After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Xiao Yansui and Li Tan left for only a short while, however, in just such a short time, the guards around her began to fidget, and a little worry appeared on their faces.

At this moment, seeing Xiao Yansui and Li Tan walking back with the beagle again, and Li Tan was actually holding a gray hare in his hand, the guards immediately felt relieved.

Several people came forward, and the next topic revolved around the hare.

Although I couldn't understand what the guards were saying, everyone was pointing at the hare and talking with a smile, but the beagle saw it. With so much attention, the tail naturally became more vigorous It wobbled and tilted up.

Especially after getting Xiao Yansui's simple explanation, which proved that the hare was hunted by the beagle's belly, the guards looked at the beagle with even more interest.

Li Tan casually handed the hare in his hand to the guards on the side. He and Xiao Yansui came here in the name of admiring the maple leaves. In the crisis, the mood of both of them was actually more or less affected.

It's just that, apart from the situation between the DPRK and China that is related to the world, Li Tan is actually more concerned about Xiao Yansui, thinking of what she just said, that she will return to her hometown soon, the parting is imminent, and the time to get along with each other is too short , Thinking of this, Li Tan quickly cheered up, sat behind Xiao Yansui, and when he turned his head slightly, he looked at her with a gentle smile in his eyes.

"About Princess Wan'an, do you have any other clues?" Xiao Yansui's guards were not far away, so Li Tan naturally lowered his voice.

Xiao Yansui pondered for a while, then shook her head, just said: "I know, I should have told you all about it."

After a while, Xiao Yansui suddenly thought of something else, "By the way, the monks in Ximing Temple!"

"Well, Ximing Temple?" Li Tan asked softly, he knew that Xiao Yansui almost had an accident there.

Later, her grandfather Xiao Song directly filed a complaint in front of Xuanzong. After the edict came down, even Gao Lishi, the most powerful person around the saint, went to Ximing Temple to investigate in person.

Xuanzong's favor and trust in Xiao Song, and Xiao Song's love for Xiao Yansui can be seen from this...

In fact, Xiao Yansui no longer remembered the name of the monk who was Princess Wan'an's guest, but only vaguely remembered that the other party seemed to have a high seniority in Ximing Temple, and had some relationship with the abbot monk at that time.

It's just that more than ten years have passed since that year, and the abbot of Ximing Temple was not young at that time, and I don't know if there is a new abbot of Ximing Temple now.

Li Tan thought for a while, then said softly, "Monk Daoyuan?"

Xiao Yansui was stunned before remembering, "Do you remember?"

Li Tan's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't want to mention in front of Xiao Yansui that Princess Wan'an once had a turmoil in the forest with the monk in Princess Yuzhen's annex, but was unexpectedly captured by countless Princess Yuzhen. The guest crashed the thing...

After a little ambiguity, Li Tan just said: "... Later, Princess Wan'an was reprimanded by the sage because of some things. As for the monk Daoyuan, he was first imprisoned in the Ximing Temple, and then he was given to death directly. gone."

Xiao Yansui realized instantly.

However, she had some thoughts about the ending of Monk Daoyuan, "After the accident, he was imprisoned in Ximing Temple first?" She thought that Princess Yuzhen, who was humiliated by Princess Wan'an, was simply She won't let people out of her annex!

Li Tan nodded, "Monk Daoyuan's seniority is not low. Back then, he was quite insightful in Buddhism."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have hooked up with Princess Wan'an when they were preaching scriptures in the palace, together with the Buddha, and when discussing scriptures and Taoism, the two of them didn't pay much attention to these things...

"Who is the current abbot of Ximing Temple?" Xiao Yansui asked directly.

After a short pause, Li Tan realized what Xiao Yansui wanted to ask, and hurriedly replied: "Master Daojue of Shangshui back then." After speaking, he reminded again: "The original monk Daoyuan was actually a Master Daojue's younger brother."

"It's still him!" Xiao Yansui was a little surprised, then smiled slightly, and said firmly, "I want to visit Ximing Temple."

To be honest, Ximing Temple has always been the most prosperous temple in Chang'an City. However, since Xiao Yansui had an accident in Ximing Temple that year, in addition to taking people back to investigate the matter, or deliberately looking for trouble, people from the Xiao family He never took half a step towards the mountain gate of Ximing Temple.

It was also a coincidence that the mountain depression where they came to enjoy the red leaves today happened to be connected to a mountain behind Ximing Temple.

These mountains are all connected to the mountains, extending to the Qinling Mountains for thousands of miles.Of course, whether it is the mountain depression where the maple leaves are admired or the mountain gate where the Ximing Temple is located, they are actually just a remnant of the Qinling Mountains. No matter in terms of the ups and downs of the mountains or the altitude of the peaks, compared with the Qinling Mountains, they are actually different. It's a hill.

