Sugao looks like he is in his sixties, his face is full of wrinkles, his hair and beard are long and gray, and he looks very pale, but his eyes are round and pure, he has great charm, and he speaks with substance, he is obviously knowledgeable, and his attitude is also kind, even if he bears the name of a master, he is not condescending, and he is not a charlatan.

At least as far as I can see the glass perception, this Sugao master is really like a person who cultivates the Tao in the mountains, without a trace of human fireworks, not like the kind of criminal who will wantonly hurt people, and the mysterious disappearance of Da Duan Dai should have nothing to do with him.

And it's no wonder that he has so many followers, he does have a lot of charisma and depth of thought.

Of course, she didn't understand much what Takeshi Nanahara and Sugao were talking about, and the two sides discussed a lot, and she fell asleep after listening to a third of it, and was about to leave before she was awakened, feeling like a dream.

Kose Aimi was a little stunned, some words of Sugao Mitsuru and Nanahara Takeshi just now touched her, confirming the past experiences, she doubted for a while what the meaning of her efforts in the "world" was, the more she obtained, the more troubles, and the past efforts became a shackle that bound her, so it was better to "lie flat", give up responsibilities and obligations, and pursue peace of mind.

She also wanted to get a "membership card" here, and felt that maybe she could come here occasionally to listen to lectures and seek "spiritual detachment".

Nanahara Takeshi also admits that Sugao has two brushes, and he really hasn't sat by the spring for eight years in vain, but that's it for him, his three views are very stable, and it is not the turn of others to shake.

He was already thinking about what to eat at night, and after going out, he looked at his watch and asked politely to Arashi Island, "Arashi-san, can you spend the night here?" ”

It was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, and the nameless mountain was quite steep, the mountain road was difficult, and it was easy to have an accident when going down the mountain in the dark. ”

Nanahara Takeshi looked left and right, and found that this long row of wooden houses was not lit by human voices, and asked with a smile, "This is your guest room?" ”

It is quite far from the village, and it does not disturb the daily life and practice of the "villagers", so it seems that it is deliberately separated.

"Yes." Arashi Island nodded, didn't say much about it, picked a random room and invited them in, left the flashlight for them after lighting the oil lamp, and said with a smile, "Sorry, there is no electricity on the mountain, if you need lighting at night, you can use this." Wait a minute, I'll have dinner and bedding for you. ”

"Thank you." Qiyuan Wu thanked him, and saw that he walked in the dark by the moonlight, walking steadily, it seemed that he had lived here for many years, and he was very adaptable, almost no different from the mountain people.

Kiyomi Ruri put down her bulging hiking bag and looked at the room.

The room is very large, it is estimated that the land here can be used at will, no need to save, but the room is quite simple, the ground is paved with wooden floors, empty and almost nothing, just a small handmade table, a wooden basin for washing, but it is a guest room in the place of cultivation on the mountain, simple and reasonable.

Nanahara Takeya looked around in the dim light of the oil lamp, and found that it was simple, but it was clean, and it was barely bearable, so he took off his shoes and sat down at the table.

Kosemi also sat down at the table, a little wanted to rub her feet, and the foot of the mountain road hurt after walking for a while, but she was not too embarrassed to guard Nanahara Takeshi, and she was a little hesitant, but Nanahara Takeshi saw her sit over, and moved her ass to Kiyomi Ruri's side.

"This case should have nothing to do with Master Kano." Kiyomi Ruri began to rummage through the hiking bag as she spoke, and took things out, Nanahara Takeshi was a troublemaker, and he brought a lot of bits and pieces with him when he went out, and he felt that it was possible to spend the night on the mountain, and he had no place to use it if he had money, so he had to bring his own cup.

Nanahara Takeshi was also a little disappointed, it would be easier to ask Kan to be a charlatan, or to cheat the Qian Sect, but he turned out to be a hermit who came to seek spiritual relief, and the case most likely had nothing to do with him.

At least, he tried it for a long time and didn't find anything wrong with Sugao.

