[Yuesu] The moon shines thousands of miles away

When the world is in good times, Haiyan and Heqing are clear. There has been neither war nor natural disaster in the past 20 years, and the weather is smooth.It's just that once in a while, there will be a madman singing wildly, saying that the current peaceful scene is coming to an end, and it should be a harbinger of the coming storm.

However, these words of worrying about the country and the people usually cannot reach the heavens and hear them, and they cannot reach the ears of the people.People live a peaceful life, thinking the farthest and best is nothing more than being Tian Shelang in the morning and going to the Tianzitang in the evening.

Huaiyin Town is located on an important road for water transportation. Although it is not a prosperous town, it is also a prosperous town.The county guard is clean and honest. Over the past few years, it has been governed in an orderly manner, and people's hearts are stable.And if you want to say that the most rumored in the streets and alleys recently is the matter of Xi Tianlin'er, the head arrester of Wang Da.

Strange to say, Wang Butou and his wife have been married for more than five years and have been childless until the end of last spring.The couple were so happy that they burned incense and fulfilled their wish, looking forward to autumn and winter, and finally gave birth to a son in the twelfth lunar month after being pregnant for October.The day when the child was born was sunny and fine. Wang Baotou was waiting outside the room. Hearing his wife's mournful yells, he was very anxious. Suddenly, the sky was dark and the chickens and dogs raised by the nearby people were crying uncomfortably. Quite frightening.In an instant, a goose feather snow fell one after another. The people in the town had never seen such a heavy snow, and they were amazed for a while.

Hearing another "wow", the sonorous cries of the child came out from the oil-paper window, and Wang Butou's heart finally came to fruition. Then he saw the midwife pushed open the door and wrapped up a handsome baby boy in a thick mattress.Standing in the snow with the baby in his arms, Wang Butou was amazed to find a slanted birthmark on the thin skin of the baby's right breast, like a scar.

At the same time, a faint fragrance was smelled from the end of the nose.Wang Baotou turned his head and saw that the half-dead plum tree in his courtyard suddenly revived, accompanied by frost, wind and snow, and a tree of pure white flowers bloomed, instantly filling the courtyard with a delicate fragrance.

After word of mouth, everyone in Huaiyin Town knew about the innate vision of the son of Wang Butou's patriarch, which probably has some origins.

At first Wang Butou also felt uneasy, but soon he was overwhelmed by the joy of being a father for the first time.But not long after I was happy, the child fell ill just after the full moon wine. He had a high fever for days, his young face was flushed red, and he invited famous doctors everywhere but nothing improved. powerless.Just when the Wang family and his wife were exhausted physically and mentally, a young man in common clothes came to visit him. He said he was a cultivator and came to help when he heard about it.Catcher Wang half-believingly invited him in, but he saw that the man stared at the infant child for a long time, pinched his fingers and recited a spell, and the light blue light fell on the child's head like drizzle.The couple were dumbfounded, and in a blink of an eye, the child relaxed his frowning brows and fell asleep peacefully.It didn't take long for the high fever in the body to subside.

The Wang family and his wife were so grateful that they knelt down and thanked each other.The visitors said that this child has a deep connection with Daoism, his fate is unique, his roots are upright, he is an extraordinary person, and he needs to practice martial arts and Taoism to keep his life safe.Wang Butou recalled the vision on the day the child was born, so he didn't dare to have any doubts at the moment, so he made the decision on the spot to make the child worship that man as his master.

The man held the child in the crook of his arms, pinched his fingers in a dignified way, with a smile on his handsome face, and said, judging from his birth date, time and place, I would name him Ling, the better.

In this way, Wang's eldest son did not follow his father's surname, and had a master in one month of birth.It's just that the master's whereabouts are erratic, and he often comes and goes like the wind, which is unpredictable.It was almost a year later that the Wang family and his wife knew that the man's surname was Yun and his name was Tianqing.

Even so, Xiaoling grew up safely and smoothly, Yun Tianqing visited him for a few days every month, and did not stay at home, but took Ling out of town, sometimes in the wilderness, sometimes in the green hills Gao Gang, basking in the breeze and bright moon, practiced mental techniques and practiced swordsmanship.Sometimes Yun Tianqing didn't know whether it was out of test or out of intention to play tricks, and he specially left a message for Ling Yue to look for him in a dangerous place on the mountain.Although suffering and tiring, Xiao Ling Yue persisted day by day, and at the age of ten he was already strong and healthy, no longer as sick and weak as when he was born.

