Chapter 34: Night Talk
Shouyun Mountain, Ciyun Nunnery.
Yun Xiaoye found that Li Ziye's expression was a little wrong, since she came to this Ciyun Nunnery, her emotions seemed to have been in a depressed and sad mood, as if she was recalling something from the past.
On both sides of the Buddha hall of the afterlife, there are hundreds of very small clay figures, only about half a foot high, densely placed on the walls on both sides, with different forms, some smiling, some honest and straightforward.
It is said that this is the ancient Buddhist tradition of the three lives, where everyone can find a clay statue that is very similar to their own appearance.
Yun Xiaoye felt that none of them were like himself, and none of them were like him, he was a little bored for a while, and when he saw that the sky was getting dark, he wanted to beckon Li Ziye to leave.
At this time, Li Ziye stood in front of Sanshengxiang, staring at a small clay figure placed above his head with a straight gaze in his eyes, Yun Xiaoxiao looked over and saw that the little clay figure was quite conspicuous, his face was not bad, his eyes were very big, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a look of pride that was difficult to hide, as if all living beings in the world were weak ants in the eyes of this person.
The light in Li Ziye's eyes flickered, and there were faint tears rolling, Yun Xiaoye was surprised in his heart, and said, "Yezi, who does this person look like?"
Li Ziye's body was shocked, and he slowly withdrew his gaze, and his tone suddenly became unusually indifferent, and said, "It's just an old man." ”
After saying that, she beckoned to a confidant Xiao Ni and said, "Do you have any empty rooms here?" I want to stay here for one night. ”
The guest Xiao Ni smiled slightly and said, "This donor, there is still a room in the West Wing, do you all live here?"
Li Ziye glanced at Yun Xiaoxie, Yun Xiaoxie shrugged, and said, "What do you think I'm doing?" ”
"Thank you. ”
Li Ziye suddenly said without a clue, and then took out a silver ingot from the Qiankun bag and handed it to the acquaintance Xiaoni, saying, "This is the sesame oil money for the two of us, and I bother the little master to prepare two rooms for us." ”
Zhike Xiaoni took the silver, folded his hands, and said, "Come with me." ”
Because Ciyun Nunnery has a great influence in Shu, and has many intersections with the worldly mortal dust, and the sign here is very effective, many outsiders have come to ask for the Buddha to repay their vows, and there is a piece of pilgrims who need to settle down on the east and west sides of the main hall on the mountainside, and the pilgrims who live temporarily generally give more or less money for sesame oil, of course, if you don't have the money to eat and live here for nothing, these Buddhist masters of Pudu will not drive you away.
The east wing was already full of pilgrims, and only the west wing still had guest rooms.
Yun Xiaoye and Li Ziye followed the young acquaintance Xiaoni out of the Afterworld Buddha Hall, turned into a quiet bluestone road on the side, and went towards the mountainside, and walked about a stick of incense before coming to the West Wing.
This west wing is quite large, there are four courtyards, each courtyard has six blue brick and gray tile guest rooms, there is a small bamboo forest on both sides of the bluestone road outside, and there is a flower garden next to it, which is very quiet.
Yun Xiaoxiao and the two were arranged in the bamboo courtyard in the west wing "plum", "orchid", "bamboo" and "chrysanthemum". As soon as he came in, Li Ziye locked himself in the room with a heavy heart, Yun Xiaoye was very puzzled, he still wanted to talk to her, but now he saw that she was in a bad mood, so he also walked into his room.
The room was very simple, with a bed, a table, and a teapot and an oil lamp on the table.
Zhike Xiao Ni said: "Little donor, if you need anything, talk to Xiao Ni, and Xiao Ni will try to help you if you can do it." ”
"Oh, that's great, can you give me and my friend a bowl of somen noodles? I'm a little hungry. ”
"No problem, I'll send it to the donor later, and the donor should have a good rest." ”
Zhike Xiaoni left, and sure enough, a middle-aged nun walked in with a bowl of hot somen noodles not long after, just boiled noodles in white water and a little salt, which was light and tasteless. But Yun Xiaoye doesn't care, he can eat the taste of dragon meat with steamed buns and pickles, and this bowl of somen noodles is naturally not a problem. It's just that the plum leaves next door are not known if they have eaten them.
The moonlight was unpretentious, it was late at night, and the low cry of an unknown insect in the darkness was heard around, which was quite pleasant.
On the mountain path, a little nun wearing a moon-white monk's robe led Han Xuemei and the three of them to the west wing room on the mountainside.
She said with a smile: "The three senior sisters, the small nunnery is simple, not as good as the lintel of Shushan, and I hope the three senior sisters will not dislike it." ”
Lu Linlang smiled slightly, and said, "Senior sister, you don't have to be polite, we cultivators don't care about this, we have a brick to cover the wind." ”
The little nun named Benxin also smiled, and then said: "There is a wing room in front, you can stay here for the time being, and I will accompany you down the mountain to investigate the incident early tomorrow morning." ”
The three of them naturally knew what Ben Xin said was referring to, and nodded slightly.
The three of them were arranged in the courtyard with the word "chrysanthemum" at the back of the west wing, and not long after, Benxin and Lu Linlang chatted a few words and left.
The moonlight was cold, with a hint of cool breeze, Han Xuemei opened the window and looked at the full moon, her face was calm.
But what about her heart, is it as calm as her face?