Kose's beauty has recovered from "spiritual liberation is better than everything" at this time, and her dedication has regained the upper hand, and she secretly rubbed her feet and asked Nanahara Takeshi: "Then what are Nanahara's plans next, and who else do you need to see tomorrow?" ”

The victim had been to the apartment, the resort, the mountain village, the witnesses, and she couldn't think of anything else.

Nanahara Takeshi leaned over to Kiyomi Ruri again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Kano is not the only one here, I'll talk to the others tomorrow, after all, it's not easy to climb up." ”

Kose Aimi bowed her head lightly and didn't say anything more, anyway, she had nothing to do now but listen to Takeshi Nanahara.

Soon, there were footsteps outside the door, and Takaaki Terano, a cold man, and another glasses lady in her thirties came with flashlights, carrying bedding and food boxes, and two hot water bottles.

Takaaki Terano still had that cold and hard attitude, threw down the futon and left, it seemed that there was an infectious disease on these people in Nanahara Takeshi, and it was dangerous to get close, but the glasses lady had a gentle personality and was quite polite, so she didn't leave for a while, and helped open the food box to get food, cups and chopsticks, and asked with a smile: "Three, you see what else you need." ”

"Enough is enough, I'm sorry for you." Nanahara Takeshi actually asked Kiyomi Ruri to carry a whole set of daily necessities over, as long as there was a clean place to lie down.

The glasses lady also thinks it's about the same, after all, it's a temporary overnight stay, and some basic supplies are fine. She got up and was about to say goodbye, but Nanahara Takeshi glanced at it, reached out and gently grabbed her sleeve, and said with a smile: "Please wait a moment, what do you call it?" ”

The glasses lady was stunned for a moment, sat back down, and said politely: "I'm sorry, I'm Kitamachi Tomoka, do you still need anything?" ”

"It's just a little weird." Nanahara asked with a smile, "Hasn't Miss Kitamachi been to the guest room before?" ”

Kitamachi Tomoka was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "How do you know?" It's my first time here, this room has just been built, and you're the first guest to stay here. ”

Kiyomi Ruri didn't expect that these people would take the lead, and looked around in the dim light, and found that the white walls didn't look like they had just been painted, and said in slight surprise: "Has this place just been built?" Looks like it's been a while! ”

Kitamachi Tomoka said with a smile: "There are not many people here who know carpentry and construction, only Arashi-san, Atsuzawa-san, Mizumakus-san, and Terano-kun are busy. Well, by the way, since last year, they have wanted to build a guest room, so that no one will come to visit Master Kano, or some friends who have come back to visit, and they have to arrange a temporary place to stay, and they have been building it on and off, and they barely used it last weekend, when they celebrated a little. ”

Qingjian glazed suddenly, it turned out that this simple wooden house with a cover and decoration took almost a year, it is estimated that the mountain road is difficult, the overall frame is good to say, you can take local materials on the mountain, but to transport other building materials, such as doors and windows, glass, curtains, polished wood floors, etc., it takes a lot of time to think about it, so it has been procrastinating.

Nanahara Takeshi was just the opening remarks, and he didn't care about the wooden house, but when he saw that he had successfully entered the chat state, he immediately asked with a smile: "Miss Kitamachi is responsible for entertaining guests, so do you know Miss Daduan Dai?" ”

The smile on Tomoka Kitamachi's face narrowed slightly, and she sighed, "I don't know...... Well, I should say that I haven't spoken to her, but I know her, she's Iwato-san's girlfriend, and I heard that it seems to have been killed. ”

Nanahara Takeshi smiled dumbly and said, "Girlfriend? Who is this to listen to? ”

"Isn't it?" Kitamachi Tomoka was slightly surprised, "Iwato-san brought her to meet Master Kano before, and I heard that they were thinking about getting married at that time. ”

"If that's the case, it's okay." Nanahara Takeshi didn't dwell on this, this is not too much of an outrageous rumor, it can match up with Iwato Yu's side, that guy has been in love for a long time, and he is indeed planning to upgrade Daduan Dai from a foster lover to an official girlfriend, and maybe he will really get married in the future.

