Nightwatcher

The cry for help is like a stone thrown into a well, causing ripples on the calm water.

Duer's heart is well water.

He stopped, turned his head slowly, little by little, looked at the Guangxian Bodhisattva behind him, and looked at the bodhi tree. .

Guangxian Bodhisattva narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"What else is there?"

Guangxian Bodhisattva answers every question, he will not hide or lie, why not be honest with him now and ask the Buddha what is going on, he must know something. This thought flashed in Dueruohan's mind.

So it was hard to restrain his desire for the truth. He clasped his hands together, recited the Buddha's name, and then stared at Guangxian Bodhisattva, saying:

"Karashu Bodhisattva insists on refusing to accept the Mahayana Dharma, so we have to ask the Buddha for instructions. It just so happens that Kaarashu Bodhisattva is not in Alanda."

Duer stopped talking and didn't continue.

Guangxian Bodhisattva stared at him for a few seconds, his face softened a little, and he said calmly:

"Right now is a critical moment for Buddhism's future plans, and Alando should unite as one."

Duer Luohan clasped his hands together and bowed his head:

"Amitabha, I am the one who is angry."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left, walking slowly, with the hem of his cassock fluttering, heading towards the Buddhist forest.

Guangxian Bodhisattva withdrew his gaze, looked at the scattered stones on the ground, paused for a few seconds, and then looked at the thick and thick bodhi tree.

Du'er Luohan walked out of the Zen forest steadily and came to the edge of the cliff. The cold wind howled, and his cassock trembled violently, as if freezing his soul.

As a mature Arhat, he already has a clear state of mind, and will not be influenced by emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. Of course, curiosity cannot make him lose his mind.

Du'er Luohan stepped forward, and his body turned into golden light and escaped.

The next moment, he appeared on the cold pool, sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform.

"Amitabha."

Du'er clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name in a low voice. Then, a faint golden light shone on his body.

He entered into a zazen state.

The function of Buddhist Zen can repel all external evils, and it can also calm down demons in an instant.

After half a stick of incense, Duer opened his eyes and took the initiative to get out of the meditation state. His eyes were calm and his face was calm, and there was no abnormality.

At this time, the sound of steady footsteps came from outside the path, and Asuro's tall and burly figure passed through the green plants and appeared by the pool.

Looking at each other, neither of them spoke, Duer took out a golden bowl from his sleeve, and gently put it upside down in front of him.

In an instant, the pool was covered by a barrier, shaped like an upside-down bowl.

Only then did Asuro speak, and said in a deep voice:

"I heard the sound of breathing in the Zhenmojian, and I wanted to try to get closer, but the warrior's premonition of crisis did not warn me.

"It was abnormal, so I returned it."

As the most powerful person under the Bodhisattva, Asuro is certainly not a reckless man. Today's preliminary test is to be done soon.

After all, this matter involves Chaopin, Asuro doesn't know how terrible Chaopin is, but he is very clear that in front of Chaopin, he is probably only a little stronger than ants.

After he finished speaking, Duer said in a slow tone:

"In the depths of the Zen forest, under the bodhi tree, there are indeed sculptures of Confucian saints, but they have long since collapsed."

Asuro remembered Xu Qi'an's analysis, if the sculpture is still there, then the Buddha is still in a semi-sealed state. Back then, it was another mysterious super-grade who pushed Jiazi to sway the demon and seal the god.

If the sculpture is broken, it means that the Buddha has used the luck of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom to break free from the seal of Confucian saints, but because he needs to seal the gods, he chooses to sleep.

"That's the second possibility. The Buddha and Shenshu are the same person, and the Buddha has long been out of trouble. Perhaps he is the one in the Demon Town." Asuro's tone was calm, not surprised.

After all, Xu Qi'an had made a very clear analysis that day, no matter what the situation was, Asuro was fully prepared.

