Chapter 39: Love Flowers and Zen Fruits
When the people came to Shaolin, they all bowed to Huo Yuanzhen.
Huo Yuanzhen also returned the favor and came to the temple gate. There was an open space in front of him, which was where Huo Yuanzhen had planned to build the bell tower.
Today, Huo Yuanzhen has decided to show the miracle in front of everyone's eyes. Anyway, the idea of building a token will disappear, and it does not need to be held in your hand, and no one can see anything.
However, before construction, we still need to announce it.
Summon everyone in Shaolin came and stood in front of the temple gate together.
Seeing this scene, the people also realized what might happen and surrounded them. Li Yuntian and Huang Xiaofu were also standing among the crowd.
Huo Yuanzhen said to the crowd around him: "Dear donors, last night, I got the Buddha's dream, saying that the bell tower miracle will be coming again in my Shaolin at the hour of the day. It is almost time, so I led the Shaolin disciples to welcome the Buddha's miracle. Donors can also watch it."
The crowd suddenly became boiling, and many people were so excited that they couldn't help themselves, including the Shaolin people behind Huo Yuanzhen, because except for Guan Shanyue who had seen the arrival of the mountain gate, the rest of the people had never seen the Buddha's miracles.
Li Yuntian was also a little shaken about his judgment at this time, because the monk was too calm. Could it be that the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda was really given to Shaolin by the Buddha as the legend has been said?
And at this time, the monk's words had already spoken. If no miracles came, it would definitely be a fatal blow to Shaolin's prestige. As long as the abbot's mind is fine, he would never joke about this matter.
I looked at the time. It was 7:00 to 9:00 in the morning, but now it is already past 7:30, and the time is almost done.
He led all Shaolin people to sit there, and asked the people to retreat, leaving the open space in the bell tower.
Seeing that everything was ready, Huo Yuanzhen silently recited the use of the construction token in his heart.
The construction token was in Huo Yuanzhen's arms and disappeared immediately. According to the location Huo Yuanzhen imagined, the outline of a bell tower appeared.
Seeing this magical scene that suddenly appeared, people were stunned at first, and then knelt down together, each of them burst into tears, and they were chanting Buddha's name devoutly and kowtowed constantly.
Li Yuntian and Huang Xiaofu stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do.
The bell tower gradually became solid and gradually became a physical body.
Huo Yuanzhen closed his eyes and clasped his hands there, while the Shaolin people stared at this miracle that had never been seen before.
This process lasted for about ten minutes, and the bell tower finally appeared in front of everyone.
The bell tower is more than ten meters high, and there are top steps around the bell tower, circling upwards in circles.
The red brick and tile structure has glazed tiles on it, protruding eaves, and wind chimes hanging in all corners. Although it is just a bell tower, it gives people a majestic and majestic feeling and extraordinary momentum.
Amid the admiration of everyone, Huo Yuanzhen walked up to the bell tower.
Going to the top along the hovering steps, a huge bronze bell hung above.
The bronze bell mouth is 1.5 meters in diameter and is more than three meters high. It is carved with auspicious objects such as flowers, birds, fish and insects, cranes, and divine deer.
Huo Yuanzhen came to the bottom of the bronze bell and patted it gently. The bronze bell rang with a thick buzzing sound.
After looking at the system time, it was about to be about eight o'clock.
There were two iron locks next to them, with huge slamming wood hanging on it. Huo Yuanzhen came here and calculated the time. When the time was just eight o'clock, he pushed the slamming wood hard.
"Bang!".
A huge sound rang through the sky, shaking the mountains and forests. Birds flying in the forests in the distance rose into the sky. In this young room, there had never been such a loud sound in addition to thunder.
Huo Yuanzhen continued to push the bump into the wood.
The bells echoed in the valley, and the people nearby who were getting up to work in the early morning could not help but look in the direction where the bells came.
"That's the direction of Shaolin Temple!".
"Listen! This bell is the bell of Shaolin!".
"I didn't have it when I went there a few days ago. Why did the bell tower be repaired so quickly?"
"What is the cultivation? Shaolin Temple is a holy place blessed by the Buddha. Everything is a miracle. Didn't you see that big mountain gate?"
"Let's go, go together, go to Shaolin for a look!".
The bell even reached the Fawang Temple dozens of miles away. The people there looked here in confusion, but unfortunately they could not see anything.
The people below the bell tower were filled with clear hearts. This was really a morning bell and evening drum, which was shocking. Even Li Yuntian couldn't help but want to kneel down and worship. Looking at Huang Xiaofu next to him, he had no desire in his heart.
After eight consecutive bells rang, Huo Yuanzhen walked down the bell tower.
