In the beautiful autumn, the wind blew gently, and the yellow leaves covered the entire mountain top. Along the mountain path to the end, it was Pingzhen Temple, which was once named Guoguo Temple by the former emperor.
There were ten novice nuns in the temple. They were educated by an abbot and two nuns. They were all girls who lived in the temple and practiced Buddhism with their masters. One of the ten girls was chosen as a priest. Whenever there was a ceremony in the palace, they had to prepare to enter the palace to pray for the reigning emperor half a month before.
On the side of the mountain road near the town temple, there was a simple hut. The hut was made of a few pieces of red tiles and stone mud. In front of it was an open space where firewood was piled up. A cool breeze blew, and the fresh smell of the wilderness assailed his nose. It was both leisurely and natural.
Suddenly, a few monks and nuns in Taoist robes walked towards the hut from afar. The person in the lead was still twirling his lotus fingers. It seemed that he had cultivated for many years.
"This empty house was the firewood shed of Pingzhen Temple. You guys can stay here for now. In two days, I'll find a few junior sisters to help you move the firewood elsewhere.”The one who spoke was Nun Jingxian.
"Thank you for your help." Feng Zhuyun's nanny thanked her. She had told the nun everything that had happened to Feng Zhuyun.
"This is what I should do." The nun nodded and turned back to look at Feng Zhuyun." You can stay here. It's up to you whether you're fated to be with Buddha or not."”
"Nanny?" Feng Zhuyun looked at the bald nun. He was afraid that he would become like this in the future, so he held the nanny's hand tightly and refused to let go.
"Little miss, you have to be obedient. This will be your home in the future.”Nanny advised.
"But didn't you say that Mother would come and pick me up after settling down?”Could it be that Mother and Nanny were lying to her?
He looked at the nun. Although she looked like a good person, he did not want to be hairless like her.
Brother You already thought that she was ugly. If she lost her hair…
Suddenly, she thought of Brother You. Would he come looking for her if he knew that she was missing?
She wanted to go back. Brother You would only be able to find her when she reached home. She wanted to go back! "Nanny, I don't want to stay here. I want to go back!”
"You can't go back anymore." The nanny looked at the nun helplessly and coaxed her.
She silently hoped that the nun would not go back on her word and not let Little Miss stay with her. Otherwise, they really did not know where to go.
"Nanny, can I not stay here?”Feng Zhuyun whimpered.
"Nanny will accompany you. Don't be afraid.”
" But Brother You won't be able to find me, and I don't want to end up like her…" Feng Zhuyun spoke like a child, unaware that his words were hurtful.
However, Nun Jingxian was a monk and nun who had cultivated for decades. How could she care about the secular world's opinion?
She squatted down and was as tall as Feng Zhuyun. "Don't worry, before you agree, I won't shave your hair.”
"Really?"
"Buddhists don't lie." Nun Jingxian nodded.
Feng Zhuyun was relieved, but he immediately thought of something." What about Brother You? He won't be able to find me."
"If you are fated to meet him, you will naturally meet him again.”
"Oh?" Feng Zhuyun nodded his head as if he didn't understand and stopped making noise.
Nanny praised Shitai in her heart.
"Alright, you must have worked hard on your journey. Take a rest first. I'll arrange for you to meet the other senior sisters tomorrow. As for Nanny, you will be responsible for the food in the temple for the time being!”
"Thank you, Abbess."
"Yes! The past is just a dream. From now on, Yun 'er's Dharma name will be Jingxin. Follow me and learn Buddhism.”
Feng Zhuyun looked at her blankly.
"Little miss, quickly kowtow and thank the nun!”Nanny urged.
"Nanny?"
"Quickly kowtow!"
"Thank you, Abbess." Feng Zhuyun did as he was told and knelt down to kowtow to Nun Jingxian.
"You have to call me master." Nun Jingxian corrected her.
"Master."
"Alright, we'll return to the temple first. If you need anything, just let us know at the temple.”
"Yes."
Seeing that Nun Jingxian had left with the other monks and nuns, Nanny told Feng Zhuyun about it.
"Little Miss, for the sake of Old Master, you must be more clever when you follow Nun Jingxian in the future. You can't say that she's bald.”