Lingyue added several younger siblings one after another, and the family gradually became prosperous.When Yun Tianqing wasn't here, Ling Yue followed his father to the yamen to practice martial arts, or helped his mother's family to take care of the medicine store business.He is clearly a young man with no worries about food and clothing, but perhaps because he has a little more experience than his peers, or because he has a few wisps of aura born in his bones, he is not a bit stubborn at a young age, he is filial, sensible, intelligent and firm, quite Parent-child demeanor.

The parents looked happy, but Yun Tianqing was extremely disappointed. He sat under the flower stand with a jar of honey wine, sighed, and said how he taught such a strict guy, who was not at all like his wild boy; he also said that Murong Ziying His family education really has a lot of legacy.In the end he sighed, God really decides, God really decides.

At this time, Ling Yue held a sword flower, turned his head, his bright eyes reflected the blue color of elms and willows: the master is saying something that the disciples don't understand again.

In this way, until he was 15 years old, Yun Tianqing was delayed by something in the early spring, and he hadn't heard from her for a long time.However, Ling Yue fell ill on a stormy night, just like the sudden serious illness when he was born, his whole body seemed to be roasted on a stove, his consciousness was blurred, and he kept babbling.

Half-awake and half-awake, Ling Yue vaguely recalled that Yun Tianqing had mentioned that he was born with aura, but he was also the most likely to be coveted by evil spirits.Ling Yue sat cross-legged on the bed, tried his best to meditate on the dharma, barely kept the line of the Lingtai clear, and closed his teeth tightly to prevent his family members from hearing the sound.Gradually, he couldn't hold on any longer, and passed out from exhaustion.

In a haze, he fell into a big dream. He dreamed that he was in a high mountain and deep valley that he didn't know where. To rush forward.He swung the sword rustlingly, looked around at his companions, without any fear in his heart.In a blink of an eye, he was already in the sky, standing on the white clouds and relying on the emptiness to control the wind, looking at the majestic and picturesque mountains and rivers.

The dream was a little lighter, and he vaguely felt a warm and cool palm resting on his forehead, caressing the corners of his eyebrows.The thin callus on the palm of the hand looks like Master, but it doesn't seem to be Master.Finally, Ling Yue woke up drenched in cold sweat, the desk was dripping with candles and lights, the door was closed and the windows were ajar, and there was no one in the middle of the night.He saw that the quilt that had been kicked under the bed earlier was just covering him end to end, and when he recalled the feeling of drowsiness, he was stunned and puzzled.

When Yun Tianqing came again, Ling Yue asked about this matter, Yun Tianqing was a little surprised, then smiled as if he had realized it, and didn't say anything, only saying that Ling Yue was probably sick and confused.Ling Yue was dubious, but he didn't ask any more questions.

The days are as light and calm as water, and the time flies by in the blink of an eye.Until Ling Yue's 20th birthday, Yun Tianqing gave him a sharp sword that could cut gold and cut jade, and said, "It's time for you to leave home and go for a walk."

Under the moonlight, Yun Tianqing's eyes were bright, with a hint of a smile.Ling Yue bowed his head and cupped his hands, and said: "If Master's words have a deep meaning, I hope you express it clearly."

Yun Tianqing asked instead: "Ling Yue, do you believe in fate?"

"...I haven't participated in this great way yet, I only know that things are man-made and cannot be easily attributed to the destiny. I remember the master taught me this way."

"This is exactly what I want. So, do you believe in fate?"

"What fate?"

"Marriage." Yun Tianqing folded his arms on his chest, with a smile in his eyes, "This trip, if you go to the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, if you really have a chance, you will naturally get something."

Ling Yue often followed his uncle to collect herbs in the mountains, or to purchase goods in distant towns. As the eldest son of the family, his father occasionally took him with him when he went out to handle cases out of the intention of cultivating.Firstly, they hoped that Aizi would have more experience, and secondly, the couple vaguely felt that Lingyue should not be raised in the family yard, and would leave one day, and the little Huaiyin Town might keep him for a long time.

The woman's heart is soft and sentimental. At first, Mrs. Wang often cried secretly, but after her husband enlightened her, she gradually relieved a little. Coupled with the addition of children in the family, Mrs. Wang was distracted from taking care of her youngest son, so she stopped worrying about it all day long.

There were a few times when I slept lightly at night, I heard movement in the courtyard, I put on my clothes and went out, and saw a young man from deep in the village come back wearing a star and a moon, with a tired expression and only a pair of eyes full of energy.Wang's heart was sore, she sat on the porch and watched the candlelight in the opposite wing from a distance, looked in through the half-opened casement, and saw the young man sitting at the table, bandaging the newly added wound on his arm.It wasn't until the candlelight was extinguished and the tired young man snored softly that Wang carefully pushed the door in and tucked the quilt carefully for him.

