Chapter 84: The Story of Shen Xing (Part 1)

Master Liu was clearly surprised by Hui Gen’er’s performance. A master knows at once whether or not he is good at his trade. Master Liu clearly sensed something in Hui Gen’er’s chanting of the Buddha’s name.

I was proud. I thought of Hui Gen as my younger brother. Compared to my unbalanced pride, which was written all over my face, Hui Gen was much more composed. This gave me a strange illusion that Hui Gen was much more advanced in the realm of cultivating the mind than I was, and had reached the point of being unperturbed by praise or blame.

After recognizing Hui Gen’er’s ability, Master Liu naturally let Hui Gen’er go to Shen Xing to help him. This kind of salvation cannot be disturbed. Master Liu and I simply sat in this dark little room, brewing a pot of fragrant tea, one cup for each of us. Listening to the faint chanting of Hui Gen’er, we had a sense of inner peace with the tea.

For forty whole minutes, Liu and I didn’t say a word, and there was still half a pot of tea left.

It was only after Hui Gen’er’s chanting had stopped that Master Liu sighed, “This kid is not bad. The power of his chanting is not in you or me, but it can still make your heart at peace and quiet, and remove your impetuosity.”

I smiled and took a sip of tea. This kind of praise is well deserved for Hui Gen’er.

In less than two minutes, Hui Gen’er, dressed in a monk’s robe, returned to the hut, sang a Buddhist chant, and wore a look of compassion on his face.

“How is it?” Master Liu asked.

“Of course, the karma of suicide is endless, but there is no problem in saving her from reincarnation. I’m just afraid that she will suffer many more emotional wounds in her next life. I hope that she will be enlightened in her next life, let go, and stop being that foolish man and that resentful woman.” At this time, Huigen was not like a teenager at all. Every move and word he made was clearly that of a high monk who had attained enlightenment.

Master Liu was lost in thought for a moment, then said, “That’s good. Suffering some emotional pain is not the worst thing that can happen to you. Being able to let go and understand is actually a great opportunity.”

“Master Liu, I want to ask you something. You said that you were dealing with something that afternoon. If I’m not mistaken, it was Guan Rui, right? How is he?” I hadn’t opened Shen Xing’s diary yet, but I could vaguely guess that Master Liu was dealing with Guan Rui that day.

“He was originally forced to stay, and he should have entered the cycle of reincarnation. If you let go of the shackles, he will naturally leave.” Master Liu said lightly, obviously a person who respects others, and is really unwilling to talk about other people’s private affairs.

However, from his few words, I have already guessed some information. A spirit that needs to enter the cycle of reincarnation, whether it wants to or not, must do so, unless it is forcibly kept by some secret method. Master Liu obviously performed such a secret method.

I didn’t say much about this, and Master Liu looked at me and said, “Tomorrow, I will use the secret technique. I need your help.”

I knew that Master Liu was referring to the matter of Guan Laidi. I nodded, as if to say yes.

In fact, Master Liu’s ability to delay until tomorrow was already a demonstration of his utmost loyalty to Shen Xing. After all, Shen Xing’s spirit body was here, which would affect the performance of the secret arts. If things went wrong, the consequences would be terrible…

On the bus, I asked Huigen how long he was planning to stay this time.

The kid counted on his fingers and told me that Master Jueyuan had agreed, and Master Hui’s junior brother had agreed. The school’s final exam was originally at the end of June, but he took it 10 days early, so he would stay with me for the summer.

I was happy, but I still looked stern and said, “How come your final exam is 10 days earlier than everyone else’s? Are you kidding?”

Hui Gen’er looked at me and said, “Brother, I’m not bragging, but with my grades, if I don’t go to class for ten days or a month, the teacher won’t blame me! What’s the big deal about taking an exam early?”

“Okay, I’ll call your teacher when the time comes,” I said.

Huigen laughed and said, “Go ask, brother, you will be proud of me.”

You little brat, I was actually proud of him just now!

It was already dusk when I returned to the hotel with Huigen. The setting sun was as red as fire, shining on the hotel room and also reflecting a decadent figure, which was Chengxin!

These days, he doesn’t want to wake up sober for a moment. When he wakes up, he drinks. At this moment, he is sitting under the bed, his clothes are disheveled, and he is holding a can of beer in his hand.

When he heard our footsteps, he didn’t even look up, just said, “You’re back?”

