[HP Tomb Raiders Notes] Zhaoming

The monks in the temple were surprised to see the three people and a leopard in the dusty world, but they immediately prepared food and rooms for them.Jiang Lin was thinking about the situation of the snow leopard, and then asked a young lama for some hot water. After feeding the little lama to drink, he placed a haystack in the woodshed for him to rest.During the whole process, Snow Leopard's eyes were half-opened, and the situation didn't get any worse, but he was extremely tired and fell asleep.Jiang Lin secretly cast a few commonly used healing spells, thinking that this little thing should be fine.

The cold moonlight shines in through the narrow wooden windows, like waves on the water.The altitude of the temple is close to 5000 meters, and the temperature is several degrees lower than that in the village. She gathered up her coat and sat down by the haystack, the little snow leopard's body rising and falling slightly with her breathing.

After a while, the door creaked and was pushed open. Jiang Lin raised his head and saw a tall and thin man walking in, and quickly turned his face away.

"Is it okay?" Zhang Qiling asked, his voice was as flat as usual.

She nodded: "It will take about two days to recover. What is that thing you encountered today? A Himalayan snowman?"

"I don't know, but it is very dangerous." Zhang Qiling glanced at the girl's fingers, "You were trembling at that time, did you feel unwell?"

He clearly saw the girl take out her wand behind Yun Deng, and she was trembling for a short time when the strange ape fell to the ground and roared, and seemed to be in pain.

Jiang Lin's expression froze for a moment, it seemed that he didn't expect the other party to notice this detail.She shrank her hands, then stood up and said in a panic: "I was a little scared at that time—how about we go out first, and I have to explain to the lamas not to approach this house at night."

She opened the door, her steps seemed chaotic, and she stumbled at the door. A pair of strong hands behind her supported her shoulders, but they soon let go.She turned around and waited for the other party to walk out of the house, and then cast a protective spell on the firewood room. Without her instruction, no creature could enter here, nor could the snow leopard come out to hurt people.

She took back her wand and walked back together with the man. After a while, she finally remembered something: "By the way, have you inquired about Tibetan clay masks?"

Zhang Qiling shook his head, looked at the surrounding night and said: "The master is not in the temple, he will come back in a few days, and this matter needs his personal consent."

She agreed with a "hmm".On the way back, the two never spoke again.

When they walked to the front of the Buddhist hall, Yun Deng was talking to a middle-aged monk. The two spoke Tibetan very quickly, and Jiang Lin couldn't finish a sentence. He could only tell by their expressions that they should be arranging accommodation.

Seeing them coming back, Yun Deng waved to them.The middle-aged monk called a young monk next to him, performed Namaste to them, and then left.

"Mr. Zhang, the one just now was Ding Zeng Wangji, the leading chant teacher in the temple. He promised us to stay here until the wrong master came back. But there are some rules in the temple to remember, and even though the snow leopard was injured , but make sure it doesn’t come out and hurt people.”

They agreed again and again.Standing next to him was a young monk with a handsome face, with a quietness and peace that his peers did not have. After bowing to the three of them, he said in fluent Mandarin: "My name is Dewang, please follow me." Then he led them to a secluded place. There are two neat rows of red brick and tile houses in the courtyard, and there is a patio in the courtyard.

He pointed to the row of rooms on the far left and said: "These two rooms are for guests, please rest early. The Buddhist hall is a place of practice, please don't make noise. If you have any orders, just ask me."

They thanked the young monk, who bowed again and left.

The three rested separately.

Life in the temple is completely different from the outside, slow and quiet.Because of the high altitude and steep terrain, the Bazongcuo Temple is not powered on, so at night only the most traditional oil lamps can be used.Ghee is used in it, which has a touch of sweetness and milky fragrance compared with ordinary oil, which makes Jiang Lin feel a little uncomfortable, so she hardly lights up, but asks Dewang for some candles. Just read some miscellaneous books other than Buddhist scrolls that the young man found for her.After communicating with Dewang, she realized that the boy is only 15 years old and has been in the temple for almost ten years. He is usually in charge of cleaning the temple and statues, and he also raises cats in his spare time.His kitten is called Yun Duo. He picked it up two years ago when he went down the mountain with his master to set up an altar to teach the Dharma. However, his whole body was as dark as a lump of coal. After seeing Yun Duo, she liked to cling to her.Yun Deng consulted with Ding Zeng Wangji from time to time, and it was only later in the chat that he heard that he planned to ask people in the village to provide some ghee and tsampa to the temple.

Zhang Qiling is the one who has nothing to do, every day he either goes to a secluded Buddhist hall to meditate, or stands under a pillar staring at the sky in a daze.The sky on the plateau is clearer than that in the mainland because of the altitude and less pollution. Even the sunrise in the morning is much more beautiful than what she has seen before, and it often casts bright golden light on the top of the snow-covered glaciers all year round. , and the clouds that seem to exist and seem to be absent, seem like a fairyland.After accidentally witnessing a sunrise one day, she probably understood why the other party was obsessed with the sky, which was obviously more attractive than the scenery around her.

