Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

The mountain wind stopped, and after a while, white mist filled the air. The mist was light and thin, gradually enveloping the top of the mountain.And when they looked into the distance, the full moon had climbed to the center of the sky, and as the mist covered the field of vision, the moonlight also became quiet and quiet, no longer the clear and clear feeling just now.

Chen Jun suddenly said: "It's about to change."

There was a ray of red light around the periphery of the full moon, which slowly ate away from the outside until the whole moon was covered with a layer of blood, and the mist dispersed. The red moonlight illuminated the mountains and sea of ​​clouds, and in a blink of an eye, it became like hell. scene.

Qingping suddenly thought of the origin of the pavilion's name, the word "Linyuan" may have some deep meaning.

Among the churning sea of ​​blood, the towering mountains seem to be the torture platform of hell in the rumors, looking around, there is an ominous blood color.Qingping felt that the descriptions he read in the book before were very euphemistic. When he came to this place in person, facing this scene, he couldn't help breathing a little faster.

At this moment, she felt that someone was holding her hand. Chen Jun turned her back and looked at the sea of ​​clouds. She didn't turn around, but stretched out her hand to hold her hand accurately, saying: "It will pass soon, don't be afraid."

Qingping didn't feel scared in her heart, but the mountain wind was cold, so her hands felt a little chilly.But now, he was warmed by the temperature of the other hand, which was slightly callused, and the heat extended from the palm to the heart, dispelling the chill.Qingping looked at her back, if he was really a child, he would have been grateful for such meticulous care, and would have given up his life to repay this kindness.

She looked at Chen Jun quietly, her eyes showed a calm and self-restraint that did not belong to a child, which was quite different from her usual ignorant look.Although this kindness is heavy, although she is weak, but there will be a day when it will be repaid.

The spectacle of the blood moon coming to the world didn't last long. The wind in the mountains suddenly picked up, howling and blowing away the mist, and the moonlight gradually returned to its original state.Chen Jun held her hand and didn't let go. The two of them had different thoughts in their hearts. When they returned to the flat ground, Liu Zhen and Tianxuan had already been waiting here. Chen Jun let go of Qingping's hand and said to Liu Zhen, "Are your legs feeling better?"

Liu Zhen moved a little bit, and said: "It's much better, it's better to move around more quickly, don't worry, miss."

Chen Jun hummed, and the four of them went down the mountain and returned to Mingjue Temple. A boy guarding the door opened the door to welcome the guests, and said, "Good people, the wing room has been prepared for everyone to rest. Please come with me."

Everyone followed her to the room and rested.

Chen Jun asked Qingping Liu Zhen to go back and rest without waiting.Picking up the jade crown by himself, suddenly there was a fire in front of the door, and a figure appeared in front of the window, one person said: "Miss, are you asleep?"

Chen Jun slipped a short sword out of his sleeve, slowly approached the door, and said, "I haven't slept yet, what's the matter for the monk?"

The man said: "I have the liberty to disturb Miss in the middle of the night. I really want to ask for something. Miao Zhu wants to meet Miss."

The man spoke very earnestly, Chen Jun opened the door, and it was the woman who showed them the way in the evening.Seeing Chen Jun, he bowed first and said, "Miss please."

Chen Jun followed behind her calmly, turned her head slightly, and saw Tianquan, dressed in black, quietly following behind them.

The night is as cool as water, and there is a small pool in the temple, which is full of lotus flowers, emitting a faint fragrance.The woman led the way with a lantern in her hand, passed through the main hall, and came to a side hall. A row of lamp stands were placed in the hall. On the lamp stands were oil lamps with porcelain bowls as the base. Cover it with a red cloth, only a lotus flower can be seen sticking out.

Dozens of bright yellow prayer flags hung down from the main hall, decorated with tassels, shaking gently.

There were two futons in front of the statue, and an old woman in white clothes and white hair was already sitting on one of them, with a string of glazed beads hanging on her chest. Seeing Chen Jun, she nodded slightly and said, "Please sit down, honored guest."

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, Chen Jun said, "I don't know why Master is looking for juniors?"

