Taoist priests are merciless

After that day, no matchmaker came to the door to say goodbye.The Baifu, which had been bustling for many days, was finally clean.It was also after that day that the relationship between Cen Shen and Bai Jinzhi became subtle. Cen Shen was still lukewarm, and Bai Jinzhi never broke the news. When he was in a good mood, he responded once or twice, and when he was in a bad mood, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

But both of them have their own thoughts, and they both hide secrets, like a silk thread entangled between them, invisible and intangible, but they can't be felt all the time.

At night, when the stars are shining brightly, Cen Shen will come out and sit under the pergola, leaning on the vine branches and looking up at the starry sky, trying to find the heavenly palace where he used to live.But the sea of ​​stars is so vast, it turns into thousands of light spots from the mortal world, and it is impossible to distinguish them at all.

Because he has lived in the Heavenly Palace for a long time, he has been in charge of cultural affairs for thousands of years, and he has seen the life and death of many students in the mortal world, so he also looks down on many trivial matters related to fame and fortune. He should be the most patient person , the person who can wait for the clouds to rise and fall the most, is now restless.

He didn't know whether he should stay or not, by Bai Jinzhi's side.When he approached him at the beginning, he actually wanted to find out about his romantic affairs, just wanted to watch and decide as a bystander, but unexpectedly he was involved in it, and now the imaginary romantic talent is not only not romantic, but also looks at him with a smile Said: You look in the mirror, there is the person in my heart.

Maybe the judge was wrong, and he was also wrong. Bai Jinzhi has a life full of peach blossoms, but he doesn't have the heart to pick them casually, and he is not romantic, let alone ruthless.

He knew that he should go, to find other souls, to absorb Yang Yuan, to protect himself from going through the catastrophe, so that his soul would not be scattered.Whenever Bai Jinzhi was chattering around him, he really wanted to interrupt him and say: I've been bothering you a lot lately, so I'll leave now.

But every time he was about to speak, Bai Jinzhi seemed to have predicted it in advance, so he went all out to speak wildly, without giving Cen Shen the slightest chance to intervene.He was like an impenetrable wall, and Cen Shen, who was not good at words, couldn't get in at all, so he had to bite the bullet and listen to his noise, or simply ignore it, and the farewell was delayed again and again.

Unknowingly, in autumn, the dragonflies disappeared, the lotus in the tank also bloomed and failed, and the lotus leaves turned yellow and brown withered.As the weather turns cooler, the crystal white fungus sold in the streets and alleys has been replaced with sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

The weather turned cold, but Cen Shen, who was a ghost, couldn't feel the coolness, but Bai Jinzhi asked the maid to bring him autumn clothes. There was a sachet on the robe, and he picked it up and put it by his nose. You could smell tea leaves and dried lemon slices, which suited his bland taste.

The servant girl did not leave immediately after delivering the clothes, but said cautiously: "My lord, the master wants to invite you to visit Xianghu Lake today. This set of clothes is specially prepared for today's trip. I hope you will like it."

Cen Shen was a little surprised, he was inconvenient to see the sun in his current body, and Bai Jinzhi also knew his taboo, so after being rejected a few times for pulling him to go shopping, he learned to behave and no longer insisted.Today's autumn is bright and sunny, and the sun is shining golden. He actually came to cut first and play later, asking him to go out together, or go to the suburbs that are not too far away!

But after a little thought, Cen Shen still agreed. He was always planning to leave during this time, but he never found a chance, and he didn't want to leave without saying goodbye in the middle of the night. It can be done, but after being with Bai Jinzhi for several months, after all, I have accumulated some meager feelings. It seems too unreasonable to leave without saying goodbye, and the meager feelings will probably be squandered!

And this outing is a good opportunity. If you make it clear to Bai Jinzhi in Xianghu, you don't have to go back to the house, and you just part ways there, and he doesn't have to bother to prepare money and horses for him, so as not to be sad.

After putting on his clothes and sachet, Cen Shen swept away the laziness of living in the pavilion for a long time. His hair was tied up high by a hair crown inlaid with jade, and his pretty face looked more and more beautiful. handsome and refreshing.

He opened the door, and Bai Jinzhi stood at the bottom of the steps, holding a tung oil umbrella in his left hand and a folding fan in his right hand. Although the weather was cold, he still carried a fan with him for the sake of being arty, and fanned it twice when he was free. , fanning his hair fluttering, refreshed, and looking far away, he has the temperament of a romantic and talented man.

Seeing Cen Shen come out at this time, he threw the fan away with a "wow", and while shaking the fan in a standard manner, he said with a smile on his face: "Oh, let me see who this young master is, so elegant, so good Angry! I don't know if the young master is free today, but I will go to Xianghu Lake with me!"

It took Cen Shen a thousand years of practice to hold back his eyes from rolling his eyes. He lowered his eyes and refused to look at him, secretly scoffing in his heart: This guy looks like a swinger at the slightest chance, and even his smile is full of spring waves , no wonder it will be mistaken for a romantic, the!

Same as before entering the mansion a few months ago, Bai Jinzhi was holding an umbrella, and Cen Shen walked lightly, as if the soles of his feet were supported by clouds, he couldn't hear a sound.

Although Cen Shen walked as lightly as riding the wind and clouds, Bai Jinzhi was reluctant to let him go more, so he asked him to get into the carriage when he left the gate of the White Mansion, and he himself took the driver's seat and drove the carriage Steadily galloped away, heading towards Xianghu Lake.

