Chapter Forty-Eight: The Hermit's Story

Shaolin back mountain, the peak is beautiful, and the spring is proud.

A young monk in a white robe sat on the edge of a cliff, his face serene, as quiet as a secluded pool, as steady as a rock taking root. Everything seemed so peaceful and natural, only the sound of the wind passed by.

Suddenly, there was a fluctuation in the air, Qingtian woke up from his meditation, slowly opened his eyes, and a white-robed man was standing in front of him, with a resolute face like a knife, melancholy and deep eyes that made people moved, and the flamboyant hair on his forehead was like a trace of snow white.

In Qingtian's eyes, Yue Fan in front of him has changed a lot compared to the past. The first time they met, Yue Fan gave people a feeling of nature, wildness, sadness, and indifference. And now Yue Fan looks refreshing but heavy, resolute but restrained, which makes people feel calm. Perhaps, Yue Fan has buried his sadness deep in his heart, and only occasionally through his melancholy eyes can he see the sadness in his heart!

Qingtian looked at Yue Fan, and Yue Fan was also looking at the other party. The second time they met, Qingtian also changed a lot, especially his temperament. In the past, if it gave people a simple and ordinary feeling, now it has a sense of being out of the ordinary, yes, it is out of the ordinary! Although Qingtian is very handsome, he has become ethereal and natural, and people don't care about his age and appearance. When you look at him for the first time, you can't help but feel a sense of intimacy in your heart.

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"Amitabha-" Qingtian stood up and folded, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Li, the little monk Qingtian is polite." After a few months, I missed it a lot. Seeing each other today, I didn't expect that Mr. had stepped into the realm of heaven, and the little monk was even more fortunate to witness the momentum of Mr. creating a sword, which was extraordinary......!

Yue Fan bowed and replied, "Hello, little master Qingtian......"

Mr. Li can call the little monk Qingtian. Qingtian stretched out his hand to support the other party, and said with a smile: "The little monk knows that Mr. Li is not a formal person, and Mr. is the benefactor of my Buddhism, so why should he be so polite." Come, let's sit down and talk. ”

The two sat cross-legged, Yue Fan was no longer polite, and said bluntly: "Qingtian, I originally came to Shaolin Temple this time, but I listened to what Senior Kou and Master Kongwen said, saying that you may know some news outside of Guan Jianghu, so I want to take the opportunity to ask you about it." ”

"This ......" After a moment of silence, Qingtian said calmly: "Mr. Li, I have already told the little monk all about your affairs." Since the gentleman asked, the little monk also wanted to know, how much do you know about things outside the rivers and lakes?"

"How much do you know? It seems that this time it is the right question. Yue Fan thought about it, and said with a strong suppression of excitement: "I heard that there is a strange place outside the rivers and lakes, called the 'Cultivation World', where people call themselves 'monks', their martial arts are strong, and at worst, they are also masters of the Heavenly Dao Realm, they are based on cultivating themselves, staying away from the red dust and not caring about the world, and they almost do not walk around the rivers and lakes. It's just that I don't understand why there are some 'hermits' who control the rivers and lakes and the general trend of the world...... Of course I wasn't interested in knowing about them, I wanted to know how I could find them. ”

Looking at Yue Fan's somewhat urgent eyes, Qingtian seemed to be able to read something, and then sighed: "Mr. Li, you are not a person outside the rivers and lakes, and you don't know anything outside the rivers and lakes. So, there are a lot of things I can't talk to you about. ”

"Why?" Yue Fan's face was calm, but his body trembled a little.

Qingtian said lightly: "Actually, the truth is very simple, it's like there is an insurmountable boundary between you and the rivers and lakes and ordinary people, and there is also an insurmountable boundary between the cultivation world and the entire world, and it is more strict and cruel. ”

"So what?" Yue Fan looked deeply at the other party and said, "I used to be just an ordinary Orion family, but then my hands were not stained with blood. Senior Kou is right, although I have never regarded myself as a person in the rivers and lakes, I am already in the rivers and lakes...... Now, I am in the middle of the rivers and lakes, and my only relative is outside the rivers and lakes, how can you tell me to give up!" Yue Fan's voice was heavy, and every word expressed his determination!

