An hour later.
Xia Ji has completed the carving of the eighteen rosary beads. He held up his right hand, and the eighteen rosary beads floated into the air and rotated counterclockwise in the palm of his hand.
The rosary beads are connected with each other, creating eighteen layers of "Swastika" shadows. The eighteen layers are combined into one, with golden light and boundless power. The power contained in them is even more eager to try, but it is restrained by him.
The power of spirit may not be as direct as true energy and strength, but it can be said to be an unexpected gain that it can give this agarwood mysterious power.
However, this kind of mental consumption cannot be replenished by infuriating energy. Xia Ji continued to carve eighteen rosary beads using the Tathagata Zen method, and could not help but feel a little tired at this time.
He condensed for a while, then suddenly closed his palm, the golden "Swastika" disappeared, the rosary beads fell one after another, and the golden paste flowing outside them also disappeared, stopping on his palm, and he held it tightly and put it away.
Xia Ji turned his head sideways, and the dawn light just penetrated the oil-paper windows of the small building, and the footsteps of the maid delivering food also came closer and closer.
Soon, the door opened.
The palace maid came in carrying a lunch box.
A bowl of white porridge, a pile of boiled vegetables, not even the tasty side dishes.
Xia Ji knew that this was Concubine Wan's "concern".
Under the admiring gaze of the palace maid, he ate the tasteless breakfast plainly.
After that, Xia Ji asked for more agarwood. As a prince, no one would stop him from carving wood and carving rosary beads. This was the same nature as a general going out to farm, aiming to tell others about his There was no intention to fight for power, so soon, several large pieces of agarwood were moved to the Sutra Pavilion.
Therefore, Xia Ji chanted sutras during the day, and at night or at dawn, he began to use Zen techniques to carve rosary beads. These rosary beads could be regarded as his trump card in addition to his own skills.
He took out his spiritual power in advance and stored it in the rosary. Although he had not had a chance to test it yet, Xia Ji could feel the terrifying power in the rosary. This power increased as the number of rosary beads increased.
Just as he was carving another twenty rosary beads, there was a knock on the door.
Boom, boom, boom.
Xia Ji smiled, he knew who the visitor was.
"come in."
squeak.
The door opened.
A cute little face popped out.
The Ninth Emperor's daughter happily ran to her brother's side and shouted: "Brother!"
Xia Ji touched the princess's soft long hair and said with a smile, "What good thing happened again?"
The princess moved closer to him and whispered: "Today I went to offer incense and pray for my brother, and I met that little fox again.
The little fox's injured paw had healed a little, and it ran up to me and pulled the hem of my skirt, as if it wanted to take me somewhere, so I followed it.
The guard was worried about my safety and wanted to follow me. Once he followed, the little fox wouldn't leave, so I asked the guard not to follow me. "
Xia Ji's expression changed. Is the fox so psychic
Xia Xiaosu continued: "The little fox took me to a mountain village. There was a very beautiful girl in the village. When the girl saw the little fox bringing me here, she came over to chat with me. She said her name was Hu Ling lives in seclusion in the mountains with many foxes, and these foxes have developed some intelligence, but they can't read. She doesn't know a few of them herself, so she hopes I can teach them to read.
I was scared and curious, but Hu Ling looked at me expectantly, and dozens of other foxes looked at me with pitiful eyes as if they were sensible. My heart suddenly softened, and it was okay to teach me a few words. No big deal, so I taught them.
After teaching me some Three-Character Sutra, the foxes all scratched their heads and ears, a little happy and a little confused. They actually understood what I was saying.
Miss Hu Ling was also very happy. She treated me to a lot of exotic fruits from the mountains. She said that these foxes imitate humans, know etiquette, honor and disgrace, know good and evil, benevolence and righteousness, behave politely, and have stopped eating raw meat for a long time. They don’t even eat human flesh, and most of them now feed on Ganguo Mountain Spring.
Seeing that it was still early, Miss Hu Ling took me to a cave in the village. There were many bookshelves in the cave. She said that the books on these bookshelves were all out of print. As a thank you, she could let me borrow one. Ben goes back.
