Chapter 189 Scene 14 (Inverted V) The Temple and "Baiyujing"...
Without further ado, He Yuezhe left the Lotus Sect under the cover of night, used the remaining money he had to rent a horse, bought a map, and hurried to the main city.
Away from the bustling streets, the number of shops and residences outside the Lotus Sect is decreasing, and it is gradually becoming desolate.
Sparse lanterns were hung at the door of the house, swaying quietly in the dust and wind.
The light and shadow danced and fragmented, and suddenly became bright.
He Yuezhe narrowed his eyes and discovered that there seemed to be a temple hung with lanterns and lit with candles on the hillside not far ahead.
Since I'm going to make this long journey, I might as well go in and worship. This thought suddenly occurred to her.
"Whoa—" She then dismounted and led the horse towards the temple.
There was no plaque on the temple door, nor any stone tablet beside it. There were a few people in tattered clothes huddled against the wall, resting under the grass.
After tying the horse to a tree, He Yuezhe walked into the temple as quietly as possible.
The temple is not big. As soon as you walk in, you can see red candles standing on a stand, burning, and the flickering flames illuminate her face.
"...Hello." A hunched old woman walked out from the shadow beside the candlestick, holding an oil lamp in her hand, and her voice was old.
After a pause, He Yuezhe nodded at her: "Hello."
"Are you here to make a wish?" asked the old woman.
"Um."
"please."
The old woman raised her hand and pointed at the yellowed mat on the ground.
"Oh, okay." Although it was summer, He Yuezhe unexpectedly felt a little cold in the temple. She rubbed her hands unconsciously.
Kneeling on the mat and adjusting his posture, He Yuezhe looked at the old woman standing beside him and asked, "Is there anything else?"
“…” The old woman’s face was blurred by the light of the lamp. She said, “Little girl, take this oil lamp and warm your hands.”
He Yuezhe took the oil lamp as if possessed by a ghost, and then realized that the thing in his hand was not hot, but only silently emitted a stream of warm heat.
"……Thanks."
"I should be the one thanking you."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, little girl, hurry up and make a wish. It's getting late and this place is about to close."
"oh."
“…”
“…”
"Hey, are you new here? Have you been hungry for a long time? I have a small piece of steamed bun here. If you don't mind, you can have it?"
“…”
"Um, are you asleep?"
"No," He Yuezhe opened his eyes, looked at the girl who had been talking beside him, and closed them again, "I came here to make a wish, not here..."
Because he had no home, no job, and nowhere to go, he had to live in a temple. He Yuezhe didn't know what to call such a person for a moment.
"Oh, oh, you're here to make a wish. That's great. There should be fewer and fewer people like us."
The little girl's face was a little dirty and her clothes were dusty, but her hair was neatly tied up.
She is not good-looking, but she is pretty.
Her eyes are not big enough, but they are bright. Her nose is not straight enough, but it is used for breathing, so it doesn’t matter. Her mouth is not small enough, but when she smiles, it is very sunny and brighter than the sun.
Girls like this are very ordinary and common, but they work hard to live, so they seem so special.
"Sister..." Another little girl came out from behind the candlestick.
"Aguo, why did you come out? Go back and lie down obediently." The girl put her coat on the little girl and pushed her behind the candlestick.
"Sister, I'm cold..." The little girl threw herself into the girl's arms, buried her gray face in her arms, and her voice was soft.
"I just got a new quilt, why are you still cold?"
"The quilt is wet and cold..."
"Who did it?! Ah Guo, who did it? Is it that guy from the village again?!"
"Aguo doesn't know..."
"Ha, alright, alright, go find your mother-in-law and sleep with her for one night. My sister has something to do."
"good……"
“…”
"Sorry to bother you, I'll leave now."
“…”
“…”
The footsteps gradually faded away, and when He Yuezhe opened his eyes again, the girl was gone.
The small piece of steamed bun, about the size of a baby's fist, was still on the candlestick, left to be eaten by insects.
Let go of your thoughts, He Yuezhe, He Yuezhe said to himself, there are so many people suffering in this world, you can save one, but what about the others?
Don't try to interfere with other people's fate, don't try to change other people's future, don't pour too much emotion into this world, don't indulge in it...
In order to get out of this world tailored for her by the ideal country alive, she must keep herself out of trouble and refuse to lend a helping hand to anything.
Having made his wish, He Yuezhe put down the oil lamp, took one last look at the statue, and then walked out of the temple.
There are more and more wanderers outside the temple, they kowtow and mutter something.
He Yuezhe didn't dare to look at them. He just walked to the tree, picked up the horse, walked a little further away, and then mounted it skillfully.
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From Lotus Sect to the main city, one needs to cross two rivers and two mountains, and pass through three small towns and many villages in the middle.
Along the way, He Yuezhe met many different kinds of people, and the world gradually became perfect in their words.
