Chapter 984: The Past Is Like Smoke
Xiao Nizi, who was bouncing in front of her, suddenly stopped, got up and jumped onto the branches of a big tree, and as soon as her feet fell, she stood on the top of the big tree in the blink of an eye.
Lu Shanmin's brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately put his whole body on guard, carefully perceiving the changes in the flow of air, and concentrating on it for a moment, except for the slight sound of the wind, he didn't perceive anything.
Two or three minutes later, Xiao Nizi fell down, beautiful and slightly frowned.
"Is it a delusion?"
"Did you perceive something"?
Xiao Nizi tilted her head and thought for a long time, "I obviously felt a breath of nothingness, and it was gone all of a sudden."
Lu Shanmin looked at the Cihang Nunnery from a distance, and he was alarmed, and he pulled his legs and ran wildly up the mountain.
I ran to Cihang Nunnery in one breath and was relieved to see Miaoxiang standing at the gate of the mountain.
Without waiting for Lu Shanmin to speak, Miaoxiang had already spoken first, "Come in with me", and after speaking, he turned around and walked towards the side hall.
Lu Shanmin was only slightly stunned for a moment, and raised his heels.
Walking to the door of the hall, Xiao Nizi also wanted to follow up, but was stopped by Lu Shanmin. "You wait for me at the door".
Walking into the side hall, Miao Xiang was still sitting on yesterday's futon, Lu Shanmin could feel that today's Miao Xiang was a little different from yesterday, just now it was more like deliberately standing at the gate of the mountain waiting for him, quietly kneeling under her, waiting for Miao Xiang to speak first.
Miao Xiang sang Amitabha Buddha and said, "You are the same as your father, and you will not give up what you believe."
"The master cut off the red dust and cultivated here, the kid shouldn't have come to disturb him. ”
"The boy is not a dull person, and he knows that the master is for my good. But the master doesn't know, on the one hand, as you said, I am as stubborn as my father, and on the other hand, since I am here, will others easily let me leave".
"The master is a person who has attained the Tao, and when he knows that once he enters the red dust and dies, he will return to death, just like a chess game, this game of chess will not be finished, and no chess piece can escape."
Miaoxiang just looked at Lu Shanmin lightly, and his expression was not sad or happy.
"Have you ever seen the mountains"?
Lu Shanmin was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Miao Xiang asked this question. "I grew up in the mountains."
"Have you seen the sea"?
"I spent a few years in the East China Sea and saw the sea."
Miao Xiang folded his hands together and said guilt, then closed his eyes slightly for a moment and opened them again.
"The mountains are high and the sea is wide, and your father is such a man. He has lofty ambitions, but he never disdains to use any intrigues to achieve his ambitions, he has a broad mind, and never does anything against his conscience because of temporary gains and losses. His sincerity is as bright as the sun and the moon, whether he is a friend or foe, he never deceives or schemes. ”
Miao Xiang raised his head slightly, as if immersed in memories, "his mountain-like body can give people an infinite sense of security, and the sea-like mind makes anyone around him feel warm."
Although Lu Shanmin somewhat guessed that Miaoxiang and his father had some emotional entanglements, he was still quite shocked when he heard Miaoxiang's words. The portrait of the father is spoken through different mouths, becoming clearer and clearer.
"Master, are you in love with my father?" Lu Shanmin asked subconsciously.
Miao Xiang lowered his head and smiled slightly, like a lotus blooming. Lu Shanmin couldn't help but think that Miao Xiang must have been a beautiful woman who captivated the country and the city when he was young, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed for her when he thought of such a beautiful woman who had been accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for more than 20 years.
"Such a man deserves the love of every woman and the envy of all men."
said and looked at Lu Shanmin gently, "When he was in Tianjing, he was like a tornado, whether it was a woman or a man, they were impressed by his demeanor."
Lu Shanmin opened his mouth slightly in surprise, he knew that his father was a strange man, but he didn't expect to have such a demeanor. He now somewhat believed what Tian Heng said, such a strange man was enough to evoke a little boy's heroic dream.
Miao Xiang continued, a gentle but bright smile on her face.
