Holy Monk, your benefactor is dead!

"The coir raincoat man! One coir raincoat, one hat, one flat boat, one foot of silk and one inch hook. One song and one bottle of wine, one person fishing alone and one river autumn. This is my cousin's favorite poem, and it is also her favorite painting. .Even if you dress up as your cousin's favorite look now, you can't erase the fact that it was you who killed her."

Like a sneer, like a sarcasm, Li Yun's words seemed to magnify Li Zhi's guilt hidden in his heart infinitely.

"I don't want to, I want to save her, yes! Everything I do is to save her!" While muttering to himself, Li Zhi suddenly woke up, and he straightened his curled up body suddenly. After scrambling and rushing to Jing Yan's feet, he raised his head, revealing a face frosted with tears and snot, which was flushed red from the cold.At this moment, like a helpless child, he hugged Jing Yan's calf.

"Little master, you have great powers, you go and save her, please go and save her."

"Amitabha, manpower is sometimes exhausted, and the little monk can't do what the benefactor asks for, so good!" Jing Yan sighed, took a step back, closed his eyes, and didn't want to look at the dazed face.

"He is already dead, but you saved him! Then you must be able to save Hu Po too," Li Zhi climbed up along Jing Yan's cassock, grabbed Li Yun, and pulled him off Jing Yan's shoulders , Li Yun was caught off guard, and was directly thrown on the ice by Li Zhi. Li Zhi pointed to Li Yun lying on the ground limply, with a grim expression on his face: "If you refuse to save Hu Po, I will kill him." .”

"If you kill him, you will kill the little monk. If this can eliminate the evil in the benefactor's heart, benefactor, please do it!"

Hearing Jing Yan's words, Li Yun stopped struggling, he looked at Jing Yan in astonishment, wondering in his heart: "Why?"

"Amitabha!" Jing Yan opened his eyes and glanced at Li Yun, those eyes seemed to be able to accommodate everything, he lifted up his cassock, sat cross-legged on the ice with bare feet, and put his hands together.

Li Yun wanted to step forward to question him, but no matter how hard he struggled, his body seemed to no longer belong to him, and he couldn't control it at all.

"Little monk, what is going on? Why can't I control my body."

"Life and death in the world have their own conclusions. The lifeline of the benefactor has been cut off, and his body has fallen into the underworld. Resurrecting the dead, there is a refutation of the way of heaven. The reincarnation of the way of heaven is predestined at the beginning of human beings. Although the body of the benefactor is dead, the soul is still there. The little monk uses the relic bead. The soul of the benefactor is forced into the body; the bone is turned into blood, and the gate of life of the benefactor is drawn to the gate of life of the monk with the Buddha's prayer. When the monk is born, the benefactor is born; when the monk dies, the benefactor also dies. Vice versa .As for the donor's inability to control his own body, it's just that the relic beads haven't been well integrated with the donor's body. Qiqi is the number of reincarnation. After 49 days, the body can be controlled freely."

"Then why, when you are carrying me on your back, I can move?" Li Yun thought for a moment, thinking that when he was carried on Jing Yan's back, although he felt weak, he could indeed control himself.And...Buddhists believe in the theory of cause and effect the most, every drink and peck all have cause and effect, and there must be some unknown reason in it.

"Little monk, what price does this cost?"

"The relic beads are originally belongings of the monk. The donor is close to the monk, and the relic beads can draw vitality from the monk on its own. The price! Now every day the donor lives belongs to the monk. One day is two days, and the life span is halved. " Jing Yan looked indifferent, not aware of how much his words had impacted Li Yun.

Li Yun stood there stunned, looking at Jing Yan with a complicated expression, speechless for a while.

"Halve my lifespan? Little master, I am willing to give the rest of my lifespan to Hu Po. I beg you to raise your hand and save her." Li Zhi's eyes lit up, he let go of Li Yun, and let him fall on the ice floor .He knelt down violently, knelt down in front of Jing Yan with a slight movement, bowed his head, and after a while, bleeding came from his forehead.

only……

Jing Yan still shook his head: "The number of seven is for reincarnation. A person dies for seven days, and his soul is immortal; if he is born innocent, the number of forty-nine is reincarnation. What the donor left behind is just a body. Even the little monk, the relic bead, cannot save her."