"Alas!" Qingtian shook his head helplessly, but still persuaded: "Mr. Li, I know that you are a strong and persistent person, but there are some things that you know too much, and it is very dangerous for you. Have you ever thought that since your relatives have been far away from the rivers and lakes, it means that she is not a person who belongs here, and the same is true, why should you be reluctant?"

"Isn't it someone who belongs here......?" Yue Fan's heart shook, and suddenly he remembered something very important, that is, the mystery of Wan Ya'er's life experience.

"Ya'er is an orphan rescued by Grandpa Wan from the water, I don't know why I lost my memory, if what her senior sister said is true, then they are Ya'er's real relatives, and I'm not...... If he really took Ya'er away, wouldn't he let Ya'er suffer the pain of losing her loved ones again?" Thinking of this, Yue Fan felt extremely conflicted, he could no longer distinguish what was true and what was false.

"The impermanence of the Buddha is always in the emptiness, don't force it to ...... when you drink and peck it" Qing Tian saw Yue Fan's uncertain appearance, and turned to say solemnly: "Even if Mr. Li has stepped into the realm of Heavenly Dao, he is nothing in the cultivation world. The strength and power of those hermits are not something you can imagine, let alone something you can resist, and the little monk really doesn't want to put himself in danger! Amitabha-"

"Danger?Do I still care about myself?No! My heart is gone, what do I care?" Quietly looking at the serious-looking young man in front of him, Yue Fan suddenly changed the topic and said, "Qingtian, you must be an orphan, right?"

"Uh!" Qingtian was slightly stunned, there was no emotional fluctuation in his eyes, and then nodded: "The little monk was raised by his master since he was a child, and he didn't know his parents and brothers, so he should be regarded as an orphan." ”

"Since there is no joy and happiness of 'getting', of course there will be no pain and expectation of 'losing', and if you lose it after you have it, that kind of bitterness is even more painful...... Yue Fan said with a gloomy expression: "Qingtian, maybe you can't understand how I feel now, seeing my only relative leaving my side, but I can't do anything about it...... No matter what happens in the future, I still insist, this is my only obsession, even if it is just an answer, I will not regret it, please tell me. ”

"Amitabha-" Qingtian raised his head to look at Yue Fan, and a sincere smile appeared on his face: "It must not be gained, and loss is also gained, the little monk understands now." ”

"Qingtian, you ......" Yue Fan's sudden change made Yue Fan puzzled.

"Please don't be surprised by Mr. Li, the little monk just tried the proverb just now. I only heard Qingtian say with a smile: "The little monk is not a pedantic person, in fact, with the kindness of Mr. to my Buddhism, it is not too much to ask for anything, but the little monk still told Mr. of the worst plan, hoping that Mr. can retreat from the difficulty...... But now it seems that the little monk is redundant to do this. Amitabha, good, good—"

"Qingtian, thank you!"

"Mr. Li, you don't have to be polite, the little monk and Xiaomi, they admire you very much. Hehe~~"

“......”

After a period of negotiation, the relationship between the two became much closer to each other.

"Brother Li......" Qingtian didn't see anything outside, and said directly: "It's not a secret, the little monk is also outside the rivers and lakes, and he is the 'hermit' you just said." ”

Sure enough! Yue Fan nodded calmly, obviously having vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"Actually, the world of cultivation is very big and complicated, and it can't be explained clearly in just a few words. However, the little monk will tell Brother Li what he knows, and I hope you can be prepared......" After a pause, Qingtian continued: "As far as the little monk knows, our so-called 'hermits' are only a very small part of the forces in the cultivation world, and they all have their own forces, such as 'Ethereal Peak', 'Burial Sword Valley', 'Sanssouci Island', as well as the two of the three forbidden places on the rivers and lakes, 'Martial God Temple' and 'Heavenly Gate', and there is also a special hermit organization 'Holy Domain'. Among them, the 'Ethereal Peak' is the most powerful in the Yin Sect, and this 'Holy Domain' is the force behind the control of the direction of the world. ”

"......" Hearing what Qingtian said, Yue Fan was silent. He didn't feel the slightest bit about the forces of these hidden sects, but was thinking about how to find Ya'er, looking for them one by one is obviously not realistic, let's not talk about where to find it, even if he finds it, how can others take care of a person in the rivers and lakes?

