I looked at Chunting in confusion, my eyes full of inquiries.

Xingkong did not hide it. He had already told us where the Buddha Lushe was located, but what he said should be an ancient place name, but I had no impression of the place where he mentioned Yique.

Fortunately, although I didn't know, judging from Chunting's reaction, he already knew where Yique was located.

"There is such a place where Xiangshan Mountain and Longmen Mountain on both sides are opposite each other. The Yi River flows from a distance, and it looks like a natural gate. Therefore, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has been awarded a visual title, Yique."

Seeing that I still couldn't figure out where Yique was, Chunting shook his head helplessly and explained to me further.

"The two mountains confront each other, and the Yi River flows in the natural gate, so it is called Yi Que. The capital of Emperor Yang of Sui, Luoyang, because the gate of the palace was opposite Yi Que. In ancient times, the emperor regarded himself as the true dragon emperor, so he was named Longmen. The name of Longmen has been used to this day."

After Chunting's simple and straightforward explanation, I suddenly realized that the Yique in Xingkong's mouth was Longmen.

Longmen was called Yique in ancient times, and was first called Longmen after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The two mountains here stand together, shaped like a natural gate. Yi River flows through it like a long dragon passing through the gate. The two sides of Yique are Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan, and the famous Longmen Grottoes are on Longmen Mountain. Bai Juyi once said that the beauty of the mountains and rivers in the western suburbs of Luoyang is the first of Longmen. Therefore, the scenery of Longmen Mountain was long known as the first of the eight major scenic spots in Luoyang.

Put together the clues mentioned by Xingkong, the dragon gate and Buddha statues, which are well known to everyone...

If so, I suddenly had a guess.

"Abbot Xingkong, is the Buddha Lushenna, which you are in the Ming place, located in Longmen Grottoes?"

I sorted out my thoughts and looked at Xingkong in disbelief and asked.

"The donor, everyone knows about Longmen Grottoes. The Buddha carved here is worshipped by all the people. In contrast, my mere Huanghua Temple can only worship Vairocana Buddha in the dark."

Although Xingkong did not answer directly, it is not difficult to hear the meaning of default from his words.

Before we could think carefully, Xingkong suddenly looked at the three of us, and for the first time, his face showed a cunning look that was not in line with his age.

"Three donors, if I am not as expected, you should go to the dragon gate next?"

Xingkong's sudden words shocked us. Could it be that he saw our intention?

Yi and one hand secretly clenched their fists behind them, then frowned and looked at Xingkong, tentatively asking him, wanting to know how much he knew about our purpose this time.

"Abbot Xingkong, our journey is for fulfilling our wishes. I wonder what you meant, why are we going to the place where the dragon gate?"

Xingkong smiled. He did not look like a so-called eminent monk at the moment, but signaled us to follow him into the meditation room. After closing the door, he looked at our deep opening.

"Three donors, it would be boring to say this. Huanghua Temple has been building a temple for thousands of years to protect this secret. If I don't know your background, I will never know about Lushe and the Buddha's affairs."

When we heard Xingkong's remarks, the three of us looked at each other, and there was no time to hide the surprise in our hearts.

Could it be that this Xingkong knew what we were trying to do since we first came?

Chunting's expression began to become serious, and he looked at Xingkong and made a serious statement to confirm.

"You have known why we are here?"

Xingkong seemed to be very leisurely after he told us about our purpose, and there was a friendly smile in his eyes.

"You are all here to find clues. Since you want to rebuild the temple and then shape the golden body, then as the abbot, I naturally have no reason to stop it."

We looked at each other speechlessly and smiled bitterly. We thought it was reasonable for our reasons, so Xingkong had no doubts at all. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Xingkong was wise and foolish. It was not until today that it was revealed that it was still old and we were still too young.

After we entered the Zen room, we sat on the pre-decorated futon. When Chunting heard this, he suddenly stood up and bowed to Xingkong seriously for the first time. His tone was a rare respect.

"I dare to ask why the master is like this?"

Seeing this, Xingkong quickly helped the Chunting Pavilion up and stopped teasing us. He talked about why he knew what we were going to do, but he didn't tell us.

"Before you came, the donor Yebai also came here, and he held the token of the ancestor and gave me instructions."

We didn't have time to think about why Yebai had been here, but looked at Xingkong seriously, wanting to know the secret of Huanghua Temple from him first.

Xingkong no longer evasively. He looked at us and told the story hidden in Huanghua Temple.

"The Huanghua Temple lineage has actually been built to hide a secret. This secret is a dark room that was once hidden in the temple when the temple was built. The treasures hidden in the dark room are said to involve the safety of China for thousands of years, so this secret has been passed down to the abbot throughout the ages and has never been leaked."

After hearing what he said, our faces unconsciously showed joy. Sure enough, this Huanghua Temple is indeed a place where the statue is hidden. Since he can speak out to us, he will not hide the specific location.

However, while our faces were joyful, Xingkong shook his head, and he continued to speak, and what he said again from his mouth seemed to pour a basin of cold water on us.

"Don't be too happy for the three donors. This secret is no longer in the temple now, and even the dark room left behind has long been abandoned."

I really couldn't stand such repeated blows. I widened my eyes and looked at Xingkong, blurting out with shock on my face.

"What, was it abandoned?"

Chunting signaled me to calm down. Since Xingkong had spoken, I guess there would be no hiding anything. We might as well calm down and listen to him tell the story of this thousand years ago.

After Xingkong saw that my emotions were calmed down, he stood up and looked into the distance and began to recall.

"According to the word of mouth by the abbots of all generations, there were evil people in the Tang Dynasty. This person didn't know where to know the secrets in the temple, so he came to Huanghua Temple to try to take away the treasures stored in the dark room. The monks in the temple were like him, and they had no power to tie a chicken, so they naturally had no way to resist. At this critical moment, a god came here."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but wonder, where is the sacred god in the sage of Xingkong? Could it be that Tang Shi really had the so-called god?

Xingkong did not pay attention to my thoughtful look. His words continued to tell us the story later.

"After a desperate battle, the god of heaven drove away the evil spirits. Since the place has been known to outsiders, the god of heaven takes away the treasures in the dark room and looks for a place to preserve them again. After careful consideration, the god of heaven finally chose the place where Yique is used as the place where the treasure is stored again."

Speaking of this, Xingkong seemed to remember something, looked at us, and talked about another thing.

"By the way, Yebai donor has another important thing to tell you, saying that as long as I tell you, you will know the source of all this."

We were curious and couldn't help asking Xingkong, while secretly guessing in our hearts that there was anything more important than this matter?

"I hope the master will give you advice."

Xingkong seemed to be recalling what Ye Bai said, and as the memory slowly opened, his face full of confusion.
Chapter completed!