The End of the Reincarnation of the Lotus Lantern

The moon is especially deserted tonight, and the woods are especially lonely tonight.

On such a deserted and lonely night, Yang Jian hugged the wine jar and approached the monkey to drink with him.The monkey does not refuse anyone who comes, and is not afraid of breaking the precept.For him, it doesn't matter whether it's wine or water.

Yang Jian sneered that their Buddhist school had too many rules, the monkey didn't refute it, and drank several jars of wine with its head raised.

Not to be outdone, Yang Jian even said 'good drinker', and followed suit.

After a long time, when the moon climbed to the mid-heaven, Yang Jian felt a little drunk.

After talking so much with this monkey, he actually felt that the past scenes seemed like yesterday.

"What you said last time is actually correct, monkey." Yang Jian said suddenly.

"I suddenly felt that I was quite funny. I buried this love with my own hands before it could bear fruit. When I dug it out, I found that it had withered."

Monkey looked at the poor man who was crying and laughing, and sighed deeply.

"Sometimes people are like this. They think they have made the best choice. But in the end, people just go against their original intentions in their self-belief again and again."

"What you said makes sense." Yang Jian was already drunk, and he said, "That's why there are so many unavoidable things in this mortal world."

The monkey didn't speak, and Yang Jian drank the wine silently. For a long time, the whole forest was silent.

When the moon was slanting westward, Yang Jian suddenly asked: "Monkey, you always say that my Buddha is merciful, but can your Buddha relieve the sorrow of the world?"

The monkey said, "Of course not."

"Then what can your Buddha do?" Yang Jian was a little annoyed.

"The only thing a Buddha can do is to awaken the world." He said lightly, "And my Buddha is to awaken you, Yang Jian."

Hearing this, Yang Jian shrank back in pain.

The monkey sighed, "Yang Jian, in fact, it's not entirely your fault. That child was born lonely and helpless. He was born for the Dao. When I first saw the child, I advised him that if he didn't convert to Buddhism, or devote himself to cultivating the Tao. , but the boy refused."

Seeing Yang Jian stunned, the monkey hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "The child said that he fell in love with a person, so he wanted to break the fate for that person..."

……

At that time, the souls of the four princesses were dispelled by Yang Jian, and Ao Chun and Chen Xiang broke their robes, and Ding Xiang followed Ao Chun when she saw this.In the end, only Chen Xiang and Zhu Bajie were left.

After several twists and turns, the two finally arrived at Mount Emei, but the monkey refused to accept him as a disciple no matter what.

Later, the two stayed at the gate of the cave where the Buddha defeated the Buddha.Holding a rake, Zhu Bajie aggressively beat Monkey King from head to toe.But the monkey is a calm person after all, and he is bound to wear the cave.

Later, Yang Jian came with the Meishan brothers and Xiao Tiangou.

Chen Xiang looked back at the handsome man in black robe, and immediately felt sore and astringent.

The Meishan brothers fought with Zhu Bajie, and Chen Xiang stood aside, staring at Yang Jian quietly.Perhaps Chen Xiang's gaze was too calm, which made Yang Jian a little confused.

Logically speaking, this kid shouldn't hate him, right?He killed his fourth aunt.But Chen Xiang's reaction was too calm, which made Yang Jian a little uneasy.

He felt as if something was out of his control.

Later, when Xiaotiangou saw Zhu Bajie being dragged by the Meishan brothers, he rushed forward, trying to restrain Chen Xiang.Chen Xiang was startled, and quickly avoided, but subconsciously dodged in Yang Jian's direction.

Then the man in black robe took this opportunity to grab the young man's wrist and tightly shackled him in his arms.

He thought the child would resist, and he was even ready to let go at any time.But in fact Chen Xiang just stared at him blankly, as if he lost his soul.

So Yang Jian was also dumbfounded, which seemed to be a bit inconsistent with the plot he directed.

He foolishly put his arms around the young man's waist, and the young man let him hold him.He even clutched his robe tightly with his right hand, for fear that he would be left behind.

This scene is a bit weird, Xiao Tiangou tilted his head in doubt, not understanding why both the master and Chen Xiang are so stupid.

