The Eight Winds of Rebirth

After walking slowly from Luli, about [-] days later, Gu Xiangtan, Zhao Yuan and others finally arrived at a small county named Zhaoyang.

Since Gu Xiangtan is no longer the identity he used to be, if he lives in Luli and is seen by old people, it will only increase his troubles, so he and Zhao Yuan both decided that it would be better to find a place where no one would bother them. With the capital, Luli in the north, and twelve counties in the east, the most suitable place for them is to go to the west. In the southwest of Daye is the former Shenwu Army, and now the base camp of the Xiao Family Army, while in the northwest there are only some remote areas. It is a rare place to escape from the world. Therefore, after Gu Xiangtan's health improved, they bid farewell to the people of Xiangguo Temple and the Little Spirit Buddha, and trekked towards this place.

Zhaoyang is only a tenth of the size of Luli, and can walk from the beginning of the county to the end of the county in one day. Although the new emperor has ascended the throne, the wars and chaos have passed, and man-made disasters remain. A Zhaoyang also needs to cultivate his health and rest and start all over again.

However, Zhao Yuan and Gu Xiangtan were still a little surprised when they arrived there. There were already many small stalls on both sides of a short main street in the county, and there were also many exquisite shops. The bartering of horses seems to be the market day in the county.

Su Xi leaned on the carriage vigorously while watching with relish while talking to Gu Xiangtan, Gu Xiangtan listened with a smile on his face, and was also interested in watching it, but was held back by Zhao Yuan at the side.

"Get settled first, go back and add some clothes before going out for a stroll at night."

The carriage walked another half a cup of tea, and stopped outside a courtyard. Gu Xiangtan was led down by Zhao Yuan, and he saw that the terrain here was quiet, with the river in front and the mountain in the back. Song pulse, really like a paradise.

Gu Xiangtan looked at it for a while, and Zhao Yuan led him in again. As soon as he entered the door, he faced two tall grape racks. He reckoned that the size was not much different from when he was in Luli. There were no grapes on the racks. Zhao Yuan said: "We came late this year, but if we plant at the end of the year, we will be able to harvest next year."

Gu Xiangtan's heart moved, and he asked, "When did you come here?"

Zhao Yuan said indifferently: "When I was guarding Chenzhou earlier, I came here for a few days." At that time, he had already made plans that one day he would take Gu Xiangtan to rest on the mountain and live alone in the valley.

Gu Xiangtan stared blankly at Zhao Yuan, and said after a while, "Yizheng once gave me the recipe for brewing wine, but I didn't read it carefully..." His tone was quite regrettable.

Zhao Yuan said, "It's okay."

"But you haven't drank it, everyone says it's delicious." Zhao Yuan hasn't enjoyed any cravings for so many years with him, and Gu Xiangtan actually sees it in his eyes and keeps it in his heart.

Zhao Yuan had a gentle expression on her face, and the corner of her mouth slightly raised again: "After I have someone send a letter to Beijing to ask, will you do it well when you come back?"

Gu Xiangtan looked at him and smiled: "Okay."

The group took a brief rest in the house, and Gu Xiangtan rested for a while. Zhao Yuan saw that he was in good spirits. Zen Master Guanyun's recuperation during that period of time had paid off. Gu Xiangtan is now walking and running. There is no serious problem in jumping, but Zhao Yuan is still very careful, and only said to go out for an hour and then came back quickly.

Gu Xiangtan was just here to get some air and relax his muscles and bones, and he was not in a playful mood, but when he really returned to the market, he was still quite surprised by the hustle and bustle.

Even though Zhaoyang is small, the street is full of festive lanterns at the moment, flying all night, men, women, old and young, bustling shoulder to shoulder, which can be compared to the bustle of some big counties.

Gu Xiangtan suddenly remembered it when Zhao Yuan dragged him into a small restaurant, where they sat down and ordered a few bowls of birthday noodles.

"Is this Qixi Festival today?" No wonder there are so many people outside.

"Ah."

Zhao Yuan took the chopsticks that Su Xi had wiped clean with a juan kerchief, and handed them to Gu Xiangtan. He was supposed to use the birthday noodles in the courtyard, but he knew that Gu Xiangtan had been depressed for a long time after recovering from a serious illness, so he took him with him. Take a look around, as for the food outside, he won't eat more, it's just for auspiciousness.

After sitting in the small restaurant for not long, I saw bursts of commotion not far away, and many people rushed to the other side in a crowd, carrying large and small bags in their hands, which seemed a little strange no matter how they looked.

Gu Xiangtan showed doubts, so Mou Fei asked the waiter in the shop.

The waiter said: "This is offering incense to Master Kuyu."

"Master Kuyu? Is there a temple here?" An Yin asked.

Xiaoer nodded: "It's just in the west of the city, our Chantuo Temple in Zhaoyang is very effective. Master Kuyu saved the country and the people. It is because of his protection that Zhaoyang County can be saved from the disaster."

"It's so amazing?" Su Xi didn't believe it, "Isn't it possible to save the country and save the people on par with the Spirit Buddha..."

Who knows that Xiao Er nodded repeatedly: "To suffer from the master is to get the order of the Ling Buddha to come from Luli to save us, not only to help the people out of disaster, as long as we have a headache, he can cure it."

