The cold air of dawn penetrated the muscles and bones, and the sound of copper bells echoed in the empty road.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

Sound is everywhere, swinging into the air, wandering through the streets and alleys, and drilling into thousands of homes along the cracks.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

This resounding sound, the people who were in a deep dream, lighting gardenia lamps to sell, or pushing the Taiping cart to go to the commercial market, the morning market, and the people who went to the court, did not hear it.

Shi Jie walked before the pork shop, the butcher threw a fat pig on the case, and there was a fishy smell, Shi Jie covered his nose with his clothes, took a step back, and felt a little rude, and hurriedly made an apology.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

Shi Jie walked faster and faster, and the voice chased more and more tightly.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of him, he couldn't see his face clearly in the light on his back, he only knew that he was not tall, his figure was a little strong, and there was a voice that floated over with the copper bell.

That's the Death Mantra.

"Nam no Amitabha night

Dotagada night

Dodi night him

Amibanli Dubhavi

Amididox

Sidhamvar ......"

The figure got closer and closer, Shi Jie kept retreating, he kept shaking his head in a panic, and said in his mouth: "Give me a little more time, give me a little more time......

His feet kept pedaling, flying and running, which was a speed that had never been seen before, and the scenery on both sides turned into a colorful exercise, rushing backwards.

He died, on that icy embankment, silently. His soul floated out of his body and stood on the embankment of the river, which reflected the moonlight and flowed quietly, and everything had nothing to do with it.

It has nothing to do with it, and even the same kind of people who were born as human beings closed their doors, pretending not to hear anything, not to know anything. And what else can be counted on a river, for what?

He watched his body lose its life, he watched his body being doused with fire oil, he watched his body being set on fire by a fire.

The firelight reflected the butchers' faces, expressionless faces, for whom it was no different from killing a chicken or a sheep.

Shi Jie saw a person sniffing vigorously, just because the smell of meat gradually wafting out was strangely attractive.

The difference is that if things are exposed, they are to blame.

Don't be afraid, it's better than starvation.

It is impossible to earn money from copper plate to copper plate, and it is impossible to save money.

His body was reduced to ashes, and before the morning light faded, the river washed everything away, and everything on this road was restored as if nothing had happened, and the steps of pedestrians hurriedly trampled past, and not many people knew that two lives were lost here.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

In the dark, I heard the dream-like curse of death again.

He begged, give me a little more time, give me a little more time, I just want to see if they are okay.

The brass bell rang and drifted away.

He came to Fu Liangbi's side, and saw his heart with his eyes that were not what they used to be, and the vines of sorrow were like a wet python, entrenched in five, burrowing into the heart, bursting out of the lungs, dripping with blood, running rampant, circling around the intestines, and strangling it into a mess.

Yuan Hao broke Xinzhou and captured the younger brother of the Liao Emperor and the delicate little princess, he knew that at the state banquet, the little princess shot and injured Yizhi, and let the junior soldiers bully her. Emperor Liao's younger brother swore to protect his sister to the death, and his determination was as strong as theirs, and his strength was as insignificant as theirs.

Fu Liangbi stood up, he protected the little princess with the guilt of failing to save Yizhi, even if he was not as good as the younger brother of the Liao Emperor, he was not even as good as the little princess of the Liao Kingdom, he even fell down with a light push.

He couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and it was thousands of miles away.

He came to Han Yuqi's side again, and looked into his heart, there was a raging fire burning inside, and the heat wave was surging, how violent it was, Shi Jie couldn't get close.

He held the knife and stared straight out, he wanted to die with Xia Song, is this still the calm and serious Han Yuqi who has to think twice about everything?

In a corner of his heart, he saw Memories.

It turned out that this was his secret, a secret that he had never shared with me.

We are so close, yet so distant.

Han Yuqi also sent the news of his death to Bianjing City, Shi Jie was shocked, and he walked through the streets and alleys, the palace wall and the Zhumen, and landed in the small courtyard.

He saw that the smiling face of the day was called the mask that must be strong, and the role of self-deception. In the dead of night, she would peel off her mask, like a puddle of rotten meat, recklessly melted in sorrow, sorrowful and haggard, and then entangled by evil of all colors, and had to fight with the sword of reason, and could not sleep all night.

The sword of reason snapped, and she fell the moment she got the news.

In the alleys of the deep palace, evil spirits of various colors swarmed in, and the house was full of colors and colors.

Shi Jie stretched his arms wide and waved vigorously, trying to drive him away, he had just died, he didn't have much strength at all, and he was even weaker than when he was still in the human world.

