Chapter 218: Unintentional
After worshiping the gods in the temple, Shen Xuanxi walked briskly into the bamboo forest.
A Ling and the guards looked at each other, looked at their young lady's receding back, and sighed helplessly.
Walking in the mountains and forests, no one is watching, and you feel free.
Shen Xuanxi felt a little refreshed after a long time.
Over the past year, the Shen family encountered many difficulties and was almost harmed by someone.
As the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, she had to maneuver between various parties and deal with hypocritical people one after another, which exhausted her mentally and physically.
She hadn't been there for a year and she missed the quiet and beautiful bamboo forest very much.
Or maybe...it's not just about missing the bamboo forest.
Thinking of the leisurely and natural feeling she once felt in the bamboo forest, Shen Xuanxi hurried along.
It seems that as long as you step into the bamboo forest, you will reach a peaceful pure land where you can temporarily escape from all worldly troubles.
She had so many troubles in her mind that she wanted to get them out, tell them to someone, and pour them out in this isolated bamboo forest.
However, when Shen Xuanxi walked through the bamboo path and came to the open space in the bamboo forest with anticipation.
However, he discovered that the stone table and chair where a figure in green robes had once sat alone was already covered with dust.
The ground was covered with bamboo leaves, withered and yellow.
It seems that no one has been here for a long time.
For some reason, Shen Xuanxi felt empty and a little depressed.
This was the first time she didn't see Li Yuan in the bamboo forest.
The scenery remains the same, and the green leaves are pleasing to the eye.
The gentle breeze rustles the bamboo leaves, like swaying stars in the sky, quiet and beautiful.
But Shen Xuanxi walked slowly in the bamboo forest, but he just couldn't feel relaxed.
Even more dull.
She took out a silk handkerchief and gently wiped the dust off the tables and chairs.
He picked up the fallen leaves, slowly sat on the stone bench, looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Everyone is busy, Master Li should not have the time to come here."
After a long time, Shen Xuanxi opened his red lips slightly and sighed softly.
She looked out at the mountains and forests, feeling helpless and a little lost.
The sunlight was strong and it was gradually getting into the afternoon.
The time for previous stay has long passed.
But Shen Xuanxi always sat beside the stone table, his eyes sparkling, and from time to time he looked towards the bamboo path, as if he was waiting.
She should have left long ago.
But there was a voice in my heart that always thought: Maybe if I wait a little longer, he will come?
Shen Xuanxi didn't know what he was thinking, but he just felt unwilling to leave.
However, when dusk came, Li Yuan still hadn't shown up.
Outside the bamboo forest, the maid A Ling's slightly worried cry was heard.
Shen Xuanxi's eyebrows trembled, and he turned away with a somewhat dim look in his eyes.
Deep in the bamboo forest.
Li Yuan looked at her leaving figure with calm eyes. After thinking for a while, he dispelled his invisibility and slowly walked to the stone table.
He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the stone table, as if he could feel some residual warmth from it.
Li Yuan touched his body again and felt a cool sensation.
It's like touching a cold stone.
He can make his immortal body have human warmth, but...
"If you get too deeply involved, it will harm you."
Li Yuanyuan knew that the paths were different and there was a difference between immortals and mortals.
As a clergyman, one should have great love for his colleagues.
I cannot and dare not have any private feelings.
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Every once in a while, Shen Xuanxi would take some time to go to the main peak of Liangshan to worship the gods.
Worship God with a sincere heart and pray for the common people.
But after worshiping the gods, they would always walk into the bamboo forest.
Leave with anticipation and return with disappointment.
Sometimes, human hearts are just that strange.
The more emotions accumulate, the more stubborn they become.
It was originally just a slight loss, but in the end it turned into a deep obsession.
Even if you try hard to forget it, you just can't throw it away.
Li Yuan always hid in the dark, silently watching Shen Xuanxi walk into the bamboo forest.
After a long time, he watched her leave sadly.
He did not dare to show up, for fear that his thoughts would be swayed and he would fall into disaster.
