Chapter 48 (1/2)

Happy Chinese New Year!

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Gu Yun’s heart was suddenly startled — he had never noticed that Chang Geng’s eyes were like this

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Liao Ran was shocked He had never expected for the Marquis of Order to visit Hu Guo Te: “Doesn’t he feel unlucky just by a bit of incense? Today, he ventures deep into the tiger’s den, will he go back later and wash off a layer of his skin withaway evil spirits

Chang Geng did not have the heart to pay attention to him, an unnatural look flashed by his face

He was not ready to face Gu Yun co to inquire about his crime

In truth, coincidentally, they both assus to the other party, each with their own guilty conscience

Liao Ran gave Chang Geng a strange look In these years, in order to suppress the Bone of I have practiced meditation to the extreme that he could sit completely still for up to two or three days, even this monk had to admire

Sometimes, as an anxious person would look at his eyes, they would be able to calon the old futon of the iven off the aura of an out-of-this-world serenity Unexpectedly, it was suddenly shattered by the three words ‘Marquis of Order’

Chang Geng see a briefas it that he was trying to reach for Halfway through, he found out that Liao Ran was looking at him He forced down his emotions, placed his hand on the tea cup, then uneasily took a sip as a cover up

Master Liao Ran who used to act mysterious also had to wonder, “What’s theto collect debts?”

Gu Yun ca but distaste, as if he wished nothing lance towards Liao Ran, he revealed an una you for years, the Master had became a lot whiter”

Liao Ran bore the dehly educated monk, he did not pay any ether to greet then signed: “Amitabha, the monk is like a clear mirror, no dust could catch on”

Turned out a classical quote could also serve as an excuse for not bathing!

He seeain, he could not wait for a : “You have been disturbing the master’s meditation for several days already, it is ti’s heart, which was not easy to settle doas once again stirred up by the words ‘come home’ He knew that even if he stayed under the Bodhi tree, he still couldn’t recite ‘existence exactly is non-existence’ He then put away his anxiousness and stood up obediently

Bodhi tree is where Buddha supposedly achieved enlightenment

色即是空, a part of the Buddhist sutra ‘The Heart of Prajna Paramita’ that is chanted daily in temples for meditation The sutra teaches about ‘Emptiness’

The smoked firewood in Hu Guo Tehs, he rushed outside of the Zen roooodbye with boredom

In fact, with relatives and friends one was used to seeing, it was difficult to notice whether the other was beautiful or unsightly Gu Yun had always known that Chang Geng resembled his Barbarian mother more, but after careful examination, that was not entirely true His facial features after growing up was handsome and fair, he momentarily could not tell who he resembled, he only knew that his appearance was like jade, uniquely pleasing to the eye

Gu Yun was slightly startled, re that there were many types of people in this world, especially since the opening of the sea route, the people of Great Liang were quite openthe coast of the Eastern Sea, it was said that relationshi+ps between on in the disguise of a fish, would there not be anyone ould be as blind as to tease hiry that day?

“That’s right,” A hole cracked inside Gu Yun’s head, countless thoughts running astray like horses without reins: “If I bit that Shen Ji Ping, he would definitely not take it to heart, someone as as old-schooled as him would not think to look at it with such idea in mind If I were to bite him, perhaps it would be ht, the ht, theit was He quickly ca oblivious

Thus as if nothing happened, he turned to Chang Geng as co, are the cabbage and tofu of Hu Guo Te saw that his expression was cal to Buddha’s teaching and fasting could help ease thepeople should enjoy life, you are not planning to be atheto reach out and put his arm around his shoulder by habit But just as he raised his hand, for fear that Chang Geng would think too much, he silently retracted it and placed both hands behind his back

Chang Geng said calht about cutting away three thousand connections of this ate, perhaps his heart full of insolent thoughts would be dispelled into nothing by Buddha’s boundless teachings

“What?” Gu Yun’s footsteps came to a halt, he wasn’t able to response at first, startled, he unbelievably asked, “… you said beco rarely saw his surprised expression, he sht about it, I do not dare to go”

Gu Yun thought: “Nonsense, if you dare to do it, I would break your leg”

However, Chang Geng was no longer a s cere, he still called him ‘yifu’ This came from affection, not in name only In the end, it was inconvenient for him to scold him like his real child, thus these words did not leave his , “Why?”

Chang Geng greeted a little abbot walking over with courtesy, then replied without hesitation: “In raphy ‘the world cannot be avoided’ in your rooh et a taste of this tough and dangerous world, how could I dare to shy away now?

“Being born in this world, although my abilities are only limited, it was unsure if I could ever achieve one-in-thousand-years contributions like the previous generations, but at least, Ithe Heaven and Earth, and myself”

……and you

The last tords were hidden away in Chang Geng heart and were not spoken aloud

That year, Xiu Niang dragged him behind the horse but was not able to kill hi onto hi sometioing against the current, to a place where he could finally be content with hi for yifu even just for a little while when awoken at er seemed to have cooled down, yet he appeared to be unhappy still, sullenly asking: “Then ere you doing in the place ofMaster Liao Ran to drink tea, sometimes I could not sleep hen the flame inside was too much – Miss Chen prescribed me with tranquilizer, did she not? I had put some in my pouch, but for some reason, I wasn’t able to find it for the last few days”

Gu Yun went silent

Chang Geng: “I don’t knohere I had dropped it”

Gu Yun’s face was pale blue — sos that should not be mentioned

Marshal Gu went quiet under the torment of his conscience for a while Then in the end, he reached for Chang Geng’s small scented pouchit in his hand without a word: “Here”

Chang Geng: “…”

This fear ca, who accidentally shackled hiue Just now, the Yan Bei wang who bore the aura of an adept scholar — ‘going through the mountains and rivers’, his palms instantly became soaked with sweat, he stuttered: “Ho come it is at yifu’s place?”

Marshal Gu with i casually replied: “I don’t kno it fell onto my bed Perhaps on that day when I have had tooGeng looked at hined innocence and said: “What’s wrong?”