Qing Yun Hill, Small Bamboo Valley.
The night was dark, the firmament like dark ink solidified, only indistinctly the thick dark clouds slowly moving in the sky, from that boundless darkness, rain fell silently. Further away in the horizon, thunder rumbled indistinctly, not knowing if there would be an even more violent storm, coming soon.
The Qing Yun Sect disciples who went to the southern border, had already returned for several days, among them Anan, after meeting the sect elders, returned to Small Bamboo Valley and never appeared again, even the undercurrents caused by Reverend DaoXuan and Tian BuYi's mysterious disappearance in Qing Yun Sect, as if she did not notice.
The precipitous and beautiful Small Bamboo Valley, was still as tranquil as it had been for thousands of years, the tall bamboos all over the mountains and plains, in this stormy night, were still making low rustling sounds, silently watching the people at the top of the hill.
The green lantern in the small house, the candlelight glowing.
The door was gently closed, the window was still half open, the mountain storm came quietly, raindrops flew into the house from time to time, wetting the bamboo windowsill, slowly condensed into water droplets, quietly slid down, leaving trails of water marks. The wind blowing from afar, gently shook the window, in this silent rainy night, emitting a soft [Zhi Ya] sound.
The candlelight placed on the table in the house swayed, flickering, several times it looked like it was going to be blown out but always in the struggle, persevered until the mountain wind weakened, slowly regained its brightness, once again brightened.
In the night, there was no other light, places slightly far from this little candle, were shrouded in shadows.
Lu XueQi sat under the lamp, silently looking at the candle flame.
Green lantern, beauty, in such a night, seemed to congeal into an unshakable melancholy, silently engraved in time, but not knowing, how much time, could be retained?
Outside the door, light footsteps sounded from afar, Anan's head moved slightly. A gust of mountain breeze blew in from the window, the candle on the table swayed and wavered, her beautiful hair, also gently fluttered with the wind.
The door, emitted a low sound, was pushed open. The wind and rain outside the house suddenly became louder, as if the wind suddenly became stronger and was about to rush into the house. Fortunately, after that moment, the person had already entered the house, turned around and closed the door, also cutting off the wind and rain outside the house, returning peace to the house.
Lu XueQi stood up, slightly lowered her head, said: "Senior sister, why are you here?"
It was WenMin, she glanced at Lu XueQi, walked to the table, sighed and said, "Ever since you returned to the mountain, it's rare to see you out of this room, if I don't come to see you, I'm afraid I don't even know how you are now?"
Lu XueQi looked up at WenMin, saw senior sister with a smile on her lips, her eyes gentle, clearly full of concern. She chuckled and said, "How could anything happen to me? Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister."
WenMin looked at her for a long time, saw that other than Lu XueQi's face slightly pale, her expression was normal, she then slowly relaxed and said, "Junior sister, it's good that you are fine, but as an elder sister, seeing you like this, my heart is really distressed. Besides that, after you returned to the mountain, you only saw Master once that day, and then you shut yourself in this small house and never went to see her again. No matter what, you can't blame Master in your heart. After all, we were all raised by her. "
Lu XueQi shook her head, said, "Senior sister, what are you saying, I definitely do not dare to have the slightest intention to blame teacher, I did not dare to pay my respects to teacher, it is only because I know I am unworthy, afraid to make teacher angry and upset."
WenMin was stunned, looked at Lu XueQi, after a long time, her expression was complicated, her words stopped, only sighed softly and stood up.
At this moment in the distant horizon, suddenly a flash of lightning streaked across, followed by a sound of thunder, abruptly sounded, the sound like tearing silk but seemed to reverberate above their heads, the echo lingered in spirals, lingering for a long time.
Outside the house, the wind seemed to be getting stronger.
WenMin frowned, walked to the window, looked out and said, "Look at the sky, it seems the rain is going to get heavier."
Lu XueQi stood up, also slowly walked to the window, stood beside WenMin, looked out, in the night, two slender figures, stood side by side, watching the heavy night and the endless wind and rain.
Far away, rustling bamboo leaves, the sound of rain hitting bamboo leaves, was faintly heard.
For a moment, not knowing if it was quiet, in this silence, both of them were speechless.
After a long time, WenMin inhaled deeply, smiled and said, "Speaking of which, we have not watched the rain together for a long time right?"
Lu XueQi's lips revealed a trace of a smile, said, "Yes, actually I also remember, when I came up the mountain as a child, at the beginning it was senior sister who took care of me, at that time I was not sensible, every night there was a storm, when the thunder roared, I was especially afraid." She slowly turned her head, her eyes filled with gentleness, quietly said, "Every time it was senior sister you who brought me, sat by the window watching the rain and told me not to be afraid."
