He is the creator's fault

This time, Xuan Tan retreated for a full month before it ended. When he came out of the retreat room, he saw the letter on the stone table at a glance. The envelope was reserved for the royal family, so the identity of the person who wrote the letter was self-evident.

Xuan Tan opened the envelope and took out a piece of snow-white letter paper. There were only a few words on the letter paper. Apart from the words of concern for him, there was only farewell. Yao simply said that he was recalled to the palace, but did not say the reason. Go up, collect the letter paper and walk out.

The little monk had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he saw Xuan Tan coming out, he immediately went up to meet him.

"Uncle Xuan Tan, you have finally left the customs."

Xuan Tan's eyes paused for a moment on the surprised face of the little novice, feeling that the other party's attitude was a bit strange, it was not uncommon for him to retreat in the monastery, why hadn't he been so happy before.

"It seems that you are looking forward to my exit. Did something happen in the temple?" Xuan Tan could only guess like this, but the little novice shook his head.

"No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has left the Wuxiang Temple. Uncle, if you leave the customs earlier, you can still meet."

"Oh."

Xuan Tan's reaction was so cold that the little novice curled his lips.

"Uncle, you don't know that His Highness came to see you every day when you were in retreat."

"I know."

"Know why you don't see him?"

"People who don't need to meet, what do you come to meet?"

The little novice was speechless. He felt that this uncle of his was really ruthless, and the other party was the prince. Is it really okay to hang around like this...

"By the way, His Royal Highness still left a letter and put it in—"

"I saw, there is nothing else you can go."

Xuan Tan obviously didn't want to mention Yao, turned around and went back to the room, the little novice rolled his eyes, and muttered in a low voice: "I don't know if His Royal Highness will come to Wuxiang Temple again after getting married, what a pity... I won't be able to eat it in the future It's time to comb the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the benefactor..."

Xuan Tan's footsteps paused, his voice was cold.

"What did you say?"

"The sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the benefactor of the evening comb."

"You said the prince went back to get married?"

"That's right, didn't His Highness the Crown Prince tell you in the letter? A month ago, the Emperor personally decreed that the Princess of Ghana should be bestowed upon His Highness as the Crown Princess, and the marriage took just a few days."

"The crown prince is the one who inherits the throne, how could he marry a princess from a foreign country? Unless..." Unless the emperor didn't want him to succeed at all, Xuan Tan didn't know what to think, and his expression was a little gloomy.

"I don't know that..."

The little novice felt strange, didn't Master Xuantan didn't care about the prince's fate before, why did he ask again now.

Xuan Tan was not in the mood to answer the little monk's doubts, he returned to the retreat room, staring at the rough mountain wall in a daze, although he had already made up his mind to cut off his love, but when he heard the news that Yao was about to get married, his heart was still pounding Tighten a bit.

Xuan Tan sat until the night fell, his six organs were impure, his mind was restless, even the Qingxin Sutra had lost its effect, and he was in the place of cultivating Buddha, but he didn't know what to do.

"If you want to go, go, all kinds of dharmas are born, all are fate, fate has a beginning and an end, break it, let go, be at ease, and you will become a true Buddha."

The abbot's words came in from outside the cave, waking Xuan Tan up, and Xuan Tan hurriedly got up and bowed to the door.

"Thank you Master for your guidance."

That night, Xuan Tan left Wuxiang Temple.

Time went back to a month ago, after Yao left Wuxiang Temple, he returned to the palace in a carriage, escorted by Wei Yi and other attendants, passing through Sunset Valley, when he suddenly heard the sound of golden swords intertwining.

"Your Highness, there are two parties fighting in front of us, what should we do?"

"Wei Yi went to find out what's going on."

"Yes."

After Wei Yi left, Yao got out of the carriage, stood on the cliff, and looked at the two parties fighting below.There are many people on one side, they cooperate tacitly, and they wear uniform military uniforms, while the other side has only two people. One of them is petite and pretty. She should be a woman disguised as a man. She doesn't know martial arts. Nursing, she has already fallen into the hands of the group opposite.

The two fought and fled along the way, trying their best to communicate with the opposite person, but even so, they gradually fell into a disadvantage, the man suffered more and more serious injuries, and it was only a matter of time before he was caught.

After a while, Wei Yi came back, holding a half-dead soldier in his hand, followed by a seriously injured man and a woman disguised as a man.

