Chapter 528 Duanmu Liuli
“It’s a simple meal, but I hope you can forgive me.”
“The Taoist priest’s words are serious, I think it’s quite good.”
The other party didn’t register a number, Jiang Chen can only call him this.
The words of the old Taoist priest were indeed not polite. There was indeed only pickles and white porridge on the small table in front of him, which was extremely bland and much shabbier than at the Lan family before.
Although it is a rural area, the living conditions of the Lan family are quite good. Jiang Chen stayed there for nearly a week, eating almost every meal of fish and meat. Occasionally, Wu Guangjiang would bring back some game.
But here we are.
It is simply inferior to some vegetarian meals in temples.
Is the so-called incense slump not a courtesy?
Even if Taoism pursues no desires and desires, this would be too harsh on oneself.
And as a disciple, could Lan Peizhi really turn a blind eye? A small amount of sponsorship is enough to improve the life of the Taoist temple.
However, Jiang Chen has never been a picky person about food, clothing, housing and transportation. It’s not like he hasn’t endured hardships. If Fang Qing hadn’t often helped him and brought him breakfast, he would have had to eat steamed buns every time.
In the room of about twenty square meters, there was a very obvious aroma. It was definitely not the aroma of rice, and it certainly couldn't be the aroma of vegetables.
This scent is exactly the same as the smell in the room just now.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but look at the holy female Taoist nun.
The other party sat upright, drinking porridge, picking up pickles and putting them into her mouth. Her white teeth and red lips contrasted with each other. She seemed to be enjoying such a poor living environment without any dissatisfaction.
To know.
At a time when any woman dares to ask for sky-high betrothal gifts, if she were left in the secular world, she would not be held up high. She has fine clothes and food at her fingertips. Even if she wants the moon in the sky, I am afraid there will be someone willing to go for her. Take it off.
Jiang Chen felt like "a waste of natural resources" for a moment.
"Liu Li, this is Mr. Jiang Chenjiang, your senior sister's friend."
The old Taoist priest introduced him with a kind face, looking at the second disciple with eyes full of endearment.
But just now, the female Taoist nun was busy cooking the porridge, and he didn't help at all.
The female Taoist nun who lives up to her name looked at Jiang Chen. From such a close distance, Jiang Chen could feel the clarity of those eyes more and more, like a mirror that could imprint the human heart, making Jiang Chen unable to even look at it. Look directly.
Everyone has a dark side inside.
He is no exception.
So after just looking at each other, Jiang Chen subconsciously looked away.
"Hello, I am Duanmu Liuli."
The female Taoist nun spoke seriously, like a student giving a report, even a little cute.
Duanmu colored glaze.
Everything from the name to the person is really full of the spirit of independence.
"Hello."
Jiang Chen forced a smile. He was as eloquent as he was, but at this moment he was actually a little short of words.
"Liu Li, whoever wants to drink water from now on can do it himself."
Lampei Zhi interjected.
Duanmu Liuli remained silent.
The old Taoist priest smiled awkwardly and hurriedly explained: "Actually, it's a misunderstanding. Liuli and I usually take turns taking turns. She is my apprentice, so I will still wrong her."
" The master is very kind to me. "
Duanmu Liuli answered with a serious expression. Her whole temperament was extremely complex, even compared to Lan Peizhi.
Has an appearance that brings disaster to the country and the people.
It also reveals the holiness of being isolated from the world.
at the same time.
As innocent as a child.
Staying with her always makes people feel a sense of guilt.
"I am Master Qi. If I am not good to you, I will be good to whom."
The old Taoist said in a matter-of-fact tone, and then immediately began to arouse his little apprentice, holding out the bowl .
"Liu Li, serve another bowl of porridge to the master."
The corners of Jiang Chen's eyes twitched, and he had to endure it very hard not to reveal anything strange.
Duanmu Liuli obeyed his advice and did as he was told.
“If you have a disciple like this, what else can you ask for?”
The old Taoist sighed with emotion.
It's nothing to say, but isn't it a little inappropriate in front of another apprentice?
Lampei's face was expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Jiang Chen watched his eyes, his nose and his heart, drank porridge honestly, rationally tried to reduce his sense of existence, and pretended to be invisible.
The two apprentices of the old Taoist priest were both amazing and talented, but there seemed to be subtle differences in their attitudes towards his master.
At least, Lan Peizhi doesn't seem to have that much respect for the old Taoist priest.
Perhaps this is due to personality.
After dinner.
Duanmu Liuli is responsible for collecting the bowls.
For such a beautiful woman to do such a rough job, many people in the outside world would be heartbroken. Jiang Chen originally wanted to help, but he couldn't clear his face.
“What do you think of Liuli?”