"It was the happiest time of my life, I took him to see the Forbidden City, took him to the Summer Palace, rowed in Kunming Lake together, climbed the Great Wall together at Badaling, visited temple fairs together, and went to Tiananmen Square to watch the national flag raised. ”
He smiled like the sun on a spring day, bright and warm. His laughter was hearty, like a symphony of spring thunder and autumn wind. He is full of curiosity and excitement about everything in Tianjing, and many people say that he is earthy, that he has never seen the world, but in fact, I know that he is full of love for the whole world."
Lu Shanmin listened quietly, imagining a sunny young man standing on Chang'an Avenue looking up to the sky and smiling, compared to his father's heroic heroism, he has had too many entanglements and hesitations along the way, and there have been too many uneasy fetters. Compared to his father, he is too far and too far behind.
"He said that Tianjing is a city that he doesn't want to leave when he comes, he falls in love with it, he wants to take root here, he wants to thrive here, but many people look down on him, and although he visits with enthusiasm and sincerity, he often closes his door."
"He had a hard time during that time, I was anxious, worried that he wouldn't be able to think about it, and when I asked him to dinner, I realized that I was too worried, he was still bright and sunny, he had endless energy, and he would not be depressed in the face of any difficulties. He was always so optimistic, so passionate."
"Yes, I fell in love with him, such a man, I couldn't resist and completely sank".
The sparkle on Miaoxiang's face gradually faded, and his expression gradually became calm.
"The Tian family is different from other big families in Tianjing, my great-grandfather is just a stonemason, and he has always adhered to the family style of hard work, compared to other wealthy nobles, he does not have as deep prejudice against people from poor families as they do. At that time, my grandfather was still there, and the old man admired him very much and intended to recruit him, and my father was also very supportive and often invited him to Tian's house."
Lu Shanmin nodded, "I have seen Tian Heng, your Tian family's family style is indeed different."
Miao Xiang smiled bitterly, and a faint disdain appeared on his face. "The family style of the Tian family is just for the sake of profit, and it is essentially no different from them."
said and looked at Lu Shanmin with a gentle face, "Child, you are the same as your father, you are too kind."
Lu Shanmin's brows furrowed slightly, "Could it be that the Tian family has another purpose?"
Miao's expression gradually dimmed.
"That's right, the Tian family admires your father very much. But how can these wealthy families be as heart-to-heart as your father, the Tian family just wants to take your father for their own use, and once it is useless, they will abandon it like a shoe."
said with a faint wry smile, "I always thought that I met your dad by accident, and it wasn't until a long time later that I knew that everything was arranged by the family, and I was just a bait to seduce your dad."
said and lamented, "Even the happiness of my own daughter can be used, and the family style of the Tian family is nothing more than that."
"What happened later?" Lu Shanmin asked.
"If I am with your dad smoothly, I will naturally not resent my family."
Miao Xiang smiled slightly wryly, "Later, your father told me that he had someone he liked." That night I hid under the covers and cried all night. After that, I didn't contact him for a long time. Later, I heard that he fought to the death with the Nalan family in the mall. I remember once he came to Tian's house and wanted to ask the Tian family to help him. But neither my grandfather nor my father wanted to."
"Later, I learned that he had almost traveled to the entire Tianjing family with a little strength, but none of them were willing to help him. ”
Lu Shanmin could imagine the situation at that time, several big families in Tianjing did not make a move, and no one else dared to make a move easily.
"I couldn't let go of him in my heart, but I also knew that I couldn't persuade my grandfather and my father, so I found him again and asked him to fake a marriage with me, and I promised him that as long as he got through this difficulty, I would give him back his freedom. ”
said with a wry smile: "He said that he didn't want to hurt the person he loved, and he didn't want to hurt me, let alone violate his conscience." He said that even if he died, he would die with dignity."
Lu Shanmin lowered his head, and felt a piercing pain in his heart. In the same situation, his father still did not violate his conscience when he was at stake, and he took the initiative to deceive Han Yao.
Miaoxiang didn't notice the shame on Lu Shanmin's face, and continued: "Your father is worthy of being a hero, and the big family of Tianjing doesn't help him, but he has convinced a large number of small and medium-sized enterprise owners who came to Tianjing to start a business, and successfully twisted them into a rope. With Chenlong Group's Chenlong Trading against Nalan Family's Xinghui Department Store, it set off a century war in Tianjing that even the four major families dare not easily intervene."