Later, Ling Yue got older, her cultivation level gradually improved, and her vigilance became higher and higher. Every time Wang walked outside the door, Ling Yue woke up and asked her softly, why didn't mother fall asleep?After a few times, Mrs. Wang stopped bothering him in the middle of the night.Seeing that his wife was sad, Catcher Wang couldn't help sighing, saying that this child is different from ordinary people, it is hard to guarantee that it is born from some star in the sky, and he will definitely do something in the future, blindly short-sighted by a woman will only delay his future.Wang thought it made sense, so he let his eldest son practice martial arts and grow up.

In the eyes of his siblings, Ling Yue is like a father. Although he doesn't play with them often, it doesn't affect his status in the hearts of his siblings at all.When Lingyue was learning to control the sword for the first time, he and Yun Tianqing returned to Huaiyin Town with their long swords. The three siblings happened to be out of school, and they were playing with crickets under the low wall of the ruined temple. In the sky, Ling Yue yelled repeatedly with excitement, and Ling Yue, who was so frightened that Yujian was unstable, swayed and almost fell from the clouds, which made Yun Tianqing overjoyed.

The younger brothers and sisters all said that the eldest brother is a hero who stands up to heaven and earth, and Ling Yue rubbed their heads dumbfounded when he heard this.However, in the eyes of the children, Ling Yue is indeed quite majestic, as if he was born with it, so they all obey him and obey him.

Twenty years of time are like running water, and in the end, the father is kind and the son is filial, and the licking of the calf is affectionate.

On the day Lingyue left home, he served green tea to his parents in the hall, Wang Butou said "be careful in everything", then got up and went back to the house without looking back, Wang wanted to send it outside but was stopped by her husband sharply.Ling Yue also felt guilty and sad when he saw his mother quietly wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief when she turned around.

Simply packing up his luggage, putting a few ingots of silver around his waist, some clothes in his bag, and a long sword in his hand, Ling Yue stepped out of the house facing the rising sun.Suddenly the corner of the clothes was held by someone, he lowered his head, and saw the youngest sister crying, her nose turned red, Ling Yue stroked her hair, said that when she came back, he would bring her delicious candies, and ordered the second brother to take her back to the house go.

The new snow in the first month has not yet melted, and the sky is blue.Ling Yue walks the long road alone, facing the unknown life in the distance.I am also waiting for a solution to the years of confusion in my heart...

Yun Tianqing asked him if he believed in destiny, and he only said that destiny was too vague.However, after 20 years, there always seems to be a premonition lingering in the dark, only waiting for the truth to come out one day, and take him to the place where he should go.

There is one thing that Ling Yue has never told others. Since he was 15 years old, he has been in the snow in his dreams almost every night. Everything around him is clear and white, with only a little bit of blood-like red. Emerging from the fog, like a dream shadow fog flowers.He was eager to see whether it was a flower or a cluster of fire, but he couldn't touch it.I feel familiar, but I have no clue, I only know that my heart is ups and downs, and I am inexplicably full of pity.

For a long time, that red spot was engraved on his heart, waiting for him to see the truth.Thousands of miles away in Luoyang, who is waiting for him?

During the warm spring season in February, Lingyue came to the border of Luoyang.The majestic and solid city walls stand under the blue sky, looking extraordinarily magnificent.

Ling Yue watched quietly for a while, what he saw and heard along the way was all fascinating, the sky was high and the earth was vast, and a sense of pride quietly grew in his heart.Ling Yue calculated that the agreed time that Master said was coming soon, so he turned around and walked towards the eastern suburbs of Luoyang City.

The White Horse Temple is located in the south of the Sanli Royal Road outside Xiyang Gate, with Mang Mountain on its back, and is located between the ancient trees of Changlin.At noon, the bright sunlight shines through the leaves above the head, and the floating light falls on the grass, and the forest wind is rustling and the birds are singing.Ling Yue walked along the gravel road, and people who burned incense in the temple passed by him one after another. He looked up at the red wall and cornices looming in the greenery, and an inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart, and his palms were sweating a little. meaning.

Stepping into the main gate of the ancient temple, sandalwood and incense are blowing in the face. The five-story hall and the towering pagoda are magnificent.Ling Yue was shocked by the solemn scene, and gave a secret praise in his heart.

Several gray-robed monks passed by, Lingyue called out to stop him, bowed his hands respectfully, and asked: "Great masters, my master ordered me to come to your temple to look for someone, may I ask..." Lingyue paused, not knowing what to do Speaking, after a moment of deliberation, he said, "Is there anyone living here waiting for someone?"

