Chapter 185 Jinjiang
Haiyun Temple is located in the main urban area of Binhai City. The surrounding mountains, forests and streams are lush and green. It is a piece of pleasant green in the bustling steel jungle of Binhai City.
Therefore, many tourists who come to Binhai City for tourism will include Haiyun Temple in their travel guide. Regardless of whether they believe in Taoism or not, they are willing to come here to see the hundreds of years of cultural relics and feel the respect and enthusiasm of Binhai citizens for Haiyun Temple.
Today is clearly the weekend, when there are the most tourists and pilgrims, but Haiyun Temple sent a notice on its official account on the social platform the day before, stating that no tickets will be sold or visitors will be received today unless they have an appointment with the Taoist priests.
The tourists were very surprised, but the young Taoist priest in charge of operating the platform at Haiyun Temple had a cold personality and ignored the wailing of disappointed tourists under the account.
Some people also wondered: "Could it be related to the previous incident of the Taoist priests going to Binda?"
"My mother is a nurse. Their hospital sent many Taoist priests that day. All of them were seriously injured."
"It's true! God..."
Although the official explanation given by Haiyun Temple at the time was that the Taoist priests passed by Bin Da and offered help, some people were still skeptical and insisted on the theory that Bin Da was haunted, hoping to find differences from clues and overturn the official conclusion.
But many people don't care about this.
What does the haunting of Binda have to do with them? It's not his house that's haunted.
Therefore, some of the doubts did not make a splash under the official account, and some people think this is not normal.
"Don't you think what you said is the reason? The Taoist priests were injured for their bravery, so in order not to disturb their rest, they closed their eyes and meditated."
"Yes, I think so too. Everyone in this city knows how many tourists there are at Haiyun Temple on weekends, right? It's okay on weekdays, but the noise on weekends is not conducive to the Taoist priests' recuperation."
“That’s quite humanitarian.”
"Okay, okay, if we can't go today, we can go tomorrow. What's the difference? Haiyun Temple is not going to grow legs and run away on its own."
"Ah... well... ever since I saw the short video of the Taoist priest flying with a sword, I've always felt that Haiyun Temple also has this function."
"??? So there will be an extra Feilai Temple in other cities?"
"I am dying of laughter. Please stop imagining, my dear stupid netizens."
The young Taoist priest in charge of operations sat expressionlessly at the ticket office at the entrance, constantly swiping the comments on the tablet with one hand, while occasionally looking up towards the mountain gate.
When seeing someone's tearful comment asking if he could "make an appointment with the Taoist priest to get the qualification to enter the Taoist temple", the young Taoist priest frowned and snorted coldly.
Closing the Taoist temple is to protect them, okay?
Because of the concern that some people really need help, Haiyun Temple is open all year round and is rarely closed except for important religious ceremonies.
Even though the twenty or so Taoist priests were all injured to varying degrees this time, they did not go into seclusion because of this.
But...
The young Taoist priest looked up and saw from afar a young man climbing up the mountain steps.
The other person had a cold expression, sharp eyebrows and eyes, and his aura was as sharp and indifferent as if he had gone through several life and death experiences. It was obvious at first glance that he was not someone to be trifled with. Ordinary criminals would quickly retreat and run away when they saw him, for fear of provoking a tough guy.
But such a sharp temperament is wrapped up by the shirt and coat on the young man. The ferocity of the beast is restrained by civilization, which adds a bit of complex temperament of the thug in a suit, making people unable to take their eyes off.
The black shirt perfectly outlined the young man's tight chest muscles, and the two top buttons were unbuttoned, revealing his beautiful collarbone and Adam's apple. Because the weather was a little chilly in early winter, he wore a long camel-colored scarf on his shoulders, which hung outside his dark green coat and swayed slightly as he walked.
Walking along the mountain road, the tall and ancient woods on the roadside were filled with cold fog that lingered, forming a thin layer of frost on the young man's straight shoulders, but he was unaware of it, and just kept his brows down with a calm face.