That afternoon, Dewang came to the passenger compartment with a small cloth bag, just in time to see the clouds that had disappeared early in the morning jumping up and down around a slender branch tied with chicken feathers. The little snow leopard who was several times bigger than Yun Duo was lying at the girl's feet, looking lazy and unwilling to move.Although he has seen this kind of harmonious coexistence in the past two days, he still feels very novel.

"Little master!" Jiang Lin glanced at someone coming in the courtyard, and hurriedly greeted him.

He walked over quickly, trying to avoid standing next to the snow leopard, and then handed the things in his hand to Jiang Lin: "These are a few miscellaneous books I found. I heard from Master Ding Zeng that I had them a long time ago. Wrong master can't understand what is written on it, but the pictures inside are quite interesting, sister can take a look to pass the time, just don't let Master Ding Zeng know, or he will say that I am flipping through the things in the bookstore .”

Seeing the little master coming, Yun Duo dropped the chicken feather pole and jumped towards his feet, rushing towards him like a small black wind.

The lying King of the Snow Mountain turned his face, with one front paw resting on the girl's foot.

Jiang Lin took it with both hands, and smiled so much that his eyebrows and eyes were crooked: "Thank you. I am worried that I have no books to read. The Buddhist scriptures are too profound for me to understand."

The iconic plateau red on Dewang's face seemed to be getting deeper. He scratched his head and said, "You're welcome." He called Yun Duo and prepared to leave.

"However, is there any larger forest nearby? Its injury is almost healed, and I want to send it back." Jiang Lin has been thinking about how to deal with this big cat for the past two days. It feels too much to go back to the forest before. It's dangerous, maybe we will run into that kind of strange ape again.After thinking about it, it is better to release it in the nearby forests. The cub has just grown up and already knows how to avoid crowds to survive independently, but it is just unlucky to encounter another hunter.

Suddenly, the snow leopard bared its teeth at her, and there was a trace of grievance in the gray-blue eyes.She patted the other's furry paws, and the little guy lowered his head, arched his head lightly, and rested his chin on her feet.

"Well, after passing the mountain pass in front, you will find the Zhuoduo Meadow. There is a large spruce forest near the snow line, and there are groups of red deer and Tibetan snow chickens. It should be good to send it there, but it is easy to get up. Fog, if you get lost, it will be troublesome, and most people will not go there."

Jiang Lin thought about it carefully: "Then is there anyone who can lead the way?"

Dewang smiled with his big white teeth; "I can, but I have to make it clear to Master Ding Zeng that I am sending the snow leopard away. I have been there twice before, mainly to sneak away to dig caterpillar fungus for money, so that I can buy food for the temple. However, Master Ding Zeng and his master didn’t allow me to go because they were afraid that something might happen to me. In fact, it’s really fun there, and if you’re lucky, you can also see the newborn red deer, fluffy and soft, with big eyes.”

As he spoke, he picked up the cloud at his feet and licked it, and Xiao Heitan hummed, looking very comfortable.

It can't be seen that the little lama is still a plush fan.

"Well, I'll go and talk to Master Ding Zeng later, and try to set off tomorrow, do you think it's okay?"

The little plush lama grinned: "No problem!" Obviously, he was also looking forward to playing in the spruce forest again.After all, at a young age, she still has the disposition of a child.

After Dewang walked away with Yun Duo in his arms, Jiang Lin touched Snow Leopard's little head: "I didn't say that, you eat too much, and I fed you all the beef jerky I saved. I went to the back mountain to dig out yesterday. The nest where the snow chicken is hidden, this is a temple, you can't kill, do you know that?" He said and patted the other person's hard head.

The big cat squinted its eyes and purred twice like a cloud, and smacked its lips, as if it still couldn't get enough of yesterday's delicious food.

"Forget it, why do I expect you to understand?" Jiang Lin sighed.

When the little snow leopard woke up a few days ago, it was very affectionate towards Jiang Lin, probably because of its scent, it knew that Jiang Lin had rescued it.At the same time, the lamas in the temple are also tolerant towards the snow leopard, but it is a wild animal after all, and its habits cannot be easily changed. She has been thinking about sending this little guy away as soon as possible.

She scratched its chin: "If only you were really a cat."

The little thing at the feet grinned and showed two sharp teeth, stretched out its barbed tongue and licked her hand, and suddenly felt a tingling sensation on the back of the hand.

With a "tsk", she opened the small cloth bag that Dewang brought, and took out a booklet that was so worn out that it had frayed edges and flipped through it.She was stunned when she saw the words on it, and then opened the other two old volumes, which were written in the same language.

The runes she is very familiar with.

Jiang Lin held the booklet in his hand and looked at it seriously.

After dinner, she was suddenly stopped by Zhang Qiling.

"Are you going to Yunshan Forest?" He asked flatly, making people feel that this is not a question but a statement.

Jiang Lin nodded: "I want to send it back, so I called Dewang for help, and he said that it is quite suitable for the snow leopard to live there. Master Suo Cuo will be back soon, and you just wait here for him to come back."