"Why?"
"Because she's your master now! It is very important to respect your teacher and Nanny knows that Nun Jingxian has always been an important figure in presiding over the ceremony in the palace. If you can learn her kung fu, one day when you go to the palace, you can submit a petition to vindicate the old master's grievances.”Nanny did not forget the purpose of sending the little miss to Pingzhen Temple. She wholeheartedly wanted to clear the name of rebellion for Feng Manor. "You know what?"
Feng Zhuyun seemed to have understood, so he nodded and replied,""If I behave, will Brother You come?”
"Little Miss, from today onwards, you'd better forget about him.”Nanny's expression turned cold and she did not want to mention it anymore.
"Why?"
" At this point, the two of you…" It's impossible for you to be together!
Nanny was afraid that if she told the truth, Little Miss would throw a tantrum again, so she said the last sentence in her heart. "In short, you can stay here in peace!”
"Oh!"
"Alright, stop talking and help Nanny clean the house!”Nanny said. Feng Zhuyun found a table in the room, wiped it clean, and then took out the mirror in his arms to look at it carefully.
"Little miss, how do you have such an expensive thing?”Nanny exclaimed. Damn it! That was a mirror made of gold. Where did Little Miss get such an expensive thing?
"Brother You gave it to me. Nanny, don't you think this is a beautiful mirror?”Feng Zhuyun looked at it in his hand and wiped the mirror with his own clothes, his expression so focused.
"It is very beautiful. Look at how precious you are.”Nanny smiled and did not expect Little Miss to help clean up. She let her do as she pleased.
At night, Feng Zhuyun couldn't sleep because of the coldness in the air. The charcoal fire had been extinguished fifteen minutes ago, and she felt a little cold.
"Nanny, Nanny!"
The leaves in the forest fluttered in the air, making a rustling sound. Everything was silent, as if she was the only one awake.
"Nanny, Nanny!" Feng Zhuyun called out several times but still did not get a response from the nanny. She simply got up and groped in the dark.
He accidentally kicked the stove over, and the charcoal that had not been extinguished just now flew out of the brazier. The sparks seemed to have touched something, and in an instant, a raging flame ignited and began to spread in all directions.
"Ah! Nanny, Nanny, there's a fire!" Feng Zhuyun screamed.
Almost at the same time, the nanny ran out from the other side. When she saw the fire, she was so frightened that she did not know what to do.
"How did this happen?" The nanny's weak voice came, making Feng Zhuyun even more at a loss. The two of them stared at the fire in a daze, and for a moment, neither of them thought of putting out the fire.
When the raging fire reached the door and blocked the only exit, they came back to their senses.
"Little miss, quickly, quickly lie down and climb out!”Nanny pushed Feng Zhuyun down and followed behind him.
"Nanny, it's so hot!"
"You have to climb even if it's hot. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!" Nanny pushed Feng Zhuyun.
After the fire burned the cupboard, the remains of the cupboard fell down and pressed directly on the nanny.
"Ah!"
"Nanny, what's wrong?"
"Little Miss, quickly escape. Don't worry about me!”Nanny called out as she endured the burning pain.
Feng Zhuyun wanted to come back to save Nanny, but the fire blocked her vision and she couldn't see the front. She shouted anxiously,""Nanny, where are you?"
"Little Miss, let's go!"
"Nanny, I'm not leaving. I want to save you!”Tears of fear fell down, blurring her vision even more. She tried to stand up, but because of the smoke choking her nose, she had no choice but to lie down. In the panic, she lost the correct position of the nanny.
"Nanny, make a sound so that I can find you!”
"Little miss, my foot is pressed down by something. You can't save me. I beg you, as long as you are fine, I will die without regrets.”
"Nanny…Ah!" When she stood up again, the wooden pillar at the side had broken into two pieces because of the fire. It pressed down on her, and the terrifying heat on the pillar stuck to the skin of her face.
"It's so hot! Nanny, it's so hot!" She cried and cried, but she could not push away the pillar that was covered in a layer of flames. She only felt that her body was being burned mercilessly by the flames, but no one came to save her.
"Nanny!"