"Your Highness, the soldiers said that they are the army of Ghana who is responsible for escorting Princess He, and they are here this time to recover Princess Jinsui who escaped."

Running away from marriage with his own princess is a matter of Ghana's face. Of course, this soldier will not directly tell Wei Yi the truth. In order to ensure that these people are telling the truth, Wei Yi killed several people in a row, and the remaining three are his evidence left.

"Then this is Princess Jinsui?"

Yao looked at the woman disguised as a man. Even if she described it as a mess, she couldn't hide her natural beauty, which was different from the Central Plains people's exotic style full of facial features.

"Who are you? He called you Your Highness. Are you a member of the royal family of Xingchen Kingdom?"

The woman looked at Yao while talking, and matched Yao with the known princes in her heart, but none of them matched.

Seeing that Jinsui didn't intend to answer the question, Yao shifted his gaze to the man beside her. It was this man who protected her all the way here. Judging from his appearance, this man can be called a handsome man, especially the pair of emerald green The eyes are very special, Yao couldn't help but look twice more, this action immediately made Jinsui feel like a formidable enemy.

"What do you want to do? I don't care who you are. This is our Ghanaian business. I advise you not to meddle in your own business!"

Ignoring the vaguely threatening words, Yao turned his gaze around the man, and then looked at Princess Jinsui, realizing that he had met a fateful mandarin duck. The princess who bears the fate of the country escaped marriage for the sake of true love. In this book, it was an epic love, and he was the villain who took away love with a sword.

But so what?Yao felt that he was not so supportive of true love.

"Send them to the envoy of the Ghanaian country, and let the Ghanaian country handle the rest."

"Yes"

A few people walked out from among the attendants, and were about to take the three of Jinsui down, Jinsui finally ran out, how could he be willing to be sent back again, and quickly said, "Wait a minute, what are you going to do to let us go?"

"Are you just a concubine princess, or a traitor who betrayed your own country, what bargaining chip do you have to make my heart move? No more nonsense, let's go on the road with peace of mind."

"you--"

Ignoring Jinsui's angry gaze, Yao turned around and walked towards the carriage. After a while, the carriage set off again. The three of Jinsui were escorted by two dead men and a few guards and walked in another direction. Quickly disappear into the valley.

Yao knew that he would see Jin Sui again, but he didn't expect to see him so soon.

Sitting on the palace where the emperor invited the envoy, Yao's eyes met the eyes of the exotic woman standing in the palace, and he could clearly see the resentment in Jinsui's eyes, the deep hatred seemed to have wiped out her whole family. .

"Go and find out what happened to the Ghanaian Mission during this period."

"Yes"

Wei Yi disappeared without a sound, and when he came back, he brought a piece of news: Princess Jinsui's true love, the man with green eyes, was executed by the people of Ghana.

"No wonder Jinsui looks at me like this, it turns out that he hates me too..."

Yao held the wine glass and let out a gasp of surprise, although he was full of hatred, he didn't take it to heart, he and Jinsui were not on the same level at all, it was not easy for Jinsui to deal with him, not to mention, the country of Ghana came to Xingchen The country's goal may only be achieved through him, how dare Jinsui act rashly?

Sure enough, after receiving Jin Sui, the emperor turned his head to look down at Yao.

"What do you think of Princess Jinsui?"

"Very good."

"I have asked Qin Tian to calculate the horoscope. Princess Jinsui is just right for you. How about I bestow her on you as my concubine?"

"Thank you, Father."

Between Yao and the emperor's question and answer, Jin Sui's fate was finalized, because she already knew her fate, and Yao didn't care about having one more concubine, and returned to the East Palace as soon as the banquet was over.

For the next month, Yao stayed in the East Palace to cultivate his body and mind. All matters related to the marriage were handled by the Shanzao Prefecture in the palace, and Yao, the person involved, didn't take it to heart.

A month passed in a blink of an eye, and March [-]th is an auspicious day for marriage and funerals.

Wearing an exquisite wedding dress, Yao rode a tall horse and led a mighty welcoming team to welcome Princess Jinsui into the Prince's Mansion, which had been prepared a long time ago and only came into use today.

The huge prince's mansion was hung with red silk, silk and bamboo were played, and all the guests were smiling and congratulated the prince for their marriage. Even the emperor was present to witness the prince's marriage in person, sitting at the head of the hall like an ordinary family with a loving face.

On the wedding hall, Yao and Jinsui are standing opposite each other, and they are performing the wedding ceremony. Although there is no affection between the two, the etiquette is meticulous.

