The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Chapter 629: Discussion on Zen in the Bamboo Forest

Yan Shu and Master Hongyi strolled in the bamboo forest together.

In recent days, Yan Shu often chatted with Master Hongyi about some medical knowledge. Through mutual communication, she could feel that Master Hongyi had unique insights into medicine. He advocated the concept of the unity of man and nature, which also allowed Yan Shu to have a deeper understanding of Chinese medicine.

It turns out that there is a close relationship between Buddhism, Taoism and medicine. For Yan Shu, this view is to explore the mysteries of medicine from another level.

"Master, if our world is just a book, with a fixed hero and heroine, and various supporting characters that make up this world, and the ending of the book is already predetermined, and something unexpected happened that changed the direction of the characters in the original book world, does this go against God's will?"

Master Hongyi sat cross-legged on a cushion and slowly looked around.

"Look at this bamboo forest. What is the difference between this year's bamboo and last year's bamboo?"

Yan Shu also glanced at the surrounding bamboo forest.

"Since it is the same bamboo forest, there should be no difference between last year's bamboo and this year's bamboo."

Master Hongyi nodded and said, "The bamboos from last year are still the same as this year. They really don't look much different."

At this moment, a cold wind blew, and the bamboo leaves made a rustling sound. A few yellow bamboo leaves fluttered and fell on the wooden table in front of them.

Seeing this, Master Hongyi flicked his sleeves and picked up a withered yellow bamboo leaf.

"Then what about you looking at this fallen leaf?"

Yan Shu's expression paused slightly, and he stared at the bamboo leaf in Master Hongyi's hand in deep thought for a long time.

"Bamboo leaves sprout in spring, grow in summer, turn yellow in autumn, and fall into the dust in winter. This year's leaves are certainly not the same as last year's."

Master Hongyi smiled and said, "Spring brings birth, summer brings growth, autumn brings harvest, and winter brings storage. This is a cycle. Life from birth, young adulthood, to old age is also a cycle. The rise and fall of one thing while the other declines. This cycle is in accordance with the will of heaven. You see that the bamboo does not change much because the life span of bamboo is as long as that of human beings. You see the difference in leaves because its life span is only one spring and autumn. The essence of bamboo and leaves is the process of going from existence to non-existence. It is your eyes that have differentiated between them. There is no identical leaf in the world, and there will be no identical people. How do you know that the book you are reading is the same as the world you live in?"

Yan Shu's heart was shocked. She had never doubted that she had traveled to the world of the novel, because the characters in the book were now living vividly on this land, so she tried her best to change the fate of Jiang Ci, the Yan family and herself.

"If this world is different from the books I read, then what is the meaning of my existence?"

So the Yan family won't have the tragic ending in the book? Jiang Ci won't die young? So Yan Yao and Ye Lanxuan are not the male and female protagonists of this world? Then her bug doesn't exist?

"Don't dwell on the past, benefactor. From the moment you came here, the flowers are no longer flowers and the fog is no longer fog."

The flowers are not flowers, the fog is not fog.

After Yan Shu pondered these words over and over in his mind, his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

She understood that this world had long since deviated from the world of the original book, so the Yan family was not as miserable as in the original book, and Jiang Ci did not completely turn into the crazy and cold-blooded villain. A single spark is enough to start a prairie fire. The moment she appeared, the past tense no longer existed, so all the people in this world had nothing to do with the characters in the novel world.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

"The fact that you can sit here and discuss Zen with me in the bamboo forest shows that you and I are destined to be together. I will give you one last word of advice: follow your heart, don't dwell on the past, and don't worry about the future."

Yan Shu stood up and bowed respectfully to Master Hongyi.

"My little girl, please remember this."

Follow your heart and do what you want to do at the moment. Don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future. Living well in the present is the most important thing.

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After a conversation between the brother and sister that day, Yan Shu insisted that Yan Huai recuperate in Jialan Temple for another two days. After making sure that Yan Huai was in good health, he decided to let him return to Xinyang Prefecture today.

Jiang Ci dispatched a group of trusted men from Nanyang Prefecture to personally escort Yan Huai back.

The day before leaving, Yan Huai met Jiang Ci alone, and the two had a long conversation. As for what they talked about, Yan Shu had no idea. He just felt that after this conversation between his third brother and Jiang Ci, he seemed no longer as worried about her going to the capital.

On the day of farewell, Yan Shu discovered that Xiao Yan did not show up. To be exact, from the day when his third brother refused Xiao Yan's farewell, Xiao Yan rarely appeared in front of his third brother.

"Little sister, if you have any difficulties in the capital, you must discuss it with Jiang Ci. I believe he will take good care of you. Remember to send letters home at any time so that your family can rest assured."

"Don't worry, Third Brother. I won't act rashly. Take care of yourself on the way. I have prepared some food and medicine for you and put them in the carriage."

"Well, take care of yourself."

After giving some instructions before leaving, Yan Huai reluctantly got on the carriage.

Jiang Ci instructed the subordinates who were escorting Yan Huai, "Make sure to send Third Brother Yan back to Xinyang Prefecture safely."

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will protect you with my life."

"Go."

"Yes!"

Yan Shu stood at the foot of the mountain, watching the carriage that Yan Huai was riding in slowly leave. Jiang Ci stood beside him and said softly, "Third Brother Yan will take the official road all the way back. Although the journey will take a few days longer, it is relatively much safer."

Yan Shu nodded: "Prince Xiao has also left?"

"Well, he came to say goodbye to me before dawn this morning. Perhaps we can meet each other on the road."

Yan Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that Xiao Yan had seen his third brother's cold attitude towards him and had given up. Could it be that he was going to be a flower protector?

"Let's go too. It will take about ten days to reach Qinghe."

"it is good!"

When the two were about to get on the carriage, a young monk hurried up.

"Mr. Jiang, please stay."

Jiang Ci turned around and looked at the monk, and saw that he was someone close to Master Hongyi.

The monk ran to Jiang Ci and handed him the brocade bag.

"Master asked me to give this to you. Master specifically told me to open this brocade bag when you are facing a life-or-death situation."

Jiang Ci paused for a moment. Could it be that Master Hongyi had a premonition that he would be in danger if he went to the capital?

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ci reached out and took the brocade bag: "Please tell my little master that Jiang Ci will keep the master's instructions in mind."

"Then I will go back and report to Master. Please take care of yourselves."

After seeing the little monk off, Jiang Ci lowered his head and took a deep look at the brocade bag.

Yan Shu also looked at the brocade bag in Jiang Ci's hand with great curiosity: "Master Hongyi may have foreseen something, so he gave you this brocade bag before leaving. You must keep it well, maybe it will be of great use in the future."

Jiang Ci thought back to what Master Hongyi had said that day about the topic of making choices. Perhaps this brocade bag contained the answer.