Qinglian’S Heart Is Covered, Fate Meets Chapter 50
byChapter 50
Qinglian’s Heartfelt Words·Different Paths and Destiny (Re-continuation·Two Girls in Love)
12. The spiritual veins return to perfection, and the twins realize their fate in the world.
After the spiritual veins were repaired, the lotus pond took on an unprecedented appearance.The green lotus, which originally only bloomed in summer and autumn, now blooms all year round, with fine spiritual light condensed on the petals. When the wind blows, the lotus fragrance wraps up the spiritual power and fills the lotus city. Even the people in the city suffer from a lot less pain. Everyone says that the lotus pond is a “fairy pond”, but they don’t know that behind this blessing, there is a life and death protection for a family of four.
This morning, I was sitting under the bamboo corridor in the courtyard, watching Si Yi teach Nian Xia to recognize the spiritual grass in the lotus pond. Suddenly I heard the sound of horse hoofbeats coming from outside the courtyard. Not long after, I saw the immortal officials from the heaven coming with the will of the Emperor of Heaven, followed by several ancient immortal monarchs with white beards and hair.
“Qinglian High God, Gu Xianjun,” the immortal official bowed and saluted, unfolded the bright yellow decree, and said loudly, “The Emperor of Heaven was grateful for the contribution of the two fairies and the two little fairies in restoring the spiritual veins of the lotus pond and protecting the three realms. He specially summoned four heavenly beings to be granted the title. He bestowed upon Fairy Si Yi the position of ‘Lotus Pond Guardian True Lord’, and granted Fairy Nianxia the position of ‘Lotus Vein Reborn Yuanjun’. In addition, the Lotus Pond courtyard was given as a celestial courtyard, where they will enjoy the immortal fortune forever.”
Nian Xia was squatting on the ground playing with the spiritual grass. When she heard the words, she jumped up and hurriedly held down the hem of her skirt. The ends of her eyes were slightly raised, and she whispered softly: “I have been granted the title by God…can I live in a jade pavilion and taste the spiritual fruit of a thousand years old like those immortals in Jiuxiao Palace?”
Siyi heard it at the tip of her ear, walked slowly to my side, gently twisted her sleeves with her fingertips, lowered her eyes and whispered: “Mother, it was mentioned in the ancient scrolls that ‘retiring after success is the way of heaven.’ It is our duty to repair our spiritual veins. If we really go to heaven, I am afraid that we will lose the freedom of this lotus pond… I remember a hermit once said that not being obsessed with fame and not being greedy for rich salary is the true heart. It is good for us to guard the fireworks in this world.”
Gu Baifei shook my hand, with a bit of inquiry in his eyes.I looked at the green lotuses swaying in the breeze in the courtyard, and glanced at the slightly embarrassed looks of my two daughters. I remembered the words of the sage, “You don’t deserve the honor you don’t deserve, and you don’t take it even if you are rich.” I bowed to the immortal official and said in a soft but firm voice: “Thank you for the kindness of the Emperor.However, our family has long been accustomed to the life in the lotus pond, and we are afraid that we will not be bound by the regulations of the heaven.We accept this reward and hope that the Immortal Official will report it to the Emperor on his behalf.”
The Immortal Official had a troubled look on his face, and just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade, the Ancient Immortal Lord behind him stroked his palms and chuckled, stroking his white beard and said: “It is indeed the shape of a lotus heart. It is very transparent. When we entered the Immortal Class, we lost a lot of interest in the world. It is really rare and rare for you to maintain this authenticity.”
After that, the Immortal Lord took out two shiny jade pieces from his sleeves and handed them to Si Yi and Nian Xia. He said in a gentle voice: “These are the protective jade pieces that we have gathered some spiritual power to refine. They can protect the two little fairies from all evil. It is considered a small gift and it satisfies our wishes. Don’t refuse.”
Siyi was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at me quietly. When he saw me nodding, he took it with red ears, and whispered “Thank you, Xianjun” together with Nianxia.Nian Xia held the jade in her hand and gently stroked the lines on it with her fingertips. Her excitement just now faded a little, and she only glanced secretly in the direction of the heaven behind the immortal official.
After seeing off the Immortal Official and the Immortal Lord, Nian Xia let go of the tightly held Yujue, sat down on the stone bench with her head drooped, her toes rubbed against the bluestone, and murmured in a low voice: “Actually… I’m just curious about what the spirit fruit tastes like. Mother, there’s no need to rush to refuse.”
