Chapter 22 Am I such a vicious person in your heart?
Yun Ji was dragged all the way out of the kitchen by Su Rui. When he was about to pull his hand away, she let go first.
He rolled up his sleeves and naturally joined the women washing vegetables. Everything happened so naturally that he couldn't say no.
Once she seizes an opportunity, she will not let it go. Yun Ji did not bother with her and turned around to chop wood.
Su Rui took a look, pursed her lips secretly, and concentrated on washing the vegetables.
Although the women didn't say anything, their eye contact was so intense that sparks were about to fly. Until they saw Su Rui throw the vegetables into the pot, the flames instantly shot up three feet high and almost burned the straw on top. They were all stunned with fear.
But Su Rui was Yun Ji's benefactor after all, and she was also Yun Ji's person. They also felt that the life of a monk was too hard for a man of Yun Ji's age, and they wished he could have someone who understood his feelings, so they didn't say anything.
I could only watch Su Rui pour in pot after pot of delicious food and serve out plate after plate of black, mushy vegetables, and my heart was bleeding.
If this continues, the whole village will have to eat a black porridge banquet.
Finally, Yun Ji couldn't stand it anymore, so he snatched the spatula from her hand, cleaned the burnt pot, and added oil to cook again.
Su Rui didn't hesitate and sat down next to the stove. She looked at him with her chin in her hand and said with admiration, "Sir, you can cook too. That's amazing."
Even if Yun Ji turned a blind eye, to others, this scene was one of love and affection between a man and a woman.
The two of them are a perfect match.
Under the gaze and gossip of the whole village, more than ten dishes were finally placed on the table.
Su Rui and Yun Ji were both benefactors of Fozhuang and had a close relationship, so the village chief naturally arranged them to sit in the main seats next to each other.
Su Rui sat down confidently, while Yun Ji pulled the chair and sat down at a certain distance from her.
It took a lot of effort to catch him, so it was not good to press him too hard. Therefore, Su Rui did not get any closer and finished the lunch very honestly.
After Ruirui's parents expressed their gratitude profusely, Su Rui left Fozhuang with Yun Ji.
Still walking along the path in the forest, the perfect sunlight cast a mottled light on the ground through the gaps between the leaves, and the ripples of light floated as the wind swayed. Yun Ji walked among them like a Buddhist painting.
But Su Rui, who was catching up, did not have such a peaceful life.
The rugged mountain road seemed like flat ground to Yun Ji, and his steps were extremely fast. Even though Su Rui tried hard to catch up, the distance between them was getting bigger and bigger.
Seeing that he was about to be thrown away, he shouted loudly: "Sir, the forest is quiet and scary, please wait for me."
"Miss Su is very brave and can even stay in the mountains at midnight. How could she be afraid?" Yun Ji exposed her ruthlessly, but he still walked.
The forest was pitch black last night, and she was not in the temple, so the secret guards probably did not follow her. When she met Ruirui and no secret guards came out, she was even more certain, so she took the opportunity to go to Fozhuang to arrest Yunji.
Unexpectedly, he had already found out what she did last night so quickly, leaving her no chance to act weak.
In that case...
"Since you all know what happened last night, then the people from Fozhuang must have known that they drugged me and wanted to kill me, so they rushed to save me."
Yun Ji slowed down his movements a bit. "They didn't mean to harm you. The water only contained some knockout drugs to make you think it was all a dream."
"But I discovered the secret that everyone in Fozhuang is fake. If it were me, I would definitely kill them to silence them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Ji stopped.
Turning around, Su Rui was standing in the shadows, her dark eyes like mirrors, nothing could escape her sight.
Yun Ji's expression darkened. "You want to threaten me?"
Seeing his reaction, Su Rui knew that he was the manipulator.
Fozhuang is just a name.
The villagers in the village are not the same as before, and in fact, the village may have been built later.
The villagers were all young, and Ruirui didn't resemble his parents at all, so they all reacted with fear when they saw Su Rui.
