Chapter 23 Yuqing Temple
On the way to Yuqing Temple, Nobuyo remembered what happened when he and Han Xi were children: 16-year-old Han Xi asked 18-year-old Nobuyo:
"Brother, just now Master Jingkong said that after a person dies, the soul of a good person can go to Elysium to accompany the Buddha, do you say that my soul can go?"
Nobuyto looked at Han Xi and replied with a firm expression:
"The Buddha doesn't need you, you can stay with me. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Han Xi laughed, took his arm, and said in an educational tone:
"You have to learn to grow up on your own! What if I'm not with you one day? I don't have any friends, and my personality is so bad, oops, it's really worrying! ā
Silence is the most advantageous counterattack for Shinto, Han Xi sighed, and said seriously half-jokingly:
"When I'm not by your side, you want me to come to Yuqing Temple. The Buddha will convey our thoughts for each other. ā
In the main hall, Shinto and the statue of the Buddha looked at each other.
Buddha, how is Han Xi doing over there? Is she mad at me?
Silence is the best answer, and the Buddha just looked at him with compassionate eyes.
"Here we go."
The Master of Clearance walked out of the inner sanctum, as if he knew he was back today. Shinto hurriedly greeted, Master Clearance is the presiding officer of Yuqing Temple, and he is a wise and compassionate master of the world. The master saw that there were gloomy clouds between Shinto's eyebrows and asked:
"Still worried about Han Xi's affairs?"
Nobuto nodded and confided his heart to the master:
"Every day is full of self-blame, worry and confusion."
With a smile on his face, the Master of Clearance looked into Nobuyo's eyes and said:
"Self-reproach has already taken place, and cannot be changed; Worrying about things that are confused, far in the future, it is useless to think too much, only living in the present is the most important thing. ā
Shinto understands these truths, but he is just a layman outside the world, how can he not be fooled by seven emotions and six desires? The Master of Clearance patted him on the shoulder and said:
"When Han Xi came for the last time, she told me that if you come, go to the meditation room where she often goes, and there are many happy memories of her."
After being injured, Han Xi frequently went to Yuqing Temple to meditate, she always sat quietly in the meditation room alone, reading Buddhist scriptures and listening to Zen sounds, she said that only when she was here, her heart was the most peaceful and serene.
The Zen room is a quaint wooden house, with ordinary wooden tables and chairs, and there are no technological products in the room. What did Han Xi want to tell himself by letting him come over? As Nobuyto was thinking, an alarm came from the C-instrument: Manxue had forcibly exited from the shared space. This girl is really not worry-free, just as naughty as her sister back then. Nobuyo suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he often played hide and seek with his sister here, and every time Nobuto rummaged through the cabinets, he couldn't find Han Xi, until one day he found the secret compartment under the bed. Will my sister hide in the dark grid this time like when she was a child?
Nobuto walked over, knelt on the ground and took out the box under the bed, and gently opened the secret door. The space in the dark compartment is large enough to allow 10-year-old Han Xi to curl up inside, but there will be no 57-year-old Han Xi in it, because Nobuto has seen her enter the crematorium with his own eyes. But there was something in the dark grid, a small black box sealed in plastic. Nobuto took out the small box and put it on the table, it looked very old, like something from a thousand years ago.
Open the layers of wrapped plastic bags, open the lock, the rusted wooden box, and inside is also wrapped in plastic seals a notebook, it seems that the owner of the notebook is ready to let it be kept for a thousand years. Nobuyo gently picked up the notebook for fear of accidentally breaking it, only to find that there was a separate letter under the notebook. The plastic on the letter had been opened, and it seemed that someone had arrived early. Nobuyoto carefully took out the faded letter from the envelope, which had become a little blurry, and it turned out to be a letter from his sister to himself:
Hello 10-year-old Han Xi, I'm 57-year-old Han Xi. When you read this letter, you must be very, very curious about what's in the box. But I warn you, no matter how curious you are, you can't open this box! The contents of this box are reserved for my brother, and he will be very sad if you open it in the future! Sad! In order not to make my brother sad, please be sure to protect this box and prevent it from being discovered by others until my brother finds it himself, okay? Hook!
