Chapter 218: Confession and Leniency
Faced with Mu Shijing's invitation, Chu Yingchan showed hesitation.
"What if we leave and they come back and they can't find us?" Chu Yingchan asked worriedly.
Mu Shijing said casually: "Don't worry, they won't be able to come back for a while." ”
When Chu Yingchan heard this, she couldn't tell whether Miss Mu's words were comforting or not, so she had to purse her pale crimson lips and barely hook up a faint smile.
Seeing that Fairy Chu was hesitant, Mu Shijing walked up to her and took her hand, "How many times have I been with you, and Shizun is also in our hometown, don't you believe that they still don't believe Shizun?" With the master here, what can happen to them? Well...... You can't have an accident with the master, right? ”
Chu Yingchan's neck was slightly slanted, and she glanced at Mu Shijing lightly, Mu Shijing understood, her voice became softer and softer, and finally cleared her throat, and said with a weak heart: "Don't worry, Master Zun Dao Law is all over the sky, how can I be left by me?" ”
Chu Yingchan smiled and nodded, and paced back to the court with Mu Shijing.
"I ...... Not ready yet. Chu Yingchan shirked.
"What does this require to prepare?" Mu Shijing: "It's good to go away and return with all the excitement." ”
"But let's go together, what should Bai Zhu do?" Chu Yingchan still hesitated.
"Let's take it with you." Mu Shijing.
"......"
"Do you dislike Xiaobai Zhu?"
"How could it be, just...... Bai Zhu still has schoolwork. Chu Yingchan was hesitant.
"I'll just write Bai Zhu's homework for her, and the master won't find out anyway." Mu Shijing is well-planned.
Chu Yingchan wanted to refute, but she couldn't speak, she lowered her head and pondered, and finally asked, "Why does Miss Mu want to walk with me?" ”
"Otherwise, with whom?" Mu Shijing asked rhetorically.
Chu Yingchan quietly looked at Mu Shijing's cold and bright beauty, and something came to her heart, but she wanted to say it and stopped, Mu Shijing also noticed the subtle changes in her mood, and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”
At this time, they walked halfway up the mountain, and the mountain wind rolled up with thick clouds and mist, submerging the hems of the two skirts like waves, and the clouds covered the mist, and there was an extra layer of estrangement between them, and the other party's description became blurred.
Suddenly, Chu Yingchan seemed to have returned to the gray mist of the immortal country, everything in the world was far away from her, and there was only a shadow left by her side.
"Miss Mu." Chu Yingchan spoke.
"Huh?"
"If Miss Mu knew what kind of person I am, would you still walk with me?" Chu Yingchan's ghost made a god almost like a god.
Although she had made up her mind to confess her affair with Lin Shouxi to Xiao He, before she could speak, the parting began, she was depressed for a long time, and never told Mu Shijing about it.
There won't be a better opportunity than this...... Chu Yingchan made up her mind at this moment, because she was afraid that after the clouds cleared, she would lose her courage again.
But at this time, the voice from the other side of the cloud and mist was clear and calm: "Are you finally going to tell me in person?" ”
Chu Yingchan was stunned, looked back, and saw the figure of Mu Shijing among the surging clouds, the light passed through the clouds, from sharp to mottled, shining on her body, she was like an ethereal soul.
"You...... Got it all? Chu Yingchan said solemnly.
"Of course, in the past two months, I have seen that you have been depressed and unhappy, your heart is swaying, and you have almost written your thoughts on your face." Mu Shijing.
"Yes......" Chu Yingchan touched her face with the back of her hand, which was slightly hot.
Seeing Chu Yingchan's attitude, Mu Shijing leaned over, stretched out his fingers to support her chin, provoked the fairy's delicate beauty, and asked with a smile: "So...... When did Fairy Chu start liking Xiao He? ”
Chu Yingchan was stunned again, she looked at Mu Shijing steadily, her mouth moved, trying to explain something, but she couldn't speak, her cheeks were blushing, thanks to the clouds and mist that had not dispersed for a long time, otherwise she was afraid that she would have fled from the wilderness.
Seeing this, Mu Shijing giggled, the flowers trembled, she stretched out her hand, pinched Chu Yingchan's face, and said, "You have the ability to cheat with your own apprentice, but your face is so easy to turn red?" The fairy is really cute, if I were Lin Shouxi, I am afraid it would be difficult to hold it. ”
Mu Shijing looked Chu Yingchan up and down while looking, his eyes were cunning, like a prodigal son.
Chu Yingchan has been a little haggard recently, but her figure has not changed at all, if there is no pressure from this fairy face, just looking at this curvaceous and delicate body, it will only make people feel thrilling and gorgeous...... This is a unique demon, if you increase one point, it is the arrogance of the palace language, and if you subtract one point, it is the clarity of Mu Shijing.
