Ten diligent days: the fields are still

Chapter 102 The Truth

Listening to the man talking, Yuan Lai felt a little headache and dizzy.

"Sometimes, you can't be too obedient. What if someone has bad intentions? Of course, I'm sure: I'm not a bad person, and I can tell you what you want to know. But I can't tell you for nothing. It won't benefit me. If there is no benefit, why should I do it?"

Yuan Lai was speechless. This man must be mentally ill. His words were incoherent.

"Just tell me, there's no need to keep it in your heart. If you like talking so much, just tell me."

Yuan Lai had no choice but to continue talking along with what the man said, but instead of getting an answer, he heard a lot of gossip.

"Can you please stop playing dumb? I want to know why all this is happening."

Yuan Lai didn't want to waste any more time, so he stood up and prepared to leave. "If you don't tell me, I'll leave."

"as you wish."

When the man saw Yuan Lai was about to leave, he finally put away his playful smile and started blinking continuously. Yuan Lai was sure that he was not mistaken. The man's eyes, as if under a spell, instantly turned into a unique and charming green.

This green is not the usual dark green or dark green, but like the tender green of spring when everything comes back to life and plants sprout, full of vitality and vigor, giving people a fresh and warm feeling.

When he stared in a certain direction, his green eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

"My name is Su Deyi. I'm a spell-clearing master who came for you."

Su Deyi put the jade flute in his hand into his pocket and picked up another one from his waist. This short flute looked inconspicuous and could not even be called a flute because it only had three holes, which was half the number of the flute in the man's hand just now.

Yuan Lai knew nothing about musical instruments. The only thing she could tell was that this three-hole flute was made of green bamboo.

Su Deyi blew softly, and the three-hole flute made a faint and sad whimpering sound.

"Let's go!"

Yuan Lai asked, "Where to?"

The next second, she was standing in an unfamiliar cemetery.

The photo on the tombstone was of the little girl she saw when she fainted that day.

"This little girl is the one who made your wish. Actually, not really, because she wanted to go by herself, but by some strange combination of circumstances, it was you who made the wish."

"People who make wishes are usually those who have aspirations but are unable to fulfill them. They may be limited by external circumstances or lack the ability to achieve their wishes. However, over time, these wishes gradually transform into strong obsessions. Many people die, and their obsessions dissipate. But some people turn their wishes into curses before they die. In this way, they travel back in time and space, returning to the past, reaching the places they long to visit, reuniting with the people they want to see, and completing the things they have failed to achieve."

"Oh," Yuan Lai tried to understand. "So, this little girl watched the show when she was sick, and then she wanted to come to Houdoumen. When she was dying, she could have come by herself, but for some reason, it was me who came instead?"

"Smart!" Su Deyi continued, "Your identity is a bit special. I can't point it out directly, but because of this identity, because you also watched this program and had an emotional connection with it, and because you happened to be in the accident when the little girl died, you accidentally took her place and came to Houdoumen."

Yuan Lai suddenly thought of what Qi Rong had said when she was unconscious. She repeated it and asked, "What did Qi Rong mean by that?"

"The little girl might have discovered that you replaced her, so she wanted to bring you back. If it weren't for his soul-settling poem, you would have already..."

Yuan Lai was puzzled. "Since she realized she was wrong, then wouldn't it be great if she brought me back? Why did Qi Rong still want to keep me here?"

Su Deyi looked Yuan Lai up and down in disbelief, shaking his head repeatedly. "Just now I was praising you for your intelligence, why are you confused now? Once any magic is started, it must not be stopped halfway. She doesn't mind if she pulls you back, but do you think you can still survive?"

Yuan Lai lay on the ground, put her nose close to the apple on the plate, and sniffed it gently. She could smell the fresh fragrance of the apple, which seemed to have a hint of sweetness.

From this detail, we can see that the little girl's mother must have come here often to sweep the grave and take good care of the tombstone. She may also regularly clean the surrounding weeds and fallen leaves to keep the cemetery tidy and clean.

