Chapter 298 Millennium Red Maple Tree
The sound of rollers came from the study. "Yes, no one in Changshou Village lives past fifty. They all die in bed from leg diseases that prevent them from getting out of bed, causing their lower bodies to rot."
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank: "Then... why do all the people in Changshou Village suffer from leg diseases?" Ye Xiaomei realized something. Maybe not everyone ages first with their legs.
Looking at the curve of Tang Buci's mouth, Ye Xiaomei seemed to have guessed right.
"Yes, their leg disease is an old problem they got when they often went up the mountain to dig black toad stones when they were young. The thousand-year-old red maple trees grow on the thousands-foot-high mountains."
Ye Xiaomei was flustered for a moment: "So what you mean is that when the people of Changshou Village were young, they often climbed mountains and dug black toad stones to sell for money, and when they were old and had diseases, they would use black toad stones to treat diseases."
"That's a pretty good understanding, but no one has ever thought deeply about the natural laws at work here. Once they break them, they will be the ones who lose everything."
Ye Xiaomei was speechless. When she suddenly looked at Tang Buci, there was a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
Without the white snake, the black toad stone no longer had anything to protect, and the red maple tree no longer had the black toad stone to help it repel insects. So, without the maple tree, without the white snake, in the end, everything was gone.
Ye Xiaomei felt as if she was suffocating under this cycle.
Ye Xiaomei could only pour another cup. She tilted her head a few times and found that some water in the teapot was dripping out.
She calmly put down the teapot and lowered her eyes.
In fact, Ye Xiaomei knew that Tang Buci had guessed many things, after all, he was a smart man.
But Ye Xiaomei didn’t have a suitable reason to admit it, and perhaps the most important reason was that she was afraid of death.
From what he said today, Ye Xiaomei had a preliminary understanding that he himself might be the one who came out of Changshou Village.
Second, he was afraid of being photographed because he was afraid of revealing the shadow that only he knew.
If she was bolder, could Ye Xiaomei think of him as the white snake on the red maple tree?
Ye Xiaomei couldn't help but frown, her heartbeat quickened a bit, this was too unbelievable. She also thought of the vague white snake mark on her chest, was there any connection?
"What are you thinking about?" Tang Bushi's face was no longer as cold as before, and the curve at the corner of his mouth concealed an indescribable ease.
"I'm not thinking about anything." Ye Xiaomei quickly covered up: "Which jar is the tea in?"
Ye Xiaomei hurriedly pretended to look for tea. She had been here many times before, and she knew that all of Tang Bushi's tea jars were kept in the drawer.
I opened each ceramic lid and smelled it, but found nothing.
Tang Bu Ci said, "That's too expensive. I only have 28 leaves, and we drank three just now."
"Can't I make another slice?" Ye Xiaomei concealed her inner nervousness. She really hoped that her guess was wrong.
If her guess was correct, then Ye Xiaomei's first conclusion would be that Tang Buci was the reincarnation of the White Snake.
No, the White Snake has become a human?
This is a terrifying thing to think about. Ye Xiaomei doesn't dare to think about it.
"Then make another slice."
Tang Bushi's wheelchair slid to the tea table. He took out a sachet from his pocket, unzipped the drawstring, and used tweezers to take out a scented scent.
The teacup was replaced with a tea bowl, and the leaves were placed directly in the white porcelain tea bowl, then boiled water was poured over it.
The pink leaves instantly turned deep red when they came into contact with boiling water. The tea soup also turned red, and a burst of fragrance wafted out.
Ye Xiaomei watched the red maple leaves swirling in the water, and the white porcelain teacup was truly a delight to the eyes.
When she raised her hand to take the cup, Tang Buci grabbed her hand unexpectedly.
Ye Xiaomei retracted her movements reflexively, but the other party's slender white fingers held on even tighter. She raised her eyes and saw that his beautiful eyes were looking at her like the bright moon and stars.
The voice was deep: "Actually, I know everything. Let go of everything and come back with me, okay?"
"..." Ye Xiaomei was stunned for three full seconds. When she saw that her hands were held by him, she almost fell over from the chair due to the force.
"What are you doing?" Ye Xiaomei looked at Tang Buci with fear in her eyes, and her breathing suddenly became a lot faster.
I've known him for a long time, and I've never seen him be so unreasonable.
Tang Bushi was a little surprised. He felt that Ye Xiaomei now understood where he came from and knew her life experience, but she didn't dare to say it directly due to worldly reasons.
He could understand, but the red maple leaves had the aura of the White Snake family. She loved drinking it so much, and she wanted to drink the same pot of tea a second time after the first time. She should have felt it.
Didn't she hear from the story just now that people were hostile to the White Snake? To put it bluntly, Ye Xiaomei was very dangerous.
Tang Buci looked Ye Xiaomei up and down in surprise. One day, she would find out, and then it would be too late:
"Sorry, my mistake, you should drink your tea first."
Tang Bushi pushed the tea bowl towards her and put his hands on the wheelchair, feeling helpless: Could it be that her soul hasn't awakened yet?
If this was the case, Tang Bushi could still understand it, as too many members of the White Snake family had died or been injured back then.
Some who had no cultivation were directly turned into ashes, some who had cultivation were scattered all over the place, and even more who could not find a place to rely on after a long time turned into ashes.
At least he has never met anyone like him in all these years.
Ye Xiaomei was the first.
Ye Xiaomei cautiously tested the tea bowl, but she was in no hurry to drink it.
Not because it was too hot: "You...what's wrong with you?"
In Ye Xiaomei's heart, Tang Bushi was just a talker. Sometimes she even felt that he was not a gentleman and was not interested in beautiful women.
Tang Buci sighed, then said with a resentful look:
"Alas... it's so sad. If they can't find a partner when they reach reproductive age, they will evolve into hermaphrodites."
"Puff!" Ye Xiaomei just took a sip of tea and spat it out.
Fortunately, she kept her hand steady, otherwise this precious thousand-year-old maple leaf would have fallen to the ground.
"You're kidding." Ye Xiaomei coughed, feeling a surge of fear in her heart.
She really guessed it right. Tang Bushi was most likely from Changshou Village and had an inseparable relationship with the White Snake. The relationship was so close that he himself was a reincarnation of the White Snake.
Tang Buci said calmly: "Now that you have guessed what I am thinking, do you still have the interest to joke with me? But I believe that one day when you wake up, you will be able to..."
Tang Buci paused, then changed the subject and said half-jokingly:
"Actually, hermaphroditism isn't that scary. At worst, I can just give birth to a child."
Ye Xiaomei felt that her hands were not steady as she held the precious tea, so she simply put it down and said:
"Is it really the same as I guessed?" If it was true, Ye Xiaomei could just get the information directly from Tang Buci.
In this way, the mystery of my life experience will be solved.
"Um."
"Then how do you know what I guessed?" Ye Xiaomei asked to confirm it first.
"I guess."
"..." Ye Xiaomei felt that this conversation was completely meaningless.
Ye Xiaomei grabbed the tea bowl in a panic and drank it all in one gulp. The moment she put the tea bowl down, Ye Xiaomei seemed to have gained confidence and looked straight at Tang Buci:
"You definitely didn't guess."
"What do you mean?"
Looking at his nonchalant expression, Ye Xiaomei uttered a few words through her teeth:
"You can read minds."
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