At this time, Duer Luohan shook his head lightly:

"I didn't have time to check in the future, and Guangxian Bodhisattva arrived. When I turned to leave, I heard a cry for help from behind."

Asuro's eyebrowless, protruding brow bone moved violently, and said with emphasis:

"Cry for help?"

Du Er Luohan nodded.

In this way, Xu Qi'an's second possibility is not so reliable.

The two fell silent immediately, and a chill rose up their spines.

After a while, Asuro said slowly:

"Guangxian has a problem."

Du Er Luohan nodded: "He takes the Zen forest very seriously. By analogy, most of the Bodhisattvas have problems. At least, the Bodhisattvas know some secrets, such as the matter of Confucian saints sealing the Buddha."

Now that it has been proven that what Xu Qi'an said is true, the Bodhisattvas must have known about it, but they chose to conceal it. Even him, a second-rank Arhat, did not know about it.

Asuro looked at the pool, thinking:

"Finding out who is calling for help, who is sleeping, will unlock the truth. But it is too dangerous for us."

Duer's eyes flickered, and he said:

"you mean"

Asuro confessed:

"We can use the Southern Demon. If the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox wants to protest against the Buddhist Chamber, it will definitely come to take back Shenshu's head. At that time, it will be our chance."

Under normal circumstances, with Guangxian sitting in Alando, it is impossible for them to find out the situation.

Doug sighed:

"I can't do anything in the near future. The Guangxian Bodhisattva has probably become suspicious of me."

Qingzhou.

In the military tent, Xu Pingfeng saw the figures of the two Bodhisattvas Guangxian and Liuli disappear, and the Bodhisattva Jia Luoshu put away the golden bowl.

He raised his cup, took a sip, and tasted the slightly astringent local tea.

"The Southern Demon's restoration of the country is really a major event that can be recorded in the annals of history."

Dressed in white clothes like snow, he spoke softly, as if chatting with an old friend: "Why didn't Bodhisattva Guangxian go to the southern border in person? Although it is to prevent the nine-tailed fox from taking the opportunity to attack Alan Tuo, this matter is easy to handle."

He put down his teacup and said:

"Just ask me for a few teleportation artifacts in advance. You obviously have the means to deal with it, why not use it? Has Guangxian left Alando?"

Gala Tree Bodhisattva sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Xu Pingfeng sighed softly and said in a low voice:

"It's true that you have done a major event that will be famous in history, but well, the winner and the loser, how the history books are written in the end depends on the attitude of the people who come later.

"If your reputation is too good, wouldn't it appear that you are a father who has committed a heinous crime?"

Yunlu Academy.

Dean Zhao Shou stood on the edge of the cliff, looked south with his hands behind his back, and said slowly:

"In the first year of Yongxing, in winter, the southern demons will rise again, Lian'an, drive away the Buddhist gates, and rebuild the kingdom of ten thousand demons."

A table behind him appeared out of thin air, the paper was spread out, and the brush jumped into the inkstone pool by itself, stained with ink, and "brushed" on the paper to write down.

Ink dries instantly.

"One copy per person!" Zhao Shou waved his hand, and the paper and table case disappeared.

In the academy, the sound of reading is loud, and in each school, each teacher and student received Zhao Shou's calligraphy at the same time.

Zhao Shou's voice echoed synchronously in his ears:

"Using the content on the paper as the topic, each person writes a policy theory, and the students submit it to their teachers for review, and the teacher submits it to me for review."

What a big event that the dean personally came up with a question to test the scholars of the whole school. No matter the students or the teachers, they picked up or unfolded the contents of the paper in amazement and amazement.

Taking a closer look, everyone was dumbfounded and froze on the spot.

The southern demons have returned to the country, and the battle of demons recorded in the history books has reversed today.

The Myriad Demon Kingdom, which was annihilated in history, returned to Kyushu.

At this moment, all the students and gentlemen felt a sense of unreality, a feeling of witnessing history with their own eyes.

