Chapter 85: Buddhist Assassination
At midnight, when the red sun was rising and the rays of rays were shining, there was originally a large open space on Fahua Mountain, but at this moment, it was already filled with scholars in white clothes with elegant sleeves. These young gentlemen all come from high-ranking noble families in the north and south. Although they talk, laugh and banquet, they do not lose their elegant and elegant demeanor. They can be said to be beautiful and outstanding people, which makes this event more solemn and grand. .
"It is a great honor for you all to come here, Xu! We are all gathered here today, and there will be a lot of witty words. We can also meet the masters in person. Today's chat banquet will start from here, and everyone can speak freely!
What do you think if we start with the distinction between a white horse and a non-horse? "
"To think that a white horse is not a horse is the art of sophistry!"
Starting from Xu Ling, the scholars began to express their opinions and debates, but Xiao Xian looked around the Fahua Mountain with some eagerness, but did not see Xiao Jinyu coming.
"It's strange that His Royal Highness Prince Lanling is not here for such an unprecedented and elegant gathering. How come Prince Lanling is so late to come? Doesn't it mean he doesn't look down on me, a southerner?"
I don't know who said it, but Yu Wenhui then continued: "A man as magnificent as King Lanling is naturally a little arrogant. What's the harm in waiting a little longer?"
To describe a man with peerless elegance, there is a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"Some people compare him with Han Zigao, the most beautiful man in my southern region. I wonder if his appearance is really extraordinary?"
"Tsk, your coquettish behavior is just superficial. What's there to praise?"
The discussion immediately aroused the interest of many scholars, and one person actually said:
"Speaking of which, why don't we talk about Han Zigao and other promiscuous people today?"
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Xiao Jinyu, who rushed to Fahua Mountain, happened to hear the words that King Lanling was not here. He couldn't help but feel more worried. He turned to look for traces elsewhere, but on the way he met Lu Yu who was rushing over and asked: " Prince Lanling is not in the Qingtan Yazhu, where is he now? "
Lu Yu looked surprised: "Huh? Not here? Madam, didn't he accept your invitation and come to see you?"
"Looking for me?"
Lu Yu took out a piece of silk and showed it to Xiao Jinyu.
"Here, look, it says, when I came to the temple to see you, I asked you something, and it was you Xiao Jinyu who wrote the letter! I'm still wondering why you wrote this letter to the king of my family again when you clearly said you couldn't come today. But as soon as the prince received this letter, he left quickly and left this thing for me without letting me follow him!"
Xiao Jinyu took the silk and read the words on it, then immediately shook her head.
"This is not my handwriting, and it is impossible for me to write to your prince. Lu Yu, why don't you think about it? We just met today. I said I was going to Xinghua Yanyu Tower. How could I suddenly give it to your family?" The prince wrote a letter?"
"But my county prince Thaksin, there is nothing I can do!"
Lu Yu said, after thinking about it, he seemed to have a bad premonition.
"Oh no, nothing will happen to my prince, right? But today is a grand gathering for talks, and this is a Buddhist holy land, right?"
Xiao Jinyu had no time to argue with him and quickly asked Fenghuang to go with her. Fenghuang didn't understand why she was so nervous about Prince Lanling, so she asked: "Why does Brother Qing have to find him? The most important thing for us today is Isn't it..."
Xiao Jinyu didn't know how to explain the uneasiness caused by the original owner, so she only said: "Fenghuang, he has saved us and helped us many times. If I didn't know he was in danger, that would be fine, but now that I know it, I can't just sit back and watch. reason!"
"It says come to the temple to meet you, so you must have gone to a temple, and there are two temples on Fahua Mountain, one is Hanshan Temple, and the other is Tiantai Temple. Phoenix, if you don't go to Hanshan Temple, I will go Tiantai Temple..."
"How can that be done? It's impossible for me to be separated from you, Brother Qing. If something happens to you, who will protect you?"
Xiao Jinyu wanted to say, I don't need anyone to protect me anymore, but she didn't say this, for fear of hurting Phoenix's heart, so she had to look for the most likely destination from the traces on the road.
She is also good at laying out traps. The last time Princess Yunyin sent dead soldiers to kill her, she and Fenghuang had set the trap in advance, just waiting to lure the dozens of dead soldiers into the urn.
Therefore, the traps set by others cannot escape her eyes.
"It should be Tiantai Temple. There are many weeds on this road, but it is messy. It should be caused by the many people walking on it. Moreover... there are even traces of blade scratches on some trees, as if someone deliberately left them..."
"Then go to Tiantai Temple!"
At this time, there was no one else in the Tiantai Temple. Since it was still under construction, it had not yet attracted pilgrims to worship the Buddha. There was only one eminent monk sitting on a futon in front of the temple and chanting scriptures, as if he was giving a Zen lecture.
