Nightfall

"I scared you to death, where can I find a successor?"

"The problem is that it doesn't seem to be true. [M] ()"

"Where is not true?"

"Chang'an City, shocked, give it to me? Why? Why?"

"Because there are too few Runemasters in the world who are qualified to host the Shocked Array, they can make the Empire absolutely trust less.

Of the three recluse rune masters in the academy, only the little yellow crane is my great Tang dynasty. You have a big problem with your uncle ’s uncle ’s health, and Ningque lacks you as a Confucius student and my apprentice. ? Why can't I give it to you? "

"Who can agree?"

"I agree."

"Master, is it enough for you to agree?"

"Your Majesty has already agreed. He told me that he once told you that after you formally enter the rune, it will take you to see something."

"Your Majesty did say ... but ... it has nothing to do with what we said at this time."

"When you see that thing later, you will understand."

It is certainly a very happy and glorious thing to be a high-level Runemaster, but if you become a Runemaster, the safety of the entire Chang’an City and even the entire Datang Empire will be in your hands, then this This kind of happiness and glory will also be strengthened countless times, but the glory will eventually become a mountain-like noble and sky-like pressure.

Thinking that after standing on the tower of Chang'an for decades, overlooking the world scenery, I can no longer easily feel the feeling of going with the wind, but will carefully observe the millions of Tang people living in it, always preparing for Yanzhe Thousands of years of the existence of the Tang Dynasty court made choices that were absolutely difficult for ordinary people to make. Ning Que felt a bit difficult to breathe and felt dull.

If objectively assessed, any young man who has just been in contact with the spiritual world for less than a year and is still in a state of no doubt will suddenly be scared to death if he suddenly learns that the imperial giants are so important for their future arrangements.

Ning Que is no exception, but after all, he has experienced too much shock and shock in his life. The guts are big enough and wild enough, especially after entering the second floor of the academy, his mentality has become more stable, and it can even be called calm and calm. Lazy.

So after returning to Lin 47, his mood quickly returned to normal.

At the entrance of the alley, an old cat whose family is unknown is lying on the stone slab and squinting lazily in the sun.

In fact, Ning Que is not lazy. In the following days, in order to avoid those enthusiastic Changan people and the governors of various governments, he still got up early in the dark, went out early in the morning, went to the academy to practice fine needle training, listen to the wind and listen to music After listening to chess, after leaving the academy, continue to visit the surrounding scenery of Chang'an City and visit the ancient temples of Taoist Temple, but now there is no teacher to accompany, just a person on the road.

Changan City finally came to the suffocating hot summer of the most difficult period of the year. Ning Que also walked through more than a dozen Taoist temples, and finally came to the Wanyan Pagoda Temple in Nancheng. Unfortunately, in the spring, the swarms of geese have already gone north and went to Taoyang Lake in Gushan County to spend the summer, so he failed to see. The shocking picture of Wan Yan flying around the ancient pagoda.

Fortunately, such places as Taoist Temple, who always like to grab the most beautiful scenery in the world as the background, so Taoist monks were forced to renovate some good scenery to avoid being scolded by the world, so Wanyan Pagoda Temple Although there are no geese to see, there is at least one stupa of ancient bricks with moss marks, and the statues of exquisitely carved stone statues in the temple.

Ning Que looked up at the stupa for a while and found that he did n’t see any understanding of the Taoism or beauty. He shrugged and walked towards the Buddhist hall. Like attracted attention.

The world is shrouded by Haotian Divine Faith, and Buddhism is silently standing in the corner of the moon. Although some temples have been built around various cities, it is not mainstream after all. Most Buddhism monks work hard in the wilderness and have influence on the secular people. Extremely small. Ning Que, like most people, does n’t know much about Buddhism ’s teachings, but only probably knows the so-called Venerable, whose status in Buddhism is roughly equivalent to the saints mentioned by ordinary people, which are ancient myths. Legend.

