Chapter 439 It’s hard to break your promise in front of the Bodhisattva
Sister Zheng was already very angry, but she didn't expect her husband to say doubtful things about her as soon as they met. She became so angry that she slapped her in the face with a rounded palm.
Snapped!
Very crisp sound.
Li Shi stood by the car and looked at the red mark that instantly appeared on the bald man's face from a distance, feeling inexplicably funny in his heart.
In fact, he originally planned to leave immediately after delivering the person, but Sister Zheng said that her husband and his friends are Buddhists who like to burn incense, and they traveled all the way from the north, so she wanted to try her luck and stop. See if there is anyone with similar physical characteristics to that "Monk Zhao".
With a quick glance, he quickly eliminated all the people standing on the roadside.
As for whether there was anyone else in the car - there was nothing we could do about it. He was not a police officer and had no right to investigate.
After checking the faces of everyone he could check, Li Shi originally planned to leave directly, but there was already a quarrel over there. The woman slapped her and knocked the bald man unconscious, but he quickly reacted and jumped out. He got angry and shouted that Sister Zheng had a guilty conscience. She even changed her pants. She must have done something with that rich pretty boy.
He was baring his teeth and claws, as if he was about to rush over and hit someone if the people around him hadn't stopped him.
Pretty boy?
Li Shi won't leave now.
How can it be reasonable to do good deeds and yet be wrongly accused for no reason?
In the past, he might have dismissed it and left directly, but now he had chivalrous spirit and determination in his heart.
Any slightest injustice is intolerable.
He walked over directly and said: "Sister Zheng, please explain carefully, I am doing good things."
Seeing Li Shi coming, the scene was briefly quiet.
When Sister Zheng saw him, her expression suddenly softened a lot, and she quickly apologized: "I'm sorry."
Then he turned to the bald man and said sternly: "Can you stop arguing?! Things are not what you think. There is a misunderstanding. Let's go to the car and talk!"
The bald man saw that her attitude towards him and Li Shi was completely different, and he became even more angry. He had long lost his reason, and cursed again: "What a misunderstanding, you two bitches, I'm still here, and you guys are just flirting. Think I’m dead!”
When Sister Zheng heard this, she couldn't suppress her anger and reached out to scratch someone.
The scene suddenly became more chaotic.
Li Shi frowned.
Dog man and woman?
Not only is this curse word unpleasant, it also really touches me.
He deliberately shouted loudly: "Don't fight!"
Then he rushed into the panicked crowd, and seemed to accidentally bump into a fat man who was arguing. The fat man directly touched the bald man and knocked the bald man to the ground.
Li Shi took two steps faster and got ahead of others. He came to the bald man who fell to the ground. He bent down and grabbed the clothes on his back. He lifted it up like a light wooden figure, shook it back and forth, and then pushed it to the ground with a slight force. One meal - just like dealing with a bamboo basket full of rice when you were a child. Such a few simple times can immediately make the rice that was originally piled up a lot smoother.
He also said: "Calm down, are you okay?"
When others looked at it, they felt that Li Shi was very strong and kindly helped him up.
The bald man only felt that his body was weak from being shaken. Especially when he finally landed on the ground, he felt as if his cervical vertebrae were about to be broken. Moreover, the tinnitus that came immediately made his body feel weak. Thoughts stopped for a moment.
Drool immediately flowed out of the corner of his mouth uncontrollably.
An elder brother next to him who knew a little about medical knowledge suddenly said: "No, Lao Liao seems to have had a stroke because of anger!"
The scene suddenly became chaotic again. Someone helped Li Shi over to check, and someone wanted to call the emergency number and call an ambulance.
At this time, the bald old Liao quickly regained consciousness and stopped drooling: "No, no need, I didn't have a stroke. I know I had a stroke. That's not the case. It must have been that I fell too hard, and the fat man was too heavy, and he hit me." Blinded."
Everyone was relieved to see that he recovered quickly.
Sister Zheng's eyes were red. She was standing nearby, slapping his arm and saying, "You dead man, why aren't you really dead? I told you there was a misunderstanding, but you just didn't listen. I'm making trouble!"
Her husband's sudden suspected stroke frightened her, so she no longer had any shame and told her about her wet pants.
After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that the bald old Liao was suddenly frightened. At this moment, he calmed down completely and began to worry about his wife settling the scores. He wanted to admit his mistake, but because so many people were present, he couldn't save his face and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all. Speak up.
When Li Shi heard what Sister Zheng said about changing his pants, he turned around and went back to the car. Without waiting for Sister Zheng to come to him and say a few words after finding out, he reached out to the car window and waved, and drove away.
