Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 478: Glacier Ancient Temple
On the way to Nagqu, Yan Jiekuang was still thinking about Qi Wenxuan and his wife. How much courage they must have to come to this harsh environment to do voluntary teaching work. For the sake of these children, they gave up the superior city life. Yan Jiekuang thought he could not do such a spirit of dedication, so he was full of admiration for them.

Yan Jiekuang felt very depressed by the towering mountains on both sides. He wondered if his life over the years was a bit too dull and low-key. Compared with this couple, his life had no highlights at all.

At this time, Chen Liang got on the passenger seat, sat there, hesitated for a long time, and said, "Big brother, can I go to school?"

Yan Jiekuang turned to look at him and said, "Of course, why do you ask?"

Chen Liang said, "I'm afraid you won't agree. Many children in our village were not sent to school by their families."

Yan Jiekuang patted his head and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely go to school, but you are not old enough yet, so you don't have to think too much. Okay, help me take good care of my sister, and we will go back as soon as possible."

Chen Liang was completely relieved and said, "Okay, Nannan is asleep again, and Fangfang is playing with Xiao Wang in the back." After that, he went to the back of the car.

Yan Jiekuang drove to NQ city without making too many stops. The reason why he made such a big detour was to go to the Buddhist holy land "Namtso". Namtso is one of the "three holy lakes" of XZ, the first sacred lake of the ancient Zhangzhung Buddhism Yungdrung Bon religion, and one of the famous Buddhist holy places.

People come here purely for the sake of the king and the little king. It is said that the divine dog in the Potala Palace came from here.

After passing Langder, Da Wang and Xiao Wang became restless and kept turning around. Yan Jiekuang saw that this was not good. If they continued to toss and turn like this, the car would definitely overturn. Chen Liang and his sister were so scared that they went back to the bed in the back and refused to get down.

Yan Jiekuang parked the car on the side of the road and let Da Wang and Xiao Wang get out. Da Wang and Xiao Wang got out of the car but did not move. They turned their heads to look at Yan Jiekuang. When Yan Jiekuang started the car, Da Wang and Xiao Wang started running. Yan Jiekuang knew that these two guys wanted him to follow them.

Da Wang and Xiao Wang were very smart and always walked on a road that the car could pass, but Yan Jiekuang was frightened. After walking for a short while, he turned and the car deviated from the road on the map. Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to drive behind Da Wang and Xiao Wang.

Yan Jiekuang didn't know how many mountains they had crossed. It was almost dark when Da Wang and Xiao Wang finally stopped. Yan Jiekuang stopped the car and told the children to stay in the car. He didn't know where this place was or if it was dangerous. He put on a military coat and a cotton hat, then opened the door and got out of the car, because he could see a white expanse of snow in front of him from the car window.

When Yan Jiekuang got out of the car, he was almost frightened. Fortunately, he did not let the children get out. Yan Jiekuang's car was parked on a cliff. Five meters to the left of the car was a deep abyss. Yan Jiekuang looked down the cliff and could not see anything. There was only fog and a snowy mountain on the right. There was no road in front of the car, but a gently sloping glacier. There was also a glacier on the right of the car, as if it was cut by a knife, and the top could not be seen at a glance.

Da Wang and Xiao Wang stood on the gentle slope of the glacier and looked at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang even wondered how he drove here. He turned his head and looked behind the car, and then he realized that the place where the car was parked was the end of the stone road, which ended at where the car was parked. It seemed that Da Wang and Xiao Wang also knew that they could only go here.

Seeing their expressions, Yan Jiekuang wanted him to go with them, but he was a little hesitant because there were three children in the car. He was really in a dilemma. There was no way Yan Jiekuang returned to the car. The car was still running because the heater was on.

Yan Jiekuang looked at Chen Liang and said, "Liangzi, I'm going to go up the mountain with Da Wang and Xiao Wang. There are glaciers there, so it's not suitable for you to go up. You and your sister stay in the car. No matter what happens outside, don't go out. Got it?"

Chen Liang nodded and said, "Big brother, you go ahead. I'll look after the sisters."

Yan Jiekuang thought for a while and said, "There is food in that cabinet. If I don't come back for a long time, you can have a meal first." Chen Liang nodded. Yan Jiekuang put on gloves, took out two daggers, inserted them into his waist, wrapped himself in a coat, and put on a scarf. Then he walked out of the car and walked towards Da Wang and Xiao Wang.

