Without waiting for the dinner cooked with peppercorns, Helian Ruoxue hurried down the mountain with Qingfeng in hand.
She wanted to ask Qingfeng's thoughts face to face and let her aunt see Qingfeng's current appearance. Regardless of whether they could become husband and wife in the future, she had to take Qingfeng to the inn.
After all, I chased him all the way because of Qingfeng.
Qingfeng had no choice but to follow her obediently as she left Yunqi Temple and headed down the mountain.
After all, he is still living in the old man's home right now, so he's on his way.
Xiaodie'er looked at the backs of the two people on the stone steps, returned to the living room and asked Li Xiuyuan: "Master, have you convinced that idiot Qingfeng to go home and get a wife?"
Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan poured her a glass of water and asked, "Are you tired from growing vegetables today?"
Xiao Die'er giggled and said: "Xiao Die'er, how can we not be tired of the master yesterday? We fought with the Queen all the way to the mountains and forests where we came from."
Thinking about what happened yesterday, Li Xiuyuan laughed: "How did you know about it?"
Xiaodie'er took a sip of water and said with a smile: "The queen sent a message to the old man, saying that the master entered samadhi and went to heaven. As a result, Xiaodie'er, Crow Crow and Junior Sister guarded the master until midnight."
Li Xiuyuan thought about Wangchuan's little Ling'er and couldn't help but smile: "I went to see an older sister yesterday, and by the way I saw my little Ling'er sister. She is as cute as you."
Xiao Die'er nodded: "It turns out that the master is tired from fighting and has gone to see my sister and sister in the sky. When can I see her, Xiao Ling'er?"
Li Xiuyuan sighed and replied seriously: "If you practice well, you will naturally see her one day."
Xiao Die'er nodded, thinking that this matter was not urgent. As long as she practiced with her master, she would probably be able to see more relatives and friends.
The early autumn night breeze blew into the living room. Li Xiuyuan did not wait for Her Majesty the Queen to come to the inn. Instead, the old man who had slept for most of the day went up the mountain to see Li Xiuyuan.
Looking at the old man coming in a hurry, Li Xiuyuan was stunned and thought to himself, it's already dark, what are you doing up the mountain? Can't you wait until tomorrow to talk about something? ?
Without waiting for the old man to say anything, Li Xiuyuan and Xiao Die'er ordered: "Xiao Die'er, go and clean up the Zen room, and let the senior stay in the temple at night."
Xiao Die'er looked at the old man and smiled: "Grandpa, you can have two more glasses of wine with the master tonight." After saying this, he left the living room with a gust of wind.
He shouted from a distance: "Junior sister, grandpa is here, please get an extra cup later."
The old man looked at the confusion on Li Xiuyuan's face and said with a smile: "I just went to the inn to have a look. Your Majesty hasn't woken up yet. It seems that she spent a lot of time yesterday."
Subconsciously, Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and replied: "I was chatting with him about some past events yesterday, but I didn't expect that Her Majesty the Queen also has an unsolvable grudge with Donghai."
The old man was shocked when he heard this and blurted out: "So, what about the cause and effect between you and her, and the grudge between Huajiao and the Meng family?"
Even the old man is not very clear about the grievances between Helian Mingyue and Donghai, although they were still relatives at the beginning.
But because the old man had gone to another island with his lover early on, even he only heard what happened after Helian Mingyue.
Not to mention, the two of them have been grieving separately over the years, and neither one wants to share the pain in their hearts with the other.
Yesterday, the two had a big fight, and Helian Mingyue actually confided his past to Li Xiuyuan. This was really an incredible thing in the eyes of the old man.
"The cause and effect between me and her is simple, because the green dragon has completely forgotten me. Even if this matter is over, it won't be long before our master and disciple will leave this world."
"Xiaodie'er has already cut off Meng Wuhen's leg because of this incident and many people died. As long as she promises that the Meng family will not come to Furong Town to run wild in the future, as long as she gives me a guarantee."
Having said this, Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "I will settle this matter at Yunqi Temple for Huajiao."
"It seems that you talked a lot yesterday. If this matter can be solved, I can feel relieved and can practice here with peace of mind in the future."
The old man picked up the kettle in front of him, poured a glass of warm water and drank it. Then he took a long breath. In Li Xiuyuan's eyes, it was as if the old man had let go of a heavy burden in an instant.
After thinking for a while, the old man continued: "You were so busy fighting yesterday, how could you have time to talk about so many problems? And you solved them all overnight?"
Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan replied: "No, I just heard her tell a story yesterday."
The old man frowned, then smiled lightly and said: "Since she can tell you the unbearable past, I guess you can't be enemies."
Before Li Xiuyuan could reply, Huajiao called from a distance: "Sir, would you like to bring the food over?"
Li Xiuyuan heard the words and replied with a smile: "No need to bother, we will go there now."
That night, even though the old man planned to stay in the temple, he didn't drink much.
Li Xiuyuan and Xiaodie'er drank two glasses of wine, and Crow Huajiao accompanied the old man to drink three glasses of spirit wine, which was to celebrate his husband's battle yesterday.
The meaning of Huajiao is to congratulate my husband for coming back safe and sound. The old man thinks about it the same way.
Only Wu Wu and Xiao Die'er knew that if the master couldn't solve this problem, how could he take them to the East China Sea?
This journey to heaven has just begun.
After dinner, Li Xiuyuan asked Huajiao and the other three to make up for the homework they missed today and go to the Buddha to chant sutras.
After he and the old man walked around outside the temple, they returned to the living room and sat down. They were already feeling separated. Li Xiuyuan had something to explain to the old man.
Looking at Li Xiuyuan's solemn expression, the old man didn't know what he was thinking.