Drive forward along Hengshan Avenue.
Looking at the scene on the roadside, Li Shi was still thinking about the small punishment he had just secretly punished the bald old Liao.
"This force is used skillfully, and you can really do it without being noticed."
"However, the human body... is actually really fragile. When we were young, adults warned children to be measured when playing. They often said that a soybean could kill someone if it hit the temple... In fact, If you use your strength skillfully, a little bit of effort can become that 'soybean that kills people'."
When crossing the Hengshan Bridge, we saw the Xiangjiang River again.
Li Shi had some special feelings about this. After crossing the bridge, he turned from the main road to Binjiang South Road and found a place to park.
Take a walk along the riverside and enjoy the river view here.
When he lived in Phoenix Bay, the Xiangjiang River was right outside his window.
I usually see it every day, but after a long time, it feels normal. But now I am in a different place, but I see the same river, and I suddenly feel a little strange.
"If I learn to swim in the future, can I swim directly from Tanzhou to here?"
"With my physical attributes, can I swim there in one night?"
Li Shi took his mobile phone and checked the distance from Tanzhou to here.
"It's more than 140 kilometers by car on the expressway, and the route on the Xiangjiang River Waterway is roughly the same, but it has seven twists and turns, and it must be far more than 140 kilometers. I don't know if I can swim such a distance in one night."
"Maybe I can try it when I learn to swim in the future."
As for why we swim at night, the main reason is that we are afraid of attracting unnecessary attention during the day.
After walking along the riverside for a while, Li Shi continued to drive through the county town and toward the scenic spot.
WeChat alerts rang several times on the way, but he didn't even look at it. He waited until the car drove to the parking lot of the nursing home mentioned by the B&B owner and found a place to park, then he picked up his phone to check.
Someone is applying to be added as a friend.
There are notes:
"Brother Li, I'm Zheng Yun. I took your car this morning."
"I borrowed a pair of pants from you and want to return them to you. Let's add a WeChat account."
It turned out to be Sister Zheng, an old lady. She used her mobile phone to call her husband, and the caller ID showed her mobile phone number.
Li Shi approved her friend application and replied: "Sister Zheng, there is no need to return the pants."
After sending it, I got off the car and came out of the parking lot. I didn't call the owner of the B&B for the time being and asked him to pick me up. Instead, I walked down the mountain along the road.
The T-shaped intersection at the foot of the mountain is the gate of Nanyue Temple.
Seeing that there are all restaurants and incense shops on the roadside, especially the restaurants with names like "Wishes Come True Restaurant", I immediately felt the strong "incense-burning atmosphere".
He was not in a hurry to go to the temple, but took a casual walk on the roadside. Observe people coming and going.
It is said that worshiping Buddha and praying here is very effective - Li Shi does not judge whether it is true or false, but the incense here is really strong. If you just walk around, you will see a huge pilgrim team. They are wearing uniform clothes and the leader is chanting "Thousands of Miles". The banner of "Pilgrimage, Offering Incense and Tea", followed by the banner of "South China Sea Incense Meeting", faced the rising sun and came from the distant street in a mighty manner.
Soon, he saw another team coming to Xianghui from other places.
After listening to discussions among people on the roadside, I learned that today, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, coincides with the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so there will be many more pilgrims burning incense today than usual.
Li Shi returned to the vicinity of the temple and found a seat at the door, watching the excitement and observing passers-by.
In addition to looking at the appearance of pedestrians and pilgrims, we also look at their expressions, that is, their mental state.
Occasionally, I chat with the newly added Sister Zheng on the phone. This Sister Zheng must return his pants to him and treat him to dinner to express her gratitude.
It’s hard for Li Shi to say, if you return the pants you wore to me, I won’t wear them again.
He asked her if she would come to the temple to burn incense today.
Zheng Yun: "Definitely coming. We will be on our way here soon. When they come here this time, they plan to visit four temples, the Longtou Nanyue Temple, the Longzhong Wealth Temple, the Longwei Zhurongfeng Old Temple, and the Zhurong Temple. Holy Temple, today we will go to the big temple first and then to the Consecrated Temple.”
Li Shi replied: "Give me the message when you arrive. I'll meet you at the gate then. I won't need to eat. Just give me your pants."
After sending it, he picked up his mobile phone, took a photo of the crowd at the entrance of the temple, and sent it to his circle of friends.
Then I turned around and went to a nearby incense shop and bought a set of incense, or in the words of pilgrims, a set of peace incense.
He didn't need to make any wishes to the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas for himself. The reason why he asked for the incense was because he felt that since he was here, he should pray for his mother's health and safety.
