Text Chapter 289 Going to the Appointment
After Wadsey and I had had a full meal, we parted ways outside the welcome building! Wadsi sat in the car, leaned over and said to me solemnly: "Charlie, I am worried about your safety, if you have any trouble, you must remember to come to me ......!" ”。
I thanked Wadsey for his kindness and waved goodbye to him! At this time, it was already more than ten o'clock in the night, the pedestrians on the street were sparse and sparse, and the moon had already risen in the middle of the sky, coldly spreading the clear light like water on this vast land! Not far from the welcome building, in the eight alleys, it is a different scene! The red candles are tall there, the warblers are singing and dancing, and it is the most lively time of the day! After I saw off Wadsey, I also called a rickshaw and told the driver the address so that he could take me back!
The coachman nodded to me, lifted his cotton coat, and whispered, "Okay! ”。 I jumped in the car and said to him, "Let's go!" ”。 The rickshaw driver turned the car around and pulled me and ran! The car was passing by a brothel when I suddenly saw a man!
The man was standing on the steps of the drunken flower building, smiling and saying goodbye to the other people! I recognized that person as the sixth master who hid the monkey in his cuffs!
I couldn't help but be shocked, sat up straight with a "ho", and said in my heart: "Why did he also arrive in the capital?" Did you come to me? ”。 Thinking of this, I couldn't help but change color in horror, and told the coachman: "Hurry up and ...... driver!" ”。
The driver turned his head to look at me in surprise, and I added, "I'll give you a dollar!" ”。
The coachman didn't expect that he would have such good luck, he nodded violently, his face showed joy, and promised: "Sir, you sit down, I'm going to run!" ”。 After saying that, he lifted his two long legs and ran like a lifeless gallop!
He ran for a while, and then I said to him, "Okay, slow down...... I can't stand this! ”。 The coachman wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said politely: "Sir, you are polite to me, just such a short journey, I am not tired!" ”。
The driver quickly dropped me off at my doorstep, and I paid him an extra dollar as agreed. Mother Wu opened the door for me, and I asked Mother Wu, "Are Hei Ni and Brother Zhang asleep?" ”。
Wu's mother snorted and said, "Sir, don't you look at what time it is?" They had already fallen asleep! ”。 I regretfully said, "I still have something to discuss with them......!" ”。
Mother Wu said to me, "Then I'll go and wake them up!" ”。 I stopped Wu's mother and said, "No need, let's wait until tomorrow!" ”。 Mother Wu held the candlestick and asked me, "Does Mr. want to drink tea?" ”。 I said, "No, go and rest!" ”。
Wu's mother snorted again and said, "Sir, if you want nothing to do, I'll go back!" ”。 I nodded and said, "Go to sleep!" ”。 Mother Wu bowed, handed me the candle, and turned back to her room!
I took off my coat and hung my clothes on the porch, and was about to turn to go in when I saw a note fall from the floor! I picked up the note and looked at it, but it turned out to be the note that Hanako stuffed into me!
So I took the note and went to the study with a candle. The door to the study was closed tightly, and the note was opened! The handwriting on the note is timeless and beautiful, and you can tell that it is a woman's handwriting at a glance! I carefully read the note and found that there was a line of small words written on it, to the effect that I was asked to go to Xiangyun Temple tomorrow for a while, and there was something important to discuss! At the end of the note, there is no signature, only a slender bluegrass! I'm holding this piece of paper
I couldn't help but make a difficulty, and I thought to myself: "Who will be the person who wrote this note?" ”。
I sat down in my chair and stared at the candle flame dancing in front of me, vaguely feeling that this note must have something to do with what had happened recently! But who could be the woman who wrote the note? What role does she play in this? The only way to figure it all out is to go on this date...... But will this inexplicable date be a trap? If it's really a trap, then shouldn't I have no return? With that in mind, I got up and took out the pistol that Wadsey had given me!
The pistol glowed blue under the dancing flames! I double-checked the bullets in the gun and put the pistol back in my pocket! Having this gun gave me courage, I decided to go tomorrow for a while, that mysterious woman!
I put the note in a drawer and walked into the bedroom with a candle! I blew out the candle and lay down on the bed, until then I could still smell the intoxicating fragrance of the note!
Early the next morning, I hired a carriage with Hei Ni and Brother Zhang and rushed to Xiangyun Temple! This Xiangyun Temple is located in the northern suburbs of Gyeonggi, located in the remaining veins of Yanshan Mountain, according to legend, this temple was first built in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and was later burned by the war! After a hundred years of wind and rain, it was finally rebuilt by a great monk on the original site of the ancient temple and then rebuilt the golden body! Because there are often auspicious clouds rising on the top of the mountain behind the temple, it is called Xiangyun Temple! It is said that the most effective thing in this Xiangyun Temple is that the statue of Sakyamuni enshrined in the main hall, because there is a response, so all year round, the incense in the temple continues, becoming a great local scenic spot!
