Chapter 34: Sprout
Once you enter the Buddhist gate, it is as deep as the sea, and there is no one in the red dust from then on. Biyuan Temple is not disturbed by the world in the mountains and forests, and enjoys a peaceful place.
The mountain road to Biyuan Temple is rugged and dangerous, Lou Qihuai trembling towards the mountain with a branch, trekking through the mountains and rivers for half a month, to the foot of the Biyuan Temple Mountain is exhausted, and then climb up to the halfway up the mountain almost took him half a life.
Under the scorching sun, Lou Qihuai sat on the stone steps panting heavily, and glanced at the stone steps where he couldn't see the edge, he shook his head. This is probably God's punishment for him, he stood up with the branches of the tree, and continued to climb up with all his might.
After a while, he finally saw the temple gate. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, tried to calm his breath, straightened his crumpled clothes again, raised his hand and knocked lightly.
After a while, a little nun came to open the door, and when she saw Lou Qihuai, she was a little surprised at first, and then nodded with her hands together and said, "Donor." ”
"The little master is polite, I came here to find an old man, I don't know if the little master can allow me to enter the temple to look for it."
"The cultivators in the temple are all cut off from the red dust when they enter the temple, so please go back." The little nun closed the door with that.
But Lou Qihuai was willing to give up, so he simply sat at the gate of the temple and refused to leave. He knocked on the door every few moments, but no one came.
Seeing the sunset, no one paid attention to him. Lou Qihuai was too sleepy and fell asleep leaning on the door frame, fortunately, it was still summer, although it was in the mountains, it was not particularly cold, and the most annoying thing was the mosquitoes.
slept like this for a night, and on the second day, he was still dreaming about meeting Chu Yuxian and feeling that his body suddenly lost its center of gravity, and the whole person woke up when he leaned back. When I came back to my senses and looked up, I saw an elderly woman in front of me, who should have been the host.
Lou Qihuai stood up with a spirit, and said respectfully: "You are the host of Biyuan Temple, under the ......."
"Donor, I heard that the donor is here to see the old man, but whether you can meet depends on whether the old man wants to see you. If everyone in the world can easily see the person they want to see, then there is no need to worry about lovesickness. However, I believe that from this night, the donor should have an answer in his heart, and some things cannot be forced, so please go back. The host persuaded.
Suddenly, Lou Qihuai's mood fell to the bottom, he knew that Chu Yuxian hated him, but now he refused to even see her.
"Host, I did a wrong thing in the past, and I hurt the first half of a woman's life. Now I just want to make amends for her with the rest of my life, and if she won't forgive me, then I'll stay here until she is willing to see me. ”
"Why should the donor be obsessed?" The host sighed, shook his head and said: "In this way, the donor will go into the temple to look for it, if the two of you meet by fate, it will be the will of heaven." ”
"Thank you for hosting!" Lou Qi thanked him with gratitude and entered Biyuan Temple.
Biyuan Temple is built in the mountains, but the temple is not small, and the terrain is also staggered, even if he turns the entire temple, he may not be able to meet Chu Yuxian. In desperation, he began to search one by one, and whenever he met a nun, he would salute and try to identify it, for fear of missing Chu Yuxian.
He looked at the nuns who carried wooden barrels down the mountain to fetch water, and the nuns who cleaned the courtyard. Chu Yuxian was originally a noble daughter, but she came here to suffer because of his stigma.
Thinking of this, his heart became even more entangled, dragging his sore legs and kept searching, but even if he didn't let go of every corner of the temple, he didn't see Chu Yuxian.
Lou Qihuai walked to the main hall in despair, and knelt down to look at the Buddha enshrined on the high platform.
"If I hadn't been stupid and stupid, I wouldn't have let her spend her ordinary age to fall into her hair and cultivate at this point, it's all my fault. But I knew that I was wrong, but Providence refused to give me a chance to atone for my sins. Xian'er, I used to be bad and complained about you for more than ten years. I know that you hate me in your heart, even if you beat me and scold me, but why don't you come out to see me? ”
In the inner room of the main hall, a beautiful but unhappy nun was listening to his confession.
"Wuji, do you still refuse to see him?" The host asked.
"I hate him, but I've let go of it all these years. It doesn't make a difference if you see it or not. Chu Yuxian said with slightly red eyes.
"It's an unsolved knot, why torture each other, it's better to go out and see each other, so that you can let go of each other." The host finished speaking and left.
Lou Qihuai remembered the first encounter with Chu Yuxian when he was young, when the two of them were so quiet, and the autumn moon and spring breeze were not as good as her smile. But now it's a matter of fact.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the hall.
He followed the prestige, is it her?
"Slim." Lou Qihuai looked at her in disbelief, even after so many years, she was still so bright, but after the passage of time, her temperament had precipitated like a mountain breeze, slightly cool and cold.
"There is no end to the poor Nifa." When Chu Yuxian saw this face, he could always remember his ruthless and resolute appearance back then.
