Chapter 32: Spiritual Transformation
Qin Shijie also knew that he had to change his current cold state, but it was not easy to change.
Early the next morning, Qin Shijie walked out of the room and walked out of the academy.
He planned to go to Red River City to relax, thinking about the worried eyes of Lei Hu behind him when he walked out of the dormitory just now, and a trace of warmth rose in his heart.
In the morning, Red River City had already begun to boil, and Qin Shijie walked aimlessly in the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
Unconsciously, he walked to the Red River, stood on the bank, and looked at all kinds of people and others on the riverside, playing and frolicking tourists, hawkers, and children playing happily, but he just watched indifferently.
After crossing the Rainbow Bridge, he came to the commercial street in the South District, and looking at the flow of people on the street, he didn't know how to change this mentality.
When he walked to the door of a gorgeous restaurant, he faintly heard the barking of dogs, the sounds of many dogs.
Qin Shijie walked forward slowly, and in a small alley on the edge of the restaurant, it turned out that seven or eight big dogs were grabbing food.
He chuckled inwardly, shook his head, and prepared to walk away.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a thin figure among the seven or eight big dogs, and this figure was obviously a human teenager.
Qin Shijie turned his head to continue looking, only to see a thin young figure, wearing tattered clothes, fighting with several wild dogs for the leftovers in a large wooden barrel.
The young man's thin body was obviously inferior to those strong wild dogs, and he was always pushed out of the way.
However, even if he was squeezed away, he squeezed in hard, and some of the big dogs were annoyed, and from time to time they bared their teeth at him, and occasionally took a few bites on him.
The young man's body was already scarred, but he didn't give up, and kept squeezing inside.
After squeezing in, he quickly grabbed half a steamed bun or a piece of meat and stuffed it into his arms. Then he was pushed away again, and he squeezed in again.
Qin Shijie stood silently at the entrance of the alley, quietly watching this scene.
His heart was also trembling, how similar to his experience in Duyang Mountain, the same was fighting with beasts and snatching resources.
The young man squeezed inside, grabbed a large chicken leg in his hand, and quickly withdrew from the dogs.
Looking at the big chicken legs, the young man smiled with satisfaction, put the chicken legs into his arms, and then quickly ran out from the other end of the alley.
Qin Shijie followed quietly, wanting to continue to see the young man's behavior.
The young man wandered through the alley, and after about half an hour he came to a dilapidated temple, opened the door and entered.
Qin Shijie followed the young man to this ruined temple, looking at such a dilapidated temple, he was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there was such a place in Red River City.
He stepped into the temple gate.
Entering the temple, turning around the two front halls, there was a coughing sound in a side room, and Qin Shijie followed the sound and walked over. Before he could get closer, there was another crisp young man's voice inside.
Qin Shijie bypassed a photo and saw an old woman lying on a board bed made of wooden planks, next to the young man just now, and at the same time there was a smaller little girl in front of the bed.
Not long after the coughing stopped, the young man said, "Mother, I found a lot of food today." Don't go hungry anymore today. ”
He turned his head to look at the little girl again and said, "Ling'er, my brother got this today~ Look..."
As he spoke, he took out the big chicken leg from his bosom and shook it in front of the little girl.
The little girl cried out in surprise when she saw the big shiny chicken legs, and then took the chicken legs from the young man's hand and nibbled on them.
Then the young man took out all kinds of food from his bosom and handed a clean steamed bun to the woman lying on the bed.
Seeing his mother and sister happily eating the food he had brought back, the young man smiled heartily.
Looking at the heartfelt bright smile on the young man's face, Qin Shijie's heart was deeply shaken.
He thought of his parents in Qinjia Village, thought of his lovely younger brothers and sisters, and remembered many happy scenes from his childhood.
Although they were very poor at that time, their parents always gave them the best things to eat.
At that time, his younger brothers and sisters were always happily chasing after him, shouting his brother brightly and happily.
Thinking of these past events, two lines of tears flowed out of Qin Shijie's eyes, and then a happy smile appeared on his face.
This trial, even if it is cruel and the human heart is sinister, but there are things that need to be guarded by yourself.
Home is a harbor of love and the sustenance of the soul.
Just like this young man, even if he is scarred by grabbing food with wild dogs, as long as his mother and sister can eat and do not starve and suffer, that is the greatest satisfaction.
Parents and younger siblings are the softest place in their hearts, and they are the things they guard.
Even if you experience a lot of wind and rain outside, as long as you have persistence in your heart, you don't care about it.
Thinking about this, Qin Shijie has been quietly dissolving the indifferent frost on his face for many days.
He walked into the chamber and walked towards the three young men.