"Little Miss, quickly climb out!" The nanny dragged her body, which was pressed against the cupboard, to her side with great difficulty. She lifted the pillar half an inch and asked her to crawl away quickly.
Feng Zhuyun ignored the burning pain on his face as he tried his best to crawl to the door. Unexpectedly, she turned around and saw that Nanny did not follow her out. Instead, she was panting on the ground.
"Nanny!"
Nanny was still inside, so she should be able to get the mirror for her.
"Nanny, my mirror, my mirror!”
She had forgotten that Nanny was still in danger and was only concerned about getting Nanny to bring her a mirror.
"Nanny, mirror!" She called out, but the nanny did not move, as if she did not hear her.
"Nanny!"
"Put out the fire, quick!"
At this moment, the people of Pingzhen Temple saw the fire and immediately gathered everyone to put out the fire. They rushed here, but the place had already been swallowed by the fire.
"Save my nanny!" Feng Zhuyun called out to everyone he met. They first looked at her strangely, then shook their heads.
"Save my nanny!" When she saw Nun Jingxian, she immediately ran towards her. "Master, save my nanny!"
Nun Jingxian shook her head. "It's too late, Amitabha."
"Master?"
Her pitiful appearance shocked everyone present. For a ten-year-old girl to lose all her family members in one night, this was the worst thing that could happen in her life.
"Calm down, everything has its destiny.”Nun Jingxian still looked at the human world with a calm heart.
"Nanny, she!" Feng Zhuyun was about to say something to his master when he saw a few nuns enter the house and carry out the Nanny, who had been burned beyond recognition.
Feng Zhuyun ignored the pain on his face and rushed over to kneel beside Nanny.
" Nanny..." Tears the size of beans fell on Nanny's body, but unfortunately, she could not feel it.
Nanny, it's all Yun 'er's fault. It's all Yun' er's fault for overturning the brazier, that's why…Wu…"
Nanny doted on her the most since she was young. Every time she got into trouble, Nanny would take the blame for her and clean up after her. Thinking of the past, she just wanted to say sorry, but it was too late. She knew that Nanny couldn't hear her.
"Amitabha. Everything is the will of the heavens. The heavens have long arranged everything. Jingxin, from now on, you will cultivate by my side!”Nun Jingxian walked over, pulled Feng Zhuyun up, and wiped away the tears on her cheeks.
Master, I want my mirror." Suddenly, Feng Zhuyun broke free from her hand and ran into the house that had been destroyed by the fire to look for her mirror.
After a while, she found the distorted Falling Flower Mirror in the rubble. Although it could not be restored to its original state, it was the only thing Brother You had left for her. No matter what, she had to bring it with her.
When she accidentally saw her reflection in the mirror, she was immediately stunned.
How…how did she become like this?
His right cheek was red and swollen like a snake that was about to shed its skin. There were layers of burnt skin on his face that were difficult to peel off.
"Ah! My face, my face!"
"Calm down and give the mirror to me.”She placed too much emphasis on appearances, and when a person's heart was too concerned about something, it was difficult to cultivate.
"I don't want to!" Feng Zhuyun hid the mirror behind his back and forgot the pain on his face. He only wanted to keep it.
Nun Jingxian shook her head and sighed. This mirror looked strange and was probably not a good thing. It was a curse to bring it with him!
"Since you don't want to hand it over to me, then put it in the temple hall for the time being!”Nun Jingxian could only take a step back, hoping that this would dispel the fierce aura of the mirror.
At the same time, she could not help but sigh in her heart. It was difficult to calm down…
Ming...... 23 years of Chenghua
After Xianzong's death, Xiaozong ascended the throne and changed the year title to Hongzhi. He abolished the literary prison on a large scale, rebuilt the Temple of Heaven, built temples to pray for the ministers who died in vain, and fulfilled Xianzong's last wish to make the crown princess Fu Zhenli queen.
The moment the death knell sounded, the entire country fell into a solemn and sorrowful atmosphere.
"Not good, not good, the emperor has passed away!”
A female nun rushed into Pingzhen Temple. When she saw Nun Jingxian, her expression immediately turned solemn and calm.
"What's with the fuss?”After knocking the wooden fish for the last time, Nun Jingxian finally spoke.
