Chapter 83: To Eat or Not to Eat
The lights are dim, dragging the figures on the ground into ghostly shapes.
The delicate silver and black robes slowly swept across the ground, bringing up a shallow flying dust, and the surge of air seemed to alarm the unconscious man on the ground, and he suddenly moved his bloody fingers.
When the silver-black robe stopped in front of him, the unkempt and bloodied man on the ground finally slowly opened his eyes, he wanted to stand up, but the broken and seriously injured body could only tremble slightly, but there was no way to support it.
He whispered hoarsely and with difficulty, "Meisu, yes...... Ahem...... It's you! β
Mei Su looked condescendingly at the person lying at his feet, and said lightly: "Shu Jin, or should I call you Mei Jin?" β
The man lying pronely under his feet suddenly laughed lowly, and even ignored the blood flowing from the corners of his lips, and said mockingly and full of disgust: "Ahem."
β¦β¦ I...... I don't have a surname...... Plums...... This disgusting surname, in particular...... It's still the same surname as you! β
Mei Su watched him finish speaking intermittently and with difficulty, and then sighed lightly: "Little brother, you are always so stubborn, that's why you are not liked, stubbornness has never belonged to the weak." β
Shu Jin or Mei Jin crouched on the ground and gritted her teeth: "Phew...... You...... You shameless ...... You took away one of my qiΔ...... shamelessly seduced my mother...... Let Mei Tianyi take a break from her mother...... Drove me away...... Isn't it just for the Mei family...... Family wealth! β
Mei Tianyi is the name of the head of the Mei family.
Mei Su slowly lowered his body, looked at Mei Jin lying in front of him and sighed gently: "All the decisions were made by my father, why does my little brother complain about me, if you don't have greed in your heart, how can you fall to the point where you are today?" β
Hearing this, Mei Jin trembled with anger, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mei Su, everyone has been deceived by your warm skin like smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, you are just a villain who will seduce Erniang at the age of sixteen and frame his own brother, you hurt my mother and committed suicide by throwing herself into the water, I don't hate who you hate, I can't wait to eat your flesh and drink your blood, you villain only has a good end, you and Mei Tianyi will not have a good end!" β
Perhaps the resentment in his heart was too deep, the resentment was too great, he was so badly injured, and he was tortured, and he scolded him without interruption in anger.
It's just that the action touched the wound, causing blood to gush out of the corners of his lips again, and he kept coughing: "Ahem, cough, cough......." β
Mei Su laughed softly, her shallow beautiful eyes were full of coldness: "Erniang will die, isn't it also thanks to you, relying on my father's favor, and with you, I gave birth to those who shouldn't have thoughts, people who don't match ambition and ability, isn't it natural that they will die, the younger brother misses Erniang so much, and the second brother naturally fulfills your mother-son relationship, and also breaks your father's mind to find you." β
His voice was still gentle, and there was no smugness, even ridicule, as if he were stating a very small matter.
But such a calm voice without a trace of emotion was even more creepy, and even the second housekeeper on the side couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart.
Mei Jin trembled and glared at him fiercely.
Mei Su continued gently: "But before you reunite with Erniang, the eldest brother still needs you to do one thing, you have been in the poor village for so long, how many pages should know where the old partridge goes most often in this water, or where is the most likely to hide things, isn't it?" β
Mei Jin couldn't help but look at Mei Su with the eyes of a madman: "Ahem...... What do you think...... Will I sue you? β
He joined the hostile camp of the Du family, just to bring down Mei Su one day, or the Mei family, how could he help him!
Mei Su looked at him, his expression was light, and his eyebrows were still like the smoke of the shallow Jiangnan, dense and charming: "No, you will definitely sue me, because you must want Xiangzi to be happy, don't you?" β
"Sister......!" Mei Jin's eyes widened instantly, her eyes were split, almost what did you do to your sister...... Even if she is not from the same mother as you, she is your only sister after all...... Ahem, cough, cough ....... β
Mei Su looked down at him and smiled gently: "Yes, she is the only daughter of the Mei family, and of course she deserves to live her best life, like a jewel." β
He paused, and then replied: "But in the end, she will take the path of the second aunt or like a jewel, this qiΔ depends on you, Mei Jin." β
Mei Jin looked at him in despair, almost wanting to rush up and strangle him, but in the end, she was desperate to find that she could only collapse to the ground with weak hands and feet.
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I don't know how long it took, but a candle flame flickered, and it was suddenly extinguished by the wind, and the smell of blood in the air gradually became stronger.
