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The wolves dispersed, and there were no obstacles along the way. Following Xia Qi's guidance, the three of them walked straight in - this road was quite winding and deep. Back then, the Buddhist monks built Lanruo Temple under the foothills of the mountains, climbing mountains and wading through rivers.
Yes, it must have gone through a lot of hardships and twists and turns, not to mention a lot of time.
From this aspect, the tenacity and piety of Buddhist monks are fully demonstrated.
But now times have changed, and with the passing of a government decree, this famous temple in the world has become a dilapidated temple in the mountains. The incense has disappeared, and all the believers have dispersed. The temple that was painstakingly managed in the past suddenly became a paradise for snakes, rats, ants and insects... Not only that, the Buddha's
The place is haunted, which is even more regrettable.
After walking for nearly half an hour, Xia Qi suffered an injury later, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down. However, he held back the pain and did not groan. He was a strong-willed man.
After walking for a while, I turned a corner and suddenly a large lake appeared in front of me.
This lake is quite large, spreading continuously, and you don’t know the distance. The water of the lake ripples, and there are sparkling lights under the shining of the stars. Suddenly, the wind blows, ruffling the water surface of the pool, and countless ripples suddenly spread layer by layer, creating a terrible scene.
It's quite impressive. Lotus flowers are planted in many places on the lake. However, it's not the flower season right now, so we can't see any delicate lotus flowers in bloom. We can only see the fat leaves spread out on the water, with green leaves and blue waves, all in one color. If it were sunny.
During the day, there is plenty of light, and the color of the lake is certainly unique.
Chen Jianchen really didn't expect that there would be such beautiful scenery in Lanruo Temple.
I could only see the lush green grass by the lake, among which there were faintly unknown flowers blooming, swaying in the green to show their own colors. Unfortunately, the sky was dim and I couldn't see clearly; looking further away, I saw a graceful corridor.
The bridge is like a spiritual snake, winding from one end, crossing the lake, and stretching to the other side.
On the other side is another dense forest, with a towering spire emerging from the depths of the forest. Below, there are faint eaves, and at the end is a large-scale temple——
Lanruo Temple!
Inside is the real main temple of Lanruo Temple.
"Mr. Chen, they are staying there!"
At this time, the Xia chess player pointed at a building not far from the lakeshore - it turned out that they did not really live in Lanruo Temple, but only stayed in the outer area.
The building is not big and is built on the lakeside. From a distance, it looks like it should be a subsidiary temple.
Now that they had arrived at their destination, the three of them hurried over without hesitation.
"who?"
He shouted, and suddenly a man jumped out from a big tree nearby. He was tall, wearing a blue shirt, and looked very young. He was only in his early twenties, with a handsome face. He held an unsheathed long sword in his hand, three feet tall.
The green peaks shimmer with cold light.
After he landed on the ground very gracefully and lightly, he played with a sword and flower, like a jade tree in the wind.
"Third Junior Brother, it's me!"
Xia Qi recognized the other party immediately and spoke immediately.
The young man saw clearly at this time, and was pleasantly surprised: "Second Senior Brother, are you back?" He stepped forward, saw Xia Qi's condition, and said anxiously: "Second Senior Brother, are you injured? What happened?"
Come quickly and help your senior brother.
Xia Qi smiled bitterly: "It's too much to say, let's talk about it when we get back to the temple."
The three junior brothers looked at Chen Jianchen and Yingning and were surprised - Chen Jianchen was dressed like a scholar, while Yingning was a little book boy. There didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary about their appearance. At most, the husband is more dashing and the scholar is more handsome, but other than that, there is nothing to praise.
Why would a pair of ordinary masters and servants be together with the second senior brother and dare to enter Lanruo Temple late at night?
This is what surprised the third junior brother.
At this time, Xia Qi introduced: "Third Junior Brother, they are all my saviors. Without them, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back."
Because he had received instructions from Chen Jianchen before, Xia Qi did not dare to say more and could only introduce it like this.
It turned out that it was the senior brother who saved his life. The three junior brothers immediately raised their hands and bowed their waists and said solemnly: "Huo Jun thanks you two for your help to the senior brothers."
It can be seen that they have a good relationship with each other, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are brothers.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the four of them quickly walked to the temple. Huo Jun and Xia Qi were the first to enter. As soon as they entered, they called out: "Senior Brother, Junior Sister, come out quickly, Second Senior Brother is back."
Chen Jianchen and Ying Ning deliberately fell behind. Holding a lantern, Chen Jianchen went to look at the plaque at the entrance of the temple, but saw that the plaque was covered with dust and was unrecognizable. The couplets on both sides could be seen clearly, which were: East and West. Tuye, Xituye, the spiritual roots of ancient trees are the same; the wind moves, the flowers move, and the clear pond and clear water appear.
This couplet is very appropriate and has an extraordinary artistic conception. It is probably not something that could have been written by an idle person.
Huo Jun's cry immediately alerted the people in the temple. There was a loud sound of footsteps, and then a delicate female voice said urgently: "Second Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, what's wrong with you?"