At the same time, they also understood the intention of the dean Zhao Shou, because they are familiar with history books, and they have read the commentary articles of the ancestors and sages on the Buddhist move after the fall of the Wanyao Kingdom five hundred years ago, as well as the impact on the structure of the Kyushu mainland. analysis and more.

For example, the Buddhist Jiazi's act of slaying demons laid the foundation for the human race to rule the Kyushu mainland.

For example, after Jiazi swayed the demons, the demons lost their habitat and wandered around, often having fierce conflicts with the human races in order to compete for territory. Buddhism's move has harmed ordinary people.

Another example.

Now that the Southern Demons have returned to the country, the dean Zhao Shou asked them to write an article to evaluate this matter, so it is not difficult to understand.

"The reappearance of the Wan Yao Kingdom shows that the human race wants to unify Kyushu, and there is a long way to go." Someone half thought and half commented.

"The human race has never really unified Kyushu, and the northern demons have existed since ancient times. However, the southern demons established their country at this time, but it is because of Dafeng that they have held back the Buddhist gate."

Because of the alliance between the Yaozu and Dafeng, the scholars of Yunlu Academy rarely abandoned "race differences" and had a good impression of Nanyao.

"Wait, what is "Lian'an", why didn't the dean explain it?"

"I remember, um, the alliance between Yaozu and Dafeng was facilitated by Xu Yinluo."

The discussion stopped for a while, and all the students looked at each other in blank dismay, suddenly realizing in their hearts.

It was Xu Yinluo who helped the Southern Demon to establish the country

"Understood!" A student picked up a pen and quickly wrote on the rice paper:

"In the first year of Yongxing, in the winter, Buddhism tore up the covenant and turned to help the Yunzhou rebels, causing the Central Plains to fall into dire straits. Xu Yinluo rushed to the southern border, led a group of demons to fight against Buddhism, and expelled the Westerners from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It is of great significance to contain the Buddhist sect and alleviate the military disaster in the Central Plains."

The school immediately fell silent. The students spread out the paper and wrote vigorously. The teacher who taught also sat on the ground and concentrated on writing in front of the case.

palace.

Lin'an was in a good mood for a walk in the back garden with Wang Simu. The two drank hot tea and ate pastries. Wearing thick cloaks, they didn't feel cold at all.

After walking for a while, Wang Simu said with a half-smile:

"Your Highness got what he wanted, but he doesn't seem happy?"

Lin'an knew what she was referring to, looked at the desolate flower garden on one side, thought for a while, and said:

"Since I got what I wanted, I'm happy. It's just a marriage."

Of course she was happy, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed immediately that day, and her joyful heart beat faster.

But starting from a woman's sensitive and delicate mind, the motive for giving the marriage was not what she wanted.

The marriage she wanted was Xu Qi'an's proposal to the emperor's elder brother, and the emperor's elder brother readily granted her a marriage and married her into Xu's family.

rather than profit.

What he wants is that Xu Qi'an wants to marry, not "forced", even half-pushed, because her feelings for Xu Qi'an are pure and not mixed with purpose, just like when he was a little Tonggong, Yingong .

The gap in status did not affect her feelings.

However, after going through so many things, her unruly and willful temperament has long since restrained a lot and grown a lot.

Wang Simu smiled and said:

"It is the greatest blessing to be able to marry the person you like. As for the reason and purpose, there is no need to worry too much. People who care too much are looking for troubles for themselves.

"My father said that the essence of politics is compromise. As a human being, you have to compromise appropriately."

"I know, you don't need to talk about these big truths." Lin'an gave her a look, and said again:

"However, he himself may not know about the gift of marriage. Although Xu Qianhu agreed, it is still unknown whether he will do it or not."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Xu Yinluo was brought up by his second uncle and aunt since he was a child. Although he is not his parents, he is better than his parents. Marriage is a matter of parents' order and matchmaker's words. According to my understanding of Xu's family, Mr. Xu's promise is useful."

Lin'an was secretly happy, and gave a reserved "hmm".