According to the incense seller, a set of peace incense contains eight sachets, eight pairs of incense, one high incense, a pair of candles, yellow paper, yellow paper, and sandalwood.
After writing the sachet, I went to the ticket office and bought the ticket for 60 yuan.
After entering, follow the instructions of the incense shop owner, pray for your living relatives, and burn incense in the incense burner on the right.
Complete the ceremony simply.
Li Shi walked around the temple again.
He walked around very slowly. Apart from admiring the buildings and Buddha statues, he mainly looked at people.
I see the monk who is a monk, but I also see the incense burner wallowing in the world of mortals.
Such a special occasion made it easier for Li Shi to detect the thoughts of these strangers - one of his important purposes for coming here was to observe people's hearts.
Whether they are seeking peace, wealth or marriage, or seeking a position or career... People coming and going rarely buy tickets and try to just look around. Basically, they all have something to ask for.
The more eager you are in your heart, the more pious you will be when you worship Buddha.
Li Shi looked at the huge crowd, put aside his other thoughts for the time being, and quickly observed the appearance of the pilgrims one by one.
The temple is a nine-entry four-story courtyard, including Lingxing Gate, Kuixing Pavilion, Zhengnan Gate, Royal Library, Holy Emperor Hall, Bedroom and other buildings. Li Shi visited one courtyard after another and saw at least six to seven hundred people's faces along the way.
In the end, it was discovered that no one was a suspect.
At around 11 o'clock in the morning, when he received Sister Zheng's WeChat message, he walked out and thought to himself, it is normal not to encounter her. There is no such coincidence in the world, but at least I tried hard to find her.
He was not disappointed at all.
Because the chivalry in Li Shi's heart originally valued actions over results.
"Besides, I helped Sister Zheng this morning, which is a good deed every day."
Li Shi came out of the temple with a smile, and soon saw Zheng Yun, whom he had met in the morning, on the roadside in front.
"Sister Zheng, you are the only one."
He walked over and said hello.
Sister Zheng was obviously very happy to see him, and handed over a big bag she was carrying: "They all went in first, here, there are some fruits and snacks I bought in Beihu, you can take it and eat."
Li Shi did not refuse, took it and said, "Okay, thank you."
Sister Zheng asked again: "How many days are you going to spend in Hengshan?"
Li Shi didn't lie to her: "Three or four days, I'm mainly here to climb the mountain."
After chatting for a few words, he took his bag and left.
After observing people's appearance and people's hearts all morning, Li Shi felt that enough was enough, and his unwillingness to insist on meeting a "wanted criminal" naturally dissipated.
He slowly returned to the parking lot and called the owner of the B&B.
After waiting in the car for less than twenty minutes, Li Shi saw his boss, a relatively strong middle-aged man who drove down from the mountain to pick him up.
"Boss, I've been waiting for a long time. Your car is pretty good."
The other party first praised Li Shi's car, and then helped him carry his luggage.
Li Shi asked about the situation of the B&B, mainly asking how to see the most beautiful Hengshan Mountain from the B&B.
Later, I saw that he was really familiar with the situation here and could answer questions fluently, so I asked about the Taoist temple on the mountain.
Buddhist temples are worth seeing, and Taoist temples are even more worth seeing.
Of Li Shilian's nearly three hundred sword techniques, two-thirds of their sword technique names are related to Taoist thought.
"There are Xuandu Temple and Zhulin Taoist Temple on the mountain..."
Li Shi was listening to the B&B owner's introduction when his phone vibrated.
After unlocking it, it was Yu Yueyue's message.
"Brother Shi, have you gone to Nanyue Mountain? (Curiosity)"
Li Shi knew that she had seen the post he had posted on Moments, so he quickly typed a reply: "Yes, come and play for two days."
Yu Yueyue quickly added: "Ah, I have always planned to go to Nanyue Mountain to help me and my mother fulfill our vows. If I had known you were going, I would have come with you, and I could ride in your car. (Regret)"
Here comes the B&B owner's black SUV.
Li Shi sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt before reading her reply. Then he remembered the last time she said she wanted to take photos and videos in her car. He smiled and said, "That's a pity. I will do it this time." Came here in a Bentley.”
After a while, the car passed the ticket office going up the mountain, and the girl replied again.
"Brother Shi, I'm going to buy a high-speed rail ticket and we'll go hiking together then! It's not about anything else, it's mainly because I have nothing to do before going to work anyway, and I can just fulfill the vow I made before. It's hard to break your promise in front of the Bodhisattva. , you say so. (Smiley face)" (End of this chapter)