- Lin Shan seemed to have figured out the place of the fall in his heart a long time ago, and after Wu Xue fell, he didn't think about it for too long, that is, his body leaned forward slightly, and the hand that had been in his sleeve reached out, put it down, and then withdrew it into his sleeve.

Wu Xue looked at the chess board and couldn't help but gasp.

Not only did he not achieve the wild words just now, but at this time, although the opponent's disadvantage was not completely reversed, the remnant formation seemed to be cut off, making a group of chess pieces faintly alive.

The centipede legs are not useful, and the scorpion poisons people.

Looking at Wu Ze in surprise, as if he was about to enter into that kind of long thinking again, Lin Shan couldn't help but say: "It's not good if the fall is too slow, your opponent has time to see through the layout of your thinking." The chess formation contains a heavenly calculation, but there are also some officers who are well versed in this way, and the face of the soldier formation can be more changeable than the chess formation, and hesitation may be to miss the opportunity. ”

Wu Xue shook his head and said abruptly: "Don't urge, I'll be here soon." ”

Lin Shan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, then reached out and put it down, and stood up.

Wu Ze was puzzled: "I haven't fallen yet?" ”

Lin Shan said with a smile: "No matter where you land next, in short, you only have those positions to choose from, and I am the same, who comes first and who comes later has little impact on the ending." You continue, no matter how you fall next, my place will not change. ”

"Don't go." Although Wu Xue understood what he meant, he still refused to relax, and hurriedly shouted: "Who told you to let me, we can talk about it just now, if I win this game." You're going to have to serve another plate. ”

"You've got to give me a breather." Lin Shan's face was helpless, "Just leave for a while." ”

Wu Ze watched Lin Shan leave the stone table, his eyes turned as he moved, and then he saw Chen Jiu standing not far away and not making a sound to disturb their conversation.

He was stunned for a moment, then he made up his mind, said no more, and sat back silently at the chess table with his back to the pair of people who were approaching each other, and his eyes reintegrated into the smoke-filled chess chess battle.

Walking out of the shady pine shade and towards the increasingly dazzling sun, Lin Shan looked at the slender ** who was also walking slowly on the opposite side, and said with a slight smile: "You are here." How do you keep standing so far. Don't prompt a word either? ”

Chen Jiu said softly: "Actually, I have just arrived, so I am afraid of disturbing you." I know that Mr. Wu likes to be quiet when he plays chess, and I am afraid that he will be annoyed. ”

He hadn't noticed anything in the shade of the pines just now, when he approached. Stand in the sun. I saw that his face was still a little pale. The old wine only felt a little sad. The blood that was finally cultivated some time ago was tossed off in just one day, and after a few days, I didn't get much back.

"Dr. Wu is really not in a good mood today. Because he had lost four sets in the morning, it wasn't because anyone bothered him. ”

Seeing Lin Shan's walk to the front of him, Chen Jiu didn't want to pay attention to playing chess. She grabbed Lin Shan's forearm, pulled out his hand in his sleeve, and pasted it with the palm of her hand, and then her eyebrows frowned slightly before she could sweep it, and said quietly: "This Mr. Wu is really a careless person, will he lose his soul as soon as he enters the chess realm?" At this time, it is not yet summer, and the cool breeze is gusting in the thick shade, how can you sit for a long time? ”

As soon as she said this, she saw Wu Ze, who was pondering chess moves not far away, suddenly turned around and shouted: "I thought of three moves, all of them are draws." How do you calculate a tie? ”

Lin Shan was about to answer, but suddenly felt a tightness in his wrist, and it turned out that Chen Jiu was holding his hand and dragging him away.

He hesitated slightly, but was relieved in an instant, ignoring the chess idiot who was waiting for him to reply not far behind, and just let the power of the infatuation in front of him trot out of the East Corner Courtyard.

It wasn't until he stopped that Chen Jiu realized that he had just made a little too bold in his actions.

But when she met the bright eyes that she was also looking at, she suddenly felt that the wanton in that moment just now actually gave people a wonderful and enjoyable feeling.

