Legend of the Heroes of the Southern Kingdom

Chapter 322 Worship ([-])

Li Wenxuan said: "Then when you saw Qingxue come to me today, you didn't get angry with her like last time in the restaurant, but you always said I was wrong. Is it because of this? You took all your anger on me." ?”

Yue Ying pouted and didn't speak, but said in her heart: "Oh, Yue Ying, Yue Ying, you are still soft-hearted in the end, knowing that the woman walking in front of you is here to steal your sweetheart, but you are also a girl , why do you feel soft when you see a girl from someone else's family wandering alone in the rivers and lakes? Didn't you also go out alone at this time a year ago? At that time, you were alone, with no one to worry about. I was taken aback, boy, but I treated myself very well, that is the man beside me who sometimes can't turn his head, now someone is coming to fight with you, you have to find a way to drive her away..."

Thinking of this, Yue Ying looked up at Su Qingxue's figure walking in front of her. It was only half a month since the last time they met, and Su Qingxue looked much lighter than the last time they met in the restaurant It can be seen that the past half month must have been very unsatisfactory, and he thought: "Forget it, forget it, let's be soft-hearted, just like this guy around me who always makes people angry. Although being soft-hearted makes people angry, it is better than nothing." A heartless person is better..."

Yue Ying let out a long breath and said, "Sister Qingxue, wait for me, let's go together and let him take care of himself later."

The three of them went on the road together. At first, Li Wenxuan was worried that the two girls would get into trouble together, but after a few days of work, Li Wenxuan found that his worries about the two of them were completely unnecessary. It's much better than I imagined, on the contrary, I should worry more about myself.

From the first day, Yue Ying always tried to find Li Wenxuan bad luck in various ways. Li Wenxuan only thought that Yue Ying was angry and had no place to vent it, but she didn't care, while Su Qingxue was always saying good things to Li Wenxuan, in front of her. Troubleshooter.

On the second day, Yue Ying still made fun of Li Wenxuan as usual, but Su Qingxue stopped helping Li Wenxuan, instead she was just laughing from the sidelines, and she seemed to want to insert a few words, Li Wenxuan didn't mind thinking about it, Anyway, it is thankful that the two of them don't quarrel, how can they dare to have other extravagant hopes?

However, on the third day, Yue Ying and Su Qingxue were already like good sisters for many years. Li Wenxuan had almost become a passerby all day long. The two girls were talking and laughing. Feeling very lonely, I repeatedly lamented that women are really elusive, getting along with one woman is not easy, but if you are with two women, it is even more difficult to get along with one head and two big heads.

Three people and three riders, riding horses to travel land during the day, and taking care of the boat to travel by water at night. Originally, many boatmen were not happy to sail in the middle of the night, and they had to go in such a hurry, but fortunately, the three of them did not lack money. , At this time, it will naturally come in handy, money makes ghosts grind, and sailing in the middle of the night is even more trivial.

In this way, the trip of the three of them was naturally much faster. This day has arrived at the border of Luzhou. Li Wenxuan has lived here for more than ten years. Yingying didn't know each other yet. At that time, there were about a hundred families in Luzhoudu. At that time, her father was still there. At that time, there was Bo Tie, Aunt Tie, and Sister Ling'er, who I was married to. Together, although we are two families, they are actually closer than one family. Now that I think about it, our two families talk together, which is similar to Yingying's family. Dad is always very tall, and his favorite thing is to talk to Yingying and his family. After lunch, or at night when everyone else is sleeping, he pulls me up and tells me the principles of being a human being, saying that we should be kind to others, as long as I treat others well, others will treat me well, and also tell me that the golden man is Damn it, I want to join the army to serve the country. If it wasn't for this, my father wouldn't call me swordsmanship. It's just that Yingying's father won't let me join the army, so I agreed. I don't know if my father would be angry if he knew Call me disobedient?"