Although it was just a monotonous bell, it was still unsatisfactory for everyone to hear it. I wished that the bell would keep ringing and I would keep listening.
When he returned to the Shaolin people, he asked: "Abbot, why do you ring the bell eight times? Why don't you ring nine times? Nine is the auspicious number."
Huo Yuanzhen originally wanted to say that it was eight o'clock, but suddenly there was no concept of a few o'clock in the world. It was only a time before the words came to his mouth and changed it: "Eight is to send a message, indicating that our Shaolin is going to be developed."
"The abbot is wise, but we are Buddhists. What does it have to do with those who are well-developed or not?"
Huo Yuanzhen took a look at it: "Are you much better in the new clothes you wear, the house you live in, and the vegetables you eat than before? That way you don't need money to buy it? I see you eat more than anyone else every time."
I stopped talking awkwardly. Indeed, Shaolin's living standards are rising rapidly. Except for not being able to eat meat, I have eaten everything else. Sometimes I can make some monkey-headed mushrooms to make soup at night. I have gained a lot of weight during this period.
It can be said that theories are spoken, but when it comes to actual life, it is more reliable to decide if you just want to listen to the abbot.
After ringing the bell, Huo Yuanzhen's mission was basically over. He came to Li Yuntian and Huang Xiaofu and said, "Two donors, meeting is a fate. I still have something to do, so I will send it away not far away."
After saying that, Huo Yuanzhen turned around and walked back.
Li Yuntian looked at it blankly, suddenly rushed to chase after him, followed Huo Yuanzhen and said, "Master Abbot, you can really communicate with Buddha! You are so awesome, you won't be a god, right?"
Huo Yuanzhen shook his head: "I am the only Buddha in my heart, and I don't know what the gods are."
"It was me who took the liberty, abbot, I think this place is good, I want to stay here for a while."
After experiencing such an inexplicable thing from beginning to end, Li Yuntian developed a strong curiosity and affection for Shaolin and the abbot of this age, and even felt admiration, and wanted to stay in Shaolin for a few more days.
Unexpectedly, Huo Yuanzhen shook his head: "Donor, you are not suitable to stay in Shaolin."
"Why?" Li Yuntian couldn't understand.
Huo Yuanzhen glanced at Huang Xiaofu who was following Li Yuntian from afar: "What you planted in your heart is love flowers, and you cannot bear the fruit of Zen. It's better to go back and do what you should do. I can see that you have the heart toward Buddha, but going out of the world is all about practice. As long as you have a Buddha in your heart, it will be the same everywhere."
Originally, Li Yuntian wanted to refute that he did not have the intention toward Buddha, but was just curious, but suddenly he couldn't say it when he said it, because he felt that he could not say such words, and after he finished speaking, he would regret it.
Could it be that as the abbot said, would he have the intention toward Buddha? Li Yuntian was not sure.
Seeing Li Yuntian stunned, Huo Yuanzhen laughed secretly, but still said loudly: "Go, go find something that belongs to you. If you are interested, just come back and see me from time to time."
Li Yuntian followed Huang Xiaofu in a daze. When he walked to the temple gate, he suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "Master Abbot, I will definitely come back frequently in the future."
"Amitabha!" Huo Yuanzhen proclaimed the Buddha's name from afar.
Li Yuntian also wanted to salute Huo Yuanzhen, but Huang Xiaofu next to him looked a little inappropriate. Why did his elder brother Li respect a monk more than he did?
The woman's instinct made her pull Li Yuntian away and rushed out of Shaolin Temple like she was running away.
Seeing Li Yuntian leaving reluctantly, Huo Yuanzhen felt very satisfied. Today's process was actually mostly for him to see. He had planted Zen thoughts in his heart and would sooner or later take root and sprout.
Love flowers may not necessarily lead to the fruit of Zen.
However, Huo Yuanzhen did not plan to take Li Yuntian as a monk one day. It was not Huo Yuanzhen's wish that he would destroy his happy marriage. What he wanted was just everything about the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
There were people going up the mountain one after another at the foot of the mountain, and they all came after hearing the bells of Shaolin.
Guan Shanyue walked to Huo Yuanzhen and whispered: "Abbot, everything has been made, right at the foot of the mountain, we can go to this evening."
Huo Yuanzhen nodded, "It's great, it's today."
Guan Shanyue thought about it and said, "But this thing is quite heavy, and it can't be obtained by people. You need to use a car to pull it."
"No problem, I happened to get a white horse recently, put him in the car, and we will set off in a while."
The white horse, who had figured it out with Huo Yuanzhen, was eating grass in the back mountain. She couldn't help but tremble all over, feeling that something unfavorable was going to happen to me.
Chapter completed!