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Bai Lian made a general statement, and he strangled in his stomach some things that should be ignored, "The general situation is like this."

Naihe sighed after listening, "It's so...it's really regrettable."

After listening to the story of eucalyptus, Po Meng's breakfast was cooked.

The sweet-scented osmanthus porridge in the casserole was simmered sweet and soft, the white jade cake was cut into squares, and the wontons were fried until golden.

Baili Eucalyptus was not very hungry, so he only ate half a bowl of sweet porridge and a few mouthfuls of white jade cake, and then went back home to deal with yesterday's paperwork.

The maid was watering the flowers in the front yard. In his yard was the only pear tree in Fengdu, which was in full bloom. Each flower symbolized a dead soul sleeping in the path of reincarnation.

A few flowers fell on the grass under the tree, indicating that some dead souls have been reincarnated as human beings.

very nice.

Bai Lian raised the corners of his mouth and smiled silently.

"eleven."

Baili Eucalyptus followed the reputation, Jiang Weiyan was leaning against the pillar on the side of the corridor, the white clothes on his body were like the color of white pears, and the early morning sun hit him like warm white jade in the golden light.

Jiang Weiyan frowned, with an uncontrollable smile on his lips, he raised his hand and waved at Baili'an.

"come over."

Bai Lian stepped on the sun and paced past without going up the steps, and asked, "Why are you here with me again?"

"Come to have breakfast with you." Jiang Weiyan bent down to look at him at the same level, the smile in his eyes did not fade, "I thought you like to sleep late, so I came here after Chenshi, but there was no one in the early morning. Where did you go?"

"Breakfast?"

"Yes, sweet-scented osmanthus porridge and chestnut cake."

"What a coincidence, I just came back from my mother-in-law." Bai Lian walked around Jiang Weiyan and walked into the house, his tone obviously gloating, "I've already eaten."

Jiang Weiyan: "..."

"Excuse me Tenth Highness, turn around and go straight, the gate is over there." Bai Lian smiled with his usual polite expression, "Go slowly, I won't see you off."

With a "snap", the door closed in front of Jiang Weiyan.

The person who closed the door must have used a lot of strength, and you can still see the fine dust being shaken away in the sun.

Jiang Weiyan stood outside the door, with the tip of his tongue against his upper molars, and after a while he lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

Mistake, who would have thought that Baili Eucalyptus would not be a bad bed today?

Bai Lian didn't think that Jiang Weiyan would obediently leave, nor did he think that a door could block him.

So when he saw Jiang Weiyan opened the door and walked in very naturally, as if opening the door of his own house, he was not surprised at all.

"Before you came back, Fengzhi came back with a pile of papers. Judging by the speed at which you graded papers, it would take at least three hours."

"Shut up." Bai Lian sighed while resting his forehead, the ghost knew that the moment he saw the extra booklet when he entered the room, his eyes almost went dark and he passed away.

"How about a discussion?"

"what?"

"Have breakfast with me, and I'll help you critique papers."

"I have already eaten."

"Eat a little more, you are too thin." Jiang Weiyan directly pulled him to the dining table, put his hands on Bai Lian's shoulders and pushed him to sit on the chair.

"Did I promise you to start right away?" Bai Lian just got up and was pushed back.

Jiang Weiyan put away his joking expression, and asked seriously: "Then do you agree?"

Baili Eucalyptus: "Oh."

This man looks like a gentleman at this time.

If you leave aside his behavior of rubbing his finger against the red mole under his eyes.

Bai Lian angrily pushed the chestnut cake in front of him, compromised and said: "His Majesty, please eat quickly, and then go to review the papers."

Jiang Weiyan frowned and smiled.

Bai Lian took a book from the bookshelf to read, and asked, "Is there no table or chair in your house? Do you need to squat at the door and eat with a bowl or something? Do you have to come to my place to eat?"

"..." Jiang Weiyan filled half a bowl of porridge and pushed it to Bai Lian, not paying attention to the sarcasm in his words, "There is no shortage of tables and chairs, so why come to you? Of course I miss you."

