Before anyone knew it, Kui Kui had swept all the snow off the steps and arrived at the door.
She was raising her hand to knock when the door suddenly opened.
The person who came was an elderly Buddhist nun, and she was very beautiful.
Yes, not kind and gentle, but beautiful.
Even though she dressed very simply, it was still impossible to hide her still charming and beautiful face.
She wasn't surprised to see Kui Kui, and smiled calmly, saying, "Thank you for sweeping the snow, benefactor. It's cold, please come in!"
“What you are asking for may not be available at Baifu Nunnery, but we can certainly provide a cup of hot tea.” With that, he turned and went into the nunnery.
Her wide robes fluttered in the wind, and her graceful figure flashed by.
Kui Kui felt as if she had been seen through. Clutching the black cat doll at her waist, she followed the nun into the temple.
Passing through the front courtyard, you will reach the Mahavira Hall, which is also the main hall.
Mahavira is an epithet of the Buddha: "Great" means encompassing all things; "Hero" means subduing all demons; and "treasure" in "treasure hall" refers to the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
The main hall enshrines three Buddhas: Shakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha.
Seated in the center is Shakyamuni Buddha, who rules the Saha world; seated to the east is Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, who rules the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli; and seated to the west is Amitabha Buddha, who rules the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
In addition to the Buddha statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, some temples also enshrine statues of the Three Buddhas in the main hall.
The three Buddha statues enshrined represent, in terms of time, the past Buddha Kassapa, the present Buddha Shakyamuni, and the future Buddha Maitreya, commonly known as the "Three Buddhas of the Vertical Ages".
"Would you like to offer incense, benefactor?"
"Thank you for your trouble, Master." Kui Kui put her hands together in a Buddhist gesture of respect.
The nun smiled, returned the greeting, and then pointed to the little white thing around Kui Kui's waist.
“This little fellow cannot enter the hall. If you trust me, you may entrust him to my care.”
Kui Kui became increasingly certain that the person in front of him was a reclusive master. He rubbed the cloth doll at his waist with his fingertips, thought for a few seconds, and then took it off.
"Thank you for your trouble, Master."
As the nun watched Kui Kui walk into the main hall, the smile on her lips faded.
Her gaze fell on the doll, and she thought to herself: Is this the good girl you were talking about?
They enter every temple they see and bow to every Buddha statue they see, perhaps because they have some faith and some kindness.
But we've only just met today. Even though I'm a Buddhist, isn't it a bit too much trust in me?
As the saying goes, one should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others.
As the nun thought this, she turned to look at the doll in her hand, intending to examine it closely, but she felt herself being locked onto by a gaze.
She sensed that the gaze meant her no harm, but it still made her feel uneasy.
She had a premonition that if she dared to make any rash moves, she would surely be beheaded today.
The nun put aside her inquisitive thoughts and also abandoned her disdain for Kui Kui.
After all that, the clown turned out to be herself.
Kindness that has no ability to protect itself will only be trampled on.
From the moment Kui Kui sealed Xiao Bai inside the doll, she devoted all her wealth to it.
As long as the doll is there, she is there too; if the doll is lost, she can find it immediately.
If anyone dares to harm Xiaobai, then I'm sorry, but Kui Kui, who is on the verge of collapse, will not sit idly by and wait to die.
While the nun was still in a daze, Kui Kui had already lit incense and reappeared in front of her.
Kui Kui wasn't in a hurry to retrieve the doll, but instead tentatively asked, "Master, did you know I would be coming today?"
The nun snapped out of her reverie and subconsciously replied, "Yes, we have guests today."
Kui Kui could clearly hear her own heartbeat, pounding excitedly with anticipation.
"Master, do you know why I have come?"
"Yes, he told me that your relative had encountered some trouble, but he didn't know the specifics of the trouble. He only knew that you would come to Laoshan, and that we would have this one-time encounter."
"he?"
"Hmm," the nun responded, glancing at the increasingly gloomy sky, her mood also turning sour.
She handed the doll back to Kui Kui and turned to say, "Come with me, the snow is getting heavier."
Kui Kui wanted to ask who the "he" the nun was referring to was, but seeing her suddenly change expression, he didn't rush to speak and instead obediently followed her.
The two walked one after the other through a long corridor.
The stone walls on both sides of the corridor are covered with the character "福" (fortune/blessing), including hundreds of different styles such as regular script, running script, cursive script, clerical script, and seal script.
The nun led Kuikui into the meditation room, poured her a cup of tea, and asked, "Is he alright?"
Kui Kui paused in his tea ceremony. "If you don't tell me who he is, how can I tell you?"
Seeing her stunned expression, the nun smiled and said, "My name is truly beautiful."
Kui Kui vaguely guessed who the "he" that Master Zhen Mei was talking about was.
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