Laughing at Chang'an

Family affection, friendship, love, Geng Yan had all of them in his previous life.

Then he personally abandoned everything.

It's not that he won't be sad, he also used to recall in vain in places where no one can see.But he will not stop for this, nor will he look back for anyone.His eyes are always only looking at the front, looking at the road under his feet.

The giant wood carved into a Buddha statue exudes a vigorous source that is invisible to the naked eye, like strips of green light. Geng Yan sat back on the futon, raised his head, and stared at the benevolent Buddha above.

"Monk, have you ever loved someone?"

Geng Yan raised his head and asked, abandoning his polite face, but he was not as indifferent as usual. If Li Shen were here, seeing him like this would probably bring back many bad memories—every time he was in a good mood or When it's very bad, Geng Yan will catch Li Shen and do all kinds of childish behaviors to him... such as licking him.

"Of course there are." The old monk clasped his hands together and said in a low voice, "Little disciple Yun Xiangkong was abandoned by his parents when he was still a baby. The poor monk brought him back to the monastery, raised him, taught him to read, write, practice Practicing martial arts, watching him grow up day by day, is like a piece of heart growing in my heart, it hurts so much, and I love it so much."

"There are seven sufferings in human beings, and this is the suffering of parting from love."

Geng Yan looked back from above, and casually teased: "I still think that the six elements of your cultivation of Buddhism are empty, and you have no love or hatred." He paused, and then asked the other party: "Do you hate me? ?”

The old monk sang a line of Amitabha, and said in a flat voice: "I have obstacles in my heart, this is the cause, and killing others is the effect. One drink and one peck, one's own destiny."

Hearing this, Geng Yan smiled and shook his head.

"You Buddhists like to talk about fate, but I don't believe in it." He looked past the old monk in front of him, and cast his eyes on the sky wall shrouded in mist in the distance.

"If this day is going against my will, then I will go against the sky."

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand to the old monk, with his palm upright and his five fingers pointing to the sky.

"bring it on."

Geng Yan smiled freely. He sat cross-legged on the futon, but it seemed that he was sitting on the most noble throne in the world.

"I'll give you a chance to kill me."

………………

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother!"

The young monk named Jingwu followed the two men up the mountain from a distance, and met the junior brother who he had sent to find the abbot halfway up the mountain.The little monk ran to his side, and together with him looked at the stranger walking behind the abbot on the mountain path, his face was full of curiosity that could not be concealed.

"Brother, who is he? Why did the abbot take him up the mountain?" asked the little monk.

The young monk hesitated for a moment, and said without concealment: "He said his name is Geng Yan, and that Li Shen who killed Master Yun is his friend."

The little monk couldn't close his mouth in surprise.

Most of these ordinary disciples could not leave this strange space hidden from the outside world, and it was inevitable that they would be full of curiosity about the outside world.Kongshan Temple does not forbid disciples to return to vulgarity. If they really have no intention of turning to the Buddha, they will naturally arrange for them to leave.But most people are both curious and afraid of the outside world. It is said that the world of mortals can charm the mind and make people no longer be themselves, which is very scary.

The same goes for young monks.

"That person is a holy altar, control your curiosity, and don't provoke him rashly." He told the little monk, and asked him, "Have you finished your homework for today?"

The little monk suddenly had a bitter face, and looked at him pitifully.

He was unmoved, and said with a straight face: "Hurry up!"

Chasing away the little monk who turned back step by step, the young monk suddenly remembered his responsibilities, patted his bald head in frustration, and hurried down the mountain to the entrance.As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly heard a loud noise from the mountain, and looked back in amazement, only to see a halo like a scorching sun falling from the top of the mountain.

That is……

Circles of golden waves of light surged from the top of the mountain in all directions, overshadowing the rays of the setting sun, making the Kongshan Temple shine like the sun.The young monk stared blankly at this miraculously magnificent scene, and saw a purple dragon descending from the sky, and it was about to land on the top of the mountain.

It wasn't a dragon, it was lightning—the purple lightning crashed down, engulfing the entire peak in an instant.

Then everything quiets down.

The monks came out of the earthen huts one after another, and looked at the calm mountaintop from a distance. The golden Buddha statue was still standing there, as if nothing had happened just now, it was all an illusion.

A tiny crack appeared under the young monk's feet, he lowered his head as if feeling something, and looked at the ground he was standing on.

The mountain is cracked.

………………

The Weishui River runs through the east and west.

The cargo ship going upstream docked at the pier, and the ship shook slightly. Li Tieyi closed his eyes in the cabin and opened his eyes, and asked the gray-clothed old servant standing quietly in the corner of the room: "Where are you?"

"Return to the master, we have already arrived at Baiweidu."

Li Tieyi suddenly stared, sat up with the mattress on his back, and asked, "Why is it a day earlier?"

His planned itinerary was to arrive at Baiweidu tomorrow, and the reason why he had to delay this day was to wait for news from various places.He returned to Chang'an this time to secure the victory in one fell swoop, use the fastest speed to subdue that villain Li Mubai, and stabilize the chaotic situation. To this end, he must prepare well in advance.