I didn’t say anything, but Huigen stepped forward and grabbed the beer from Chengxin, saying, “Uncle Chengxin, you can’t drink anymore. If you drink any more, I’ll drink with you.”

Hui Gen’er followed the custom I had in Sichuan. For example, in Sichuan, the age difference between a younger brother and an older brother is quite large. He still calls his brother “brother,” and his brother’s friends are all called “Uncle XX.” To be honest, Hui Gen’er has a lot of affection for my friends and my fellow students.

Chengxin looked up in confusion. I bet he didn’t recognize him at first. This trendy teenager was Huigen. He stared at him for a long time before recognizing him. He didn’t dare to drink anymore. No matter what, he couldn’t bear the guilt of letting Huigen’s disciple break the alcohol ban.

Seeing Hui Gen, Cheng Xin’s face still sank. He pulled Hui Gen over, put his hand on Hui Gen’s bald head, and asked, “Has she left?”

“She’s gone.”

“Did she leave peacefully?”

“With the grace of the Buddha, she left in peace.”

“Well, that’s good.” Chengxin’s eyes were filled with unspeakable sadness.

Huigen shook his head and commented: “A foolish man and a resentful woman!”

I was speechless, but I said to Chengxin, “If you think you can handle it, you can ask me for the story of Shen Xing at any time. I will go and read the diary.”

“She’s gone, all gone! So, tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely be fine, you go see it tonight. Anyway, I have to start living a new, strong life, even if it means pretending to be strong at first.” Chengxin said to me.

“Okay!” I replied to Chengxin Ge as I looked at the sunset.

That night, after a long day of running around and helping Shen Xing’s soul find peace, I went to bed early. Cheng Xin Ge had been drunk for days, but today he didn’t drink, and he went to bed early too! I, on the other hand, was alone under the lamp, and finally opened Shen Xing’s diary.

The handwriting in the diary is delicate but very powerful, just like Shen Xing herself standing in front of me, delicate and tough, just like her writing!

This is a long love story, which Shen Xing began to record on the day she lost Guan Rui. It contains her sadness every day and her memories of the past every day. Through these, the trajectory of her love with Guan Rui is pieced together.

In fact, at first, I had some reservations about Shen Xing’s actions before she died. After reading this diary, I suddenly understood this girl a little.

As I read the diary, I found the love story really beautiful.

At the age of 13, Shen Xing, who lived in an orphanage, already knew Guan Rui, who lived nearby. Because that year, Guan Rui took the initiative to ask Shen Xing, “What’s your name?

Yes, they met very early. Every day on the way to school, they would always meet. At that time, Guan Rui would always smile shyly at Shen Xing, and this smile lasted for two years.

It wasn’t until two years later, when Guan Rui was 13, that he greeted Shen Xing for the first time.

That year, Guan Rui was 15 and Shen Xing was 13. Their acquaintance began on that day! That was the day Guan Rui learned that Shen Xing was an orphan…

It was a simple journey to school, but it was also a long period of time. After Guan Rui learned that Shen Xing was an orphan, every day on the way to school, he would always give Shen Xing a warm egg. On the way home from school, he would also ask Shen Xing out, just to put a little snack in her bag every now and then.

This is just the purest compassion of a young boy, unrelated to love, but beautiful enough to make one’s heart tremble.

The days in the orphanage are not enough to tell outsiders, and bitterness always prevails. It is even more miserable if no one adopts her, let alone Shen Xing, who has repeatedly refused to be adopted. She has suffered even more!

She wrote in her diary that she had her own insistence and yearning for the warmth of her parents. She could live on her own, but not forget her parents and accept someone else as her parents. That would be a betrayal she could not allow herself, so she refused to be adopted again and again.

This is incredible stubbornness, because she was four years old when she went to the orphanage, and her parents died in a car accident that year! Coincidentally, her parents were also orphans who married each other, and she had no relatives, so she could only go to the orphanage.

At that time, she already had feelings and knowledge about her parents, and they were firmly imprinted in her heart.

So, she would make this choice.

This is the extreme part of Shen Xing’s character. She takes emotional commitment very seriously and cannot tolerate the slightest flaw. Any situation that can be understood will be regarded by her as betrayal!

In short, at that time, Guan Rui was the only warmth in the little Shen Xing’s life! Like the sun in her sky…