"Then where is she now? I'm going to find her, yes! I'm going to find her. Little master, tell me, where can I find her?"

"Sins, sins! Almighty, wake up! From the moment she died, you have no entanglement. Almighty, let go of the obsession in your heart. Only in this way can you redeem your own faults and avoid the fire of karma. "Jing Yan looked at Li Zhi incomprehensibly. He grew up in a temple since he was a child. Such a strong emotion that surpassed life and death only made him more confused.

Li Zhi was stunned, stunned!

As if enlightened, a sliver of clarity appeared in his bewildered mind, he let go of his hand in a slump, he stood up, he walked to Amber's side, he stretched out his hand, and gently kissed Amber's cheek, he whispered softly.

"Amber, you want me to live a good life. I listened to your words, but I am very tired. The little master said that I will never find you again, but I don't care anymore, as long as I can lie with you now, I am also satisfied.”

As Li Zhi said, he took out a small and delicate dagger from his bosom, and was about to stab it in the heart.

"Wait a minute!"

Seeing Li Zhi's movements, Li Yun shouted to stop, and when he saw Li Zhi's movements froze, he said anxiously: "I know how to save my cousin! Everyone knows that there is a Canaan Temple, but they don't know that there is a pagoda in the Canaan Temple Pagoda, the little monk is the monk of the pagoda, he only has one relic bead, and he can save my life. Think about it, with the power of the whole pagoda, can't save a mere person?"

There was a crisp sound of "Ding Dong", and the dagger fell to the ground. Li Zhi rushed to Li Yun with a face of ecstasy, and asked tremblingly, "Really? You didn't lie to me!"

"Monks don't tell lies. You can ask the little monk if there is a pagoda in the Canaan Temple. Every monk in the pagoda has relic beads." Li Yun evaded the problem and threw the question to Jing Yan.

"Little Master?" Li Zhi turned to look at Jing Yan, desperately needing his approval.

Jing Yan looked at Li Yun in surprise, there is indeed a pagoda in the Canaan Temple, and he is the monk protecting the pagoda, but the pagoda is independent from the Canaan Temple, and it is kept secret to the outside world, so few people know about it.He didn't understand why Li Yun knew this, but he still nodded, "That's true, it's just..."

Li Yun only needed Jing Yan's words at first, but when he saw that he wanted to say more, he immediately interrupted his words, and continued with great ease.

"It's just that without the guidance of the little monk, it is impossible for outsiders to enter the Buddha Pagoda. We are going to the Canaan Temple. If you don't, you can go with us, so that we can take care of each other. Although your identity is not recognized by your aunt , but after all you and your cousin are husband and wife, I also want to call you cousin-in-law, if you can save your cousin, I will be obliged. I wonder if my cousin-in-law thinks it is okay?"

Then Li Zhi heard Li Yun's cousin's husband, his face flushed immediately, and he was a little at a loss. He nodded without hesitation, "What my cousin said is very true, very true!"

"Although this place is far away from Beijing, if we travel day and night, we will arrive at Canaan Temple in less than a month. At that time, we beg, the monks are merciful and will be able to save my cousin. It's just a pity What's more, I heard that the monks in the Futu Pagoda seldom go out of the temple if there is no reason. I'm afraid I will have to trouble my cousin and husband to take my cousin to the temple. It will take more than three months to go here. Sigh... ,if……"

Li Yunchang sighed, looked at Li Zhi with some hesitation, and hesitated to speak.

Li Yun's thoughts had already been brought up by Li Yun, so he couldn't bear his hesitation at the moment, "If it's what? Cousin, tell me!"

"Don't call my brother-in-law a joke, but I suddenly thought that if there is a carriage here at this moment, we can take my cousin to the Canaan Temple. If we take the horse back in advance and travel day and night, we can reach it in only seven or eight days. The sooner I arrive, the sooner my brother-in-law can unite with my cousin. But..., I suddenly thought, how can there be a carriage in this deserted place? Even if I can find a carriage, how can there be a replacement horse? If you don't think carefully, I hope my brother-in-law will not be offended."