The two are very close.So close that they can clearly smell each other's breath, so close that they can see their own figure through each other's eyes, so close that they feel that their tightly pressed bodies start to heat up, and the whole heart starts to beat up.

Chen Xiang blinked, looked at the man close at hand and suddenly smiled.This smile was so pure and bright that Yang Jian felt that the light even burned his heart.

Yang Jian trembled violently, and subconsciously let go of his hand.And at this moment, a golden light flashed in the air, and the next moment the young man had disappeared from his arms.

"If you want to fight, go out and fight. After leaving Mount Emei, you can fight as you like. My old grandson will never interfere, but if anyone dares to act wildly in my old grandson's territory, don't blame my old grandson for not remembering old feelings. " Sun Wukong put down his harsh words, let go of Chen Xiang, and returned to the cave with a cold snort.

Yang Jian frowned. For some reason, his first reaction was that the monkey dared to take his person away.

Losing someone in his arms made his mood drop below zero in an instant.

But the force value of fighting and defeating Buddha is there. Even if Yang Jian is not afraid of this monkey, he knows that this is a good time for him to retreat.He called the Meishan brothers and decided to leave Mount Emei first.

Before leaving, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the young man.

The young man stared at him and said something silently, but Yang Jian didn't understand it, and when he recalled it again after a long time, he finally understood that what the young man said at that time was "I like you."

……

Chen Xiang watched the man leave his sight, and everyone left, Zhu Bajie was still bragging on the sidelines, he lowered his head and smiled bitterly.

Then, he heard the monkey's voice.

"Boy, you are tempted." The monkey squatted on the boulder in front of him and looked down at him.

Chen Xiang remained silent, Zhu Bajie at the side wanted to yell something, but the monkey cast a magic spell on his body, and he couldn't move at all.

"It's a pity that your boy's fate is not good. You will be lonely and helpless all your life, it's very pitiful." The monkey smacked his mouth sympathetically, and said seriously: "However, you are a natural fit Materials for cultivating Taoism."

Chen Xiang smiled wryly, "The Holy Buddha is worthy of being a Holy Buddha, and you can see it at a glance. To be honest, someone said that before."

That was his previous life. A mad Taoist said that he was lonely all his life, and he could only do something by walking on the road of cultivation. "

The monkey grinned, "That person has good eyesight. Hey, I told you, why don't you just enter Buddhism, it's the same anyway."

Zhu Bajie on the side heard this, his eyes widened and he kept humming.

Monkey found him annoying, waved his hand and threw him out of Mount Emei, then he turned his head and waited for Chen Xiang's answer.

Chen Xiang shook his head, he said that he likes someone, he wants to try to see if he can break his destiny.

The monkey smiled meaningfully, "It must be him."

He nodded without hiding it.

The monkey patted him on the shoulder, "Since you have made up your mind, let's do it."

Hearing this, Chen Xiang lowered her head and said, "But he doesn't like me, there are too many things between us, not to mention...the person he likes is Aunt Chang'e."

The monkey was stunned, why didn't he know that the man liked Chang'e.

"Chen Xiang." The monkey was thoughtful, "Although my grandson has never experienced this kind of love between sons and daughters, I still have the ability to judge people." , He quickly said: "Old grandson can see the great love in the world in his eyes, but he can also see the little love of men and women."

"Old Sun can still see infatuation and true feelings clearly. I'm afraid your uncle has someone else in his heart."

Chen Xiang didn't believe it, he only thought that the monkey was deceiving him again.The monkey smiled, and stopped talking mysteriously.

……

Hearing this, Yang Jian was silent for a long time.

The monkey said, "That kid seems to have liked you a long time ago, Yang Jian, but it's a pity that he doesn't seem very confident in himself."

Yang Jian hummed, indeed, the child always kept his attitude to the lowest level when facing him, as if his humble feelings were not feelings.Whenever Yang Jian thought of it, his heart ached unbearably.

At that time, he always used Chang'e as an excuse for his refusal. It seemed that as long as he did this, he could hide his true feelings.But later, he realized that he was wrong, wrong too much.

Because love cannot withstand consumption again and again.One day, there will be no emotion to consume.

