Qingyang said gently: "Because I like you, from the moment I met you, I like you, everything about you, everything about you, I can give everything for you, and I can give my whole life for you."
Tears flowed out from Lian'er's eyes, and she gently raised her hand to touch Qingyang, and said, "Thank you for liked me, but I'm almost dead now and I can't like you anymore."
"It's okay, as long as you are happy," Qingyang said gently.
In the days that followed, Qingyang never left for a moment, stayed beside Lian'er, taking care of her and protecting her, until Lian'er swallowed her last breath. At the moment of death, the heaven and earth felt the affection of Qingyang, and brought great blessings to her, and made Qingyang the mountain god here, becoming a powerful person like the gods.
After Qingyang became a god, he still couldn't forget Lian'er and waited in front of Lian'er's grave for thousands of years until Qingyang died.
"You've finished saying this? You haven't said how the scholar is doing yet, why didn't he come back to meet Lian'er?" Li Yuxuan said with some displeasure.
"That scholar, some people said that the scholar died of illness while taking the exam; some people said that the scholar was beaten to death when he encountered a bandit; some people said that the scholar did not get fame and had no face to go back, returned to their hometown, and lived his life alone; some people said that the scholar passed the top scorer, married the daughter of a general, and forgot Lian'er; some people said..." Xu Shilin talked about the results of more than a dozen scholars in a row.
"Which one you said is true?" Li Yuxuan said.
"How could I know? This is a legend after all, and maybe it is all true." Xu Shilin said helplessly.
"The mountain temple in front of all scholars has arrived." At this moment, the voice of the groom came from outside.
"It's finally here, don't have to bump into the carriage." Xu Shilin got off the carriage after hearing this, and Zhou An and Li Yuxuan got off the carriage.
Although the mountain temple is in the mountains, the entrance of the mountain temple is decorated very solemnly and is framed by mahogany. It has various goat patterns on the mahogany. At the highest point of the cave, a plaque with gold and silver bottom is hung high, with the three words "Mountain Temple".
The scholars on other carriages got off the car, including Liu Sanbian and others.
"I'm here at the Mountain Temple. Let's go out for fun. Remember to gather here at noon tomorrow, or I'll miss the announcement and post it to you." Li Yuxuan said.
Everyone expressed their understanding and walked into the mountain temple and went for a trip.
Zhou An and Xu Shilin also separated, but Li Yuxuan did not leave. Instead, she was afraid of meeting a villain, so she agreed without much hesitation and walked into the mountain temple together.
As soon as I walked in, I entered a spacious lobby, where many statues of gods of different postures were enshrined on both sides of the lobby. Some sat cross-legged, some folded their hands, some opened their arms, some closed their six eyes, etc., with strange shapes and everything.
This should be the one hundred side gods of Qingyang Mountain God.
Whether it is human or animal, there are many forms. There is a cushion under each statue, which is used by pilgrims who come to worship. Some men and women kneel on the cushion and kneel down to these statues, thinking endlessly, praying for peace, wealth and honor for the family.
Zhou An did not believe in these things, such as gods and ghosts. Even if there is really something in this world, it is still achieved by human cultivation. Therefore, he did not have any respect for the Qingyang Mountain God, but only wanted to watch.
Li Yuxuan next to him was a little different. Li Yuxuan read the books of sages since she was a child, studied the Three Principles and Five Constant Virtues, and only believed in the emperors in the court and all the officials. She did not believe in legendary gods like mountain gods. After all, this era is an era of no miracles.
So Li Yuxuan just watched these statues and often commented on what are the characteristics of this stone statue? The sculptures were flawed. Fortunately, she spoke in a low voice, otherwise those Qingyang Mountain god pilgrims would not let her go if they heard it.
Li Yuxuan said this, but Zhou An listened carefully. After listening, he felt that these hundred gods had a strange feeling, but he couldn't tell what the strangeness was. In short, it was hard to explain it clearly.
While watching the statues, they walked towards the front.
When they walked to the front, they saw the statue of the Master Qingyang, who was a blue sheep standing there majestic with four hooves.
Although the Qingyang Mountain God is very majestic, there is a hint of sadness in his eyes. The statue is portrayed very vividly. Even the sadness in his eyes can be carved. Even the hair of the Qingyang Mountain God is carved out. I don’t know who the sculptor is, and I must have the level of a master.
At this time, many people knelt down in front of the Qingyang Mountain God, holding a tag and shook the tag. They wanted to draw a good tag, get the gift from the Qingyang Mountain God, draw a good tag related to their destiny, and let the temple blessings be resolved.
"Let's draw a lottery too to see what kind of lottery can be drawn." Li Yuxuan said.
"Okay." Although Zhou An didn't believe that drawing lots could predict his future, he still wanted to try out what kind of lottery he could draw.
Zhou An and Li Yuxuan each took a signboard from the signboard table in front of the Qingyang Mountain God, with more than a dozen signs in it. Zhou An and Li Yuxuan did not kneel down, but instead looked at the statue of the Qingyang Mountain God, and then picked up the signboard in their hands and shook it.
First, Li Yuxuan shook a sign in the sign. She looked at the sign a few times, then turned to look at Zhou An. Zhou An also shook a sign at this time, but what is strange is that the sign has no words on it and is blank.
"The first time I saw a signature without words, what does it mean?" Li Yuxuan said curiously.
"I don't know either. Let's look for the temple and let him give him an explanation." Zhou An said.
The two came to the temple Zhu, an old monk with six ring scars on his head, wearing yellow monk's robes, and there was a book of unsigs on his table.
"This is my signature, please explain it." Zhou An put his signature in front of the temple Zhu and said.
Temple Zhu took a look at the sign and said softly: "Open the sign once with a copper plate."
Even the poorest man can take out a copper plate. It seems that the mountain temple is good, unlike the temples I went to before, so I would have more money.
Zhou An took out a tael of silver and put it on the table. The smallest money he had on was a tael of silver, and he never had a copper plate on his body: "This is my and her agreement to sign the money."
Temple Zhu was in a great mood when he saw one tael of silver. He put one tael of silver in a small box on the table. There were three big words written on the outer layer of the box, and the merit box was written.
Then Miao Zhu picked up Zhou An's sign and looked at it, and said, "Your sign is very wonderful. It's hard for tens of thousands of people to approve the sign. I didn't expect that you would draw it and you won the big prize."
"Is this kind of blank sign of any special significance?" Li Yuxuan said.
"In fact, blank signs have one meaning, that is, no matter what sign you ask for, whether it is marriage, wealth, or even career, it is full of unknowns. No one knows what your future is. You may become a grass-roots player in the future, or a prince, a general or a minister." Miao Zhu said.
"Then should I sign this blank sign, win, or sign it out," Li Yuxuan asked.
"Not all, it's the only mysterious sign in the signature. As the saying goes, all things are empty, and cause and effect are not empty." Temple Zhu recited Amitabha Buddha and said.
"Young Master Zhou, this signature you asked for is really good, none of them." Li Yuxuan said with a smile to Zhou An.
"Why do I feel like this old monk is fooling me?" Zhou An looked at Temple Zhu and said.
"This is all the will of the God of Qingyang Mountain, and it will not be wrong." After Zhou An questioned, Miao Zhu said without any anger rising on his face.
Zhou An didn't want these divine things. Anyway, Zhou An knew that this blank sign could be solved. For example, some people said it was a marriage sign, but it was a waste of time. Some people said it was a sign and everything they wanted. Although the temple Zhu mentioned the most appropriate theory, Zhou An still listened with a suspicious attitude.
Then Zhou An said to Li Yuxuan: "Let him see your signature and see what your signature says."