Chapter 13: Encounters

Li Xiaonuan was looking left and right, and behind the Buddha statue came an old man about fifty years old, medium height, and a thin body, the old man had white hair, a calm face, and his eyes were extremely sharp, and he stood firmly in front of Li Xiaonuan with his hands behind his back, looking at her expressionlessly.

Li Xiaonuan looked at the old man with some curiosity, bent his knees, and asked with a smile:

"You're the Master of Idealism?"

Master Idealism still looked at Li Xiaonuan expressionlessly and did not speak.

Li Xiaonuan was stunned, suddenly laughed, stood up straight, took half a step back, bent his knees, smiled and said respectfully:

"The master is merciful, he will save countless people, countless living people, help Xiao Nuan, in the merciful act of the master who is as dense as the sand in the river, it is just a grain of sand, I think the master can no longer remember, Xiao Nuan is thanks to the master's help, only today, come today, just to thank the master for his life."

As he spoke, Li Xiaonuan was about to kneel down with her skirt, but Master Idealism opened his mouth in a cold voice:

"No, I hate people kowtowing the most"

Li Xiaonuan knelt halfway, froze for a while, embarrassed and slightly annoyed, simply straightened up, shook the handkerchief, and didn't look at the master of idealism, lowered his eyes and bent his knees and said:

"Since this is the case, Xiao Nuan will not disturb the master's cultivation, and Xiao Nuan will retire"

As he spoke, Li Xiaonuan turned around idly, raised his feet and was about to walk out.

"Stop"

Master Idealism coldly stopped Li Xiaonuan, Li Xiaonuan turned around, looked at Master Idealism with a smile, and was about to speak, Master Idealism said coldly:

"I hate to hear people say the word mercy"

Li Xiaonuan laughed, what kind of master is this? Li Xiaonuan lowered his head, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled secretly, just waiting to hear him say, "I hate people laughing the most"

Master Idealism stared at Li Xiaonuan for a while, and then said coldly:

"I hate saving people the most, I never live people, your life and death, rich and poor, is your destiny, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Xiaonuan raised his head, looked at Master Idealism with a smile, nodded, and said seriously:

"You are right, everyone has their own destiny, but in the world, you must first do your best to listen to the destiny of heaven, Xiao Nuan Xie Master taught, Xiao Nuan retired."

Master Idealism frowned slightly, stared at Li Xiaonuan who was smiling, and said in a cold voice:

"Come in and have a cup of tea."

Li Xiaonuan blinked a little strangely, thought about it, followed the idealistic master who had already turned around and walked towards the east chamber, and entered the east chamber.

Under the south window of the east chamber, there was a huge Arhat couch, and Master Idealism had already taken off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the couch, raised his hand, and motioned for Li Xiaonuan to sit opposite.

Li Xiaonuan also took off his shoes and sat down opposite Master Idealism.

Two middle-aged monks dressed in snow-white cotton trim held a set of extremely small and delicate teacups, tea bowls, teapots, tea cans, red clay stoves and other things, respectfully placed them in front of the master of idealism, and lowered their hands and retreated.

Li Xiaonuan carefully looked at the two monks who advanced and retreated extremely well and the delicate and simple tea set, and wondered in his heart, this idealistic master, who is like a person who cultivates clearly, is clearly a reclusive famous and wealthy person

Li Xiaonuan tilted his head and looked at Master Idealism making tea, thought about it, and said with a smile:

"I still have two servants waiting outside the courtyard, in such weather, I'm afraid that they will freeze, can you ask the master to let someone find a place for them to keep warm?"

The movement in the hand of the master of idealism paused, raised his head, stared at Li Xiaonuan for a while, reached out and took the rattle on the couch, shook it lightly twice, a middle-aged monk flashed in, and the master of idealism commanded without raising his head:

"Lead the two men at the door to the porter and wait."

The middle-aged monk bowed down and agreed and withdrew.

Li Xiaonuan breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed, and leisurely watched the master of idealism making extremely complicated tea.

Master Idealism made the tea, pushed a cup to Li Xiaonuan, picked up a cup for himself, took a sip slowly, and tasted it with his eyes slightly closed, revealing a look of satisfaction.

Li Xiaonuan put the cup to his mouth as if he was drinking, and looked at the idealistic master with an intoxicated face, this old man is also interesting.

Master Idealism tasted two more sips of tea before he opened his eyes, put down the cup, looked at Li Xiaonuan, his voice seemed to be a little less cold, and said slowly:

"Your fate is a little weird, I can't see through it."

Li Xiaonuan was stunned, put down the cup, and looked up at Master Idealism, Master Idealism looked at Li Xiaonuan carefully, and frowned,

"You are different from the people in this world, I can't understand it."

Li Xiaonuan's heart jumped a few times, as if it was about to pop out of his throat, he hurriedly closed his mouth, tried his best to soothe the chaotic beating in his heart, and said with a smile:

"The master is not an immortal, is it possible that he still wants to understand everything and everyone in this world? In this world, the master can't understand the people, can't understand things, there are more people, am I the only one"

Master Idealism wrinkled his brows and shook his head slightly,

"In this world, everything I want to understand can be understood, in the twenty-sixth year of Tianxi, the first time I saw you, your soul was condensed but fluctuating, sometimes attached and sometimes separated, unpredictable, extremely weird, I thought about it for all these years, and I didn't come up with a final."

