Chapter 67 [Two more in one] Ling Ai may be able to cross…

Duan Qingying was wrapped in a cape, with a hood on her head, and her hands were tightly twisted together, looking a little uneasy.

Seeing Lin Chengyou coming out, she immediately put down her hands and stepped forward to salute calmly: “I’ve disturbed the prince.”

Lin Chengyou had previously checked the female guests attending the banquet today at Yuzhen Nuguan Guan, and knew that this person was the daughter of the Duan family.

Duan Qingying said respectfully, “I came here so pretentiously because I wanted to ask the prince about something. Just now, my aunt brought someone to see her off, saying that my pregnant cousin was going back to Hongzhou recently (Note 1). ), only because the government came to check on pregnant women in the past few days, the cousin and cousin-in-law did not dare to leave. I heard that the prince was in charge of the case, and the person happened to be in the temple, so I came to ask the prince for my cousin, if they can leave Chang’an recently. , do you have to be more careful on the road.”

Lin Chengyou said: “It’s useless to be careful, for the sake of safety, it’s best to wait for this matter before leaving.”

Duan Qingying froze: “But I heard that the murderer has been caught by Dali Temple. In theory, there will be no more pregnant women to suffer—do you still need to be so cautious?”

Lin Chengyou didn’t answer. It sounded like he was deliberately asking about the progress of the case.

Duan Qingying hurriedly explained: “Cousin is getting heavier and heavier, and I’m afraid it won’t be easy to go on the road if you drag it on. My cousin and cousin-in-law are anxious to leave, and my mother and I will inevitably be anxious…”

With a smile, he said, “Thank you, Shizi, for clearing your doubts, and I’ll ask my cousin not to leave.”

Saying that, he bowed and bowed, and left.

Lin Chengyou waved at several followers not far away.

When the entourage approached, they cupped their hands in unison: “Prince.”

“Where is Kuannu?”

“Send Jun Nu back to the palace.”

“Go and ask about a pregnant cousin who recently came to the Duan family. It is said that he came from Hongzhou. He is eager to leave Chang’an recently. In addition to the government of Zhenguo, the two brothers of the two brothers have also inquired clearly. Whether there is this relative or not, you will call me back within half an hour.”

“Yes.”

It didn’t take long for the entourage to come and reply: “The Duan family is now living with a pregnant cousin, said to be the niece of Mrs. Duan, who accompanied her husband to Chang’an to take the exam last year. The couple has lived in Duan’s residence for almost half a year. A few months ago, this cousin was pregnant, and her husband also fell. After the pregnancy was stable, the couple was about to leave for Hongzhou two days ago, and when Wuhou came to check on the pregnant woman, they dared not leave.”

This is exactly the same as what Duan Niangzi said. From this point of view, it is normal for Duan Niangzi to come to ask a few words for her cousin. Lin Chengyou thought for a while and nodded: “I see.”

There are so many volumes in the Sutra Collection Pavilion, and it is quite difficult to find one volume. The three brothers and sisters finally found all the relevant scriptures of the Asura Taoism. When they opened it, most of them were in Sanskrit.

Juesheng and Qizhi were dumbfounded. They didn’t know a single Sanskrit language. Even though the senior brother knew a little Sanskrit, it was impossible for them to understand such a thick scripture.

Lin Chengyou was in a hurry to investigate the case, and he couldn’t wait for a moment. He remembered that Mingtong was the great monk in the temple who was in charge of taking care of the Sutra Collection Pavilion, so he asked Mingtong: “Is there no supplementary volume that has been translated and annotated?”

Mingtong: “There are more than 600 Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures in the temple, so far only more than 70 have been translated (Note 2), and the remaining scriptures are only translated and annotated for the time being. , must not wait, the poor monk has already arranged, these few days will help with the translation and transcription with a few junior brothers. Now the entire west wing of the temple is empty, the prince might as well live in the temple, if If any clues are found, the poor monk can also notify the prince in time.”

Live in a temple? Lin Chengyou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “Then there will be Master Lao Mingtong. But I don’t have to live in the temple. I just let my two junior brothers live here for the past few days. Will the abbot come back? I’ll go to the front. Talk to the old man for a few words before leaving.”

Another little novice came in and said, “A guard who claimed to be Duanfu came to find two little priests.”

