Meng Xiang was waiting for the two of them at the door of the house, and when he saw a figure flashing in the alley, he asked anxiously, "Is it Brother Lin?" ”

Lin Xiangdi looked around, no one was following him, and hurriedly flashed into the small courtyard, closed the wooden door of the small courtyard, and pulled Meng Xiang into the house. Meng Xiang hurriedly lit the oil lamp, and the hut immediately lit up.

Meng Xiang looked out and asked, "What about the great monk?" Where did it go? Why did you come back alone? ”

Lin Xiangdi panted and said, "I don't know, we ran separately." ”

Meng Xiang asked, "What happened?" ”

Lin Xiangdi didn't bother to answer, so he poured a large glass of water first and drank it with a grunt.

Meng Xiang patted his thigh and said indignantly: "I'll just say that something will happen!" After I finished serving my mother and drank the medicine, I hurried to the temple to look for you, but the temple was already empty. I wonder if you left first, and rushed back in a hurry, but there was no one at home. But I'm in a hurry. I was about to go out to look for you, when I heard footsteps outside, and when I went out, I saw that it was you. ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "I waited outside the prayer hall until the crowd dispersed. Somehow, the great monk came out of the scripture hall and said that he was afraid that he was in trouble. After we parted from the Persian monk, we were followed by people until one of the alleys where he said to go separately, and I never saw him again. ”

Meng Xiang then said, "Hey, I actually know that he is in trouble. The people who are following you must be Persians, right? ”

Lin Xiangdi nodded and said, "That's right." How do you know? ”

Meng Xiang said: "The old abbot of this temple was originally from the Middle Plains, friendly to people, and also very valued by the king, this was once the royal family's royal sacrifice place, but I don't know why suddenly one day, the old abbot disappeared." After that, the abbot was vacant for many years, and no one took it anymore. A few years ago, the Tang Emperor ordered the blockade of the road out of the customs, and the people of the Central Plains no longer came here to exchange markets, and gradually a force was formed between various small countries, and everyone wanted to expand their territory, annex other countries, and establish a larger empire. The clever Persians are becoming more and more rampant here. In the name of coming here to promote Buddhism, they are actually doing something that secretly colludes with other countries, in a vain attempt to help neighboring countries take their own place here. ”

Lin Xiangdi didn't understand: "But, does this have anything to do with this debate?" ”

Meng Xiang paused and said hesitantly: "Relying on the power of politics, Buddhism can spread among the masses. If the Persians wanted to spread Buddhism, they had to rely on the support of the royal family. Only when the debate wins everyone can one be qualified to become an abbot. If you really become the abbot, and then go to the king and say a few good words, don't you see that this silver will come? I heard that the king believed in the Persians, and let them see the sick. It seems that this time it was Xuanzang who won the debate contest, which cut off the way of the Persians. ”

Lin Xiangdi suddenly realized: "Oh, it turned out that he cut off other people's financial routes, no wonder those people didn't let him go." ”

There was a faint sound of footsteps outside the door. Meng Xiang motioned for Lin to whisper to the flute. The movement outside the door became louder.

Meng Xiang walked over lightly, looked out through the crack in the door, and said, "There seems to be someone wandering around outside the door." ”

Lin Xiangdi also leaned on the crack of the door and looked out. Sure enough, someone in the darkness seemed to be looking into the courtyard, and under the unclear moonlight, a huge head appeared. Lin Xiangdi knew that it was the Persian turban.

Lin Xiangdi said: "These people are the part of the people who chase me. I guess they didn't find the great monk, otherwise they wouldn't have come to me. ”

Meng Xiang asked in a panic: "What should I do then?" ”

After experiencing the scene in Cixian City, Lin Xiangdi had calmed down a lot, and he knew that if these people found the small courtyard, it was estimated that even Meng Xiang would suffer. He was a good man, and besides, there was a sick old mother lying in the West House. He said to Meng Xiang, "Listen, I'm sneaking out from behind now, far away from here." You sell your mirrors with peace of mind, and everything will be as if nothing happened. If someone asks you, you won't know anything. Remember? ”

Meng Xiang asked: "Brother Lin, it's dark and sloppy outside, you can't go." Outside the city is the desert, and if you go out at this time, it's easy to get lost. No, no, you can't go. ”

Lin Xiangdi looked at Meng Xiang's eyes that were a little moist due to anxiety in the faint light of the oil lamp and said, "Thank you these days." If I don't leave, they're bound to come looking for trouble. I'm gone, I don't have any evidence, I won't involve you. You saved our lives, and I can't take revenge. ”

Meng Xiang hugged Lin Xiangdi's arm and said, "No, I can't let you go." I'm already very uncomfortable when the great monk leaves, and I don't want you to go anymore, my conscience will be disturbed. ”

Although they didn't have much time to get along, Meng Xiang also knew that Lin Xiangdi was a warm-hearted and honest person, so he was really reluctant to part with them, but he knew that Lin Xiangdi would leave sooner or later to find his lover, and the great monk would also leave to seek his truth. It's just that he didn't expect that the parting would come so suddenly.

