Chapter 9: Bodhi and Trading
As the sun slowly rises in the east, the shadows of the darkness dissipate, and the wild dogs that have been frozen at night begin to rummage through the garbage heaps in the alleys for food, and the dry branches are covered with a thick layer of ice, and the cold wind is still cold.
Shu Shouhe kowtowed step by step, hundreds of meters of stone steps, and walked for almost three hours.
He drove to the bottom of the temple hill and walked up from the foot of the hill step by step, but the little novice in the temple was instructed by the abbot to let him go.
Shu Shouhe looked at the Buddha's compassionate face under the curling green smoke, reverently knelt down and put on the three pillars of incense, and then ignored the little novice's obstruction, and walked to the small grass hut at the top.
In winter, there are many people on the temple to make incense, but this small temple has only one novice and an abbot, they have always rarely accepted incense money, food, clothing, housing and transportation are solved by themselves, and the good men and women who came to make a wish did not spread the news of the miracle.
Slowly, not many people were willing to come up.
Xiao Shami couldn't persuade him, so he had to fold his hands and recite a sentence of Buddha, he had already done what the abbot told him, everything was fate, and he should not interfere again.
Shu Shouhe's forehead was already swollen, his hands were covered with snow, and the hot breath he exhaled became more and more.
Finally, he stood in front of the thatched hut, and a monk wearing coarse cloth clothes stood at the door of the thatched hut with a calm face, as if he had long expected him to come.
Shu Shouhe looked at him, performed the last bow in a dignified manner, and then stood up, his eyes firm: "Master Fa Lone." ”
Fa Shi sighed: "Master Shu, there are some things that are reluctant. ”
The wind was blowing stronger and stronger at the top of the mountain, and there was no birdsong in the silence of the whole mountain, but the sound of trees being cut off by the snow from time to time.
Shu Shouhe's knees have been knocked to the pain, his usual hobbies are mostly calligraphy, painting and fishing, and his physical fitness is average, and now he can stabilize his body standing here, all by virtue of the breath in his heart, hearing Fa Lone's words, his smile is a little bitter.
"What if I want to be reluctant?"
Fa Lin lowered his eyes: "The poor monk can't do anything. ”
"Master Fa Leng, we have known each other for decades, and you have watched this child grow up."
Shu Shouhe's eyes pleaded.
Fa Lin shook his head: "When you decide to give birth to her, you should think of this day, the fate is extremely strange and extremely yin, it is already a miracle to be blessed by that Dao person's jade for twenty years, it will always come, you go." ”
Shu Shouhe was not willing to give up, his legs fell straight, he knelt down for a long time, and then spoke with a trill: "Grandfather." ”
Fa Lin was about to turn around and go back to the house, but when he heard this, his body was stunned, and he remembered the first and only time he saw the baby girl, the ghosts around him peeped wantonly, but the baby girl who was still swaddling showed him a very pure and pure smile.
sighed inaudibly: "The mundane past has long dissipated like a cloud, and I have practiced for many years, only seeking my heart to be like a mirror." The poor monk's mana is weak, and only one Bodhi bead can still protect her for a while, and the day Bodhi is extinguished is when she dissipates. ”
Shu Shouhe leaned over and bowed again in thanks, and when he raised his head, a bodhi fell on his right hand, and the door of the thatched hut was closed.
"You husband and wife are tied in the knot, you should have avoided disaster as soon as possible, from now on, don't see me again."
There was no sound in the thatched hut anymore, Shu Shouhe was stunned for a moment, put away Bodhi, got up from the ground, and walked down the stone steps down the mountain like a lost soul.
The little novice was chopping wood, as if he didn't see Shu Shouhe, and when he went down the mountain, the little novice went to the thatched hut, the cold wind outside the house was biting, the house was warm like spring, and the corner of the wall was low, and the bowl lotus in the white porcelain bowl bloomed with small flowers.
"Master, he's gone."
Fa Lin looked at the little novice in front of him who had not yet grown, and nodded: "Jingqing, birth, old age, sickness and death are all doomed, and you must not follow Master like this in the future." ”
As if he was extremely tired, Fa Lin slowly closed his eyes: "Those who are involved in great cause and effect are destined to not have a good death. ”
Shu Baiyue recuperated in the hospital for two days, and felt that she was about to get moldy, and finally got the doctor's approval to be discharged.
Xu is wishing that the peace charm given by Yechen is really useful, and she has not encountered anything strange in the past two days.
Shu's father was also busy with the start of school, and came over early the next morning, although he washed up, but he was still haggard, but when he looked at Shu Baiyue, he was still very relieved to touch her hair, and put a Bodhi sewn in the sachet into her hand.
But before it stopped for a day, Liu Ya called to say that He Sui had committed suicide, and Shu's mother got another news that He Sui was missing.
Shu Baiyue, who received the call, and Liu Ya made an appointment to meet at He Sui's house, and Shu's mother drove Shu Baiyue over first.