Looking at the smiling girl in the black dress, Chu Yingchan realized that she was joking with herself before...... Chu Yingchan was even a little glad that Mu Shijing knew, if she didn't know, she really didn't know how to speak.
"You...... Not angry? Chu Yingchan asked.
"What's the use of being angry, can I still punish you for Xiao He?" A few wisps of sadness appeared in Mu Shijing's eyes, which then dissipated, and she smiled: "What if Sister Fairy is the kind of person who likes to be punished?" ”
When Chu Yingchan heard this, she was ashamed to speed up her pace, but Mu Shijing grabbed the bow that tied her waist, and the fairy had to slow down, if she walked fast, the skirt should be torn apart.
"You don't really like it, do you?" Mu Shijing asked.
"Nope." Chu Yingchan bit her lip, how dare she admit it.
"That'...... Fairy Chu will tell me the story between you and your good disciple. Mu Shijing continued to ask.
"No." Chu Yingchan's voice was softer, and the roots of her ears were red clearly.
"So Fairy Chu wants to go with me?" Mu Shijing's words changed.
This question is simply gentle and infinite compared to the previous one, Chu Yingchan did not hesitate any longer, and nodded lightly: "Okay." ”
……
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, May.
Xiao He leaned against the wooden door and looked at the distant clouds.
The walls of the temple are painted with new yellow paint, and the flowers on the outside bloom and fall, and after a few rounds, the mountains are full of greenery.
This is the scenery that Xiao He saw.
Xiao He sometimes feels that the world is not real, it is just a projection of the mind after the facial features are distorted, and under this world, there should be an essential world, and that world is not obtained by relying on the five senses......
This is her daily cranky thoughts, although she often hits a wall, but she never gets tired of it.
Xiao He looked at Huiyun, and walked around the Buddha hall, and the disciples who came and went would stop and salute when they saw her, and she would return the salute quietly.
The disciples of the whole monastery knew that this holy bodhisattva was just a female benefactor who was temporarily living in the monastery and would leave soon, but the holy bodhisattva always wanted to leave, but he never left.
The disciples did not think that this was a holy bodhisattva who did not believe in his words, but felt that there must be some kind of Buddha in it, but they were stupid and did not participate in enlightenment.
Xiao He felt that she should be ruthless, but she felt that this ruthlessness went against her heart.
She staggered like this until May.
She felt that she was waiting for Lin Shouxi to wake up, although she knew the truth, she still hoped that Lin Shouxi could explain it to her in person, whether to leave or stay, it was all up to her heart.
I don't want to do that for a while......
In the afternoon, Xiao He wore a snow-white robe, closed his eyes for a while, and then went down the mountain for a walk.
Xiao He often walks down the mountain alone, or travels in the mountains and rivers to relax, or acts chivalrous to prove his morality, and will also go to the market to buy some meat and carrots for the white tiger to eat.
Eating meat is to respect the nature of the white tiger, but this tiger king is half-cultivated, so she will also feed some carrots, which is to respect its humanity.
But it's clear that the Great White Tiger doesn't want her to respect her humanity.
Xiao He came back in the evening, she returned to the room, opened the window, and saw Lin Shouxi open his eyes.
Lin Shouxi woke up in the evening of May.
He was in a coma for three whole months.
Waking up from the muddy nightmarish dream, Lin Shouxi turned his head with difficulty, and just saw Xiao He standing beside the bed, the sunset dyed the scenery behind Xiao He a crimson color, only her clothes were better than snow, not stained with the sunset, as if independent of the world, bright and indescribable.
In the face of Lin Shouxi's awakening, Xiao He did not show much surprise, she didn't even enter the door immediately, but closed the window and hung Lin Shouxi who had just woken up, and she went to the cliff alone to watch the sunset until the beginning of the moon.
When he returned to the room, Lin Shouxi's eyes were still open.
His body was destroyed by the Zhenshou inheritance, and his injuries were even worse than the battle with Luo Chu'e at the beginning, in this world, his realm and physique were suppressed, and Neiding's repair ability was also greatly reduced, so even if he recuperated for three months, he only went from chaos to sobriety, and he didn't even have the ability to get out of bed.
He tried to drive his body, but after several failures, he gave up, just lying quietly and waiting for Xiao He to come back.
Xiao He came back in the third watch.
The door opened, and the snow-robed and snow-haired girl walked in, as light as a gust of wind.
Lin Shouxi opened his mouth and let out a few hoarse syllables, as if he was something.
Xiao He stopped, put his finger on his lips, and shook his head, "Have a good rest, I don't want to listen to it now." ”
Lin Shouxi blinked slightly.
Xiao He walked towards the depths of the room.
