The mountains are stacked with mist, and there are quiet stone steps hidden in the mountains. Pavilions stand at regular intervals for people to play and rest. Clear streams gurgling and simple stone bridges tell the vicissitudes of history.
Mist, mountains, streams, stone bridges, wild flowers, birds... everything constitutes a picture-perfect scenery.
Flying in the mountains, Bai Yang felt relaxed and happy due to the influence of the environment, and his heart became calm.
Without any guidance, he walked straight towards the main peak, as if a voice in the dark told him that his destination was there.
Arriving at the foot of the main peak, the woman who appeared at the pavilion was already waiting here.
Obviously she was a little surprised that someone could come up the mountain. She looked at Bai Yang with beautiful eyes and said, "Young Master, please stay."
The sound was clear, like a trickling stream, but it had an unmistakable flavor.
Although she is only at the Grand Master level, this is the Tianyin Sect, and that is enough. No one in the Tianyin Sect can disobey the Tianyin Sect’s arrangements!
"I wonder if the girl has any advice?" Bai Yang stopped and asked.
The other party looked at Bai Yang calmly and said: "Since the young master is able to come up the mountain, he must be confident that he has obtained the answer to the third level test. If so, please tell me the answer. If you don't know the answer, please go down the mountain. I will pretend that the young master has never been here.”
It turned out that he was confirming the answer. Bai Yang nodded to express his understanding and said: "I can come here, of course I have already guessed the answer."
"Please let me know, sir." The other party looked at Bai Yang without any emotion and said, obviously he didn't believe it if he didn't hear the answer.
Looking at the misty mountain peaks in front of him, Bai Yang sighed: "The answer is 'freedom'"
"free?"
"free!"
The girl was silent for a moment, looked at Bai Yang in surprise and said, "Although the answer is correct, I still want to hear the answer, why do you think the answer to the word water is freedom?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Yang smiled and said: "The white clouds are misty, drifting with the wind to the horizon. When we are tired, they turn into rain. The rain gathers into water, and the water flows into streams. As we travel through the mountains, forests, and grass, we have seen dead vines and old trees. , it has seen falling rocks on cliffs, flowers blooming in four seasons, joys and sorrows of separation and reunion. When it reaches the east of the Yangtze River and embraces all rivers, it has seen the beauty of the mortal world and the common people in the world. It sighs at the impermanence of the world, and its heart turns into clouds, and then goes to the end of the world with the wind. Unfettered, I want to find a peaceful place to rest, so water is impermanent, turning into clouds and traveling around the world. It is inherently unfettered, so the word "water" represents freedom."
"Young master, you are a great talent. The word "water" can be used to describe the metaphor so delicately. The answer is correct. Please go up the mountain."
After listening to Bai Yang's words, the girl, although her face was still covered with gauze, had a smile in her eyes. She looked at Bai Yang and squatted down slightly.
Bai Yang nodded and smiled, then stepped forward, passed the girl, took a few steps forward, stopped and turned around and said: "Girl, water is impermanent. It is just water and does not mean anything. The meaning of the word "water" is freedom, not water itself. It represents freedom, but because the word "water" represents freedom in the heart of the person who wrote it."
After saying that, Bai Yang didn't wait for the girl to reply, he smiled calmly and continued up the mountain.
The girl looked at Baiyang's back and then at the misty mountain peaks, thoughtfully...
On the next road, Bai Yang did not walk in the air, but walked up step by step along the ancient stone path. Looking at the beautiful scenery around him, Bai Yang sighed in his heart that although the mountains, water and flowers were beautiful, they bound his yearning heart. Free heart.
When the road ends, when the sunset shows its beauty on the horizon, the white poplar comes to the end of the road.
There is a quiet courtyard here, not big, with three or two elegant huts, surrounded by fences. The unknown vines climbing on the fence are blooming with small white flowers, and the flowers are blooming with a faint light, like twinkling stars.
There is a small bamboo forest in the courtyard, and there is a small pond on the edge of the bamboo forest. In the pond, there are white lotus flowers in full bloom, swaying in the wind and releasing their fragrance.
Standing at the entrance of the small courtyard, Bai Yang stopped moving forward, his mind fluctuating, and he felt that the world is impermanent.
Squeak...
The elegant little door of the courtyard opened, and a girl in emerald green clothes appeared in front of Bai Yang.
The girl was cute and cute. When she first saw Bai Yang, she was stunned for a moment. Her face, which was originally a little dissatisfied, suddenly turned into a look of joy. Her eyes narrowed into crescent moons and she said in surprise, "Master Bai? Why are you here?"
"Miss Xiaolan, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are getting more and more beautiful. I don't know which brat I will take advantage of in the future." Bai Yang looked at the pretty girl in front of him and smiled.
Miss Xiaolan didn't pay attention to Bai Yang's teasing. She stepped forward excitedly, then stopped and said at a loss: "You are really Mr. Bai, I thought..."
"What did Miss Xiaolan think?" Bai Yang asked with a smile.
"I thought it was some other stinky man. If I had known it was Master Bai, I would have gone to greet you... Oh, I have to tell the lady. She doesn't know you are coming..."
Xiaolan said in a clear voice, screamed in surprise, and ran into the small courtyard with her skirt in hand.
Bai Yang opened his mouth, shook his head and chuckled, this Xiaolan was still so reckless.