At that moment, An Yin and Mou Fei were a little dazed, looking at Zhao Yuan who was expressionless, and Gu Xiangtan who had a smile on his lips.

"Has everything been cured?" Gu Xiangtan asked calmly.

"How can it be? It's not that easy to bargain with the king of Yama. After all, Master Kuyu is a mortal body. He can only do the Dharma once a day. If he misses it, he can only wait for the next time."

"How?" Gu Xiangtan looked very interested, "What dojo do you open?"

"This..." Xiao Er didn't understand, "Anyway, it's a big scene. All kinds of gold paper and treasure ships have to be burned to Hades, otherwise the hell will not let people go."

"Then is there a dojo today?"

"No," Xiao Er looked at Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan, knew that they must be foreigners, looked quite dignified, and answered patiently, "Do you know what day it is today? "

"What day, the day of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, what does this have to do with monks?" Su Xi asked intentionally.

Xiao Er thought he was disrespectful, so he put on a stern face: "Today is the birthday of Master Kuyu. Let me tell you, the previous generation of Lingfo is also the birthday of today's lay people. People's fate in this world is not shallow, you should weigh it yourself." After speaking, he stopped talking nonsense and walked away.

The folk customs of Zhaoyang County are simple and honest. Obviously, the people respect this Kuyu very much, and they don't want to listen to outsiders' right and wrong.

"Interesting, I have become a monk to celebrate my birthday." Mou Fei also smiled.

"Secular fate?" Su Xi was surprised, what kind of cats and dogs are destined to be with their young master?Glancing at Zhao Yuan again, he saw that the master's face turned cold.

"Since I know that there is a temple here, I should go for a stick of incense." Gu Xiangtan said to Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment, nodded, put down an ingot of silver, and left with Gu Xiangtan.

Chantuo Temple is not far away. After walking along the crowd, I saw a bright temple in front of me. It is not very big, but the incense is really strong. It is almost dusk now, and the flow of people is still endless. All kinds of people selling incense, paper money and red candle offerings have never seen such a scene even in the capital.

Entering the gate of the temple, the crowd was even more turbulent. Many people had already prostrated themselves on the ground in front of the main hall, crying and chanting, thinking they wanted to beg the master to save their family members, but there was a tall novice blocking the way by the gate. Without permission, it is not so easy for ordinary people to get what they want.

Gu Xiangtan looked at it for a while, then went straight up to one of the novice monks.

The novice was talking proudly, "The offerings can be kept, and Master Xinyi has taken them, but the master doesn't see outsiders, so if you ask for prayers, you have to hurry up." The women and children didn't care if they were pushed down, and continued to kowtow piously there, and when Gu Xiangtan was almost brought down by the flow of people, Yan Fang stepped forward and quickly pushed the crowd away, grabbed the novice's hand again, and waited. When the other party looked at it in surprise, Yan Fang said coldly: "My son wants to see your 'master'."

The novice's expression darkened immediately, and when he was about to shout, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist, he couldn't help twisting his face, and said ruthlessly: "You, who are you, Master Kuyu dares to offend, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"I should ask you this question. We are begging so many people with good intentions, but you block people's way. If you don't change your face when you do something that takes people's lives like this, isn't it a crime? The Buddha is right in front of you. Why aren't you guilty?" Su Xi snorted.

In this small mountainous county, few people have ever read books, not to mention such a eloquent tongue. The novice was obviously stunned, and he opened his mouth for a moment without thinking of a rebuttal, so Fang wanted to mobilize the people around him to come together. To resist, a gentle voice was heard.

"Little master, don't be angry. I've come here from thousands of miles away, so I don't know much about the customs here. Please forgive me. It's an important place of Buddhism. Don't spoil the purity. Since you and I are sincere, the conditions are naturally easy to negotiate."

Gu Xiangtan took a step forward and spoke quietly.

Both he and Zhao Yuan have changed into brocade robes, and both of them are wearing plain clothes, but even if they are wearing ordinary fabrics, the character of their bodies is not so easy to obliterate, and now the phoenix is ​​alive and well even if it is poked there Standing in a group, he only looked at the novice a little dazed and a little scared, but when he caught a glimpse of the golden thing flashing by Gu Xiangtan's sleeve, he immediately put away his arrogance just now.

"The almsgiver came from a long way, and his sincerity can be proved. Naturally, I shouldn't be negligent, but you have also seen that there are too many people, and I want to let you in..." the little novice said, poking his neck.

Gu Xiangtan thought for a while: "I understand the meaning of the little master. We are all Buddhist practitioners, and our compassionate hearts can touch the sun and the moon. On the way here, we also met many master doctors, and the illness really took a long time. We can't wait any longer, if Grandmaster really has something important to do, then we can only say goodbye and find another home early."

Where did the little novice think that this person gave up so easily, and the fat duck in his mouth was about to slip away?There are so many chickens and dogs around, I am afraid that they are not as good as the ones in front of me, so I didn't care about taking Joe, and quickly changed his face, smiling: "Don't worry, the benefactor, the monk will report, report , you just wait, just come and come..."

Gu Xiangtan looked at the back of the monk who was running away quickly, and turned his head to exchange a smiling look with Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan stretched out her hand to smooth the hair on his cheeks, and said pamperingly: "Go back after looking at it." If you really dislike these people, it's just a matter of Gu Xiangtan's words, and now to join in the fun, it's purely for him Just relieve the boredom.