Time seemed to have passed a thousand years in an instant.
She is still that not very sensible little white snake. Xu Xuan is sitting in the pavilion in front, holding a book in his hand, and perhaps warming up a pot of wine, drinking comfortably in this misty weather.
Of course, don’t forget to give the little white snake a drink.
Biluo noticed that something was wrong with the person next to her, and followed her gaze, and asked in surprise: "Sister, isn't this person your benefactor?"
She had not actually seen Xu Xuan many times, but there was a portrait of Xu Xuan in Bai Suzhen's room. Biluo had seen it often over the years, and now she recognized it at a glance.
Bai Suzhen was brought back to her senses by the Green Snake's words and she realized that her hand, which was holding the umbrella, was so nervous that it was even shaking a little.
She suppressed her excitement and joy and said in a trembling voice: "Maybe, they just look similar?"
But even as she said that, she was already walking towards that direction uncontrollably.
Biluo hurried to follow.
In the pavilion, Xu Xian looked at the two girls walking towards him somewhat awkwardly.
He went out without an umbrella today and came to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain. When he saw two young and beautiful girls, he couldn't help but look at them a few more times. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by them.
What were the two girls doing here? Were they here to reprimand me for being such a scoundrel
The pavilion was not very far away, and through the misty drizzle, the features of the man inside were clearer.
Bai Suzhen's eyes felt a little hot.
She tried to remain calm and walked into the pavilion.
"Are you also taking shelter here?" she asked.
Xu Xian realized that the other party did not mean to blame him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's right. The weather was very sunny today, so I didn't bring an umbrella."
Bai Suzhen asked again, "Sir, are you from around here?"
Xu Xian nodded: "It's in this city."
"Are you a doctor, sir?"
Seeing Xu Xian's surprised look, Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, young master. I have a more sensitive nose than ordinary people since I was a child. I smelled the fragrance of medicine on you, so I asked this question."
Xu Xian then smiled and said, "Miss, you are gifted. I am indeed a doctor."
Biluo was standing aside. Seeing that her sister was so cautious and didn't dare to be rude, Xu Xian was even more restrained and they could hardly continue the conversation that day.
She then asked, "May I ask what your name is, sir?"
Xu Xian quickly said, "My surname is Xu, and my given name is Xian."
"Your last name is Xu?"
Xu Xian was puzzled and asked, "Yes, but is there anything wrong?"
Bai Suzhen shook her head: "There's nothing wrong with it." On the contrary, it's too right.
Then he smiled and said, "My surname is Bai, my name is Suzhen. This is my sister Biluo."
While we were chatting, the rain actually got heavier.
Xu Xian looked at the increasingly heavy rain and became a little worried: "I don't know how long this rain will last. I still have to go to the pharmacy to see patients."
Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "If Mr. Xu is in a hurry, I have an umbrella here, you can go first."
Xu Xian quickly said, "How can this be so embarrassing?"
Bai Suzhen said: "My sister and I came here to enjoy the rain, so we are not in a hurry. Besides, we both have an umbrella, so it is more than enough for us to use it together."
Xu Xian thanked her again and again, then walked into the rain with his umbrella.
Bai Suzhen watched his figure disappear before she held Biluo's hand and said with emotion, "It was him. I never thought that I would actually meet the reincarnation of my benefactor."
Biluo was very happy for her: "Yes, I finally found him."
She was a little curious again: "So after you find him, what are you going to do, sister?"
When asked this by Biluo, Bai Suzhen was confused.
For so many years, she has always remembered what Xu Xuan said when he passed away, that she would meet his reincarnation in the future.
So she kept looking.
Now that she had finally found it, she didn't know what to do.
The person I met today had exactly the same face as Xu Xuan, with a quiet scholarly air, and the way he lowered his head to look at things was exactly the same.
But when he raised his head and looked at her, the look in his eyes was so strange, telling Bai Suzhen clearly that he was another person.
"I don't know either." Bai Suzhen shook her head, "Let's wait and see."
She quickly found out about Xu Xian's situation.
He was born in an ordinary family in Hangzhou City. His parents died early, his sister is married, and now works as a doctor in Huichuntang in the city.
He is young, handsome, and has a mild temper, and is very popular among people around him.
Bai Suzhen and Biluo bought a house nearby and settled down there, and happened to meet Xu Xian.
"Miss Bai, Miss Biluo." Xu Xian looked at the two of them, somewhat surprised. "I heard that a new family moved in here, and it turned out to be you two."
He remembered something and said, "I went to the pavilion and waited for two days, but I didn't see you. It's a good opportunity for me to return the umbrella to you two."
Xu Xian always feels a little uncomfortable when facing Bai Suzhen.
He always felt that this beautiful white girl was looking at him all the time, and her gaze was too focused.
This look... He couldn't help but think about it.
Could it be that Miss Bai is interested in me
While pounding the medicine, Xu Xian was a little absent-minded.
The medicine boy beside him suddenly shouted: "Brother Xu Xian, you are blushing!"
Xu Xian came back to his senses, touched his burning cheek, and looked at the little medicine boy without any temper: "Don't talk nonsense."
The little medicine boy made a face at him.
