Zhang Zhongliang: "Exactly."
Su Weiwei punched his fist: "Hey, wrong, wrong. Hey..."
Zhang Zhongliang wondered: "What's wrong?"
Su Weiwei: "If you didn't meet the Crown Princess on the way, you must have gone astray. Last night, the Crown Princess's honor guard rested in our hotel. The Crown Princess was still wandering in the courtyard at midnight, just looking at the bright moon, not knowing what to think about. I dare not ask any more questions. When I got up early this morning, the Crown Princess followed the official route to Beijing."
Wei Shihu: "How do you know that is the Crown Princess?"
Su Weiwei: "You can tell by looking at that posture."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It was the fifteenth yesterday, and the person who was still watching the bright moon in the courtyard at midnight must be Mary."
Just: "How to show it?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "She is going north this morning, and we are going south. We are deviating from the half-day journey. The journey has been more than a day. We must work harder to catch up. Change horses and chase."
Everyone mounted their horses again and galloped away.
Mary's ceremonial guard marched forward slowly with great fanfare.
Zhang Zhongliang and his party crossed the fork in the road and rode faster.
Mary caressed the lion cub in the car, and her affection for licking the calf was beyond words.
At dusk, Zhang Zhongliang and his party stopped.
Hao Tianlei found horse dung on the road, dismounted and inspected: "Your Highness, the horse dung is not dry yet, they must be not far ahead."
Zhang Zhongliang nodded.
Hao Tianlei mounted his horse and the group continued to chase.
At dusk, Mary and her party were still marching in the wilderness.
Two lions jumped up the hill, and Mary's guard of honor was completely exposed to the lions' sight.
Zhang Zhongliang and his party went non-stop.
As night fell, in the lee of a small hill in the wilderness, Mary and her party began to set up a tent and make a fire to cook.
Wei Jue is inspecting the camp.
Mary hugged the little lion cub and fed it water.
Not far away, a male lion and a lioness were walking in a circuitous way in front of them, gradually approaching Mary.
Mary was unaware.
The lion and lioness are approaching.
Mary began to play with the little lion cub. She gently threw the cub up and then caught it. Throw it again——
The lion and the lioness roared in anger, shaking the mountain. They both jumped up and began to attack Mary.
Wei Jue turned around and saw that the situation was not good, so he rushed out and stood between the lion and Mary.
Before Wei Jue could draw his sword, the lion had already knocked him down, and the two lions continued to pounce on Mary.
Mary screamed and fell on her back holding the cub.
The two lions stopped, roared, and roared. Approaching Mary step by step.
Mary sat on the ground in horror and stepped back step by step, still holding the lion cub tightly in her hands.
Wei Jue was injured and fell to the ground. Only a few of the accompanying guards stood far away and shouted, while the rest fled for their lives.
The lioness roared, her fur stood on end, and attacked again.
Mary had closed her eyes.
A whistle sounded across the wilderness, and the two lions were startled and confused. At this moment, a man emerged from the ground, wearing a dung-sweeping suit, like a ghost. He instantly flashed to Mary's side, snatched the lion cub from Mary's hand, and threw it high between the male lion and the lioness.
Seeing this, the lioness jumped forward, rolled on the spot, and caught the cub.
The lion shook his head, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief.
The two lions stood tall like two big walls, sandwiching the cub in the middle and tightly surrounding it.
The guards gradually gathered together. Wei Jue held a sharp knife in his hand and formed a human wall with everyone, blocking Mary.
The lion roared alertly, wandering and swaying in front of the human wall. After a while, the lioness picked up the cub, and the male lion retreated and left the wilderness, gradually disappearing.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed, setting up tents and making fires to cook.
Mary sat on the ground and stared blankly at the place where the lion disappeared, still terrified.
Wei Jue is bandaging the wound.
The man wearing a dung-sweeping suit saw that everyone was safe, smacked his head and wanted to leave. At this time, it can be seen clearly that this person is a Kudutuo.
