The next day, the three of them rode together from Hangzhou City to Gusu City. They set off at seven in the morning and arrived at Gusu City at about seven in the evening to find an inn to stay in.
"Are you going out to play today?" Li Shishi asked.
"No, I'll go play tomorrow." Qiao Feng said.
"Then can you teach me a few more moves?”Li Shishi asked again.
"Alright, I'll teach you three more moves of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!”Qiao Feng said.
"Yes." Li Shishi replied.
Qiao Feng then taught her three moves-Sudden Arrival, Twin Dragons Draw Water, and Dragon Wags Tail. Then, he asked her to perform the first nine moves together.
Li Shishi performed the first nine moves together.
"Hmm, not bad. I'll teach you some inner force techniques.”Qiao Feng said.
"Alright." Li Shishi said.
After that, she began to meditate. Qiao Feng taught her the inner energy mantra, and she began to practice it. After practicing for more than six hours, it was already 11 o'clock. She was sweating profusely.
"How do you feel? Did your internal strength increase?”Qiao Feng asked.
"Yeah, I feel it now. The effect of practicing martial arts seems to be more obvious than cultivating.”Li Shishi said.
"That's right. That's why there are more people who practice martial arts than cultivators. The main reason is that it's easier to learn martial arts.”Qiao Feng said.
"I think so too." Li Shishi replied.
"You can practice both cultivation and martial arts.”Qiao Feng said.
"Alright." Li Shishi said.
"Let's sleep." Qiao Feng said.
The two of them took off their clothes and went to sleep. Qiao Feng blew out the oil lamp.
The next morning, the three of them got up and prepared to ride horses to tour Gusu City.
"I want to pay a visit to the Murong Clan of Gusu City first. There's always the saying 'North Qiao Peak, South Murong' in the pugilistic world, but I don't know a single person from the Murong Clan of Gusu City, including Murong Fu.”Qiao Feng said.
"Alright!" Lu Fengbo said.
First, Lu Fengbo led the way to the Murong Clan's residence.
When the guard heard that they were from Beggar's Sect, he looked a little disdainful and said,"Our master, Murong Fu, has a high reputation in Jianghu. He has been visiting various sects recently. He has been away for half a month. It may take some time before he can visit all the sects in Jianghu.”
"Looks like Murong Fu isn't here." Qiao Feng said to Lu Fengbo.
"Then we can only come back another day." Lu Fengbo replied.
After that, they left the Murong Clan's residence and began to tour Gusu City.
First, they came to Cold Mountain Temple.
main hall
The main hall of Hanshan Temple was five rooms wide and four rooms deep. The rooms were about forty feet high. On the top of the mountain, there is a single eave, and the ridge is high, stretching out according to the corner. In the middle of the balcony was a bronze cauldron with a stove. The front of the cauldron was engraved with the words "Pride" and the back of the cauldron was engraved with the words "Tempered into Steel". This place contained a religious legend: There was once a dispute between a Chinese monk and a Taoist priest to see whose scriptures could withstand fire.
The Buddhist disciple put the Diamond Sutra into the fire of the bronze cauldron, and the scripture was safe and undamaged. In order to praise this past event, these eight characters were engraved on the tripod as a memorial. On the gate of the hall hung a horizontal board with the words "Mahavira Hall". The Sumeru Seat was carved with white marble and was crystal clear and white. On the seat, there was a golden Buddha statue of the Muni Buddha, looking serene. On both sides of the wall, there were 18 statues of golden arhats made of fine iron, which were moved here from Wutai Mountain, the holy land of Buddhism.
Behind the Buddha statue was different from other temples. Instead of Guanyin on the island, there were stone portraits of Hanshan and Shide in the Tang Dynasty. Cold Mountain Temple had its own unique hall, Cold Picking Hall. This hall was located in the Tripitaka Block, and its theme was very similar to the Tripitaka Block. The statues of Han Shan and Shi De stood in the hall.
bell tower
The bell tower was located on the south side of the Sutra Block. There was a hexagonal pavilion with double eaves. Hanshan Temple's " No.1 Buddha Bell " was an ancient bronze bell in the Tang Dynasty style. It weighed 108 tons and was about 30 feet tall. The main inscription on the bell was " Lotus Sutra of Mahayana Magic ", which had a total of 69,800 words. There were more than 70,000 words on the bell. There were nine exquisite flying pictures and a six-edged skirt on the edge of the bell.
poem stele
In the corridor of Hanshan Temple, an ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a stone tablet engraved with the famous poem "Mooring at Night on Maple Bridge" by the great poet Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty: “
The moon sets, crows cry, and frost fills the sky. The river maple and fishing fire face each other and sleep with sorrow.
At Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the sound of the bell reached the passenger ship in the middle of the night.”
Tripitaka block
The Tripitaka Building is where the scriptures were originally stored. On the first floor's wall, there were Buddhist scriptures of the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra. The bell tower had two floors and was octagonal.
