After the monk finished speaking, he took out a Buddhist scripture from his arms and placed it in front of Li Xu.
"When donor Li is upset, he can take a look at it. The Buddha said that he has no mind without thoughts, no distinction and no attachment. Maybe he can give the donor some help."
The monk stood up and left.
Li Xu looked at the monk's retreating figure: "Master, are you going to leave immediately, or are you going to stay here for a while?"
The monk turned around and said, "Monk, let it happen."
The monk left the room, and Li Xu turned his gaze to the Buddhist scriptures in front of him. He never believed in ghosts and gods. The only person he could rely on was himself. Over the years, he had seen clearly that many people did not care about the process and only saw the results.
For example, when the late emperor inherited the throne, no matter what methods he used, no one would dare to accuse him when he took that position.
With King Jian's plan, the mother could only cling to King Jian in the end, hoping to gain some benefits from King Jian. But he, an illegitimate child, could not escape the fate of being insulted and ridiculed. Power has always had the final say on right and wrong.
, if you are weak and lower your head, you can only get a moment of peace, and you may have to kneel on the ground next time.
There are too many weaknesses in this world. He has seen it before and doesn't want to let himself become like that.
Li Xu got up and went to inspect the camp.
Torches were lit around the village, which served as a barrier to the camp. The panicked team became orderly again, but the difference was that there was a heavy atmosphere.
He lost to Song Chengxuan in the first battle, and he didn't know what kind of situation he was facing at dawn. Maybe he had already entered Song Chengxuan's cage, and it was not easy to break the game.
The guard came forward and reported: "There is no food and grass in the village."
Li Xu nodded. This was expected. Xu Qinghuan took everyone away and it was impossible to leave anything for them.
Li Xu continued to walk forward. He was familiar with this village, but for some reason, he felt a special feeling when walking around the village tonight.
It was as if everything in front of him was different from what he remembered and what he saw now.
Li Xu walked to the open space. When he left, he said that when the farming work was better in the future, a warehouse could be built here to store grain.
Everyone in the village took it as a joke.
Although the court encouraged them to farm, the harvest in such a cold place was very small, let alone building Aocang, which was simply not enough to make ends meet. The villagers had to hunt and herd to make ends meet.
Aocang is indeed a bit too far for them.
Li Xu looked forward, and suddenly there was a trance in front of his eyes. At some point, there were two more Aocangs in the open space, and the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
The originally deserted scene suddenly became bright and vivid.
Many people were talking around a woman in the open space.
"Will Madam and Mr. Dong come again next year?"
The woman's voice was clear: "Mr. Dong has found more cold-resistant grain seeds. When spring begins, he will help everyone cultivate them. It is still the old rule. We will bring the seeds to everyone. If the harvest is good this year, we will turn over the autumn grain as taxes."
"Madam, people from the nearby village have come and want to see you, and they also want to do some farming."
Li Xu stood there, looking at the woman not far away. The woman had a bun and a light blue dress. Her back made him familiar yet unfamiliar.
He was familiar with her voice, but he was not familiar with how she dressed up, and he didn't know when everything in front of him happened.
In a trance.
The woman was already surrounded by people and was walking forward. She was about to disappear in front of him. She seemed to have remembered something and turned to look at him.
Li Xu's heartbeat was beating like a drum and he watched carefully.
But when the woman turned around, the scene suddenly became very pale, like a picture falling into water, gradually dissolving.
Li Xu frowned and stepped forward quickly, but with this movement, everything in front of him suddenly disappeared without a trace. Aocang was gone, the people were gone, and the woman was gone too.
Li Xu's heart suddenly became cold, and a feeling of loss rushed into his chest. It took him a while to calm down. What happened to him?
So what appeared was his hallucination? Or maybe it was his delusion.
The woman called "Madam" actually sounded like Xu Qinghuan.
If all that is true, Xu Qinghuan built Aocang in this village and taught the people to farm, also for Song Chengxuan. Could it be that this indicates that he will lose Nuergan, and Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan will eventually complete his
Ambition from childhood?
But he felt that this scene was so familiar, as if it happened next to him.
Li Xu looked to the side and saw nothing.
The two visions came so suddenly that he couldn't control it, especially the woman. Everything had to disappear when she turned her head.
As if it was a deliberate arrangement, he was not given the final answer.
Li Xu was stunned, and smiled slightly for a while. After learning about his relationship with King Jian, he also smiled like this. God seemed to be particularly hard on him. What did he do wrong to have to go down such a path?
Li Xu walked back to the house. He needed to get rid of all distracting thoughts and take a good rest for tomorrow's battle.
Closing his eyes, the woman's back appeared in front of him again, and he always felt that the moment she turned her head, she wanted to smile at him.
"Why does it get so hot?"
"Master Jiu was injured when he went out before. He is not allowed to tell you. You are not allowed to know."
Vaguely, Li Xu felt a pain in his shoulder, as if someone was digging out his flesh and blood.
"The wound has been exposed to the rain and has festered. Why not heal it? Is your face in front of others so important?"
There was concern and complaint in his voice.
She seemed to be very close to him, and he could see her face as soon as he opened his eyes, but he did not do this, but lay quietly, although the pain in his skin made him feel peaceful.
A pair of hands was busy on his shoulders, and soft fingers touched him from time to time. He wanted to catch that hand, but he felt that such a move was too weak.
People will not lose to others, they will only lose to themselves. Being too indulgent and addicted will make you ordinary. You cannot tolerate others. Only by staying calm at all times can you control everything and see the way forward clearly.
Li Xu thought of this, and almost immediately he opened his eyes and looked towards the bed.
There is only a cup of cold tea on the table.
Li Xu stood up and suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder. He opened his clothes and looked over. The shallow wound where Mr. Yu was originally stabbed not only did not heal, but also festered.
The wounds in the dream coincided with reality. Perhaps it was because of the pain in his shoulder that he had that dream. The difference was that no one came to treat him.
There seems to be someone missing from his side. Who is that missing person? Is all this a dream or a delusion? Can he finally find the answer?
"Sir," the deputy general said as he entered, "the scouts have discovered the situation. Song Chengxuan's army is camped on a hillside not far away."
Li Xu got up and looked at the map. He was kidnapped by Song Chengxuan in the valley. They had to go south to attack the city, or go west over the mountain, otherwise they would be captured in an urn.