The leader understood the idea and instructed the little dart player who had already stood up: "After entering the city, carry ten jars of Beijing brew from your own baggage cart to Lord Ye's camp." When the Lord sends again, it will be the same as I commanded. He deliberately spoke to Ye Zhichao, and after finishing speaking, he asked, "I don't know if you are satisfied with such words?" ”

Ye Zhichao laughed and patted the leader on the shoulder twice: "Satisfied, naturally satisfied." I didn't command. ”

The cavalry did not stay, so they rode away with Ye Zhichao.

The little dart man looked at the cavalry in surprise and stuck out his tongue: "This ...... That's it? Really...... It's easy to talk. ”

The leader made up for his ass again: "People don't care about this!" Look at your little bit of talent. ”

"It's only been more than ten years since the chaos was calmed down, and I sang and danced again, how to raise heroes." The leader shook his head, turned over his horse and said, "It's not too early, let's go into the city too." ”

Lanterns are hung in the shops on both sides of the thoroughfare, and men in cotton robes march across the streets under the shadow of the lights, chatting with each other and entering the liquor stores. The auspicious birds, animals and floral patterns embroidered on the heavy cotton robe are illuminated by the lights, giving off a faint luster in the dark night, which is luxuriously beautiful.

This is a bustling place in the eastern part of the city. The pavilion is high, the servants are singing, the place where the fragrance of wine is diffused, I don't know how many fashionable or surprising stories are going to be passed out every day, and how many folk grease creams are eaten and clothed. Since the appearance of Russian warships in the nearby sea, the number of merchants traveling to and from Shanhaiguan has been greatly reduced, but the people here have not used the large amount of money in their hands, and they have long been staring at the post road. Now I heard that a caravan of more than 1,000 people had entered the city. It was again from the capital with goods. How can you still bear it. I have long been rushing up, for fear of being left behind.

The military camp was encamped on the west side; The market is located in the east, and the vendors gather; To the north of the city are large settlements. There is an open space between the market and the residential area. The grass is miserable, the crows are murmuring, and the iron-gray tower stands quietly in the depths of the grass. Standing outside the tower and looking up, I only felt that the spire of the tower was included in the clouds, like a ruler measuring heaven and earth.

At the bottom of the stone pagoda there are benches for believers to meditate, and on the two walls are pictures of Buddhist monks instructing villagers to hoe and plow and hunt. No more frills. There are no levels to this tower. The open space is only one story high, and the steep stone steps on either side lead to the top. Normally speaking, the higher the steps, the bigger the base, but this stone tower is completely different. At the heights, there were only stone flakes floating in the air, spiraling and rising in an indescribable subtle arc, and to the naked eye, the steps were still straight lines. Clustered in the middle of the stairs on both sides are towering sculptures. An old man wearing a cloak and carrying a staff. He looked serene, his eyes half-closed. It seems that everything you see is illusory.

Moonlight poured into the ground from the skylight at the top of the tower, bathing a kneeling woman.

The white-eyed monk looked at the statue of the Great Buddha, trying to see the answer from those half-closed eyes. Many thoughts rolled in his mind like clouds, blocking the end of the story layer by layer, and he didn't know what kind of future it would be.

On her knees was a beautiful young woman, her straight black hair draped over her shoulders like satin. She had a skin rare among the northerners, as white as milk. She always wears a decent long dress, which makes people not see the slightest burden in her figure.

The first meeting was at a banquet organized by the wealthy men of the city. Many capable people who arrived in the city that day were also indispensable to beautiful women. This is an important gateway and transportation hub in the north, and there are many people coming and going from all over the world, and the people in the city are also infected by the debauchery and heroic atmosphere of the mountain people, and they are refreshed. It is because the good women in the city do not avoid wine feasts, and there are many women who are good at drinking. On that day, the white-eyed monk happened to be bored, so he was dragged to a banquet by a friend Zhang Jinghao. During the banquet, he only greeted slightly, and mostly drank vegetarian wine alone and ate vegetarian seats. At that time, the woman was diligently persuading wine, smiling gently, and occasionally glancing at him. When they dispersed, out of politeness, they informed each other of their names and residences, that is, they nodded their heads and forgot the next day.

