A burst of ethereal and beautiful song floating in the Penglai Fairyland on the sea, look around, where the mountains and the sea are connected to the clouds and mist, the song from the misty sky above the pavilion, the building within the seven celestial maidens are dancing, and the song and laughter.
They sing the tune of the poet Li Yu's poem "Bodhisattva Barbarian - Penglai courtyard closed Tiantai female", written Penglai heavenly maiden and lover relative to a moment, the man walked quietly, did not have to be alarmed, but just leaned down to gaze at the couch in the morning to sleep in the love of his life. An unintentional subtle movements, woke up the dreamer. Heavenly maiden eyes slowly open, is with the lover's eyes, you look at me, I look at you, smile on the face gently ripples, the two are speechless, but each other have to say endless infinite love.
Below sits an immortal with extraordinary bones and a kind-eyed Bodhisattva. They were watching the celestial maiden's bead song and dance while talking and laughing, only to hear the two immortals first say something about enlightenment and cultivation of immortality, and then talk about the world of fame, greed, anger, hatred, and the world's human feelings to the end, but it is the cause of the obsessed men and women of a word of love.
This piece of song into the Penglai fairy mountain on a red fairy ears, she quietly stood on the edge of the cliff for a long time, overlooking the sea of fog, can not help but the ups and downs of the heart. A breeze blew by, ruffling her red dress and messing up the ten thousand strands of soft silk in her hair bun.
She only heard the sound of the songs fading away, and then a burst of joy and laughter. She sighed a long sigh, her heart surged a lingering knot, murmured: "The heavenly maiden is free and happy, do not understand the taste of life, and how can experience the melancholy of love, born as a human being, the happiness of a moment in the past, but the sadness and misery is a long time to come."
The immortal nun's eyes fell on a cloud of red smoke rolling, sand and dust, and sadly said: "The last life moved the mortal heart, down to earth into the dust, met him hooked so many tears! Life is full of trials and tribulations, only the word love a most hurtful. Only because I am stupid obsessed with this small love, this life I want to go down to the mortal world again, to create this illusionary fate." Said, she jumped, that a touch of red figure, plunged into the sea of fog.
The immortal and the bodhisattva heard the words and looked at each other, only to hear the bodhisattva asked: "What is the matter with the red-clothed real person?"
The Immortal shook his head and sighed: "In the 33rd Heaven, the Hateful Heaven is the highest, and in the 440th sickness, the lovesickness is the most bitter. This windfall injustice, let her go to the end."
The Bodhisattva put his hands together and said aloud, "But the Way is from the heart. Emptiness is color, color is emptiness. Dreams are gone, come and go. The moon in the water, the wind in the trees. The only way to get to the bottom of the problem is to be able to see it."
It is said that there is a small city in the east of the divine state, because of the perennial thin smoke rolling, dust and fog, so the name of the fog city.
The center of this fog city is an arch bridge, the east side of the bridge is full of civilian houses, due to the civilian house is not painted, known as the "white house", the west side of the bridge is a red wall, green tiles, colorful mansions, all of them are big families.
The north of the arch bridge has a quiet and far-reaching alley, due to the narrowness of the place, named Cuidi Lane. Over the years, the Cuidi Lane is a decayed and depressed, full of bleak scenes. There is an old temple in the alley, covered with cobwebs, dust, old and no longer old.
Listening to the city's old man legend, many years ago, this ancient temple is haunted, a lot of people died, is a person to hear the color of the place. Feng Shui in Burgundy for the ghost door, Burgundy and Kun line for the ghost door line, the ghosts of the netherworld will be in this room in and out, and this ancient temple is coincidentally falling on this ghost door line. It is said that a high man invited a statue of God town in the ancient temple, and locked the temple door, prohibiting people from approaching. Over the years, this place will be empty, cloudy and locked. People are forgetful, so after many years, even the temple enshrined which gods, no one knows.
The south of the arch bridge is a busy street called Pingkang Street. The street is lined with stores, teahouses, liquor stores, pawnshops, workshops, and many vendors with large umbrellas. Daily market pedestrians shoulder to shoulder, endless streams, there are sedan chair, horseback riding, there are picking the burden, there are driving donkeys to carry goods, there are pushing the unicycle, there are carrying a basket of walking monks, there are hearing the book of the street children, and the city side of the begging of the disabled elderly ......