When she arrived at He Sui's house, Shu Baiyue found that He Sui's whole house was in a mess, He's mother was in a mess, He's father was still on the way back when he heard the news abroad, the police had left after obtaining the evidence, and there were a few guests like Shu's mother who cared about his friend's daughter, and the pet dog of the He family kept barking, as if he was greatly frightened.
Mother Shu and Aunt Liu went to appease Aunt He, who was a little out of control, and the whole scene was messy.
Liu Ya didn't bring her little girlfriend with her this time, and the two of them picked up the head and walked to He Sui's room.
"What the hell is going on?" Shu Baiyue asked as she went upstairs.
Liu Ya sighed: "I listened to my mother, a few days ago Aunt He and my mother called and cried that Sister He Sui's temper was getting more and more irritable, and then Aunt He accidentally saw Sister He Sui's chat history and found that she was in love, originally Aunt felt that it was normal to fall in love now, but she just wanted to understand the man, but Sister He Sui reacted very much, and without saying a word, she took a fruit knife and threatened not to let her be with that Zhou Xiao, and she committed suicide......"
The more Shu Baiyue listened, the more strange she felt, and her intuition told her that He Sui's incident this time must be related to Zhou Xiao.
"Then you also know, Aunt He was so angry that she locked her in the room, and as a result, Sister He Sui disappeared the next day."
"Anti-lock?"
Hesui's is a floor-to-ceiling window, facing the garden outside, if the door is really locked, the height of the two-story building can still run away.
Liu Ya shook her head: "Auntie locked her in a small pavilion." ”
Shu Baiyue suddenly didn't know what to say, sometimes He's mother was really irritable, three people made mistakes in childhood, the Shu family and the Liu family were patient and enlightened to let the children recognize their mistakes, only the He family had a sweet date and a big stick, and the combination of grace and power made He Sui's personality a little stubborn.
Sure enough, passing by He Sui's bedroom, Liu Ya did not stop, but took her to the small room in the depths of the corridor.
The He family is relatively large, the small attic only has a small window, the door has been opened, even in broad daylight, the light is not very strong, there is only a simple single bed and a chair inside, but there is a broken Stitch doll on the bed.
Shu Baiyue turned on the light, and this small room of less than ten square meters suddenly brightened up a lot.
Liu Ya also frowned: "This place is really locked from the outside, how can it be so possible to get out?" ”
A big living person suddenly disappeared, and it sounded quite infiltrating.
Shu Baiyue took a few steps forward, and carefully examined it, although the police did not find any useful clues, but it was better than nothing.
Shu Baiyue squatted down and suddenly remembered a question: "Do you have Zhou Xiao's phone?" ”
Liu Ya smiled bitterly: "The police have questioned him, and he looks innocent, saying that he doesn't know anything, and it seems that he is also very anxious about He Sui's news." ”
"Do you believe him, then?"
Shu Baiyue glanced at the bottom of the bed, there was nothing, only a little dust.
Liu Ya shrugged: "It's strange to say, I always feel that something is wrong with him." ”
Shu Baiyue just wanted to speak, but her nose smelled a trace of indescribable taste, and even a little faintly familiar.
When Liu Ya saw Shu Baiyue frowning and sniffing something, she couldn't help but be curious, and just wanted to ask, Shu Baiyue waved her hand to signal him to be quiet.
This strange smell is getting weaker and weaker, and it seems that it will soon disappear, Shu Baiyue tried hard to follow the taste, only to find that the last point disappeared at the door lock.
Shu Baiyue touched the door lock with her hand, and a wet and sticky feeling seemed to cling to the depths of her soul, Shu Baiyue's goosebumps exploded, but the next second it disappeared like an illusion.
Liu Ya noticed her expression, walked over and touched the doorknob, but found nothing: "Did you find something?" ”
Shu Baiyue nodded, shook her head again, very confused: "Did you smell anything strange?" ”
Liu Ya was confused by her actions, and tried to smell the air, the small pavilion was well organized, and there was not even a damp and moldy smell.
Shu Baiyue frowned, and touched the doorknob with her hand again: "Someone is playing ghosts, Sister He Sui's disappearance must be related to Zhou Xiao." ”
Shu Baiyue trusted her instincts very much, someone must have opened the door in the middle of the night in some unknown way, allowing He Sui to escape.
Liu Ya believed her very much: "Then let's go find Zhou Xiao without further ado." ”
Shu Baiyue disagreed: "He can act so calmly in front of the police, and it is naturally more than enough to deal with us." ”
Zhou Xiao pondered for a moment, and his expression was ruthless: "Do you want me to find someone to force him?" ”
Shu Baiyue raised his forehead: "Don't mess around, be careful to startle the snake." ”
"But if He Sui doesn't come back for another day, this family won't be able to live in peace for a day!"
Liuya narrowed her eyes.
Shu Baiyue thought of the abnormality of that day: "Even if you bring it back, Sister He Sui will definitely run away, now you accompany me to find the boss overnight, if it is handled well, Sister He Sui will be able to come back tonight." ”
Liu Ya didn't know the joints, but when he looked at the delicate and weak Shu Baiyue talking to him with a serious face, he always felt that Shu Baiyue had changed somewhere.