Miao Zhu bowed his head and read aloud, saying: "Wake up this morning, the lotus in the temple is in full bloom, the old man will know that there is a distinguished guest coming to the temple today, and sent a special disciple to wait in front of the gate."

The old man slowly raised his eyes, clear and bright, not at all like a dying person.Chen Jun didn't speak, but looked at her lightly, clenched her hands a little, and said, "Don't dare, I'm not a distinguished guest, maybe the master misunderstood it?"

Miao Zhu held the bell in his hand, shook it a few times, and said: "Life is like a dream, and dreams are like life. There are countless people who are drunk and dream of death in the world of mortals, but few people are detached from the world of mortals. The honored guests have seen the red moon in Qingliang Mountain." Do you have the feeling of revisiting the old place?"

Chen Jun slid out the dagger from his sleeve, held the hilt of the sword, and said lightly: "This is the first time I have come here, how can I feel like I have revisited my old place?"

The evening wind blew into the hall, the candles flickered, the temple priest murmured the scriptures, the bronze bell in her hand never stopped, echoing in the hall, after a while she whispered: "Dear guest, do you know why this temple is named 'Mingjue'? ?”

"What is enshrined here is the tenth god body of the great god Puyu. After being enlightened by the dragon girl, the great god guarded the dragon girl's reincarnation. Because of his merits and virtues, he was conferred the title of god." Miao Zhu said.

Pu Yu is the Dharma protector under the throne of the Dragon Girl, that is, the evil jiao at the Wanghai Banquet before. According to legend, Pu Yu went through ten lifetimes of training and finally became a god. He is a double-faced god.The common temple enshrines the statue of her after becoming a god, holding a lotus flower, which is solemn and majestic; there is another kind that is relatively rare, which is a wrathful statue of Pu Zhen, who has multiple arms and holds a magic weapon to punish evil and eliminate demons.

But this temple actually enshrined Pu Yu's tenth god, Chen Jun silently glanced at the statue deep in the hall, put the dagger back into his sleeve, and said, "Just say what the master wants to say."

Miao Zhu put down the magic vessel in his hand, took off the glazed bead string, held it in his hand, and said: "The Great God Pu Yu is also enshrined in Xirong, and the Qianhui people call her 'A Yuelai'. People in the country don't know, but this great god also knows the world. The ability to control the power of reincarnation can make time go back—"

The dagger in Chen Jun's hand was out of its sheath, and the sharp blade was close to Miaozhu's neck. She paused, "Who are you?"

Miao Zhu was not afraid, as if he didn't know that his life was about to be lost, and said: "Your honored guest, don't be alarmed, I don't know anything."

Under her gaze, Chen Jun felt that the long-hidden secret in her heart was about to be revealed to the public. She simply withdrew the dagger and said, "Master, it's better to make it clear, so as not to accidentally hurt you for a while."

Miao Zhu bowed to her and said: "Don't be annoyed, the honored guest, the old man just got a hexagram, and he wants to tell the honored guest."

Chen Jun said coldly: "What hexagram?"

Miao Zhu drew a semicircle in mid-air, and said: "Your trip, everything is going well, and everything goes according to your wishes. But there is a flaw in the hexagram, you need to keep in mind, if you want to get something, you must pay the same price. There is a loss."

Chen Jun's face softened, and she pondered for a moment and said: "I didn't believe in the theory of gods and ghosts in the past, but now I have to believe it. But as the hexagram says, gains and losses have their own weight, and the big and the small are the most important. It’s better to exchange two by two, and the small loss is the big one, I have my own calculations in my heart.”

Miao Zhu said: "You must know that the strong will be broken, the wise will be hurt, the strong will be humiliated, and the deep love will not last. These are irreversible, and they cannot be measured by gains and losses. It is like a river flowing eastward into the sea. It is difficult to look back. Please remember …”

Chen Jun bowed to her and said, "Thank you, master, for your words."

"Life is like a traveler in the world..."

After bidding farewell to Tianliang Mountain, the convoy headed south all the way, over mountains and ridges, and wading across water.Qing Ping was riding a horse, with a grass root in his mouth, muttering in his heart.

