limited backtracking

Chapter 18]

After staying in Lin'an for ten days, the two set off for Yangzhou, while Feng Zhi and Feng Yi stayed in Lin'an to handle chores.

When we arrived in Yangzhou, it was already the first light of the night, the boats and cars were exhausted, and Bai Lian was so tired that he had no energy to pick out the inns one by one.

He found an inn that looked safe and clean, "Excuse me, two upper rooms."

Before the shopkeeper could answer, Jiang Weiyan said, "One room."

Thyme Eucalyptus: "?"

Shopkeeper: "??"

Jiang Weiyan, who was stared at by both of them, said, "???"

The shopkeeper looked back and forth between the two of them, "Uh... Do you want one room or two?"

Bai Lian looked at Jiang Weiyan and asked, "Do you want a room?"

Jiang Weiyan nodded, "Yes, be safe, there will be someone to take care of you if something happens."

"Okay." Under Jiang Weiyan's earnest and excited gaze, Bai Lian said to the shopkeeper, "Please open a room for me and one for him. There are two rooms in total, thank you."

Jiang Weiyan: "..."

After Bai Lian registered it in the book, the shopkeeper gave them the key, "Second officers, take the key."

Bai Lian took one of them, nodded and said, "Thank you."

Jiang Weiyan took the other one and followed Bai Lian up the stairs, his face full of discomfort.

Before entering the house, Bai Lian turned his head and asked, "Are you going to Lian Cang Camp tomorrow?"

"Well, are you together, Your Highness?"

"In two days, I will go to Jing'an Temple tomorrow."

Jiang Weiyan was puzzled and said, "What is your Highness doing there?"

"Meet an old friend and add some incense money."

"Then I'll go find you tomorrow when I'm done working. I heard there will be fireworks tomorrow night. Let's go and see it together?"

"Okay." Bai Lian pushed the door open and was about to go in when he suddenly remembered something and said again, "By the way, don't call me 'Your Highness' when you are outside."

"Then what are you calling?" Jiang Weiyan was thinking, "Calling 'Master' seems unfamiliar; calling 'Baili' is serious; calling 'Xiaobai' you are afraid you will beat me up."

"..." Bai Lian yawned and said wearily, "Think about it slowly, I'm going back to the house."

"Ecalyptus."

Bai Lian had already stepped on the threshold with one foot, he was stunned when he heard the words, he turned his head slowly, and asked in surprise: "What are you calling me?"

"Ecalyptus." Jiang Weiyan repeated again, "Is it okay?"

Bai Lian took a deep breath, no one had ever called him like that before, this man was really daring.

Bai Lian stared at him, and said coldly: "No!"

The door was slammed shut by him.

***

In the afternoon of the next day, Jing'an Temple.

Baili Eucalyptus found the side hall with ease.

"Preacher Daoist."

Looking back, the man was still the same as Bai Lian remembered, not too tall, with a fair and round face, and he still looked like a teenager after several years.

He stood at the door and said, "I haven't seen the Taoist priest for many years, does the Taoist priest still remember me?"

Daoxuan nodded to Bai Lian, "Pindao naturally remembers Mr. Mu. I haven't seen you for many years. You will be fine when you come here."

"Thanks to the Taoist priest, everything is fine."

Daoxuan invited Baili Eucalyptus into the side hall and poured a cup of tea, "Today is also a coincidence, I just brewed Emei Xueya, which my young master has always loved."

"Thank you Daochang, for some reason, the tea made by Daochang tastes different, more fragrant and delicious."

"The amount, water temperature, and time of making tea are all about the amount, and different tea leaves are different. If you brew too much, you will figure it out slowly."

Daoxuan took a sip of tea, his almond eyes widened, clean and bright, "I don't know why Mr. Mu came here today?"

Bai Lian looked at him calmly and said: "When I was 17 years old, my mother brought me to Jing'an Temple to pray for blessings. At that time, the Taoist priest told me that my life expectancy was only 25 years."

"Yes, the young master is here to refute this sentence today?"

"If it was a few years ago, I would have refuted you, but not today. In fact, my master also said this. My body is indeed weak and I can't last long." Bai Lian said softly, "I originally thought I have nothing to worry about, nothing in this world is worth yearning for, and I once thought it would be good to die like this.”

Daoxuan raised his eyebrows, looked at him meaningfully, and asked: "So now there is someone or something that makes you miss it?"

Bai Lian just smiled slightly, but did not answer.

After a long while, he asked, "Is it possible to live a few more years?"

Daoxuan didn't answer him directly, "I can only tell you—fate is determined by God, and everything depends on human effort."

"Some things can be changed through hard work, but some things are destined." Daoxuan drank the tea in his cup, "You will come to me today, it means that you still don't believe that sentence in your heart."

"I just……"

"Actually, there is no need to worry about how much time you have left. A person's life is not just to live longer, but to think about how many things you have done in this life, how many long-cherished wishes you have fulfilled, and whether you will be satisfied at the moment of death."

"Master Daoxuan still doesn't understand me." Bai Lian smiled lightly and said softly, "I am insatiable and hard to satisfy."

Bai Lian got up, "I've been bothering the Taoist priest today, I hope to see you again in the future."

"Mr. Mu, please stop." Daoxuan asked, "I asked you once before, but the young master didn't answer. I don't know what to call the young master?"

"The surname follows my mother's surname Mu, with a single name."

Bai Lian nodded and smiled at him, then turned and left.

