Huajiao opened her eyes, looked towards the shore following the crows of crows, and shouted: "Sir, there is an old man waving at the shore, should we go there?"
Li Xiuyuan told the shopkeeper on the ship: "Please make some effort to get over and I'll pay you more for the ship."
The shopkeeper angrily greeted the waiter and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is going down the river, it's not as troublesome as coming back."
After the boat stopped by the shore, the man put the deck on the shore... Xiao Die'er said to Li Xiuyuan: "The master is an old monk, and he is carrying a young monk on his back."
Li Xiuyuan frowned when he heard this, and immediately asked: "I wonder where Master wants to go?"
Lao Shang replied: "I want to go to the East China Sea. I wonder if Mr. Xiao can give us a ride?"
Li Xiuyuan nodded: "Please get on the boat, Shangxin."
Immediately, a waiter greeted the old monk to get on the boat. After the old monk got on the boat and the waiter cleared the deck, Huajiao screamed in surprise.
"Sir, this little monk seems to be sick!"
Xiao Die'er looked at the young monk with his eyes tightly closed in the old monk's arms, and said, "Master, save people first."
When Lao Shang heard this, he could only smile bitterly and said: "Our master and apprentice picked some mushrooms in the woods in front and cooked them to eat. I'm fine... Wuliang was poisoned..."
Li Xiuyuan reached out and held the young monk's hand, but he sighed in his heart and said: "It's immeasurable again..."
For just a moment, he was reminded of the little monk under the Snow Mountain of the Tang Dynasty, the little guy he later named Jin Wuliang.
After quietly feeling the pulse of the little monk, he said to Huajiao: "I have some medicine here, which Xiaodieer picked while I was there. You can go to the back of the boat and cook it..."
After speaking, he took out a bunch of different elixirs, picked up a few and handed them to Huajiao. Huajiao picked up the medicine and went to the back of the boat.
Xiaodie'er stretched out her hand to touch the little monk's forehead, and then said: "It's good that you don't have a fever."
Crow looked at her with disgust and smiled: "Sister, you are not a master, so don't talk nonsense."
The old monk was startled, looked at the crow and said: "I didn't expect that the little donor had already heard the truth..."
Xiaodie'er touched Crow's head and smiled: "Junior brother has been able to transform a long time ago, but he is just playful..."
After everyone had chatted for a while, the old monk thanked Li Xiuyuan: "I didn't expect that the young gentleman is also proficient in medical skills. I am at the end of my rope. I am truly blessed by the Bodhisattva."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "It's also convenient for you to do it for others, so you're welcome, Master."
Only then did the shopkeeper come over and look at the old monk and say: "Monk, you are really lucky. This is the little god in our town..."
...
As the boat sailed up the river, the leader of the imperial army in Furong Town had already led a large group of troops to evacuate from the foot of the mountain and returned to Dongfang County with Her Majesty's decree.
Mobilize troops to exterminate the remaining bandits on Tongguling.
This is what Li Xiuyuan told Helian Mingyue. Since he is the king of this world, he should consider his own people.
She only left two maids, and now she has moved to the temple on the mountain.
Just as Li Xiuyuan and his party were heading east, Helian Mingyue and Gongyang Bo had already arrived in the mysterious mountain forest.
Sitting in front of the grave, Gongyang Bo placed the cakes and drinks he brought on the grave, lit incense and candles, and then sighed quietly.
Asked: "Your Majesty, didn't Li Xiuyuan say where Chan'er was that day?"
When Helian Mingyue heard this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his delicate face, and he stared blankly at the tombstone in front of him for a long time.
Then he replied: "You must not believe it. That day I forced him to find where Xiao Chan would go after reincarnation...but he gave me another answer..."
Gongyang Bo sighed and said with a wry smile: "I guess the king under the Nine Netherworld doesn't want to disturb the cicada after reincarnation."
Helian Mingyue nodded and replied: "If it weren't for his grudges and peppercorns, I'm afraid he wouldn't have told me another answer. Only you know this, so don't tell me anymore."
Gongyang Bo was speechless for a moment when he heard the words. After a while, a bitter look appeared on his face.
He asked carefully: "So, how will your Majesty handle this matter in the future?"
Helian Mingyue said calmly: "Didn't he have a broken leg? Let him stay in the Meng Mansion for ten or eight years. When he learns to be a human being, we can treat him."
Gongyang Bo nodded and replied: "That's fine. After all, Miss Huajiao has left with her husband, so the grudge is over."
Helian Mingyue sighed and replied faintly: "It's a pity that my disciple, I shouldn't have let her return to the imperial city first."
Gongyang Bo shook his head: "Since I have forgotten, it doesn't matter if I see you or not."
...
As the boat sailed up the river, the autumn wind rustled all the way, but it couldn't stop Crow and Xiao Die'er from their interest, even though this was the second time for the three of them to take a boat down the river.
After taking the elixir and regaining some energy, the young monk Wuliang also became interested. He also sat on the bow of the boat and went down the river for the first time.
Although the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was monotonous, it made him very happy.
Because I walked away from the edge of death once and came back to life.
At this time, Helian Ruoxue from Yunqi Temple in Furong Town was wondering whether he would return to the imperial city with his aunt in a few days.
After all, this is not her home.
Qingfeng didn't have to go up and down the mountain every day, but he had more time to copy Buddhist scriptures. He even copied the Buddhist scriptures that Li Xiuyuan gave to Helian Ruoxue.
Qingfeng, whose heart is currently in the Buddhist hall, has not yet fallen into Ruoxue's deep feelings.
Helian Ruoxue had no choice but to return to the imperial city first as Li Xiuyuan told her... She also had her own practice.
