Xiangshan is located at the eastern foot of Xishan in the northwest suburbs of Dijing, about 48 kilometers away from Dijing, and covers an area of more than 160 hectares. The elevation of the main peak is 875 meters, there are side ridges on both sides of the north and south to extend to the east, the side ridges to the south extend to the red maple mountain, and the side ridges to the Qingwai Mountain in the north, which are famous for the rich plum blossom fragrance after the plum blossoms bloom every winter.

"How long has it been since you've climbed a mountain?" Gu Yi'an looked at Shu Yuan, who stopped and gasped in front of him, and wanted to pull her up, but he was silent on the surface: "I've only climbed less than half the distance now, come, give me your backpack." ”

Shu Yuan knew that his physical strength couldn't keep up, but he didn't say anything, and obediently handed the backpack to Gu Yi'an. Although the weight on his body has been reduced, he did not feel relaxed at all, and muttered: "I haven't exercised for a long time, I always thought that Xiangshan was an ordinary park when I was in college, and I have never been here. How far are we from our destination? ”

Gu Yi'an took out a bottle of functional drink from his backpack and thoughtfully unscrewed the cap before handing it to Shu Yuan, and then opened a bottle himself, and poured it before speaking: "The resort area of Xiangshan is halfway up the mountain, the air is good, and you can just enjoy the beautiful scenery of a large plum blossom blooming in the snow." Our location is about 200 meters above the resort. If not, you can stop here for a break. ”

"No, I can keep up, let's go!" Shu Yuan had the momentum of not admitting defeat, and strode away, with the momentum of leaving Gu Yi'an behind.

Looking at Shu Yuan's arrogant expression of not admitting defeat, Gu Yi'an's dark and clear eyes had a hint of smile.

Shu Yuan had that momentum, but it did not prevent her from taking two steps and taking two breaths, although the process was slow, but after all, she arrived at the Xiangshan Meditation Resort before noon. At noon, when the sun is fierce and the fog clears, standing on the observation deck of the resort, the natural and unmodified beauty of the scenery below the mountain is fully displayed.

Shu Yuan stood on the observation deck, the warm sun sprinkled on her body diluted the cold of December, she breathed in the fresh air, her heart has not been as calm as it is at this moment for a long time.

"Let's go, I've arranged the room, you go back to the room first, put your luggage, and set off when you're resting, and I'll take you to meet someone." Gu Yi'an looked at her and smiled lightly.

Shu Yuan was stunned for a moment before turning around, his face was a little stunned: "Who are we going to see?" Sister Jiang Shu? ”

Gu Yi'an shook his head and denied: "It's not her, I'll know when I see you later." Trust me, you're going to love her. ”

Shu Yuan looked at Gu Yi'an's smiling face, and suddenly felt that he was really not so pure and harmless as he originally imagined, but a businessman's unique black belly and cunning, and muttered in a low voice: "The mysterious black man with a secret belly." ”

Gu Yi'an specially arranged a room on the same side as the observation deck for Shu Yuan, and standing on the small balcony of the room, he could also enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xiangshan.

"How? Are you happy with my arrangement? Gu Yi'an stood on the balcony of the next room and asked Shu Yuan.

Shu Yuan smiled, but did not answer his question.

"If you're satisfied, you're going to retract what you just said I was a black-bellied man." Gu Yi'an said.

Shu Yuan only turned his head and said softly: "Mr. Gu, it's time for us to go out, we can't let your guests wait for a long time." With that, he went straight into the room.

Gu Yi'an smiled, the Shu Yuan who would be angry and complain just now could be regarded as some human atmosphere.

Gu Yi'an took Shu Yuan to the meditation next to the resort, Shu Yuan looked puzzled, could it be that Gu Yi'an was going to take her to meet some master to let him explain himself?

Her heart seemed to be seen through by Gu Yi'an, and Gu Yi'an couldn't help but tease her: "It's not to relieve you, but to send you directly to shave your ordination." After speaking, he felt a cold gaze like an arrow shooting straight towards him. Gu Yi'an couldn't help but sneer at her childishness, as if her mind had changed with her.

"Yi'an." The voice seemed to echo through the hollows, clear and ethereal. Shu Yuanmeng turned around and saw that the person who came was wearing a gray-blue robe, plain and a little dazzling, but it better set off the smile on her face, unlike ordinary Dao Gu, her hair was pulled up high and hidden in her hat.

Shu Yuan was puzzled, so Gu Yi'an pulled her sleeve and approached the lady, only to see Gu Yi'an call her with a smile: "Auntie, oh, no, Xuyun Jushi." This is Shu Yuan, the daughter of Aunt Wanqing, whom I mentioned to you. ”

Shu Yuan's eyes widened, and his eyes were confused. Gu Lin carefully took Shu Yuan's hand and said softly: "Like, you really look like your mother." I am Aunt Gu Lin, and now I am a meditation on the Void Cloud Layman. ”

It turned out to be her, Shu Yuan knew that her mother had a very good friend named Gu Lin, and when she was a child, Shu Yuan also heard Shu Wanqing mention it a few times, Shu Yuan only knew that Aunt Gu Lin was a person from Dijing, and occasionally sent some small gifts to her from Dijing. It's just that I forgot when it started, and I rarely heard the news of Aunt Gu Lin from my mother, even when Shu Wanqing sent Shu Yuan to Dijing to go to college, I didn't see Shu Wanqing mention that she wanted to see Gu Lin, and over time, Shu Yuan forgot about this person. Now that I mention it again, the pictures in the depths of my mind emerge one after another. But to her surprise, Aunt Gu Lin was actually Gu Yi'an's aunt and Grandpa Gu's daughter.

