Chapter 69 The boss is a riddle man

Chapter 69 The boss is a riddle man

It is now late at night on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Li Yuan looks around and can see many festive decorations and colorful lights and cloths on the streets.

In some places, there are still snow piles and icicles.

Li Yuan was not discouraged even though he failed to meet the Mother Earth.

This trip is to pay a visit and also to make apology.

Of course you have to be sincere.

He sat cross-legged directly beside the gate of the Earth Mother Temple, waiting for the night to pass.

The next day.

Li Yuan still maintained the cross-legged sitting posture, his breath was calm and steady, not at all anxious.

The morning light shone through the gaps between the buildings and onto Li Yuan, making his robe glow like a golden robe.

The old woman came out of her home early, looked at Li Yuan with a strange look, then took out the key and opened the door of the Earth Mother Temple.

Mortals came one after another, but because of the unrest in Qian Kingdom, there were many more people coming to worship than usual.

There is a slight congestion in front of the Earth Mother Temple.

Many mortals looked at Li Yuan beside the temple gate with surprised eyes, as if they were wondering when a fool appeared in the Earth Mother Temple.

This person seems to have been waiting for a long time, but the temple door is open, so why not go in and worship?

There was a constant flow of people, and Li Yuan seemed to want to get up, but after thinking it over, he decided to wait until most mortals had finished their worship.

It is always bad if you enter the temple and occupy the cushion, affecting the mortals' worship of Mother Earth.

The sunlight gradually grew stronger, but the weather just after the New Year was always a little chilly, making people feel cold to the bone.

A little bit of wind and sand blew up and hit Li Yuan's body.

Li Yuan allowed the wind and sand to approach him and did not use his immortal body to block it.

“If believers have troubles, they can go to the temple and talk about it.”

The old woman looked over from the temple, as if she couldn't bear to see Li Yuan endure the cold wind in front of the temple, and spoke slowly.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and saw that most of the mortals had finished their worship. Then he picked up the gift box beside him, stood up, and smiled at the old woman.

"Thank you for your concern, host."

Stepping into the Earth Mother Temple again, Li Yuan bowed respectfully to the stone statue of Earth Mother again when he passed the center of the green garden.

The scenery in the courtyard is still the same.

Green trees, small pond, bluestone, everything is the same as yesterday.

But when Li Yuan walked through the courtyard, he always felt that the scenery in the courtyard seemed to have changed a little.

"The leaves are still leaves, the flowers are not flowers; the bluestone is still old, the pond mud is new."

Li Yuan lowered his eyebrows, as if he understood something.

"The leaves are like new leaves, and the flowers are not the flowers of yesterday."

The old lady presiding over the temple stood at the entrance of the inner temple, with an old smile and kind eyes.

Li Yuan bowed from a distance, "Senior, your realm is profound, and your words seem to have multiple meanings. I should learn from them carefully."

The old woman said nothing more, but turned and went into the temple.

Li Yuan walked out of the Green Garden and came to the inner temple. He still lifted the edge of his robe and carefully crossed the threshold.

He found a corner and Li Yuan knelt there silently.

He is a god, and the first moment he comes to this temple, he will be noticed by Mother Earth.

Mother Earth did not consciously show up, which showed that Li Yuan’s sincerity was not enough.

"I know I am ignorant, and I sincerely ask Mother Earth to forgive me."

Li Yuan muttered to himself.

This time, he did not cry about his poverty and misery.

Some things can happen once but not twice, let alone three times.

There is a constant burning of incense in the Earth Mother Temple, and there are always mortals coming here sincerely to kneel, worship, and pray.

Li Yuan knelt silently on the cushion in the corner, without saying a word and without getting impatient.

He lowered his eyes, knelt straight, and placed his hands on his knees, as if waiting sincerely.

Another day passed quickly.

Li Yuan knelt again until late at night.

He never stood up until the Earth Mother's consciousness came.

Until the old woman looked at him with some helplessness.

Li Yuan smiled awkwardly and then stood up, not making things difficult for the old woman.

When the temple gate was tightly closed, he was still sitting cross-legged quietly beside the temple gate.

On the third day, Li Yuan stood up from the ground again, walked into the green forest, and looked at the scenery in the garden. He seemed to have a new understanding.

It was the coldest time of the year on the streets, and the chilly wind hurt people's skin.

But this temple is always filled with spring-like scenery.