We hurried on the road, and finally arrived at this Xiangyun Temple at noon! I asked Hei Ni and Brother Zhang to wait for me outside, and I walked into the mountain gate alone!
After entering the mountain gate, I saw that there were many good men and women who burned incense and prayed for blessings in the main hall, so I walked around the main hall to the deep exit of Xiangyun Temple! Walk to the back of the main hall, I saw that there is a heavy temple in the temple, I marveled at the grandeur of Xiangyun Temple, while continuing to walk inside, I walked and walked, I suddenly saw a bald monk blocking my way! The monk recited a Buddha horn and said, "Amitabha, good, good!" ”。
I also bowed and said, "Master, it's hard work!" ”。
The monk raised his eyes and asked me, "Donor, where are you going?" ”。
I said, "Master, I'm looking for someone!" ”。
The monk asked, "I don't know who the donor is looking for?" ”。
I scratched it and said embarrassedly: "It's not a secret, even I don't know who I'm looking for!" ”。
The monk was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing! I was embarrassed by the monk's laughter, so I blushed and asked, "Master, why are you laughing?" ”。
The monk recited the Buddha's horn again and said, "Donor, you have done a good job in this verse...... Not only do you not know what you are looking for, but even in this world, how many people in this world can figure out what they are looking for? ”。
I clasped my hands together and said, "Master Master is high, I admire it to the next!" ”。
The monk waved his hand and said, "Since the donor is here to find someone, I don't know what to call the honorable name?" ”。
I said, "Master, my surname is Charlie...... Cao!" ”。
The monk looked happy and said, "It turns out that the donor is Charlie Cao, and the little monk is so polite!" ”
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I was taken aback and hurriedly asked him, "Master, do you know me?" ”。
The monk smiled: "Although the little monk doesn't know the donor, but someone knows you?" ”。
I asked, "Who is it?" ”。
The monk lowered his hand and said solemnly: "Donor, please go with the little monk!" ”。
I clasped my hands together and said, "Master Lao, you!" ”。
The monk half-turned, made a gesture of invitation to me, and led me to the depths of Xiangyun Temple! The monk led me through a number of Buddhist halls to a path behind the temple!
The monk turned around, nodded to me, and said, "Donor, the person you are looking for is here!" ”。
I asked the monk, "Master, where is this place?" ”。
The monk recited a Buddha horn and said, "Amitabha, good, good!" ”。 With that, he drifted away through the woods! I shouted from behind, "Master, do you have a word?" Where the hell is this? ”。
The monk only flashed in the shadows of the trees, and then disappeared! I had to turn around and take a closer look at the trail in front of me! I saw that the path was paved with gravel, and I didn't know where it leads...... During the period, the shadows of the trees are mottled, the dark fragrance floats, and it is quiet and sparse!
I hesitated for a moment, but when I saw that there was no one in the wilderness, I followed the trail all the way! Out of the woods, I came to a place with open water! I saw that the water was mighty, the blue waves were silver, and a painting boat was approaching the shore!
I looked into the distance, and saw a woman in white dressed in snow on the painting boat, holding the boat and shouting at me, "Is it Mr. Charlie?" ”。 Her voice is crisp and pleasant, which is suitable for the lake and mountains in front of her!
I replied, "Who are you?" Do we know each other? ”。
The woman covered her mouth and smiled, "Is the gentleman dazzled?" Where is the little girl so blessed? ”。
I wondered, "If it's not you, who could it be?" ”。
The woman laughed more and more wantonly, and she giggled and said, "Don't guess, sir, you will know when you get on the boat!" ”。 After that, as soon as she strained her waist, she swung the painting boat over!
The woman stood on the bow of the boat, pinched her waist and smiled at me, "Sir, what are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you get on board yet? ”。
I wondered, "Who the hell are you?" Why did you bring me here? ”。
The woman smiled coquettishly: "Sir, don't be afraid, we are not some man-eating goblins, we won't eat you!" ”。
I didn't feel that my face was red, and I secretly touched the pistol in my pocket, and said to the woman: "You are a goblin who eats people, and Lao Tzu is not afraid of you!" ”。
The woman giggled, made a gesture of please, and said, "In that case, why haven't you come up yet?" ”。
I was secretly cruel in my heart, and I said, "Since we have all arrived here, do you want to return in vain?" I want to see, what the hell are you doing? ”。 Thinking of this, I jumped on the boat!
When the woman in white saw me on the boat, she put a penny on the bottom of the water, and the boat slid away on the emerald lake!
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