Chapter 211 The Cold Buddhist Girl and the Sinister Young City Lord 6
Cha Jiu did not turn around, but continued copying the scriptures, and said softly: "All living beings and one person are equally important."
Shen Suyuan thought this answer was boring, so he asked again: "What if you have to choose one?"
"Those who cultivate the mind of Buddha have all living things in their hearts, and they also have one person in their hearts, so they can't choose one." Cha Jiu said seriously, "If one day my heart is contaminated by the mortal world and I have joy, anger, love and hate, maybe I can tell you the answer."
Shen Suyuan chuckled, said no more, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Sleep well this night.
…
The next morning, Shen Suyuan woke up to the sound of birds chirping.
He slept soundly that night without any dreams. When he woke up, his whole body felt relaxed and most of the fatigue accumulated over the years was gone.
However, when he saw Cha Jiu sleeping on the small desk all night, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
He still held her hand.
Shen Suyuan stood up and put his cloak back on Cha Jiu.
"Shen Qi."
Shen Qi appeared outside the Dharma Hall and bowed, saying, "I am here."
Shen Suyuan slept soundly all night, and the bloodshot in his eyes faded a lot.
He lowered his voice and said, "Tell the people at Lotus Temple not to ring the morning bell."
Shen Qi was stunned: "This......"
This is against the rules.
When you come to someone's temple to listen to the sutras, you are not allowed to ring the bell.
Shen Suyuan said calmly: "Just do as I say."
Shen Qi agreed and turned around to do it.
After Shen Suyuan left, Cha Jiu, who was lying on the table, opened his eyes, his look clear and bright.
From that day on, the two of them appeared in the Dharma Hall at the same time every day, as if they had made an appointment.
Cha Jiu was copying scriptures quietly.
Shen Suyuan was beside her, reading a book or resting with his eyes closed.
Shen Wu and Shen Qi took turns guarding outside, and no one would approach the Dharma Hall.
Shen Suyuan would bring two cloaks, a soft cushion and a white jade pillow every day when he came.
Whenever Cha Jiu fell asleep on the table, he would open his eyes, blow out the oil lamp, lay her on the cushion, and put a pillow under her head.
In short, after a few days of good sleep, Shen Suyuan's temper and patience were very good, and he didn't mind doing these tedious things.
If possible, he wanted to tie Cha Jiu back to Qingzhou and let him sleep peacefully day and night.
No, she should be tied to a belt and carried with her at all times.
That night, when Shen Suyuan was about to put down the sleeping Cha Jiu, he felt a cold wind blowing through the hall.
He became alert and let go of Cha Jiu's hand. Suddenly, countless sharp cries and begging for mercy flooded into his ears...
It's the wronged soul of the bandit!
At the same time, a fire suddenly appeared outside the nunnery, and the sound of horse hooves mixed with rough roars rang out.
Shen Wu and Shen Qi jumped down from the roof: "Young City Lord! The bandits have attacked the nunnery in advance!"
Shen Suyuan quickly put the cloak on Cha Jiu, wrapping her thin body tightly.
"How many bandits are there?"
"I estimate that there are more than 200 of them."
The troops sent by Qingzhou to suppress the bandits were lying in ambush in a secret place nearby. Although the bandits arrived early, it was not a big problem.
Shen Suyuan lifted Cha Jiu up by the waist and held her in his arms.
"What's wrong?" Cha Jiu was half asleep. She pulled a hand out of his arms and rubbed her blurry eyes.
Shen Suyuan said nothing. He pulled up the hood of the cloak and covered her head, creating a warm and safe small space.
"Nothing, go back to sleep."
His chest vibrated slightly as he spoke.
But the noise and screams around him forced Cha Jiu to pay attention.
It was obvious that that group of bandits had committed countless crimes and were very experienced.
They did not attack directly, but sent a small group of people disguised as pilgrims to infiltrate, and then cooperated from inside and outside to kill them by surprise.
So when Shen Suyuan was carrying Cha Jiu out of the hall, he happened to run into the bandits who had sneaked in disguised as pilgrims.
They took off their disguises, raised their swords, and rushed towards the men with ferocious looks.
Shen Wu and Shen Qi are the guards of the young city lord, so they are naturally good at martial arts, and it is no problem for them to defeat many enemies alone.
When the bandits saw soldiers and people with extraordinary skills around them, they knew they had been ambushed.