I really want to be like this, I can hold your hand at any time, wherever I lead you, you are willing to follow my footsteps.

Chen Jiu thought silently in his heart.

Lin Shan had been watching her quietly, and it could be clearly observed that although she had left her residence to recuperate for a few days, she was still tired and haggard between her eyebrows. Even when she smiled, the smile didn't quite stretch out.

After staring at each other like this for a long time, Lin Shan finally spoke out for a moment, breaking the tranquility like warm water: "What are you thinking?" ”

Of course, Chen Jiu would not say what she thought in her heart just now, she was stunned for a moment, she only complained: "It's not that I'm worried about you, I don't know how to take care of myself." With that, she took his hand and sighed, then rubbed it.

Maybe even she didn't realize it, but since the incident in the kitchen a few days ago, and then when she faced Lin Shan, she had grown a lot of initiative.

"When the ice melts and the snow disappears in the spring, these cold are just passing by the skin, and you are too worried, which is not good for you." Lin Shan habitually spoke against him.

However, in some of the things that have happened in the past few days, there has been a slight change in his inherent state of mind. The thought turned slightly, and as soon as his voice raised, he called a guard close and gave a few orders. After a while, the guard came back with a jacket, he stretched his sleeves on his sleeves, straightened his placket again, and then looked at Chen Jiu and smiled and said, "You see, in fact, I am very fast at learning anything. ”

Seeing this, Chen Jiu was slightly stunned at first, and then said with a smile: "Learn quickly, forget quickly." ”

"Yes?" When Lin Shan heard this, there was a rare innocent expression in his eyes, which made Chen Jiule laugh.

Speaking of forgetfulness, Chen Jiu suddenly remembered that she had something to tell Lin Shan, and hurriedly smiled and carefully recounted the whole process of the scholar she had just met in the inn.

Lin Shan has been looking for his junior brother Cen Chi for more than ten years, but he has not been able to find an accurate trace. This matter lasted for a long time, and Chen Jiu also learned a little, because she had a lot of eyes and ears in Kyoto before, and Lin Shan had also entrusted her to rely on her eyeliner to search for a period of time in Kyoto. For the strange scholar he saw in the inn, Chen Jiu was extremely suspicious. suspects that he is the junior brother Lin Shan is looking for.

Originally, even she herself was a little surprised by this speculation, but the misty falling flowers blurred her vision, but the outline of the scholar's actions and demeanor was clearly reflected, which was a temperament that was very close to some of Lin Shan's manners and habits, and it was very likely that he and Lin Shan's sitting, eating, and learning together for several years were the result of polishing.

And if you don't look at the positive face of the scholar who seems to be Cen Chi, just look at his back riding a horse, it is even more like Lin Shan, who was weak at the age of more than ten years ago, when he first came to Kyoto. This image does not refer to physical features, but to behavioral habits.

It's like a veteran soldier who has been in the army for many years, even if he is ordered to remove his armor and blend into the ranks of farmers, the bow and arrow he carries on his shoulder becomes a plowshare. The lance in his hand turned into a hoe. But the width of his steps and the posture of his shoulders and back when he walked can still reflect the image of the marching army.

Cen Chi is not from the military, but he is one of the descendants of the Beili School. The rules of this ancient school are very strict. Stay in this school for a few years. Whether it is knowledge or manners, it will be more obvious to print the traces of this school.

After listening to Chen Jiu's speculation, Lin Shan's expression suddenly became solemn. It seemed that the inference in his mind at this time was close to the same as hers, but because of this, his mind became a little complicated.

Chen Jiu stared at him for a moment. I couldn't help but whisper: "Is there anything tricky?" ”

Lin Shan didn't say it directly, but said slowly: "Actually, when my injuries were generally improved last year, I received a secret letter from my senior brother from Kyoto, knowing that my senior brother was going to look for me near western Sichuan. According to what you just said, the young man with the knife should undoubtedly be the head of the ten generals of the Prime Minister's Mansion, with a single surname and a subtext. As for the person who looks like a Taoist priest, you don't know it, but I can roughly guess that it should be the descendant of the Beili School. ”

As early as three years ago, when Lin Shan returned to Kyoto, he had a mind about the hermit alien in the house that the Prime Minister raised in the name of making friends, and now he has investigated most of it, and the information of the ten generals of the Prime Minister is of course the first to obtain.

