Heaven and earth return to one

On November [-]th, everything was ready, and Li Yunke was ordered by the emperor to go to Shaolin with a team of guards, chariots and horses to pray for the common people.

No one knew that Nangong Xuan had already moved ahead with Nangong Xin.

On the night of the first day of December, Li Yunke left his bodyguards and chariots and horses in the posthouse where he was staying, and sneaked out alone to meet Nangongxuan in Zhuangzi.

Hearing the sound of the door, Nangongxuan didn't respond, and when someone came in, he said without raising his head, "Didn't I tell you not to come here?"

"Don't worry about you practicing alone." Li Yunke glanced at the book in his hand, rubbed his hands together and said, "It's really cold tonight."

Only then did Nangongxuan raise his head, looked at his frozen red nose, put down his book, got up and walked in front of him, put both his hands into his palms, and said helplessly, "I told you to be disobedient."

Li Yunke chuckled: "I miss you."

"I haven't seen you for a few days?" Nangong Xuan rolled his eyes at him, "You just can't take time off."

Li Yunke didn't want to let his hands get cold, so he withdrew them after a while and asked, "Xin'er is asleep?"

Nangongxuan hummed, "I put him to sleep in Xiaoxi's room, and I left it to Kang Hui and the others to watch."

"After the son was born, he was much better than when he was in your womb."

Nangong Xuan was also very pleased with this point, thinking about how he wanted to kill this child at the beginning, now he is really glad that he got kicked by Shen Hao at that time, otherwise he would not have seen this little guy.

Li Yunke took two sips of hot tea with his cup in his hand, and said, "I sent a letter to the old man, and I should see him in Shaolin at that time—Senior Yu is a lay disciple of Shaolin, and every year around Chinese New Year, he must go back to Shaolin to have a look." .”

"You have to celebrate the New Year outside again." Nangong Xuan said.

"On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there is also a blessing ceremony. Brother Huang specially ordered it. He is actually quite afraid of death, so he pays attention to it."

Nangong Xuan sneered, "If he is really afraid of death, you shouldn't ask you to pray for him, otherwise how would you know if you would speak ill of him to the Buddha?"

Li Yunke was funny when he heard it, "That's right, how can he trust me?"

Nangongxuan sat down and said: "I heard from Shaoshang that Beimo has asked the imperial court for instructions. I hope your brother will allow them to enter the country to search for people?"

Li Yunke nodded, "But the emperor first heard that they unilaterally cut off the border trade, and he was unhappy, so he didn't respond. I guess Beimo will make another request soon and make a certain decision." If you give in, Brother Huang will also say something at that time, probably still won’t allow their people to come in, but will promise to return them back.”

"What will he pay for?"

"Of course he won't let people who come across the border ignore them. The border has been looking for people." Li Yunke said, "But it's certain that they won't be found. The border is short of manpower, so we can't always keep looking for them. Nine still has to fall on me, an idler."

Nangongxuan understood, "Then you can't find it, and he will punish you for your ineffectiveness?"

Li Yunke shrugged, "Almost."

Nangongxuan sneered, hooking his fingers at Li Yunke.

Li Yunke stepped forward and bowed his head.

Nangong Xuan patted his face, and said: "You better not go back to celebrate the New Year, or the New Year will be aggrieved, and you should hang out with me in the future."

Li Yunke's eyes sparkled, "I'll depend on you even if you don't tell me."

The two talked for a while, and before reaching the hour, Nangong Xuan drove Li Yunke out of the room.

Li Yunke sighed, turned around and leaned against the door, saw Han Luo standing opposite, and said, "I won't make a sound to affect him, so why don't you say he won't let me accompany you?"

Han Luo didn't know what kind of kung fu Nangongxuan was practicing, and he was only told not to disturb him. At this moment, he looked puzzled and didn't know how to answer.

Xiang Duo squatted on the wall and whispered: "Because the master is very charming, doing nothing is just as distracting."

Li Yunke smiled and rolled his eyes, "Reward."

"Thank you, master!"

Han Luo: "..."

Qin Shaojun on the other side of the tree whispered to Qin Shaoshang next to him, "Fortunately, I didn't say that it was because the Nangong leader's own internal strength was sufficient."

Qin Shaoshang didn't speak, and stared at the back of Han Luo's head fiercely, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't like it.

Li Yunke saw that Han Luo had something to say, so he waved to him and said, "Follow me."

Han Luo followed him into the next room.

"What's the matter?" Li Yunke sat down at the table, waited for him to close the door, and asked.

Han Luo licked his dry lips, "Master, is there any task that needs to be done outside recently? It's like the one that I couldn't come back for a long time."

Li Yunke thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, I have some arrangements later, and I will have to call you all back gradually."

Han Luo was overjoyed, "In other words, the subordinate will be able to work with the master all the time?"

"I can't tell if it's far away, but it should be in the past few years. I'm worried that someone will send a letter to you, so I can rest assured by keeping a few more people around." Li Yunke looked at him probingly, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

The smile on Han Luo's face couldn't be suppressed, he hesitated and said, "That's... that, doesn't the master know that this subordinate treats the young master..."

"Look at your heavenly beauty," Li Yunke sipped his tea with his legs crossed, "How do you know that Shaojun will definitely fall in love with you?"