"There is also Uncle Tie. Except for Dad, I have spent the longest time with him. Although Uncle Tie looks scary at first glance, he is actually such a good person. The children in the village Everyone loves to play with Uncle Tie, hehe, others don’t know that Uncle Tie is secretly afraid of his wife, Aunt Tie, Aunt Tie loves me the most, always leave something delicious for me and Sister Ling’er Every time I make a mistake, my father wants to punish me, it is Auntie Tie who intercedes for me, and my father has no choice but to let it go. The rice cooked by Auntie Tie is the most delicious. I have never tasted that taste since I left Luzhoudu. After that, there is... and Sister Ling'er, if nothing happened, I should have married Sister Ling'er long ago, right? But Sister Ling'er, whether you are alive or dead, do you still remember your name? This brother?"

Li Wenxuan's nose had been a little bit forgotten at some point. He looked back at Yue Ying and Su Qingxue, and sighed secretly: "Sister Ling'er, because you are older than me, you have let me do everything since you were young. I was ignorant when I was young, fought with you, and cried with you, every time you let me go, never blamed me, but when I became sensible and capable, I wanted to treat you well, but you Where? Now...now I'm with Yingying and Qingxue, I'm sure you will be angry..."

Both Yue Ying and Su Qingxue knew what Li Wenxuan experienced in Luzhou Ferry, and Yue Ying even witnessed it with her own eyes. Together with Li Wenxuan, she sneaked into the county guard's mansion to kill and seize the corpse, so when the three of them just set foot on the border of Luzhou, even though Li Wenxuan He didn't say anything, but anyone could tell that Li Wenxuan was feeling unbelievably sad, and Yue Ying's face was also covered with a layer of depression.

After Yue Ying and Su Qingxue arrived at the border of Luzhou, they stopped joking and slowed down their pace, letting Li Wenxuan walk in front. The two of them didn't want to disturb each other. They both secretly thought in their hearts that they should let him walk alone. , it may not be easy to think of those sad past events, even if you do, it probably won't be so sad!

It was noon that day, seeing that Luzhou Ferry was getting closer and closer, Li Wenxuan suddenly turned his horse's head and said: "Yingying, Qingxue, I want to pay homage to my father and Auntie Tie, wait for me How about a little?"

Yue Ying nodded and said: "Okay, that should be the case, but...how about we go with you?"

Su Qingxue also said: "Sister Yue said yes, let's go together."

Li Wenxuan shook his head and said: "We are in a hurry to rush to Chuzhou now. There is no delay on the road. I will go faster on the road alone. There is a ferry within five miles north of here. If I remember well, there should be There is a small inn, you can find a place to rest there first, and I will come back to you as soon as I finish my work, and then we can go a little further today, and we will take a boat at the next ferry."

Yue Ying smiled and said: "You, if you have to rush so fast, you're not afraid of exhausting me, so let's let Miss Su suffer with you too? I calculated our distance for the past few days. At this time To say the least, it’s almost a full day for my father’s messengers, why don’t we just let the two of us rest for half a day, half a day is fine, and we’ll take a boat at this ferry in the evening, how about it?”

Su Qingxue echoed: "Yes, riding horses during the day and boating at night these days, I'm very tired."

Li Wenxuan knew that Yue Ying and Su Qingxue said this on purpose, so that he would not be too hasty on this trip. After all, he hadn't been to this place for a year, and he hadn't been able to sacrifice at his father's grave for a year. Filial piety is a disadvantage, Li Wenxuan didn't want to be too hasty, but when he heard Yue Ying say that, he felt warm in his heart, and said, "Okay, thank you all."

Yue Ying said angrily: "You thank me for what I did, and it is the two of us who should thank you."

Li Wenxuan said again: "Okay, wait for me there, you two are daughter's family no matter what, you should be safe, especially you, Yingying, don't fight with others..."

Yue Ying thought he was talking too much, and said: "Okay, okay, the two of us will pass by now. When you come back from your work, come to us on the boat. If there is a suitable boat, we will hire it right away. Go directly to the boat to rest."

