Chapter three hundred and eighty sixth edible bugs
Tea smoke and scalding heat filled the air.
After a brief silence, under the horrified gaze of the shopkeeper, Baizhu suddenly sneered a few times, raised his legs and walked towards the tea table in the corner.
In the corner of the room, among the piles of steamers and sauce dishes. Seeing Baizhu approaching, the little head immediately accelerated its chewing action. Like a hungry tiger pouncing on food, it swallowed the last few white-faced steamed buns in the porcelain plate.
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"Is it delicious? Is it enough?"
Looking at her bulging cheeks from being choked, and then looking at the table full of empty plates, Baizhu said with a cheerful tone:
"Would you like some more?"
"Well...I..." Xie Fanjing's eyes widened in surprise, and he slurred: "Is it really... so generous...?"
"What are you thinking about? Of course not!"
Bai Zhu stretched out his hand suddenly, pinched the surprised little face, and rubbed it hard. He looked at it carefully for a long time, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly unconsciously:
"You little bug." The young man's deep voice was full of amusement, and his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, appearing to be a smile but not a smile: "You have eaten so much, are you hungry?"
"I'm very hungry. No matter how much I eat, I can't seem to get enough." Xie Fanjing was not angry, but just blinked blankly. She wanted to nod, but her face was pinched hard: "I ate a lot of steamed buns and steamed buns.
, but I’m still very hungry and I’m not full no matter how much I eat.”
"Are you still hungry?" Baizhu laughed again.
"Yeah!" Xie Fanjing said solemnly with a sullen face.
"He said you are my friend?" Baizhu pointed at the panicked shopkeeper: "You are a very edible little insect..."
Xie Fanjing stared blankly at that handsome face getting closer and closer to him... The young man's clear and delicate brows were like a freehand landscape painting, each stroke was meticulously outlined and carved.
, Xuanxuan is like the morning glow, and the water is like the willows in the spring moon.
On this most ordinary morning, in the slightly cold mountain breeze in the small town near the mountain, in the golden sunshine coming in through the small carved windows.
The teasing God accidentally became curious because of a small joke. He got closer, mocked, and stepped forward...
"Tell me, it's a very edible little bug." Baizhu's breathing was even and rhythmic, neither urgent nor slow, with a faint smile:
"Are you...my friend?"
The sun shines all over.
The shopkeeper who was frightened finally came to his senses from the panic that the store was being demolished. He looked at the corner covered with steamers and sauce dishes from a distance, and he spat hard in his heart, scolding that person.
The bastard in white tried to seduce a woman, but he scared himself to death. But after scolding him, he felt a little envious in his heart.
Even though he didn't want to admit it, he had to admire that that bastard in white was really a beauty.
If he looked like this, maybe Xiao Cui wouldn't have... The shopkeeper suddenly covered his face and let out a long sigh. He also closed the account book heavily and fell into memories of the past.
Time passed slowly amidst the shopkeeper's random thoughts. In the daylight, there was silence. Xie Fanjing frowned slightly looking at those slightly smiling eyes.
"What does this mean?" Faced with her frown, Bai Shu was stunned.
"They didn't let me in because I had a lot of blood on my body and I wasn't wearing nice clothes. They didn't let me in to eat." The girl with a sullen face suddenly became frustrated: "I'm sorry, I said I knew you, and they didn't let me in."
That’s why I was let in…”
Bai Shu was stunned, and rarely lost his mind for a moment.
It shouldn't be like this.
In the countless times in the past, he has never failed. Shouldn't it be that she is obsessed with lust now, unable to extricate himself, while he is mercilessly mocking her stupidity and arrogance?
Bai Shu silently let go of his hand, and Xie Fanjing rubbed his cheek. Seeing that he had no objection, he stood up and ordered two steamed buns.
"Are the steamed buns... delicious?" After watching Xie Fanjing devouring them for a long time, Baizhu said somewhat complicatedly: "Are you here to eat?"
"The buns are really delicious!" Xie Fanjing squinted her eyes with satisfaction after swallowing half of the buns in one bite.
She pushed the small steamer in front of Baizhu seriously and smiled: "Thank you!"
"Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for saving me last night!"
"It's just a matter of crushing a few bugs..." Bai Zhu raised his head with some boredom: "Besides, I only punished them for their offense, not to save you."
"But you still saved me." The dumb girl repeated stubbornly, pushing the steaming steamer toward Baizhu again: "This beef bun is delicious, I'll treat you to the bun."
"Are you rich?" Baizhu said happily.
"They hit me with arrows last night, and I secretly hid a few." Xie Fanjing quietly tugged at the corner of Baizhu's clothes and motioned for him to lower his head. Baizhu found it interesting and did so with a smile.
The two of them were as sneaky as children, with their heads lowered and their bodies bent under the table.
"I took a bite and it tasted crunchy and sweet." Under the table, Xie Fanjing held a few broken golden arrows and whispered to Bai Shu: "Is this gold?"
"So blatant? Aren't you afraid that I will steal it from you?"
Xie Fanjing was stunned, as if she didn't expect Baizhu to speak like this, but in an instant, she gave Bai Shu all the broken arrows in her hand.
"I'll give them all to you. There are many more in the forest, but I can't carry them." Xie Fanjing smiled proudly: "I'll take you to find them!"
Bai Shu twitched the corner of his mouth without comment. He straightened up first, his expression was calm and not moved at all.
"Those who eat water are good at swimming and can be cold, those who eat soil are careless and wise, those who eat wood are strong and brush, and those who eat grass are good at walking but stupid..." Despicable pushed away the small steamer that Xie Fanjing pushed stubbornly, and Atractylodes picked it.
