Mr. Xu asked me to meet at a café.

When I saw him, he was sitting on the couch, holding a book with a white cover in his hand, frowning and savoring it.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Xu?"

"Yes. When he saw me coming, he closed the book and looked up at me with a kind smile on his face.

I sat on the couch across from him.

Mr. Xu looked at me and said, "Miss Bai, do you want to drink something?"

I looked at the menu, and these things were mortal drinks, no better than the flower and fruit teas I made in hell, and although I was not interested, I still ordered a cup with a nice name.

"That's it, Cappuccino. ”

When he saw me pointing his index finger at the cappuccino, he smiled meaningfully and said kindly, "My wife loves to drink this, too." ”

"Oh. ”

"I wonder where Miss Bai works?"

"Emmmmm," I thought about it carefully, and suddenly saw the white book on the table, and immediately had an inspiration, and said decisively: "I am a city library administrator!"

Mr. Xu seemed to find the interest in chatting, and said with a slight surprise: "Really? Miss Bai must like to read very much." ”

I hung my head a little embarrassed, scratched the back of my head, and muttered, "It's okay, I'm quite interested in some books." ”

I admired how well I could present myself as literary without fail, so much so that I completely bumped into Mr. Xu's chat channel.

Actually, some of the books I'm referring to only include comics.

He immediately became interested, picked up the book on the table and said to me, "Miss Bai, I recommend you to read this book, this is a new book that I have just published." ”

Mr. Xu wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and his demeanor revealed an elegant temperament, and it dawned on me that he was a writer.

I looked at him respectfully and said, "Mr. Xu, you are really amazing, it seems that you are not yet thirty years old, and you have already published books." ”

Mr. Xu shook his head modestly and said with a smile: "There are many outstanding people, I really don't think much, but I can do some writing skills." ”

I took the book in his hand and saw that it read 'Lost Love' on the cover.

On the white, simple cover, there is a clean sketch of a boy in armor squatting on the ground, stroking a well-behaved little fox.

The boy's eyes looked very pampered.

Just by looking at this painting, I know what the whole book is about to say.

"Is this a story of a man and a fox falling in love?"

"Yes. Mr. Xu's eyes suddenly had a faint sadness, and he said slowly: "Since I was a child, my favorite animal is the fox, and I love the little white fox. ”

I was pleasantly surprised: "The little white fox, I like it too, it is delicate, how cute it is!"

Mr. Xu smiled and said: "The inspiration for writing this book came from an ancient jade, I once saw a green jade from the Warring States period in an antique shop, and that jade was in the shape of a fox. ”

He continued: "I was moved by it, so I wrote this poignant story of the love between humans and foxes during the Warring States Period. ”

I remembered the piece of jade that Meng Po carried with her, and the story she told me, during the Warring States Period, on the bank of the Pingyan River, there was a fox fairy, until now, the fox fairy is still waiting for her lover.

I begged, "Mr. Xu, can I see that piece of jade?"

"Of course, I just happened to bring it today. He happily unzipped his coat, took out a piece of green jade from his chest, took it off and handed it to me.

I took the piece of jade, but my palm couldn't stop trembling, that piece of jade is really similar to the one on Meng Po!

Even though I had a thousand words in my heart, I couldn't say a word, I just looked at the piece of jade in a daze, and muttered, "I have a friend, she, and she also has a piece of jade that is exactly the same as yours." ”

"Really?" Mr. Xu suddenly looked at me seriously and said, "This jade is indeed a pair, I only have one piece in my collection, and no one has seen the other piece so far, where is your friend now?"

I opened my mouth slightly, as if in a dream, Mr. Xu's voice, Meng Po's voice, the white fox Qingyu, the poignant story of the Warring States, and the lost lover were all mixed up in my mind.

Mr. Xu urged me to ask again: "Miss Bai, do you know where that friend is now?"

I woke up from that confusion only to find that my eyes were moist and my voice was hoarse: "She's gone far away and won't be coming back." ”

"It's a shame. Mr. Xu was overshadowed, his eyes turned to the window, and he said lightly: "But it's normal, isn't life like this?"

