There's a gust of wind coming from the south

Before dawn, it began to rain in the mountains.A leafy fresh air mixed with damp smell was swept into the room, waking up Shen Shi who was sleeping by the window.

He looked back at the sleeping person beside him, and found that the person was also looking at him at this time.There was no tiredness in his eyes, it was obvious that he had been awake for a long time.

"When did you wake up?" Shen Shi asked.

"Just woke up."

"What are you looking at me for?"

"You always frown when you sleep."

Shen Shi smiled, and jokingly said, "I don't understand, I like killing people in my dreams."

"All right." Nan Feng said as he got up and walked towards the door: "Take a breath."

The moment the wooden latch was opened, there happened to be a gust of wind.The Albizia Julibrissin flowers on the edge of Hantan Temple were swept into the house, and fell lightly to the ground.

Both of them were aroused by the wind to go out for a walk.

……

It is raining continuously, no need to open an umbrella.In the words of Monk Chen, these are the auras of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon.

Not long after leaving the temple, I stumbled into a sea of ​​acacia flowers.The falling flowers are colorful, and countless velvet flowers are mixed into the soil with the wind, spreading a thin layer of red on the ground.

In the depths of Acacia, there is a moss-covered tomb.This tomb is not new at first glance, but it must have been taken care of by caring people. The flowers presented are still in bud, swaying gently in the breeze.

There is no epitaph that reveals the identity of the owner on the grave, and grass stubbornly poked its head out of the loess.

Life and death are in the same grave, all in sight.

"What kind of person do you think will be sleeping in the depths of the flowers?" Nan Feng asked.

"Her name is Ah Ruo."

It was not Shen Shi who answered Nanfeng, but Wu Nian'en who followed up from behind at some point.

"Really. In a flash, Ziye and I have become old men, but she is still young..."

Following Wu Nianen's words, there was another breeze in the mountains, and the ground was filled with joy.

……

Ziye is a gardener, Yinxin is a scholar.They used to be good friends and classmates, but later Ziye's family fell down and had to work as a gardener for a wealthy businessman surnamed Bai in order to make a living, while Yinxin relied on his family connections to become an editor at a newspaper.

Ziye has a great enthusiasm for flowers, so even if he lives in poverty, he still enjoys himself all day long.In my free time, I would write a few articles and poems and give them to Yin Xin, who would publish them for meager remuneration.

Ziye's boss, Mr. Bai, was born as an intellectual, and he likes to collect calligraphy, paintings and antiques of famous people on weekdays.Seeing that Ziye also has a lot of insight into him, he never treats him as a human being, and often invites him to taste and appreciate it together.

Master Bai has a daughter named Bai Aruo.A Ruosheng is extremely beautiful, in Ziye's words, she is more beautiful than a flower.Ah Ruo told Ziye that her favorite flower was epiphyllum, but this flower is precious and extremely difficult to take care of. , so even if I like it, I mostly read it from books, and I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

Ziye memorized silently, tried every means and finally got the epiphyllum seeds.He planted the flowers under Bai Aruo's window sill and took good care of them all day long.But the seed did not break the ground from the beginning to the end, A Ruo and Ziye felt very sorry for this.

At a poetry club, Yinxin met A Ruo who came with Ziye, and fell in love with her at first sight.

Later, in the contact with Ziye, he told Ziye about his love for A Ruo in a hurry.After hearing this, Ziye didn't speak for a long time, but at the end he still smiled and said that he would help him find out A Ruo's mind when he found a chance.

What Yinxin doesn't know is that Ziye has also been secretly in love with Ah Ruo.But because of status and many other reasons, Ziye always felt that he could not bring Ah Ruo a future.

Ziye knew that Yinxin's family background was good, so he boldly went to Ah Ruo to ask for his heart.Unexpectedly, Ah Ruo was furious after hearing this, and cursed Ziye as a piece of rotten wood.But how could Ziye, who has a delicate mind, not know that A Ruo has been quietly expressing love to himself in those seemingly careless ways, but he himself has never dared to face up to and accept it.