A trace of embarrassment and guilt flashed across Li Yun's face.If he could move at this moment, he would definitely stand up and bow a long way, expressing his apology for his lack of consideration.

Li Zhimeng clapped his palms, with a happy expression on his face, and said loudly: "Cousin, you are right! Yes, I will go find the carriage."

Before the words were finished, he was already impatiently looking towards the exit, like an afterimage flying by, and disappeared in an instant, leaving only the echoing words coming from the entrance of the cave.

"Cousin, you are waiting for me here, I will be back soon... just come back!"

When the echo disappears, only the gurgling sound of running water remains.

Jing Yan stood up. He walked up to Li Yun with bare feet that were red from the cold. He squatted down and looked at Li Yun's face that had become even paler due to the cold. His tone became strange. Get up, "You lied to him!"

Li Yun smiled wryly, he wanted to nod, but he couldn't do even such a small movement.

"Little monk, carry me behind your back."

"Why did you lie to him?" Jing Yan was silent for a while, and asked again.

He didn't understand, and he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand it either.

Why did Li Yun make such a decision for himself? He never promised to help Li Zhi.Moreover, he is now sure that Li Yun only knows about the existence of the Buddha Pagoda. He doesn't know anything, but he can talk about it.He made promises that he, and even himself, would never be able to fulfill when the time came.

"Little monk, please answer my question first, are you completely incapable of bringing me back to Beijing now!" Li Yun smiled softly, and was submerged in his bitterness like a flowering epiphyllum.

Jing Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.As the price of reversing life and death, if Li Yun leaves him within 49 days, his body will not be able to move.And because of the excessive consumption of his inner breath and blood essence, he couldn't use it at all, and he was like a useless person.

"Sure enough, as I expected. Little monk, I want to get up."

Jing Yan did not refuse Li Yun's request this time, he stretched out his hand and helped Li Yun up.

But just when he touched Jing Yan's hand, Li Yun found that he could control his body. He raised his hand, looked at his palm, and couldn't help sighing.

"Things in the world are really miraculous."

"Can the benefactor answer the little monk's question now?" Jing Yan tilted her head, and in her clear eyes, she could clearly see Li Yun's slightly pale face, but not concealing her charm.

Li Yun stretched out his hand and brushed a strand of messy hair that fell in front of his eyes to the back of his head, and smiled.He pushed away Jing Yan's hand on his shoulder, and under his surprised gaze, he stretched out his hand to hold Jing Yan's wrist, and walked a few steps forward. He bent down and picked up the dagger that Li Zhiyu used to commit suicide. A flash of remembrance.

He let go of Jing Yan's hand, and leaned his whole body on Jing Yan's body. He rolled up his sleeves and wiped every part of the dagger meticulously and attentively.The messy hair fell down again, and he didn't even notice it.

Behind him, Jing Yan stood there stiffly, staring blankly at his palm, which was warm, but the coldness that had just left made him feel confused, even the question he mentioned just now There is no time to ask again.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yun suddenly made a sound, his voice was far away, as if it came from a very far away place, he said: "Little monk, I am homesick."

Jing Yan was startled suddenly, he turned his head in surprise, opened his mouth, and wanted to ask again, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything for a while.Jing Yan thought for a while, then simply closed his mouth and stopped talking.

After Li Yun finished speaking, he didn't care about Jing Yan's reaction. He tightly held the dagger in his hand like a treasure; he looked at the peaceful woman lying in the ice coffin with a confused expression.

He muttered and sang in his mouth, but it spread into Jing Yan's heart.

"Ten years of life and death are boundless, without thinking, never forgetting, lonely graves thousands of miles away, no place to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other when you meet, your face is covered with dust, and your temples are like frost.

Last night Youmeng suddenly returned home, Xiaoxuan window was dressing up, looking at each other without words, only a thousand lines of tears.It is expected that the place where the heart is broken every year, the bright moon night, and the short Songgang.

......"

##### The two poems in this chapter are respectively excerpted from:

Wang Shizhen's "Inscription on the Picture of Fishing Alone on the Autumn River"

Su Shi's "Jiangchengzi"