Chapter 255: Letter (II)
The passer-by who was grabbed by Chen Ao's collar was startled, and pointed northward with a trembling rope: "It's on the mountainside outside the city......"
Chen Ao didn't have time to thank him, stepped on horseback, and galloped towards the north gate. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The content of the letter was very simple, first expressing some admiration, and then inviting Chen Ao to go to the suburbs of Cihang Nunnery for tea. Chen Ao didn't care about it when he saw this, but the last sentence - the dragon girl was also looking forward to it here, so Chen Ao couldn't sit still.
He had long had a premonition that Long Qingping might be in danger, and when he saw the letter, he had no doubts. Somehow, Chen Ao's heart tightened, and under impulse, he rushed out alone according to what was said in the letter.
The dark horse night owl traveled quickly, and in a moment he went out of the city gate. I saw a white house on the mountainside in the distance, and I thought it was Cihang Nunnery. After running for a while, Chen Ao calmed down. He slowed down, thinking to himself that when Long Qingping first came to the Central Plains, he didn't interact with anyone except the Axe Gang. But the Axes couldn't hold her back. So who is the person who wrote the letter?
It must be not easy for this person to be able to send the letter to the county government hall without knowing it. If he caught Long Qingping to deal with me, why didn't he do it at the county office? Could it be that this person was also frightened by his martial arts at the Salt Gang Conference? Or did this person have some other purpose?
His heart was like a mess, and he couldn't figure it out for a while, and at this time, a man and a horse had already entered the mountain forest. The mountain slowly rose, Chen Ao took a deep breath, and thought to himself, having come here, where is there a way to retreat. I hope that Qian Laosan will find out that Lao Tzu is missing as soon as possible and know to go to the Salt Gang to find someone to help.
Thinking of this, Chen Ao tore off a sleeve of his coat, tore it into strips of cloth, and hung it on a tree along the way, hoping that the helper would be able to find him as soon as possible. But he himself forgot that the letter stated "Cihang Nunnery", where did he need to do more to set up road signs? This is also his concern and confusion, and he is a little confused.
With a hint of apprehension, Chen Ao walked along the mountain road and headed for the mountainside. After walking for a short time, the white building I saw at the bottom of the mountain came into view. The blue brick and white wall is simple and quiet, and there is an old plaque on the lintel, on which the three words "Cihang Nunnery" can be vaguely distinguished.
Chen Ao glanced left and right, the mountains were very quiet, and few people walked. He tied his horse to a big tree by the side of the road and walked to the gate of the nunnery himself. The black-lacquered doors were closed, not like they were inhabited.
Chen Ao pushed lightly, and the door opened. Inside the door is a small yard and the floor is very clean. There was a big tree in the courtyard, and the leaves had fallen off, leaving bare branches. Chen Ao cautiously walked into the courtyard and asked, "Is there anyone?"
No one answered, but he could clearly smell a smell of sandalwood. In front of a nunnery, you can vaguely see a seated statue of Guanyin enshrined in the house. Cigarettes curled in the house and high candles burned, apparently someone was practicing here.
Chen Ao knew that most of the people in this nunnery were nuns. He didn't know if there was any taboo about a man like himself in this kind of place, so he didn't dare to approach the nunnery for a while, and stood at the door and shouted: "Is there anyone?"
"Hmph, the door is not closed, just come in. A slightly feminine old voice sounded in the nunnery.
Chen Ao was startled, and then looked carefully into the room, only to see a gray-clothed figure sitting cross-legged in the dark corner next to the Buddhist shrine. The man had his back to the door, and it was impossible to tell who it was, but judging by his rickety back and the voice of his voice, he must have been very old.
Chen Ao didn't know the details, and cautiously stepped into the door. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he stopped, carefully looking around, for fear of a trap in ambush. But he tried his best to keep calm and said, "You sent me a letter?"
The man sitting cross-legged slowly stood up and turned. The light outside the door shone on this person's face, and Chen Ao could see that this was indeed an old man, his face was wrinkled, his face was white and beardless, and his head full of white hair was carefully grated, neatly and neatly.
This man smiled and said: "Chen Gongzi is a young hero, the old man has the heart to invite Chen Gongzi to come to drink tea, and he is afraid that Chen Gongzi will disdain him, so he has used a little means, Chen Gongzi is not to blame." ā
After he said that, he respectfully saluted Chen Ao. Seeing an old man of such a grade bowing to him, Chen Ao was also a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly returned the salute.
Chen Ao couldn't figure out whether this old man was the one who had taken Long Qingping, so he didn't dare to let his guard down, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you arrest my friend?"
The old man smiled slightly, made a gesture of please, walked through the Buddhist hall, and walked to the backyard. He said as he walked: "The old man is exempt from your surname Liang." Chen Gongzi directly called Old Man Liang. ā
This person was very humble from beginning to end, which made Chen Ao a little embarrassed, and he was originally violent, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water. This old man asked Chen Ao to call him an old man, which was a polite statement. After all, Chen Ao is also a young man in the new era of respecting the old and loving the young, so he can't be so rude.
The old man surnamed Liang walked to the backyard hall and stood at the door to invite Chen Ao to come in. Chen Ao cautiously followed him into the house, looked around, and saw that there was nothing unusual left and right. Along the way, I didn't see any malice on the part of this old man. Chen Ollo was slightly relieved. After all, even if this old man had bad intentions, he would definitely not be able to defeat Chen Ao, a young and strong young man.
Chen Ao asked, "Mr. Liang and I don't know each other, why did you invite me here?"
The old man invited Chen Ao to sit down on the chair, poured a cup of tea, presented it to Chen Ao, and made a gesture of please.
Chen Ao didn't dare to be careless, picked up the teacup and put it down again, for fear that there would be something famous in the tea.
This move fell into the eyes of the old man. The old man smiled slightly and said, "There are only a handful of people in the world who can get the old man to serve tea." Chen Gongzi, why are you so cautious?"
As he spoke, he drank the tea first. Chen Ao's face turned red, and he thought to himself, when the old man said this, it seemed that I was as timid as a mouse. Lao Tzu is now also the helmsman of the Salt Gang, so he can't be underestimated. Besides, now in the other party's territory, if you want to harm Lao Tzu, you don't have to be so troublesome.
Thinking so, he generously picked up the teacup and took a sip. The old man looked at it in his eyes and smiled approvingly.
Chen Ao said: "Old man, this tea has also been drunk, you should be able to explain your purpose, right?"
The old man sighed faintly and said, "Chen Gongzi is a young man, and he won't understand the thoughts of me, an old man who is about to enter the ground......"
Chen Ao's head was a little big, and he thought to himself, this old man was empty and lonely, and he wanted to find someone to talk to. He didn't have that much spare work, so he said angrily: "I don't understand, you just say it!"
Seeing that he was anxious, the old man still smiled indifferently and said, "Young Master Chen, do you know what is the greatest wish of an old man like me?"
Chen Ao was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth. He is young, and he thinks about the current things, where will he know what the old man thinks?
The old man said: "Actually, people like me have nothing to pursue, and the only wish is to hope that their children and grandchildren can be safe, safe and happy!"