Great Medicine Without Borders

Xu Chunliang put down the tea and cosmetics, closed the door and left.

Wang Jiancheng was unable to enter the studio after all, and took the elevator with the two of them with a full heart of depression.

Ye Qingya had no intention of talking to him, and he didn't want to hit a snag again, so he turned to Xu Chunliang and said, "Chunliang, when we return to Dongzhou, I will invite Director Jiang to have a meal together. He and I are old friends."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to your arrangements."

Watching Xu Chunliang and Ye Qingya get in the car and leave, Wang Jiancheng was so angry that he slapped the steering wheel twice. Although he knew that Xu Chunliang and Ye Qingya were sworn brothers and sisters, he always felt that the relationship between the two of them was a little abnormal. He hoped that he was overthinking.

Although he had only been separated from Mr. Ye for more than a month, Mr. Ye had aged visibly.

Looking at the white-haired Mr. Ye, Xu Chunliang realized that the accidental death of Ye Changyuan was a huge blow to him.

Mr. Ye's back was obviously hunched. Although he was smiling, his smile concealed a kind of desolation that was not easily perceived. The only thing that did not change was his determined eyes.

Xu Chunliang chatted with Mr. Ye for a few words about family matters and tactfully offered to help him diagnose his pulse, but Mr. Ye refused this time.

He shook his head and said, "No, I often think recently that life should actually go with the flow. If I had been killed by that disease, perhaps some things would not have happened."

Xu Chunliang knew that some of the things he was referring to should be the plane crash that Ye Changyuan encountered. Mr. Ye had such an idea, proving that even a determined man like him began to believe in fate.

Xu Chunliang said, "No one can change what has happened, so don't think about it anymore."

Mr. Ye nodded and said, "I understand everything, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart. I'm old!"

Xu Chunliang looked at Mr. Ye's tired expression and thought to himself that if a person loses faith and hope in life, then he is not far from saying goodbye to this world.

Xu Chunliang patted the back of Mr. Ye's hand. He didn't know how to comfort the old man who lost his beloved son.

Xu Chunliang didn't leave that night. Ye Qingya arranged for him to stay in the guest room.

When the two were alone, Xu Chunliang just expressed his worries: "Sister Qingya, I feel that grandpa is not in a good state."

Ye Qingya nodded and said: "My father's matter has dealt a great blow to grandpa. At first, we all thought that he would be able to adjust his mood after a while, but he didn't expect that he could never get over it. He blamed himself for this matter and thought that if he had come forward for my father, my father's work would not have changed like this."

Xu Chunliang couldn't help but think of Secretary Zhou's visit to the Disaster Reduction Committee. His re-employment should be the result of Mr. Ye's role behind the scenes.

Ye Qingya said: "Chunliang, accompany me to Duyun Temple tomorrow."

Xu Chunliang was stunned for a moment. I don't know why she suddenly thought of going there. Today, Pu Jian told him that Duyun Temple is now deserted, and even the mute monk has disappeared.

Ye Qingya said, "I want to go there to copy scriptures for my father and observe the stone carvings."

Xu Chunliang thought about it and nodded. He couldn't bear to let Ye Qingya's filial piety go to waste.

The next morning, Xu Chunliang got up early. He knew that Mr. Ye was used to getting up early for morning exercises, but he didn't see Mr. Ye getting up after he came out. It turned out that Mr. Ye was still resting. It seemed that Mr. Ye's attitude towards life had changed.

Ye Qingya also got up early. The two decided to go early and come back early. After breakfast, they drove to Duyun Temple.

Xu Chunliang took the initiative to take the driving task. Ye Qingya didn't rest well last night and fell asleep soon after getting in the car.

The sun was rising, and the morning glow reflected Ye Qingya's beautiful face through the car window. She was as beautiful as a fairy who fell into the world. Xu Chunliang put his coat on her and muted his phone for fear of disturbing her sweet dream.

Ye Qingya slept soundly all the way. When she woke up, she found that she had entered the winding mountain road. She looked at the time and said a little embarrassedly: "I slept for so long?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Not long."

Ye Qingya tidied her hair and saw the coat on her body. She felt warm in her heart. She folded Xu Chunliang's clothes and looked out the window. The sky was dim, but it was cloudy again. It seemed as if it had returned to dawn.

"It's cloudy."

Xu Chunliang said: "It's forecasted to be light rain."

Ye Qingya said: "I didn't check the weather."

Xu Chunliang said: "It won't rain too much this season." During the conversation, they had arrived at the parking lot. He parked the car and took down Ye Qingya's luggage bag.

Ye Qingya reminded him to put on his clothes. It was already late autumn.

Xu Chunliang put on his clothes, put on his backpack, and took some gifts that Ye Qingya prepared for the dumb monk. Xu Chunliang knew that the dumb monk was not there, but he didn't tell Ye Qingya. Anyway, Ye Qingya's purpose of coming here was not for the dumb monk.

Ye Qingya took two umbrellas, and the two walked along the mountain road to Duyun Temple.

When they arrived at Duyun Temple, Ye Qingya saw the closed mountain gate and was surprised: "Why is it locked?"