At this time, she heard Wang Simu sigh:

"You are a princess. No matter who you marry, you will always be magnificent and show off your power. But if you marry the Xu family, the status of this princess may not work."

With Xu Qi'an's current status and cultivation base, the dignity of a mere princess will definitely not be able to restrain him.

It is no exaggeration to say that that stupid young girl of the Xu family can walk sideways in the palace, and the prince and daughter dare not provoke her.

That being the case, if His Royal Highness Lin'an married into the Xu family, as long as Xu Yinluo never separated from her uncle and aunt, she would be suppressed by the mistress of the Xu family.

Lin'an is not stupid, and he heard Wang Simu's subtext:

"Simu might as well just say it straight."

Wang Simu said in a low voice: "The mistress of the Xu family is very skillful. When you enter the Xu family, don't conflict with her. Just be a good little wife. If you are being ruled or made things difficult, you can bear it."

Hearing this, Lin An frowned slightly, feeling inexplicably heavy in his heart, and said in surprise:

"It makes you so afraid?"

Wang Simu sighed:

"My knowledge is far worse than hers. Have you seen Xu Lingyue?"

Lin'an recalled Xu Lingyue who had met once in the Star Observation Building that day, and nodded:

"Well-behaved and sensible, delicate, looks very weak."

Wang Simu sneered and said:

"That's all pretending to bluff people. That girl is cunning and vicious. By the way, she is extremely obsessed with Xu Yinluo, the elder brother. When you marry into the Xu family in the future, the first thing you need to do is join hands with me." , marry her off, or you will have to suffer."

Lin'an thought about it.

Wang Simu continued:

"I have confronted her many times in secret, but I didn't get any benefits. Can Madam Xu be a fuel-efficient lamp to teach such a daughter? Erlang is so talented. It is said that it was Madam Xu who whipped him to read and write since he was a child.

"You have to know that Xu Ershu is just a martial artist, but he can't teach Erlang the seeds of reading. Also, I heard that when Xu Yinluo was young, he had a bad relationship with his aunt, and she forced him to live in the neighbor's house. Courtyard, life is very poor."

Lin'an was shocked, he didn't expect Xu Qi'an to have such an unbearable past.

She knew Xu Qi'an well, he was unruly and disobedient to anyone, from a small Changle County Kuaishou to an indomitable hero today, no one could suppress him.

Such a character was driven to the small courtyard by the mistress of the Xu family when he was young.

Wang Simu said in a deep voice:

"Of course, at that time Xu Yinluo was still in the ascendant and sent him to others. But Your Highness, after Xu Yinluo's success, he didn't settle the score after autumn, but poured out his heart and soul to his aunt and his family.

"Now you know how powerful the Xu family's mother is at controlling people's wrists, right?"

Lin'an faltered on the spot, with a look of apprehension, and stammered:

"I, I'm fine, why provoke her, I won't provoke her."

Wang Simu opened her mouth. In fact, she wanted to say later that it is not difficult to deal with Madam Xu, as long as we work together, you will follow my orders.

But seeing His Highness Lin'an being so helpless, she couldn't say these words immediately.

At the end of the walk, he got a satisfactory answer, but Lin'an, who was afraid of the Xu family's mother, got into the luxurious carriage full of thoughts, and returned to the palace amidst the rattle of wheels.

At this time it was close to lunch, she did not go back to Shaoyin Palace, but went to the residence of the concubine mother.

Concubine Chen set up a table full of delicacies, waiting for the couple to have lunch together, when she saw Lin An coming in, she nodded slightly.

The relationship between mother and daughter was a bit cold, Concubine Chen took a sip of tea and said lightly:

"After His Majesty ascended the throne, he became more and more disobedient to what my concubine mother said. As a mother, I can't even influence my own daughter's marriage."

According to the rules, you have nothing to do with my marriage. Lin'an muttered inwardly and frowned:

"Mother and concubine is not satisfied with my marriage, so she can tell the emperor's brother that she is, and tell me what to do."