The statues of Venerable Stones were placed in a secluded Buddhist hall in sequence. The windows were covered with yellow paper. The filtered light fell on the statues, exuding a quiet yellowish luster. Laughing or speechless or with a bitter face, the hands naked outside the monk's clothes are also different, either even lightly held or scattered in a strange way.

Ning Que guessed that this should be the handprint of Buddhism, subconsciously imitated according to the statue of Venerable Shi, his hands stretched out his sleeves and slowly closed, and then spread his fingers crossed, or his fingers fell like a lotus, and gradually there was something in his heart What I feel, but I can't tell what it feels like. When he walked out of the temple, the world was covered with bright and hot sunlight again. He blinked and shook his head in disappointment. As he was about to leave, a middle-aged monk walked out of the Wanyan pagoda and smiled at him.

The top room of the tower.

The middle-aged monk put a cup of tea before Ning's absence and calmly said, "You can call me Huangyang."

Ning Que took the tea ceremony and thanked her, feeling the name a little familiar, and seemed to have heard it from Master Yan Se.

"You must have some doubts, why should I ask you to go upstairs and tell."

The middle-aged monk smiled at him and said, "I was invited by someone, and I want to say a few words to you."

Ning Que held the lukewarm tea and felt a little puzzled, thinking who would you like to say to me? At this moment, he finally remembered the identity of the huangyang monk, thought of the rumors that he had heard in the past, he was shocked, and he quickly stood up and swept to the ground, saluting: "Have seen ... met the master."

The monk Huangyang chuckled and said, "Many people find it a bit troublesome to call me. In the eyes of the people, I am the so-called Yudi, and I am often called Master Yudi, but I am an adult, but just a Monk. "

Ning Que smiled, not knowing how to answer the call.

The Huangyang monk pointed to the mountain-like Buddhist scriptures in the case behind him, and said, "These are the Buddhist scriptures I have taken from the wasteland. I want to translate them into plain text so that I can tell the true meaning of the scriptures to the world. It ’s thin, it took many years, and there are still a lot of papers that could not be completed, so please do n’t mind if I start telling you directly. ”

The middle-aged monk sitting opposite is the Tang Dynasty brother, the most respected Buddhist prince in the empire. Although he has not yet guessed who he was invited to speak to himself, but these seniors let go of this The Buddhist scriptures are not translated and annotated. They take time to speak with themselves. It is very important to think about what is necessary. Ning Qi will have the slightest opinion.

"I do n’t know much about the Rune Way, so I can only start with the practice process I have experienced. Buddhism emphasizes open enlightenment, and the ability to hold the Buddha ’s heart is the Buddha. The heaven and earth vitality around us seems to us to be It can be said that it is a gift given to us by Haotian, and it can also be said that it has been some glory that has existed since ancient times. Whether Haotian has the same will as humans, whether it is Daomen Buddhism or the former sages of the Academy, there has been controversy. , We will not mention it today. "

Huang Yang Monk spoke directly. There was no chatter, no succession, and a great proposition was directly spoken. However, after a short explanation, it came to an abrupt end and quickly entered the topic.

"Buddhist cultivator walks ascetically. The so-called suffering is not to endure hardship, but to walk between heaven and earth, and to have intimate contact with mountain cliffs and streams for many years. Then one day there will be a water flower in the mountain cliffs and the streams will not be able to perceive the world. Between strength. "

"Cultivation pays attention to understanding the running laws of the world's vitality, and how to perceive how the vitality flows and stays still. The Buddhist Sect disciples also have to learn, but our learning depends more on accumulating all the year round, and suddenly think of these things, we call it Enlightenment. "

Really good students, even in the face of Einstein, will not be passively waiting to be fed by geese, with their tails like fish in the backyard of the college, but will ask questions bravely and in a timely manner. Ning Que is undoubtedly Good student, so after Huang Yang Monk said this, he frowned and asked, "Is it extremely familiar with the objective existence of things to recognize all the attributes of things?"

"You summarized it well, no wonder you can enter the second floor of the college."

