Picking Hibiscus in Shejiang River

We depend on each other day and night, and enjoy the burning peach blossoms in front of the court together.

Master has already purified the six faculties, but he always looks at them tenderly, as if looking at a beloved lover.

Whenever such thoughts pop up, I just think that I am still contaminated with too much worldly smoke and smoke, and I would associate these worldly romances with Master; how could a master who has attained the Tao at such an age be nostalgic for it? A thing of love in the world.

But the master does have secrets that us little novice monks cannot know, and he is buried under this beautiful peach tree together with the unknown knight in this tomb.

After being so active for a long time, I finally felt drowsy, turned around and hugged the junior brother beside me, and slowly fell into an autumn dreamland.

……

In the dimness, I felt some rustling footsteps coming from the bottom of the mountain, stepping on the grassy forest path, and stopping in front of the old grave again.

I vaguely opened my eyes, and vaguely saw a young man dressed as a knight squatting in front of the stone tablet, raised his sleeves to wipe the fine dust on it, and said to himself:

"I actually built a Peach Blossom Temple at the foot of Xiuning Mountain, as well as my clothes tomb. You are indeed my great beauty."

After saying that, I turned around and met my eyes when I woke up.

The moment I saw his eyebrows and eyes clearly, my originally steady heartbeat suddenly missed a beat, I just felt that I had never seen such a handsome and delicate young man, like a fairy descended from the heaven, with his mouth slightly opened in surprise, It seems to be crazy.

The young man clearly saw my gaffe, but he was not annoyed, he walked to me leisurely with a pennisetum in his mouth, bowed his head with a smile and said:

"Little master, am I so good-looking?"

"Are you..." I still stared blankly at him, "Are you the Peach Blossom Fairy?"

Hearing this, the young man raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he couldn't help laughing, he cleared his throat quite reservedly, then lowered his voice and said, "Yes, I am the new Peach Blossom Fairy, and I have come down to find my Red Lotus Fairy like this .”

Then he looked into the Peach Blossom Temple, and said to himself: "I have to hurry up, if I can't come to pick up the beauty immediately, he will be transported to the pure land by the two old urchins Wuyou and Wuwu. Buddha."

I didn't understand why I listened, and couldn't help but said: "But there is no red lotus fairy living here, only our brothers and master."

The young man was taken aback: "...Master?"

He paused, looked at me and the junior brother who was still sleeping next to me for a long time, then suddenly slapped his forehead, covered his heart with grief and said: "Oh my God, why is there so many troublesome little carrots around the beauty, why are you still there?" You have to teach me to entrust Fan'er with a dream, so that I can settle you down properly."

After he was depressed for a while, he sighed and squatted down, looked at me with those faint eyes and said:

"Let's talk, what are your plans after Master is gone, whether to return to Xiuning Temple to continue practicing, or to go to the various sects in the rivers and lakes; for the sake of having accompanied the great beauty for so many years, as long as you open your mouth, There is no reason why a god like me can't do it."

After thinking for a while, he scratched his head and said, "But it's fine to become a fairy. There is no meaning in the sky. It's more boring than being a monk."

I was still listening ignorantly, and didn't understand what the young man meant; for a while, I followed his gaze to look at the meditation room where the master had entered meditation, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I asked hesitantly:

"Great beauty... your Red Lotus Fairy, is it Master?"

……

For a long time, I didn't hear the boy's reply.

When he raised his head and looked at him, he was staring closely at the half-closed door of Taohua Temple, with a bright smile on his lips.I hesitated for a moment, and when I was about to speak again, I saw him mysteriously put his index finger in front of my lips, and said softly:

"Shh...he's here."

Then I saw the door was slowly pushed open by a pair of gentle hands, and a gorgeous monk walked out of it.

The person on the other end is the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life, with a slim figure and a charming black clothes, a pair of phoenix eyes that seem to have been vicissitudes for many years glanced at the peach tree, and the golden rings on the ears faintly blew in the breeze. The voice is like a Buddha but not a Buddha, like a demon but not a demon.

When he saw the young man walking forward, he seemed to be in a daze, as if he thought he was still in a dream; he stretched out his hand tentatively, and gently touched the young man's cheeks.

The young man blinked, then held his hand with a smile, and said seriously again:

"Big beauty, I'm back."

When the ethereal and majestic bells sounded from the top of Xiuning Mountain in the distance, I saw the young master trembling slightly, and finally gently kissed the young man's lips, showing joy and tranquility as if a long-cherished wish had been fulfilled smile.

……

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This time I slept very peacefully. I always felt that I had glimpsed the mystery of immortality and Buddha's light in my dream, or that I had revealed a secret that I had been curious about for a long time; Wish to wake up from this beautiful dream.

So when my junior brother shook me awake in panic, he just lazily turned over and said, "What's wrong?"

"Brother, master, he, master..."

The younger brother was still young, and he stuttered for a long time before crying: "Master, he has passed away!"

I was startled, recalling all the things in the dream just now, I hurriedly put on my robe and staggered straight to the master's meditation room. Sure enough, I saw that he still maintained the peaceful appearance just now, but he was out of breath.

I knelt in front of Master, tears streaming down my face.

It was the first time for all the juniors to experience this kind of parting. They all fell beside the master and wept uncontrollably. In the end, they had no choice but to be hugged in my arms and comfort me softly, saying: "Don't cry, don't cry, the master went with his lover. Immortal Family Blessed Land, before leaving, you told me not to panic, just wait for the beautiful uncle from Xiuning Temple to pick us up."

The juniors were all taken aback: "...Love?"

I nodded solemnly: "But it's a long story. I just learned the story in my dream, and I will tell you someday. As long as you know that Master is very happy and happy now, we as disciples shouldn't go too far." My heart is sad, let’s come and chant the scriptures together to bid farewell.”

After all, the brothers and sisters were young, so they barely stopped crying after receiving such comfort, and they just said hello, then got up together with me, planning to chant sutras for the master first.

At this time, the youngest junior suddenly looked out the window and exclaimed:

"Brother, look quickly!"

I turned my head subconsciously, and was startled by the sight in front of me; then I rubbed my eyes, tearful and looked towards the foot of the autumn mountain in disbelief.

The peach blossoms are blooming.

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