It seemed that no matter how difficult the task was, his strong and upright body could always bear the heavy responsibility, and nothing could crush his proud backbone.
Even if the sky falls and the earth collapses, he will be the first to step forward and become the one to hold up the sky and the earth.
The Martin boots stepped on the mountain road, leaving steady and solid footprints on the ancient steps covered with a layer of white frost.
The young man walked neither fast nor slow, but this immediately excited the young Taoist priest.
He stood up with a "whoosh!" and almost dropped the tablet on his knees to the ground. His usual aloofness was gone, and his eyes were full of admiration and surprise.
"Master Yan!"
The little Taoist priest’s voice broke as he shouted, like a crazy fan at a star-chasing event, who was already screaming “Ahhhh!” in his heart as soon as he saw his idol from afar.
When Yan Shixun heard this name, he almost slipped and lost his balance.
He looked up and saw a young Taoist priest standing at the entrance of Haiyun Temple waiting for him, looking so excited that he was at a loss.
So the surprise that I just felt when being called "Master" turned into amusing tolerance.
A young Taoist priest who has not yet completed his apprenticeship... I don't know which disciple of a Taoist priest he knows, but he came up and called him "Grandmaster", as if he was in his 80s even though he was in his twenties.
Yan Shixun laughed, but did not reject the little Taoist's excitement. Instead, he chuckled and walked over slowly, asking, "Where is Taoist Ma? I have an appointment with him."
The little Taoist priest was like a fanatical fan who was spoken to by his idol. He was so excited that his face turned red. He could hardly speak. He stammered, "I know, I know. Taoist priest Ma is waiting for you."
"Master, Grandmaster, I will lead the way for you. This way."
When the young Taoist priest turned around, he almost bumped into the door frame next to him because he was staring at Yan Shixun. Fortunately, Yan Shixun was quick to grab the young Taoist priest and pulled him back.
"Okay, just watch the road." Yan Shixun was a little helpless.
Although he was willing to tolerate the other party's excessive enthusiasm, he also didn't want to see the other party suffer a bloody disaster because of him.
Thinking of this, Yan Shixun casually took out a notebook from his arms, tore off a page, quickly drew a calming talisman on the paper with his finger, and handed it to the little Taoist priest.
"Although I don't know who your master is, and why you call me Grandmaster, but after all, you called me that, it would be inappropriate for me not to give you a greeting gift."
Yan Shixun lowered his eyes and smiled: "Take it, I wish you can touch the great way."
The young Taoist priest was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to faint because he had lost face in front of his admirer, but he didn't expect that Yan Shixun not only did not laugh at him, but also gave him a talisman.
He was stunned.
After he came to his senses, the little Taoist priest stretched out his hands to take the talisman with trembling hands.
"Thank you, thank you, Master!" The little Taoist priest said excitedly: "I will try my best!"
The reason why Haiyun Temple was closed was because of what Yan Shixun was going to do today.
Lan Ze and Cheng Jing are determined to be together, even if it will cause harm to the living body or cause the ghost's soul to be scattered and unable to be reincarnated.
However, although Yan Shixun understood Lan Ze after Ye Li's reminder, he would not really watch them go to a tragic end.
So Yan Shixun discussed with Haiyun Temple, wanting to use the hundreds of years of positive energy of Haiyun Temple to help Cheng Jing offset the damage caused by the ghost energy.
Yan Shixun originally thought that communication at a top-notch Taoist temple like Haiyun Temple would be difficult and the procedures would be cumbersome.
However, he did not expect that as soon as he explained his idea to Master Ma, Master Ma immediately and solemnly called the abbot of Haiyun Temple.
The abbot talked directly to Yan Shixun and immediately agreed after listening to just the beginning.
This surprised Yan Shixun a little.