The Huangyang monk stunned slightly, and said with appreciation: "This is roughly the truth, but in Buddhism's view, these heaven and earth energies existed before us and will always exist after us. This is a transcendental world experience or even The objective existence of survival experience exists, so when we live in it, it is more of an enlightenment than a mastery, and we should not even think about controlling it. "

"Therefore, Buddhism is not like the general practice schools, it uses the degree of understanding and control of the laws of heaven and earth to divide the realm. There is nothing to confuse Dongxuan. To learn the endless heaven and earth with the life of the end, how can you not be confused? Since it is the profound meaning of heaven and earth, How can it be thorough? "

Ning Que thought about this passage seriously and felt that these views of Buddhism were a bit too deadly, at least not very positive.

"Buddhists only pay attention to enlightenment. When you understand, you are enlightened. If you don't understand, you are not enlightened."

Huang Yang monk looked at him and said calmly: "I have been practicing asceticism in the world since I was a child, and after I passed away, I heard that there is a Buddhist shrine in the extreme west of the wasteland, so I went to the moon. China, and the caravans of the Lunar Kingdom entered the wilderness. In seven years, I followed 17 different caravans into the wilderness. Some caravans stayed in the barbarian tribe and did not return. More caravans I returned to the lunar kingdom with a generous reward, but I never found the legendary Buddhist shrine. "

"One of the caravans entered the wasteland four times before and after, and I followed them in and out four times, and I knew the merchant driver guards. One day a sandstorm hit and the caravan was trapped somewhere in the autumn city. At night, A team of horse thieves who came to avoid the sand storm also entered this earth enclosure, and then there was no reason to kill. "

Listening to the word horse thief, Ning Que's eyebrows were picked up purely subconsciously, a bright light appeared in his eyes, his body instinct suddenly stiffened, and his murderous intention was covered. Shen Sheng said: "Master, what happened later?" ? "

He knew it was unnecessary to ask this sentence. He knew the brutality of the horse thief in the wilderness better than anyone else, and the master was sitting here right now, thinking that something had happened in it, and even the master might have been enlightened that day.

Sure enough, the Huang Yang monk said: "The horse thief was a little bit scared of the Buddha Sect disciples, and surrounded me only after killing all of them. That is, at that moment, he followed the master for 20 years and went in and out of the wasteland for seven years. I am finally enlightened. "

Listening to the master's remarks, Ning Que seemed to be able to see the cruel picture of the night in the wasteland Tuwei. His mind shook slightly, looking at the other side of the table and asked subconsciously: "Master, what about you after the enlightenment? What happened to those horse thieves?" ? "

Huang Yang Monk smiled slightly, did not answer this question, but slowly poured some tea into his cup.

Ning Que smiled and knew that he had asked a meaningless question again. Although Buddhism emphasized mercy, but before seeing the introduction of His Holiness His Holiness in Buddhism, he knew that Buddhism was also angry when he met a wicked person. , Those horse thieves died naturally.

The monk Huang Yang said: "As for the enlightenment at that time, I still don't understand it now. I just remember that my body was soaked in the blood from the familiar companions. I felt that the blood was very hot, and the skin on the body was hot, as if it was going to burn. It looks average.

Hearing this sentence, Ning Que gently rubbed his fingers under the table, feeling that the serum left as a child was still so sticky. Although it has faded a lot now, it still makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

Huang Yang Seng looked at him and said, "I have been suffering and confused for many years. Since I want to be enlightened, why can't I be enlightened earlier? Even if half a day in advance, my friends in the caravan will not be killed by horse thieves. It took a long time for me to finally understand this truth. Everyone has different reasons for enlightenment. The opportunity comes when the opportunity comes. If the opportunity does not come, you cannot force it. "

Ning Que understands that Master's words are talking about himself.

The monk Huangyang continued: "Blood is not fire, it should not be spicy, let alone burn, but for me at that time, blood is spicy, and it can burn, and my body and even the heart of the Buddha Burn it clean. If enlightenment is a perception of the laws of heaven and earth, everyone ’s enlightenment should be different, only what you feel is true, what others teach you is false, so you Don't worry, take your time, you will always realize it. "

Ning Que thought for a long time in silence, then touched the ground for a long time, and walked down the Wanyan Pagoda.