"Wuji, you're finally willing to see me." He slowly stood up and approached her.
"Now that the donor has seen me, then please leave quickly, don't continue to bother in the temple."
"I know that everything in the past was my fault, I shouldn't have had a relationship with other women when you were pregnant, I shouldn't have believed you when Fu framed you, I shouldn't have been with you, I shouldn't have let you go. Xian'er, I really know that I was wrong. ”
Chu Yuxian looked at his moist eyes, and his heart trembled slightly, "The past has long disappeared with the time I entered the temple gate, I don't care anymore, why should the donor not forget it?" ”
"How can you forget? Young and loving, at that time, you and I traveled the years, and promised to be together in pairs for a lifetime. Xian'er, go back with me, our Yi'er is now in high school, Xiao'er is also slim, and her eyebrows and eyes are becoming more and more similar to yours. Don't you want to meet her? ”
At the mention of a pair of children, Chu Yuxian's heart was shaken, and what she was most concerned about for so many years was Xuan Yi and Xiao'er. As if seeing Chu Yuxian's hesitation, Lou Qihuai hurriedly pursued after the victory.
"As long as you go back with me, you can punish me however you want."
Chu Yuxian looked at him with a pair of delicate eyes, "Really? ”
"Seriously!"
Or that life lies in movement, Lou Qihuai feels it deeply. He stood still at the foot of the mountain, rolled up his sleeves, and bowed down each step.
"If you can come up from the foot of the mountain, step by step, and ask the Buddha for forgiveness, I will agree to go back with you."
Lou Qihuai, half an hour ago, ran down the mountain without hesitation after hearing this, he couldn't miss this opportunity again. He looked at the rows of stone steps, thinking back to the wrong things he had done in the past, he was sorry not only for Chu Yuxian, but also for Xiao'er, he had treated this daughter badly for more than ten years.
The summer days are very long, but they are too short for Lou Qihuai, and he has only walked half of the way in one afternoon. Fortunately, the moonlight was still bright tonight, reflecting the stone steps, so he continued to walk up step by step.
Chu Yuxian was lying in the quilt tossing and turning, and couldn't help but be a little worried, the mountain road was already rugged, and now it was getting late, if he stumbled and fell, then she should regret it.
She put on her clothes, stepped out of the meditation room with a lantern, gently pushed open the temple door, and did not see Lou Qihuai's figure, so she was really worried and set off to go down the mountain. After practicing in the temple for many years, her physical strength was much better than Lou Qihuai's, and it didn't take long for her to see a figure from a distance who was panting and kowtowing step by step.
The corners of Chu Yuxian's mouth rose slightly, before Fu Shi appeared, he was also obedient to her like this.
The people on the stone steps were so tired that they sat down after prostrating. He took the kettle from his waist and took a sip, the physical exertion of the past few days had made him a little overwhelmed, but he never thought of giving up. After resting for a while, he was ready to continue up the mountain, perhaps he looked up, but saw a familiar figure.
"Xian'er, the night is dark, why are you here? Are you worried about me? Lou Qihuai asked with a smile.
"I'm just here to see if you're lazy." Chu Yuxian was worried about him, but he still refused to admit it. He walked down two steps and sat down and said, "Do you still think that you are a twenty-year-old junior, and you don't know what you can do." ”
Lou Qihuai also sat down, but he didn't dare to sit on the same step as her, "I'm old, but you're still so bright." The years are really kind to beauties. ”
"Don't think that saying two nice words will save you from prostrating one step at a time, and you have to continue after a while." Chu Yuxian said coldly.
"Okay, promise you, I'll do it." Lou Qihuai said, "It's windy at night, go back to sleep quickly, I can go up tomorrow morning." ”
"During my years at the temple, I was busy during the day, and I only remembered the past at night, so I often had trouble sleeping." Chu Yuxian held the lantern in his hand, and his hand couldn't help but clench. Then he looked at Lou Qihuai as usual, "It just so happens that there is nothing to do today, so I will supervise you here." ”
"Xian'er, I'm sorry, I should have told you I'm sorry, but this apology is eleven years late, and when I think back on these years, I really did a lot of things wrong. Back then, I listened to the villain's slander and separated from you, and because of my resentment against you, I snubbed and alienated Xiao'er, but now I know the truth, but it is difficult to make up for the past mistakes, I just want to be twice as good to you and Xiao'er in the future. Even if you hate me all the time. ”
Lou Qihuai looked at the bright moonlight, remembering Fu's meanness to Xiao'er and his own disregard for Xiao'er over the years, and his heart felt sour.
"Yi'er has already told me in the letter what has happened over the years, and the most pitiful thing is my Xiao'er, I don't know how she has come over the years." Chu Yuxian couldn't help but shed tears.
"She should, miss you very much."
Lou Qihuai turned around and looked at her, the two looked at each other, duckweed looked back in shock, and the past was cloudy.