The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Gu Xiangtan suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the cold moon outside the window, looked around in a daze and didn't know where he was for a moment, the candles in the room were dimly lit, but he was the only one, looked down again, but saw that his wrist was empty, hanging on the The purple jade buddhist beads that had not passed away were nowhere to be seen at this moment.

Gu Xiangtan's heart was shaken, he staggered to his feet, and ran out. While running, he was terrified and frightened. He didn't even know that he lost one of the shoes he just put on. One person bumped into Man's arms!

Zhao Yuan heard from Su Xi that Gu Xiangtan was useless for dinner, so she went to the kitchen and asked someone to make some. With loose hair, Gu Xiangtan ran out the door in a panic, looking like he had lost his soul, and there was a ghost chasing after him.

Zhao Yuan was startled, and immediately put the dishes aside, steadied the opponent, and said anxiously: "What's the matter? What's the matter? Xiangtan..."

Zhao Yuan called him several times in a row, and Gu Xiangtan suddenly stopped struggling as if returning to his own soul, then raised his head and stared blankly at the other party, as if he couldn't recognize who was in front of him for a moment, until after a while, The confusion on his face gradually faded away, and then he became ecstatic.

"Yuanqing..." Gu Xiangtan called out loudly, then grabbed Zhao Yuan's front and shouted again and again: "Yuanqing...Yuanqing..."

Zhao Yuan was inexplicable, but still let him pounce on her body, and then her neck was tightly encircled, and Gu Xiangtan leaned over and hugged him tightly.

"Yuanqing..."

Gu Xiangtan choked up his voice with the last cry, as if endless sadness was in his heart.

Zhao Yuan's heart tightened when she heard this, and she even felt a little bit of coolness wet the cheeks where the two touched each other, but he was not in a hurry to ask the reason, but just followed Gu Xiangtan's back and gently touched Gu Xiangtan's back. patted.

The distant sound of fighting was still faintly ringing in Gu Xiangtan's ears, and when he closed his eyes, Yuanqing's pale and dying face appeared clearly in front of his eyes, and Gu Xiangtan suddenly couldn't tell the difference. Is Qing himself still in a dream? Are the pictures he saw real or fake? The bead string Yuan Qing gave him is gone, so is Yuan Qing still there?

It wasn't until he hugged the person in front of him and felt his warm body temperature that Gu Xiangtan calmed down slowly, realizing that Yuan Qing was still there, he was still alive...

Just about to slow down the strength in her hand, Zhao Yuan suddenly slid her arm down Gu Xiangtan's back, holding Gu Xiangtan's buttocks with one hand and hugging him up, then walked towards the courtyard, Picking up his dropped cloth shoes, he didn't carefully put him on the wooden chair beside the table until he entered the room.

Gu Xiangtan watched as Zhao Yuan knelt down and grabbed his feet to put his shoes on, then got up and sat next to him, tidying up his messy long hair.

Gu Xiangtan said softly: "My Buddha string is gone..."

Zhao Yuan smoothed his hair, then took out a purple jade bead string from her bosom, picked up Gu Xiangtan's hand, and put it back on him carefully.

"Just now you fell on the edge of the tub in the shower."

Gu Xiangtan raised his head, his eyelashes were still wet, and silently looked at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan said: "In the future, whether in Luli or the capital, we must grow snacks."

This means that Gu Xiangtan, who had just been shocked by the instructions before parting, easily turned red eyes.

"I just... had a dream."

Zhao Yuan said, "It's all fake."

"I dreamed you were dead."

"I'm not dead."

"You were shot by a poisonous arrow. It was the poison of the southern barbarians. Then in a blink of an eye, you became poisoned. No one can save you. No one can save you. You are alone, only you..." Gu Xiangtan ignored Zhao Yuan's words and spoke like a cannonball.

"Gu Xiangtan!"

Zhao Yuan rarely raised her voice, stunned the young man in front of her, and then repeated in a soft voice: "I didn't die, that's not true..."

Gu Xiangtan wanted to say that those are all true, and those things really happened in his previous life, but when he came to his lips, he only asked timidly: "Don't you believe that Ling Buddha can know the past and the future?"

Zhao Yuan met Gu Xiangtan's eyes with a clear and firm expression, and he said, "I don't believe in Buddhism."

Who is Lingfo and what abilities Lingfo has has nothing to do with him. He has always only seen Gu Xiangtan in his eyes, not those illusory and untouchable mystical illusions.

Seeing that Gu Xiangtan was lost in thought, Zhao Yuan asked, "Do you believe me?"

Gu Xiangtan paused for a moment, then nodded.