But how could it be a day earlier?An ominous premonition arose in Li Tieyi's heart. He lowered his head and saw the six boxes listed under the bed. He frowned deeply and asked the old servant, "What are these?"

"It's a gift for you, Master." The old servant said as he bowed and opened the boxes one by one, revealing the six sealed heads inside.

Li Tieyi's pupils shrank.

"you……"

"You are too capricious." The gray-clothed old servant said flatly, "The six paladins of the Great Light Palace, you will kill them with a single word. You have never regarded the Illuminati as your true allies. Instead, you are always on guard and making things difficult for you , cooperation...not like you."

Li Tieyi's anger only lasted for a short moment. He quickly calmed down and said indifferently, "Li Li, you betrayed me?"

"You're joking." The gray-clothed old servant laughed, "I've never been loyal to you, so how can I betray you?"

"You may not be clear, but Li Yi and I are brothers." The old servant walked slowly to a chair beside him, sat down, tapped on the table, and said, "At the beginning, I was sent to the hospital with him. Hui Guang, in order not to arouse suspicion, has been separated since then... He is kind-hearted, nosy, and can't stand by when others are in trouble, so he was chosen to serve by your side early on. Cooperation, one of the two of us has to reveal our identity to negotiate with you, it should be me, because he is more trusted by you, but he disagrees and insists on replacing me."

"The two of us have been with you for so long, so we know what kind of person you are. Li Yi knew from the moment he revealed his identity that sooner or later, he would die at your hands. You used him to lay a plan to kill Yang Mars Bureau, and then sent him to assassinate Xuetu Gaoyi, in fact, he was told to die, so he died."

"Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, up to now, only Li Ren and I are left. Li Mubai turned against you, and Du Zhong also betrayed. Who else is there beside you?"

The dimly lit crystal lamp in the cabin suddenly dimmed, and the old servant reached out to turn it off, making the room dark.The six boxes containing human heads emitted a cold light, and the light blue spots reflected on Li Tieyi's face, like ghosts.

"I misread Li Yi, and I also misread you." He looked at the old servant who had never seen a strange face before, and his voice was as cold as ice, "What kind of magical power does the Illuminati have that can make you use it?" Dedicate your life to it?"

"Hehe." The old servant smiled and shook his head, "You don't have faith, so you don't understand."

Li Tieyi lay back on the bed exhaustedly, covering his eyes with his hands, he was very weak, he had never been so weak... As the other party said, he had already betrayed everyone.

"It's almost time."

The old servant walked to the bed, covered him with the quilt, and said in a low voice.

"You should rest."

………………

Middle Earth, Chang'an.

Li Shen, who had been sitting by the hospital bed all night, had a dream in a daze.

A palace seemed familiar. He sat on the cold throne, looked around, and there was no one there.He didn't know why he was so sad, he felt cold.

It's cold, it's cold.

He wanted to stand up, leave this throne, leave this empty palace, but he couldn't move, his hands and feet seemed to have been frozen, and even his little finger lost feeling.He looked around blankly, who was there?Who will help him?

nobody.

——Already, there is no one else.

Li Shen's eyes widened. After a long time, he still couldn't break free from the dream. The chill that seemed to freeze his whole body was still surrounding him... until the morning light came in from the window, Mu Mu who was sleeping on the hospital bed Xiaobai wakes up.

"...Boss?"

"You're awake." Li Shen took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it."

"Well, I want to eat the soup dumpling from Bailin Restaurant on Jiuyang Street." Mu Xiaobai showed a shy smile and confessed to Li Shen, "And if it's convenient for you, help me buy a bowl of Granny Xu's Tofu Nao’er is just across from the steamed stuffed bun shop.”

Li Shen nodded, saying yes.

"Ah, and, after you buy the tofu nao, walk 50 meters to the left. There is a shop that sells fermented glutinous glutinous rice balls. Can you bring me a bowl?"

Li Shen frowned and said yes.

"and also……"

"No more." Li Shen interrupted the other party angrily. God knows how many "mores" this foodie still has. He came here with one hand, "I'm leaving, you wait."

Mu Xiaobai showed regretful little eyes and watched him leave the ward.

Early in the morning, no one could be seen on Chang'an Main Street, but the small streets and alleys were already bustling. Li Shen lined up to buy steamed stuffed buns, and went to the opposite side for a bowl of tofu nao. He was about to buy from the shop Mu Xiaobai mentioned. From the shop of the glutinous glutinous rice balls, I heard the clear and clear voice of a child coming from the corner of the street.

"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! Hui Guang's father and son turned against each other! Li Tieyi publicly issued a call to crusade against Li Mubai!..."

The newsboy waved the freshly baked newspaper in his hand and came across the street shouting loudly. When someone walked up to him, Li Shen handed out the banknotes and took a newspaper from the other person's arms.

On the headlines of the front page, in the huge photo, a statement covered with blood-red handprints stood out.

Li Shen was at a loss.

... Li Tieyi, is this crazy?