【Cang Qiao】Bodhi

After placing Lian Hongmei in another stronghold, Qiao Rulai and Cang Yue Guming bid farewell to everyone and continued on their way.

The boundary between humans and demons stretches for thousands of miles, and the mountains, rivers and seas are all boundary soil.Within a few days, the two of Qiao Tathagata arrived at a village near the sea.

The village itself is not actually connected to the sea, but it is not far away either.When the gust of wind blows, although you can't face the salty and bitter taste of the sea, you can also vaguely smell the moist and fishy smell that belongs to the sea.

Residents are happy, business travelers are frequent, it should be a peaceful picture of peace and prosperity, but there are many Scale soldiers mixed in the flow of people.It is normal for the scales to come and go in the near sea here, but not only are these soldiers all dressed in armor for battle, but they all look alert, as if they are facing a big enemy, as if they are on guard for something.In such a situation, there is a trace of danger and tension that cannot be ignored in this peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

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It coincides with the fifteenth market, and it is bustling with people coming and going.Although the scale here is small, it is superior in its simple folk customs and fresh seafood. Compared with the lively towns, it has a different taste.Qiao Tathagata and Cang Yue Gu Ming walked through the crowds, while struggling to scan the surroundings, looking for a place to rest today.

——These scale races seem to be guarding against something.

Thinking like this, Cang Yue Guming narrowed the distance with Qiao Tathagata.His wolf ears trembled frequently, his eyes swept around, and the silver hair on his back stood up slightly, showing a whole body on guard.

He protected Qiao Tathagata like this and walked through the crowd, and when a wolf appeared in the market, those villagers were terrified, and they all showed panicked expressions.But the white-clothed monk who accompanied the wolf had a bodhisattva-like face, with peaceful, dignified and serious features, and the wolf beast seemed to be influenced by him, clinging to his side obediently. Hurtful meaning.Seeing this situation, everyone thought that the eminent monk from some famous mountain and treasure temple was wandering here with the beasts protecting the Dharma, so they felt relieved, so they didn't run around.It's just that this "eminent monk" has delicate features and eyes, and his age is at most weak, but it is rare for him to have the Dharma practice that can influence wolves and beasts at such a young age, so they all stop to watch, and what's more, they follow behind him with curiosity and devotion , Come and go, there are more people gathered around this one person and one wolf.

Of course, most of these people are women.

— Tsk, why are there more and more people?

Cang Yue Guming complained, and pressed his body tighter against the ground.He wrapped his tail loosely around Qiao Rulai's legs, and his eyes swept across the faces of pretty girls in the crowd, fierce in his eyes, but dissatisfied in his heart.

"There are indeed...too many people." Qiao Rulai just avoided a girl who was about to walk close to her, and she murmured in a low voice with the lingering fear in her heart.Although he was protected by Cang Yue Guming with his body, he still couldn't resist the crowd.Seeing that Qiao Tathagata was handsome, those girls couldn't help themselves, couldn't help teasing frequently, and the bolder ones directly threw the flower sachets in their hands at Qiao Tathagata, making him feel ashamed and embarrassed, I don't know why Whether to answer or not, he could only recite Amitabha, bowed his head, but showed the red tide on his face in Cang Yue Guming's eyes.

His cheeks are dyed red, his golden eyes are half closed, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows are full of timid expressions; petals of different colors hang on his frosty white hair, which are gorgeous and fragrant; Twisting a string of white crystal Buddha beads on the fingertips, the movement is clean and quick, and the speed is extremely fast, bringing the crystals to collide with each other, making a crackling sound, and rubbing makes the fingertips turn red, which seems to be slightly swollen.

Such a loving person, such a beautiful scenery, Cang Yue's lonely voice at this moment is actually infatuated.

At this moment, a shout stood out from the crowd, with a high-pitched and melodious voice, like an oriole singing, clear and sweet, very pleasant to the ear:

"Where is the handsome monk! Where is it!"