"Abbess, the Emperor has passed away. The funeral bell has been rung in the Palace, and the new Emperor has issued an edict. The people will be in mourning for three months, and all celebrations will be canceled.”
When Nun Jingxian heard this, she said Amitabha and then fiddled with the Buddha beads in front of her chest.
"Nun, the palace's Eunuch has sent someone to inform you to enter the palace immediately.”
"Where's Jingxin? Go find her and tell her that I have something to tell her.”
"Yes, Abbess." The nun immediately ran out of the temple to look for someone.
After the nun left, Nun Jingxian opened her eyes and looked at the solemn Buddha statue. It was time for her to leave…
Jingxin held a Diamond Sutra in her hand and knelt in front of a pile of yellow soil. In front of the yellow soil stood a wooden sign that read: Tong's tomb.
It was autumn, and she could only see yellow leaves on the branches. The dried leaves fell on the grave, and she carefully picked them up, not letting anything disturb the rest of the people at the bottom of the grave.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from afar. Before she could frown, a sharp voice had already sounded!
"Jingxin, the abbess wants you to go back!"
Master was looking for her?
Every year on this day! On Nanny's memorial day, Master would always ask her to go out of the temple to accompany Nanny for a day. It was only noon now. Why did Master ask her to go back?
"Jingxin, did you hear what I said?”Wu Dao ran to Jing Xin while panting and asked again.
"Senior Sister, I heard it." She only stood up after tidying up the fruits in front of the grave. "Senior Sister, why is Master looking for me?”
"The emperor has passed away, and the new emperor wants master to enter the palace. Perhaps master wants to tell you something!”Wu Dao didn't know what it was either.
" The Emperor has passed away?!" Jing Xin exclaimed. The Emperor is dead?
The person who listened to calumny and caused his father to die unjustly was dead?
Back then, if the Emperor had been a little more lenient, perhaps Father would not have died. If his father had not died, he would not have been sent to the temple and lived alone for so many years.
Her thoughts returned to the past. Many mistakes that had been carried forward from that year, the separation of her loved ones, the death of her nanny, and the scar on her face…
The past was so vivid that she could not forget it. Although her master had tried his best to teach her that everything could not go against the will of heaven, she could not let it go.
All these years, the result of him digging into a dead end was that she became more and more quiet and depressed.
Now that the Emperor had passed away, her heart was filled with a trace of joy. The feeling of revenge made her forget the word 'lenient'.
"Jingxin, did you hear what I said?”Wu Dao stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of her.
"You said that the emperor is dead." she replied absentmindedly.
Wu Dao shook his head." I say, Master will be away from the temple for at least half a month this time. We can relax.”
"Eh, what do you mean?"
"Master always has a serious look on her face. I can't even speak loudly in front of her. Now that she's out of the temple, I can at least say whatever I want!”
So this was what Wu Dao was planning.
"Although Master has to leave for half a month, the rules must be followed.”
"You're about to become like Master!”Wu Dao felt bored.
"If I could be one-tenth of Master, perhaps I would be able to purify my heart and have few desires.”There wouldn't be so many conflicting emotions intertwined in his heart, stirring in his heart.
"What? You have to be like Master! I can't stand it when I'm alone. If someone doesn't like to talk and has no expression on his face, it's worse than punishing me to recite the Diamond Sutra!”
"You're exaggerating."
As the two of them talked, they returned to the temple.
"Master, are you looking for Jingxin?" As soon as they entered the temple hall, Wu Dao found an excuse to run away, so only the master and disciple were left in the temple hall.
"Yes." Nun Jingxian nodded and sized her up carefully.
Undeniably, Jingxin was very beautiful. Her bright eyes no longer had the childishness of the past, replaced by an understanding of the world. Her calm face was so refined. If it wasn't for the fire that destroyed the right side of her face back then, she might have been selected as a concubine and entered the palace to serve the emperor.
However, that was not what she was happy to see. Apart from her calm appearance, she had an excellent affinity with Buddhism. As long as she was taught Buddhist principles, she would be able to learn it immediately and understand it in a little bit. She was the most perceptive of all the senior and junior sisters in the temple.
