The stolen magic is a bit magical

"Are there any other conditions? Tell me..." Hu Ya became interested.

"First, it's very idle! There's plenty of time to think. Second, it's very quiet, so some secrets can be kept out of the public eye. Finally, the people in it come from all sorts of backgrounds. No matter what their initial identities were, after they shaved their heads, everyone naturally ignored their initial identities, because as the Buddhists say, if you put down your butcher knife, you'll become a Buddha! Even if you started out holding a butcher knife, as long as you put it down, the previous sins won't be mentioned, not to mention those people who originally had no evidence to prove that they held a butcher knife?"

Xueying's heart was beating fast too. She was a little suspicious whether the boy in front of her was addicted to targeting temples. He had just captured the Dainichi Xiaoyao Temple and the Wuxiang Temple in the early stage, and now his target was Chuyuan Temple. Are you going to take it on, Baldy?
But she is not Hu Ya, she always focuses on the key points: "Not only are you suspected of going to Chuyuan Temple, you even have a specific goal!"

"This is a serious matter, and I can't make a decision on my own!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Why don't we go to Chuyuan Temple overnight?"

"go!"

The car sped out and headed towards Chuyuan Temple.

At this moment, it is already dark.

The gate of Chuyuan Temple has not yet been closed. The ancient temple with green lights on exudes a sense of tranquility and peace that is not found in modern cities at night.

Lin Xiaosu, Xueying and Hu Ya walked side by side and entered Chuyuan Temple in the night.

The temple was very quiet. There were no tourists or people burning incense. There were only a few monks who looked at the three latecomers with quiet and kind eyes.

Lin Xiaosu entered the main hall, burned incense, and received a response from a monk's wooden fish under the dim light.

After leaving the main hall, he entered the backyard and ran into a young monk. The monk was wearing glasses and politely gave a Buddhist greeting: "Are you looking for someone, donor?"

"Find Master Huikong!"

"Master Huikong has been in retreat these days, so I'm afraid he can't receive pilgrims."

"Don't worry, if he doesn't meet us, he will naturally chase us away. You don't have to refuse!" Lin Xiaosu passed by him and went straight into the backyard.

Xueying's heart skipped a beat. Master Huikong...

Is this his intended goal?
Who is this person?
She was really confused.

The Qianlong database contains information on almost all the notable people, but there are no monks. Monks are people who live in seclusion from the world, and unless there is something special that implicates them, Qianlong will not enter them specifically into the database.

She didn't know, and Hu Ya certainly didn't know either.

The backyard is very quiet.

A lamp as small as a bean blooms deep in the Zen room.

This Zen room is hidden at the end of the backyard surrounded by ancient trees.

Come here during the day and it's cool.

It's a bit chilly here at night.

The three of them walked along the bluestone road and came to the outside of the Zen room.

In the Zen room, an old monk slowly raised his head and quietly looked at the three people outside the Zen room.

He is about fifty years old and has a slender figure.

How about face?

It is obviously inappropriate to describe a monk as "elegant", but he does have a sense of elegance.

This may be the stubborn mark left on him by his position as secretary-general of the provincial government at that time.

Even though he is in Buddhism, he still has a natural demeanor.

"Master Huikong, is that right?" Lin Xiaosu said.

The old monk in the room smiled and said, "I am Huikong. Where are you from, donor?"

"I'm a detective and I want to talk to the master about something interesting."

"Detective? That's really an interesting profession in the secular world." Huikong smiled: "Three donors, please!"

Enter the Zen room. The Zen room is extremely simple.

A coffee table and several futons.

A solitary lamp, lit by green oil.

There is a window with half a tree shadow outside.

That's it.

"Buddhism is a place of pure meditation, without worldly concerns. Three donors, please sit on the ground!" said Master Huikong.

The three of them sat on the cushions. Lin Xiaosu's eyes swept around and slowly fell on Huikong's face.

Huikong faced it with a smile, waiting for Lin Xiaosu to speak first.

This is his habit. No matter who he is facing, the other person will speak first.

Lin Xiaosu smiled gently: "The master was a promising young man back then. At the golden crossroads of officialdom, he saw through the world and resolutely resigned from his official position to become a monk, leaving behind a legend in the officialdom. I have heard of this legend and was deeply moved by the master's indifference to fame and fortune."

Master Huikong folded his hands and said: "The path is like the Ganges River, fame and fortune are like the moon in the water. The pursuit of worldly people and the pursuit of Buddhists are ultimately different."

"I admire your wisdom, Master!" Lin Xiaosu said, "However, I have a question in my mind. I wonder if you can help me solve it?"

"Donor please!"

"The master said that fame and wealth are nothing but the moon in the water, and that people who enter the monastery should let go of the worldly affairs. However, there are some rumors in the officialdom of Jiangcheng that even though the master is in the monastery, his path is full of worldly affairs. The master can solve problems that others in the officialdom find difficult to solve with just one word. This seems to indicate that the master's monastery is not actually empty... Is it right?"

Xueying raised her eyes, and waves of emotion surged in her heart.

She finally confirmed that Lin Xiaosu's target of this trip was Master Huikong in front of him.

Because he had already provoked Huikong to his face in a very rude manner.

Huikong seemed quite surprised as well. He chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice: "Amitabha, the world is so vast, rumors are like fireflies, and they are so shallow that they are taken seriously! Shi, who seems to be a young and outstanding person, also believes in these groundless rumors?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "Master, you are a hermit living on Tiger Mountain, looking at the clear water of East Lake, you should also understand the old saying: There is no wind without waves, and there is no wind without a hole!"

Huikong smiled faintly: "Donor, you have come to Tiger Mountain and entered the Zen temple today. Are you going to investigate the sins of my six impure sense organs?"

"Whether the six senses of a monk are pure or not is none of my business! However, if this Buddhist master is in name only, and is called Buddha nature, but is actually a vicious demon, causing chaos in the world, and is targeting my home, Lao Ta Mountain, then I'm sorry, I have to peel off his skin and let him know what karma is!"

As soon as these words came out.

Hu Ya's whole body suddenly tensed up.

The calm look in Xueying's eyes suddenly narrowed.

In the Zen room, the temperature seemed to drop ten degrees.

The smile on Huikong's face froze for a moment, but soon, the stiff smile stretched out again: "I have been away from the secular world for too long, and I can't keep up with the pace of the donor. What does the donor mean? Can you tell me clearly?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "Master, you resigned from your post and returned to Chuyuan Temple on September 9th eleven years ago, right?"

"Eleven years ago? There really is no time in the mountains, and the year is unknown when the cold ends! I don't realize that I have been a monk for eleven years..." Master Huikong sighed softly.

"Yes, it has been long enough!" Lin Xiaosu said: "Master can forget this period of time, but you should not forget the real reason why you took this step in the first place."

"Seeing through the world and obsessions, isn't that why I took this step?"

"I've already said it before, if you really see through the world, if you really have no obsession, you won't allow yourself to open up countless worldly roads while practicing hard in the temple!" Lin Xiaosu said: "So, you took this step at the beginning, not because you wanted to, but because you were forced by the situation, right?"

Huikong laughed: "What you said is ridiculous! Who is forcing me?"

"It's a policy!" (End of this chapter)