Lin Shouxi heard the sound of rustling, and then, the rest of his eyes saw the white robe slipping to the ground, if he turned his head sideways, he could see the exquisite and graceful scene, but his neck was stiff, and he couldn't move, so he could only lie quietly, sensing the girl's distance, and after a while, the sound of water sounded faintly.
After Xiao He came back, he changed into a Buddha robe.
Lin Shouxi had never seen Xiao He dressed like this, he only felt classical and holy, he thought about the bell he heard in the evening, and realized that it should be in a temple now.
This should be his hometown.
No matter where he was, when he woke up and saw that Xiao He had not left, he felt unparalleled peace of mind.
"I'll leave." Xiao He seemed to see through his thoughts, "I didn't leave now, I just repaid you for saving me, and when you healed, I will leave." ”
Lin Shouxi didn't speak, but fortunately, he didn't speak.
The weather is getting warmer.
Early the next morning, Xiao He went out early, she took the wood, raised the sword in her hand, and worked all morning.
"This is the wheelchair I asked the warrior monk to help build, and you will go out in this way in the future." Xiao He pushed the wooden wheelchair into the room.
Since then, Lin Shouxi has been sitting on a wooden chair and being pushed by Xiao He to travel.
Xiao He didn't have anything urgent, so he always walked very slowly, like a walk.
Xiao He took him to see a doctor.
The doctor helped Lin Shouxi investigate the injury and was surprised.
"How did he live in this world?" The doctor was so frightened that he was incoherent for a while, and it took a long time for him to relieve.
"Well, he's pretty damn indeed." Xiao He calmly.
The doctor shook his head, busy girl, you misunderstood, this young man's injuries are rare in the world, he looks fine on the outside, but the internal organs are almost destroyed, only the heart is still alive, and his throat is almost carbonized, and there is no toughness at all, no wonder he doesn't say a word.
After listening to this, Xiao He hurriedly asked the doctor to point out the location of the coffin shop.
The doctor helped show the way, and Xiao He pushed Lin Shouxi to choose the coffin.
Lin Shouxi wanted to stop it, but he couldn't make a sound, so he could only let Xiao He push him.
Passing by a market, Xiao He stopped.
In the distance, it was bustling, as if they were buying or selling something.
Xiao He pushed Lin Shouxi over to see, only to see that they were auctioning a painting, the painting was very simple, there were only a few simple figures in the painting, the graphics were vaguely pieced together into an exaggerated and distorted human figure, and two words were written in the upper right corner of the painting: Sleeping Buddha.
According to the painter, this painting depicts a sleeping Arhat, and tells the rugged story of this Arhat from man to Buddha.
Xiao He thinks this is ridiculous, this painting is simply a child's hand, there is no beauty, will anyone buy such a painting?
Then, she was surprised to find that the people in the audience were raising the price of the painting higher and higher.
"Do you think this painting is worth it? It's worth a wink, it's not worth it twice. Xiao He asked Lin Shouxi, and after asking, Xiao He didn't forget to add: "By the way, I don't like this painting." ”
Lin Shouxi blinked twice in amusement.
Xiao He nodded, indicating that he didn't have to sleep in the coffin tonight.
Xiao He originally thought that the sale of the painting was a scam, and that the master who sold the painting had entrusted someone to deliberately raise the price, arousing the curiosity and comparison of some wealthy businessmen, so as to take it down, but later, Xiao He found that the painter himself still knew the person she saved during a certain crackdown on bandits.
She asked the painter why he wanted to deceive people, and when the painter saw that it was the holy Bodhisattva in front of him, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and even cried out for wrongdoing.
"You are the most famous painter in the area, can you sell this broken painting for such an expensive price, you are bullying a fool?" Xiao He asked unhappily.
"The Bodhisattva is wronged...... Bodhisattvas need to know that it took me 30 years to develop today's fame, and in these 30 years, I have not only traveled all over the mountains and rivers, but also entered the court, and people have recognized me, so whether a painting is good or not is not decided by them, but by me, this is not my arbitrariness, but the power that people have given me on their own initiative, the power to turn stones into gold. The painter sincerely: "I am selling this painting today to find out what kind of power I have." ”
Xiao He looked back and saw that the rich businessmen were still bidding for the paintings, which were getting hotter and hotter, and he didn't know whether he was happy or worried.
"But even if you have a good reputation, you are still kidnapped by robbers." Xiao He.
"Tied up with me was an unknown scholar who was killed before the Holy Bodhisattva could come to his rescue." Artist.
"So you're not lying?" Xiao He finally asked.
"Of course not, it's art!" The painter is loud.
Xiao He realized, she didn't embarrass the painter much, and turned to leave.
As he walked, Xiao He stopped and asked Lin Shouxi: "If I give you the power, the power of three wives and four concubines, how many more will you marry?" ”
When Lin Shouxi heard this, how dare he blink, but it was unfortunate that a gust of wind and sand blew, and he was caught off guard, and Lin Shouxi was forced to blink.
