Chapter 179 There shouldnt be any hatred, so whats the point of saying goodbye?
This night’s conversation with Master Shan Neng.
Jin An learned many secrets.
Small drought demon.
The Ancient Four Symbols Bureau.
Mountain god.
Luo Gengyu.
Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
The age of great strife is coming.
According to the deductions made by Jin An and Master Shanneng, the group of antique dealers should be eyeing the Cave Heaven Paradise in Wuzhou Prefecture.
That Cave Paradise was either in the Cave of Thousand Corpses, or it was related to the Dragon King under the Yinyi River, so it took so much trouble to create a series of events.
While discussing with Master Shanneng, Jin An thought of another thing...
Master Shanneng has mentioned before that he copied scriptures for thirty or forty years, and then he became enlightened in one night at the age of 40, and understood the Buddha Dharma overnight. Could it be that Master Shanneng's overnight enlightenment was the result of the shackles of the world being broken more than ten years ago?
The first people to be affected, right?
"Taoist Master Jin'an, what do you think of Sakyamuni's Dharma?" Master Shanneng, who was wearing cassock, smiled and looked at Jin An, who was sitting opposite.
Jin An was confused: "Why did Master Shanneng say this?"
"Amitabha." Master Shanneng just put his hands together, chanted a Buddha's name, and smiled without saying a word.
Everything seems to go without saying.
Just at this moment, the aroma of food came from the kitchen, and the old Taoist priest's voice came from the kitchen: "Little brother, Master Shanneng, you can start dinner."
In the main room, the old Taoist priest has already laid out the dishes and chopsticks.
There are four sets of bowls and chopsticks in total.
From Jin'an.
Of the old Taoist priest.
Sword-sharpening.
Master Shanneng.
Tonight’s meal, it can be seen that the old Taoist priest made it very carefully and prepared a large table full of food.
Stir-fried tofu skin with carrots,
Carrot stewed tofu soup,
spicy tofu,
Fresh ground food,
Vegetarian fried loofah, cold bamboo shoots, fried eggplant, fried tofu skin, braised beans, and dry pot cabbage.
A total of ten dishes were placed on the table, nine dishes and one soup, all delicious and delicious. It was obvious that the old Taoist priest had really worked hard tonight.
Except for the fried tofu skin with carrots, it looked dark and burnt at first glance, just like the sharp sword following the old Taoist priest at this time. His face and clothes were stained with pot ash, and he looked a little disgraceful.
Jin An looked at the table of dishes with a surprised expression on his face.
There are only three people and one sheep in the Taoist temple. Where can we get so many vegetables and make so many kinds of dishes in the Taoist temple?
And now it's night time and there's a curfew, so even if I go out to buy vegetables, I can't buy them.
It seems that the old Taoist priest went door to door to borrow vegetables from his neighbors.
The old Taoist priest put great care into this table of food.
"Master Shanneng, I will offer you a glass of water instead of wine."
After the four people sat down, the old Taoist priest took the initiative to salute Master Shanneng twice. Master Shanneng, who was ruddy in energy and blood and did not look senile at all, raised a cup of tea and saluted the old Taoist priest in return.
"Today the poor monk came to Tao Lao Wu Zang Taoist Temple. He came empty-handed. He forgot to bring the courtesy and only brought a mouth and an empty stomach. Instead, he asked Taoist Master Chen to cook in person. The poor monk came unexpectedly tonight."
Master Shanneng had a regretful look on his face.
Facing Master Shanneng's politeness, the old Taoist priest said with a carefree personality: "There is a saying that guests come from afar. There are not many people I admire in this life, Master Shanneng, and you are one of the few."
one person."
"Just because you spent several days and nights reciting sutras for those innocent fetuses in Lingqian Township, Master Shanneng, you are an eminent monk worthy of my respect. You, my distinguished guest, will be my master for the rest of my life."
"Today I want to have a long talk with Master Shanneng all night long. It will be useless if anyone comes."
"Master Shanneng, come here, eat the food, eat the food. Don't just chat with me, Taoist Taoist, and try my craftsmanship." As the old Taoist said, he kept adding vegetables to Master Shanneng's rice bowl.
He picked up each dish, and soon Master Shan Neng's white rice was piled up to the top.
"I'm not an expert. I've been traveling all over the country for so many years. I've never tasted any delicacies or famous dishes from all over the world. But after going around for a while, I finally found that home-cooked food is the best and the best for longevity. So I've been traveling all over the world for most of my life.
, I often couldn’t find a place to stay in a town, so I drank from mountain springs when I was thirsty, picked wild vegetables to make a pot when I was hungry, used the sky and the earth as a cover when I was sleepy, and developed a good home-cooking skill. Just rely on my experience.
This home-cooked restaurant is located in Jixian Building, a favorite place for scholar-bureaucrats, so it can be said that it is also a great chef."
While picking up the vegetables, the old Taoist priest kept urging Master Shanneng to eat, eat the vegetables, and taste his cooking skills: "Among these dishes, only this fried tofu skin with burnt carrots was made by Xi Jian for you. This is
I sharpened the sword four or five times in a row, and the result was the best-looking vegetarian dish. I know the weak point of the sword sharpening."
