[Liao Zhai] Lanruo Temple

Chong Yu let out a sigh, which made Ling En's nose sour and almost shed tears.These days, it can be said that all living beings are suffering, but those who study Taoism and practice Buddhism are especially suffering.

When the world is at peace, the sea is clear and the rivers are clear, the heaven and the earth are peaceful, righteousness is flourishing, and practice is also convenient.But now at this age, anyone who knows some physiognomy can see that the dragon's aura is falling, and the building is about to fall.

The so-called country is about to perish, there must be evildoers.It's not just demons and ghosts making trouble, people's hearts are treacherous, isn't it also a monster?

Since the spread of Buddhism to the East, it was first called the Golden Immortal Way, and later survived through several kalpas, but in this kalpa, the orthodoxy was almost extinct.Baoguo Temple, Jialan Temple, and Baiyun Temple in the north have all been destroyed. Tianyin Temple and Wuxiang Temple have escaped from the world.

Although the current national teacher, Cihang Pudu, takes the name of Buddha, all of his actions are methods of demons.Lingen is the only descendant of the Baoguo Temple, and the old monk Xuanbei seeks a way out by fate.

Ling En lowered his head and did not speak, Zhong Yu knew that he was in pain, felt that he had slipped his words, and quickly apologized, within a few words, he had already reached the gate of Lanruo Temple.

Passing through the gate, Zhang Litang didn't sense anything, but Qingqiu and Lingen clearly felt a gaze sweeping past them.Chong Yu said: "This is the god of Rakshasa, who guards the mountain gate in the name of the king. The god does not show up on weekdays, and only when the ghost market opens will he appear to deter evildoers."

Walking into the mountain gate, there are bluestone steps. There are lanterns and festoons on both sides of the steps, and the lights are always bright, day and night.Chong Yu led the three of them past, and from time to time, thumb-sized ghosts fell from the lights to greet Chong Yu.

"This is the lamp charm. It is the long-burning lights in the temple. There are two kinds of lamp charms in the temple. One is produced by ordinary lights, and the other is produced by human skin lanterns. The former is mild, The latter is violent."

Ling En's pretty face wrinkled, and he confirmed dryly: "Human skin lantern?"

Chong Yu shook his head and said: "In the early days, my master was a demon, but he changed his ways later, but he refused to cover up his mistakes. These human skin lanterns and human bone artifacts were used by the king in his early years. Destroy it, but leave it as a spur."

Chong Yu proudly pointed at the beautiful spirits all over the mountain, and said: "My great king swallowed good fortune and interpreted inspirations. He once got the moon god to pour down the emperor's liquid. There are countless spiritual essences in this mountain, and many objects contaminated with spiritual energy have psychic connections. Not to mention lanterns, even bench brooms have become elves."

To ordinary people, these are probably magic caves, but the three people present are not ordinary people.Qingqiu has fox blood on his body, Lingen can distinguish between good and evil, even Zhang Litang, because of Huai Xu, has a respect for elves and ghosts in his heart.All the ghosts he has come into contact with are lovely, far more pure than human hearts, if you talk about ghosts, there is nothing like human hearts.

Zhang Litang felt deeply in this world, ghosts are more like humans than humans, and people are more like ghosts than ghosts, it is really embarrassing.It was also this thought that caused him to have a bit of pure hope in his heart. With this thought, the air above his head became clear, as if God's will favored him, and there were a few changes. Although it was not obvious, it was accumulating and subtle. .

In the pagoda forest of Lanruo Temple, Huai Xu was cleaning the dust.He was wearing a monk's robe that he would not normally wear, with round and shiny beads hanging around his neck. The wide monk's robe gave him a sense of detachment from the dust.Her long hair is loose, her body is relaxed, and she doesn't have a specific posture, but she looks like a tired bird that has fallen into the mortal world, very lazy and undisciplined.

In addition to the ashes and relics of eminent monks in the past dynasties, there are also many Buddha statues in the Talin, some of which are broken and irrecoverable, and some have been repaired.Flowers and grass grew on the wood and stone, Huaixu didn't care, just gently shook off the white cloth to wipe off the floating dust, and didn't move the overgrown flowers and vines.

The pagoda forest is peaceful and peaceful, only Huai Xu can hear the sound of chanting sutras one after another, the Buddha's light is clear and shining everywhere.These Buddha statues and Tallinn are still alive, even after a catastrophe, they still live happily.A little golden light flickered between Huai Xu's brows, and his spiritual thoughts had merged with the sound of chanting in the pagoda forest and the Zen light, and he was discussing spiritual practice with the deceased sages.

Since returning from Yuntai, Huai Xu has been in this state for a while, neither sad nor happy, neither drinking nor eating, Bai Xianzhi came here once, knowing that his cultivation was at a critical moment, he didn't dare to disturb him, so he went back to practice Black Mountain Yin army.

All the immortals in Yuntai bowed their heads and regarded him as the great master.This is both result and cause.Even though the Twelve Karma Wheel Sutras study the predestined relationship carefully, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation reveals all causes and effects, Huai Xu has to deal with it carefully.

These days, he used the technique of duality of virtuality and reality to cast a fake fetus in the six-path reincarnation disk to take over the cause and effect instead of him.Naturally, this can't really escape the shackles of karma, but it can only help him get rid of the negative effects of karma.Li Daitao was stiff, but it kept him from being blinded.