After Li Wenxuan killed the sheriff of Luzhou in Luzhou City that day, because of the martial law in the whole city, Li Yuankun's body could not be brought out, so he had no choice but to bury his body outside a ruined temple. A few days later, they were buried outside the city. At this time, the three of them came and went separately. Li Wenxuan didn't have any paper money or tributes for worship, so he went straight to Luzhou City, intending to worship his father first. , and then go to pay homage to Tienan and his wife.

Li Wenxuan was riding Yue Yun's battle horse Little Skylark, this little Skylark was very fast on its feet, Li Wenxuan was flying fast on the horse, and he had already entered Luzhou City in a short time, Li Wenxuan bought paper money and some fruit cakes As a tribute, he divided these things into two parts, one part belonged to his father, and the other part was for Tie Nan and his wife, so they groped their memory and rushed to the ruined temple.

More than half a year has passed, and Li Wenxuan was not particularly familiar with Luzhou City in the past. Coupled with the changes in the routes of some houses during these times, it took Li Wenxuan a lot of effort to find the place.

The dilapidated temple is still there, but it’s not so dilapidated anymore. I thought it was roughly repaired, but there is a green vegetable field in front of the dilapidated temple. Where is there any trace of the earthen tomb that Li Wenxuan built at that time?Seeing this, Li Wenxuan was very anxious, and said in his heart: "I failed to show filial piety to my father before he was alive, and then he was killed by thieves, but I didn't even protect his grave well. How can this be considered filial piety for a child?"

It was wrong for Li Wenxuan to be at a loss for this piece of vegetable field, feeling sad in his heart, he knelt down outside the vegetable field, weeping.

"Amitabha, benefactor, may I ask why the benefactor is crying here?"

Li Wenxuan was grieving in his heart, when he heard someone talking beside him, he turned his head slowly, it turned out to be a monk in his 30s, Li Wenxuan didn't care to wipe his tears, and kowtowed three times to the vegetable field, and then said: " My father is buried here, I am a child, but now I can't even find my biological father's grave, do you think I should cry? Should I be sad?"

The monk clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, benefactor, people cannot be resurrected after death, so please be sympathetic. It's just that the little monk dared to ask the benefactor, when was your father buried here?"

Li Wenxuan was sad in his heart and didn't have the heart to talk to this monk, and he complained to him for disturbing him when he spoke just now, but when he heard the monk's question, he felt a chill in his heart: "Why did he ask my father when he died? Do you know where my father's grave is?"

Li Wenxuan jumped up, pulled the monk and asked, "Master, do you know where my father's grave is? Tell me, where is it?"

Seeing Li Wenxuan's sudden agitation, the monk sized up Li Wenxuan, calmed down, and then said: "The little monk is a wandering monk, and he and his younger brother came here half a year ago, and saw that this is an empty temple. , so I stayed here, there is a lot of open space outside, and I couldn't bear to abandon it, so I and my senior brother turned this place into a vegetable garden. It's really a sin, that day, my junior brother and I accidentally dug a corpse in the soil..."

When Li Wenxuan heard this, he was furious immediately: "This monk said that half a year ago, another body was dug up, so who is that my father?" Grabbing the collar of the monk with one hand, he shouted: "What! You monk! What have you done to my father! He is dead, can’t you give him peace!" Li Wenxuan's eyes were about to burst, if the monk's words were offensive again, he would definitely be beaten up .

The monk was almost out of breath by Li Wenxuan, but he was not as strong as Li Wenxuan. He couldn't struggle, so he simply stopped struggling and let Li Wenxuan carry his feet. Daddy, we dare not offend that person whether he is your father or not. My junior brother and I reburied that man behind the temple. My senior brother and I also recited the mantra for the benefactor for seven days. Excess..."