Mortals are ignorant and unaware, and seem to be completely unaware of the magic involved.

"Mother Earth is kind and virtuous, and her heart is as eternal as spring..."

Li Yuan bowed respectfully to the stone statue in the garden again and walked into the inner temple.

This kneeling lasted another whole day.

Li Yuan still didn't get a response.

Late at night, amid the old woman's sigh, Li Yuan stood up from the mat again, bowed respectfully, and left.

After several days of hitting a wall, Li Yuan couldn't help but open the [Hundred Records of Immortal Life] he carried with him.

There are also records on how to accidentally offend the Queen Mother of Earth.

To Li Yuan's surprise, the book said: Mother Earth is kind and never bears grudges.

If you don’t have the chance to meet him, just visit him again with sincerity after some time.

But Li Yuan frowned slightly and was unwilling to do as the book said.

"If your will is not strong, how can you talk about sincerity?"

Li Yuan put away the thick book and sat cross-legged firmly.

This process lasted for 49 days.

There was a joke in Fuyuan City that a fool had come to the Earth Mother Temple. He seemed to be a follower of Mother Earth, but he didn't fit in with the other believers and was quite strange.

Li Yuan didn't care. He was determined in his heart and only wanted to ask for forgiveness from Mother Earth.

The fiftieth day arrived. Li Yuan estimated the time and walked into the Earth Mother Temple again.

The Green Garden is still the same Green Garden, but the ice and snow outside the temple have melted and drizzle is falling.

The green garden in the temple also seems to be rejuvenated in the new year, becoming more eye-catching.

The leaves are greener and the flowers are brighter.

Most of the bluestones in the garden are covered with moss, but some of them are as smooth as new.

The small pond was as calm as usual, but dewdrops dripped from the branches and leaves, breaking the mirror-like surface of the water and causing ripples.

Li Yuan had some realization in his heart, but it seemed as if there was always a layer of hazy paper between him and the feeling, and he could not fully understand it.

The old woman, dressed in simple and plain linen clothes, added incense and candles to the temple. She was accustomed to seeing Li Yuan coming again.

Li Yuan bowed respectfully to the statue of the Earth Mother in the inner temple, then bowed to the old woman and continued to kneel in a corner.

But this time, just as he found an empty cushion and was about to kneel down, he suddenly discovered that all the mortals in the temple had left without him noticing.

"Why bother?"

The old woman looked outside the temple, at the boundless sky, and suddenly sighed.

Li Yuan was not surprised at all: "The younger generation has done something wrong, so of course I have to apologize to the seniors."

The 'old woman' walked slowly to the entrance of the inner temple.

"What will you do if I don't come for a long time?"

Li Yuan thought about it and smiled slightly:

"Mother Earth is kind and merciful. She came to see me, the little mountain god, on the first night. I know this."

"Since the senior has never really shown up, it must be because I, as a junior, am not sincere enough."

As he spoke, Li Yuan took out the gift box.

Wrapped in the golden light of merit, the fruits have not lost any of their freshness and remain the same as when they were picked.

Li Yuan respectfully placed the gift box under the incense offering table in the temple and bowed deeply to the "old woman".

The 'old woman' glanced at the gift box and did not move.

Instead, he said something meaningless:

"How about you look at the flowers and leaves in the courtyard and the bluestone pond?"

Li Yuan blinked slightly: "Very good."

The old woman frowned slightly:

"I'm asking, what do you think?"

Li Yuan thought about it, his expression somewhat thoughtful:

"The flower-leaf-stone pond is extremely beautiful. But... I am ignorant and have never seen its true meaning."

"Practice meditation diligently, gain new insights day by day, and your enlightenment will change."

“Today’s understanding is different from yesterday’s, and it will be different from tomorrow’s.”

"Therefore, I dare not speak nonsense recklessly."

“I can only say this: All things are reincarnated, and the way of life may be everlasting.”

The 'old woman' listened quietly and did not respond, but waved her sleeves slightly.

Time and space seem to be rotating at this moment.

In a blink of an eye, Li Yuan found himself standing outside the Earth Mother Temple.

The gate of the Earth Mother Temple was tightly closed, as if the temple didn't want Li Yuan to enter again.

Li Yuan bowed respectfully without showing any dissatisfaction.

After a long time, a gentle voice came from the temple:

"What lasts forever is the stubborn bluestone, and also the mud in the pond."

"Are you bluestone or mud?"