Lan Zeyun and Bai Zhong walked up the wasteland for a few days, but the direction they went was not the Northern Netherlands.

Lan Zeyun followed Bai Zhong in the opposite direction with a puzzled expression, and did not stop until she reached a small town where she had stayed a month ago.

Because of the war, people in the human realm can be destroyed at any time, and this town is no exception. It is rare to see stall owners on the street, and there is a lot less fresh air. On everyone's faces, there was a more or less visible sense of loss and dying.

"What are we doing here?"

Lan Zeyun looked at Bai Cong, who was swaggering in front, and was really a little puzzled.

"Go meet old friends, catch up, and pick up an object by the way. I don't know if I'll see it in the future. ”

As they spoke, they walked along the street, turned into a small road, and then walked hundreds of paces until they finally saw a small torii shop.

The other shops in this alley were tightly closed, but this one was the only one with its doors open, ready to welcome customers.

Lan Zeyun stood in front of the store, looking at the antique store in front of him---- Breaking Wind Xuan.

Bai Cong made a "please" gesture to Lan Zeyun, and then stepped into the store first.

Lan Zeyun immediately followed quickly, and when he arrived at this shop, he realized its strangeness.

There are few antiquities and toys in this huge shop, a thick layer of dust is spread on the pear blossom wood tables and chairs, and there are some cobwebs in the corners of the room, and the room is very quiet, and it doesn't look like a person.

"I see that this shop has not been repaired for a long time, no one has cleaned it, and there is no one at all, is your friend really here?"

"I can't lie to you, he's lazy, he's a little lazy, it's estimated that he's been old all these years, so he found a small shop here, settled down, and had a place to go, if he dies in the future, he can also have a place to induct souls."

Bai Zhong said, led Lan Zeyun inside, and then knocked vigorously on a wall with a portrait of a Bodhisattva, and shouted: "Old thing! Still sleeping! Why don't you come out and pick me up! ”

After speaking, but in a quarter of an hour, Lan Zeyun saw that the hanging eyes of the Bodhisattva portrait on the wall were slightly bent, and the corners of the scarlet mouth rose slightly, and it turned out to be a smile! Then there was a sound of slow footsteps behind the wall, and then the wall shook twice and cracked from the middle to the sides.

A burst of dust cleared, Lan Zeyun took a look, and saw an old man with short stature and gray hair in cheesecloth clothes coming out of the wall.

The old man was holding a dim glass lamp in his hand, the corners of his mouth were downward, the pupils in his eyes were cloudy and small, and he looked fierce, not a good person to get along with.

"Huh! Isn't this the White Dao Chief! I haven't seen you for many years, but you still remember the old man, but the old man is flattered! ”

The old man looked at Bai Cong angrily, and the words in his mouth were full of spikes, but the words were full of grievances forgotten by his friends.

Bai touched his nose, coughed a little weakly, and said with a smile: "Oops! How can I not remember you, no one in this world can forget you no, a few years ago, I was really busy, some self-care, this is very empty, I came to see you immediately, you don't know that I am traveling day and night all the way, without stopping! Just to be able to come and see you as soon as possible! ”

Lan Zeyun lowered his eyes and was silent, watching Bai Cong talk nonsense, and realized that he was obviously very idle in his Fenglin City.

The old man snorted coldly, and glanced at him blankly, obviously not believing these nonsense words he said.

After the two of them finished speaking, the old man turned his head to look at Lan Zeyun on the side of Bai Zhongzhong, Lan Zeyun immediately bent down and saluted, this old man looked much older than her, although for the monk, she could not tell the age from the face alone, but she was indeed a junior.

"The younger Lan Zeyun has seen the old-timers."

Lan Zeyun's tone was respectful, this old man didn't have anything to say, nodded and led the two into the wall.

After the three of them walked for a while, Lan Zeyun had to sigh that there was really a hole in this wall! There are more than a dozen secret rooms in the house alone that are used to collect and organize antiquities. Looking at the condition, they are all extraordinary things, and they cannot be compared with those placed outside the house.

The old man led Lan Zeyun and the others for a quarter of an hour, turning several corners, and only then did they reach a brightly lit hall.

Lan Zeyun looked at it, the scenery here was elegant and chic, and it was not dulled at all because of the lack of brilliance. Everything you need. On the side near the wall, there is a living water, so leisurely and elegant, it is really admirable.

"It's just a burrow, it's just a leisure, the girl come and sit, don't be restrained."

Seeing that the old man was so modest, Lan Zeyun nodded, walked forward obediently, and sat down next to the old man.