As if seeing what Yue Fan was thinking, Qingtian woke up the other party and said, "Brother Li, I know you are in a hurry, but now that the situation is uncertain, you should calm down." ”

"Calm down!?I can't do anything, I can't do anything!How can I calm down?How can I calm down?" Yue Fan blamed himself in pain, waved his right arm hard, and there was a "boom" on the mountain wall in the distance, leaving a shocking chasm!

"Brother Li......" Qingtian was shocked in his heart, even though he had given the other party a high position, Yue Fan's strength was still far beyond his original imagination.

"What a powerful blow! At least it's a 'Heavenly Dao Product', and it seems that Brother Li hasn't done his best...... Even if you enter the Dao with a knife, you can't be so powerful, right?!!How could it be?!How could it be?" Shaking his head vigorously, Qingtian simply stopped thinking nonsense.

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After the catharsis, Yue Fan was much more relaxed, took a deep breath and asked, "Qingtian, how do you know a lot, then which hidden sect do you belong to?"

"Amitabha-" Calming down, Qingtian replied: "The master of the little monk, and the masters of Xiaotian, Shi Qian, and Quanqing are all considered to be people from the 'Holy Domain', so the little monk is also regarded as a person from the 'Holy Domain'. ”

"Sacred Domain?!" Yue Fan was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "Then you ......"

"Amitabha-" Qingtian interrupted the other party and shook his head, "Some things are very complicated, and I can't explain them clearly. To put it simply, the 'Sacred Domain' has been divided into two factions, and although we are considered to be members of the 'Sacred Domain', we are not secretly controlling the world, the rivers and lakes. On the contrary, we only exist to protect the land of Shenzhou, and our greatest enemy is the 'Demon Gate'. ”

With a bitter smile, Qingtian sighed: "This time out of the mountain, the little monk is here for the matter of the 'Demon Gate'. ”

"I see!" Yue Fan suddenly realized that many things were connected together, and his heart gradually understood.

"Brother Li, what are you going to do next?" Qingtian's voice changed, and he looked at Yue Fan and said, "Why don't you wait for this 'First Martial Arts Conference' to pass, I will lead you to meet the little monk master, and the master must know how to help you...... In fact, the little monk also wanted to meet Brother Li, but he couldn't spare time for the reconstruction of Buddhism. ”

"Okay!" Yue Fan agreed without thinking about it, after all, this was a good opportunity.

Qingtian was not surprised, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Li, I remember that the little monk invited you to come to Shaolin for an appointment." ”

"Uh!" Yue Fan was stunned, almost forgetting the original intention of going to Shaolin, and then said, "Qingtian is talking about the exercises I cultivate?"

"Exactly. Qingtian's face was straight, he got up and folded his hands and said, "Master Monk is sure that what Brother Li is cultivating is the secret inheritance of my Buddhism." So the master has a request, I hope Brother Li can consider it. ”

"Request?" you say. Yue Fan got up and hugged the other party. It will definitely not be a trivial matter to be able to let Master Qingtian ask for it.

Qingtian bowed deeply and said, "Master Junior Monk hopes that Brother Li can become the Shamen Protector of my Buddhist Sect. Of course, Master said that this was not a condition, it was just a request of his. ”

"What?!" Yue Fan was stunned for a moment, thinking about it for a long time, but he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, there were people coming from the side of the mountain road, it was Kou Fei, Kong Wen and others.

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