Seeing Yang Jian's confused expression, the monkey couldn't help thinking, this is the first few years.It has been four years since Chen Xiang left, and after this month, it will be the fifth year.

"It's been five years, how time flies." The monkey murmured.It's been five years, five years have completely awakened the man beside him, and completely ruined a person.

"Ah, by the way, Yang Jian, you don't know, right? During the year when my grandson taught Chen Xiang martial arts, he secretly took him to the Heavenly Court once."

"I remember." Yang Jian said in a trance, "You stole Laojun's elixir."

"That's not to increase his mana. However, Lao Sun later found out that he didn't need it at all. The boy hid it very deeply. My Lao Sun guessed that if the boy let go and fought with Lao Sun, they would probably be evenly matched. "Sun Wukong scolded with a smile: "Old Sun took that stinky boy passing by Yuelao Temple, guess what that kid said? He said to see if there is a red thread between the two of you, and if there is no red thread, he will tie a red thread come out."

Yang Jian paused, feeling a little nervous, "Then what? Did you find him?"

"You didn't find it. Time was running out. He only found his own." Monkey King said.

……

At that time, the two of them sneaked into Yuelao's palace secretly like thieves.

There are seven palaces in Yuelao's palace, and different statues are placed in each palace.For example, the first house displays the animals that run on the ground, and the second house displays the animals that fly in the sky.The sixth house is the human being, and the seventh house is the most mysterious house, and no one has ever entered it.

When Chen Xiang and the monkey got in, they found that the whole palace was covered with criss-crossed red threads, just like a spider's web, but more messy than a spider's web.

Chen Xiang carefully avoided the red lines, he knew what these red lines meant, and he didn't dare to disturb them at will.It's just that there are countless statues around him, so it hurts his eyes.Fortunately, Mr. Yue knows how to classify these statues, otherwise he would have to search for decades just to find a statue.

Chen Xiang looked all the way and found the statues of the white snake, Ao Chun and Ding Xiang, the statues of Sanshengmu and Liu Yanchang, and even the statues of the Fourth Aunt, Chang'e, but there was none. He and Yang Jian.

Chen Xiang looked at these clay figurines and felt a little uncomfortable.He found that these clay figurines did not have only one red thread, but were entangled with many red threads.It's just that many red lines are directly connected to the distance, mixed with other red lines, and it is impossible to tell which one is entangled.

Chen Xiang pursed her lips, and the aura on her body became even colder, which made the monkey look at him suspiciously.

"Nagging, aren't you angry?"

"Me? Why am I angry?" The monkey looked blank.

"You see, all the emotions in the world are nothing but red threads. Whoever this red thread is wrapped around will be in love with whoever, but... this is like coercion, all emotions are controlled by Yuelao .” Chen Xiang, who is a modern person, can’t accept this way.

Monkey raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly, "Chen Xiang, you are really serious. No one has ever questioned Yue Lao in the past tens of thousands of years."

Hearing this, Chen Xiang was a little annoyed, so Hou Zi stopped smiling and patted him on the shoulder.

"Chen Xiang, everything in this world has its own laws. How do you know that the two people connected by these red lines must be the destined person for each other? Look" the monkey pointed to one of the statues, which was the white snake's "wrapped body". There are many red threads, these red threads are destiny and Taoism. It gives everyone countless possibilities, and each thread is a possibility. Everywhere you go, every time you see someone, you will be connected A red thread. It’s just that the red thread doesn’t mean anything, maybe it will break halfway, maybe it will be transferred to other people, or it may become stronger and stronger.”

Chen Xiang looked at the red thread on the statue, and only heard the monkey beside him say: "However, the final result depends on their choices. The red thread gave them a chance to get acquainted, but the one that can accompany each other is given by the owner." It's up to you."

Chen Xiang seemed to understand, but looked at the red line on the statue, a little confused.

If so, will there be red lines on him and Yang Jian?

Searching through the sixth house, they couldn't find their own statue, so the two finally cast their eyes on the seventh house.

The gate of the Seventh Palace is pitch black, unlike other palaces that use red and gold to render ambiguous colors.The seventh house gives a sense of solemn seriousness.

Chen Xiang watched the heart beat faster and faster at the palace gate, and subconsciously told him that what he wanted was behind this gate.