A moment later, Li Qingshan, the Datang State teacher, came in from nowhere and looked at the Huang Yang monk and said, "Thank you very much."

The Huangyang monk shook his head and said: "So much contact in such a short time, don't you worry that he will have a problem?"

Li Qingshan said calmly: "A Rune Master who has stood in front of the threshold, Master Buddhism, and those weirdos on the second floor of the academy, this lineup leads a young man who has just entered the world of practice. If he can go without problems, then the future will certainly be expected. If this still does not work, then ... he can only wait for the Master to return to his country. "

The great practitioners of the Datang Empire standing at the highest place have all invested in the education of Ning Que. As the state teacher Li Qingshan said, such a lineup dare not say that there will be no future comers, but I believe that it was extremely difficult to appear before.

The monk Huang Yang smiled after a moment of silence and said, "I hope he will live up to your expectations in the future."

"The Military Department and Tianshu Office have also investigated him in detail, and his loyalty to Datang is beyond doubt. Being able to enter the second floor of the academy means that he has enough potential, and may even grow into a Rune Master in the future. The most critical Yes, unlike other practitioners who are not able to do business in the world and walk in the clouds, they act calmly and sternly. When they encounter an enemy, they dare to kill and kill. Any means is acceptable. "

"Young people like this, how could your majesty miss it? Not to mention the brother's fate?"

"So hard to train him with such a lineup is not that we old guys expect him to grow up in the future and can add glory to our faces, but that the future of the Datang Empire needs young people like him." Since that day, he has eaten in the palace After the exquisite and unsatisfied feast of cold smoke and autumn smoke, Ning Que sent some signatures through the bodyguard, but he never entered the palace again, nor did he meet with Datang Tianzi, so he did not know Zisi has become the most important candidate for the talent training program of the Datang Empire. However, talking with Master Huang Yang at the Wanyan Pagoda today, he more or less guessed something that could allow the Datang Yudi to appear in person. In addition to the face of Master Yan Se, there must be some face in the palace.

Even if he guessed a little, he was n’t shocked, especially compared with the fact that the teacher in the Nancheng Tower pointed to the picturesque Jiangshan a few days ago and said that the safety of the world ’s male city will be handed over to you afterwards, but he will certainly be moved Emotions.

A few days after Wan Yanta had a talk, he had been thinking about Master Huang Yang's words, especially the word Wu.

The more he thinks, the more he confirms the Buddhism's exquisite understanding. If it is put into the system of ordinary practice methods, it is actually Dong Xuan, which is to initially grasp the law of the operation of heaven and earth.

At this time, the realm of Ning Que still stayed in a state of confusion, and there was only a small distance away from Dongxuan Lower Realm. The same was true for Fu Dao. There was only a slight gap between him and the Tao Run. It seems that there is only a trace of distance, but it is the most difficult part.

Seeing that it is only one step away from climbing the dangerous peak, but that step is that if you do n’t go out, no matter who you change, it will inevitably produce anxious and irritable emotions. In the past few days, Ning Que really did calm and calm, but of course he has been deep in his heart Looking forward to that day. It wasn't until Wan Yan Pagoda listened to Master Huang Yang's words about enlightenment that he suddenly realized that these seemingly peaceful expectations were also an anxiety that was also a barrier to practice.

After a long night of thinking, Ning Que no longer thinks about these things. He would still go to the academy, Houshan Feijian, listen to music and iron, and gossip, or would walk around in the scenic spots of Chang'an City, but he never thought about which day he would be able to hole mystery, and that day he would be able The first stroke on the paper, looking at the cornice of the scenic and architectural buildings, no longer wants to feel something from it but just purely appreciate the beauty in between, reflecting and printing those lines into his own eyes.

One day in midsummer.

In the afternoon, the old pen Zhai shrouded in the sweltering heat and humidity, Ning Que leaned on the bamboo chair under the tree and looked at the sky divided by the branches and green leaves. From time to time, he picked up the wet from the basin beside the chair. The towel was slapped twice on the body, and the sweat and heat from the body were washed away with well water.