After all, based on his previous experience with enlightened hermits, he knew that those who had attained enlightenment had their own tempers and personalities, and were by no means the gentle and temperless people in the eyes of the world.
Especially the Taoist priests, each one has a worse temper than the other. Someone like Taoist Priest Li is simply too common. Compared to them, Yan Shixun is considered easy to get along with.
But the dean answered promptly, and it did not take any time at all as Yan Shixun had planned.
Obviously, Yan Shixun, who was not very concerned about the internal affairs of Haiyun Temple, was unaware of the respect and trust that the people of Haiyun Temple had for him.
——In the past several crises, Yan Shixun was the one who turned the tide and even solved the old illness that had been troubling Haiyun Temple. Many Taoist priests who had felt guilty for not being able to resolve the crises in the past and had made no progress in their cultivation suddenly saw the light and moved forward again.
For example, Taoist Master Ma, who failed to rescue the villagers of Wild Wolf Peak twenty years ago.
Therefore, even though Yan Shixun did not take the initiative to recognize Haiyun Temple, and even though he himself thought that he was just an outsider to Haiyun Temple, in the eyes of everyone in Haiyun Temple, Yan Shixun was a Taoist friend who was worthy of their respect.
"Fellow Daoist Yan is the direct disciple of Lay Buddhist Chengyun. If you are serious, you should call me Uncle Master. We are family, so why should we be polite?"
The abbot said with a smile on the phone: "Besides, I believe in Fellow Daoist Yan, and I am willing to help those two - isn't this the meaning of our temple's existence? Entering the world to help sentient beings is our way."
Thanks to the support of the abbot and other Taoist priests, Lan Ze and Cheng Jing's entry into Haiyun Temple was quickly finalized.
Since Lan Ze's ghost energy will harm Cheng Jing, then use the positive energy of Haiyun Temple to suppress it. Since Lan Ze's long-term stay in the human world will cause his soul to dissipate, then use the talisman formation of Haiyun Temple to retain him.
Tai Chi flows, Yin and Yang are balanced.
As long as the two of them stay in Haiyun Temple, Haiyun Temple will be equivalent to a transit station, filtering out unnecessary yin and yang energy for the two of them, allowing them to continue to be with each other, but avoiding the final outcome of hurting each other.
But Lan Ze is a fierce ghost after all.
The pain and unwillingness before his death even aroused Yin Lu, which was enough to show how powerful he was.
His experience of being entangled with the evil spirit of hell and falling into a sea of blood also caused him to be surrounded by a dense evil spirit, which would have a negative impact on all living beings who approached him.
Therefore, Haiyun Temple decided to close the temple and prohibit all tourists from entering on the day when Lan Ze came.
This is not only to avoid scaring tourists and letting them see ghosts with their own eyes and change their worldview, but also to prevent tourists from being affected by Lan Ze's ghostly aura.
Even some young Taoist priests who had just started in the temple were told not to go out before the formation was completed.
The evil spirit brought by the evil ghost from hell is no joke.
Taoist Master Ma had already prepared the talismans and instruments needed for the formation in his room. As soon as Yan Shixun stepped into the backyard, Taoist Master Ma pushed the door open and greeted him with a smile.
"Junior Brother Yan." Taoist Priest Ma looked behind Yan Shixun curiously: "Where are the other two?"
Yan Shixun said calmly: "Cheng Jing still has something to explain to Lan Ze's parents. They will come later. Let's set up the formation first."
After all, Haiyun Temple is still worried about whether Lan Ze will harm living people. Whenever the yin energy and ghost energy are strong, when the ghost energy is heavy to a certain extent, it will also affect the ghost's mind. Even if they don't want to, they may follow their instinct to harm living people.
Therefore, Haiyun Temple decided to place the magic circle that suppressed Lan Ze inside Haiyun Temple, and made an exception to set up a small room for the two of them, so that Cheng Jing could stay in Haiyun Temple like other Taoist priests and be with Lan Ze who was suppressed here at all times.
