Lu Enxi thought that Si Bonian must have never heard of the word "people are not torn apart even if they are difficult".
Si Bo Nian has always been aloof, but he can't even respect his elders. Why does he have such a big prejudice against Kong Ming?
With doubts, Lu Enxi lowered his head and sent Si Bo Nian a WeChat message: [After getting off the plane, please control your temper. Whether Teng Lao can treat you depends on the outcome of their communication. Didn't you say you don't want to do it in vain?
Return? Then please restrain yourself.】
Now it's not that he doesn't want to waste this time, but that Lu Enxi doesn't want to. He came all the way here and even climbed a mountain specifically for this purpose. After working hard for so long, could he go back empty-handed in the end?
After receiving her message, Si Bo Nian looked over with lazy eyes. From high in the sky, her skin was shone brightly by the strong light, her pupils were light brown, her distinct eyelashes were lightly covering them, and her ears were almost translucent.
Yes, there was a faint blush on the tip of his nose.
Later, Lu Enxi received his reply: [Look at his performance.]
Lu Enxi raised his forehead, what do you mean by looking at his performance? Who is looking for whom to do something?
Have you ever seen someone begging for help like this?
After the plane landed, Lu Enxi took a while to adapt and stabilized. However, Kong Ming, an old man, was still walking on flat ground, making people wonder if he had practiced magical internal skills.
Walking along the bluestone road deeper into the town, Kong Ming gradually showed sadness.
When he reached a bridge, he stopped.
Lu Enxi and Si Boyian followed him and stopped, following his gaze towards the old house on the other side of the river. The door of the house was locked, and the pomegranate tree planted inside the wall was very tall. The branches climbed out of the wall and opened.
The flaming red flowers seem to be welcoming someone's return.
Lu Enxi asked, "Master, do you know this family?"
Probably coming to a place where mortals live, Kong Ming also followed the local customs and no longer said vague words, "A long time ago, that was my home."
His home?
Lu Enxi looked around carefully. The house was a little old, but it didn't have the feeling of being uninhabited and in disrepair. The house still maintained a good appearance, and there were no weeds outside the door. It was just too deserted and without any smoke and smoke.
Apparently someone is doing repairs and maintenance on time.
"Master, would you like to go over and have a look?"
Kong Ming shook his head, "It's all in the past, there's nothing interesting to see."
That's what he said, but the sadness in his eyes obviously didn't let those past events go by.
People... no matter how many years they have been practicing, they are always afraid of being hurt by the situation. After all, the heart is only so big, where can it be evacuated? It is just hiding in a secret corner and sleeping temporarily. When the spring thunder rings, it will revive again.
Lu Enxi felt ashamed that she was not as profound as the master, so she felt deeply.
Si Bo Nian did not express his opinion.
He looked at it indifferently and continued walking.
Finally, they arrived outside Teng Mengmei's house.
Looking at the lintel, Kongming put his hands together and said nothing for a long time.
Si Bo Nian pushed the door open with one hand, "Master, you have to face what you have to face sooner or later. Since your heart is calm, why are you being swayed by this emotion?"
If you can’t speak, you can shut up!!!!
Lu Enxi hurriedly interrupted him, "Master, Mr. Teng is inside. You haven't seen each other for so many years. You should have a lot to say."
Kong Ming opened his mouth, but finally closed it silently.
"Master! Master!"
When the little boy saw a visitor in the yard, he ran into the backyard with oil on his feet, pulled his master's sleeves and shouted excitedly.
Teng Mengmei held the herb jar in her hand and frowned in displeasure, "How many times have I told you not to be taken aback? How old are you and you still don't look stable?"
The little boy was taught a lesson. He lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, Master."
"What's going on outside?"
The little boy raised his neck and said, "Big sister and brother, and there is an old monk with them."
Bang!
The medicine jar in Teng Mengmei's hand slipped and the pottery jar broke into seven or eight pieces.
Could it be... it's him?
Is he really here? Has he finally met him?
Teng Mengmei's steps were like lead, so heavy that he could not move. Decades of past events were weighing on his shoulders, bending his back a little more, and the wrinkles on his face deepened rapidly, making his face look like the spring of spring.
The earth is plowed into fields.
The little boy was so frightened by the master's reaction that he dared not speak out. He trembled and pulled his arm, "Master...Master? What's wrong with you?"
Teng Mengmei's trembling right hand slowly pointed to a corner of the room, "Go... take Master's... no, I'll go by myself."
He moved with trembling steps and it was extremely difficult. When he turned around again, there were several slender steel nails in his hands. Each one was as long as a forearm. The sharp nail tips could pierce the skin with a light touch.
The little boy's eyes widened, "Master, aren't these the steel nails you usually grind? What do you do with these?"
Teng Mengmei did not speak, but walked to the front yard holding the heavy steel nails.
Kong Ming stood in the main hall, with a strong smell of medicinal herbs in front of him. He could identify that there were more than ten kinds of medicinal materials such as angelica, forsythia, pinellia, wild ginseng, etc. inside without looking, because he was familiar with these things.
The atmosphere was quiet and depressing, and Lu Enxi could hear her own heartbeat.
What kind of grievances do these two brothers have? Even before they met, they felt like crying.
Teng Mengmei dragged her heavy steps and when she saw the old man, her eyes suddenly became cloudy. Tears crawled out of her deep eye sockets and slid down along the rugged facial lines.
"Big...brother."
thump.
He knelt on his knees without any cushion.
Lu Enxi subconsciously ran over to help him, but the old man's bones were so fragile that he couldn't help but kneel down like this!
Si Bo Nian grabbed her hand in time, locked her close to him, and shook his head to stop her.
Kong Ming saw his younger brother with all silver hair, and his calm face was finally filled with sadness that had been woven for many years. He shook his hands and wanted to help him, but failed, "You...get up."
Teng Mengmei raised her hands and raised the shiny nails high above her head, "Brother, these steel nails are the torture tools I prepared for myself. They have been waiting for you for thirty years, and they have finally waited for this day."
Lu Enxi opened her eyes wide.
Did he want his brother to impale him with a steel nail?
Si Bo Nian's face turned cold, but he still held Lu Enxi tightly, preventing her from disturbing the situation.
Kong Ming softly recited Zen words, "I am already a member of the Buddhist sect. I have been blessed by the guidance of the Buddha. I have long forgotten the past. You should also forget about it."
Teng Mengmei burst into tears, and her voice became even more staccato, "In these years, I have not lived a comfortable day. I have been tortured by my conscience day and night. If I hadn't owed my life to my eldest brother, I would have committed suicide long ago. I only want to live in this world.
I'm sorry, please help me, brother."
Compared with his tears, Kong Ming was much calmer. He suppressed his emotions and said calmly, "Buddhist people don't kill, and they won't watch you die."
Teng Mengmei's eyes had long been blurred by tears, and she could not clearly see the face of the person in front of her. "Human life can only be repaid with human life. Since eldest brother is unwilling to take action, then I will do it myself and die in front of eldest brother. It can be considered as an explanation."
After saying this, he suddenly pulled out a sharp steel nail and stabbed it into his heart!