Ever since she heard about the past about Yun Xiaoye and Gao Yulin in the Houshan Bamboo Forest Cottage, her calm heart gradually had a ripple. Moreover, asking for a sign in the Buddhist hall today, she also thought of her secret for many years, and it was difficult to say it to others, so she could only bear it silently. It's a little boring, and reciting the meditation mantra a few times won't help.
So, she pushed open the door and walked out slowly.
She remembered that there was a flower garden and a bamboo forest on the way here......
She walked there.
This cold and beautiful woman, walking under the same cold moonlight, seems to be one.
Not far away, in the bamboo courtyard, Yun Xiaoxiao was also looking at the moon, he looked at the moon, and his eyes once again appeared with the faint sad look when he pushed the window to look at the moon in the wind and rain building last night, and sighed again.
After a few moments, he opened the door and walked out slowly.
This little bald head seems to others to be an unrestrained teenager who has nothing to do but cause trouble every day. And he is also greedy for life and afraid of death, greedy for money and lustful, not only stealing the magic weapon pills of the same door in Shushan, but even stealing the underwear and belly pockets of his senior sister and sister.
As Li Ziye commented on him when they first met, he was not a good person.
But who knows the dusty secret beneath his naughty exterior?
Yun Xiaoxie seemed to have opened the fragile floodgates in his dusty heart since he saw those girls imprisoned by the demon sect in the cave at the bottom of Baizhang Mountain yesterday, and he thought of a person, a childhood sweetheart and two little unsuspecting sisters, Gao Yulin.
Gao Yulin is seven years older than Yun Xiaoxie, five years ago when Gao Yulin had an accident, she was already the same age as Yun Xiaoyou, in Yun Xiaoxie's heart, Gao Yulin is like a sister, and takes great care of him.
Back then, if he hadn't begged her for help, she wouldn't have gone down the mountain, and there would have been no series of things to follow, and he blamed himself deeply over the years.
The sea of flowers and bamboo forest under the moonlight, Yun Xiaoxiao walked here unconsciously, the stuffiness in his chest was incomprehensible, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, perhaps feeling the sad mood of the master, the ugly gray short stick in his arms slowly released a faint blue light, wrapping around his body.
Yun Xiaoxie felt a little, reached out and took out the short stick in his arms and held it in his hand, seeing that the blue light on the stick was circulating, like a cloud of smoke entangled, and there was a trace of warmth in the gentleness. He grinned and said to himself, "You're really a spiritual creature. ”
Syllable......
A soft sound came from the bamboo forest next to it, followed by the sound of soft footsteps, Yun Xiaoye looked up, and was suddenly stunned, and the woman in yellow under the dwarf bamboo was also stunned, surprised, happy, and shy...... All kinds of emotions came to my heart in an instant.
"It's you!" the two said in unison.
Then both of them fell silent and looked at each other. The moonlight sprinkled on the bodies of the two, separating the two of them.
After a long time, Yun Xiaoxie spoke, and said as if he was not angry: "How can I meet you anywhere? You won't be following me, right?"
Han Xuemei frowned, and said slowly, "You won't be following me, will you?"
Yun Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, and then he was dumbfounded, he was a little afraid of Han Xuemei in his heart, especially what he said outside the reincarnation hall the day before yesterday, he was afraid that he had already angered this woman who was as cold as frost.
He didn't dare to step forward, but said to the yellow-clothed girl in the darkness from a distance, "What are you doing in Ciyun Nunnery?"
Han Xuemei said slowly: "Let's deal with some things." ”
Yun Xiaoxiao said: "What is it, do you need my help?"
"Perhaps. Han Xuemei walked out from under the dwarf bamboo, and her originally cold eyes seemed to be no longer cold, with a bit of luster.
She walked to Yun Xiaoxie's side, facing the sea of flowers that bloomed quietly in the middle of the night, and said slowly, "I just learned about that." ”
Yun Xiaoxiao said: "What's the matter? What bad things have I done lately...... At least I haven't done anything bad in the last half a month. ”
Han Xuemei turned her head slightly, looked at him, and said slowly: "No, I mean the incident five years ago." ”
Yun Xiaoxie's face changed greatly, a look of pain flashed in his eyes, he laughed dryly, and said, "You...... Didn't you know that before?"
Han Xuemei shook her head, and then withdrew her gaze from Yun Xiaoxie's cheeks, the goose-yellow clothes were gently swaying in the moonlight night breeze, and even the sideburns were beating like elves in a few strands of green silk.
She was silent for a long time and said, "I don't see it, you are still a good person." ”
Yun Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Han Xuemei, her beautiful face was like an arrogant and cold plum blossom blooming in the cold winter under the moonlight, which was moving.
He laughed, "You're the first girl to say I'm a good person, and everyone says I'm not a good person, especially after what happened five years ago." ”
Han Xuemei said lightly: "It's not your fault in that incident, you don't have to blame yourself." ”
Yun Xiaoye smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that simple, it's not that simple. ”
Han Xuemei hesitated for a while, then suddenly turned her head, stared at Yun Xiaoxie, and said, "That...... That senior sister named Gao Yulin, where is she now?"
Yun Xiaoye looked at the pair of eyes in front of him in surprise, with a somewhat undoubted look in the coldness, which made his heart feel cold, almost subconsciously, and said, "Senior Sister Yulin...... Isn't she dead?"