Yan Shixun and Haiyun Temple tried their best to give a gentle ending.
Here, two people can get along like ordinary people, without any boundaries or concerns about life and death.
Taoist Master Ma saw that the two had not arrived yet, so he didn't care and directly took Yan Shixun to the empty room that had been cleared out.
"I heard that Cheng is a top student at Binhai University, and he can be considered a junior of Junior Brother Yan. In this way, he can also be considered my junior."
Taoist Priest Ma smiled and said, "I chose a room facing the shade for my Junior Brother Cheng. Although others prefer more sunlight, I think Junior Brother Cheng will definitely want to live in a place where the shade will have the least impact on the evil spirits."
"that is……"
Taoist Priest Ma was a little hesitant: "Although Haiyun Temple has kept pace with the times compared to other Taoist temples, and it is not as austere as the life in the mountains, it is still a lot more boring and dull compared to the colorful lives of young people. I don't know if Junior Brother Cheng will get used to it."
"He will."
Yan Shixun smiled and affirmed: "Is there anything that would make them feel more satisfied than being together?"
Before making this decision, Yan Shixun also explained the pros and cons to Cheng Jing in the end.
After all, Cheng Jing's original goal was to pass the postgraduate entrance examination to the Graduate School of Beijing University, but after Lan Ze's death, the quota for this admission was moved down and fell back to Cheng Jing.
As long as Cheng Jing is willing, he can continue on the path of scientific research.
But if he were to accept Yan Shixun's plan, he would have to stay in Haiyun Temple with Lan Ze, who was pinned down by a magic circle and unable to move. He would have to stay away from the scenery of Haiyun Temple and would most likely not be able to continue his research.
Yan Shixun took the rare opportunity to calculate Cheng Jing's fortune and told him that as long as he continued with his scientific research, he would achieve great success in a dozen years.
But Cheng Jing refused without any hesitation.
“Before I met Lan Ze in my sophomore year, my world was filled with symbols and formulas. Everyone was an abstract molecular formula. To me, they had no meaning.”
Cheng Jing smiled with a satisfied look: "From the moment I fell in love with Lan Ze, my ideal has changed from chemistry to him."
"He's my whole world, how could I turn down the chance to be with him?"
Cheng Jing said this, rejected the admission quota for Jingcheng University's Graduate School, asked for leave from Bin University, went to Lan Ze's home, solemnly stated his identity to Lan Ze's parents, and promised that Lan Ze's parents would be his parents from now on, and he would take care of all subsequent matters on Lan Ze's behalf.
After learning the real cause of Lan Ze's death, Lan Ze's parents cried so hard that they fainted several times. But the news brought by Cheng Jing and Cheng Jing's existence gave Lan Ze's parents hope again.
Cheng Jing was afraid that Lan Ze's remains would scare his parents, so Lan Ze's funeral was handled by Cheng Jing.
Seeing this young man taking care of his lover's funeral with his own hands, every staff member felt regretful and distressed, and tried to comfort Cheng Jing, fearing that he would commit suicide and follow in his love life.
But Cheng Jing remained calm and politely thanked others for their comfort and encouragement with a smile.
His eyes were full of contentment.
——Those people can’t see that Lan Ze has always been by his side, with him.
Cheng Jing felt that he was the happiest person as he could be with his lover forever.
Seeing Yan Shixun's firm answer, Taoist Ma nodded and led him to Cheng Jing's new room in Haiyun Temple.
The magic circle to suppress Lan Ze will be set up here. This is also for Cheng Jing's consideration, so that he can always be with Lan Ze in the future.
Taoist Priest Ma was quite sad after hearing the story of the two people, and even complained to other Taoist priests, "We are not from the Quanzhen Sect, so why are we all single?"
Other Taoist priests: "...It's tradition. It seems that the people in Haiyun Temple have always been single. There are very few Taoist priests who are married."
