Chapter 52 The old woman
“When did it appear?”
He felt a little strange, and clearly there was no sign of anyone moving nearby before.
"The old man is joking, we are not so stingy!"
When Xu Zhiyan heard this, he calmly grabbed the impulsive Wang Chengyuan, afraid that this fool would really kill the bird.
"Thank you so much for Young Master Haihan." The old woman walked closer and said in a vicissitudes of her tone. The folds between her eyebrows and eyes frowned slightly. It was until the bird in the sky slowly circled and landed on her shoulders, and it rubbed her cheeks intimately and without fear of being able to slowly unfold.
"Yu'er, why don't you apologize to that young man!"
The old man seemed to be scolding the bird.
The bird seemed to be able to understand her words. Although she seemed a little reluctant, she still flew up and bowed in the air like a decent look, then slowly flew back.
Xu Zhiyan and the others were all a little surprised, especially those young girls who looked straight at each other and looked incredible.
They have never seen such a human bird!
Even Wang Chengyuan didn't care about being angry at this time, and looked at the bird blankly, feeling quite novel.
"This bird...can understand human words?" he stuttered.
"I made you laugh." The old woman touched the bird's wings kindly. The bird also looked obedient and let her caress her obediently. "I raised it from childhood to adulthood, and it also regarded me as a relative. I can still understand some of my commands."
When a few girls saw this cute bird so obedient, they approached the past curiously and wanted to touch it. Although the bird was reluctant, they still touched it reluctantly at the request of the old woman.
But if a man wanted to touch him, the bird would be furious and wanted to peck at him, which scared the boy to quickly retract his hand.
It can be seen that this little guy doesn't like men.
"Old man, is this bird willing to give it to me?" A young lady was happy to see the hunting and couldn't help but speak timidly.
When the old woman heard this, she shook her head slightly: "This bird has spirituality and understands human nature. Whether it goes or stays has nothing to do with me. How can I make a decision on business?"
"It's just that this bird loves the mountains and forests. Even if you force yourself to catch it, it may not make it happy..."
"Since that's the case... then forget it..." The lady was a little disappointed and couldn't help but look at the bird quietly again.
"It turns out that there are many strange people and strange things in the world..." Xu Zhiyan sighed with emotion when he saw this scene, "I feel more and more that I used to be like a frog in a well. Only when I come out can I realize that there are so many interesting people and things."
Du Bai was different from what they saw, and his eyes stayed on the bird for a few more seconds.
He felt a strange breath from this bird...
It shouldn't be an ordinary bird.
However, the old woman had nothing special about her body. Even her bamboo basket contained only some edible mushroom fruits and herbs, which were not worth paying attention to.
"It must have been just my own negligence just now." Du Bai didn't think much about it and made a secret judgment.
And here Xu Zhiyan came forward and talked to the old man for a few words, but the news he received was not satisfactory.
"I have lived here for a long time, but I have never heard of any rumors of ghosts. I must have come to the wrong place." The old woman shook her head slightly and said.
"That's how..." Xu Zhiyan and others frowned slightly.
They didn't expect that there would be an old woman living here, so naturally there would be no ghosts here to make trouble. I think that what passersby heard or saw before were just this old woman, and more of it was just catching up on the wind and shadows and spreading rumors.
They have seen many such things while exploring them before.
The truth was revealed before night time, and everyone was inevitably disappointed.
Even Du Bai was a little disappointed.
After all, his purpose in coming to Lanruo Temple was to find Nie Xiaoqian and to see the charm of the Ghost Story of the Aristocratic Girl, rather than the dilapidated temple, an old Taoist nun and a suspected monster bird.
Then he laughed secretly.
"Whether... don't be too stubborn. No one has stipulated that Lanruo Temple must be the same as the stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, nor that there must be Nie Xiaoqian in every Lanruo Temple."
"I am lucky if I get it, but I am lucky if I lose it." He sighed, and slowly relaxed his mind and stopped worrying.
However, although the results have been obtained, I can't go back immediately. Since I have already arrived, I will rest and have fun here, so don't waste the opportunity. The few people who learned it probably have experienced a lot and did not feel much frustrated. Now I just regard this action as an outing and have a lot of fun.
Du Bai refused their invitation and leaned against the window boredly. Looking up at the green scenery was a good enjoyment.
The few people outside the window each had different movements.
Xu Zhiyan has the highest knowledge and the most handsome appearance. A few girls except Su Zhirou are surrounded by him. Another boy is also a young man and is honored. It can be seen that he is a small group.
However, the other reckless boy named Wang Chengyuan was squatting next to a branch. The rather strange little bird on the branch was proudly raising his head, and he didn't even look at him.
He seemed to have forgotten his previous prejudices, and was full of teasing the bird that could only understand human words. He looked around for a while and picked a few bright red fruits from somewhere to send them to the bird's beak. Although the bird didn't like to pay attention to him at the beginning, he couldn't stand the temptation of delicious food at this time. He carefully leaned over and picked one to eat. Maybe he thought it tasted good, and his eyes were no longer so hostile to see this boy.
After looking at it for a while, I accidentally turned around and found that the old woman in the temple behind me had walked in and was praying to the Buddha devoutly. Seeing her movements seemed to have lasted for a long time and had become a natural habit.
It is hard to imagine why an old man over 70 years old lived alone in this wilderness and accompanied the beasts and worshipped the Buddha alone.
Maybe it was because of the unfilial children and grandchildren at home, or maybe it was because of the destruction of the family...
It was just a bit surprising that the old man had not turned around but seemed to have noticed his observation. While closing his eyes to worship the Buddha, he whispered: "Young man, if you have any worries or troubles, you might as well come and worship the Buddha. If the opportunity comes, the Buddha may give you some inspiration..."
Du Bai was stunned, but did not refute. He slowly walked to her side but did not kneel down or looked down at the old man. Instead, he looked at the dilapidated Buddha statue. The wooden sculpture smile seemed to be more charitable. His eyes, which had completely faded, seemed to have a little strange charm at this time, and were staring at him quietly.
"Old man, I have no worries." He whispered.
"Young man, it is useless to lie in front of Buddha. Old man can feel that you seem to be different from those outside. There is confusion and anxiety about the future hidden in your heart..." The old woman still closed her eyes and just slowly told her.
Chapter completed!