This bystander naturally also included Xuan Tan who was hiding in the dark.

In order to catch up with Yao's wedding ceremony, Xuan Tan rushed from Wuxiang Temple to the capital almost non-stop, and even had very little time to rest. He knew that his heart was disturbed, and he couldn't bring it up, and couldn't let it go.On the way, he thought a lot. He kept thinking about where Yao should be placed, but he never got the answer until he saw Yao at this moment.

Yao's appearance was just as handsome as he remembered. He stood in the center of the crowd, wearing a wedding dress embroidered with gold silk, with black hair hanging behind his back, tall and straight, like a jade tree facing the wind, and his every move was full of dignity, as if he was born It should be among the stars and the moon, above ten thousand people.Xuan Tan felt that Yao like this was very far away and strange, maybe he had never known Yao before.

The woman standing in front of Yao, although she couldn't see her face clearly, knew that she was the most beautiful princess in Ghana, with a noble status and a strong background, and only such a woman could stand beside Yao and grow old together with Yao, just like him Such ascetics who devote themselves to the Buddha are really not good people.

That's good... Yao has found his beloved, and he should serve his Buddha.

In the world, there is a dual-quantity method, and if you live up to it, you will live up to the law.

He can't have both, and all he can do is the path of "living up to the Tathagata". I hope... this is not the wrong path.

Xuan Tan looked up again, the emperor clearly loved Yao very much, and he didn't seem to intend to replace the prince, so the last reason for him to stay was gone.

Xuan Tan took a deep look at Yao for the last time, then turned around and left suddenly, his lonely figure was hidden among the smiling guests, no one was alarmed, only Yao who was standing on the wedding hall took a look at this side, but only I saw the corner of a gray monk's robe.

That night, in the study of the Prince's Mansion.

Yao was still wearing the wedding dress he used to wear during the day, and he sat on the chair with his eyes closed for rest. He sat there for a while, until the evening comb came to remind him that the time was up, and if he didn't pass it, he would be suspicious, so Yao stood up and walked towards Xi Fang went.

Pushing open the door of the room, a pair of red candles were burning in the center of the gorgeously decorated room, and Jin Sui was sitting beside the bed with a red hijab, dignified and reserved like all brides.Yao didn't like this, after entering the room, he went straight to the table and sat down, raised his hand and called Wei Yi and Wan Shu in.

Wei Yi immediately checked the room, while Wan Shu went to Jin Sui to search her body. Jin Sui was so furious that she lifted the hijab on her head and stood up.

"I'm the princess, you lowly slave dare to search me!"

He combed his eyebrows and lowered his eyes at night, unmoved in the slightest.

"Princess Concubine, this servant is under the order of the Crown Prince to search, please cooperate."

Jin Sui immediately turned to Yao, suppressed his anger and asked, "Si Yao, what do you mean?"

"It's simple, I can't trust you."

"you--"

Jin Sui immediately wanted to run towards Yao, but was instantly subdued by Wan Shu. Under Jin Sui's pale face, Wan Shu found a poisoned dagger from her sleeve. Seeing this scene, Yao picked it up. Eyebrow, it seems that he still thinks highly of the princess.

"Take the princess to Chunyu Pavilion, and don't allow her to come out without my permission." This means that she is going to be under house arrest, and it's still an indefinite house arrest.

"No, I'm Princess Jinsui, the Crown Princess, you can't treat me like this!"

"Jin Sui, haven't you seen your situation clearly yet? This is not the country of Ghana, and I am not your servant. Your own identity and beauty are of no use here."

Jin Sui shook her head, she couldn't accept the reality, she kept repeating: "No, no, you can't treat me like this, I want to tell Royal Father, your Star Kingdom is waiting to go to war!"

Yao sighed, walked up to Jinsui, and said in a gentle tone: "You accompany me to play this scene, and I will spare your life. Speaking of it, you still made money, so you can take care of yourself in the future."

Unwillingly, Jin Sui was taken down by the guards, and Yao was tired after a day of tossing around. After taking a bath, he fell asleep in the new room, and went to rest after combing at night. Only Wei Yi was left outside the room to protect him safety.

The fact that Jin Sui was placed under house arrest did not alarm anyone, Yao spent most of the time staying in the Prince's Mansion in the name of recuperating, except for occasional court visits, as if he had completely forgotten the existence of Xuan Tan.

one year later.

