The four of them came out of the Bodhisattva Temple, the river god was not afraid of rain, Lin Huaisheng held an umbrella, and Wang Yang and Zhao You were ordinary people. Wang Yang got the cold face and temporary blessing of the river god, but Zhao You refused.
He rushed into the rain first, and no one else had time to call him. He turned around in the rain, stretched out his hand to look back and forth, saw nothing changed, and smiled at them showing two rows of white teeth.
"I'm really fine!"
Wang Yang really convinced the other party's recklessness.
"Are you looking for death?"
Zhao You laughed, everyone was like the rain of an enemy, maybe it was only a little cold when it fell on him, maybe this was the rare warmth of this treacherous and non-stop heavy rain.
The young man said: "If I really don't get affected, I don't want to bother the Bodhisattva and the River God. I don't know what will happen to me later. I can't help, so it's fine if I don't delay. Just treat it as if it's raining, it's no big deal. "
This kind of childlike heart, even the river god is a little impressed.
Zhao You didn't know it. After he finished speaking, he seemed to think of something, and he hesitated and added a little embarrassingly: "But after I come back... can the two gods find time to help me dry my clothes? If it sticks to my body, it will be uncomfortable if I sleep overnight. It
's been a long time since Lin Huaisheng met a pure optimist, and it's always a pleasure to get along with such a person.
"Of course, even if Mr. He doesn't make a move, I will help you."
He Shen glanced at Lin Huaisheng helplessly, and said with a smile.
"Where can the Bodhisattva make a move?"
Lin Huaisheng now felt that even if Zhao You was not special because of his status as a foreigner, he himself had an irreplaceable shining point.
The three chatted and laughed, inadvertently forming a stark contrast with Wang Yang who was walking silently.
Zhao You himself is an atheist. After the shock of seeing the gods for the first time, he now almost regards the two gods as friends who can talk. Zhao You never stopped talking all the way.
"I heard those people call you 'Huaisheng Bodhisattva' just now. I only know those famous Bodhisattvas. Huaisheng is your name? Do gods have names too?"
Zhao You blurted out.
"Because it's Huaihe and Sheng... I thought of sending the son Guanyin..."
After finishing speaking, he looked directly at Lin Huaisheng. The bodhisattva is clearly a man, but maybe he has long hair or armbands, Zhao You feels that he always sees a bit of grace in a narrow way.
"They used to ask me for such wishes."
Zhao You widened his eyes: "Really, really?"
He couldn't help but look at Lin Huaisheng, as if other gods turned stones into gold, and this bodhisattva specializes in pregnancy have children.
In the rain, the young man's wet hair stuck to his forehead, revealing a pair of black eyes. Lin Huaisheng didn't feel offended, he had a good temper most of the time, and as a god in this dungeon, he had a kind of transcendent compassion and divinity. Instead, he followed Zhao You's words and said: "The villagers ask for everything, and heirs are only part of their heart wish."
In the mountain village where there was only one god, the beliefs of human beings are really simple and pious. Omnipotent, the Bodhisattva is really so powerful.
Wang Yang, who had heard enough all the way, finally spoke at this time.
"That's not what it means."
He said vaguely.
"Huaisheng, 'with the common people in mind', is what people used to call the Bodhisattva because of his compassion."
Only then did Zhao You understand: "What a great wish..."
If Wang Yang didn't say it, the real meaning of the Bodhisattva's name People will never know, and will never know, how pious beliefs of human beings here are condensed in Bodhisattvas.
Lin Huaisheng glanced sideways at Wang Yang whose attitude seemed to have changed.
Until now, river gods, bodhisattvas, devout disciples, villains, ghosts, and passers-by have all appeared. 751 used its own privileges to give Lin Huaisheng convenience, but it is impossible to completely violate the rules of the game. Lin Huaisheng does not know the specific characters whose identities correspond to them. Except for the characters with obvious identity information, the remaining villains and ghosts cannot correspond to Li Qingming and Wang Yang respectively. . Even the names of these two character cards deserve a second thought. The god of the river is indeed a god, and the passer-by is indeed a guest, but are the villains focused on "evil" or "human"? Are the ghosts "working for the tiger" or real "ghosts".
The road down the mountain was very difficult, and gradually, Zhao You, who talked the most, stopped talking. Several people walked with difficulty for a while, and the river god who was at the front stopped.
"Look ahead."
His words made everyone approach.
Passing through the sparse bushes, here is a highland with a wide view, and you can have a panoramic view of the situation below the mountain. After seeing the scene clearly, everyone was dumbfounded. The gap in the sky has disappeared, but the flood on the earth is still there. The former mountain depression is almost gone, replaced by a flood, and the ring-shaped river surrounds the entire mountain, with no way out. In the exposed place, only the devastated land remains.
Why this dungeon is called "Crossing the River" is only now revealing the truth.
Zhao You murmured: "It's too exaggerated..."
The young man outside the mountain had never seen such a terrifying force of nature with his own eyes. In his world, he even thought that humans had conquered nature.
Wang Yang said lightly: "Some of them are not all caused by floods."
