In just an instant, the outline of the face on the paper disappeared.
Because this piece of paper had been folded in Grandma Liu Lan’s box and had creases, I could only explain to myself that I mistook the creases for a human face.
Master Wu looked solemn and said to me: "Come here and put this child on the table, be gentle."
Xiaomi itself is very light, probably even lighter than Xiaoxuan. I picked her up on the table and put her down gently.
Master Wu looked down at Xiaomi and asked me, "Didn't I ask you to plug your ears and blindfold your eyes on the way here?"
"I...I was blocked and my eyes were blindfolded. I just untied them before I came in. Master Wu, you just didn't see it."
I didn't know how to explain it, so I lied.
Lao Jinmiao said a few words. After hearing this, Mr. Wu asked me:
"Is there any problem on the way? Did you meet any strangers?"
I shook my head and said no, there was no problem. I didn't see anyone else except the driver.
Master Wu pointed to the door again: "Go out and close the door. Remember to give a signal if a stranger comes."
Looking at the pale Xiaomi, I asked, can I stay? Don’t worry, Mr. Wu, I am absolutely quiet and self-aware.
"Stop talking nonsense, get out quickly," Master Wu pushed me and urged: "It's not that I don't want you to see it, it's Jin Miao who doesn't want you to see it."
I was pushed out of the yard, and Master Wu slowly closed the big iron gate.
I was pacing back and forth outside, smoking one cigarette after another. I was very anxious. I could see firelight in the courtyard, and I wondered if I was burning paper.
Xiaomi is such an innocent girl. I found out who wanted to harm her, and I had to throw him into a robber's cave and bury him alive.
I was squatting on the ground and was very upset when I suddenly heard a "click" and a very fast flash of light.
"Who are you! What are you doing!"
It was so dark that I didn't notice it just now, but there was a man taking pictures with a camera across the street.
Across Ginkgo Street is a coffee shop that closed down a few months ago and has been converted into a tea shop that has not yet been renovated. There are several tables in front of the shop, and a long-haired man is carrying a bag and is taking pictures with his camera.
"etc!"
I put out my cigarette butt and ran over, stopped him and said, "Who are you? Why are you looking at me at night?"
The long-haired man wears square-rimmed glasses and has a bad look on his face.
"I didn't take your photo. I'm a photography enthusiast. A lot of owls suddenly appeared around here two days ago. Owls are solitary creatures at night, which is very rare in urban areas."
"owl?"
My heart skipped a beat.
"Where are the photos you took? Let me see how to put this thing." I reached out and grabbed his SLR camera.
"Damn it! Don't touch the camera! I have more than ten thousand!"
"I'll find it for you."
I looked at some of the photos he took and they were a bit weird.
The photos did capture owls, some landing on telephone poles and some landing on the eaves.
"How's it going? Isn't it a good shot?"
The long-haired man said with some pride: "It's not easy to take such close-up shots in the city. Once I develop the photos, I'll submit them. I might even win some photography gold medal."
I said impatiently, okay, okay, you hurry up and go take pictures somewhere else.
The long-haired man let out a sigh and said, "I'll leave if you ask me to leave? Who do you think you are? Your family is in charge of Xianyang? What can you do to me if I don't leave?"
This man's nagging is so annoying, I'm going to mess with him.
"Gu...Gu Gu..."
At this moment, a black owl flew from a distance, flew very fast, flapped its wings and landed on the roof of the nursing home.
This was just the first one, and several more flew in soon after, and more and more came.
"What the fuck? Just do it! We have material! This is a rare opportunity!" The long-haired man grabbed the camera and ran towards the nursing home.
I looked up at the owl that had landed on the roof and ran quickly to the door.
My intuition tells me that something is going to happen and I cannot stay in this place for a moment.
I opened the door and ran in, ready to call someone, but I unexpectedly saw something.
Xiaomi had all his clothes taken off and was lying on the table. Master Wu and Lao Jinmiao were standing next to Xiaomi, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Click! Click!" At this time, several shutter sounds came in succession.
The long-haired man stood at the door, raising his camera and wanting to take a picture.
Damn it, he took Xiaomi into it too!
I rushed over, grabbed his collar, and reached out to grab the camera hanging on his chest.
"What are you doing! Steal my camera! This is news! An old man in a nursing home violated a young girl!"
I grabbed the camera and ripped off the sling, causing him to stumble and fall.
"Let you take the picture! I'll fucking let you take the picture! You go home and take the picture of your mother!"
I threw the SLR to the ground, trampled it to pieces with my foot, and even the lens was crushed by him, and then kicked it to the edge of the trash can.
"roll!"
I picked up a brick and slapped him on the head, which scared the man and ran away.
Lao Jinmiao raised his head and stared at the owl on the roof. Master Wu asked me to close the door quickly.
"Gu...Gu Gu..."
I picked up half a brick and smashed it, and the owls flew away from the roof and began to circle around the yard.
The noise was so loud that the other elderly people who were already sleeping in the nursing home were woken up by the noise. Some of them came out, some opened their windows, and they were all watching.
Master Wu took off his clothes and covered him up, and I picked up Xiaomi and hurried out of the nursing home.
After getting in the car and locking the doors and windows, Lao Jinmiao glanced at Xiaomi and said a few words to Master Wu.
I asked him what he was talking about, and Mr. Wu said: "He said someone asked those birds to come. He could tell that the birds had been domesticated, just like his ancestors' gold-seeking pigs."
The wrinkles on Lao Jinmiao's face were squeezed together. He suddenly grabbed Xiaomi's hand and said a lot of words.
The more Master Wu listened, the more surprised the expression on his face became.
"How could such a thing happen in the world..." Mr. Wu took a breath.
I said anxiously: "I'm so anxious! Please tell me quickly, Mr. Wu! What happened to Xiaomi!"
"Don't worry, kid. If what Lao Jinmiao said is true, the situation is a bit complicated. Let me think about what to say..."
Master Wu kept rubbing his temples. After a minute or two, he opened his eyes and said, "Boy, have you ever been to Tibet?"
"No, I haven't been there."
Master Wu nodded: "Okay, what I'm going to say next, whether you believe it or not, don't interrupt me and let me finish."
He said one thing, which shocked my heart.
Could such a thing really happen? I didn't believe it at all at first.
Have you ever heard of the reincarnation of living Buddhas in Tibetan areas?
Or should we say reincarnation and rebuilding? This kind of sacred custom started more than a thousand years ago and is still used today.
If people believe in Buddhism, many people will believe this statement. There have been many news reports in the past, saying that someone was seriously ill and suddenly had the memory of the previous life, and could accurately name the names of people he had never seen before, etc.
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Tibetan Buddhism started in the first life and was passed down to Tenzin Gyatso for the tenth life. The teachings there are about the reconstruction of consciousness, spiritual descendants, enlightenment initiation, etc. Anyway, there are many and very weird teachings.
This matter requires finding a soul boy, and Lao Jinmiao said that Xiaomi is the soul boy that someone is looking for.
The Yellow Sect of the Gelug Sect founded by Tsongkhapa requires a total of five steps in Tibet to complete a set of rituals.
Searching for the soul boy, identifying the artifacts, asking the spirits, signing the golden vase, and acknowledging in writing.
How old is Xiaomi? She was born in a rural area in Chaoshan. She has been wandering and suffering hardships since she was a child. Her parents did not care about her at home, and she has never been in contact with that kind of people.