Baili Eucalyptus: "... Please be normal."

"Eat more."

Bai Lian propped his jaw, looked down at the book, and said lightly: "I'm not hungry. Can you eat faster?"

This book is interesting, compared to watching Jiang Weiyan eat, this book looks better.

Jiang Weiyan watched him staring at the book without saying a word, he couldn't see any emotion, and didn't know if he read it or not.He picked up a chestnut cake with a small chopstick, fed it to Baili's mouth, and said tentatively, "Open your mouth."

Baili Eucalyptus was immersed in the storybook, when he caught a glimpse of a pair of chopsticks stretched out from the corner of his eye, he subconsciously opened his mouth and ate the chestnut cake.

Jiang Weiyan was taken aback for a moment, he was ready to be scolded by Bai Lian.

After a while, Baili Eucalyptus was also stunned.

He slowly moved his eyes away from the scriptures, followed the chopsticks that were parked in the air, and met Jiang Weiyan's equally dazed eyes.

Should he spit out the chestnut cake or swallow it?

This chestnut cake is really hot...

"Cough...is the taste okay?" Jiang Weiyan broke the calm first.

Bai Lian looked away, flipped a page in the story book, and stammered: "It's...not bad, a little dry."

"Then have some porridge?" Jiang Weiyan scooped a spoonful of sweet porridge from Thyme's bowl, and pressed the slightly hot spoon against Thyme's lips.

"oh oh."

After drinking Bai Lian, he felt that his mind might have fallen into a dream and hadn't come out.He silently held up the book to cover his face.

A long breakfast that made people want to escape through a hole was finally over, Bai Lian got up and put the story book back on the shelf, and inadvertently glanced at the uncleared table.

There is a spoon that is always clean on the plate.

Bai Lian clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

Jiang Weiyan, your uncle.

For the sake of Jiang Weiyan helping him to review the papers, Bai Lian didn't get angry with him for now.

The two sat at the two ends of the table and desk, quietly handling official business, which gave off a somewhat peaceful feeling.

Bai Lian slowly polished the ink, circled the question with a vermilion pen, and wrote a comment on the side, "Have you finished your own notebook?"

"Well, I finished approving it before I came to you." Jiang Weiyan looked at half a table of papers and documents, and smiled, "Our Eleventh Highness is really busy with work, and there are so many opportunities to deal with every day."

"Why do you talk so much? Can you critique the notebook properly?" Baili An didn't raise his head, and threw a notebook full of words to the opposite side, "I've been dizzy lately, just read it."

Jiang Weiyan let out a "tsk" and caught the booklet, "I'm dizzy too."

Facts have proved that those who can become tenth halls are indeed capable, at least the papers are approved quickly and accurately.

Bai Lian was already thinking about how much money he would be able to hire Jiang Weiyan to approve the papers for him.

***

After nightfall, Fengdu is always silent, the crescent moon hangs high, dotted with stars, and the lanterns on the long street are blown erratically by the evening wind.

Wearing a hood and holding a coffin lamp, Bai Lian led a group of dead souls onto the road to Huangquan.

The road to Huangquan is very long, allowing the dead soul to recall everything that happened in this life.

Bai Lian walked slowly, and Lin Cen called softly behind him: "Your Highness the Eleventh."

Bai Lian stopped and turned around, asking, "What's the matter, sir?"

"When I saw His Highness in Xishan, I wanted to ask. If I offend His Highness, I don't want to mind it." Lin Cen asked in his usual gentle tone, "I wonder if Your Highness has been to Bianjing five years ago?"

"Bianjing?"

"Yes, I seem to have met His Highness in Bianjing five years ago, but it was just in a hurry, so I don't want to jump to conclusions."

Bai Lian thought back to all the places he had visited five years ago, shook his head and said, "Mr. Xu has admitted the wrong person, I have never been to Bianjing."

Lin Cen smiled apologetically, "So... Maybe I just lost my memory."

