The cold-faced man missed the appointment, and I waited all day from the first light on the horizon until the fire clouds stained the sky red, and I still didn't wait for him. He didn't send a message to me, and left me at Qinglu Temple. Twilight, a voice in my heart told me that there was no need to wait, he wouldn't show up. If he could have come, he should have come a long time ago, why did he make me wait so late?

He ordered Silence to prevent me from leaving, but I actually didn't hate him in my heart, and I had nothing to do with him, so why did I hate him? The disappointment and expectation of him were just wishful thinking on my part, and they were emotions that should not have been.

There seems to be such a period in my memory, I sat in front of the extinguished fire, waiting for someone in the morning light, the feeling at this moment is similar to that time, obviously very calm, but there is a kind of indescribable bitterness, but when is it?

There is nothing wrong with staying alone in Qinglu Temple, which is isolated from the world, free from the world, and the mountains are clean and deep, which can be called comfortable.

It's just that I'm so lonely, so lonely that I don't know what to do to pass the time. I hadn't seen him since I said those mean things to Silence. Listening to Changkong, the abbot asked Lonely to take care of me, he had moved the bedding that he slept in to the wing room where the cold-faced man lived next door, and after that night, Silent moved to the abandoned thatched house in the back mountain, and even the abbot couldn't persuade him.

I was really too much for Lonely, and I couldn't help but feel guilty, so I asked the sky without a trace: "The back mountain is cold, isn't it sinful for Master Lone to live there?" ”

Changkong admired Lonely Ran, and told me with pure eyes: "The little monk doesn't know what happened, the last time Uncle Lonely was closed was a few years ago, when the old man Dugu and his family came to the temple to offer incense, and the group rode up the mountain in a carriage, so the little monk was impressed." ”

"Master Dugu also said that he wanted to meet the abbot's disciples, and the abbot told Master Dugu that Uncle Lonely was sick, and then somehow Uncle Lonely suddenly moved up the mountain overnight, and he didn't come back to the temple to teach until Master Dugu left for more than ten days."

Why can you hide from the Dugu family in silence, isn't it because you saw Dugu Hao carved out of the same mold as him? Dugu Hao, who has such a flamboyant personality and is highly valued by the family, must have been out of the limelight when he stood beside Master Dugu, and when he saw his brother living so chic and romantic, he inevitably thought of his own life experience, and simply moved to the back mountain to seek a clean sight.

I just said a few words and my expression changed drastically, let alone seeing it with my own eyes?

I took the food box in Changkong's hand, the food was still warm, and seeing his incomprehensible expression, I kindly mentioned: "On the day Master Dugu came to Qinglu Temple, didn't you see his fourth son, Dugu Hao?" ”

Anyone who has seen Dugu Hao and Silent Ran can guess some clues based on their appearance, after all, there are very few twins among the children of the family, and it just so happens that their appearance is not ordinarily outstanding, which is really unforgettable.

"Dugu Gongzi just came with him, and soon went down the mountain, except for the abbot who received him personally, many people in the temple have not seen him, and they have not seen him either."

I took a small sip of porridge: "I see. ”

Dugu Hao brushed shoulders with Lonely like this, maybe it would be good for both of them. They came to this world together, but their fate went in diametrically opposite directions, one was a noble son of the gate valve, the other was an ascetic of Buddhism, and it was best to never cross paths.

"Donor—donor—" Changkong called me several times, and I still reacted: "Huh? How? ”

Changkong shyly put a medicine bottle in front of me, and said as if offering a treasure: "This bottle of medicine can make the wound on the donor's neck heal as soon as possible." ”

I picked up the small medicine bottle, pulled the stopper, sniffed at the tip of my nose, and said with a smile: "The smell is good, it should be the juice of herbs picked in the mountains, can it remove scars?" ”

Changkong Le said: "Uncle Lonely guessed that the donor would ask such a question. ”

I wondered, "This medicine is from the hand of Silence?" ”

Changkong suddenly covered his mouth, looking cute, and shook his head desperately: "The little monk is just ——"

I narrowed my eyes and reminded me maliciously, "Changkong, the monks don't speak, if you lie, the Buddha will blame you." ”

Changkong wanted to cry: "But Uncle Lonely said that he wouldn't let the little monk tell the donor." ”

This little monk is really interesting, I picked up his words: "Okay, I won't let you say it, I'll go and ask him by myself after eating this meal, right?" "If I left this bottle of medicine in silence, I was going to thank him, I was really too angry that night, and with this bottle of medicine, there was a reason to apologize to him in person.