He and the monkey looked at each other, and at the same time, they opened half of the door.

Neatly arranged statues are placed on shelves.The difference is that these clay figurines are wrapped with golden threads, and each statue is tied with only one golden thread.

Seeing this scene, the monkey couldn't understand.Although he knows the world, but his ability is limited after all, he can't figure out what this golden thread indicates.

Fortunately, the two of them quickly found the clay figurine belonging to Chen Xiang after a glance.

Chen Xiang's clay figurine was quietly placed at the highest point, and could be seen at a glance, but when the two of them saw the clay figurine, they were both amazed.

This statue is different from other statues. There are no silk threads on his body, whether it is red or golden.

Chen Xiang was stunned for a moment.

……

"Destined... to be lonely for the rest of your life?" After the monkey recalled, Yang Jian murmured with a wry smile.

It turned out that the love between them was so short.

The monkey sighed, "That child was very open-minded. In fact, if Yuelao hadn't come back early, I'm afraid that child would really tie a red thread on the statue of you two. It's a pity that he didn't find your statue."

"Really?" Yang Jian lowered his eyes.

He actually knew very well why Chen Xiang could not find his statue, because his statue was not in Yuelao Palace at all.

As early as thousands of years ago, he had visited Yuelao.At that time, he had experienced a failed marriage, and he no longer believed in love in the world, so he wanted to ask Yue Lao to help him take a look at his love in this life.

Unexpectedly, his statue was placed in the seventh house.

He was a little puzzled why his statue was different from others.All the statues are tied with silk thread, but his has nothing, is naked, and looks a bit nondescript.

Yuelao said that there are only three possibilities.The first is that his love has not yet appeared.The second is that he has no love in his life.And the last one is that his love has disappeared forever.

Yang Jian sneered at the time, he didn't believe in Yuelao's clay dolls, so he didn't take it seriously.Yang Jian just felt that there was no love for someone like him, so he even took his statue away.

Therefore, there is no statue of him in Yuelao Palace.

After listening to Yang Jian's explanation, the monkey immediately couldn't laugh or cry.No wonder they searched the entire Yuelao Temple at that time, but they couldn't find Yang Jian's statue, so Chen Xiang was really unlucky.

A miss is a forever miss.

After that, Yang Jian took his statue to Yuelao Palace.The old man in red looked at him with a smile, but said nothing.

Yang Jian smiled wryly, "Old Yue, have you already expected it?"

Yue Lao smiled and said nothing, just stroked his beard.

Yang Jian passed the elder and walked to the seventh palace.It was still the dark gate, very solemn, and countless villains were placed in the solemn hall.

"These are souls blessed by heaven. Unlike the statues outside, each soul here has only one destined partner. If you miss it, there will be no second one." Yue Lao said slowly.

Yang Jian opened his eyes wide and looked at an empty place where there was once a statue of Chen Xiang.

Yuelao looked at this man quietly, with many strange colors in his eyes.

He is the only one who knows all the truth, and all the threads of destiny in this world are guarded by him, so he has already anticipated this day.

He has seen too many similar things.At first he would try to prevent the tragedy from happening, but later, he found that no matter how hard he struggled, the established fate would still happen.

Maybe his blocking is also one of the fate.

Yang Jian knelt quietly in the center of the hall, looking up at the uppermost empty seat in the middle of the hall.For a long time, it seems that I went back to a few years ago in an instant, a young man was constantly looking for a statue here.Finally, the young man left disappointed.

Yue Lao looked at the man and sighed. He saw the man put his own statue on the vacancy.

"Uncle." Suddenly, Yang Jian seemed to hear the child's voice.

"Where? Where exactly? Why can't I find it!" In the huge palace, Phantom looked around anxiously.His fingertips crossed countless statues, and finally the phantom stopped, and his almost transparent fingertips rested on Yang Jian's statue.

"Uncle?" Phantom was stunned for a moment, then raised his head blankly.

Yang Jian smiled bitterly, and he slowly let go of his statue.

"Chen Xiang, I'm here."

The pitch-black palace door slammed shut, and the figure of the man in white disappeared behind the door little by little, covering up the countless infatuation and hatred that had settled here.