The scene of a monk standing under a bodhi tree was too beautiful to be real.
Lin Feiran's eyes were slightly hot.
He asked, "How should I tell her?"
After all, in this life, she was already just a tree.
He didn't know if she could understand human language …
"Benefactor only needs to say it to her." A touch of gentleness flashed through Cheng Guan's eyes. "She has grown up here for three hundred years. She already has spiritual awareness and can sense the situation around her like a mortal. However, she hasn't connected to Yin and Yang, so she can't sense this poor monk's soul … Benefactors, you have been talking for so long under the tree.
She is so intelligent and quick-witted.
Presumably, she has already guessed most of it. This poor monk only wants to ask the two of you to tell her again. "
"Alright." Lin Feiran nodded solemnly. After thinking for a moment, he asked,
"You also have her in your heart, don't you?"
Cheng Guan only lowered his eyes and didn't speak.
Lin Feiran's eyes turned.
The corners of his lips curled up slyly.
He asked, "If you don't, just say that you don't. Otherwise, I'll take it that you agree."
This shameless feeling was clearly infected by Gu Kaifeng!
Cheng Guan's eyes were still lowered.
His long and thick eyelashes cast a faint gray shadow in his eyes.
His emotions couldn't be seen, but he didn't shake his head. Even the hem of his clothes didn't move.
It was as if he had turned into a statue in an instant.
Lin Feiran didn't ask any more questions.
He moved closer to the bodhi tree.
He gently stroked the bark of the tree with one hand. After thinking, he confirmed with an adorable look, "Hello, can you hear me?"
"Pfft." Gu Kaifeng covered his mouth and turned his face away.
Lin Feiran narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Kaifeng for a while. He then turned to the Bodhi tree and went straight to the point. "I want to tell you one thing. Master Cheng Guan has been accompanying you here for three hundred years. Ever since he passed away, he has always been under the shade of your tree to expiate other ghosts. He has never left you … My boyfriend and I have Yin-Yang Eyes, so we can see. Master Cheng Guan told us that your favorite flower is the Buddha Jinji in the west and asked us to pick the flowers for you to see. So my boyfriend dug up two stalks and planted them here so that you can often see them in the future."
When it finished speaking, the Bodhi Tree was still an ordinary-looking Bodhi Tree. It did not suddenly turn into a human, nor did it suddenly speak. Its reaction was so calm that it was almost unworthy of the poignant legend.
Lin Feiran paused and cast a glance at Cheng Guan who was looking over. As if he was afraid Cheng Guan would hear him, he covered his mouth with one hand and whispered to the bark, "Master Cheng Guan also has you in his heart. He has tacitly agreed."
This was an explanation.
Even if their love was destined to be deep and shallow, at least he could know that those years and persistence had never been let down.
Although Lin Feiran covered his mouth with his hand, his little action naturally couldn't be hidden from Cheng Guan. Besides, he didn't really want to hide it.
A trace of an expression of not knowing what to do floated on Cheng Guan's calm face. He clenched the prayer beads in his hand and took two steps away. Then, he turned around and walked back to the tree, looking at the bodhi tree with the other two people.
The bodhi tree still didn't give any response.
The bodhi tree's leaves were somewhat heart-shaped. It had a crown full of hearts, but it seemed to be a heartless tree.
Lin Feiran was somewhat disappointed. Just as he was thinking about whether or not he should say it again, a gentle breeze suddenly descended from the distant clouds. It just happened to press down on the bodhi tree's crown and then dissipated. Although this force was fleeting, it made the bodhi tree's crown sway slightly up and down. The emerald green leaves rubbed against each other and made a rustling sound, as if the bodhi tree was nodding its head and whispering. A few loose leaves fell down from the treetops with the wind. One of them gently brushed against Cheng Guan's empty cheek, like a kiss that was more than three hundred years late.
And the thousands of red ribbons that the wanderers had tied to the branches in order to pray for blessings also swayed gently with the tree crown. They fluttered next to each other, looking like a large patch of red. The red was ostentatious and joyful. For some reason, it reminded Lin Feiran of the red veil that was placed on a bride's head in ancient times.
— She heard it.
This sweet and sour thought flitted through Lin Feiran's heart. He looked at the tree and stretched his hand to the side, grasping Gu Kaifeng's hand. Gu Kaifeng also firmly grasped his hand back.
"She heard it." As Cheng Guan said this, a smile appeared on the corners of his lips. He turned around and bowed to the two people, saying, "Many thanks, benefactors."
"No need to thank me. It's enough that I was able to help a little." Lin Feiran waved his hand. After thinking for a bit, he asked with heartache, "Great Master, from today onwards … will you always be here?"
"This poor monk will always be here to ferry the souls of the dead." Cheng Guan sat back down in the place he had always been sitting under the shade of the tree. "Until there are no more souls of the dead that need to be ferried in this world."
His tone was light and carefree, as if he was talking about something that couldn't be any more ordinary.
"Benefactor doesn't need to feel pity for us." Cheng Guan looked at the two people in turn. "The two benefactors have pure and kind hearts. This poor monk will make an exception and say a few more words."
Lin Feiran nodded. "Please speak."
Cheng Guan asked despite knowing the answer, "Are the two benefactors in love with each other?"