I just took a casual look at it, but after one glance, I gave up the idea of leaving, because those were really legendary books, and even contained secrets of martial arts. After looking at them for a long time, I actually saw a book. Brother, what book do you think it is? "
Xia Ji did not answer. He raised his hand and gently touched his sister's eyebrows. The soft spiritual power penetrated into the princess's skin with his fingers and made a small circle, but he did not encounter any evil spirit.
He has now reached the ninth level of both Zen methods, and his spiritual power is extremely strong. Even if he is lying down and asleep, he will immediately notice the approach of evil spirits, let alone deliberately exploring them. But after he went around in a circle like this, he was Nothing unusual.
Don't these vixens mean any harm
Xia Xiaosu carefully took out an ancient scripture from her arms. There were signs of burning at the beginning and end of the scripture, but overall the content was complete and there were no missing parts. There were four words written on the front page of the scripture: Future Maitreya.
The word "经" was burned.
"The Future Maitreya Sutra"!
This scripture is said to be one of the three secret collections of Daleiyin Temple hundreds of years ago, and it is also the most important one. However, Daleiyin Temple suffered a catastrophe and the temple was destroyed. Later, it was prospered and established with the business. The Xiaoleiyin Temple near the imperial capital is now the temple on Mount Xumi.
Therefore, Xia Ji knew that Leiyin Temple had the Tathagata Sutra and the Lantern Sutra, but he also knew that there was definitely no Maitreya Sutra, because the loss of the Maitreya Sutra is something that almost everyone who has read some Buddhist books knows, and it is also a major problem in the entire Buddhist sect. pity.
Seeing this, Xia Ji was really happy in his heart. His sister was actually a lucky star. Such mysterious things could happen to her. It was really like a person sitting at home, a treasure coming from the sky, the past, present and future. The three secrets are obviously connected, so if you get this lost technique, you can get a closer look at it.
When Xia Xiaosu saw the corners of Xia Ji's lips turning upward, she also became sincerely happy. She was very happy that she could do something for her brother before leaving for Turks.
Xia Ji flipped through a few pages, and a mysterious feeling rushed into his heart, letting him know that the book was true. He became even more curious, stopped flipping through the book, and said directly: "Xiao Su, you have met a vixen, then The girl named Hu Ling should also be in the form of a fairy."
The theory of spirits is not uncommon in Buddhist scriptures, and there are even many stories circulated in rural areas about monks and Taoists subjugating demons.
Xia Xiaosu is not stupid either: "I guessed she was a vixen."
Xia Ji gave the girl a slap in the face, "Shemales have a different path! Do you still want to go if you know?"
Xia Xiaosu touched her head, stuck out her tongue, and argued: "I treat them well, and they treat me well. I teach them good and evil etiquette, and they lend me books. They reciprocate with courtesy, and the friendship between gentlemen is better than other things in the palace." People are getting better.
Brother, I can only stay in the imperial capital for more than two months. Just let me look around by myself. There are so many restrictions in the palace, so just leave me alone. "
Xia Ji's expression relaxed, and after pondering for a while, he said softly: "Xiao Su, next time you meet Hu Ling, ask her what does she want?"
As he spoke, he took out the agarwood rosary beads from his arms, counted fourteen of them, strung them into a bracelet, and handed them over, "Wear this. If you are in danger, concentrate your mind, and then place this rosary between your eyebrows."
Xia Xiaosu took the bracelet, turned up her sleeves, and put it on her wrist. She didn't take it seriously. Her brother served the Buddha devoutly, and this rosary was probably just for peace of mind.
As her brother said, she just did it.
…
late at night.
Everything was silent.
A fast horse came from the west, and the horse's hooves broke the calm in panic. The visitor rushed to the west gate of the imperial city and shouted loudly: "Urgent report from the front, open the city gate quickly!!"
The city gate captain raised his torch and stood by the city wall. When he looked down, he saw a face full of fear.
The messenger soldier shouted and waved the agreed signal, and continued shouting: "Urgent report from the front, open the city gate quickly!!"
His voice was trembling and urgent, with a hint of uneasiness.
The city gate captain was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "Open the door!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two guards hurried away from the city.
In the harsh sound.
The door opened.
Received bad news.