The Ten Directions of Heaven and Earth

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the fragrance of lotus leaves. The surface of the lake, which had just rained, was as clear as a mirror, reflecting the green hills and terraces across the lake. The first-blooming lotus flowers by the lake swayed gently in the wind, and a group of carp swayed under the lotus leaves. Swim back and forth.

"So beautiful..."

The girl held two bunches of candied haws in her hand and ran towards the lake with joy, forgetting what she was about to say. The young man behind quickly followed her, and the one who passed them was A white-haired man.

When he arrived at the lake, the young man turned back and looked at the back of the white-haired man gradually disappearing at the end of the street, with a flash of suspicion on his face.

"Brother! Brother! Look at those fish in the lake and our koi...Brother? What are you looking at?"

The girl noticed that her brother was ignoring her and turned around to look where he was looking. She only saw the back of a white-haired man and couldn't help but wonder, "Brother, who is that person?"

"No."

The young man smiled softly and turned around, thinking that the man just now had a heavy chill hidden in his body. Is it true that as his grandfather said, there is also a crouching tiger, hidden dragon in this mortal world?

When night falls, the lights in the city are lit up, reflecting on the lake, as bright as the stars. The streets are even more lively, with lion dancers, lanterns, candy makers, and candied haws sellers...

"Wow……"

The girl had never seen such a lively scene in the world. She was so curious that she dragged the young man around here and there. When she was tired, she found a big restaurant and ordered a full meal. The dishes on the table were so shocking that everyone at the next table was whispering, "Look at that girl, she's not tall, but she can really eat..."

"Hey! Who are you talking about!"

The girl put down the bowls and chopsticks and glared at the other side. Those people immediately immersed themselves in eating and stopped making any sound. The young man next to her shook her head and smiled. He stretched out his hand to wipe the sauce from the corner of her mouth and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law." Let us come out to practice and practice. It would be better for you to eat from the south to the north, and from the north to the east.

"Well... eating is also a form of spiritual practice. The ancients said, 'He who knows food is a wise man', hum!"

After the girl said that, she resumed eating. The man shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Other people's sisters are well-educated, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. How did they end up here..."

"What's going to happen when we get to your place!"

The girl suddenly raised her head, pouted, looked at him faintly, and hummed, "Then other people's sisters are always other people's sisters. How can your sister be so cute!"

"I……"

The man shook his head and smiled. At this moment, a person came up from downstairs and sat on the window seat on the other side. The girl looked slightly surprised and whispered, "Huh? Brother, look, it's that person in the day and afternoon." ...Hey! That guy over there..."

"what you do!"

The man quickly covered her mouth and lowered his voice and said, "Do you know him? Just saying hello here..."

"Ugh...didn't you keep looking at him this afternoon..."

…

On the other side of the table, Xiao Chen ignored the two brothers and sisters there and casually ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine. He sat alone by the window, looking at the thousands of lights outside the window, thinking that if Weiyang was here at this time, he would see She must be very happy in this prosperous world.

At the table over there, the girl secretly glanced at Xiao Chen by the window. She saw that although his hair was as white as snow, he looked as young as her brother, but he looked a little cooler. She snickered and said softly, "Brother, I found a problem..."

"what is the problem?"

The man's brows furrowed and he immediately lowered his voice a lot, thinking, could it be that my little sister could tell that this man was extraordinary?

The girl stood up slowly, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "That person, he is more handsome than you, hehehehe..."

"you……"

The man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head helplessly. The girl smiled and turned her head to look at the window. However, she only saw the lanterns rising from the sky outside the window, and no one at the window could be seen.

"Huh? Brother, brother...that man is missing!"

"kindness?"

The man turned around, with a slight shock on his face. He saw two broken pieces of silver left on the table, but the man left without knowing when. Even his consciousness was unable to detect when the man left. .

…

People were coming and going on the street, and it was very lively. There were many young women setting up lanterns by the lake. Xiao Chen rushed all the way to a quiet place, and vaguely saw a fishing fire in the middle of the lake, but in the blink of an eye, But it's just the reflection of the lantern in the sky.

Could it be that he saw it wrong just now?

Just now in the restaurant, he vaguely saw a figure walking past on the street, like the old man who lent him a fishing rod to fish. But when he came outside, he was nowhere to be seen.

During the day today, he searched for a long time on the edge of Taihu Lake, but he could not find the old man who lent him the fishing rod. Could it be that he was no longer in Suzhou?

If you are no longer in Suzhou, where should you go to find this great place in this world?

"Little brother! Little brother!"

At this moment, a clear girl's voice suddenly came from behind him. Xiao Chen turned around, but it was the girl who was in the restaurant just now.

"What's the matter with you?"

"call……"

The girl let out a long breath, stretched out her hand, handed him a bunch of copper coins, and said with a smile, "The store just said that I should charge you fifty coins..."

"That's it, thank you girl."

Xiao Chen took the copper coins from her hand. Her eyes at this moment were as clear and flawless as the lake, reflecting the lanterns in the sky.

"Little sister!"

Soon, an anxious man's voice came from behind. The man ran over. The girl looked back at him and said, "Huh? Brother, you settled the bill so quickly..." Seeing that she was safe, the man was relieved, shook his head and smiled, and then bowed to Xiao Chen, "I am Su Zijin, I wonder what this brother's name is." "Wu Chen." Xiao Chen looked at him and said. "So it's Brother Wu Chen. It's fate that we meet in the world. It's a pleasure to meet you." Su Zijin clasped his fists and smiled. The smile on his face was like the breeze on the lake, which made people feel very happy. "Liao Wuchen, what a strange name..." the girl muttered softly, and raised her head again, "Well, well, I..."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Xiao Chen said lightly, and turned away. The girl looked at his gradually receding back, and her eyebrows slightly frowned, "Why didn't he ask me what my name was..."

...

Three days later, Xiao Chen came to the Taihu Lake again, but saw the vast smoke on the lake, and there was a small island in the center of the lake, and there was a square pavilion on the island.

In these three days, Xiao Chen came to Taihu Lake every day to look for the white-bearded old man from that year, but unfortunately he could not find him. Today he came to the lake again, and there was no boat in the smoke for thousands of miles.

When it was almost noon, the fog on the lake gradually dissipated. At this time, someone was heard singing in the center of the lake. "The spring water is bluer than the sky, and I sleep in the painted boat listening to the rain. The woman beside the wine shop is like the moon, and her white wrists are covered with frost and snow. Don't return home before you are old, or you will be heartbroken..." This voice... Xiao Chen's eyes fixed, and he saw a small boat slowly sailing towards this side in the light smoke and mist in the lake.