Chapter 224 Some people return quietly, and some people return slowly
"Xiuzhen, tell me, we have escaped from the Eternal Hell, but what should we do with the people who are still trapped in the Eternal Hell?
"Maybe they don't feel that there is hell under their feet, because they have never seen the pure land of the human world, so they live contentedly and do nothing.
"But we are the only two who are not self-sufficient and come here... No, I don't want it, you can eat it...
"Tell me, are we both crazy in the eyes of the world?"
Late at night, claustrophobic underground palace.
Ouyang Rong paused in his words, waved his hand, and politely declined the mung bean cake that Xiuzhen offered him.
Xiu Zhen was stunned. He lowered his head and twisted a piece of pastry, chewing it happily. He didn't know what Ouyang Rong said, but he understood a few words.
Or just feel the noise?
Ouyang Rong chuckled.
He turned his head silently.
The underground palace is spacious and full of echoes.
Four faded murals remain on the four walls.
On the ground in the center of the underground palace, there is a half-meter-high girdle and an upturned rosette.
At this moment, Ouyang Rong was sitting cross-legged on a lotus seat with his waist upturned.
Wearing a loose gray monk's robe.
The monks of Donglin Temple dress the same as Xiuzhen, except that their heads are not shaved.
On the stone rosette behind him, there was an empty baggage containing a thin soap coat and felt hat.
This was Ouyang Rong's attire when he arrived, and he had just changed into a monk's robe.
Xiuzhen sat on the ground next to the stone rosette, holding cakes in her hands and eating them with relish.
A beam of gray moonlight slanted down from the well mouth above, and happened to fall on Ouyang Rong on the rosette.
This is the only light in the dark underground palace.
Ouyang Rong's face was silent and his shoulders were slumped.
He sat cross-legged like a lotus, holding his hands behind his back, looking up at the only exit ten meters above.
"What is the origin of this inexplicable tower of merit in my mind.
"Will it be easier to accumulate merit after I go back... It should be possible, maybe it will be easier.
"If you share your treasured things for free, you will gain a lot of 'good people have a safe life'. The merits will come right away. If you don't do anything at home, the merits will keep rising..."
"Simply simple mode.
"Very good, I have thought about the way to go back and develop, but why haven't you decided to go back?"
Ouyang Rong looked to the sky and murmured, seeming to himself, but also to Xiuzhen.
"Xiuzhen, do you think that when I come back and ascend to the Pure Land, am I flying as a soul like your Grand Master uncle, or am I flying with my body and clothes? I'm not going back naked.
"Forget it, when Master Zhongma ascended here, you were not born yet, so asking is in vain.
"But you have to make two preparations. If you fly back in the flesh with clothes on, the original attire of a soap suit and felt hat will not be appropriate. The atmosphere of the times is too strong and out of place.
"It's better to change into this monk's robe, no matter it's the Donglin Temple on the day we returned or wherever... I hope it's not the sewer, or a white room with a white hospital bed..."
Under a ray of cold white moonlight, a handsome young man who was ready to put on monk's robes was mumbling something.
He relaxed his shoulders and sat cross-legged on the rosette.
The body didn't move for a long time.
After all this time, the moonlight falling from the mouth of the well became increasingly faint.
Outside the underground palace, it was almost dawn.
However, the days are long and the nights are short, and summer nights are indeed very short.
Ouyang Rong nodded thoughtfully and found a new excuse.
On the ground next to the rosette, Xiuzhen didn't know when she got up, put away the remaining cakes, lowered her head and carefully scratched the lice on her body.
At a certain moment, Xiuzhen suddenly turned his head and said to the person who had not returned:
"Hey, why doesn't the donor leave?"
Ouyang Rong:......
The air in front of the lotus pedestal suddenly became quiet for a while.
Ouyang Rong turned his head silently.
He took one last look at Xiuzhen.
He nodded.
I leaned over and bent over, stretched out my hand to explore, and my fingertips touched the line of engraved words below the rosette, which was not illuminated by the moonlight.
The carvings on the ground are covered with dust, and there are only four words:
Come back.
Xiu Zhen was stunned, paused for a moment, and continued to care:
"Donor, please go away quickly. There is an endless hell above. You are sitting too close. Come to the little monk quickly."
With that said, Xiuzhen was about to pull Ouyang Rong away from the lotus pedestal in the center of the underground palace.
It turns out that this is the real meaning of letting him "go".
Ouyang Rong smiled.
But he shook his head, without taking his hand back, and pressed it against the stone carvings on the ground.
From the depths of the lacquer-like eyes of the young man sitting cross-legged on the rosette, a strong purple light emerged, penetrating the clear pupils, and the halo faintly diverged.
This scene, under the dim moonlight of the dark underground palace, looks like two immortal crape myrtle stars.
In a certain merit tower, the blessing bell shook violently, and purple energy rolled out without money.
"It's still 10,000 merits... I've saved enough already, and there are still 19,012 merits left, which is more than enough." He nodded and whispered.