After walking out of the Taoist temple, Lan Peizhi suddenly asked.
Jiang Chen was startled, his lips moved, and he didn't know how to answer.
"I'm asking you something."
Seeing Lan Peizhi looking at him, Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, and could only safely say: "Odd and extraordinary."
< br>Lan Peizhi withdrew his gaze,
"Wang Heting likes her, and even keeps trying to lure my master for her."
Jiang Chen smiled, but there were not many surprises.
A graceful lady, a gentleman is a good man.
What man wouldn’t be tempted by a woman like that?
“Colonel Wang is a good match, why didn’t the old Taoist priest agree?”
"Because he said that he wanted to keep Liuli by his side. Otherwise, if he suddenly died one day in this barren mountain, no one would be there to see him die."
Jiang Chen didn't expect it and was speechless. .
Lan Peizhi didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with his words and continued to walk forward.
“How long have you lived here?”
Following the other person around the mountains, Jiang Chen had nothing to say.
"Ten years."
Lampe's understatement seemed to be just a simple number.
Jiang Chen joked: "Why didn't the old Taoist priest keep you?"
"He didn't agree with me going down the mountain at first, but I insisted on leaving."
Jiang Chen fell silent after hearing this. He didn't expect there to be such twists and turns.
No wonder the master and apprentice don't seem to get along so well.
"Susususu..."
In vain.
There was a sound in the forest.
Jiang Chen stopped, turned his head instinctively, and immediately froze on the spot.
I saw a giant black and white beast jumping out of the woods, charging towards them fiercely.
Round body shape.
Dark eye circles,
Broad and fat palms.
That’s right.
This is a giant panda!
After a brief moment of sluggishness, Jiang Chen quickly realized the danger.
It is true that pandas are national treasures, but wild giant pandas are not as honest as those raised in captivity.
You know, the panda is not a cat, but a bear!
It is even called an iron-eating beast!
The fighting power of wild giant pandas is no less than that of any beast.
“Be careful!”
Jiang Chen subconsciously grabbed Lan Peizhi and wanted to drag her away. Although there was an emergency evacuation plan, he wanted to arm-wrestle with the panda based on his skills. , that’s just looking for abuse. If you’re not careful, you may lose an arm or a leg.
But this time he didn't grab the lotus arm.
Not only did Lan Peizhi not panic, but he took the initiative to walk towards the giant panda.
Jiang Chen froze on the spot.
The scene that happened next made his thinking even more disruptive.
After the giant panda rushed to Lampei's side, it did not bite him with its claws. Instead, it stopped. Its bloated body showed a contrasting agility.
It sat on the ground and pushed Lan Peizhi with its head, like a coquettish child, and kept making "嘤嘤" sounds from its mouth.
Lan Peizhi raised his hand and touched its head.
“Dabai, long time no see.”
Dabai?
Jiang Chen was amazed, his hanging heart slowly fell back, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.
They are indeed fierce people. My younger brother raises Tibetan mastiffs.
My sister actually keeps a panda as a pet.
Obviously.
This beast, the giant panda, obviously knows Lampei.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Chen walked over.
No exaggeration.
This was the first time he saw a living giant panda with his own eyes.
"When I left here, it was just born."
Lampei Zhi stroked the giant panda's head and showed a trace of gentleness.
It would be very meaningful if this scene could be photographed.
“It is said that everyone in Sichuan and Sichuan raises giant pandas, and it turns out it is true.”
Jiang Chen gradually regained his composure and joked.
Encountering giant pandas in the wild is definitely a dangerous thing.
But this giant panda did not show any aggression. Even under Lan Peizhi's touch, it lay down with its belly upward and rolled back and forth on the ground.
Jiang Chen wanted to touch it, but he didn't dare.
"It's okay."
Lampe's way.
Jiang Chen then stretched out his hand and touched the national treasure of China.
“This trip to Jinguan was not in vain.”
He felt this.
“Dabai, lead the way.”
Following Lampei's order, the giant panda climbed up from the ground like a human being, used all four limbs together, turned its head and walked forward, turning back as it walked, as if to confirm whether the two of them were together. Keep up.
Jiang Chen's eyes were opened. Under the guidance of the wild national treasure, he gradually heard the sound of gurgling water.
When the giant panda stopped, a naturally formed small waterfall appeared in front of it, like a strip of white satin, flowing endlessly, and the splashing water was like smoke.
Jiang Chen did not expect that there was such a scenery hidden in such a hill.
The waterfall formed a pool of water. I don’t know where it comes from and where it flows.
The giant panda shook its big butt, walked to the edge of the pool, and lowered its head to drink water.
"You used to come here often."
