Chapter 52 Searching for the White Lotus, Encountering the Sky Again
Li Yichen did not return to Kunlun Mountain. After he left Shushan, he sailed down the Yangtze River in Yuzhou.
He needs to be quiet now.
How can a person who can lay down his life to save others be evil? But why do all the people think that he deserves to die? Is it because of the so-called betrayal, the so-called demon? What is Positive? What is evil? The distinction between good and evil is not on the surface, but on the inside. But this is the foolishness of the world: they can only see what people are showing, but they can't see the depths of people's hearts. Change? Is it really possible......
Gangneung County.
This is Li Yichen's destination. When he was in Shushan, Lu Tian once talked to Li Yichen about his master. He told Li Yichen that if he had the opportunity, he would visit his master on his behalf. Li Yichen didn't care too much about it at that time, but now it seems that Er Tian has already had a plan to sacrifice his life to save him.
According to the narration of Ertian, Li Yichen came to a small village called Anyin Village next to Jiangling County. The last head of Shushan, Bai Lian, lived in seclusion here.
The village is free from the hustle and bustle outside, so peaceful and peaceful. Walking on the field path, looking at the hard-working farmers and the children playing on the side, Li Yichen finally showed a smile. It's nice to be secluded in a place like this.
"Oops!" An old woman on crutches accidentally tripped over a stone on the road. Seeing this scene, Li Yichen hurriedly ran over.
"How's you, old woman?" Li Yichen picked up the old woman and asked with concern.
The old woman slowly shook her head and said, "I'm fine." Thank you, lad. β
Li Yichen said again: "Old woman, where is your home?" I'll send you back. β
"Then I'm bothering you."
"No trouble......
On the way, the old woman saw that Li Yichen was a little angry, so she asked, "Young man, I don't think you're a local, right?" β
Li Yichen nodded and said, "Yes, I only came to Jiangling County today. β
"Oh? So how did you come to our little village in the middle of nowhere? β
"I'm here to find someone......"
As she spoke, the old woman's home had arrived. At the door of the house, an old man leaned against the door frame, and when he saw the old woman and Li Yichen, he shouted, "You're back...... Who's that? β
"He's here to look for someone in the village." As she spoke, the old woman walked over with Li Yichen.
Entering the house, the two old men asked Li Yichen to sit down.
"Young man," said the old woman kindly, "tell us who you are looking for." We've been living in this village for decades and should be able to help you. β
Li Yichen said: "Then thank you two." I'm looking for a man and a woman who came here thirty years ago. As for their age, I'm not sure either. β
Listening to Li Yichen's words, the two old men showed strange expressions. Li Yichen's heart tightened and asked, "Could it be that these two people are not here now?" β
The old woman said, "Do you know the names of the two of them?" β
"Hmm...... The woman's name is Bailian, and the man's name, I don't know. β
At this time, the old woman did not speak again, but looked at Li Yichen carefully with the old grandfather.
Being stared at all the time, Li Yichen was a little uncomfortable.
Finally, they took their eyes off Li Yichen. The old man and the old woman looked at each other and said, "They finally found ......."
The old woman sighed lightly, held the old man's hand, and said to Li Yichen: "You are a disciple of Shushan." β
Shushan disciple? Thinking of the reaction of the two old men just now, Li Yichen finally suddenly realized. He immediately bowed to the old woman and said, "The younger generation has seen the white senior. β
Li Yichen's move caught the two old men by surprise.
Seeing that the old man was a little stunned, Li Yichen explained: "The younger generation was entrusted by a friend to visit the two. β
The old woman asked, "Who is your friend?" β
Li Yichen did not answer positively: "He is your disciple." β
The old woman apparently already knew who he was; "How's he doing now?"
Li Yichen's expression darkened, and he told what happened in Shushan. The old woman also personally confirmed that she was the White Lotus, and the old man next to her was Tang Xiao, who went to Shu Mountain with Ju Yao to save the White Lotus.
ββ¦β¦ I was an orphan who was adopted by my master when I was very young and became a disciple of Shushan. At that time, I didn't know that I was actually a demon. Until one day, I suddenly turned into a fox, and I realized that I was different from others. But Master told me that I was just like them. No matter how the appearance and blood line change, as long as the heart is the same, there is no difference. Li Yichen's narration evoked Bai Lian's memories, "I believed in Master's words, so I practiced seriously every day, and nothing special happened for so many years." As my cultivation and status improved, I began to accept disciples. I only accepted three disciples, the best qualifications, and the most satisfying thing for me was my eldest disciple Mo ......" At this point, she suddenly stopped.
ββ¦β¦ Later, when the master was about to reach the limit, he actually wanted to pass on the position of the head of Shushan to me. I knew that Master valued me, but I never expected that Master would put me in charge of Shushan. Master told me that he asked me to take over as the head of the family so that I could eliminate the barrier between humans and demons, so that people would no longer have misunderstandings about demons. I have been the head of Shushan for five years, but in the end, I still failed to fulfill Master's last wish......"
Li Yichen could hear that Bai Lian's tone was filled with guilt and regret, so he comforted: "Senior, in fact, it's not your fault. The world's thinking has been ingrained for thousands of years, and it is not easy to change it. β
Now, Li Yichen's thinking has also undergone some changes. Before, all he saw was the unbearability of human beings; Nowadays, most of the people he meets are friends of life and death. After going through so much, he also understood that this world is not so simple. Change...... I may be naΓ―ve in my own thinking.
