Demon in the world

Because the climate on the mountain is always hot and cold, the snow in April is nothing special to Ah Jiu.

At this time, the whole mountain is covered with snow, and the path is winding and slippery, and you will fall if you are not careful.

Ah Jiu was tired from walking, so she stopped under a big pine tree. The tree was so huge that she could hardly see the sky above her head when standing under it.He found a clean stone and sat down, took out the bread from the bundle, broke it into small pieces with his hands, and put them in his mouth.

The foot of the mountain was covered in clouds and mist, and only the outlines of the buildings could be vaguely seen. Because of this, Ah Jiu became more and more curious.

What the outside world is like, he only heard his senior brother talk about it. Every time Shenghua mentioned the mountain, he would look forward to it with joy, and then he said to Ah Jiu solemnly: "Although the outside world is good, it is only suitable for people like me." Where people go, don’t think too much about it, Junior Brother.”

"Why?" Ah Jiu couldn't think of any difference between himself and his senior brother.

Shenghua sighed, "Those people cannibalize people without spitting out their bones. Seeing that you are so cute, you must not even give me the leftovers."

Every time Shenghua went down the mountain, he never forgot to bring him snacks. Although he always said something he couldn't understand, Ah Jiu firmly believed that the brother must be doing it for his own good.

Thinking of this, Shenghua's crooked fox eyes appeared in Ah Jiu's mind, followed by a disgusting and kind-faced master, and suddenly felt unable to eat.

Monks should not waste food, so Ah Jiu put away the cake in his hand, and just as he was about to leave, a squirrel jumped down from the tree, staring at him slowly approaching with its small black eyes.

For some unknown reason, all the animals on the mountain were willing to get close to him, but when they saw Shenghua, they were scared and ran away.

Ah Jiu took out a few pine nuts from the bag, peeled them open and fed it in the palm of his hand.

After eating the pine nuts, the little squirrel suddenly jumped onto his shoulder, and screamed not far away.

"Are you telling me what's in there?"

"Chirp."

Ah Jiu followed the place it guided, and saw a person lying in the snow.

It was an elderly woman with a pale complexion and a thin layer of snow covering her body.

"Oh," Ah Jiu ran over quickly, realizing that the other party was still breathing, quickly slapped the snow off, and carried him back under the big pine tree just now.

After that, some dry firewood was collected nearby and lit for the man to keep warm.

The little squirrel sat by the fire, watching his every move intently.

Ah Jiu took out the warm water bag, poured the still warm ginger soup into the person, and took out the jacket that the master made for her to cover her.

By the time he finished all this, it was completely dark, Ah Jiu was adding materials, while taking out the bread and putting it next to the fire to bake.

The woman finally woke up, looked at him and the little squirrel in surprise, her eyes finally stopped on the prayer beads on his wrist, and said hoarsely, "Did you save me?"

"Well," Ah Jiu handed her the hot bread, "There are wolves and poisonous snakes on the mountain, you should bring a few more people with you."

The woman took the bread and sat up, but she didn't intend to eat it. She looked at him and asked, "You look like a monk?"

Ah Jiu, who had never talked to a stranger before, was a little shy, "Master is a monk, and I'm just a lay disciple."

The woman hesitated, "What's your master's name?"

Ah Jiu said: "The Dharma name is empty."

"Is he still a monk?" The woman shook her hand, and the bread fell to the ground.

Ah Jiu picked it up, blew it up and handed it to her, "What's wrong with you?"

The woman's eyes were a little red, "Tell me how is he doing now?"

Ah Jiu nodded, "Very good, with my senior brother accompanying him on the mountain, I am very happy every day. Did you go up the mountain just to find the master? He refused to meet any outsiders, and the Buddha made a vow never to go down the mountain."

The woman burst into tears immediately, Ah Jiu hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't cry... Did I say something wrong?"

"Never mind your business, I'm just sad."

"What are you sad about?"

"I've done too many wrong things in the past...I'm sorry for him."

Ah Jiu thought about it for a while, and said: "I have been with Master for 17 years, and I have never heard him say that anyone has sorry for him. Master has been a monk for many years and has long been cut off from the world. Just like this snow, although it falls every year, it is no longer The snow fell last year. Life is short, and you should have something more to cherish and do. Now that the master has let go, why are you still obsessed with past mistakes?"

The woman said blankly: "So...does he really not blame me anymore?"

Ah Jiu nodded, "Three thousand green hairs are full of infatuation and anger, and ten thousand feet of mortals are naive. The benefactor should also learn to let go. Even if you go to the mountains, what should you do if you see Master Kongxiang?"

The woman bowed her head and remained silent for a long time before she said softly, "What's your name?"

"Ah Jiu."

"What are you doing down the mountain?"

"Find my brother."

"Where can I find it? Is there a place to live after going down the mountain?"

