I'm just a "little half fairy"

It was raining heavily outside the temple gate, and it really didn't look like it would stop anytime soon.

Yan Ting and Xu Mowen took off their wet coats and put them on a corner of the altar to dry.

Probably for the convenience of pilgrims who came to worship, the two temple doors were open, and the bottom was fixed on both sides with stones.

At this time, a gust of cool wind and rain came in, and Yan Ting shivered from the cold.

He got up and moved the stones away, and closed the two temple doors, but the room suddenly became dark.

Perhaps because of the wind blowing in before, the row of candles on the altar had already been extinguished.

Xu Mowen walked to the altar, groped for a while, took out a lighter from somewhere, and lit all the candles in two or three strokes.

Yan Ting looked at the bright surroundings and immediately felt relieved: "Yes, you can find them all."

Xu Mowen put the lighter back in place: "I stayed in a temple for a while before."

Yan Ting: "How many places have you stayed in..."

Ever since she saw that Xu Mowen could repair tractors, Yan Ting felt that it was not unusual for this man to do anything.

Xu Mowen pulled the round prayer mat in front of the altar, and the two sat down facing each other.

"In the past, the world was not peaceful. Every time an accident happened, I would take your soul to live in another place. I have traveled to so many places before I knew it..."

As he spoke, Xu Mowen looked at Yan Ting, his eyes shimmering in the candlelight.

Compared with the vicissitudes brought by time, his eyes are more gentle towards the person in front of him.The person who had waited for 1000 years was sitting in front of him peacefully and vividly, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

I don't know if it was because the candles were lit, but the surroundings seemed to be much warmer than before.It was raining heavily outside the house, but the house was extraordinarily quiet and peaceful against the backdrop of the dim candlelight.

Yan Ting found that Xu Mowen had a kind of magical power - whenever he stared at her, her eyes would be attracted to him involuntarily.

Xu Mowen didn't seem to intend to move his eyes away, but Yan Ting turned his head away shortly after meeting his eyes.

He didn't dare to stare into Xu Mowen's eyes for too long, he always felt that Xu Mowen's eyes were too deep, which would make him fall into a strange and subtle atmosphere unconsciously.

For Xu Mowen, his soul has been with him for 1000 years; but for him, Xu Mowen is just someone he has known for less than a month.

But he knew in his heart that even so, he had no sense of strangeness or distance to Xu Mowen, on the contrary, he even had an unprecedented feeling of wanting to be close to him.

Yan Ting also thought about the reason, perhaps because after his grandfather passed away, he was the only one who made him feel warm and loved.

Or maybe it was because Xu Mowen had been by his soul's side for thousands of years, which gave him a sense of security in the dark.

It was already dark outside, but the heavy rain continued.

"It looks like we're going to make do with one night here today."

Listening to the sound of rain, Yan Ting thought that this was the only way to go.

Xu Mowen stood up and walked behind the statue, and after a while he pulled out a straw mat. He shook it with one hand, and the straw mat was covered with a layer of dust.

"The temple built on the mountain needs someone to clean it from time to time. If they encounter rain and the mountain cannot be reached, they will stay in the temple for one night, so some people will prepare a mat in the temple."

As he spoke, he dusted off the dust again, and spread the mat on the ground in front of the altar.

Thinking that it would be colder after nightfall, Yan Ting stood up and picked up her and Xu Mowen's clothes from the table.

In order to get closer to the candle, he put one of his clothes on the arm of Guanyin, and the other on the fat baby in her arms.

He said to the statue in a serious manner while taking the ride: "It's cold at night, I'm afraid your child will freeze, don't thank me!"

Xu Mowen sat on the worship mat and smiled: "It's fine if you don't scold you."

Yan Ting clapped her hands, and sat back on the cushion: "Immortals are there to help the world, and I'm giving her a chance."

Xu Mowen joked, "Aren't you afraid that she will retaliate against you at night if you do this?"

"The only ones who can take revenge on me are humans and ghosts. If there are gods in this world, is it my turn to subdue demons?"

After hearing his words, Xu Mowen suddenly fell silent, as if he remembered something.

"Why, you don't really believe in gods, do you?"

Xu Mowen shook his head: "No, but I believe there are some unknown rules in the world, the kind that we will be punished if we break them."

Yan Ting was puzzled: "How?"

"Actually, our destiny is not completely in our control."

Yan Ting felt that what he said became more and more miraculous: "Isn't it even you who are superstitious? You have achieved longevity by yourself, what fate can't be controlled?"

Xu Mowen smiled helplessly, looked up at the portrait, and said silently: "I'm just lucky enough to get to this day under that unknown rule."

There was another gust of wind outside the house, and the raindrops slammed on the temple door with a "slap" sound.

At this time, both of them had only one short sleeve left, Yan Ting felt that it seemed to be a little colder than before, but it was still bearable for the time being.

In the flickering candlelight, Xu Mowen told Yan Ting something he had never said before.