***

After bidding farewell to the preacher, Baili Eucalyptus walked to the top of Yunpei Peak and sat on a high platform next to a marriage tree covered with blessing belts, using the lush branches and leaves of the marriage tree to block the sun.

The Marriage Tree on the top of Yunpei Peak is said to be miraculous. It seems that as long as you pray to the Marriage Tree, you will immediately have a good match from heaven.

The blessing belt was blown by the spring breeze, and the bells rang, crisp and clear.

Suddenly a voice sounded.

"This little benefactor, is it fortune-telling?"

Baili Eucalyptus jumped off the high platform, clasped his hands together, and bowed slightly to pay tribute.

"The name of the poor Daoist is 'Xuanqing'."

This Daoist Xuanqing has a flirtatious appearance, with long and narrow eyes and slightly raised eye tails. He looks like a disaster for the country and the people.If he wasn't wearing Taoist robes, Bai Lian might have mistaken him for the young master Pianpian who came to pray for blessings.

Happening to be bored, Bai Lian stretched out his hand and said, "Then I would like to thank Daoist Xuan Qing."

Xuan Qing carefully observed his palm prints, and said: "Little benefactor has a very good fate. Although there are hardships in the early stage, you can get the best of them. The hardships you have experienced in the past will eventually turn into your weapons, and you will overcome all obstacles and achieve yourself."

Thinking of his 25 years old, Bai Lian couldn't help chuckling, "Is my life really that good?"

"The heavenly secret must not be revealed, but the little benefactor must be a blessed person."

Bai Lian expressed his thanks: "Then accept the auspicious words of Daoist Xuan Qing."

Xuan Qing asked again: "Little benefactor, does it count as marriage?"

Bai Lian was taken aback: "Huh? Marriage?"

"This is the oldest marriage tree in this temple." Xuan Qing looked up at the marriage tree and said, "The poor man saw that the little benefactor sat beside this tree for a long time, but do you want to count it?"

Bai Lian rubbed the tip of his nose in embarrassment, and said, "Well, it's hot, I just take a cool..."

Xuan Qing understood, and bent his lips into a smile, "That's right, the little benefactor is so handsome, there must be many girls who like it, so there is no need to ask for marriage."

Baili Eucalyptus: "This...not at all."

"It doesn't matter, little benefactor, you can sit here for a while, your beloved is on his way to find you, but in half an hour, your beloved will definitely show up." Xuan Qing bowed slightly to him, "The poor Taoist will take my leave first." .”

"Daoist Xuanqing..." Bai Lian looked at his back as he walked away, sighed, and sat back on the high platform with his toes lightly.

Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't take it too seriously.

How can people's marriage be so casual.There are so many people going back and forth under the marriage tree, who knows which one is his beloved?

You can't just catch someone and ask: Are you my beloved?

Maybe he will be regarded as a disciple or a lunatic.

Bai Lian pursed his mouth, sat on the high platform boredly, his legs dangling in the air, and muttered softly: "Why hasn't Jiang Weiyan come back?"

After Jiang Weiyan came out of Lian Cang Ying, he rode directly to Jing'an Temple, searched for a long time but couldn't find anyone, and turned the corner anxiously, almost bumping into someone.

Jiang Weiyan helped the man, "Sorry, did the Taoist bump into something?"

This person was Taoist Xuanqing who had just come down from Yunpei Peak, and he waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

Jiang Weiyan let go of his heart, said "Farewell", and started to leave.

"The benefactor stay here." Xuan Qing called to stop him.

"Is there anything else the Taoist priest?"

"Young master is so anxious, are you looking for someone?"

"Yes, I don't know if I can see..."

Before Jiang Weiyan finished speaking, Daoist Xuanqing said: "Yunpei Peak, he has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Thank you." Jiang Weiyan immediately ran to the top of Yunpei Peak.

Daoist Xuanqing looked at his back and couldn't help smiling, and the next second someone patted his shoulder.

"What are you doing here?" Dao Xuan appeared next to him.

Xuan Qing turned his head sideways, "Si Ming?"

Si Ming: "What's the matter? Didn't you go to Yun Peifeng to find Xianjun Wen Jing?"

Daoist Xuanqing...that is, Yuelao, said: "When I went down the mountain, I happened to meet His Highness the Tenth Highness of Fengdu, so I showed him the way."

"Can we go?"

"Well, you can go back to the heaven." Yuelao raised his hand and threw out a white mist, and walked in with his boss.

People came and went under the marriage tree, and for some reason, Bai Lian remembered the words of Taoist Xuanqing again, and he looked up at the sundial in front of him.Nearly half an hour has passed since then, and the people under the marriage tree have changed from batch to batch, but no one came to look for him.

"I have a ghostly lover. Daoist Xuanqing is a fool." Bai Lian lowered his head to look at the tip of his shoe, and after a while he heard a familiar voice.

"Ecalyptus."

Bai Lian suddenly looked up and looked forward, Jiang Weiyan was standing only ten meters away from him.

There was no shade there, and the sun just shone on him unreservedly. The whole figure was plated with gold, so dazzling that it made people feel dazed.

The sundial behind Jiang Weiyan just moved to the scale line.

"I am back."

As soon as the words fell, the bell tower of the Taoist temple rang a heavy bell.

Baili Eucalyptus felt that the string that had been tense in his heart was suddenly broken, making a sound louder than a bell.

Something was spreading little by little, and he didn't know how to guard against it.

He seemed to have been waiting for this voice.

The third roll of rose shortcake