He constantly encouraged me to take care of it, to cheer it up, to cheer it up.

She couldn't hear, and she didn't want to cheer up, and she melted into her sorrow more and more.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

The annoying mantra was sung again.

Wait, wait, I can't leave like this, I can't leave like this!

You can really wait, wait a little longer, maybe you can take another one with you, it's rare to see a soul like you.

Shi Jie lost color, he went to shake Yizhi's hand and pounced.

The Master has only one child, and you have to keep your life. What's the way, what's the way?

The voice of the golden stone that can't distinguish between men and women sounded again, the world has a way, but you, you can't do anything.

Shi Jie ran outside the house to call people, the mighty and upright guards did not change their faces, the inner eunuchs swept themselves, and the palace maids picked up flowers by themselves—no one could hear his voice.

The sky rumbled and thundered, and stratus clouds rolled in, darkening the sky.

In less than half a moment, raindrops the size of beans fell and smashed on the palace people, and everyone protected their heads as birds and beasts to disperse. The already deserted courtyard is getting deserted.

Shi Jie fell to his knees in the rain and cried. When you are alive, you can't do anything, you're already dead, and you still can't do anything.

The rain crackled through him and hit the ground.

Suddenly, the world was white, and I didn't realize that I was already in a vast and endless place, and as far as the eye could see, there were thin figures, straight forward, in the clouds and mist, sometimes disappearing.

Where is this?

He walked forward, only in the gray, there were only two red gardenia lamps lit in front of a door, and the door opened a crack slightly, squeezing out a small shadow - that was the memory of childhood, she combed her sideburns, tied her peach-pink drooping hair, she lowered her voice into the crack of the door and shouted: "Hurry up." ”

She trotted all the way with her skirt again, and the sideburns on her head swayed up and down.

Shi Jie, who was a child, dragged Han Yuqi out of the crack in the door when he was a teenager.

Xiao Yuqi was not very happy, and muttered, "The master will be angry." ”

Xiao Yizhi crossed his waist and said: "The second brother doesn't have the courage at all!" ”

When he was a teenager, Yuqi's face turned red and said, "I'...... I ......"

Xiao Yizhi stomped his feet anxiously: "Hurry up, otherwise they will find out!" As he spoke, he reached out to pull Xiao Yuqi, and Xiao Shijie hurriedly walked around behind Yuqi and pushed him.

Shi Jie remembered in a trance, this was what happened when he was ten years old, that winter except for the New Year, the streets were full of ghosts and monsters, they took advantage of the adults to sleep soundly, sneaked out of the Yan Mansion, and wanted to go to the royal street to see the excitement.

Sure enough, he heard a broken cry behind him, and the young Fu Liangbi and Ouyang Xu chased after him, he followed the figure of Fu Liangbi and Ouyang Xu chasing away, Xiao Yizhi screamed, and hurriedly pushed and pulled with Shi Jie, and took Han Yuqi to fly.

He couldn't help but laugh, at that time, the biggest danger was nothing more than that.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

When he heard the news, he turned around, and a woman was dressed in a red coat, which was particularly dazzling in this gray world, and when he saw the person clearly, he unconsciously shouted: "Mattia? ”

'Maitia' smiled: "I am the official of the Yin Division, the companion on the Yellow Spring Road, impermanent, and the embodiment of what people think and think in their hearts. ”

Shi Jie hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "My brothers and sisters are still in a difficult situation and cannot be relieved, please be accommodating, so that I can stay for a few more days, accompany them through the difficulties, and leave immediately, without delay!" ”

'Maithia' said, "You know that all living beings are vain, and they are Buddhas and worlds; If you understand the true Dharma, there is no Buddha and no world. ”

Shi Jie frowned and said, "I don't know." ”

'Maidia' then said, "Then do you know that Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform, and there is nothing in the first place, so where can it stir up dust?" ”

Shi Zhuozhuo shook and said: "Yincha, I have no research on Buddhism, please say some vernacular." ”

'Maidia' squinted her eyes at the sky, she paused, walked forward, and said: "The heart is not born and is immortal, and when encountering circumstances, it seems that there is a situation and there is no situation." The reason why the heart has obstacles and dust is only because the heart dwells on the surface of everything in the world. Therefore, people will have troubles, and then they will develop greed, hatred, and naivety, and they will not be able to see their minds clearly and gain true freedom. Finally, he asked, "Do you understand?" ”

Shi Jie was stunned and said, "Understood, understood......" He hesitated again: "But, Yincha, what does this have to do with me?" ”

'Maitia' smacked her lips, squinted at him for a long time, and continued patiently: "People have eight sufferings, namely, birth, old age, sickness, death, resentment, love and separation, five yin and blazing prosperity, and unwanted.