Only then did he know that her name was Zhu Xueyan.

What the white-eyed monk didn't expect happened a month later. At noon that day, someone suddenly sent a letter, which was Zhu Xueyan's invitation to go to "Taibaiju" as a guest. The white-eyed monk was a little puzzled, a little surprised, and felt that something was about to happen.

It was a quiet moonlit night, in the "Taibai Residence", Zhu Xueyan, Zhang Jinghao, and the white-eyed monks picked a secluded corner and chatted with candles. The men and women on the seats drank and talked merrily, and some frivolous rangers stood on the high platform and sang fencing. But the white-eyed monk still felt that there was just the right amount of tranquility. After three rounds of drinking, I don't know what joke Zhang Jinghao made again, which made Zhu Xueyan laugh. The white-eyed monk was suddenly moved by the woman's heartiness, and raised his eyes to look at her, but Zhu Xueyan looked at her at the same time. Through a flickering light, this was the first time they looked at each other, and they didn't dodge.

The white-eyed monk saw Zhu Xueyan's face clearly in the faint shadow of the lamp. There was a sparkling luster in those big eyes, and behind the luster was a flowing shadow of water. The moment they looked at each other, the shadows of the water froze, and many, many sorrows and confusions danced in them.

"Master, why are people confused?"

"Ask for something."

"In life, how many people can have no desires?"

"Rich and floating clouds, red faces and skeletons, wash your eyes."

"How can I wash it?"

"Endless tribulation."

"Ask the master to teach you the method of overcoming hardships."

Many years ago, in this ancient pagoda, the white-eyed monk asked a senior monk bitterly. The master just smiled and said nothing, walked past him, left the stone tower, and left here.

"Endless tribulation?"

She looked up, and the corners of the white-eyed monk's mouth smiled softly.

She got up gently, stood in the middle of the tower, and stared blankly at the Buddha statue.

"There is a lot of confusion in your eyes." The white-eyed monk's voice sounded behind him.

"Who can not be confused?" Zhu Xueyan turned his head to look at the figure of the white-eyed monk. He was not tall or burly, but he could stand quietly with his hands in his hands. It is as majestic as stepping on the earth. It's admirable.

"Confusion is not terrible. Bitterness is the enemy. The white-eyed monk turned around and raised his eyes, his gaze as clear as if he could see through her.

"Master...... It's not like a Buddhist monk. ”

"I'm just a mediocre monk, but I have also asked about heaven and earth, and I just know a little bit about the world."

"Will the master teach me?"

The white-eyed monk smiled and waved his hand, laughing heartily: "In the past, in this tower, it was lit by an old man. Many years have passed. I never saw him again, and I still remember the kindness of that day. I can return to my hometown today, and I feel a little sigh in my heart, and the children are willing to listen, so I will say a few words, don't talk about such polite words as advice. ”

"I heard that the master is good at divination, can you calculate it for me?" Zhu Xueyan asked.

"Okay." The white-eyed monk sat cross-legged, took out a small package, opened it, and put up a chip in the moonlight.

"What does the girl want to ask?" The white-eyed monk asked.

"Just ask me what is on my mind." Zhu Xueyan wanted to test the ability of the white-eyed monk and said.

The white-eyed monk smiled slightly. He posed for a strange figure with his calculations, and then he pondered for a moment. Then he used his hand to move quickly to start the calculation, and the original shape became three for a while, but the appearance was different.

"The girl's heart is actually related to killing?" The white-eyed monk carefully looked at the figure posed by the calculation, and his expression became solemn.

"Oh? How could the master have calculated such a result? Zhu Xueyan pretended to smile relaxedly, but she was extremely shocked in her heart.

"That's it." The white-eyed monk pointed to the figure and said, "Full of murderous intent and full of dangers, the girl has fought with this person several times before, but all of them have failed; The divination elephant has a bloody alarm, indicating that the girl has many friends who have died at the hands of this person. ”

"Master...... Said yes. Zhu Xueyan's heart jumped wildly, and the expression on her face became a little unnatural.