"I have already delivered the letter from home for my husband, and I listened to a corner in a very ungentlemanly manner."

"Ok?"

The night is quiet, the stars are twinkling, and there seems to be the fragrance of pear blossoms floating in the slightly tidal air.

"Xiaohe." Old Mr. Lin stood at the door and called softly.

The little apprentice stopped what he was doing and walked to the door, "Master, what can I order?"

"It's almost Lantern Festival."

"In five days, it will be the Lantern Festival."

"Well, it's time to eat Fuyuanzi..." Mr. Lin muttered in a low voice, looking at the street to the west, and asked, "Have you received a letter?"

Xiaohe shook her head, "No, I've been in the front hall today, and I didn't see the messenger coming."

"That's it..." Old Mr. Lin seemed to sigh, and his tone could not hide his disappointment, "Forget it, close the doors and windows, and go back to the house to rest."

Xiaohe didn't move, he looked up at Mr. Lin in puzzlement, "Master, I never understood, you obviously care about the young master, why don't you write back to him?"

"After you've said that, you should laugh at Master." Mr. Lin touched Xiaohe's head, his rough palm was slightly warm, "Master can't hold back his face, that little bastard will tell me that he is wrong one day, no You should leave without saying a word, and I will write back to him someday."

"The young master is here to save people. No matter in Chaxi Town or other places, he is there to save lives and heal the wounded. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Mr. Lin was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.

Xiaohe lowered her head, "I'm sorry Master, I said something wrong."

"No, you're right." Old Mr. Lin rubbed Xiaohe's head, "A Cen is like me, with a stubborn temper. Master also quarreled with his father back then, and he won the quarrel. Like A Cen, he is single Go south alone."

Mr. Lin stared intently at the lantern hanging outside the door, "Later, when I encountered bandits in southern Xinjiang, Master's hands and eyes were almost useless."

This is fatal to a doctor.

"Fortunately, the escort agency passed by, so I saved my life." Mr. Lin leaned on his cane and turned around, turning his back to Xiaohe, "Tell me, does Master still dare to let him go out?"

"After so many years, is Master still angry with Young Master?"

Mr. Lin was silent for a moment, his voice hoarse.

"I'm not angry, I'm just scared." Mr. Lin raised his foot and walked to the backyard. The sound of the cane was clear and heavy in the middle of the night, "Close the door."

"Yes, Master." Xiaohe was about to close the window, but saw a letter pressed by pear blossom branches on the window sill, and a book under the letter.

Written on the envelope: From my father.

familiar handwriting.

Xiaohe almost jumped up excitedly, "Master, I have a letter!"

Mr. Lin was pushing open the door of the backyard, when he heard the words and turned his head, the corners of his mouth, which had never smiled all day, were slightly raised at this moment, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes also changed their curvature.

Leaning on crutches, he walked back step by step.

There was a little smile in the tone.

"There's a letter."

Bai Lian stepped onto the Naihe Bridge, and his coat was gently blown by the wind, "Mr. Lin said that he is very similar to him, with a stubborn temper. He also quarreled with his father and finally slipped away."

Lin Cen smiled when he heard the words, "Like a father, like a son, it turned out that the old man was like that back then."

Bai Liyan: "Mr. Lin's reason for wanting his husband to stay in Chaxi Town is also very simple. It's just that the court was in turmoil back then, and he was worried that his husband would be in danger outside."

Lin Cen: "I know the reason. Chaxi Town has been away from court disputes for generations. After living here for a long time, you will feel that the outside world is as peaceful and peaceful as Chaxi Town."

He looked behind him and sighed, "You can only see a different life when you leave Chaxi Town. It is impossible for a person to cover his ears and eyes all his life, deceiving himself that this world is beautiful, and everyone is free from disease and disaster. , it's impossible."

"The phrase I've heard the most since I was a child is 'Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda'. My father said that I have a very high talent. I am a natural healer. I will save lives and heal the wounded in my life."

Baili Eucalyptus: "The kindness of the doctor is really good."

