This novel gives equal weight to both criminal investigation and romance. (The second novel, "Happy to Meet You," is also the second part of this novel; if interested, you can collect it fi...
Chapter 33 Follow Your Heart
Chapter Thirty-Three
"Quack?"
Lin Yu recited this sentence unconsciously, quack, quack.
Okay, I’ve been tricked by Tomato again.
In fact, this willing compromise is just to narrow the distance between each other.
Qiao Yue sent a message in the WeChat group, asking everyone to go to bed early because they had to go to Guanhe Temple tomorrow.
Because we have to climb a mountain, everyone needs to be well rested.
After Yuan Ke replied OK, he also reminded Qiao Yue in the group to cover herself with a blanket before sleeping, and so on.
Lin Yu glanced at Yuan Ke who was sleeping happily on the tatami, and thought of his classmate Tomato next door.
I feel like I really need to make an effort.
Qiao Yue and Yuan Ke are in love on the Internet, separated by a wall.
The two single guys in the group silently turned off their microphones.
......
Chen Wan was used to getting up early when he was in school, and his biological clock remained largely unchanged even after the holidays.
After she finished washing up, she stood in the corridor outside the door and looked at the scenery casually.
The clear skylight flows like water, covering the bamboo and wooden floors.
There is a maple poplar tree planted outside the corridor, and its light green leaves are arranged into long strips, like tassels, swaying in the wind.
A figure slowly appeared in my peripheral vision.
Lin Yu lazily opened the door and walked out, half closing his eyes and yawning.
He subconsciously raised his hand to smooth the hair on the back of his head, looking out the eaves sleepily.
Chen Wan looked back at him and saw that his raised arms caused the hem of his shirt to open up, revealing his lean and firm waist and abdomen.
Although it was just an unintentional glance, Chen Wan immediately looked away.
"Good morning." Lin Yu put down his hand and greeted her vaguely.
"Good morning." Chen Wan nodded without looking at him.
After a moment, he looked over again.
I saw that the abdominal muscles that flashed by just now were now covered by the hem of the clothes.
Like, maybe eight?
After Chen Wanmo finished counting, he came to his senses and despised himself.
Seeing her flushed face, Lin Yu asked with concern, "Are you hot? Did you and Sister Yue sleep without the air conditioner last night?"
When Chen Wan was asked this question, he raised his hands to rub his face in panic and felt his face getting hot.
"It's either hot, or, or..." She was not good at lying, and she was at a loss for words, hesitating for a long time.
It was rare for her to show such a panic expression, and Lin Yu completely woke up from his laughter.
Qiao Yue opened the door and saw Lin Yu laughing freely. She asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you laughing so early in the morning?"
Lin Yu thought about it after hearing this and said, yes, what are you laughing at.
He met Chen Wan's secret glare at him.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose with the back of his hand and stopped laughing.
After breakfast, Qiao Yue and Yuan Ke walked in front to lead the way to Guanhe Temple.
The temple is halfway up the mountain and you have to go through a large bamboo forest to reach it.
The town is located deep in the mountains, with abundant moisture and a thin layer of mist covering the bamboo forest.
The light golden sunlight filtered through the slender bamboo leaves and fell into the white mist, like strands of golden threads.
The gurgling stream meandered along the ditch beside the stone steps, reflecting the vague shadows of four people.
As Lin Yu was walking, he didn't notice that there were mosquitoes in the woods. When he came to his senses, he felt his arms were itchy.
He has been attracting mosquitoes since he was a child. I heard that people with type O blood attract mosquitoes.
Chen Wan took out some toilet water from his backpack and called him.
"Wow, Wanzai, you are Doraemon. You have prepared everything." Lin Yu teased her.
He took the toilet water and sprayed it all over his body.
Qiao Yue was so irritated by the smell that he covered his nose and said that he was the walking spokesperson of the Six Gods.
Then he pulled Yuan Ke and walked quickly.
Lin Yu and Chen Wan were completely left behind, chatting haphazardly.
After walking for about an hour, we finally saw a bluestone platform.
There is a stone tablet on it, with three big characters "Guanhe Temple" soothing the heart.
"We're finally here." Qiao Yue waved to Chen Wan and Lin Yu as they climbed the stairs. "Hurry up!"
Lin Yu deliberately slowed down his pace to match Chen Wan's physical strength.
Chen Wan walked behind him, and looking at his tall and slender back, he walked slower unconsciously.
When Qiao Yue called him, he quickened his pace.
Guanhe Temple is located in a very good position, on the flat ground halfway up the mountain, and you can overlook the entire town with just a glance.
Looking down, you can see bamboo mountains, sea of clouds and fresh green everywhere.
The temple gate is vermilion and the temple walls are ochre yellow, giving it a solemn look.