The largest restaurant on Pingkang Street is called "Red Moon House". Here, the noise is extraordinary, yelling and shouting, the building is often a beautiful woman playing the piano dance, attracting a lot of drunken sons of the rich and powerful.
This day, a man walked into the restaurant. This person phoenix eyes, high nose, white face, a thin and gaunt face sword eyebrows into the temples, is a full of beautiful men, but his temples are full of silver, look has not been young, it seems that every white hair is full of the vicissitudes of life.
This red moon building steward fellow named Shi Ke, not very old, eyes but live. He measured the man from head to toe, but saw that this person head wearing a bundle of hair and gold crown, a brocade coat and jade belt, waist hanging a Chinese jade nine dragons Pei. Although he did not recognize this person, but a look at this outfit will know that this person's identity is prominent, not rich or noble, rushed to welcome with a smile.
Just heard him laugh: "big official, what can I do for you?"
The man sank his face, swept a circle of guests coming and going, muffled: "Please help me find a cleaner place."
Shi Ke was ordered to bring the man to the deepest elegant room of the restaurant. He led the way while laughing: "Senior official, where are you coming from?"
The man said: "I came from the capital."
Shi ridiculously said: "Aigoo, I see your handsome, elegant, I know it is not mortal. It is true! The original is to fight the capital to the big official ah!"
The man answered, did not speak again. After coming to the elegant room, the man did not ask for food and wine, only ordered a pot of tea, and then stood alone in front of the door, heavy heartedly looking out.
Shi can be on the sidelines to observe, he thought a move, stepped forward and said softly: "big official, the store has a few young girls, will play a small song, will also recite poems, if you have the pleasure, I will call the girls to give you play and sing to cheer."
The man heard, frowned, waved his hand and said, "No need."
Shi Ke froze, and busily said, "Little talkative." He thought to himself, this outsider to this red moon building to do, is not just to drink a mouthful of tea? He then wanted to be smart and retired.
Suddenly saw the man looked up and watched him, beckoning to him.
Shi Ke rushed forward, bowed and asked: "What is the order of the big official?"
The man smiled and said, "Steward, what is your name?"
Shi ridiculed: "Small Shi Ke."
The man said: "Such a big scene, are you here to take care of it?"
Shi Ke smiled and nodded in response.
The man laughed: "It seems that you are the backbone of this red moon building."
Shi Ke smiled and said: "Where where, you flattered, but also the boss trust the small, reward food." His eyeballs a turn, the understanding, then said: "big official, dare is need small for you to do something?"
The man whispered: "Can you help me find two capable people."
Shi Ke understood, thinking that the original this large wealthy man is trying to find people, then asked: "Dare to ask the big official, you want to find what people?"
The man paused and said, "A skillful locksmith, a Taoist who will recite incantations and draw talismans to drive away ghosts and demons."
Shi Ke heard, the heart hesitates, this red moon building although the daily ushering in, the three religions and nine streams of five lines and eight works of people can meet, but after all, it is just a scene, to say locksmith, the city's blacksmith store can be found, but this know how to recite incantations and draw spells to drive away the ghosts and demons of the Taoist man, but I have not seen, and even if it is encountered, and how to identify him as a real skill, or jianghu liar?
At the time of hesitation, only to see the man from the pocket took out two ingots of silver on the table, said: "Shi Ke, this is a little bit of my meaning, you have to do this, I will pay you ten times the compensation."
Shi Ke saw the silver, immediately heart happy flowers, which had thought that this outsider so generous, these two silver ingots enough for him to eat and drink in the Misty City for a month. He was busy to the man smiled and said: "big official assured, small must do everything possible for you to find the person." He thought to himself, this is a good thing to make money, no matter whether it can be done or not, it should be done.
The man nodded, tea also no longer drink a mouthful, turn around and want to leave.
Shi can see that he was in a hurry, hi can not be banned, then said: "big official, although I do not understand the chanting spells and draw symbols of the mysterious things, but if you say that the lock picking craft, small but know a few friends. I don't know where you want to pick the locks."
