Ayuya stood outside the gate for a while, then stepped into the courtyard.
Surrounded by countless transparent closed cages, large and small.
The snake inside seemed to be having fun and kept hissing.
The thick clouds cast a ray of moonlight on the iron door of the hut, reflecting the inside and outside of the door into two worlds.
Ayuya stopped in front of the hut and glanced around with her cold brown eyes.
Immediately, the group of screaming snakes quickly stopped making noise.
The night is very quiet. There was only the howling of the wind.
In the villages under the hillside, there are only dim lights, like fluorescent lights in the night.
Ayuya took a step forward and placed her palm against the cold iron door.
That ethereal voice seemed to come from behind the door.
After hesitating for a long time, Ayuya pushed open the iron door.
The door was unlocked, and when it was pushed open, the iron chain was pulled, making a dull clattering sound.
There were no lights on, and the dark room gave people an uneasy feeling.
The bright moonlight poured in, like liquid, pouring on a person's body.
He looked to be less than twenty years old. His upper body was naked and he was sitting cross-legged.
On the top of the bald head, there is still a handful of black hair that has not fallen out.
The environment inside the house is terrible, but he gives people a sense of trance, emerging from the silt and yet uncontaminated.
The man raised his head, his eyes were deep and kind. It was an indescribable look: "Female donor, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Ayuya was startled.
She said nothing and looked into the eyes in front of her.
Living in such a remote place is not a good idea at first glance.
In terms of speech, you have to be more careful.
Last time in the fantasy world of the Black Forest, the fake Ronan Bruce taught Ayuya a valuable and painful lesson.
Now facing strangers, she began to think more and became more wary.
Ayuya turned slightly, looked at the environment in the room, and finally returned to the original point: "Wait for me?"
The man smiled gently, and his calm smile gave people an inexplicable sense of intimacy:
"The female donor was confused, so she naturally found this place."
"Me?" Ayuya took a step back and stared at the other person closely: "Confused?"
The monk-like man just smiled and didn't answer.
Ayuya's snake eyes narrowed slightly, and then she could see clearly.
The man's limbs were bound by heavy iron chains, unable to move, as if he had been imprisoned here.
"It was God's will that you and I met. I will untie the knot in your heart."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man was like a high-wattage yellow light bulb, with a dazzling golden light blooming from his body.
The whole room was suddenly illuminated, and the accumulated darkness was immediately swept away.
Ayuya raised her hands to cover her eyes. The bright light made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"If the female donor is confused, she might as well tell her."
The man's tone was ethereal, like Sanskrit sounds.
Like a brainwashing song, it kept echoing in her mind.
"I..." Ayuya paused, her eyes a little sad: "I once... loved someone. Even after waiting for ten years, I still love him. But... he is gone, and a man who looks exactly like him appears."
The bald man kept smiling and waited patiently for the next step.
"I know he can't come back. No matter how hard I try, he can't come back. I understand the truth, but... I just don't want to accept it."
Ayuya tilted her head, her eyes returned to the charming green color, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice was choked.
"Later... I followed him voluntarily, trying to find that person's shadow, but... I couldn't. The two of them... were completely different people. It was with him that I experienced the feeling of being needed for the first time. .This feeling...it’s hard for me to forget.”
In this confession, it is unclear whether Ayuya confessed it on her own initiative or was influenced by the golden light.
"I...I don't know now, do I like him or love him? This makes me feel guilty, my emotions become introverted, and I feel very sorry for the person I used to be. But...emotions can deceive others. , I can’t lie to myself. The moment he stepped forward and took the pain for me, I was really touched. Even if there is a better woman than me beside him, I hope to stay by his side and try my best to do more What. If... you can really solve the confusion, I hope you can give me a clear path."
Having said this, Ayuya raised her head and looked at the man in front of her:
"Do I love the one before or the one I love now?"
The man clasped his hands together, and the golden light around him did not diminish at all, making him look solemn and solemn.
His lips moved together, and Youyou said:
"A Bodhisattva should not dwell in the Dharma, but should practice giving. Emotions are like giving, and should not dwell in appearances." (Note 1)
"Ha." Ayuya didn't know whether she understood or not. She laughed at herself, shook her head and said, "Telling you this, I'm really crazy. Forget it, when I asked this, I already had the answer in my heart."
Finally, she walked towards the iron gate and prepared to leave.
When the bald man saw this, he raised his voice and shouted: "Female donor, wait a minute!"
Hearing this, Ayuya stopped.
She raised her eyebrows, and her green eyes turned into brown snake pupils:
"You took so much trouble to come to me. You probably don't just want to be a listener. Tell me, what's the matter?"
The bald man bowed his head in greeting with a kind face: "Female donor, please do me a favor."
Ayuya tilted her head, the vigilance in her eyes not diminishing at all: "Help you remove the chain?"
"No, no."
The man shook his head, and the seal he held changed: "When I come to this world, I will be in trouble. I hope the female benefactor can call Luo Wu to help me."
Ayuya's eyes turned. She knew that Luo Wu was Ronan's name in this world, and asked, "Why do you have to find him?"
The man smiled apologetically: "There are various reasons, so I can't go into details. We can call him over and talk about it later."
"Okay, if you don't want to say it, just wait until he comes and say it yourself.
Ayuya took out an object from her trouser pocket in front of the bald man.
She took off the black cloth from the package and waved it in front of the other party's eyes.
This is a mobile phone with lights on.
The screen showed that he was on the phone with Ronan.
It turned out that Ayuya had more thoughts before entering the hut.
She dialed the phone in advance, wrapped it in black cloth and put it in her trouser pocket.
From this point of view, the confession just now was deliberately told to Ronan.
Ayuya's mind is simple, and the probability of thinking of this is low.
Most likely, she came up with the plan after contacting Tamamo Mae before going out.
As the high beam flashed, a car stopped at the entrance of the small mountain village.
Bang.
Ronan closed the car door, looked at the lighted cabin not far away, and narrowed his eyes.
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Note 1: This excerpt is from the Diamond Sutra, with modifications.
The original text means don't be attached when giving, don't deliberately give for merit, just let nature take its course.
The implication here is not to be attached to emotions, but to let nature take its course, just like giving.