ββLao Tzu is Xiaobai and the princess dreaming of Zhou Gong together, if you hold a cucumber next to the obscene dividing line -
The river at night, seemingly quiet, actually seems to be more turbulent than in the daytime.
After all, the old partridge is not Yin Chuangong, and the kung fu in his hands is still lacking, holding the boat all the way forward, and being so jolted by the current that people must be able to grasp the side of the boat to sit firmly.
Zhou Yu had never been on a boat at all, his face was white and green, he hugged the side of the boat all the way, and vomited the contents of his stomach into the river.
He was only glad that it was night, and no adult had seen him like this.
Zhou Yu wiped the filth from the corner of his lips, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw the scene on the other side, and his face turned even greener! "Alright, alright, I'm not going to fall off the boat!" Akiba Bai stretched out her hand against Yuan Ze's shoulder, not letting him lean in, her tone was already full of impatience, she didn't like others to get too close to herself like all martial artists, and the breath on other people's bodies would always make her body subconsciously tense and enter a state of vigilance.
Yuan Ze tugged at the corner of her clothes with one hand, sat next to her, and only said with some anxiety: "Donor, be careful." β
She glanced at Yuan Ze, and saw clearly through the moonlight that the worry on his face was not fake, and she had to admit in her heart that it was still very useful for such a beautiful and transparent person to have such worries about himself on his face. "You really look like a compassionate 'master' like this." Akiba Bai smiled slightly, and he didn't resist him so much to lean on himself.
Zhou Yu sneered coldly in his heart, why didn't he see this stupid monk worrying about him, it was obviously not a bad intention, but an adult is such a smart person, he will definitely find out the truth!
It's just that Zhou Yu didn't expect the guess in his heart to come true so quickly!
Yuan Ze looked at the small boat with a leaf that seemed to be floating in the wind and waves they were sitting on with some concern, and sighed: "If the donor falls...... It's not as fragrant. β
Qiu Yebai felt that something was wrong when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows to look at him: "What do you mean it's not so fragrant?" β
Yuan Ze shook his head and said very seriously: "The two of you have never seen the taste of braised pork knuckle after it is soaked in water, and the taste can still maintain its original aroma, and any food that has been made will lose its fragrance and be untasty if it is soaked in white water." β
When he was teaching his food experience, he didn't forget to pull the hem of Autumn Leaves and White to make sure that his 'food' would not fall into the water!
When Zhou Yu heard this, he instantly glanced at Qiu Yebai with some sympathy, but after seeing his adult's face, he instantly felt that the smiling expression on Qiu Yebai's face was so hideous, it was really a little scary.
Akiba Bai looked at him with a smile and patted his hand: "Aze, your kindness really pleases me, so I decided that from today onwards, all of us will reward Buddha and start fasting and practicing for three days tomorrow, and use porridge and pickles every morning, noon and evening!" β
When Yuan Ze heard this, he was stunned, and after determining the 'bad news' to fast, his beautiful and pure face changed instantly, remembering that after he was inexplicably lost with his companion a few days ago, and the miserable situation of being hungry for two or three days before meeting Boss Zhu, he was even paler than Zhou Yu's appearance in an instant, as if he was the one who vomited the river and the sea!
He stammered, "Ah...... Pander to...... Full...... Buddha Buddha, the respect for the Buddha is in the heart, not in the ...... Mouth....... β
But before he finished speaking, he was categorically interrupted by Akiba Bai: "Okay, Aze doesn't need to say more, my heart to reward the gods and fast is very firm!" β
Yuan Ze looked like he had been struck by thunder, looking at Qiu Yebai's iron-hearted and unwavering appearance, he squirmed the corners of his lower lip, and finally slowly bit his delicate red lips, slowly lowered his head, and a shallow sadness appeared in the corners of his eyes.
The beauty is sorrowful, and she has always been the most pitiful, not to mention a clear and pure beauty like Yuan Ze, Zhou Yu was stunned when she looked sad, and she couldn't bear it inexplicably in her heart.
Qiu Yebai naturally saw it, and after a while, he sighed: "If Aze eats meat very much, it's not impossible." β
When Yuan Ze heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, his silver-gray eyes were wide open, and his joy was fully revealed, and in the dusk moonlight, he was lined with mutton fat jade-like and extremely rich, like a Buddha blooming under the moon, which was beautiful.
Qiu Yebai read all the beauties in the world, and she was also amazed by such a appearance, but after admiring the other party's puppy-like wet eyes, she smiled, stretched out her hand and patted his face Shi Shiran said: "After you go back, you go to the east coast to find Boss Zhu of the restaurant, maybe he will still remember your love for helping his daughter in the past, and help you again, it is better than following a poor man like me without meat to eat, ordinary people can't afford to support you!" β
She is also telling the truth, how can ordinary people afford to eat like Yuan Ze?