In Ziye's eyes, he and A Ruo are not on the same side...

If it wasn't for the baptism of a storm, people like Ziye, Yinxin, and Aruo might still be cutting the tangled threads of love, feeling sentimental all day long.It wasn't until Master Bai was found dead at home by taking an overdose of sleeping pills that they suddenly understood how insignificant the love between children was in this long night.

That evening, a group of people broke into Bai's house and tore up and smashed those calligraphy and paintings that Mr. Bai regarded as more important than life. As a result, Mr. Bai's heart was shattered badly.

Master Bai was taken away, and when he came back, his eyes were dim.He locked himself in the study and only asked Ziye to go in.He handed the only remaining pair of the most precious "Picture of Freedom in the Cold Pool" to Ziye, knelt down and tugged at his trousers, begging him to keep this picture well.

Master Bai looked out the window under heavy rain, and said softly that after the long night is over, this picture will surely become the treasure of the whole world.

Seeing Master Bai like this, Ziye carefully took the picture and nodded emphatically.I never thought that this was the last sentence Master Bai said in the world...

With grief and indignation, Ziye wrote a sacrificial article, asking Yinxin at the newspaper office to publish it for him.At that time, they were all bookish, so they published Ziye's article without saying a word.

As everyone knows, this caused a big mess.The Bai family was sealed off, and both Ziye and Yinxin got into trouble. Because of his heart, he lost his job and became a "poisonous literary weed", and Ziye was directly sent to a remote area for rehabilitation.

The affectionate letters written by Yin Xin to A Ruo were read out, and people pointed their noses and asked over and over again: "Do you still love me or not?"

Because Xin became a deserter of love in that long night, he yelled not to dare, not to love anymore, and to draw a line with these malignant tumors.Ah Ruo was just listening, the delicate woman didn't shed a single tear this time...

Yinxin's mentality went wrong later, and it was not until a long, long time after that night that he slowly recovered.At this time, he is the father of three children.

No one knew where Ah Ruo had gone, only heard that she was seen walking southward in the rain, and she said she was going there to find her lover.Later, his feet were careless, and he fell into the rushing river, and died.

Ziye who heard the news was completely cut off from the thought of living.He wants to die, but he is not free, and even such a request is not allowed.

The desperate Ziye is determined that when he leaves the farm, he will use death in exchange for eternal freedom.

Years later, the long night finally passed.People start to reflect on what they did in the past.

Ziye was standing on the edge of the cliff with a bundle in his hand, ready to imitate the bird that spread its wings and soar.At this moment, a pair of withered hands grabbed him.A sentence of "Amitabha" stopped Ziye from taking a small step towards death.

The person who rescued Ziye was a monk from Hantan Temple, and Ziye always felt that it was the will of fate.Hantan Temple, "Hantan Freedom Picture", there must be fate in the dark.

Under the conversion of this monk, Ziye was gradually inspired by Buddhism and cut off three thousand threads of affliction.

From then on, there was no child karma in the world, but a monk named Liaochen.All day long, he lights up ancient Buddhas, eats simple food, and by virtue of his innate Zen mind and comprehension, he has penetrated many entanglements of grievances and resentments that he has been unable to let go of before.Afterwards, the monk passed away, and Liaochen became the youngest abbot in the Hantan Temple.

I don't know if the Buddhas all over the sky are going to test Chen's heart.One day, a familiar figure appeared outside Hantan Temple.

Ah Ruo.

It turns out that Ah Ruo fell into the river and was rescued by someone, and has been searching for Ziye's whereabouts for many years.

Only recently did she learn from the farmers at the foot of the mountain that the abbot of Hantan Temple resembles his Ziye.Knocking on the door of the temple with the mentality of just taking a look and leaving, I never thought that person would appear in front of me.

With tears in his eyes, Ah Ruo hugged Ziye.But Ziye clasped his palms together and shouted Amitabha.

