With the help of the peerless internal strength of the heart method "Spiritual Ear Good News" Luo Yuemei and Yi Weiyi were walking on the road, in order to save Yi Weiyi from being chased by the Lingdao faction, Luo Yuemei found a black veil to cover her face and put it on Yi Weiyi, at this time Yi Weiyi's injury was not fully recovered, but it was not difficult to walk, not to mention that Luo Yuemei was taking care of her, the two walked forward in unison, and before they knew it, they had come to a small island full of peach blossoms.

Thousands of miles of peach blossoms, water and sky meet, bees and butterflies are flocking, dancing wildly, what a scenic spot! The two have never seen such a beautiful place outside the world, and they walked forward uncontrollably, stepped into it, and lingered. After walking for a while, he realized that he had lost the way he came.

When they entered the island, the two saw three words engraved on a stone tablet, reminding them of the name of the place they had visited: Taohuawu. Stroking the abrupt and rough stone, it seems that you can feel the traces left by the rush of time.

At this time, Yi Weiyi didn't have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery, because he was worried about Mu Ling's safety. Luo Yuemei's face was surprised, as if she had never seen such a beautiful scenery.

It turns out that this is the fairyland of rivers and lakes - Taohuawu, according to legend, the peach blossoms only bloom in March, and the peach blossoms of Taohuawu are open all year round, Luo Yuemei has always believed that flowers bloom for one season, however, this firm belief was easily broken after coming to Taohuawu.

Perhaps, it is related to the temperature conditions on the island, which is surrounded by water, which absorbs heat and dissipates heat, but is sluggish. There is an ancient poem, "The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom." That's exactly what I said.

Looking at the scene of thousands of miles of peach blossoms and thousands of miles of blue waves in front of her, Luo Yuemei was extremely excited, she pulled Yi Weiyi to run to the depths of the peach forest, and even forgot that Yi Weiyi's injury had not fully recovered.

Yi Weiyi didn't want to spoil Luo Yuemei's interest, so he ran with Luo Yuemei, and before he knew it, the two had walked to the depths of the peach forest, and suddenly heard human words, Luo Yuemei stopped, her eyes looked forward curiously, and from a distance, among the peach blossoms, there were vaguely two figures, sitting facing each other, as if saying something.

At this time, Yi Weiyi also stopped, like Luo Yuemei, pricked up his ears and listened, because it was separated by a long distance and covered by dense petals, it was not real.

Luo Yuemei pulled Yi Weiyi to hide among the flowers on the side, and when she looked closely, she saw the appearance of the two people in the forest, a man and a woman, one long and one young, smiling and talking to each other.

The elder was a monk, with white eyebrows and beards, dressed plainly, just the usual monk's attire, not wearing a colorful robe, between his eyebrows, there was a hint of smile, and between his conversation, there seemed to be endless Zen.

The young man is a beautiful woman, Yi Weiyi looked at the woman, only to see that the woman was wearing a light orange long skirt, the skirt folds outlined the small petals of golden flowers with golden threads, three thousand green silk rolled into a low cloud bun, a begonia phoenix moon hairpin was inserted low, a few pearl points hung down slightly, two eyebrows, shallow cheeks and slightly frowned, shallow powder, fresh and refined, giving people a taste that does not eat the fireworks of the world.

If it weren't for the peach blossoms hiding nearby, hearing the conversation between the two of them coming and going, I would never know why the two were sitting in the peach blossom forest.

"The little woman Ye Yidie, entrusted by her father, came to sit and talk about painting with Master Shouyi every year during the Double Ninth Festival. ”

"It turned out to be Miss Ye, the beloved daughter of the Soul Painting Saint Ye Lingfeng, I wonder if Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye have ever been okay?"

"My father died a year ago, and my mother died soon after. Ye Yidie replied, revealing a faint sadness in her expression.

"Amitabha, good, good! I didn't expect that in just one year after the old man and Mr. Ye parted ways, Mr. has already driven to the west, and in the future world, there is one less confidant!

"Master, before his death, my father asked me not to forget the Chongyang appointment with Master Shouyi, and now I will bring a painting, which is my father's last masterpiece. ”

"Ye Sheng lived up to the old man, how could the old man lose his trust to his old friend, and the old man also brought a painting, which was an ancient painting treasured in the Xiangji Temple. ”

Ye Yidie gently unfolded the painting scroll, and a freehand landscape painting was presented in front of her, only to see a person wearing a hat and a cloak sitting on the river fishing in the wind and snow, the river flowed eastward, and the river swayed the boats docked on the shore, the painting was lifelike, vivid and expressive, and people and scenery complemented each other.

Monk Shouyi looked at the painting, admired, in a trance, seemed to understand something, couldn't help but burst into tears, brushed his sleeves and covered his face and said: "Ye Shengguo does not live up to me, Ye Shengcheng does not deceive me, life is in the world, it is enough for the old man to have a confidant of Mr. Ye, enough!"

"Why is the master so sad, isn't it another layer of deep meaning in Daddy's painting?"