"I can't survive now! Qingtian and I have been in a relationship of mutual dependence for a long time. We are like grasshoppers tied together by a string. If she dies, I will die too. It's a fate that cannot be escaped."

Thinking of this, Yuan Lai's mood became heavy, as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it difficult to breathe.

"There's one thing you might be mistaken about." Su Deyi patted Yuan Lai's head and turned serious. "You were a human before you came here, and you were dragged into this place by accident. If you were alive, you would have a lot of life left. If it takes your life, it can continue to live. In other words, if the sheep dies on the day she chooses you under the instigation of the curser, you will have to die in her place."

"That was also the little girl's wish, hoping the sheep would live well. Perhaps she was reminded of her own serious illness and imminent death, and watching the show inspired her to write the curse, which came true. And because children have pure hearts, the energy was even stronger."

Yuan Lai was completely confused. It could be said that all her previous guesses were overturned.

She thought that after traveling through time and being reborn in Houdoumen, she had superpowers like in the novels. She thought that Qi Rong's arrival would allow her to act recklessly. She thought that she couldn't leave Houdoumen because of Qi Rong. She thought that she felt as uncomfortable as Qingtian because she had watched the show. She thought that she was suffering for Qingtian by fainting one after another. She thought that after Qingtian died, she could leave Houdoumen and find her own home.

Until later, she finally convinced herself that since she was here, she should make the best of it and not keep thinking about going back. She could endure the pain and just treat it as an immersive experience. At the end of the story, she would leave with Qingtian, and that was acceptable.

but now……

She was a little hesitant.

So, she was supposed to die in place of Qingtian?

It’s hard to describe her mood. I can only say that people are indeed selfish. The first time she heard the news, she was extremely resistant.

Yuan Lai felt that he was not great enough to sacrifice himself to save a sheep.

"Since you are a spell-clearing master, you must have a way to save me, right?"

The name Qing Zhushi, upon hearing it, is a natural opponent of the person who casts a curse.

Su Deyi walked along the tombstones and finally stopped in front of one.

"The Mantra Master is responsible for resolving vows and mantras. Each person has two flutes, one jade flute and one bamboo flute. They won't blow them easily."

On the tombstone was a photo of a woman with a birthmark on her face. She wasn't ugly, but she wasn't a great beauty either.

"Look, this woman is a wish-maker. Her wish is for her boyfriend to be rich. That's why she's lying here now. I only love these romantic, earth-shattering, and tear-jerking love stories, because their curses are often accompanied by a willingness to sacrifice oneself, so they're particularly easy to resolve, and you can even enjoy the fun. But you're so boring, and it's a hassle to do, so it's not that interesting."

Yuan Lai was extremely anxious. She really couldn't understand why this spell master was so casual and decided whether to participate based on his own feelings.

This behavior is simply unbelievable! Could it be that this mantra master named Su Deyi is simply an unreliable person? The more Yuan Lai thought about it, the angrier he became, and at the same time, he was filled with worry about the future.

"Is love all you can think about? Family, friendship, and true human affection have all been swallowed up by you?" Yuan Lai suddenly thought of Cheng Xuan. Based on her years of intensive reading of romance novels, this Cheng Xuan must be secretly in love with Qi Rong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given up her comfortable life in the city to come to the countryside to take care of a kitten. What other reason could there be for doing this? Of course, it was because of love.

"We also have love here. Qi Rong and Cheng Xuan, based on my experience, they must be secretly in love with each other."

Su Deyi laughed out loud, a rare outburst of laughter. "I can't imagine what Hua Xuan felt when he heard this. I'm afraid he'd even want to chop Cheng Xuan apart. Don't make blind guesses. Cheng Xuan and Hua Xuan are a family. That's... well, just think of her as a younger sister."

Hearing this, Yuan Lai couldn't help but hum along with the rhythm: "She is just my sister..."

It was a popular song, but for some reason, she found it very relevant.

"Love between men and women is often like this. Often it starts with a brother-sister relationship, or an older sister-brother relationship. So, I'm still quite optimistic about the two of them."

Su Deyi stopped entangled with Yuan Lai and said, "Stop your horrible imagination. We've said everything we need to say. Let's go back!"

