C79

"Du Fa, have you never thought of settling down?"

"Calm down?" Du Fa turned his head and looked at him strangely, "What do you mean by calm? A peaceful place in your heart is our home. "

With that, he poured two cups of tea from the teapot and drank a cup by himself. He said, "We will part ways today. I don't know when we will meet again. Take care of each other."

He was always so free and easy.

Shen Yuan knew that he could not persuade him, so he decided to not keep him, and picked up the remaining cup of tea: "Will you be back next year?"

Shen Yuan was also a weirdo, he lived his entire life and was lonely. He did not have a servant Attendant in his house, although he had talent, but he only had one casual job, living off the salary that the emperor gave him. His parents had passed away a long time ago, and he hadn't taken a wife or concubine either. Besides the days when he went to teach at Shouxi School, he stayed in his own courtyard.

Fortunately, there was still a Du Fa who would occasionally come to see him.

Du Fa knew about his situation, otherwise, how could there be a saying that only the two of them could become friends?

"Maybe he won't come back next year, maybe he won't come back ever again." Du Fa looked at the white cloud in the distance, "I want to head north."

Most of the barbarians lived in the north. They lived off of nomadic tribes. There were many tribes there, and they often waged civil war. Every year, they harassed the northern part of the Zhou Dynasty, looting wealth and looting food. If ordinary people went over there, they would most likely die there. It was almost impossible to come back alive.

"What are you doing over there?" Hearing his words, Shen Yuan became anxious and asked further.

"I've heard that the Northern Frontier is vast, and the sun is setting over a long river. I just want to see the splendor of this place." Du Fa said with a relaxed tone.

Shen Yuan couldn't understand his ambition, to risk his life to go just for the sake of those temporary blessings, was it worth it? Du Fa had been wandering around the Great Zhou Empire all these years. No matter where the wonders were, or what strange things were happening, he had practically been to all of them. Everyone else thought that Du Fa did it for the sake of saving everyone, but only he knew that it wasn't so.

Rather than saying that he was saving everyone, it would be better to say that Du Fa was saving himself.

Du Fa said that he had learned Buddhist arts from a young age and traveled the four seas with his master. Everything that they had seen and heard was common, but there were also things that ordinary people had never heard of. However, as he grew up, the more he learned, the more doubts he had. After his master's illness, he continued his journey alone.

All he wanted was to dispel his doubts.

Even now, Du Fa was still trying to find the answer.

However, to Shen Yuan, traveling to the northern border alone was tantamount to suicide.

"Don't you know how chaotic it is in the north? If you, a weak monk, were to go there, what difference is there between that and suicide? "

"Ah Yuan." Hearing him say that, Du Fa did not get angry, but instead explained to him in a kind tone, "I have no roots, and I do not know who my parents and family are, ever since I first informed you, I have followed you on the road, so I cannot stop. I am different from you. You have roots and homes, but I don't. This is also the reason why I am so free and easy. "

He continued, "Besides, there is no such thing as impossible or impossible in this life. The only thing I can do is think or not, whether or not I dare. No matter what happens in the north, I just want to experience it. As for what happened after that, he could only listen to the will of the heavens. "If we were to talk about danger, look at the rich and powerful families in the capital. Although they are extravagant in their food and clothing, which family didn't scheme and scheme against each other? Could it be that they aren't in danger?"

He also knew that the odds were against him, so he said so much.

How could Shen Yuan not understand what he meant? He knew that she could not stop him, so he did not try to persuade him any further, and only finished the tea in his cup in one gulp.

"I'll see you again today."

After Du Fa heard this, he recited "Amitabha" and gave him a buddhist salute before walking away.

Xie Wanqing stayed on the carriage for fifteen minutes before she lifted the carriage's curtain and returned.

"My friend," he said, "I'm going to the north."

She had heard of the Northern Frontier in her previous life. It was a place that was in constant war, what was Du Fa, a monk, doing there?

"Why are we going to the north?" she asked.

