It is not easy to be a monk in the Tang Dynasty

According to legend, Xiangfu Temple was built by the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. The mountain gate opens to the south, facing a large screen wall.In front of the mountain gate, there is a road to the west of the canal. There are two pillars of Huabiao on the bank of the river.

There are three gate halls, a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, three halls in front of the temple, five couplets in the main hall in the back, and more than [-] corridors on both sides.There are two ginkgo trees in front of the Dadian hall, the west tree bears the shape of a jujube pit and has no heart; the east tree bears an oval shape with a heart.

Early in the morning, Zhang Yang brought Zhang Juan here. In the past, this was the place where his father Zhang Mingyuan often came to relax. Zhang Yang hoped to find some clues about his father's disappearance here.

"The two benefactors, please, Master Abbot has been waiting for a long time."

An intellectual monk walked up to Zhang Yang, recited a sentence of Amitabha to him, and then said such a sentence.

Zhang Yang was a little surprised, what did he mean by this, how long did he wait?Could it be that the so-called abbot master could pinch it? If it wasn't for finding out his father's whereabouts, even he himself wouldn't know that he would come to Xiangfu Temple. Zhang Yang didn't believe that he really had the ability to predict the future. Is there something hidden?

Zhang Yang was thinking like this, but his footsteps were closely following the Zhike monk. He wanted to see what the hell the abbot was pretending to be!

Walking through several corridors, the surroundings became more and more quiet, and a few bird calls from time to time highlighted the tranquility here. Zhang Juan tightly pulled Zhang Yang's sleeves, a little nervous.

Turning around a bamboo grove, what appeared before me was an independent courtyard with its gate ajar.

"Master Abbot, you have brought the two benefactors here."

The Zhike monk bowed his waist and lowered his head, speaking softly to the yard respectfully.

The surrounding area was very quiet, it seemed that after a long time, Zhang Yang heard a low voice saying, "Come in."

The voice was very low and hoarse, as if the vocal cords had been torn without drinking water for a few days, which made people's ears very uncomfortable.

The Zhike monk brought Zhang and Yang into the courtyard and left, leaving the two standing in the courtyard.

In front of them was a monk's room. Zhang Yang adjusted his physical condition, made sure that he was in the best condition, and was always ready to deal with sudden changes that might occur at any time. He gently pushed the half-hidden door, and the door opened.

The room is very simple and clear at a glance. There is only a futon in the center of the room. An old monk is sitting cross-legged on it, his eyes are closed, his mouth is opening and closing without making any sound, obviously reciting scriptures silently.

Seeing Zhang Yang felt ashamed, he was also a monk, seeing how hard he worked, and thinking that he hadn't even grasped a single Buddhist scripture so far, and only knew a few Buddhist words to fool people, it seemed that he had to work harder.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, when Zhang Yang impatiently wondered if the old monk had fallen asleep and wanted to pull out his white beard with his hands, the old monk suddenly opened his eyes. With his hands hidden behind his back, he looks like a primary school student who has done something wrong.

Zhang Yang smirked, and Zhang Juan, who was behind her, also frowned when she saw her brother's appearance.

"The two benefactors are here!"

"I don't know how Master knew that I would come here today?"

Zhang Yang still couldn't figure out what was going on, and he was secretly vigilant.

"Jie Jie."

The old monk suddenly let out a terrifying laugh, Zhang Yang immediately pulled Zhang Juan behind him, and fixed his eyes on the old monk in front of him.

"Young Master Zhang, are you safe?"

"who are you?"

Zhang Yang was frightened and angry. This feeling of playing in the palm of his hand is not good. This person obviously knows who he is, but he has no impression of this old monk Zhang Yang. This is what worries him the most. I am in the dark, and this is the opponent's home field. This situation is very unfavorable to Zhang Yang. Now he regrets coming to Xiangfu Temple rashly like this, and he also brought his younger sister Zhang Juan. I was afraid that I would not be able to take care of it, so I should have made some preparations, but it was obviously too late to regret it now, and Zhang Yang could only adjust his breathing to deal with sudden problems at any time.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang doesn't recognize this old man, but this old man is very familiar with Mr. Zhang's name!"

As the old monk spoke, he stretched out his hand and tore off the things he was wearing on his head. At this moment, Zhang Yang saw that the old man was holding something wrinkled like skin.

Ah!

Zhang Juan exclaimed, pointing to the old monk's head, Zhang Yang raised his eyes and saw that this is still an old monk, on the top of his head, there is a layer of gray hair tightly attached to the scalp, the hair is very loose, so before Even Zhang Yang didn't notice the skin-like layer, after all, who would wear such a hood?

Now, Zhang Yang can be sure that there must be something wrong with this old man, and it is very bad for him!

Seeing Zhang Yang's body tense and defensive, the old man smiled disdainfully, took out a jade pendant from his bosom and put it in his hand to play with.

Zhang Yang looked at him suspiciously, wondering what he meant. Is there anything special about this jade pendant?Is it for yourself to appreciate it?This means that Zhang Yang himself doesn't believe it!It's true that he loves jewelry, but in his eyes, those are golden and white silver, and he is not yet qualified to be a jewelry and jade appraiser.

After the old man took out the jade pendant, Zhang Juan's face on the side became extremely terrifying, she was pale without a trace of blood, her lips trembled slightly, her body was weak, and she fell on Zhang Yang's body.

"what happened?"

Zhang Yang was very worried, how could such a thing happen at this time, he had to concentrate on dealing with this unknown old man, what happened to Zhang Juan now?In this way, he couldn't concentrate at all, but he couldn't let Zhang Juan ignore her. She was his younger sister, a family member he had just found!What's more, as a man, he is not allowed to give up the comfort of a woman for himself.

"That's... that's... it's Daddy's, it's Daddy's jade pendant!"

Zhang Juan spoke intermittently and was already crying, but Zhang Yang already knew what she wanted to express.

The jade pendant in the old man's hand was his father, Zhang Mingyuan's jade pendant!

So, there is only one question now, how could the jade pendant that belonged to his father be in his hands?

The ancients often wore jade pendants. Jade pendants are not only a decoration, but also a status symbol. Although some people would give jade pendants to others to express friendship, appreciation or encouragement, Zhang Mingyuan’s jade pendant was passed down from his ancestors. , so it is impossible to give it to others so easily and it is such a strange old man.

And this old man obviously treated his two children very badly.

At this moment, Zhang Yang thought, Zhang Mingyuan, his father, is in his hands!