You see, everything in the world must eventually be corrupted.

Therefore, it is vain, not eternal, and only without too much blood and heart to cherish it. Everything is for my use, not for me. The mind has no dwelling, nothing to worry about, that is, there is no heart and no dust. to be at ease.

You just said that you want to accompany your brothers and sisters to get through the difficulties, but you know that they are people in the red dust, and there is another level after one level.

Even if you are born, you still have to be restrained by birth, old age, sickness and death, even if you reduce it, the daily expenses are always needed, and you will never be comfortable. You can't let go for a while, you can't let go for a while, you delay and delay, and if you miss the auspicious time of reincarnation, I am afraid that the next life will be bumpy and bumpy. ”

Shi Jie was stunned for a moment.

'Maitia' continued: "There is a reason in the dark, and it is best for them that you go in peace. She led the way, held her head high, and said as she went, "Besides, even if you accompany them, what use can you use?" ”

Shi Jie thought about the situation in the Jade Rain Pavilion.

She looked back at him and smiled, and asked, "Have you ever heard the story of Rotten Ke forgetting to return?" ”

Shi Jie raised his eyes to look at her.

"You have a saying that one day in heaven and one year on earth." She flicked her sleeves, the thick fog dissipated, time flies, and what happened after the beginning and end flashed in front of her like a marquee, precipitating in the day when everyone gathered in Qingming Courtyard and celebrated the New Year in winter.

"I will protect you and take care of you."

Whether it's Liangbi, Yuqi, or him, they all said such things to Yizhi, and in the end, all they really did was Xu, and the most stable one was Xu.

We all think we're doing the most important thing, and we all think there's a lot of time to make up for it.

Everyone raised their glasses to compose lyrics, remembering Yan Shu and Shi Jie, with tears in their eyes.

Everyone was thinking that we had never said goodbye.

Shi Jie was also thinking in his heart, none of us had ever said goodbye properly.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was drunk and staggered.

'Maiya' held a flower stick and said to Shi Jie: "Go and say goodbye." ”

Shi Jie took the flower stick, and when he was puzzled, he was surrounded by a mist, and he remembered it in front of him and walked and looked.

'Maitia' looked at Shi Jie, breathed a sigh of relief, and thought, this one is very easy to coax, not noisy, not noisy, not splashing, rolling, and pinching with his fingers, send this one away, you should be able to disperse, where to play?

The half-foot-tall green-haired imp ran towards her, panting for a long time, and said, "Lord Nan, the scribe made Cui Juan angry again, and he was thrown into the steamer hell." ”

"Again......" 'Maitia' didn't mention it in one breath, and hurriedly walked all over the ground, saying: "Master, his old man can't do well, which day will he be happy?" How many scribes have been changed in a few days, just this one, but I said that I begged for it, so I asked my father to ask my mother to invite it, and he was good, as soon as his temper came up, he said that if he left eighteen layers of hell, he would leave eighteen layers of hell, and he didn't want to think about who would do the mountain of books and documents......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Shi Jie's eyes blazing, and his face was like a spring flower walking towards her—he was relieved.

'Maidia' unconsciously looked at him again and again, and said to the green-haired little ghost: "This person is very well-behaved, you go and transfer his literature to show this official." The green-haired imp answered, and on a whim, she circled around him and asked, "How are you this year?" ”

Shi Jie said blankly: "It's going to be twenty." ”

'Maidia' sighed: "What a good age, it's a pity. ”

The green-robed imp had already transferred Shi Jie's literature and presented it to 'Maiya' with both hands.

'Maidia' took a look, sighed more and more, and sighed: "You actually reached the first place in one fell swoop, and you are still a second-class jinshi!" ”

She suddenly became interested and said: "The world thinks that people bury themselves in the loess for the end. Yanzhi is also buried in the loess, which is replaced by seeds, but it represents vitality. The so-called life and death, death and life, life and death, death and death, and which is the beginning and which is the end? It's not really interesting to be a man. ”

Shi Jie was puzzled and hummed suspiciously.

'Maidia' smiled and said, "You don't have great merit in this life, and there will probably be no ups and downs in the next life, and doing nothing is another life." Then he reached out to his neck and said, "Are you interested in changing the way......

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"Qingming Courtyard" is over, thank you for accompanying me to the end!