The incense burner stands in front, and behind the curling green smoke is a solemn hall with a Buddha statue.
The cleaning master saw them and came forward to salute.
Yuan Ke politely returned the greeting and asked, "Is Master Sanzang in the temple?"
After getting a positive answer, the master led them into the temple.
Walking through the hall, you will see an open patio with several jars of flowers and plants placed under the wall.
There are towering ginkgo trees planted on both sides. Walking under the trees, you will enter the hall.
Qiao Yue pulled Chen Wan to kneel on the mat.
"Baby, let me tell you, this temple is very effective. You must make a wish sincerely."
Chen Wan nodded and saw Lin Yu kneeling respectfully on the cushion beside him.
With his eyes closed, he looked pious.
The lighting in the hall was not very good, and a row of candles were lit on the altar.
The dim light outlined the contours of his well-defined facial features.
Palms facing each other, slender fingers clasped together, praying silently.
Chen Wan looked away, not knowing what wish to make.
If she was asking for good results, she would actually just take the passing score and not be very excited about it.
Now her biggest wish is to have him by her side, what else can she desire?
After half a quarter of an hour, everyone stood up.
They saw a man in his fifties or sixties standing next to the vermilion pillar, looking at them calmly.
Yuan Ke saluted him and said, "Master Sanzang."
Lin Yu looked up and down at the casually dressed old man. Apart from his hairlessness, he didn't look like a monk at all.
What’s even more interesting is his Buddhist name, Sanzang as in Tang Sanzang?
Seeing his confused expression, Master Sanzang laughed heartily. "What's the matter, young man? Do you think I should wear a cassock?"
Chen Wan also looked at him, unable to connect him with the image of monks in film and television dramas.
Isn't this what the uncle next door looks like?
When Lin Yu was asked this question, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Master, you are joking."
Yuan Ke's father and Master Sanzang were old friends.
So he led the four people directly to the side room and said he wanted to treat them to tea.
When I entered the house, I saw a wooden table under the south window with an old-fashioned TV on it. It looked bulky and retro.
"Master, are you still watching TV?"
In the past, when Lin Yu and his mother went to the temple, they would just burn incense and worship Buddha, just going through the motions.
I really don't know much about the daily life of the masters in the temple.
Master Sanzang smiled and said nothing, pouring tea for them.
The four of them sat around on a long bench, holding their teacups and expressing their gratitude.
The tea was clear and had a light aroma. Lin Yu sniffed and smelled that it was Longjing tea before the rain.
After taking a sip, he praised the tea.
His eyes continued to wander around the house, observing the furnishings.
Seeing a couplet hanging on the wall, Lin Yu read it silently and smiled.
Chen Wan also looked over and said aloud, "You look at the world, and the world looks at you."
"Can you read it both forward and backward?" Lin Yu raised his eyebrows at her.
Chen Wan nodded and silently memorized this Zen-like sentence in his heart.
Lin Yu put down his teacup and asked Master Sanzang, "Did you write this yourself?"
Master Sanzang nodded with a smile, "I was just sitting around doing nothing, so I thought of this."
"Very interesting." Lin Yu read it again, "This is really what life is like."
As he was speaking, a little boy ran in, shouting "Master, Master".
Seeing the four people drinking tea at the table, he felt a little embarrassed and lowered his voice a lot.
He whispered, "Master, I want to watch Journey to the West."
Yuan Ke and Lin Yu explained that there was a small orphanage near the temple and some children would come to the temple to play.
Master Sanzang turned on the TV for him and slapped the back cover of the TV twice, and the snowy screen became clear.
With nothing to do, Lin Yu simply sat in front of the TV with the boy.
After watching the plot, I found out that it was the episode where Tang Sanzang fell into the Spider Cave.
He asked the little boy next to him, "Are you afraid of monsters?"
"No."
Lin Yu chuckled, "Aren't you afraid of the Spider Cave?"
Master Sanzang suddenly spoke up, "Young man, what do you think is so scary in the Spider Cave?"
"Monster?" He was stunned for a moment and hesitated.
Chen Wan looked at Master Sanzang and saw a slightly smug smile on his face after hearing this answer.
"Then do you think there really is a Pansi Cave in the world?"
This question has a hint of persuasion.
"Master, please be frank." Lin Yu scratched his hair and smiled kindly.
"The Spider Cave is in everyone's heart. Desire is a monster that devours the human heart. If a person begins to fear desire, then his heart is not right."
Master Sanzang looked into the little boy's eyes and said with a smile.
Lin Yu thought of the previous kidnapping case.
Human heart, desire.
Desire leads to good and evil, right and wrong, good and evil.
It is born from the heart and destroyed by the heart.
After figuring it out, he smiled knowingly.
After having vegetarian food in the temple, it is not suitable to stay in this pure place for a long time.