The night is quiet and the stars are shining.
The cool breeze blew the bamboo leaves, leaving behind many shadows.
Li Yuan was in a rare state of peace, sitting in an open space in the bamboo forest, admiring the night view of the mountains.
He had nothing to do, so he made a cup of tea and sipped it quietly with a calm expression.
When dawn came, the creatures in the mountains called out for help, and Li Yuan quickly left.
In the early morning of the day, that gentle figure arrived and walked into the forest again.
As soon as he walked in, Shen Xuanxi keenly noticed the abnormality of the stone table and his heart skipped a beat.
The deep eyes became clear and bright, and the haze in them seemed to be swept away, leaving only joy.
She was thoughtful and every time she came to the open space in the bamboo forest, she would carefully wipe the tea cups and stone cups.
I was worried that if someone came here and saw the dusty tea set, it would lose interest.
But today, the position of the tea set on the stone table was obviously shifted, and there were tea stains in the teacup.
Even the little bit of tea in the teacup was still warm.
"Mr. Li..."
Shen Xuanxi didn't know what he was thinking.
It was as if he was possessed by a demon, as if he would not feel at ease until he saw the figure in green.
She sat alone in the bamboo forest, waiting for a long time.
But from early morning till sunset, there was no sign of Li Yuan.
Shen Xuanxi was wearing a light green long dress, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her beautiful face.
Her eyes were lowered, with a slight ripple.
Finally, she poured out the bitter tea in the pot, wiped the teacup and stone cup clean with a silk handkerchief, then moved her steps and hurried away.
After all, we wasted too long in the bamboo forest.
When she returned home, she was still subjected to some doubts and accusations.
When Li Yuan came here under the cover of night, he was stunned for a long time when he saw the neatly arranged tea sets and the clean stone table.
He stood there in the darkness all night, silent.
But just when Li Yuan was determined to avoid this matter.
I don’t know if it is God’s will or what, it just shows that fate plays tricks on us.
One night.
Li Yuan finished his meditation and flashed to the open space in the bamboo forest again.
He made a cup of tea, looked up at the night sky, and silently said in his heart:
'Be sure to wash it after drinking this time.'
But when he was half lying on the edge of the bamboo forest, drinking tea quietly, he heard light footsteps behind him.
"Mr. Li..."
A gentle voice like water sounded, and Li Yuan's back stiffened.
Shen Xuanxi was wearing a long skirt and had a slim figure. There was a hint of joy in the depths of her eyes, and she was trying hard to suppress something.
"Today is the Liang Kingdom Mountain Blessing Festival. People are walking around the streets at night, hanging lanterns and decorations, and thanking the mountain god for his protection. It is very festive and lively."
"I have been wandering around the streets for a long time. I think I have nothing to do, so I will take a walk in the mountains."
"I didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence that I would run into Master Li."
Shen Xuanxi had a gentle voice and an elegant posture. She lifted her long skirt slightly and slowly sat down next to Li Yuan.
Considering etiquette and the difference between men and women, he kept three feet away from Li Yuan.
The two of them sat at the edge of the cliff in the bamboo forest, looking at the hustle and bustle below the mountain, both of them a little absent-minded.
Li Yuan's eyes trembled, a trace of throbbing flashed through his heart, and then slowly returned to calm.
He knew the truth and falsehood in these words.
There is no such thing as having nothing to do, and there is no such thing as a chance encounter.
It's just an instinctive, somewhat clumsy excuse.
Some of the emotions that grow secretly are far from reaching the boundaries of love.
But it has gradually become dangerous.
"Yeah, what a coincidence."
He sighed in his heart and responded lightly.
Shen Xuanxi smiled gently and had a beautiful face, like a fairy from earthly world.
She slightly opened her red lips, and casually found a topic to talk about, just like she did in the past, and slowly began to chat.
And Li Yuan seemed to have not changed at all, just listening quietly as before.
The night is quiet, the stars are bright, and the fireflies are dim.
The bamboo shadows sway, like a forest or a pair.