As he spoke, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I looked at his lost expression, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable, I wanted to get a little connection between them, so I asked, "Mr. Xu, can you lend me this book, I will return it to you after reading it." ”

Mr. Xu said kindly, "I'll send you." ”

After having coffee, we went to see the house for rent, and I was very satisfied, the layout and decoration were all in my favorite style. Therefore, the contract was signed on the same day.

Before I settled, I wanted to go back to Hell to have a look, but for some reason, I suddenly wanted to go back and see the big tree. I will also take back the 'Lost Lover' and give it to Meng Po.

I'm sure she'll love the gift.

When I told Meng Po about this human adventure, she was so happy to hear it that she accepted the book. She kept asking me when I could take her to meet Mr. Xu.

After I was ready to say goodbye to the big tree, I took her to the world to see.

The weather was fine that day, and although the sky was always gray, the breeze was gentle and the people were very comfortable, so I made a pot of tea and sat on a stone bench in the shade of the trees.

A dark yellow leaf landed at my feet, and I picked it up and placed it in the palm of my hand.

"Maya, what was your past life?"

I just asked boringly, but I didn't expect a man's voice to really ring in my ears: "It's a person." ”

"Maya, are you talking?" I stood up happily and walked around the towering tree to see where it was talking.

But there was nothing, only a voice, as if it came from a distant horizon.

"Don't look for it, I'm right in front of you. ”

I looked at the Maya tree with delight and asked solemnly, "How could you choose to be a tree and not be reincarnated?"

"Because, I'm waiting for someone. ”

"That's a coincidence," I smirked and said with a smile, "I'm looking for someone too." ”

Then, I asked, "Are you waiting for your lover from a previous life?"

The Maya tree did not speak, but the leaves of the tree swayed and rattled.

I whispered again, "Have you waited for her?"

Now, even the sound of the leaves swaying was gone, and only a slight warm breeze blew through my ears.

I must have asked him a question he didn't want to answer.

So I sat down, poured a cup of tea, and said to myself, "You know what? Today I discovered a big secret. ”

"In her previous life, Meng Po was a little fox. ”

"She wouldn't say it, but I could see it. ”

I tilted my head and said proudly, "I gave that book to her on purpose, I have already read all the stories in it, and when she finishes reading it, she will definitely come to me." ”

Suddenly, the leaves shook again, and a very cool breeze was blown.

"Maya, what's wrong with you?" I asked, putting down my teacup and looking at him.

The ethereal voice rang out again: "Do you want to hear my story?"

"Of course, let's hear about it. "I happily put my palms together and had a great time, listening to stories is my hobby.

"In my previous life, I had a beloved lover, and I promised her that I would marry her when I returned from the war, but in that war, I was unfortunately killed, and Jizo came to me and asked me if I would trade my heart for seven days of life. ”

"Did you say yes?"

"In order to marry her, I accepted. There are thousands of seven days in a person's life, and those seven days are truly precious to me. ”

"After marrying her, I left with peace of mind. ”

"I just don't know, how is she doing now?"

After Maya finished speaking, he sighed deeply.

It was another sad story, and I felt a melancholy welling up in my chest, and I asked him, "Is it worth it for you to exchange your heart for seven days of life?"

"There's nothing worth it, the exchange is just a gift from Jizo. ”

"Gift?" I shook my head, confused, "I don't understand." ”

"Until the moment before I died, I didn't know that in my previous life, I was just the reincarnation of Kunlun Haoyuxin, a life in the world, just a catastrophe, hell, is my final destination. ”

Legend has it that Kunlun Haoyu Heart is the heart of hell, which provides air for all living beings in hell to survive.

Even so, I still don't believe he doesn't care.

"But don't you want her?"

"I don't have any emotions or desires, all I leave behind is memories. ”

"But wouldn't it be painful for you to have such a broken memory?"

"A tree, how can there be pain. ”

"Okay. I hung my head unwillingly and said indignantly: "But your lover in your previous life must be living in a very painful life now. ”

The leaves shook slightly, and then fell silent.

Maya Tree, after returning to hell after the tribulation, do you really no longer have feelings? If you no longer have feelings, why do you have to wait for her?

As it got dark, I put away the teapot and prepared to go to Meng Po.