"Donor, you, your eyes..."
Xiuzhen, who originally wanted to pull people out of the sea of suffering, was frightened and took a step back.
His withered face showed a look of sudden realization and he jumped up.
Xiuzhen's right hand pointed at Ouyang Rong with purple eyes for a while, and then pointed behind him, which is the mural "Prince Satao sacrificed his life to feed a tiger" on the east wall of the underground palace, and danced and said:
"Donor, look, they are exactly the same, almost exactly the same."
Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and suddenly looked back, looking in the direction of Longcheng County from a distance, sitting upright and speaking curiously:
"I read the records of Longcheng County Chronicles. Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty said that he was from a poor family. In order to earn money for drinking, he went to Longcheng to serve as an order. He was reckless and did nothing. He drank alcohol and let deer go.
He only served as county magistrate for eighty-one days, then left with his seal, resigned and went into seclusion.
"Later, Di Gong of this dynasty was demoted to Longcheng. He served as an official for one term and benefited a party for a four-year term. He settled cases like a god and prayed for the people. He also built water conservancy projects and supervised the construction of sluices. He almost completely cured the Butterfly Creek flood. He made great achievements during his term.
It shows that he has outstanding talents and has left his post with honor. On the day he left the county, the alleys of Longcheng were empty and willows were broken for ten miles and ten miles, and the people couldn't leave.
"Let me ask, how will Longcheng County Chronicle write about me, Ouyang Lianghan, a hundred years from now?"
Ouyang Rong lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked back, touched the blessing, smiled and nodded:
"My heart is bright, what else can I say?"
After a deep sigh, the purple light in the dark underground palace suddenly disappeared.
Return to silence.
Outside the well mouth of the underground palace, the sky is getting brighter.
…
Xie Lingjiang smelled the scent of gardenia.
It has a light fragrance that lingers around your nose, but is not greasy.
It was just like the scent that eldest brother exuded when he went for a night walk with her after taking a bath.
It's just that every time in the past, Xie Lingjiang turned his head in the dark night, "attracted" by the scenery on the roadside, and his nose was slightly raised.
On the streets of Penglangdu Wharf where people were coming and going, Xie Lingjiang's cheeks were slightly hot when she stopped and turned around. She quickly dismissed her thoughts and continued moving forward without squinting.
"Has the summer solstice come? No wonder the flowers are blooming...Well, the book says that the flowers are blooming on the road, so you can return home slowly...Humph, he is never in a hurry and never sends a letter urging me to return early. This is very
Don’t worry I’m outside?”
Xie Lingjiang murmured. After returning from a long journey, she did not become anxious after approaching Luming Street.
She reached out and touched a certain pill box that she had worked so hard to get.
Carrying this object, she was extremely cautious all the way back from Longhu Mountain, which slowed down her journey a bit. However, she sensed Yan Liulang's broken jade message, which made her speed up and return two days earlier, but she was also very tired.
As he approached Luming Street and saw familiar things, Xie Lingjiang smiled lightly and turned to look at the gardenia trees planted on the roadside.
Summer has arrived, and the gardenia trees on both sides of the streets in Longcheng are in full bloom.
Presumably, senior brother will pass by and smell the fragrance of flowers every day when he goes to and from work, right?
Xie Lingjiang's eyes curved into crescent moons, and his steps were much brisker.
Passing by the Longcheng County Government Office, she did not enter immediately. She quickly passed by and rushed towards the official residence.
This is official business and the first priority at the moment.
The elder brother doesn't like the kind of woman whose mother-in-law and mother-in-law love each other all the time.
Xie Lingjiang was very serious about the independent case he assigned her for the first time!
"Wait, wait until I finish the case, and then I'll ask you for a gift..."
After a stick of incense.
Arriving at the official's house, Xie Lingjiang immediately looked around the house and saw that the furnishings and the guards were all there. They seemed to be fine and he let out a long sigh.
"What's going on? Why did Broiyu suddenly call me back?"
Some of the worries in her heart disappeared, and she immediately asked Yan Liulang.
The latter stood up in surprise: "Master Xie, are you back?"
Xie Lingjiang nodded, walked over immediately, looked at the unconscious Jade Fairy, and frowned slightly:
"Have you taken the two antidote pills? Why haven't you woken up yet? Why are you urging me to come back?"
"I had already eaten it for her, so she woke up, but later..."
"What happened next?"
Yan Liulang looked ashamed and told all the accidents that happened that day.
Xie Ling Jiang Xiu frowned even more. Without saying a word, he rolled up his sleeves and felt his pulse for a moment.
She exhaled slightly.
"How's Miss Xie doing?"
Xie Lingjiang glanced at Yan Liulang and muttered:
"It was the spiritual energy that suddenly went wild and retrograde, causing congestion and blockage of the meridians. Fortunately, it didn't hurt the important heart meridians...
