simple, only a bookcase. She walked up to He Ran and took out a small purse: "Here is a peace charm, which the master asked the monk to give to the donor, the benefactor, Amitabha. "

He Ran put her hands together and thanked him, took the peace talisman, and put it close to her body: "Please, little master, I can't thank the master for me."

No need to ask, this master must have found out about her donation of fifty taels of incense oil.

It's a pity that I have never met this master after coming three times. Maybe this is what the Buddhists call no fate. In short, there is no fate. He Ran is not sorry.

She smiled and saluted Feng Xieying with her fists clasped, making a pun: "He Ran is lucky to be able to walk with Mr. Feng for the rest of his life."

Feng Jieying smiled and returned the courtesy: "Feng Tan is just a scholar. He can't lift his shoulders or lift his hands. Please ask Mr. He to take care of him."

He Ran's smile went straight to her eyes: "Let's bear it together, let's bear it together."

The three of them went down the mountain together. Xiaoli and Liuxia had been waiting at the foot of the mountain. When they saw Feng Xieying, several people came forward to salute. When they saw Tang Yu, they were all surprised and happy: "Hey, you are Miss Tang? "

In fact, it had only been two or three months since Tang Yu's first trip to Zhoujiapu, but now that Tang Yu was meeting a few people, it felt like a lifetime ago.

He Ran looked outside the carriage and saw that it was already fifty or sixty miles away from Wutai Mountain. Feng Xieying regretted it now and could not even think about going back.

He Ran told Feng Xueying that she had another date in Jinyang. She asked Feng Xueying whether she should go to Jinyang together or escort him into the mountains first.

Feng Jieying said: "Let's go up the mountain first."

He Ran's heart moved. She seemed to have never mentioned to Feng Xieying which mountain she wanted to enter.

She looked at Feng Xieying in confusion, and Feng Xieying explained with a smile: "The three hundred miles around Qingcang Mountain are the fiefdoms of the princess of Zhenguo. Since Master He owns Jinghong Tower, Qingcang Mountain will also belong to Master He." .”

He Ran gave a thumbs up: "Awesome." (End of Chapter)