Miao Xiang smiled, "He succeeded, forcing the Nalan family to sit down and negotiate." "The world knows that he became famous in World War I, he became a man of the hour in Tianjing, news about him was flying in the newspapers, he got married, his wife was pregnant, he had a son, and one news after another came to my ears."
"Master,"
Miao Xiang smiled and shook his head, "You are a kind child, but you don't have to blame yourself, these things have nothing to do with you."
Lu Shanmin was a little uneasy in his heart, "Master, this is why you became a monk."
Miao Xiang shook his head, "After your father became famous, he didn't have the slightest resentment because of the Tian family's previous inaction, but got close to the Tian family again and took the initiative to help the Tian family." I remember when you were born, my dad went to see you. ”
"I have been closed for a period of time, I remember that day was the day after your full moon, someone threw a letter from outside the courtyard wall, and the envelope said that Lu Chenlong's family was in danger."
Lu Shanmin frowned, when he was in Jiangzhou, Feng Lang also said that someone had sent him a letter, and he arrived in time to save his life.
"Who sent the letter"?
"I don't know, I was in a hurry to find my dad, I thought my dad would be more or less in love with his old love to help."
said with a sneer, "However, instead of saving your family, he locked me in the house and didn't let me go out."
"When I was released the next day, the newspaper headlines were the news that your family of three had died in a car accident."
Lu Shanmin clenched his fists, and his previous good impression of the Tian family was gone. He now also understands why Miao Xiang became a monk, the man he loves marries another woman, and the family dies. And the Tian family who gave birth to her and raised her, the family that has always been loved deeply is a group of ruthless and unrighteous people, and the harbor she can rely on in the last time has also collapsed and broken, and she has been with the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for more than 20 years in this Cihang Nunnery.
"Child, I don't know why Tian Heng found you, and I don't know why he brought you to me, listen to me, don't trust the Tian family, don't trust anyone in Tianjing."
Lu Shanmin looked at the wonderful eyes and smiled comfortingly, "Thank you Master for your advice, I remember."
Walking out of Cihang Nunnery, Xiao Nizi asked on the side: "Brother Shanmin, what did she say?"
Lu Shanmin shook his head, "I said some old things, but there are no valuable clues."
Xiao Nizi pursed her mouth, "Isn't that for nothing?"
Lu Shanmin snorted coldly, "It's not for nothing, at least I know that the Tian family is a group of ruthless and unrighteous people."
"Oh, Brother Shanmin, I always think this wonderful appearance is quite strange."
"What's strange?" Lu Shanmin asked after a pause.
"Brother Shanmin, think about it, she looked like she was beaten to death yesterday and refused to say anything, and today she suddenly appeared at the gate of the mountain waiting for us, don't you think it's strange"?
Lu Shanmin frowned, when he first entered Cihang Nunnery, he felt that something was wrong, he had been immersed in what Miaoxiang said just now and didn't think about it carefully, and when he heard Xiao Nizi say, something was really wrong.
"Brother Shanmin, why don't we go back and ask."
Lu Shanmin grabbed Xiao Nizi's wrist and shook his head, "Master Miaoxiang is tired enough today, let's not bother her anymore."
As she spoke, Xiao Nizi suddenly burst out with a strong breath, and this time Lu Shanmin also sensed a breath in the distance.
Without waiting for Lu Shanmin to speak, Xiao Nizi had already broken free of Lu Shanmin's hand, plunged into the mountain, and quickly ran into the distance.
Lu Shanmin was so shocked that he didn't have time to stop Xiao Nizi, so he had to pull his legs and run after him.
The northern forests were depleted of leaves, and the woodlands were full of soft dead leaves and snow, and the two of them ran quickly through the mountain forests, tracking the breath while paying attention to the surrounding environment.
The aura did not go away, as if it was deliberately released to lure the two of them forward.
After running a few hundred meters, a familiar momentum surged, the trees trembled in the distance, and from time to time there was a click of trees being broken.
The two of them were one in front of the other, one left and one right, Xiao Nizi's face was full of excitement, and she unconsciously giggled.
Lu Shanmin secretly mobilized his internal qi, and his whole body qi quickly flowed throughout his body.
As the distance got closer, the familiar figure like a hill appeared in the field of vision, and Xue Meng rushed over with a roar like a mad man-bear.
