Don't be clouded

Chapter 43 Acting

It was the first time Ji Bieyun saw Guan Chen deflated.

Let alone a temple like this, other people will only think it is a ruin.The walls are broken, the roof is also broken, and half a Bodhisattva sits on a platform made of loess.The specific Bodhisattva is no longer clear, and even the remaining half of the body is crumbling.

The ruined temple is located on the edge of a cliff, and the mountain wind howls, carrying the heat of late spring and early summer, blowing their robes full of wind.

Guan Chen didn't speak for a while, and after a while, he said "That's all".Walking into the ruined temple, I respectfully worshiped the dilapidated Bodhisattva statue, and whispered a few Buddhist scriptures in my mouth.

Ji Bieyun was standing outside, arms folded, watching the living Bodhisattva worship the Po Bodhisattva.

However, Master Guanchen has lied and lied now, and he probably has no chance to become a Bodhisattva.

When Guan Chen came out of the temple, what he saw was the face of a young man who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

He found this place in Xuanqing Temple's brochure that records the temples in various places. He thought it was an exaggeration to say that the place was dilapidated in the brochure. At any rate, there was a complete temple. Unexpectedly, there was no room for repair, so he could only rebuild it.

That's it.

Let Ji Bieyun make jokes.

"Master, you haven't answered my question yet, how do you plan to repair it?" Ji Bieyun approached.

"No more." He replied.

The boy showed doubts, "Then you just let it continue to be blown by wind and rain, what should you do if it completely collapses?"

"Then let it collapse."

This was said lightly, but Ji Bieyun couldn't laugh when he heard it.

Guan Chen can not be attached to other things, he can let himself be born, why should he follow him to Chongzhou, guarding almost every step?Not asking him about "Liu Fengmian" can be understood as not asking about his privacy, but what happened before?

Guan Chen rescued him who was covered in blood when he was in Lingzhou, sent him to the capital, and recommended him to Prince Xian's mansion.

After Ji Bieyun appeared in this capacity, Guanchen is the person who knows him best, he has seen him in a state of distress, he has also seen his youthful spirit and jokes.He set up defenses against others, but he didn't have much defense against Guan Chen.

Ke Guanchen is the person who has the least curiosity about him.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would be suspicious of him at the first meeting in Lingzhou Meilin.

Not curious about him, but helped him many times.

He looked at that face, and doubts that hadn't surfaced for a long time came to his mind again.

Even though he now feels that Guanchen and Huizhi are not alike, he can't help but overlap the two figures.

It is hard for Ji Bieyun to believe that anyone will treat him unconditionally, unless it is a relative or a playmate who has been close to him since he was a child.

He didn't dare to speculate on the possibility, but couldn't help but wonder, could Guanchen really be Huizhi?If yes, then everything makes sense.

No, everything cannot be explained.

If it is true Huizhi, then why hide it from him, why pretend to know nothing?

What does Guan Chen want?

Ji Bieyun was asked this question by Guanchen, but he never asked him.

His heart was agitated, his mind was in a mess, and he just said: "Did you never find Huizhi at all?"

The monk frowned slightly, "Why did the benefactor say that?"

Ji Bieyun knew that what he said just now was impulsive, but it was useless to regret it.

He took a deep breath and said expectantly: "He is really important to me. If you don't want to find him, don't lie to me. I will find him myself. Or you can bring him to me, okay?"

Just pretend that he was insane and confused, and said such words to Guan Chen.

But if Guanchen is really Huizhi, he has already said so, can he just admit his identity, can he stop lying to him?

Seeing Guan Chen's eyes suddenly dimmed, he still maintained his calm, and replied: "Since the poor monk has agreed to the benefactor, he will not break his promise, but..."

In the middle of the conversation, the text suddenly disappeared, Ji Bieyun hurriedly asked: "But what?"

"My childhood playmate and today's friend," Guan Chen looked at him fixedly, "Is the benefactor a bit partial?"

"Eccentric...eccentric."

Ji Bieyun recited silently a few more times, but suddenly lost hope.

He thought the monk would say which one he wanted, his childhood playmate or his current friend.It turned out that he thought he was biased. Are Huizhi and Guanchen really two people?

Ji Bieyun couldn't tell if he was disappointed, but he tried his best to pretend to be calm.

He laughed, "Civilization... You are a human being, so naturally you will not ask for nothing, and you will not be in a pool of stagnant water. You have helped me so many times, but you have never asked for anything. May I exchange a secret with you? "

Guan Chen looked at him for a while, his usually peaceful eyes became a little cold.

Then strode away, passing by him.

Ji Bieyun panicked, turned around and followed, and hurriedly asked: "You must have heard the word Liu Fengmian last night, right? Why didn't you ask me? There were so many people who wanted to kill me at the Dengque meeting, even Prince Xian was curious. , but you never asked me why I was being targeted. Back in Lingzhou, the identities of those who chased and killed me were strange, why didn’t you suspect?!”

He gradually became agitated, and at the end he almost shouted, but Guanchen still didn't stop.

Ji Bieyun lost his mind and asked: "Also, before I came to Chongzhou, I told you that Huizhi was the first friend I met, but he is in Lingzhou, and Ji Yao is in Yunzhou. I met you when you were young! You must have heard something was wrong at the time, why didn't you hold back!"

He grabbed the monk's arm and finally made him stop.