The monk clasped his palms together and asked, "What is the name of the person whom the almsgiver is looking for?"

Ling Yue was at a loss for words for a while, and then realized that he didn't ask the person's name, what he looked like, and couldn't help laughing at himself, shaking his head and saying: "My teacher didn't tell you..."

The monks looked at each other in dismay, and they were all embarrassed, so they only replied: "There are often outsiders staying overnight in this temple. The main benefactor is looking for someone. Why don't you go to the wing of the east courtyard?"

"Thank you." Ling Yue held his sword and cupped his fists, turned around the clock tower, and walked along the long corridor to the east courtyard.

The winding path in the courtyard is secluded and shaded. There are twelve wing rooms on three sides, quite quiet and elegant.Outsiders staying overnight in twos and threes gathered around the stone table, playing chess or talking and laughing happily.When Ling Yue walked in, everyone looked over and continued chatting nonchalantly.

Ling Yue was a little embarrassed, he didn't know how to find this person, and secretly regretted that he didn't ask Yun Tianqing why.

A young monk came in with a broom and swept the fallen leaves under the tree. Ling Yue stepped forward to call him and asked again.The little monk tilted his head, blinked his big bright eyes, and said, "Oh, a young man came here a few days ago and said he was staying for a few days, and he had to wait for someone. Is it the one you are looking for?" people?"

Ling Yue's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "May I ask where that young hero is now?"

The little monk put his big broom aside and said casually, "Let's go, I just left last night."

Ling Yue was disappointed again, thinking that the appointment date had not yet arrived, maybe he was not the person he was looking for, but he still asked: "Who is the last name, and where is he going?"

The little monk wiped the stone table with a rag, shook his head, and said, "No. He rarely talks to people."

"I see, thank you, little master." Ling Yue didn't think too much about it, and settled down when he came, so he simply stayed in the White Horse Temple.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for five full days, there is still no income.During this time, pedestrians hurried to and fro, Ling Yue looked at the pious faces, wondering if the person Yun Tianqing was referring to could be among them.He didn't know where to go for a moment, he just sat under the bodhi tree with his sword in his arms, watching the sunset, listening to the sound of wooden fish in the gentle twilight, and the melodious Sanskrit singing.

He knew in his heart that the word "marriage" was nothing more than Yun Tianqing's joking words, but he also believed that if Yun Tianqing asked him to take this trip, that person must be someone who had a great relationship with him.

A green leaf fell to his knees with the wind, and Ling Yue stretched out his hand to pick it up, and suddenly his mind moved.The little monk sweeping the floor came again, and when he saw Ling Yue, he asked casually, "The person the Lord Benefactor is waiting for hasn't come yet?"

Ling Yue shook his head, and asked him again: "The young hero you mentioned...how does he look? Did you ever say who you are waiting for?"

The little monk thought about it seriously, and said: "I can't remember what I said. But he is not from the Central Plains, he looks like he is from the south. He is about the same age as you, with a sword on his back, and looks... um, A bit fierce."

Ling Yue frowned slightly, and wanted to ask, the little monk's eyes lit up suddenly: "Oh, yes, wait!" After saying that, he ran into a side room, and came out after a while with something, stuffed it into Ling Yue's hand inside. "It was left by him. The donor knew him, so he bothered to return it on his behalf. I was still wondering what to do with it..." The little monk scratched his head.

Ling Yue looked down in surprise, and in the palm of his open hand lay a sword tassel, dark purple silk ribbon and tassels, and a round jasper in the middle, which seemed to have been used for many years.The color made him feel inexplicably familiar, and his mind couldn't help being in a trance. At this time, the evening bell was ringing in the temple, and the sound of the clear chime echoed and rang in the halls, corridors and temples, far away into the sky.Ling Yue seemed to hear the voice of the old world from nine days away.

"Good man, all sentient beings have been reincarnated since there was no beginning, because they have all kinds of love and greed...Desire is caused by love for life, and life is caused by desire to exist. Fruit. Because of the desire situation, there are many violations of the favorable situation, betrayal of love, hatred and jealousy, and all kinds of karma, so they will be reborn as hungry ghosts in hell...

"That's why all living beings want to get rid of life and death, avoid all samsara, first cut off greed and eliminate love and thirst... If all living beings in the last days can give up all desires and get rid of hatred and love, stop samsara forever, diligently seek the Tathagata's perfect enlightened state, and be pure The heart must be enlightened..."

In the sutra hall, the Zen master with a clear face was explaining the "Yuanjue Sutra". Ling Yue listened in a daze, with all kinds of feelings in his heart upside down, and he didn't realize the time was passing.