According to the law, Beijing officials can raise a certain number of private soldiers to protect the house, which is also because of the rules created by the turbulent situation in the last years of the previous dynasty, and there have been no rectification measures until now. However, of course, the details of these private soldiers had to be kept on file in both Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of War.

With the intervention of the power on the side of the Commander's Mansion, it was very easy for Lin Shan to find out who had raised which private soldiers. The Prime Minister's Mansion was the place he paid close attention to, and of course he had repeatedly browsed the information of the ten generals who were not weak in comprehensive ability, including their portraits.

Of course, Chen Jiu also knew about this, so she was not surprised to see that Lin Shan could easily identify the name of the young swordsman she had just seen in the courtyard of the inn, but she was surprised by the middle-aged Taoist with eyes like electricity.

Why did you see a descendant of the North Fence School again?

Thinking about it a few days ago, the old pharmacist Liao Shi, who had just left, was also a descendant of the Beili School.

It seems that there are not many descendants of this school, but why is the rule of the inappropriate person only firmly tied to Lin Shan's head?

Chen Jiu hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but knock on the side: "Actually, there are really a lot of your fellow disciples and brothers." ”

"The same door you are talking about, that Taoist you mean?" Lin Shan looked at the old wine, and there was a hint of surprise on his face.

Chen Jiu looked at him, although she didn't speak, her eyes were obviously asking: Isn't it?

Lin Shan shook his head lightly and said, "The heirs of the side sect are the side branches of the division, and after the branches are scattered, they will no longer return to the backbone of the Northern Fence faction. In the future, I may have intersections with these collateral descendants, but there are almost zero places where I can be constrained or interfered with by door rules. ”

He never mentioned it to outsiders about the Shimen School, but today in the face of Chen Jiu, he has something he wants to explain a little. After pondering for a moment, he slowly continued: "My mentorship school only transmits two formal disciples in one generation, and these two disciples will conduct a revised wisdom and art competition within the school after completing their studies, and one of them will be in charge of the ion token, use all the resources of the school, and will no longer be restricted by the school's regulations. The other disciple sat in the school and did not go out lightly, and the task of staying behind was to teach the next two disciples, and so on, for more than 300 years.

Just now I said that the Taoist is a descendant of the Beili School, because only the disciple who lost in the same competition carries the qualification responsibility of the disciple, and the disciple he has passed down can be regarded as the main lineage of the Beili. As for the one who won the competition in the same year and inherited the ion token. Of course, he can also accept apprentices, and his disciples can be unlimited in number, but he is no longer regarded as the main lineage of the Northern Fence School, and he is not eligible to participate in the competition to obtain ion tokens, so he belongs to the side line. ”

Chen Jiu frowned slightly, this explanation of the internal structure of the Beili School, she heard Lin Shan mention it for the first time, and for a while she felt both novel and confused. She tried her best to analyze what Lin Shan said word for word in her heart, and then she rubbed her forehead and said slowly: "Only two disciples in a generation? What if misfortune happens to one of them? Such a harsh rule. It can be passed down for more than 300 years. What a miracle. ”

Lin Shan smiled slightly when he heard this, and said: "People like my generation of Beilimen have left the Shimen to walk around before they have passed the guò intellectual art competition. It is also the only special case since the 22nd generation. As for the kind of accident you're talking about. If it is not to leave the protection scope of the Shimen School. If you encounter an attack by some evil force outside and die of beheading, you will never die unjustifiably. What's more, the main disciples of the Shimen School must learn certain martial arts. Ordinary bandits can't help it. ”

Chen Jiu seemed to suddenly remember something, and said with a smile: "Your master should be good at many skills, right?" Although the old pharmacist is a descendant of a partial sect, retrospectively, he is also a disciple of a certain generation of ion token holders, and the origin of the medicine he learned is still from the Beili School. In this way, although there are few main disciples of the Northern Fence School, in addition to practicing martial arts to protect themselves, it is unlikely that they will suddenly contract a disease and die young. ”

Lin Shan nodded with a smile and did not say anything more. As for the structure of the Beili School, he was only willing to talk about this step to Chen Jiu for the time being—perhaps he would only speak to her once in his life.