"The girl came to Shanhaiguan this time to assassinate this person, right?" The white-eyed monk said, but his eyes were still on the figure, and he didn't look at Zhu Xueyan's already discolored face.

"Yes......" Zhu Xueyan nodded lightly, and an indescribable look of grief and indignation flashed in her eyes, "Many of my good brothers in the association have been harmed by this person, I ...... I will definitely avenge this sea of blood! ”

"Blood feud? This is strange indeed. The divination shows that this person has no grudge against the girl. A look of surprise flashed in the white-eyed monk's eyes, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Xueyan, "I don't know what the girl has to do with this person, provoking such a big sword soldier?" ”

"This ......" Zhu Xueyan was stunned when she heard this, she couldn't help but think about it, and found that as the white-eyed monk said, she and Lin Yiqing didn't have any grudges at first.

"I can't tell you why in a sentence or two...... Anyway, I have to kill him! Zhu Xueyan's eyes flashed with sadness, "Otherwise...... With the size of the world, I really don't have a place to stay......"

The white-eyed monk noticed the sadness in Zhu Xueyan's eyes, and his heart was even more strange, he rearranged the calculations, and the three figures became six smaller figures this time.

"It's really strange that the person the girl wants to kill is actually a rich and noble person who can worship the general!" The white-eyed monk exclaimed, "And it's the wonder of the world!" This person's future is limitless......"

Hearing the white-eyed monk's words to Lin Yiqing, the sadness in Zhu Xueyan's eyes turned to anger again.

"Master, can you do the math, where is this person now?" Zhu Xueyan asked, "Can I succeed this time?" ”

The white-eyed monk put a small figure on the table for a while, turned it into two small figures, he looked at it for a while, and said, "This person is now at sea, and he is coming by ironclad warship, and he will soon reach the left near the sea. We are now in Shanhaiguan, and the left is near the mouth of Haikou, where ironclad warships can be berthed, which is Lushunkou. ”

"Will I succeed this time?" Seeing that the white-eyed monk did not answer his last question, Zhu Xueyan asked.

The white-eyed monk sighed and shook his head, "The blood is surging, the anger is rampant, the girl's trip will definitely not be successful, but she can avoid it, but the good brothers who accompanied the girl are afraid that they will not escape their lives." If the girl will listen to me, it is better to abandon the idea of killing him. ”

"Why is that?" Zhu Xueyan couldn't help but be stunned when she heard that the white-eyed monk actually dissuaded her from killing Lin Yiqing.

"I just looked at the divination and found ......," the white-eyed monk's face showed a rare look of doubt, "I found the girl's life...... That is, it falls on this person......"

"What? How is this possible? Zhu Xueyan almost jumped up when she heard this.

"That's it." The white-eyed monk looked at it again and sighed.

"It's impossible! Good and evil are not at the same time! between me and him. Either he dies or I die! Zhu Xueyan shouted.

"The girl was wrong. The so-called good and evil. It originates from the same root. After the white-eyed monk realized that he had not miscalculated and misunderstood, he calmed down, "The so-called righteous girl may not be the righteous in the eyes of the world, and the so-called evil girl may not be the evil in the eyes of the world." Girls must not be too obsessed and harm others and themselves. ”

Zhu Xueyan was about to open her mouth to argue, when she suddenly realized her gaffe. He took a deep breath and slowly returned to normalcy.

"Master Jin Yan, I should keep it in mind, I have been taught today." Zhu Xueyan clasped his fists and saluted the white-eyed monk.

"The girl is polite, but it's just a gesture." The white-eyed monk replied.

"I take the liberty of asking the master, the master has countless calculations, but there are times when he makes mistakes?" Zhu Xueyan asked.

The white-eyed monk was slightly stunned, and then smiled.

"Of course there were, and I miscalculated more than once." He replied with a smile.

Zhu Xueyan nodded and didn't speak again. Instead, he gave another salute and turned away.

watched Zhu Xueyan's back slowly disappear at the gate of the tower. The white-eyed monk sighed, silently shuffled all the graphics in front of him, and then carefully put away the calculations.

It may have been that the long hours of divination had made him a little tired, and he closed his eyes and sat up in the moonlight.

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