"From the time you almost had an accident when you were seven years old, to the first time I walked into your shop, for 15 years, I have been in a state of disappearance."

"Disappear?" Yan Ting was taken aback, he thought Xu Mowen didn't express clearly, "You mean to leave?"

The other party shook his head: "Disappear, disappear from this world."

Yan Ting couldn't help being surprised, he really didn't understand what Xu Mowen meant.

"what on earth is it?"

"You should know that if you kept following that voice when you were seven years old, you might never come back."

Yan Ting nodded: "It should be something similar to an illusion. If you get stuck in it, your soul may leave your body."

"That's right...that's something I don't understand and can't control."

Yan Ting remembered Xu Mowen's figure that day, he blocked the voice, and told himself to go back quickly without looking back.

"But weren't you able to freely enter that illusion at that time?"

Xu Mowen smiled helplessly: "Maybe it's because of the attraction of Yu Mingjie, and I was lucky to find you, otherwise I wouldn't have failed to find the way back."

Yan Ting: "!!!"

Yan Ting: "You mean... you were trapped in that illusion for 15 years?!"

He was no less surprised than when he knew that Xu Mowen was an immortal—the "noble man" that his grandfather called him who had saved his life had actually been trapped in that vast snowfield for so many years instead of him!

Xu Mowen nodded: "I didn't expect to come back one day, maybe it's because of the blessing of Yu Mingjie..."

He spoke calmly, but Yan Ting felt like a heavy stone was placed on her heart.

In fact, he should have discovered the clues a long time ago - from the time when Xu Mowen didn't know how to add WeChat, and from the time when he didn't know that he could also hail a taxi on his mobile phone...

But at that time, I was still laughing at him for not understanding these things...

His mood at the moment was very complicated, not only did he feel distressed for Xu Mowen, but also mixed with guilt for his ignorance.

Seeing that Yan Ting's face became serious, Xu Mowen patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think too much, I just want to say that there are still rules in this world that we don't understand... besides, I'm back completely, right?"

After waiting for a long time, Yan Ting finally opened her mouth: "I have been in that kind of place for 15 years...how did you survive?"

Xu Mowen paused, recalling and said: "There is no distinction between day and night, there is no four seasons, and the passage of time is hardly felt, and I sleep most of the time, so the time passes quite quickly."

Yan Ting shook his head, he didn't believe it, 15 years alone in a desolate illusion, no matter who it is, it will feel extremely long...

"Why did you tell me now..."

Yan Ting lowered her head.He wasn't complaining that Xu Mowen didn't tell him earlier, but the depression in his heart made him at a loss.

For a long time, Xu Mowen brought him too much, but he has been accepting all these with peace of mind like a child, living a stable life heartlessly.

He not only felt sorry for Xu Mowen, but also felt that he was not worthy of Xu Mowen's kindness.

At this moment, Xu Mowen squatted down beside him, and put his arms around his shoulders: "Look at me."

Yan Ting slowly raised her head and met Xu Mowen's concerned eyes.

"You have to remember that no matter what I do for you, I am willing. You don't need to feel pressured, and you don't need to feel sorry for me."

After a long time, Yan Ting said, "Just because Xu You saved your life 1000 years ago?"

Xu Mowen's expression froze, and he slowly retracted his hands from his shoulders - he had never thought about this problem for so many years, even in the most difficult time.

Did he just do it because Xu You saved his life?

The rain outside was a little less, but it was still falling.

After being silent for a long time, Yan Ting sat up straight and took a deep breath: "Actually, you don't have to be so kind to me. The one who saved you was Xu You from 1000 years ago, not me, and you have already done enough for me." There are many."

Xu Mowen slowly clenched his fists as he listened to every word that came out of his mouth.

Did I do this just to thank Xu You for saving my life?Or is it just to satisfy the obsession of the millennium?

It seems... neither!

His throat was a little tight, but he didn't know how to express his inner thoughts, maybe he wasn't sure what he was thinking.

For 1000 years, he has only known one thing, that is, he wants to reincarnate Xu You's soul; the only thing he wants to see is that the reincarnated him can live a carefree life.

That's all...

But now things seem to be getting more complicated. Everything she has done may make Yan Ting feel that she is just a substitute.

"It's getting late, let's rest." Yan Ting said suddenly.

After he finished speaking, he lay down on the mat, turned his back to Xu Mowen and closed his eyes.

Listening to the sound of rain outside the door, Yan Ting not only did not feel calm, but felt even more disturbed.

Now the only person who cares about himself and protects himself is probably just to repay the debt owed to Xu You in his previous life.

But even so, he has nothing to say, after all, he is lucky enough.

He felt guilty that Xu Mowen had been trapped in the illusion for him for more than ten years, and he was also very grateful to him for reincarnating himself recklessly and for bringing him so much care and love.

But he clearly knew that gratitude and guilt did not completely occupy his mind.

At this moment, his heart seemed to be wet by rain in the wilderness, and he felt empty.