Taoist Priest Ma sighed deeply and paid more attention to the affairs of Cheng Jinglan and Lan Ze. He put a lot of effort into drawing every talisman to set up the barrier.
Ever since Taoist Master Ma was scolded by Taoist Master Wang for not caring about his junior fellow apprentice, he has been holding back his anger and has been paying extra attention to Yan Shixun's affairs. He has also taken care of all of Cheng Jing's affairs.
Even though he was so busy with the finishing work on the highway, he was still stubborn and insisted on making time for it so as not to give Taoist Wang another chance to scold him.
Master Ma glanced at Master Wang and said: Haha, who doesn’t have a little temper?
Taoist Wang looked at Taoist Ma with envy, then turned around and scolded his disciple, "Why don't you have a partner? Do you think that your master is an old-fashioned person and doesn't support you having a relationship?"
Taoist Wang's disciple was caught off guard and looked confused: "Master, what are you talking about? Isn't our Taoist temple a temple for singles? I haven't heard of any Taoist priest getting married in more than a hundred years."
Taoist priest Wang was furious: "Go find a partner! If you can't find one, don't come back for the New Year! Look at Junior Brother Yan, then look at Cheng Jing, how come they can find one but you can't!"
Disciple: Ah this... I didn't expect that even though I'm a Taoist priest, I still have to bear the pressure of being urged to get married? ? ?
Is this considered a disaster for innocent people? ?
From sunrise to midday, Cheng Jing held Lan Ze's hand in one hand and held Lan Ze's urn in the other, and climbed the mountain road to Haiyun Temple step by step.
The young Taoist priest looked at Lan Ze in surprise, then looked at the urn in Cheng Jing's hand.
There are very few ghosts who come to places like Haiyun Temple on their own initiative. This is the first one.
Lan Ze smiled gently and nodded to the young Taoist priest, having already accepted the reality of his own death.
As long as he can continue to be with Cheng Jing, life and death make no difference to him.
Outside the room that Taoist Priest Ma chose for Cheng Jing, there is a century-old golden osmanthus planted. Every autumn, the golden osmanthus is fragrant, and the bright yellow flowers cover the ground, which is very beautiful.
Lan Ze was originally afraid that other Taoist priests would dislike his identity as a fierce ghost and even want to drive him away, but after seeing the enthusiasm shown by Taoist Priest Ma, his originally uneasy heart gradually calmed down.
Because of Yan Shixun's relationship, Taoist Master Ma enthusiastically introduced Haiyun Temple and everything in the temple to them, and told them that if they needed anything, they could come to him anytime and they should not be polite.
"If Junior Brother Cheng is willing, you can also go to the library to help out. There are a lot of old scriptures and manuscripts there, which need to be sorted, dried, dewormed, and bound frequently."
Taoist Priest Ma kindly suggested, "Or Junior Brother Cheng could also look at the job at the ticket office. Although the salary is not high, the food and accommodation are all in the temple, so there is not much to spend money on."
Although Haiyun Temple is located in the coastal city area and has internet access and modern facilities, it is different from the glamorous life of many young people today. Taoist Ma does not know Cheng Jing's previous life and is worried that he will be bored with it, so he gave him a lot of advice.
Cheng Jing heard Master Ma's good intentions and thanked him with a smile.
"It used to be a laboratory, and now it's a Taoist temple. For me, there is no difference."
Cheng Jing's eyes were filled with the tenderness of spring water. He turned and looked at Lan Ze who was standing under the osmanthus tree: "He is here, that's enough."
Lan Ze's urn was placed in the formation, just under the osmanthus tree outside the window of the room. Cheng Jing could see it as long as he raised his eyes.
Lan Ze's soul can also remain stable by being next to the ashes.
Although the feeling of looking at their own ashes with their own eyes was quite novel, both of them were very content.
If it weren't for Yan Shixun, Lan Ze would have been lost in the thick ghost aura, lost his mind, and turned into a fierce ghost.