However, no matter how unwilling she was, she could not go against the will of heaven and force her to devote her life to Ping Zhen Temple. She should be a phoenix soaring in the sky!
"Master, why are you looking for Jingxin? Nanny, she…"
Jing Xin interrupted Nun Jingxian's thoughts.
"I know that today is the anniversary of your nanny's death, but I have more important things to give you right now.”
"Please speak, Master."
"I want you to enter the palace."
"Enter the palace?" Jing Xin looked at Nun Jingxian in disbelief.
Master should know that she had a feud with the deceased emperor for killing her father!
Everything she should know was told to her by her master after she reached adulthood, including the fact that her mother did not want her and that Nanny had to send her to the temple. It was all told by her master. Why did her master still ask her to enter the palace?
She didn't want it, and she didn't want it!
"I know this is hard on you, but this is a knot in your destiny. If you don't get rid of it, you will forever be locked in this knot and live in pain for the rest of your life.”Nun Jingxian said.
"Master, I would rather live in pain for the rest of my life.”she replied firmly. Yes, she would rather suffer for the rest of her life than forget the mistakes she had made. She would make up for her mistake with a lifetime of happiness. She did not want to be happy!
She was not qualified to be happy.
With the debt of two people's deaths on her shoulders, could she be happy? No, she couldn't.
At the thought of this, a hollow pain enveloped her, and her calm face suddenly turned pale and flustered.
"Jingxin, looks like you still can't comprehend the highest realm of Buddhism.”Nun Jingxian shook her head, feeling disappointed in her.
"Master?" Hearing his master say this, Jing Xin felt an inexplicable fear. Was Master going to chase her away? Did he think that after cultivating for so long, she was still unable to get rid of the seven emotions and six desires of others?
"Buddha said that those who have committed the thirteenth and sixteenth sins cannot become monks and nuns. Do you know what mistake you have committed? When a thief's heart enters the path, your heart is driven by the thief's heart and you measure everything with your personal feelings. If it wasn't for the Emperor's death, I wouldn't have been able to see that you've made such a huge mistake!”
"Master, have you calmed your mind?" Jingxin immediately knelt on the cold floor." Jingxin, how dare you be selfish? However, if a person could be heartless, why could he still not forget a person? I can't forget him!"
In her panic, she unconsciously revealed that her love had not been broken. Sage Jing had understood it too early, so she had waited and watched.
"The Buddha said that there are three self-returns. One is to return to the Buddha, the supreme truth; The second is to return to the law, so as to control the mind; The third is to return to the masses. Among the sage people, the vastness is like the sea, and there is nothing that cannot be contained. Since you can't control your heart, how can you convert? It seems that you are not a Buddhist, so I won't dare to force you to stay.”Nun Jingxian was furious. She took out the mirror under the Buddha statue and handed it to her. It was obvious that she wanted her to leave.
"Master?" Master actually wanted to chase her out of the temple because of the Emperor's death?
She widened her eyes, unable to believe that the person in front of her was the master who had raised her and raised her for ten years.
"Forget it, you can go down the mountain! Since he was not a person of Buddhism, he would have to leave sooner or later. It was better to leave as soon as possible.”
"Master, calm down and don't leave you! If you want to enter the palace quietly, Jingxin will enter the palace now to pray for the late emperor. I only hope that master will not chase Jingxin away!”She shouted, half-lying at the feet of Nun Jingxian.
If her master wanted her to enter the palace and let her stay, she would go, no matter how unwilling she was.
"Master doesn't want you to leave just because of the previous emperor. Calm down, don't you understand? What happened to the late emperor only made you see that your heart is still resentful and resentful. People in the path of cultivation are most afraid of the seven emotions and six desires, but you can't cut off these roots of disaster. I'll let you go down the mountain to experience it. Perhaps you'll have some enlightenment in the future.”
"Master…Jingxin knows her mistake. Jingxin will prepare the magic tools for entering the palace right away!”
After he finished speaking, he quickly ran out, not giving his master a chance to go back on his words.
"Our relationship as master and disciple has come to an end. Even if you do this, it will be futile!”
Nun Jingxian had an indifferent expression as she sighed at Jingxin's back.#
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