He asked: "Is it possible that there will be trouble tomorrow?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "That's not true. I was thinking that after tomorrow, I will take the three of them away and leave this place to the seniors."
The moon had just climbed into the sky, and the moonlight was soft, but the old man was a little surprised when he heard the words. He didn't expect that the parting would be so sudden, and it would come as soon as it was said.
In the old man's opinion, Li Xiuyuan had to spend another winter here, waiting for everything to stabilize, and then leave when the spring comes and the flowers bloom.
But I didn't expect everything to be so sudden.
Looking at everything in the living room, his spiritual consciousness enveloped the entire Yunqi Temple. The old man said helplessly: "You left before the Qingfeng incident was finished??"
Looking up silently, Li Xiuyuan looked at the black and white colors in the sky and shook his head.
He replied: "I am not his master. If I want to say something, I have told him a long time ago. I will talk to Helian Mingyue at most tomorrow. From now on, it is their own choice whether to divide or unite."
The old man thought about it carefully after hearing this, but he couldn't help but agree with Li Xiuyuan's opinion.
Whether it is Qingfeng or the princess, to Li Xiuyuan, they are not even considered cause and effect, let alone the two of them are still practicing in the pavilion these days.
Due to emotion and reason, Li Xiuyuan could only do this. Any more would be a step beyond his limits.
After lighting the small stove on the table, Li Xiuyuan replied: "Senior, please remember that five acres of land at the foot of the mountain is enough. We cannot compete with the villagers for land."
Whether it was the affairs of the Qin Dynasty or the experiences of the Tang Dynasty, the time was too short, and Li Xiuyuan could not explain it to the old man, so he could only explain it repeatedly.
The old man looked at him and nodded: "I'm watching this matter. Qingfeng should know the rules and not mess around."
"If Qingfeng can't keep the loneliness and misery on the mountain, let him go home early, or go to the imperial city to find the princess."
Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "Being in the temple is practice. Cultivation means that one can endure hardship, understand reason, and observe discipline. If you can't do it, you might as well go home early if you think about wealth in the world."
The old man was stunned when he heard this and didn't know how to reply to this sentence.
While making tea, Li Xiuyuan said: "When I was six years old, I went to the mountains with my husband to practice spiritual practice. The hardships I endured were beyond what Qingfeng and Xiaodie'er could imagine."
"I don't want Qingfeng to be like me, but in the future, at least I have to grow my own vegetables."
After thinking for a while, he said: "Autumn is here, senior, you can ask Qingfeng to prune the peach and apricot trees on the mountain. Otherwise, what will you eat next year? You can drink tea by yourself, or you can open a small tea garden."
Speaking of this, Li Xiuyuan felt like a mother who was about to travel far away, repeatedly explaining to the children she left at home.
At this point, I couldn't help but sigh quietly: "Even if the iron threshold has been built for thousands of years, it will still need a steamed bun. Even the Holy Cult is the same. If Helian Mingyue soars, what will happen if there are no successors??"
The old man also felt the same, looked at him and comforted him: "I'm here, don't worry."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "There can be no monks here, but we must not let this pure land turn evil and disgust the villagers at the foot of the mountain. If that happens, it is better to let him return to the small deserted temple."
The old man was speechless at that moment.
When I close my eyes, it's still the same as it was last winter, but it can't be compared to the Yunqi Temple in front of me. The boy is just a passerby, waving his hand and leaving.
Holding a cup of spiritual tea, Li Xiuyuan no longer talked about Qingfeng and the princess, nor did he worry about the small ship Yunqi Temple that was about to be put down.
He withdrew his consciousness from the moonlit sky and said something that surprised the old man and even made him jump.
"Senior, it's just that you are lacking vitality, not that you are old. You and Helian both deserve a new beginning. How about I speak to you two?"
Li Xiuyuan never said anything about the old man's lack of vitality. This was an unsolvable trouble for others, but it was nothing to him.
After all, he had even used Ksitigarbha's hand to gently wipe away the missing vitality of the little Ling'er on the Forgotten River, not to mention that the old man was only a monk in this world.
The old man was startled when he heard this and shook his head: "You can't say this nonsense."
After speaking, he glanced at his hands, shook his head again, and sighed heavily. It was a feeling of loss for his future and unwillingness to accept everything in the past.
Even his former lover had no way to survive, let alone the young man in front of him.
Li Xiuyuan disagreed, and just chuckled: "Believe me, she will be lonely even if she becomes the leader and the emperor. She needs someone to accompany her on the long road ahead."
"I'm old and I don't dare to have the illusion of love between a man and a woman. If I get married again, how will I go to see my lover in the mountains and forests? Should I go to see her?"
The old man sighed and said with a wry smile: "Look at my hands, they are like old trees in the mountains."
Li Xiuyuan added spiritual tea to the old man's cup and said lightly: "Practice is too hard. We still have some dreams in our hearts. Otherwise, how can we suffer in the long river of time?"
"Believe me, even if your wife has a soul in heaven, she also hopes that you will have a new beginning. Because she has already started a new life when she drank that bowl of soup and crossed the bridge."
Li Xiuyuan said seriously: "It's not that she wants to forget you, it's just God's will, and God's will is as iron as steel."
When the old man heard this, he was speechless for a moment, so he had to pick up the cup and take another sip, but he sighed in his heart.
Waving his hand, Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "There is no rush in advance. I will talk to her tomorrow. If she doesn't object, I will think of a way to give you a chance."
Seeing that Li Xiuyuan had said this, the old man had no choice but to reply with a grimace: "Look, if I'm walking in front of her like this, the villagers at the foot of the mountain will only think that she is my daughter."
With a faint smile, Li Xiuyuan's heart was in Mingyue: "We always have to have dreams. Maybe when we wake up one morning, we will realize it?"
(End of chapter)