Concubine Chen snorted coldly:

"It's not necessary, you girl likes him, and the concubine knows it."

Concubine Chen was only worried about Concubine Fu's case back then, and that kid didn't care about Lin'an's face at all, and exposed her plan. It caused her to be demoted by the first emperor.

"I heard His Majesty say that he is not in Qingzhou, nor is he in the capital. Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, and the battle in Qingzhou is stalemate, he doesn't contribute to the court, and he is running around."

Concubine Chen complained.

I don't know if His Majesty marrying you to him will win over that damn kid. Concubine Chen murmured in her heart, but she didn't say it in front of her daughter.

She still loves Lin'an.

Thinking brokenly, all the dishes on the table, the mother and daughter waited for a while, but did not wait for Emperor Yongxing to come.

Concubine Chen frowned and said:

"Your Majesty is not coming to eat, so send someone to the Temple of Anshen to inform you."

The eunuchs serving in the palace retreated in response, and returned in a hurry after a quarter of an hour, saying:

"Your Majesty is discussing matters with the princes, but the slaves have not been able to see His Majesty."

Concubine Chen's heart sank: "Do you know what's going on?"

Now is a sensitive period of ups and downs, and she is extremely concerned about political affairs.

The eunuch said:

"I heard from the father-in-law of the Anshen Temple that just now the supervisor sent a sorcerer of the sky supervisor to spread the word to the palace, saying that the south is angry with the bullfighting, the luck is overturned, and the southern demon regained the 100,000 mountains and rebuilt the kingdom of ten thousand demons."

Wan Yao Nation. Concubine Chen suddenly remembered the existence of Wan Yao Nation, her charming face floated with joy:

"Is that the monster clan that is allied with the imperial court?"

The eunuch nodded.

"Okay, okay."

Concubine Chen looked at Lin'an with a big smile on her face, and said: "A while ago, Your Majesty also said that if the Southern Demon fails to succeed, then the plan to contain the Buddhist sect will be difficult to realize. The situation in the Central Plains is worrisome."

Lin'an echoed with a smile: "It seems that the emperor's brother's worries will not be realized."

Concubine Chen was ecstatic:

"God bless you, God bless Your Majesty."

After waiting for another half an hour, Emperor Yongxing arrived late, smiling and in a very good mood.

Concubine Chen, who was already half full, stood up with a smile:

"It's heating up the food and drink for His Majesty."

Immediately ordered the maid to bring up the wine and dishes.

Emperor Yongxing smiled and said:

"It's worth drinking a few cups today, Lin'an, you can also drink a few cups with me."

He patted his sister on the shoulder, and he showed a gesture of attaching great importance to Lin'an.

Seeing this, Concubine Chen frowned slightly, and said tentatively:

"Your Majesty, I heard that something happened in southern Xinjiang?"

Emperor Yongxing smiled and said: "Speaking of which, Xu Yinluo has made great contributions to Nan Yao's ability to retake the Hundred Thousand Mountains and contain the Buddhist sect. If he hadn't taken the lead, it would not have been so easy for Nan Yao to retake the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

Lin'an's eyes lit up.

It's him. Concubine Chen is in a complicated mood. She glanced at her radiant daughter and felt a little embarrassed.

Tianzong.

The fairy mountain stands tall, shrouded in auspicious clouds, and the sound of apes and cranes resounds melodiously.

There are many palaces, hidden in the clouds and mountains, and sometimes there are empty and melodious bells ringing from this paradise-like fairy palace.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, a tall and handsome beast poked its head down.

It overlooked the fairy mountain for a moment, and walked out from the sea of ​​clouds.

Its body is like a deer, covered with snow-white scales, with a pair of horns, horseshoes and snake tail on its head.

A pair of vertical pupils are as blue as the sea.

PS: There are a lot of words, the update is late, and the typo is corrected first and then corrected.