"Yes, yes, Miss Ye, you look closely at the hands of the person depicted in this painting. ”

Ye Yidie looked at the scroll and found that the person holding the fishing rod was missing a finger in his right hand, and said, "The angler is missing a finger in his right hand." ”

"Yes, the finger is missing, and the homonym of 'hand one' is 'Shouyi', and 'Shouyi' is the name of Lao Ge, and the person in this painting alludes to Lao Ge. ”

"I see, the master is really my father's bosom friend, no wonder my father often said that the only person in the world who can understand his paintings is the master. ”

"Your father's paintings are far-reaching and all-encompassing, and the old man can only comprehend one or two. ”

"There are other meanings in Daddy's painting. ”

"Miss Ye looks at the person in the painting again, where is it, what is the matter?"

"The man in the painting is fishing leisurely on the river. Ye Yidie said, as if she suddenly thought of something again, and exclaimed: "Oh, I understand, 'river' alludes to 'monk', which refers to the master who is a monk." ”

"Yes, Miss Ye is really smart!"

"I understand, the person in the painting is fishing in the river, and the sound of fishing is the same as 'hanging', the person in the painting is holding a bamboo pole, and the 'rod one' means 'enough', and it is also connected to 'Shouyi monk hanging enough'. ”

"Yes, in fact, your father has long foreseen his death, and the person in the painting is indifferent to the wind and snow, he hopes that the old man can accept his departure calmly. ”

"I didn't expect that there is such a deep meaning hidden in Daddy's paintings, I can understand Daddy's thoughts, the master is really my father's bosom friend, no wonder Dad never forgot the Chongyang appointment with the master. Ye Yidie thought for a while, and said: "By the way, I once saw a painting by my father, which said: If you have to keep one, why should you be beautiful." I thought about it, I don't understand the meaning, I wonder if the master knows?"

"Mr. Ye's eight-character proverb contains the names of two people, 'Shouyi' refers to Lao Gao, and 'Meijun' is your father's sister Ji Meijun, she and your father were the two most famous painters of the Soul Painting School, and can answer the meaning of the painting that people in the world can't understand.

Later, your father married your mother Dong Yue'e, and she has been living in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and her relationship with your father has gradually cooled with your father's seclusion, and now she is in charge of the Ten Mile Gallery of the Soul Painting School in Wugong Sufang. ”

"Oh, I can't believe that there is such a wonderful story about Daddy, he never told me about these things. Ye Yidie said in surprise.

"In the rivers and lakes, people are unpredictable, your father knows that the rivers and lakes are sinister, he doesn't want you to get involved in the rivers and lakes, presumably your father gave up fame and fortune and retired to the rivers and lakes for this reason, the heart of his daughter is really admirable!" Shouyi said his understanding of Ye Lingfeng's retreat to the rivers and lakes, and there was admiration between his eyebrows.

After listening to the words of the monk Shouyi, Ye Yidie nodded, revealing a faint sadness, and the monk Shouyi also noticed Ye Yidie's subtle emotional change, in order not to let her fall into grief, he changed the topic and talked about the painting again.

"Miss Ye, look at this painting in Lao Wei's hand. ”

Monk Shouyi unfolded the scroll, and a piece of paper appeared in front of Ye Yidie completely, Ye Yidie carefully looked at the scroll in front of him, his eyes flashed with light, and he said in surprise: "Ancient Buddha painting!"

"Haha, Miss Ye really has good eyesight, this painting is a precious Buddhist painting "Dharma Asks Zen" collected by the ancient temple Xiangji Temple where Lao Qu practiced. Monk Shouyi nodded slightly and said.

Yi Weiyi's eyes flew on the side, and he also caught a glimpse of the picture scroll, which was indeed an ancient painting, the paper was yellowed because of its age, and the picture scroll was painted when Patriarch Bodhidharma discussed Buddhism with his disciples.

According to legend, this painting is the scene when the Bodhidharma Patriarch and the disciples discuss the Dharma, and the painting [***] draws nine hundred and eighty-one characters, alluding to the eighty-one calamities that the Buddha has experienced in asking for Zen, and the Bodhidharma Patriarch's fingers are bent three straight and seven, referring to the seven bitter births, old age, sickness, death, resentment, love and separation, and can't beg. Ye Yidie carefully looked at the picture scroll in front of her and said.

"Miss Ye really deserves to be the daughter of the Soul Painting Saint Ye Lingfeng, and her meticulous observation of the paintings is by no means comparable to ordinary people. Monk Shouichi said.

"No, no, this painting is too precious for the younger generation to accept. As soon as Ye Yidie heard that the monk Shouyi wanted to ask "Dharma Ask Zen", she felt that it was too precious, and refused repeatedly.

"Miss Ye, please accept it, the courtesy is still exchanged, so that the old man will not be rude. Monk Shouyi said that he insisted on giving "Dharma Asks Zen" to Ye Yidie.

Ye Yidie saw that the monk Shouyi was determined to give the ancient painting to him, and he refused many times but it was not generous enough, so he said: "Since the master insists on giving the ancient painting to the juniors, the juniors will temporarily keep it for the master, and if the master wants to take it back, the juniors will definitely give this painting with both hands and return it to the old owner." ”

"There is no gift to give back, Miss Ye accepts it, and in the future, Miss Ye wants to collect or give this painting to others, which has nothing to do with Lao Wei. After Monk Shouyi finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand and carefully picked up the painting and handed it to Ye Yidie.

Ye Yidie was just about to reach out to pick up the painting in the hand of a monk, when she heard a voice from behind.

"Wait!"

Ye Yidie's outstretched hand hung in the air, and before she could take the painting in her hand, she saw a flying knife flying by, standing in front of her. (To be continued.) )