When Zhou Xiao woke up, he subconsciously touched the back of his head, and the sticky blood stained his hands.
Momoe was lying on the sofa with a cigarette in her mouth and playing a game, when she heard the movement, she raised her head and glanced at it, and said lazily: "You kid is really crazy, you actually want to break all her tendons and tendons." ”
Zhou Xiao's memory came back little by little, he stole Zhu Yechen's things and manipulated He Sui to run out, looking at He Sui's face, he hugged her and fell in love, He Sui was like a three-year-old child, he didn't understand anything, let him seek.
But he felt that it was not enough, far from enough, he risked his life, just wanted He Sui to be by his side forever, but as soon as he tied He Sui to the bed, he heard a gust of wind behind him, and then the scene in his eyes slowly darkened.
Watching Momoe show off his martial arts in front of him, Zhou Xiao touched the glass ashtray at hand and wanted to get up slowly, but before he could stand up, he was dizzy and fell to the ground again.
Momoe laughed, the game in his hand just ended, and then the word victory jumped out. Putting down the phone, he moved his slender fingers: "Don't waste your efforts, you can't beat me." ”
"Why? I love her so much, why did you take her away? ”
There was no longer a figure of He Sui in the house, and Zhou Xiao couldn't help but roar.
Momoe was amazed: "Is this the kind of love you human beings are like this, selfish, possessive, morbid and dark? ”
Momoe shook her head: "You just love yourself." I'm gone, and I've left clues that are enough to prove that you kidnapped He Sui. ”
Momoe stood up, walked up to him with a pair of long legs, and said condescendingly: "My boss is a demon, have you forgotten that people who make deals with demons will not end well?" ”
Leaving the He family, Liu Ya drove Shu Baiyue to Hougonghai in a car.
It's daytime, and I don't know if the open is open or not.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Momoe standing at the door, wearing a backless black dress, exquisite makeup, wrapped in a shawl outside, with a bewitching posture, and it seemed that she was not afraid of the cold at all.
Liu Ya didn't know her and wanted to go around, but Momo took the initiative to reach out and stop him: "Little brother, you can't go in." ”
She gently and skillfully grabbed his clothes, and let go in the next second, but her eyes were extremely cold in her expression.
Shu Baiyue glanced at Tao Hui and shook her head at Liu Ya: "You wait for me outside, I will come out in ten minutes." ”
Liu Ya was a little worried.
Shu Baiyue shook her head and told him in a low voice, "If I don't come out within ten minutes, you can come in again." ”
Looking at Momo's posture, Liu Ya frowned and agreed, but still gave Momoe a warning look.
Momo's smile became more and more flattering: "Little brother, it's not a hospitality to let you stand outside, it's better to go with me for a cup of coffee." ”
Liu Ya coldly refused, turned around and returned to the car.
Shu Baiyue sat on the sofa and looked coldly at Zhu Yechen, who was holding the crown prince opposite.
The crown prince seemed to want to get close to her, but he was helplessly pressed into his arms by Zhu Yechen, and let out a cute cry like a kitten.
The waiter poured them two cups of coffee and went out quietly.
"Where's Hesui?"
Shu Baiyue got straight to the point and asked directly.
Zhu Yechen raised his eyebrows, took a sip of coffee by himself, and then spoke slowly: "Make a deal with me, and I'll tell you where she is." ”
Shu Baiyue suppressed the murderous aura in her heart, but her expression became a little colder: "Are you threatening me?" ”
Zhu Yechen seemed to be a little puzzled, and then laughed lightly, as if she had said something funny: "Threaten you? ”
His hand moved.
It's just a blink of an eye, Shu Baiyue's eyes flashed, a knife flew towards her, wiped her cheek and quickly inserted it into the arrow target behind, and slowly, a trace of blood on her face was revealed.
The crown prince was so frightened that he bowed slightly and let out a low roar.
Shu Baiyue was stunned for half a second, and finally came back to her senses and slowly touched her face.
Zhu Yechen lost his smile, his eyes were like a snake staring at his prey: "I don't like nonsense. ”
The lesser of two powers.
Shu Baiyue did not hesitate at all: "I accept your deal." ”
Liu Ya only waited in the car for ten minutes, and then saw Shu Baiyue walk out with a pale face, and went straight into the car to sit in the co-pilot.
Liu Ya was worried about her state: "How's it going?" ”
Shu Baiyue stared at Liu Ya blankly, as if she was trying to distinguish what his words meant, and was dull for a while before she shook her head: "Sister He Sui is fine, you can send me home." ”
Her tone sounded extremely tired, and even if Liu Ya was curious, she could only suppress all kinds of questions and send her back first.
Looking at her back with some concern, it took a while for Liu Ya to drive away.
Shu Baiyue got out of the car and went upstairs as if she had lost her soul, and then locked herself in the room, her mind was full of Zhu Yechen's words.
"You will be my bait from now on, and He Sui will naturally go back safely."
"I'm just stating the facts."
"Puff is not guilty."
……
Guilty of guilt.