Good luck tricks people.Ah Ruo is still the same Ah Ruo, but Ziye is no longer that Ziye.

Ah Ruo is a girl who accepts death, sees that Ziye is unwilling to reciprocate her sincerity, and angrily lives at the foot of Yueluo Mountain.

Every day when I woke up, I would sit under the acacia tree outside Hantan Temple, rest my chin and look at the monk kneeling on the futon, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha, with a smile on my lips.

It was also the season when Albizia Julibrissin bloomed, the monk accidentally glanced at the seat where Ah Ruo was sitting, and happened to see a velvet flower fall on her head, which almost moved the monk again.

The incense in Hantan Temple is not strong, so there are few pilgrims visiting.People don't talk too much, and the flowers, birds and insects in the mountains don't give pointers to this woman who is always wandering outside the temple.

A handsome monk and a flower-like beauty build the most clean and flawless picture in the world among the green mountains and green waters.

Late one night, Liao Chen was about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard Ah Ruo's cry for help from outside the temple.Liaochen hurried away after hearing the sound, only to see fireflies streaming by the stream in summer.

In the bright and dark light beams, Aruo's white jade-like body gradually walked into the center of the stream, and the light in his eyes was as pure and bright as the stars in the sky, but it also evoked a trace of tenderness and charm that only belonged to women in the world.

Seeing Chen standing there dumbfounded, A Ruo smiled, turned around and walked towards him.

When the body with the clear stream was pressed against Chen, he suddenly took a step back in panic.

Ah Ruo was a little puzzled, and wanted to go forward again, but Liao Chen closed his eyes and recited the Heart Sutra.

——Ziye, Ziye, are you really so ruthless?

Faced with A Ruo's heartbroken questioning, Liao Chen sighed "Amitabha", and turned to leave.

After that, Ah Ruo never came to Hantan Temple again.Liaochen had delusions more than once, A Ruo was still sitting under the acacia tree, but every time he looked there, he could only see a field of fallen flowers.

Another month later, Liaochen learned from the pilgrims that Ah Ruo at the foot of the mountain was terminally ill and was dying.

Only then did he understand what A Ruo meant when he came over that night, and hurried down the mountain to the gate of A Ruo's small courtyard.

Ah Ruo lay on the bed, completely different from her former self.Liao Chen hugged the person he once loved deeply, but he didn't know what to say.He moved the corners of his lips and recited the Ksitigarbha mantra, wishing to save him.

"Bamboos bloom, cicadas neigh, flashes in the pan...it's me."

Ah Ruo closed his eyes after finishing speaking this sentence in an angry manner.

She didn't see it until she died. That night, when Liao Chen turned around, there was a tear in the corner of his eye.

After Ah Ruo died, the monk buried her deep in the Albizia julibrissin bushes and took good care of her all day long.He also planted A Ruo's favorite epiphyllum in the backyard of Hantan Temple, and has been looking forward to the day when the epiphyllum will bloom.

……

After listening to the story, Shen Shi and Nan Feng didn't speak.Because it is too difficult to judge who is right and who is wrong, and who is responsible for whom.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was time to leave, Wu Nianen had been practicing meditation with Chen and paying homage to the Buddha these days, and unexpectedly came up with the idea of ​​living in Hantan Temple for the rest of his life.Anyway, time is running out, it's better to be with the mountains and rivers often, and have an old friend to chat with to relieve boredom.

Wu Nianen: "Disciple, sometimes you can't figure out things like misfortunes and blessings in a lifetime. Sometimes, it's all in one thought. I suddenly figured out that life and death are nothing but flowers blooming and fading in front of the court. Let it go."

Shen Shi saw that Wu Nian'en's intention had been decided, so there was no point in persuading him.Thinking about it again, even if he went back to the hospital, the doctor didn't have any effective treatment for his current condition, so it's better to let him live the rest of his life comfortably.