At this time, Chen Jiu had completely understood Lin Shan's explanation just now, and she gradually adjusted her curiosity in her heart, and suddenly wondered: "No, you said that there are only two main disciples in the generation of the Beili School, but you seem to have one senior brother in addition to one junior brother, and these are three people." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, Chen Jiu saw the smile on Lin Shan's face freeze, she was slightly shocked, and asked softly: "Did I say something that shouldn't be said?" ”

"You're someone who has nothing to do with the North Fence School, so it's normal to say that." Lin Shan's gaze fell to the ground and he was silent for a moment, and then his gaze re-raised to Chen Jiu's face, his expression had become extremely serious, and he said, "Jiu'er, I want you to promise one thing. ”

Chen Jiu was stunned, because Lin Shan almost never forced her to agree to anything in such a tone, which had no choice but to be unquestionable.

But she didn't hesitate too much, and nodded quickly, although she didn't speak, but her face was already solemn.

"You remember, I only have one junior brother, but I don't have any senior brother. If it is not in the necessary environment, you can't even mention the information of my junior brother. After saying this, Lin Shan suddenly sighed again, and said in a much softer tone: "This is a secret. ”

"I remember." Chen Jiu nodded earnestly in agreement.

It wasn't until today, listening to Lin Shan's initiative to talk about his school, talking about those harsh rules, more carefully than the information revealed by the old pharmacist Liao Shi a few days ago, that Chen Jiu deeply understood why this school was so low-key and almost completely hidden.

If this is not the case, it is easy to break the dynasty by accepting only two disciples in a generation.

But this school of fortune has been able to perpetuate this rule for hundreds of years, and it is silent but in the most convincing way that it proves that it is meritorious, and that it is unlikely to be reversed in the slightest.

Although she still doesn't quite understand why the Beili School doesn't recruit more disciples, the same class of disciples is always limited to two people.

But she only needs to be clear about one thing, which is enough for her to keep her promise to Lin Shan. Regarding this rule, if someone with a heart obtains it, Lin Shan and his junior brother who have not been seen for a long time may be in danger. And if the "secret" that Lin Shan just said is revealed, then even his senior brother will probably be even more difficult to escape.

However, she didn't know that the word "secret" mentioned by Lin Shan, in addition to the ones she had deduced, really contained another secret. However, fortunately, she hadn't thought of so much, otherwise she would have doubts in her heart, but Lin Shan might not be willing to continue to answer, which only added to the trouble.

After thinking silently for a moment, Lin Shan put away his thoughts and didn't say anything more on this topic. But when he was ready to go to the inn himself, he called two attendants. Left the residence with the old wine.

Two attendants, one is Jiang Chao, who has been following Lin Shan's longest time, and the other is Shan Liang, who received Lin Shan's special attention in the incident a few days ago. These two men were undoubtedly loyal and brave men, but Yama Liang's subtle and keen observation made Lin Shan admire and cultivate them.

The two men entered the inn first, and as time passed, a pebble popped out of the window of one of the rooms and fell to the ground. Lin Shan, who was standing at the gate, saw this scene, and then calmly stepped into the courtyard of the inn. Then he walked towards the room where the stone had been bounced.

Yamara waited in that room. Jiang Chao was nowhere to be seen, but when he heard that the inn had become quiet, Chen Jiu, who was walking on Lin Shan's side, could probably deduce where this loyal and incomparable attendant had gone to the inn. What was done.

I saw Lin Shan walk in. Shan Liang just bowed slightly and performed the subordinate salute. Not a word.

Lin Shan just nodded, and then he walked slowly in this room. I walked around the walls on all four sides twice, and my eyes scanned it after two circles. He looked at Shan Liang and said softly, "Do the three of them live in one house?" ”

Shan Liang immediately shook his head and replied, "It's one for each." ”

"Point it to me."

