Chapter 384 May the Deceased Rest in Peace, and the Living Be Well.
I looked at him, my mind stuttering.
Seeing this, he didn’t ask any more questions. After urging me to wash up, he directly took me out of the hotel.
On the car, my mind cleared up a bit, and I remembered that he had said last night that he was going to take me somewhere.
I originally wanted to ask him where he was planning to take me, but figured he wouldn’t tell me anyway, so I simply closed my eyes and continued to sleep. He got up way too early, it wasn’t even dawn yet.
When he woke me up again, we had already arrived at the foot of a mountain. Looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings, I frowned at him, “Are we here?”
He nodded, reaching out to pull me.
I got off the car, saw him holding a ticket at the door, I was curious, and took a look at the ticket.
He asked, “Qianfoshan, why did you bring me here? It’s still so early?”
He glanced at me, his eyes warm and gentle, “You mentioned before that there are many Buddhists in Springbury, and you wanted to visit the temples here. I’ve heard that the sunrise here is the most beautiful. Let’s climb to the top of the mountain later, watch the sunrise, and then I’ll accompany you to visit the temple.”
It seemed that I indeed mentioned before that I wanted to visit the temple here. When I said that to him, I was thinking about the
hundreds of lives under Mount Snake, thinking that it might be a good choice to visit the temple if the old lady came. I didn’t expect him to think it was me who wanted to come,
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Looking at him, I couldn’t help but chuckle and nodded, saying, “Okay.”
Climbing the mountain at dawn, it was my first time, and I was with Walter. The mountain was so quiet that all we could hear were the occasional chirping of birds, the humming of insects, and our own breathing. The air was fresh. However, due to the silence and darkness, there was also a hint of terror.
“Walter.” Following behind Walter, I called out to him.
He looked back at me, asking, “Can’t you go on?”
I shook my head, extending my hand towards him and asked, “Can you lead me by the hand?” I was a bit scared, but I didn’t voice the latter part, still caring a bit about my pride.
He pursed his l*ps, laughed, nodded, his broad palm gripping mine, pulling me forward.
With him pulling me along, it wasn’t that terrifying. As the day
gradually dawned, we soon reached the mountain top. The wind was strong up there, but luckily, I had dressed warmly before leaving the house, so I wasn’t cold.
Standing on the mountain top, what caught the eye was the layers of light reflected by the sun about to break through the clouds, mysterious and grand.
In just a few seconds, the fiery sun had crossed over the distant mountains, breaking through the clouds and coloring half of the sky. Walter was indeed right, the sunrise here was beautiful.
Feeling a gaze on me, I glanced sideways, meeting Walter’s eyes. His face was tinged with the orange hue of sunrise, which surprisingly highlighted his smooth and delicate skin, vividly rendering him into a living portrait.
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I originally wanted to compliment him on his good looks, but he spoke first, looking at me and saying, “The last time I watched the sunrise, it was still autumn.”
Recalling the last time I watched the sunrise with him, I couldn’t help but blush a bit. Fortunately, the brilliant glow in the east was dazzling enough that he couldn’t see my change.
Pulling my gaze away from his face, I looked at the fiery red sun already hanging in the distance and said, “The sunrise here is indeed beautiful.”
He remained silent, quietly accompanying me, as we both admired the stunning sunrise.
Many years later, I recalled the sunrise of that morning countless times, and also tried hard to climb to the highest mountain, attempting to see a sunrise as beautiful as that day’s once again. But no matter how many mountains I changed, no matter how many angles I tried, I could never see a sunrise as beautiful as that day’s again.
Later, in my memory, today’s sunrise became an everlasting remembrance.
I probably stood with Walter on the mountaintop for about half an hour, until the sun hung high above the peak, the grey clouds dispersed, and the sky gradually became a deep, azure blue.
We had just started walking towards the temple.
Arriving at the temple entrance, I glanced at Walter and said, “Let’s go offer incense.”
He frowned, “Incense?”
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I nodded, “Surprisingly, it’s here. I need to go in and pay my respects.”
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He didn’t speak, but it was clear he didn’t believe. I knew he was a staunch materialist, but I still wanted him to join me in praying to the gods and Buddha for a path of reincarnation for those innocent lives.
I forcibly dragged him to offer incense, and after lighting it in the incense burner, I pulled him to kneel and worship countless Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. In short, we worshipped all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas in the temple.
He probably had never been here before, let alone kneel in worship. After everything was over, we sat by the flower bed in the temple to rest. He looked at me, his face serious and solemn, “Tabatha, when did you start believing in Buddhism?”
I chuckled and said, “I don’t know, I just feel that in this world, if something exists, it means that there might really be something intangible, it’s just that we can’t see it.”
He raised an eyebrow, “So, with such devotion, what are you praying for?”
What are you asking for?
I looked up at the sky, and said slowly, “May the dead rest in peace, and the living be well.”
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