Seeing that Ah Jiu was silent, the woman said, "I am friends with your master, so you can call me Aunt Xue. After you go down the mountain, go live with me first, and I can help you find it."

Ah Jiu handed out the hot water bottle, "Thank you, Aunt Xue."

Aunt Xue looked at him and shook her head. This child looks like a piece of white paper, and she doesn't know what it will be like when she enters the city.

After Ah Jiu followed Aunt Xue down the mountain, her heart was never at peace.

It turns out that the world under the mountain is really different from what I imagined. The roads are wide and flat, the colorful green plants are trimmed neatly and neatly, the cars run around like beetles, and the shiny tall buildings rise straight into the sky...

"Be careful, you can only cross the road when the light is red, otherwise it will be very dangerous." Aunt Xue grabbed him nervously, picked up the phone and asked someone to answer it.

Not long after, a black car drove over. The driver stuck his head out from inside, looked at Ah Jiu curiously and asked, "Aunt Xue, who is this child? Why is he dressed like this?"

Aunt Xue said: "My relative's child came from the countryside to find my brother, Ah Jiu, this is Uncle Lu."

"Hello, Uncle Lu." Ah Jiu was wearing the gown that Kong Xiang sewed for him, and the sea-blue cloth monk shoes on his feet. He was more delicate and cute than the people around him.

The driver smiled and said, "This kid looks really good, like a clay doll."

After getting in the car, Aunt Xue told the driver to stop by and buy some clothes for Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu said: "Thank you, Aunt Xue, I have clothes to wear."

Aunt Xue looked at his baggage and said, "You can only wear these clothes on the mountain, which one of the people outside wears this?"

"However, the master said that you can't accept favors for no reason."

Aunt Xue said: "That's about being a monk, you are just a lay disciple, not to mention that I owe your master, you should make up for it."

Ah Jiu changed into new clothes in the fitting room, and felt uncomfortable looking at the person in the mirror.

Aunt Xue looked at him and said happily, "Look at what a cute child, it's just this hair... I have to grow it longer in the future, the back shaved is too ugly."

This was done by Kongxiang himself for Ah Jiuli. Originally, lay disciples didn't need to shave their heads, just to save trouble, and because of this Shenghua, I don't know how many times they have protested hunger strikes.

The driver said to Ah Jiu when Aunt Xue was not paying attention: "It seems that she really likes you. It's the first time I've seen her be so enthusiastic about someone other than the prince."

"Prince?" Ah Jiu was confused by this title.

"Hey, don't you even know the prince?" The driver showed a shocked expression.

Aunt Xue noticed that the two were whispering, and reminded: "Xiao Du, concentrate on driving your car, don't talk nonsense to spoil the child."

The driver said wrongly: "How dare I!"

The speed of the car slowed down while talking, Ah Jiu looked out the window, and saw that he was driving on a very clean asphalt road at this time, and there were no buildings around, only the green lawn and two neat rows of magnolia trees. A white cloud, flocks of birds jumping up and down on the ground, man and nature coexist harmoniously.Ah Jiu likes it here.

The car stopped in front of a huge blue and white building, and the barriers in front of the door automatically moved to both sides. Aunt Xue said to Ah Jiu: "Come down, you will live here first."

The driver didn't know what to think of, and his expression was a little nervous, "Aunt Xue, the prince will go back to China in the next two days, when he sees Ah Jiu, will he..."

Aunt Xue's complexion also changed, she looked at Ah Jiu and thought, "I guess not, Ah Jiu is still so small, and the garden is so big, we might not meet each other. I just let Ah Jiu hide, look at this child I don’t understand anything, and I really worry about him living outside alone.”

The driver nodded, "It's better to be cautious."

After eating and chatting with Aunt Xue, Ah Jiu gradually understood something.

It turned out that this villa belonged to a man named Wen Renchu, and Aunt Xue was in charge of his personal catering.Wen Renchu ​​has been studying abroad, and only comes back to live occasionally from time to time.

Ah Jiu asked puzzled: "Since his name is Wen Renchu, why does Uncle Lu call him the prince?"

Aunt Xue said vaguely: "This is because of his father... At first it was just a joke, but later everyone called it that."

After that, he took out a photo album from the drawer, pointed to one of them and said: "This is a photo of him when he was 15 years old. It has been seven years since now, but there are basically no changes except for the tough lines. If you meet him Try to avoid it as much as possible, come to me directly if you need anything, understand?"

In the photo, a young man in a suit is leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, his eyebrows are thick, his lips are slightly pursed, and he seems to be asleep. big boy.

Aunt Xue was afraid that he would be too cautious and wronged, so she hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, he will probably come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Just treat this place as your own home and tell me anything you need."

Ah Jiu nodded, "Got it." He didn't understand why everyone was so afraid of this famous person, let alone why they were worried that they would run into him, but the mystery was solved that night.