Everything went dark before his eyes, and Yuan Lai felt the wind blowing past his ears.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the bustling Houdoumen.

The noisy crowd and the quietness in the studio formed a huge contrast.

In the lettuce greenhouse, the brothers were seizing the time, cutting and packing vegetables non-stop, and they didn't notice Yuan Lai and the man who suddenly appeared on the roadside.

Sunny has woken up and is playing with Curly under the care of the staff.

Curly and Sunny were picking and choosing by the roadside. "I'm telling you, if you see this kind of grass, just run away. It'll sour your throat if you don't eat it. But this kind, the one with the little yellow flowers, we can eat it, right? You've been kept for so long that you've forgotten how to be a sheep. It's okay, I'll take you with me. We'll explore Houdoumen all day long."

Passing by Yuan Lai, Curly naturally greeted Yuan Lai, "Sister, are you busy?"

Qingtian turned his gaze to Su Deyi who was squatting on the side of the road.

It seems that she and Qingtian are the only ones here who can feel the uniqueness of Su Deyi.

Honestly, the name of the Mantra Master sounded mysterious and profound, conjuring up an image of someone otherworldly and ethereal. However, the person before her completely overturned her imagination of the Mantra Master.

Su Deyi changed his robe into a tattered sportswear, his hair was messy and his face was covered with dust. He looked more like a poor beggar than a sage.

This huge contrast made Yuan Lai feel very confused and puzzled, and he became more curious about Su Deyi's identity.

Qingtian turned to look at Yuan Lai again, "Do you want to play with us?"

Yuan Lai reluctantly rejected Qingtian's invitation. She needed some quiet time now.

Qingtian was stunned for a moment, then followed Curly away.

"Then, besides me and that little girl, does Qingtian know about these things?"

Yuan Lai actually didn't know why she suddenly said such a thing. It seemed to come from deep within her heart, leaving her feeling a little surprised and confused.

Perhaps it was the atmosphere, her mood, or some underlying impulse that caused her to blurt out the words unconsciously, and the reason behind this might not even be explained by herself.

"It? It probably doesn't know, because the little girl's wish has been transferred to you. If you don't tell it, it won't know. But it may not know. After all, life always seeks benefits and avoids harm. Who knows if it will feel it one day?"

Su Deyi took out his wine gourd and took a sip of wine, then slowly stood up and patted the dust off his body: "Okay, now that I've said this, it's time for me to leave." His voice was flat and firm, as if he had already prepared to leave.

Hearing this, Yuan Lai was stunned. "Hey! What do you mean? You said so much, are you just talking? I thought you had some specific plans or actions!"

Yuan Lai's tone was full of disappointment and confusion.

Su Deyi turned around with an innocent expression on his face: "Yes, I still have a lot of things to do and can't stay here forever." After that, he turned and left.

Yuan Lai was extremely anxious. She quickly used her hands and feet to climb up the iron net, then waved her hands desperately and shouted, "Don't go! You have to save me! Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!"

However, Su Deyi's figure gradually disappeared at the end of the road, as if he didn't hear Yuan Lai's call. Only his ethereal voice could be heard from afar, "I'm not a Buddha. Don't just read some books and use them blindly."

Yuan Lai stared blankly at the direction where Su Deyi left, his heart filled with despair and helplessness.

She didn't know how to leave this place, nor did she know how to face what might happen next.

She could only hold on to the iron net tightly, hoping to find a glimmer of hope.

If only Qi Rong were here at this time, he would definitely find a way to get Su Deyi to help.

Thigh, oh thigh, why aren't you here at this critical moment? Qi Rong, you're not a good thigh.

It's all unreliable.

Yuan Lai hung on the iron net depressedly, his body looking long and thin.

In the greenhouse, Geng Yun asked his second brother to move the full basket beside him to the car.

The second brother obediently carried three baskets of lettuce and walked out of the greenhouse. Inevitably, he saw Yuan Lai on the iron net and started yelling, "Brother! Gengyun, Shaoxi! Come quickly, the cat is dead!"