I took a small bite of the fluffy steamed bun: "Changkong, what are you doing at this time?" "I lived in Qinglu Temple for a few days, and it was very moldy, how could I stay alone in a thatched hut for ten days and half a month in one day, one place, and half a month? Doesn't he feel lonely and lonely? Isn't a monk like him who is detached and tranquil practicing against all things in heaven and earth?

Changkong blinked his eyes, pinched his chin in a good way, and thought about it: "The thatched hut in the back mountain has been empty for a few years, dusty, the water tank is empty, and it is difficult to drink saliva. ”

I disagreed: "Don't all monks love cleanliness?" What's so special about Lonely liking cleanliness? ”

"But only Uncle Lonely has been wearing a white monk's robe for many years in the temple, and the white is easy to dirty, so doesn't Uncle Lonely love to be clean?"

In this way, every time I see Lone Ran, he is indeed dressed in a white monk's robe, fluttering out of the dust, not like in the world, and Dugu Hao also prefers white clothes, in his words, the white robe is very gentlemanly, and it makes him handsome and graceful. It seems that the brothers of the same mother really have some strange resemblance.

After drinking the remaining porridge and water hastily, I tidied up my robe, re-tied my hair, and changed the medicine to the wound and re-bandaged it, and then walked out of the small courtyard accompanied by Changkong, the white plum outside the courtyard is in full bloom, and the elegant aroma makes people feel good, Changkong is young, but he grew up in the temple like Lonely, and he is familiar with the road behind the mountain.

"It rained a few days ago, and the bluestone slab in the back mountain grew moss, and the donor was careful that his feet slipped."

I slowed down, it was colder on the mountain, and I was breathing coldly. The more I walked, the more secluded it became, so quiet that I could hear the crisp birdsong, I gasped slightly: "No wonder I like to hide in the mountains when I am in a bad mood, it is quiet here, and ordinary people can't find the way, so they won't come up to disturb him." ”

Changkong responded: "According to the rules of the temple, only monks who make mistakes and are punished will be sent up to face the wall and think, the donor may not know that there is a big stone next to the thatched house, and the words 'think about the cliff' are written on it." ”

What's wrong with Silence? It should be that the seven emotions and six desires of the ordinary man are bred in his heart, and as the closed disciple of the abbot, he feels ashamed and can't face himself.

I said lightly: "Master Shanran is extremely strict with his own cultivation, and he has his own reason for thinking about it. ”

Changkong was frightened by my words, and said very firmly: "The little monk also thinks the same, the uncle has cultivated to a high level, and he has realized that it is difficult for the little monk to reach. ”

I remembered another thing: "Lonely is good-looking, there must be a woman who takes a fancy to him, and he never thinks about being vulgar?" ”

Think about how many infatuated women Dugu Hao has "harmed" because of this good skin, if it is lonely, even if he has a cold temperament, he should be very popular with women, Qinzhou is open to the people, and there have been precedents of monks and folk women marrying before.

"There is indeed no shortage of female pilgrims who are pestering Uncle Lonely, but Uncle Shi is devoted to cultivating Buddhism and has a firm mind, and he rejected their intentions one by one, and there have been few similar things in the past few years. As for whether Uncle Shi is willing to return to the vulgar, the donor has to ask him to go. ”

I smiled brightly: "Okay, I'll see you for a while, you can't stop me and ask him." ”

On this day, I saw Silence as I wished, but I almost died at his hands.