"So," Bai Lian smiled, "It's good to be an ordinary person, just live this life ordinarily, why bother with those things that we can't accomplish at all......"
The impossible...... Maybe it is.
Bidding farewell to Bai Lian and Tang Xiao, Li Yichen left Anyin Village. Walking on the streets of Jiangling County, Li Yichen kept thinking about Bailian's words. When an ordinary person, does he still have this opportunity?
In the evening, when Li Yichen was eating, he heard someone talking about Jiangcheng and what kind of mound. Li Yichen was a little curious, so he inquired. It turns out that not far from Jiangling County, there is a ruins of the ancient Jiangcheng city, and there is a sentient mound next to it. Li Yichen was a little curious, so he grabbed a pot of wine and went to the place that people said.
After leaving Jiangling County and walking in the southeast direction, Li Yichen saw several ruins and broken walls. Walking over, Li Yichen met an old man. After learning of Li Yichen's intention, the old man enthusiastically brought him to the sentient mound, and told him about the soul-devouring legend that once happened here (see the upper part for details: Love Rain).
It was getting late, and the old man left. After hearing that legend, Li Yichen couldn't help but think of Luo Xue.
"You can't stay with you in life, and you can sleep with you in death......" Li Yichen leaned on the edge of the sentient grave and drank wine.
Now, he just wants to get drunk.
A drunk, a dream, until dawn.
woke up, Li Yichen composed a song "Jiangchengzi" (see the upper part for details: Love Rain) and left.
When he came to Jiangling County, Li Yichen was about to go to breakfast, but found that there was a circle of people in the middle of the street, and there seemed to be a faint quarrel inside. Driven by curiosity, Li Yichen went over to take a look. This look made him stunned. A young man was holding a big yellow dog that seemed to be dying, and he was arguing with a man about something. Listening to them, it was as if it was the man who had hurt the young man's dog. None of this is important, the important thing is that Li Yichen knows the young man. The young people are none other than the Wentian who helped them return to the world in the first place. At this time, the appearance of asking the sky is like a small person in the market. This, it can't be that I admit my mistake, right? In other words, this person just looks a lot like Wentian. Li Yichen couldn't help but think like this in his heart.
"Lose money! Money must be lost! My little yellow has been following me for so many years, so you will be kicked to death with such a kick! The young man who seemed to be asking the sky pulled a person's clothes and said with a sad and indignant face.
The man said aggrievedly: "I didn't kick it, it obviously hit it by itself...... Besides, isn't it dead yet......"
The young man said reluctantly: "I'm not dead now, I'm going to die in a while!" As if to cooperate with the youth, the dog moaned weakly twice.
"Look at it, Xiao Huang doesn't even have the strength to scream......"
Seeing that there were more and more people gathered around, the man really couldn't stand the pointing and pointing of others, so he had to take a money bag and throw it to the young man: "Count me unlucky, give it to you!" Then he hurried away.
There was no excitement to watch, and everyone dispersed. The young man put the yellow dog on the ground, and it was dying before, but now it became a dragon and a tiger. Li Yichen was stunned.
"Boy, why do you have such an expression when you see your eldest brother?" The young man walked over and patted Li Yichen on the shoulder.
"Uh......" Li Yichen came back to his senses, looked at the young man suspiciously, and said, "Do you really ask Brother Tian?" β
"Of course."
Li Yichen looked at Tiandao strangely: "People say that you are a god, how do I think you look like a god." β
Wen Tian waved his hand and said, "What a god stick!" I'm just bored and playing. I often see people playing like this, so I come and play too. β
Play? Li Yichen looked at the big yellow dog and said, "Your dog is quite cooperative with you." β
"Hehe, Xiao Huang is not a dog."
"Woo Wang!" Xiao Huang shouted at Li Yichen dissatisfied.
"Not a dog?" Li Yichen stared at Xiao Huang for a long time, it is indeed a dog!
Wen Tian chuckled lightly, and suddenly said, "I've never encountered anything like this in the Demon Realm. It seems that the world is really interesting. β
Li Yichen smiled bitterly and did not speak.
"You don't even ask me why I'm here?" Seeing that Li Yichen didn't speak, he said.
Li Yichen was surprised: "Didn't you say it just now, you're here to play." β
"Ahem," Wen Tian said helplessly, "I'm here to find you, and then I'll have some fun by the way." β
"Looking for me? Do what? β
Wentian said with a straight face: "I want to tell you, no matter what you encounter, you must stick to your heart and don't go into the evil way." β
"Of course. Even if you don't say it, I know. β
Ask the heavens: "Even if you are a righteous person, you may go down the evil path, you can't be careless." β
Li Yichen said with a smile: "I think everyone has a righteous side and an evil side in their hearts. I have always believed that as long as justice suppresses evil, we will not go down the wrong path. β
"Everybody's like that? Is there no pure justice or evil? Regarding Li Yichen's remarks, Wentian was a little curious.
"If so, how could the world be so wonderful?"
Wentian fell into deep thought.
"Hey, ask Brother Tian......"
Suddenly, Wentian laughed and said, "I know!" I see......"
"Brother Wentian, ...... you"
"Thank you. I still have something urgent, so I'll leave first......" After speaking, Wentian turned into a golden light and flew away.
"Thank me? It's really strange......" Li Yichen scratched his head and went to breakfast.