Yichun Ji: Years Voiceless

Yan Qiushan looked behind him in amazement, and thought to himself: There are no villages in this desolate country, so why did someone pop up out of nowhere?No... When I entered the temple just now, the candle lamps inside were already lit. If there was no one there for a long time, how could the lights stay on forever?

The whimpering of the wind outside the ruined temple made the atmosphere a bit more secretive. Yan Qiushan carefully scrutinized the person in front of him, only to see that he was slender and only as tall as his chin. With a look that has been ravaged by wind and frost, a pair of eyes are surprisingly black and bright, looking like a child who is ignorant of the world.

But how could a child from an ordinary family appear in this ruined temple?Yan Qiushan put on a gentle and indifferent appearance, and asked tentatively with a smile: "Which family are you from? Why are you running into the ruined temple at night?"

The young man curled his lips and said unwillingly: "I asked you first, and you haven't answered me who you are." Yan Qiushan lied casually: "My name is Yan Qing, and I am going to visit relatives in Lingyang County. , but unexpectedly encountered heavy rain and was trapped in this mountain, fortunately, I found this small temple, which allows me to hide from the rain."

After listening to Yan Qiushan's words, the young man obviously didn't have any doubts. He sighed and said in an old-fashioned way: "In recent years, Nanshan has become more and more barren. Except for pedestrians who have to pass by to go to Lingyang County, no one is willing to come here anymore. gone."

Seeing the young man's mature appearance, Yan Qiushan thought it was funny, and said in a gentle tone: "Then why did you come here? Also, I have already told you my name, so it's a courtesy, what's your name?"

Looking at Yan Qiushan's harmless expression, the young man hesitated for a while and said, "I...my name is Gu Tongjun, and my family is here. I want to protect this temple and this mountain."

Yan Qiushan was amused in his heart: This kid has a big tone, and he still has to guard this mountain.He still asked gently: "Are you alone? Where are your parents?"

Gu Tongjun shook his head and remained silent. He took out a bamboo basket from behind. There were a dozen washed wild fruits in the basket. They were not big in size but bright in color, which made people very appetizing.Gu Tongjun neatly placed the fruits in the bamboo basket on the long platform in front of the statue, and carefully took out three sticks of sandalwood from the incense box, lit them with candles, and put them in the incense burner.

Yan Qiushan noticed with sharp eyes that there were only a few sandalwood scattered in the incense box. Presumably, no one offered them all the time. No wonder Gu Tongjun was so rare about this tiny incense.Before Yan Qiushan finished his little calculations, his stomach growled unconvincingly. Why, these days trapped in Nanshan, Yan Qiushan had already eaten up all the dry food he brought with him. Counting now, it has been two days without ate.

Gu Tongjun obviously also heard the commotion here, he couldn't help laughing, his eyebrows stretched, his eyelashes fluttered, but the old-fashioned and sad expression was less, and it was a little more lively and agile.Yan Qiushan was disturbed by this smile, and he couldn't care less about the embarrassment of his belly drum. He said in a rather frivolous tone: "You should smile more at your age, you look so good when you smile."

Gu Tongjun snorted when he heard the words, picked the two largest fruits from the lotus-patterned porcelain plate, and threw them towards Yan Qiushan. Yan Qiushan caught the fruits sensitively, and said doubtfully: "This is the one for the gods. Something, can I eat it?"

Unexpectedly, Yan Qiushan still obeyed the rules so well. Gu Tongjun said a little funnyly: "If you don't let you eat, the god will be unhappy. The god...he hopes to protect every one of his subjects."

Intuition told Yan Qiushan that the relationship between this young man and the god is not ordinary, Yan Qiushan half-jokingly said: "You worship the god so much, could it be that the little goblin who has been favored by the god came to him to repay his favor?"