WenMin shook her head and laughed, stretched out her hand and gently caressed Lu XueQi's soft long hair on her shoulder, suddenly sighed and said, "In a blink of an eye, you have already grown up."
Lu XueQi felt WenMin's palm, gently patted on her shoulder, as if from there, there was some warmth. After a moment of silence, Lu XueQi looked at her senior sister, said, "Senior sister, if you have anything to say, just say it to me."
WenMin was stunned for a moment, in the end smiled bitterly and said, "I know you have always been exceptionally intelligent, nothing can be hidden from you …" She paused for a moment, said, "Junior sister, actually with your intelligence, far surpasses me this elder sister but why can't you see through it, can't comprehend it, in vain suffering in your heart?"
The smile on Lu XueQi's lips slowly disappeared, replacing it, was a familiar indifferent expression, just that, facing WenMin, she no longer had that cold feeling.
"I am not suffering!" Lu XueQi stared at the night sky outside the window, quietly said.
WenMin looked over in shock, Lu XueQi's eyes drifted far away, not knowing where she was looking at in this deep night, but her tone, could not be clearer, "I have never suffered, senior sister. Ever since the sect preached, it is for us to have no worries, to be at ease, to comprehend creation, to seek immortality, isn't it? "
WenMin nodded, said, "That's right, actually in terms of cultivation, our Taoist and Buddhist sect have some similarities."
Lu XueQi gently held onto the bamboo sill, a gust of cold wind blew over, she seemed to feel cold, her body shrank a little but she still stood, on her fair palms, very quickly crystal clear water droplets condensed.
"But, what do I want immortality for?"
WenMin slightly opened her mouth, her brows frowning.
"I know, for thousands of years in Qing Yun sect, these teachings passed down by the founders, definitely will not be wrong, us mortals wish to escape reincarnation, through cultivation, perhaps we can achieve immortality. In the past, I also thought so, so wholeheartedly cultivated. Just that now … " Lu XueQi quietly smiled, as if speaking to her own heart, said, "If I am to be heartless and loveless for the rest of my life, to have a heart like a blank piece of paper and ascend to immortality, then this kind of immortality, how can it be what I want!"
WenMin stammered, "Junior sister, you, what exactly are you saying?"
As if she did not hear WenMin's words, Lu XueQi continued, "I know what you are thinking in your heart, senior sister, most likely you are scolding me for not understanding the ways of the world, not knowing the hardships and dangers of this world, what I wish for in my heart, most of it will be difficult to have an outcome. Actually how would I not know? If talking about suffering in the heart, I have indeed suffered because of this. Just that now, I have thought it through, others say that the world cannot tolerate, unforgivable, and I ultimately cannot be like him, break away from home and become a monk. But even so, I only wish that there is one person in my heart that I can yearn for, and I also know, he also has me in his heart, as long as it is like this, I am also satisfied. "
WenMin snorted, said, "Don't you know, in the end there will not be an outcome? Don't tell me you don't care about this? "
Lu XueQi's face, for the first time changed expression, as if that deep gloom, quietly flashed past, after a long while, she then quietly said, "Of course I care, if it is possible, who does not wish to be together forever, who does not wish to be together forever? Just that I know it will be difficult to achieve, so I will not think about it. Anyway what will happen in the future, who knows, I will not be willing to forget. "
WenMin looked deeply at this elegant lady in front of her, in the night, she was as beautiful and elegant as a lily, blooming in loneliness. She sighed softly, said, "Anyway I already knew I would not be able to persuade you, tomorrow morning, you can go and see teacher."
Lu XueQi was surprised, turned her head, said, "Although it is not that I am unwilling to pay my respects to teacher, but if I go, most likely I will make her angry again."
WenMin shook her head and said, "Today it is teacher who privately asked me to come and call you, it is for official matters, don't worry."
Lu XueQi hesitated for a moment, said, "The southern border trip, the Beast Deity is dead, the Good Faction's greatest threat is gone, what else is there?"
WenMin hesitated for a moment, said, "It is the Evil Faction's resurgence."
Lu XueQi's body shook, at the same time a complicated and incomprehensible look flashed in her eyes, said, "What?"
Seeing Lu XueQi's unusual expression, WenMin sighed in her heart, but her mouth still calmly said, "Recently rumours have been spreading, the Evil Faction traitors who were defeated by the Beast Deity in the Beast Deity calamity, actually still have remnants and seem to have the intention to make a comeback. And our Qing Yun sect is currently facing internal and external troubles, teacher seems to be deeply worried, you know she has always valued you the most, most likely because of this matter she called you over. "
Lu XueQi was silent for a long time, nodded and said, "Yes, then I will go and pay my respects to teacher tomorrow morning."
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