Seeing that the old man didn't pay attention to his meaning at all, Bai Zhong breathed a sigh of inexplicable breath in his heart, walked over quickly, and scolded: "I said you are an old thing, why are you so attentive today?" How can you see a beautiful girl with straight eyes? It's really forgetful! I've seen through you! ”

After that, he walked over confidently, sat on the other side of the old man's house, poured a sip of tea by himself, and drank it all.

The old man saw that Bai Zhongzhong's face was unhappy, and he seemed to be very happy, and the gloom just now was also swept away, and then said: "In the secret room next door, there is thirty years of amber incense, you..."

"Thirty years!? Hahahahaha! It's you, old thing, it seems that you have a lot of good things to hide, since you are willing to give up love, then I will be disrespectful! ”

Before the old man could finish speaking, Bai Zhong's eyes lit up, rubbed his hands, and ran towards the door!

The old man stared at Bai Congzhong's back softly for a long time, and then shook his head for a long time, and said: "I haven't seen you for so many years, and I still look the same as before, crazy and crazy, and I don't have any manners at all!" Thanks to his ability, he still has some ability, otherwise, he would have to starve to death. ”

Lan Zeyun heard this, and asked curiously, "Have you known each other for a long time between the senior and Bai Daochang?" I see that the two of you are talking without any gaps, and you must have known each other for a long time. ”

The old man glanced at Lan Zeyun with a smile and said: "It's been decades, I saw him like this at the beginning, and now it's been decades, he is still like this, all the years urge people to get old, but in the end, I am the only one who is old." ”

Lan Zeyun looked at the old man's cloudy pupils, and when he said this, there was actually some envy in his eyes...

"Seniors aren't monks?"

The old man shook his head: "Naturally not, it's not that the roots and bones are bad and I can't cultivate, I just feel that this world is full of red dust, there are good rivers and mountains, and it's always good to leave some regrets, and living a long time is not necessarily happy." ”

Lan Zeyun nodded, very much agreeing with the old man's words, as Du Luo often said, the truth in this world is true or false, right or wrong, there is no complete conclusion, everyone has their own choice of path, and others have no right to interfere with the mouthful.

The old man drank a cup of tea, turned his head to look at Lan Zeyun, and suddenly said: "A few days ago, I heard someone in the town say that in the town, there is a stunning girl in red, who is very cold, and does not say anything to others, and wanders in the town for a few days before leaving, presumably it is a girl?" ”

When Lan Zeyun heard this, he lowered his head and said, "I dare not be ashamed, I am indeed a junior." ”

"I heard people from other places say that you have been wandering in the north for a long time, and you have not seen your roots for a long time, can the old man ask more, why did the girl come here?"

"Looking for an object?"

"What is it? I don't know if the girl can tell me a thing or two, maybe the old man can help. ”

"A chance."

When the old man heard this, he frowned, and his already cloudy pupils deepened.

"Serendiity? Can you find it? ”

Lan Zeyun put down the teacup, looked up at the old man, and said with a smile: "I found it, in the North Hell." ”

The old man suddenly realized, nodded a few times, thought about it for a while, and then said: "So it's not strange, I also said that I haven't seen you for so many years, why did this stinky boy come all of a sudden!" ”

After speaking, the old man looked at Lan Zeyun for a long time, and then sighed and said, "It seems that she is a hard-working person again, but the girl went to the North Hells for the legendary Snow Country Holy Maiden?" ”

"The old-timers know too?"

The old man shook his head, then nodded again, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't know it originally, but there is a persistent one around me, who has said it back and forth countless times, and I will know it in the long run." However, with all due respect to the old man, what the girl is looking for may end up being just a mirror, an empty dream. ”

"Whether it's a mirror or an empty dream, I only know if it's true or false after seeing it, even if it's only a 1 in 10 million possibility, I'm going to go this time."

Seeing that Lan Zeyun was so persistent, the old man couldn't help but think of the thin and stubborn back of the year, looked at himself with a fixed gaze, and said: "Whether it's a mirror or a dream, as long as the years are endless, I will naturally not stop looking for him." ”

"The road of life, a lamentable thing, which can be sorted out with three thousand troubles, is it! You all have your own path, so persistent, I only hope that the years will not end, and you will finally be able to fulfill your heart's wish. ”

"Then thank you to the seniors!"

As the two spoke, the atmosphere in the room gradually fell silent, until a strong smell of mellow fragrance came from the door, which brought back their thoughts.

"What does this smell like? So sweet and mellow? ”

Lan Zeyun sniffed and swallowed his saliva, only to feel that the gluttonous worms in his stomach slowly itched.

The old man was sluggish for a moment, as if he had suddenly thought of something, slapped the table vigorously, and scolded: "Oh no, I know this stinky boy!" Ay! I'm really old and confused, and I let him go by himself! Oh my wine! ”