When Gao Changgong came to this place, he listened to the scripture, which was a recitation from the Lotus Sutra. After the monk finished reciting, he opened his eyes and saw a person coming in front of the temple, and asked:
"Why did the donor come to Tiantai Temple, a poor monk, if he didn't go to the talk gathering?"
Gao Changgong smiled and said: "I heard that you southerners believe in Buddhism very much, as if you believe in the immortality of gods, but is this true?"
"That's true!" "Then what is the immortality of God?"
"For example, fire imparts different shapes, just like gods imparting different shapes. If the front shape is not the back shape, then you will know the skill of finger pointing; if the front shape is not the back shape, then you will have a deep understanding of the number of emotions."
He means that the human spirit is like fire and the human body is like firewood. After burning, the firewood becomes ashes, but the fire is spread from one firewood to the other firewood and will never be extinguished. In the same way, after death, the soul can also pass from the previous body to the next body and remain immortal.
This is the theory of "immortality of gods" that has been widely believed in since Nanliang Dynasty.
"Since, as you said, after death, the soul will pass from the previous body to the next, then, master, can you tell me where the soul of my father Gao Cheng is now?"
When Gao Changgong was eight years old, his father Gao Cheng was killed by the assassin Lan Jing. Before his death, Gao Cheng and his favorites were plotting to lead the Zen Dynasty to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the matter was exposed, and an assassin pretended to deliver food to Gao Cheng. Afterwards, his uncle Gao Yang arrived in time to kill Lan Jing and others, but Gao Cheng died at the hands of the assassin and could not be saved.
This period of Northern Qi's history was not a secret, but Gao Changgong's question made the eminent monk change his face.
"Amitabha Buddha, it turns out to be His Highness Prince Lanling!"
The eminent monk was about to get up, when he suddenly heard a clear female voice shouting: "Gao Changgong, be careful!"
At the same time, Gao Changgong already felt the sound of wind filling his ears, and an arrow was shooting from a high place on the left. He subconsciously ducked sideways, and at the same time he saw another sleeve arrow passing by like a meteor in front of his eyes.
With a sound of "Porphyrin--", a figure staggered down from the eaves of the temple.
Gao Changgong looked for his name and saw Xiao Jinyu coming quickly with Phoenix. At this time, Xiao Jinyu was still dressed in white and her head was covered with a curtain.
But after just one glance, Xiao Jinyu's expression changed drastically again.
"Get out of the way!"
She stretched out her hand again and shot a sleeve arrow. The arrow shot directly towards the eminent monk. Gao Changgong also felt a cold and cruel aura approaching, but he only had time to block it with his fist blade.
It turned out to be a brown-green snake opening its mouth wide and spitting apricots at him!
While his fist blade was cutting off the snake's body, another snake's head bit hard on the back of his hand.
Seeing that he was bitten by a snake, the originally kind-hearted eminent monk suddenly had a strange smile on his lips. However, he only had time to smile before he vomited blood and fell to the ground.
"Phoenix, go kill the assassin hiding in the dark!"
"yes!"
Phoenix responded to the order and quickly chased the assassin who was hiding behind the temple and trying to escape. Xiao Jinyu rushed over to help Gao Changgong.
"Do not move!"
As she spoke, the two silver needles at her fingertips quickly pierced the Shenmen and Shaofu points on Gao Changgong's arm, then opened the door, took the back of his hand that had been swollen by the snake bite into her mouth, and sucked out a mouthful of black blood. Spit on the ground.
Gao Changgong was slightly startled and was about to stop him when he heard her say: "This is a five-step snake. Don't move around. I have sealed your pulse points, but if the venom is not removed, it will hurt your life." !”
As he spoke, he no longer looked at his surprised expression, but continued to suck out blood one mouthful at a time until the blood turned a normal bright red color.
She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief.
But Gao Changgong became nervous. His body was paralyzed just now and he couldn't move. Now that he regained consciousness, he immediately held her shoulders.
"Are you okay?"
Xiao Jinyu shook his head: "You gave me a poison-proof pill, have you forgotten? If you took this poison-proof pill yourself, you wouldn't have to go to such trouble."
She said and smiled, and her true face revealed under the power barrier was like the stamens of a flower blooming, spreading out the splendor of the sky.
Gao Changgong was slightly startled, and was absent-minded for a moment, especially when he thought of the touch of her soft cherry lips on the back of his hand just now, ripples seemed to rise in his heart like feathers touching the water.
"I didn't expect that the eminent monk in this temple is also a killer. Buddhism does not kill animals. It's really ridiculous!"
(End of chapter)