Bai Yang stepped into the small courtyard without waiting for her to greet him again.
Looking around, he could see that everything in this small courtyard was decorated bit by bit by a woman with a beautiful heart. It was obvious that the owner had devoted great affection to every flower and plant here.
When he came to the pond in the small courtyard, he looked at the blooming white lotus in the clear water. His eyes were a little dazed for a moment. He seemed to see the figure of the woman from before. Her white clothes were fluttering, not stuck to things, and she wanted to follow the wind and drift into the sky. And go.
Bai Yang felt something in his heart and turned around slightly.
Unexpectedly, a woman in white clothes appeared a few meters behind him. The woman was very beautiful, almost unreal. She was like a small white flower blooming quietly on a mountain cliff, and like a misty white cloud. , is clearly right in front of you, but seems to be far away.
She looked at Bai Yang quietly, her eyes as calm as a clear spring, but the slight curve at the corner of her mouth showed her inner joy.
Seeing Bai Yang turn around, the woman in white squatted slightly and said, "Mr. Bai, how are you doing lately?"
Inexplicably, he remembered a sentence that was very suitable for the occasion. Bai Yang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. Life is a big empty dream. The youth is white and the head is gray. It's just a blink of an eye. Qinghe, we meet again. We'll see each other again one day, but we'll meet again today. I I almost can’t connect you to the beginning.”
The woman is Qing He, the brothel girl who taught Bai Yang the language of the world in Deyang Town. Bai Yang helped her redeem her life, but did not restrict her freedom. It had been half a year since we parted ways in Qingmu County.
She originally left Qingmu County with a guqin in her arms, and somehow traveled across thousands of mountains and rivers to the Daguang Dynasty, and became a close disciple of the head of the Tianyin Sect.
Who can tell clearly about the circumstances of life
At the beginning, Qinghe was just a brothel girl who could not even control her own destiny, let alone freedom. But now, no one dares to ignore the words and deeds of that humble woman. Not to mention the small Niu family in Deyang Town. The royal family of the Chen Dynasty must be careful to accompany their smiling faces!
Qinghe said with a smile in her eyes: "When we said goodbye, Mr. Bai once said that every separation in life is for the next reunion. Now that we meet again, we sigh that time has passed so quickly, things have changed, and people have changed."
"You are still you, and I am still me. Why are things different and people different?" Bai Yang shook his head and chuckled.
With a smile, Qinghe did not continue to dwell on this topic. Instead, he reached out sideways and said, "Young master Bai can come. Qinghe was happy but a little uneasy. This place is simple and I'm afraid the reception is not good. We only have simple food and food. I hope so." Mr. Bai, don’t mind”
"When we meet again after a long separation, a glass of water can be intoxicating. Will Miss Qinghe care about this?"
"It's Qing He who looks good"
The two met and talked in an ordinary way, without any great joy or sorrow. They were just like they had gotten along before, peaceful and indifferent, but they also revealed a tacit understanding everywhere.
"Miss, Master Bai, don't just talk, come and sit here," Xiaolan said over there.
Although Bai Yang and Qing He talked to her indifferently, she was not angry. Instead, she was happy to see such a scene.
Xiaolan is no longer the ignorant little maid who served Qinghe in the brothel in Deyang Town. She and Qinghe have walked a lot and seen a lot of things, but she still feels that her young lady and Master Bai are standing together. It's the most comfortable.
She and Qinghe came to sit down in the pavilion beside the small bamboo forest. Xiaolan was making tea with a happy expression on the side.
Taking a sip of tea into his throat, Bai Yang felt that his whole body had been washed, and his head became extremely clear. Obviously, this seemingly ordinary tea came from the high-end products of Tianyin Sect.
Putting down the teacup, Bai Yang looked at Qinghe and asked, "Qinghe, why did you appear in the Tianyin Sect? And you became a closed disciple of the Tianyin Sect's leader?"
Qinghe's thoughts were flying and he said calmly: "The encounters in life are amazing. When I left Qingmu County, the Blood Lotus Sect was causing chaos and the people were struggling to survive. Qinghe saw many tragedies in the world and traveled to many places. With his ability as a third-grade violinist at that time, I have helped some people, and I met the head of the Tianyin Sect who was traveling around the world. She said that I was extremely talented and wanted to accept me as a disciple. I refused at first, but she said that if you want true freedom, you need to master and Only the ability that matches her can be regarded as true freedom, and she can give me the ability to gain freedom, so I worshiped her as my master, and the master brought me to the Tianyin Sect. During this period of time, I have been practicing the master’s teachings. I was a little troubled during the exercise, but with the master here, I was able to enjoy the peace of the moment."
After listening to Qing He's narration, Bai Yang was very surprised. What is great luck? This is great luck. Who would have thought that a humble woman like Qing He would be favored by the head of the Tianyin Sect
In comparison, if Jiang Yishui, who used to be from the Blood Lotus Sect, knew about it, he would probably faint in tears in the toilet.
Looking at the indifferent Qinghe in front of him, Bai Yang thought for a while and said: "At this time, Qinghe, you have become the disciple of the head of the Tianyin Sect. You can be said to be at the top of the envy of countless people. But when I look at Qinghe, you seem to Not happy?"
"Well, I'm not happy," Qinghe said calmly, saying this bluntly.
At this time Bai Yang was stunned and asked: "Why?"