Chapter 24 Attachment

When Zhu Mingyang arrived in the temple. He slowly walked into the temple. He saw a little boy sweeping the floor.

Zhu Mingyang asked, "Little daoshi, is there a person named Yingjie here?"

The little boy scratched his head, "Yingjie?" Then he looked at Zhu Mingyang. "There is no one by this name here." He continued to sweep the floor.

Zhu Mingyang continued to insist, "He must be here…did he ask you not to tell anyone that he is here?"

The little boy said, "Benefactor, there is no one with this name living here."

Zhu Mingyang pushed the door and entered, but Yan Zhanjin held his hand. Yan Zhanjin pulled Zhu Mingyang back. He said, "Mingyang, stop. We are not sure if this person is here."

Bao Zhi rushed toward the little boy. Bao Zhi asked, "Xiongdi, what is going on?"

The little boy pointed at Zhu Mingyang, "He is here to find someone called Yingjie."

Bao Zhi, "Benefactor, there is no one with this name here."

Zhu Mingyang said angrily, "I know he is here. Where did you hide him? Did he tell you not to disclose that he is here?"

Bao Zhi, "Benefactor, I have told you many times. There is no one with this name in our temple. We are taught not to lie."

Zhu Mingyang said angrily, "Then don't mind if I look around."

Bao Zhi, "You are welcome to look around, but please don't destroy anything and don't enter the backyard. My master is doing his morning mediation."

Zhu Mingyang looked inside and outside the ancient temple twice, but Gu Yingjie was nowhere to be seen. Zhu Mingyang and Yan Zhanjin walked towards the main entrance and met Bao Zhi again.

Bao Zhi asked, "Did you find the person you were looking for?"

Zhu Mingyang said, "No." He walked away slowly in disappointment.

Yan Zhanjin asked, "Daoshi, I saw four of you go to the town asking for donation a few days ago. Who is the fourth person?"

Bao Zhi, "Oh, do you mean benefactor Gu?"

Zhu Mingyang rushed back and grabbed Bao Zhi's hand, "Where is he?"

Bao Zhi said, "He meditate in the back mountain."

Yan Zhanjin, "Can you take us to see him?"

Bao Zhi, "Sure, I'm going there too."

Gu Yingjie listened to the gurgling stream, the sounds of birds and trees, and the combination of natural melody calmed his heart and made his chi floating rhythm smooth. He sits on a rock and uses his inner energy to guide his airflow throughout his body.

A drop of water dropped from the leaf fell on Gu Yingjie. He closed his eyes closed and used his inner energy circling the drop of water onto the tip of his fingers. When the inner energy floated to the tip of his fingers, he released the drop of water into a big rock in front on the other side of the small stream. He opened his eyes, and the rock slowly creaked into ten pieces. Thanks to Liang Daoshi, he finally figured out the Sliver Leaf manual secret. Moreover, being blind for two years has also given him a great advantage to be able to refocus using this ears.

In the distance, Bao Zhi pointed to Gu Yingjie who was still sitting on the rock. He said, "He's over there."

The back of the person that Zhu Mingyang saw was a man wearing a gray robe and his hair tied like a Taoist. He walked towards the person slowly, and as soon as Zhu Mingyang saw the side of the person's face, he already knew that this person was Gu Yingjie. Seeing Gu Yingjie dressed up as a Taoist, he was a little happy and a little angry.

Zhu Mingyang stood in front of Gu Yingjie and said, "Yingjie."

Gu Yingjie opened his eyes and saw Zhu Mingyang standing in front of them. He smiled and said, "Why are you here?"

Zhu Mingyang grabbed Gu Yingjie's right wrist and said sharply, "Why are you here?"

Gu Yingjie said, "Emancipate the mind." He smiled at Zhu Mingyang. "Mingyang, I finally understand."

Zhu Mingyang squeezed tighter and asked, "What do you understand?"