Duanfu?

Jue Sage and Abandoned Wisdom put down the scriptures and ran out.

“Uncle Duanfu?”

Duanfu said: “Please take a step to speak.”

He led the two aside without saying a word, making sure that no one was around to speak: “My wife has something important to report to the prince, but there are many people in the temple, so I had to ask two little priests to tell them on their behalf, some things have to be signaled in person, The priest can see at a glance that it is about those three cases, and we can’t wait for tomorrow. If the two priests have time, please come to Li Baixuan in the east wing tonight.”

Juesheng and Qizhi hurriedly said: “Okay, but we have to help transcribe the translated scriptures as soon as possible. It may be late when we are free, but as soon as we have time, we will go to find Mrs. Teng.”

Duanfu complied and left on his own.

Juesheng and Qizhi were also preparing to return to the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, and when they turned around, they saw their senior brother standing on the steps watching them, but as soon as they ran over, the senior brother took care of himself and went down the steps.

“Brother-”

Lin Chengyou looked ahead and asked casually, “What is Teng Yuyi looking for from you?”

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi whispered what happened just now.

“Is there something you want to tell me?”

“That’s what I said, and I can only know it if I see it in person. I also said that it’s best to tell the senior brother tonight, but there are many people in the temple, so I can only tell us.”

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, since it is an urgent matter, Teng Yuyi is not afraid of the utterance of Jue Sheng and Ji Zhi missed a few words?

But her concerns are not unreasonable. There are many people living in the temple now. If she sees him privately, who knows what trouble she will cause.

“Where does she live?”

“Li Baixuan in the East Wing.” Qi Zhi was surprised, “Is Senior Brother going to see Mrs. Teng?”

how is this possible? This is the Dayin Temple, Juesheng and Qizhi are only nine years old, and it doesn’t hurt to walk around in the temple. For him to see Teng Yuyi, just cleaning all the eyes and ears around him is enough for him to spend a lot of thought.

“Just tell me when the time comes, remember to find Teng Yuyi as soon as possible, and you’d better memorize what she said, don’t miss a single word.” Lin Chengyou said, “By the way, you will be with Mingtong for dinner. Mage, let’s eat together, Senior Brother won’t help you get food.”

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi snorted.

After saying this, Lin Chengyou went to find the abbot of fate.

Abbot Yuanjue’s meditation room is located in the West Cross Courtyard in the temple. There are both flower docks and medicine borders in the courtyard. The flowers and trees are beautiful everywhere, and the emerald colors are everywhere. Lin Chengyou didn’t want to enjoy the scenery. Beware of seeing Teng Shao in the Zen room.

The casement of the meditation room was wide open, and a burning incense was quietly burning on the torreya table by the window. Teng Shao and Abbot Yuanjue sat opposite each other on the seat in front of the window. The two seemed to have had a good conversation.

The setting sun at dusk penetrated into the casement, enveloping the two of them in an orange halo.

Teng Shao’s words drifted out of the window intermittently.

“Since I accidentally drowned on the way back to Chang’an, the little girl has frequently encountered evil spirits. Not only that, but she often has nightmares at night. It is said that she is haunted by wronged souls. This is too unusual to say, and Teng is so worried… Abbot don’t want to laugh, this child is unkind at the age of five, and he has no brothers or sisters by his side. After all these years of loneliness, Teng feels that he owes this child a lot…”

Lin Chengyou stopped, he didn’t want to hear these words, but his ears were so good, could it be that Teng Yuyi was still having nightmares at night? There is Xiaoyajian to suppress evil, it is reasonable to say that this is not the case…

Having said that, Teng Yuyi seems to rarely mention her grandfather. She lost her mother when she was five years old, so she should have a deep relationship with her grandfather.

While thinking wildly, the monks under the eaves saw Lin Chengyou, bowed and said, “Prince.”

Teng Shao’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately turned his head to look out the window. After a glance, he got up from the seat and strode to greet Lin Chengyou.

“Teng heard what the servant said, today the little girl was kidnapped by the evil thing, and it was all up to the prince to save him—”

He strode like the wind, his tone was earnest, and when he came to the front, Natou was about to give a big salute.