When it comes to sharpening the weak point of the sword, the old Taoist priest bursts into laughter.
A third junior brother sharpened his sword and almost screamed out of his psychological shadow.
This time I finally found the weak point of sharpening the sword.
No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of cooking.
"Amitabha."
"Ever since the poor monk was sent to Bailong Temple by his parents as a child, the temple has always been a big pot of rice and he has never had home-cooked food."
"When the poor monk was sent to Bailong Temple, he was still very young. He couldn't even remember where his home was or where his parents were. He never had a home-cooked meal with his parents or relatives."
"Later, when the poor monk got old, he ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name every day, and he had no chance to taste home-cooked food."
"I didn't expect that today in the Taoist temple, along with Taoist priests Jin An, Taoist Chen, and the sword-cutting donor, I could actually eat home-cooked food for family reunion... Amitabha, the poor monk began to envy every brick and tile in this five-viscera Taoist temple.
, I have no fight with the world, I am free and easy.”
Master Shanneng was very sad.
Then, the eminent monk picked up the rice bowl and began to eat the rice with great gusto.
This is home cooking.
Got a home.
Only then did it feel warm and lively.
No matter it is windy or rainy, the sun or the rain is blowing, there is a destination in my heart, and the distance between the world is only a few feet away. Because the mind travels thousands of miles, the soul always has a destination that can protect it from wind and rain.
"Old Taoist, thank you for your hard work today."
"And it's your first time to cook and sharpen a sword. It's been a hard day for you too."
Jin An put vegetables into the rice bowls of the old Taoist priest and the somewhat gray-headed swordsman. The four people at the table ate happily.
What——
Baa baa baa——
The silly sheep outside the main room chewed carrots from time to time, and squealed with pleasure. The carrots crunched loudly in its mouth, and just listening to it made people's appetites increase.
A bright full moon hangs high, shining on the world
The lights in the Taoist temple hall were like daylight.
You can hear the crisp sound of silly sheep munching carrots in the night.
The old Taoist priest and Jin An bickered from time to time.
Chi Jian, who was a bit disgraced after cooking for the first time, ate in silence.
Master Shanneng, an eminent monk, found the taste of his childhood with his family in the home-cooked food tonight. Although he didn't have enough to eat as a child and was often hungry, the taste of the home-cooked food in his childhood will never be forgotten in his life. It was the warmth of home.
And remember.
In this small Taoist temple.
The atmosphere is harmonious.
warmth.
Everyone was talking and laughing.
Push the cup to change the cup.
This is the human world.
This is the right way in the world.
This kind of free and easy life on earth would not be replaced by palaces, palaces, or palaces in heaven, because the place where the gods live is too high and too cold.
"Thank you to Taoist priest Jin'an, Taoist priest Chen, and Chijian for treating this poor monk to a home-cooked meal tonight."
"As this person gets older, it becomes easier for him to reminisce about the past. The poor monk has been nagging you for too long tonight, so I won't disturb you, Taoist Master Jin'an, for your rest. It's time for the poor monk to leave."
"Thanks again for the home-cooked meal tonight."
When you are full.
Master Shanneng began to say goodbye.
The old Taoist priest asked with some reluctance: "Brother, it's getting late tonight and the road is difficult to walk at night. Why don't we stay in the Five Zang Taoist Temple for the night before leaving."
"Today, my brother and I hit it off like old friends, and I can't bear to see you leave now."
Master Shanneng clasped his hands together and pronounced a Buddha's name: "There is no feast that lasts forever. I hope that the poor monk's investigation about Xiao Hanbao can help Taoist Jin'an. It can be regarded as completing the agreement he promised to Taoist Jin'an, and he feels happy in his heart."
No worries. Taoist priest Jin'an, fellow Taoist Chen, and the benefactor of Sharp Sword, I'll say goodbye and take care of you."
Baa baa baa——
At this time, the silly sheep, which had been eating carrots in a basket in the yard outside the hall, also barked a few times at the right time.
"Sheep donors also take care."
Master Shanneng smiled kindly.
He bowed to the gifted goat in the courtyard, put his hands together and said.
What——
Jin An: "Master Shan Neng has a good journey."
Old Taoist priest: "Brother, please take care of yourself along the way."
Jin'an, an old Taoist priest, stood at the door of the Taoist temple with his sword sharpened, watching Master Shanneng leave. Master Shanneng's figure gradually moved away under the moonlight, and his body became lighter and lighter until it disappeared.
The look in Chi Jian's eyes was a little gloomy, and he asked Jin An in confusion: "Master, why do good people not live long? My uncle is dead, and Master Shanneng is also dead."
Facing the problem of sharpening the sword, Jin An had a complicated look on his face.
It was the first time that he was stumped by the words of sharpening a sword.
"But do good deeds and don't worry about your future."
When the three of them returned to the main room, among the four rice bowls on the dining table, the other three were empty and not a single grain was wasted. Only one bowl of rice remained untouched.
There were two chopsticks stuck on the bowl of rice. The vegetables picked by the old Taoist priest were piled high on top of the rice and no bite was touched. The bowl of rice was cold and moldy. It didn't look like the hot food cooked tonight.