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Went to the other two rooms pointed by the attendant Shan Liang, Lin Shan stepped into them, and walked around the wall twice, silently sweeping everything in the room into his eyes, and then he silently walked out of the house.

Standing in the small courtyard of the fourth ring of several guest rooms, Lin Shan's eyes fell on the bell flower that was about to bloom, and then his gaze moved down slightly, glanced at the falling flowers under the tree, and suddenly looked sideways and said, "That's where you met, right?" ”

Chenjiu, who was standing side by side with him, nodded immediately. She had also observed that the traces of falling flowers on the ground vaguely showed two gaps. It is precisely because of this that Lin Shan has a basis to judge that these two positions stand by people, and the pause is not short.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shan asked again, "Has he said anything else?" ”

When she was in the residence just now, Chen Jiu had already told the whole process of her meeting with the scholar who was suspected of being Lin Shan's junior brother at the inn, but she did not mention the question that the scholar asked, because that question involved an undecided choice in her heart, intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, Lin Shan also had no intention of asking, but Chen Jiu suddenly heard him ask, and his expression couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

After hesitating for a while, she finally told him the strange question that the scholar had asked.

"How many ways are there to pick flowers?" Lin Shan whispered the question relayed by Chen Jiu, which was originally the scholar's question to Chen Jiu, and the tone he repeated at this time seemed to be asking himself. At the same time, there was also a more obvious puzzled look on his face.

After he pondered silently for a moment, Chen Jiu, as she expected, heard him ask again, "Then did you answer him?" ”

"My answer is......" Chen Jiu suddenly turned halfway through, "...... Isn't it one? ”

"Your answer is not wrong, but ......" Lin Shan hesitated for a moment, and then said with a slight smile: "This junior brother of mine sometimes does things by unscrupulous means, so in his opinion, there is not only one way to solve many problems. ”

The word unscrupulous means is somewhat derogatory. Hearing Lin Shan use this word to describe his only junior brother, a slightly surprised look appeared on Chen Jiu's face.

"He asked you how many ways to pick flowers, and the question may not be the process of picking, or the result of picking. In this way, there are many ways. Lin Shan looked up at the trees swaying in the breeze, like rows of small bells, but could not really make a sound, and said leisurely: "Master gave him a single name with the word 'late', just to hope that he can act a little more slowly, and also to let him have more compassion." ”

He took his eyes off the flower tree, turned to Chen Jiu again, and said slowly: "However, I really can't figure it out, why would he ask you this question?" If it weren't for my knowledge of him, this would be an idiot, but he's a genius with great wisdom. ”

Hearing Lin Shan say that his junior brother asked an idiot question, Chen Jiu of course knew that he didn't really mean to belittle, so he only found it interesting when he heard this, and couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Shan also smiled slightly, but there was a little doubt in his smile.

"I'm back." The smile on his face gradually dissipated, and he rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the inn.

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Lin Shan's search for Cen Chi is not a matter of a year or two, but the result of persisting for more than ten years is nothing, and now it is rare to encounter clues sent to the door, Chen Jiu only thought that he would definitely look for it carefully. However, Lin Shan went out this time. It only took about half an hour in total, so fast that Chen Jiu couldn't help but feel surprised.

According to some of Lin Shan's old habits that Chen Jiu knew, after inspecting and finding the house where the scholar lived, whether or not he was more sure of his identity, he should have sent one or two capable subordinates to chase him out in the general direction where the scholar left.

But he didn't do that, he just walked around the three rooms and returned to his dwelling without saying a word.

Chen Jiu remembered that the last time he saw him angry, it was almost half a year ago. For an incident that happened in the camp of Beida. In the dwelling. Even if he was faintly displeased, he quickly forgot about it. However, Chen Jiu will not forget jì, if he is really angry to the heart. What it will look like.

It's only half an hour. The study in the residence that was torn down and rebuilt. The new wall has been built to the height of one man. A guard standing on the foot frame laying adobe bricks in the wall saw Lin Shan's return a moment ago, and hurriedly called out.