Although Lin Chengyou didn’t have much dealings with Teng Shao, he was very familiar with his affairs. In the temple, Teng Shao was the heart of the emperor’s office. In the battlefield, this person was a valiant general who could rival ten thousand armies. Come on, Teng Shao is also a well-deserved senior.

Such a grand ceremony was too solemn, he raised his arms, firmly holding Teng Shao’s arm, and said sternly, “General Teng’s words are serious, a certain has been taught by his mother and teacher since childhood, and he has long regarded it as his duty to conquer demons and eliminate demons. As for the inner matter, today the demons are endangering the people of Chang’an, how can I stand by and watch, General Teng does not need to be more polite. Today, thanks to the abbot Yuanjue, who arrived in time, otherwise the younger generation alone would not be enough to resist such demons.”

Teng Shao’s expression was very solemn: “The prince is too modest. Last time, the little girl was entangled by those two monsters, and it was all thanks to the prince’s strategizing. If the prince was not very clever, how could they be eradicated smoothly? Teng Shao early I have the heart of repaying my kindness, but I have never found an opportunity. This time I have been saved by the prince again, this kind of grace is like re-creation, but it will be useful to Teng in the future, and Teng is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses.”

Teng Shao is a deep and prudent person, and rarely shows happiness or anger on his face.

Lin Chengyou was reluctant to accept the salute, except that he felt it was unnecessary, he also had a strange feeling in his heart. He and Teng Yuyi were also acquaintances, so how could he ask his friend’s grandfather to give him such a big gift.

However, Teng Shao insisted on worshipping. At this time, Abbot Yuanjue flicked the chessboard with his large sleeves and smiled: “Youer’s teacher taught him these skills, his original intention was to let him righteous and ward off evil, and he could save Ling Ai many times. , it is because there is a destiny in the dark. General Teng doesn’t need to be too polite, don’t break the younger generation.”

The abbot Yuanjue spoke, but Lin Chengyou refused to let go, so Teng Shao had to give up for the time being, thinking to himself that the abbot’s so-called “destiny destiny” means that Ayu can be killed and become auspicious.

When Lin Chengyou stepped forward to salute the abbot, he also sat down at the table. In addition to being grateful, he also secretly wondered how powerful Lin Chengyou was. Lin Chengyou is the eldest son of King Cheng, and he just turned eighteen this year. Since childhood, he has been taught by a famous teacher orally, and his talent should be far superior to ordinary people. Such a talent of the sky was actually carefully plotted by a military officer.

After Yuer confessed to him last night, he made up his mind overnight. When he woke up early this morning, he rushed back to Xiying and asked his confidants to act in secret. King Cheng heard the message he brought, whether he believed it or not, he would definitely pay attention to his son. The person around him, but after all, this incident happened three years later, and that person was a soldier in the army, how could he find out who it was in advance.

Once time goes by, it will inevitably be taken lightly.

Do you want to remind Lin Chengyou in person now?

But even if Lin Chengyou is used to seeing gods and ghosts, how can he believe in a dream of others? Before her daughter came to Chang’an, she had no contact with Lin Chengyou, and she suddenly dreamed of Lin Chengyou, which was incredible.

Abbot Yuanjue remembered the topic just now: “General Teng, about Ling Ai—”

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, “This junior is unfortunate. General Teng waited for a while, and the junior and the abbot said a few words and left.”

Teng Shao had already figured out how to remind Lin Chengyou, so he said, “It’s okay. When I dealt with the two monsters last time, the prince had probably already heard about it. Abbot, Teng had no idea about the Nether, and the little girl suddenly became entangled with evil spirits. Could it have something to do with her drowning?”

Lin Chengyou casually flipped through a scripture, and slapped his hand upon hearing this.

Abbot Yuanjue pondered for a moment: “Do you still remember where Ling Ai fell into the water?”

Teng Shao was startled. Although he had already checked this matter, he never thought that it would have anything to do with his daughter’s abnormality.

“The little girl was drowned on the way to Chang’an. At that time, there was a Buddhist temple on the bank called Bodhi Temple…”

Speaking of this, Teng Shao’s face darkened. Back then when he brought Huiniang back to Yangzhou, he passed by this Buddhist temple. At that time, Ayu was four years old. Ayu has a lively and active temperament. After staying in the cabin for a long time and getting bored, she ran around on the deck. Madam Hui took Ayu back to the cabin to teach her daughter to study… Seeing the plum blossoms in the temple blooming well, Madam Hui was overjoyed and went with him. Said to go to the temple to enjoy the flowers and incense.

