C135 (2/2)

After having been kept for many days, a report arrived from the Supreme Purity Palace. The monk that reported the matter ran into the meditation room to report, ”Abbot, I've received news from the Supreme Purity Palace that the monk that Master is looking for, Yuan Ming, is already living in the Supreme Purity Palace. ”He is learning internal energy from Taoist Hua Chunfeng.”

The abbot said to Farmer Fu, ”How is fellow daoist? Am I right? My decree will spread throughout Shandong in a few days. ”Finding one or two people in Shandong Province is a piece of cake.”

Farmer said, ”I admire the abbot's words for what they say. Now that I know he won't come, I must go and find him. I have been here for many days, and I have been completely oblivious to the hospitality. ”Now that we're leaving, I'd like to invite fellow daoists to visit the National Guardian Temple when you have free time.”

Everyone was reluctant to part with it. The abbot said, ”The moment you are about to leave, I immediately feel a sense of loss in my heart. Can you stay for a few more days?” Zhenhai, Casanova, and the others also tried to persuade him to stay. ”I share the same feeling with the other Fellow Daoists. I feel that we haven't known each other for long and can't bear to part ways with each other,” Fa Ming said. I have a mission for my abbot, I can't delay it any longer. Now I'm burning with impatience to leave. Please help me with this, and don't ask me to stay any longer. I shall see you again in the future. I shall take my leave. ” The abbot, Zhenhai, Liangliu, and the monks in the temple, and more than a hundred monks sent Farmer to the foot of the mountain. Only then did Farmer bid farewell to the crowd, rushing to Laoshan Tai Qing Palace.

However, it was clear that since he left Dai Gang, he had been travelling for many days with the night and the hunger. On this day, Farmer came to a place. He saw dried rocks all over the place, mountains of various sizes were moving up and down in front of his eyes, and there were no villagers in his surroundings. The sun was blazing above his head, and the stones beneath his feet were scorching hot. Waves of heat wave continuously attacked him, making him unable to restrain the feeling of being in a steamer. Farmer did not dare to stop and quickly ran down the mountain, looking for shade and shelter from the heat.

As he walked, Farmer said, ”What is this place? The heat was so steaming. Even at the bottom of the Blazing Mountain, it was just so-so. This mountain range is huge, there must be a temple in the mountain ring. I had to rest in the temple, to take shelter from the heat, and then continue on my way. Otherwise, I will definitely suffer from heatstroke. ”

When he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly saw that he had reached the end of the road. He saw a steep cliff in front of him. The cliff was covered with dense trees. ”As the saying goes, if a mountain does not obstruct the road, the road must lead to the mountain. How did this road come to an end? Such bad luck! ” He also saw a stream of water not far from him. It came from the bottom of the cliff and flowed into the sandstone beach after a hundred steps. There was an source of water that did not flow downstream. There were a few boulders by the stream.

He went to the stream and drank a few mouthfuls of water. The water was just like warm soup. It didn't feel cool after drinking it. Once again, he took off his outer robe and bathed himself. Only then did he feel more comfortable. He was about to hurry on his way when he heard a song coming from the hill. When Farmer looked again, he saw a young monk walking up the hill, singing along the way. Fa Ming was overjoyed. He thought to himself, ”The guide has come. If I ask him, he will know how to enter the mountain.”

When the young monk approached, Farmer looked at him: his round face was like a full moon, and his eyes were small and hard to see; his nose was too thin to see the holes, and his mouth was not hung with oil bottles. She was strange, funny, and cute. The young monk laughed and said, ”Excuse me, Master, are you here to visit the temple?” ”I was just about to enter the temple, but I don't know how to proceed.” The little monk said, ”Master, you're not from Shandong, are you? From the sound of your accent, you are from outside the city? ”

Fa Ming nodded and said, ”You are indeed quite knowledgeable.” This monk is from Beijing. ”

The young monk said, ”No wonder you can't find the way into the mountain. We have nine thousand nine hundred and nine narrow paths in the mountain, and we are a hundred and thirty thousand in twists and turns. Even the locals would find it hard to find the right road. If you don't have a guide, you have to be in the mountains. ”

”Because I didn't see the way into the mountain, I didn't dare to venture into the mountain. I wanted to ask for help from passersby, but unexpectedly, no one passed by for a long time. ”Thank goodness little friend is here.” The young monk laughed, ”Master, you don't know the customs here. There were very few people who came here at this time of the year because they were afraid of sunstroke. Master, you don't have to worry, I will lead you into the mountain. ”

As he spoke, he felt his body heat up and he anxiously looked at his body. The wet mackintosh had dried. ”This place is so hot,” said Farmer in alarm.

The young monk said, ”That's nothing. I just left half a basin of water here for a while and then went to dry.” Because it was always so hot, very few people came here. This place was called Fire Dragon Beach, and it was a place where typhoid-stricken people got rid of their diseases. Whoever enters this stream to bathe in it will be able to dispel the cold and cure the disease. ”

Farmer said, ”No wonder I felt so comfortable after taking a bath. ”So it actually has such a miraculous effect.”

The little monk said, ”Master, it's too hot here. Let's go. Now, I will take you to see our elder. ”

Farmer said happily, ”Fellow Daoist, I've caused you trouble.” I've delayed your play. ”

The young monk said, ”Actually, I'm not here to play. Our elders often taught me to visit the foot of the mountain when I had nothing to do, and to meet the high monks who worshiped the temple at any time. The traffic here is very tight, so people rarely come here. Even our Elder would like to see an outsider come. As expected, today we received a guest, the elder will definitely be happy. ”

The two of them chatted as they walked. ”This place is so hospitable, there must be an expert hidden here,” said Farmer Farmer to himself. Shandong has always been a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. This child is so bright, his master must be a master. As the saying goes, 'One goes along with the virtuous and the virtuous'. I may be here to meet another master. ”

When he entered the mountains, he saw that the forest was densely covered in dark clouds, there were many forks in the road, and the path was rugged and steep. And he said unto him, This tree hath blotted out the sun, and it is hard to see the way. It is thanks to his guidance that I did not know when I would have turned around. ”