Cheng Jing lost his lover and finally committed suicide in depression to follow his lover, but he didn't know that his lover's soul was entangled with the evil spirits of hell and he would never find his lover again.
Or if Yan Shixun had not proposed the current solution, Cheng Jing would have died of weakness due to the invasion of ghost energy, and Lan Ze would have cried on his lover's body out of guilt.
And now, Yan Shixun has avoided such a possibility from the source and given the two of them a stable life.
They will spend every spring, autumn, winter and summer in Haiyun Temple amidst the subtle fragrance of osmanthus, until Cheng Jing grows old, until the gray-haired Cheng Jing takes his last breath with a smile under the tearful gaze of his lover.
Then, Cheng Jing's soul turned back into his youthful appearance. He smiled gently and took Lan Ze's hand. The two of them were taken away by the ghost to the underworld to be reincarnated.
When the young Taoist priest came to Mr. Cheng's room and knocked on the door in the morning, he would find that in the room with the windows wide open, the old Cheng Jing was covered with osmanthus petals, smiling peacefully, and sleeping forever.
On the table, the rice paper with ink stains still on it fluttered gently in the fragrant breeze.
On it, was the last line of words Cheng Jing left in the world - I will never forget my longing for you.
Old people tend to forget things, but they never forget their love for each other.
A life spent with Lan Ze...is a miracle nurtured by Cheng Jing.
Yan Shixun looked at the two people standing under the osmanthus tree, and vague fragments flashed through his mind, as if the heaven and earth were showing him their future life until death.
Yan Shixun couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Mr. Yan." Lan Ze thanked Yan Shixun with a smile, and then asked curiously: "The gentleman who has always been by your side, didn't come today?"
Yan Shixun blinked and came back to his senses.
"He is not suitable to come to Haiyun Temple,"
Yan Shixun gave a general reason.
The secrets of heaven cannot be seen through, and the same goes for the true identities of ghosts and gods.
If an ordinary person saw the true form of a ghost or god, he would die instantly on the spot at worst, or at least his soul would be affected.
Therefore, when Ye Li walked on earth, he would always use his power to cover up his appearance, making it impossible for others to see his appearance clearly or remember his existence.
That was the last kindness that the gods and ghosts showed to the human world.
However, due to the hundreds of years of accumulation of heritage in Haiyun Temple, there are still a lot of divine powers left in the statues in the main hall. If Ye Li came to Haiyun Temple and collided with those divine powers with different attributes from him, Yan Shixun didn't know whether it would cause consequences that others could not bear, so he didn't let Ye Li come with him.
——After all, for the gods who control life and suppress evil and exorcise demons, the visit of ghosts and gods related to death like Yeli is no different from coming to challenge them.
Yan Shixun thought about it and decided to give up.
He had no grudge against Haiyun Temple, so why would he demolish their main hall?
The renovation costs and medical expenses are also very expensive.
Lan Ze didn't know what Yan Shixun was thinking. He just hesitated for a moment, and then asked Yan Shixun: "Mr. Yan... don't you have any thoughts about being with that gentleman?"
“……???”
Yan Shixun tilted his head, frowned and looked confused.
What does that mean? Haven't he and Ye Li always been together? This guy even said he had no money, so he had to stay at his house, and he didn't chase him away.
"Why do you ask?"
Yan Shixun thought for a moment, and then said, "If we hadn't come to Haiyun Temple, I would have gone with him."
"That's not what I meant..."
Lan Ze looked at Yan Shixun with a surprised expression.
He was stunned for a long time, looking at Yan Shixun in confusion, and then he slowly reacted.
Ah... no wonder.
That's why he saw that the gentleman was always deeply in love with Mr. Yan, and looked like he was deeply in love, but Mr. Yan always reacted calmly.
It turns out that one of these two people regards the other as a lover, while the other only regards the other as a friend.