Lin Cen said lightly: "It's just doing my best to make a life last."

Bai Lian had already seen Granny Meng's figure, he stopped in his tracks, turned his head and asked, "Have you ever thought about what kind of life you will live after reincarnation?"

"Joy or sorrow, poverty or wealth, I don't really care." Lin Cen said with a light smile, "I only hope that in the next life I can live like this, benefit the world, and have no regrets for others."

Bai Lian has sent countless people into reincarnation, and asked the same question, but rarely heard such an answer.

"All the merits and virtues of this life, Mr., will be repaid to Mr. in the next life." Bai Lian slightly raised the corner of his mouth, raised his feet and walked down the Naihe Bridge, "Let's go, Meng Po is waiting."

"This is?"

"Meng Po Soup." The white jade bowl was set on the table, and Meng Po said softly, "It is a rule in the world that all souls must drink Meng Po Soup before entering the path of reincarnation, so as to forget the past. They came here clean When you come to the world, you should naturally walk cleanly."

The hood partially blocked the view, Bai Lian raised his hand and pulled the hood down, saying: "It's still early today, I'll make an exception, it's fine for everyone to drink Mengpo soup after letting go of the past."

After all the souls of the deceased drank the Meng Po soup one after another, Bai Lian handed the coffin lamp to the other side who was standing aside, and Su Bai's fingertips faced each other, and white mist gushed out from between the fingers in an instant.

"Life is only a few tens of years. I may have given away some people here before, but I still want to say it again." He looked at the dead soul and smiled, and slowly separated his fingertips. A road as transparent as light appeared in front of him. ahead.

Baili Eucalyptus said softly, "May you all have a safe and smooth next life, that you can get what you want, that you don't have any troubles, and that you live a long life."

The past, all the love, hatred, hatred, ignorance, greed, evil desires, all the separation of love, long-lasting resentment, inability to ask, and inability to let go all disappear with the closure of the path of reincarnation.

The other side leaned over to him, the coffin lamp was already off, exuding light sandalwood, "Will they meet again in the next life?"

Bai Lian took over the coffin lamp, "People who are destined will always meet no matter where they are."

"But even if they meet, they are no longer acquaintances."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know each other." Bai Lian looked up at Xianyue, "In the vast sea of ​​people, it is already a lucky three lives to meet each other."

"Eleven, it has been 1000 years, and there are countless dead souls sent into reincarnation by your hands. Have you not met that person yet?"

Bai Lian's hand holding the coffin lamp tightened slightly, his eyes moved away from the moon, and he lowered his eyes and smiled, "It's been 1000 years..."

"eleven……"

"It's okay, we will meet again." Bai Lian put on his hood, his tone could not hide his disappointment, "I'm going home first, and you should rest early."

He walked on the road with light and slow steps, and there was no end to the long road to Huangquan. He had walked alone for many years like this moment.

Thyme murmured in a low voice: "1000 years..."

There were countless days and nights, so long that he almost forgot the reason why he stayed in Feng and did not enter reincarnation.

"Ecalyptus."

The lonely and silent night was broken, Bai Liyan raised his head suddenly, the surrounding mist was dense, and no one could be seen.

Hallucinations?No one in Fengdu has ever called him that.

He continued to walk forward with his head bowed, and within a few steps, he seemed to crash into a forest of white plums. The clear fragrance of white plums enveloped him and made him stop abruptly.

"Look at the road."

Someone supported him, and the slightly warm temperature in the palm spread to the skin through the thin clothes, and then slowly swam into the heart.

Bai Lian felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar, and he seemed to know what the person opposite would say next.

"Want me to lead you away?"

"Want me to lead you away?"

The voice in my heart and the voice heard by my ears completely overlapped, and even the little smile hidden in the words was the same.

It's really like this...

No one spoke for a while, and the sound of breathing and heartbeat was infinitely amplified at this moment.

Bai Lian raised his eyes to look at the opposite person, his eyes were dark and unclear.

"Jiang Weiyan."

"I'm here."