Seeing a stranger break in, the three men panicked. Qin Shijie explained it to them, and then took out a pill from the mustard seed ring and gave it to the old woman.
After knowing that Qin Shijie was a martial artist of Mingqing Academy, the old woman did not doubt him, and swallowed the pill, the effect was obvious, and soon the old woman's face gradually became ruddy, and she stopped coughing.
After that, Qin Shijie thought for a while and took out a hundred gold coins and gave them them. It's not that he doesn't want to give more, it's just that giving too much gold is not a good thing for them.
Qin Shijie walked out of the broken temple and returned to the academy with the gratitude of the three of them.
Now Qin Shijie, the frost on his face has melted a lot, at least it is no longer the cold appearance before.
After returning to the academy, I had a full meal in the cafeteria alone. At this time, he didn't really want to go back to the dormitory, and in his empty state of mind, he wanted to sort out all his thoughts during this time.
Therefore, Qin Shijie walked into the back mountain of the academy.
There are also stone steps and various stone pavilions built in the back mountain of Mingqing College, and there are some small springs and streams during the period, and you can also look at the Red River in the distance while sitting on the top of the mountain, which is very beautiful.
Houshan is usually relatively few people come to it, so it is extremely quiet.
Qin Shijie walked in the back mountain, climbed the steps, and soon came to the highest peak of the back mountain. Sitting under the stone pavilion at the top of the mountain, looking at the beautiful Red River in the distance, my heart was empty.
Taking a few deep breaths and closing his eyes, Qin Shijie emptied his mind, it was very comfortable, and he was repelled by the bitterness of the past few days.
Suddenly, while enjoying the emptiness, there was a burst of suppressed low cries not far away.
Qin Shijie opened his eyes and felt a burst of curiosity. On the top of such an uninhabited mountain, there is a cry?
Qin Shijie listened carefully, and it was the cry that came from behind a boulder not far from the stone pavilion. Curious, he got up and walked gently behind the boulder.
Skirting the boulder, I saw a red figure sitting on a long stone chair sobbing quietly.
"Uh~Seventh Princess?" Qin Shijie was surprised.
I saw the seventh princess at this time, how could she still be the usual coquettish, at this time she burst into tears, clasped her hands on her knees, curled up on the stone chair, and looked at the Red River in the distance with her eyes blank, looking weak and helpless, Chu Chu was pitiful.
Qin Shijie stood beside the boulder and looked at her quietly.
After a long time, he walked over gently, took out a piece of white silk cloth from the ring, came to the seventh princess, and gently handed the white silk cloth to the seventh princess.
The seventh princess didn't see Qin Shijie's approach, and after a while, she saw a white thing handed to her, she raised her head lightly and glanced at Qin Shijie, then took the white silk cloth and gently wiped her tears.
Qin Shijie didn't speak, and sat lightly on the other side of the long stone chair, looking at the Red River in the distance.
After a while, the seventh princess wiped away her tears, sobbed softly and hugged her knees again, and looked at the Red River in the distance.
At this time, the weather is in the afternoon, and the sun is shining obliquely on the Red River, and the surface of the river is sparkling and extremely beautiful.
On the mountain, two young people sat on a stone chair, quietly admiring the beauty of this dream.
After a long time, the seventh princess hugged her knees, looked into the distance, and said softly: "Today is my mother's death day. Five years ago, my mother fell ill and died..."
Qin Shijie didn't speak, just listened quietly.
From the mouth of the seventh princess, Qin Shijie learned that today is the death day of the seventh princess's biological mother.
The Seventh Princess continued: "I grew up in the palace, where there are many brothers and sisters, and everyone wants to compete for favor in front of my father.
I have been favored by my father since I was a child, so I have also attracted the rejection of other brothers and sisters, and there are not many people who can really talk to me.
It's been five years since my mother died, and no one remembers her anymore.
My father has many concubines, and I won't remember a concubine who has been dead for five years..."
The seventh princess narrated some of the past things that she had not usually told others, and the happy times with her mother.
Qin Shijie listened quietly.
He understood that the Seventh Princess just needed an audience.
After a long time, the seventh princess said that she was tired, and just looked quietly into the distance.
Under the quiet air, Qin Shijie also slowly recounted the various conditions of this trial, talking about Qinjia Village, talking about his parents, younger brothers and sisters at home, talking about the warmth of his family, and talking about some interesting things when he was a child.
He also needed an audience, a quiet audience.
Later, Qin Shijie's face showed a slight smile.
The seventh princess, who listened quietly, was infected by his smile, and was driven by what he said, and there was a slight smile on her face, no longer a sobbing tearful face.
Two young people sat on the top of the mountain, looking at the beautiful Red River in the distance, one gently narrating, the other quietly listening.
It was just an afternoon.