Chapter 154 Xie's Brother

Xie Mingxu was wearing a navy blue robe, which made him look tall. A sword inlaid with agate hung on his narrow waist. His temperament was noble and majestic.

"You can't do it after just walking for a while? It seems that you will be more lazy when you leave the border." His voice was pleasant, like a spring hitting a stone.

Xie Mingxu stretched out his hand: "Follow me, otherwise I will punish you to wash horses when I go back."

The man in purple held his head and begged for mercy: "General Xie, please forgive me. I am just a playboy and useless! This time I followed you back to Beijing mainly to visit my grandmother. How about this, I will go down the mountain first and set up a welcoming banquet for you in the city. After you go down the mountain, come to my house directly to find me."

After that, he turned and ran, fearing that he would be caught by Xie Mingxu if he was a little slower.

Seeing his friend running away, Xie Mingxu pursed his thin lips.

He didn't say anything and was about to go up the mountain, but he saw a small figure sitting on a big rock beside him.

Shen Ningning blinked her big round and watery eyes and looked at them for a long time.

The little girl was wearing a pink thin skirt with flowing gauze on her sleeves. Her skin was as white as snow, but there were two red spots on her face from the heat.

Xie Mingxu was stunned.

There was a lack of water outside, so even the daughters of wealthy families had a hard time raising them.

He had not seen such a beautiful girl on his way back.

Moreover, the girl's appearance made him feel familiar.

Shen Ningning's eyes kept following him. Xie Mingxu wanted to stop and exchange a few words, but he was afraid of scaring the girl.

Therefore, he passed by her silently.

When his figure disappeared, Shen Ningning blinked her big round eyes and thought: "Surname Xie, could he be a relative of the Prime Minister?"

Shen Ningning had rested enough, so she jumped off the stone and climbed the steps again.

"Hey, hey..." She drank water while climbing.

She was not tired, but her belly was full of sugar water.

Shen Ningning climbed halfway and saw the big brother surnamed Xie standing in front of the steps, checking the soil of the forest.

He frowned and rubbed the rough soil with his slender fingers, as if he had discovered something unexpected.

Shen Ningning walked over: "Big brother~ What are you looking at!"

Xie Mingxu turned his head and looked at the little guy, his tone was a little cold: "Nothing."

He clapped his hands and brushed off the dust.

It rained heavily in the capital last night, but the soil was wet, and the color was different from the surrounding soil.

Xie Mingxu suspected that something was buried under the soil of different colors.

But there was a strange little girl next to him, so he couldn't dig. Besides, he went up the mountain to worship Buddha and offer lamps, so he put it aside for the time being.

Shen Ningning felt that the big brother named Xie in front of her was so cold!

Since the other party was not enthusiastic, she naturally didn't stick to chat with him. She lifted her little skirt and jumped up the steps again.

After a while, Xie Mingxu caught up with her and took the initiative to ask: "Little friend, are you going up the mountain alone? Where are your family members?"

Shen Ningning looked at him with dark eyes and said softly: "Big brother, you don't want to kidnap me! Our Master Huang said that strangers who call you little friend outside are mostly not good!"

"Next, are you going to give me candy and let me go with you?"

Xie Mingxu tripped and was almost shocked by her words and fell.

On his calm and serious face, there was a little more embarrassment: "I am not a human tooth dealer, how could I tie you up."

However, he changed his mind and thought that if he rashly asked this little girl where her family was when he didn't know her, it would indeed make people doubt his purpose.

Xie Mingxu took the initiative to explain: "I want to remind you that we have walked into the deep mountains now. If you go forward, you will get lost. If you sneak out to play, go back as soon as possible and don't let your family worry."

Shen Ningning smiled sweetly and said mischievously: "I didn't sneak out to play. I want to go to Fashan Temple and let the monks help me repair the Buddhist beads. Look!"

She took out a few round Buddhist beads with her little hand.

Xie Mingxu lowered his eyes and took a look, and immediately frowned slightly.

The Buddhist beads taken out by this little girl turned out to be like the string of relics in the hands of the prince that he had seen before.

According to legend, the prince was born with the legend of the evil god coming to the world, and his life was destined to be full of misfortunes.

For the sake of the prince, the emperor made all the relics left by a monk who passed away a hundred years ago into bracelets. After the consecration, he ordered the prince to wear them on his body to pray for peace and dispel evil spirits.

Xie Mingxu had seen a few of them. They were brown all over, but when facing the light, they seemed transparent.

He looked at Shen Ningning with an unfathomable look.

If it was really the prince's thing, how could it be in the hands of this little girl?

Shen Ningning only looked at it twice and put it away.

Xie Mingxu followed her and said lightly: "In this case, let's go together. I'm going to Fashan Temple too."

Shen Ningning suddenly became enthusiastic: "Big brother, what are you doing in the temple?"

"To offer lights for my family." He said.

Shen Ningning is an optimistic little chatterbox. On the way up the mountain, she would excitedly share with Xie Mingxu any strange flowers and plants she saw.

As soon as he saw her, Xie Mingxu thought of his sister.

His eyes couldn't help but dim.

If his little sister was still alive, she would be about the same age as this little girl.

She would follow him around, chase after him, or cling to him, calling him brother.

Thinking of this, Xie Mingxu couldn't help but remind Shen Ningning, who was running fast in front of him: "Slow down, be careful not to fall."

The two came to Fashan Temple together.

Shen Ningning's little face was flushed with heat, and she wiped the sweat on her white forehead with her little hand.

She looked into the temple with her big dark eyes: "Hey, there are so few people!"

Xie Mingxu also took a look.

Not only are there few people, but there is no one.

Except for the monks sweeping the floor, there was not even a pilgrim.

He frowned a little sharply, and before he could speak, Shen Ningning had already walked in heartlessly.

"Uncle monk~" The little guy ran straight to the monk sweeping the floor.

Helplessly, Xie Mingxu could only keep up with her pace.

The monk sweeping the floor was a man over 40 years old, with a strong body. Looking at Shen Ningning, his eyes flashed with surprise.

"Little donor, what can I do for you?"

"I want to string the broken Buddhist beads, can you help me?" Shen Ningning said softly, and took out her waist bag.

She opened it and showed it to the monk, and it was full of brown beads.

There has always been a tradition in Cangyun Country that people would bring their belongings to the temple to burn incense, commonly known as opening the light.

So the monk thought that Shen Ningning had this idea, and nodded immediately, smiling and said: "Okay."

He looked up at Xie Mingxu behind the little guy, thinking that they were brother and sister, so he took the beads from the waist bag and sent them into the hall.

"The Buddhist beads should be placed in front of the Buddha for half an hour, and then I will find the thread to help the little donor string them."

Shen Ningning put his hands together and said obediently: "Okay, thank you, monk uncle."

The monk smiled: "You're welcome, Amitabha."

He turned and left.

Shen Ningning turned her head and saw Xie Mingxu looking at the altar in front of the Buddha, his brows furrowed.

"Big brother, you have been looking at the food on the altar, are you hungry? I have delicious food here!" She hooked her little hand and took out the red fruit from her backpack to share.