Zhang Qiling wanted to say something but was interrupted by her: "By the way, when the time comes, you can show him this, and then talk about A Yuan's situation, he probably won't make things difficult for you."

She took out a thin envelope, and there was a faint pattern of ruyi patterns and lotus patterns on the seal.

He took what was in the girl's hand without speaking.

"Well. I'll go see that little guy again."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and walked towards the woodshed.Jiang Lin didn't realize that she didn't ask Zhang Qiling to do anything now, except that A Yuan had to be entrusted to him, she didn't bother him anymore.In the past, she would definitely ask him to watch it together.

She often does this, thinking of each other in everything.But now, at most, it's just an announcement.This change is reasonable, but it is also somewhat regrettable.

Jiang Lin opened the wooden door, only to see a gray figure dodge, and a large ball of hair quickly pounced on her.She was caught off guard and almost sat on the ground.

"You are too heavy, what have you been eating all day long?!" She pushed down the hairy head, opened a paper bag she was carrying, picked up a piece of jerky and stuffed it into its mouth inside.

The hairball ate, and quickly finished chewing what was in his mouth, and stretched his neck to get up to ask for another piece.

Jiang Lin put away the paper bag and patted its little head: "No, I've eaten enough today. I managed to get this from Dewang. Eat it tomorrow, good boy."

The snow leopard shook its head in disappointment, suddenly its gray-blue eyes lit up, and it stared behind Jiang Lin and stopped moving.Just as she was about to see what was behind her, the feeling of fluff on her legs disappeared suddenly, and the snow leopard jumped back excitedly, but before she could pass through the wooden door, she was blocked by an invisible barrier, like hitting behind a ball of cotton Bounce back again.

Through the dim sky, she saw Zhang Qiling standing in front of the wooden door, the shadow of the eaves covering his face, so she couldn't see the other's expression clearly.

So now she knows that this guy walks silently.

The snow leopard scratched at the obstacle in the void, whining anxiously.It doesn't understand why it can't get through even though there is air in front of it.

Finally, the person in front of the door moved a little bit, and he easily passed through the barrier specially set up for the snow leopard just like the girl. The little thing didn't obstruct him, and jumped on the man, stretched out his wet tongue and licked the other's hand drool.

For a while, the scene was a little shameful.

Jiang Lin turned his head speechlessly, trying to control the expression on his face, trying to appear less festive.

The man who was suddenly attacked by the big cat wiped his hands on his pants, pulled off the fur ball's claws, and said, "It seems to like you quite a bit. Is this also one of your skills?"

She turned it around in her mind three times before she realized that the iceberg man in front of her was talking to her, and he also asked a question full of thirst for knowledge and curiosity.Not to mention that he took the initiative to find a topic, it was abnormal enough for the other party to follow behind him silently.Could it be that the king of the snow mountain is too cute?

Jiang Lin cleared his throat unnaturally: "Maybe, after all, we were all there when we rescued it, and it also has feelings, so it is closer to people. But not every animal is like this, like the Hippogriff. Winged beasts are very proud magical creatures, and they don’t want to get close to people easily. But small fur balls like velvet can be kept as pets, no worse than cats and dogs. I remember one time when my friend was in class I annoyed an invisible beast, and after class, her schoolbag disappeared, and I don’t know where it was hidden, and it was the teacher who came forward to find it.”

When it came to her friends and long-lost school experience, she didn't seem so nervous, and slowly talked about these trivial matters, only a faint melancholy was hidden in her eyes.

Zhang Qiling didn't make a sound, maybe there was too much information in the girl's words, which made people unable to digest it for a while, he lowered his hand and scratched Snow Leopard's chin, and the other party began to purr comfortably.

The sky was gradually dimming, and the clouds in the distance could no longer be seen clearly. The deep night shrouded in this small space, and a tense atmosphere diffused in the air like ink in water.Jiang Lin thought for a while, took out a small candle from her pocket, and lit it with a small ignition spell. She put away the wand, then lit another one and handed it to the other party.

"Do you want to stay here? I have to go back to my room first, and I will leave early with Dewang tomorrow."

While speaking, she had already left the door, carefully holding the candle in her hand.She glanced back at Zhang Qiling, the bright yellow candlelight shone on that quiet side face, it seemed very close, but in fact they were far apart.

The space-time distance of more than 20 years lay between her and him. Even if she had been deliberately avoiding it, this was an indisputable fact, and even magic could not break it.

She couldn't help but think of the situation when she looked down at the other party in the living room. It was like a long-standing legend. In the endless time, only she knew the hidden truth.

The man remained silent, and only the adult snow leopard was snoring softly in the small woodshed.

The girl turned and left silently, and slowly walked towards the residence while protecting the bright light in her hand.She couldn't help but be thankful that the other party chose to live with Yun Deng at that time, otherwise, if they continued to be together, I really don't know how embarrassing it would be.

goodbye.She said silently in her heart.

The author has something to say:

In fact, I want to change it to a daily routine of sucking cats.