.

Thunder, lightning, strong wind, and heavy rain seem to be whistling in my ears all the time. My mind is so chaotic and hazy that I can't seem to tell who I am anymore? I just feel the wind and rain in the severe pain.

Passing by, heading towards an unknown place.

Someone seemed to be talking next to me, and the voice was quite unfamiliar. It sounded a bit anxious. I could faintly hear: 'There seems to be something wrong with him. Can you take a look?'

A cold hand moved around his body to check, and after a moment he said in shock: 'Why is he injured so badly?'

The man next to him said angrily: 'Nonsense, he was under that Immortal Killing Sword, do you think...'

He could no longer hear the rest of the words clearly, because at this moment a wave of dizziness hit his head, and he almost fainted. In his confusion, he could only vaguely feel that the sky was still roaring and thundering.

The person next to him seemed surprised and quickly checked. The cold breath on his hand made him wake up for a moment. He heard the man say anxiously: 'Oh no, his forehead is burning. I'm afraid he has a high fever...'

Did it turn out that I still had a fever?

This was Gui Li's last thought. After that, he fainted again and lost consciousness.

A roar woke him up from unconsciousness. His first reaction was that he thought it was the thunder that exploded in the sky. But for some reason, although he was somewhat awake, there was still darkness in front of him. He desperately wanted to open his eyes to see.

Looking around, he was shocked to find that his eyelids were still closed and he could not open them.

Then, a sharp pain came, not from his seriously injured chest, but from his throat. He subconsciously moved his mouth and shouted hoarsely and lightly: 'Water...'

There seemed to be no one around, and he was left alone and helpless on the ground. The thirst in his throat became more and more intense, like burning. His lips moved slightly, and the strength came from nowhere in his body.

, moved his body slightly, and the consciousness in his mind seemed to be clearer.

'Ah!' Suddenly, a voice came from the side. This voice was different from usual, but it seemed as if it had been heard before. It was somewhat familiar. There was a bit of surprise in the tone of voice, and said: 'You're awake, senior brother, hurry up.

Come here, he's awake...'

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. After a moment, there were footsteps approaching quickly and walking in front of Gui Li. Gui Li struggled to open his eyes again, but somehow, this time, all the strength in his body disappeared completely.

He could only vaguely see two figures squatting beside him, and behind the figures, there seemed to be several dark shadows. As for the faces of these people, he could not see clearly any of them.

'Water...' he whispered again.

This time, the people around me understood.

'Quick, get some water, hurry up.'

He was running back and forth in a hurry, and someone came running after a moment. Then a cold hand carefully lifted his head up, and something like the rim of a bowl was placed against his lips.

The cool water touched his chapped lips. The muscles on Gui Li's face moved. He opened his mouth with great effort and drank the water in one mouthful. The clear water entered his throat, like a sweet spring spilling into the dry land, which immediately alleviated the burning.

Ordinary pain.

Gui Li felt relieved and immediately felt tired, and fell asleep again.

The people around him were all startled. Someone immediately came over to feel Gui Li's pulse. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay. He was seriously injured, had a fever, and was exhausted. Right now."

There is no fear of life.'

As soon as these words came out, the people around him seemed to relax, and then, someone seemed to look at Gui Li and sigh softly.

After falling asleep, I don't know how much time passed. During this period, Gui Li woke up several times, but he always woke up for a moment and then immediately fell asleep. In his impression, he only remembered that there was always someone waiting beside him.

In a daze, he saw many people, his parents when he was young, the innocent and beautiful senior sister, the unforgettable Baguio, the distant Lu Xueqi, and many, many more people, all flashing past him one by one. Once,

He even felt that he saw the image of the Dharma from Tianyin Temple ten years ago. Brother Dharma Master was sitting next to him chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name for him.

He smiled wryly at that time, but even he himself didn't know whether his wry smile could be reflected on his face. Maybe it was just a dream after all.

It's like, this upside-down life is like a dream!

Why do you need to chant sutras for me?

What's the use of chanting scriptures?

When Gui Li was awake for a moment, he quietly thought about this in his mind, and then he passed out again.

'Dong...dong...dong...dong...'

It was like a low bell echoing in the sky, coming slowly, waking him up from a deep nightmare. The deep bell sounded slowly, from far to near, and seemed to knock into the bottom of his heart.

For the first time, he didn't have the urge to open his eyes. He just lay there quietly, not thinking about where he was and what world was outside him.

In the vast world, there are only waves of low bells left at this moment.

'Dong...dong...dong...dong...'

The bell was melodious, as if it would never stop, and kept beating like this. He listened intently, breathing slowly, and all his energy was integrated into the gentle tone, never wanting to leave.

It was the first time in a long time that he lay down without any worries.

Who knows how painful it must be to carry so many burdens?

However, this small world could not last long after all. A series of footsteps came from far to near, approaching where he was, disrupting his train of thought.

The bell that was originally beating in his heart suddenly seemed to be far away from him, far away in the horizon.

Silently, sighing...

He slowly opened his eyes.

Buddha!

This was actually the first thing he saw.

A big "Buddha" character hangs high on the roof. Surrounding the Buddha character is a circle of golden patterns, and then along the periphery, there are circles of intricately carved statues of five hundred Arhats, forming another large circle.

