The Legend of Manhua

In the most unconscious, when the body dies, I probe into the deepest part of myself, looking for every possible corner.There is no time to flow slowly, because there is nothing and no trace; there is no space to distinguish, because everywhere is dark and drifting.

The long river, I don't know the time and geometry.

Finally, once, a sound came from my ear, it was a real sound, not just the words that came out of my mind like before.This voice is ethereal and distant, and it seems to be whispering beside the ear. It is a kind of clear feeling that can only be obtained by knocking on jade.

"Are you looking for me?" he asked.

Manhua stopped in her tracks and talked to him in the dark, this was the first time.

"who are you?"

The voice was laughing, but he asked, "Do you want to know who I am more than knowing who I am?"

"I know who I am."

"Really? But until now you still don't know if I am you or if you are me."

Manhua didn't answer, but asked, "What do you want?"

"I do not want anything."

"what are you going to do?"

"I won't do anything."

Manhua was silent, and the voice was appropriately magnanimous.

After a while, he spoke again and asked, "Can you kill me?"

Manhua didn't answer, the answer to this question was obvious, no, there was no way to do it.But the reason why he was silent was because he was waiting for the other party to continue talking.

"You can't do anything, just like I can't do anything... But you are better than me, after all, you still have a chance to change your destiny, and you still have time to cherish everything around you."

"Liuxianchi... is that you?" Manhua asked tentatively.

"it's me."

"What is that stone for?"

"If it is not returned, you will probably forget it forever?"

"Maybe."

"Manhua, let's go back. As Qinglan said, as long as you live well, no one can take you away, but we are all involuntary, so we have to work harder; those who are afraid of losing can see Tighter."

"Qinglan..." Man Hua silently recited the name, her color paled in a daze.

……

Like a long and dim dream, Manhua suddenly regained consciousness and calmed down for a while, but she still couldn't open her eyes, her body was cold and stiff.

Manhua tried to push the ring, slowly softened her body, slowly opened her eyes to adapt to the light, and vaguely saw something above her in the blurred vision. When she turned her head completely rationally, she saw clearly that it was a delicate, moist and powdery picture. The sleeping face, so familiar and unbelievable, caused Manhua to stop breathing for a moment, and just stared blankly.

It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and found himself lying in a cuboid ice coffin. His body was also frozen in the original, but he just urged his strength to move his body and limbs.A man was lying prone on it, with one hand placed directly above Manhua's gaze, slightly propping his cheek.His eyes were slightly closed, his face was peaceful, his lips were bright, and his breathing was even and gentle, as if he was in a deep sleep.

Manhua silently broke the surrounding ice into powder and dissipated it. The man fell on him and buried his face in his arms. Because Manhua caught him with a magic spell, he was not disturbed yet. May be too deep sleep.

Sleeping so soundly, I don't know how many days I haven't rested.

Manhua hugged him, thinking so.Qinglan's body was warm and soft, even though the surroundings were frozen with ice and snow, it only cooled her clothes.

Such intimacy also caused Manhua to feel distracted for a while, and felt difficult to control herself from time to time, and even the hands around Qinglan's waist trembled slightly.

He knew that he should wake up Qinglan now, or get up and let him continue to sleep, and wait aside, no matter what, he shouldn't do this anyway, but... just a moment, just a moment...

But until Qinglan woke up with sleepy eyes, raised her chin and looked at Manhua in a daze, said softly: "You're awake." Then she closed her eyes again and wanted to rest for a while.

"En." Man Hua responded softly.

And then... Then Qinglan suddenly woke up, stood up and took a closer look at Manhua, and asked again: "Are you awake?" Unlike the laziness before, she looked a little complicated at the moment.

"I'm awake." Man Hua pursed her lips and replied.

At this time, Qinglan found that she was still lying on Manhua's body, with her hands on his chest, her expression changed suddenly, she immediately stood up and stepped aside, turned around and adjusted her clothes to restrain her face.Man Hua also got up, with a little sadness between her brows, she straightened her clothes.

"How are you...?" Qing Lan asked when she turned around again, her expression had calmed down, maintaining her usual gentleness, but with a clear sense of alienation.

"It's okay, but I'm a little uncomfortable." Manhua flexed her wrists and replied like this.

"Your body has been frozen for a long time, so if you have these reactions, you will be fine in a few hours."

"En." Man Hua responded, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Qinglan, I... I have been in pain since that incident, I... don't know how to explain it, I..."

"I see." Qinglan repeated in a low voice, "I understand."

"Don't you blame me?"

Qinglan looked at Manhua with a complicated expression, hesitant to say: "Manhua, actually I..."

Manhua stared at Qinglan, seeing him like this, blurted out and asked: "How are you?"

Pursing her lips for a moment, Qinglan sighed softly and said: "I should understand." Then he continued: "In fact, Immortal Lian Shang has you in his heart. If the timing is right, it may not be impossible to achieve a positive result."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"I probably just hope that you can live well. Don't do such a stupid thing again. It's not like you."