After relieving himself, Shu Yuan put his hands together respectfully and made a naste salute: "Hello Xuyun Monk, I am Shu Yuan." She knew that Aunt Gu Lin was a lay disciple who belonged to the monk but did not practice the shaving ceremony.

Gu Lin bowed his head and said softly, "Let's go to Wuguan Hall first, and talk while eating." ”

Gu Yi'an and Shu Yuan followed, and Gu Yi'an explained to Shu Yuan in a low voice: "Wuguantang, also known as Zhaitang, is a place to eat. The vegetarian dishes of Jingjingguan are famous for their exquisite taste and very few products, and it is difficult for non-regulars in the temple to taste it once. Even pilgrims who often come to meditate and observe incense have to book in advance, and we are rubbing my aunt's blessing today. ”

"Here we are, come in." Gu Lin said, and then asked again: "Don't say much about the meal in the dining hall, remember." ”

Gu Yi'an and Shu Yuan glanced at each other and nodded.

Wuguan Hall is located on the west side of the meditation view, in the dining hall, the tables and stools for dining are placed neatly, and the wall is hung with the book written by Yang Daonan of the Qing Dynasty, "Youbao Temple is on the duty of the monks who have finished fasting in the morning and made it", which is quite solemn.

Shu Yuan remembered Aunt Gu Lin's instructions before entering the door, and now she obediently eats with vegetables, and she doesn't dare to say more. Gu Yi'an looked at her cautious appearance, and couldn't help but smile, Shu Yuan only cared about eating with his head down, and didn't see this scene. On the contrary, Gu Lin, who was sitting opposite Gu Yi'an, had already seen her nephew's every move, and she glanced at Gu Yi'an, intending to make him restrain a little, after all, the land of Buddhism. Receiving Gu Lin's warning eyes, Gu Yi'an smiled.

Although he hasn't done the ordination ceremony yet, he can be regarded as half a monk, and Gu Lin didn't want to get involved in these worldly chores anymore, especially feelings. But when Gu Yi'an called Gu Lin two days ago and asked her to come forward to do him a favor, Gu Lin knew that his nephew had really moved his heart this time, and this was the first time Gu Yi'an begged her. Especially when she heard that the other party was Shu Wanqing's daughter, she almost no longer hesitated and entangled, she was sorry for Shu Wanqing's friend, if she could help her daughter untie the knot this time, she could make up for the guilt in her heart for Wanqing.

After the meal, Gu Yi'an went back to the room first after asking for Shu Yuan's opinion, leaving Shu Yuan and Gu Lin to sit in the pavilion near Wuguantang and talk.

Shu Yuan is not used to being alone with a stranger she has never met, but she wants to know what happened between Aunt Gu Lin and her mother, why she changed from a close friend to a silent talk, and what Yi An painstakingly arranged for her to meet Aunt Gu Lin.

The people of the Gu family have always been sharp-minded, even if Gu Lin is far away from the world, but just by looking at it, she knows that Shu Yuan's inner restraint and doubts at this time and the exploration of her.

"My biggest regret is that I didn't make it to see your mom one last time, because the person I love happened to be in a car accident at that time. Are you curious why your mother and I were so good before, but after that, we didn't talk to each other and didn't even mention it. That's because, I fell in love with someone I shouldn't love, your mother kept persuading me, I kept persuading, but I was carried away by love and didn't listen to your mother, but embarked on a road of no return. The other person is a mutual friend of me and your mother, and a family man. Your mother knew that I was against him afterwards, but once a woman jumped into the trap of love, how could she be rational at all, I agreed to your mother on the surface but still kept in touch with him in private. Later, I don't know where my father heard the news, locked me at home, put me under house arrest, my first thought at that time was your mother's complaint, after all, Uncle Shu and my father have been friends for many years, and they often have contact, if it wasn't for your mother and Uncle Shu to say, Uncle Shu told my father again, how would my father know. Wanqing learned that I was under house arrest and kindly came to see me at home, but at that time I saw that she vented the grievances of house arrest and the pain of lovesickness that she couldn't meet on Wanqing, I ...... Pushed her away and threatened that I was no longer friends with her. Later, my father released me after I committed suicide on a hunger strike, but it didn't last long, and within a few months he had a car accident. That day in the morgue, I wanted to take a closer look at him but was scolded by his family: "What position do you have to see the monarch, if it weren't for you, his family is fine, Niuniu wouldn't be so young without a father, it was a car accident planned by your family that killed our monarch......" They scolded right, what position do I have to see him, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't die at all, his family wouldn't have broken up, our acquaintance was just a mistake and not love. After that, I also made trouble for the death of the monarch, and went to tell my father that I wanted to cut off the relationship with the Gu family and that I would be martyred for the monarch...... I just said such cruel and unconscionable words to you, Grandpa Gu. Later, I secretly came to Meditation and Meditation to practice without telling everyone in my family, and it was only after I came here that I came to my senses. But I woke up too late, and I couldn't make up for the mistakes I had made. So I want to tell you that there are some things that you can't regret until you can't make up for them, while it's still too late. I thought that her heart would still ache and ache when she recalled it, but she found that this was not the case, and she kept holding on to the past just to punish herself at the moment, Gu Lin hoped that Shu Yuan could also realize this truth as soon as possible.