All the Arhats are of the same size, but have different looks and figures. They are arranged in rows and are extremely upright. Then, on the outside of the big circle is a suspended ceiling with a blue background and black edges, two feet higher than the middle circle with Buddha characters, and the style of painting on it.

The difference is that it is a square grid, each square is one foot square, with golden piping, and inside are painted unicorns, phoenixes, golden dragons, goats and other auspicious Buddhist beasts. These patterns are the same in every square.

Although he was not good at carving buildings, after just one glance, Gui Li knew that this was a work of miraculous craftsmanship. On the roof, in the inner circle surrounding the Buddha characters, hung two golden chains, and one hanging upside down.

The ever-burning lamp, viewed from bottom to top, is roughly a three-foot-large copper basin, which is probably filled with lamp oil.

Gui Li frowned and turned around to look around again. He saw that this place looked very much like a Zen room in a temple. The room was quite spacious, with large red-painted pillars at the four corners, green brick paving, and a door.

It is made of Paulownia wood, with a window on each side, also painted with red paint, which looks very solemn. On one side of the wall hangs a picture of Guanyin holding a bottle of pure water and Jade Dew, and below is an incense table with the words

There are four plates of fruits, including pears, apples, oranges, and oranges. In front of the fruit offerings, there is a copper stove with three fine sandalwood sticks on it, and wisps of light smoke are floating in the air.

The wall on the other side is where Gui Li is. There is a wooden bed here, which is simple and sturdy, without any more decorations. It seems that the monks do not care about such things, and the room is generally simple, except for the above

There is only a round table in the middle and four round stools around it. The tables are all black, and there are teapots and cups on the table, which are made of simple porcelain.

At this time, footsteps had already reached the door. The door of the Zen room creaked and was pushed open from the outside. A person stepped in. Gui Li looked at him and couldn't help but be startled.

, but it was a strange young monk that he had never seen before. He was holding a wooden plate in his hand with a new kettle on it. He walked in but did not look at Gui Li, but walked directly to the room.

On the table, he switched the teapot on the table with the one on the wooden plate in his hand.

"Who...are you?" Gui Li asked, but just after he said one word, he suddenly felt pain in his throat. Although it was not as intense as when he was unconscious last time, it was still extremely uncomfortable and his voice suddenly became hoarse.

Come down.

Even so, the young monk was startled. He immediately turned around and looked around. In his haste, he almost knocked over the wooden plate in his hand.

'Ah! Are you awake?' The young monk seemed quite surprised, but there was joy in his eyes and he said with a smile: 'Then wait, I will call the senior brothers and others to come over and see you immediately.'

With that said, he was about to run out the door. Gui Li looked at his back and asked in a hoarse voice: 'Little master, may I ask where this is?'

The young monk turned back and smiled, with a rather innocent and delicate expression on his face, and said with a smile: 'Here? Of course this is Tianyin Temple!'

Tianyin Temple!

Gui Li was stunned for a moment, as if he had been struck by thunder. The little monk ran away, presumably to call someone, leaving Gui Li lying back on the bed numbly, feeling extremely confused.

Tianyin Temple...

He was filled with surprise and uncertainty, but for some reason, there was a bitterness that emerged from the depths of his heart.

Tianyin Temple...Tianyin Temple...Puzhi...

There were faint voices in the distance, and at the same time there were several footsteps walking towards the Zen room. Someone seemed to be asking something in a low voice to the young monk. The young monk was obviously young, innocent and lively, and answered with constant laughter.

Somehow, while listening to those questions and answers, Gui Li was distracted for a moment, not thinking about his current situation or past grudges. At this moment, he suddenly felt envious of this ordinary little monk for no reason. Like him.

With such an innocent and lively look, maybe you don’t know that there is pain and hatred in the world, right?

We are young and ignorant, but are we the happiest in these many years?

The footsteps stopped suddenly, and just outside the door, someone said to the young monk: 'You don't have to go in. Why don't you go to the backyard and inform the abbot now that the benefactor Zhang Xiaofan has woken up.'

The young monk smiled and said: 'That's fine. But Brother Faxiang, you have promised to teach me how to practice Brahma Prajna, and you can't go back on it.'

The man outside the door smiled and said: 'Little guy, you are so greedy, go quickly, I promised you, of course I won't regret it.'

The little monk was obviously very happy. He smiled and jumped up and down. The wooden door opened and there was a creaking sound, as if someone paused outside the door, took a deep breath, and then walked in.

Sure enough, it was Fa Xiang, and the tall monk Fa Shan was following behind him.

Dressed in moon-white monk robes, with a fair face, and holding a rosary in his hand, the Dharma minister looked as if he had not changed at all in the past ten years. He was seen walking slowly towards the wooden bed where Gui Li was lying. When he reached the bed,

Their eyes met Gui Li's, and both of them were speechless.

The atmosphere in the room was a little strange for a moment. After a while, the Dharma Prime Minister revealed a smile, put his hands together and saluted the ghost and said: 'Donor Zhang, are you awake?'

The corners of Gui Li's eyes twitched, and he suddenly said coldly: 'My surname is not Zhang, I have forgotten that name a long time ago.'
To be continued...