It was Nie Xiaoqian's voice.
Chen Jianchen hesitated for a moment, then finally stepped in.
The temple is very spacious. With lights on, you can clearly see the surrounding environment. The inside has obviously been tidied up and there is no mess like an abandoned temple. In the middle, there is a Buddha statue, but the head is missing. Only half of the body was left - after the Lanruo Temple was ruined, for a long time, many nearby people took the opportunity to rush into the temple and loot and destroy it, taking away all the valuable things that could be sold.
You must know that the Buddhist Buddhists like to create golden bodies for Buddha statues. These are very valuable existences.
When the officers and soldiers sealed the temple, they naturally ransacked it first. What the people behind them obtained was nothing more than scavenging and destroying.
Huo Jun helped Xia Qi and asked him to sit carefully on a futon. Two other people came over to help. A man, about forty years old, with a short beard, bright eyes and a steady demeanor, should be Senior Brother. The one next to Senior Brother, with a tall figure, a fair face, eyes like eyes, and beautiful eyebrows, walked nervously at this time, obviously very concerned about the injury of Second Senior Brother——
Isn’t it Nie Xiaoqian whom I haven’t seen for a long time?
It's like a year apart, everyone has their own experiences, but the Nie Xiaoqian in front of her has slimmed down a lot. Her originally plump face has lost a lot of weight, but with her pair of eyebrows, she looks even more heroic and confident. Unyielding stubbornness.
Looking at her, Chen Jianchen almost shouted out the words "Nie Xiaoqian", but he swallowed it back when he got to his throat, and stood aside quietly with Ying Ning.
Ying Ning, on the other hand, kept looking at Nie Xiaoqian with a fleeting gaze, wanting to see what the "Sister Xiaoqian" that attracted the young master's attention looked like.
Nie Xiaoqian and the others had medicine on hand, and quickly helped Xia Qi apply the medicine and bandage it again. Xia Qi walked a lot of distance, and now he has returned to Lanruo Temple and reunited with his brothers and sisters. He is very relaxed. Although he is very I was tired, but I still managed to tell everything I had learned.
After hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially Nie Xiaoqian, who was even more excited and said: "What a thief, if the second senior brother hadn't found out the information in time and came back, I'm afraid they would have concealed it."
This concealment is tantamount to letting the officials return to the government to escort my father to the capital - once the capital is as deep as the sea, life and death are unclear from now on.
Xia Qi then introduced Chen Jianchen and Ying Ning. Although Chen Jianchen and Nie Xiaoqian had known each other for a long time, considering Chen Jianchen's weird behavior of temporarily sticking a beard on, Xia Qi still held back and did not directly point out Chen Jianchen's identity.
Hearing that it was Xia Qi's life-saver, Senior Brother and Nie Xiaoqian quickly came over to thank him.
After some pleasantries, Chen Jianchen learned the name of his senior brother, Wu and Yan. When the two parties were greeting each other, facing Chen Jianchen at close range, Nie Xiaoqian frowned, as if she had a familiar feeling, but for a while, she felt familiar. I was not sure, so I had to take a peek from time to time, and I was surprised: Why does this gentleman look so familiar, so similar to that person... But it is impossible, he is just a weak scholar, and he is in Jiangzhou, so what? Will he come all the way to Zhezhou? Let alone save the second senior brother by such a coincidence and come to this gloomy Lanruo Temple...
impossible……
However, the more I thought about it, the stronger the thought in my heart became, to the point where it was almost uncontrollable. Finally, I asked, "May I ask your name, sir?"
Chen Jianchen suppressed his laughter and replied seriously: "The surname is Chen, the courtesy name is Liuxian, and the surname is from Jiangzhou."
ah!
Nie Xiaoqian jumped up immediately and pointed at Chen Jianchen: "You, you..."
Chen Jianchen sighed: "Xiaoqian, long time no see, you are indeed here."
Hearing this sentence, Nie Xiaoqian no longer had any doubts in her heart. At that moment, she had mixed feelings. The past, the brief acquaintance between the two, even a simple encounter, a very ordinary dialogue, were all at this moment. They appeared so clearly in my mind, blended together, and finally turned into rolling tears, which fell from my eyes unsatisfactorily. For a while, they burst into tears.
She didn't shed tears when she said goodbye; she didn't shed tears when her father was wronged and framed. But at this moment, listening to Chen Jianchen's words "You are really here", an unprecedented feeling The feeling of grievance suddenly surges into my heart, and I must vent it out with tears:
"Chen Jianchen, why are you here?"
Time and space change, and we suddenly meet again. What remains unchanged is still each other, and the dialogue is still familiar.
This change fell into the eyes of the senior brother and the others, and they all showed strange expressions. They really didn't expect that the junior sister and the other party actually knew each other, and their relationship seemed to be quite close.
What exactly is going on?
Especially Huo Jun, the way he looked at Chen Jianchen suddenly became a little strange.