Gu Yingjie, "Perseverance and worries prevented me from going up to the next level, letting go of everything, and I finally reached it." He pulled himself away from Zhu Mingyang's hands. He climbed down from the rock. He saw Yan Zhanjin standing aside, waiting patiently. He began to walk towards Yan Zhanjin, and Zhu Mingyang followed him closely. He nodded at Yan Zhanjin, and continued to walk away from Zhu Mingyang and Yan Zhanjin.

Zhu Mingyang grabbed Gu Yingjie's right wrist hard. He angrily said, "Yingjie!"

Gu Yingjie, "Mingyang, you have left the Gu family. Your freedom is earned by you, and you must cherish it." He pulled his hand away. "Go enjoy your life." He began to walk away. He turned to Yan Zhanjin and smiled.

Zhu Mingyang shouted wildly, "Yingjie stop!"

Yan Zhanjin looked at Zhu Mingyang and said, "You know the way home." He quickly walked away.

Gu Yingjie turned around and faced Zhu Mingyang. Zhu Mingyang hugged him tightly in Zhu Mingyang's arms.

Gu Yingjie asked, "What else do you want? With a new life, a new begging, and a new lover, you don't have to cling to the past." He knew in his heart that he missed the feeling of being in Zhu Mingyang's arms. "Mingyang, you should be kind to the person who loves you."

Zhu Mingyang held the back of Gu Yingjie's head and said, "Do you know that the worst feeling is not being alone, but being forgotten by someone you will never forget."

Gu Yingjie, "Mingyang, let me go and start your life again."

Zhu Mingyang, "You know I won't let you go. You should know by now that your carefully planned plan has failed." He bowed his head and kissed Gu Yingjie. "Yingjie, do you remember that I Zhu Mingyang belong to you both body and soul." He held Gu Yingjie tightly inside his arms.

Immediately afterwards, a leather whip flew to Gu Yingjie's back, Zhu Mingyang quickly moved him to the front, and the whip fell on Zhu Mingyang's back. Then the two turned around and saw Gu Tingfuang, Gu Xiaowen and Gu Gouliang staring at them.

Gu Tingfuang asked madly, "Yingjie! What are you doing?"

Gu Yingjie looked at his father and said, "Why are you three here?"

Gu Xiaowen, "We are looking for you."

Gu Gouliang said, "But we didn't know that you came here to enjoy life with him."

Gu Yingjie, "He just came." He looked down and saw blood dripping on the ground.

Gu Tingfuang, "Let's go home."

Gu Yingjie looked at Zhu Mingyang and said, "Don't follow me back."

Zhu Mingyang grabbed Gu Yingjie's hand. He took out the green round pendant and tied it around Gu Yingjie's neck. He said, "Yingjie, don't throw it away again. My heart belongs to the person with this on his neck."

Gu Yingjie, "Mingyang…am I worthy?"

Zhu Mingyang, "You are more than worthy."

Zhu Mingyang watched Gu Yingjie leave with Gu Tingfang, Gu Xiaowen, and Gu Gouliang. His heart hurts. He wanted to stop Gu Yingjie, but he knew that Gu Yingjie had a mission to find his mother's killer, so he could only watch his heart walk away.

In the evening, Zhu Mingyang walked into the back of the house. He saw Yan Zhanjin cooking dinner in the kitchen. He walked to the table and sat down.

Yan Zhanjin, "You are back? Is he coming back with you?"

Zhu Mingyang looked at Yan Zhanjin and said, "He went home."

Yan Zhanjin sat beside Zhu Mingyang and asked, "Mingyang, is it possible for you to like another person?"

Zhu Mingyang replied, "No."

Yang Zhanjin, "Have you tried it?"

Zhu Mingyang said, "No."

Yan Zhanjin said, "I wish Ma ge fall in love with another person and forget about Mu Dishi."

Zhu Mingyang said, "When you truly love someone and they love you at the same level. It is impossible for you to forget them."