Everyone turned around, but what they saw was the suppressed love on Lin Shan's face.

Everyone didn't come for a reason, and their hearts sank slightly. They have been following Lin Shan's side for a long time, and of course they know what this good gentleman, who does not carry the official title on the face of the imperial court, but actually only needs one step to step into the sky, will be like when he is really angry.

It's just that they also have the same doubts in their hearts as Chen Jiu: building a wall and repairing the study, they didn't do anything wrong? Even if adults have any anger and have to find a topic to vent, it will definitely not be a matter of rebuilding the study.

But Lin Shan did stand in front of the half-finished study, and everyone could already faintly feel that a certain atmosphere was gradually improving.

Lin Shan let go of the hand that was in his sleeve, but until this time, he still didn't say a word.

However, in the face of a certain emotion in his eyes at the moment, the four guards who were busy building the wall just now who were in full swing as masons felt that the soft and elegant white clouds in the sky seemed to be dyed with lead and suddenly pressed down, blocking people's breathing a little, and their hands naturally couldn't exert much energy.

But why is that? It was fine when you went out just now......

Two guards with brick knives in their hands quietly cast questioning glances at Jiang Chao, who was standing behind Lin Shan's side, and soon they saw Jiang Chao and Shan Liang, who had gone out together, bowing their heads slightly.

At this moment, Lin Shan walked forward, walked into the half-built study, climbed on the tripod on the right side of the door, and landed on half of the wall at a closer distance, and said slowly: "You haven't held a brick knife for almost two years, and your craftsmanship has not fallen at all, and this wall is very well repaired." ”

After receiving praise, the hearts of these wall-building guards hung higher, which was really an inexplicable feeling of apprehension.

The wall-building guard closest to Lin Shan licked his lips, plucked up his courage and couldn't help but ask, "My lord, did we fix something wrong?" ”

This may sound contradictory at first, but none of the rest of his peers who were building the wall with him would feel that way. Building a wall is only a beginner's step for a mason, and a well-built wall can only ensure that there is no air leakage, but to make a room strong and beautiful, there is much more to learn in it.

Especially after seeing Lin Shan's civil engineering structure, in addition to admiring these wall builders, they also feel that they have learned too little, at least in front of Lin Daren, they are often full of loopholes.

Facing the anxious questions of the guards beside him, Lin Shan's head was not raised for a minute, but he only spoke slowly, and said in a plausible tone: "Are you trying to ask, or have you realized your mistake?" ”

The guard looked slightly stunned, only hesitated for a moment, then gave up figuring it out on his own, bowed his head and said, "My subordinates don't know, please show me what is wrong." ”

"There's nothing wrong with the wall, it's just that it's too thick." Lin Shan stretched out his hand and patted on the half-section of the wall, stirring up dust, "Are you guys playing with it?" In this remote town, only private houses are needed, not fortresses. All pushed and rebuilt! ”

The four wall-builders on the side tripods inside the four walls shuddered.

To tell the truth, they did have some thoughts on building this wall in front of them. After staying lonely in this remote town for almost three years, I don't know for some reason, the moment they picked up the brick ash knife, they quickly reached a tacit understanding and decided to "show their hands" to leave some traces of their own unique in this town.

They were best at building small ramparts, but if they built houses with their skills. It definitely costs several times more marl bricks.

However, Lin Shan is not angry about saving materials. Rebuilding a study is just a trivial matter if there is a waste of materials several times more. The main reason for his anger was still in the affairs of the inn. The mistake of rebuilding the study on the side of the residence was only a trigger for his anger to explode.

Stepping off the tripod and exiting from the half-finished study, Lin Shan returned to the position where he had stood before, and was silent for a moment before he said calmly: "I have entrusted you to rebuild this house, just to prevent that there may be traces of me in this room." but you have built it into a fortress. Do you want to make the most conspicuous mark, so that the Northern Goose Scouts have clues to check us? ”

The guard who lowered his head to ask raised his head when he heard this, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he lowered his head again. There was a hint of guilt in his eyes.