Xu Chunliang pretended to be confused and said: "Maybe he went out to beg for alms."

Ye Qingya sighed and said: "It seems that we will go in vain this time."

Xu Chunliang said: "It's not easy to get in, just climb over the wall."

Ye Qingya shook her head and said: "No." With her cultivation, she would not do something that she would not invite.

Xu Chunliang then told Ye Qingya that not only Tonghui had been missing for many days, but now even the mute monk was missing.

Ye Qingya couldn't help but complain: "Since you knew it, why didn't you tell me earlier? Otherwise, we wouldn't have made this trip in vain."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "I see you are very excited, and I don't want to spoil your fun. Since we are here, we should go in and take a look. I believe that the two masters will not blame us even if they know that we have been here."

Ye Qingya still felt that it was inappropriate.

Xu Chunliang advised: "I always feel that the disappearance of the two masters is a bit strange. Do you still remember the pagoda being struck by lightning?"

Ye Qingya naturally remembered it. She nodded: "I remember that Master Tonghui left a letter the next day."

Xu Chunliang said: "Tonghui's departure should be related to the secrets in the pagoda. Don't you want to know what happened?"

Ye Qingya said: "I'm not that curious."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "I heard that women are usually more curious."

Ye Qingya said: "If you want to go in, go in by yourself. Anyway, I won't climb the wall to go in."

Xu Chunliang walked to the side. The wall was not very high. He chose a place that was only about 1.5 meters high. He put his hands together and climbed up lightly. He didn't even reveal 10% of his strength, otherwise he would have jumped over directly.

Xu Chunliang reached out to Ye Qingya, and Ye Qingya waved her hand, indicating that she would not go up.

Xu Chunliang did not force it, and turned around and jumped into the wall.

Ye Qingya was a little flustered when she saw Xu Chunliang disappear. After all, there were only two of them in the deep mountains and old forests. She called out, "Chunliang!"

Xu Chunliang's head popped out from the other side of the wall again and said with a smile, "Come over. Everything is empty. You are not blocked by the wall in front of you, but by the wall in your heart."

Ye Qingya couldn't help laughing, "You are a heresy."

Xu Chunliang came back to the wall and stretched out his hand to her. Ye Qingya hesitated for a moment, and finally handed her hand to him. Xu Chunliang pulled Ye Qingya up effortlessly.

With the help of Xu Chunliang, Ye Qingya easily crossed the wall.

Duyun Temple was overgrown with weeds, which showed that the dumb monk had also disappeared for a long time.

Except for the locked mountain gate, other places were closed but not locked.

It started to rain as soon as the two entered the temple. They came to the main hall to take shelter from the rain. Ye Qingya lit three incense sticks and worshiped respectfully.

The rain was not heavy, so the two of them went to the cave where Monk Tonghui had carved stones. Although Tonghui had left, the furnishings here had not changed. The desk and the four treasures of the study were left there, and Ye Qingya also brought them with her. After a simple tidying up, she sat down to copy the sutras.

Xu Chunliang went to get mountain spring water, washed the tea sets, and lit the small red clay stove to boil water for tea.

The two of them were busy with their own things, and occasionally their eyes met and they smiled knowingly at the same time. There was a drizzle outside, but the atmosphere in the cave was warm and quiet, making people feel that the years were quiet.

Xu Chunliang and Ye Qingya seemed to have traveled to a quiet world, forgetting the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

Xu Chunliang brewed tea and brought it to Ye Qingya.

Ye Qingya glanced at him and said, "Thank you."

Xu Chunliang said, "You're welcome." After that, the two of them couldn't help laughing at the same time. Xu Chunliang said, "Isn't this called respecting each other like guests?"

Ye Qingya's pretty face turned red and whispered, "Don't disturb me copying scriptures."

Xu Chunliang nodded and turned to admire the stone carvings left by Tonghui in the past. He had been to this cave several times, but Tonghui was there at that time, so he didn't wander around as casually as he did now.

At the end of the cave, there was a cotton curtain. When the curtain was lifted, the cave entrance at the back appeared. The cave entrance was narrow and could only accommodate an adult passing sideways.

After walking about two meters in, the cave entrance became empty again. It turned out that the cave they had seen in the past was only a small part, and there was another world inside.

The further he went, the dimmer the light became. Xu Chunliang turned on his phone to illuminate the cave and saw that the walls on both sides of the cave were also engraved with words. However, these words were all messy and not as neat as those outside. They were engraved at will. Some were one or two sentences, and some were simply unrelated words. Judging from the handwriting, it should be the work of Monk Tonghui. Recalling that Tonghui had been crazy for a while, it was estimated that these were all engraved in his crazy state.

Xu Chunliang tried to find possible patterns from these messy engravings, but he didn't find any connection after looking at them for a long time.

There were footsteps outside. It was Ye Qingya who followed his footsteps to find him. Xu Chunliang reminded her to be careful. Ye Qingya came to him and looked at the dense stone carvings on the wall. Some of the words were engraved wildly and domineeringly. Although she didn't see the scene of Tonghui engraving, she felt inexplicably flustered.