Siyi sat next to her, stuffed the jade into her hand, and said in a soft voice: “Sister, I have read some idle books, which say, ‘Don’t be surprised by favor or humiliation, just watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court.’ Although the scenery in heaven is good, you must restrain your mind. How can it be compared to us in the lotus pond, looking at the lotuses in the morning, strolling in the ancient alleys at dusk, and going to Granny Li’s for a bowl of warm sweet-scented osmanthus sugar taro paste?”
Hearing this, Gu Baifei walked over and rubbed the top of Nian Xia’s hair, with a smile on his face: “If you really care about the spirit fruit, dad can go back to heaven to find an old friend to ask for a few. But you have to agree to dad first. From now on, you can no longer worry about getting a title from heaven.”
Nianxia’s eyes suddenly lit up, she nodded hurriedly, clutched Yujue, turned around and ran out of the courtyard, leaving only one sentence, “I’m going to deliver the newly picked lotus pods to Granny Li.” A brisk wind suddenly spread in the courtyard.I looked at her back, brushed my fingertips over the railing of the bamboo corridor, and murmured: “It turns out that destiny is never about being in the immortal class, but about guarding a place of peace of mind.”
Three years passed quickly, and Siyi had grown into a fifteen-year-old girl with an increasingly calm temperament. Not only could she freely control the spiritual power of the lotus pond, but she also understood the technique of “Lotus Heart Overcoming Disasters” from ancient books. She often secretly used her spiritual power to help people in the city relieve their illnesses, but she never wanted to leave her name.He only said “it’s the blessing of Lotus Pond”; Nianxia was twelve years old, her temper was still free, but she had a more chivalrous heart. She used the jade given by the Immortal Lord to save children who were bitten by vicious dogs in the ancient alleys, and helped the scholars who had lost their money, and became the “Little Lotus Fairy” known to everyone in Liancheng.
During the Dragon Boat Festival this year, Liancheng held a dragon boat race. Nianxia took Siyi to the river early to watch the excitement. Gu Baifei and I also followed.The riverside was crowded with people, the gongs and drums were noisy, the men on the dragon boats were shouting chants, the oars were flying, splashing water, and the people on the bank were cheering. It was like a bustling market scene recorded in ancient scrolls.
Nian Xia became excited and started shouting chants along with the crowd. Suddenly she saw a down-and-out scholar outside the crowd, staring at the dragon boat in the river in a daze. His clothes were washed white and his face looked hungry.She remembered the embarrassment of the poor people written in the book, so she pulled Si and squeezed over, took out the rice dumplings and cakes wrapped in oil paper from her sleeves, and said in a very soft voice when passing them over: “Brother, have you not eaten yet? These… you should take care of your stomach first.”
The scholar was stunned for a moment, then took the food, his eyes were slightly red, and he held his hands to the two sisters, his voice was a little hoarse: “Thank you two girls, Su Yan, I originally came to Liancheng to visit my relatives, but my relatives have moved away long ago, and now I have exhausted my money, so I can only live here.”
Si took a look at him and saw that although he was down and out, his features and eyes were pure. He gently twisted the corners of his clothes with his fingertips and whispered: “My house has an empty house by the lotus pond. If you don’t mind it, you can stay there for a while and wait until you find a way out before making any plans.”
When Su Yan heard this, he bowed deeply to the two sisters and said with gratitude: “You two girls are really kind-hearted, I can’t thank you enough!”
Gu Baifei and I watched from a distance, and Gu Baifei whispered: “There is a faint aura of immortality in this scholar’s body. I am afraid that he will have a mortal connection just like us back then.”
I nodded and smiled, remembering what was said in the book, “There is a certain destiny for fate to come together, and fate to come apart.” Then the two sisters took Su Yan back to the lotus pond.After Su Yan settled in, he helped take care of the lotus pond every day, and also taught Si Yi and Nian Xia to read and write. He was knowledgeable and could tell the elegant poems of the ancients in a very interesting way, and he could also tell the past historical events with ups and downs.
One day, Su Yan was telling the two sisters about the ancient people’s ambition to search, saying, “The road is long and long, and I will search up and down.” When he suddenly looked at the green lotus in the pond, he murmured: “I always feel that this lotus pond is so familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere before.”
As soon as Si heard the words, he suddenly remembered his immortal fate, took out the lotus pattern wooden plaque from his sleeve, and asked softly: “Master Su, can you recognize this thing?”