"It's not that complicated. Maybe I'm not telling you carefully enough. It may also be that your comfortable days have passed for a long time......" Lin Shan breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the East Corner Courtyard with his hands behind his back.

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Lit two incense sticks, and bowed pious in front of the Buddha. Only then did the two gray-clothed men say goodbye to the plain-clothed monk.

When the plain-clothed monk appeared, the leader of the gray-clothed man knew that he had lost the opportunity to find those two people this time, but the feeling of being forced to act made him feel very unhappy. Afraid of the martial arts of the plain-clothed monk, and taboo of making too much movement in the small temple where the royal family occasionally came to worship the Buddha, the gray-clothed leader had to give in to the monk who was not his own head of the family and he did not agree with.

When the two of them left the main gate of the small temple, they didn't know if they were lucky or meaningless to see the friend who the two cloth men were extremely vigilant and protected.

A bell hangs in a pavilion, surrounded by grass, and at the beginning of spring, the grass is fresh and shallow. In such a shallow meadow, a young man about twenty-five or six years old hung his hands on his sleeves and quietly watched a little donkey in front of him crouching down and munching on the grass.

Not far behind the young man, the two cloth-clad men stood under the eaves of a house. Their backs were very close to the wall, but they had no intention of leaning in, and straightened their backs firmly.

The little donkey seemed to feel two strange glances fall on it, and it stopped grazing and looked up. However, the young man who watched the donkey grazing did not move, his gaze remained on the place where the donkey had gnawed the grass just now, not knowing whether he was meditating on something or just in a daze.

The young man didn't move, but the eyes of the two cloth-clothed men not far away followed the donkey, and the eyes of the two parties met, and the four of them did not speak, but the donkey shook its head and shook its ears as if it had a feeling.

Then, the young man who was letting the donkey seemed to come back to his senses and slowly raised his eyes to look over.

However, before he could look at this side, the leader of the gray-clothed man had already taken a quick step to tug his subordinates and left quickly.

The young man leading the donkey paused for a moment on the backs of the two gray-clothed men who were hurrying away, and then he turned his head to look at the two cloth-clothed men standing under the eaves, and his eyes were a little suspicious: "Who are they?" ”

The two men under the eaves looked solemn and restrained, but they only shook their heads when they heard the sound.

Then the young man said, "Did you do it?" ”

The two shook their heads together.

The young man was silent for a moment, and then he sat down cross-legged on the floor. I don't know if this shallow grassland has grown like this, or has been deliberately sorted out by the monks in the temple, and the surface is covered with densely intertwined grass stems, evenly and without other weeds mixed in, like a grass blanket that has inherited the will of heaven, and people who sit on it like this do not have to worry about their clothes getting dusty.

However, the two cloth-clothed men under the eaves were deeply impressed by this scene. In their eyes, once Mr. Cen, who was protected all the way by the order of the head of the family, sat down like this, either he encountered something he couldn't understand, or he had to make some decisions.

Cen Chi's heart did have a question entrenched at the moment, this question needed a decision, he hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to make a choice today. He lowered his eyebrows and groaned for a moment, then raised his eyes again to look under the eaves opposite, and Wen Yan asked, "Did Shi Gong tell you when I should go back?" ”

The two cloth-clad men shook their heads together for the third time.

Seeing this, Cen Chi's face froze, but soon the frozen expression was spread out by a helpless smile, he raised his right hand and spread it flat, and then stood up and dusted off the grass clippings on the hem of his clothes.

At this time, a small novice not far away walked over quickly, until Cen Chi came to him. He titheed and said in a steady tone: "Master Cen, the tea has been boiled, and Master Xixin is waiting for you to taste tea and talk about Zen together in the meditation room." ”

Cen Chi Heshi returned the salute and said: "Master Lao, please wait for a while, I have to deal with some personal trivial matters first." ”

Xiao Shami quietly glanced at the two cloth-clothed men standing as upright as wooden stakes under the eaves on the side, and then said to Cen Chi Wenyan: "That little monk avoided first. ”――

(To be continued......)