"This woman's aura is damaged, but waking up is not a problem. However, she still needs to consume a rejuvenation pill. It just so happened that the elders from Gezao Mountain gave me a few rejuvenation pills before leaving."
Yan Liulang and others looked at each other with joy in their eyes.
Xie Lingjiang reached into his arms, ready to take out something, but when he reached halfway, he paused and glanced sideways at Yan Liulang and others.
When the latter saw this, they immediately went out to avoid it.
Hearing the sound of the door closing again, Xie Lingjiang continued to take things into his arms.
She usually keeps important things in her arms, including rejuvenation pills that can heal injuries and save lives in times of crisis.
Xie Lingjiang put a slender jade hand into his arms, first took out an elixir box that had a faint fragrance, then took out the bottle containing the rejuvenation elixir, and then quickly put the elixir box away.
This golden elixir is so important that you must be on guard against others.
After a while, Xie Lingjiang took out a rejuvenation pill, sat on the edge of the bed, and fed it to the Jade Goddess with her eyes closed.
Immediately, after checking his pulse, Xie Lingjiang sent some more spiritual energy.
The eyes of the Jade Fairy moved and then calmed down.
Xie Lingjiang sneered: "How dare you pretend to be awake?"
After saying that, poke continuously to completely seal the Yuxi acupoint.
"Okay, now that I'm awake, I want to settle an account with you. Did you have fun pretending to be my senior brother that day? Come on, let's have a good talk..."
Xie Ling Jiang squinted his eyes and lifted the quilt.
The Jade Fairy hurriedly opened her eyes, her complexion still a little weak, she stuttered and begged for mercy:
"Wait...wait a minute! I was wrong, I regret it, spare my life, I...I hate the Liu family so much now, I wish the Liu family would die! And...and I have important things to reveal! About
From the Liu family! As long as you promise not to kill me, I will tell you everything!"
Xie Lingjiang paused slightly, tilted his head and narrowed his eyes: "Tell me and listen."
The Jade Fairy looked hesitant, shrank back, and asked timidly:
"You really don't want to kill me?"
Xie Lingjiang nodded: "You tell me, if you are really satisfied, I promise I won't kill you."
The female fairy Yuxi didn't think much about the extra word "I", maybe because she thought that this girl was as naive and naive as before... She breathed a sigh of relief:
"It's a big conspiracy hatched by the Liu family... Wait, what day is it today?"
The Jade Fairy slowly spoke...
After half a stick of incense.
In front of the bed, Xie Lingjiang's face suddenly changed as she listened with a frown, and she rushed out the door. The burst of breath made the trees in the courtyard rustle. The people waiting outside the door only heard her urgent words left in the strong wind:
"Something bad has happened! The Liu family has great ambitions. We must inform senior brother immediately. Yan Liulang, please stay here to guard the prisoner!"
Liu Lang's face suddenly became anxious, then he was stunned again: "Looking for Mingfu? Mingfu went back to his hometown for leave, but he hasn't come back yet..."
"Asking for leave? Returning home?" Xie Lingjiang turned back and asked.
Yan Liulang immediately told everything, and by the way also recounted the dangerous experience that Miaozhen and others had that day.
Xie Lingjiang stamped his feet anxiously and raised his eyebrows: "Why didn't Liulang tell you earlier!"
Yan Liulang and others remained silent.
"Elder brother is gone, how to stop the Liu family! That Xinding sword is almost healed..." Xie Lingjiang turned around anxiously, stopped at a moment and turned around, "Wait a minute, how is Uncle Li doing? If we continue to forge swords here, will there be any conspiracy involving Uncle Li's family?"
Xie Ling Jiang Kuaiyan gave Yan Liulang a few words, turned around and rushed out. She rushed to the Su Mansion on Luming Street, rushed in, looking for Li Xian and others.
After being informed by the maid's servants, Li Xian's family quickly gathered together.
"Are you guys okay?"
"No...it's okay. Why is niece Xian in such a hurry?" Li Xian asked curiously.
Seeing that everyone was fine, Xie Lingjiang breathed a sigh of relief, pursed his lips, and prepared to formulate words to give instructions.
At this time, Su Guo'er was wearing a purple Taoist robe, a jade lotus crown, and slowly walked over with a volume of mystical sutra in his hand. It seemed that he had just been burning incense and chanting sutras, and rushed there after hearing the sound.
Coming to Xie Lingjiang, she stretched out her right palm.
On the open palm of your hand, there is a key lying quietly.
Su Guo'er spoke calmly:
"He left it. He told Sister Xie to go to his room when she comes back and say she has something left for you."
Xie Lingjiang's delicate body froze slightly, and she paused on the spot. She who had rushed over anxiously suddenly slowed down and stood still.
"Leave...leave it to me? Leave it?"
The noble lady of the Xie family chewed the words with her red lips and white teeth. After a moment, she slowly raised her hand and took the key.
Xie Jinjiang lowered her head and turned around, and everyone could not see her expression for a moment.