While in the kitchen, she was openly looking at Yun Ji, but secretly she was staring at the back of the necks of those young women when they were relaxed.
Even though they were covered by clothes, what she could see was very limited and only flashed by, but from the tiny tattoos she concluded that they were all orphans.
If the people of Da Zhao were in dire straits, then the orphans of Da Zhao were in purgatory.
During the previous emperor's time, wars were frequent and nine out of ten houses were deserted. After the emperor ascended the throne, he issued a decree that all provinces and counties must establish orphanages, where all orphans must be taken in, adopted and educated.
It was originally a good thing, but due to overcorrection and layers of exploitation, the good laws soon became distorted. After the aristocratic families split up, various transactions became part of the charity. Orphans were more like livestock, and once branded, they could not escape it for the rest of their lives.
The people in Fo Village are all orphans, so they are all young.
The purpose of Yunji setting up the Buddhist village was to take in orphans, to protect them with his robes, and to give them a place to live like ordinary people.
But the number is too large to be tolerated by the law.
To put it in a serious way, it is deceiving the emperor; to put it in a serious way, it is nurturing an isolated scholar.
That's why the people in Fozhuang were so anxious to find Ruirui when he disappeared. She saved Ruirui and they were more wary of her than grateful to her, because they were afraid that she would see the mark on Ruirui and discover the secret of Fozhuang.
"If it's a threat, will you kill me, sir?" Su Rui took two steps closer, staring at Yun Ji with her peach blossom eyes.
Yun Ji lowered his eyes, neither happy nor angry. "If you want to report it to the authorities, please do so, young lady."
"Tell the police?" Su Rui's eyes widened in surprise. "If we do, the people in Fozhuang will have no chance of survival. Sir, why do you think so badly of me? Am I such a vicious person in your eyes?"
Yun Ji looked up at her.
Isn't that what she meant?
What's more, she didn't show any mercy to Zhao Enen when they were in the canal outside Feiyun Pavilion, and was completely cruel.
"It seems that you really miss me like this in your heart, it really hurts me. I just saved the little baby you raised." Su Rui said aggrievedly.
It is true that she saved Ruirui.
If she hadn't taken care of him in the forest last night, Ruirui would have stumbled and fallen in panic and no one would know where he would have ended up. He would most likely have died alone in the mountains.
Even if she had a purpose, it was to save a life.
Even if she is not kind, she is certainly not a vicious person.
He shouldn't have had any preconceived notions about her.
"So, I saved the little kid and kept the secret for you, so I'm indebted to you. Buddhism teaches about karma and retribution, so shouldn't you repay me?"
Su Rui tiptoed closer, and her breath sprayed on Yun Ji's neck.
He reacted at this moment. While he was thinking, she had quietly come to him. Her eyes were like soul-capturing hooks, and her red lips were slightly parted, which suddenly reminded Yun Ji of the scene of the day when he lost his soul.
He quickly took two steps back and was about to turn around and go up. Su Rui hurriedly raised her foot to chase after him, but her foot slipped and she fell down with a scream.
She reached out her hand, and Yun Ji instinctively reached back and grabbed her.
"ah!"
Another cry of surprise came from above. Turning around, they saw Huiming and a group of young monks who were carrying baskets to pick wild vegetables standing on the hillside above. When they saw the scene in front of them, they covered their eyes with their hands, but looked out from between their fingers with curiosity.
Everything is leading to this moment!
The slight change of heart towards Su Rui disappeared in an instant, and a little anger unconsciously arose.
Yun Ji let go of his hand, turned around and walked quickly upwards. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
Su Rui's ankle was so painful that she couldn't speak for a moment. She had never expected Huiming and the others to be here at all. She really slipped and sprained her ankle. It was all a complete accident.
But obviously, Yun Ji wouldn't believe it.
Never mind, this is the right time and place, any progress will make up for the past ten days of failure.
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