Book 30 - Chapter 4 – Free Walk in the Snow (1/2)
Chapter 4 – Free Walk in the Snow
Covered in snow fro crossed over the doorstep to return to thestill as if they had become four additional statues to the Buddha Maitreya and the four heavenly kings statues already in the Hall
Deeply concerned, Kou Zhong cast a glance toward Xu Ziling Returning the saber into its scabbard, he spoke confidently and at ease, “Only one of us could successfully take advantage of all Dashi+’s good intention to leave the Hall Hoould we treat or talk about this battle? Ha! Hoe settle this correctly?”
Jiaxiang’s withered and slender countenance revealed a coains-and-losses sether and said, “Shanzai! Shanzai! How could those who have left ho this place is also Buddha By predestined relationshi+p one re predestined affinity one leaves”
Daoxin Dashi+ laughed aloud and said, “Illusion is empty flohy take the trouble to capture it? Gains and losses, right and wrong, in a short while will have to be let go and will decline Two shi+zhu please take a good care of yourselves!”
The snoas falling bigger and denser Carried by the wind, snowflakes like big lu the world into a pure, beautiful, blurry, touching-the-chord-of-human’s-heart – bizarre and marvelous heaven and earth
When the two boys stepped out of the Virtuous Teth were still chanting the sutras Their voices cah like tidal wave in cadence
Aluishable ent first, they both spurted athe thick snow so that two red splatters appeared on the ground
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other and laughed There was a relieved, relaxed, delighted feeling thatthe bloodstain fro said, while continued walking, “Ling Shao is really good, your tiht noould be like to defeated roosters who scurried aith head hung low Victory and defeat were only one thin line apart”
Xu Ziling said, “What we learned today was more than the last dozen or so days combined Buddhist school’s consu and profound Fortunately, froainst Zhu Yaofu, Wan[1] Yaonu the other day in Nanyang, weDashi+’s h to beat us that we stu in and out of streets and alleys the two boys walked in the direction of River Luo and the Tianjin Bridge The excitement of the first snow has already disappeared, the nureatly di residents who did not have any business to be outside have already returned home to huddle around the stove in order to drive the cold away
Looking up to the sky, Kou Zhong exhaled a long, long breath, saying, “While the Buddhist and Taoist top , no matter how conceited he is, shi+ Zhixuan would not dare to act blindly without thinking Let’s take advantage of this opportunity to go up north i to zi to tell theood news, and then I’ll co did not have any desire to stay in Luoyang either After agreeing on the details, the two split up to do their separate tasks The forht to the south bank of River Luo Amidst the drizzle of snow, shi+ps and boats were still sailing endlessly on the River, braving the snow, sailing slowly Only they seeand the ancient trees along the shore were clothed in new garments of white snow In this world of vast expanse of whiteness,In that instant, Xu Ziling could only stare blankly, wishi+ng that he did not have to leave so suddenly
shi+ Feixuan’s gentle and soft voice suddenly spoke by his side, “The battle of Virtuous Te’s naoing to follow?”
Turning his head to look, Xu Ziling saw in the pure white snowflake scenery, shi+ Feixuan, dressed in , looked even more like a fairy, who did not eat the food of co into the mortal world And due to her sudden immortal appearance, the entire heaven and earth was transforhtly, he said, “We prevailed only by using crafty ruse; whatat Miss’s happyaway by a fluke; isn’t that kind of strange?”
Lightly shrugging her fragrant shoulders, shi+ Feixuan’s de, as she rolled her eyes at hi have never been the ene hand to hand with you was just like a gaame? As early as when Feixuan asked the four Seniors to leave thewill have to follow kar very fast, it is greatly unfavorable to Qin wang This ti the Pass to stir up trouble, perhaps you would create another situation Cause and effect are difficult to guess”
“So that’s how it is!” Xu Ziling said, “But supposing we really are able to transport Duke Yang’s Treasure aould Miss still have your hands inside your sleeves and not paying attention?”
shi+ Feixuan lightly sighed and said, “Feixuan really do not wish to think about anything that far ahead; does Ziling understand htly Just a feords coh to show that she was not without any friendly regard toward him, hence the rhetorical question in the last sentence
shi+ Feixuan’s beautiful eyes gazing deeply at hi’s Crown Prince influence is growing by the day, plus he obtained Xieli’s support, while shi+ Zhixuan is playing ghost in the dark, and Li Yuan is leaning toward hiuys still persist in crashi+ng into Guanzhong, this is really unwise”
Xu Ziling nodded and said, “Thank you veryas Miss does not personallyDaoqi or Liao Kong Dashi+, two Seniors to deploy their troops to stop us, we are already very grateful”
shi+ Feixuan revealed a hint of helpless and pained srasped the subtle contradiction in her heart; changing the subject, he said, “Xiaodi has a favor to ask”
shi+ Feixuan s can open his mouth to ask for a favor; shouldn’t Feixuan be pleased beyond ; he could not help teasing her, “You are a Xianzi, I am a mortal Mortal has a cherished desire that he is unable to acco for help?”
Amused, shi+ Feixuan sood ’s sweet ht brush reatly relieved, feeling that he had closed a considerable distance from this beauty Calmly he said, “I only want to ask Miss to think of an idea so that Tuli Khan can safely return to this Khanate Court!”
Casting hilance, shi+ Feixuan pursed her lips and said with a laugh, “Ah! Turns out you guys want to carryout the ‘repairing the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River at Chencang’ stratagehted, Xu Ziling subence is astonishi+ng; just froh”
Sentle tone, “Whether Khan can safely return to the Khanate Court concerns rise and fall, flourish and de is opening your mouth to ask for help for the first ti’s concern for the common people of the world is actually not below Feixuan’s Don’t worry! Feixuan especially asked San Ren, the Senior, to come out is precisely to deal with shi+ Zhixuan In all the world, I am afraid only he, the Senior, and four Dashi+ can s But you must be careful as well, shi+ Zhixuan will definitely not want toDi Sheli [holy emperor’s relic] of the hidden treasure”
And then she added, “Ay! Until this moment, even if Feixuan plotted the mission for you, I still don’t knohat brilliant sche’an the-Gods-do-not-know-the-ghosts-do-not-perceive, under Li Jiancheng’s side’s glaring-like-a-tiger-watching-its-prey?”
Casting his gaze into the depth of boundless windblown snowscape on the opposite bank, Xu Ziling said softly, “We will leave Luoyang immediately After we part here, I wish there will be days where I will see Miss again in Guanzhong; and at that time, I wish I will still be friends with Miss, and not the eneret”
shi+ Feixuan put her palether and said, “The heart is Buddha, Buddhist heart encohtenment and anxiety are different in na way only appear in one’s heart, the water and the e in the mirror, how could there be life and death? Those who know this truth will not be caught off guard Ziling, be careful in ten thousand things, don’t force yourself Feixuan won’t see you off!”
Xu Ziling walked along the west bank of the River, his heart was still filled with shi+ Feixuan’s touching-the-heartstrings’ immortal beauty and wonderful demeanor Each tihtenreat comprehension What she said not only contained mysterious principle, it also had profound philosophic theory In the end, all kinds of joys and sorrows in this world, the happiness, anger, sorrow and joy of all living things with e more than the appearance of hue in theas one could see through this, what could be worth soh this vieas pessimistic, it contained irrefutable truth within
Because the fact was just like that, only all living things obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way!
But why did she, just before they parted, say such thing? Was she trying to warn him? Also that she was on alert for him? But how could he bear to ponder these subtleties?