Chapter 124 Watching the Sunrise
Qingyun Mountain winds from east to west, circling with majestic momentum. Standing outside the mountain gate and looking into the distance, there are lush pines and cypresses. Although it is winter, it is still full of green when you look out. Although the mountain wind feels very cold, Li Rui feels very comfortable at this time.
The sound of footsteps came from behind him. Yu Meixia walked to Li Rui, looked at the undulating mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but praise: "It's so beautiful! I didn't expect that standing on the top of the mountain, I could see that the scenery of Qingyun Mountain was so beautiful!"
Li Rui smiled slightly and said, "The heart is born from the scenery, and the scenery is born from the heart. Everything changes with the mood. If you think it is beautiful this time, you may not be able to feel it beautiful next time."
Yu Meixia laughed and said, "I just saw you fighting with the old monk and thought you were pretending, but I didn't expect that it would make sense for you to talk about Zen!"
"I have read some Buddhist books and know some basic knowledge. By the way, why did you come out so quickly? What lottery did you draw?" Li Rui asked.
Yu Meixia shook her head, "Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xue both surrounded the old monk and agreed to the sign. I suddenly felt that it was meaningless and came out."
Li Rui nodded and said, "No matter what you believe, it will work, but if you don't believe it, it will not work!"
"I think you are full of Zen now, so you might as well just stay and become a monk." Yu Meixia joked with a smile.
"Being a monk? I can't drink and eat meat, nor get married and have children. I won't do such a stupid thing."
"You actually say such words in the holy land of Buddhism. Be careful that the Bodhisattva will punish you."
"I have the same mind as the Bodhisattva, so the Bodhisattva will not punish me!"
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Li Rui and Yu Meixia stood outside the mountain gate and talked and laughed. Soon Zhang Zhuoyang and Xue Feng walked out with excitement on their faces. When they saw Li Rui, they shouted: "The fourth brother, I really don't see that you are quite knowledgeable about Buddhism?"
"But I just read a few idle books, how are you doing with your draw?" They must have heard a lot of good words from the old monk Se Kong.
"Haha, they are all signed by the emperor. The old monk said that Xiao Xue and I were lucky and noble. I said that this old monk is really good at it..." Zhang Zhuoyang said a lot.
Li Rui smiled knowingly. He donated more than a thousand yuan, and the two of them must be indispensable. How can sehumeng disappoint these big money owners? Since he figured it out just now, his awe of ghosts and gods has suddenly decreased a lot.
Although the dinner was vegetarian, because of excessive physical energy, everyone was eating up, and it felt quite good. After dinner, there were only five houses in Qingyun Temple. In addition to the main hall, two rooms on the west side were kitchens and dining rooms, one on the east side was the residence of Old Monk Sekong and Monk Huotou, and the other was the guest room. The guest room was empty, and there was nothing else except a kang, but it was cleaned very clean. Although the bedding was old, it looked new, and the kang was burning very hot. Three men and one woman were crowded in the same room. Li Rui originally wanted to see what Yu Meixia's expression was, but she was prepared. She took out a sleeping bag from her backpack and spread it in a corner of the kang, far away from the bedding of the three big men.
After packing up, Sekong specially brewed a pot of tea to bring it to him. It is said to be wild tea from the mountains. It turns out to be fragrant when you drink it. Although the conditions are difficult, Zhang Zhuoyang felt very fresh. He obviously still was still unsatisfied and pulled Sekong to sit down and chat. The incense money collected by Sekong today is almost worth the income of two or three years, so naturally he would not refuse such a request. He sat cross-legged on the kang and preached the scriptures and introduced the history of Qingyun Temple.
The knowledge of sehumeng is extremely profound. From the beginning of the construction of Qingyun Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty to the present, Xue Feng, who was tired during the day, heard the yawning all over the sky, Zhang Zhuoyang and Li Rui and others listened with relish. It turned out that Qingyun Temple is also a temple with a long history. There were nearly a hundred monks here at its peak. The current bleak situation is caused by the wars in modern times and the destruction of the four olds in special times. Zhang Zhuoyang kept sighing when he heard this. He also suffered a lot during that period, and he felt very similar.
Seeing that it was too late, Se Kong stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he told them that the sunrise in Qingyun Mountain was beautiful. The cliff behind Qingyun Temple is the best place to watch the sunrise, but it was not easy to walk, so they were careful when they went in the morning.
The next morning, it was still dark outside. Yu Meixia, who was sleeping on the other side of the kang wrapped in a sleeping bag, had already gotten up. Li Rui got up when he heard the movement. It was a pity to come up so hard. It was a pity not to look at the sunrise. He also pushed Zhang Zhuoyang and Xue Feng who were sleeping like dead dogs. Xue Feng refused to get up no matter what. Zhang Zhuoyang also looked in pain, "Let me sleep, I'm so tired. I won't watch this sunrise anymore. Anyway, there will be a chance next time."