Before the words were finished, a pink figure jumped out of the crowd, and rushed towards Qiao Tathagata.This kind of rampant posture and vigor is quite like that of a snow-capped silver swallow, but its body shape is much smaller and more exquisite.Qiao Tathagata only felt a burst of sweet and pleasant fragrance passing through her nose, but when she realized it, she was already less than a foot away from the other party.Only then did he realize that it was a young girl running towards him, wearing a pink dress and a white skirt, with slightly curly brown hair, and the hairpin flower in her hair was also a pink color, making her look beautiful and lovely.

The girl squeezed through the crowd and stepped in front of Qiao Tathagata in one step, even the hoarse growl of the wolf beast couldn't stop her for a moment.Cang Yue Guming stood up nervously with wolf fur all over his body, fixed his eyes on the girl's hand stretched out to Qiao Rulai, and pressed down, revealing his fangs, as if he was going to bite that restless hand in the next moment.

"Fei Yuan, don't make trouble."

Suddenly, a loud and clear voice sounded, stopping the girl from continuing to reach out her hand.The girl called "Fei Yuan" blinked, then turned her head, looked at the person who suddenly appeared next to her, and suddenly smiled brightly, her eyes as black as black jade Cheng Yueya seemed to be happy, but also seemed to be eagerly calling: "Ah!"

The man smiled, his eyes flicked over the girl, Qiao Rulai, and Cang Yue Guming one by one.The visitor was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with blue hair, handsome appearance, and graceful appearance. He shook the bead in his hand, his eyes moved slightly, and then he nodded slightly at Qiao Tathagata, and said: "In Xiabei Mingshang, this is Fei Yuan. Fei Yuan has a lively temperament, if he offends, please take care of this master."

When he said this, although he was explaining to Qiao Rulai, his eyes were still glued to Cang Yue Guming.Obviously, what he said was for Qiao Tathagata, and also for Cang Yue Guming.

Cang Yue Guming's vigilant posture did not fade away, he frowned and looked at the opponent's appearance.His eyes wandered around, and finally fell on the young man's cheek and under the brow—there was a piece of blue broken scale, with a special shape and brilliant aura, it was not like an ordinary thing, but more like...

—Hmph, Emperor Kun.

Cang Yue Gu Ming flicked his tail disapprovingly, put away his depressed mood, threw a heartbeat to Qiao Tathagata, and then quietly followed beside him without saying a word.

Qiao Tathagata performed the Buddha ceremony to the two of them, but she has not recovered from the "troubleshooting" just now.Seeing Fei Yuan's heart filled with joy with his red face and distressed eyes, he was gearing up several times, and tried to get closer again.But she was worried that Bei Mingshang was still by her side, so she couldn't escape too much, so she obediently stayed behind the other party, blinking and blinking, looking at Qiao Tathagata curiously, then thought of something, and pulled Bei Mingshang's hand The cuffs moved quite a bit, and the silk brocade on the sleeves rubbed against the accessories and pendants around the waist, bringing out a delicate and pleasant sound.

How do people around you think, how does Bei Mingshang not know?It's just that Cang Yue's lonely threat is still there, and Qiao Tathagata's face is so thin, coupled with the fact that his personal relationship is causing trouble, it's not easy for Fei Yuan to really go forward to contact Qiao Tathagata again.It's just that he was abrupt before and had to express something to make up for it. Bei Mingshang carefully looked at the man and wolf in front of him, and then looked at Fei Yuan's expectant look beside him, thought for a moment, and then said: " But no matter what, it was Fei Yuan who bumped into Grandmaster first, and to express his apology, he also asked Grandmaster to rest at the place where we were waiting for a while, so he should act as a shocker for Grandmaster, and I hope you don't refuse."

This sentence was so thoughtful and beautiful that Qiao Rulai couldn't refuse it at all. He looked down at Cang Yue Guming, only to see the back of the other party's head turned to the side, and he didn't intend to answer for him at all, so he made his own decision. After a cry, he followed the two of them.

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Qiao Rulai never thought that Bei Mingshang would be the royal family of the sea realm, and their location was actually the place where the Lin clan garrisoned troops.