Rarely seeing his wife’s interest in this, he immediately ordered the boat to dock. In the evening, Madam Hui whispered in his ear that she made a wish in front of the Buddha while drawing lots. He smiled and asked what it was, but Madam Hui smiled and didn’t say anything. She just raised one hand and rubbed his face lightly. , that tender and watery demeanor is still vivid and palpable.

Teng Shao shook his head. It was only a year after the incident, and Madam Hui died of illness. He was devastated every day. Everything about this Buddhist temple slowly faded in his memory, if it wasn’t for Ayu The reason for the drowning asked Cheng An and others to investigate carefully. He did not know that his daughter was drowning near the Buddhist temple.

I heard from Cheng An and Duanfu that Ayu also went ashore to play when he saw the plum blossoms in the Buddhist temple. Picked up.

After hearing about this, for a moment, he wished he believed that Madam Hui was protecting Yu’er under the spring, but as long as he calmed down and thought about it, he knew that everything was just a coincidence.

He explained the events of the day in detail.

Yuanjue asked again, “I heard that Ling Ai suddenly got a spirit sword. Did he also get it on the way back to Chang’an?”

Teng Shao nodded: “It was exactly that time.”

Duanfu and Cheng Bo reported back after the incident. As soon as the two of them picked up Ayu from the water, they found that Yuer was holding a sword tightly in his hand.

Duan Fu and Cheng Bo thought the sword was ominous, and they threw the sword back into the water on their own initiative. How could they know that as soon as the sword was out of hand, Yu’er began to have a high fever, and she screamed constantly during the day, as if she was haunted by nightmares.

The several old ladies who accompanied the boat were all terrified in the cabin, saying that all the evil spirits around them seemed to be led to the boat at once, and even in broad daylight, ghosts could be seen entering and leaving the cabin.

Cheng Bo saw a lot of strange things in the army in his early years. After discussing it with a few big stewards, he had no choice but to drive the boat back to the original place, and let Duanfu, who has the best water, go into the water and retrieve the sword. The strange thing is that the hull of the boat It was clear that they had traveled a few miles, but Duanfu fished the sword as soon as he stepped into the water, as if the sword had been waiting for them in the water.

And as soon as the sword came back, the ghosts on the boat disappeared, and her daughter’s high fever subsided.

By night, people were completely fine.

Lin Chengyou was slightly different. It turned out that Xiaoya sword came from this way. Teng Yuyi must also think that this sword was strange. Every time someone asked about the origin of this sword, he lied that it was a relic left by her mother.

Yuanjue said: “As soon as it comes, it is safe. Such an ancient artifact can never choose its owner at will. Since it has recognized Ling Ai as its owner, it has its own reasons.”

Teng Shao was startled: “The abbot is right.”

“As for why Ling Ai has been plagued by injustice recently…” Abbot Yuanjue was silent for a moment, “With the clumsy eyes of the old man, I can’t understand the reason. It was only after listening to General Teng’s army that he talked about Ling Ai’s birth date. His fate is not like a person who can die peacefully…”

As soon as these words came out, Teng Shao and Lin Chengyou changed their faces at the same time.

Teng Shao lost his voice: “How do you say this?”

Abbot Yuanjue looked at Teng Shao calmly: “Ling Ai was born to bring calamity. Judging from Ling Ai’s recent encounter, it seems that she has reached the age of calamity. But the old man looked at Ling Ai’s face, and he didn’t look like someone with poor luck. There will be a catastrophe in Gerry, and the old man is also very puzzled. According to the old man, the destiny cannot be violated, so Ling Ai just needs to act according to the circumstances… If she can meet someone who is destined, she may be able to help her through this catastrophe, this catastrophe is over, Ling Ai Longevity and longevity.”

Teng Shao and Lin Chengyou came out of the meditation room. Teng Shao stood in front of the steps, watching the last slanting sun on the horizon hide in the dark dome, like a surging wave in his heart, and he could not calm down for a moment.

“Why did Ling Ai’s life suddenly appear in a disaster, the old man is also very puzzled.”

He pondered this sentence back and forth, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

Could it be with…

He didn’t dare to think deeply.