The moonlit night scene on Tianliang Mountain, the mountains and sea of ​​clouds, and the eerie red moon all seem to be a blurred and dreamlike dream. After waking up from the dream, I only remember the shock in my heart. When I think about the scene carefully, I can't remember it at all.

It turns out that the world is really like an adversary, who lives temporarily in life and leaves after death, so what is the meaning of her trip to this world?

Qingping bit the green grass and looked thoughtfully at the rushing water in the deep valley, slightly lost in thought.

Liu Zhen rode forward and saw her with grass in her mouth, and said with a smile: "But do you want to eat meat? Grind the taste with grass in your mouth?"

Qing Ping said: "This grass has a kind of fragrance when you enter it, you might as well try it."

Liu Zhen laughed and said: "You're talking nonsense again, how can there be such a saying!"

Qingping pouted his mouth, leaned over and pulled out another one, stuffed it into the horse's mouth, the horse turned its head away in disgust, its nose made a popping sound, very dissatisfied.

Liu Zhen hugged the horse's neck and almost rolled down laughing, saying: "You, look... your horse doesn't even eat this grass..."

Qingping bit the grass and didn't bother to talk to her, and continued to think about life.

The convoy passed a pass, and there were many convoys waiting in line ahead. After Liu Zhen reported to Chen Jun, Chen Jun said: "Then pass the pass first, and take a rest at the post."

The curtain of the carriage moved slightly, and Chen Jun stayed in the carriage for the past few days, neither asking anyone to wait on her nor showing her face much.Except for lighting a fire to take a rest, she would come out slowly to have a look. At other times, she was like a mushroom, determined to grow in this car.

Although Qingping Liu Zhen was puzzled, she didn't dare to disturb her lightly. Fortunately, Chen Jun never lost her temper with others, but sometimes she liked to be alone. This reminded Qingping that when she was in the palace, she often Stay alone, read and write, day after day.

After arriving at the post station, the horses were fed first. Liu Zhen called the staff to order food, cleared two tables, and invited Chen Jun to eat.

Qing Ping was standing by the table waiting, when suddenly someone said: "Hey, isn't this Qing Ping!"

She looked back and saw that Ms. Shao was standing at a table not far from their table, and said happily: "It's fate to meet each other, why don't you come and have dinner together?"

Her overly enthusiastic attitude made Qingping feel a little restless, Qingping directly rejected her, Miss Shao was not angry, she was still very enthusiastic, and said: "It's okay, you can come if you want."

Qingping saw her sit down and whispered a few words to the people around him, the person was wearing pearls and jade, he turned his head to look in Qingping's direction, the two looked at each other, the young man smiled slightly, raised his glass and drank it, and mouthed: "Waiting for you .”

Qingping was dumbfounded, feeling that the siblings seemed to be plotting something again, she subconsciously turned her back, sat at the table, and stroked her forehead with her hand.

At this moment, Chen Jun stepped into the hall. Although there were many people coming and going in the post station, she had never seen such a few people. For a while, everyone's eyes were on her, but Chen Jun looked natural and sat down calmly.Qingping saw that her eyes were light blue, and she was sleepy and undisciplined, knowing that although she had stayed in the car these days, she hadn't had a good rest, so she couldn't help showing a little concern in her eyes.

Chen Jun glanced at her and said, "What? Watch what I do."

The waiter was called again, and an extra meat dish was served, Chen Jun said: "Eat meat well, for such a short man, he still eats grass every day."

Liu Zhen covered her mouth, Tianxuan also looked like she was enjoying the show, Qingping was speechless to add food, and a person in the distance said: "Since you can't even eat meat, why don't you come to our table?"

Everyone looked back, the young man said confidently: "The seats are ready, Qingping, are you coming?"

Miss Shao covered her face with her sleeves, feeling ashamed, but she still didn't stop her brother from doing what he did.

Chen Jun slowly put down her chopsticks and turned her head to look back, her aura was overwhelming for a moment. Seeing that she seemed to be drawing a sword to face her, Qingping felt a little bit in his heart.