Zhao Yuan touched Gu Xiangtan's icy cheek, and said solemnly and softly, "That's enough."

……

In the early morning of the second day, Gu Xiangtan, Zhao Yuan, and his party parted ways with Cao Qin two or three miles outside the gate of Tianping County. Cao Qin was going back to Luzhou Pass to guard, while Gu Xiangtan was going to continue to Luli. Say goodbye.

Cao Qin said: "I will be able to return to the capital in three or four years. By then, sixth brother, you must have come out on top. We brothers will make an appointment to meet in the capital. We will definitely not return when we are not drunk."

Zhao Yuan looked at Cao Qin and nodded.

Cao Qin took a step forward and hugged Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan felt uncomfortable with this overly intimate gesture, and was about to back away, but Cao Qin whispered in his ear: "You take this thing, although you are four Brother, I consider myself to be brave and fearless, but I am not afraid of [-], just in case, third brother will not be able to go to the battlefield, if something happens to me, I still have to rely on you in the end."

After all, something was stuffed into Zhao Yuan's hand, Cao Qin took a step back and looked at him with a smile.

Zhao Yuan seemed to hesitate, but couldn't stand the intimidation of Cao Qin's gaze, after a while, she still put the things into her arms.

Only then was Cao Qin satisfied, and turned around to greet Gu Xiangtan.

"It's rare for Lingfo to come to Tianping County, and he didn't treat him well. It seems that he will only see you in the capital."

Gu Xiangtan nodded with a smile, and suddenly said to Cao Qin: "Last night, Xiangtan had a dream. In the dream, he saw a group of birds flying from Chenghai into the tent of the Imperial Army. The birds were all black with white beaks. , barefoot, with flowers on the head feathers, clanking and chirping endlessly, and it lasted for a long time, I know the general has his own ideas, but I still hope to listen to it for now, and I can be cautious in the future."

According to the appearance of the bird described by Gu Xiangtan, it should be the Jingwei bird described in the ghost myth book. Yuyan drowned and died, named after Jingwei Kong. He accidentally fell into the sea while playing and drowned here.

After a little thought, Cao Qin realized that what Lingfo meant was to tell him to be careful about the water source?

Cao Qin does not believe in ghosts and gods like Hou Bingchen, he has always been unruly, and few people can control him, but seeing Gu Xiangtan's solemn expression in front of him, many of Cao Qin's jokes can't be said at once. head.

"Okay, thank you Lingfo for reminding me, Cao will take it to heart."

Then he got on his horse and clasped his fists at the crowd again. After taking a final look at Zhao Yuan, he swung his whip and walked westward.

Watching one person and one horse gradually disappear into the distance, Zhao Yuan looked away, and after Su Xi sent Gu Xiangtan into the carriage, he also got on the horse and slowly headed north towards the last stop of their trip.

After walking for a while, Gu Xiangtan lifted the curtain of the car to look at Zhao Yuan, only to see that he was staring at the things in his hands with his head down, as if in a daze.

Sensing Gu Xiangtan's gaze, Zhao Yuan raised her head and spread her palms towards him.

"Just now, fourth brother handed this over to me."

I saw something lying in Zhao Yuan's palm, about half the size of an inkstone, made of red gold, with a large white-fronted tiger carved on it, although the edges were worn off a bit, it still looked mighty, fierce and lifelike, it was Yu Guo One of the only battle symbols of the army? !

Gu Xiangtan couldn't help being surprised: "When Emperor Zongzheng succeeded to the throne, he didn't take this away?" The Daye Battle Talisman can command the three armies, and the four generals hold half of it, and the other half should be in the hands of the monarch. However, it was difficult for Emperor Zongzheng to get his hands on the power of the Three Kings' Army, and he couldn't handle the battle talismans of the Shenwu Army and the Yuguo Army.In the previous life, after all the dust settled, Zhao Su also mentioned it to Gu Xiangtan a little bit, but he didn't go into details. Gu Xiangtan really didn't know the reason.

Zhao Yuan said: "He wanted to take it, but the third brother lied to him that the battle talisman was with his father. After his father passed away, his whereabouts disappeared." It must be that Emperor Zongzheng was searching for the treasures in the palace It took a lot of time to search, but this thing was hidden by Hou Bingchen early in the morning. It was not until Cao Qin was able to take over the position of General Yuguo that he handed it over to him. However, Emperor Zongzheng always thought that Cao Qin was only half of the battle The other half is still nowhere to be found. This is why although Emperor Zongzheng is afraid of the two sons of the great prince, he is always ready to move and thinks that the military power will one day be left behind. Begging, but still nothing.

