Chapter 162: Meeting
Up to now, Lushan has told me all his secrets… and after a jug of wine and the previous drunkenness, he was already a little dizzy, but his hand was holding me and he said, “Chengyi, don’t take me back, just let me lie here… I always feel that Baima is not an ordinary person, but rather an elf between heaven and earth. I can only lie here between heaven and earth to get closer to Baima.”
Lushan was already talking nonsense. In fact, Baima was sealed in that drum. How could it come from the heavens and earth… For so many years, Lushan has carried that drum with him… but he has not been able to completely liberate Baima’s soul. There must be a secret, but in Lushan’s current state, I can’t ask him anything.
Looking at the stars… I always feel that everyone’s life may be a story. Those who are in it may find it dull, after all, most of the days are about the trivial things of life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, when looking back at the various stages of life, everyone will find that it is actually full of various dramas and stories.
I just wonder, how can everyone be happy and peaceful? Is it material abundance or spiritual fulfillment? If people have gone through the twists and turns like our group, what will they think when they look back?
I’m trying to piece together all the clues… It seems that the Tao Bao’s father that Lu Shan mentioned must be someone from Jiang Yi’s department, and he must have gone with my master to search for Kunlun… It’s just that once, in an underground cave, I found a pen, and at that time, I didn’t know Lu Shan very well, so he exchanged it for a secret.
At that time, when Jiang Yi gave me all the information, there were some messy diaries that I couldn’t understand. Now it seems… is it possible that they were left by Baima and Tao Bai’s father?
He said he wanted to let Baima and Taobo live a normal life and return to the department… Why did he join my master’s operation that time? Is there a secret behind this?
I think that this is not only something I am exploring, but also something that Lushan is exploring…
All the mysteries will be solved… If I and my master exchange our experiences over the years, I may finally understand the whole thing clearly.
In the meantime, the only remaining small mysteries are that Lushan’s parents and Baima’s mother have all gone to look for the so-called magical place… I also want to know what it is. However, the people involved have either disappeared or passed away, and I may no longer be able to solve this mystery… But this is life. It is impossible to understand everything, so we can only be confused.
I still remember my three-year promise with Lushan… However, I have a feeling that this promise may not last three years, and it will be fulfilled… I am only sure that everything the master said is key to the Lakang Temple. It is a magical and coincidental fate that has made my promise with Lushan coincide.
Lu Shan kept muttering and I didn’t know what he was saying… For the first time, I was able to completely open up my wounds and it was already a blessing to be able to get drunk… At this time, the comfort I could give was companionship, but I didn’t want Lu Shan to suddenly stand up and stumble.
I looked at him strangely, but he looked back at me… and suddenly said to me, “Chengyi, have you ever heard of a song? It’s not an old song… Once on the road of our escape, it was played by the radio in the car. I heard it and thought of Baima… On many difficult nights, I listened to it over and over again. Look, is it about me and Baima?”
“What?” I didn’t know why Lushan suddenly told me about the song.
He then sat down next to me and hummed a song in my ear.
You, you who fell from the sky
fell on my horse
like jade
clear as water
A smile that makes my heart burn
You, without turning your head
spread your wings
looking for a direction, the direction is ahead
A sigh cools my life
You are in the center of a crowd of people
feeling the glory of the world
I can’t see your eyes, but I can see the tears in them
I don’t have that kind of strength
I can’t forget, even if I want to
Only until the dark night
dream of the girl he once loved
Singing, singing… Lushan sang repeatedly, and his voice gradually became smaller and smaller. He said, “Don’t shed a tear for Baima…” At this moment, he finally couldn’t control himself and gradually shed tears… In the end, he fell face down on this large stone, and fell asleep with tears all over his face.
He had endured this pain for too long… he must have been very tired… this moment of release finally allowed him to sleep completely relaxed, which was a kind of relief.
I was inexplicably moved to tears by Lushan’s singing. His story with Baima could be said to have ended long ago, or it could be said to still be continuing.
