It's that day, the sun is setting in the west, and dusk is approaching.
Zhang Chusheng sat at the gate of Tongqing Temple with a look of despair on his face, feeling annoyed in his heart as to why he had not withstood the temptation just now, and ended up making things like this.
Once Master knew that Brother Pei had gone down the mountain without telling him, and that he was an accomplice, he would be furious.
After all, Brother Pei would cause a lot of trouble every time he went down the mountain, which had long been an "interesting story" known to everyone near Weishan.
If Master were to find out that Brother Pei had quietly gone down the mountain again, Zhang Chusheng felt that his life would definitely not be easy in the future.
"But I really want that 'soft iron'."
Looking back at the temple's backyard hesitantly, Zhang Chusheng's mind began to spin rapidly, thinking about what kind of words he should use to hide the wily Zen Master Lingyou.
"Just saying that Brother Pei is practicing in the back mountain?"
"No, although Master doesn't go to the back mountain often, if he goes today, wouldn't he be exposed?"
"Then I said I don't know where Brother Pei has gone?"
"Well, although this can fool me temporarily, I will be miserable when Brother Pei comes back..."
"..."
Zhang Chusheng kept mumbling incoherently, and the more he thought about it, the more he had no idea. Finally, he simply gave up thinking and decided to go straight to the bridge.
Anyway, Brother Pei went down the mountain and got into trouble more than once or twice. I believe Master’s little heart should be able to bear it.
If that doesn't work, just say that Brother Pei went up the mountain to collect medicine. As for where he went to collect medicine, he doesn't know.
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"Although I don't expect that brat to be able to hide it from the old monk, but isn't this exposure a little too quick?"
Just after walking halfway up the mountain along the flow of "Beauty Stream", Pei Wende heard a faint sigh coming from his ears.
You don’t need to think about it to know that this must be the sigh of Zen Master Lingyou.
"Master, I really have something to do when I go down the mountain this time."
Knowing that Zen Master Lingyou could hear his voice, Pei Wende explained in a low voice without looking back.
"I think you should have known about Xiao Qing's existence from the beginning to the end. You didn't even avoid her when teaching me the Dharma."
"I don't know what you and senior brother saw in Xiao Qing, and I don't know what your plans are."
"But to me, she is just my friend. Since there is a situation on her side, I can't just sit back and watch."
Another sigh sounded in Pei Wende's ears, and just like every time before, Zen Master Lingyou did not stop him from going down the mountain.
"That's what I hate about you, old monk. You hold everything in your heart and refuse to say it out."
Rolling his eyes helplessly, Pei Wende knew that this was the character of Zen Master Lingyou.
Since the other party has acquiesced to his coming down the mountain this time, then he should pretend that he doesn't know what the other party is thinking!
Because through the observation and search just now, Pei Wende was finally sure that Xiaoqing was indeed no longer in Weishan.
Whether it's the water pool where the other party often lives, or the beauty stream that runs through most of Weishan Mountain, or even the jungle in the back mountain where the other party used to frequent...
Pei Wende didn't find any clues about Xiaoqing, which seemed to corroborate the young man's statement of "delivering letters".
"There is one last place..."
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After a while, Pei Wende, who was strong and fast, left the mountain road of Weishan and came to the foot of the mountain.
Then, Pei Wende did not see the familiar figure under the familiar tree.
In the past, every time Pei Wende went down the mountain, as long as he did not notify Xiaoqing, the other party would wait for him in advance by the big tree at the foot of the mountain.
In a sense, the big tree at the foot of Weishan Mountain has become a tacit understanding between the two.
"If this isn't even here, then where did she go?"
Thinking of the short-lived young man before, Pei Wende took out the signature left by the other party from his arms.
"The guy said he came here to make Xiaoqing's wish come true, and this lottery is the answer."
"This sentence certainly cannot be taken literally."
"After all, with Xiaoqing's character, it is impossible for her to take the initiative to ask for help."
"That is to say, no matter what the guy's true intention is, he must have left a clue for me."
As Pei Wende continued talking to himself, his thoughts gradually became clearer.
No matter what the guy's purpose was in helping Xiao Qing realize her wish, his purpose in letting Pei Wende see the lottery was not simple.
——Sooner or later you will enter Buddhism, and there will be no coexistence between humans and monsters.
This is certainly the manifestation of some complex emotions in Pei Wende's heart.
But if you think about it carefully, no matter how powerful the young man is, he can't understand in advance the fear deep in Pei Wende's heart that even he is unaware of.
Therefore, the lottery as the "answer" is not so much Pei Wende's fear as it is a reflection of Xiaoqing's thoughts.
This is also consistent with what the young man himself said, that he was just here to fulfill Xiaoqing's wish.
To realize Xiaoqing's wish to "cut off the bond", the simplest and crudest way is undoubtedly to let the two break up in advance, which will naturally break the relationship.
"If this can be considered as helping people realize their wishes..."
"Then this way of realizing one's wishes is too bad. It is no different from the devil."
What is the difference between this and the way of realizing your wish by simply killing you in advance if you are worried that you will die in the future?
Pei Wende has completely put that young man on the "blacklist" anyway, and now he just wants to know what clues the guy left on this lottery.
"Since you want to sever the bond between me and Xiaoqing, let me see what you have prepared!"
When Pei Wende said this, his eyebrows suddenly jumped.
Immediately afterwards, a vertical eye suddenly opened, and it stared at the lottery in his hand.
——clairvoyance!
Under Pei Wende's raised eyebrows, all the remaining information on the sign was quickly read out.
From the material to the raw materials, to whose hands it was made, and even some traces left by the previous owner...
Pei Wende quickly classified and summarized this complex and tedious information, and finally formed specific and useful clues.
"The moisture on it is very heavy. This is definitely not the batch of labels I made."
"The material of this sign is fir, and it is a fir tree that is less than ten years old..."
"In addition, I have also met Xiaoqing. According to her usual movement speed, she will not exceed a hundred miles at most."
"So, the next step is to screen out the places within a hundred miles where fir trees less than ten years old are planted."
"Well, although there are still a lot of places to filter through in this way, it is better than wandering around aimlessly."
—Recommendation ticket—Monthly ticket—