"retreat!"
"We can't retreat! We are surrounded!"
The bandits were anxious and panicked. They glanced at Shen Suyuan standing in the corner and immediately came up with an idea.
This noble young man, with a pale face, wearing a cloak and holding a young lady in his arms, looks like a useless weakling.
These guards are surrounding him to protect him, he must be an important person!
It seems that the only way to break through the siege today is to kidnap him!
As a result, these desperate bandits rushed towards Shen Suyuan with their swords in hand. After the fierce attack, one or two of them broke through the guards' defense and rushed straight towards him.
Cha Jiu lifted the hat on his head with both hands, and when he turned around, he happened to encounter a flash of knife coming towards him.
She was stunned.
But the next moment, the blade stopped in mid-air.
Shen Suyuan, with a cold face, clamped the blade with just two fingers, preventing the bandits from moving.
Bandits: ""
Isn't he a weakling?
Shen Suyuan broke the knife, stepped on the bandit's shoulder, drew the knife from his waist, and slashed the man's head to the ground.
The hot and fishy blood spurted out, and Cha Jiu quickly closed his eyes, but there were blood spots on his fair little face.
Her body was trembling slightly.
Only then did Shen Suyuan realize that he was a Buddhist practitioner with a bodhisattva's heart and could not bear to see killing.
The murderous look in his eyes finally faded a little, and even a hint of regret appeared.
"I'm sorry." Shen Suyuan used his sleeve to wipe the face of Cha Jiu in his arms, carefully removing the blood spots.
Cha Jiu closed his eyes, his hands quietly clutching the collar of his shirt.
Shen Suyuan patted her head gently and put the hat back on her to block out all the smell of blood.
When he raised his head again, his face was sinister, and the curve at the corner of his lips was cold and cruel.
"Kill them all, leaving no one alive."
In an instant, Lianhua Temple became a hell of blood and fire.
Blades clashed, blood splattered on holy ground, pleas for mercy, shouts, screams, all mixed together.
A pair of big hands tightly covered Cha Jiu's ears through her hat, allowing her to retain the last bit of peace in such filth.
…
In the end, all the bandits were killed, and no nuns in the Lotus Nunnery were injured or killed.
Only some of Shen Suyuan's subordinates were injured.
These bandits are no match for Qingzhou's regular army that has been on the battlefield.
Jingtan found that Chajiu was not in his room, and worried that something had gone wrong, he hurried over wearing his outer robe.
Shen Suyuan let go of Cha Jiu, and the slightly cold wind immediately blew into his arms.
Jingtan took Chajiu's hand, looked around, and asked anxiously, "Are you injured?"
Cha Jiu shook his head: "No."
Jingtan was relieved now and patted the back of her hand: "That's good, that's good."
After that, Jingtan thanked Shen Suyuan many times.
Shen Suyuan responded perfunctorily, but his eyes were always on Cha Jiu's slightly trembling hands.
She must have been terrified.
In fact, it wasn't just Cha Jiu, all the nuns in the Lotus Temple were terrified.
Even though they knew that the bandits had all been killed, they were still frightened and unable to sleep when they heard the sounds of the soldiers carrying corpses and cleaning up blood in the second half of the night.
While directing his men to work, Shen Qi joked, "I'm afraid these nuns won't be able to sleep well for several days."
He turned around and saw Shen Suyuan standing in the courtyard, looking thoughtful.
"Young City Lord, please go and rest first. I will take care of this."
"Yeah." Shen Suyuan responded, his emotions unclear.
He took two steps toward his room.
But then he stopped again.
He walked in the opposite direction.
There was still a dim light on in the tea room.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who?" Cha Jiu's voice was filled with fear and trembling.
"It's me." It was indeed Shen Suyuan.
When Cha Jiu opened the door for him, his clothes were still neatly dressed and he didn't show any sign of wanting to sleep.
"Fear" Shen Suyuan also guessed it.
There are few girls who would not be afraid of such a thing. Seeing a living head being chopped off in front of their eyes, even the timid ones would have nightmares.
"Hmm." Cha Jiu said hesitantly, "Tonight..."
"I know." Shen Suyuan said calmly, "I didn't come here for myself tonight."
Having said that, he found a chair in the corner and sat down, as if he was going to sit quietly all night.
"Sleep well. You've been watching over me these past few nights. Tonight it's my turn to watch over you."
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