Han Luo: "..."

Li Yunke said: "Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, no big disturbances are allowed to affect Xuan'er's practice. At other times, it's up to you. I'll wait for your good news."

Han Luo patted his chest, "Master, don't worry, this subordinate can finally say what he has been holding back for so many years, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal, and will cling to him for the rest of his life."

"Don't talk about Shaojun," Li Yunke glanced out the window, "I think you won't be able to pass the test of Shaoshang first."

Han Luo said: "Then start to please my uncle first."

Uncle who was eavesdropping outside the window: "..."

"Brother, don't eavesdrop on what the master is saying." Qin Shaojun, who knew nothing, said from a high place.

Qin Shaoshang took two steps towards him, and said with a suppressed voice, "Stay at the side, don't come over."

Qin Shaojun: "..."

On December [-]th, Prince Duan led the crowd at least outside Lin Temple.

The host and Yu Yin studied under the same eminent monk, so he is still Yu Yin's younger brother, and he has a very good personal relationship with Yi Lingfeng. He even taught martial arts to Li Yunke, so the relationship is very close.

But in front of people, these two people seemed unfamiliar with etiquette, one was a good host, the other was a good guest, and politely entered the temple gate surrounded by a hundred or so people.

The presiding Master Benchu ​​is a fat monk with a smile on his face, very kind.He took Li Yunke and others to the main hall to burn incense and worship the Buddha first, then he accepted the monk's clothes, shoes, futon and quilt given by Li Yunshen, and together with his disciples, he proclaimed the Buddha's name and thanked the Son of Heaven.

Prince Duan returned the gift on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and then respectfully said: "Master, Chengning has been very difficult this year. First, there was a border war, and then there was a flood in the Huijia River; the crown prince lost his leg, and the emperor's brother was bedridden with a long illness. The disciple came here this time, I would like to ask the master to tell the Buddha and Bodhisattva the sincerity of my disciples, to bless me in Chengning next year with good weather, the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe, to bless the successors of the Li family with a solid foundation, and to bless my mother and the emperor's brother in good health and long life for a hundred years."

"If the prince's heart is sincere, my Buddha is merciful, and I will surely answer the prince's request." Master Benchu ​​said, "From today, the prince will stay in the backyard and will not be allowed to leave the hospital. By the fifteenth day of next month, he will copy 81 scriptures and chant the scriptures." Seven thousand two hundred times, is the prince wishing?"

Li Yunke clasped his palms together and bowed, saying: "I will follow Master's instruction."

Master Benchu ​​nodded in satisfaction, and ordered his disciples to take the rest of the people to rest, while he himself took Li Yunke to the Buddhist temple where Shaolin Temple entertained the most distinguished guests.

"Thank you, master, for getting rid of those people for my disciples." When he reached the place where there was no one else, Li Yunke clasped his fists and bowed to Master Benchu ​​again. It was not very polite, but it showed a sense of intimacy.

Benchu ​​smiled and patted him on the back, "It doesn't take much effort to set you free, but the Buddhist scriptures..."

"Don't worry, I don't dare to copy scriptures and chant scriptures even once." Li Yunke immediately assured him, and supported him attentively. Master."

Benchu ​​walked into the Zen courtyard with a smile, looked at the people waiting in the courtyard with folded arms, and said: "You don't need to thank me, senior brother has an order, how dare I refuse?"

Yu Yin nodded, "Brother, if you do me this favor, do you count as deceiving the Buddha? Have you broken the precept?"

At the beginning: "..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Yi Lingfeng reprimanded, kicked Yu Yin's ass lightly, and then walked out with his arms around Benchu's shoulders, "Brother, don't talk to that guy, let's go drink."

At the beginning: "..."

"How about I play the piano and sing to cheer you up?" Yu Yin followed up and asked.

At the beginning, his mouth was not as fast as the two of them, and his round face quickly turned red, and he stammered: "Brother Yi Dao, senior brother, I still... have to go..."

Li Yunke watched the three of them go away, and when he turned around, he met Nangongxuan's gaze.

Nangong Xuan leaned against the door and said, "You arrived two days later than expected."

"The wheels of two carriages got stuck in the mud in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, and many of the things they brought were overturned. After rearranging, it was delayed." Li Yunke wrapped his arms around his waist, "This is missing me. ?”

Nangongxuan broke away from his hand in disgust, turned around and entered the room, "What is worth my thinking about you?"

"I look good!" Li Yunke brazenly boasted. Seeing Nangongxuan raised half of his eyebrows, he immediately changed his words, "I have nothing worth thinking about. It's because I miss you. Can I miss you?"

Nangong Xuan didn't say yes, but he didn't say no.

Li Yunke rushed forward to hug him and wanted to kiss him, "It's not to make you happy, it's because I really want to."

Nangong Xuan pushed him away and said: "During this period of time, you are not allowed to move your hands or feet, and you must always pay attention to your words and deeds. Besides, your room is next door."

"Why sleep separately!" Li Yunke beat the bed aggrieved.

"The most important place of Buddhism," Nangong Xuan poked his chest with a serious expression, "Remember that the six roots are pure."

Li Yunke: "..."