Jiang Chen switched back and forth between "you" and "Miss Lan" with ease.
Lan Peizhi said nothing.
After admiring the waterfall side by side, Jiang Chen turned his head and noticed a large rock over two meters high.
He narrowed his eyes and walked over.
That’s right.
The stone surface that should have been smooth has been damaged by some kind of sharp weapon. It has scratches on it, which are sharp and sharp.
Inexplicable.
Jiang Chen thought of the sword he saw hanging in that wing.
Lan Peizhi also looked over.
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Inside the Taoist temple.
The old Taoist priest, who was full of wine and food, lay on the bed and began to sleep heartlessly again.
Duanmu Liuli carefully closed the door for him, then walked to the main hall, faced the statue of Sanqing, sat down on the futon, closed his eyes, and began to chant sutras.
"Bodhisattvas and mahasattvas should subdue their minds in this way: all living beings, whether they are born from eggs, wombs, moisture, or transformation; whether they have form or colorlessness; whether they have thoughts, whether they have no thoughts, or whether they have no thoughts. It is not without thought that I will cause all living beings to enter nirvana and be annihilated. In this way, countless and boundless sentient beings will be annihilated. In fact, no sentient beings will be annihilated..."
Diamond Sutra.
A man from the Taoist sect.
Reciting Buddhist classics.
This shows how informal her master, the old Taoist priest, was.
The woman in Taoist robes sat upright with a solemn expression and chanted for more than an hour.
This kind of memory, not to mention Jiang Chen, even those so-called geniuses with a photographic memory would probably have to be inferior.
When Jiang Chen and Lan Peizhi came back, they happened to see this scene.
"All conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, just look at it like this..."
The woman's voice was not loud, and Jiang Chen could only see one face facing her. Sanqing's back is sitting upright, but his face cannot be seen.
But every word is like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, passing through the eardrums and constantly impacting the heart, with ups and downs, becoming more and more magnificent!
Jiang Chen even felt out of breath for a moment.
"Squeak."
Fortunately at this time, the door to the side room opened, and the old Taoist priest yawned, as if he had woken up, and walked out.
“Back.”
The chanting stopped.
Jiang Chen’s breathing was disordered, but Lan Pei’s breathing was not abnormal.
"Liu Li, go down the mountain to buy some food."
The old Taoist priest began to order his young apprentice again.
In the main hall, Duanmu Liuli stood up from the futon.
"No, we'll leave right away."
"So soon? Pei Zhi, it's rare to come back once, so at least I'll spend the night before leaving. You senior sisters haven't been together for a long time, and Liuli is here alone. She’s quite lonely, please talk to her, okay?”
The old Taoist priest persuaded her.
Duanmu Liuli walked out of the main hall, staring at Lan Peizhi with a pair of clear eyes, without saying anything.
"You can let me take her down the mountain."
Lampe's way.
“The weather is really nice today.”
The old Taoist priest looked up at the sky and stopped talking.
Lan Peizhi said no more, turned and left.
The old Taoist priest hurriedly shouted: "Don't forget my wine."
Jiang Chen was at a loss and could only force a smile and said: "Taoist priest, I'm sorry to bother you."
The old Taoist priest smiled.
“Go.”
Looking at Duanmu Liuli for the last time, Jiang Chen quickly turned around and followed.
Inside the Taoist temple.
The old Taoist priest watched the two of them drift away, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Liuli, do you want to go down the mountain?"
Duanmu Liuli, who had never experienced the world of mortals, thought seriously for a while, and then shook his head.
"Why?"
The old Taoist priest asked: "The outside world is very exciting, and it is much more interesting than this mountain."
"I want to accompany the master."
Duanmu Liuli said without thinking, as solemnly and firmly as when he chanted sutras.
The old Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, then his eyes were filled with relief.
“One day when you are tired of staying here, tell me, I will take you down the mountain.”
“Master, I think this place is quite good.”
< br>Looking at the saintly and pure face of his disciple, the old Taoist priest who had trained two disciples with extreme styles smiled hoarsely and hesitated to speak, but said nothing.
"Okay, let's continue chanting sutras."
Duanmu Liuli nodded, turned around and returned to the main hall, and looked outside the Taoist temple again.
The two of Lampe have gone away.
Obviously.
No matter how innocent you are, you will still inevitably feel lonely in this mountain wilderness.
Duanmu Liuli walked back to the futon and sat down.
Soon.
The whole Taoist temple resounded with solemn chanting.
The old Taoist priest stood at the door of the main hall, watching quietly, his eyes dazed, remembering the first time he took the child from his infancy.
May I achieve Bodhi in the next life.
The body is like glass, clear inside and outside.
Pure and flawless.
Bright.
Wide.
(End of this chapter)