'Epiphany' wilted in an instant, looked at her resentfully for a long time, struggled for a long time, and said in a small voice: "Amitabha, how can the poor monk be the kind of person who speaks at will, since he has accepted the benefactor, he wants to follow the donor, and naturally he has to fulfill his promise, not to mention that the good fate of Boss Zhu and the poor monk has ended." β
Qiu Yebai looked at his aggrieved and melancholy look, and suddenly felt a big breath of evil in his heart, and lazily played with his silver hair: "Really? β
This guy is not so stupid as to be ignorant of the world, does he know that his appetite and people are hated by people, and he also knows that he will not take the initiative to lose his gold owner.
The next moment, Yuan Ze suddenly looked at her very seriously, and suddenly folded his hands and said: "But, don't forget, don't forget, don't forget the donor, don't forget the poor monk, and the Buddha will have a good relationship, the poor monk will pray for the donor, Amitabha." β
Qiu Yebai looked at his serious and compassionate appearance, and finally couldn't help but laugh lowly: "What kind of sin did the Buddha create, so that he would accept you, a shameless disciple, and really do anything in order to eat!" β
Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing: "You monk, could it be that you are so hungry that you can't even eat human flesh?" β
Yuan Ze glanced at him and curled the corners of his lips slightly: "Why not?" β
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, almost doubting his ears: "What did you say?" β
Qiu Yebai also stopped laughing, looked at him, wanted to see if he was joking, but saw that Yuan Ze's silver-gray eyes under the moon were indifferent and transparent like glass, but there was a frightening calm inside, even kind, he said lightly: "Everything in the world, life and life, the cycle of heaven, people or beasts or grasses, fish and insects, is just a thing between heaven and earth, the greed of the human heart, can eat all the world, even the same is true of the evil tiger, there is nothing to eat, so according to the cycle of heaven, the rest of the nature is to eat people, what is strange." β
said creepy words so calmly and indifferently, but it sounded inexplicably convincing, as if it should be so.
But......
Zhou Yu frowned and said coldly: "No, man is the spirit of all things, not like a beast, a person cannibal, it is not as good as a beast." β
"If you don't cultivate virtue in your previous life and do all the evil things, you will fall into the animal path in the next life, and even become flies, mosquitoes, maggots, and worms, won't you also be eaten and trampled on?" Yuan Ze slowly turned the Buddha in his hand, and said with a smile.
Zhou Yu choked instantly, yes, this ...... It seems to be the same.
However, he still felt that there was something wrong, but he didn't know how to refute Yuan Ze, so he could only reluctantly say: "No, it's not right." β
On the side, the old partridge, who had been silent and rocking, suddenly interjected: "I heard that in the past, the Hehe people were cannibals, and treated our Central Plains people as two-legged sheep. β
Hearing the name of her ancestor, Autumn Leaf Bai raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling a little funny in her heart, she didn't know as much about these things as the people in her family.
When Zhou Yu heard this, he also muttered in a low voice: "That's a barbarian." β
Yuan Ze didn't look at him, but recited a Buddha horn lightly, looked at the distant water waves in front of him, and said leisurely: "Amitabha, the donor is wrong, barbarians are also people, the difference between people is just how many evil thoughts in the heart, when the evil thoughts arise, slaughter tens of millions of the same kind, even more than animals, how can people eat people is not a great evil but nature,." β
At this moment, Yuan Ze's whole body is wrapped in a faint moonlight, and there is a different bearing in the quiet, as if he is sitting on the lotus throne to declare Buddhism and discuss the Tao with others.
Zhou Yu didn't know what to say anymore, he just kept silent, he didn't want to say any more, he would also be confused to the point that cannibalism was also a very ordinary thing.
The old partridge didn't know what to think, and the rocking was a little absent-minded.
Akiba Bai kept looking at Yuan Ze, her eyes were dim and unclear, she didn't understand the person in front of her more and more, the definition of good and evil for him was very different from ordinary worldly principles.
She even saw him talking to the grass, trees, insects and birds, almost making her think that the grass and trees were really spiritual, and the beauty and compassion of his appearance made people feel that the ashes of the world in their hearts were cleansed, and they were more ignorant and ignorant of the world.
But if you say that he is good, don't say that he has already broken the precept of killing and eaten all the meat food. Only his hand molded the living person into the wood and stone, creating a scene like purgatory on earth.