The two of them put on their clothes and walked out of the room. The monk and the guide in the next room had already gotten up. The sound of a chanting scriptures was heard in the hall. The monk Huotou was sweeping the floor in the yard, and the guide helped chop wood. Seeing Li Rui and Yu Meixia coming out, the guide couldn't help but smile knowingly: "The stone cliff behind is the best place to watch the sunrise. Be careful when it's dark."
There is a stone cliff about two hundred meters behind Qingyun Temple. The stone cliff is only two or three meters high, but it is very difficult to climb. The steepest part is close to a right angle of 90 degrees. There are stone nests chiseled from the cliff. Fortunately, there are iron cables on the cliff wall as protection. Yu Meixia climbed in front, and Li Rui followed behind to protect him as a man. For Li Rui, this was a great opportunity to eat Yu Meixia's tofu. He held Yu Meixia's slender waist for a while and held her shoulders for a while. Later, he became more courageous and began to support Yu Meixia's plump buttocks with his hands. Unfortunately, before his palm touched the destination, Yu Meixia had already felt the heat coming from behind. The backhand was a palm, and a slap!
At the same time, Yu Meixia also turned around, and a look of shame and anger appeared in her beautiful eyes. Li Ruize looked innocent, "Why are you hitting me?"
Yu Meixia's eyebrows were raised, but the guy's actions of taking advantage of the guy just now did not succeed. He raised his pretty face and said, "Who told you to be honest?"
Li Rui looked depressed, and he was really a little bit like stealing the chicken and losing rice. He sighed and shouted, "I did nothing!"
Yu Meixia turned her pretty face, but a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she said softly: "I'm called preventing crime in advance! Eliminate your sinful and dirty thoughts in the bud."
When Li Rui heard this, he could only sigh in a low voice: "Dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn't know the good people's hearts!"
However, Yu Meixia's early warning mechanism really worked, and Li Rui's Lushan claws never dared to stretch out unceasingly.
Climbing to the top of the cliff, a huge rock protruded on the cliff. At this time, the fish belly was pale in the east, and dawn was about to come. Li Rui climbed up first, and the morning mist soaked the rock soaked in extremely slippery. Li Rui stretched out his hand and pulled Yu Meixia up. Yu Meixia's hands were as petite as hers, and they were pinched in the hand, soft and tender, like a piece of warm white jade.
The rock was very slippery, and the morning breeze gently caressed, and a white mist wrapped them in the clouds and mist. Looking up, the scenery around them was hazy. Yu Meixia subconsciously held Li Rui's big hand tightly. Such an environment, such atmosphere, and the natural weakness of women made her want to find a warm protection. Li Rui led her to sit in front of the rock, but his hand still held Yu Meixia's slender hand tightly. The morning mist made their faces hazy and mysterious, as if they were close, but they gave birth to an unreachable feeling. Only the temperature in the palms of the two of them was so real and so friendly, and the indescribable warmth was like the sugar cube melting into coffee bit by bit.
The blue-gray sky became brighter and brighter, and finally appeared hazy lilac. The purple hidden behind the clouds turned into deep red little by little, from deep red to orange. The sun quietly floated out from the sea of clouds, and the soft light was immersed in the lilac fog. The edges of the clouds were painted with golden snake-like flashes. As the sun continued to rise, the whole world became a colorful and magnificent world. The surging clouds around were flashing with crimson light. After a while, the red sun finally broke free from the constraints of the clouds, illuminating the sea of clouds, colorful and brilliant. Tens of golden lights drove away the clouds and mist. The mountains in the distance were also dyed with tempting roses, and the golden light jumped on the edge of the mountains.
The sun became bright and dazzling, as bright as fire, as strong as fire, and unconsciously the mountains were illuminated by her, and the sea of clouds also burned under the sun's light and faded quickly.
The tides rise and fall, and there are countless springs and autumns in the world. Li Rui was also immersed in the beauty of the sunrise and sea of clouds. After being reborn, this was the first time he had this feeling of transcendence and outstripping the world. He remembered that it seemed like something happened in another world in the officialdom of Nanqiao.
Yu Meixia's beautiful eyes were wet. This was the first time in her life that she felt so close to nature, within reach, and so truly felt the beauty of nature. Her hand tightly clenched Li Rui. At this moment, she felt that she could let go of all her reserve and concerns, and truly felt the warmth brought to her by Li Rui, and... a certain feeling seemed to be unable to even explain it herself.
Chapter completed!