The group in Furong Town allowed her to break through to the second level of cultivation, and also allowed her to see a higher realm.
Li Xiuyuan on the boat and the old monk he met on the way talked about Buddhism all the way. The old monk was impressed by Li Xiuyuan's understanding of Buddhism. Along the way, the two became close friends.
It was originally thought that the group of people would take a boat down to the East China Sea, which the three of them had not been to last time.
Unexpectedly, when they were still half a day away from Tianshui, the young monk Wuliang said something, which changed the itinerary of the master and the disciple.
But it was Wuliang who was getting closer and closer to the East China Sea. The young monk, who had regained his energy, couldn't help shouting while looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait.
"Master, it would be great if senior brother Qingfeng were here."
"Qingfeng..." Xiaodie'er screamed after hearing this.
"Qingfeng...that's an idiot." Crow replied with a smile.
"Qingfeng is good..." Huajiao looked at the old monk and said, "Master, Qingfeng is in my hometown."
"Boom!" Like a thunderous sound, it fell on the old monk's head. He looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Sir, do you know Qingfeng?"
Li Xiuyuan sighed softly when he heard this, touched Wuliang's head, sighed, and said quietly: "I not only know Duanmu Qingfeng, but I also know Helian Ruoxue from the Imperial City..."
While the master and the disciple were stunned, Li Xiuyuan told the old monk about Xiaodie'er's encounter with Qingfeng on the way and Qingfeng's current situation.
Then he said in a daze: "I don't have the ability to solve Qingfeng and Ruoxue's troubles. I have to let them wait for time and fate."
"Master, Wuliang has to go back to find his senior brother." The young monk looked at the old monk and said seriously.
"I didn't expect that the young gentleman also built a temple in that small town in the far north. It's really rare." The old monk clasped his hands together and praised.
Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly: "While I was ferrying myself, I also wanted to ferry the people on that side. If seniors are willing to go..."
In Li Xiuyuan's view, Yunqi Temple still lacks an abbot master, and along the way, in his eyes, the old monk should be the best candidate.
The old monk sighed and said silently: "It seems that our master and disciple are going to turn around."
"Look back?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled when he heard the words, looked at the old monk and replied: "I turned around for two different people in that mysterious mountain forest, which resulted in two different causes and effects..."
Pointing to the front, Li Xiuyuan said: "I will write a letter. Your master and apprentice can go to the Duanmu family to meet Qingfeng's family. They should know Qingfeng's whereabouts..."
There is another thing Li Xiuyuan didn't say, that is, because of his relationship with Qingfeng, the Duanmu family should send monks.
Duanmu Wuhui might even personally escort the master and apprentice to Furong Town to see Qingfeng practicing there.
The old monk nodded and sighed: "That's true. We should let Qingfeng's family know where he is."
Crow looked at the young monk and asked, "Master, are we also going to see Qingfeng's family?"
Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and replied: "We can wait until we get to Tianshui Town."
Huajiao sighed, looked at Xiaodie'er and smiled: "Junior sister, I'm afraid you didn't expect that we would come to Tianshui again, right?"
Xiaodieer laughed: "Senior Old Turtle took Pianpian and Peacock to the East China Sea. Junior sister, we just asked the master to help sister Peacock this time."
The old monk praised: "I didn't expect that you, master and disciple, have so many blessings and have so many opportunities with Donghai."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "We are just passing by the East China Sea to see the scenery there."
At this moment, their boat was the only one walking on the vast river. The red sun on the horizon only showed half of its smiling face, while the other half was hidden in the clouds.
In the distance, you can see the outline of Tianshui Town and the long stone steps on the pier.
There were half clouds and half sunshine in the sky. The breeze was blowing Li Xiuyuan's clothes, and his consciousness had been placed in Tianshui Town.
Thinking about the opportunity that Huajiao got the Old Turtle from the East China Sea in Fushan, Xiaodieer accidentally cut off one of Meng Wuhen's legs.
I wonder what kind of traces the master and the apprentice will leave on this trip?
The young monk had a smile on his face and was very interested. He looked around along the way, thinking that he would see his senior brother's family soon, which was a new thing for him.
Even in Tianshui Town, it was his first time coming with his master, so he was inevitably excited.
The crow lay quietly next to Xiao Die'er, calm and composed, because this was not his first time here, not to mention that this time he was accompanied by his master.
Listening to the young monk's cheerful laughter, Li Xiuyuan suddenly had the illusion that Wuliang was laughing like this when he left Chang'an with him and headed for the desert.
In a different world, Wuliang is still the same, but he is no longer the little monk he was back then.
Sighing softly, Li Xiuyuan murmured to himself: "Go and recite...stop reciting...Master, what should I do if I can't erase this recollection?"
At this moment, he thought of what he said to Helian Mingyue, but even if he drank the soul-forgetting soup for a hundred years, it would not help.
Those past events have been imprinted on his soul and cannot be washed away by a bowl of soul-forgetting soup.
Not to mention, he once transformed into Po Meng and stood on the Wangchuan Bridge for more than a hundred years.
The old monk didn't know Li Xiuyuan's current mood, but asked: "Does the young gentleman plan to rest in Tianshui for a day?"
Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan took his thoughts back from Wangchuan and replied softly: "I don't know."
Xiao Die'er thought for a while and said: "Master, let's just go to the town to buy some snacks. Let's move forward while the weather is good."
Huajiao said: "Junior sister, it's up to your husband to make the decision on this matter."
At this moment, the waiter on the boat suddenly shouted: "Sir, please look, we have arrived in Tianshui, and the shopkeeper is going to buy some food..."
The sky and water in Li Xiuyuan's eyes were black and white. Thinking that this was Qingfeng's home, he said, "Then let's go to the town for a walk."