But he didn't care about being surprised, Cang Yue Guming's silence was uncharacteristically.Qiao Tathagata was worried, so she didn't think much about it, exchanged a few words with Bei Mingshang, then found a way to go back to the tent that had been set up earlier, opened the curtain door and saw Cang Yue Guming lying on the door with his back to the door On the blanket, he looked like he didn't want to pay attention to himself.

He was obviously angry, his ears drooped and stuck to the back of his head, and his tail slapped on the soft carpet, making a very rhythmic dull sound.And when he heard footsteps, he only stopped flicking his tail for a moment, and then continued to pat, as if he was determined not to give Qiao Rulai a good face, expressing his dissatisfaction with his whole body.

Qiao Rulai put down the tent, and slowly approached the silver-gray lump lying on the carpet.He got closer, looked around, and found that the other party hadn't paid any attention to his plan, so he gathered his robe with his hands, knelt down beside the wolf beast carefully, lowered his head, wrapped his palms and fingers in his sleeves, and clasped together. On the wolf's back, leaning close to Cang Yue Guming's ear, he whispered, "Canglang...what's the matter with you?"

But the wolf obviously didn't appreciate it, snorted out a breath, turned his head away, and didn't look at Pretty Tathagata at all.

"Wolf, wolf?"

Unwilling to give up, Qiao Rulai leaned over to the side, moved her head to the other side, held her down with a posture of holding her in her arms, and whispered tirelessly while shaking slightly:

"Wolf?"

"Blue wolf!"

"The wolf—"

The voice was gentle and soft, as if being coquettish, but Cang Yue Guming didn't appreciate the affection at all, his ears trembled slightly, his eyelids drooped, and "indifferent" was written all over his face.

Seeing that this was ineffective, Qiao Tathagata simply withdrew her head, and turned to suppress Cang Yue Guming, resting her chin on the wolf's head, shaking her head, rubbing the delicate flesh of the lower jaw against the slightly hard wolf fur under the jaw, bringing With a hint of coquettishness, he muttered flatteringly: "Canglang, don't be angry, okay?"

The weight on his body and the heat from his body eased Cang Yue Guming's expression a lot. He opened his eyes, moved his ears, and glanced to the side, but he could only see the monk dragged on the carpet. The snow-white frock on the top.

The scene at the bazaar just now flashed through his mind again, which made Cang Yue Guming feel relieved and was once again muddled by a ball of sullen air.He simply closed his eyes again, muffled:

"I am not angry."

"Monks don't tell lies, Canglang, you and I have been in Buddhism for so many years, so naturally you can't tell lies." Qiao Rulai rubbed the top of Cang Yue Guming's head with the side of her cheek, the slightly prickly and slightly itchy touch was familiar and warm, making him He couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, folded his arms slightly, and said innocently, "Why are you angry? Tell Qiao Tathagata, okay?"

"..." Cang Yue Gu Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up.Qiao Tathagata had never expected such a change, and was lifted up half of her body without noticing it for a while.With a soft cry, the hand holding Cang Yue Guming subconsciously circled the other's neck, his fingers buried in the thick wolf fur, and his palms were all soft and ironed, which made people feel at ease.

Just like Cang Yue Guming's friendship to him, soft as cotton wool, warm as the sun, never really far away, even if he is annoyed, he never hurt himself.

But this change came suddenly, and it also made him flustered. The confusion and bewilderment in the golden eyes were mixed, blending in the faint charm that had not dissipated, and it turned out to be an embarrassment that made people want to laugh.

In Cang Yue Guming's eyes, his dazed expression was as soft as soft rain, and within a moment, the wolf beast's heart could no longer be as tense as it was before.Cang Yue Guming turned his head, rubbing the tip of his nose against Qiao Tathagata's hair that fell on his shoulders.The warm and moist breath brushed against the skin of the side of the neck from time to time, and the feeling of hot flashes made Qiao Rulai subconsciously shrink back, and the hands around the other's neck loosened a little.And the other party seemed to be waiting for the moment when the strength was relieved, Cang Yue Guming turned around quickly, resting his front paws on Qiao Rulai's shoulders, pushing the person under the blanket with one push, looking down at the young man's face with astonishment s face.