My sister is like this, she is the one who needs to be cared for the most, but she always cares for herself so meticulously. Nobuto's heart hurts like a knife at the moment, and he blames himself even more for his sister. If I had been a little more determined and worked harder, maybe my sister would not have left her.
Nobuto was about to fetch the plastic bag on his notebook when he suddenly heard a movement outside the door. Quickly put the notebook in his pocket, and quickly put the box into the open dark compartment. Then he crept to the door and slammed it open. Manyuki's body clinging to the door suddenly lost her balance, rushed into the room and threw herself into Nobuto's arms.
Man Xue hurriedly took a few steps back, smiled awkwardly and said:
"I, I, I'm just passing by, passing by! You continue to be busy with you, I won't bother you! ā
After saying that, he hurriedly walked out, Nobuto grabbed the hat of her clothes, dragged her back, and asked in a cold tone:
"How did you know I was here?"
Manxue's attitude of admitting her mistake was still very dignified, and she lowered her head and said while sorting out her clothes:
"I, I saw it by accident, wasn't I right next when you flipped through the book."
Nobuyo, nervously grabbing both of her arms, asked:
"What did you see?"
Because of her emotional excitement, Nobuto's hand was particularly strong, and the arm that grabbed Manxue was particularly painful, and she shouted:
"You're hurting me, let go!"
Nobuyo was even more anxious, the strength in his hand did not decrease at all, his tone became even colder, and he yelled:
"Speak quickly!"
Manxue was taken aback, and she was worried that Nobuto would be even more angry when she knew the truth, so she lied and said:
"When I went in, I saw the three words of Yuqing Temple, and I didn't see it clearly when you turned it too fast in front and behind."
Nobuyo breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Manxue. But the moment he let go, he saw Deputy Director Chen! How did he come here! Closing the door now would alarm him, and there was no place to hide in the meditation room, but fortunately there was a pillar behind the door so there was a little space behind the door panel. He pushed Manxue in, because the space was small, and the two bodies were very close together. Manxue felt like her heart was about to jump out! She clenched her fists and didn't dare to breathe, because every breath would smell of Shinto, and this smell would make her heart beat faster.
Nobuyo's attention to the movement outside the door, wanting to hear the footsteps outside the door, but Manxue's heartbeat was so loud that he couldn't hear it clearly, he supported the wall with his left hand, pressed Manxue's head on his chest with his right hand, lowered his head and whispered in her ear:
"Quiet."
This request is really too embarrassing for Manxue, who has done such an intimate thing to her, and actually asked her not to beat too loudly, Manxue is ashamed and annoyed, and strongly condemns Nobuyo's behavior of only allowing the governor to set fire to the people and not allowing the people to light the lamp. However, she still cooperated to try to calm her heart, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath and rested her head on his chest, only to realize that his heart was beating so slowly, slower than ordinary people. At this moment, the two of them were so close, he didn't even have the slightest heartbeat! Could it be that in his eyes he is not a woman at all? Didn't he have any feelings for himself? Could it be that he has always been self-inflicted on his own amorous unrequited love?
Deputy Director Chen approached the meditation room where Shinto was walking step by step, and he followed Man Xue to this annex, and only the door of this meditation room was open in this annex. They must be in there! When I was about to walk to the door, I suddenly heard from behind:
"Deputy Director Chen?"
As soon as he turned around, Ting Jun didn't know when he was already standing behind him, and Ting Jun continued to greet him and said:
"So it's really you? It's been a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you here. ā
Deputy Director Chen retracted his steps and responded:
"Oh, it's Tingjun. Long time no see. When did you return home? Is the project over there? ā
Tingjun said as he walked over with a respectful face:
"When I came back during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the work there was almost over, and the project team gave me a few days off to rest for a while before going back. I really didn't expect to meet you here, it's better to meet by chance or let's go have a drink together? ā
Deputy Director Chen had no reason to refuse, otherwise he would make himself look suspicious, so he glanced at the direction of the meditation room unwillingly, and turned back to Ting Jun with a smile and said:
"Okay, let's go."