Gu Xiangtan looked at the thing that seemed to have the majesty of a tiger and wolf. The dark color revealed a faint golden light. I don't know how many generations it has been passed down, and how many blood and human lives have been stained. He sighed silently and slowly Slowly lowered the curtain.

Zhao Yuan naturally understood Gu Xiangtan's mood, she was lost in thought for a moment, and silently put the battle talisman back into her bosom...

The remaining two days were the same as before. Gu Xiangtan was still under the care of Zhao Yuan, resting three times a day. At night, Gu Xiangtan slept peacefully in the carriage, and Zhao Yuan guarded him for most of the night. After Bi Fu and Mou Fei had finished their sleep, they put on their clothes and took a nap, but this was only on the surface, the atmosphere inside was always in an indescribably stagnant state, neither of them was willing to talk, and occasionally looked at each other Tan sat in a daze, staring into the distance, and could not move for a whole afternoon.

Finally, after seeing this clump of forests is the land of Luli. From a long distance, you can hear the chanting of the audience, as well as the interactive sound of drums, bells, cymbals, and the mournful and elegant Buddha's voice.

Gu Xiangtan let Su Xi and An Yin tidy himself up, and when he passed through the small forest, he saw a group of monks in bright yellow cassocks lined up in two rows, the abbot of Xiangguo Temple, Zen Master Guanshi, was at the front, and behind him was It is the three leaders of Guanyun, Guanhuo, and Guandu, as well as a group of deacons, who are here to welcome Lingfo back to the temple.

Zhao Yuan reined in the Qilin, got off the horse, walked to the side of the carriage, opened the curtain, and personally helped Gu Xiangtan out of the carriage.

Gu Xiangtan glanced at Zhao Yuan, then slowly walked up to Abbot Guanshi, clasped his hands together, and bowed to each other.

The abbot proclaimed the Dharma call, and together with the others, he followed Gu Xiangtan towards the Xiangguo Temple, while Zhao Yuan and Mou Fei Bifu followed at a distance.

After entering the Xiangguo Temple, it was a lot of busy work, worshiping the Buddha, burning incense one by one, and it was already dark when the work was over.

Gu Xiangtan still had to go back to the courtyard to visit his master, and he would come back tomorrow to have a good audience with him. When he left the Xiangguo Temple, he turned over a small hill and saw a small courtyard in the countryside from a distance. Mou Fei and others were already busy All ready to go.

Gu Xiangtan was surprised that Yu Yuanqing had sent him all the way here, yet he wanted to leave without taking a rest even for a day?

Unable to bear it for a moment, he walked forward, pushed open the door of Zhao Yuan's room, and saw that he had changed into clothes and was wiping his Jiyue sword, and on the table on one side was the repacked baggage. Nei looks the same as when he left last year.

Seeing Gu Xiangtan, Zhao Yuan sheathed the sword and sat back at the table.

Gu Xiangtan said: "Are you leaving now?"

Zhao Yuan nodded.

Gu Xiangtan also nodded: "Then you...be careful on the road."

Zhao Yuan said "Yes" and said, "Give my regards to Layman Fu."

"it is good."

The two were silent for a long while, then Zhao Yuan took the bag aside, said something to Gu Xiangtan, and walked out past him.

He said: "Let Yanfang come to find me if there is anything to do."

Gu Xiangtan was startled, turned around and said abruptly: "—Yuan Qing!"

Zhao Yuan stopped immediately.

Gu Xiangtan gritted his teeth and tried to say in a calm tone: "You...you must be safe, as long as you are safe...I have nothing else to ask for, I will wait for you in the capital."

These words actually used up all of Gu Xiangtan's strength, his eyebrows flickered, revealing infinite fear and worry, but full of firm hope.

Zhao Yuan was still a little confused at first, but when he gradually realized the various meanings of Gu Xiangtan's words, he was a little surprised for a moment, and almost dropped the bag he was holding.

Gu Xiangtan said again at this time: "I'll wait for you..."

After Zhao Yuan was stunned, she suddenly stepped forward and hugged Gu Xiangtan tightly in her arms, the strength almost strangled Gu Xiangtan's waist and abdomen.

Gu Xiangtan raised his head, and the two looked at each other, and they both saw thousands of nostalgia and reluctance in each other's eyes. Zhao Yuan finally felt that the ice that had been condensed for a long time in his heart had completely melted away, and he couldn't help it. She lowered her head, kissed Gu Xiangtan's eyes, then slowly moved down, kissed his nose, the corners of his lips, and finally landed on those two soft lips...