Hualan Lou
Flower Basket House was unique in terms of architectural style and had a certain artistic value. Such a large building only had two main pillars, just like the handles of a flower basket, bearing the weight of the entire building. Ordinary buildings had at least four pillars. On the first floor, at the joint between the beam and the front eaves, two exquisitely carved flower baskets were replaced. The spiral staircase spiraled upwards and only relied on a single pillar to support the weight of the entire staircase.
After visiting the Cold Mountain Temple outside Gusu City, they rode their horses to Yangcheng Lake and began to admire the beautiful scenery of Yangcheng Lake.
"If you haven't been to Lotus Island, then you haven't been to Yangcheng Lake!”。It was a common saying among people who came to Yangcheng Lake. Lotus Island was located in the center of Yangcheng Lake's West Lake, Middle Lake, and East Lake. It was shaped like a blooming lotus and was embedded in the lake, hence the name "Lotus Island". There were more than 200 households on the island, with about 1,200 people. They farmed hairy crabs.
There was a legend about Eight Fresh.
Before the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they first stayed at Yangcheng Lake for a few days. The villagers of Yangcheng Lake warmly welcomed Zhang Guolao, Cao Guojiu, Tie Guaili, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe, He Xiangu, and Han Zhongli. The Eight Immortals were very touched and discussed how to repay them. In the end, they decided to leave one aquatic product for each of them. In the end, they really "showed their talents" and created eight kinds of fresh water, all of which were extremely delicious: snail, eel, white fish, black fish, bream, grass carp, black carp, and clear water shrimp (there were also other eight kinds of fresh water that were similar, but the eight kinds of fresh water were certain).
There was also a legend about the name.
Legend had it that during the Song Dynasty, there was a family named Yang in the Yangcheng Lake area. His father was an official in the court, while his wife and son were weaving, farming, and serving the elderly in the countryside. As for the son of the Yang family, he was a handsome young man who was well-educated and polite. He was very filial to his grandparents and mother.
One day, he went out to buy vegetables and saw an old fisherman holding a golden carp in the shape of an ingot. It was shiny and very beautiful, so he bought it and took it home. Halfway there, he suddenly heard a woman crying. He looked around, but there was no one around. He felt rather strange. Looking down again, he saw the carp in the basket with tears in its eyes. It opened its small mouth as if it wanted to speak.
So the young man quickly said,"Carp, carp, if you have anything on your mind, just say it!"”The carp nodded and said,""Husband, I lost my way and rushed into the Wusong River from the East Sea. I was caught by fishermen. Please let me go. My parents are going to die of anxiety if I go missing.”
The young man thought, Which parent doesn't love their children? He picked up the carp, walked to the river, and gently put it into the water. There was a "Gulong" sound, and with a splash, the carp swam into the water and disappeared. It turned out that this carp was the incarnation of the daughter of the Dragon King of the East Sea. When she swam back to the Dragon Palace, her parents were surprised and delighted. When he heard that there was such a kind-hearted young man in the human world, he was very grateful.
A man of age should get married. Not long after, someone came to the Yang family to propose marriage to the young man. On the day of the blind date, the Yang family saw that the girl was as beautiful as a fairy and was very happy. They agreed to the marriage. After the young man and the young lady got married, they were quite loving. However, the good times did not last long, and a storm rose. His father, who was an official in the court, was suddenly framed and killed by a treacherous official. The emperor sent an imperial envoy to lead troops to search the house. As soon as the imperial envoy arrived, the Yang family was surrounded. The Yang family was so anxious that they had no idea.
At this time, the smart and virtuous wife said to her husband calmly,"Husband, don't be anxious. There's always a way out. Let's move!”The Yang family thought she was talking nonsense. There were soldiers outside the house, how could she move? She took out a book from her suitcase. When everyone looked at it, there was not a single word on it. It turned out that this was a wordless heavenly book. She was the dragon girl. In order to repay her kindness of saving her life, she came to the human world to marry the son of the Yang family.
The Dragon Lady told him to put the book on the roof and told the whole family to sit in the house. No matter what happened, they should not panic or move. The Yang family had no other choice but to believe her. In any case, it was up to fate. Perhaps a miracle would happen and the entire family would escape. A miracle indeed happened. In a short while, the house slowly sank.
When all the houses sank to the ground, a loud rumble was heard. A strong wind blew, thunder roared, and lightning flashed. Black water more than ten feet high rose from the ground, and rows of black waves swept the imperial envoy and soldiers into the pond river. After the rain, the sky cleared up, and colorful clouds rose into the sky. The black water turned into green water. The place where the Yang family sank their house became a large lake, so people called it Yang Chen Lake. Later generations changed the name to two homonyms and called it "Yangcheng Lake".
Then, where did the Yang family go? Legend has it that after they moved into the Dragon King's Crystal Palace, the Yang couple still lived a happy life in the Crystal Palace, and the good name of Yangcheng Lake was passed down.
After visiting Yangcheng Lake, they went to Gusu City to admire some gardens. These gardens also had their own unique characteristics. In the evening, they rode back to the inn.
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