Qiu Yebai looked at the lofty and vast purity between his eyebrows, and the ethereal aura around him made people want to kneel at his feet, and she suddenly had a little doubt in her heart.
Yuan Ze, it seems that he really doesn't seem to be an ordinary little monk who doesn't understand the world, although he is ignorant on weekdays, but once it comes to Buddhism, he seems to be a completely different person, and although those theories sound ridiculous, but they are not completely unreasonable, after all, the teaching is since Tianzhu was introduced, and it has been improved by countless people, so it is what it is now.
And Yuan Ze's teachings reminded her of those theories that were even very much in line with the original tenets of the birthplace of Buddhism, with more profound and specific religious connotations.
For example, Tantra or even earlier the Tianzhu Brahmins.
But......
She thought for a moment, and suddenly asked as if casually: "What about you, have you ever eaten people?" β
Hearing this, Yuan Ze looked at her and smiled slightly, his usually pure and holy silver-gray eyes had a strange and charming mysterious luster at the moment, like a beautiful but cold sea of moonlight: "Does the little white donor think the poor monk ......?" β
Akiba Bai looked at him quietly for a moment, and a chill inexplicably arose in his heart.
There was an inexplicably cold and treacherous aura in the air, until Yuan Ze suddenly turned his face, lowered his eyes, pinched the rosary in his hand, and chuckled: "Don't worry, the little white donor, you are such a precious ingredient, of course the poor monk will not eat you casually." β
Qiu Yebai looked at him, for a long time, narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand and rested on the side of his chin, slowly brushed the corners of his lips with his fingertips, and said lightly: "If you can eat me one day, you don't have to be polite." β
If it wasn't used to the point of becoming someone else's meal, she had nothing to complain about.
Yuan Ze glanced at her with a little surprise, his eyes were slightly cold, but he was very serious: "Really? β
The corners of her eyes slightly provoked a casual arc, and chuckled, "Life must be happy, sword plundering wine to break the enemy's captives, returning drunk and lying on the knees of beauties, all of them are my love, if it is eaten by a great beauty like Yuan Ze who is full of respect for food, it is also one of the good ways to die." β
From the day she followed her master into the rivers and lakes, she didn't care too much about how to die, and it was not bad for the peony to die.
Yuan Ze looked at the young man who was half leaning on the side of the boat, with a leisurely posture, the cold river breeze blew the other party's black hair, and some scattered hair swept slightly messily over the unparalleled face, but it showed more and more the kind of indulgence between the other party's eyebrows.
He looked a little confused, a strange look flashed in his silver eyes, and it was rare that he didn't avoid Qiu Yebai's thin hand, and gently bowed his head: "The poor monk remembers." β
It's just that at that time, Qiu Yebai didn't think that he would one day be true - peony flowers died, and he was 'buried' in Yuan Ze's mouth, but it was another kind of amorous 'death'.
And Yuan Ze never thought that one day, he would really 'eat' Akiba Bai, but it was another novel way to 'eat', and the taste was wonderful.
And at this moment, the way the two of them want to 'eat' is the most normal and terrifying.
In short, the Buddha sighed and said, all fate is also - evil fate is also.
That's for later.
only said that at this moment, Zhou Yu looked at the two people, and he was stunned for a long time before he turned his face away, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.
Those terrifying dialogues made him feel incredible, and let him see the autumn leaves white that he had never seen before, with the pride and wanton freedom that he had never felt, there was a kind of blade-like coldness, pleasure and hatred.
And he didn't even know what the adults and Yuan Ze were talking about, what kind of tricks they were playing.
He once said that he would take adults as confidants, and at that moment, he felt that there was a treacherous mist between the two people in the moonlight, separating them from others, making people powerless and unable to intervene.
The rest of the journey was smooth all the way, and no one said much, and I don't know how many whirlpools I bypassed, how many reefs I avoided, and turned into a few holes, and the old partridge who was rocking the oars suddenly said: "Okay, here, here!" β
Akiba Bai immediately stood up, and saw the old partridge sail into a cave, then threw the anchor rope onto a stone pillar, jumped off the boat, stood on a stalagmite in the cave, and beckoned to them.
Autumn leaves immediately tiptoed, flew up, stood on a stalagmite, lit a fire fold, and looked at the environment of the cave by the light of the fire, this is an extremely deep cave, I don't know which mountain in the middle of the belly of the mountain cracked a hole, there is a large canal water flowing inward, straight to the depths of the cave.