Ordinary people can't concentrate when they are half-hearted, entangled in cause and effect, it seems that there are many things to be solved, and people can't concentrate on the present. Over time, one wrong step, one wrong step, will deceive the soul, and people will die without knowing it.

On this day, his technique of Li Daitao's rigidity finally conceived in the six-path reincarnation disk, and when the technique was completed, Huai Xu felt an unprecedented clarity.It was as if the world in front of him had been polished, allowing him to see many things that he couldn't see before.The causal line is still on him, but with the fake tire filter, it won't have too much influence on him.

He was chanting sutras in the Pagoda Forest, when a little man the size of a fist emerged from the soil, hugged Huai Xu's feet and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Litang asks to see you."

This little man is carved in pink and jade, very cute, dressed in green clothes, with big eyes blinking, it will give birth to a wave of joy when looking at it.

Huai Xu stretched out his hand, and the little man grabbed his arm and sat on his shoulder. Huai Xu touched his head with his fingertips and said, "Does Linglong want to grow up?"

Linglong giggled, shook her head, and said, "When I grow up, a piece of Sophora japonica crisp is enough for one bite, now it's enough for me to eat for a long time!"

Huai Xu couldn't help laughing, and brought Linglong out of the pagoda forest. This forest is full of Zen, and ghosts are not willing to get close to it. Only Linglong is made of clay, and the soil is gentle. It is in harmony with the Buddha statues here in Pagoda Forest, and she is not afraid of Zen. Light.

Chong Yu brought Zhang Litang and the others into the ghost market, and after passing through a thin layer of underworld, it was another scene.Zhang Litang was very recognizable when he saw the lamp charm of the human-skin lantern. There were male and female villains flying in the faint green flames, but their expressions were cold and they seemed very difficult to get along with.

It's just that these lamp charms can't do anything to children. Bai Xi and Bai Ji watched playing games with infant spirits. The lamp charms were obviously impatient, but they would not refuse. At most, they just flew into the sky helplessly, not letting them catch.

There are not many pedestrians in the ghost city, probably not the opening day, and no one is wearing a mask, each revealing their true colors, haunting the city and outside.

Zhang Litang had been here once, but he didn't recognize him when he came again. One was that the ghost city was being expanded, and the other was that he came here for refuge in a hurry and didn't have time to take a closer look. Unlike this time, there was Chong Yu leading him around.

When Huai Xu brought Linglong to meet them, they were amazed at all kinds of gadgets in the ghost market, looking very stupid.

Seeing Huai Xu, Chong Yu first called out to the king, then pointed at Linglong and called out: "You are lying! Come down quickly! Don't sit on the shoulders of the king!"

Linglong made a grimace, twisted her buttocks, and said, "Who told you that you can't do it when you grow up, just a little bit."

He giggled, jumped off Huai Xu's shoulder, and disappeared into the soil with only a soft sound.

Chong Yu clutched his chest, furious, waiting for something to say, red eyes looked down, and shouted: "Don't run! You little dwarf!"

Linglong Tu escaped extremely fast, and the heavy feather turned into a crow flying close to the ground, chasing him, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Today is also very energetic." Huai Xu smiled lightly, and led the three of them towards Lan Ruoju.

"Did Litang work in Beijing after being a Jinshi in high school?" Huai Xu asked.

Zhang Litang sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, I love you, and I'm currently editing in the Imperial Academy."

Huai Xu glanced at the top of his head and said, "Kyoto is a good place, but I think it's not bad to be a parent official."

Zhang Litang was startled, and wanted to ask in detail, but Huai Xu changed the subject, pointed at Qingqiu and said, "Long time no see, the fox pill on Qingqiu's body has also sprouted."

This is exactly the purpose of Zhang Litang's visit this time. Since the last farewell, Master Qingqiu Dequan has taught some Qi training techniques, and he has gradually cultivated a little miraculous. It is very beautiful.

Zhang Litang didn't dare to take him out as an attendant, the big men in the capital love beauty, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.It's fine if it's just the appearance, in recent months Qingqiu has gradually revealed the appearance of a fox, or ears or tail, at first it was just a flash, but now it's hard to restrain.Afraid of being found out, Zhang Litang claimed sick leave and secretly brought Qingqiu to Montenegro.

It was because Qingqiu developed some supernatural powers that he was able to drive the carriage to Montenegro within seven days, otherwise he would spend too much time on the road, and he would definitely be exposed.

Staring at Qingqiu's face, it is indeed described as gorgeous and charming.Huai Xu said: "It's okay, the nature of a fox is like this. Foxes have always been handsome and beautiful when they take shape. Qingqiu is not young anymore, the fox blood is sprouting, and the fox core is gradually showing power. This is a good thing. Even if you don't practice, Qingqiu Qiu can also gradually produce many supernatural powers. But if you don’t practice, you can’t control yourself. You still have to master this power to lose your appearance and return to your original roots. I’ll ask Quan Shangren to come back and show you. You are his descendant. Just follow him and study hard.”

Huai Xu ordered Lu Tong, and Lu Tong went to Huang Dalang to send a letter.Most of the affairs on the mountain are now managed by Da Lang, and the people on Quanshang are busy with good deeds, so they gradually stopped.

After dealing with the matter of Qingqiu, Huai Xu looked at Xiaodou Ding Lingen beside Zhang Litang, and couldn't help sighing.

"Ling En, come here and let me take a good look at you."