He then asked with some interest, "How long has Miss Kitamachi been here, and how do you feel about living here?" ”

Tomoka Kitamachi laughed again: "It's been more than two years since I came, and I had a great time!" The people here are very nice, everyone works and lives together, just like a big family. ”

"What do you usually do?" Takeshi Nanahara continued to inquire about the news, and asked with concern, "Won't it be hard?" ”

Kitamachi Tomoka thought for a while and said with a smile: "I'm mainly cooking, helping everyone clean up, sometimes picking mushrooms and herbs, or learning to learn, it's not hard,"

Kiyomi Ruri was curious: "Do you still want to study here?" ”

Tomoka Kitamachi took out a mimeographed booklet from her pocket and said with a smile: "Master Kano sometimes tells us his spiritual insights and helps us solve our troubles, so they compile some of Master Kano's words into a book, and sometimes take us to read them together, think about it, and also take us to meditate together and examine our own hearts." ”

Nanahara Takeshi stretched out his hand to take the pamphlet and flipped through it, and found that it was really a bit of a "sage's words", and there was a detailed study guide for yoga meditation, and I felt that this small mountain village would continue to develop like this, and one day Sugao Mitsuru would pass away, and with the posture of a "saint", it would be difficult to develop into a serious small sect.

But it's none of his business, he flipped through the pages and was about to hand it back to Kitamachi Tomoka, but Kose reached out and took it, and began to look through it slowly, as if he was a little interested in exploring the meaning of life today.

Kitamachi Tomoka looked at Kose's expression and said generously, "If you like it, you can stay and read it slowly, and I'll go back and ask for another copy of Arashi-san." ”

Kose Aimi hesitated, smiled and nodded in thanks, she really left the booklet, anyway, the night is boring, so it's good to pass the time.

Nanahara Takeshi didn't care about this, and asked Kitamachi Tomoka tentatively, "Then Miss Kitamachi plans to stay here forever?" Have you ever considered leaving once in a while? ”

Kitamachi Tomoka hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her face, but immediately shook her head and smiled: "No, it's good here, I'll probably live here forever." ”

Nanahara Takeshi smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry for reminiscing about something bad." ”

Kitamachi Tomoka shook her head again, her smile unchanged: "It's nothing, it's all over, I've learned not to care about those things." ”

"That's good." Nanahara Takeshi agreed, and then asked, "What about the others, do they think the same as you?" ”

Kitamachi Tomoka smiled: "Then I don't know, but when I came, there were only a dozen people here, and the number has almost doubled in the past two years, so probably most of them don't want to leave!" ”

After she said this, she hesitated, feeling that Nanahara Wu was not serious, so she said politely, "I'm sorry, if there is no other need, I will go back first, there are some other things in the village." ”

"Of course, it's a waste of your time." Nanahara Takeshi got up and sent him to the door, watched Tomoka Kitamachi turn on a flashlight, and left carefully.

Kiyomi Ruri was very polite, and sent him off with him, looking at her distant back, and asked curiously, "You said that she recalled bad things before...... What is it? ”

Qiyuan Wu said lightly: "The marriage is unhappy, her face is very old and bruised, and her smile is slightly affected, it is likely that she has suffered domestic violence for a long time before, and she is often beaten with a blue nose and swollen face." The cold man from before, Takaaki Terano is similar, he should have fled here from a loan shark, and this is really a paradise. ”

"I see!" Kiyomi Ruri felt uncomfortable for Kitamachi Yuka, and said with relief, "But I see that she is doing well now, and her smile is sincere, she should really let go, and she should be fine in the future." ”

Nanahara nodded, half in agreement with her words.

It's a good thing for her, but it's not necessarily for Da Duan Dai, these people don't have the same idea of occupying the mountain and refusing to go, or they still have a conflict of interest with Da Duan Dai.

(End of chapter)