Even if he is busy with riding a horse, he still keeps his mouth open, and he still feels good about himself from time to time: "Sheng Yan, why do you think I am so talented? Not only can I learn a little bit of reading, but I can even touch a horse." Can drive, hey, it’s too perfect, it’s too easy to make God jealous, isn’t it called “Heaven is jealous of talents”? I’m really worried that one day God will send ghosts to claim my soul! But if I send a beautiful ghost Come on, for someone like you, I would rather let him lose his soul, a beauty dies under his lips, even a soulless one is romantic. Hahaha!"

Cen Shen closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if the laughter outside was the barking of a horse, let it float away with the wind, and be crushed by the wheels of the cart.

Xianghu is not fragrant, but it is filled with the mixed smell of earth and maple leaves, which has a special flavor after entering the nose.The surface of the lake is turquoise, surrounded by mountains, like a bay held in the palm of both hands.Wanshan is red all over, and the forests are all dyed. There are maple leaves floating on the lake near the mountain, undulating with the ripples, like patterns growing on the lake.

There is a small boat tied to the shore, which should be prepared by Bai Jinzhi in advance. There is also a bamboo canopy for sunshade on the boat, and there is a bamboo basket under the bamboo canopy. It is plump and tender, reminiscent of the scene when the lotus was in full bloom.

Bai Jinzhi invited Cen Shen to get on the boat in a gentlemanly manner, then he put the fan on his waist, turned around and changed from a groom to a boatman again, untied the rope, and rowed the bamboo pole alone to support the boat, his movements were neat and skillful. Soon the boat was rowed to the middle of the lake.

Cen Shen was sitting under the bamboo canopy, looking at the surrounding scenery while peeling off the lotus pods. The lake water was clear, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, and filled the mountain with red leaves. Zhang's good time, he suddenly became interested, and he couldn't wait to lean out to play with the water in the Fragrant Lake.

Seeing that he was happy, Bai Jinzhi felt very satisfied, blew his whistle, cast a wink at Cen Shen and said: "Young master, give me some lotus seeds!"

Cen Shen grinned, peeled off a white and tender lotus seed, raised his hand and threw it, the white lotus seed drew a perfect arc in the air, when it fell, Bai Jinzhi opened his mouth to catch it, chewed it a few times, and was full of praise , "As expected of the lotus seeds peeled with smoke, the taste is very much to my liking!"

Cen Shen was amused by him, and the smile on his lips deepened, and he couldn't hide it. When Bai Jinzhi looked at it, his heart became more and more elated, and he could draw a flower when he stroked the water.

Just like this, you and I wiped out the lotus seeds in a short while. Bai Jinzhi's ability to catch things with his bare mouth can be a master, and he made no mistakes in the lotus seeds thrown by Cen Shen, and he took all of them into his stomach .

Unknowingly, the boat sailed to a lake beach, where reeds were overgrown, and the wind left traces, and layers of white waves were set off in it, echoing the clouds in the sky.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the sunset glow spread across the sky, creating a unique atmosphere for Wujin Xizhuo.

Bai Jinzhi slowly brought the boat to the shore, stopped it, and jumped onto the river beach. His white clothes blended with the waves of reed flowers, and he couldn't make out his outline unless he looked carefully.

Cen Shen leaned out from the bamboo canopy, stood up slowly, stepped from the stern of the boat onto the reed beach, and was submerged by the reeds as soon as he landed.He gently brushed away the reed flowers on his face with his hands, trying to find Bai Jinzhi's figure.

He called a few times, but no one responded. Feeling strange in his heart, he walked to the depths of the lake beach.The reeds became more and more dense, and his feet became softer and softer. He was like a lost wild bird, wrapped in the reeds, unable to find his way.

Cen Shen was suddenly a little anxious, he was afraid that Bai Jinzhi would encounter a swamp or mud and get stuck in it and couldn't get out.Just as he was about to jump into the air to look down at the lake beach to look for people, a familiar voice came from behind: "Young master, you came here from afar, do you want to listen to the unique local art-the silk-drawing show? "

Cen Shen turned around abruptly, and saw an old man with a white beard standing behind him, with a bamboo box on his shoulder and a cane in his hand.Cen Shen was surprised, this old man was exactly Bai Jinzhi, but he put on a fake beard, put on a wig, and his back was slightly hunched, nothing else changed. Are you still expecting to use this outfit to hide from his eyes?

Cen Shen didn't expose him, and cooperated immediately: "Okay, just show me the show."

Hearing this, the old man opened the bamboo box, set up a small stage, supported the background with colored cloth, and manipulated a piece of paper with one hand. A down-and-out scholar.After setting up the shapes of the paper figurines, the old man used silk thread to drive their movements and speech, and sang with a shrill voice.

He sang a story about the scholar who had admired the girl for a long time. He was always by her side, but he dared not express his love to her. Now he was seriously ill and was about to die. He hoped that the girl would accept his love.

The singing voice is melodious, the libretto is babbling, and the love is so deep that the two paper figurines are about to embrace and kiss each other.

Sensing something was wrong, Cen Shen turned around and walked away. His steps were already light and covered by reed flowers, and he disappeared after a while.Walking to the small boat on the shore, Cen took a deep breath, made up his mind, closed his eyes and wanted to hide himself and disappear into the mortal world temporarily.

He suddenly felt a tightness in his body, and was hugged from behind, firmly and resolutely, not allowing him to struggle in the slightest.

"Shengyan, marry me," Bai Jinzhi buried his head in his neck, and his breath scratched his delicate skin, "I know you, if you really have no feelings for me, you would have been silent for a long time. I walked away without interest, and I will never hesitate. These days, the more you ignore me, the more you show your entanglement and reluctance. I understand you better than you. So, Smoke, marry me."