Guan Chen's back was a little stiff, Ji Bieyun saw it, softened his tone and continued: "I beg you, Guan Chen, you are like a jade carving without emotion, but you are so kind to me... I'm afraid There is poison on the statue, maybe one day I will be poisoned and die because of being close to you, can you give me some response, like an ordinary person, just like you said just now that I am biased?"

There was silence between heaven and earth, except for the sound of the wind.

"You think everything I do has a purpose, right?" Guan Chen spoke extremely slowly, as if he was suppressing something.

Ji Bieyun was taken aback, he didn't mean that, but after thinking about it carefully, every word in the questioning just now was full of doubts about Guanchen.

...He didn't want to do this, Guan Chen was different from others, he wanted to completely trust each other.

The monk turned around and looked down at him, no longer bowing his eyebrows like the Bodhisattva in the past, with more hostility on his body.

"I don't doubt you because I believe in your character and my own vision. But I don't ask because I don't want to probe into your privacy. If you want to talk, I will listen. From the acquaintance to the present, the original relationship between you and me Do you want to use the word exchange?"

The wind howled on the edge of the cliff, Ji Bieyun's hair scattered on his temples was flying in front of his eyes.He suddenly felt very tired, and Guan Chen's words hit his mind like a heavy hammer.

He let go of his hand, retreated to the edge of the forest, and sat down leaning against a tree trunk beside him.Temporarily throwing away the disguise like a real boy, burying his head between his knees in a self-destructive manner.

The moment the young man showed his fatigue, Guan Chen's anger completely dissipated.

What is he mad about?Is it the word "exchange"?Maybe what makes me angry is that Ji Bieyun tried to make a deal with him, exchanging his sincerity with a forced frankness.

After all, he was angry with himself.

Unable to admit his identity, unable to surrender his honesty, this led to Ji Bieyun's suspicion and collapse.

He heard the boy's vague voice, which seemed to say "so tired".It was only after I got closer that I heard clearly that I was complaining aggrievedly.

"I'm exhausted, I don't want to do it anymore, what's the matter..."

Guan Chen squatted down, stretched out his hand and hung it on top of the boy's head, but he didn't get down for a long time.

Ji Bieyun buried his head, and said again sullenly: "If you lied to me with one sentence today, I will retaliate tenfold in the future."

He was amused by the boy's indignant tone and raised the corners of his lips, but the hand still fell down, gently placed on the boy's head, and then rubbed it.

The soft hair slid over the palm, like a floating dream.

Revenge is revenge, he waited.

Ji Bieyun was visibly stiff, but Guan Chen quickly withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.

The boy raised his head, with an apology on his tired face, he said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood your kindness."

Guan Chen accepted this apology, but felt that he would definitely suffer retribution.

He should have apologized for his deception, but he couldn't say it now.

Don't let the boy know yet.

He thought for a while, then said softly, "Liu Fengmian, is this someone you know?"

At this moment, Ji Bieyun looked a little fragile, looked at him blankly for a while, and nodded.

"My younger sister," he added after a pause, "it's not listed in Ji's family documents, so her surname is not Ji."

Guan Chen wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by the boy.

"Don't ask, I don't want to say it yet, what you said, I won't listen until I am willing to tell you."

He didn't even ask.

Ji Bieyun's expression was a bit tangled, "I've actually kept a lot of things from you, and I'll definitely tell you everything after I accomplish what I want to do."

Watching the dust caused the young man to feel guilty instead, and he felt that his second retribution had also been planted.

sin.

He didn't say yes or no, he just said: "Then in order to let me know your secret as soon as possible, I will help you in the future."

The boy finally laughed, as if he had heard some sophistry, with a look of bewilderment.

"Why on earth are you so nice to me, Guan Chen?"

Guan Chen thought for a while, and finally did not lie, "Maybe it's because you are also my first friend."

and also?

Ji Bieyun looked over suspiciously, and realized what the monk meant after a while.

Huizhi was his first friend, and he was Guanchen's first friend... No wonder the monk just said he was biased.

He must pay attention to take care of each other's emotions in the future.

Guan Chen suddenly said in a serious tone: "Like a child."

"Huh?" Ji Bieyun pulled back his thoughts, "You say I look like a child?"

He took off the Quehan knife from his waist and waved it in front of the monk.

"Can kids play with this?"

Guan Chen shook his head, "It has nothing to do with the knife, the sentence just now said that sometimes you are still childish."

Ji Bieyun frowned, "You scolded me."

The monk stood up and looked down at him against the light.

"Is it scolding you, or you should think about it again?"

He looked up at the bodhisattva statue that had finally come alive, and he felt much relieved, even happier than he had been promoted.

The fight seemed worth it.

He stretched out his hand and said generously, "Pull me up."

"Didn't it mean that Guanchen and Jibie Yunshou couldn't get along?" Although the monk said so, he still held his hand and pulled him up forcefully.

Ji Bieyun bumped into Guanchen's chest following inertia, not only did not retreat immediately, but gave the monk a light headbutt.Lifting his head, he stretched out his finger and poked the opponent's heart.

"He's angry at me again. I'll hold back when I can't say no to you before. I'm going to do it in the future."

He also knew where he was doing, clearly like a child playing around, but the cold knife was still obediently hidden in the sheath, and it would never be possible to get out of the sheath when facing Guan Chen.

Guan Chen was stunned by his previous collision, looked at him with complicated eyes, and finally laughed.

Ji Bieyun's heart beat a little fast, he pretended not to see it, turned around and led the horse.

The author says:

Sorry for being late, it's been too sluggish today