Wei Jue: "Master, please stay. May I ask your name?"
Toutuo made a ceremony: "Toutuo Wei Jiaqing is the one."
At various crossings, lanterns are hung high, visible from a distance.
The tent was pitched. Guards came and went.
In the sheltered place, a blazing bonfire was lit.
Mary, Wei Jue and Wei Jiaqing Toutuo were sitting around the bonfire.
Wei Jiaqing said eloquently: "Tutuo means practicing asceticism. Anyone who practices asceticism must first choose a free place, secondly live a life of begging, thirdly live in one place, and fourthly live in one place." One meal a day, the fifth is to beg for food, regardless of the rich or the poor, the sixth is to keep three robes and bowls, the seventh is to always sit under a tree and meditate, the eighth is to sit quietly in the open air, the ninth is to wear dung sweeping clothes, the tenth is to live At the tomb. People who practice Toutu asceticism want to live such a simple life, and it is also a pure life."
Mary shuddered: "Master, if you say so, practicing cultivation is just asking for trouble. Life is so short, why should you give up your peace and happiness? Why should princes and nobles such as Samantabhadra give up their dignity just to experience an inhuman life? What's the point? beneficial?"
Wei Jiaqing: "The princess doesn't know something. Mortal people only want to enjoy themselves, but the most kind people enjoy the happiness of others."
Mary: "I'm even more puzzled. How can you make others happy as a tutu? If you don't practice asceticism, wouldn't there be more than one person in the world suffering?"
Wei Jiaqing: "Toutuo can't argue, but I think a person's life is called a life. After this life, he has to wait for reincarnation in the next life. If he wants to be happy in the next life, he must practice hard in this life."
Mary shook her head, confused.
Several lanterns were hung high, and the palace embroidery on the lanterns swayed in the wind.
With the sound of horse hooves, Zhang Zhongliang and his entourage appeared at the end of the wilderness.
Hao Tianlei: "Prince, look at the lantern."
Zhang Zhongliang paused for a moment, then galloped towards the lantern like a horse.
Everyone followed closely.
Arriving in front of the lantern, Hao Tianlei dismounted and took down the lantern: "Prince, there is a palace mark on the lantern, so they must be nearby."
Mary, Wei Jue, and Wei Jiaqing Toutuo were still sitting around the bonfire.
Mary sighed: "If you want to be happy in the next life, you must practice hard in this life? If there is an accurate number between happiness and pain in this life, even if you enjoy all the happiness in this life, what's the harm in suffering in the past life? Happiness first, happiness later, suffering first, pain later It's just the same with a few differences. What I don't understand is that the emperor is extremely noble, so he can't give up the dignity he has gained and practice hard. Even if he can achieve something, how can he be more noble than the emperor in this life? "
Wei Jiaqing: "Toutuo is clumsy and cannot argue with the Crown Princess."
Mary: "I don't just want to argue, it's just that I really don't understand this practice thing." She threw down the fire hook and tried to stand up and go back to the tent.
The maid hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
Mary: "It gives me a headache thinking about these long-term things. Go to sleep."
Wei Jue and Wei Jiaqing extinguished the fire.
Mary, with her shy belly, walked towards the tent with the help of the palace maid.
Zhang Zhongliang searched all the way and walked out from behind the hill. He saw Mary and stopped. He stared at Mary's back, his eyes blurred by tears. When Mary walked to the tent door, he could no longer control himself and called softly: "My beloved concubine——"
Mary was stunned for a moment, looked around, turned around slowly, and murmured to herself: "Zhang Zhongliang, is that you?"
Zhang Zhongliang called out: "Mary - yes, it's me." He quickly stepped forward to greet her.
Mary's eyes were wet with tears, and she took a step forward, as if she was going to faint.
Zhang Zhongliang hugged Mary, and Mary hugged Zhang Zhongliang tightly. The two embraced each other and did not want to separate for a long time.
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