In this world, humans, demons, and ghosts check and balance each other, but there are no immortal cultivators. Because of an incident hundreds of years ago, all the immortal cultivators were slaughtered. People nowadays cannot cultivate immortality, and even the immortal arts that were everywhere before are rarely used.
The few people who retained their immortal arts built their home together in the current main city. Later, their power expanded and annexed other small cities, leading to the current prosperity.
Now, the main city is extremely prosperous. Those who can live in it are all rich and powerful people. They can also be protected by the magic of several major families. People inside them call the main city "Bai Yujing".
Therefore, many people want to squeeze into the main city to see the magnificent scene, but...
"Hey, I don't know what the rules are for entering the main city? Where are the things? Where are the money? You want to come in without anything?!"
"Sir, when we entered the main city before, wasn't it just—"
"Hey hey hey!! Who said that? That was then, and this is now! Now that the rules have changed, you have to obey them obediently, do you hear me?!"
"Sir, but, but my child is still waiting for me in the city. I really don't have that much money and things. Can't you just be flexible?"
"Ask me for an accommodation? There are so many people behind us, do I have to accommodate everyone?!"
"Hey, let me be clear, ma'am. I'm here to guard the gate, not to do charity for you." The man in the tall hat stroked his beard and waved at the woman. "Alright, hurry up and leave before anyone else."
"Sir, please, my child is seriously ill and is being treated in the city. The clinic is waiting for me to send some herbs over!" The woman grabbed the man's arm and cried pleadingly.
"Let me go! Let me go!! How could a clinic in this main city ask a patient's family to pick herbs themselves? Madam, even if you want to go in again, you can't lie like that!"
"What? I, I'm not lying, this is true, it's true!"
"Madam! There are many plants on the eastern mountain. It seems that the herbs you have are not enough. Why don't you go and pick some more?"
"..." The woman knelt on the ground. "I, I understand. I'll leave. But young man, I'll give you this money. Can you help me take care of my child? She's at Liuhua Clinic. Please, please."
After she finished speaking, she kowtowed several times.
"Madam," the man said solemnly, "we have rules. You'd better leave quickly."
"Okay..." Without going crazy or asking for help from other people in the team, the woman stood up from the ground and looked around desperately at the prosperous main city that seemed to be built with countless gold and human lives.
She was wearing a simple cloth covered with dirt and grass leaves, her hands were covered with calluses, and her knees were damaged by years of hard work. The lady limped away, leaving behind a pile of dirt that was quickly swept away.
"Next..." The man in the tall hat stroked his beard again and looked at He Yuezhe, "Miss, please show me your belongings and the entrance fee."
"I don't."
"Then what are you doing here—"
"But I have this, which can offset..."
"Hey, guards? Here comes another person with a demon pill. You should be interested."
“…?”
"Of course, Miss," the tall-hatted man changed his expression, looked at He Yuezhe with a smile, and bowed, "Since you have the ability to obtain demon pills, why don't you go directly to the guards?"
"Why, is there a problem?"
Although He Yuezhe did see the notice on the nearby city wall early in the morning that the guard team was urgently recruiting members to deal with monsters, she didn't really want to join the guard team, so she simply ran over to line up in the team that distinguished between humans and monsters.
She raised her eyebrows and put the demon pill that the man was staring at into her waist bag.
"Uh!" The man came back to his senses and said apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, I haven't seen such a good demon pill in a long time. I was a little confused for a moment."
"Pay compensation." Seeing the fish take the bait, He Yuezhe decisively reached out his hand.
"Ah?" The man was stunned.
"Is this exquisite treasure just for you to see for free? What if you leak the news and I get hunted? What should I do?"
With no money on him and no way to make money quickly, He Yuezhe had no choice but to blackmail others.
"Miss, this, this, this is not good, right?"
"If you don't give me the money, then I have reasonable grounds to believe that you intend to kill me to retrieve something of your kind."
"No, no, wait, what do you mean by same kind?"
"It means, you are a demon."
"Miss! You can't say such things casually!"
"Then pay the money!"
"Hey, okay, okay, here you go. These are all the belongings I have now. The extra..."
"Um?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Yes, yes, yes. Once you enter the city, you should be recruited by the guards. I'll give you the money then..."
"My name is He Yuezhe, don't send the wrong person." He Yuezhe patted his shoulder, "Also..."
"Miss, I heard you have a demon pill. Can you come with us?"
Before he could finish his words, the guards arrived.
The woman was dressed in formal clothes and a low hat on her head, both of which were embroidered with some kind of pattern.
"Ah, you're finally here, Captain Meng!"
"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Meng Qingshan, and I'm the captain of the guard team. I came here to invite you, young lady, to join our team and serve to protect humanity. I wonder if you are willing?" The woman stretched out her hand.
Meng Qingshan?
"Of course I would." He Yuezhe also stretched out his hand.
The two shook hands and then walked into the city.
"By the way, the surname Meng doesn't seem that common?"
"yes."
"Speaking of which, on my way here, I met a girl named Meng Guanying. She..."
"Where is she?!"
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