When the big king and the small king saw that Yan Jiekuang had caught up with them, they climbed up again. Yan Jiekuang followed behind them. The glacier became steeper and steeper, and Yan Jiekuang was finding it more and more difficult. He had no choice but to take out his dagger and use it with both hands to climb up.

After walking for nearly an hour, the big king and the little king in front suddenly disappeared. Yan Jiekuang was startled and quickly used all his strength to climb up quickly. When he reached the place where they disappeared, Yan Jiekuang saw a huge platform. Standing on the platform, he saw an ancient temple.

It looked like no one had visited this temple for a long time. It had white walls and golden tiles, and the red door was tightly closed. There were cracks on the red paint, making it look mottled and old. It seemed like it was embedded in a glacier, simple and heavy, but extremely clean.

Da Wang and Xiao Wang were standing at the door waiting for Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang looked at them in confusion and walked to the door. Then Yan Jiekuang realized that they obviously wanted him to push open the door.

Yan Jiekuang didn't know if there was anyone inside, but he still politely shouted, "Is anyone there?" The whole cave was filled with his echo, and the sound was repeated for a long time. Only then did Yan Jiekuang notice that behind the temple was a deep cave, about two meters high, but it looked very deep. From the outside, it was pitch black inside, which was a bit scary.

Yan Jiekuang respectfully put his hands together outside the door, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, then he pushed the door open with both hands. It was pitch black inside, but suddenly the candlelight lit up, and he saw a Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. Yan Jiekuang had never seen a Buddha statue like this before. It looked like an old man with kind eyes and closed eyes, meditating, but his head was full of fleshy buns, he was wearing plain clothes, and his hands were folded between his knees.

There was only one long offering table in the entire temple, but it was not placed in front of the Buddha statue, but on the left side. There was a lotus throne in front of the table and a carpet on the right side. It looked very worn out, but it was still laid flatly there. There were some books on the offering table, which looked like Buddhist scriptures. When Yan Jiekuang walked over, he saw a book placed alone aside.

After the big king and the little king came in, they knelt on their front legs in front of the Buddha statue, motionless, and kept whimpering. Yan Jiekuang saw tears in their eyes.

Yan Jiekuang picked up the book and started reading. After finishing reading, he was so shocked that he was speechless. He bowed down in front of the Buddha statue and instantly entered a state of emptiness.

After an unknown amount of time, the Big King and the Little King had disappeared. When Yan Jiekuang woke up, he found himself in a dream. The old man in the dream was sitting in front of him, telling him the origin of the temple, the origin of the Big King and the Little King, and most importantly, telling him his origin.

Yan Jiekuang could not digest what the old man said for a long time. First of all, what was in front of him was not a statue at all, but the flesh and blood of the old man. The old man was Toga Buddha's disciple, Alangalan Yutulan Buddha, from Alanruolin in Rajgir. Since his master became an alien immortal, he had been traveling and practicing alone, but when he arrived here, he discovered a cave behind. Toga Buddha wanted to find out what was inside. He entered the cave countless times, but each time he returned empty-handed. The longest time he walked in it was half a year. That time, he found a small mastiff covered in golden color, named Golden King.

When the Golden King grew up, he became the mount of Toga Buddha. Toga Buddha called the deep cave Wuji Cave, which means infinite and profound. What surprised Toga Buddha was that when the Golden King knew he was going to die, he would return to the cave, and then a little golden mastiff would run out of the cave. This cycle repeated itself until many years later, when Toga Buddha passed away. However, the Golden King still guarded the temple and stayed beside Toga Buddha's golden body.

As for the big king and the little king, they were an accident of this generation. When the last golden king entered the cave, two little golden mastiffs suddenly ran out for some reason. When there was only one, it would stay in the temple obediently. But when there were two, there were changes. The two little ones might want the other to guard the temple while they wanted to see the outside world, and neither of them would give in.

After leaving the cave, they stayed in the temple for a day, and then the two little ones ran down the mountain. As for why they ended up in Sijiu City, it is unknown. Perhaps only the king and the little king themselves know, or perhaps they were caught and taken to Sijiu City.

(End of this chapter)