Xiao Yansui said this suddenly, but Li Tan never wanted to refute her. He just thought about it for a while, and then replied: "It's not too far to go around here and go to the foot of Ximing Temple. If we leave, we may still have time to have a fast meal there in the morning."

Xiao Yansui shook her head with a smile, she stood up directly, watched Li Tan stand up and looked at her, and then replied: "There is no need to turn back, we will go back from this col Let's go, I know the way."

Rao Li Tan, when he heard Xiao Yansui say that, he couldn't help but startled.

Behind the two mountains, there are often valleys connected. However, it is not a hunter who makes a living in this mountain. Xiao Yansui is a girl from the Xiao family in Lanling and is loved by the elders in her family. He had never heard of Xiao Yansui's hobby of going to the mountains to play. Under such circumstances, she would know some roads that the mountain people might not even know. For what reason, he could hardly think about it. When I think about it, there is an unstoppable tremor and heartache.

Seeing Li Tan's eyes darken, Xiao Yansui was still a little confused.It's just that, even if the two of them grew up, they didn't spend too long together alone, but the way they get along has long been a habit under Li Tan's intentional or unintentional connivance.

--Xiao Yansui has never met Li Tan's rejection, and she is used to him always nodding with a smile, following her appearance in everything.

Seeing that Li Tan was silent now, just looking down at him without blinking his eyes, Xiao Yansui just thought that he was distracted, so he stretched out his hand to grab his arm, and fought the guards he brought again. Hello.

Since it was time to go over the mountain and take the small road between the valleys, naturally no carriage or anything could be brought along. A few people were left guarding the carriage and horses. let's go.

The mountain road is difficult, but for these extraordinary guards, it is obviously not a big problem.

What's more, Li Tan and Xiao Yansui, who seem to have always been pampered and pampered, are obviously physically fit in the mountains, whether it is from the movements of climbing mountains and ridges, or the steady rhythm of breathing after walking for half a day. Adapted well.

As for the beagle, which is lively and active by nature, let alone.Although the mountain road is rugged, for these mountains with limited altitude, when walking on the road, it is really not that steep. The beagle has been circling around Xiao Yansui and Li Tan, and ran to the front from time to time, as if on the road. It was like exploring the road, and after a while, he ran back full of energy.

The valley is deep, and the autumn colors seem to come later than elsewhere.

Walking out of the path stepped by the local hunters, looking up, I saw that the maples all over the valley were red like fire, and there were many yellow maples and green leaves that were still upgraded.

"The scenery here is not bad." Xiao Yansui and Li Tan were not tired along the way, talking and laughing, and seeing the beautiful scenery, they still didn't forget to stop and take a look, so as to see these things that are not often seen on weekdays. The scenery of mountains and rivers is firmly in my heart.

When Xiao Yansui led the way, which seemed to be for fun but had a clear purpose, they crossed the valley, and then climbed the mountain, and the group went directly to the very remote backyard door of Ximing Temple. Li Tan was in a particularly complicated mood, and subconsciously grasped Xiao Yansui's hand.

Xiao Yansui gave him a strange look, but didn't struggle.

As for Xiao Yansui's guards, they were all stunned. The leader was the one who had been by Xiao Song's side before, so he couldn't help but silently glanced at Xiao Yansui.

Xiao Yansui also looked back and blinked at him, with a look of meaning, the guard was shocked when he saw this, and understood that Xiao Yansui's trip was really intentional, and it could be regarded as fulfilling his previous plan guess.

Not all of the guards around Xiao Yansui knew what happened back then, at most they knew that their master's family had always been very disinterested in Ximing Temple for some secretive reasons.

Now that everyone has arrived at Ximing Temple, naturally there is no reason to pass the mountain gate and not enter, especially since everyone has climbed mountains and mountains for a long time, even if they are physically strong, it is logical to go in and rest.

Although Xiao Yansui left Chang'an City for two years, the Xiao family did not come to Ximing Temple for many years, but even the monks who came to Ximing Temple recognized Xiao Yansui's growing face at a glance, not to mention, Accompanying her every step of the way is Li Tan from the East Palace.

Before the monks in the backyard had time to lead a large group of people like Xiao Yansui to the meditation room to rest, the abbot of Ximing Temple, Master Daojue, had already arrived in a hurry.

After all, he was already quite old back then. In Xiao Yansui's view, Master Daojue's face had not changed much except for deeper wrinkles after more than ten years.

"Master Daojue, excuse me." Xiao Yansui greeted him kindly and smiled.

However, for this little lady of the Xiao family who didn't seem to believe in Buddhism when she was young, Master Daojue couldn't help showing a wry smile, clasped his hands together, and said the Buddha's name, "Benefactor Xiao, be polite."

Obviously, it has been many years, but seeing the grown-up girl from the Xiao family again, Master Daojue felt that something was expected, as if this relationship had been entangled in the dark for more than ten years. The grievances and grievances between them are finally about to usher in a final decision.