After figuring it out, Lan Ze was both amused and confused for a moment.
However, in order to thank Yan Shixun for his help, Lan Ze decided to help these two people.
"Mr. Yan, I think that gentleman should like you."
Lan Ze carefully considered his words, trying to express them in a way that even a kindergarten kid could understand, and said to Yan Shixun: "That gentleman's affection for Mr. Yan is not just a friendship, nor is it a family or friendship. It's love."
"It's a feeling like Cheng Jing and I, where we want to be together for the rest of our lives and never be apart."
Lan Ze smiled and said, "That gentleman has an extraordinary status. Even though I am a fierce ghost, I am afraid and want to flee in front of him."
"However, only when you, Mr. Yan, are by his side, this terrifying feeling will be weakened to the minimum."
Lan Ze said sincerely: "Mr. Yan is the only one who can influence that gentleman. The feelings that gentleman has for you have long been beyond the reach of the yin and yang of heaven and earth. They are far deeper and heavier than the feelings between me and Cheng Jing."
"Mr. Yan, if you are willing, you can also consider that gentleman."
Cheng Jing also came over and hugged Lan Ze, saying sincerely: "I can see that there is something similar to me in that gentleman, but it is far superior to me. If something happens to Xiao Ze, I will go crazy. If something happens to Mr. Yan... the same goes for that gentleman."
It is because Cheng Jing has experienced it that he can see it.
But that’s where it ends.
They didn't know Ye Li's specific identity and could only persuade Yan Shixun based on a vague feeling. But when Yan Shixun heard this, he had a lot more to think about.
Yan Shixun's eyes slowly widened, with a look of disbelief on his handsome face.
So, Ye Li said that he didn’t want incense and offerings... Was he asking for himself?
How is it possible!!!!
Yan Shixun felt that his mind was in a mess and he couldn't think of anything. The world around him was also detached and turned into the sound of electricity.
He maintained his outward calm, and bid farewell to Cheng Jinglan Ze, Taoist Ma and others in a seemingly proper manner, then turned around and prepared to leave Haiyun Temple.
Unlike his calmness when he came, Yan Shixun's attention was distracted by the random thoughts in his mind. He didn't pay attention to his feet for a moment and almost tripped.
However, a cold force blew in from outside the mountain, gently dragging Yan Shixun up. He did not get tripped by the threshold of Haiyun Temple which was several tens of centimeters high. Instead, he steadied himself after a slight shake.
Yan Shixun, immersed in his own world, did not notice this.
He stood outside the mountain gate, looking up from the mountain towards the prosperous urban area of Binhai City, with a dazed look in his eyes.
What Lan Ze said... is it true?
Or was it just Lanze's illusion?
After all, Ye Li is a ghost god, so it is normal for Lan Ze's speculation about Ye Li to be biased.
But at the same time, another voice sounded in Yan Shixun's mind, asking him loudly: Since you said that everyone gives material and emotional efforts to get something, then what does Ye Li want to get?
Yan Shixun thought dizzily as he walked down the mountain with one step deep and one step shallow.
Fortunately, Haiyun Temple was closed today and no tourists went up the mountain, otherwise Yan Shixun would have bumped into someone on the narrow mountain steps.
Lan Ze watched Yan Shixun's figure disappear into the distance with worry in his eyes.
"Mr. Yan seems to be omnipotent, but when it comes to relationships, he is surprisingly like a kindergarten kid."
Cheng Jing smiled and hugged Lan Ze tightly, saying, "Then I can only wish that gentleman well. I hope Mr. Yan can recognize his feelings as soon as possible."
Lan Ze smiled gently, raised his head and looked into the eyes of his lover.
The lingering fragrance of osmanthus floats in the air, sweet and greasy with the chill and freshness of early winter.
After Yan Shixun left Haiyun Temple, he prepared to go to Binhai University campus.
He had previously borrowed a tablet from Cheng Jing's roommate and promised to return it.