"Quickly change the water, the water in the basin is hot again. What the **** is the weather, quickly hit some fresh cooling water."

He was not anxious about his practice, but he shouted loudly in front of him because of the heat.

In order to resist those endless admirers and government affairs, Laobi is now open for two days and three days. The proprietor is happy. Sang Sang is really bored during the day, so he wiped the tables and chairs in the front shop over and over again. Listening to Ning Que's annoying cry in the yard, she ran out quickly, poured the old water from the basin under the tree, and then walked to the well to get new water.

Just then a long-lasting rain fell, crackling the eaves and leaves, and then quickly transformed into a heavy rain. The rain was like thunder, but it could not cover the ecstasy of the neighbors in the back alley. Shouting.

"Master, you hurry into the house to hide."

Sang San threw down the basin and quickly closed the window.

Ning Que lay on a bamboo chair but did not move. He looked at the rain falling from the sky, feeling the crisp crack of raindrops hitting his skin, and the wetness that enveloped the streets, and his expression looked a little weird.

Sang Sang looked at him at the window and shouted, "Why don't you come in yet?"

Ning Que opened his eyes and looked at the increasingly dense rain, suddenly shouting loudly: "Look, it's so beautiful."

Sang Sang thought Master was talking nonsense again. She waited for a long time and found that Ning Que was lying on the bamboo chair silly. Although the hot days did not worry that he would catch a cold, she was worried that he would be a fool in the rain and walked out the door with a thin eyebrow. Going to the bamboo chair, he looked up from the sky after learning his appearance.

Ning Que looked up and looked at her with some difficulty, stretched her arms around her waist and hugged her into her arms.

The master and servant lay side by side on the bamboo chair, lying in the heavy rain, looking at the sky with their eyes open.

Sang Sang looked at the rain line that came like an arrow, and said in surprise: "It's really pretty."

Ning Que wiped the rain on her face and asked, "Do you think we are like rain eaves under a thousand-year wind and rain at this time?" Sang Sang shook his head and said, "No, I think it looks like a city wall. , Being shot by many arrows. "

Ning Que sighed: "It's a heartless girl."

At night, the rain gradually stopped.

Sang Sang started to cook, and after Ning Que wiped his body, he came to the desk in front of the window again.

He pours water into the inkstone and grinds the ink to raise the pen, as naturally as every time in the past ten years.

The blank sheet of paper on the desk was the same as the original one. The edge had been rolled up for several days, but it was still white.

Looking away from the page of the water word department of that rune classic, he glanced at the rain that had fallen under the eaves.

Then he sinks his wrist and writes.

The plump nib is like a treetop full of rain, and gently falls on the snow-white paper.

One line, two lines, three lines, six lines.

The six lines are drawn.

Ning Que took a deep breath and stopped writing.

Sang Sang walked in with two large bowls of soy sauce rice, set aside, walked to the desk and looked curiously.

Then she looked up at the roof, frowning slightly, unhappy, and said, "It rained? Isn't this a new house in Tianqi's four years? Master Ming'er, you have to talk to Qi Siye, you must reduce rent. "

Ning Que shook his head helplessly and said, "When did we pay the rent? Besides, there was no rain in the house."

"It's still called no rain? Master, are you confused by the rain and fever? Should I go to the pharmacy ..."

Sang Sang pointed to the blank paper on the desk ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ and looked at Ning Que and asked.

However, before waiting for her to finish, Ning Que put her thin body in her arms.

Sang Sang felt that Master's emotions seemed to be very excited today, so he had to stretch his arms helplessly and let him hold him in anxiety.

Ning Que hugged her tightly. After a moment of silence, she said with a smile in her ear, "Tell the full length Ancheng those who want to invite me to dinner. Starting today, I have time to go to their house to eat."

Sang Sang listened to this, his body stiffened slightly, and looked at the desk again.

Six ink marks on the snowy white paper on the desk have long disappeared.

There is only a large water mark.

Not rain.

It's water. ! ~!