Lin Feiran vaguely remembered that Buddhism didn't seem to support homosexuality. While he was hesitating, Gu Kaifeng calmly answered, "Yes."
Cheng Guan's eyes looked at them, but his gaze seemed to fall into the distance. He said indifferently, "The two benefactors have suffered many hardships and bumps in your previous lives, tasting the separation of life and death. Only then did you cultivate the fate of this life."
Lin Feiran's eyes widened, while Gu Kaifeng slightly furrowed his brows.
Cheng Guan smiled slightly. "From today onwards, the two benefactors will certainly have a smooth and perfect life, a happy and peaceful life."
Finished speaking, he raised his finger and pointed at Lin Feiran's right hand. "I'll have to trouble benefactor to lend this poor monk your hand for a look."
Extremely excited, Lin Feiran extended his right palm upwards. Cheng Guan extended his finger and tapped Lin Feiran's palm. The instant Cheng Guan touched his hand, Lin Feiran not only didn't feel the evil chill he felt when a ghost approached him, he instead felt very warm. Immediately after, Cheng Guan drew an imprint on Lin Feiran's palm. The instant he finished drawing, the imprint flourished with golden light, but in the blink of an eye, it dimmed again. Lin Feiran carefully looked at his own palm, but he couldn't see anything.
"A small token of appreciation," Cheng Guan said. "This imprint will allow benefactor's right hand to touch the soul. Benefactor has the ability to connect Yin and Yang, but you're not good at magic, so there are many things you can't do. However, if benefactor is asked to enter Buddhism to cultivate, benefactor probably won't be willing …"
Gu Kaifeng's gaze turned cold. He tightly grabbed onto Lin Feiran.
If his wife became a monk when they came out for a trip, that would be terrible!
Cheng Guan continued, "This imprint can help benefactor a little. Benefactor, please keep it."
"Thank you, Great Master!" Lin Feiran put his palms together and said with sparkling eyes.
For the time being, he couldn't think of any use for the ability to touch ghosts. However, in the future, there would probably be a place where it could be used.
Cheng Guan nodded. Finally, he slowly said, "After the two benefactors go down the mountain, you'll encounter several beggars. Among them, there's a young man wearing blue clothes who really needs help. If it's convenient, I'd like to ask benefactors to give him some food."
After saying this, Cheng Guan raised his hand and stroked the head of the ghost in front of him who had been waiting to be ferried for a long time. Without any distractions, he began to recite sutras.
One after another, the resentment of the ghosts was eliminated in the sound of the sutras. They faded and dissipated. Along with a fluttering blade of grass, a bird's wing, and a wisp of flower fragrance … they melted into the wind.
Before leaving, Lin Feiran took a picture of this bodhi tree.
In the afternoon, in the rear courtyard of the ancient temple, there was an ordinary big tree. However, Lin Feiran and Gu Kaifeng knew what kind of moving scene was under the shade of this tree.
They saluted Master Cheng Guan and said their goodbyes. After leaving the ancient temple, Gu Kaifeng closed his Yin-Yang eyes. As if they had just completed a major task, both of them let out a long sigh at the same time. Soon after, they looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.
"Ran Ran, according to the Great Master's words," Gu Kaifeng looked at Lin Feiran, an ink-colored light flowing in his pupils, "we've known each other for several lifetimes, right?"
Lin Feiran skipped down the mountain on the small path. "En, it sounds like you've been living quite miserably."
Gu Kaifeng quickly caught up with him. "That's why everything went smoothly in this lifetime. It's quite good."
Lin Feiran looked into the distance and said with a serious face, "I don't know what we were like in our previous lifetimes. Were we male or female?"
Gu Kaifeng smiled. "Maybe we'll be gay for all of our lifetimes."
Lin Feiran: "…"
Then there must be at least one lifetime where I was on top!
Lin Feiran bent down to pick a dandelion from the side of the road and blew it away. It was very lively!
"Sigh, this is the first time I've encountered something like this." Gu Kaifeng reached out to catch the fine white fluff in the wind. "It's quite emotional. It's an indescribable feeling."
"Me too," Lin Feiran said worriedly. "But if you can't say it, then I can't say it either."
His language was very poor, but his persona didn't collapse!
Gu Kaifeng smiled and took his hand. "In the future, we won't be separated by life, and we won't be separated by death."
After a pause, he explained, "No matter which one of us dies first, the soul will accompany the other. When the other dies, we'll continue to be a ghost couple and never go to reincarnation again."
Lin Feiran seriously considered the feasibility and said, "En, my grandparents are like this now. The old couple will accompany each other in the ancestral house. Neither of them will go to reincarnation."
Gu Kaifeng suddenly said worriedly, "But I don't know if ghosts can do that. If they can't, won't it be less fun?"
Lin Feiran was angry and amused at the same time. He pinched Gu Kaifeng's face and said, "Save it. According to the master, if we have a smooth life, then we'll definitely die of old age. When we die, we'll be seventy or eighty years old. You won't be able to do that whether you're a human or a ghost."
"Tsk, are you so sure?" Gu Kaifeng raised his eyebrows wickedly. "I'll say it now. You can see it when you're old."
Lin Feiran blushed and ran a few steps, leaving Gu Kaifeng behind. "…"
My husband is so stubborn in certain aspects!
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