Yao sat in the courtyard paved with red maple leaves, staring at the late autumn sun in a daze. Ever since he saw red maple in Wuxiang Temple, he has been very fond of this kind of plant, and even transplanted a lot in the courtyard.

The maple leaves fell one by one, and quickly spread a layer at Yao's feet. Feeling the passing vitality in the body, Yao smiled slightly, and calmly changed into A Piao. Yes, this body can only live to be 20 years old, just right Is his current age.

The death of the crown prince shocked the capital, the emperor was greatly saddened, and ordered the world to posthumously title him emperor, posthumously titled "An Ning", and was buried in Jianling with the emperor's etiquette, and buried in Shunling.

……

The day of the crown prince's death was the time when Xuan Tan took over as the abbot. In front of all the monks in the temple, the old abbot solemnly handed over the key to the demon-locking tower to him, hoping that he would be able to help the world and save people and protect one side. Xuan Tan agreed in a deep voice.

Three days later, the old abbot passed away, and it was Xuan Tan who personally sent him to the Demon Locking Tower, which is also the common destination of all abbots.

This night the moon was extremely bright, reflecting the pitch-black pagoda brightly. Xuan Tan stood alone in front of the demon-locking pagoda, with a tall figure and a calm demeanor, but it gave off an incomparably lonely feeling.

The little novice saw this scene when he came running out of breath. After hesitating for a moment, he still walked behind Xuan Tan and said in a low voice: "Abbot Xuan Tan, there is news from the capital that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has passed away."

Xuan Tan paused for a while while turning the Buddha beads, and once again thought of the man in the red dress standing in the middle of the crowd, such a bright color was unexpectedly dimmed.

Can't think, can't forget, can't stay with him, can't be full of sorrow, even his wish of growing old together has become a luxury... Xuan Tan was silent, only feeling that the bright moon tonight is so cold, and he said slowly after a long time: "I see."

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The little monk didn't speak any more, he watched Xuan Tan standing in front of the Demon Locking Tower all night, no one knew what he was thinking, maybe he didn't think about anything.

The Buddha said: love parting, resentment and hatred meeting, letting go and returning home, nothing is right, but eyes full of empty flowers, a handful of yellow sand.

……

Xuan Tan is a good abbot. During his 30 years in charge of Wuxiang Temple, the number of demons imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower has doubled. He is also a living Bodhisattva in the eyes of the people. He has saved countless people throughout his life. Many people even enshrine There is his ancestral hall, but the life of this holy monk is not long.

It is extremely normal for a monk with Xuan Tan's cultivation level to live to be a hundred years old, but only 30 years after he took over as the abbot, Xuan Tan's end has come.

At that time, the little novice Ming Shi had grown into a highly respected monk in the Wuxiang Temple. He was called by Xuan Tan to the back mountain to arrange the funeral. Xuan Tan handed him the key to the Demon Locking Tower just like the old abbot did at that time. , told him to pass on the Wuxiang Temple, and finally Xuan Tan only made one request: "When I die, I don't need to be put in the Suoyao Pagoda, but I will be buried in this red maple forest."

"The disciple knows."

Xuan Tan waved his hand, indicating that Ming Shi could leave, Ming Shi walked away with heavy steps, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly asked softly, "Uncle Xuan Tan, do you regret it?"

Xuan Tan didn't answer, Ming Shi sighed and disappeared into the maple forest.

At this time, there was silence between the heaven and the earth, Xuan Tan sat cross-legged under the maple tree, watched the maple leaves fall, and finally closed his eyes slowly.

- Do you regret it?

--perhaps……

After Xuan Tan lost his voice, a layer of ripples appeared in the air, and Yao, who only had his soul body, emerged, looking at the place where Xuan Tan passed away without saying a word.

Xiao Bai floated out from the side, and after sighing twice with an old-fashioned face, he looked at Yao beside him: "Master, let's go, this delay is long enough."

"Go? Why do you want to go?"

"He's dead, why not leave?"

Yao twirled a maple leaf with a strange smile on his face.

"Bring him back to life."

"Rebirth? Master, do you want to do it again?"

"No, reborn on Wei Yi, exchange the souls of the two of them, you should know how to do it?"

"..."

Seeing the smile on the corner of Yao's mouth, Xiaobai looked at Xuan Tan who had been struggling all his life and died prematurely, and suddenly wanted to light a row of wax on his grave.