Chapter 18: One Step Away is a Natural Chasm
Five days!
Five full days!
Su Rui didn't even see Yun Ji's shadow once!
It wasn't that she didn't try hard to complete the deadly task assigned to her by the emperor, but that she ran herself ragged but failed to catch Yun Ji once.
Every time she knew where he was, when she rushed over, she would get the news that he had just left.
It's just right, just one step away.
She knew that Yun Ji was deliberately avoiding her!
The secret guard stared at her, and Yun Ji could see every move she made. Not to mention that she was alone with only a pair of legs, even if she was split in half, she couldn't catch up with him.
He was always one step short, and it was intentional.
Tell her that just one step away is a chasm, and let her give up on her own.
The sword is at her neck, and she's asked to give up? Why not just tell her to die!
But even if she was so angry that her head hurt, she really couldn't do anything to Yun Ji now.
At that moment, I came up empty-handed again.
He took a few deep breaths before stepping out of the main hall.
As Su Rui, who looked like a demon, walked along, the young monks around him quickly fled away.
A little kid squatting on the ground without dodging or evading is particularly eye-catching.
Looking closely, it was still an acquaintance.
Su Rui walked to his side and her figure fell. Huiming, who was frowning in distress, looked up belatedly.
When he saw Su Rui's face, he was so scared that he fell to the ground.
"Oh, female donor, why did you scare me?" Huiming fell on the uneven ground, tears welling up in his eyes, and he complained aggrievedly.
"You were distracted and you blame me? Why don't you go to your master and see if you are wrong or I am wrong?" Su Rui said as he stretched out his hand and pulled the man up from the ground.
After Su Rui's previous trap, Huiming was still frightened. He quickly pulled his hand away, took two steps back, and said with his head down, "It was my fault. I shouldn't have blamed you, the donor. But please don't make things difficult for me. I really don't know where Mr. Xiao Yunji has gone this time."
Seeing how frightened he was, Su Rui's anger dissipated a little, and she said kindly, "Don't worry, I won't ask this time."
Huiming looked up at her in surprise, as if asking, "Seriously?"
Su Rui nodded seriously.
She had no intention of asking anyone, after all, it would be useless to ask.
Yun Ji intended to avoid him. It was useless to know where he was. Chasing him foolishly would only waste time. It would be better to find another way.
But there is no solution yet.
Since I was free anyway, I decided to ask, "What are you doing squatting here with such a gloomy face?"
Huiming didn't want to say anything, but after thinking about it, he pointed at the ground and said, "The Black Bodhisattva won't eat."
Black Bodhisattva?
Su Rui looked down in confusion and saw a small bowl of rice placed in front of a small hole in the corner of the wall. She bent down slightly and looked inside. A black cat was lying in the hole.
Because it is completely black, it is difficult to detect under the shadow.
But it seemed to sense Su Rui's gaze, and it looked up, revealing a pair of vertical eyes as blue as the sea, cold and noble, looking down on everything, yet faintly revealing a hint of divinity.
The cat really lives up to its name.
Like the Bodhisattva who is high above, holy and compassionate.
Not only that, he also looks a bit like Yun Ji.
That was the look in his eyes when he looked at her, pure and innocent, without any sadness or joy, making people angry.
"Maybe it's not hungry if it doesn't eat."
Huiming shook his head. "No, it always eats at this time, three meals a day, it's fixed."
"Then starve it."
Huiming shook his head again. "No, this is already the third day it hasn't eaten. If it doesn't eat any more, it will starve to death, and then I will have committed a sin of killing it. But I've offered it many vegetarian dishes, but it won't eat them."
Huiming started talking and became more and more anxious. Tears kept falling and she kept wiping them with her sleeves. Her eyes were red and she looked pitiful and wrinkled.
Seeing him like this, Su Rui couldn't bear to say that the cat must have eaten meat outside and that's why it refused to eat vegetarian food.
Looking at the black Bodhisattva again, he really looks more and more like Yun Ji, and he is unmoved.
If she can’t cure Yun Ji, can she not cure this cat?
She didn't want to eat vegetarian food, but she insisted on making her eat it.
"Don't worry, I have a way." Su Rui took out a small white pill from his sleeve pocket, crushed it and put it into the bowl, then picked up a branch and stirred it.
Huiming sobbed as she watched her series of actions, then looked at the black Bodhisattva in the cave who remained unmoved. Her mouth pursed, and she was about to cry loudly when suddenly, there was movement in the cave.
The Black Bodhisattva's nose twitched, and he leaned out two steps.
After confirming the aroma, he leaned closer to the bowl and sniffed it again, then lowered his head and took a bite, two bites, three bites...
He started eating as if no one was around.
Huiming stopped crying immediately, and her eyes were filled with shock.
Black Bodhisattva always refused to eat in front of others. He would always put down his bowl. As long as he stood in front of the bowl, people would move away. He would then come back to collect the bowl when it was almost time.
Today, he has been squatting here because he never touches a single bite of the bowls every time he comes to collect them.
I didn't expect that the Black Bodhisattva would really eat it, so I didn't have time to avoid it. Unexpectedly, the Black Bodhisattva just ate it without any hesitation.
"You...you...what did you put there?" Huiming was so excited that he forgot to call her the donor.
"A unique secret recipe."
"That's fine..."
"No!" Su Rui refused directly.
Huiming lowered his eyes in disappointment.
"But you can change it. You used it once today, so you owe me. Remember to pay it back next time." Su Rui patted Huiming's shoulder and walked back with a smile.
Huiming didn't expect that this would require an equal exchange, and he was already in debt. He was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around to look for Su Rui, she was gone.
This... He's been tricked by the female donor again! Master, wuwuwu.
After teasing Huiming for a while, Su Rui's depression was relieved a lot.
After returning to the courtyard, she was too lazy to waste her time. Anyway, she couldn't think of a solution for the moment, so she just let herself rest.
The more anxious she is, the more she will trap herself. She needs to analyze calmly and find the most effective solution to solve the problem.
So, Su Rui went to sleep directly.
I slept from the afternoon until noon the next day, sweeping away all the fatigue from running back and forth in the past few days.
I opened the door and was stretching when I saw a black shadow leaping down from the outer wall.
Su Rui followed with a vigilant look, only to see a black mass falling into the courtyard.
The shiny black fur seemed to sparkle in the sunlight, and the turquoise blue pupils stared straight at her, with an attitude of superiority.
It is the Black Bodhisattva.
It actually found its way into her little courtyard.
Huiming said that it has three meals a day at regular times, which follows the human clock, and this is the time for it to have lunch.
He appeared in front of her, staring at her, and there seemed to be no need to think deeply about his purpose.
I'm here to beg for food.
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