Du Fa looked at her, "Go and take a look at the scenery of the northern border." "No," he replied casually. It was as if he had just gone out to have a meal and then returned.

"It's not good to go over there." Xie Wanqing reminded him. Although she knew that Du Fa had already decided to go, it was impossible for him to not have the slightest bit of understanding towards the northern border. However, deep down, she hoped that the other party would consider her words in the future. The world was vast, and wherever one went, it would be bad. Yet, they had to go to such a dangerous place.

However, after Du Fa heard it, he remained resolute. "You don't have to worry about me."

The reason he told Xie Wanqing all this was because he wanted to tell her that there would be no more Heavenly Imperial Guardians supporting her in the future. He had interacted with Xie Wanqing just by chance, and coincidentally had the same temperament as well, which was why he helped out afterwards.

Originally, he was too lazy to interfere in the affairs of the mortal world. But unfortunately, Xie Wanqing only attacked him when she was only seven years old, due to the many things she had encountered.

But this did not mean that Du Fa would continue to help her. If you are happy today, you will lend a helping hand. If you look at it tomorrow, perhaps you are just a stranger.

Seeing that Xie Wanqing was still looking at him in a daze, Du Fa did not say anymore. With her talent, when matters come back to her later, she would deal with it.

The coachman sent him to the city gate, and Du Fa got off. He gave Xie Wanqing a buddhist salute, "Little friend, take care." He said, "Also, don't be stubborn. You must know, in this world, there are too many things you can't get and too many people you can't get. Only by staying calm can you get what you want."

Although Xie Wanqing was intelligent, she had grown up in a house like that. She had too many schemes, and it would be hard for him to reveal her true feelings.

After knowing each other for a while, Du Fa finally spoke up.

Xie Xianqing had thousands of things to say, but she couldn't say a single word after seeing how carefree the whole journey was. She treated the Dharma as a close friend, a rare friend, but the other side seemed to regard her as just a stranger.

It was impossible to say that there was no heartache. However, she was not someone who felt sorry for herself. Since others did not need it, she would not force it. Therefore, she only nodded her head lightly and thanked him. "Thank you, Master, for your guidance. Have a good journey."

Du Fa turned and left without turning back. As he walked, he sang, "I've never seen a single person walking up the escalade alone. The people who come and go in my sights are like illusions that leave no traces behind …"

Xie Wanqing watched his back as she disappeared into the distance. Then, she instructed the carriage driver to return to the residence.

In the following days, the Marquis Anyang's Mansion was rather quiet. Regarding the bandits who had plotted against Xie Wanqing and the Attendant who had slandered her on Old Mistress' birthday, they were both locked up in the yamen. Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had been grounded since their birthday, so they didn't have time and mind to play around.

Seeing that the tenth month was about to pass and winter was about to arrive, Xie Wanqing would go to the academy to pay respects to the Old Mistress and the Madame Ye. In the previous few months, although she did not go to the academy, she always took advantage of her free time to read and practice her calligraphy. As a result, her calligraphy and painting had improved quite a bit, with the exception of chess.

's learning was not good, and even the old lady was not nice to them. Now that she had made great progress, the old lady was very amiable, everyone felt that this student had suddenly opened her heart, and did not even have time to praise and despise her.

Every once in a while, when school was on break, Xie Wanqing would go to Madame Ye's courtyard to talk to her, and read a scripture with her. Because she was afraid that the Concubine Fang would be suspicious, she would head over to Concubine Fang's house when she returned. However, all they did was stiffen their faces and fake a smile as they chatted with her.

would never have thought that she would be grounded, even if the old lady did not care about her, she should have cared about Xie Wanyun.

From October to November, when the weather had turned cold and the ladies and ladies were visiting each other, they were all gathered in the courtyard, enjoying tea and chatting. Xie Wanyun was also the age that would follow the Madame Ye out to meet people, but the old lady was actually so strict and strict. Fang Niang could not help but feel anxious, and with the two matters at the yamen pressuring her heart, she did not have the time to see Xie Wanqing, so she only needed to curry favor with her, and think of a way to have the old lady release their restraints.