When she was about a hundred meters away, Xiao Nizi rose into the air, her figure flickered and moved among the trees, and finally her feet kicked back with a sudden force on a big tree, and the whole person shot towards Xue Meng like a sharp arrow.
Xue Meng's steps did not stop at all, and he moved forward with a strong momentum.
Xiao Nizi came in an instant, and her feet stepped on Xue Meng's forehead to stop his advance, followed by a somersault, and one palm fell and slapped on the top of her head again.
Xue Meng's body sank, and the snow and dead leaves submerged his calves.
"Roar", with a burst of applause, Xue Meng kicked to the top of his head, lifting up the snowflakes and dead leaves in the sky.
Xiao Nizi took off again to dodge, her feet just touched the ground, and her palms flew and slapped at the fierce chest.
Xue Meng punched out with both fists to force Xiao Nizi back.
Lu Shanmin had already arrived at this moment, and Xiao Nizi staggered by, bursting into a shout, and all the internal strength was superimposed on the muscle explosiveness.
"Bang"! A punch hit Xue Meng's chest, making a sound like a bell.
Lu Shanmin felt his arm numb, as if he had punched the steel plate, and then took a few steps back under the huge rebound force, and the qi in his body was also disordered. I couldn't help but feel surprised, Xue Meng's strength had improved a lot compared to the last time in Pingyang County.
Xue Meng only took a slight step back, and ripped off his shirt, revealing solid muscles and a large patch of black chest hair on his chest.
Lu Shanmin secretly adjusted the disordered qi in his body, although Xue Meng was stronger than before, but Xiao Nizi was now at the peak of the late stage of the Yi Marrow Realm, and the two of them fought against him alone, occupying the absolute upper hand, and he was not worried at all. What worried him was the wisp of vague aura, which had been felt in both Dao Yi and Pang Zhiyuan, and he knew very well how terrifying people in that realm were.
Lu Shanmin stared at Xue Meng coldly, and Xiao Nizi walked slowly around Xue Meng, like a cheetah looking at a prey that was about to arrive, strolling leisurely, and it seemed that the wisp of breath did not make her worry at all.
Before Xue Meng could make a move, Xiao Nizi had already pounced again.
The snow and dead leaves in the forest are flying, Xiao Nizi is like a butterfly wearing flowers, and from time to time a palm hits Xue Meng, Xue Meng is like a crazy beast, rampage, but not a punch on Xiao Nizi.
Lu Shanmin pulled out the alloy dagger specially made for him by the big black head, staring at the battle in front of him with cold eyes, he understood what Xiao Nizi meant, he wanted to kill Xue Meng before waiting for that breath to arrive.
The two fought for dozens of rounds in an instant, and it was faintly able to see that Xiao Nizi had the upper hand, but the inner fist fought for speed and internal qi, and the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it was, and the outer fist fought for physical fitness and willpower, although physical energy will also be consumed, but willpower is something that cannot be measured, and a master who can reach the realm of Xue Meng, even he doesn't know how powerful willpower he can burst out. In the long run, it is unknown who will win and who will lose.
Lu Shanmin was like a beast lurking to hunt, looking for the slightest flaw that Xue Meng might have.
Xiao Nizi slapped Xue Meng's forehead with a palm.
At the moment when Xue Meng's head tilted back slightly, Lu Shanmin moved.
The seven-star step under his feet suddenly stepped out, the dagger in his hand flashed cold, and the sharp sword reached Xue Meng's throat.
At the last moment, Xue Meng's big hand waved, and his futon-like palm grabbed the blade hard.
Lu Shanmin kicked back violently with his legs, and the whole person rushed forward in the air.
The blade advanced another inch, and it was half an inch short of sending it into Xue Meng's throat.
Xue Meng grabbed the blade and retreated violently, retreated four or five steps, stood firm, and kicked Lu Shanmin in the chest.
The wind sounded in her ears, and Xiao Nizi had already rushed over, stepped on Xue Meng's instep with one foot, and hit Xue Meng's jaw with a palm.
Xue Meng fell backwards on an unstable footing, and after Lu Shanmin landed, he propped up his palms on the ground, and instantly flipped into the air, holding the dagger with both hands, and plunged into Xue Meng's chest.
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