Bai Suzhen discovered that she always met Xu Xian by coincidence.
She could swear that she did not deliberately try to find out Xu Xian's whereabouts, so it was even more impossible for Xu Xian to know her whereabouts.
Sometimes she couldn't help thinking: It turns out that the fate between me and my benefactor was indeed destined by God.
She always tried to find the shadow of another person in Xu Xian, but soon discovered that even though they looked exactly the same, even though they were reincarnations, Xu Xian was not Xu Xuan.
Xu Xian can't paint.
Xu Xian likes to live a conventional life.
After returning home from the medicine shop, Xu Xian would study by candlelight at night, hoping to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to his family.
Xu Xian didn't even drink, let alone get himself drunk and then write a long poem to express how beautiful the moon was tonight and how happy he was.
Xu Xian seems more like a person who can live a down-to-earth life.
But they are similar in many ways.
They are equally kind and gentle. They cannot bear to see poor people or animals and would rather pay for their medical treatment at their own expense.
"Miss Bai?" A surprised voice sounded in Bai Suzhen's ears.
Only then did Bai Suzhen realize that she had been distracted again.
Today is the Lantern Festival. She and Xiaoqing came out to see the lanterns. Looking at the lanterns floating on the water, she remembered that when she was still a little white snake, she and Xu Xuan also released lanterns together.
Xu Xuan was already over thirty at that time, but sometimes he still acted like a young man and did some very childish things.
He personally made a lantern that was more beautiful and exquisite than anyone else's. Then, while the White Snake was not paying attention, he carefully separated the candle of the lantern to ensure that it would not burn her, and put her into the water along with the lantern.
She was trapped among many lanterns, floating on the water, and she was not afraid because she knew in her heart that Xu Xuan would not hurt her.
As the lanterns floated further away, she could still clearly see Xu Xuan's face filled with joy and a little smugness.
"Xiao Bai!" he shouted from afar, "They say lanterns can make wishes come true. I don't have any wishes that need to be fulfilled, so I'll give it to you."
The consequence of this antics was that she floated to a very far place along with the lanterns, and accidentally encountered a hidden whirlpool at the bottom of the river and was washed out. Xu Xuan searched for her for most of the night before he found her.
Bai Suzhen blinked and came back to her senses from her memories.
Not far away, Xu Xian was looking at him with a smile.
For a moment, Bai Suzhen even thought she was still in her memory.
She shook her head and realized that Biluo had no idea where she had gone to play.
"Miss Bai." Xu Xian came over and saw that she was holding a lantern in her hand, so he asked her, "Do you want to light a lantern too?"
Bai Suzhen hadn't thought about it at first, but now she changed her mind: "Well, light one."
Xu Xian selected a lantern, took out the wishing paper inside, asked the shopkeeper for a pen, and wrote something on it piously.
Bai Suzhen asked casually, "What wish did Master Xu make?"
The shopkeeper said cheerfully, "You can't say it. If you say it, it won't work."
Xu Xian then stopped talking, finished writing carefully, folded the note and placed it in the lantern.
He looked at Bai Suzhen and wondered, "Miss Bai, don't you want to write down your wishes?"
Bai Suzhen was also looking at him, and said with a faint smile: "When you were writing just now, I had already finished writing."
The two went to the river, chose a place with few people, squatted down and released the lanterns.
Two identical lanterns were dropped into the water, swaying away into the distance.
"Miss Bai." Xu Xian suddenly turned his head and looked at her, his eyes very bright.
Bai Suzhen seemed to realize something and looked at him quietly.
Xu Xian could hear the sound of his own heartbeat in his ears, thump, thump, thump.
The beauty in front of him was dressed in white, and against the backdrop of fireworks, she looked ethereal and not like an ordinary person.
He heard his own somewhat difficult voice: "Miss Bai, does your family have any marriage plans for you?"
It seemed like I had waited for a long time, yet it seemed like only a brief moment.
"No." He heard Bai Suzhen answer.
Xu Xian's face flushed, and he stuttered, "So, young lady, what do you think of me?"
Bai Suzhen looked at him quietly for a long time.
She suddenly sighed, with a sense of relief, as if she finally understood something and let go of something.
"Mr. Xu, I regard you as an excellent friend."
Xu Xian's face was pale, and he said hesitantly: "In this case... Xu Xian was rude."
He seemed very embarrassed and uncomfortable. He barely maintained his decency as he said goodbye to Bai Suzhen and left quickly.
Bai Suzhen stood by the lake and watched his figure disappear.
Biluo suddenly came out from behind: "Sister, why are you here alone? Where is Xu Xian?"
"I'm going back."
"You went back?" Biluo was puzzled. "Doesn't he like you very much? Didn't he tell you?"
Xu Xian’s acting skills are not that great, even the stubborn Biluo can see that he likes Bai Suzhen.
"I did, but I refused." Bai Suzhen let out a long sigh and smiled, "I have always been obsessed with finding the reincarnation of my benefactor, but I didn't know why. Now, I think I understand."
Biluo was at a loss: "Understand what?"
Bai Suzhen smiled lightly and said, "My persistent search turned out to be for letting go completely."