Red makeup against the world

Chapter 797 Qingliang Temple

The medicinal powder she used could stun a person for twelve hours.Even if they put it in the whole well to dilute the potency of the medicine, they wouldn't wake up so quickly.

Deliberately choosing the time for dinner is to let the night cover the traces of her escape and increase the difficulty of the other party's search.

Carrying a bamboo basket, Xu Wanzhen hurriedly walked towards the mountain with her head buried.On the road, from time to time, I could see a few farmers returning late, which added a bit of vitality to the quiet mountain.

In fact, the best time to escape is when you are in Hengzhou City.Compared with the city, this place is sparsely populated, and the villagers know each other well, so it is difficult for her to hide.

But Xu Wan really had a feeling that after such a long time, the big event planned by the other party must have reached a critical moment.If she doesn't leave, there will be no chance again.

Since this is the last chance, even if it is an adventure, she must try it.The worst result is to take her back and keep her under strict guard.

It's just that she overestimated her physical strength.Mount Wutai is very high, and she has just recovered from a serious illness.Since being hijacked, he has been trapped indoors all day long, lacking physical exercise, and it is difficult to support this sudden trek.

After walking briskly for about an hour, Xu Wanzhen felt exhausted all over.His legs were even more sore and limp. Walking on the uneven country road, every step was strenuous.

It was getting dark.There is no more smoke in the village, and some dotted lights are lit up one after another, and the sound of dogs barking can be heard in the distance.

She wrapped her cloak tightly, took out a steamed bun and put it in her mouth, swallowing hard as she walked.

Finally, the country dirt road came to an end.Looking up, a high slope of bluestone steps appeared in front of you.

Xu Wanzhen secretly cheered for herself in her heart. In her previous life, she even climbed the Great Wall. What are these steps!You can, it must be no problem!

There are tall trees on both sides of the steps, lush pines and cypresses, and the mountain wind blows and rattles.Mount Wutai deserves to be the place where the royal family enshrines Zen. Before you go up the mountain, you can feel its majestic majesty.

She found a nearby big pine tree that could hide her figure, Xu Wanzhen sat under the tree, slowly ate two steamed buns, and rested her legs by the way.There was drug in the well water, so she didn't bring any water with her, so she could only swallow it with her saliva.

After replenishing her physical strength, Xu Wanzhen used her hands to guide Xiao Huomiao to the soles of her feet for a week, and it really relieved some soreness.He listened attentively, and there was no movement outside, so he came out from behind the tree and continued to climb up the stairs.

On the Wanghai Peak in the east of Wutai Mountain, there is a Qingliang Temple, which is the dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva and the place where the emperors of all dynasties went out to practice meditation.

Qingliang Temple has a long history of hundreds of years. It was destroyed by war three times and then rebuilt.The Buddha's light shines everywhere, and there are many believers. It is the first temple in the world.

The monks live in poverty, traveling around the world in hemp clothes and straw shoes.The steps on this slope were built for the emperor to enshrine the Zen, and the powerful and important ministers to visit and do Taoism.No matter how profound the Dharma is, it needs support from these believers.

Xu Wanzhen has learned about the situation of Wutai Mountain through the geographical travel notes written by her predecessors.I should thank her for her usual habit of reading books, otherwise she would not know which direction to go here.

It was already dark, Xu Wanzhen walked on the stone steps alone, not knowing where it would end.The mountain is steep, and the stone steps at the narrowest point can only allow two people to pass side by side.

Maybe it doesn't feel scary during the day.But in this cold night, the shadows of the trees danced everywhere, and strange winds blew from the forest from time to time, which made people frightened.

She gritted her teeth, there was no way out at this time.If the dose is too small, those people are afraid that they will wake up in the middle of the night.She had to enter Qingliang Temple when the opponent caught up with her.

Dragging the lead-filled legs, no longer thinking about how far away, just concentrate on climbing.

After an unknown amount of time, the moonlight poured down from the thick clouds, illuminating the path in front of her.However, new problems were encountered.

The higher you go, the colder it gets.The cloak she was wearing was completely unable to resist the cold air.It's only late autumn at the bottom of the mountain, but the temperature on the mountain is already winter.

After eating the last steamed bun, Xu Wanzhen turned pale from the cold.After waking up the little flame to protect her heart, she quickened her pace and had to reach the destination before her physical strength was exhausted, otherwise she would just freeze to death on the mountain.

After much difficulty, she climbed up a mountain and finally saw Qingliang Temple under the moonlight.It's finally here!Xu Wanzhen couldn't suppress the joy in her heart, she felt much lighter all over her body.

At this time, she heard footsteps coming from halfway up the mountain.

Oops!They woke up earlier than expected, and they didn't go astray.Perhaps, they are divided into groups.

Without thinking about it, she held up her skirt and rushed towards Qingliang Temple.Judging from the position of the pursuers, it only takes half an hour to catch up with her.

The sound of "Tuk Tuk Tuk" eagerly knocking on the door was heard far away in the silent mountain.Xu Wanzhen buckled the door knocker while listening to the movement of the pursuers.

Sure enough, after hearing the knock on the door, the footsteps became more urgent.She stood at the gate of the temple and looked around, and could vaguely see several torches.

Xu Wan was really anxious, but she didn't dare to speak out, for fear that the Zhike monk would recognize that she was a woman and would not open the door.It took about a quarter of an hour before a sleepy voice came from far away inside: "It's the middle of the night, who is it?"

She said nothing, but rapped on the knocker.The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and she could see their figures appearing on the hill she had just been to.

The voice inside was getting closer, "Who is it?" She deliberately lowered her voice, and said, "I was ransacked by robbers on the way, so I asked for shelter in the temple for one night."

After listening to her answer, the voice inside quieted down.Xu Wan really felt uneasy. Could it be that the monk was afraid of the robbers, or did he recognize that she was a woman?

Just when she thought she was in despair, with a "squeak", a small door opened next to the gate of the temple, and a young monk in a gray monk's robe beckoned to her, "Come in quickly."

Xu Wan was truly overjoyed, she pulled her hood, and quickly walked through the door.

The door bolt closed behind her with a "Kata", and the round-headed young monk asked, "Where is the benefactor, and why is he living here, knocking on the door late at night?"

Xu Wanzhen said sadly: "The little girl returned home with her husband and passed by here. Unexpectedly, she met a group of robbers who robbed her property. My husband and I managed to escape, but we were separated on the road."

"Are you a woman?" After listening to her, the little monk realized it.Taking a big step back hastily, he proclaimed the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, Amitabha."

"Please help my little master, those bandits will follow behind. If I leave the temple, I will definitely be killed by them." Xu Wanzhen asked for help in a panicked tone.Her teeth chattered from the cold.

The little monk was at war with heaven and man.If he took a woman to stay overnight in the temple, he would have broken the precepts.The Discipline Hall of Qingliang Temple is not for looking good.

(End of this chapter)