Manhua smiled sadly, and asked, "Qinglan, do I still have a chance to be myself?"

Qinglan only murmured: "I should also ask myself..." In the end, she let out a long sigh, and finally her expression gradually relaxed, and said: "This is the top of the snow-capped mountain, you have not yet served your sentence, but Ruo Yuebai wants to bring you You go, just leave. I'll go first, you have a good rest."

After finishing speaking, Qinglan turned around, walked out of the cave without any nostalgia, and disappeared into the white snow, as if never looking back.

Manhua felt cold all over and could not move. He felt that the most important part of his life was about to disappear. When he rushed out and tried to get it back, he could only see white snow, thick and deep.He searched in the vast white world, and the snowflakes falling from the sky fell on his hair and shoulders, blurring his vision.

Later, Yuebai came and told him that there was no Qinglan sage in the Heavenly Palace, only Qingxuanzi, a direct disciple of the Patriarch Fuyi of Futuo Mountain, would break away from the past, purify himself, and practice in Futuo Mountain for thousands of years. available.

"My lord, Qinglan Shengjun said that he made a choice. I hope the lord will cherish it in the future. Don't miss it if you don't see it."

Manhua felt her eyes blurred, her cheeks were warm, and there seemed to be a strange liquid flowing down, she wiped it with her hand, it turned out to be tears, after the ring was touched, the tears gave off a icy cold light, which never faded for a while.

Seeing Manhua like this, Yuebai said: "My lord, let's go now, even if we overturn that mountain, we will not hesitate to find Qinglan Shengjun."

Man Hua didn't answer, she knelt down on the snow, her hands deeply buried in the snow, and she lowered her head in thought.

"I'll go." Yuebai said that he was about to leave, but Manhua stopped him: "Don't go."

"Why, my lord, you know that you have been in a coma for nearly 100 years, and it was the Qinglan sage who took care of you day and day, freezing your body, and guarding you every step of the way. He must be very concerned about the lord, As long as the Lord goes up to restore it, it will definitely work.”

After thinking for a while, Manhua suddenly got up and said, "Let's go."

……

Mount Futuo is an important place for Buddhism. If gods want to go, they have to post a post on the ground and wait for a reply, or Patriarch Fu Yi of Mount Futuo holds a Dharma meeting. It is closed at other times.Ordinary visitors can't see the entrance, even if they find the entrance, they can only see a piece of golden light, hidden in the vast and boundless white mist.Nowhere to go, no trace to find, no approach, no response to yelling.

Before Yuebai came to Futuo Mountain to look for Qinglan, she was able to enter only after she begged for a gold reward from the Emperor of Heaven.

"Hold on."

When Manhua said that, Yuebai could only nod his head.

They waited like this, and they didn't know how long it had passed. They had no concept of time and nothing to refer to.

It was too late to wait, Yuebai was a little anxious, and said: "If it is later, the Qinglan Shengjun may have another fate."

Manhua shook her head and said, "Wait a little longer."

……

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a little boy wearing a white cloak, with a small figure and a dignified look, walked out of the golden light with his palms folded, and said slowly, "You two have been waiting here." In the past ten days, it would be futile to wait for a long time."

"Why?" Yuebai was puzzled.

Manhua didn't want to ask more questions, but said: "I'm looking for Qinglan, just say a few words."

The little boy looked calm, and said: "There is no Qinglan here, there is a brother Qingxuan who has a word to convey."

"What are you talking about?" Manhua asked immediately.

"Dependence originates in a dream, fate ceases in the heart, but realizes one heart, but seeks a dream." The little boy paused, and continued: "A hundred-year flower blooms, and a thousand-year fruit; this is born in the soil, how can it come up from the sky? Into the dust, the place where you return, when you come and go, you will find the king's way."

After the little boy finished speaking, he saluted, then slowly turned and left, hiding in the boundless light.

Seeing that Manhua was deep in thought, Yuebai didn't want to disturb her, but she really couldn't understand these few words, so she stayed silent with Manhua for a long, long time...

Even after Manhua left directly, Yuebai followed up in confusion and asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you looking for Qinglan Shengjun?"

Manhua shook her head and said, "Yuebai, you go, don't come looking for me."

"Lord?"

"I want to stay alone for a while, and when the time is up, I will go down to the realm to find you."

Yuebai didn't know how to answer, so she had to follow Manhua back to Xueyuan Peak.Afterwards, Manhua sat on a protruding snow bag without saying a word.

Yuebai waited quietly for a while, finally made up her mind and said: "Master, Yaodan can't come, but is waiting for you below every day. We are all waiting for you."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go first, my lord, anyone can use the magic stone to find me at any time."

"Ah."

After Yuebai left, Manhua was silent for a long time, and finally stood up, brushed off the snowballs on her knees, let her hair and body be stained with snow, and walked towards the top of the mountain...