It seems like it has been there for ten days and a half...
Some tea becomes weak as you drink it.
Some people dispersed as they walked.
Even though we know that there is always a banquet in the world, it is still difficult to get rid of the loneliness that makes people leave.
Just like the nine dishes and one soup on this table.
In life, it is impossible for everything to go as planned. There is always one regret. Everything is perfect, but one thing is missing.
But for Master Shanneng, this is not perfect.
He promised Jin An that he would help Jin An investigate clues about the ghost fetus.
Now he keeps his word and goes to the appointment, fulfilling the promise he made that day.
A lifetime of good reputation.
Saved.
I have not lost my integrity and cannot protect it in my old age.
So I left without any regrets.
Put two chopsticks in the rice. This is the rice of the dead. Master Shanneng has passed away. Tonight is a ray of his obsession to fulfill the promise he made that day.
Perhaps the passing away of Master Shanneng is related to the case of the Buddha incarnate.
However, Master Shanneng did not explain the cause of his death in the end.
Jin An raised his head and looked at the full moon above his head. Why does the moon above his head only become full when people are leaving? Is it because the gods and Buddhas in the sky are too far away from the human world and they can no longer see the suffering of the people?
Next.
Jin An asked the old Taoist priest to find a brazier, paper money, and paper ingots. The three of them squatted at the entrance of the Taoist temple, burning paper money and paper ingots toward the Bailong Temple to see Master Shanneng off and pay homage.
When all the paper money is burned, it is already Haishi.
Jin An returned to the house and unexpectedly saw a Buddhist sachet on his table. He opened the sachet and found a piece of broken jade inside.
It is the broken jade from Luo Geng's jade plate.
Jin An now has a total of three jade fragments from Luo Geng's jade plate.
This is a generous gift from Master Shanneng to Jin An.
This is such a generous gift.
It was beyond Jin'an's expectation.
If Jin An didn't know the origin of Luo Geng's jade plate, he might not have paid much attention to the sense of these broken jade.
But tonight's candlelight conversation with Master Shanneng made him fully aware of how precious the broken jade from the Luogeng jade plate was.
"Uncle Master, Master Shanneng, how can I accept this great gift from you?"
"Have a good trip."
That night, Jin'an was in a confused mood and had no intention of practicing.
Unexpectedly, when I met Master Shanneng again, there was already a difference between yin and yang.
Life is unpredictable.
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The next day.
early morning.
Today, Jin'an had no intention of stealing peaches or apples, so he came to the coffin shop opposite the Taoist temple empty-handed.
At this time, a new day of construction work has begun in the Wu Zang Taoist Temple. Masons, carpenters and stonemasons are continuing to build the Wu Zang Taoist Temple in full swing.
According to the construction schedule, it will be completed in about ten days.
It could have been completed a few days ahead of schedule, mainly because Jin'an added a new merit hall in the Wu Zang Taoist Temple to erect human statues for the Wu Zang Taoist and Yu Youzi, so it was postponed for a few days.
"What's the matter? Taoist priest Jin An is in a bad mood today?" Uncle Lin was folding paper money in the coffin shop. Looking at Jin An who walked into the shop, he could tell at a glance that Jin An was in a bad mood today.
Jin An nodded: "Uncle Lin, I came here today to ask something."
Uncle Lin kept folding the paper money in his hand. Practice makes perfect, and he quickly folded the paper money. While folding the paper money, he looked at Jin An in confusion: "What's the matter?"
"Uncle Lin, I wonder if you know that Master Shanneng of Bailong Temple has passed away?" Jin An said his purpose.
"Master Shan Neng passed away?" Uncle Lin looked at Jin An in surprise.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, where did you hear this? Is this absolutely true? When did Master Shanneng pass away?"
"Master Shanneng is a very famous and enlightened monk in Bailong Temple. If Master Shanneng passes away, Bailong Temple should announce it to all the temples in Wuzhou Prefecture. I have never heard anyone talk about such a big thing.
Pass."
"Of course, it is also possible that Master Shanneng passed away not long ago and Bailong Temple has not had time to notify the temples."
Jin An was silent.
This is what worries him the most.
"Last night was Master Shanneng's first seventh soul night. Master Shanneng returned to his soul and came to Wu Zang Taoist Temple to find me."
Next, Jin An told Uncle Lin roughly what happened last night.
The first seven soul nights.
It has been seven days since Master Shanneng passed away.
"Master Shanneng is a famous and enlightened monk in Bailong Temple. It has been seven days since Master Shanneng passed away. Bailong Temple has been peaceful recently. Why should you hide this?"
Uncle Lin's problem is exactly what Jin An can't figure out.
But because the matter of the physical Buddha was related to the reputation of Buddhism, it was not easy for Jin An to mention it to Uncle Lin, so he could only keep it to himself.
Is there something wrong inside Bailong Temple?
Or is there something wrong with the physical Buddha? It’s a matter of Buddhism’s reputation. Bailong Temple doesn’t want to make the scandal public and deliberately downplays the impact of the incident?