Li Wenxuan didn't quite believe what the monk said, fearing that he was just lying because he was afraid of himself, and said, "I don't believe it, take it over to see your temple and see clearly!"

Li Wenxuan let go of his hand, and the monk straightened his robes, and quickly returned to his previous quiet expression, and said, "Benefactor, please follow me."

Li Wenxuan followed the monk to the back of the small temple, and sure enough, there was a tomb standing here, and there was a stone tablet in front of the tomb, but the stone tablet had no inscriptions, only a bare side, and it turned out to be an unnamed tomb.

Seeing Li Wenxuan's uneasy expression, the monk said, "Because my junior brother and I don't know your father's origin, and we don't dare to inscribe an inscription on our own, so we had to erect an anonymous monument for your father."

Li Wenxuan felt sore, and said again: "When you came here, did you see any other graves?"

The monk said: "Don't talk about other tombs. My brother and I have never seen a single tomb. If we knew where the tomb is, we wouldn't dare to offend the dead."

Hearing what he said, Li Wenxuan knew that the person buried in this unnamed tomb must be his father, so he couldn't help but knelt down and cried aloud.

Seeing this, the monk silently arranged the tributes for Li Wenxuan, took out the fire folder, and burned the paper money together with Li Wenxuan.

Li Wenxuan cried for a while, although his heart was still sad, but he was much clearer, knowing that although the monk offended his father's body that day, it was an unintentional mistake after all, besides, he erected a monument and buried his father properly afterwards, It is always better to recite the scriptures for salvation than to bury his father indiscriminately. Not only is there no fault, but it is a kindness to myself.Li Wenxuan immediately bowed to the monk to the end, and said: "My surname is Li Wenxuan, just now I was in a hurry and offended the master, I ask the master to blame!"

The monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the monks are merciful, and the benefactor Li has filial piety in his heart. How can the little monk complain about the benefactor?"

Li Wenxuan saw the monk's calm expression, although he was not very old, he looked very enlightened, and felt even more ashamed, but since he didn't care about the matter of talent, it would be boring for him to say more, so He bowed a few more times in front of the grave, and said: "Master, I'm going now. I will definitely come here again in the future, and I will definitely see you again."

The monk looked up at the sun and said, "Almsgiver, if you don't dislike the simple tea and light food here, you might as well eat some vegetarian food before leaving."

Li Wenxuan heard that the monk's tone was a sincere invitation, not pretending to be polite, and besides, his stomach was already empty after rushing at this time, so he respectfully obeyed, and said: "Then disturb the master."

Li Wenxuan followed the monk into the small temple, and saw that the general appearance of the small temple had not changed. Many places were broken or old, but everywhere was indeed very clean. Li Wenxuan looked for a place to sit, and the monk Vegetarian food was delivered after a while.

Said it was a vegetarian dish, Li Wenxuan only thought it was cabbage tofu, but when he saw it, he saw that the monk brought a bowl of vegetable soup with a few dark green leaves in it. It’s just weeds, and there’s a bowl of porridge next to it. In fact, it’s okay to cook the batter made from the combination of coarse grains and rice. And although it’s called porridge, it’s not really white. It’s probably mixed with some cornmeal. The color is a bit yellowish, or the rice and noodles are aged, which is unknown.Li Wenxuan couldn't help frowning secretly, thinking: "This monk eats this kind of food all day long? It's a far cry from the diet of monks in Putian Temple."

Li Wenxuan asked casually: "I don't know what the master's name is?"

The monk said: "I'm ashamed to say the name of the monk. The original name was given by the master, but I don't use it anymore. Later, my junior brother and I changed the name of the dharma to Xingzhi and Xingmi respectively."

Li Wenxuan was really surprised. Seeing that the monk was honest and honest, he didn’t expect to do such a strange thing of changing his name, but anyway, it was the monk’s own business. Naturally, Li Wenxuan didn’t want to talk too much, so he just asked: "I don't know which temple the master practiced in before?"

(End of this chapter)