It wasn't until the moon was on the top of the forest, and the dew stained his clothes, that Lingyue came back to his senses.After pondering for a long time in my heart, I finally thanked the Zen master and said goodbye, and walked out of the temple gate.

At this time, there is no one in the forest, only the shadows of trees, and the moonlight is cool.Ling Yue was open-minded and fearless, he just walked and thought about this matter, he couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he planned to take a look in Luoyang City, maybe there might be a chance.

Because there was something on his mind, Ling Yue was not in a hurry to drive away with his sword, and just let the night wind blow on his body, feeling a little calmer.After walking for about an hour, he could vaguely see a little light in Luoyang City. He felt parched, so he sat down against a big tree and took out the water bag he had with him.

After taking a few sips of clear water, Ling Yuefang wanted to get up and continue on his way, but the night suddenly darkened, and the faint moonlight disappeared in an instant.Ling Yue looked up in surprise, and there were a few gray clouds covering the sky with a crescent moon, Ling Yue frowned, and felt that there was a monster around him.

Ling Yue didn't dare to be careless, took out the fire folder in the package and shook it, and saw a few black figures not far away, which looked like wild wolves in shape, and occasionally heard the sound of "hissing", there may be snakes in the grass .Ling Yue thought in his heart that it was not an ordinary beast, it should be a monster that has become a spirit. The yin energy is too strong tonight, and his body may have attracted evil spirits.

Ling Yue slowly raised his hand and pressed the saber, but he heard the wild wolf roar, and the fire in his hand went out immediately, and the surroundings returned to darkness.Ling Yue's heart tightened suddenly, he grasped the sword and pulled it out an inch, and the clear sword light struck the blade of grass.Ling Yue knew in his heart that he should not act rashly, so he held his breath and listened carefully.

At the moment when the wind suddenly tightened, Ling Yue suddenly lifted his breath, kicked the trunk beside him vigorously, jumped up with his strength, escaped the attack of the monster's sharp claws, and landed lightly behind the monster.The wild wolf slammed into the air, roared and turned around, Ling Yue had already seized the opportunity and stabbed with his sword, with a chirp, the blade penetrated seven points into the flesh.

Before Ling Yue could draw his sword, his feet were entangled with the body of a snake again. The snake spit out a red letter and wanted to bite his ankle, but Ling Yueqing shouted and kicked him away.At the same time, Ling Yue felt a chill in the back of his heart, and hurriedly turned around and raised his sword to block, but he was still a little slow, the monster's sharp claws scratched the material of his arm, leaving a long bloodstain.Ling Yue didn't care about the pain, and he killed a few more with his sword Rufeng, but more and more roars gathered around him, and the monster aura became stronger and stronger.

Although he had experienced several times with Yun Tianqing in his early years, it was the first time he had been in danger alone.Ling Yue felt bad, and his clothes were wet with cold sweat.He forced himself to calm down, and began to silently recite the mantra he had learned.

Suddenly, a blue light reflected the forest transparently and brightly. Ling Yue looked up in amazement and saw a hexagram imprint condensed in midair, cold and cold.He knew it was a Taoist technique, and it was quite similar to what he had learned.Immediately afterwards, dozens of sword lights fell from the sky, and all the spirits and monsters screamed in pain wherever they passed.

The sword light receded, and a figure flew out from the forest, standing firmly in front of him. At this time, the night was dim, and it was difficult to see the appearance of the person coming, only a red sword light was seen waving out, like There was thunder, and countless tree trunks fell down.After the loud noise, there was silence all around, the previous evil spirit had all disappeared, the gray clouds in the sky also slowly moved away, and the bright moonlight sprinkled down again.

The man turned his back to Lingyue and stood silently holding his sword. He could only see that he was a tall and straight young man who looked very young.Ling Yue still had lingering fears, he clasped his fists after calming down a little and said, "Thank you for your help."

The man didn't answer, didn't turn around, just stood there quietly.After a while, he put the sword back into its sheath and walked forward.Ling Yue could already see clearly that the man was wearing a close-fitting long gown, although he was dressed as a warrior, it did not look like the clothes of the Central Plains, and he did not wear his hair in a bun like ordinary men, but braided it into a long braid behind his head , down to the waist.

Ling Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he called out, "Wait a minute, you..."

The man turned his head slightly when he heard the sound, and Ling Yue saw through the moonlight that there was a bright red between his brows, which was so bright that it almost burned his eyes.There was a sudden palpitation in his chest, and a sudden sharp pain in his head. Ling Yue couldn't utter a word, and fell down clutching his heart.