Lin Xiangdi patted him on the shoulder and said, "The great monk is still fine, don't worry." As for me, when I find a place to stay, I'll write to you, okay? ”

Meng Xiang, who was emotional, burst into tears.

His tall man, Junyi's face showed a deep sadness and said, "I'm afraid that if you go, you will never see each other again in this life." ”

Lin Xiangdi pretended to be strong and said: "It's all young men, what are you afraid of." The green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, and there is a period after the meeting. When the great monk parted with me earlier, he said something like this: 'The one who should be seen

We'll see you later', wait, we'll see you again for sure. I can't stay long, you see if those people are still outside the door? ”

Meng Xiang reluctantly peeked at the movement of the outer door, while Lin Xiangdi quickly packed up the simple baggage, and he stuffed the portrait of Yu Yao drawn by Zhou Jin into his backpack.

Meng Xiang lay in the crack of the door and looked out vigorously, and said, "They haven't left yet." I'm still hanging around the door. Yo! ”

Lin Xiangdi asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Meng Xiang said eagerly: "It's not good, someone is preparing to come in." Hurry up and hide first. ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "It's too late. I walked through the back door. Ask you anything, you say you don't know, remember? It was so dark that they didn't keep an eye on which door I was in. ”

Meng Xiang turned around and nodded vigorously.

Lin Xiangdi walked over and hugged Meng Xiang, and said softly, "Take care." ”

Meng Xiang said, "You also take care." Be sure to contact me. ”

Lin Xiangdi tiptoed open the back door, looked around, and when he found that there was no one, he ran into the darkness and disappeared.

It is said that as soon as Lin Xiangdi closed the back door with his front foot and left, the Persian knocked on the door with his back foot. Meng Xiang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, cleared his throat, pretended to be calm, deliberately yawned, and asked through the door panel, "Who?" ”

The Persians said in broken Chinese, "Let's find a man." ”

Meng Xiang pulled open the door with a hula, rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "What?" I didn't hear you. ”

The Persian, wrapped in a red turban, stuck his head into the room and looked around, and there was a gleaming silver knife behind his back. Meng Xiang stopped: "Hey, hey, hey! I said, what are you going to do? Who are you? Rushing into someone's house in the middle of the night? ”

The solemn-faced Persian standing behind him said in fluent Chinese: "We, we are looking for a man." Tall and skinny. Has he ever been here? ”

Meng Xiang opened his eyes wide and asked, "Man?" What man? I'm alone here. ”

The red-turbaned Persian had already finished scanning the room and turned to say something to another person, which showed that the Persian who could speak Chinese was a small leader. The leader of the Persians looked at Meng Xiang with a sinking face, and said in a low voice: "Then have you ever seen a monk?" ”

Meng Xiang narrowed his eyes, deliberately scratched his ears and cheeks, and thought for a long time and said, "I'll see you in the morning." ”

As if grasping a glimmer of hope, the Persian hurriedly asked, "What time is the morning?" Where is it? ”

Meng Xiang pointed in the direction of the temple and said, "In the Landa Temple." In the morning I went to see the debate and met with a lot of monks. ”

The Persians roared frantically: "I'm talking about a monk, a thin monk from the original middle!" ”

Meng Xiang shook his head as if he had been electrocuted and said, "I haven't seen it, I haven't seen it." ”

The red turban Persian was so popular that he wanted to draw a knife, but was stopped by the little leader, and it was another babbling that he didn't understand. The little boss put on a kind expression and said, "Then disturb, let's take our leave." ”

Meng Xiang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. But the Persian, who was just about to leave, suddenly turned around and said to Meng Xiang, who had just relaxed his expression management, "If you see such two people, please tell me in time." ”

Meng Xiang asked stupidly, "Where am I going to find you?" ”

The Persian smiled wryly and said, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm just waiting at this gate." ”

Lin Xiangdi fled through the back door, always worried about Meng Xiang and Xuanzang. He knows that Xuanzang looks honest and cute, but in fact, he is smart, and he will definitely be able to turn danger into a disaster, but this Meng Xiang is not necessarily, he seems to be very smart, but he is actually a solid eye, and he doesn't know if he can get through this level.

He sighed and thought: In modern society, he is just a student with little social experience, but in the few months he has been here, he has experienced so many things, which has allowed him to grow up quickly. What's more, he felt that the rivers and lakes were not as ruthless and ruthless as he imagined, although he was calculated by others, causing Yu Yao to be taken away, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, but the people he met, Uncle Li's family, An Zhenbing, Meng Xiang, Xuanzang, Zhou Daoqian's father and daughter, all treat him well sincerely, giving him an inexplicable sense of belonging. He thinks that the indifference between modern people may be the product of the rapid development of the times.