Chapter 541: Silence
As he got closer, Xi Bai suddenly stopped, his face showing surprise.
The void in front of him turned around and wondered: "Why did Master Xi Bai stop suddenly?" Our temple is right in front of it. ”
Xi Bai opened his mouth, in front of him, there was a temple not much bigger than an ordinary mountain temple, the dilapidated walls, loose tiles, all suggested, this temple has been around for a long time, and it has not been repaired for many years, it is simply a deserted temple!
If it weren't for the affirmation of the void, if it weren't for Xi Bai seeing that there was a mottled plaque above the two painted gates, on which it could be vaguely seen that there were three dim characters written "Yeba Temple", Xi Bai would never believe that the mysterious Buddhist temple he was trying to find, Yeba Temple, one of the four major temples in Tibet, turned out to be like this!
He was now very skeptical that the secret book of the "Yi Jin Sutra" would really be in such a temple? As for the previous sect speculation, it seems that it is also a non-existent thing.
These thoughts quickly flashed in Xi Bai's mind, but he didn't say much, in line with the ideas of "people can't look good", "the mountain is not high, there are immortals and spirits", etc., Xi Bai nodded, and walked towards Yeba Temple with Xudao.
Squeak, the two gates were pushed open by the void, Xi Bai entered the dilapidated Buddhist temple, he swept his eyes, in front of him was a small patio, different from the dilapidated outside to see, this small patio is very tidy, although the ground is loess tamped, but not stained with a trace of dust, there is a faint moss mark on the courtyard walls on both sides, at this time there is a sense of quiet, there is no damp and moldy smell in the air, but there is also a lack of incense.
And directly opposite Xi Bai, is a big hall, but also the only building in the temple, the six gates are all open, there is a great intention to lead the eight directions to worship, along the way to the main hall, Xi Bai saw a Buddha statue, is also the only Buddha statue, from the physiognomy, it seems to be such as the come.
And in front of the desk of the Buddha statue, there is a rickety figure sitting cross-legged, with long white hair sparsely scattered on the back, almost hanging down to the ground, looking a little ancient, I don't know how many years I have sat there, like a statue.
Xudao crossed Xi Bai, walked into the hall first, bowed to the Buddha statue and the back, and after saluting, he said respectfully: "Master, the apprentice is back." ”
The ancient back did not respond, and after a moment of silence, Xudao told the story of this trip 1510, Xi Bai did not know what happened before the other party and Xiaolou Qinghua in Lhasa, but what happened after meeting him, what Xudao said was extremely true, there was no exaggeration in it, just telling the facts.
After a while, the void finally finished speaking, the back still did not respond, Xi Bai pondered for a while, and also walked into the hall, the closer to the back, the more he could feel the old meaning, he looked away from the back, inspected a circle, and found that there was nothing in the hall except for the Buddha statue, only on both sides of the Buddha statue, each with a small door, it seems that there is a hole behind the hall.
I don't know how long it took, an old voice sounded, "Xudao, I already know about this matter, you go down." ”
Xudao has been kneeling respectfully in front of the Buddha statue, and he seemed to be stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Master." ”
After speaking, Xudao got up, nodded at Xi Bai, and entered the small door to the right of the Buddha statue.
Only Xi Bai and the old man's back were left in the main hall, Xi Bai pondered for a moment, and arched his hand and said: "Junior Xi Bai, I have seen the master." ”
The back snorted, his sleeves waved behind him like dust, and there were three cushions in front of the desk, one of which slid towards Xi Bai with his wave of his hand and stopped in front of Xi Bai.
"Those who can come here are all destined, so you can sit down."
The old man's voice said slowly, Xi Bai's eyes narrowed, and from the other party's actions just now, he knew that the old man in front of him who was about to die was not an ordinary person, just that hand, his control of internal force, Xi Bai thought that he couldn't do it, he took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the pu mat.
"The old man is silent, Lord Xi Bai came to our temple, I don't know where the so-called came from?" The old man's voice sounded again, but he still didn't turn around, he was facing away from Xi Bai from beginning to end, looking from the back, it seemed that the other party had been looking at the Buddha statue, but he couldn't see the other party's face, and Xi Bai didn't know whether the other party had his eyes open or closed.
Xi Bai didn't expect the other party to be so single-handed, there was no room for maneuver, he thought about it, and said straight to the point: "It turned out to be Master Shandao, and the purpose of coming to your temple this time is for the secret book of the Yijin Sutra." ”
After Xi Bai finished speaking, he looked straight at the other party's back, and was very worried, after all, in the false talk just now, Xi Bai helped Xiaolou Qinghua escape, and it stands to reason that it is a hostile relationship with Yeba Temple, and Xi Bai actually went directly to the door to ask for something, which is impossible to get in common sense.