Su Yan took the wooden plaque, and as soon as his fingertips touched it, he trembled. Countless fragments flashed through his mind – the Wenxing Palace in Jiuxiao, the overturned inkstone, the heavenly rules that went down to earth to endure calamity… He suddenly woke up, looked at Si Yi and Nian Xia, and said with a bitter smile: “It turns out that I was a fairy boy under Wenxing. I was demoted to calamity for making mistakes. Now that the calamity period is about to expire, but… I am greedy for the fireworks in this lotus pond and don’t want to return to my position.”
When Nian Xia heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red. She held her clothes and took half a step back. Her voice was crying: “Are you leaving? Then who will teach us books in the future, and who will accompany us to the ancient alleys to look for old things?”
Su Yan looked at the end of her red eyes, her heart moved slightly, thinking of the love between children written in the book, and finally sighed: “If I can make my own choice, I would give up the immortal position and become an ordinary person here, but… the path to immortality is different, so I’m afraid it’s not up to me.”
A few days later, golden light descended from the heavens, and Wenquxing personally came to take Su Yan back to his place.When the golden light enveloped Su Yan, he looked at Nianxia and suddenly took out a bamboo hairpin with a lotus pattern carved by his own hands from his arms and handed it to her hand. He said in a very soft voice: “This hairpin is for you. If you miss me, you can call my name to it, and I will borrow the spiritual breath in the hairpin to come to the mortal world to see you.”
Nianxia clutched the bamboo hairpin, her tears falling on it, but she resisted crying and just bit her lip and said, “Go and return to your place. Don’t let down Mr. Xing’s expectations. I…I will wait for you in the lotus pond.”
Su Yan took a deep look at her, then turned into golden light and followed Wen Quxing, leaving only the feeling of despair in the courtyard.Si patted Nian Xia’s shoulder and comforted her softly: “Sister, someone once said, ‘The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.’ Your fate with him will not be broken because of the different paths between immortals and mortals. Just wait with peace of mind.”
Gu Baifei and I stood in the corridor, looking at Nian Xia’s lonely back. Gu Baifei sighed softly: “This is the fate of the world. The book says that ‘love doesn’t know where it starts, it goes deep.’ It can’t be avoided, and it can’t be broken.”
I nodded and looked at the green lotus in the pond, and suddenly felt that although the days in the lotus pond were full of joys and sorrows, they became more vivid because of these earthly connections.Someone once said, “The world is complicated and time is limited, so there is no need to rush around.” Watching the people around you, accompanied by fireworks, is the best fulfillment.
13. Send spiritual breath in the hairpin, immortals and mortals will meet again
After Su Yan returned to his position, although Nian Xia still loved to visit the ancient alleys and look for old things, she always stared at the lotus pattern bamboo hairpin in her spare time. Even her favorite sweet-scented osmanthus sugar taro paste lost the interest in the past.As soon as Si saw her like this, he practiced swordsmanship with her by the lotus pond every day, and taught her to nourish the bamboo hairpin with the power of the lotus soul, hoping to help her stabilize her mood.
In the blink of an eye, it’s Double Ninth Festival again, and the folk market in the ancient alley is here again as scheduled.Nian Xia didn’t want to go at first, but she was pulled out of the door by Si Yiyi. When passing by the bookstall, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar ancient book in Lotus Pond. It was the same book that the old man gave her back then, but there was a line of very small words on the cover.She stretched out her hand to take it off, and as soon as her fingertips touched the book page, the hairpin suddenly became slightly hot, and a wisp of pure spiritual energy overflowed from the hairpin, turning into a blurry figure.
Nian Xia’s heart skipped a beat, she clenched the hairpin tightly and her voice trembled: “Is…is it you?”
The figure gradually became clear. It was Su Yan. He looked at Nian Xia with a smile on his face and a somewhat apologetic tone: “I’m here, I kept you waiting for a long time.”
Si Yi wisely stepped aside, leaving the two of them some space alone.Nianxia looked at the figure in front of her, tears rolled down her eyes, but she wiped them away with a smile: “Why…why did you come here? I thought you forgot.”
Su Yan raised his hand, gently wiped away her tears, and said in a gentle voice: “I have never forgotten it, but there are many rules in the heaven. It took me a while to ask for permission, and I can always be with you in the state of spiritual breath. From now on, I can not only accompany you to go shopping for old things in the ancient alleys, but also give you lectures.”
The setting sun fell into the ancient alley and shone on the two of them. Nianxia clutched the bamboo hairpin and suddenly felt that it didn’t matter if the paths between immortals and mortals were different, as long as they had the same mind, they would always be able to meet each other.The wind in the lotus pond, still wrapped in lotus fragrance and smoke, blew through the courtyard and through the years, turning the peaceful life of a family of four into the longest sweetness.