Li Xiaonuan trembled and frightened, only felt that he couldn't hold the cup in his hand, hurriedly put down the cup, tried to stabilize his mind, and said with a forced smile:

"What the master said, Xiao Nuan was very scared when he heard it."

Master Idealism was about to speak, there were two silver bells from the door, Master Idealism reached out and picked up the rattle next to him, shook it and put it down, Li Xiaonuan was puzzled, the door Chong had been from far and near, and there was a clear sound of footsteps.

The curtain of the door was lifted, and an old man of about fifty years of age, dressed in a dark gray cloak, of medium height, slightly blessed and elegant, strode into the room, the old man had a kind face, and was in excellent spirits, with a slight smile on his face, and his eyes were so bright that they seemed to glow.

Li Xiaonuan hurriedly straightened up, and was about to stay, the old man swept Li Xiaonuan, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly smiled and raised his hand to stop Li Xiaonuan,

"This little friend, sit back quickly, sit back quickly, the master is the most disgusted with these vulgar etiquette, we must follow the customs when we enter the countryside, but we can't make the master unhappy."

Li Xiaonuan straightened her upper body, hesitated to look at the master of idealism, and the master of idealism didn't look at her, turned his head to look at the old man who had just come in, his face softened slightly, he gently bowed his head to say hello, his body moved, moved to sit on the head, pointed to the position he was sitting just now and said:

"Sit"

The old man went to the cloak, threw it on the chair next to him, took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the couch, looked at the tea set on the couch, raised his eyes and glanced at Li Xiaonuan quickly, turned his head to look at Master Idealism, and said with a smile and salivation:

"No wonder I shook a good hexagram early this morning, and sure enough, today is the right time, and I can drink the tea brewed by the master himself, which is really delicious."

Master Idealism made another cup of tea and pushed it to the old man, the old man held the cup with both hands, squinted his eyes, slowly drank a sip, and tasted it extremely intoxicated, Li Xiaonuan also picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and muttered in doubt, where is such a tea soup delicious? It is the end of the tea leaves, and she hates this so-called tea that grinds the tea leaves into the end and boils them into soup

Master Idealism also picked up the cup, closed his eyes, and slowly tasted the tea, Li Xiaonuan put down the cup, and curiously watched the two of them slowly and logically tasting the tea, this is really a green vegetable and radish, each with their own love.

After the two tasted the tea, the old man looked at the master of idealism and asked with a smile:

"Hand talk?"

A smile flashed at the corner of the idealistic master's mouth, nodded, picked up the rattle and shook it twice, two middle-aged monks came in, quietly cleaned up the tea set, set up the chessboard, the old man grabbed a chess piece in his hand, guessed the black and white, the idealistic master held the white, the old man held the black, and the two played chess attentively.

This game of chess lasted for nearly two hours, Li Xiaonuan sat and watched with extreme boredom, only to feel sleepy and come up a little bit, cover his mouth with a handkerchief, and secretly yawn.

After the end of the first game, the two of them counted carefully, decided to win or lose, the old man lost seven or eight pieces, and shouted in annoyance that he didn't notice for a while, and wanted to play another game, but the master of idealism smiled and didn't speak.

Li Xiaonuan covered her mouth in distress and yawned, thinking in her heart that she should quickly find a conversation and say goodbye and go back.

The old man looked back at Li Xiaonuan, laughed, turned his head to look at Master Idealism and said:

"We patronized and played chess, but we snubbed this little friend."

Master Idealism turned his head to look at Li Xiaonuan and asked:

"How's your chess game?"

Li Xiaonuan shook her head with a smile and said:

"I haven't learned chess, I don't understand it at all."

The old man was amazed,

"Little friends are ...... I don't know how to play chess, haha, Xiaoyou is still young, and he is a very smart and clever person, just learn it now, it's not too late, this chess is also simple, in the end, it's just the word 'do work'"

Li Xiaonuan tilted his head to look at the old man, and said with a smile:

"Playing this chess game is like marching and fighting, the most varied, complicated and difficult to guess, too much effort, I don't want to learn."

The old man was stunned, raised his head, looked at the master of idealism and said:

"This little friend is also ...... Interesting, interesting"

Master Idealism turned his head to look at Li Xiaonuan, but did not speak, the old man also turned his head, looked at Li Xiaonuan, and said with a smile:

"If you don't love this chess, you must be studying this Dharma?"

Li Xiaonuan laughed and shook his head,

"I don't know chess, let alone Buddhism, I'm here to thank the master for saving his life, but I'm not a friend of the master."

The old man turned his head to look at the master of idealism in astonishment, and was stunned for a moment before he spoke.

"A life-saving grace?"

"I can't say it, she and I just have some fate."

Master Idealism said lightly, the old man turned his head, looked at Li Xiaonuan carefully, sighed softly, and said slowly:

"It's really a blessing for a little friend to be able to have a relationship with the master."

Huh finally caught up.,Meow.,Yesterday I let Xiao Xian be a food judge.,I was summoned by the head again this morning.,It's okay.,It's okay.,I didn't miss the update.

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