Before leaving, Master Sanzang stopped Lin Yu and said that he and Lin Yu got along well and asked if he could have a fortune telling.
"Okay, thank you, Master." Lin Yu was not polite to him and agreed readily.
After taking out a stick from the stick tube, I saw the two words "Yi Xin" clearly.
Master Sanzang interpreted the fortune for him, "Serving the mind means being controlled by the mind and following one's will."
Do whatever you want, without any restrictions.
It actually definitely relieved his current state of mind.
Just as Yuan Ke said before, he has too many hesitations in his relationship and is bound by external frameworks.
He looked calmly at Chen Wan who was chatting with Qiao Yue.
See her fair and pretty profile.
A feeling as clear as clear water arises in my heart.
Follow your heart and do whatever you want.
Lin Yu silently wrote down the fortune.
Yuan Ke said there was a river on the back mountain of Guanhe Temple, which was very beautiful at this time of year, and suggested going to see it.
The river flows beneath a meadow, laid out in the sunlight.
The water sparkles and sparkles brightly.
Thick white clouds drifted out from the mountain peaks, casting light shadows on the green grass.
Flocks of sheep were scattered under the shadows of the clouds, as white as the unmelted snow.
When the wind blows, the green tide surges and undulates.
A group of lambs leisurely passed by Lin Yu and his friends, and the leading lamb had a copper bell tied around its neck.
He shook his sheep horns proudly and walked away.
The jingling sound of copper bells echoed all over the place.
Qiao Yue and Yuan Ke held hands, strolled leisurely and chatted.
Such a good scene makes people want to waste it.
Lin Yu and Chen Wan walked to the riverside and saw scattered wild flowers hidden in the green fields, occasionally revealing colorful colors.
The grass is soft and fragrant.
Lin Yu simply lay down with his arm as a pillow, and with his other hand he picked up a piece of thin grass and played with it casually.
Chen Wan sat next to him, hugging her knees.
He looked at the sky and the clouds, and she looked at the mountains and the flowing water.
"These little lambs look like balls of marshmallows." Lin Yu suddenly said.
His eyes turned to the flock of sheep not far away, with greed written on his face.
Chen Wan glanced at him speechlessly. Usually people would praise something as being like white clouds, but in his mouth it became cotton candy.
But this is Lin Yu.
No matter how romantic the world is, he treats it as the daily necessities of life.
Always have a true attitude towards life.
Chen Wan propped up his knees and looked at him quietly.
There is always a youthful look in Lin Yu's eyes, which is especially obvious when he smiles.
Although his appearance is not gentle, he even looks a bit aloof.
But as long as he shows his fangs, he looks no different from the boy next door.
For example, now, I asked her with a cheerful look, "Do you remember the sheep with the copper bell tied to it?"
Chen Wan nodded and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She lay down with her hands under her head, and looked into his eyes.
"Did you watch cartoons when you were a kid?" Lin Yu asked, then casually said, "When I was a kid, I loved watching The Divine Chef Xiao Fugui the most."
Chen Wan was not surprised to hear this.
I heard him continue to say, "I also watched Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf with my little niece."
Lin Yu turned his head, half-pressed his elbow, looked at her, and asked curiously, "Have you seen it? Which sheep do you like best?"
Chen Wan was amused by the seriousness in his eyes. It felt like two kids discussing the plot of the cartoon they watched yesterday in physical education class.
She liked this feeling, the feeling of being close to him.
After a long pause, he smiled and said, "I like Lazy Sheep."
Lin Yu laughed when he heard that. "I like it too. I can eat a lot in every episode."
The sound of the gurgling river mixed with the sound of the wind lulls people to sleep.
Lin Yu raised his hand, covered his eyes, and said nothing more.
When investigating a case, I was worried all day and didn't dare to sleep at all.
I didn’t sleep well when I was in the hospital, but now I feel completely at peace.
Chen Wan saw that there were faint dark circles under his eyes, so he didn't say anything else.
Lin Yu was sleeping quietly beside her, which made her feel a little flustered.
The joy in my heart is as light and sweet as cotton candy.
His hand hung at his side. Chen Wan looked at it for a moment, then carefully reached out and held it.
But he turned his face away as if trying to cover up his ears and steal the bell, and just didn't look at Lin Yu.
Chen Wan felt like there was a rabbit in his chest, jumping non-stop.
So he tried to retract it, but his knuckles were clamped down instead.
The warm feeling from the palm of his hand made Lin Yu's heart soften.
He calmly clasped Chen Wan's fingers.
I tried my best to suppress my smile and continued to pretend to be asleep.
Qiao Yue and Yuan Ke walked a long way around the river bank, then turned back and saw the two people sleeping peacefully.
A knowing smile.
"You watch the world, and the world watches you." I have researched for a long time and I can confirm that this is my original work. Please don't take it too seriously.
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