He raised his eyebrows and spoke casually:
"Those who eat breath will live long, and those who do not eat will not die but will live long... If you learn to eat breath, you will no longer need to eat these ordinary foods, and you will not need to eat so much."
"Qi-eating?" Xie Fanjing was quiet and raised his head in confusion.
"Go and learn by yourself, Li Kuang. Although the kid they call Master is stupid, he still got something from me."
After a brief period of interest, Atractylodes began to lose interest again.
Hunger and exhaustion hit him from the bottom of his heart in waves, making his consciousness become impatient. In front of the overly majestic spirit, his weak body seemed so thin and fragile. Even though he was just a wisp of the ancient god's will, but
The memory that is huge enough to record the growth rings of the universe cannot be carried by the mortal body.
Ignorance is not other people, ignorance is him, he who is ignorant and has not yet awakened...
Bai Shu enjoyed this long-lost time as a human being, but he needed to integrate his will with this mortal body in order to avoid the conflict between spirit and flesh.
During the time when he was blending in with gods and humans, he could only let ignorance, this ignorant and yet unawakened consciousness, continue to take over the physical body on earth...
At this time.
A rustling footsteps suddenly sounded.
Seeing Bai Shu and Xie Fanjing turning around at the same time and looking over at the same time, the shopkeeper looked a little embarrassed, but he still managed to stay calm and helplessly spread his palms.
"No more." he said.
"What's missing?"
"This girl has finished all the food in the building. Now it's too late to make bread. It's already almost noon..." The shopkeeper opened his account book and asked with a smile: "You two, who will pay the bill today?"
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"She!" Bai Zhu said without thinking.
"..."
A gaze glanced from the rich purse around Baizhu's waist, and then landed on his face with a hint of contempt.
"Look at what I'm doing, it's not my food, why should I pay the bill?" Baizhu stretched out his hand calmly, slowly shook his finger at the shopkeeper, sighed and laughed: "Let me tell you the truth, in this world - there is no
No one can pick out a piece of my wool! Remember, no one can!"
"..."
Amidst the commotion, Xie Fanjing pursed her lips, her eyes lingering on the last beef bun in the steamer for a long time, reluctant to look up.
She groaned and opened her mouth, but before she could bite it down, there was a sudden sound of wind in her ears.
"Goodbye, little edible bug." Baizhu pinched the dull little face and laughed playfully. Suddenly he was in a good mood: "I hope you are still alive and kicking when I wake up."
"Mu... are you going to play?" A vague voice came from the girl's mouth.
"This physical body is too weak. I really like the long-lost time of being a human being, so I want to break the boundary between spirit and flesh." Bai Shu narrowed his eyes, and he only felt that the girl in front of him looked like a well-behaved and dull animal.
Cat: "I'm very hungry and tired now——"
The beef buns were handed over to her. Bai Shu was stunned, then smiled and shook his head.
"That's not what it means literally..."
After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and bit into the last beef bun, then leaned down gently.
At that moment, the whole world seemed to be quiet. The warm and gentle caressing touch coming from the top of his head made Xie Fanjing's eyes widen in silence, and even his body seemed to freeze slightly.
The last thing I heard was his vague and scattered laughter:
"It's really interesting, little edible bugs..."
…
The white clothes faded little by little under the noon sun, and soon disappeared into the narrow shade of the bluestone alley, like a white crane flying toward the deep bushes of reed flowers like flying snow.
Xie Fanjing stared at him as he walked away, feeling a slight pain in his heart, as if a very thin knife had cut through it.
The bottom of her heart was as flustered, sour, and tingling as a ball of twisted thread... It was like a little hedgehog rolling back and forth in her heart, and the hard hairs all over her body stood up stubbornly, pricking her with blood.
"It's no use blushing now, everyone is gone!"
The shopkeeper who was watching the excitement sighed, and after realizing it, the girl with suddenly blushing cheeks shook her head:
"Young man, eh..."
He hugged the thick white account book, sighed a few words, and turned around.
Will we see you again?
Xie Fanjing was thinking at that time.
She thought they would meet again.
Obviously he was not sure, but he was so serious about it. The little hedgehog in his heart was jumping and jumping, and it seemed that all the hard hairs had suddenly converged and turned into a soft little meat ball, jumping gently.
Ahhh... This unfounded premonition made her squint and smile, and she suddenly felt happy.
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Two years later.
Jiangnan, Taizhou City.
On the altar in the center of the tower, Xie Fanjing saw him again.
The alley was empty, surrounded by a huge crowd. On the altar, a handsome and young monk had compassionate eyes. He clasped his hands together and calmly faced countless believers listening to the scriptures, with a firm but gentle look on his face.
In the dark crowd, Xie Fanjing saw a pretty girl jumping up and down happily, raising her hands vigorously. Her red dress was like fire. When she smiled, her charming eyes were curved like long and narrow crescents.
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When the monk's eyes met hers, a helpless and gentle smile would appear on his face unconsciously. He concealed it very deeply, but Xie Fanjing seemed to see it clearly...
Laughter, praise, chanting, chanting, the rustling of clothes, the cries of children... In the crowd, Xie Fanjing walked towards the Dharma altar step by step in confusion, using up all her strength
, but seemed to be stumbling.
Getting closer.
Getting closer...
The clear and gentle voice fell from the altar, calmly, like a lotus breeze gently washing over a pond full of June heat.
Xie Fanjing heard his voice clearly and saw clearly the pretty and soft face of the girl in red not far from the altar.
On the throne.
He said:
"I heard that at that time the Buddha was in the country of Savatthi..."