The night dew gradually deepened… and on this plateau, the nights are cold and unimaginable as the night deepens… I couldn’t really let Lu Shan sleep here, so I jumped off the rock… After a lot of effort, I got Lu Shan down, put him on my back, and walked toward the mountain gate of the snow-capped mountains.
The grass still rustled underfoot… The nocturnal animals still passed by without fear of people, and the sky was beautiful… Everything was so peaceful and beautiful, but could all this soothe the pain in my heart?
“You little brat, you’re the leader of the Snow Mountain clan… and you’re still carrying your friend on your back? Why don’t you ask one of your disciples to carry him for you?” A slightly mocking voice came from afar.
I didn’t look up, but a smile naturally appeared at the corner of my mouth… This voice is the voice engraved in my soul, and it has accompanied me through the years… How could I not recognize it?
“Master…” I called out, and the suppressed emotions I had just felt suddenly became peaceful.
In fact, for these three days, I dared to see anyone… but I dared not see my master… I don’t know why. Maybe in front of him, I am truly completely vulnerable… I am afraid that the secrets I have been hiding will really be exposed in front of him.
But once we meet like this, I can’t help but feel happy, happy, and even extra at ease…
“What are you doing? Hurry up and carry the Lu Shan on your back… What a sight, a bunch of little kids getting drunk like this.” Master’s voice was full of reproach.
I dared not be slow, carrying Lu Shan on my back, and quickly walked towards my master… Soon, I was next to my master… The night was bright with starlight, and under the starlight, there was no trace of blame on my master’s face. All that I saw was an indescribable kindness.
I didn’t say anything, just carrying Lu Shan and walking silently side by side with my master… My master was in the habit of holding his pipe in his mouth, and every now and then a wisp of smoke would come out, carrying the familiar scent of tobacco, but it was even more fragrant.
“Can you smell it? This snow mountain has something good… I added a little to my tobacco, and the fragrance, wow…” Master didn’t ask me why I ran out with Lushan alone, but instead talked to me in a very ordinary way, as if we were just chatting.
“I still like the original flavor. I don’t really understand dry tobacco anyway.” I mumbled an answer to my master… In fact, some flavors are not necessarily really good, the best in the world… The reason why I am so attached and nostalgic is that I carry my own plot on top of that flavor.
It’s like the smell of my mother’s cooking… How many wandering people miss the peace and warmth of that smell in their dreams?
“You’re a sentimental boy.” The master didn’t say much, just walked in front of me with his hands behind his back and a pipe in his mouth.
“Master, how did you end up here?” I never thought I would run into my master on the way back from the back road mountain.
“A group of old guys lost their apprentices… Naturally, they will look for them. Cultivation still emphasizes the relationship between master and apprentice… But your messy situation is no longer something that I, your master, can control… However, since they are looking for their apprentices, I will look for them as well. As a result, I found a house full of drunkards… Then, you little brat are even more troublesome. You didn’t stay at home and get drunk, but instead ran out into the grass with this Lu Shan kid in the middle of the night to look at the stars.” Master’s words were casual and very light.
I said with a cold sweat, “Master, can you speak normally? I and Lushan are not suitable for looking at the stars together.”
The master laughed and didn’t answer, but I also laughed and said, “You followed someone else to find a disciple. Did you miss me?”
The master stopped in his tracks, looking at me with a half smile… I had a bad feeling, but there was no way to avoid it. The master had already kicked me in the butt and yelled, “You haven’t improved in any other way, but your disgusting kung fu is getting better and better!”
After kicking him, he said reverently, “Master, I kicked your disciple’s grandson… I wasn’t kicking you.”
Obviously, the master’s will did not respond in any way… I guess he couldn’t think of a way to respond to the master’s unorthodox behavior.
My butt was in pain, and I was just puzzled. It had been so many years, and I was good at martial arts and had a strong spiritual sense… How could I not avoid Master’s feet? Or was it that I simply didn’t want to avoid them?