However, he didn't expect that the tablet and the split-screen lens were damaged by Lan Ze when he was tracking Lan Ze.
Therefore, Yan Shixun prepared to go to Bin University campus to compensate Cheng Jing's roommate.
The road to Binhai University was once the one Yan Shixun was used to taking. He spent all four years of college here. Because the counselor was afraid that he would have no one to take care of him without parents, he always paid special attention to him, allowing him to study safely at Binhai University throughout his college years. It was only after graduation that he became a ghost exorcist and traveled around.
Yan Shixun felt a little emotional as he hadn't walked this road for many years.
The people around me are all young students, their faces are full of vitality and purity that has not been polished by the society. Their clean and passionate emotions make people smile and feel good.
The people walking by Binda were still talking about the previous emergency evacuation, but there was no sign of worry on their faces.
"The environment of the five-star hotel is really nice, and the White Diamond restaurant is delicious. This is not an evacuation, it's clearly a vacation."
"Well, the authorities take us too seriously. That's why they rush to protect us at the slightest danger, fearing that we might get hurt."
"With the officials here, I'm not worried about anything going wrong at all, haha."
The sound of discussion reached Yan Shixun's ears, and his attention gradually shifted away from previous events. His eyes regained clarity, and he looked at the person walking by on the other side with a smile.
I also happened to see the snack shop over there.
The sweet smell of candy came from the jumping child, a smell that Yan Shixun was once familiar with.
Poor quality, simple industrial assembly line product.
It should have been more than ten years ago...
There was nostalgia in Yan Shixun's eyes.
The cheapest candies were strategic supplies that he could not bear to eat at that time. He kept them in his pocket, fearing that his parents would abandon him one day. Carrying a few pieces of candy with him could help him fill his stomach and get through the hard times.
However, I still shared a piece of candy with a stranger at that time.
Yan Shixun would occasionally think of the man at the market that year. He wanted to know if the man who took half of his food rations survived.
The man was covered in blood, his eyes full of disappointment, as if he had given up on the world.
Little Yan Shixun wanted the stranger to live. He wanted to tell him not to give up hope, because life would always exist.
——Just like when the stranger met him, he would give him a candy, so... live on, seize the opportunity to live, there is still hope in the world.
Unfortunately, it was just a chance meeting. Later, Yan Shixun followed Li Chengyun and left the market. Even when he revisited the place many years later, he did not see that person.
By now, that person's appearance had become so faint that it had almost disappeared from Yan Shixun's memory, but Yan Shixun still cared about that person's life and death.
If you think carefully, that should be the first person I saved.
Even when I can't even protect myself.
Two candies, separated into two parts, support two lives.
Yan Shixun thought about it, and a smile softened his brows. He took long steps and walked calmly towards the snack shop.
The shop owner received him warmly and deftly packed a box of colorful candies and handed it to him.
Yan Shixun picked up one at random. There was an image of an apple painted on the red candy wrapper.
Apple flavor.
With a smile on his face, he suddenly remembered that the candy he didn't eat that year tasted like apple.
Even though he later lived a carefree life with Li Chengyun, Yan Shixun never ate sweets again.
He no longer had any desire for human emotions, so he no longer even craved sweetness. The meals prepared by Li Chengyun were enough to satisfy his food needs, and he had a home again.
But later...
Li Chengyun died in a place he could not see, and what was transported back was a cold corpse.
There was no one waiting for him to come home in the courtyard, and no light was left on for him.
Every time he returned home, he would calmly turn on the light by himself, then fall asleep quietly, lying on his side under the cold quilt, closing his eyes quietly until dawn.
Like a lone wolf.
but……
Yan Shixun blinked and suddenly remembered that there were two ghosts and one person at home, waiting for him to return home.
The courtyard that was once as quiet as death is now filled with Xiaobao's crying and Zhang Wubing's stupid remarks, and it is lively and bright.
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