Qiao Tathagata only felt that things in front of him suddenly turned upside down, and then she lay down under Cang Yue Guming.The wolf beast's front paws rested on Qiao Rulai's shoulders, its upper body lowered, its eyes looked into the warm golden eyes of the servant, stared for a while, and then slowly opened its mouth:

"I'm quite angry."

"I'm mad at you for being teased by girls during the day, and you don't know how to refuse, which makes you embarrassed."

"I'm angry that you don't know how to protect yourself, and you will almost be bumped by someone you don't know."

"I'm mad at you for not being wary of strangers."

"just in case……"

Cang Yue Guming lowered his eyebrows and eyes, the brilliance flowing in a piece of full blue, it is really beautiful, but the light in his eyes suddenly changed, turned around several times, and finally became obscure, implying darkness.He whispered the words in his mouth more and more softly, the last half of the sentence was firmly held in his heart, he hesitated repeatedly, and finally did not say it.

Qiao Rulai moved her eyelashes slightly, raised her hand, and let the wide sleeve slide down slowly against her elbow.He spread his five fingers, held his hands beside Cang Yue Gu Ming's cheeks, carefully and gently exerted force, and brought the wolf's head in his direction little by little, and finally stopped within an inch of the tip of his nose was about to touch.He blinked slowly, stared carefully, and accepted all the expressions in Cang Yue Guming's eyes, then raised his head, brushed his cheeks against the short hair on the wolf's kiss, pressed his forehead tightly between the opponent's brows, closed his eyes, and said softly said:

"sorry."

"Canglang, I'm sorry to make you worry about me."

"Qiao Tathagata will pay attention in the future."

"do not be angry."

"You are like this, Qiao Rulai doesn't know what to do..."

Whispering, sighing, Qiao Rulai's clear voice was a little deep, a little guilty, and more of a bewilderment buried under the pretended calm.He was panicking in his heart, his eyelashes were shaking like a fan, and he spread lightly like a butterfly's wings, with a trace of fragility in his panic.This trembling falls in the eyes of Cang Yue Guming just a short distance away, making one's heart full and sore, and those indescribable awkwardness and sudden sadness fade away, leaving only the warmth and joy in his heart. sympathy.

Cang Yue Guming let out a breath, turned his head sideways, licked the corners of Qiao Tathagata's eyes with his tongue, then loosened his body, pressed against Qiao Tathagata's body, and shook his ears twice, feeling the pressure transmitted by the close contact of his body. , Belonging to the pulsation of life, he unconsciously stretched the corners of his eyebrows, showing a comfortable expression that only Qiao Tathagata can understand.

Qiao Tathagata smiled inwardly, and the original nervousness and helplessness disappeared.He moved his hands slightly, from the tip of the ear to the back of the ear, hugged the wolf beast on his body, and rubbed the fur with his palm, it was still soft and soft that he was familiar with.

One man and one wolf cuddled each other like this, and lay there for a long time, until the light from outside the tent was dimmed, and the inside of the tent was also in a trance.Cang Yue Guming curled up his limbs, fiddled with the golden cassock piled on Qiao Tathagata's arms with his front paws, and said suddenly:

"Buy me a few roasted chickens tomorrow, and it will be an apology."

The tone is serious, without joking, and you can see the sincerity.It's just that the request was made at this time, but it can't help but make people think about it. It's just that the wolf beast seized the opportunity to satisfy its appetite, and made specific requests sporadically.

Qiao Rulai laughed uncontrollably, looked at the wolf demon that was pressing on her body, and his eyes happened to meet, so in the darkness, he saw the water-like light in the wolf's eyes.He understood something, then stretched his brows and eyes, leaned forward, kissed the hairy wolf's head between the eyebrows, and murmured softly: "Okay, buy three roast chickens, and add two more chicken legs."