Out of selfishness, instead of facing the farewell between life and death, it is better to leave a thought for each other, and hope for a miracle to happen...

"Take care, master. If you need anything later, please contact me." Shen Shi paused, and then said, "I'll see you again in two days."

"You son of a bitch, why don't you be a mother-in-law? Go, go!" Wu Nian'en stroked his beard and smiled, "From now on, we will be fine with Nanfeng..."

Shen Shi didn't quite understand, so he just nodded.Turning to Chen again, he said, "Master, I will leave my master to you."

"Amitabha--"

Shen Shi nodded, and said to Nanfeng: "Let's go."

"Ah."

Nanfeng knew that Shen Shi was reluctant to part with Wu Nian'en, and felt that it was right for him to keep the old man in Hantan Temple.He hugged Shen Shi's shoulder comfortingly: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful here, and the old man's presence here is good for his illness."

"I see."

Wu Nian'en and Liao Chen sent Shen Shi and the others out of the mountain gate all the way. After Shen Shi took a few steps forward, he finally stopped and looked back at Chen.

"Master Liaochen."

"Sir, please speak."

"Bamboo blossoms, cicadas neigh, short-lived... What should be the explanation in your heart?"

Hearing these words, Liao Chen was obviously in a daze for a moment.He sighed lightly and said, "It's all for no return."

"I have some different opinions, is the master willing to listen?"

"of course."

Shen Shi paused for a moment and said: "Bamboo only blooms once in a lifetime, but it will still bloom. The chilling cicada is about to die, and it is still neighing desperately..." He looked at Chen with sincere and determined eyes.

"Flash in the pan, only for Wei Tuo. It's not that I don't return, it's that I don't regret it."

……

On the way back, it happened to catch the sunset.The picture scroll in the back seat is nothing but the "Freedom in the Cold Pool".

Shen Shi's words resolved Chen's heart knots for many years.He smiled wryly that he had been practicing Zen for half his life, but in the end he didn't understand as well as a twenty-year-old child.

In addition, he had a great eye for this young man early in the morning, and felt that it would be perfect to hand over "The Picture of Freedom in the Cold Pool" to him.

"This is the treasure of the world, you must keep it carefully, and don't pass it on to others easily." Liao Chen's words kept reappearing in Shen Shi's mind.

Back to Ancheng, it was getting late.Looking from a distance, Ancheng in the lights is also extraordinarily beautiful.Along the way, Nanfeng didn't say much, as if he had something on his mind.

"What's the matter, so silent?" Shen Shi turned his head and asked Nan Feng in the passenger seat.

"I'm thinking about Ah Ruo." Nan Feng looked at Shen Shi: "It's only a flash in the pan, just for Wei Tuo."

"Have you learned it? Hurry up and write it down to teach your students in the future... Hiss, you are not a Chinese teacher."

While teasing Nan Feng, Shen Shi lit a cigarette, rolled down the window and took a deep breath.

These days, he can be suffocated.

"Brother Shi, Ziye also said the same thing as you."

"What?" Shen Shi blew a smoke ring while holding the steering wheel.

"It's not the same as him, or something..."

Shen Shi's gaze deepened, and he didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, so he could only continue driving.

In the night, Nan Feng looked at Shen Shi with something firm in his eyes.He took off his seat belt, leaned sideways to Shen Shi's lips, and kissed him.

Chi-! ! !

With a sudden brake, the bodies of both of them leaned forward.

Shen Shi cursed secretly: "Damn, this is killing people."

Before Nan Feng could react, he was pulled over by Shen Shi.

When lips and teeth meet, it is the long-awaited taste.He was a little impatient to taste more, but the man let him do whatever he wanted, even grabbed his collar and brought it to him.

Before he could smoke the cigarette between his fingers, a layer of cigarette butts fell between the steering wheel and the seat.

The moment the two lips parted, Nanfeng asked in a low voice, "Is that enough?" Then they were sealed again brutally.

This night, some belated feelings finally arrived.