He pointed to the direction they came from, and the mountains farther on that side were also completely barren.
"The mountain is closed. Even now, few people really go out. Road repairs can't come in. It takes a long time to go to the nearest town. Many things have to be self-sufficient, such as wood, agricultural products, herbs and ores..." Wang Yang looked at Lin Huaisheng, "Including offerings to Bodhisattvas."
Zhao You was startled: "At least give the forest a time to rest and adjust... Pick a spot for work. As long as there is a little rain in this kind of place, landslides and mudslides are no joke. of."
The God of the River continued: "Through generations, people's hearts have been insatiable, so they have naturally become like this."
Wang Yang sneered, only thinking that these gods are really hypocritical, saying that human beings are greedy, but because of this, the gods worshiped and enshrined can be stay out?
Lin Huaisheng followed Zhao You's words: "It happened, there have been several disasters that could destroy the village."
Wang Yang questioned: "Impossible!"
The children who grew up in the village have never heard anything from their parents. Just a few words.
But the Bodhisattva has already left, and it seems that he doesn't want to say more.
The God of the River glanced at Wang Yang with a smile that was not a smile, and there was a ruthless divinity in his inhuman golden eyes.
"Young man, don't be so arrogant, and don't think that what you see and hear must be true. The gods don't hate atheists, and there are thousands of people who abandon the gods in this world, and you are nothing special, but don't Let the gods think that you alone are enough to see the worst ignorance and conceit of human beings."
"If the disaster that should have happened did not happen, why not think about who blocked it for you."
Said, the river god followed the Bodhisattva pace of.
Ahead, Lin Huaisheng didn't walk too fast, and the River God quickly paralleled the oil-paper umbrella.
"Is the Bodhisattva angry?"
Lin Huaisheng had no intention of listening to the conversation behind him, and didn't know what the river god and Wang Yang said. Hearing the voice of the river god, he turned his face to see the concern in the eyes of the river god, quickly guessed the reason, smiled and shook his head slightly.
"I didn't take it to heart." He
Shen followed Lin Huaisheng's tone and sighed: "The Bodhisattva is too kind."
At first glance, there seemed to be subtle irony towards Lin Huaisheng hidden in the words.
"How can a bodhisattva be considered a bodhisattva if his heart is not good?" the
river god asked him.
"This is the compassion cultivated by the Bodhisattva himself, or it was imposed on you by the group of humans who created the gods."
Lin Huaisheng did not respond.
The God of the River understood and laughed: "People's hearts are easy to change. They want you to be merciful and me to be strong and invincible. We are all products controlled by human desires, and we are not gods at all."
Lin Huaisheng said: "Why not? Although human beings created you and me, we are not empty shells. Although I can't hear my own heart, but when He Jun is in the Bodhisattva Temple, I can hear He Jun's heartbeat in my chest. If there is a chance in the future I went to visit the Temple of the River God, and I also want to ask Lord He to listen to my heart." The
God of the River was stunned.
"Bodhisattva... Is this your sincerity, or your comfort?"
But he didn't want Lin Huaisheng to answer, and He Shen seemed to wake up from the paranoia and obsession just now. You have to turn your head and lower your body to get a glimpse of the face of a bodhisattva with more than a little jaw under the oil-paper umbrella, and He has done all these supernatural powers.
"The Bodhisattva is so kind."
"Hundreds of years ago, human beings were shaken once, but I still remember it. The Bodhisattva's compassion not only protected the believers, but also protected a small stream."
And that one did not pass. The stream in the calf has now become a god and can stand side by side with the Bodhisattva.
"On the day when the River God Temple is completed, I don't want people to worship. I just want
the Bodhisattva to be a guest." "I really want to have a good drink and talk with the Bodhisattva."
Lin Huaisheng raised his umbrella and fixed his eyes on the River God.
"This is not acceptable." "It
is not acceptable to drink wine, Lord He, please be careful." The
river god smiled, and the god's joy spread across the mountain.
"Then talk about joy."
"I am very happy when I am with the Bodhisattva."
...
The further they went down, the mud and gravel became traps. In the end, Lin Huaisheng and Heshen had to look after Wang Yang and Zhao You respectively. The wet Zhao You returned to the river god, Lin Huaisheng enlarged the umbrella and let Wang Yang go with him.
After the ridicule of the river god, Wang Yang seemed silent, he just walked without saying a word, but upon closer inspection, his steps matched Lin Huaisheng's. Zhao You asked: "We will go to the village later, but what should we do
if the village is flooded?
"
, They have arrived at the entrance of the village, and crooked or collapsed houses are presented in front of everyone. This is already a dead village, and it seems that the boundary of the river formed by the flood can be seen not far away. But no one took the first step for a while, because everyone knew that what Zhao You said was right.
The village is on the flat land of the col, and the flood is raging and can submerge other places with higher terrain. It makes no sense for this small village to remain. So this village is like a trap deliberately left here to invite you into the urn.
Several people looked at each other.
But there is only one answer in my heart.
Wang Yang said: "The statue is hidden in the cellar of my house."
"Then go and get it." The
God of the River said decisively.