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Qiao Tathagata and Cang Yue Guming temporarily stayed at the camp of the Lin clan army for two reasons. The sea where he lives is not far away, and he guards the entrance of the sea, which can be said to be a special location.And recently, for some reason, the monsters and demons are eager to move, and they have repeatedly violated the border, and it is not very peaceful. Therefore, for the sake of safety, Cang Yue Guming took the initiative to stay here with Qiao Tathagata to prevent any accidents.Secondly, it was because of the girl named "Fei Yuan".

Fei Yuan has an out-of-the-box temper and is innocent.Because she was very interested in the handsome Qiao Tathagata and the furry Cang Yue Guming, she pestered Bei Mingshang to invite this person to stay in the station alone, and repeatedly found excuses to chat with Qiao Tathagata .Although Cang Yue Gu Ming never showed a good face about this, Fei Yuan didn't care much about it either, the second day of sunshine came without delay, and he often brought some interesting local vegetarian food over.After going back and forth like this, within a few days, the young girl became good friends with them, and Qiao Rulai also learned a lot about her and Beimingshang from her mouth.

Although Fei Yuan is a human race, he does not live in the human world.She is a disciple of the Dao Domain, and she is a teacher of the Xianwu Sword Sect. She is a leader among the disciples of this generation. Cutting iron like mud is a rare weapon for famous soldiers.She calls Beimingshang "Azhang", which shows full intimacy and ambiguity unique to a girl's family, but she herself is unclear about the relationship with Beimingshang, and she is also unclear.Fei Yuan didn't say much, but only said that they met through a misunderstanding, and they have been together until now, and now they are helping the Scale Clan to deal with the alien invasion that may happen at any time.

Bei Mingshang is a member of the Lin Clan of the Sea Realm, the eldest son of King Lin, and the crown prince of the Sea Realm.This time, he was ordered by King Lin to lead the elite soldiers of the Lin clan to station here. While guarding the entrance to the sea, he also guarded against the harassment and invasion of the monsters and demons from time to time.During the many days of getting along with each other, Qiao Tathagata has also noticed that His Royal Highness's suaveness is only on the surface, and his thoughts on Fei Yuan can be seen clearly even by himself, a bystander.It’s just that for some reason he never expressed anything to Fei Yuan, he just indulged himself wantonly when the girl was jumping around in the camp, letting his eyes follow the smoke powder, and couldn’t bear to miss Fei Yuan passing in front of him every inch of time.

And Cang Yue Guming also seems to have something on his mind these past few days, and he doesn't see him for a period of time every day.Finally, one day, Qiao Tathagata was worried and took the initiative to look for it. When he walked to the outer edge of the camp, he found him standing in the direction facing the boundary marker, staring into the distance with a heavy expression, as if he was thinking about something extremely unbearable.Cang Yue's lonely expression moved Qiao Tathagata, and the bleak back was also lonely and could not bear to be disturbed. Qiao Tathagata did not change her words when she saw him like this, she just pretended not to know it at all, but she always looked at him every day when she went out. In one place, the result is always the same - the wolf beast is here every day, looks far away every day, and is also depressed every day, with its brows furrowed.

Qiao Tathagata knows that Cang Yue Guming is a wolf beast, but actually a wolf demon. If according to what Bei Mingshang said, the two clans of monsters have secretly linked up, then when the coalition forces invade and confront each other, Cang Yue Guming's position will be in a dilemma .It's just that he couldn't give relief to this predicament, so Qiao Rulai had to go to the village market every day to buy roast chicken for Cang Yue Guming, pinning his heart on his favorite food, looking forward to Cang Yue Guming can ease the depression in his heart when he enjoys delicious food.

Such ordinary days passed by one by one, and finally, it came to the moment when it was no longer peaceful.

On that day, Qiao Tathagata suddenly felt a heat in his bosom, his heart froze, and he put his hand into his bosom, only to see that the remaining eight bodhi seeds fainted again with pale golden brilliance.At the same time, there was a loud cracking sound from outside the tent, and Cang Yue Guming rushed into the tent with a body full of wind and dust, and stepped in front of Qiao Tathagata in three or two steps, his breath was half chaotic, and he said solemnly:

"Pretty Tathagata, the allied forces of monsters and demons are attacking."