I can only try to comfort myself. Since the abbot said “act according to the circumstances”, Yu’er should be blessed, otherwise, why would she have a small sword that can suppress evil out of thin air after falling into the water. The meaning of this sword is very good, maybe it can help Yu’er escape from disaster.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind. His daughter is so connected with the Bodhi Temple. Should he, as a father, go to the temple to offer incense sticks? If the abbot was still there, would he remember making a wish in the temple? Lady Hui.

Lin Chengyou also seemed to be in a trance, Teng Shao suppressed his worries, turned to Lin Chengyou and said, “Sir, Teng has something to tell me.”

He told Lin Chengyou about the dream, but replaced the dreamer with himself.

Lin Chengyou’s face became strange, not to mention how absurd the content of this dream was, why did Teng Shao dream of him for no reason.

Naturally, Teng Shao couldn’t say that his daughter dreamed of Lin Chengyou, but the matter was extremely bizarre, and if he tried to find another explanation, it would be deliberate, so he had to lie: “Sir, don’t think this is absurd, Teng doesn’t dream very often, but everytime Dreaming is extremely effective, if there are treacherous people hiding around, it can be said that it is impossible to guard against it, and it is okay for the prince to keep a little more.”

The more Lin Chengyou pondered, the more strange this matter became. Teng Shao didn’t seem to be someone who would take a strange dream to heart. Is there any other reason for taking such a serious matter…

He pondered for a while, then said solemnly: “Thank you General Teng for reminding me, the younger generation will pay more attention.”

But he saw Duanfu coming towards him.

When they got close, Duan Fu first bowed respectfully to Lin Chengyou, and then said to Teng Shao, “My lady wants to see the master.”

Seeing this, Lin Chengyou smiled and said, “General Teng, this junior will go first.”

As I walked, I thought that when Teng Yuyi asked Duanfu to find him just now, he also said that seeing him in person should be a very important matter. If you miss a few words, it will be a big mistake.

Thinking like this, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the east wing. There were other little ladies living in the east wing, and it was too troublesome to see Teng Yuyi. Besides, Jue Sage and Abandoned Wisdom are too big now, so they won’t be able to handle such a thing well.

As soon as I walked to the gate of the temple, before I got on the horse, a thought suddenly appeared in my mind, Jue Sage and Abandoned Wisdom are frizzy, they may not be able to do it well, should I… Just think about it in my mind, I feel ridiculous at first, Besides, he was in a hurry to interrogate Zhuang Mu, so he had no time to pay attention to such trivial matters, so he got on his horse and went to Dali Temple.

***

Tonight, the moon was shining like silver. Teng Yuyi had prepared food and drinks early, and sat at the stone table under the pear tree in Libaixuan, watching the moon with her sister and waiting for news.

I don’t know if I waited and waited, I didn’t wait for Grandpa, and I didn’t see Jue Sheng and Abandoned Wisdom.

Grandpa had already said that he was looking for Abbot Yuanjue. Today, he may still be talking to Abbot Yuanjue at this moment. Duanfu said that Juesheng and Qizhi are busy in the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, and I don’t know when they will finish their work.

Suddenly, I heard a movement from the Xuanpu Pavilion next door, and after a while, Chunrong entered the courtyard with a surprised face and said, “It’s strange, the two trail chiefs have obviously come over, and then turned to the next yard to find Li Sanniang.”

Du Tinglan felt puzzled: “Did the two priests go by themselves, or did the people around Li Sanniang invite them?”

“The little Daoist went by himself, and I heard that Li Sanniang wanted to return some pens. Aunt Peng heard that the two little Daoists came and came out of the room. In a blink of an eye, a table of good things was put on the table, and it looked like they wanted to Leave the two trail leaders for dinner in the house.”

Biluo was listening and smiled in surprise: “The two little priests are really popular.”

“Then wait a little longer.” Teng Yuyi lowered her eyes and played with the wine cup in her hand, “I’ve waited for so long, so I’m not in a hurry.”

The author has something to say: Hongzhou: present-day Nanchang, Jiangxi.

Guangzhou, Hongzhou, Yangzhou, Luoyang, and Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty were all very prosperous commercial ports. The Persian merchants in Hongzhou were repeatedly mentioned in “Taiping Guangji”.