Zhou Yu also jumped ashore, looked around, reached out and touched the wall, and said in a low voice: "This cave should be a crack that was blown out when the Grand Canal was dug before, and then as the days go by, the bigger the crack becomes, it extends into the mountain, because it is not naturally formed, so it is very unstable, and there will be gravel falling from time to time, so if we want to go inside, we must be careful, and fast in and out." β
When the old partridge heard this, he smiled, lit a fire, and looked at Zhou Yu with some surprise, "I didn't expect your kid to have so much knowledge." β
Zhou Yu saw that Qiu Yebai was also looking at him, so he said a little embarrassedly: "When I was in the capital before, I liked to go out with people to play everywhere, and there was a trick called Doudong, if the fight was right, some mines would belong to the winners, and the mines inside were also winners, so I studied very seriously for a while." β
Akiba Bai smiled and joked to him: "It seems that the and dog may not be completely without strengths, you have a lot of money." β
Zhou Yu became more and more embarrassed, and immediately urged Qiu Yebai: "My lord, let's go!" β
Akiba Bai nodded and let the old partridge lead the way, but as soon as he took two steps, he always felt a little strange, as if something was missing.
As soon as she turned her head, she was a little speechless......
Yuan Ze was climbing up with a stone pillar in his wolf body, and his feet and clothes were wet.
Zhou Yu also saw it, and said impatiently: "What kind of big-tailed wolf are you pretending to have no martial arts, act quickly, don't delay, or I won't even give you porridge to drink when I go back!" β
Yuan Ze shook his head, if it weren't for the fact that he was still holding the stone pillar in his hand, he would probably have to put his palms together again and say "Amitabha".
At this moment, he had to say: "My disciple in the Buddhist sect must not use martial arts at will to be lazy and ruined in cultivation, and must be ...... in the way of ordinary people." β
Before he finished speaking, he felt a green shadow in front of him, and suddenly he was picked up, and then the next moment he was thrown to the ground with a 'bang'.
After Akiba Bai let go of his hand, he said to the old partridge, "Let's go." β
The old partridge looked at the monk who had been thrown into a mess, and then thought about the serious way he said to teach and preach the Fa on the boat, and he wanted to laugh a little, but he was still afraid of his terrible methods when he was overpowering, so he forcibly held back, and only took the fire fold to lead the way in front.
Zhou Yu walked past Yuan Ze and shook his head mockingly: "Tsk, don't pretend to be forced, pretend to be struck by lightning." β
Xiao Qi often said this mantra, which used to be vulgar, but now it feels no more appropriate.
Yuan Ze was a little unsure of why, and a little aggrieved, but seeing that everyone was gone, he quickly got up and obediently followed.
The old partridge did not throw the three boats too deeply, as soon as this cave was indeed unstable, the movement was a little bigger, and from time to time some gravel would be dropped, and if he was not careful, he would be smashed, and it was not impossible for the light head to break the blood flow, and the heavy one would die on the spot.
Second, the hole became narrower and narrower the further they went, so Akiba Bai and the others didn't have long to walk before they saw three large ships with the word "plum" painted on the walls of the cave quietly parked by the cave.
Autumn leaves' white eyes flashed with joy, and she immediately quickened her pace, and the old partridge went to the ship one step ahead of her, and went to open the ship's mechanism.
As the old partridge twisted a copper teapot resting in the corner, the hidden hatch under the ship slammed open, and the old partridge immediately said proudly: "Look, my lord, what I said is true! β
Autumn leaves Bai looked at the crystalline powder of the white flowers that filled the bilge of the ship, and a cold light flashed in her eyes for a moment, and then she reached out to try the taste of the things inside, and the pure and bitter saltiness in her lips told her clearly--this is salt, and it is a good salt that is good enough to be comparable to official salt.
The next two ships all confirmed the words of the old partridge, and it was indeed a full three ships of private salt!
Zhou Yu's face has changed, which has confirmed that they are indeed involved in a shocking case.
Autumn leaves looked at the old partridge and asked, "Where are the account books?" β
The old partridge got into a cabin, tinkered for a long time, and took out a blue account book and handed it to Akiba Bai.
Autumn Leaf Bai took it, flipped it slightly, and suddenly the corners of his lips hooked up with a cold smile: "That's right, it's this thing, it's great!" β
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up: "Is it really the account book of the Mei family selling illicit salt?" β
Before Qiu Yebai could answer, a voice with a gentle and pleasant tone reminiscent of the gentle and hazy smoke and rain in Jiangnan sounded: "Yes, I really want to thank Mr. Qian for helping me find this account and things in my house." β
Autumn leaves squinted and looked out of the cave, I don't know when, the entrance to the cave has been blocked by all the heavily armed officers and soldiers, Mei Su is standing tall and tall and is slowly coming in a small boat.
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