Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 1540 Two Cups
Wu Xunsheng followed Taoist Jingxi into the study.

He discovered that there were also paintings hanging in the study of Taoist Jingxi, and the people in those paintings were the same as those in the hall.

Wu Xunsheng thought: How many paintings of summer scenes has Chen Fangshi painted? I wonder how much of his longing he has put into these paintings over the years.

After Wu Xunsheng wrote something on the paper as requested by Taoist Jingxi, he followed Taoist Jingxi back to the hall, and the two of them sat on the chairs they had sat on before.

"Did you see it just now?" Taoist Jingxi said, "Those paintings in the study are also summer scenes I painted."

Taoist priest Jingxi had noticed Wu Xunsheng entering the study and looking at the paintings, so he said this.

"Yes." Wu Xunsheng said, "Some of the people in the paintings in the study are also performing rituals."

"Yes." Taoist Priest Jingxi said, "I love to draw her performing rituals. In fact, not only these two rooms have my paintings of her, but also other rooms. A long time ago, I heard a saying: 'Always draw a person, and that person will easily come to you.' In fact, this saying has nothing to do with my situation, but I still can't help but draw. I remember when I heard this, the person who said this to me told me that he once drew his mother, and later his mother really went to find him. Of course, I believed what he said, and that situation was completely different from my situation. Because his mother is alive in the world, and the person he drew is alive in the world. Regardless of whether his mother's later visit to him was related to his painting, his mother could have gone to find him. And I... the person I drew has long left this world. However, every time I draw, I seem to see her, and even feel that she is by my side." Taoist Priest Jingxi said this, sighed, thought for a while, and continued: "In fact... not only when I draw, I also feel that she is by my side at other times. However, I already know very well that she is no longer in this world, which is really a great pain."

Taoist priest Jingxi took a sip of the water in the cup in front of him, then reached out to take the cup in front of Wu Xunsheng, then immediately withdrew his hand and said, "Sorry..."

Wu Xunsheng said, "It's okay, Mr. Chen, you can drink whichever cup you want. It's okay if you drink mine. Don't be embarrassed."

Taoist priest Jingxi said, "I'm just used to it. Usually when I sit here and talk, I pretend that I'm talking to Xia Jing. I always pour two glasses of water. When I drink my own glass, I also drink her glass of water, pretending that she drank it all, and then put the glass back there. You know, sometimes when I see that the glass of water I poured for her is empty, I will think that she has already drunk it. In fact, I also know that I drank it all by myself, but I will lie to myself and tell myself that she drank it all. However, sometimes the past comes to my mind and my heart hurts too much, and I will find that I can't lie to myself. When I can't lie to myself, I will pour her another glass of water, sit down, and pretend to listen to her saying that she doesn't want to drink anymore and ask me to drink. I will say to her: 'Okay, since you don't want to drink, then I will drink it.' Then I will drink the water I poured for her. I don't know if this counts as deceiving myself, but I will feel more comfortable than before."

(End of this chapter)