The man looked back, after a long time, he said: "This lock no one in the world to pry open, must first ask the high people to read the incantations and draw the talisman, to drive away the ghosts and demons."
Shi Ke heard, only think it is unheard of rare, and asked: "Where is this lock?"
The man stared at Shi Ke and said, "This lock is on the door of an ancient temple in the north of the city."
Shi Ke froze, a little hesitation, said: "You are talking about but the Cuidi Lane in that dilapidated ancient temple?" He secretly wondered and couldn't help but say more, "That broken temple has been deserted for many years, there is not even incense, why would you pry its door?"
The man's face sank, muffled voice: "You are too young, and how to know, the mystery can not be revealed. You do not ask again."
Shi Ke heard dare not ask again, only respectfully sent the man out of the Red Moon Tower. However, when the man turned to leave, the corner of his mouth suddenly hooked a mysterious smile, Shi Ke did not see.
Shi Ke held the two ingots of silver, his heart searching for: this person not far from the capital, willing to spend so much silver, just to pry open the door of that broken temple? He seems to know what secrets. He bullied me into being young, but I think he's trying to cover his tracks. Could it be that there are psychic treasures hidden in that broken temple?
This Shi Ke is pondering, only to see an old Taoist priest come to the door. This Taoist priest clothes tattered, bare feet and hair, but was born with extraordinary bones, wind and God is very different. Shi Ke took a look at it and was unwilling to look at it any more, then looked down and fiddled with the silver, waving his hand and saying, "Go away! I don't tell fortunes."
The Taoist priest laughed: "shopkeeper, how do you know I'm not here to eat?"
Shi Ke heard, feel like jianghu gangster, so ignore him.
The Taoist priest said, "You have recently had a difficult time, and I just want to save your life."
Shi Ke was impatient, turned around and wanted to walk into the store.
Only to hear the Taoist priest said: "Full moon night after the hour, do not walk at night, remember to remember!"
Shi can be stunned, can not help but secretly think to themselves: this old Taoist words have meaning, playing God, is not exactly what I want to find the Taoist? The question of whether he will read the incantation and draw the talisman. The first time I saw this, I was able to see the man in the back of my head, and I was able to see the man in the back of my head.
After a few days of this, Shi Ke forgot all about it.
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the festival of reunion. Shi Ke has not yet married, and his parents are not in this fog city, so he has been busy in the red moon building. Waiting for the closing time, he returned to the small house alone to rest. The long night is long, he did not know why, this night, the thoughts of the ups and downs, tossing and turning, a long time can not fall asleep.
When the head of a round of bright moon, Shi can think of a move, greed rose up, casually turned out of the hammer and wire, they want to go to the ancient temple to smash open the door, to find out. All the way running, the night dark and windy, the whole fog city a quiet.
Shi can feel the black through the Cuidi Lane, came to the ancient temple gate. Only to see the gate does have a fist-sized copper lock, covered with patina. He was all out and smashed it down. Strange to say, straight smashed Shi Ke palms bleeding, hammer are smashed, but the copper lock is not damaged at all. Shi can wipe the sweaty head, pull down a piece of cloth on the hand, and then use the wire to pry the lock core.
Unconsciously, it is already three, Shi can bring the wire are pried off, he was anxious, suddenly heard a woman's soft cry from the temple.
Shi can be a heart of flabbergasted, immediately out of a cold sweat.
Only heard the woman said: "Tonight, the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, concubine unnamed, doubly lonely, such a beautiful night, I want to invite the gentleman to the boudoir to drink and enjoy the moon, I do not know how do you think?"
Shi can be surprised, get up to the door to look, it was a girl, wearing a light thin skirt, where picking flowers, born with beautiful eyes looking forward to, euphemistic and moving, the moonlight more colorful. The girl looked back at him smiling sweetly, the pair of e-brows under the eyes, glittering with crystal tears.
Shi can not realize that look at the stay.
The next morning, dawn, a few playful urchins just happened to pass by Cuidi Lane, only to hear a scream resounded throughout the alley.
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