However, Xiaolou Qinghua once said that Yeba Temple is similar to the existence of a copy, since it is a copy, it is naturally for players to fight monsters and upgrade to get equipment.
After a while, he said: "How do you know that our temple has the secret book of "Yijin Sutra"? ”
Xi Bai was suddenly overjoyed when he heard this, listening to the meaning of the other party's words, it seemed that there was indeed a secret book of the "Yijin Sutra" here, but how could he know it before, it was just a test time, and he didn't expect that there really was! He said truthfully: "The juniors are not sure, this is just the purpose of the juniors here, if not, it may be ...... It's the fate of the younger generation. ”
There was another silence, and then he said: "Lao Wei seems to have cultivated the 'Yijin Sutra', but I don't think it's the whole book, so I will come here, so it seems that there is some fate, but whether the fate is enough, and it depends on your creation." ”
Xi Bai's pupils shrank, and the other party actually knew that he had cultivated the "Yijin Sutra"! How did the other party find out? At the beginning, Qi Nian could see the martial arts he cultivated, so it seems that the cultivation strength of the Lonely Dao is at least equivalent to Qi Nian! However, at the beginning, Qi Nian only saw some clues when he was cultivating his internal strength, but now Lonely Dao didn't even look at him, he knew the martial arts he cultivated, so it seems that the strength of Lonely Dao is still above Seven Thoughts!
Qi Nian is already a super master, a legendary first-class character, and his cultivation strength is still above Qi Nian, so what realm is it? Xi Bai couldn't imagine it, he only felt that the other party was becoming more and more unfathomable, and at the same time, he was glad that he directly explained his intentions, and he didn't pretend to be smart like in Xiaozhao Temple, and did that stealing thing, otherwise he would not be able to succeed even if he was a hundred! Besides, this Yeba Temple is so big, it doesn't give him a chance to steal at all......
The thought in Xi Bai's heart turned quickly, suppressing his shock, thinking about the meaning of the other party's words, it seems that he has now had the opportunity to get the "Yijin Sutra" cheats, but whether he can get it depends on himself, that is, whether he can clear the copy, but this copy, what is it?
"Whether the juniors are fate enough or not, I don't know, if the master has any tests, the juniors can only do their best!" Xi Bai let out a sigh of relief and said with a firm gaze.
"Okay, in that case, you can come with me."
Shidao said in a flat tone, what he said had been very bland, without a little emotional fluctuation at all, like a pool of stagnant water, and as his words landed, Shidao finally stood up.
Lonely Daowei stood up from the pu mat tremblingly, Xi Bai wanted to step forward to help, but was stopped by the other party waving his hand, and then Lonely Dao finally turned around and faced Xi Bai.
Xi Bai looked up, only to see that the lonely road was dressed in a gray monk's robe, although it was not stained with a trace of dust, but it had been washed white, the monk's robe was very thin, but even thinner was his body, sometimes to describe a person who was weak and couldn't help the wind, it may be described as thin as wood, but the lonely road seemed to be a piece of paper, it seemed that a gust of wind could blow him down.
The whole body of the monk was covered in the monk's robes, only the head was exposed, Xi Bai looked at the other party's face, and suddenly his pupils shrank, and he was shocked in his heart, what kind of face is this! Xi Bai is simply indescribable, the neck and chin exposed outside by Lonely, dry like sun-dried orange peel, this is not a description, but there is really no moisture! It's like dead skin!
Even his lips were so chapped that his teeth had completely fallen out, like a dried corpse! But from the other party's cheekbones upwards, the situation suddenly changed, the skin was not old at all, and there was even a feeling of moisture and fullness, there was no wrinkle at the corner of the eyes, the heavenly court was very full, but the eyes were as silent as the starry sky, and there was no trace of fluctuation.
If you only look at the upper part of his face and say that he is a teenager who is not more than twenty years old, I am afraid that some people will believe it, and if you only look at the lower part of his face, I am afraid that he is a dead person, which is the right thing, because it is impossible for a living person to be like this!
But it is such a completely different situation, which should not occur at the same time, just appeared on a person's face, and this person was standing in front of Xi Bai, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if he hadn't heard what the other party said with his own ears, Xi Bai would not have believed it!
"Surprised? When people get old, that's what they look like, and in a few years, I'll be in bliss and serve the Buddha. ”
The old voice spat out from the chapped lips, the lips of the silent path did not open and close much, although the voice was old, it was very clear, and the tone was still calm, as if he was saying a trivial matter, and there was no fear of imminent death at all.
This is not a disregard for low death, but a calm acceptance of death, without worry, without pretense, even when it comes to serving the Buddha, there is not even the joy that a monk should have!