Blinked three times.
"Three?" Xiao He narrowed his eyes.
Lin Shouxi hurriedly shook his head, but his head could not move, and he could only tremble slightly.
"Oh? Isn't three enough? Xiao He deliberately misinterpreted the meaning of his shaking head.
“……”
Lin Shouxi sensed the awe-inspiring killing intent behind him, and was silent, not daring to make a mistake.
After that, Xiao He didn't go to the coffin shop, but took him to the river for a walk.
There are a lot of people by the river.
Where there are many people, there will inevitably be strange people and strange things.
was wandering by the river, when suddenly a person who looked like a scholar rushed out, ran onto the street, held his head and shouted to the sky, very painful.
Xiao He pushed Lin Shouxi over to look.
This scholar is a well-known scholar in the local area, who has written many famous books, and he does not know how to practice, but he has given fundamental guidance to countless practitioners on the path of spiritual cultivation, and is respected.
A few years ago, the veteran returned to his hometown and began to devote himself to studying ancient books and revising his works.
But a few months ago, the old man went crazy.
Everyone hurriedly went to stop them, and the old mother also ran out tremblingly on crutches, holding her son's hand and crying. Xiao He found that she had seen this mother, a few months ago, this old grandmother had come to Guangning Temple to ask for medicine to treat madness, she saw that the old grandmother was kind, so she gave a prescription, not admitting that this old woman's illness was more serious than she imagined.
When the old grandmother saw Xiao He, she hurriedly shouted: "Holy Bodhisattva, help." ”
Xiao He borrowed a pen and paper, wrote a talisman, dissolved it in the water, and asked the grandmother to give it to her son, after drinking the talisman water, the old man gradually returned to his senses, he thanked the holy Bodhisattva, and returned to the house in despair.
Xiao He was puzzled in his heart, followed him and asked him the reason for his madness.
The old man told her that the reason why he was crazy was simple, because he misunderstood himself, so he was crazy.
"Misunderstand yourself?" Xiao He was puzzled.
"Well, I wrote a book about the Dao realm ten years ago, but a few months ago, I opened it again and didn't understand it...... It's not that I didn't understand it, but I misinterpreted myself ten years ago. The old man sighed, "Ten years ago, my idea seemed to be right, but now, I can't go on the right path anymore." ”
"Is it because of old age and lack of strength?" Xiao He asked.
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't." "Maybe it's just because I didn't express it clearly ten years ago...... Words are like this, there is no way to achieve the real meaning, the moment the words fall on the paper, people's original meaning will be more or less twisted by the words, even if I am its author, when I look back and examine, I often don't know what I am writing. ”
Xiao He seemed to have an understanding, she nodded lightly, and continued to ask, "Then why are you crazy?" ”
Perhaps it was because of his thoughts, but this time the old man could not give an answer, and he sat on the chair and described himself as getting older and older.
Xiao He pushed Lin Shouxi to say goodbye and leave.
Xiao He knows that the misunderstanding in Lao Ji's mouth is not a misunderstanding in the secular sense, but the natural constraint of words on people, which is inevitable.
But between her and Lin Shouxi, there are many misunderstandings of secular meaning.
It's time to dissolve them.
Another seven days passed.
In the past seven days, Xiao He pushed Lin Shouxi down the mountain every day, walked around, and looked for customs.
Seven days later, Lin Shouxi's hands and feet still couldn't move, but his throat had recovered a lot.
This is Xiao He's mandatory requirement, she hopes that Lin Shouxi can talk quickly, so let him focus on healing his throat, so these days, almost all the pills he has refined in his inner ding are inclined towards his throat.
After speaking, Lin Shouxi certainly couldn't avoid Xiao He's torture.
The Buddha bell rings.
In the dead of night, doors and windows were closed.
Inside the house.
Xiao He took a small wooden stick, knocked Lin Shouxi's head as a wooden fish, and said solemnly:
"I'll give you a chance, explain well, don't lie again, if you lie to me again, I'll leave tonight, and I will never forgive you."
Three months have passed, Xiao He's mood has long calmed down, during this period she has thought a lot, and she has fought several times in her heart. At this moment, the implication of her words is also obvious: Lin Shouxi still has a chance to be forgiven.
But this opportunity had to be grasped by him.
Lin Shouxi snorted and took a deep breath, ready to speak, his lungs were still broken, and when he inhaled, it was like a knife.
Finally, he began to confess his past. The voice is still weak and hoarse:
"The matter between me and Chu Yingchan should start from the apprenticeship......"
As soon as he finished his first sentence, he was interrupted by Xiao Heqing.
"Wait!" Xiao He looked stunned, suspecting that he had misheard: "You...... Who are you with? ”
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