Water Margin: Why is Daiyu the head instructor of the Imperial Guards?

Bai Suzhen was stunned on the spot.

He was frozen in place, as if struck by lightning.

Xiaoqing's mouth gaped open, her jaw almost dropping to the ground, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"What...what did you say?"

Bai Suzhen finally came to her senses, her voice trembling.

"There's hope!"

Liang Shan had a sudden thought.

He silently apologized to Fahai.

To save his own life, he had no choice but to risk everything, including Fahai.

"That's right."

"Fahai has always secretly loved you."

"From the first moment I saw you in Hangzhou, I fell in love with you, so much so that I couldn't help myself."

Liang Shan nodded, his mind racing.

Edited.

Write it as far as you can, no matter how hard you try.

Anyway, the world is already ridiculous enough, so it won't make a difference if he adds a little more fuel to the fire.

"Nonsense!"

Bai Suzhen realized what was happening and sneered, "Are you trying to get me to let you and Fahai go by spouting nonsense?"

"Miss Bai."

"You say it's impossible? Then let me ask you, Fahai is a highly accomplished Buddhist monk, a powerful being in the Celestial Realm, who has been traveling the world to subdue demons and monsters. Why is he targeting only you?"

"With so many demons in the world, why does he selectively hunt them?"

Liang Shan braced himself and met Bai Suzhen's gaze, posing a soul-searching question.

"this……"

Bai Suzhen's heart trembled.

indeed.

Since Fahai appeared, his ghost has lingered.

They pestered their whole family.

You dare not answer.

"I'll answer for you. It's because Fahai likes you. You should know very well what it feels like to like someone, right?"

He wants to stay by your side every moment.

"But he was just a monk."

"Therefore, I can only use the pretense of exorcising demons, even if it means being misunderstood and having my lifelong reputation ruined..."

Liang Shan spoke softly, recounting his inner journey as if he were telling the story of Fahai.

Wronged.

Sad.

lonely.

No one spoke up.

One can only silently protect them alone.

"this……"

Bai Suzhen's gaze began to waver, and cracks appeared in her once unwavering belief.

She remembered that Fahai had pursued them for three years.

But every time he appeared, he would just watch from afar and wouldn't even dare to speak to her.

She remembered...

The way Fahai looked at himself seemed to carry something indescribable.

"Sister, don't listen to his nonsense!"

Xiaoqing stamped her feet anxiously, saying hastily, "He's all talk and no action, he just wants you to give up on avenging your brother-in-law! He's your savior!"

Upon hearing this...

Bai Suzhen's body trembled.

He finally realized what was happening and stared coldly at Liang Shan.

Liang Shan's heart tightened.

He could only grit his teeth and unleash his final trump card: "Miss Bai, your savior isn't Xu Xian at all, but Fahai!"

"What did you say?"

Bai Suzhen was stunned again.

"It's true."

"This is what Zen Master Fahai told me personally."

Liang Shan sighed and said quietly, "He specifically told me not to tell anyone, especially you."

"Explain yourself!"

Bai Suzhen stared intently at Liangshan.

"Seventeen hundred years ago, before you had cultivated into a spirit, you were captured by a snake catcher. A young shepherd boy rescued you and released you, right?"

Liang Shan was inwardly panicking, but tried his best to appear calm.

How did you know about this?

Before Bai Suzhen could speak, Xiaoqing showed a look of surprise.

About it.

It was a secret between the sisters, and no third party should know it.

"Naturally, it was Fahai who told me."

Liang Shan stared at Bai Suzhen and said softly, "After breaking through to the Celestial Realm, he suddenly realized his past and present lives. He is the little shepherd boy who saved you."

"impossible!"

Bai Suzhen sneered, "The one who saved me was clearly Xu Xian!"

"Xu Xian?"

Liang Shan countered, "How can you prove that Xu Xian saved you?"

"The Bodhisattva appeared to us and guided us to a high place by West Lake to find my brother-in-law, whom we met on the Broken Bridge!"

Xiaoqing pouted and quickly said.

"Wrong, all wrong."

Liang Shan shook his head and laughed.

"Are you saying the Bodhisattva was wrong?!"

Bai Suzhen's gaze turned colder than ever before, as if she had lost all patience.

"Of course the Bodhisattva is right."

Liang Shan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "I mean, you've got the wrong person. The person who saved you is indeed high up in West Lake, but have you ever considered where the highest point in West Lake is?"

"Of course it's the Broken Bridge!" Xiaoqing answered quickly.

"What about Jinshan Temple next to West Lake? And Leifeng Pagoda in Jinshan Temple? Three years ago, Zen Master Fahai was the abbot of Jinshan Temple and practiced in Leifeng Pagoda for many years."

Liang Shan glanced at the two men and pointed out a fact that had been overlooked.

"What?!"

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing's pupils dilated violently, as if struck by lightning.

Both of them were stunned on the spot.

The two looked at each other, wanting to refute Liang Shan, but found that Liang Shan's words were impossible to refute.

Yes.

The highest point in West Lake has never been Broken Bridge, but Jinshan Temple and Leifeng Pagoda.

And they.

It was on the Broken Bridge that she met Xu Xian.

That's what I mean.

Haven't they really repaid the wrong debt of gratitude?!

"Miss Bai, think about it again. When the Bodhisattva instructed you to search high above West Lake, did he explicitly say it was the Broken Bridge?"

Liang Shan pressed closer and closer, his voice growing increasingly gentle, as if he were patiently guiding a lost lamb.

"no."

Bai Suzhen's gaze began to waver.

"Coincidence, it's all just a coincidence."

Liang Shan sighed and said with a regretful expression, "Xu Xian just happened to appear on the Broken Bridge at that time, just happened to be handsome and refined, and just happened to fall in love with you at first sight... so you naturally assumed that he was the little shepherd boy from back then."

"later."

"When Fahai broke through to the Celestial Realm, he wanted to come and recognize you, but unexpectedly you mistook Xu Xian for your savior."

"And him..."

"He is the abbot of Jinshan Temple, a highly accomplished Buddhist monk. How could he admit to having worldly desires? He can only use the pretext of subduing demons to protect you and prevent you from being harmed by Xu Xian."

"How can one find a way to have it all, to be true to both the Buddha and the beloved?"

Liang Shan lowered his voice and let out a long, drawn-out sigh.

Inside Baohe Hall.

Silence reigned.

Bai Suzhen stood there, motionless, as if she had been frozen in place by a spell.

Those affectionate eyes.

Tears were still welling up in my eyes, but I couldn't let them fall.

"How can one find a way to have it all, to be true to both the Buddha and the beloved..."

She murmured these two sentences softly, her voice filled with guilt and heartache.

Xiaoqing stared at Liangshan with her mouth agape, then at Bai Suzhen, her mind buzzing as if a million mosquitoes were flying around.

"call--"

Liang Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from Bai Suzhen's reaction, she must have believed what she said.

No matter what.

His mediation today can be considered a success.

At least……

Bai Suzhen probably won't continue her life-or-death struggle with Fahai.